Yingluo and Prince Zheng returned from Puyang, and they should go to the palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. After all, Prince Zheng is the stepson of the Queen Mother.
That day, the Queen Mother did not get any benefits in the Linde Palace and she was unhappy. Si Wushang was afraid that Yingluo would go to the Queen Mother alone and embarrass Yingluo, so he accompanied her into the palace.
Lin Manxue is indispensable in the Queen Mother's palace. Lin Manxue has reached the age of leaving the cabinet. The Queen Mother recently asked her to choose a husband among the princes and nobles in the court. She was so arrogant that she could not find any of them.
, I have not let go of my thoughts about Prince Zheng.
Since Murong Jinxin reconciled with the emperor, she stayed with the emperor most of the time, and it was inevitable to wake up every day at dawn and dusk.
On these two days, she stopped at the Queen Mother's house. She was waiting for Yingluo. She and the emperor seemed to be in love, but the emperor was ill and moody. Yu'er always lived in the East Palace, and there was no one in the deep palace who could speak to her.
Unconsciously, it was already three days, and Murong Jinxin concluded that Princess Zheng would definitely come today.
As time passed, King Zheng and Princess Zheng came to Fengqi Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. Queen Mother Tu was sitting on the phoenix couch with all the grace of the Queen Mother. She saw the two of them out of the corner of her eye and said, "Get up, everyone!"
The two of them stood up one after another, and Si Wushang said: "Mother, I wanted to come earlier to pay my respects to my mother, but some things have delayed me."
Queen Murong Jinxin helped: "Yes, Queen Mother! The Emperor has granted marriage to Yang Guard. Princess Zheng has been preparing for the wedding banquet these days."
Lin Manxue on the side could no longer hold back, and said in a strange tone: "Princess Zheng is really a noble lady and busy with many things. How can the Queen Mother care about the large number of people." It seemed like she was begging for mercy, but she was trying to sow discord.
The Queen Mother's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as if she was thinking, and she said to Nanny Yang beside her: "Guard Yang! But that child who can't be called?"
Nanny Yang lowered her eyes and nodded: "Yes! That child is the distant nephew of the old slave. He has no father or mother since he was a child. He was sent to the capital that year, and the Queen Mother promised to stay with King Zheng as a guard."
"Time flies so fast! The child is going to get married and have children. The emperor has given me the marriage, and he is a relative of Grandma Yang. The Ai family will also prepare a gift to send over on the wedding day."
After hearing this, Yingluo stood up and thanked her, saying, "Thank you very much, Queen Mother, for showing your love to the newlyweds."
Lin Manxue has never given up on Prince Zheng. It is really difficult to seize the opportunity, so there is no shortage of opportunities. "The Queen Mother, why not let Manxue deliver the gifts to the palace for the Queen Mother. Manxue likes the excitement, so for
The Queen Mother congratulates the newlyweds."
The Queen Mother knew very well that Lin Manxue was in love with Prince Zheng and had not given up her love. She did not like any man in the capital. It was to help the Lin family that she recognized her as her goddaughter.
She is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If she really marries into Prince Zheng's palace, she will definitely stir up trouble. As she gets older and lives longer, she has less and less fun. Her son is terminally ill, and he will not let Prince Zheng have it.
Live a peaceful life.
"So good!"
Yingluo looked solemn. This Lin Manxue was obviously coming with bad intentions. What on earth did the Queen Mother and Lin Manxue want to do?
The couple left after a while. King Zheng still had very important things to deal with, so he left the palace first.
Murong Jinxin invited Yingluo to pick up Yu'er, chatting while walking.
Murong Jinxin said: "I have received my sister's gift."
Yingluo heard that her tone was calm and no longer as arrogant as before. It seemed that she had seen through a lot of the emperor's affairs.
Smiled and said: "I got it."
Murong Jinxin's face showed a rare look of shame, and she stretched out her hand to sign Yingluo's hand, "I'm sorry for treating you like that."
"What did my sister say? We are sisters, connected by blood, and nothing can change it."
"Ha! It's a pity that I understood it too late. Maybe we can become very good sisters. Now we are trapped in this deep palace, and there is no one who can tell the truth."
