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Nanjing, Daqin Palace. The first snow since the beginning of winter has covered the magnificent palace with a layer of silver.
In Kunning Palace, Yang Zhi read Qin Mu's private letter and couldn't help crying. Momo and Ruoruo asked anxiously, "Madam, what's going on? What did His Majesty say in the letter?"
"My Lady, did His Majesty mention the Crown Prince's move to another palace?"
"Yes, yes, His Majesty is... so nice." Yang Zhi had tears in her eyes and was very excited.
She had been extremely worried during this period, fearing that Qin Mu would blame her father and even implicate Qin Ye. She had lost her appetite and lost a lot of weight.
"Ah, that's good, Madam, now you can rest assured."
"I told you, Your Majesty and the Empress are so loving. This incident is all the fault of that imperial official. It has nothing to do with the father-in-law of the emperor. Your Majesty is very observant and will definitely not blame the father-in-law or the Empress wrongly." Although Ruoruo said this, she and her sister had actually been worried a lot these days.
Yang Zhi reminded again: "You two can't relax yet, continue to take good care of Jing'er to avoid any complications."
"Don't worry, madam. We know the seriousness of this matter."
At this time, a burst of laughter was heard outside the hall, and Yun Qiaoer walked into the hall holding Qin Ye's hand.
"Long live the Queen." Yun Qiao'er smiled sweetly and bowed.
"Qiao'er, how many times have I told you to call me sister? Hurry up, hurry up."
"Well, sister looks good today, there must be some good news, right?"
"You little devil, you clearly guessed it, and you even came to ask your sister on purpose. I won't tell you."
"whee... ... "
Qin Ye stepped forward and bowed to Yang Zhi respectfully, saying, "Mother, I am here to pay my respects."
Qin Mu prefers to be like in the Song Dynasty, where the royal family was more civilian-like, so Qin Ye usually doesn't call Yang Zhi "queen mother", but calls her mother like ordinary people.
Yang Zhi pulled him over to her. While helping him take off his thick fur coat, she asked, "Ye'er, what did the teacher teach you today? Did you remember everything?"
When Yang Zhi saw that her son's hands were still covered with snow, she knew that Qiao'er must have taken him to play snowballs again, so she asked the maid to bring hot water for her son to wash his hands. Yun Qiao'er found out that she was exposed again, and couldn't help but secretly stick out her tongue.
Yang Zhi actually felt sorry for her son, who was only four years old, but according to his father's requirements, he had to learn not only literature but also martial arts. It was very hard, and he had little time to play on weekdays. He probably only had the opportunity to play when he was with Qiao'er. Thinking of this, Yang Zhi didn't say anything else.
"Mother, the teacher is teaching the multiplication formula today. Do you want to listen? Recite it to me, child."
"Okay. Recite it for mother to hear."
"One plus one equals one, one plus two equals two..." Qin Ye immediately put his hands behind his back, straightened his chest, and recited aloud.
After he finished reciting, Qiao'er couldn't help but complain, "Sister. Ye'er has been studying this or practicing that all day long. School is just over and you're asking him to recite all this again. Aren't you afraid that Ye'er will be exhausted?"
Usually Qin Ye liked to follow Qiao'er the most. The reason was naturally that he was the most spoiled by her and there was always something fun to do with her.
Yang Zhi sighed, "Qiao'er, do you think I don't feel bad for you? But Ye'er is the crown prince, he is destined not to play like ordinary children. You, don't always spoil him in the future, be careful not to spoil him."
Yun Qiaoer laughed and said, "No, playing around a little bit will make people smarter."
Yang Zhi couldn't help but said angrily, "You are the only one who talks too much. Who told you this?"
"Sister, guess."
"I don't even bother to guess, you'll just use His Majesty as an excuse."
"whee... ... ... "
The maid brought hot water, Yang Zhi hugged her son, carefully washed his hands, and then dried them with a handkerchief. The loving expression she showed naturally made Yun Qiao'er look a little crazy. She suddenly missed Qin Mu very much. In this world, except for her deceased mother, he was the only one who loved her like this.
"Sister, did His Majesty say in the letter whether he would return to Nanjing this year?"
"Your Majesty didn't mention it, but I guess Your Majesty will spend the New Year in Xijing."
