Double Egg Cannon Scale
The wound below Wu Qi's collarbone was much more serious than she had described. The thin, sharp piece of iron had torn her clothes and embedded itself in her flesh. It bled immediately, startling He Qi, who rushed to fetch a doctor. When the doctor arrived, everyone discovered that Wu Qi had thrown the iron piece on the ground. Although she hadn't been able to bandage it, she had managed to stop the bleeding with the medicine usually kept in the house.
She had some blood on her hands, and although her face was pale, she smiled and said to the doctor who rushed over, "I think I've stopped bleeding, but since everyone has their own expertise, I'd appreciate it if you could take a look."
When Wenru learned of this, she felt sorry for her and went directly to the entrance of the Moonfall Camp to wait for her. After taking her back to the Yi residence, she invited the physicians from the Yi residence and the Wu residence to examine her injuries. After examining her, the two physicians said, "There is no danger to her life, but the injury is not minor and she needs to rest."
Wu Shanyun and Qi Kong went to Changru Town, and Wenru worried about her every day, bringing her to the Yi residence to recuperate. Now that Yi Shen has returned, Wenru doesn't bother the two of them, but tells Yi Shen all the medicine Wu Qi needs and the various matters and dietary restrictions mentioned by the family physician.
Yi Shen glanced at the dietary restrictions and directly reported the dishes that Wu Qi could eat to the kitchen.
Wu Qi clicked his tongue in amazement.
He chose all her favorite dishes!
After not seeing her for more than half a month, Yi Shen felt that Wu Qi had lost a lot of weight. He instructed the kitchen to prepare some of her favorite dishes and then told them to bring the ingredients needed for making wontons to her room.
The maids and servants looked at each other, standing still.
Let alone making wontons, their third son rarely even eats wontons at home...
Seeing the incredulous expressions on the servants' faces, Wu Qi laughed for a long time and said, "Yes, yes, you heard right! Your Third Young Master Yi did indeed ask you to deliver those things to his room!! Don't be surprised or doubtful, your Third Young Master Yi is still the same Third Young Master Yi as before, it's just that things are different now!"
While Yi Shen was wrapping wontons, Wu Qi picked up a wonton wrapper and tried to wrap wontons like him. The first few wontons she wrapped were quite a mess, either leaking filling or having very little filling. But later on, she was able to wrap them very well.
Wu Qi boasted, "It seems I'm not only a role model for our generation, but also a genius at making wontons!"
Yi Shen said, "He learns very quickly and is very capable."
The two chatted as they packed their bags, with Wu Qi doing most of the talking and Yi Shen replying with a few words, as was the custom.
Wu Qi said, "Yi Shen! My father and mother also wrote to me, saying that Changru Town has great sunshine and plenty of fruits. Let's go to Changru Town to rest for a while after some time!"
Yi Shen said, "Okay."
Wu Qi said, "And another thing! When I came to the Moonfall Camp today, I saw many people on the street praising you. They said that this year's Dragon Gate Examination was the fairest and most just Dragon Gate Examination in recent years! Yi Shen, Yi Shen! You are so amazing!!"
Yi Shen said, "Hmm."
"Okay, after saying all that, what I really want to say is—Yi Shen, I miss you so much!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shen stopped making wontons and stared at Wu Qi. He couldn't bear to think about how Wu Qi was alone in his bed, hugging his blanket, falling asleep while missing him. Just thinking about it made him feel sad.
He said, "I miss you too."
Wu Qi said, "Now that you're back, I'm going to hold you while I sleep tonight! Ah, I'm so sleepy, I can finally get a good night's sleep!!"
Yi Shen said, "Okay."
Wu Qi ate quite a lot tonight. All the rules about not speaking while eating or sleeping didn't apply in front of the two people he hadn't seen for more than half a month. He almost ate too much.
When Yi Shen applied the medicine, he realized how serious the doctor's words about "scarring" were. The skin was peeling back, and even after the medicine, it was still red and hadn't healed after so many days; it even seemed to have some burns.
Wu Qi said, "Actually, the iron sheet was a bit hot at that time."
She was not only cut by the metal sheet, but also burned by the heat, and even had a high fever at night. However, she did not tell Yi Shen about the fever.
Yi Shen stared at her injury for a long time before sighing. After applying the medicine, he gently pulled her into his arms without saying a word.
Wu Qi comforted him, "It's alright, it's alright, I've thought it through! If it really leaves a scar, I'll just draw a flower here! What kind of flower should I draw?"