The emperor is about to reach the end of his life, and his sister is young. In this deep palace, I suddenly feel that she is very pitiful.
"Sister and Yu'er!"
The Queen Mother had already begun to distance herself from mother and son. In order to beware of the fact that walls have ears, it was inconvenient to mention things about Yu'er, "Yes! Yu'er's child's studies are very good. The emperor always praises him!"
When Yingluo saw her mentioning the child, her face was filled with maternal love, "Yu'er, that child will definitely be a wise king in the future."
"Sister, although Lin Manxue is the Queen Mother's goddaughter, she is definitely not of true royal blood."
Murong Yingluo realized in her heart that the queen was reminding her to be wary of Lin Manxue, "Yes, Yingluo understands."
Murong Jinxin has talked so much with Yingluo, but there is still one thing that she needs to solemnly say thank you to for calling her here today.
Murong Jinxin stopped walking, bowed slightly and bowed his head to salute her. Yingluo didn't understand how the two of them had such a good conversation. How could she give such a big salute to her as a queen?
"My sister is a queen, so I can't do this."
"No, I am here to thank you as a daughter. I want to thank my sister and Prince Zheng for finding his son for his father and for finding hope for his mother."
Yingluo's eyes filled with moisture, she took Murong Jinxin's hand, and the two sisters embraced each other.
"Auntie said that we are sisters connected by blood. From now on, we must work together to find a way to protect the Murong family."
Yingluo accompanied the queen and Zhen'er to have lunch in the palace before returning home. She originally wanted to meet Zhen'er's family, but when she came to the other courtyard, she saw Bupo and Zhen'er's family of four enjoying each other happily. It was inconvenient to disturb her, so she quietly
returned to the room.
It is not that easy to prepare a wedding. Sitting alone at the table and writing the invitations by yourself. When the Prince Zheng's palace holds a wedding banquet, he will naturally invite his master, General Wu Yang, but I still remember that I promised to toast and drink with him.
Yingluo looked for pen and ink, and saw a simple drawing under the inkstone. It was a weapon design drawing drawn by King Zheng. It was a giant crossbow...
At the zenith of the moon, King Zheng returned to the palace from the weapons prison. He originally planned to spend the night in the weapons prison, but he was worried that Yingluo would not be able to wait until he got there.
Sure enough, the candlelight in the room was actually on. Yingluo sat by the desk and read the classics, "Why don't you go to bed so late?"
Yingluo grew up in the military camp since she was a child, and has always studied weapons and equipment, knowing that these are secrets for soldiers.
"Your Majesty, Yingluo is not peeping, she just accidentally saw the weapon diagram drawn by the prince. Although the crossbow is powerful, it is not as powerful as the black gun."
"The formula of black gunpowder is in the hands of the government. Those minerals are very scarce. It is not practical to deploy a large amount of black gunpowder for war. It is better to choose more practical attack weapons."
"Yingluo remembers that there were soldiers in the military camp and her mother was suffering from a strange disease. The quacks said that black people could cure the disease.
So he stole the black gunpowder out, put it in a clay pot and hid it, waiting to be taken out when he left the camp.
But I didn't want to be taken into the gangtou camp by mistake. There was a fire and the kitchen was almost razed to the ground, and everyone inside was killed."
Si Wushang frowned. Murong Xuan did not report this matter to the imperial court. As a soldier, with his sensitive insight, it was impossible not to pay attention to the power of the clay pot. Could it be that Murong Xuan secretly made weapons?
"Luo'er, you must have read some military classics since you were in the military camp since you were a child. Do you have any ideas or suggestions of your own?"
"Yingluo has indeed read some classics, all of which are about land warfare. However, there is a record in an unofficial history that someone suddenly had the idea of using cow urine to add **, and tried to light a fuse until the cow urine floated to a certain location.
ignite.
Black weapons have not yet been widely used in the military. Ambitious people throughout the ages have not stopped researching black guns. It is inevitable that there will be disadvantages.
The method Yingluo mentioned is only suitable for short-range ambush at night, but it might as well give it a try.