When Yinzhen returned from target practice, he asked, "Where did the Princess Consort go?"
Su Peisheng said, "The Princess Consort has gone to rest."
Yinzhen put down the musket: "Let's go."
That evening, Tong Cheng'er had hot water prepared. Looking at Yinzhen's smiling face, she said with a smile, "You seem very happy. It seems you are truly satisfied with the musket."
Yinzhen said, "Mo Chenyu is very capable. The recoil of the musket has been greatly reduced, so there is no need to worry about self-harm when injuring the enemy. Furthermore, a musket can hold ten bullets, which is much more effective than the previous one. It can also switch magazines and quickly change magazines, which is very convenient. To put it simply, the musket I gave Mo Chenyu had firepower, but it was not suitable for use on the battlefield and was not cost-effective. After his improvements, it can be used directly, and the recoil has been reduced considerably. How could I not be happy?"
Yinzhen became more and more excited as he spoke.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, which shows the importance of weapons.
Tong Cheng'er could sense his happiness. Thinking of what she had seen during the day, she said, "Since Mo Chenyu did a good job, don't forget to reward him properly."
Yinzhen suddenly felt a pang of jealousy: "What, do you think I'd ever shortchange him?"
Why did you specifically point it out to give a reward?
Could he be the kind of person who would mistreat others?
Tong Cheng'er said with a smile, "Of course you wouldn't shortchange him in anything."
She's such a jealous person.
As she spoke, Tong Cheng'er explained, "I feel that there's something wrong between Mo Chenyu and his apprentice. They're too close and have crossed the line of a normal master and apprentice relationship."
Yinzhen looked puzzled: "What's going on?"
Tong Cheng'er: "I just noticed that the two of them were acting a little strange. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but if it's true, you can't punish me."
Yinzhen was still somewhat surprised. He had heard little about men falling in love, but many princes in the imperial family had kept male actors as servants, so he was quite open-minded about it.
The two were master and disciple, which was somewhat against the rules of ethics. However, the ancestors of Aisin-La were not uncommon in marrying their aunts and nieces together, so he had no shame in terms of ethics.
As long as Mo Chenyu has the ability, he doesn't care who he likes, whether they are male or female, or what their relationship is.
"You can rest assured about whatever punishment I may impose on them."
Tong Cheng'er smiled.
The next day, Yinzhen summoned Mo Chenyu to discuss the matter of the muskets.
There is no such thing as the best weapon; there is always room for improvement. Furthermore, in addition to firearms, Yinzhen also planned to have Mo Chenyu help him put some effort into the cannons!
Tong Cheng'er wasn't very interested in those things, so she took the people out for a walk.
Tong Cheng'er didn't run into Bian Lan this time, but she did run into Mo Ting.
Mo Ting and Mo Han were talking about Mo Chenyu.
Both Mo Ting and Mo Han, who served as Mo Chenyu's attendants, were literate.
Mo Ting said, "I don't know what's wrong with the young master. He spent the whole night in the study writing couplets, and I even found them strange."
Mo Han asked, "What's strange?"
Mo Ting: "That pair was something like odd changes and even stays the same, the sign depends on the quadrant, and there was also something like nine years of compulsory education and ten years of hard study."
"I'm ignorant about the first one and have never heard of it before. The second one is even more interesting. I've never heard of a first line in a couplet about studying hard for ten years. What does this 'compulsory education' mean?"
Mo Ting shook his head: "I don't know either. I asked the young master out of curiosity, and he said it was a couplet that Bian Lan told him."
Mo Han smiled and said, "It was Bian Lan who said it. That's not surprising. Her ideas are indeed interesting. She's always thinking about strange and unusual things. It's quite amusing."
Mo Ting nodded in agreement: "Yes, with Bian Lan by your side, life has become much more interesting."
The two spoke casually, but Tong Cheng'er listened, speechless.
Odd changes, even remains the same, sign depends on quadrant; nine years of compulsory education—she won't forget these things even in thirty years. They're clearly modern "products"!
Tong Cheng'er spoke up at this moment: "What are you talking about?"
Mo Ting and Mo Han turned around at the sound and saw Tong Cheng'er walking out from around the corner.
The two men quickly bowed and greeted the Princess Consort: "This servant greets the Princess Consort."
Tong Cheng'er said gently, "Get up."
"Xie Fujin".
Tong Cheng'er asked, "I was just hearing you talking about compulsory education, and I'm really curious about what that means?"
Mo Ting explained, "Your Highness, this is a line from a couplet that Bian Lan recited. As for its exact meaning, this servant is not entirely clear."
Tong Cheng'er laughed: "Is that so! Bian Lan is really interesting. Ask her for me later, I'm really curious to know what she means."
Mo Ting: "This servant will definitely tell Bian Lan."
Seeing that they didn't know much, Tong Cheng'er didn't ask any more questions and let them leave.
However, her maidservant became curious, wondering why the princess, who usually disliked literary pursuits, had suddenly become interested in couplets. It was truly strange.
"Madam, why have you suddenly become interested in couplets? Would you like me to have someone gather some for you to see?"
Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "No need, I'm just interested in those two sentences."
The old woman was completely confused and didn't quite understand.
Yinzhen returned home in the evening in high spirits, clearly having had a good talk with Mo Chenyu.
Upon seeing Tong Cheng'er, Yinzhen felt somewhat guilty: "I've been too busy and haven't had time to spend with you."
Tong Cheng'er understood him perfectly and didn't think anything of it: "Your business is important, and I don't find it boring at all."
There are so many interesting things.
Yinzhen: "I'm free tomorrow. Is there anything you'd like to do? I'll do whatever you want."
Tong Cheng'er didn't have anything in particular she wanted to do, but there were things she could do.
"There's a grove of trees nearby, let's go horseback riding!"
Yinzhen laughed upon hearing this. Although Tong Cheng'er had learned to ride a horse, her skills were mediocre. Horse riding naturally involved the two of them sharing a horse, and what should have been a sport naturally turned into a romantic affair.
"Okay, let's go horse racing tomorrow."
Thinking of Bian Lan, Tong Cheng'er said, "You might want to pay more attention to Bian Lan. I think she has a lot of surprises in store for you."
Yinzhen asked curiously, "A surprise? What surprise?"
Tong Cheng'er kept everyone in suspense, saying, "If you find out she's trustworthy, you might as well let her work with Mo Chenyu for you."
What Yinzhen was going to do was naturally kept secret. She had heard that Bian Lan was a talented student, but she hadn't taught him many courses, so she wasn't very clear about it. In addition, with Mo Chenyu around, he was very protective of her, so she didn't pay much attention to Bian Lan.
If Bian Lan really is from another time, she should be of great use.
Yinzhen didn't ask any further questions. He trusted Tong Cheng'er completely, and even though he didn't know why, he decided to go back and keep an eye on Bian Lan.
"good."
It's getting late, time to blow out the candles and go to bed!
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