She asked herself and answered, "Draw red plum blossoms! Can you draw them well?"
In the eyes of the world, the flower pattern of a noble family is equivalent to that person.
Yi Shen said, "It will heal completely."
Wu Qi's wound hadn't healed yet, and she still needed to hold him while sleeping at night. The weather was hot, and Yi Shen was afraid of touching her wound, and also worried that the heat would hinder its healing. He opened the window and put up the curtains, burned incense to repel mosquitoes, and found a folding fan to fan her.
Wu Qi has never been a restless sleeper. Before long, the collar of her nightgown loosened, revealing her wound. She rolled over again and touched the wound right there. The pain made her gasp, and she groggily snuggled into Yi Shen's arms.
Yi Shen coaxed her to sleep, found a position that wouldn't touch her wound, and held her as she fell asleep.
The next day, when Wu Qi woke up, Yi Shen had already changed her dressing while wearing his nightgown. Wu Qi kissed him twice and smiled, "Thank you, Third Young Master Yi!"
The two arrived at Cizi Pavilion and found Lin Kuo fast asleep, his arm around Song Yinxing's waist and his head resting on her shoulder, oblivious to the thunder and lightning outside. Ning Xunxu, always eager for a good show, picked up two books, about to slap them loudly near Lin Kuo's ear, when Song Yinxing covered his ears and said, "Han Su, let him sleep for a while, okay?"
Ning Xunxu reluctantly put down the book and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Zhiyun."
Song Yinxing smiled and said, "It's nothing."
When Ning Xunxu saw Wu Qi, she deliberately asked, "Sister Yaoling, how are your Twin Egg Cannon Scales?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Qi narrowed his eyes, smiled, then grabbed a book and chased after him, saying, "What double eggs?! Double eggs are just inspiration!! Only two eggs can both support a person and ignite a flaming spear!!"
Originally, "Paolin" was just an egg with four legs, but Wu Qi wanted people to sit inside and control the movement of Paolin and the cannons inside. However, as long as people were operating Paolin on the battlefield, they would inevitably be ambushed by the enemy. Therefore, she came up with another idea: to add an egg on top of an egg, to lay an egg and burn a halberd, and to have people sit on the egg.
Ning Xunxu looked at the blueprints and said, "The purpose of the egg-laying and the egg-raising are different, and the materials are also different. Ideally, people should be able to see the enemy army from the egg-laying one, since the egg-laying one is a bit higher than a horse!"
Ning Xunxu's words were exactly the same as Wu Qi's thoughts. Just as Wu Qi was about to praise him, he heard him say, "In that case, why not rename it 'Double Egg Cannon Scale'?!"
Then, Wu Qi chased after him and attacked him, just like he was doing now.
Yi Shen stopped Ning Xunxu and said, "Han Su, she is still injured."
"I'm sorry, Brother Wei Chong."
Seeing Ning Xunxu stop, Wu Qi also put down her book. Instead of hitting him, she patted his back and comforted him like a biological sister: "Don't think that just because you didn't participate in the Dragon Gate Exam, you're doing nothing. Have you forgotten? You have the Moonfall Camp's waist token."
Ning Xunxu pursed her lips and said, "I even suspect that our Ning family and the Emperor are related by blood... The Emperor's attitude towards me, my sister, and the Ning family is too ambiguous."
But his sister didn't seem to care much, saying, "Isn't it good to not enter officialdom and not to feign compliance with the court?"
Yi Shen said, "Don't overthink it."
Wu Qi nodded in agreement, saying, "You should forget about the name 'Double Egg Cannon Scale' for now, and then consider other things."
"I really can't forget this..." After saying that, Ning Xunxu slipped away.
After he left, Wu Qi asked, "Why? I can understand why Yu Qu wasn't allowed to enter Ci Zi Ge, but why didn't His Majesty allow Ning Xunxu to participate in the Dragon Gate Examination this time?"
Yi Shen said, "I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse."
Wu Qi said knowingly, "You and Brother Lian Shi have already offended someone, haven't you?"
Yi Shen said, "The Ministry of Rites and General Wei."
These are the public perceptions, but behind the scenes, countless people harbor resentment towards Yi Shen and Lin Kuo, such as those under General Wei's command, and officials implicated by the person who took the exam for someone else...
