Chapter 613 The Last Princess Arrives (Seventeen)
January 24th, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Tianjin, Zhang Garden.
The last emperor wore a dragon robe and held a New Year's Day court meeting in the living room.
Ahem, it’s called a court meeting, but in fact it’s just a bunch of old folks trying to make the last emperor happy.
"Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up!"
Seeing twenty or thirty people kneeling down, the Last Emperor, who was sitting in the main hall, felt that wonderful feeling of being the ruler of the world and high above everyone else again.
Alas, it was a pity that this was just a small courtyard, not his palace! The courtiers were also uneven, and there was no solemnity and majesty at all.
"reward!"
Although he felt that there was something missing, the last emperor still got to experience the life of an emperor.
After bowing and shouting "Long live the emperor", the reward process is welcomed by all the "court officials".
The last emperor gave out rewards according to their “rank”.
There were more than one envelope with silver dollars.
The rewards, added up, were at least several hundred silver dollars.
The last emperor enjoyed spending money, and the old and young people who remained behind could also get rewards from their emperor.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
The Queen, wearing a formal gown, met with many female relatives in the flower hall on the other side.
The topics discussed by the women were more relaxed.
From foreigners to foreign students, from men to concubines.
There are also topics such as clothes, jewelry, hairstyle, makeup, cocktail parties, church gatherings, etc.
As they were talking, someone mentioned Gu Qingcheng who lived next door.
"I heard that Princess Qingcheng is living very well in the capital."
"Yes, not only did she hook up with a foreigner, she also became good sisters with the Marshal's daughter."
"I heard about it, too. If someone wanted to pick a fight with Princess Qingcheng, she wouldn't even have to do it herself. The marshal's daughter would just come over with a whip in hand and kill them."
"Oh, she is a Princess Gulun after all. Even if she leaves the palace, she can still live a decent life in the capital!"
"What's that? I also heard that after the New Year, Princess Qingcheng will go to the Ugly Country. I heard that Country Y also invited her."
Tianjin is too close to Beijing, and all kinds of gossip can be transmitted over in the shortest time.
Princess Qingcheng's identity as a royal noble lady has always attracted the most attention from the descendants of the previous dynasty.
Therefore, even though they were two or three hundred miles away, the women in Tianjin could still know the latest news about the princess in the capital.
When the queen heard everyone talking, she couldn't help but clench her handkerchief.
Princess Qingcheng is so popular in the capital?
Not only was he not "purged" by the commander-in-chief of the new army, but he also became a frequent guest in the commander-in-chief's mansion?
And those foreigners.
There were also many foreign consuls in Tianjin, and the last emperor and the empress tried hard to make friends with them.
When the emperor and empress first arrived, they did cause quite a stir.
But gradually, only a few "court officials" remained in Zhang Garden, and the foreigners were not as enthusiastic anymore.
This made the queen, who was fond of socializing, dancing and riding, feel quite disappointed.
In fact, even the last emperor would probably be disappointed.
He thought that by coming to Tianjin, away from the New Army, he could form an alliance with foreigners and then rely on them to restore his country.
I didn't expect that in less than two months,
Among so many foreign consuls, only Japan still maintains its enthusiasm for the Last Emperor.
And the Princess Qingcheng next door has already started to "visit" abroad!
The last emperor held a grand court meeting on New Year's Day, and the "foreign envoys" were supposed to come to congratulate him, but they were absent! "Those foreigners have no rules. They ignore the emperor and go to curry favor with a maid!"
"What's wrong with Princess Gulun? She is also a princess. We don't have a queen in Daqing."
"... Qingcheng is the same. Even if she is not a blood relative of the emperor, she is still a cousin. She has a good relationship with foreigners, so why doesn't she help the emperor?"
"She's also going to visit the Ugly Country! What can a princess like her visit?"
The Queen was secretly annoyed while listening to the other ladies praising Princess Qingcheng.
She even wondered whether she should talk to the emperor and go to the Ugly Country with Princess Qingcheng?
No matter how noble Princess Qingcheng is, she is just a princess.
The emperor is the orthodox one.
The Last Emperor: ...I also want to go, but the problem is that the ugly people won’t agree.
I guess even that damn girl Qingcheng wouldn’t agree.
He did not forget that day in the capital, when Princess Qingcheng looked arrogant and indifferent.
She has no rules and doesn't know how to respect others! I don't want a sister like this!
…
Gu Qingcheng didn't care at all about what was happening in Tianjin or what the emperor and empress were thinking.
If they are willing to indulge in the dream of the empire, it’s up to them.
Gu Qingcheng was about to proceed with her next plan.
The Xishan military camp has been taken over, and thanks to the generous treatment, Gu Qingcheng not only has three hundred princess guards, but also two or three hundred more people.
She already had a regular regiment of soldiers under her command! She selected sixty of them to escort her to the Ugly Country.
Well, that's what she had agreed with Mr. Duran.
With the endorsement of the Dulang family, Gu Qingcheng can enter the territory of Chou Country with his own guards and fully armed.
The remaining 500 people were arranged by Gu Qingcheng to go to the suburbs of Beijing.
As for the location, Tangcheng!
Ahem, Gu Qingcheng hasn’t forgotten her ancestral grave yet.
There is no rush to take action now, just send the troops over for "training" first.
