Chapter 285 A Short Farewell
But no matter how busy he is, he would rather get up early than come home late.
"We're newlyweds, how can I let you stay alone in an empty room?"
This is what he said to Feng Qingsui.
Feng Qingsui scoffed at this - he had been a vegetarian for too long, and once he started eating meat, he couldn't stop.
Tonight is an exception.
She brought the specialties shared by Wuhua back home. After dinner, she and Qi chatted and ate in the yard. They chatted for half the night and then went back to the yard to wash up.
After washing up, I sat in the bedroom and read a book. I flipped through dozens of pages but Ji Changqing didn't come back.
I guess I won’t be able to wait for anyone tonight, so I plan to read a few more pages and then take a rest.
As a result, I fell asleep while watching.
Ji Changqing returned home late at night and saw the lights on in the bedroom. He couldn't help but quicken his pace. After entering the room, what caught his eye was her sleeping face.
She was wearing a loose inner garment, lying on the beauty couch, one hand hanging down, the other hand resting on the book spread out in front of her chest, her eyes slightly closed, her face serene.
It was more beautiful than any meticulous painting of a lady he had ever seen.
He watched quietly for a while, then went back to his room to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and drew this scene.
Then he recalled the images from the past that were engraved in his mind and drew them.
After finishing the painting and waiting for the ink to dry, a gust of wind blew into the room and blew a round fan on the windowsill to the ground.
With a soft "pop" sound, Feng Qingsui woke up in shock.
Ji Changqing quickly folded the drawing paper.
"Are you painting?"
Feng Qingsui tilted his head and asked.
Ji Changqing said "yes", and then sent the drawing paper, brush and ink to the study.
Feng Qingsui narrowed his eyes.
When Ji Changqing came back, she asked nonchalantly, "Why didn't you show me the painting you drew?"
Ji Changqing said calmly, "It's not done well."
Feng Qingsui's birthday was in two months. He had been thinking about what birthday gift to give her, and the painting he just drew gave him an idea.
Since it was something I wanted to keep as a surprise, I naturally couldn't show it to her at this time.
Feng Qingsui glanced at him sideways: "Really? Could it be that you drew something shameful and dared not show it to others?"
Ji Changqing: “…”
He walked to the beauty's bed, bent down, stretched out his hands, put one hand around her waist and the other hand through her knees, and suddenly picked her up.
Feng Qingsui exclaimed and subconsciously hugged his neck.
Ji Changqing carried her to the bed, smiled and said, "In front of you, there is nothing I cannot show."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
A night of pleasure.
The next day was a day off, and the two of them stayed in the mansion all day without leaving the house.
When they went to the Qi family's courtyard for dinner, Ji Changqing said, "I plan to go to Nanzhou to inspect the navy in two days. It may take more than half a month for me to return."
Qi was slightly stunned.
"By water?"
Ji Changqing nodded: "Yes."
"Then you must be careful on the road." Qi warned, "It's best to conceal your whereabouts and don't let the Japanese pirates know."
"Don't worry, I won't make a big fuss."
Ji Changqing comforted.
Feng Qingsui was puzzled: "Why don't you wait until the warships are built before going?"
The shipyard for building warships is also in Haizhou.
Ji Changqing said, "Cannons are difficult to transport, and the shells for warships need to be cast nearby. I'll take the officers and craftsmen from the Ordnance Department with me to inspect the shipyard."
Since the Daxi Dynasty banned the sea, no navy has been formed and no warships have been built.
They are now crossing the river by feeling the stones, and he needs to understand the facts better so that he can make better decisions.
Feng Qingsui put a piece of meat into his bowl.
"Eat more. It's not easy to cook for yourself on the boat."
This guy has such a picky eater. He hasn't been able to eat his own cooking for most of the month. Wouldn't he have lost ten or eight pounds?
Ji Changqing smiled and said, "I'll bring you some seafood then."
