Chapter 83 Crisis Xuanye's head is very valuable
The test site for a batch of newly manufactured firearms was chosen in the southern suburbs. The spring flowers had faded, and after the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather gradually became warmer. At that time, Xiu Yu was nearly seven months pregnant. Xuanye repeatedly confirmed with the imperial physician that there would be no problems with Xiu Yu's body, and then he brought her to the southern suburbs.
In the camp, Xiu Yu looked at his own awkward appearance after changing into armor. He felt neither laughing nor crying. He could only complain to Xuanye: "When they test-fire, I will appear in front of them like this. What will it look like!"
Xuanye looked Xiu Yu up and down and said, "I think she's quite nice. She looks like a general with a big belly!" He laughed and laughed again. Seeing Xiu Yu's face darken a little, he paused. He raised his hand and gently stroked her swollen belly. "I actually regretted my promise to bring you here. The southern suburbs haven't been particularly peaceful lately, especially since this batch of new firearms arrived. Many people are concerned. If anything dangerous happens, it will be too late for me to regret it."
"Isn't it peaceful?" Xiu Yu's brows furrowed. "How dare someone covet the royal firearms?"
"Of course not." Xuanye helped Xiuyu sit on the couch and said, "I'm afraid they're not just after the royal firearms. Your husband's head is also worth a lot of silver."
Xiu Yu glared at Xuan Ye and said, "You're joking about something like this? If that's the case, why did you come to the southern suburbs? There's nothing you can't try."
"You can't get a tiger cub without learning from its roots." Xuanye sighed, "I just feel that bringing you and your unborn child along is rather inappropriate."
Xiu Yu sat up straight, held Xuanye's hand, and said, "I'm not afraid, and neither is the child. Besides, we all have muskets, and I'm afraid those enemies who covet our firearms don't have them."
"Even so... I still hope you can stay in the camp honestly. I will arrange enough guards to protect you and the child."
"I want to stay by your side all the time and be your burden." Xiu Yu smiled and said, "Are you willing?"
Xuanye laughed out loud and pulled Xiuyu into his arms: "Okay, then you and the child will be the burden!"
Xiu Yu looked at Xuanye for a while, with the corners of her mouth slightly curved.
"What are you laughing at? Is it so funny to be in danger?"
"No." Xiu Yu shook his head: "I just saw the confidence of an emperor."
Xuanye sighed, "I can't help but be confident. With you as a burden, I have to ensure that nothing goes wrong. There can't be even the slightest mistake. So, the guards will probably complain."
Besides the guards, the firearms designers were also temporarily transferred to the southern suburbs. When they first met Xiu Yu, though they kept quiet, they secretly looked down on the Emperor's concubines for their contributions to Western learning. However, reality taught them a lesson. Xiu Yu demonstrated a talent even greater than even the best among them, and it wasn't long before they were completely convinced.
However, the imperial concubine is the imperial concubine. Since the final drawings of the firearm were finalized, the group of technicians have not seen Xiu Yu again. They originally thought it was a royal custom, but now when they arrived in the southern suburbs and saw Xiu Yu's appearance, everyone realized that the imperial concubine was going to be the mother again.
The test location naturally would not be in the camp, so Xuanye took Xiu Yu in a carriage and headed into the mountains.
"Are you nervous?" Xuanye held Xiu Yu's hand, and he himself seemed a little nervous.
"What are you nervous about?"
"Nervous, what are the test results?"
"You...are probably not just nervous about this, right?"
As soon as Xiu Yu finished speaking, the carriage stopped.
Xuanye's eyes suddenly became deep, and he tightened his right hand around Xiuyu's shoulder.
Xiu Yu heard the noise outside the carriage and unconsciously touched the bird gun placed beside him.
Xuanye said, "Don't be afraid. Those following our carriage are all experts from the palace."
"I'm not afraid." Xiu Yu said, putting down the bird gun and holding Xuanye's hand tightly: "As long as we are together, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Soon, the sound of bird guns was heard outside the carriage. Xuanye frowned and listened quietly to the sound outside.
Xiu Yu was also very calm. She placed one hand gently on her abdomen, hoping to comfort the baby in her belly.
Fortunately, things gradually quieted down outside the carriage, and the guard only said outside: "Master, there are no survivors."
Xuanye had already expected this result and said in a deep voice, "I understand."
The carriage started moving again. Xiu Yu's brows were as furrowed as Xuan Ye's. "Do you know who it is?"
Xuanye laughed and said, "There are many people who want your husband's head. Who knows which group they belong to?"
"You're just so open-minded?" Xiu Yu was surprised that Xuanye could still laugh in this situation. "As emperors, shouldn't you be afraid of assassination?"
"We are the emperors?" Xuanye lowered his eyelids and said, "As long as you sit on the throne, you know that assassinations will happen sooner or later. Outside the Forbidden City, the probability of this happening is naturally higher. It's nothing more than making some preparations in advance, just in case."
