Chapter 28 Speculation
As the weather grew hotter, the palace was bustling with activity because of the Crown Princess's orders. After all, disaster relief had precedents, but it was the first time that Crown Princess Hu Shanxiang was in charge. Everyone understood that this was a sign of the Crown Princess's attention to her, so they all went to Hu Shanxiang to show their faces, striving to leave a good impression in front of the future Crown Princess, Queen, or even possibly Empress Dowager.
Zhu Yuhuan was busy studying the terrain of the border with Shi Lin and others, striving to complete the assignments assigned by Saihazhi perfectly.
During this time, Shilin gathered considerable intelligence and summoned colleagues to visit Zhu Yuhuan in turn, detailing the terrain and features near the pass where they had been stationed. Zhu Yuhuan then categorized these descriptions and compiled them into a book. He then drew a detailed map based on these reports and a map of the north he had previously seen on Zhu Di's screen. This process took nearly half a month before he finally achieved his final result.
Shi Lin held up the map drawn by Zhu Yuhuan, pointed at the triangle on it and asked curiously, "Girl, what is this symbol?"
Zhu Yuhuan took a look and then said, "Mountains? How about it? Doesn't it look simple? The vertical stroke under the character 'human' represents a forest. This kind of drawing can not only clearly represent the local topography, but also allow people to find some basic landmarks and clearly know where they are."
Shi Lin nodded seriously and said, "Indeed... It looks completely different from the map I saw when I was in Dezhou." He asked with some doubt, "But, girl, how did you come up with this area? This is already the territory of Tatar..."
Zhu Yuhuan cleared his throat and said, "There's a map of the northern border in my great-grandfather's palace. I've seen it before, but I can't remember it clearly, so I can only draw it half-guessingly."
Having said that, Zhu Yuhuan actually drew it based on the maps she saw in the future. After all, when she was in school, she drew a lot of world maps and topographic maps for exams. However, there was a gap of five hundred years between now and the future, and she herself was not sure whether the map was accurate, so she just drew it for fun.
"I see……"
Zhu Yuhuan put down his pen and said, "I plan to color it later. Only then will it be a complete topographic map... I mean, a map."
"Coloring?" Shi Lin was very surprised: "The pigment is so expensive, isn't it a bit of a waste for the girl to use it to color the map..."
Zhu Yuhuan waved his hand and said, "I got these paints from my father's study, so I don't have to pay for them myself. Besides, this map will be clearer and more defined after it's colored. Use green for the plains and yellow for the plateaus, coloring them according to their altitude. This way, you can clearly see the basic topography of the entire northern border at a glance."
When Shi Lin heard her say this, he suddenly understood and praised her: "As expected of a girl, although she is still young, she always does things in an orderly manner, far surpassing other children of the same age."
Zhu Yuhuan remembered that he seemed to have said that his son was about the same age as him, and said with a smile: "Just say the compliments to me, but don't say them in front of your son, otherwise it will be too discouraging."
She is not gifted at all. She just lived twenty years longer than others, but no one noticed it.
"What are you talking about, girl? That boy should work harder after hearing this." Shi Lin said with some emotion, "With talent and hard work like yours, anyone with just one of these can achieve great things no matter who they are, when or where they are. If only our brat could be as smart as you, his mother and I would be relieved."
Zhu Yuhuan was stunned when he heard his words, and couldn't help but think of Zhu Zhanji, and remained silent for a while.
Seeing her sudden silence, Shi Lin thought he had said something wrong and said hurriedly, "I'm talking nonsense again. How can that brat be compared with a girl..."
Seeing that he was a little flustered, Zhu Yuhuan couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Okay, no need to explain. I didn't mean what you thought. It was just a little unexpected."
Shi Lin was a little confused and repeated, "Accident?"
Zhu Yuhuan picked up the map on the table and examined it for a moment before saying, "Yes, it was just an accident."
Everyone wished Zhu Yuhuan was a man, even his biological father Zhu Zhanji often had such thoughts, but Shi Lin said the same thing as Hu Shanxiang.
Shi Lin was puzzled when Zhu Yuhuan smiled and said, "I'll give you the map you brought. I drew several maps in one go and will hand them in to my master. Once he has revised them for me, I will color them. Then I'll give you a map drawn by my father."
Shi Lin cried out, and said hurriedly, "Thank you very much, young lady, for the reward."
Zhu Yuhuan said with a smile: "What reward or no reward? I just think chatting with you is a good opportunity. If you don't mind my ugly paintings, it can be regarded as a gift at best."
"yes……"
Shi Lin was stunned when he saw Zhu Yuhuan concentrating on copying at the desk, and he kept chewing over Zhu Yuhuan's last words.
Speculation? The girl had appreciated him before, and had Commander Saihazhi transfer him to the more relaxed Jinyiwei, but this speculation seemed different from appreciation.
Seeing him still standing there, Zhu Yuhuan smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about your son's future. You are currently serving in the Jinyiwei. In the future, just let your son take over your position like you did."
Shi Lin came back to his senses, chuckled, scratched his head, and said, "I don't know if that boy can do it. He has started to learn martial arts now, but I see that the girl has already started to practice riding, archery, and archery at such a young age. I always feel that the boy is learning too late."
"It's okay. Learning is a journey of hard work. As long as you work diligently, even if you can't achieve great things, at least you won't waste your life." Zhu Yuhuan looked up at him and said, "That's what you said just now."
Shi Lin smiled and said, "Then I will accept your kind words. If this boy has a promising future, I will definitely send him to you to express my gratitude."
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