Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 135 The Innately Alluring Flame Spirit
The next day.

Three poles in the sun.

Xianyang, Xu Mansion.

Xu Lin had just finished lunch when Nian Duan suddenly requested an audience.

Upon learning of this, Xu Lin immediately instructed Li Ji to bring Nian Duan and his apprentice in.

Master Nianduan and his apprentice each carried a bamboo basket, which was full of saltpeter.

How much does this saltpeter cost?

Xu Lin asked.

"Very cheap."

"Sir, you don't need to pay."

Read Duandao.

Without waiting for Xu Lin to reply, she left the Xu residence with the young girl Duanmu Rong.

Watching Nian Duan and his apprentice walk further and further away, Xu Lin hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.

After a moment's hesitation, he called Jingni to his side.

"If they or her master are short of money after I go to South Korea, I can lend them a hand."

Xu Lin said seriously.

"it is good!"

Jingni readily agreed.

Although they were both women, she had a very good impression of Nian Duan and his apprentice.

"This is saltpeter?"

Jingni raised her hand and pointed to the saltpeter in the bamboo basket, asking a question.

Xu Lin nodded.

"Can it really be used to make ice?"

Jingni blinked her bright eyes and pressed for an answer.

"Of course!"

Xu Lin said loudly.

Then Jingni was sent to fetch the water vat and kettle.

Upon learning of this, the naturally alluring Yan Lingji immediately swayed her hips and went to the study.

"My benefactor wants to make ice with stones?"

Yan Lingji leaned against the door frame, tossing her hair as she asked.

Xu Lin nodded.

Seeing this, Yan Lingji crossed her arms over her chest, looking incredulous.

Although her chest wasn't as impressive as Jingni's, it was in no way inferior to Liji's in this pose.

Moreover, in Xu Lin's view, bigger breasts are not necessarily better.

"If you don't believe me, we can make a bet."

Xu Lin suggested with a smile.

"Okay!"

Yan Lingji readily agreed.

She is not afraid of losing the bet.

Xu Lin smiled upon hearing this and began making ice with saltpeter.

……

Less than half an hour later.

The water in the water tank and the water in the kettle all turned to ice.

"this?"

"How could this be?"

Yan Lingji looked in the direction of the sound, her beautiful eyes trembling.

Jingni and Liji were also taken aback.

After a moment of contemplation, Yan Lingji moved gracefully to Xu Lin's side, picked up a teacup, poured half a bowl of water into it, and then picked up two pieces of saltpeter and placed them in the bowl.

Before long, the water in the bowl turned into ice.

"Why is this happening?"

Why can stones be used to make ice?

Yan Lingji's beautiful eyes were full of confusion.

I'll tell you tonight.

Xu Lin smiled and said.

Then he divided the ice in two, giving one part to Li Ji and the other to Jing Ni.

Then he wrote a letter to Zhang Han, Zhao Ji, and Ying Zheng, telling them how to make ice with saltpeter.

Only by sharing the good times can we make it last.

……

That night.

After dinner, Xu Lin stretched comfortably and strolled leisurely to Yan Lingji's room.

Following the sound, Yan Lingji, dressed in a fiery red dress, frowned upon seeing Xu Lin. Why was Xu Lin in such a hurry?
She's not ready yet!
I wonder what Xu Lin wants her to do?
Thinking of this, Yan Lingji took a deep breath, forced a smile, and walked towards the wooden door, supporting her waist.

Squeak!

The wooden door opened!

"Why is my benefactor in such a hurry?"

"I asked in a seductive voice," Yan Lingji asked.

After she finished speaking, she invited Xu Lin into the room.

"Delay brings change."

Xu Lin smiled indifferently.

Then, ignoring the table and animal skin cushion, he sat directly on Yan Lingji's soft couch.

Yan Lingji was displeased upon seeing this, but said nothing.

Who told her to lose the bet to Xu Lin?
"I am willing to admit defeat."

"My benefactor, please feel free to ask my sister to do whatever she wishes!" Yan Lingji puffed out her chest and got straight to the point.

She appeared completely at ease.

"You'll do whatever I tell you to do?"

