Chapter 340
“His Majesty is a benevolent emperor,” Eunuch Liu quickly said.
Zhu Jingchen thought to himself that Xu Heming definitely didn't think so, otherwise, he wouldn't have come to him in the middle of the night to seek attention.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jingchen sighed deeply.
As soon as Zhu Jingchen arrived at the Imperial Study, he saw Xu Heming, who had his back to him, holding a stone in his hand.
Zhu Jingchen's eyes widened. Could it be that Xu Heming had suffered some kind of provocation and was here to cause him trouble?
Otherwise, why would they bring a stone into the palace?
Could he be planning to assassinate the king?
"Prince An!" The oblivious eunuch Liu, thinking the emperor was unhappy that Prince An hadn't seen him, quickly coughed lightly to remind him.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!" Xu Heming quickly bowed to Zhu Jingchen.
"Hmm, Prince An, you've come to the palace so late at night, is there something you need?" Although Zhu Jingchen was a little scared, he still coughed lightly, pretending not to notice Xu Heming's strangeness, and asked.
"Your Majesty, look at this." Xu Heming didn't beat around the bush, but quickly presented the stone in his hand to Zhu Jingchen.
"You came to see me so late at night just to show me this stone?" Zhu Jingchen originally thought Xu Heming wanted to throw the stone at him, but now it seems he had misunderstood.
Xu Heming has gone mad.
Otherwise, why would I spend the whole night looking at stones?
Or is he still asleep and dreaming?
"Your Majesty, take a look!" Xu Heming said excitedly.
He believed that once the emperor saw the stone, he would understand his meaning.
"Isn't this just a rock? How could it grow flowers?" Zhu Jingchen was speechless, but he still looked down at the rock.
He wanted to see what kind of stone could make Xu Heming come looking for him in the middle of the night. If he couldn't give Xu Heming a satisfactory answer, he wouldn't let him off easily.
It was only when Zhu Jingchen looked at the stone that he noticed its unusual nature.
"This is... iron ore?" Zhu Jingchen asked uncertainly.
“Your Majesty, I believe it must be iron ore,” Xu Heming said with certainty.
"Where did you find it?" Zhu Jingchen was now also flustered. Iron ore! You know, what Lanno Kingdom lacks most are gold, silver and iron.
Unexpectedly, there are iron mines within the territory of Lanno Kingdom. You know, the reason why no one dares to invade the neighboring Qinling Kingdom is because they have iron mines and can produce elite weapons.
"It's on Wangxian Mountain in the suburbs. Today, Qingshi and Lord Li appeared on Wangxian Mountain for some reason. The two of them fell into a pit. Qingshi said that he wanted to bring these stones back. After I returned, I discovered that these stones were strange," Xu Heming quickly explained.
"Haha, Qing Shi certainly has a good eye, actually discovering this iron ore." Zhu Jingchen said heartily upon hearing this.
"Lord Li didn't come to the morning court today. It turns out he went to help you look for someone." Zhu Jingchen felt that Li Tianyou was not only his cash cow but also his lucky star. He had actually discovered an iron mine. Thinking of this, Zhu Jingchen was overjoyed. Fortunately, he had kept her around.
“Your Majesty, I haven’t had a chance to ask why they were there. Also, Lord Li wasn’t there to help me find someone; he disappeared with my son,” Xu Heming explained.
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