Hou Yao ran out in a hurry because Bao Haochu and two other students at the lime mine had made breakthrough progress in their research on cement.
So that day they worked all night together to develop the cement.
Generally speaking, making cement is not difficult.
Grind limestone and clay into dough, then calcine the clinker, and then grind the clinker and the slag left over from ironmaking to make cement.
The key is to control the heat during calcination and grind the slag. These two steps require accumulated experience.
So Bao Haochu and the others mainly trained during this period, and they finally got it done.
After Hou Yao arrived at the cement factory, he first looked at the cement samples they produced and then looked at their calcining records.
Finally, I watched them calcining two furnaces with my own eyes, and after confirming that the process was stable, I praised them and ordered the start of mass production.
It was already noon the next day when Hou Yao returned to the Yamen.
I wanted to ask Yu Xiuer to put some water in for me to take a bath, but I looked around and found no one at home.
This is really strange. She refused to go out even if I asked her to go out before. Why did she take the initiative to go out today?
Since I was too tired and didn't think about anything else, I took a bucket of cold water and rinsed it off before going to bed.
When I woke up, it was already the second watch. When I opened my eyes, I shouted:
"Madam, is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
No response, call again.
"Madam, Xiu'er, Xiu'er..."
Hou Yao suddenly panicked. He quickly got up and ran to the side room to take a look. The quilts on the bed were neatly folded. There was no sign that anyone had slept on them.
He immediately rushed to the west wing where Chen Junnan lived.
"Brother, it's bad, Xiu'er is missing."
Chen Junnan walked up to Hou Yao and said calmly:
"What's going on? Don't be anxious for now. Think about it slowly. With Junior Sister's martial arts skills, no one can take her away quietly.
Besides, this is a government office and there are so many people here."
Concern leads to chaos. Hou Yao was too nervous and lost his cool. At this moment, Chen Junnan reminded him and he immediately calmed down.
Yes, with Yu Xiuer's martial arts, no one can do anything to her.
And there was no one when she came back during the day. She must have left by herself. Suddenly Hou Yao remembered what happened yesterday...
Yesterday, I was obviously very excited when I heard Yu Xiuer's voice, but I didn't care about her feelings at all on a whim.
That stupid thing is... I really can't control it.
Could it be that Xiuer ran away from home because she was angry with herself?
Hou Yao panicked even more when he thought of this. He grabbed Chen Junnan's hand and shook it violently:
"Yesterday, yesterday I seemed to have made her angry. Before I could coax her, I went to the cement factory. She...couldn't she be angry with me and run away from home?"
Chen Junnan said angrily:
"Probably not. Don't make blind guesses. No matter whether junior sister has run away from home or not, people outside will always know where she has gone. Just ask."
Hou Yao then remembered and hurriedly went to the front office to ask the gatekeeper.
Only then did I know that Yu Xiuer had not come back since she was taken away by people from Ji Qi Town in the morning.
Hou Yao was furious when he heard that a lawless prince took away a young and beautiful woman, and then the woman did not come back all night.
This kind of bridge has been the beginning of countless tragic stories.
Of course, this is also the beginning of countless stories about time-travel heroines.
The handsome prince and the young and beautiful time-traveling heroine, after a night of happiness, began a love-hate relationship, entangled love and killing...
In short, Hou Yao has already imagined countless scenes that can make his blood surge and his orifices burst into smoke, making him unbearable to watch.
A man always has the temperament to get angry and win over a beauty. Hou Yao immediately roared:
"Let's go, brothers, follow me to rob someone..."
…
King Tan's Hotel.
Ji Wenjun had just fallen asleep holding Yu Xiuer.
After she came back last night, she didn't show anything strange in front of the royal brother and the escort maids.
In fact, I stayed up all night after carrying someone on my back, and my body was always echoing with the feeling of being destroyed by Hou Yao's poisonous hands.
Like maggots attached to bones, they won't disperse when removed.
So early in the morning she told the emperor that she was going out for a walk and needed a female bodyguard who was skilled in martial arts for personal protection, so she recommended Yu Xiuer.
Ji Qizhen would not bring female guards with him when he came out, but Ji Wenjun ran away secretly, not to mention the guards, not even the maids.
So I could only agree to this request.
After Yu Xiuer came over, Ji Wenjun finally found someone he felt he could rely on.
I spent the whole day staying in the room with Yu Xiuer, talking for a while, crying for a while, sleeping for a while, getting up and talking for a while before crying...
She only hated herself for being so stupid. She knew clearly that Hou Yao would sometimes not be so obedient, but for some reason she would let down her guard every time he said he was leaving.
Now the princess has suffered a big loss. This is all her own fault. The noble princess has a body of gold, but she has been treated so lightly by a man before she even left the palace.
If this spreads out and the royal family loses face, I'm afraid the princess won't be able to survive either.
While Yu Xiuer blamed herself extremely, she was also thinking about how to deal with the aftermath of this matter.
As she kept thinking about it, her little mind would feel heavy when she thought about complicated things, and when it felt heavy, she would feel sleepy.
I was about to fall asleep in a daze, but suddenly there was a loud shout from outside:
"Bold Hou Yao, do you want to rebel?"
