In the small cell, only an oil lamp in the corner glowed dimly.
Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai calmly sat down on the high chairs brought by the two guards, and the bamboo served the tea beside them. The fragrance of the tea filled the air, dispelling the mild musty smell in the dungeon, as if they were not in a dark place It is not like a dungeon, but like a tea room.
After the initial ecstasy, Bai Muxiao became more and more nervous, and her heartbeat echoed in her ears like a drum. She knew that she had to seize this opportunity before she could leave this ghostly place.
Thinking about it, Bai Muxiao couldn't help clenching her fists, stepped forward, and said eagerly: "Xiao Shizi, whatever you and Lord Hou want to know, I can tell you!"
"Oh?" Xiao Yi frowned, with a half-smile, as if to say, what can you tell me
Bai Muxiao thought quickly, Xiao Yi asked his subordinates to tie her from the capital all the way to the southern border, she must have a plan, she thought it was because Nangong Yue had an old grudge with her, and wanted to humiliate herself face to face, so It was only then that the queen mother gave herself to the Zhennan Palace.
But at this moment she knew that she was wrong. Since Xiao Yi came here with official words, it meant that this matter had nothing to do with Nangong Yue. Could it be because of Xi Ye
Thinking of Han Lingfu's troubles for the Southern Border Army when Xiye attacked Xijiang two years ago, Bai Muxiao thought it was the truth, and almost fawned on how Han Lingfu instigated the former emperor to deal with the Zhennan Palace, and how he had been with General Xiye. Ta Hai has already said everything about the cooperation.
Hearing this, Xiao Yi showed an expression of impatience. He was not interested in listening to these messy things in the capital at all, and he didn't come here for this.
"Enough!" Xiao Yi directly interrupted Bai Muxiao, "I'm not interested in these things, I just want to know where the design drawings of the Liannu presented by Han Lingfu came from!"
Bai Muxiao didn't expect Xiao Yi to bring up Liannu at all, so she couldn't help being startled, with a look of surprise on her face.
Back then, in order for Han Lingfu to show his face in front of the late emperor, she gave Han Lingfu the drawing of the Liannu. However, Han Lingfu was incompetent, and the Liannu he made was unusable. After that, she also forgot about it until Xiao Today Yi actually brought up the old story again.
Bai Muxiao lowered her eyes halfway, and suddenly figured it out.
I see!
It turned out that Xiao Yi took a lot of trouble to bring her to southern Xinjiang for the blueprint of the Liannu.
That's right, the Liannu she provided is a weapon beyond this era. Han Lingfu is short-sighted, but he has the insight to recognize heroes!
Different from Han Lingfu, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai are both current heroes who laugh at the world proudly!
Bai Muxiao couldn't help but her heart beat faster, and a smoldering flame of hope appeared in her once hopeless heart.
She looked up at the two of them, nodded and said: "The Liannu was designed by me!" She spoke quickly, her eyes flickering in the dim light of the oil lamp.
She is lying! Xiao Yi could see the guilty conscience in her eyes at a glance, and exchanged glances with Guan Yubai beside him, both of them knew it well.
The corners of Xiao Yi's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a touch of sarcasm, and he thought to himself: This woman Bai Muxiao really likes to pretend to be smart!
If it weren't for the official saying that Bai Qiuxian was so thirsty and wanted to find the real designer of the Liannu for Dai Yue to use, Xiao Yi would not bother with Bai Muxiao at all. For Xiao Yi, it doesn't matter who designed the Liannu, as long as he and Xiaobai join hands, no one can stand in their way!
Guan Yubai closed the tea cover, put down the teacup in his hand, and suddenly said: "Miss Bai, the crossbow you designed can fire twelve arrows in a row, with a range of 800 steps. Its exquisiteness can be said to be rare in the world. I am very impressed by his unique insights and ingenious ideas on spring weapons."
Bai Muxiao straightened her back confidently, her eyes were shining brightly, she smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty deserves the prize."