Feng Qingsui: "It's not like you can't eat seafood in Beijing, just bring your own back."
"The ones sold in Beijing are definitely not as fresh as the ones I bring."
“…”
Is this person planning to have the Peregrine Falcon flown in?
She guessed right.
Two days later, the peregrine falcon, who had no intention of leaving the house, was kidnapped by a bad owner and took away, complaining all the way.
——Let me go, I don’t want to travel far!
Ji Changqing flicked its sharp beak.
"Learn the way well, and I'll let you go home if you catch any seafood."
Peregrine Falcon: "Ga!"
——If you don’t let me go to heaven, how can I find the way!
Ji Changqing: "I'll let you go once you leave the capital."
The capital is as familiar to it as it can be.
The peregrine falcon squatted in the carriage sullenly.
I started to miss the little ones in the mansion, one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven...
The pigeons in the guest house of Ji Mansion shuddered together.
After Ji Changqing left Beijing, Feng Qingsui was worried that he would not be able to sleep, so he asked Zi Su to sew a half-person-high pillow and fumigate it with cypress incense.
I slept with this long pillow in my arms at night, and fell asleep after counting a few breaths.
When she woke up the next day, she was stunned for a moment.
"So men are so easily replaced?"
When she was having breakfast and eating the pickles left by Ji Changqing, she took back her words.
Someone is still irreplaceable.
After breakfast, she did not return to the Epidemic Prevention Department, but went into the palace.
Diwu Qingqing is currently planning to build a medical school.
The folk medical skills in Daxi are inherited from different families, and the quality varies greatly. There are countless cases of misdiagnosis by mediocre doctors.
There is a severe shortage of doctors in the army, and once soldiers are injured on the battlefield, they can only wait for death.
Establishing a medical school can promote the inheritance of medical skills, reserve military doctors, reduce war losses, and promote medical innovation.
"Once the medical school is built, I will live there."
Diwu said gently to Feng Qingsui.
She will serve as the dean of the medical school.
Feng Qingsui nodded.
"Then I won't have to walk all day to see you."
The fifth one smiled gently.
"The palace is indeed too big. It takes a lot of time to enter and exit the harem."
The two discussed the details of the construction for a while.
Feng Qingsui was most interested in the laboratory mentioned by Diwu Qingqing.
"What kind of glassware is used in the experiment?"
The fifth smiled softly and said, "It's made of similar materials to colored glass, just with a different composition. Glassware is corrosion-resistant, pollution-free, and can accurately measure volume, making it very suitable for experiments."
He added, "Glass can also be made into windows to increase light intake. Glass greenhouses can be used to grow vegetables in winter."
"Such a good thing must be made."
Feng Qingsui chuckled.
"I'll talk to Changqing later."
Diwu Qingqing wrote down the raw materials and formulas for making glass to her.
After writing it, I thought for a while and listed out the recipe for forging cement.
"Cement can be used to pave roads and build houses. If official roads can be converted into cement roads, there will be no more dust on sunny days and no more mud on rainy days."
Feng Qingsui became more and more curious: "Master, did you also dream about these prescriptions?"
The fifth nodded slightly.
"I learned it in my dream, but I only remember the general idea. The specific proportions of materials still need to be figured out by the craftsmen."
“It’s amazing that you can remember so much.”
Feng Qingsui sighed.
"I prepared the medicine in my dream but I can't remember the recipe when I wake up."
The fifth one smiled gently but said nothing.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Feng Qingsui subconsciously walked towards Qinzheng Palace, wanting to discuss the two prescriptions with Ji Changqing. After walking a few steps, he remembered that he was outside.
Looking at the clear but slightly lonely sky, she sighed slightly.
"I'm a little uncomfortable without the prince around."
Wuhua, who was following behind her, echoed, "Yeah, I don't even know what to eat for lunch."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
When I returned home in the evening, the doorman reported: "Princess, Miss Pei is here to visit."
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