Xiao Changyi seldom spoke again, remarking lightly, "My wife draws excellent blueprints."
An Jing held back a laugh, feeling incredibly sweet inside. My dear, I do hear the pride hidden in your casual tone~
Upon hearing Xiao Changyi’s words, the Emperor of Xiyun recalled the blueprints of grain rice, water wheels, and others drawn by An Jing and instantly laughed: "Jingjing, I know of another official position that would suit you."
"What?" An Jing actually had a hunch about what it was, but still asked cooperatively.
"A position in the Ministry of Works," the Emperor of Xiyun said. "Let’s start with appointing you as a Minister of Public Works. You don’t need to manage anything; just devise some beneficial tools and devices for the nation. Whether you work on this at the Ministry or at home, you will be drawing the blueprints."
Upon hearing this, An Jing wanted to draw a blueprint for a sniper rifle right away. If she had a sniper rifle, she could simply take out the enemy Commander with a single bullet in the event of a war, quickly and cleanly.
The idea was beautiful, but this place was simply too primitive. Even if she drew it, she could not possibly manufacture it...
With that thought, An Jing could only sigh inwardly.
However, she was quite pleased with the position of Minister of Public Works now offered by the Emperor of Xiyun. She liked it much more than being an Agricultural Official.
"Then it shall be Minister of Public Works," An Jing happily agreed.
The Emperor of Xiyun was pleased to see An Jing’s agreement. Right after, the Emperor of Xiyun asked Xiao Changyi, "Yi Er, would you like an official position as well?"
Xiao Changyi glanced at a certain old man, "Don’t overreach."
Emperor of Xiyun: "..."
The Emperor of Xiyun paused for a moment, then muttered quietly: "Some people are eager for official positions, yet I don’t wish to grant them. Here I am, willing to offer any rank, and yet you don’t want it."
An Jing found it amusing, noting that the Emperor only showed his childish side in front of her husband.
Xiao Changyi did not respond.
Regardless of whether An Jing and Xiao Changyi spoke or not, the Emperor of Xiyun continued: "Yi Er, I am prepared to bestow upon Chengjin the title of Prince with a fiefdom, thereby sending him away from the Imperial Capital."
A Prince with a fiefdom was not to be summoned and could not return to the Capital.
"He has been contacting officials frequently of late." After a pause, the Emperor of Xiyun continued: "He came to tell me that his health has much improved and he wishes to serve in any capacity, no matter how significant or trivial, as long as he can do something for me, to show his filial devotion... Yi Er, what do you think he truly means by this?"
Xiao Changyi again glanced at a certain old man: "You’re feigning ignorance."
Yet the Emperor of Xiyun closed his eyes, a bitter smile on his face, "Let’s just send him away from the Imperial Capital."
The next day, the Fifth Prince’s Mansion received the imperial decree. Fifth Prince Su Chengjin was titled ’Prince Shi Ping’, with a fief in Dongji, and he had to leave for Dongji within three days.
Su Chengjin did not expect his father to title him as Prince and send him away from the Imperial Capital so swiftly.
With a nervous heart, Su Chengjin discussed again with his maternal grandfather, Duke Tao, and the final plan was for him to go to his fief while his grandfather would continue secretly scheming to trap Crown Prince Su Chengyu into making a major mistake.
However, what Duke Tao did not anticipate was that the night Su Chengjin received the Imperial decree, he died. He was assassinated with a sword thrust to his heart.
Su Chengjin himself did not expect to die. After all, his health had just improved, and he had just been named a Prince...
Supposedly dying with eyes wide open, Su Chengjin’s eyes remained open even in death.