I rely on the collapse of people to set my life in the hands of the male protagonist

Chapter 124

Concubine Mei immediately sent someone to arrest the court lady who lied to her, and began to torture her.The maid's reaction when she was arrested already explained everything. Concubine Mei was shocked. She never expected that spies would sneak in after she was so cautious. If it wasn't for Chu Lishu's reminder, she didn't know how many things would happen here.

"Thank you, Bengong." Concubine Mei said sincerely: "You have helped the fourth prince, and you have helped me, and both Bengong and Prime Minister Li will remember it. The proposal just now remains unchanged. As long as you are willing, the fourth prince will be in one party." I will treat you as guests of honor.”

Looking at the grateful gaze cast by Concubine Mei, Lin Qingyang was in a complicated mood. Naturally, planning all this was not for the good of the fourth prince. Chu Lishu's purpose was to let the fourth prince stand up and be hostile to others, forcing the fourth prince and his party to speed up their pace. That will speed up their recruitment, and there is relatively no time to investigate the details and think about the authenticity.Chu Lishu didn't have extra time, he just wanted to speed up everything.

Concubine Mei's trust had reached the peak, but even so Chu Lishu did not let go, and still looked hesitant, because he knew that it was never Concubine Mei who decided everything.

It is still one step away from deceiving Prime Minister Li.

And for this step, Chu Lishu has already laid the groundwork.

Before Chu Lishu said that they were bullied in the cultural museum and lowered their status, as if they were not as good as the children of the clan. This would make Prime Minister Li feel the same, because they are not one of the four major clans, and in some respects they often Be wronged.

If at this time Chu Lishu and Lin Qingyang had to fight against other people's bullying, and because they had no backing, they were bullied miserably, and if they accepted the olive branch thrown by Prime Minister Li at that time, the alliance would be extremely strong.

Seeing Chu Lishu's refusal, she also saw that Lin Qingyang was the only one who followed Chu Lishu's lead. Concubine Mei was not in a hurry this time, the harder it was to get, the more precious it was.She is sincere, and she is willing to wait even if she visits the thatched cottage three times.

For a while, Concubine Mei was willing to chat with them casually.

"By the way, who came up with the method on this picture? I heard what the emperor said is very remarkable. Are you two good at this?"

Chu Lishu was about to speak when someone grabbed his hand under the table. After Chu Lishu paused, Lin Qingyang rushed to speak: "I came up with it in a flash of inspiration. I know more about waterwheels." , I just taught the Fourth Highness casually, I didn't expect the Fourth Highness to learn so quickly."

Lin Qingyang was a little nervous after he finished speaking. He was really afraid that Chu Lishu would think that he was taking credit, but the hand under the table did not move away, but let him hold it. When it was held tightly, he stretched out his index finger Gently tapping the back of his hand, as if to soothe his blood vessels that were tense due to tension.

Concubine Mei then asked again, and Chu Lishu answered naturally, the question just now was considered over.

Soon, the two returned to the cultural museum with a lot of rewards.

When packing up the rewards, Lin Qingyang finally said: "I...just now I didn't want to show myself to be too useless, so I took a little credit for it. This waterwheel can be regarded as my performance in front of the Four Princes, is it okay? "

Although Chu Lishu was a little surprised, he didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Then you tell me earlier, the previous statement can be changed, so that you can be more legitimately appreciated by Concubine Mei and Prime Minister Li. And that You did a lot of effort, Waterwheel, and it was even better than the original draft I produced."

Lin Qingyang sneered, "It's fine if I fool others, but if you praise me again, I'll feel guilty." He just used some modern leverage principles to optimize the overall design, it's nothing, the most powerful one belongs to Chu Lishu , should be said to be Yuan Ran.

This incident was mentioned in the original text. The improvement map of the waterwheel was actually when Yuan Ran stopped on the way to lead his troops to the expedition. He happened to meet a young man who was troubled by repairing the waterwheel. Yuan Ran was very interested when he saw that he had some different ideas. , they discussed together, sparks were quickly ignited, and ideas flooded in. In one night, the two of them actually had a first version of the improved sketch of the waterwheel.

It’s just that Yuan Ran was going to fight at that time, and the young man was still worrying about food and clothing. Yuan Ran saw that the young man was like this, and it was not easy to take him on an adventure, so he left a sum of money and a letter of introduction and asked him to go to the Ministry of Industry to replace him. talent flourishes.It's just that after so many years, the waterwheel is still the original waterwheel, Yuan Ran is gone, and the boy hasn't appeared either.

