While outsiders were speculating, Cheng Jiaoniang was still in the palace.
The court meeting had already dispersed, but the emperor had not rested yet.
Sitting in the Qinzheng Hall, the emperor, who had taken Qingxin Pills and was angry, saw Li Mao come in, and his mood immediately improved a lot.
The emperor temporarily ignored the changes in the court that this incident would cause, and asked about this new magical weapon with great interest.
"Thank you for your advice, madam." Li Mao paid a visit to the emperor, then saluted Cheng Jiaoniang and said excitedly.
"I don't dare." Cheng Jiaoniang said, bowing and returning the courtesy.
"Ms. Cheng, according to Li Mao, the fireworks are different from ordinary ones. Is this one of yours too?" the emperor asked.
"It's just a trail that Master uses for fun." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
"It's a great way to play something that others can't." The emperor sighed, thinking about the pity again, but unfortunately there was nothing he could do. He could only look at what was in front of him. He turned to look at Li Mao again, "This stone bullet
How many can be produced as quickly as possible?”
Li Mao bowed and saluted.
"Your Majesty, stone bullets are easy, but the ratio of gunpowder is not easy." He said, "It will take some effort."
The emperor nodded.
"You can ask for it yourself if you need anything." He said, unable to hide his joy, "Can you send some to the border troops before the new year so that I can give the Western thieves a New Year's gift?"
"I'm afraid it's too late." Li Mao said hurriedly, "This kind of stone bullet is extremely dangerous to use. Your Majesty knows that it detonated a fire in a civilian's home."
It is indeed dangerous. The emperor nodded, and the scene he saw today appeared in front of him.
"As well as loading and igniting fire, the soldiers must be familiar with it. Otherwise, they will not hurt the enemy, but will hurt themselves." Li Mao said.
The emperor nodded.
"That means deploying a team of soldiers to operate it," he said.
Li Mao responded yes.
"There is another problem." He added, "Your Majesty also saw that the common people modified the catapult, but the effect was still not good. It was damaged after two or three times. At this speed, the wear and tear is too great."
This is the big problem.
The emperor frowned. In this case, the implementation of this stone bullet is not applicable at all.
It takes ten horses to pull a carriage, so no matter how strong it is, it must be abandoned.
"Catapult?"
Cheng Jiaoniang, who had been silent all this time, spoke.
"Since you said you received my guidance and called me master, I can't bear this title in vain and it is not true. Then I will tell you how to modify the catapult to use your stone bullets."
How to modify the catapult to use stone bullets!
The emperor and Li Mao were overjoyed.
Sure enough, sure enough, is this what she said that only when you ask for something can you remember what to do?
When her sworn brothers wanted to raise horses, she gave them shoes; when they wanted to continue killing enemies for the country, she gave them bows and bows.
There is no adopted brother, but another Li Mao appears.
You become a teacher just by saying a word, so this little lady wants to repay you, right?
The emperor thought of the information from the Imperial City Bureau. It seemed that this young lady had become sworn friends with the Maoyuanshan brothers because these brothers had accidentally found her lost servant.
Just because of this, sworn brotherhood, I also give you Taipingju. I treat you like an elder brother. If you say you want to kill the enemy, I will send you to the battlefield. If you want glory, I will fight for glory for you.
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but feel numb all over.
What kind of repayment of gratitude is this?
It's great if you can repay your kindness, that's fine. But what I'm afraid of is Feng Lin's kind of person who knows how to repay his kindness but doesn't!
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but feel angry. He dared to call himself a fool!
Damn Feng Lin!
His good luck will be in vain. Look at Li Mao, his good luck will be in vain.
This lady has never had a disciple before, but she has become her number one disciple. This is great luck!
The emperor looked over and saw that Li Mao obviously understood the meaning of this sentence. He couldn't help but knelt down with a bang.
"Master." He knelt down and knelt before him, "Li Mao thanked Master for not disapproving of accepting me as his disciple."
Without waiting for Cheng Jiaoniang to speak, she kowtowed, as if she was afraid that if she hesitated, she would take back her words.
"In this way, next time someone scolds me for being pretentious and pretentious, I will be able to live up to my name when I say I don't know you." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The emperor couldn't help laughing.
After all, she is a little girl who holds a grudge.
In just half a day, the Imperial City Department had thoroughly investigated Li Mao inside and outside, and confirmed that he had indeed no contact with Cheng Jiaoniang. They even asked the soldiers at the city gate at the time, which proved that Li Mao stood on the city wall and watched for half a day.