After hearing Xuanye say this, Xiu Yu knew that he probably knew which sect or faction this group of desperadoes belonged to, but just didn't want to say it. Naturally, she wouldn't ask any more questions.
In the mountains of the southern suburbs, technicians gathered, awaiting the start of the experiment and ready to record the results. Those in charge of the experiment were the younger members of the guards. The elders were cautious, after all, and they were skeptical of the technicians trained in these academies, fearing they might injure themselves accidentally.
Xuanye and Xiu Yu's carriage slowly stopped. Xuanye got off first, and then carefully helped Xiu Yu down. Then the sound of greetings to the emperor and the empress echoed in the valley.
After the two men sat down, a new round of firearms tests officially began.
Xuanye had asked someone to prepare earplugs to prevent his ears from hurting from the noise during the experiment.
He took a pair of earplugs and wanted to put them on Xiu Yu first, but Xiu Yu grabbed his wrist.
"Your Majesty, this time, we don't need this?"
"No need for this?" Xuanye asked with a smile: "You are not afraid of noise, but are children not afraid of noise too?"
"Don't be afraid." Xiu Yu shook his head and looked towards the mountain training ground. "The blueprint you saw isn't the final version. I later discussed it with Feng Heng and the others and made some minor revisions. I didn't have time to inform you, so I hope you won't be charged with 'deceiving the emperor.'"
Hearing Xiu Yu's joke, Xuanye knew the change she made must be related to the volume of the bird gun when it was used. He pondered it for a moment, then stood up and walked over to a young guard.
The trigger was pulled, and the bullet flew out, hitting the bull's eye! It wasn't completely silent, but compared to the previous bird gun, the sound had indeed been reduced to a level that didn't require earplugs.
"It really is useful." Xiu Yu stood next to Xuan Ye, "It's a pity that it still can't completely silence the sound."
"It's already very good." Xuanye looked at Xiuyu with a smile: "If they were all like you who deceived the emperor, then my life would be much easier. I wish there were more people who deceived the emperor."
Xiu Yu's lips curved slightly: "Then... I'll go back..."
"If you need to change anything in the future, please tell me in advance." Xuanye embraced Xiu Yu: "If not, you know, Feng Heng and the others know, but I don't know. I feel embarrassed."
"This is a surprise." Xiu Yu raised her head slightly and looked at Xuanye: "Don't you like it?"
Xuanye held Xiuyu in his arms and slowly walked towards the carriage, whispering in her ear, "Of course I like it. However, from now on, surprises like this should be reserved for things that only you and I know about, okay?"
Xiu Yu held her waist with her right hand, feeling a little sore, but she still smiled and said, "Since the emperor has said so, Yu'er will obey your command."
Only after getting on the carriage did Xiu Yu feel a slight pain in her stomach. However, as she was already a mother of two children, she knew very well that this feeling did not mean that the baby was about to be born. But precisely because it was not the case, she became even more nervous.
"What's wrong?" Xuanye originally wanted to read a book in the car, but when he saw that Xiuyu was not quite right and her face looked not so good, he put down the book in his hand and held Xiuyu's hand: "It's so cold, what's wrong?"
"My stomach hurts a little." Xiu Yu touched her bulging belly, frowning slightly: "It seems that she doesn't have any intention of giving birth..."
Xuanye also became nervous: "The accompanying imperial physician is still in the camp. Should we go faster or slower?"
"Go slower..." Xiu Yu took a deep breath and forced a smile: "It doesn't hurt much anymore."
"You." Xuanye no longer had the heart to continue reading. After ordering the guards to slow down the car, he simply picked up Xiu Yu and let her sit on his lap: "My hands are very steady. In my arms, you and the child will be fine."
Along the way, Xuanye regretted bringing Xiu Yu to the southern suburbs very much, but seeing Xiu Yu's uncomfortable look, he could not say any words of blame or regret, and could only comfort her softly.
Finally arriving at the camp, Xuanye carried Xiu Yu into the warm room and immediately summoned the imperial physician.
When the imperial physician knew that he was going to examine Xiu Yu, he became extremely alert. This patient was the apple of the emperor's eye. If anything went wrong, he would be in big trouble.
After examining her for a long while, the imperial physician finally stood up and said to Xuanye, "Your Majesty, the lady is experiencing miscarriage. I will prescribe a prescription to maintain the pregnancy. She will need to stay in bed and rest for the next few days."
Xuanye nodded: "Go and write a prescription."
After the imperial physician left, only Xuanye and Xiuyu were left in the warm room. Xuanye sat on the bed, tucked the quilt around Xiuyu, and said, "It's all right now. I'll live with you in the southern suburbs. Who knows, maybe the child will be born there too."
Xiu Yu felt a little guilty: "How about..."
"I told them to bring the memorial over." Xuanye's face was dark. "It won't be a problem in the southern suburbs. Summer is almost here, and it's cooler there. We can go hunting, and life won't be bad at all."
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