Chapter 147 Mr. Jin’s Envy
Zhao Lingmeng was truly exhausted. Her body had been pampered, and so had her soul. Add to that the primitive roads and transportation of this era, and the rush. She felt like she could sleep for two weeks without getting up.
So when she got back to her place, she didn't even have time to explore the courtyard she lived in. She just took a quick soak in the tub and lay down on the edge of the bed. She didn't even know when Qiuyue and the others helped her dry her hair thoroughly.
When Zhao Lingmeng finally woke up, she didn't rush to call for help. Instead, she glanced at the sky outside and saw that it was just beginning to get light. She woke up so early because her subconscious mind remembered that there was something she hadn't done. Otherwise, she wouldn't have woken up so early.
"Qiuyue." Zhao Lingmeng knew approximately what time it was, and she wanted to get up immediately, so she habitually called Qiuyue.
But not long after, Chunshui and Dongyuan came in with toiletries. Zhao Lingmeng was stunned for a moment, "Where's Qiuyue?"
"Your Highness, after you went to bed yesterday, Sister Qiuyue went downstairs to rest. She was very weak. We didn't go to call her."
Zhao Lingmeng frowned when she heard Chunshui's reply. It looked like Qiuyue was ill. That girl didn't know any martial arts and had never traveled so far before. She must have been forcing herself to stay together yesterday.
"Have Imperial Physician Feng go and see her immediately. Tell her to take good care of herself until she recovers. Tell the kitchen to give Qiuyue more nourishing food, using this from my allotment."
"Yes!" Chunshui agreed immediately. She thought that His Highness was really a good master and was really kind to those around him. Chunshui put down the things in her hands and immediately bowed and went out. She went to find Doctor Feng to check on Qiuyue. His Highness valued her so much, and Qiuyue couldn't be in any danger at this time.
Dong Yuan immediately stepped forward to help Zhao Lingmeng dress and wash up. Zhao Lingmeng saw the princess dress that Dong Yuan was holding and said, "Change into riding clothes! If you can't, change into men's clothes. It's more convenient. Don't take out these clothes. They won't fit here."
"Yes." Dong Yuan immediately found a set of clothes that Zhao Lingmeng wore when riding horses and changed them for Zhao Lingmeng. Zhao Lingmeng turned around and felt that this outfit was much neater.
"Don't wear any jewelry today. Put all your hair up and tell someone to bring up some breakfast for me."
Dong Yuan did as Zhao Lingmeng instructed, and Zhao Lingmeng soon sat down at the table to eat breakfast. She thought to herself that the maids of the Qiu generation knew her better. The maids of the Dong and Chun generations were more skilled in martial arts, so they weren't as attentive in their service.
But this time, Zhao Lingmeng only brought Qiuyue, the one from the Qiu generation, with her, and she was ill. Qiuhua stayed at the Princess's residence to take care of things, so Zhao Lingmeng didn't bring either of the two maids with her this time.
The main reason was that they had to travel in a hurry, and the two maids were already quite old. If something happened during the journey, it would be even more troublesome. So Zhao Lingmeng brought four maids of the Chun generation with her, along with Dong Yuan and Dong Chen.
"Is there a study in this yard?" Zhao Lingmeng asked Dong Yuan who was serving the dishes while eating breakfast.
"Your Highness, yes, it's right next to you. You can go directly to it from this room later."
Dong Yuan and the others waited for Zhao Lingmeng to fall asleep last night, and they also learned about the entire courtyard. So when Zhao Lingmeng asked, Dong Yuan knew where it was and how to get there.
"You are no longer needed here. Go find Chunqing and ask her to prepare all the tools for my drawing in the study. I will be drawing later."
Dong Yuan also knew what was important and urgent. Knowing the situation was urgent, she didn't try to persuade His Highness to rest. She immediately bowed and left to find Chun Qing. Then she went to the kitchen to have some snacks prepared, ready for His Highness at any time.
By the time Lord Jin and General Liu arrived, it was around ten o'clock in the morning! They had come so late on purpose, fearing to disturb His Highness's rest.
As soon as they arrived, Chunshui took them directly to Zhao Lingmeng's study. As soon as they entered, they were stunned by the drawings that filled the room. After a moment's pause, they bowed deeply, "Your Highness, we greet you."
"General Liu and Lord Jin are here! Get up! Don't be so polite during this special period." After Zhao Lingmeng said this, she finished the picture in her hand and handed it to Chunguang. Then she looked at General Liu and Lord Jin with a smile.
General Liu couldn't understand these diagrams; he was only there to accompany Lord Jin. The two of them were supposed to supervise and control each other.
Lord Jin saw that His Highness had not said that these drawings were not allowed to be viewed, and that Chunqing had brought them in, which meant that they were all allowed to be viewed. He picked up a drawing at random and felt like he had found a treasure. "Your Highness, what are these drawings? They look very impressive."
Zhao Lingmeng did not answer Lord Jin's question, but pointed to an empty seat beside him and said, "General Liu, please sit here!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" General Liu bowed generously to Zhao Lingmeng and sat down in the seat next to him.
Upon seeing this, Chunqing immediately served tea and snacks to General Liu.
"Sir Jin, would you like something?" Zhao Lingmeng asked Sir Jin, who was fascinated by the blueprint next to him.
"Your Highness, please don't worry about me. I can just take a look at it myself." Lord Jin was reluctant to put down these drawings. This was a kind of obsession with weapons.
General Liu couldn't stand it any longer and said bluntly, "Old Jin, you're acting like an adult. We haven't even discussed the real business yet! Even if you can make out something about His Highness's design, it's not your design."
"Liu Guangtou, don't force me to expose your shortcomings in front of His Highness!" Lord Jin was really impressed by Liu Guangtou's mouth, and he would expose his shortcomings anytime and anywhere.
But he also knew that Liu Guangtou was right and that he had to deal with business first. So he sat down next to General Liu and took a sip of his cup of tea.
Just with this one sip, Lord Jin's eyes lit up, "Your Highness, this tea is quite good! Tribute tea?"
"It's a gift from my father. If Lord Jin likes it, you can take a pound away later!" Zhao Lingmeng had tasted all kinds of fine tea in her previous life, so she didn't care about these things. Seeing that Lord Jin liked it, she could give him some.
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng finished speaking, she heard Lord Jin being choked.
Lord Jin was really choked. He coughed until his face turned red before he recovered. He saw Princess Funing and Liu Guangtou staring at him.
"Old man Jin, you really have never seen anything good." General Liu couldn't help but teasing Old Man Jin, mainly because it was the first time he saw him like this.
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