Guan Yubai slowly said again: "Recently, I'm researching a kind of sleeve arrow, but I encountered some obstacles on the spring, and I can't figure it out. I'd like to ask Miss Bai to give some advice." After making a gesture, Xiao Si took out a roll of parchment from his sleeve.
Hidden arrows? ! Bai Muxiao's complexion changed slightly, and her heart skipped a beat. To her, Xiujian is just a name that appears in the storybook, and she doesn't know anything about it.
But the art of the machine spring leads to the same goal by different routes, she can't say that she doesn't understand the sleeve arrow
She had to find a way to make a difference!
Bai Muxiao's thoughts turned quickly, her eyes became firm, and she said with a smile: "Master Hou, the art of mechanical springs is just a small way." She stroked her sleeves and talked eloquently, "The root is the way. Xiao Shizi, Lord Hou, as long as you two agree to let me live, I am willing to offer a kind of iron smelting technique, which can improve the shortcomings of iron objects such as hardness and brittleness, make iron objects lighter, harder, and have better toughness at the same time!"
Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai should be able to understand that with her iron smelting skills, Nanjiang will far surpass Dayu in forging weapons and other iron weapons. The combat power is far superior to other countries, even if Xiao Yi wants to send troops to the north in the future, it is very possible!
Thinking about it, Bai Muxiao's eyes shot out a sharp light, and his face was radiant.
Xiao Yi stroked his chin, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger, full of interest. He vaguely understood that Han Lingfu should have been fooled by this woman in the past.
Bai Muxiao looked at the two expectantly. She thought that Xiao Yi would ask her about iron smelting, but she saw the other party drinking his tea leisurely, as if she had never heard of it.
At the same time, Xiao Si had already walked up to Bai Muxiao, and opened the roll of parchment in his hand.
Guan Yubai said indifferently: "I also ask Miss Bai for advice."
Looking at the complicated and delicate structure of the sleeve arrows and the notes on the sheepskin drawing, Bai Muxiao stiffened all over, her cherry lips trembled slightly, and her mind was in confusion. She didn't know how to respond, and finally asked stiffly: "I don't know if Master Hou wants to improve?" Where? As far as I can see, there is nothing wrong with this blueprint."
"Ms. Bai, are you sure?" Guan Yubai's tone was light, but he pressed on every step of the way.
Could it be that there is something wrong with this drawing? Bai Muxiao's pupils shrank slightly, and her heart suddenly rose.
Suddenly, she understood that Guan Yubai's so-called asking for advice was just an excuse, and the real purpose of the other party was to see if she had real talents.
The official language is that Bai uses soldiers like a god, has both civil and military skills, is not only extremely intelligent, but also as careful as a hair, like Zhuge reincarnated, he is not someone who can be easily fooled by himself! Not to mention, he still came prepared.
Silence permeated the cell, everyone didn't speak, just looked at Bai Muxiao quietly, the temperature around seemed to drop a lot in just a few breaths, Bai Muxiao only felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart rise.
After a while, Bai Muxiao bit her lower lip, and finally said: "Since Lord Hou has already guessed it, then I will not hide it anymore, the Liannu was not designed by me."
This answer was already expected by Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai, both of them were calm and breezy.
"May I ask where Miss Bai got it from?" Guan Yubai continued to ask.
Bai Muxiao's eyes trembled slightly, and she said vaguely: "I accidentally found a book from overseas in a bookstore. I got it from the book. Also, the iron smelting technique I just mentioned."
Unfortunately, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai were no longer interested in listening, and stood up directly. They all saw the vacillation in Bai Muxiao's eyes, and knew that she was just trying to fool her.
Guan Yubai still had a faint smile on his lips, and said, "Since Miss Bai got it by accident, then she must know a little bit, Yi, let's go."
After finishing speaking, the two walked out of the cell one after the other, without any regrets.