Until now, this sketch has been reappeared in the world after several improvements, and it has become a part of Chu Lishu's plan, and this will indeed make the irrigation level of the future Great Zhou Dynasty improve by leaps and bounds, benefiting all people.

And the boy who is another creator will be found by the hero again in the future and become a great artisan. This craftsman genius is very important for the improvement of production tools and the transformation of weapons. Without this boy, it is estimated that the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future It won't be that powerful either.

I don't know if Chu Lishu thought of that boy when he used this sketch.

While the two were talking, Xu Wenze's voice came from the door, "You are back, just in time, there is one thing I didn't ask before."

Well, Xu Wenze also likes to do in-depth research, so he is now asking about the draft he got from Yuechen. "I heard that the emperor has held a cabinet meeting for this waterwheel. Is it really a pity to give up your credit this time?"

Both Chu Lishu and Lin Qingyang shook their heads, and Xu Wenze could only admire them in his heart.Then he couldn't help but asked curiously: "That picture was conceived by you together, who thought of that part, I want to study your thinking?"

"Yes……"

"Hey! It's agreed to leave this credit to me alone." Lin Qingyang said suddenly.

Chu Lishu smiled dotingly and said, "Well, you figured it out by yourself."

Xu Wenze was puzzled, Lin Qingyang said with a smile: "Okay, actually my cousin came up with it, but I made it more intuitive and three-dimensional, and added some things called levers to him, so we figured it out together Yes, but what we told Concubine Mei was mine, so don't tell us the truth."

Xu Wenze was a little puzzled that Lin Qingyang would make such a request, and felt that he was not the kind of person who likes to take credit, but he also sighed that their relationship of mutual trust could openly pass such credit.

Anyway, there is nothing to do now, so Chu Lishu and Lin Qingyang satisfied Xu Wenze's curiosity and accompanied him to explain.

After talking for a while, Lin Qingyang finished what he could say, and felt bored, so he got up and went back to rest.

Lin Qingyang said hello and went out, but Chu Lishu stopped after he left.

Xu Wenze asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Chu Lishu couldn't help but glanced outside the door, and said slowly: "It's nothing, let's continue."

Chu Lishu felt faintly uncomfortable, and had been feeling uncomfortable for a long time.

Chu Lishu felt that Lin Qingyang had changed a little after he entered the palace. He had become... not indifferent, but he was not as enthusiastic as before. In the past, no matter whether he was in Taixue, Hou's Mansion or other courtyards, he would always look for him. For various reasons, she tried to stick to him all the time, stay by his side, and act like she cared about him.It felt as if he was uncomfortable after not seeing him for a day.

But after entering the palace, although they were still together every day, Lin Qingyang seemed to be the only one who was proactive when making suggestions, hoping to cooperate with them in action, other than that... not too close.Now it is obvious that we are together every day, shouldn't we be closer?

Just now, when Xu Wenze was still there, Lin Qingyang had every reason to stay by his side and cling to him openly. He could even pretend to be asleep and stay in his room after the discussion was late. It's not impossible. .Lin Qingyang can take advantage of the opportunity to relieve the pain of lovesickness. After all, didn't he even bring his portrait into the palace?He wouldn't be so unkind, could it be that Lin Qingyang pretended he couldn't sleep, was not used to it, and wanted to sleep on the same bed with him and talk at night by candlelight, would he refuse?

How long have they not been close?Although he hasn't... thought it through, can Lin Qingyang bear it?

How could he leave after feeling bored and tired after talking to Xu Wenze?

I feel that getting along now is more like two friends, or getting along with brothers. For example, the small gestures of grabbing hands at Concubine Mei's side this afternoon disappeared all of a sudden, and it's not like he won't let him grab.

Is it because I have been too concerned about the business recently and neglected him, so that he dare not get too close?Or because this is the palace, he didn't dare to go too far and cause trouble for the two of them?Or maybe Lin Qingyang started thinking wildly again?There is always no response, so I try to calm myself down?

Chu Lishu couldn't figure out what Lin Qingyang was thinking, but he just felt that the current state was different from before, which made him not used to it and felt uncomfortable.

Lin Qingyang should be like him if his heart and eyes are all over him, and he doesn't want to leave him for a moment. Even if he wants to separate, he still has to show reluctance. Why is it completely different now? Did something happen?Should he look into it?

Lin Qingyang is feeling at ease here, because now we are together every day, and there is no need to worry about checking in. You can just get along with each other naturally. After finishing the big one, I feel that I am getting closer to the completion of the task. You can relax, and now give him a little brain space to think about the memory that suddenly came to mind today, that incident...

