bayedsolid Chapter 1146 People can actually laugh when they're speechless.
Chapter 1146 People can actually laugh when they're speechless.
Once the blueprints were completed, it was time to get started on implementation.
Liang Chongyue could not possibly wait here until everything was completed before returning to the palace.
However, in the beginning, Liang Chongyue went up the mountain every day to oversee the construction.
He also sent a message back to the capital by carrier pigeon, summoning the Ministry of Works to send someone over.
Liang Chongyue calculated the time and decided to set off back to the capital once the Ministry of Works personnel arrived.
Over the years, she has been involved in large-scale construction projects in Daxia, and no one understands her blueprints better than the people in the Ministry of Works.
And so Liang Chongyue stayed in the mountains for another half month.
Throughout the ordeal, Liang Chongyue politely declined Xiang Zheng's attempts to feed her with a smile.
This was the last time Liang Chongyue couldn't take it anymore.
He directly lashed out at Xiang Zheng.
"I'm asking you, how have I treated you all these years?"
When faced with His Majesty's questioning gaze, Xiang Zheng naturally answered truthfully.
"His Majesty has always treated me very well; no one has ever treated me better than His Majesty."
When Xiang Zheng said the last sentence, she thought for a moment.
Indeed, no one has treated her better than His Majesty.
She was granted complete freedom, and he was willing to help her become the first female duke of the Great Xia Dynasty, as long as she wanted to.
His Majesty is not a sentimental person, but she does have some special place in his heart.
"You don't have to repay kindness with enmity, do you? Can't you see that I don't like these things?"
Xiang Zheng was holding a plate with her latest recipe for roasted meat.
Liang Chongyue originally wanted to talk to her properly, but seeing her holding the plate with an expectant look on her face, she hesitated.
Liang Chongyue could only change the subject, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the system, who had just secretly eaten a piece and was picking its teeth, looking at her with disdain.
“Host, I’ve noticed that you’re always very patient with Xiang Zheng.”
Ignoring the system's sarcastic tone, Liang Chongyue waved his hand at the plate in Xiang Zheng's hand.
"If you have free time, go up the mountain to supervise the construction. I don't need you to take care of things here."
Xiang Zheng had just come down from the mountain and was worried that His Majesty was hungry. Seeing His Majesty's resolute attitude, she had no choice but to comply and withdraw.
After walking a distance further, Xiang Zheng picked up a piece of roasted meat and tasted it; the taste was alright.
She didn't find it bad to eat.
The system relayed Zheng Jie's action to the host in real time, wanting to see how the host would react.
After a two-second silence, Liang Chongyue asked a question from the bottom of his heart.
"It's a miracle that she didn't develop a picky palate during all those years in the palace."
As Liang Chongyue said this, he glanced at the system.
The implication couldn't be clearer.
The system simply gave up and became unusable.
"Not everyone is as lucky as me, host, you should be content."
After the system finished speaking, it turned over and faced away from Liang Chongyue.
Just looking at that back view makes me want to punch it.
Liang Chongyue couldn't hold back either, and kicked the system's burly back.
The system kicked him so hard he was launched off the ground.
While waiting for the Ministry of Works to send someone, Liang Chongyue spent his days at the foot of the mountain in relative leisure.
She no longer needed to review memorials every day, and the rights and wrongs of the capital were no longer her concern.
On occasional nice days, I take the system to the lake to go fishing.
It can also be a form of enjoyment.
"Host, why didn't we think of bringing a cook with us when we set off?"
The system lay in the lake, playing happily with the little fish.
"I'm not taking you out for pleasure."
"But life here is so comfortable. There's none of the musty smell of wood in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Every breath feels like a second life."
A little fish just tricked the system, and the system is chasing after it now.
Liang Chongyue changed locations and cast his hook again.
If you bring the system with you when you go fishing, don't expect to catch anything on your own.
These days, the bucket of fish that the system is carrying in its mouth is basically filled with fish that the system has caught.
As long as the system was playing around nearby, no fish would bite Liang Chongyue's fishing hook again.
Unfortunately, the system was still clueless, even though Liang Chongyue had clearly pointed it out.
He could even pretend to be silly and stick close to Liang Chongyue, playing in the water.
Liang Chongyue watched the system's silhouette recede further and further away on the lake, without the slightest worry that something might happen to it.
After the system completely disappeared from Liang Chongyue's sight, an unknown amount of time passed.
Small fish have started to gather again on the lakeside near Liang Chongyue's location.
Some small fish also started trying to bite the hook.
The little fish here are not as clever as those in the artificial lake in the palace.
The palace is filled not only with people, but even the fish are so lively they're almost sentient.
Some of the bolder ones will even deliberately tease them, pretending to take the bait.
It doesn't seem to be from this lake.
Perhaps because this lake is too far from the villagers, not many people come here to fish on weekdays.
She only wiggled the fishing rod a few times, and immediately a small fish took the bait.
If the system hadn't interfered a few days ago, she doesn't know how many fish she could have caught.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Liang Chongyue was engrossed in fishing when Xiang Zheng's voice came from afar.
In the blink of an eye, the fish in the calm lake below dispersed again.
Liang Chongyue was already used to these two flashy bags.
One approached her voluntarily, while the other was someone she brought upon herself.
I've been by her side for so many years.
Liang Chongyue put away her fishing rod; Xiang Zheng already knew that she was fishing there.
I usually don't bother her unless there's a specific reason.
The fact that they suddenly rushed in like this today means something must have happened.
"Slow down, the roadside is full of pebbles."
Liang Chongyue released all the fish from the fish bucket. Today, these fish didn't have any wounds on them, but if Xiang Zheng saw them, they would inevitably be taken to make fish head soup.
What could possibly make you so agitated?
Xiang Zheng took out a token from her bosom.
"Your Majesty, the people from the Ministry of Works have arrived, and the Minister of Works himself has come."
The Minister of Works has always been a man of action, so Liang Chongyue was not surprised that he would come in person.
"Where is the man?"
“The people are all in the camp. They have traveled through mountains and rivers to get here in a hurry, so I let them rest first.”
Liang Chongyue nodded and handed the fishing rod to Xiang Zheng.
Xiang Zheng, being very perceptive, came over and took the fish bucket with her.
The two had not gone far when a loud noise suddenly came from the lake.
Both of them were drawn to the sound and looked in the direction it came from.
Liang Chongyue had excellent eyesight and immediately spotted the system splashing on the lake surface.
He then stopped in his tracks, frowning as he gazed into the distance.
"To me, those things splashing on the lake look like little dogs."
The puppy's white fur and enormous size make it easy to tell.
"You're not mistaken, this is it."
The rest, Xiang Zheng could no longer see.
Liang Chongyue, however, could see clearly that the system was fighting a crocodile!
If she wasn't mistaken, the crocodile was about the same size as the system.
"Host, you go first, don't worry about me. Today I'm going to teach it a lesson about how big the sky is and how deep the earth is!"
"Wait until I catch it and make you a leather bag!"
People can actually laugh when they're speechless. Liang Chongyue heard the system's voice in her ears and saw a lake covered in blood before her eyes.