Chapter 25 Waiting for Him to Come Out
Chu Sishui hurried back to the front hall and gave the dimensions to several craftsmen. "Master He, I just told you my general idea. It would be best if you find a few people with a similar body shape to Your Highness to sit on it and test it a few times while you are working on it."
Master He was originally under great pressure. This rotating shaft device seemed simple, but it was indeed difficult to achieve the low resistance required by the princess. Now he heard that he had to test it several times, "I wonder when the princess will ask for it."
"I was planning to do it as quickly as possible, but slow work produces fine results. So, there is no fixed deadline this time. Just do your best. If there are any improvements, you can make them directly without reporting."
"As for the shaft, Master He, why don't you replace it with an iron one and add lubricant? Maybe it can reduce the resistance."
Master He's original worries disappeared when he heard this. "Thank you, Princess, for your reminder. We will go back and do it right away."
After seeing off Master He and returning to Qixiju, Chu Sishui remembered that she had forgotten to do one thing in the morning. "Jin Pei, go and call the weaver girl from the mansion."
Less than an incense stick of time later, Madam Xu came in. Chu Sishui explained her intention, "Silk is expensive and easily damaged. In a few days, Your Highness and I will go to Xiaosheng Farm. You should prepare a few sets of cotton or other fabric sheets and quilts. Anything comfortable will do."
She didn't want to ask Luhe to secretly give the bed sheets to someone outside to wash every time they were done.
Cotton is also cheap, and if Rong Zhuo continues to act like that, I won’t feel too bad even if I throw it away.
Madam Xu, "Yes, how about I make pajamas out of the mulberry silk fabrics? This way, not only will it not be wasteful, but it will also be comfortable to wear in summer. I will also pick out some comfortable and cool silks and satins sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs every year and make some summer clothes."
"Okay, you can arrange it. But this time, Your Highness and I are living in the countryside, so don't use gold and silver threads to avoid people worrying about us."
Nanny Xu nodded in agreement and bowed before leaving.
She also arranged all matters related to the trip, and Chu Sishui had a rare opportunity to stroll around with Jin Pei.
After passing through several corridors, they just happened to see a servant bringing a doctor into the elegant room where Rong Zhuo usually trained.
“Who is this?”
Jin Pei, "Princess, this is for massage for His Highness."
Chu Sishui was puzzled, "Isn't it Eunuch Wu?"
After saying that, she remembered that Wu Can was sent to Xiaosheng Farm by her.
Jin Pei, "Eunuch Wu has been away for the past few days, so I am responsible to the national player."
Chu Sishui stood on tiptoe to look at the closed door. Since she met the palace staff the next day, she knew that no one was allowed to enter Rong Zhuo's elegant room. Although she had never asked, her intuition told her that His Highness did not want anyone to know about his embarrassment.
The training and massage of the disabled is very dignified.
Even when she asked craftsmen to make lower limb exercise equipment, she never asked about the progress or whether it was good or not.
She knew that Rong Zhuo would tell her if he needed anything.
The name of Yashi is well deserved. The courtyard is full of plum blossoms, and the pavilions, terraces and ponds are carefully designed, making it particularly beautiful.
The weeping willows on the side are full of vitality even in summer.
Chu Sishui stroked the willow branches while waiting for him to finish the massage.
An hour later, Xiang Guoshou carried the medicine box and followed the servant out.
"Jin Pei, you go down too."
Jin Pei bowed and left.
The courtyard returned to its usual silence. Chu Sishui watched the bubbles coming out of the fish in the pond, thinking that he had to train for an hour and massage for an hour every day, and after the people left, he would just sit here lonely like this.
If it were someone else, he would probably go crazy after a few months, but he still persisted. He pretended to be indifferent only because he was afraid of disappointment. In his heart, he was actually very eager.
Time passed little by little, and when the afterglow of the setting sun slowly shone on Chu Sishui's face, the door of the elegant room opened.
After the last improvement, all the thresholds in the mansion were replaced uniformly. He was very stubborn and would not allow others to push him to go anywhere he wanted. Now he insisted on going to the courtyard alone.
