After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 211 She can’t slap herself in the mouth
"Come in." Lu Xingzhi's cold voice came from inside the door.

Qiao Jingjing took a deep breath and walked in as if she was dead.

Lu Xingzhi was at his desk handling official duties. When he heard her come in, he raised his head and glanced at her, "I'm out during this period, so it's not convenient for me to watch you practicing calligraphy. Now that I'm back, let's start practicing again."

Qiao Jingjing: "..."

It was exactly as she guessed.

This man has never forgotten at all, he has a ridiculously good memory.

Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Lu Xingzhi raised his eyes and said, "Sit over here."

Qiao Jingjing walked over slowly.

Behind the large desk, there was another chair, obviously prepared for her.

She grimaced and sat down.

Lu Xingzhi picked a pen from the pen holder and handed it to her, "The paper has been laid out for you, let's write."

Qiao Jingjing glanced at him resentfully and reached out to take it.

Under the other party's gaze, she had no choice but to take a pen, dip it in the inkstone, and then write down the calligraphy he taught him before.

A crooked word appeared on the rice paper.

Lu Xingzhi's handsome eyebrows frowned, "I haven't practiced for a while. It seems that my hand is raw. I still need to practice more."

Qiao Jingjing remained silent and continued to practice calligraphy.

After writing a few words, she suddenly held her stomach and said, "Husband, my stomach hurts..."

Under Lu Xingzhi's keen gaze, she added calmly: "It seems like it's coming. My stomach is so sour and bloated..."

Lu Xingzhi then put down his pen and supported her, "Do you want to go back and rest first?"

"Okay." Qiao Jingjing nodded quickly.

Seeing this, Lu Xingzhi let go of her and said calmly: "Your menstrual period came just in time."

Hearing this, Qiao Jingjing forced herself to act, "I'm really here. Do you believe me or not? Do you want me to check you out?"

Lu Xingzhi's forehead veins twitched, "Nonsense!"

Qiao Jingjing looked uncomfortable, holding his arm and shaking it, "I really feel uncomfortable, I can practice another day, okay?"

Lu Xingzhi pursed his thin lips.

Qiao Jingjing kept up her efforts, "Is that okay?"

Lu Xingzhi finally compromised, "I felt really uncomfortable, so I went back to rest. But when you get better next time, I will make up for today's pain."

Qiao Jingjing: "..."

But now that the words were said, she couldn't possibly slap herself and admit that she had lied.

Thinking about it, she hesitated: "If I can make a pen that is easier to use than a brush, can I use that pen to write instead?"

"Besides writing brushes, what kind of pens are there?" Lu Xingzhi was surprised.

Qiao Jingjing blinked and said slowly: "Quill pen."

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he paused. Seeing her confident look, he said, "We'll wait until you do it."

"It's a deal!" Qiao Jingjing said happily.

Lu Xingzhi's eyes fell on her, his handsome eyebrows raised slightly, "Don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Qiao Jingjing immediately reached out to cover her stomach, "It's still uncomfortable. My stomach hurts a little, and my waist is also very sore."

"I'll take you back." Lu Xingzhi made a gesture to get up.

"No, I can just go back by myself." Qiao Jingjing quickly stopped her.

Lu Xingzhi stared at her with dark eyes for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

Qiao Jingjing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then clutched her stomach and staggered out.

Lu Xingzhi raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows.

This girl can make any excuse to avoid practicing calligraphy.

He shook his head and let her go.

Back at Meixiangyuan, Qiao Jingjing asked someone to find some goose feathers.

"Madam, I went to the market to find these, but there are few feathers on the wings, so I only found a few suitable ones." Qingyuan panted. Qiao Jingjing took it and took a look, very happy.

The feathers are still dry.

Then she can start making quills now.

"These few sticks are enough." She said happily, "By the way, go find me a basin of sand and heat the sand."

The maids didn't understand what she was going to do, but they hurried away without asking any questions.

By the time the maids found the sand, Qiao Jingjing had already cleaned the feathers.

Next, just put the feathers into the sand and heat them for about a quarter of an hour, then take them out after cooling.

This step is to make the feathers harder, more durable and less likely to corrode.

The maid followed her instructions and put the sand into an abandoned iron pot and heated it.

Qiao Jingjing walked over and checked the heat of the sand first. When she saw that it was almost hot, she inserted part of the feather into the sand.

It will take some time for the sand to cool down.

After telling the maid to keep an eye on her, she went to take a nap.

By the time she woke up, the sand had cooled.

She pulled out the feathers one by one.

Looking at the finished product in hand, I am quite satisfied.

Next, it’s time to sharpen the pen tip.

However, because this was her first time making this kind of quill, she was not sure how strong she was when sharpening it, and she broke two quills.

Fortunately, there are four more.

This time, she had some experience and did not damage it again.

Looking at the sharpened feather, she breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't wait to try it out.

So she went to the study room.

Lu Xingzhi was immersed in writing when he saw her walking in from outside with an excited look on her face.

"Husband, my quill is ready." She handed the quill to him like a treasure.

Lu Xingzhi looked at the feather in her hand in surprise and asked uncertainly: "Can this... be used?"

"Of course it can be used." Qiao Jingjing said, dipping the sharpened end of the feather into the inkstone in front of him, and then casually wrote two words on the paper she had practiced calligraphy on in the morning.

In an instant, two slender and neat fonts appeared on the paper.

Qiao Jingjing was very happy, "Look, can I write? This is much easier to use than a brush. It can write dozens of words once dipped in ink. If you use this feather to write, you can save a lot of time, and writing is also easier. It won’t be that tiring.”

She was so busy talking to herself that she didn't notice Lu Xingzhi staring at the two words she wrote, and was lost in thought for a moment.

"The word madam is beautifully written." After a moment, he said calmly.

Qiao Jingjing blurted out: "This quill pen is slender, so the words written will naturally be beautiful."

After she finished speaking, she realized something when she looked into the man's thoughtful eyes. Her heart sank and she looked at those two words in a panic.

Two words with complicated strokes were clearly written on the paper: Simplified and Traditional.

"I didn't expect that Madam could write so well and neatly just by looking at it." Lu Xingzhi looked at her with complicated eyes.

Qiao Jingjing was sweating on her forehead because of her nervousness.

She came over just now and because she was so excited, she saw the dossier he was reviewing and wrote directly according to the words on it.

However, those two characters have many strokes and are difficult to write.

She didn't even know a few words, but now she could write these two complicated words easily. It was really strange.

"Jian Fan is a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Lu Xingzhi seemed not to notice her nervousness and said calmly.

Qiao Jingjing felt guilty and regretful.

But now that the matter was over, she could only pretend to be confused and said, "What's wrong with him? I've never heard you mention this person before."

Lu Xingzhichang pointed at the two words she wrote on the paper, "These two words are pronounced in simplified and traditional Chinese."

Qiao Jingjing suddenly realized, "It turns out that these two characters are read in simple and traditional ways."