Xu Lin asked with a smile.

"On the premise that my sister can do it."

Yan Lingji nodded.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin's eyebrows furrowed with delight, and he closed the bamboo window and wooden door with a flick of his sleeve.

Then he took out a painting that he had prepared in advance from his pocket.

There are two people in the painting. One is Yan Lingji, who is wearing a light blue nightgown and kneeling on a soft couch. She leans forward with her delicate body, one hand lifting her hair and the other supporting Xu Lin.

The other was Xu Lin, dressed in a blue long robe, lying flat on a soft couch with his hand as a pillow, looking completely at ease.

Yan Lingji stared intently, and her face instantly turned red.

Then she gave Xu Lin a look that was both coquettish and reproachful.

"You don't want to?"

Xu Lin asked with a smile.

"Who said my sister doesn't want to?"

Yan Lingji feigned a seductive manner.

As soon as she finished speaking, she swept her cascading hair up her back and sat on the soft couch.

Have you ever played the flute before?

After more than ten breaths, Xu Lin used his hand as a pillow and asked.

Yan Lingji shook her head.

Then, with his thin lips slightly parted, he slowly leaned down.

……

at the same time.

Xianyang, Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Han received Xu Lin's letter.

After reading the letter, Zhang Han grinned and had someone bring him some saltpeter.

Xu Lin is now a favorite of the King and Queen Dowager Zhao. Although Xu Lin is nominally the Deputy Commander of the Shadow Guard, his actual status is above that of the King.

He hadn't seen Xu Lin for a long time. He didn't expect that Xu Lin would still think of him when he had something good. It was worth it for him to take care of Xu Lin in the past few years!

After making ice from saltpeter, Zhang Han's smile deepened.

Then he put the ice cubes into the bottle, picked up the bottle, and started chugging.

Rice wine with ice is so delicious!

"Is Old Xu going to South Korea in a few days?"

After drinking two jugs of wine, Zhang Han looked at the guards at the door and asked.

"Yes."

The butler nodded.

"Although South Korea is weak, there is a saying that even a powerful dragon fears a local snake."

"Take some men to South Korea and secretly protect Lao Xu."

"Zhang Han gave the order."

"promise!"

The steward immediately accepted the order.

……

the other side.

Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Zheng finally finished reviewing the memorials on his desk.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Gao immediately stepped forward and handed Xu Lin's letter to Ying Zheng with both hands.

"Mr. Xu's letter?"

"Why didn't you give it to me sooner?"

Upon seeing the character "许" (Xu) on the sealing wax, Ying Zheng asked with a somber expression.

"The messenger said it was nothing serious, so..."

Zhao Gao quickly and respectfully explained.

Ying Zheng remained silent upon hearing this, tore open the envelope, and stared intently at the contents of the letter.

After reading it, he handed over the task of making ice with saltpeter to Zhao Gao.

There was saltpeter in Zhangtai Palace because saltpeter is a medicinal material.

……

Half an hour later.

Zhao Gao made ice using saltpeter, as instructed in Xu Lin's letter.

After witnessing the entire process, Ying Zheng was overjoyed.

Then I poured a bottle of fruit wine and put a few ice cubes in it.

"With Mr. Xu's help, I feel like a fish in water!"

Ying Zheng said loudly.

After speaking, he tilted his head back and drank the fruit wine in the bottle in one gulp.

Then, while chewing on ice cubes, he stepped back to the left and right.

After Zhao Gao and the others had gone far away, Ying Zheng suppressed his smile and looked towards Ganquan Palace.

As the ruler of the Qin Dynasty and the new master of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), how could he not know about Xu Lin and Zhao Ji?
That is why he did not reward Xu Lin handsomely after Xu Lin invented the high-speed rotary drum.

Is tacitly approving of Xu Lin and Zhao Ji's affair not considered a great reward?

Xu Lin was a man of unparalleled talent, and Zhao Ji was his birth mother.

As long as he doesn't get pregnant, he can pretend he doesn't know anything.

It was quite normal for the Empress Dowager to have male favorites in this era, and as far as he knew, Zhao Ji had taken the initiative first, so he couldn't say much more.

(End of this chapter)