I lowered my head, trying to reduce my presence, but I was complaining in my heart: This old emperor really knows how to entertain himself! Want to see my performance? Don't worry about hurting your old waist!

"Your Majesty," I rolled my eyes and thought of a plan, "My little Kung Fu is just for strengthening my body, how can I show off in front of Your Majesty! But..." I deliberately dragged out the last syllable, successfully saw the expression of "I want to hear more" on Li Heng's old face, and then I continued, "I have recently developed a new type of firearm, which has a range and power far superior to those used by the current army. If Your Majesty is interested, I can present it to Your Majesty, and let this matter go without a worry."

I said this perfectly, not only defusing Li Heng's challenge without making a sound, but also throwing out a bait. After all, for an emperor, what could be more important than strengthening the country?

Sure enough, when Li Heng heard the words "new firearms", his eyes lit up. He couldn't wait to ask, "Oh? Are you serious? Where is the new firearm you mentioned? Bring it to me quickly!"

I pretended to be embarrassed and said: "This..."

"What?" Li Heng's tone was a little unhappy. "Are you kidding me?"

"I dare not!" I knelt down quickly. "But this new type of firearm is very powerful and complicated to operate. If there are no detailed drawings and instructions, I am afraid..."

"You mean..." Li Heng narrowed his eyes, "You need to come to the palace in person and demonstrate it to me?"

I was secretly delighted, the fish was caught!

I said in a panic, "How dare I, a mere woman, trouble the emperor? This new type of firearm is of great importance, and I dare not slack off. I beg the emperor for his grace!"

As I was talking, I secretly observed Li Heng's expression. I saw that he frowned slightly, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

"Okay, I'll give you this chance." Li Heng finally nodded, "Someone, give me a seat!"

I was secretly pleased, but I thanked him calmly on my face, then sat down on a chair nearby.

Li Heng looked at me, with a glimmer of admiration in his eyes. This Lin Qingya is indeed not simple!

In the next few days, I diligently explained to Li Heng the principles and operation methods of the "new firearms". Of course, the "new firearms" I was talking about were actually modern guns and ammunition, but I had slightly improved them to make them more in line with the current craftsmanship.

Li Heng praised my "invention" highly and even went to the training ground to test-fire a few guns himself. The results were naturally very accurate and amazing.

"Good! Good! Good!" Li Heng said "good" three times in a row, his excitement was beyond words, "Lin Qingya, you really didn't let me down! I will reward you greatly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" I quickly knelt down to express my gratitude, but in my heart I was overjoyed. Old fox, you are still a little naive to fight with me!

Li Heng was in a good mood and immediately issued an edict to confer me the title of "First-rank Lady" and rewarded me with countless gold, silver, jewels, and silks. I naturally thanked him with "sincere fear and trepidation", but I didn't care about these material things at all.

What I really want is not these...

That night, I took a shower, changed my clothes into a light nightgown, and prepared to sneak out of the house.

"Miss, where are you going?" Xiaohuan, my personal maid, asked in surprise when she saw my outfit.

"Shh!" I made a gesture to silence him. "Don't say anything. Just follow me."

Although Xiao Huan didn't know where I was going, she always obeyed me, so she shut up and followed me out of the room...