"Sister Su!" Luo Junyao stepped into the flower hall and saw Su Rui sitting inside, and a bright smile spread across her face.
Although we saw each other every day in the palace before, there was little time for gossip. It had been quite some time since she had had a good chat with the girls she was close to.
Now that she is busy, even if Su Rui doesn't come to see her today, she will still come to see them together tomorrow.
Su Rui also stood up immediately, "I've met the princess."
Luo Junyao stepped into the flower hall, quickly stepped forward and pulled her up, and asked curiously: "Why does Sister Su have time to see me today?"
Su Rui smiled and said: "I have been busy these days and have no time. I figured you should be busy now, and I just have something to tell you."
Luo Junyao pulled Su Rui to the side and sat down, "Sister Su, tell me."
Su Rui said: "I told you before, the Queen Mother...do you remember that the Queen Mother wanted to abolish Anlan Academy? Now the Queen Mother has passed away..."
Luo Junyao nodded. Of course she remembered that she also promised Mr. Zhang to become the nominal martial arts dean of Anlan Academy next year. But now that there is no threat from the Queen Mother, I wonder if Mr. Zhang will continue to mislead people?
Su Rui sighed lightly and said, "Mr. Zhang told me that she made a deal with you."
Luo Junyao blinked, "Does Mr. Zhang regret it? It doesn't matter, I don't care. However, what Mr. Zhang gave me is irreplaceable."
Su Rui looked at her nervous look and couldn't help but laugh out loud. She shook her head helplessly and said, "What are you thinking about? Mr. Zhang is very happy that the Princess Regent has endorsed Anlan Academy."
Luo Junyao sighed and said: "I think Mr. Zhang did this as a last resort. She must be worried that I will ruin the reputation of the academy." After all, even if he became the regent princess, Luo Junyao was not really an outstanding graduate of Anlan Academy.
In the eyes of outsiders, she can achieve her status today only because of her father-in-law. Those who are more thoughtful may even suspect that Xie Yan reluctantly endures this unlearned and incompetent princess because of the military power in the hands of General Luo.
"Then, what does Sister Su want to say?" Luo Junyao asked curiously: "Speaking of which, Mr. Zhang and I are teachers and students, right? She has never come to the Regent's Mansion to see me. But Sister Su, you are not from Linglong Academy.
Huh?" Zhang Jingyu is the dean of the Martial Arts Academy, so he is not familiar with Su Rui either.
Su Rui smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang wants Minmin to come. Isn't it because she is busy? Don't forget what things you have left for Minmin."
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and suddenly felt guilty.
I originally planned to start my own business, but I was too busy during this period. In fact, most of the preliminary preparations were done by Song Huan and Mrs. Luo. As for Qin Ning, Xu Hui and Qin Ning would make trouble even when they were young, and Shen Hongxiu
Since Zhao Sisizhi is not here, he can only help with a little help.
Song Huan is not Lady Luo. She is a boudoir girl and has to go to school every day. She is also very busy at home.
Thinking about it, I really feel sorry for Song Huan.
Su Rui just said it casually, not really wanting to accuse Luo Junyao.
In fact, both she and Song Huan were very happy. Their abilities were not inferior to those of men, but neither of them dared to think about these things at first.
Yao Yao has these wild ideas and the courage to put them into practice. Once she has this idea, they are willing to try it, and they feel happy even if it is a bit harder.
"Okay, I'm kidding you." Su Rui smiled and said, "I really have something to tell you in person."
Luo Junyao nodded repeatedly, "You tell me, I'll listen."
Su Rui said: "After the New Year, the academy's mountain chief will retire, and Anlan Academy will need to elect a new mountain chief next year."
Luo Junyao was a little surprised when he heard this, "I remember the principal is not very old?" Because Anlan Academy has actually been dominated by Linglong Academy in recent years, the principal's presence is not high, but Luo Junyao's impression of her is not bad.
Su Rui shook her head and said: "It is said that she is not in good health, so she had to retire a long time ago. But earlier, the Queen Mother intended to support the dean of Linglong Academy to take over her position. Now..." Now that the Queen Mother is no longer in the position of the Academy Headmaster,
Of course it’s hard to say who it belongs to.
Luo Junyao immediately understood something, "Sister Su came to see me? Does she also mean the mountain chief?"
Su Rui smiled and said: "I know you are very smart. Yes, Mr. Zhang and the mountain chief want you to serve as the mountain chief of Anlan Academy."
"Pfft!" Luo Jun shook his head and couldn't help but spit out the tea in his mouth.