Just suppress the bandits and treat it as military training.
On the surface, Gu Qingcheng will not divide the territory, but she wants to control this area in her own hands.
Although there are only a few hundred people, she has the foreigners and the Marshal's Mansion behind her.
An Qi, the proud and arrogant eldest daughter, has completely become her good sister.
Even if Gu Qingcheng is not here, An Qi will help her take care of the "home"! As long as Gu Qingcheng comes back from the Ugly Country, as long as she finds the best excuse, she will do something big! ...
Woo~~ A huge ship made a low roar, and Gu Qingcheng boarded it with Yuchuan and sixty guards.
Another palace maid, Yuping, was kept by Gu Qingcheng, and she worked with Princess Zixuan, who had just been accepted under her command, to handle the affairs of the princess's mansion and the military camp.
"Princess, we really have to go to the Ugly Country!"
Standing on the deck, looking at the vast ocean and the unknown future, Yuchuan, who had never left the capital, was somewhat frightened.
She followed closely behind Gu Qingcheng and whispered, "Can the Dulang family be trusted?"
"Princess, will they deceive you?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Gu Qingcheng curled the corners of her lips and said softly, "I have to rely on you even if you can't rely on me!"
Is there anyone in this world who is 100% reliable? Even Bill didn't completely trust her.
As for the Dulang family behind him, they probably just had the idea of "try your best".
The Dulang family coveted Gu Qingcheng's prescription, but it was not to the point where they had to have her.
This trip to the ugly country may not be smooth.
But Gu Qingcheng is not afraid.
She has too many cards up her sleeve.
As long as she goes, she will find a way to achieve her goal!
On the way, on the cruise ship, Gu Qingcheng was not idle either.
She brought many books borrowed from Shuimu and University Hall, most of which were related to majors such as mechanics and engineering.
Yuchuan: ...I can't understand it! I can't understand it at all! This kind of highly professional book is simply not something that ordinary people can read.
Not to mention, there are some original books.
The winding tadpole-shaped characters made Yuchuan dizzy at the first sight.
But her own princess actually enjoyed the show very much.
After watching a lot, she would take out a piece of white paper and draw on it.
Bill, who returned with them, was also a little surprised to see such a beautiful princess.
He felt more and more that this princess was mysterious.
Not only is he proficient in multiple languages, he is also very sociable.
Tsk tsk, Miss Angel from the Marshal's Mansion, although she looks aggressive, she has actually become a "believer" of Princess Qingcheng a long time ago.
Now, Princess Qingcheng is struggling with very boring professions such as mechanical manufacturing.
Well, if his information was correct, Princess Qingcheng had not received any systematic Western education.
She didn't even go to school.
At most, Princess Qingcheng attended the Emperor's classes.
Could it be that Princess Qingcheng was a genius who could teach herself? Bill was extremely curious.
As a straightforward and casual Chinese, when he has questions, he will express them.
He began to discuss some purely science-related things with Gu Qingcheng.
To Bill's surprise, Princess Qingcheng actually "understood".
That's amazing.
The more amazing thing is yet to come——
"I heard that the Dulang family has its own aircraft manufacturing company?"
Gu Qingcheng is more direct than Bill.
She didn't try or beat around the bush, but went straight to the point, "If it's convenient, I'd like to visit your company."
Bill: …
Aircraft manufacturing? Regardless of whether it was confidential or not, Princess Qingcheng was a princess, and if she was really curious about airplanes, he could take her to fly a plane.
But, an aircraft manufacturing company? That’s where airplanes are made! Princess Qingcheng is an outsider, even if she goes there, she won’t understand! Gu Qingcheng: …It’s not up to you to decide whether you understand or not!
Facing the doubt that was almost written on Bill's face, Gu Qingcheng curled her lips and said, "Mr. Du Lang, you may not know something."
"In our Celestial Empire, the royal family has always been a magical existence."
"There was a dynasty before Daqing, and there was an emperor in that dynasty who loved carpentry!"
"In an earlier dynasty, there was an emperor who was good at calligraphy..."
In short, there are quite a few incompetent emperors in the history of the Celestial Empire who were "excellent in everything except being an emperor."
Bill: “So?”
"I am also a royal family member, and the only legitimate princess of Daqing."
"As for me, I like to study mechanical manufacturing."
The words "you coax me" were written in Bill's green eyes.
Why doesn't he believe this?
"Whether what I said is true or not, let's go to the manufacturing workshop and try it out!"
Gu Qingcheng is full of confidence.
When Bill saw her bright and flamboyant appearance, he was actually somewhat convinced.
So, after waiting for a month, the cruise ship arrived at Ugly Country.
Bill did not take Gu Qingcheng to inspect the pharmaceutical factory, but went straight to the aircraft manufacturing company owned by the Duran family.
Gu Qingcheng did not hide her incompetence at all.
When I arrived at the workshop, I picked up a component and could tell whether it was qualified just by touching it lightly.
Huoshui continued to pick his nose: "...What a joke! Her Majesty the Queen of Heaven is a master who possesses a series of god-level skills, including ninth-level fitter, ninth-level welder, ninth-level lathe operator, etc.
In the field of mechanical manufacturing, she is the supreme god!
PS: Well, Her Majesty the Queen of Heaven has started to kill people everywhere, (#^.^#)
(End of this chapter)
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