Apart from encountering a few bandits along the way, nothing happened to Liang Wensheng and Wu Zhuo.
"There's still some wine here. We've been on the road for a day. Let's drink some!" Liang Wensheng took the initiative to give his wine to Wu Zhuo. After all, Wu Zhuo saved his life. He didn't say he was a stingy person, so he said Wu Zhuo no longer had such a big opinion.
"Thank you." Wu Zhuo's expressionless face softened a lot. He took it and didn't forget to say thank you.
The atmosphere between the two of them became more and more harmonious along the way, but the cold weather made them tremble all over.
Wu Zhuo estimated the distance and should be able to reach Panshui tomorrow morning.
In the palace----
Zheng Shuwen called Chen Yuan over.
"I see the Queen Mother." Chen Yuan saluted, but in his heart he was wondering what the Queen Mother was calling him.
The Queen Mother waved her hand.
Chen Yuan stood up straight: "I wonder what the Queen Mother called me to do?"
Calculation flashed in Zheng Shuwen's eyes: "Hua Qingxue colluded with the Liao army and sold weapons privately. I order you to capture Hua Qingxue and put her in prison now."
When Chen Yuan heard this, he paused and couldn't help but frown. He said to Zheng Shuwen with an expression of embarrassment: "But there is General Fu Tingye in Huaqingxue Courtyard. I will take the wife of the commander..."
When Zheng Shuwen heard this, she snorted coldly, with a hint of disdain in her eyes: "Fu Tingye has gone to the border a long time ago. Without Fu Tingye, can't you still win Hua Qingxue?"
Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat. The news of Fu Tingye's departure from Beijing was well hidden, and he did not hesitate to leave Hua Qingxue alone in Shengjing to confuse everyone's attention.
"I will definitely do my best to capture Si Bing's wife!" Chen Yuan bowed his hands.
"Anyone who obstructs him will be killed without mercy!" Zheng Shuwen looked gloomy. She would definitely get rid of Hua Qingxue this time.
Chen Yuan looked at Zheng Shuwen's gloomy eyes and withdrew without saying anything. The Queen Mother had always wanted to get rid of Hua Qingxue, but Fu Tingye had been unable to do so due to the heavy troops in her hands. He did not expect that the Queen Mother would actually be there this time. Fu Tingye attacked Hua Qingxue while he was away.
The news soon spread to all parts of Shengjing.
Hua Qingxue was still unaware and continued to study her new invention with Su Shaowen.
"Master, how do you do this? I can't understand the picture you drew." Su Shaowen took out Hua Qingxue's manuscript and pointed at the parts he couldn't understand.
"The glass we make now is not hard enough and is easily broken. This is tempered glass, which will strengthen the hardness of the glass. Even if you hit it with a hammer, it may not be able to break it. If it is hard enough, it can usually be explosion-proof." Hua Qingxue explained that she felt that for now, the production of glass is enough. The only shortcoming is that tempered glass has not yet been developed. Once tempered glass is successfully produced, paper windows will no longer be needed to satisfy people's needs. You can dream of snow scenery in the house.
"Can't it be smashed with a hammer?" Su Shaowen looked at the drawings in disbelief. The master would always give her something very novel.
"The main chemical elements of tempered glass are the same as those of your usual glass, but the only difference is that tempered glass is heated to about 700 degrees, the softening point of ordinary annealed glass, and then quickly and uniformly made from this basis. It was obtained after cooling." Hua Qingxue told Su Shaowen everything she knew.
Su Shaowen stood aside blankly. Hua Qingxue spoke too fast, and her brain couldn't function properly.
After Hua Qingxue said that, she saw Su Shaowen's blank look on his face. Hua Qingxue was a little confused.
When Su Shaowen came back to her senses, she met Hua Qingxue's eyes. Admiration for Hua Qingxue rose on her face. Then she took the pen and paper and scratched her head in embarrassment: "Master, what you just said Too fast, I..."
Hua Qingxue looked at her little blushing face and thought it was a little cute: "Then I'll say it again, please remember it."
Su Shaowen was working hard and looked at Hua Qingxue attentively.
Hua Qingxue thought for a while, then told her again, and then told her the proportions of each element in the tempered glass.
Su Shaowen was very talented. When making glass, she could make it herself as long as she told her the process. This made Hua Qingxue always value her.
"Okay, Master, I've written it all down." Su Shaowen said happily.
"I've told you the production process, you can do the rest yourself." Hua Qingxue patted her shoulder.
"I understand, Master." Su Shaowen smiled shyly.
"Madam, it's not good!" A person suddenly broke into the originally quiet laboratory.
Hua Qingxue and Su Shaowen both stopped, looked over at the sound, and saw Xi'er running in with a panic look on her face.
"Husband, Madam, something serious has happened!" Xi'er panted and ran to Hua Qingxue, accidentally knocking down several experimental equipment.
Xi'er no longer cared about this at all. She grabbed Hua Qingxue's sleeve and looked anxious.
"Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry, what's wrong?" Hua Qingxue looked at her panic, frowning, and patted her back to let her take a breath.
Xi'er adjusted her breathing and held Hua Qingxue's hand: "Madam, our courtyard is surrounded by the Royal Forest Army. They say that you colluded with the Liao Kingdom and sold firearms privately, and they want to arrest you!"
Bang!
After hearing this, Su Shaowen dropped the thing in his hand to the ground: "How is that possible? Someone must be slandering Master."
"But the Royal Forest Army is looking for Madam everywhere now. What should we do, Madam?" Xi'er was so anxious that she almost cried.
The general was not here either, so they couldn't find anyone to help them.
Hua Qingxue forced herself to calm down. She couldn't panic. She couldn't panic.
boom!
Just when Hua Qingxue was thinking of countermeasures, the door of the laboratory was kicked open.
"Madam, they are coming. Hide quickly and don't let them catch you!" Xi'er pushed Hua Qingxue, who was at a loss at this moment.
"Madam, long time no see." Chen Yuan walked in, still looking carefree.
Hua Qingxue looked over. She pursed her lips tightly and said nothing, but the clenched hands betrayed her mood at this time.
"I am following the order of the Queen Mother to capture Si Bing's wife. Madam, it's better not to resist pointlessly." Chen Yuan stood there and looked at Hua Qingxue.
"You can't arrest Madam. Madam is definitely not a traitor." Xi'er stood in front of Hua Qingxue.
"You can't take my master away. My master must have been wronged." Su Shaowen also stood up.
"Madam, you don't want to see the people around you being dragged down by you!" Chen Yuan looked at her with a trace of amusement in his eyes.
Hua Qingxue heard the meaning behind his words, and her face darkened: "Xi'er, Shaowen, get out of the way!"
"Madam, I can't let him take you away. Why should he take you away if you didn't do anything?"
Xi'er was a little anxious. The general was not here now, and they couldn't let them take his wife away. What kind of place was Tianlao? It was a place where people could eat people without spitting out their bones. There were almost no people coming out of it.
"Yes, Master, we can't let you be captured by them. You have made so many weapons for Daqi, you..." Su Shaowen was interrupted by Hua Qingxue before he could finish.
"Be obedient and get out of the way!" Hua Qingxue's tone was a little tough. At this moment, Chen Yuan actually saw a hint of Fu Tingye in her.
Although Hua Qingxue didn't know what was going on, but from what Chen Yuan said just now, she could tell that this matter was not trivial, and she couldn't let them be implicated in the slightest.
"Master!"
"lady!"
The two shouted in unison.
"I'll go with you." Hua Qingxue walked up to Chen Yuan.
"Madam is indeed a sensible person." Chen Yuan smiled and said to his men behind him, "Arrest Madam Si Bing."
The soldiers immediately captured Hua Qingxue.
When Hua Qingxue came out, the courtyard was full of people.
"Madam." Everyone was blocked from coming over by the imperial guards.
"I'm fine, Master Meng. I'll leave these children to you." Hua Qingxue ordered Meng Zhida. The children around him were so scared that they hid behind and did not dare to run out.
"Madam, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of these children." Meng Zhida had a worried look on his face. This sudden news scared them all and threw away all their work.
"Master Lu, during these days when I am away, the School of Science will be left to you." Hua Qingxue looked at Lu Zhengqing with a solemn expression.
"I understand, madam." Lu Zhengqing wanted to come over, but was blocked by soldiers. There was a trace of anxiety on his face. What should he do if something happens to his wife if the general is not here
"Put Si Bing's wife on the prison cart and return to the palace!" Chen Yuan said to the people behind him and walked out.
"Hurry up and leave!" The people behind him pushed Hua Qingxue expressionlessly, causing Hua Qingxue to stumble and almost fall down.
"Madam!" Everyone exclaimed, and they and the Imperial Forest Army pushed and pushed, trying to step forward to help Hua Qingxue.
Hua Qingxue smiled at them: "I'm fine."
The soldiers pressed Hua Qingxue onto the prison car. Hua Qingxue felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't expect that she would be on the prison car.
The people around him kept talking.
"How could Si Bing's wife become a traitor?"
"I really know people but not their hearts. I didn't expect Mrs. Si Bing to do such a thing."
Some people are surprised, some are angry...
"I don't think Mrs. Si Bing is like that." Someone stood in the crowd with a frown.
"It's not true if you say it's not true. Didn't you see that the notice was posted?" Someone pointed at the posted notice.
"No wonder the Prince of Liao took a hot air balloon made by Si Bing's wife last time. It turned out that Si Bing's wife really sold it to them!" Some people stared at Hua Qingxue angrily.
In an instant, Shengjing's comments about Hua Qingxue became louder and louder. They were all insults, but part of them chose to believe in Hua Qingxue and firmly believed that Hua Qingxue was not that kind of person.
Hua Qingxue sat in the prison car, unable to express her emotions. Everything was beyond her expectation. She didn't even know where this unfounded charge came from.