Hearing that Qin Mu would not return to Nanjing for the New Year, Yun Qiaoer felt a little disappointed and quickly changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, sister, I heard that someone is going to build a ten-story building in Sanshanmen, all made of reinforced concrete, and will use large pieces of glass as windows in the future. Have you heard about it, sister?"
"Really? What new things have you heard?"
"There are many more. If you want to hear them, I will tell you." Qiao'er was the most unrestrained person in the palace. She was always the first to know about new things outside. "Sister, I also heard that someone invented a two-wheeled vehicle that doesn't need to be pulled by donkeys or horses. You can ride it and it will run by itself."
"Is there such a thing?" Now Yang Zhi was also curious.
"Of course there is. I wouldn't say anything false. Also, someone invented a ball and a steam pump. When you pump steam into the ball, the ball will bounce very high. I was just thinking of buying one for Ye'er to play with.
By the way, I also heard that someone invented something, which is to apply a layer of something like platinum paper on a horn. During the day, the horn can reflect the sunlight to form a beam of light. People sitting in the beam of light feel warm. At night, when it is covered on a lamp, the light can be turned into a bright beam of light. The direction can be changed at will and it can shine to far away places. I heard that when the navy people knew about it, they went to purchase a lot of it.
Also, someone invented a water pump. With this pump, you don't need to use buckets to draw water. You just need to gently shake the pump to draw water."
Yang Zhi couldn't help laughing and said, "You like to ask about these strange things all day long. Tell me everything else."
"Sister, how can this be called something strange? His Majesty said that this is a scientific invention."
"Okay, okay. Call it a scientific invention."
"Sister, I also heard that some people cut oak trees from Southeast Asia to extract sap, then filter it to remove impurities, adjust the color, and add some acid to solidify the sap, then dry it and make various items... I heard that after it is made into things like pen holders, it looks almost like jade. Oh, that's all I know. Anyway, there are merchants who take things made from sap back to sell, and they are in short supply.
And there is also a man named Bai who keeps saying that he wants to design a bridge on the Yangtze River, a reinforced concrete bridge. People laugh at him and call him crazy. Everyone calls him Bai Dianfeng, hehe...
In fact, there are even crazier people than Vitiligo. I heard that the director of the Western Observatory of the Imperial Observatory ran to Xijing and asked Your Majesty to support him in measuring the earth. Hehe, each one is crazier than the other, but I think Your Majesty must like these crazy people very much. "
"Qiao'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Be careful, sister will hit you."
"Oh, sister, I didn't say His Majesty is crazy, why are you so anxious? Anyway, I know that His Majesty likes crazy people like this."
Yang Zhi couldn't help but chuckle and said, "No wonder, Qiao'er, you're always going crazy. If you look closely, there's no one crazier than you."
"Oh, sister, how can I be crazy? Oh, I just heard today that there is a man in Suzhou who made a dog out of wood. If someone comes, it will run out and bark. People who don't know it would think it is a real dog. This is so funny. Tomorrow..."
Yun Qiaoer said, and quickly shut up. Yang Zhi coughed and asked, "How about tomorrow? Are you going to send someone to Suzhou to buy one?"
When Qin Ye heard this, his eyes lit up. He looked at Qiao'er dryly and swallowed his saliva unconsciously.
Yun Qiao'er was so happy when she saw it that she laughed out loud. She squatted down, pinched Qin Ye's cheeks, and teased him, "Ye'er, I want to buy one for you to play with, but you've seen your mother's attitude, so I can't do anything about it."
Qin Ye looked at his mother pitifully, but did not dare to beg. He just blinked his eyes gently.
Yang Zhi couldn't help but point a finger at Yun Qiao'er's forehead and said angrily, "You little girl, look how you make Ye'er tick. Ye'er, be good, you can't play with these things for too long. As the saying goes, playing with things will ruin one's ambition. Your father has high hopes for you, so you can't let him down. If he comes back to test you on your homework and you can't answer it, your father will definitely be angry, understand?"
"Mother, I know I was wrong."
Yang Zhi couldn't help but give Yun Qiao'er another finger. Yun Qiao'er giggled and said, "Sister, I know more fun things."
"Humph, stop talking."
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