"Cheng Qian, if you dare to take another step outside..." Emperor Jianxi threatened in a low voice.
Zhao Ying retracted the foot that had already stepped over the threshold. His body stiffened for a moment, and he slowly turned around. The corners of his mouth pulled downwards, and he said in a sad voice, "Father... I really didn't mean to hide this from you..."
Emperor Jianxi waved towards Zhao Ying, then took a deep breath and sat down. "Come here..."
Zhao Ying was unsure of Emperor Jianxi's thoughts and hesitated to step forward.
Emperor Jianxi was worthy of being the emperor. He knew what was important and ignored Zhao Ying. Instead, he held Shangguan Qingyue in his arms. Well, the child had eaten a lot and had gained a few pounds...
Emperor Jianxi coaxed Shangguan Qingyue, [Yuer... do you want to see the Imperial Grandmother? ]
Shangguan Qingyue was surprised to see him. He blinked his big eyes and nodded. "Thinking about it!"
Emperor Jianxi frowned and deliberately said temptingly: "But the royal grandfather can't find your royal grandmother..."
I've found her! My Imperial Grandmother is in the deep mountains and forests of the Quzhou Plateau. She's so pitiful! She doesn't know the way and has been living like a savage in the deep mountains and forests for ten years!
Emperor Jianxi's pupils dilated, his face tense, and he suppressed his anger.
Zhao Ying held onto the door frame, feeling both amused and helpless.
Although she was very happy to know that her mother was still alive, but... she might not live to see her mother return! ! ! !
Shangguan Qingyue grabbed the dragon robe of Emperor Jianxi and said anxiously: "Grandfather, please go and save Grandmother, otherwise the poisonous insects, snakes, ants, black bears and wolves in the mountains..."
Emperor Jianxi: ? ? Are these beasts planning to eat Hyomin?!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ying involuntarily leaned forward with a worried look on her face.
Her mother is in danger!
Then, I heard [They are about to be eaten to extinction by the Imperial Grandmother…]
Emperor Jianxi: ...
Zhao Ying: ...
The little guy lowered his head and sighed, [Ah, so pitiful...]
Emperor Gunhee: ...Hyomin is indeed so pitiful.
Shangguan Qingyue: [Poor wild cats, poor wild rabbits, poor wild boars, and poor pheasants... In just five years, they were eaten to extinction by the Imperial Grandmother...]
[The Imperial Grandmother has no natural enemies there...]
If we don’t save those poor little animals, the forests of the Quzhou Plateau will be nothing but dirt…
[Protecting the ecological environment is everyone’s responsibility...]
Emperor Jianxi: ...
Emperor Jianxi got the news he wanted to know, and hurriedly handed Shangguan Qingyue to Wu Yonggui, asking Wu Yonggui to take the child away. What was about to happen was too bloody and not suitable for children to watch.
Wu Yonggui was confused. He looked at Princess Chengqian who was shaking her head at him with a look of fear on her face, then looked at Emperor Jianxi who had a dark face. Finally, he took Shangguan Qingyue over.
"Young lady, may I take you to wash your face?"
Shangguan Qingyue nodded when he heard this. "Okay, okay. Yue'er is a clean-loving baby. He'll definitely wash his hands when they get dirty!"
Before leaving, Shangguan Qingyue gave Zhao Ying an adorable smile, [Mom, wait for me to come back...]
Zhao Ying: ...maybe, probably, almost...I can't do it anymore...wuwu...
After Wu Yonggui left, he closed the palace door.
Zhao Ying knelt in front of Emperor Jianxi, like a child who had made a mistake...just a child who had made a mistake.
Emperor Jianxi closed his eyes, took a long breath, and said to her in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, Ying'er. It has already happened. Father doesn't blame you."
Zhao Ying raised her head and looked at Emperor Jianxi in disbelief, tears welling in her eyes, "Father..."