"Never mind, as long as I have a clear conscience," Wu Qi said again. "When will the results of the Dragon Gate Examination be released?"
Yi Shen shook his head and said, "As His Majesty wishes."
When the students left the Zige Pavilion, the streets were packed with people, making it difficult to move, let alone move their carriages. Twenty students were stuck there, so hot that they picked up a book and started fanning themselves. Several lively students jumped from their carriages onto other students' carriages to chat.
Li Jian jumped onto Wu Yin's carriage, drawing cheers and shouts from the crowd. His face flushed red with embarrassment, and he quickly turned back to stop them. Once the cheers subsided, he took a few deep breaths and turned back to ask Wu Yin, "Yingchang, has the result for the Dragon Gate Examination been released?"
Wu Yin said, "I don't know. My father has been in a bad mood these past few days and hasn't mentioned the Dragon Gate Examination to me."
"Um..." Li Jian blushed, chuckled awkwardly, and tried to make conversation, "My mother seemed to have said that the results would be released today."
Everyone was stuck here, and no one could leave. Hearing Li Jian's words, they knew that he already knew that the results would be released at this time. He had deliberately asked Wu Yin just to find an excuse to talk to her.
A student in the pavilion asked Li Jian with a smile, "Shi Xun, why does your mother tell you everything? Could it be that you deliberately asked Lord Li so that you could strike up a conversation with the person you admire?"
Upon hearing this, all the students in the pavilion burst into laughter.
They are not yet twenty years old, and when they meet someone they like, they hesitate, then take a deep breath and take a step forward, longing for a forever.
Wu Yin smiled faintly, while Li Jian's face flushed red all the way to his neck. He stood in front of Wu Yin and retorted, "What?! That's what my mother told me! I didn't ask on purpose!"
"Then why did your mother tell you that?!"
Li Jian was so ashamed he was completely disoriented, only knowing to shield Wu Yin behind him to prevent the group from seeing her. He had long lost his mind, only thinking of defending himself in front of the person he loved, and in a moment of carelessness, he blurted out, "That's because Weichong and Yaoling are my good friends!!"
Wu Qi and Yi Shen exchanged a glance. Yi Shen continued fanning her, and the two looked at Li Jian, who said, "My mother said that Weichong and Yaoling investigated the case of the corpse in Peach Blossom Forest with all their might, but they had no right to know the results, which is unfair. Now Weichong and Lianshi are participating in the Dragon Gate Examination, worrying day and night, but they don't even know the day the results will be released, which is even more unfair!! That's why I'm informing them through my words!!"
Fortunately, there was no one else around, only students from the pavilion. Even so, Li Jian realized something was wrong after shouting and immediately shut up, and then there was a moment of silence.
This matter involved Wu Qi, Yi Shen, and Lin Kuo, and the three of them were hesitant to speak up. Just as Song Yinxing and Ning Xunxu were about to try to smooth things over, everyone heard a soft voice say, "Alright, stop teasing Shi Xun. He's easily provoked and will say anything when he's embarrassed or angry."
Li Jian looked back at Wu Yin as if she were his benefactor.
Wu Yin smiled and said, "Today, I'm inviting everyone to dinner at Langyue Tower. Please pretend you didn't hear Shi Xun's nonsense just now."
Whether it was nonsense or not, everyone knew the answer, but they still frowned and ordered those around them sternly, "Don't spread this around, and don't tell my parents either!"
The students of the Pavilion were chosen by the Emperor. I don't know if it was intentional on the Emperor's part. Even if there are children of important officials in the court, those officials are their own faction. They do not conspire with General Wei, nor do they join forces with others. They are a few pure streams. The children they teach are people who know the big picture and understand the principles. Now that they have entered the Pavilion, they have their own set of ethics amidst the rights and wrongs.
They could see clearly the fog in the court.
They have already decided who they should be friends with.
Lady Li Xi's attitude is very clear: even if she doesn't side with the scions of noble families, she admires them, is willing to befriend them, and is willing to help them in times of difficulty.
As Wu Qi and Yi Shen passed by Li Jian, they said, "Thank you and Lord Li."
Li Jian covered his face and said, "Ah! I let it slip! Please, please don't let my mother know!"
Everyone turned around and laughed, "Don't you understand the saying 'He who eats another's food is bound to him'? Since you want us to help you keep it a secret, then you should treat us to this meal. How can we let Yingchang pay?"
Li Jian hurriedly replied, "Alright, alright, I'll treat you."
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