Chapter 254 Female Official
As soon as he entered the yard, Wen Jiming took a breath.
The yard was littered with shattered rubble, and a large hole more than three feet deep was blown out in the ground.
He immediately closed the courtyard door, dragged Qi Yuzhen to the corridor, and said in a low voice, "Do you know what you are doing? You will go to jail for secretly mixing high explosives!"
After saying that, he looked up at the gate and asked, "Where did you find those two guards? Are they trustworthy?"
Seeing the man's uneasy look, Qi Yuzhen thought he was going to arrest her, but she didn't expect it to be the other way around.
"Don't worry, they are trustworthy people."
Wen Jiming frowned even more when he saw that she was avoiding the main point.
"Why did you mix high explosives privately?"
Qi Yuzhen was naturally preparing to enter the Weapons Department, but things had not yet been finalized, and she didn't know whether Wen Jiming would stop her, so she made up a reason.
"Curious, let's play with it."
Wen Jiming was very angry at her words.
"You dare to play with explosives? Don't you want to die?"
This man had been injured by firecrackers once before, but instead of restraining himself, he became even more aggressive.
"Is this what you call reflection?"
Qi Yuzhen glanced at the two children sleeping in her arms and said, "Be quiet."
Wen Jiming: "..."
"I know my limits." Qi Yuzhen continued, "But you, knowing that I might be testing fireworks, brought two children with you. Aren't you afraid of scaring them?"
Wen Jiming: "..."
He was so distracted by the two children's demonic noises that he didn't even consider this aspect.
"The two kids are making a fuss to see you, and I can't coax them away..." he said embarrassedly.
Qi Yuzhen: "If you can't coax me, you can send someone to find me."
Wen Jiming: "..."
He actually ignored this option.
"It was my fault."
He lowered his head.
"Just be more careful next time."
After Qi Yuzhen finished speaking, she carried the two children out.
"I've finished my work here, let me take them back to rest first."
Wen Jiming hurriedly chased after him.
The two of them each took their own carriage back to the city, and the child rode in the same carriage with Qi Yuzhen.
Wen Jiming kept reflecting on his recklessness on the way, until he returned to the hospital, he realized something was wrong.
It was certainly wrong for him to bring the child to the testing ground, but Qi Yuzhen had committed a serious crime!
Just because she said "curious", he let her off the hook?
This matter is of no small importance.
He would keep it a secret for her, but others would not. If others found out, she would definitely be thrown into jail.
We have to stop her from doing it again.
He walked quickly to the next door, called Qi Yuzhen aside, and solemnly warned her: "Don't do anything stupid in your yard again."
Qi Yuzhen nodded: "This won't happen again."
She was so obedient that Wen Jiming couldn't let go.
"You're not pretending to obey, are you?" He frowned and said, "This is no joke. At least think about your mother and two children."
Qi Yuzhen said firmly: "I promise that I will never marry someone privately again."
After hearing this, I felt a little relieved.
until--
Two days later, after the court was dismissed, he returned to the office, and his immediate superior, the Minister of War, brought a man to him.
"Qi Yuzhen was specially appointed as the Chief Craftsman by the Regent because she discovered a new method for purifying Glauber's salt. She is in charge of firearms manufacturing. Take her to the Weapons Department to familiarize herself with the regulations."
The boss said so.
Wen Jiming: "..."
He looked at Qi Yuzhen steadily.
"Qi...craftsman?"
Qi Yuzhen smiled slightly: "Greetings, Master Wen."
Wen Jiming pursed his lips.
No wonder this man dared to test high explosives in the suburbs without restraint. It turned out that he had won the favor of the Regent.
On the way to the Weapons Department with Qi Yuzhen, he said with a stern face, "When did it happen?"
Qi Yuzhen blinked: "What does Master Wen mean?"
"When did the prince give you an exceptional promotion?"
"Years ago."
Wen Jiming: "..."
I kept it from him for so long.
"The Weapons Department has never hired a female craftsman, let alone a female craftsman officer. And you were promoted out of turn, and immediately became a craftsman officer. Do you know what kind of situation you would be in after joining the Weapons Department?"
Qi Yuzhen said calmly: "Of course I know."
Wen Jiming: "Aren't you afraid?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have accepted the appointment."
Qi Yuzhen smiled.
If the Regent dares to give, she will dare to accept.
So what if the Weapons Department has never had a female official? Now that she is here, there is one.
If she is asked to greet guests and be good at dealing with everyone, she may not be able to do it, but what is there to be afraid of when doing what she is good at?
Seeing her determined expression, Wen Jiming simply reminded her, "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Although the Weapons Department focuses on skills, fighting is also everywhere."
Qi Yuzhen nodded: "I will be careful."
When he arrived at the Weaponry Department, Wen Jiming summoned all the craftsmen and repeated what his immediate superior had said when introducing Qi Yuzhen to him.
The craftsmen looked stunned.
After Wen Jiming handed Qi Yuzhen over to the craftsman and the craftsman took him to see the material warehouse, they gathered together and whispered.
"Why would the prince appoint a female craftsman as an official? Just because she presented a recipe for extracting saltpeter and won first place in the fireworks competition? There have been champions in fireworks competitions in previous years, so why haven't they been recruited?"
"Her saltpeter recipe might have been passed down to her by someone else."
"What's the meaning?"
"Do you know who she is? She is the biological mother of Minister Wen's two children."
"What?!"
In less than half a morning, the rumor that "Minister Wen leaked the saltpeter recipe to Qi and introduced her to the Ordnance Department in order to avoid being dismissed because of his child's biological mother's involvement in the gunpowder-related industry" spread throughout the Ordnance Department.
The craftsmen's eyes sparkled when they saw Qi Yuzhen.
Qi Yuzhen didn't know at first that someone was spreading rumors, but when she heard the two craftsmen talking with her own ears, she walked straight over and questioned them.
"Have you ever seen my recipe for producing nitrate?"
The two craftsmen were startled and immediately shook their heads.
“No.”
Qi Yuzhen sneered: "Since I've never seen it before, how can you be sure that this recipe came from the Weapons Department and was leaked to me by someone?"
The two craftsmen: "..."
"Do you think Minister Wen has so much power that he allowed a woman like me to be admitted to the Weapons Department as an exception?" Qi Yuzhen continued to ask.
The two craftsmen were speechless again.
Qi Yuzhen said loudly, "If you have any objections to my joining the Arms Department, you can report it to your superiors, or go to the prince and ask him to revoke his order. Framing Minister Wen and me secretly will only violate the law."
The craftsmen and artisans who were paying attention to the movements here heard her words and their expressions became stern.
"There will be a demonstration at the end of the month. You'll all know if I'm truly capable. There's no need to gossip about me behind my back and act like a villain."
Everyone was silent.
A craftsman with a face like a shoe horn clapped his hands and said provocatively, "Alright, we'll see what happens at the end of the month. But we have to make it clear beforehand: what if the Qidu craftsmen don't show their true abilities by then?"
Qi Yuzhen said calmly, "I will pack up and leave. I won't stay even a moment longer."
The shoehorn-faced craftsman laughed loudly: "Okay! We'll wait!"
Wen Jiming, who was hiding behind a pillar not far away, saw this scene and breathed a sigh of relief.
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