After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 508 Extra (VI)

Princess Rongjia is a ruthless person who can force marriage.

In the past, when the Duke of Xian's Mansion was powerful, she would have let it go. But now that the Duke of Xian's Mansion was rotting in the mud, how could she continue to tolerate the Duke of Xian's wife?

Even the thing that tripped the wife of Duke Xian was secretly arranged by Princess Rongjia. Now she is taking care of her sick mother-in-law, keeping her in a half-dead state.

She even put another drug in the soup that Lady Xianguo was drinking. Lady Xianguo's illness became more and more serious, and soon she could not speak.

Lady Xian Guogong naturally noticed something was wrong, and she wanted to take advantage of Qin Jingshu's return to her parents' home to complain to her adopted daughter.

But she gestured several times, but Qin Jingshu looked as if she didn't understand. The adopted daughter still sent money home, but the benefits of this money did not fall on the wife of Duke Xian.

Princess Rongjia did not dare to really kill her mother-in-law. After all, without Duke Xianguo's wife, it was not convenient for her to ask Qin Jingshu for money.

But soon, Princess Rongjia found that she did not have enough money to spend.

Because there is another person in this family who spends money like water, and that is Duke Xian.

Although the Duke Xian's Mansion had fallen into decline, these people who had lived a life of luxury for many years had not changed their nature of spending money lavishly.

Duke Xian still maintains his hobbies, buying some calligraphy and paintings, antiques from time to time, and he even wants to continue to keep guests.

Princess Rongjia went all out and bought a young concubine for her father-in-law. She also made some changes to his diet. Not long after, her father-in-law got a stroke and had to lie in bed with her mother-in-law.

After both her parents-in-law passed away, Lady Rongjia felt that life became easier. She used the money she saved to buy two strong old women to take care of the couple.

Qin Jingshu was not unaware of the mess that the Qin family was in, but on the one hand, her parents were not killed by County Lord Rongjia, and on the other hand, her parents looked like they really needed care, and she couldn't stand being chased for money all day long.

Lady Rongjia was easier to talk to than the old couple of the Qin family. Qin Jingshu would just give them a fixed sum of money every month to send them away, and they would not bother her easily.

When Qin Jingshu's eldest son turned ten years old, although Qin Jing had never returned to the capital, his official position in the northwest was getting higher and higher, and he had already become a frontier official.

In fact, if the Qin family in the capital just lived a simple life, they would not need Qin Jingshu's support at all, because Qin Jing would squeeze out money from his teeth every year to support his family in the capital.

It's just that they are used to a good life, and they don't want to eat coarse food.

In the eleventh year that Qin Jing had been an official in the northwest, Duke Xian and his wife finally couldn't bear it anymore. After lying in bed for ten years, the couple passed away one after another.

After his parents died, Qin Jing could no longer serve as an official, so he returned to the capital from the northwest with his family to attend the funeral. After three years of mourning, he did not return to the northwest after he was reinstated, but stayed in the capital to serve as the Minister of Revenue and joined the cabinet.

Although the Qin family had been in decline for many years, with the help of Qin Jing, it managed to return to the ranks of the top families in the capital.

When Qin Jing was fifty years old, because of his great contributions, Li Xuan conferred on him the title of Duke of Xianguo and returned the old Duke of Xianguo Mansion to him.

Because he faithfully carried out the decisions of the emperor and empress for many years, no matter how outrageous they were, he never questioned them. Qin Jing was listed in later history books as a model of "no doubt between the monarch and his subjects."

The emperor and empress also remained faithful throughout their lives.

The emperor and his wife had been married for many years but had no children. Not only did the emperor not vent his anger on the empress, but he went against all odds and created the "Two Saints Reigning over the Dynasty" system.

This action caused an uproar in the court. Even Gu Mingda, the emperor's father-in-law, was attacked by other officials in the court and accused of having rebellious intentions.

But the tremendous pressure from almost everyone in the world was withstood by Gu Mingda and his daughter.

After three days of quarreling in the court, when they went to court again, the emperor and empress walked up to the throne from the main gate in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

The emperor even helped his wife to sit down first, and then he sat down. This kind of attitude made the whole court civil and military officials feel hopeless.

After the empress came to power, there was a new voice in the court, and even the imperial examination system, which had been implemented for hundreds of years, faced new changes.

"Science? Physics? Chemistry? What are these? I have read books of sages for decades, but have never heard of these words!" The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. He firmly disagreed to add these subjects to the imperial examination.

The queen just smiled, and immediately a middle-aged woman dressed in a court lady's uniform walked in.

When the emperor and empress got married, the empress insisted on bringing Shuying into the palace. Gu Mingda was very worried at the time, fearing that the crazy girl would go crazy in the palace.

Unexpectedly, after returning to the palace, the crazy girl's mental state seemed to be much more stable, and new inventions appeared every now and then.

She even wrote several textbooks, including the subjects that will be added to the imperial examination.

The crazy girl was wearing the attire of a female official, and Gu Mingda never felt used to it no matter how many times he saw it.

She had a tray in her hand, and on top of it was a model of a carriage, about the size of a tea can.

There was a short candle at the tail of the carriage.

In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, the crazy girl showed no fear on her face. She reached out and lit the candle.

"What is this for?"

"What on earth is this lady here for?"

The court ministers were talking about it. They couldn't figure out what the crazy girl was going to do, but since the emperor and empress above them hadn't spoken, they didn't dare to stop her.

But they didn't have to wait too long.

Because the candle had only been burning for half a minute, the miniature carriage moved without any warning.

The speed was getting faster and faster, as if someone was dragging it forward.

"Why did the carriage move on its own?"

"This, this, this, this... Is there a ghost?"

"Protect His Majesty and His Majesty!"

The entire court was in chaos.

The emperor glanced at the queen, who smiled and said, "Don't panic, my lords. Later, Lady Shuying will explain to you why this carriage can move."

Shuying raised the corners of her mouth and slowly explained to everyone present what "steam" and "science" are.

Most of the people present were smart. Except for a few old stubborn people, most of them understood the principle of how the carriage could move automatically without wind.

However, some people still have doubts: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, even if the carriage can move on its own, what is the use of it?"

Shuying said: "If the small cart can move, the big cart can move too. With such a fast speed, it will not be difficult to travel a thousand miles a day. Maybe in the future, if there is a battle at the border today, the battle report can be sent to the capital tomorrow."

"Besides, the power of steam can be used on cars, so can't it be used on other things?"