Half a day later, Zhong Muyu finished drawing the blueprints and ordered them to be distributed to several craftsmen. After looking at them, the craftsmen all looked puzzled.
"Your Highness, what is this?"
Someone asked the first question.
"A very powerful weapon. It would be even more powerful if it were loaded with gunpowder. Do you understand?"
"It looks like a catapult? But..."
They were all skilled craftsmen and could understand part of it, but Zhong Muyu had deliberately made it seem mysterious. This thing could be made, but it would only be a decorative item, completely useless.
Zhong Muyu said, "I modified it based on the catapult. Don't worry, I've already sent people to test it on the Lingqing border. It works. Now it depends on your skills and whether you can make it."
The group looked at each other, then said in unison, "We will do our best to complete it."
Zhong Muyu was very satisfied, and then looked at the head palace maid: "You shouldn't be idle either. This ten-day deadline is very tight. If they don't finish, it will be my fault. So during this time, you and the others should do your best to help. If problems arise because of your laziness, the Emperor will not forgive you, will he?"
"Others can do their best to help, but you also need to be served, so I will not leave you for even a moment."
"Alright, we're still in the part preparation stage. Have someone get it ready, I'm going to rest for a bit."
Zhong Muyu yawned and slowly went back into the house.
Driving a tank out of the palace is definitely not an option; we must think of another way.
The head palace maid followed Zhong Muyu closely. As a senior member of the palace, she knew that Zhong Muyu had other ideas in mind, and that was why she could not slack off.
Zhong Muyu lay on the bed and gently pulled down the bed curtains, revealing the silhouette of a person outside the thin curtains.
“Hey, I’m telling you, your imposing presence makes it hard for me to sleep. And when I can’t sleep, I’m not in good spirits and I’m more likely to make mistakes.”
The person outside the bed curtains thought for a moment and agreed: "Then I will wait at the bedroom door. Please call me if you need anything."
She silently retreated to the door and closed it. After confirming that no one was inside, Zhong Muyu quickly fell asleep. With a clear purpose, she directly contacted Chi Xuanzhu.
Chi Xuanzhu was completely unaware of what had happened. He was peacefully working as a teacher in Qingshui Village when Zhong Muyu's sudden contact startled him.
Zhong Muyu wasn't the type to bother others casually. Since he suddenly used dream magic to contact him, he figured it must be something urgent. So he let the students go home early and then contacted Zhong Muyu.
In the dream, Zhong Muyu was pacing anxiously, causing the dream to become unstable. Fortunately, Chi Xuanzhu appeared in time and stabilized the trembling dream.
"What happened? I've never seen you so agitated before."
"Something terrible has happened!"
Zhong Muyu quickly walked over and told him everything.
Chi Xuanzhu also realized the seriousness of the matter: "No wonder there have been people from the capital coming and going in the city these past few days."
"I'm afraid the Emperor is going to take action against Ling Qing. Lu Ziyuan's fate is unknown. Mr. Chi, can you use your dream magic to take me away from the palace? Just get me out of there, I don't care how far. I need to find Lu Ziyuan!"
"It's not difficult to take you away from the palace, but you can't go to Lu Ziyuan in your current state."
Chi Xuanzhu looked her up and down.
When Zhong Muyu became pregnant, Lu Ziyuan made a big fuss about it, and Chi Xuanzhu was no exception.
Zhong Muyu was taken aback. Considering his current physical condition, it was indeed not advisable to take any risks.
But……
“I know what I’m doing, but I absolutely cannot stay in the palace. That dog of an emperor, Lu Ziying, intends to use me. If he finds out that I’m pregnant, I’m afraid I’ll be in big trouble.”
Chi Xuanzhu pondered and said, "I understand. I will try to bring you to Yanshan first, and then we can discuss the rest later."
Zhong Muyu nodded, and after everything was arranged, Chi Xuanzhu began casting the spell almost without stopping.
The way they left was similar to before. Zhong Muyu saw a water curtain separating the two of them. Chi Xuanzhu waved his whisk, and the water curtain flipped up and down. The powerful suction seemed to be sucking away his divine consciousness.
...
After all this, Zhong Muyu slept in the room for at least an hour. Although the head maid had some doubts, she didn't think much of it because everyone around the room was on guard. But after another hour, she couldn't resist any longer and gently pushed the door open.
"Your Highness, it will be dinner time soon. You should get up and prepare."
There was no response from the bed after she finished speaking.
The head palace maid's heart pounded with alarm. She cautiously reached out and pulled back the bed curtains, then cried out, "Something terrible has happened! The Princess Consort of Ling is missing!"
The news caused panic. They had been heavily warned by the Emperor and Empress that if anything happened to Zhong Muyu, they would be implicated. Therefore, they immediately began searching everywhere.
They searched every corner of the palace, but couldn't find Zhong Muyu. With no other option, they had to report the matter.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Ziying threw down the folded document in her hand, her face filled with disbelief: "Disappeared?"
A row of people were kneeling on the ground, none of them daring to raise their heads.
"The palace has been searched?"
The guard captain answered tremblingly, "Yes, we've searched the surrounding area, but... we couldn't find it..."
At this moment, the Empress, who had heard the commotion, also arrived: "Your Majesty, I have heard that Zhong Muyu has gone missing?"
"You know that too."
“How could I not know about such a big matter? Zhong Muyu has some tricks up her sleeve. I knew she wouldn’t stay put. However, the palace is heavily guarded, and she can’t escape in a short time. Why don’t we search the entire palace first?”
Lu Ziying thought for a moment: "This matter should not be blown out of proportion, so I'll leave it to you to handle. At the same time, we also need to send people to the capital to search for her. I don't believe she has any extraordinary abilities!"
He angrily threw down the memorial he hadn't finished reading, vowing to capture Zhong Muyu. Little did he know that Zhong Muyu actually possessed extraordinary abilities and was already in the distant Yan Mountain.
...
On Yanshan Mountain, Zhong Muyu sat upright in the exquisitely decorated courtyard. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and now that she was being remotely filmed again, she was not so nervous.
"Well, you've been thinking for an hour, have you come up with any ideas?"
Chi Xuanzhu walked over, interrupting her thoughts.
"Given the current situation, I need to go back to Lingqing to gather manpower and go to the northwest border to rescue him. Lingqing is closer to the northwest than the capital. Even if the emperor finds out, he won't be able to catch up."
"Have you thought about your health, and the people of Lingqing? What if something really happens to Lu Ziyuan?"
Zhong Muyu clenched her fists: "We can't worry about that now. The Emperor is here for Lu Ziyuan and the entire Lingqing. We have to hurry. As for my health..."
Zhong Muyu gritted her teeth: "It's better for one unborn person to die than for a whole group of people to die."
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