The night was hazy. Bai Zhi and Cui Liu were sitting at the same table.
According to the guess of Princess Jingning, Shen Yunfeng should take action against Cui Liu tonight. But since Hong Shen had something to do, she left Cui Liu in Bai Zhi's care.
Bai Zhi looked at Cui Liu, who was huddling her body, and advised, "Why are you so stubborn? Why don't you listen to the princess and report Bai Xinrou to the government? The princess can still spare your life."
Cui Liu was extremely frightened. She still remembered that Princess Jingning used magic to force her to tell the truth last time. Although she didn't know why the princess didn't use magic this time, Cui Liu was very insistent. "I will never betray my young mistress. Dream on!"
Seeing that Cui Liu was so stubborn, Bai Zhi could only sigh.
As time ticked by, Cui Liu felt sleepy, while Bai Zhi took out a storybook from her bosom and read it with relish.
"Creak..."
The door was pushed open. Bai Zhi looked up in confusion and happened to meet the butler's eyes.
The butler originally came to get rid of Cui Liu. He had been waiting outside for a long time before pushing the door in. But as soon as he entered, he ran into Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi's hand moved faster than her mind. By the time she recognized the butler, the storybook in her hand had already been thrown out, hitting the butler so hard that he felt dizzy.
Cui Liu thought the butler was here to save her. Ignoring Bai Zhi's阻拦, she ran desperately towards the butler and almost got stabbed by the butler.
Looking at the dagger that was so close, Cui Liu let out a scream and fainted with her eyes rolling back.
Bai Zhi was startled and also shouted out. Soon, others were attracted. Seeing that the situation was not good, the butler still wanted to stab Cui Liu, but was stopped by Bai Zhi.
Realizing that he had been exposed, the butler had to give up the assassination and leave first.
When Hong Shen and Zi Wan arrived, Bai Zhi was pinching Cui Liu. "If you still protect Bai Xinrou, you'll lose your life!"
Cui Liu was pinched awake. At this critical moment, she finally saw Bai Xinrou clearly. "I'm willing to report to the government. Please ask the princess to spare my life!"
Hong Shen took Cui Liu to find someone to treat her wounds. Bai Zhi picked up the storybook on the ground and said with distress, "This is a newly published storybook. By the way, how did the princess guess that the butler would come to assassinate Cui Liu in person? I thought he would hire a killer."
Zi Wan patted Bai Zhi on the shoulder. "Ask the princess to buy you another one. Do you think the butler didn't want to hire someone? The princess transferred the guards from the general's mansion to guard the princess's mansion tightly. Outsiders couldn't get in at all. The butler couldn't find anyone, so he had to take the risk himself."
...
In the main courtyard not far away.
Princess Jingning covered Shen Baozhu with a thin blanket and then walked to the window with a booklet in her hand.
By the moonlight, she opened the booklet in her hand.
This was given to her by Shen Baozhu. It was said to be a treasure given by a god.
The booklet felt smooth. Although it was made of paper, it was a material that Princess Jingning had never seen before. The pictures on it were brightly colored, and the flowers and plants inside were very real, as if they were right in front of her eyes.
Compared with the previous treasures, the booklet gave Princess Jingning a greater shock.
Princess Jingning suppressed the excitement in her heart and turned the booklet to the next page.
The first page showed withered grass, leaves and so on. As Princess Jingning turned the pages back, these things were put together and gradually turned into pulp. Finally, they were dried into sheets of white paper.
Princess Jingning subconsciously closed the booklet and then flipped through it again. Looking at the low - cost sundries turning into paper step by step, she had an idea.
Paper was not cheap in the Great Yong Dynasty. A stack of paper cost three taels of silver, while an ordinary family only spent five taels of silver a year. If the Great Yong Dynasty could also have such a cost - effective papermaking method...
With this thought in mind, Princess Jingning continued to flip through the booklet. Seeing that there were still several different papermaking methods later, Princess Jingning almost couldn't control her joy.
