It's finally New Year's Eve, and Xue Xinyi, a little bean, seems to like this cheerful atmosphere very much, running around on the ground like glutinous rice dumplings that have become glutinous rice dumplings.
Xue Hong doesn't have to worry about Xue Xinyi hurting herself. Just kidding, Xue Xinyi is a five-year-old Huang Ting, there are very few things in this world that can hurt her.
"Brother Hong."
Baochai walked lightly from the house, and slowly walked out with Xiangling's support.
Upon seeing this, Xue Hong immediately went to help: "Baochai, why don't you take a rest for a while. How do you feel?"
When Baochai saw Xue Hong, her face instantly turned cloudy, and she shook her head gently. There was nothing serious about her body, but her waist and legs were a little sore and weak...
Xue Hong said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Baochai, it was because of my brother last night..."
"Husband... stop talking, it's going to be... it's going to be embarrassing."
When Xue Hong saw Baochai's current appearance, he was filled with love and affection, and naturally he was obedient.
Baochai: "Husband, do you have any plans for today?"
Xue Hong: "Probably... I want to go back to Xue Mansion to pay homage to my father. How about I stay with you from now on?"
Baochai: "Is it possible that my husband has forgotten that he will go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and His Majesty soon?"
It can be said that Emperor Longqing took bets to win over people to the extreme. After Empress Yin accepted Baochai as her goddaughter, she not only made him the head of Hengwu County, but also granted her royal status! Basically, the identity of Xue Hong’s father-in-law was confirmed
Already.
Just as the young couple was having fun with each other, a servant suddenly came to report: "There is someone from Rongguo Mansion asking to see you."
Xue Hong: "What's the matter?"
Today is the day of the Yuanchun wedding ceremony. Mother Jia didn’t know what to think. She felt that the people in the Jia family were not big enough. So she thought of Baochai, who was granted the title of Lord of Hengwu County, and Xue Hong, who was granted the title of Marquis of Thousand Households.
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Wanting Xue Hong and Baochai to go over and accompany them, they stood there stupidly waiting for Yuanchun to return home to visit their relatives.
Even if Xue Hong was well-informed, he would still be surprised by Jia Mu's shamelessness!
Jia Yuanchun is just a concubine now, and her status is not as high as that of the county lord. How about letting a marquis and a county lord wait for her? Do you want to die?
Nowadays, the hierarchical system of the harem from big to small is: queen, imperial concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, and then there is a mess of nobles and talents.
According to the system, concubines are a level that connects the upper and lower levels. Only concubines above this level are officially the emperor's concubines!
Only concubines and above can enter the royal jade plate, and they are all members of the royal family.
As for Jia Yuanchun, a concubine who was demoted due to the sins of her mother's family, according to her rank, it would be good if she did not bow to Baochai.
Since Baochai was adopted by Empress Yin as her goddaughter, she has gained a royal status. When she meets a royal concubine, she is of a higher rank! The concubine is only a second-rank concubine, so she still has to bow when she meets the county lord.
Of course, the status of concubines in the harem depends more on whether they are favored or not. Since Jia Yuanchun became a concubine, he has never even seen Emperor Longqing, how could he be favored?
Xue Hong: "Let him go back and say that I and the county chief don't have the skills to go to the palace to meet the saint!"
Xue Hong was very unhappy and secretly communicated with the Luck Golden Dragon.
Luck Golden Dragon said: Don’t worry, adoptive father, it’s up to me!
Then, the whole capital was covered with clear skies, except for Rongning Street, where heavy snow fell and the cold wind howled!
After a while, all the female members of the Jia family were shivering with cold.
As Jia Mu got older, she soon couldn't hold on anymore, and everyone returned to the house temporarily.
The strange thing is that as soon as they returned home, the snow stopped immediately!
Then Jia Mu led everyone to line up and stand in order at the door of the house.
It started to snow again...
The golden dragon of luck in the sky snorted disdainfully: What kind of level do you want my adoptive father and stepmother to support you! This dragon will play you to death!
