First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 215 Other Pictures

"I've already inquired about it. There's a hot spring nearby." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "I'll go see what the hot springs there are like. I'm planning to make use of them."

"That's great!" Qu Wanning immediately applauded upon hearing this, "Count me in!"

"Don't worry, you'll be fine." Su Jixiang said with a smile.

"I don't care. Whether I can enjoy the best food and drink for the rest of my life depends entirely on you!" Qu Wanning said with a smile.

"Wow, you're putting so much pressure on me by saying that!" Su Jixiang said with a slightly exaggerated smile.

Everyone started laughing.

"Let us see what other treasures are in here." Qu Wanning asked as he looked at the papers in the box.

"Oh, there are some that are prepared for the general." Su Jixiang waved his hand.

"Oh? Then we won't watch it!" Qu Wanning looked at Su Jixiang jokingly and said, "We really don't like the things between you and your spouse!"

Then everyone burst into laughter again.

The other things in the box were drawn by her for Wei Ling.

This is the era of cold weapons, but she herself came from the military and she had also observed the weapons here, which were slightly backward.

So she used her memory to create the blueprint of the crossbow.

Su Jixiang asked Lushui to take the box away.

The group chatted and laughed until very late, when Qu Wanning and Hua Rui left together.

Not long after they left, Wei Ling came back.

"Didn't you say you might not come back?" Su Jixiang was about to fall asleep, but when he saw Wei Ling coming back, he sat up.

"I heard that Nangong Rui's family came here to cause trouble." Wei Ling came over, hugged Su Jixiang, then felt the coldness on his body, so he quickly let her go.

He walked to the stove and warmed his hands.

"They have been sent away. I gave them 20 taels of silver, but I feel they might continue to make trouble." Su Jixiang said. "Can't Nangong Rui be released to celebrate the New Year? Didn't you say that he actually had no real connection with those rebels?"

"I will let Nangong Rui go tomorrow." Wei Ling thought for a moment and said, "But I won't let his brothers go for now."

"Maybe they will feel better after Nangong Rui goes back." Su Jixiang nodded.

"Haha, just wait and see, it will only get worse." Wei Ling sneered and said, "I am going to announce to the public that Nangong Rui's position and salary have been suspended, which means that he can't get the silver back now. Do you think those people will let Nangong Rui go if he can't get the silver back?"

"You...are you forcing Nangong Rui?" Su Jixiang was stunned for a moment, then he understood Wei Ling's thoughts. "You want him to see clearly what his family members are like?"

"His family members are always a hidden danger." Wei Ling said, "If he doesn't cut off his relationship with his family, I dare not use him again. I hope he can understand this, but whether he can or not depends on himself. When he was thrown into the mining area, his family could actually spend some money to take him out. At that time, the people guarding the mining area made black money by doing this. People die in the mining area every day, and when the time comes, just report Nangong Rui's name. But his family refused to spend even this little money. Nangong Rui was beaten almost to death in the mining area, and he still missed his family. I just want him to make a choice for himself."

"What if he chooses his family?" Su Jixiang asked.

"That can only mean that my relationship with him is limited to this." Wei Ling took a deep breath and said calmly, "Everyone has the right to choose. Since Nangong Rui thinks that family is the most important, then he can only find something else to do. I can only help him to a limited extent, so that's it."

"Yeah." Su Jixiang nodded.

Wei Ling was right. If Nangong Rui continued to indulge his family members like this, even if Wei Ling reused Nangong Rui again in the future, there was no guarantee that nothing would go wrong with his family members.

Even if Nangong Rui has the opportunity to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister in the future, with such a family, I'm afraid he won't be able to go far.

Perhaps it was best for Wei Ling to do so.

"If Nangong Rui really chose his family, would you feel bad in your heart?" Su Jixiang asked softly.

"It's regrettable for sure." Wei Ling warmed himself up by the fire before taking Su Jixiang back into his arms. Holding his wife, Wei Ling felt calm instantly. "But it's not particularly hard. After all, this is his choice. I don't accept it, but that doesn't mean I don't respect it."

Su Jixiang raised her face in Wei Ling's arms and couldn't help laughing, "I just realized that my husband is such a reasonable person."

"Then what made you misunderstand that I am not a reasonable person?" Wei Ling hugged Su Jixiang and touched her nose, asking with a smile.

"Before, you always looked so cold and I always felt like you were difficult to get along with." Su Jixiang said with a smile.

"It's not just about looks that show how good I am." Wei Ling lowered his head and whispered in Su Jixiang's ear, "Madam, you have to feel it for yourself!" After that, his hand began to slide dishonestly around Su Jixiang's waist.

Su Jixiang's face immediately turned red. "Please be quiet!" She patted the back of Wei Ling's hand. "I want to show you something. Take a look first and then tell me what you think."

"What?" Wei Ling looked at Su Jixiang with interest.

Su Jixiang took out the wooden box from that afternoon, took out all the drawings inside, and handed them to Wei Ling.

"These are some of my drawings. Maybe the ideas are not mature yet." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "I hope the general can give some advice and guidance after reading them!"

"You speak so seriously! It must be something serious!" Wei Ling said with a smile.

"Do you think I drew something indecent?" Su Jixiang said in feigned anger.

Wei Ling laughed and unfolded the paper.

As soon as he saw the first picture, Wei Ling's eyes froze.

He first glanced at Su Jixiang with surprise and joy in his eyes, and then his attention fell on the drawing and he couldn't move it away.

The first picture Su Jixiang showed him was the design drawing of the rapid-fire crossbow.

"How did you come up with this idea?" Wei Ling felt his heartbeat quicken.

This kind of crossbow is small and exquisite. If the thing drawn in Su Jixiang's picture is really made, it will be extremely powerful!

Today's Daxie army is equipped with strong bows, which have the advantage of long range, but the disadvantage of inability to fire continuously. This continuous-fire crossbow can overcome this shortcoming. Moreover, the crossbow Su Jixiang in this picture is drawn small and exquisite, which does not mean that it cannot be made bigger!

Just imagine if there were hundreds of these crossbow carts firing crossbow arrows at the same time...