After coughing several times, she raised her head and said with tears in her eyes: "Sister Su, just tell me. Do the director and Mr. Zhang want Anlan Academy to close down?"
Chief? Are there any powerful people in Shangyong who dare to send girls to Anlan Academy?
Su Rui sighed and said, "Think about it carefully."
Luo Junyao tilted his head and frowned in thought, and soon a bright light flashed in his eyes.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at Su Rui, who smiled and said: "When I was leaving, I heard Mr. Zhang talking to the mountain chief, and said with emotion that back then... Anlan Academy was not what it is now.
In this way.”
Luo Junyao immediately understood, "I understand."
"What do you mean?" Su Rui asked.
Luo Junyao thought for a moment and said, "I'll think about it and give a reply to Mr. Zhang and the mountain chief before the year."
Although Luo Junyao was a little excited, he did not agree hastily. This was a very complicated and huge task and responsibility. Once he agreed, he would need to
There are many things to do, and it is not just as simple as putting up a name as I had agreed with Mr. Zhang before.
Su Rui was not surprised and nodded: "Okay, think about it carefully." If Luo Junyao really agreed, she would have to worry about whether she was acting on a whim.
Luo Jun shook his head and responded, turning his eyes and approaching Su Rui with a smile, "Now that we've finished talking about the business, let's talk about other things."
"Something else?" Su Rui asked doubtfully.
Luo Jun said: "It's about Xiao San."
Su Rui was startled and quickly laughed, "What did I think you were talking about? It turned out to be this."
"Is it resolved? The eldest son of the Xiao family has come to Beijing, right? Where are the other members of the Xiao family?" Luo Junyao asked with concern.
Su Rui said: "The eldest son of the Xiao family paid a visit yesterday at noon. As soon as he entered the capital, he encountered Prince Ning's rebellion, and then there was the great mourning of the Queen Mother. It was difficult for Qianer to go to the Ministry of Personnel to complete his work report, and he was only free to visit yesterday.
"
Luo Jun shook his chin and said, "How about your marriage? The eldest son of the Xiao family cannot have the final say on this matter, right?"
Marriage is decided by the parents. Even if the eldest son of the Xiao family has a say in the family, he has no right to decide on his younger brother's marriage while his parents are still alive. Even if they want to break off the engagement, the parents of the Xiao family must come to the capital in person, or at least send someone or send someone in person.
Write a letter here.
The eldest son of the Xiao family came to the capital directly from the place where he was sent. I'm afraid he doesn't even know exactly what happened.
Su Rui sighed softly and said: "My grandfather told the eldest son of the Xiao family about this yesterday. The young master Xiao said that he would send someone to report back to the Xiao family as quickly as possible. But... Xiao Hong is missing."
"Missing?!" Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "How come you are missing?"
Su Rui said: "Didn't the person before... go away? We also searched all his property."
Luo Junyao asked doubtfully: "Even so, he, the third son of the Xiao family, will not be reduced to the point where he has nowhere to stay, right? Does he feel embarrassed and find a place to hide himself?" Su Rui did search for all Xiao Hong's property.
, but a young man like Xiao Hong can carry a jade pendant with him, which is enough for an ordinary person to live for several years.
Su Rui shook her head and said: "Who knows, our family originally sent someone to watch him. He didn't go out for several days and had been drinking in the yard. Then one day he went out early in the morning and never came back. At that time, Xiao
The eldest son of the family has already arrived in the capital, so my father handed over the servants left behind by Xiao Hong to the eldest son and ignored him. You also know that there is a lot of chaos in the city these days, and the eldest son Xiao has not been found yet.
People. Our family also sent people to help find people."
Luo Junyao said a little warily: "Your family...won't you still plan to continue the engagement?"
Su Rui laughed and said: "How could it be possible? Since my grandfather has already spoken out to the Xiao family about breaking off the engagement, he will never change his mind again."
Luo Junyao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."
Su Rui also breathed a sigh of relief, and was even a little happy, "We just broke off the engagement, and I have convinced my grandfather not to kiss me for a year or two. This way I can do some things I want to do."
Not talking about kissing? How can this be done?!
Luo Junyao was shocked and asked quickly: "What do you want to do?"
Su Rui said: "I promised the mountain chief to go to Anlan Academy to teach painting skills."
Su Rui is a well-known talented girl in Shangyong. It is more than enough for her to become a teacher at Anlan Academy.
"Only teaching painting skills? Isn't it a bit unfair?" Luo Junyao said.
Su Rui smiled and said: "How can I show my talent? I don't care about this. In fact, if it weren't for the rules of the academy, I wouldn't want to leave the academy. There are many books in the academy, but I haven't finished reading them yet." Although the Su family's book collection
It's quite a lot, but how can it compare to Anlan Academy's hundreds of years of accumulation?
