Since the drawing made by Dongfang Yi was really an eyesore, Shen Fu had to rely on her explanations and his own understanding for the project.
That afternoon, Shen Fu spent about the time it took for two incense sticks to burn to figure out what this so - called "fireplace" was and how it was structured.
While marveling at the ingenious ideas of the woman in front of him, he also thought of a way to break through the bottleneck of his inspiration that had lasted for years.
The Shen family had been craftsmen for generations, emphasizing the two words "inheritance". By the generation of Shen Fu's father, his father was not content with just inheriting but wanted to innovate. As a result, he was spurned by the family.
Both he and his son were sent into the palace to be court craftsmen. Since the architectural craftsmanship in the palace always emphasized rules and propriety, this broke his father's desire to innovate. From then on, his father became silent.
By Shen Fu's generation, he thought his father's idea was very correct. But unfortunately, being in the palace, he had no way to carry forward his father's ideas and could only silently study in private.
However, after all, one person's imagination was limited. Also, since he had been influenced by traditional craftsmanship since childhood, his inspiration was always in a state of depletion.
Thinking of this, Shen Fu couldn't help looking down at the drawing in his hand and constantly constructing the appearance of this "fireplace" in his mind. Suddenly, his passion soared.
Immediately afterwards, he said to the woman opposite him, "Your Majesty the Queen! This subject will spare no effort and do his best to fulfill Your Majesty's wish."
After saying that, he looked at her firmly, looking as if he had made a great determination.
Seeing his appearance, Dongfang Yi couldn't help smiling faintly. She was very satisfied with his attitude.
At first, she was afraid that her idea would not be accepted, after all, this was the palace where there were too many rules and people's minds were extremely conservative.
But unexpectedly, this man in front of her, only in his early twenties, had a heart that was good at accepting new things. This would be of great help for what she wanted to do in the palace in the future.
Thinking of this, the smile on her face deepened. She stood up and patted his shoulder, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Shen."
Shen Fu stood up in a bit of a panic, bowed his hands, and replied in a nervous tone, "This is just this subject's duty."
Looking at his respectful appearance, Dongfang Yi then remembered that she was the queen and didn't need to be so polite. After thinking about it, she gave an embarrassed dry laugh and then said to him, "Then you make more preparations here. I'll send someone to move my bedroom to the side hall."
After saying that, she left the main palace with Donghua.
You know, building a fireplace in the palace was not a small project. According to the current level, it would take at least more than a month to complete.
During this period, Dongfang Yi couldn't stay in the main palace, so she had to temporarily move to the side hall.
In this way, she could also take advantage of the time to renovate the palace.
When the cold winter came, she could move back warmly. Thinking of this, she felt very happy.
"Your Majesty, are you really going to build this 'fireplace'?" Donghua beside her suddenly asked.
There was still a look of disbelief in her eyes. Because looking at this situation, she always felt that the Queen wanted to demolish the palace, so she had to be on guard. Otherwise, what if the Emperor blamed them?
Dongfang Yi just glanced at her and said with an expression as if she was mocking her ignorance, "Just wait and see in winter!"
After saying that, she went to direct the servants to move things. Donghua could only follow her helplessly, because she already understood the character of the woman in front of her. Once she made a decision, it was hard to change her mind.
Soon, all the things in the main palace were moved to the side hall. It was already noon. Just as Dongfang Yi felt hungry and wanted to have a meal, she heard a shouting from outside the palace.
Looking out, she saw Eunuch Li trotting over.
You know, Eunuch Li served the Emperor. Now that he came, there must be something important to announce.
Thinking of this, her eyebrows frowned. After all, she didn't want to hear any news about troublesome things.
So she asked the person coming, "Eunuch Li, what brings you here?"
Eunuch Li first knelt on the ground and saluted, then stood up and said in his shrill voice, "Your Majesty the Queen, the team led by Prime Minister Nangong to renovate the imperial mausoleum outside the capital is about to set off. The Emperor sent this old servant here to invite Your Majesty to go and see them off together."
After hearing his words, Dongfang Yi frowned even tighter. She thought why she had to go for this kind of thing. So she replied, "Eunuch Li, you go back and report to the Emperor that I'm not feeling well and won't go to see off Prime Minister Nangong. Also, please convey a message from me. Wish Prime Minister Nangong success in his mission."
After saying that, she was about to turn around and go back to the side hall to rest when the man in front of her suddenly knelt on the ground. His voice became even shriller as he said, "The Emperor expected that Your Majesty would refuse, but the Emperor asked this old servant to remind Your Majesty that Prime Minister Dongfang will also be present for this send - off!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Yi stopped in her tracks. Several different expressions flashed in her eyes.
You know, her own father was originally dissatisfied with the renovation of the imperial mausoleum. Although she had given him a little hint at the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet, according to his temper, if he was present at this send - off, God knows what trouble he would cause.
Thinking of this, Dongfang Yi sighed helplessly. Since Helian Qi could expect that she would not want to go to see off the people because she was afraid of trouble, he could also guess that she would compromise for the sake of her father.
So she turned around and said to Eunuch Li who was kneeling on the ground, "You go back and tell the Emperor to wait a bit. I'll hurry over after I finish dressing up."
After saying that, she saw Eunuch Li quickly get up from the ground, respectfully say "Yes" to her, and then hurry away from the Queen's palace.
Dongfang Yi, standing there, said weakly to Donghua, "You help me dress up. We need to hurry over."
She was also afraid that if she was late, her father would do something else out of line.
Today, Dongfang Yi was wearing a long peach - colored printed dress. Since the autumn wind was a bit cool, she draped a shawl of the same color over it.
Because of the rush, her hair was simply coiled up with a hairpin, looking very neat. The pink color made her look very lively. Her whole temperament was both virtuous and heroic.
After dressing up, Donghua looked at the woman in the mirror in front of her and said with admiration, "Your Majesty is extremely beautiful no matter how you dress up."