Who told him to make the cards!

Based on her experience, even if she mentioned it, Her Highness the Saintess wouldn't listen, and would even find her nagging.

So before leaving, she held back most of the doctor's orders, only saying one extra thing.

"Your Highness, please try not to bind her chest anymore and let her develop freely, otherwise it may affect your heart in the future."

Any illness involving the heart is a minor one, and she had to speak out.

Shen Qinglian: "..."

"Okay, thank you."

It wasn't that she didn't want to listen to the doctor, but rather that she was simply too old, and it was already affecting her training.

If it's not tightened, it will sway with every movement, and it's also heavy, making it difficult for her to fully concentrate on her actions.

Shen Qinglian was always very satisfied with her body, except for her.

The doctor said no more, stood up, bowed, and withdrew.

As soon as she left, the female secretary came in.

He carried a mountain of folders in his arms, placed them on the coffee table, and the wine in his glass sloshed around.

"Your Highness, you have twenty-seven documents that need your signature."

"There's another meeting this afternoon about renewing the cooperation agreement with the Baita Group."

"In addition, Jiang Tianfeng, the master craftsman, replied that his project is in the final stage and he can't leave for the time being. He will finish it as soon as possible and then contact you again."

"Oh, right."

"And this too."

The short-haired female secretary pulled a card from her pocket: "Your custom-made hunting bow."

"A hunting bow?" Shen Qinglian looked puzzled.

"Have you forgotten?" the female secretary said. "Your bow broke during your last hunt, and you specifically asked me to place an order with Qinggong Academy the next day, and you even specified a card maker named Chen Zhi."

"Oh, him."

Speaking of Chen Zhi, Shen Qinglian immediately thought of him.

Yes, that's true.

But the fact that she forgot means it wasn't an important matter.

The tuition at Qinggong Academy is high, and freshmen have to buy a lot of things when they enroll. When Shen Qinglian watched the assessment video before, she found that Chen Zhi was very "frugal". He made his own pen and wore old clothes, which was completely unworthy of his talent.

It is obvious that Chen Zhi has not saved much money in the mining area over the past few years.

Ding Mao embezzled the vast majority of the miners' income.

Ding Mao's account has been frozen by the Vatican, but the money in it still needs to be counted, audited, and processed, so it won't be replenished so quickly.

Even if you try to make up for it, you can't do much more.

Shen Qinglian was afraid that this man from the mining area was too poor and would resort to the black market or the crooked ways of Banmeng Island to make money, relying on his looks to make a living, so she specially gave Chen Zhi a simple order.

The order did not specify the payment, so she planned to pay Chen Zhi 20,000 taels as a "reward" to avoid others seeing it and having any ideas.

As long as he doesn't squander the money, it should be enough for Chen Zhi's living expenses for a short period of time.

“Go and transfer the money to him,” Shen Qinglian said.

"Won't you take a look at it?" the female secretary said. "This bow is very beautiful."

As Shen Qinglian said, this matter is not that important, at least it shouldn't be brought up with documents that require signatures. She can receive and pay for the goods herself on behalf of His Highness.

But this card is truly exceptionally well-made; just looking at the card design, she could feel the craftsmanship and artistry of the card maker named Chen Zhi. Having served His Highness for so many years, she believed he would like it, which is why she brought it along.

Shen Qinglian initially wanted to refuse.

While I'm at it, I'll also give my secretary a piece of my mind.

But when she caught a glimpse of the card in her secretary's hand out of the corner of her eye, just like when Chen Zhi saw the "Wanhua" card she had given him, he couldn't take his eyes off it.

This card is different from the others.

Just like the feeling Chen Zhi gave her back then.

It has a card face.

Normally, this is something that only cards of Tier 3 and above have.

There are generally three types of card designs.

One is hand-drawn card design.

This is the worst; it serves no purpose other than being aesthetically pleasing.

Second, the structural card surface.

Without any unnecessary details, once the card is formed, the principles will begin to circulate within the structure. The flowing energy will illuminate some of the patterns and textures, which appear to the human eye as flowing, glowing lines. This is the ordinary card art.

The third type is the legal and rational card design.

It's also the highest-grade card design.

When a blank card's capacity is fully utilized by the card maker through ingenious design and brushwork, pushing it to the brink of collapse and instability, the blank card will become distorted.

At the same time, the more powerful and abundant laws will illuminate all the patterns on the card and release a small amount of energy, which will be locked by the distorted white card, eventually forming a natural pattern resembling a still illustration according to the "law of form and effect".

The more exquisite the design, the higher the quality of the card.

The card that Chen Zhi sent was of this type.

It was a crystal-clear longbow, as if it were made of crystal.

Considering the accident Chen Zhi caused during the assessment... this card may very well have also incorporated the principles of Heaven.

Shen Qinglian suddenly changed her mind.

She had to admit that the card had successfully piqued her interest.

So she took the card from her secretary, put on her shoes, and walked straight to her private garden.

"Eh, Your Highness!"

The secretary quickly took a coat from the coat rack and followed, saying, "It's chilly outside, please put on this coat!"

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Chapter 47 Tide Hunting Bow

Shen Qinglian's private residence is not very large.

It has two floors and is only a little over 300 square meters excluding the garden.

There are about six hundred.

The royal family's large houses are all located within the palace, but Shen Qinglian dislikes the atmosphere there.

There are too many restrictions there.

There are requirements for everything from speech, appearance, and demeanor to posture, clothing, and even the way one eats.

Therefore, Shen Qinglian would always live alone on the outskirts of Hengxin Island, citing the reason that it would be more convenient for her to handle government affairs.

This is usually where visiting politicians are received.

In her mother's eyes, living here might be just right for her.

There are hardly any flowers in the garden because it has been neglected.

The lawn was well maintained and neatly trimmed.

At the end stood a human-shaped target with an arrow stuck in its head, right between its eyebrows.

The secretary draped a coat over Shen Qinglian's shoulders, then scurried off to a corner and returned with a quiver.

Shen Qinglian activated the card.

The cards scattered like streams of light, which coalesced into a crystal bow, which she held in her hand.

Warm and substantial, is this crystal wood?

The morning sunlight was just right, gentle and not glaring.

Shen Qinglian raised her longbow to the light, and the countless facets specially cut into the bow instantly shone with a hazy brilliance, like a small rainbow curled up in a ball.

"so beautiful!"

The secretary exclaimed in surprise.

Not only is the bow shape beautiful, but the string itself is also quite lovely.

Unlike the silk thread of ordinary arrows, it is an ice-blue water thread that flows!

Shen Qinglian pressed down on her lips and said indifferently, "Fancy."

The prismatic cutting technique on the bow was also used in the master craftsman's brush she gave to Chen Zhi.

So Chen Zhi deliberately designed it this way as a way of returning a favor?

One Tier 2 card alone is not enough.