They stood there dumbfounded, holding their beloved tools, their lips twitching: "This... will this even work?"
They carried weapons to intimidate the other side, but now they're carrying these tools for work—are they afraid of not finding anything funny to make the other side laugh at them?
Zheng Quchi was speechless: "It's not like I'm really asking you to do it. I'm just afraid you'll get scared later, so I'm giving you something to hold firmly to give you courage."
The group from Hualin Garden immediately exchanged glances, trying to avoid eye contact: "..."
No way, their cowardice has become so obvious that even an outsider could see it?
Zheng Quchi just wanted to say, if they weren't cowardly, would they have been bullied to this extent by Nanlin Garden? If they weren't cowardly, they were already at the last minute, but were persuaded to back down and grab some stupid weapon. They were just trying to stall for time.
——
The people from Hualin Garden led Zheng Quchi to Nanlin Garden. She didn't know the way, so they naturally had to lead the way. But once they arrived at Nanlin Garden, she became the leader.
"Keep your spirits up! Don't lose heart at this crucial moment! Think about how the people from Nanlin Garden have bullied you, erased your achievements, and belittled and insulted you!"
When Zheng Quchi saw that they instinctively started to feel guilty and sweat profusely as soon as they arrived at Nanlin Garden, and their spirits were low, he immediately added fuel to the fire of their anger, determined to reignite their arrogance.
As expected, the group from Hualinyuan, having reached their limit, straightened their backs once again, turning their anger into unwavering courage, and no longer choosing to back down.
Before they even stepped inside, they heard people discussing Hualin Garden, accompanied by exaggerated and loud laughter.
"Those people from Hualin Garden are probably barking helplessly right now, hahaha, they're all a bunch of cowards who dare not speak out. Do they dare to mess with us?"
"That's right. Every one of the people from Ye Kingdom is begging us to stay and repair their dilapidated palace. Otherwise, with their own people's abilities, they probably wouldn't even be able to repair a broken mausoleum."
"Speaking of this, I can't help but laugh when I see the Cangling Dam they built to block the Huan River a while ago. They really think they've designed something great, but it's just copying what our Southern Chen Kingdom has done. We're only doing this to give them face, and we're too lazy to put in the effort for Ye Kingdom. They're still making a fuss about it. It's hilarious."
Hearing this from the doorway, Zheng Quchi sneered and kicked open the half-closed door. Inside, he saw several people sitting slumped over in the Nanlin Garden office. They were drinking fragrant tea and eating pastries, but spewing nonsense.
The palace craftsmen in Nanlin Garden were startled by the noise and quickly stood up: "Who is it?"
Their expressions were a mixture of shock and anger, their eyes filled with hostility.
But when he turned around and recognized that it was the group from Hualinyuan, his expression immediately became subtle. It was like a high and mighty landlord looking at peasants who came to pay tribute. The way they wanted to exploit others while looking down on them made people want to beat them up.
"Oh, it's you guys. What are you trying to do, coming all this way to Nanlin Garden? Are you here to cause trouble?" The people from Nanlin Garden weren't flustered at all.
"Are you really causing trouble? Can you handle the consequences?"
Seeing the men from Hualin Garden glaring angrily, still clutching their tools, they mocked, "Come on, do it! If you hurt us anywhere, let's see if your Ye Kingdom's Directorate of Works will let you off the hook. Who knows, after punishing you, they might think you're so incompetent and useless, and just kick you out of Shengjing, making you slink back to your hometown like stray dogs."
The extremely malicious words enraged the people of Hualin Garden, but they were tongue-tied and could only manage to stammer, "You—"
Seeing that the honest people in Hualin Garden were being scolded until their faces turned red, yet they couldn't find any sharper or fiercer words to refute them, Zheng Quchi could only clench his fists in anger, completely being manipulated by the other party.
Zheng Quchi felt both sympathy and helplessness. It seemed that few of her subordinates were unruly or fierce, but this was for the best. At least they were well-behaved and would cause her less trouble.
On the contrary, these people from Nanlin Garden, along with their superiors, will probably cause a lot of trouble besides being a nuisance.
"Is this the Cangling Dam you plan to build for the imperial court?"
Zheng Quchi walked over to a table at some point, looked at a blueprint laid out on it, curled his lip, narrowed his eyes, and immediately put on a mocking and disdainful expression: "Is such a piece of junk worth showing off?"
Upon hearing this, the official craftsman of Nanlin Garden immediately widened his eyes in astonishment: "What did you say?"
"I'm telling you, this design is so bad it's practically unacceptable. To be honest, it's full of flaws, and we at Hualin Garden really don't even consider it!"
The artisans of Nanlin Garden were all arrogant and looked down on the craftsmen of Ye Kingdom. Now, being insulted and mocked by those they despised, they couldn't swallow their pride. They immediately slammed their fists on the table and shouted, "Say it again if you dare! Still look down on them? I think it's simply because your Hualin Garden couldn't design it, that's why—"
"You're talking nonsense! We clearly designed a water conservancy project that can irrigate tens of thousands of acres. Didn't you use the blueprints we drew to create the prototype of the Cangling Dam? We also worked our way up the site selection for the dam step by step. We helped with the calculations for the reservoir construction and water discharge improvements. You are the ones who are reaping the benefits without lifting a finger!"
The people of Hualinyuan couldn't stand their distortion of the truth and exposed their hypocrisy directly.
"Ha, here we go again. What makes you say that? Where's your evidence? Who believes you?"
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