At court the next day, just as the ministers finished discussing state affairs and prepared to leave, Jiang Nuan spoke up.
"Imperial Father, I have an important matter to report."
This was Jiang Nuan's "first" time speaking in court.
Her sudden announcement came as a pleasant surprise to Jiang Yunsheng.
"Oh? Nuannuan, what is it you wish to tell me?"
"Imperial Father, when I left the palace some days ago, I saw a carriage nearly run over an old man, so I had spring flowers and autumn moon save him.
"Who would have thought that old man would insist he was some reclusive master? I didn't believe him at first, but he gave me a blueprint for a little toy. He said it was very powerful and told me to present it to Imperial Father once I had it made.
"Now that it's finished, I would like to invite Imperial Father to take a look."
Jiang Yunsheng knew about the production of gunpowder. After all, she had requested those Alchemists from him. Jiang Nuan had merely concealed how she had obtained the blueprint for it.
This old-man excuse is pretty good. Whenever I bring out some strange contraption in the future, I'll just use it again.
Since it was difficult to explain where her novel inventions came from, Jiang Nuan decided to invent a reclusive old man.
As for why no one could find any trace of him, wasn't it perfectly normal for a recluse's whereabouts to be elusive? Whenever he needed something, he would come to Jiang Nuan himself.
Jiang Nuan nodded inwardly in approval. This really was a good excuse.
Watching Jiang Nuan spout nonsense with such a solemn face, the ministers nearly failed to hold back their laughter.
She was even making up excuses to cover her