Seeing her, his eyes flickered, a trace of helplessness quickly passed by, and then returned to normal, "How long have you been waiting?"
She stepped forward and pushed the wheelchair. "I saw Your Highness as soon as I arrived. What a fate."
Rong Zhuo knew that she must have been waiting for a long time. He used to watch the sunrise and sunset here alone, unable to sense the passage of time.
"Don't wait next time. I will return to the residence after the massage."
Chu Sishui leaned forward and tilted her head to smile, "Your Highness is touched, are you sorry? It's okay, we are husband and wife, I'm just waiting for you, it's not tiring, not to mention, I also want to chat with Your Highness."
"Look, Your Highness. Today's sunset is particularly beautiful."
Rong Zhuo looked up and saw orange and golden colors intertwined in the sky, spreading from the horizon.
The blazing fireball slowly sank, and the light was no longer dazzling. Instead, it turned into strands of soft light, sprinkling on the earth.
It was indeed beautiful. He had never felt the beauty of nature before. Perhaps it was because he was heartbroken and didn't want to feel it.
Now his heart could sense the spiritual light of all things again. The originally icy crack became bigger and bigger, and several pieces of cold ice fell off.
Chu Sishui fixed the wheelchair, spread the silk handkerchief flat on the ground, and sat down.
Both of them felt the peace and warmth in silence.
The mountains in the distance were rimmed with a golden edge, and their outlines became clearer and more charming in the afterglow.
"Your Highness, have you ever gone hiking when you went out for fun before?"
Rong Zhuo tilted his head, "Very rarely. The prince has a lot of homework. My father has high expectations for me, so I spend more time studying hard in my room."
Chu Sishui was surprised, "Your Highness also wants to study hard?"
Rong Zhuo finally smiled, "Even if he is a genius, he is just like an ordinary person in this imperial city. There are so many heroes in the world."
"Your Highness must have suffered a lot, which is really admirable." Chu Sishui said this because she could relate to him. Although she was a scientific research genius, only her mentor and seniors knew how much she had suffered for this title. She had to stay in the laboratory day and night and had never felt the joy of her student days.
Rong Zhuo was shocked. For so many years, everyone had been praising him but no one had ever asked him if he was tired. How could he not be tired?
When other brothers and sisters were having fun, he could only look over from the window and secretly envy them for a while, then close the window again and force himself to read those obscure articles.
When he finally stood on the high place, everyone was envious.
When he really fell, the envy turned into regret, but there was no care or worry.
Rong Zhuo stretched out his hands and then clenched them, swallowing the bitterness in his heart, and said calmly, "It's all over."
Seeing that his hands were more red and swollen than in the morning, Chu Sishui knew that he must have secretly increased his training time. She reached out and held his hands tightly, massaging the calluses and scabs carefully. "I told you not to rush. If you secretly increase your training time next time, you will be criticized in a notice."
"When you get home, you should give your hands a good massage to stimulate blood circulation. The calluses on your hands are almost as thick as those from farming."
After she finished speaking, she laughed. She was originally a little sad because of all his words, but now she laughed at her own metaphor.
She stole a glance at Rong Zhuo, not missing the brief smile, "I was right, wasn't I? Let some country folk take a look in a few days, they will probably be surprised."
"I will tell them then that your Highness' family was very poor before, and that in order to marry me, he worked on the farm during the day and studied for the imperial examination at night. My father originally disagreed, but he tried for a long time and finally moved my parents, so they married me. My heart is as firm as a rock, and I will never change it in this life."
Rong Zhuo finally couldn't help laughing silently, "When you get down and out in the future, just be a storyteller."
"Following His Highness, how could I reach that point? His Highness smiled, and I felt relieved. Your Highness, please smile more in the future. I remember the rumor in Jinxiao City that when His Highness smiles, all flowers lose their color. But I have never seen it. When can I see it?"
Chu Sishui leaned close to his face, and they could even see each other's eyelashes. Their breaths intertwined, and Rong Zhuo was briefly distracted.
He reached out and helped the person in front of him up, "...be serious."
Chu Sishui pursed her lips, pretending really well, who was the one who was not serious at night.
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