Bai Muxiao's face turned pale immediately, and she nervously tried to stop them: "Master Hou, just listen to me."
She thought she could impress them with her iron smelting skills, gain a firm foothold in southern Xinjiang, and gain a new life!
She thought that with her astonishing talent, and because she knew what others didn't, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai would definitely appreciate her talent.
She also thought that since Xiao Yi could reuse both Han Huaijun and Fu Yunhe, he must employ eclectic people based on talents, so she should be used too!
She didn't expect them to react like this at all, and they just left.
"Xiao Shizi"
Bai Muxiao still wanted to go forward and call the two of them back, but was stopped by a guard.
The guard pushed Bai Muxiao impatiently with the scabbard.
She staggered back a few steps, and could only watch helplessly as Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai strode out of the cell.
Immediately afterwards, the guards moved away the top chairs and desks, and then with a "bang", the heavy cell door closed again, and Bai Muxiao was left alone in the cell, shrouded in desperate loneliness and darkness.
As for Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai, they have already walked out of the dungeon. Behind the two of them, the dungeon door was slammed shut from the inside again, and everything in the courtyard returned to normal, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the wind and sun shining brightly.
The two walked forward leisurely, Xiao Yi's casual voice came from the wind: "Xiao Bai, what do you think?"
"She didn't tell the truth." Guan Yubai said with certainty.
"Oh?" Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at Guan Yubai.
"She said that she accidentally saw the drawing of Liannu from an overseas book. Assuming that the iron smelting technique she mentioned just now also comes from that book, it makes sense." Guan Yubai said unhurriedly Analyzing, "However, how to explain those poems with different styles but amazing?"
Will there be another ancient book that happens to record many unknown good poems and words? !
Xiao Yi's intuition also told him that Bai Muxiao was lying, so he said casually, "Then let her tell me!"
To Xiao Yi, Bai Muxiao was insignificant, she was just locked up and fed.
During the conversation, the two came to a fork near Dongyi Gate. Xiao Yi stopped, pointed to the right and said, "Xiaobai, my grandfather plans to leave for Heyu City today, and I'm going to see him off."
Guan Yubai responded, and said, "Ah Yi, greet the old man for me."
The two parted ways here, one went back to Qingyunwu, and the other went to the Qingshiban path on the right to Tingyu Pavilion.
Before entering the courtyard, Xiao Yi heard a familiar chatter and laughter coming from the other side of the wall. Obviously, Nangong Yue and Xiao Xiaoyu arrived one step earlier than him.
The corners of Xiao Yi's lips curled up slightly, and he quickened his pace and entered the courtyard. At a glance, he saw the two young and old talking at a stone table under a sycamore tree.
Old Master Fang was sitting in a wheelchair, holding a red swaddle in his arms, looking down at the cute little baby in the swaddle. He let Xiaotuanzi play with one of his fingers, smiling until his eyes narrowed.
Little Xiao Ye yawned lazily and closed his eyes. ..
Xiao Xiaoyu was standing next to Old Master Fang's wheelchair, and explained solemnly: "Great-grandfather, my brother sleeps most of the time every day, and my mother said that my brother is growing up." Obviously he is also growing up, not as sleepy as his brother many! Who made him an older brother, so I can only take care of this lazy younger brother!
Seeing Xiao Xiaoyu's appearance as a young adult, Mrs. Fang smiled even more heartily, and said, "Our brother Yu is really smart and knows a lot." Mrs. Fang said as he handed the baby to the baby beside him. mother.
Of course! Xiao Xiaoyu puffed out her chest triumphantly, then rubbed her head into the old man's arms, and said coquettishly, "Great-grandfather, you need to come back soon! My brother and I will miss you!"
Xiao Xiaoyu seemed afraid that the old man would not believe him, so he quickly added: "I really want it, I really want it!"
Nangong Yue sat on the side, smiling and watching Xiao Xiao Yu coaxing others, their brother Yu, his mouth seemed to be smeared with honey.
