Chapter 630: Shen Family Library
When Shen Xuan saw the things Fu Zhaoning sent, he couldn't help but touch his forehead.
"You prepared so much?"
Fu Zhaoning brought over a whole large bag filled with medicine.
"I don't know how my uncle is doing over there, but it's better to be prepared. Since I have the opportunity to send gifts now, of course I have to bring more."
Fu Zhaoning even felt that she brought too little. If she hadn't been so busy these days, she should have made more medicine and sent it over.
But before that, I wasn't sure whether Mr. Pinghe was willing to help.
"I'm afraid your uncle would be stunned when he received these things."
"I have written the names and dosages of the herbs in the bottles, so you can just look at them and know how to use them. There are also Heart Protecting Pills and Lung Clearing Pills, which you can let your uncle take first no matter what happens."
The Heart Protecting Pills alone, produced by Fu Zhaoning, are already worth a fortune.
Such a big bag of medicine is heavy and very expensive.
Shen Xuan asked someone to take it over, "When your uncle comes back, I will ask him to thank you in person."
There is no need to say anything else.
Shen Xuan immediately asked someone to take these things to meet with Pinghe Gong's people. Several fast horses left the city gate and galloped towards the barbarian city.
Fu Zhaoning was temporarily free.
She really has a rare period of free time these days. Fortunately, there is a hot spring in the yard where she lives. She soaks in the hot spring every night after coming back. She also puts some medicinal herbs in it to eliminate fatigue and help sleep.
Xiao Lanyuan was very considerate of her these past few nights. He would hug her and go to sleep after she finished taking a bath, without making any noise for her at all.
However, Fu Zhaoning didn't know how distracted he was every night as he smelled her fragrance and hugged her soft body.
She slept well, but Xiao Lanyuan had a torturous sleep.
But he was unwilling to sleep in another room.
No matter how much torture it is, I would rather hold her.
Shen Xuan asked Fu Zhaoning to sit down and drink tea. Fu Zhaoning held the teacup and couldn't help but think of Xiao Lanyuan.
By this time he must have met Mr. Hu, and he didn't know whether Princess Fuyun was there.
What would Mr. Hu say to Xiao Lanyuan?
"What are you thinking about?" Shen Xuan saw that she was absent-minded for a rare time, so he stretched out his hand and waved it gently in front of her.
Fu Zhaoning came back to his senses.
"Uncle, what kind of person is the master of Youqing Temple?"
"Why did you suddenly think of asking him?"
"Isn't it said that Dong Qing is from the lineage of the Imperial Master? Is that really that powerful?"
Fu Zhaoning actually didn't really believe in these things. She had never understood such metaphysical things as stargazing, divination, predicting fate, and fortune-telling.
But nowadays people believe it without a doubt, even the royal family believes it very much, so why should ordinary people?
The national teacher holds a very respected position, and his words should carry a lot of weight.
"I'll go find those books about Dong Qing. When Lan Yuan comes back, you can give them to him. Just consider them as gifts from me."
Shen Xuan saw that she was very curious and waved to her, "Come on, I'll take you to the library, and we'll talk while we walk."
Hiss. He actually wanted to take her to the Shen family's library?
This is the Shen family’s greatest treasure, and Emperor Dahe wants to get it very much.
It seems that the people in the Shen family also want it.
Fu Zhaoning didn't seem to see any library in Nian Garden these days, but she guessed that there were formations and illusions set up around the library so that no one could see it easily.
"Uncle, are you really taking me there?"
"Let's go."
Fu Zhaoning followed immediately. She was indeed very curious about the Shen family's collection of books.
Shen Xuan took her through the garden and came to a rockery. He reached out and patted the rockery a few times, then pressed a certain spot.
Fu Zhaoning opened his eyes wide. Could the books be in the basement?
The rockery split apart to reveal a secret door.
There was a lock on the secret door, and Shen Xuan took out a jade token and embedded it into it.
As soon as the secret door opened, Shen Xuan lowered his head and walked in.
Is it so mysterious?
Fu Zhaoning followed him in, and the door and the rockery closed again. From the outside, it was impossible to see that the rockery could be separated to the left and right.
She originally thought that this secret door led to an underground vault where the books were kept, but she didn't expect that it was actually a tunnel with wooden tracks on the ground and a special wooden cart with seats in the left and right rows on the tracks.
This wooden cart alone was enough to shock Fu Zhaoning.
"Come up."
Shen Xuan went up and sat to one side, then reached out and pulled Fu Zhaoning up as well.
"Uncle, how does this work?" Fu Zhaoning felt very surprised and curious.
This is really amazing, there is actually an "underground rail car"?
"Chain mechanism."
Shen Xuan simply explained it to her, pointed upwards, and then pointed under the car.
Fu Zhaoning took a look and saw thick chains on top and under the car. Although they were not made very finely, the fact that such things could be made in this era was enough to shock her.
The chains were also thickly coated with tea oil.
There is a smell of tea oil in the tunnel.
Shen Xuan stepped on a switch on the floor of the car, and the car slid forward. Although the speed was not very fast, it was definitely much faster than walking.
Fu Zhaoning felt very fresh sitting on the wooden cart.
"Uncle, who came up with this track car?"
“My grandfather originally conceived it, my father also researched it, and when I was young I helped improve it to become what it is today.”
Isn’t this the wisdom of three generations?
"I learned these from the Shen family's collection of books. When I was young, I loved studying these things, and I made a lot of interesting things at that time."
Shen Xuan said this with a somewhat deep look in his eyes.
"In the palace and the mausoleum, there were mechanical devices designed by me, but later on—"
Later, the emperor became suspicious of the Shen family and suppressed them, so he gradually stopped touching these things.
Fu Zhaoning cursed Emperor Da He in his heart. How stupid was he? Such a genius, instead of thinking about using it well and spreading these skills to the world, he actually wanted to suppress him?
While the wooden cart was moving, Shen Xuan also talked to Fu Zhaoning about the master of Youqing Temple.
"It's hard to see through this Youqing Temple Master. I don't know if he knows his original identity. But I heard that the lineage of Dongqing State Master may have peeped into the Heavenly Dao too much, and their bodies are a little weak. They can only live in seclusion and recuperate. They are not suitable to live in the chaotic world."
"So that's why he lives in Youqing Peak?"
"Maybe."
"If he knew about the existence of Dongqing State and knew that he was a descendant of Dongqing State Master, would he have the intention to restore the country?"
Fu Zhaoning was thinking too far ahead.
"I've only met him once, so I can't tell. But it's a pity that Dong Qing was destroyed like this."
"Uncle, the head of Youqing Temple has been saying that Xiao Lanyuan and Princess Fuyun have similar fates. Has Princess Fuyun not chosen a consort these days?"
Fu Zhaoning couldn't help but wonder whether Xiao Lanyuan was with Princess Fuyun at this moment.
It's not that she didn't trust Xiao Lanyuan, but she was a little jealous. If Princess Fuyun really insisted on choosing him as her husband, it would be troublesome.
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