When she turned to the last few pages of the paper, simple and clear drawings appeared. Princess Jingning, who came from a military family, immediately saw the value in them. Her originally excited mood suddenly calmed down.
Compared with the drawings that could improve the military strength of the Great Yong Dynasty, the papermaking technique was not that important.
Princess Jingning held the booklet in her hands, feeling a sense of unreality as if she were in a dream. She softly called the night - watching maids and asked them to light the candles.
Late at night, the main courtyard was brightly lit all night.
It was not until early the next morning that Shen Baozhu opened her eyes sleepily and didn't see her mother.
Bai Zhi, who was guarding the bedside, handed her a light blue dress. "Little princess, quickly change your clothes. The princess is waiting for you in the study!"
Shen Baozhu was still sleepy. She rolled around on the bed with the blanket in her arms and finally rolled into Bai Zhi's arms.
The little girl closed her eyes and coquettishly said to Bai Zhi, "Baozhu is sleepy. Auntie, will you help Baozhu put on her clothes?"
Hearing the soft and milky voice, Bai Zhi's movements became gentler.
With Bai Zhi's help, Shen Baozhu quickly got dressed and washed up.
"This is the mutton - fat jade necklace that the princess liked most when she was a child. This maid will put it on for the little princess." After Bai Zhi helped Shen Baozhu comb her hair, she took out the well - preserved necklace from the wooden box and put it on Shen Baozhu's neck.
Shen Baozhu stood there obediently. She curiously touched the necklace. "It feels so comfortable."
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "This mutton - fat jade is very precious. Back then, the old master made great military achievements and was rewarded by the late emperor to get such a necklace. There is no second one like this in the whole capital. The princess specifically asked me to find it and give it to the little princess this morning."
The old master that Bai Zhi mentioned was the father of Princess Jingning, the current great general.
Knowing that it was a gift from her mother, Shen Baozhu was extremely happy. She carefully protected the necklace and walked towards the study.
In the study, Princess Jingning was copying the drawings in the booklet.
The drawings on the last few pages were very important. But the booklet was a gift from the god to Baozhu, and the paper was also very special. It was not convenient to show it to outsiders, so Princess Jingning thought of copying them down.
"Mother, is this the gift you gave to Baozhu? Baozhu likes it very much!"
As soon as Shen Baozhu arrived at the study, she directly hugged Princess Jingning and expressed her love for the gift.
Princess Jingning asked the servants in the room to leave. She hugged Shen Baozhu into her arms and explained seriously, "Baozhu, the drawings on this are very important. If we have this, grandpa will soon defeat the bad guys and come home. Mother needs Baozhu to ask the immortal if we can use these drawings?"
[Yes. The drawings are for Baozhu to use.]
A subtitle appeared in mid - air. It was Lin Yu's answer.
Shen Baozhu's eyes lit up. She said happily, "The god said the drawings are for Baozhu to use. Mother, quickly give the drawings to grandpa and let him come home soon. Baozhu misses him."
[Everything in the picture album is a gift for Baozhu. You can use them with peace of mind.]
With Lin Yu's words, Shen Baozhu became more confident. She boldly put forward a request, "Baozhu has made contributions. Mother can't stop Baozhu from going out to eat with grandpa!"
Since the great general took Shen Baozhu to a restaurant for a meal last year when he returned to the capital, Shen Baozhu had been missing him.
Princess Jingning smiled and agreed. "Okay, but Baozhu can't cry!"
The great general had been in the military camp for a long time. The people close to him all had big appetites, so he forgot that Shen Baozhu was still young. The old and the young ate a whole table of delicious food without restraint.
As a result, Shen Baozhu had a bloated stomach and cried in Princess Jingning's arms for a long time.
The next day, Princess Jingning deprived the great general of the right to take Shen Baozhu out to eat.
Shen Baozhu also remembered this. She buried her head in Princess Jingning's arms and said guiltily, "Baozhu doesn't want to eat with grandpa anymore. Baozhu wants big brother to take me to make clay figurines."