…
Hou Yao led Chen Junnan and two yamen disciples all the way into the King's Mansion. The guards guarding the door had already been knocked down by Chen Junnan.
When they reached the hall, King Tan had no choice but to step forward.
"Bold Hou Yao, do you want to rebel?"
Hou Yao's eyes turned red when he saw Queen Tan coming out of the inner hall with four guards. Countless horrific scenes flashed through his mind, and he roared on the spot:
"Hurry and hand over Xiu'er, otherwise I don't care who you are today, you can touch me. If you dare to touch my woman, I will risk my life with you."
King Tan shouted angrily with a livid face:
"Be bold and take them down."
The four personal guards behind him swarmed up and wanted to attack them, but Chen Junnan blocked them all with a flash of his figure.
The four guards were very skilled and knew a set of combined attack formations, so Chen Junnan had to use all his strength to deal with them.
The two sides fought for hundreds of rounds, but Chen Junnan was the stronger one after all, and the four guards were knocked to the ground one after another.
Ji Qizhen didn't expect that Hou Yao would have such a master beside Yu Xiuer, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom:
"What a great magistrate in Hou County. There are so many masters around him, but he is so hidden. It seems that your intentions are not trivial. Today, the king of Japan loses at your hands. It is not unfair."
Hou Yao roared:
"Who the hell cares whether you are wronged or not? Hand over Xiu'er quickly, or I will make you regret living in this world."
When Chen Junnan heard this, he stepped forward and prepared to arrest Ji Qizhen. Naturally, Ji Qizhen would not surrender, so he drew his sword to fight.
As a child of the royal family, it is necessary to practice literature and martial arts. Although he knows that he is no match for Chen Junnan, the children of the Daxia royal family are no cowards.
Even if you lose, you still have to fight.
When Chen Junnan was about to fight with Ji Qizhen, a figure shot out from behind and forced him back.
After Hou Yao saw clearly the figure blocking Chen Junnan, his vision went dark and he almost fainted.
"Xiu'er, why are you... dressed like this..."
The person who blocked Chen Junnan was Yu Xiuer. She was ready to get dressed and come out after hearing the sound of fighting outside.
But she didn't expect Chen Junnan to act so quickly, and took care of the four guards before she could put on her outer clothes.
After hearing that they were going to attack King Tan, Yu Xiuer knew that she would really make a big mistake if she didn't stop them, so she could only rush out in her pajamas.
Not only are the bra and trousers underneath worn, there is no risk of exposure.
"Ms. sir, what are you doing? Why are you being disrespectful to His Highness, King Xi?"
Hou Yao was already confused at this time. He only thought that Yu Xiuer and King Xi had... thought of the bloody white sheets.
The old vinegar of nearly sixty years in the past and present lives has been spilled all over the floor. How can I still maintain my sanity?
Pointing at King Tao with trembling hands, he shouted in fear and gritted teeth:
"You... you... you have... captured this adulterer for me."
Chen Junnan also misunderstood Yu Xiuer's outfit when he saw it. He immediately attacked again and shouted at the same time:
"Junior sister, you are so shameless. My master is treating you like this. How could you do such a thing? Even my brother can't stand it.
If you don't get out of my way now, I'll wait until Brother Wei captures this adulterer and lets you deal with it."
After saying that, he raised his sword and attacked.
Yu Xiu'er couldn't let them hurt King Xi. Injuring a few guards was a trivial matter.
But if he really hurts a hair on King Xi's body, it will lead to a fight to the death with the Daxia court.
So he immediately picked up the waist knife dropped by one of the guards, replaced the sword with the knife, and blocked Chen Junnan again.
"What are you talking about? What did Xiu'er do?"
Yu Xiuer fought with Chen Junnan using Tai Chi swordsmanship. Both of them used their full strength,
Chen Junnan was already at the level of a second-grade minor master, and he was quite surprised when he found that he could not defeat Yu Xiuer for a while.
Seeing that Yu Xiuer was not using martial arts from her master's sect, she immediately shouted:
"Junior sister, what kind of kung fu did you use to be able to fight against me at the third level?"
Yu Xiuer had no intention of talking about martial arts at this time. She just wanted Hou Yao and Chen Junnan to retreat quickly.
"Brother, if you don't stop, do you know what you are doing? Take your husband out of here quickly. I will go back and explain to you tomorrow, okay?
Please, leave quickly. If you are late, it will be too late."
What she meant was that she was afraid that she would wake up the princess too late. When the princess saw Hou Yao, she would go crazy.
But when I heard Hou Yao’s ears, it turned into:
Why do you want to disturb my happiness? If you don't go back, I will break up with you when I get back tomorrow.
Hou Yao burst into tears instantly. At this moment, a voice came out from the inner hall.
"What are you doing outside? Is it so noisy? Sister Xiu'er, why did you get up?"
Ji Wenjun also walked out wearing a pajamas.
Hou Yao immediately regained his senses after seeing Ji Wenjun's face, and then looked at Yu Xiuer's frightened face.
Suddenly he realized that he might have misunderstood something, and immediately asked with an embarrassed smile:
"Xiu'er, you...are not here to accompany Princess Wenjun?"