The issue with the craftsmen remains unresolved, and as noon approached, Wang Wen heard Wu Xueqin's designs on flood disaster prevention and was filled with many questions, as he needed to find a way to record these ideas, organize them, and present them to the Holy Emperor. Thus, he found a place to have lunch with Wu Xueqin, asking her quietly about the areas he couldn't understand.
Each time he heard Wu Xueqin explain the principles, his admiration for the woman before him grew severalfold. Although he knew the Holy Emperor granted Wu Xueqin the title of Lady, he hadn't thought much of it before. But now, after getting to know her, he realized the extent of Wu Xueqin's talent.
He felt pity for Wu Xueqin, thinking that if she hadn't been born as a concubine's daughter, with such talents, how could the Wu Mansion have abandoned her?
Wu Xueqin noticed the sympathy in his eyes and, after thinking it over, couldn't help but laugh. Her sudden laughter bewildered Wang Wen.