Mrs. Fang was already reluctant to let go, but when Xiao Yu said it, her feelings of parting surged up for a while, her eyes were slightly sore, and she hurriedly said: "Great-grandfather will miss our Brother Yu too!"
Old Master Fang lovingly stroked the little guy's furry head, his eyes were extremely gentle.
If it wasn't for something to do, Grandpa Fang didn't want to leave Bixiaotang. For him, Bixiaotang was already his home. His grandson and grandson-in-law couldn't be more filial, and his two great-grandchildren were lovely and caring.
However, this trip he had to go back.
In a few days, it will be the Fang family's annual ancestor worship. As the representative of the long house, he has to go back to the ancestral house no matter what!
Nangong Yue was about to say something when she saw a long purple figure walking into the courtyard out of the corner of her eye. She was immediately attracted and shouted with a smile, "Ah Yi!"
"Daddy!" Little Xiao Yu also saw Xiao Yi, ran over in a hurry, was embraced by his father as he wished, and then kissed his father's face with a "paw".
Xiao Xiaoyu really misses her father. Recently, Dad is always away!
When the little guy woke up, his mother said that his father had gone out, and then he didn't see his father back before he went to bed at night.
Old Master Fang also knew that Xiao Yi was very busy, so when Xiao Yi came to greet him yesterday, he asked Xiao Yi not to send him off today, since he was only going out for a few days anyway.
He will come back immediately after finishing his work, and he will also witness the establishment of the Yue Kingdom with his own eyes. This is the hard work of his grandson!
Thinking about it, Mrs. Fang's heart was agitated, watching this pair of very similar father and son approaching him.
"Grandfather," Xiao Yi said with a smile, "I arranged for a few guards to escort you back to Heyu City."
Recently, the establishment of the country has been complicated. Xiao Yi is so busy that he only has time to go back to the house to sleep, and Nangong Yue has just given birth. The old man went back.
Old Master Fang was not polite to Xiao Yi, he complied, and then said: "A Yi, it's getting late, I should set off."
Old Master Fang lingered at Xiao Yi's family of four, his eyes finally fell on Xiao Xiao Ye's sleeping face, his cloudy eyes were full of smiles.
This time, he went back to the Fang family's ancestral house in Heyu City not only to worship the ancestors, but also for another purpose, which was to take this opportunity to tell the Fang clan chief about his plan to adopt the young Xiao Ye to the long house.
Adoption rules are strict, and Mrs. Fang secretly planned to wait until Brother Ye turned one year old before formally proposing to the King of Zhennan, but before that, he must first get acquainted with the Fang clan.
Afterwards, Xiao Yi personally pushed Mrs. Fang's wheelchair to Dongyi Gate, carried him into the carriage, and then the family of four stood still, watching the carriage leave the house, and quickly disappeared on the road. the end of
Little Xiaoyu was a little depressed because of Mrs. Fang's departure, but after a while, a little black and white milk cat enthusiastically ran over to rub his calf, and the little guy smiled again.
"Go!"
The kitten is his new playmate, and he named it Go.
Now, apart from studying with her mother, Xiao Xiaoyu takes care of her younger brother and little Go every day, and her life is very busy and fulfilling
A few days later, the little guy was studying with his mother in the small study as usual. Suddenly, there was a rough sound of raising the curtain, and Huamei rushed in panting, ignoring the doubtful eyes of others, and said anxiously:
"Concubine Shizi, there has just been news from He Yucheng that Mrs. Fang is seriously ill!"
The surrounding air suddenly became cold.
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Weakly asked, is there a monthly pass? The ranking is not optimistic
The new article is still an old saying. It has been conceived for more than a year, and the beginning has been revised repeatedly for more than 2 months. I can't wait to upload it.
Concubine Menxie of Rebirth (Qing Moyanshui/text) has been restored and updated, and the girls who are still guarding the pit can go to check in~