The carriage swayed along, and soon the destination was not far ahead. Jiuer jumped out of the carriage, buckled the carriage, and stood in front of the window.
"Princess, here we are."
"Don't block other people's entrances. Stop aside and we'll wait." Ruan Mianmian ordered calmly.
Both the old Marquis in the car and Jiu'er outside the car were stunned for a moment. They came specially to the door but only waited at the door. What or who were you waiting for? What did the little breast dumpling want to do?
Ruan Mianmian was very calm. Originally, she had tricked her grandfather into coming together just to use him as a stepping stone. When Marquis Ding'an came to visit, the palace and the inner garden were all unimpeded, not to mention the small Ministry of Works.
However, the old Marquis became more playful, and Ruan Mianmian accepted the offer happily. She did not believe that she would not be able to enter the Ministry of Industry without her grandfather.
The carriage stopped by the roadside. After a while, Ruan Geng couldn't sit still.
"Mianmian, don't you have anything to say to your grandfather?"
"No." Ruan Mianmian answered simply.
"You tricked me into coming out and just let me sit here?"
Two more words popped out of Ruan Mianmian's mouth: "Don't be anxious."
Since the emperor was not in a hurry, the eunuchs need not be in a hurry either. The wily Ruan Geng stabilized his mind, thought for a moment, poured a cup of tea in the carriage and drank it slowly.
Although the guards at the Ministry of Works were not as strict as those at the Ministry of Punishments, it was not easy to get in. Ruan Geng sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting for some little girl to beg him.
Unexpectedly, Ruan Mianmian looked calm as usual, and she even drank tea with Ruan Geng.
Mengmeng's big eyes blinked, and her short legs swayed rhythmically. She looked very comfortable. Ruan Mianmian was not anxious at all if she wasted some time.
At this moment, a sedan swayed from the street over there. Ruan Mianmian's eyes flashed with light. Could it be the person he was waiting for?
"Little baby, why are you so stubborn? It's just a matter of one sentence, so why waste time here?" Mr. Hou reminded his granddaughter.
Ruan Mianmian knew very well that her grandfather was waiting for her to speak softly: "Haha, it's quite easy. See if you can save even one sentence."
"That won't work. If you want to get something, you have to pay for it. You are so smart that you can't even say a word. Are you just waiting for pie to fall from the sky?"
"If I don't tell you anymore, it's a pie in the sky." After saying this, Ruan Mianmian opened the car door.
When Jiu'er heard the commotion outside, she appeared in front of Ruan Mianmian. Seeing her stretching out her hands, he helped her jump out of the carriage without thinking.
Ruan Geng raised the curtains of the carriage in surprise, just in time to see a person emerging from the sedan at the steps of the industrial gate.
Seeing this person, Ruan Genglu couldn't help but slap her head. How could she have forgotten him? It seemed that Xiao Naituanzi was convinced that she had lost.
Cai Yigong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had just got off the sedan chair, heard someone calling him. He turned around and looked around in confusion.
When his eyes fell on Ruan Mianmian not far away, Cai Shangshu was stunned for a moment, and then he greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Grandpa, you continue to drink tea in the car, while I go to the Ministry of Industry to have tea with Mr. Cai." Xiao Naituanzi said without looking back.
"You are really a loser. You tricked me into coming out and threw me on the carriage. I don't want to stay here." As he spoke, Ruan Geng hurriedly lifted up his clothes and jumped off the carriage.
Cai Shangshu cupped his hands and said: "Oh, Lord Marquis, Princess, you are polite to your subordinates."
"Master Shangshu, there is no need to be polite." Ruan Mianmian smiled, "We meet again."
"Yes, what a coincidence."
"Unfortunately." Ruan Mianmian answered directly, "I came here specifically to see you?"
"Find me?"
"Didn't you ask me to take some time to find you at the Ministry of Works?" Ruan Mianmian looked at the door of the Ministry of Works expectantly, "You also said there are a lot of interesting things here."
Ruan Geng raised his brows. It was clear that Little Nipples Dumpling came here because of Minister Lin's affairs, but he was beating around the bush and didn't tell her directly. He also didn't try to make trouble to see what kind of tricks she was going to play.
"Oh, yes, yes." Cai Yigong recalled that day when he went to Ding'an Marquis' Mansion, "Old Marquis, princess, please come in."
One is a long-lasting celebrity in front of the emperor, and the other is a popular figure in the capital recently. Cai Yigong bowed and led the way without any hesitation.
With Lord Shangshu leading him, Ruan Mianmian naturally entered the gate of the Ministry of Industry with ease.
After stepping into the threshold of the Ministry of Industry, the little girl didn't forget to glance at Ruan Geng, her little face was filled with dismay. Jiu'er couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering when she saw the deflated expression of the old Marquis, and then went in at the end.
After some pleasantries, Ruan Mianmian couldn't sit still and asked Cai Yigong and his grandson to look around.
Ruan Mianmian's eyes lit up when he came to the model room. This is a world of models. Small models form a world of their own, and the largest number of them are architectural models.
When the Ministry of Industry supervises the construction of a place, it must first produce samples, which are these exquisite architectural models in front of you.
The models are all made by top carpenters and are lifelike. Even the surrounding terrain is included and the places where water flows through are marked, making it seem like you are actually there.
Ruan Geng seemed to understand what Ruan Mianmian was planning.
After wandering around for a while, Ruan Mianmian asked: "Master Cai, have these been completed?"
"Most of it is finished."
"Which ones are unfinished?" Ruan Mianmian asked curiously.
Cai Shangshu pointed at a few places: "This, that, and the garden over there."
Ruan Mianmian walked over and looked at it: "It seems that this garden is quite large."
"That's natural. This is the Summer Palace specially built by the Emperor for the Queen Mother."
"Well, is it almost finished? I'm really looking forward to seeing the real garden." Ruan Mianmian said excitedly.
"Hey——!" Cai Yigong frowned, "I am working day and night, and the emperor said that it must be completed before the Queen Mother's birthday."
Ruan Geng, who had been silent until now, finally intervened: "Shang Shu Cai, but the construction schedule is too tight?"
"Yes, and no." Cai Yigong looked embarrassed.
Ruan Mianmian asked with a smile: "What kind of problem did Cai Shangshu encounter? Tell me, maybe I can help."
"Thank you, Princess, but building a garden is not as good as playing with those gadgets."
"It doesn't hurt to come and listen." Old Marquis helped Xiao Naituanzi talk.
Although Ruan Geng still doesn't understand why Ruan Mianmian didn't say that he came specifically to this garden after receiving the holy edict, he trusts Xiao Nai Tuanzi and will definitely have her reasons no matter what he does.
Since the Marquis of Ding'an had spoken, and the construction of the garden was not a secret, Cai Yigong simply talked about the difficulties encountered in a concise and comprehensive manner.
After hearing this, Ruan Mianmian pointed to the southeast corner of the model: "Is this where you are talking about?"
"Can the princess really understand?" Cai Yigong was very surprised.
Ruan Mianmian lowered his head and took a closer look at the southeast corner: "The design is unreasonable. Since water is to be diverted, it must flow from high to low."
Cai Yigong was even more surprised: "The princess is smart, I never thought you could even understand these things." This chapter has been completed!