The next day, on a crisp winter morning, the temperature was a bit low, but the sun was still shining.
Leng Ruo Li slowly opened her eyes, carefully surveyed her surroundings, and found herself lying in her own bed. She sat up immediately, stretched her arms, and then turned to see Jun Mo Han and Leng Jin Yu also in her room.
Upon seeing Leng Ruo Li awake, Leng Jin Yu hurried to her bedside and asked with concern, "Li'er, are you alright?"
"Father, your daughter is fine," Leng Ruo Li replied with a smile.
She then recalled the events of the previous night.
"Father, did that poisonous old woman die last night?" she asked.
"She was rescued," Jun Mo Han interjected, answering Leng Ruo Li's question before Leng Jin Yu could.
"Oh, oh," Leng Ruo Li nodded.
She remembered that the pistol she had been holding hadn't been put into the system space before she was knocked unconscious last night.
She wondered who might have found it…
It was a cause for worry…
Leng Jin Yu, thinking she was frightened by last night's events, comforted her, "Li'er, don't be afraid! Father will protect you."
Leng Ruo Li smiled and nodded, "Father, Li'er is not afraid."
Then, Leng Jin Yu carefully inquired about her physical condition. Leng Ruo Li shook her head to each question.
Seeing that she was fine, Leng Jin Yu said, "Since Li'er is alright, I'll go check on the military camp. I'll see you tonight."
"Okay, Father, you go ahead and attend to your business," Leng Ruo Li said with a sweet smile.
After Leng Jin Yu left, Jun Mo Han came and sat by her bedside. His narrow, purple eyes fixed on Leng Ruo Li with a chill. Then, he pulled something out from his sleeve.
When Leng Ruo Li saw what he took out, she was instantly stunned. Good heavens, Jun Mo Han had put away the pistol from last night.
Jun Mo Han dangled her pistol in front of her and asked with his thin, red lips slightly parted, "What is this iron lump? Can you explain it to me?"
Uh…
Leng Ruo Li rubbed her hair in frustration, unsure how to explain this object to Jun Mo Han.
"This, this… this is a pistol," Leng Ruo Li stammered.
"Pistol?" Jun Mo Han looked bewildered. He had never heard of such a word in his life, nor had he ever seen such a strange object.
"Yes, it's a pistol, which is a type of concealed weapon, as you might call it," Leng Ruo Li said, unable to explain firearms to Jun Mo Han and resorting to an analogy of a concealed weapon.
"I've explained it clearly, you should return the pistol to me quickly. This thing is very powerful and can easily injure people," Leng Ruo Li said anxiously. If these ancient people were to discover the power of this gun, become covetous of firearms, and try to replicate them for warfare, it would lead to great chaos in the world. Therefore, she was somewhat afraid that Jun Mo Han might keep her pistol for himself.
However, to her surprise, Jun Mo Han took another careful look at the gun and then voluntarily handed it back to Leng Ruo Li.
Leng Ruo Li immediately took the gun and hurriedly stuffed it into her sleeve.
Jun Mo Han glanced at Leng Ruo Li's flustered expression and said calmly, "This iron lump is indeed a marvelous thing!"
This comment immediately made Leng Ruo Li break out in a cold sweat. She thought to herself, next time, unless absolutely necessary, she must never reveal the firearms from her system space again.
Then, a glint appeared in Leng Ruo Li's apricot eyes as she suddenly thought of something. She shrewdly changed the subject.
"Your Highness, may I ask for a favor?" Leng Ruo Li asked with a smile.
"What favor?"
"It's about my Jinxiu Pavilion clothing store that was smashed by that Lin Hong Tao a few days ago. I want to find some carpenters who are good at renovation to redo my shop. But I don't know any carpenters and don't know where to find so many. So I was hoping you could help me find some good carpenters to renovate my clothing store. I'll pay for it myself."
"Certainly, I happen to have nothing to do these days," Jun Mo Han replied calmly.
Leng Ruo Li was very pleased to hear Jun Mo Han's response and thanked him repeatedly. Then, she politely saw Jun Mo Han out of the room, closed the door, and flashed into her system space to bathe and freshen up.
After a while, Leng Ruo Li opened her door and walked out slowly. She was wearing a flowing, pale yellow dress, with a white brocade undergarment. The cuffs were embroidered with a few delicate, pale pink plum blossoms. A yellow sash cinched her waist, and the dress truly accentuated her curvaceous figure. Her three thousand strands of black hair were half-pinned with a jade hairpin, with the other half cascading down. She wore a white veil over her face. When she walked out of the room, she instantly stunned Jun Mo Han and her two maids. She exuded an ethereal aura, breathtakingly beautiful, as if a celestial maiden had descended to the mortal realm.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Leng Ruo Li suddenly asked, noticing the three of them staring blankly.
Leng Ruo Li's voice immediately brought the three back to their senses.
"Miss, you look so beautiful today!" Xing'er said with adoration.
"As beautiful as a celestial maiden who has descended from heaven," Ling'er chimed in.
"Oh, have you two smeared honey on your mouths today? Why are you both so sweet?" Leng Ruo Li teased, then flicked each of their foreheads with her finger.
The mistress and maids then burst into laughter. Jun Mo Han, standing not far away, watched them with a speechless expression.
"Laughing like fools!"
Leng Ruo Li, Xing'er, and Ling'er: …
"Are we going or not?" Jun Mo Han asked impatiently, flicking his sleeve and striding out of Mingyue Courtyard.
Mistress and maids: …
"Coming!" Leng Ruo Li replied helplessly.
Does this man have so little patience? Will he ever be able to find a wife? At this moment, Leng Ruo Li seemed to have forgotten that she and Prince Leng had already been betrothed by the Emperor.
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