There are many books in Anlan Academy, which are not available in the Su family.
Seeing Su Rui's cheerful look, Luo Junyao could only lament for his eldest brother in his heart.
Sister Su likes books, but their Luo family... doesn't have any books.
The Luo family is a new dignitary, and they are also a family of military generals. The Luo family's collection of books is probably less than one percent of the Su family's.
When she comes back to remind her eldest brother, just think that she has fulfilled her responsibility as a younger sister.
The two chatted for a while, then went to find Xie Cheng and a few other children. Su Rui rarely came to the Regent's Mansion, so naturally she wanted to see how her little nephew was doing at the Regent's Mansion.
On the other side, in the martial arts training ground behind the palace, the newly renovated martial arts training ground looked brand new and empty.
However, the craftsmen in the palace were very fast and capable, and there was no way to tell that this place had suffered a near-complete devastation not long ago.
Luo Jinyan and Gu Jue, who had just arrived, looked puzzled at Xie Yan, who led them here directly.
"Your Highness, are you looking for us to discuss this?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows.
Luo Jinyan didn't think so. Everyone was very busy now, and Xie Yan would never come to them at this time if he didn't really have something to do.
Xie Yan walked up to the two guards holding the box, turned his head and said to them: "Come and take a look."
When the two of them heard this, they also walked over and their eyes lit up when they saw the contents in the box.
A general's favorite thing is naturally a weapon. Gu Jue and Luo Junyao both saw that it was a crossbow. As for what the other item was, it was difficult to say, but it should be used in the same way as a crossbow.
Gu Jue first picked up the crossbow, looked at it carefully and said: "It's not heavy, but I don't know how effective it is." It's hard to say how useful crossbow arrows are in the military. They cost much more than bows and arrows, but their effects are not as good as those of bows and arrows.
The distance between the bow and arrow is too obvious.
Naturally, there are heavy crossbows in the army that are hard to match even powerful bows, but they are expensive to build, troublesome to disassemble and assemble, and cannot be controlled by a single person.
"Try it." Xie Yan said.
Gu Jue nodded, picked up the crossbow, checked it, and then shot towards the target at the end of the martial arts field.
After the sharp sound of breaking through the air, the arrow was firmly nailed to the center of the target.
Gu Jue and Luo Jinyan both raised their eyebrows in surprise. This distance was already beyond the effective range of most ordinary bows and arrows.
Most bows will lose their arrows beyond a certain range, or their penetrating power will drop drastically, making them unable to hurt anyone at all. But looking at the arrows on the target, you will know that they can still shoot farther.
"There are still arrows." Luo Jin said.
Gu Jue naturally discovered it a long time ago and shot several arrows in succession, all of which hit the bullseye steadily.
"Your Majesty, is this a new one made by the Ordnance Bureau? It's not bad."
Xie Yan said calmly: "This was not made by the Ordnance Bureau, this was made by Shake."
"Shake?"
"princess?"
Xie Yan glanced at Luo Jinyan and said, "Yao Yao said that she brought it to show to you, and you didn't have time."
"..." Luo Jin was speechless, but still very happy, "Is this the hidden weapon that Yaoyao brought back and modified? I didn't expect that she still has such a talent."
Gu Jue looked at him, "You call this a hidden weapon?" If it's so dark, it should be called an exposed weapon, right?
Xie Yan said: "Yao Yao said that this is indeed modified based on what I got back from you." Although it doesn't look much like it, the main reason is that the lethality is too different, and it is not just amplified from the original.
"The princess did this too?" Gu Jue had already set his sights on something else.
Xie Yan nodded and said, "I asked you to come mainly to see this."
Although this repeating crossbow is very good, there are not many similar things in the army, and it is not enough for Xie Yan to take it seriously.
Luo Jinyan and Gu Jue obviously understood this truth, and both looked at the box in the hand of another guard.
Luo Jinyan picked it up and weighed it in his hands. It looked delicate and much lighter than a crossbow, but he just didn't know...
Luo Jinyan frowned and said, "Is it shot from this copper pipe? Why does it look like a firecracker?"
Xie Yan nodded and said: "It does look a bit like it. It should be modified based on the fire gun. Shake Yao has always been very interested in firearms."
In fact, Dasheng private officials also have fire guns, but they are still ineffective, expensive, and not widely used. Even Xie Yan is not very interested in those things, but the gun modified by Luo Junyao made Xie Yan
There are new expectations.
Luo Jinyan and Gu Jue looked at each other, nodded and said, "Let's try it."