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After entering the palace, Baochai followed a group of princesses and princesses to meet Queen Yin, while Xue Hong brought a box to meet Emperor Longqing.
Emperor Longqing was sitting in the imperial study, looking at the New Year greetings from the ministers with a lack of interest, feeling very uncomfortable.
These excerpts are all nonsense, the same every year, but it’s not enough if I don’t approve it, otherwise some people will think: Is the emperor dissatisfied with me? What should I do? Should I resign myself?
Just when Emperor Longqing was full of resentment, Xia Shouzhong reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Xue is here."
Emperor Longqing stopped his ink pen, thought for a moment and roughly guessed that he should have come with Baochai. It seemed that he was probably just passing by.
Emperor Longqing really guessed wrong this time. It was true that Xue Hong came with Baochai, but more importantly, he came to show Emperor Longqing the research and development results of the Ministry of Industry.
A simple small battery and a simple light bulb, plus a simple phonograph.
As long as the materials for these two things are available, a high school student can usually make one in minutes. The principle is not too difficult. Xue Hong made a gramophone by hand under the guidance of her physics teacher when she was in junior high school.
Emperor Long Qing looked at Xue Hong carrying a big black box and immediately became interested: "Oh? Xue Aiqing, what's in this? Could it be the New Year's gift from Aiqing to me?"
Xue Hong: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed a New Year's gift, but it is not a gift given to Your Majesty by myself, but a gift given to Your Majesty by all my colleagues in the Ministry of Industry."
When Xue Hong said this, Emperor Longqing became even more interested: "My dear, please open it and let me see it!"
Xue Hong opened it and revealed two things inside.
One is a trumpet phonograph, and the other is a small glass bulb with a small box attached to the back.
Emperor Longqing looked at these two strange things with some confusion: "Aiqing, these two...are..."
Xue Hong stepped forward and turned on the gramophone, from which came the blessings of officials from the Ministry of Industry: "May the Holy One be blessed with good fortune and good health! May the Ming Dynasty be peaceful and the people be safe!"
Emperor Longqing became interested instantly: "My beloved, what is this? Why can so many people's voices come out of it?"
Xue Hong: "Your Majesty, this is a gramophone made by colleagues and craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry using the art of observing objects. The sound can be kept in it.
It’s just that today’s technology is not perfect yet and cannot reproduce more complex sounds very well.”
Emperor Longqing was worthy of being the emperor who ruled the world. Although a small gramophone was novel, it was not enough to defeat Emperor Longqing.
Xue Hong turned around and picked up the box connected to the battery, pressed the switch, and the originally transparent glass bubble instantly glowed with dazzling light!
Making a lamp was far more troublesome than a gramophone. Xue Hong personally ordered people to go to Henan to dig up tungsten ore and personally guided the smelting.
It took a lot of effort to get a small piece of tungsten, and ordered people to make it into a thin tungsten wire, and finally made this light bulb.
Emperor Longqing was obviously much more interested in this light bulb than the gramophone. He waved and said, "Ai Qing, please bring this thing up quickly. I want to take a good look at it."
Xue Hong put the light bulb and the box in the box and handed it to Xia Shouzhong, and explained: "Your Majesty, the reason why this lamp has no fire to light is because it uses thunder and lightning, so after the lamp is on for a while, it will be very hot. Don't do it."
Touch it with your hands."
Emperor Longqing: "My dear, you said this lamp is powered by thunder and lightning? Is this also the art of observing objects?"
Xue Hong: "Your Majesty, this is the art of studying things. My Chinese sages have been studying the principles and laws of heaven and earth thousands of years ago, and believe that as long as people master these laws, they can use the great power of heaven and earth.
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Emperor Longqing looked at the bright light bulb and cheered happily: "Okay, okay. That's great. I want to reward all my dear friends from the Ministry of Industry!"
The art of investigating objects... is really great! It suits my heart very much!"
Xue Hong laughed secretly in his heart: You rotten scholars, you rotten scholars, take my first move.