The fireworks were so stupid that they also attracted everyone’s ridicule.
Just seeing the fireworks, he thought of making weapons. He is also a thoughtful person. When he was given the official position, he was able to recognize people with his sharp eyes.
The emperor completely forgot that he was only conferring officials and did not personally select them.
It's just that Huo Shao was removed from his official position, but the officials below were blind and ignorant.
In this way, Li Mao promoted himself first and then recognized Mrs. Cheng as his teacher.
The emperor could not hide his pride.
"Ms. Cheng, you are worrying too much. What you say is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. What you do is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. I think if anyone wants to scold you, you have to think carefully about it." He joked half-truthfully.
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While they were talking here, a waiter hurried in with a surprise on his face.
"Your Majesty." He knelt down and kowtowed, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Congratulations?
The emperor was stunned, what's the point of joy?
"Just now, Concubine An is feeling unwell." The chamberlain raised her head and said, "I asked the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat her, and she was told that she is pregnant with a dragon fetus."
As soon as these words came out, the emperor looked shocked.
Really...really...?
"Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, you happen to be here, go take a look." He said subconsciously, looking at Cheng Jiaoniang.
Cheng Jiaoniang bowed and saluted.
"Your Majesty, civilian women don't know how to read." She said, "Chinese women only see fatal diseases."
The emperor was not in the mood to say anything else, so he asked Li Mao and Cheng Jiaoniang to leave and hurriedly inquired about the details.
"Yes." The imperial doctor confirmed again and again.
After rejecting the imperial doctor, the emperor still couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty." The pretty Concubine An on the couch stretched out her hand to pull the emperor's sleeve, leaned over and cuddled up shyly, "It was that time on October 24th."
October 24th.
The emperor was slightly lost in thought. Yes, he still remembered that day. He did stay in Concubine An's palace. What else happened that day?
That day, the king of Jin'an County came to the palace to see him and brought some snacks.
Of course, he also said something nice to Mrs. Cheng.
"Did you make this specially for the banquet with Mrs. Cheng?"
"No, I've finished what I made specially for Mrs. Cheng. This is specially made for your majesties and ladies, and I also added and subtracted the ingredients under Mrs. Cheng's instructions. Please try it, your majesty."
dessert!
"Did you also eat the snacks I brought that day?" The emperor suddenly turned his head and asked.
At that time, it was inconvenient for him to eat more, and he happened to be coming to An Fei's place, so he brought it with him.
Concubine An was stunned, how could she remember what she had eaten after such a long time, but she still knew how to speak to the emperor.
"I ate it." She nodded seriously, "Your Majesty brought it specially. I naturally like it and I'm not willing to let anyone else have a taste."
The king of Jin'an County, the boy who gave birth to his son, the music of the piano purified the house, the snacks he pointed out, the blessings, the Taoist ancestors...
The emperor only felt that his mind was slightly confused, with many inexplicable thoughts running around.
"Your Majesty, you are in good health. Tong Neihan is older than you. She has given birth to two children in a row in the past three years." Concubine An shook the emperor's arm and smiled.
Tong Neihan! Those medicines! Mrs. Cheng’s medicine!
The emperor suddenly felt shocked, could it really be because of those few snacks?
This is really... great!
Although he knew that Cheng Jiaoniang was not a Taoist disciple, and it was nonsense to say that she was a disciple of the gods, he still couldn't help but feel an inexplicable excitement at this moment.
perhaps………
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"What, Concubine An is pregnant?"
Gao Lingbo was also startled when he heard the news from the imperial concubine, but then shook his head.
"That's it. If you give birth to a furry prince, you'll keep it. Do you still care about multiple princes?"
"No, sir, the empress said." The palace maid who came to deliver the message said hurriedly, then looked around and lowered her voice, "It is said that Your Majesty and Concubine An became pregnant after eating snacks sent by Prince Jin'an that day."
"Nonsense!" Gao Lingbo sneered, leaning on the soft couch.
"Sir, it is said that Mrs. Cheng made the snacks made by Prince Jin'an herself," the palace maid said hurriedly.
Lady Cheng?
Gao Lingbo immediately sat up.
Why is her business happening everywhere?
Because of eating her snacks, the emperor's concubine can become pregnant?
"This is a big deal." Gao Lingbo said slowly. (To be continued)
