The soldiers cheered and shouted for him again. Qi Rui also clapped his hands a few times and said in approval: "Not bad, two more arrows."
Meng Qifeng put the bow and arrow aside, took out the multi-shot crossbow from his waist, turned his head and asked Qi Rui: "Your Majesty, can I have a try with this?"
Qi Rui was stunned, "What is this?"
"A kind of bow and arrow." Meng Qifeng didn't know how to explain it. He choked out four words dryly and turned to Shen Qingqing for help.
Shen Qingqing stopped and said: "Reporting to your majesty, this is a multi-shot crossbow, a gadget made by the court lady and Meng Yuan themselves. Let Feng'er show you the specific effect."
Qi Rui nodded and waved his hand to Meng Qifeng, "Let's get started."
Meng Qifeng held his breath, turned around and faced the target. After posing, he pulled the trigger and fired three crossbow arrows at the same time. "Bang, bang, bang" all of them hit the bullseye. The last one directly penetrated the bullseye and pierced into the grass behind the target.
Wooden pillars.
"Good! Good accuracy! Good crossbow arrows!" Qi Rui took the lead in applauding and directly transformed into a rainbow fart output machine, praising Meng Qifeng from head to toe. After praising Meng Qifeng, he started to praise the crossbow arrows again, and by the way, Shen Qingqing and Meng Qifeng
Yuan also praised it again.
After all the compliments, he quickly ran forward, held Meng Yuan's hand, and said with eager eyes: "You are simply the blessing of Daqi, my caring little cotton-padded jacket, so how should I make this crossbow arrow?"
Meng Yuan: "..."
Shen Qingqing: "..."
This topic has taken a somewhat abrupt turn.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? I also need to help you find a national advisor. I don't have time for this." Shen Qingqing reminded him.
"How about you find a national advisor and Meng Yuan make weapons and lead the troops? One of you will be in charge of the interior and the other will be in charge of the exterior." Qi Rui nodded as he spoke. After speaking, he patted Meng Yuan on the shoulder and said, "That's settled.
, you are not allowed to refuse, if you refuse, your family will be sent to the north to guard the Great Wall."
Shen Qingqing: Look at the ugly face of this capitalist, so who is spreading the news that the emperor is reasonable and considerate?
Come out and get beaten!
After arranging the task, Qi Rui breathed out a sigh of relief and said to everyone: "Okay, this matter is over here. If there is nothing else, let's leave."
Zhao Ying was puzzled: "So what are you here for?"
Qi Rui glanced at him lightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to find you."
Zhao Ying: "If it's not, then it's not." Why are you looking at him with that disgusting look?
"I heard that Princess Linghui has moved to a new home, so I came here to send a congratulatory gift." Qi Rui turned to look at Shen Qingqing and Meng Yuan, smiling as warmly as the spring breeze.
Shen Qingqing suddenly had an ominous premonition, took a step back and said with a dry smile: "My dear, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Qi Rui smiled and said: "Thank you for free. I heard from Jiali that you are good at cooking. Why don't you show me your skills today?"
Sure enough, this evil capitalist!
Shen Qingqing grinded her back molars angrily, and the next moment she felt comfortable again when she saw the jewelry that the palace attendant held up in front of her.
He asked gently and considerately: "Your Majesty, what kind of dishes do you like, light or spicy, soupy or stir-fried? Just order whatever you like, I can cook them all."
Qi Rui is very easy-going: "You can do it as you see fit, I won't pick."
However, the Queen Mother could not forget the cold dish she had eaten last time, so she ordered cold dish if she wanted steamed buns. The other concubines were too embarrassed to order, but some people politely suggested that they want to learn how to cook from her.
Looking at the boxes of generous gifts, Shen Qingqing graciously satisfied everyone's requests and rushed back to the Princess's Mansion to get busy.
Over there, Qi Rui started looking for Meng Qiyu everywhere as soon as he entered the Princess's Mansion. In the end, Meng Qiyu was not found and first bumped into Su Zhi who was supervising Meng Qiyu's study.
When old acquaintances met, before Su Zhi could salute, Qi Rui put his hands behind his back and taunted him: "Hey, isn't this Grand Scholar Su? I remember you said that even if you were an old beggar outside, you would freeze to death and starve to death without entering the capital.
?Why is this coming back?"
Su Zhi looked shameless and retorted stammeringly: "I'm not here for you. I'm here to find my apprentice. Stop being so sentimental!"
"Oh, you also accepted a disciple... Where is your disciple? Call him and let me see." Qi Rui urged him.
Thinking of the father-son relationship between his beloved apprentice and Qi Rui, Su Zhi felt even more embarrassed, and snarled his neck and retorted: "If I don't show it to you, why should my apprentice show it to you?"
"Sir?" Meng Qiyu was alarmed by the quarrel outside the house, opened the window lattice and called out.
Qi Rui understood instantly when he saw the little head sticking out of the window, and smiled even more happily, "Su Zhi, Su Zhi, what do you think you are running around for? In the end, you have to stay in the palace and be the master.
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"That's different." Su Zhi corrected him, "If I hadn't resigned from office early and ran away, I would be a deadbeat in front of you now!" Faced with so many crazy and silly children all day long, there is no way to survive.
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Qi Rui: "...Don't say anything. Now that you're back, report to the palace honestly tomorrow. Work hard and I won't treat you badly."
"You are always doing this." Su Zhi stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't worry, even if it's not for you, I will enter the palace for Xiao Yu'er. If such a good seedling is delayed, I will die.
Can't close my eyes."
Qi Rui smiled brightly, "No, don't look at whose son Yu'er is!"
Looking back on everything that happened during this period, although the process was a bit thrilling, all the evildoers who should be eliminated were eliminated, and all the talents who should be recruited were recruited. Even old friends who had been separated for many years came back, which really made me feel happy.
Qi Rui was so happy that he couldn't help himself. He rolled up his sleeves and strode into the house, "When I entered the house just now, I found that the plaque and couplets outside the princess's mansion were old. Master Su, please accompany me to write a new one."
The two discussed for a long time in front of the table, and finally Qi Rui personally wrote a very festive couplet: "May the stars shine brightly throughout the ages, and the family be prosperous and the country prosperous for generations to come."
After the couplets were written, Baofeng immediately took them to be framed. After the couplets were hung up, the dishes finally began to be passed around in the kitchen.
Half of the dishes that day were cold dishes ordered by the Queen Mother, and the other half were refreshing summer side dishes, such as sliced pork in sour soup, sweet and sour shrimps, steamed loofah stuffed with meat, honey chicken wings and other dishes that were sour and appetizing but not greasy.
During the entire banquet, the Queen Mother was so busy that her feet didn't even touch the floor. She would run here to pick up cold dishes, and then run over to pick up hot dishes. The cold dishes she agreed on were steamed buns, but she didn't eat the steamed buns. She was full just from eating the vegetables.
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After the meal, each person was given a bowl of ice powder sprinkled with fruit particles, or a cup of iced sour plum soup that was refreshing and thirst-quenching. In the end, everyone came in with an empty stomach and walked against the wall.
Even so, Qi Rui felt that the meal was not enough. Before leaving, he asked Shen Qingqing expectantly: "Princess Linghui, I suddenly remembered that the imperial kitchen still lacks a chef in charge. How about you..."