Xu Shichu had no choice but to ask Zhixia to pour a glass for Luo Changqing as well.
Luo Changqing took a sip of the so-called milk tea. The elegant tea flavor mixed with the mellow milk was smooth in the mouth and had a different flavor than tea.
Xu Shichu picked up a delicate little silver spoon, took out a small pearl and put it into her mouth. It was springy and smooth... Every time at this time, she would regret that there were no straws in this era. How much fun it would be to suck the pearls out of the milk tea without a straw.
Xu Shichu's thoughts wandered for a while, and when he saw the small and exquisite silver spoon with carvings in his hand, he felt that it was okay without a straw. The sale of this small silver spoon was enough to buy thousands of straws. The luxurious life of being the prime minister's wife was really addictive.
Thinking of this, Xu Shichu secretly looked at Luo Changqing with gratitude. This was all thanks to the master who chose the original owner as a tool, so she diligently asked Zhixia to pour another glass for Luo Changqing.
After Luo Changqing tried this new thing, he said to Xu Shichu: "During the banquet tonight, please help me observe the behavior of several wives of officials: the wife of Xu Qi, the president of the Hanlin Academy, the wife of Zhou Lan, the governor of Jingzhao, the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo..."
He named several wives of high-ranking officials and nobles in one breath. Xu Shichu stopped him with a headache: "You mentioned so many, how can I remember them clearly? I know their identities, but I haven't matched their appearance with their names. You think too highly of me."
"Mammy Zhang will remind you." Luo Changqing said. Mammy Zhang was the mammy who came out of the palace to teach Xu Shichu rules and etiquette.
"Okay then, but why do you want me to pay attention to the behavior of these women? Could it be you? Tsk tsk tsk..." Xu Shichu looked at Luo Changqing in pretended surprise.
When Luo Changqing heard what Xu Shichu said, his face suddenly darkened. He glared at Xu Shichu and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about?! I want you to see what their tempers and personalities are like, and whether they are suitable to be mothers-in-law. After all, they have a good son!"
Xu Shichu then nodded with sudden enlightenment: "So that's how it is! Who told you not to explain it more clearly? I thought you had bad intentions towards them."
"Shut up!" Luo Changqing glanced at Xu Shichu with his sharp eyes, warning her not to talk nonsense.
Xu Shichu was not afraid of him, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that I didn't need to take care of your daughter's affairs? Why do you need me now? Aren't you afraid that I might do something bad?"
Luo Changqing glanced at her and said calmly: "I thought you were from Chongming, and you know who allowed you to live in peace."
"It's you, it's you, okay? Let me make it clear first, I will tell you the facts that I have observed truthfully, but you also know that I am just an ordinary person. My views will be involuntarily influenced by my personal concepts and morals, and may not be objective enough. So if there is any mistake, you can't blame me! Don't say I didn't warn you!" Xu Shichu said solemnly. She didn't really want to be involved in Luo Yaqing's marriage, which was a thankless task.
Luo Changqing said: "I just asked you to observe as a reference for me, not to make a decision. I will not decide my daughter's lifelong affairs based on your one-sided words. You don't need to worry so much."
"Then I feel relieved." Xu Shichu patted his chest.
After drinking milk tea and eating snacks, according to Xu Shichu's usual habit of riding in a carriage, she should have lay down by now. But now she was wearing a grand and luxurious palace dress, which could not be wrinkled at all. She didn't dare to sit for too long. After a while, she had to get up and smooth out the wrinkles. Of course, it was impossible for her to lie down.
She had no choice but to lift the car curtain and look out of boredom. But it was already dusk, and there were fewer and fewer people on the street, and there was nothing lively to see. Xu Shichu raised her pretty face and looked around, with her white and soft little hand unconsciously grasping the curtain of the small window.
Luo Changqing's eyes were involuntarily attracted to that white jade-like hand. The slender and shiny fingers were stirring around, which was so cute.
Until Xu Shichu turned around and asked him: "Are the people in the palace easy to get along with? Ah, I really asked a stupid question! How can people who are high and mighty be easy to get along with..." She became annoyed again as she spoke to herself, let go of the curtain with her hand, raised it up and gently patted her forehead.
Luo Changqing seemed to be awakened, and shifted his gaze uncomfortably, and resumed his usual elegant and noble demeanor, saying: "As long as you behave yourself, be careful in what you say and do, and don't do anything out of line, no one can do anything to you."
"Of course I won't do anything out of line. I value my life the most! You are the prime minister, so with your help, can I also show off in front of those dignitaries and nobles?" Once Xu Shichu no longer had any worries, he asked with a big smile.
Luo Changqing glanced at her: "Are you trying to bully others again?"
"No?" Xu Shichu asked back.
"Okay, but you have to be sensible." Luo Changqing said. He was indeed very tolerant. As long as it did not involve his two daughters and his bottom line, everything else would be up to Xu Shichu. What he said at the beginning was still valid.
Luo Changqing felt the carriage slowly moving forward, and suddenly realized that the feeling of riding in this carriage was somewhat different from when he usually entered the palace.
He closed his eyes and felt it for a while, then suddenly opened them and asked Xu Shichu: "Your carriage seems to be very strong in shock resistance."
Xu Shichu paused, surprised at his sharpness, but said calmly: "I just modified the wheel."
"How to transform?" Luo Changqing asked, staring at her closely.
"Although the wheels of my carriage are also made of wood, they are wrapped with a thick layer of wood gum. After the gum solidifies and takes shape, it becomes elastic and can reduce the vibration when the carriage is running." Xu Shichu was talking about rubber.
The rubber tree's native place is not here. Xu Shichu got the rubber from the rubber tree in her own companion space. When she first came to this world, she was very skinny. Every time she rode in a carriage, her bones ached all over and she was miserable. So she quietly used the rubber tree juice produced in her own space to make rubber wheels.
The shock-proof methods for ancient horse-drawn carriages relied on paving the road, placing soft cloth pads, and slowing down the speed. However, no matter how flat the road was, how soft the cloth pads were, or how slow the speed was, the carriage would still be bumpy and uncomfortable.
Therefore, the smoothness and comfort of Xu Shichu's carriage was immediately distinguished from the carriage that Luo Changqing usually rode.
"What tree's gum is it?" Luo Changqing asked again. He was surprised that Xu Shichu could actually think of using tree sap to make wheels.
Xu Shichu said calmly, "The sap of a tree called rubber tree grows in foreign countries. I got it from a foreign merchant by chance. I tried to use it out of my imagination, and I didn't expect to get an unexpected surprise in the transformation of the wheel."