"As long as you tell your father the truth about what happened that day, we will go and rescue your mother..."
Zhao Ying frowned, sniffed, and nodded.
"Father, it's like this..."
Ten years ago, Kunning Palace.
Spring is fading, flowers are blooming and willows are charming.
Empress Xiaomin devoted herself to the research of thermal weapons for many years and finally built the first cannon in the Chu State.
It is supported by two wheels and has a huge cylinder on top.
The long-awaited research was finally completed, and Queen Hyomin hurriedly called her two children to come and watch.
It happened that Zhao Ying was five months pregnant with Shangguan Bailin. Her belly was so round that she couldn't stand for long, so she sat not far away, eating fruit and drinking tea, and listening to Empress Xiaomin's introduction.
Except for Nanny Hua, Queen Xiaomin drove all the palace maids away.
She wanted to keep the cannon a secret.
Queen Hyomin named this cannon the Italian Cannon.
For this purpose, she even changed the name of her personal nanny to Second Battalion Commander.
Zhao Ying and Zhao Cong were puzzled, but deeply shocked.
Zhao Cong stood before Empress Xiaomin, walked around the Italian cannon, scratched his head, and asked doubtfully, "Mother, will this fire?"
Although Empress Xiaomin was nearly forty years old, she was still as beautiful as ever, graceful and elegant, and intimidating without even getting angry. Upon hearing this, she rolled up the drawing in her hand into a tube and knocked it on Zhao Cong's head.
"Do you think the Queen Mother is you?"
Zhao Cong covered his head and hissed.
Zhao Ying chuckled and asked, "Mother, why did you change Aunt Hua's name to... Second Battalion Commander?"
"What does that mean? Which words?"
Empress Xiaomin frowned upon hearing this and said, "You won't understand even if I tell you."
Then she muttered to herself, "That's how TV dramas are played..."
"Ah? Mother, what did you say?"
"nothing."
The prince was still puzzled. "Mother, the Chu state has always used swords, spears, and halberds in wars. Is gunpowder really that effective?"
Empress Xiaomin looked at Zhao Cong with dismay and patted him on the shoulder. "Son, did you grow a big head just to look taller?"
Zhao Cong never understood Empress Xiaomin's subtle words, but he would connect them. In the past, his mother's eyes, actions, and tone of voice meant that she disliked him for being stupid. This time, it was probably the same...
My father always said that my mother gave all her intelligence to my younger sister... Well, so what, as long as at least one of them is smart.
Empress Xiaomin said proudly, "I will only tell you two this once, brother and sister. You must remember it!"
Zhao Ying and Zhao Cong: "Okay..."
"In short, it comes down to four words: science and technology will revitalize the country!"
Zhao Ying threw a grape into her mouth and said, "Mother, which country is the one that thrives in science and technology? How come I haven't heard of it?"
Queen Hyomin: ...
Zhao Cong: "Ying'er, don't interrupt your mother!"
Zhao Ying said sullenly, "Okay..."
Empress Xiaomin coughed twice and continued, "This cannon is extremely powerful. It can be used to attack strongholds with greater efficiency, especially for conquering high walls and towers. There's no need for ladders or stone carts..."
Empress Xiaomin said as she stuffed the rope into Zhao Cong's hand, "Just pull it hard three times, and three cannonballs will go down, and no matter how high the city wall is, it will be blown down!"
Zhao Cong looked at the hemp rope in his hand in disbelief and exclaimed in amazement, "This cylinder is so powerful..."
Empress Xiaomin was very satisfied with Zhao Cong's performance.
She smiled faintly and said to Zhao Cong in a serious tone, "Cong'er, when you ascend the throne, I will not ask you to do anything earth-shattering. I only ask you to do one thing."
"If you can't do this, your mother will die with regret!"
Zhao Cong's expression turned serious upon hearing this, and he quickly asked, "Mother, what is this matter? Why is it so important?"
“It’s so important!”
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