Chapter 1175

"I heard that sir Li has many beautiful concubines. May I ask how many concubines does sir Li have?" Chen Ning asked.

"This … … This lowly official has a total of thirteen concubines." Li Zhi Xing carefully replied.

His heart skipped a beat, thinking that it was finally here.

He thought that Chen Ning wanted him to call out his fifth concubine as a witness for what happened that night, so he was prepared to call someone over.

He never thought that Chen Ning would take another sip of tea and change the topic.

"The emperor said that sir Li has forged weapons before. May I ask what kind of weapon sir Li is best at? Is it a long knife, a short sword, a spear, an arrow, a crossbow, or some other strange weapon? "

Li Zhi Xing was stunned again. He thought about it and said, "When this lowly official was young, I learned a bit of the art of forging from a blacksmith master, but I am definitely not proficient in it. I most often forge tools like hoes and sickles. As for weapons, I only know how to make simple short knives and daggers."

"So you're saying that sir Li doesn't know how to make bows and arrows or crossbows?" Chen Ning asked.

When Li Zhi Xing heard the word "crossbow", his eyebrows slightly moved and his eyes couldn't help turning to the upper right corner. Then he shook his head and said, "No, but this lowly official has received the favor of the emperor and been given the heavy responsibility of being the minister of war. I have studied the blueprints of all eighteen kinds of weapons. Although I don't know how to make them, I can still understand the principles behind them."

Although Chen Ning's words were gentle and she didn't question him, Li Zhi Xing's heart couldn't help becoming nervous.

He became even more cautious with his answer.

Chen Ning nodded and looked around the living room. She saw a painting of a fierce tiger coming down the mountain hanging in the middle of the hall. She stood up and walked in front of the painting to carefully admire it.

Li Zhi Xing also stood up and said with a faint smile, "Does grandfather like this painting?"

Chen Ning said, "I am a lowly person, so how could I understand paintings? I only saw that this tiger was painted in an awe-inspiring manner, with a bit of the style of a king of beasts. This painting is so lifelike, it must have been painted by an Imperial Painter."

Li Zhi Xing revealed a proud look in his eyes and said with a smile, "Grandfather is too kind. This painting was not painted by a master, it was just this lowly official's random graffiti."

Although he said it was a "random graffiti", he couldn't hide the proud look on his face.

This was because Chen Ning's words had hit the bottom of his heart. Although he was the minister of war, he was a very good painter and the one he was most proud of was this tiger descending the mountain painting.

"Ah, so Sir Li is skilled in both the pen and the sword.

"Sir Zhi Zhi is both. My apologies for not recognizing me."

"I didn't expect Sir Li to know how to forge weapons and paint so well. If the Emperor knew that Sir Li had such talent, he would definitely be very happy. Perhaps he would even appreciate Sir Li even more."

The smile on Li Zhixing's face became even deeper. He took out a red seal from his sleeve and quietly placed it in Chen Ning's hand.

"I ask grandfather Zhi of Chen Li Li Zhi Zhi say something good in front of this.

Chen Ning put the red seal into her sleeve and said with a smile, "Say a few good words for me? "Zhi is. Daren Li must have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first. The Emperor is still waiting for me to return to the palace to report. "