Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 301 will only destroy the foundation.
Seeing that she was genuinely unhappy, Jiang Lanye reached out and pinched the soft flesh on her cheek: "Then what should we do? Or should I order someone to take back all the things that have been sent out?"

"No!"

Song Yi said it almost instantly.

Jiang Lanye raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

"As the emperor, there's no reason for you to take back what you've given away. I don't want people to say you're stingy behind your back."

"Then what can you do to stop being angry?"

Looking at the busy crowd in front of her, Song Yi snorted: "After thinking about it carefully, why should I be angry? I already have what she has, and I also have what she doesn't have. Just because she provokes me a couple of times, does that mean I have to follow her train of thought and make myself unhappy?"

Jiang Lanye hugged her from behind, his large hands gently covering her lower abdomen:
"You have so much, and so do I."

There were people all over there, and Jiang Lanye was holding her like that. Song Yi felt a little uncomfortable and moved her shoulders, saying, "Okay, let go of me."

A wet kiss landed on her ear: "You're really not angry anymore?"

Song Yi was scalded by his hot breath and couldn't help but flinch: "Really, really."

Jiang Lanye then released her.

Song Yi pulled him to stand in different places and looked around. He squinted and saw a lot of materials piled up under the shed not far away.

She began searching for the two boxes of strange material, but found nothing.

Could it already be in use?
"looking at what?"

Jiang Lanye's words interrupted her thoughts.

"It's nothing, I was just curious to take a look at these materials."

He chuckled softly: "I have already ordered people to prepare gemstones and quite a few luminous pearls, which can be inlaid in the pavilion. As for the top of the pavilion, I will ask for your opinion and decorate it properly."

Just hearing Jiang Lanye say that, Song Yi smiled expectantly.

"Tell me, once this attic is built, will only we be able to go in, or will everyone else be allowed to go in?"

"Of course, it's just us."

"How can you be sure that other people won't come? After all, the scenery here is quite beautiful, and maybe everyone will want to come and see it."

Jiang Lanye thought for a moment and said, "Do you mean you want me to write your name here?"

Song Yi chuckled: "That's enough, this is too strange."

Jiang Lanye said seriously, "Don't worry, just as Consort Ning said, everyone in the harem knows about this. They all know that this pavilion was built by me specifically for you, so naturally no one will come here on their own initiative."

"Will we come back in winter?"

"Come over when you have time."

Upon hearing his words, Song Yi suddenly clasped his hands together and closed his eyes in a very devout manner.

Jiang Lanye chuckled: "Where is this?"

"I'm making a wish that political affairs won't be too busy at that time, and that you will definitely have time."

Jiang Lanye suddenly said seriously, "Yiyi, let's go back."

"what happened?"

She's so cute, I feel like touching her all over, but it's not convenient to do so in public.

Jiang Lanye said in a serious tone, "I suddenly remembered that there is a very important memorial that I have not yet reviewed."

Upon hearing this, Song Yi quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Then let's go back quickly."

After watching the two leave, Kang Hai and another man exchanged a glance, pushed the cart, and mixed the gunpowder and ordinary stones together. Then, Kang Hai walked up to a few eunuchs and pointed to the pile of stones: "Let's use this pile first. This pile of stones is more solid and will be used to build the foundation."

"Yes."

Watching them move the stones without any knowledge, Kang Hai narrowed his eyes, then suddenly raised his hand and sniffed it.

Actually, the saltpeter did have a smell, similar to the smell of fireworks and firecrackers during the Spring Festival. Fortunately, the sky was overcast and the wind was strong today, which dispersed the smell, so the eunuchs didn't notice anything amiss.

"Hey, how's it going?"

"It's done."

The two looked around warily, then stepped aside. The man whispered, "..."

"This is the foundation being laid. Although it will react when it gets wet, even if it rains, only the top will get wet. The rest of the foundation will probably hardly get wet."

Kang Hai smiled slightly: "As long as the rain is heavy enough, this summer is exceptionally rainy. As long as we wait patiently, we won't have to worry about not seeing a downpour."

"But what if His Majesty and the Empress aren't here when this pavilion collapses?"

"This is not something you or I need to worry about; leave it to Consort Ning."

After saying that, Kang Hai patted the man on the shoulder: "You stay here and keep watch, I'm going to find the Empress."

He casually washed his hands and, taking advantage of the lull while everyone was still busy, went to Consort Ning's palace.

"Your Majesty, the gunpowder will all be ready today, but how can we ensure that Your Majesty will definitely come?"

Consort Ning was somewhat surprised: "So fast?"

Kang Hai smiled and said, "It's quick to build the foundation at the beginning, but by the time you need to build the walls, the fire saltpeter will be completely undetectable."

Consort Ning hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked, "I don't know much about these things. Those gunpowder stones you've prepared, won't they... won't they just explode?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, those stones will at most destroy the foundation, making the entire pavilion teeter on the brink of collapse. That would be the real danger. There will be no direct explosion."

Hearing him say that, Consort Ning breathed a sigh of relief, after all, she didn't want anything to happen to Jiang Lanye.

"I know what you've said. I'll find a way to deal with it when the time comes. You can go back now."

"Yes."

Two days later.

After two consecutive days of clear skies, Song Yi's mood improved considerably.

She held Jiang Lanye's nightgown in her hand and carefully compared it with the fabric she had just selected from the Imperial Clothing Bureau.

Jiang Lanye silently walked up behind her, suddenly hugged her, and before Song Yi could protest, a hand deftly slipped inside her clothes: "What are you doing?"

"I feel my embroidery skills have improved a lot. How about I sew you a nightgown?"

Jiang Lanye was actually quite looking forward to it. He had never imagined that such intimate clothing would be made by his beloved.

"What pattern do you like? Like this, or..."

Before he could finish speaking, Song Yi suddenly clicked her tongue softly and slapped his arm in an annoyed tone: "Take your hand away."

"No, please continue."

His actions became increasingly outrageous, and Song Yi's ears turned red instantly. She gritted her teeth and said, "So you're just showing off that you have two hands? If these fingers don't behave, I might as well bite them off."

Jiang Lanye chuckled, completely unfazed: "How fierce! Rabbits usually only eat vegetable leaves, how could they bite off a person's finger?"

(End of this chapter)