Just about to go back to the yard, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

Lin Qingyang looked back and felt guilty.

The person in front of him was Pei Jin. Pei Jin was limping back with a bamboo stick in his hands. He knelt for three consecutive hours. If it wasn't for Chunri's clothes, which were thick, the three of them would kneel right now. It is estimated that all of them will be carried back.

But now it's not much better. Pei Jin's face is terribly pale, her lips are bloodless, and she looks like she has been beaten up dozens of times. After all, the woman's body is weaker than the average man's.

"It's... not bad." Lin Qingyang said with a dry smile.

"You guys did it!" Pei Jin said angrily when she came up.

Lin Qingyang immediately pretended not to understand.

Pei Jin snorted coldly, and barely took two steps closer. It seemed that she was in pain, and her body was completely unstable.With the movement of light and shadow, Lin Qingyang suddenly found that half of Pei Jin's face was red and swollen, and an obvious slap was printed on it.

Lin Qingyang's expression was astonished, and he immediately realized that the solution was on Pei Jin's mind. The third prince was implicated, and Pei Jin's beating seemed reasonable.But...according to Chu Lishu's guess, Pei Jin's assumption was correct, and things would go wrong, wasn't it because of the third prince's self-righteousness?Why do you still have the nerve to hit Pei Jin?

"Stop pretending, it must be Chu Lishu's idea to use me to harm the third prince."

The corner of Lin Qingyang's mouth twitched, "It has nothing to do with us, but the third prince almost killed us."

Pei Jin gritted her teeth fiercely and stared at Lin Qingyang unconvinced.

Lin Qingyang touched his cheek, and said a little uncomfortably: "You, the master, don't look very good. This matter is obviously his fault. Is it worth it for you to venture into the palace to help him like this?"

Pei Jin was stunned for a moment, and understood something instantly. She turned her face in embarrassment, and faced Lin Qingyang with the half that was not beaten, "I failed, and I hurt my master. The punishment is right, why? You still want to instigate me, My surname is Pei!"

"Oh oh, yeah." Lin Qingyang didn't want to complain, but in the original text, didn't Pei Jin cheat the third prince and the whole Pei family for the hero?

"I can see that you are now completely against the fourth prince, but our agreement, if you dare to forget, I will not let you go." Pei Jin said coldly.

"Don't worry, I will never break my promise." Lin Qingyang knew that Pei Jin would be worried, and if he hasn't taken action against him, it can be regarded as Pei Jin has a conscience.

Pei Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief. In partisan disputes, there are few people like Lin Qingyang who clearly grasp the opponent's weak spot, but don't use it to attack.Sure enough, Lin Qingyang was different from others.

Pei Jin restrained her anger, but her face was still pale, as if she had suffered from some serious illness, and said slowly, "Lin Qingyang, let me remind you again, be careful of your cousin."

"Tsk, why are you here again?" Lin Qingyang said speechlessly, what's going on, why are the male lead's harem starting to hate the male lead one by one.

"You're so stupid, don't you see that he's using you as a weapon?"

Lin Qingyang felt a little uncomfortable being scolded.

However, Pei Jin was half-dead from anger at Lin Qingyang's reaction, "Third Prince can't think of you anymore for today's incident, but in fact he will suffer. It's not the Prince and First Prince's target at all, but you deliberately mentioned him. He will be remembered by everyone. Don't tell me, that sentence was not intentional."

Lin Qingyang's heart skipped a beat, Pei Jin really noticed it.You must not admit it! "I... really didn't mean to."

"Hmph, I think it was not only intentional, but also Chu Lishu asked you to say it, otherwise how dare you step on the third prince, based on your knowledge of the third prince, how could you possibly guess that there is something wrong with the third prince, so it must be Chu Lishu! He doesn't take risks himself, if he asks you to come out and say this sentence, if you are not careful, you will be caught by the third prince, but he can hide in the end and be safe, why not use you as a gunman?" Pei Jin A serious analysis said.

But Lin Qingyang always felt that her analysis was full of contempt for herself and affirmation of the hero. Could it be that she liked the hero in another sense?

Lin Qingyang coughed, "I swear to you, that sentence is really what I wanted to say, and it has nothing to do with my cousin."

"you……"

"Also, thank you."

Pei Jin was taken aback, "What?"

Lin Qingyang smiled and said: "You didn't tell the third prince directly your guess, you did me a favor, didn't you? Otherwise, it's not you but the third prince who is swearing in front of me now."