The group lingered in the spring season for quite some time.
Before parting, Yuan Yao had two melons brought back to the Prince of Pingnan's residence by Xie Zhi, and also gave Lin Xuan several mangoes.
Huairou and Huaiyao each took some of their favorite foods with them.
Finally, there's Yun Chan.
Yun Chan coughed lightly, covering her mouth, and said to Yuan Yao, "This morning before school, A Qi didn't come to pick me up. I walked back to the palace, and I couldn't carry my things..."
Walking...back to the palace?
From Sifang Street to the Palace Gate?
I'm afraid he'll faint from the heat on the street before he even reaches the palace gate!
Yuan Yao asked Danqing to fetch some desserts from the kitchen, loaded them onto the carriage, and said to Yun Chan, "You can take my carriage back to the palace."
We're leaving the palace tonight! You can't hold us back at this time!
Yun Chan looked up.
At first glance, he met Yuan Yao's clear, bright eyes.
Yun Chan relaxed her brows and eyes: "Okay."
The two of them walked side by side through the four seasons of spring.
The sun was high in the sky, and it was still hot on the street.
After walking a short distance, Yuan Yao turned her head.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that Yun Chan seemed to have grown taller than her even more...
Yuan Yao was quite surprised. She squinted against the light and asked, "Yun Chan, how come you've grown so fast lately?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Chan stopped and turned her back to the sun to shield Yuan Yao from the light. Her voice was soft and gentle: "It's not that I grow up fast, it's that the princess grows up slowly."
Yuan Yao: "..."
She really wants to grow up quickly!
But my body won't allow it!
Moreover, Yun Chan is so much older than her!
Heartbreaking...
The two climbed onto the carriage.
It was a bit stuffy inside the carriage.
Danqing sat gracefully to one side, holding a fan in her hand, and gently fanned the two of them.
Unfortunately, the wind from the fan was also hot.
Soon, Yuan Yao's forehead was sweating profusely.
She glanced at Yun Chan.
Yun Chan was dressed in a snow-white robe without a single wrinkle, and looked exceptionally fresh and clean.
Yuan Yao was extremely envious.
At that moment, she missed air conditioning terribly.
Even if there's no air conditioning, a fan would be a great help to her!
fan……
Yuan Yao stretched out her short little hand and lifted the carriage curtain.
Danqing stopped fanning herself: "Princess, what's wrong?"
Yuan Yao fanned her face with her small hand and replied, "That's right, I suddenly had a strange idea."
She thought of installing a small fan in the carriage.
When the carriage moves, it generates wind, which in turn drives the fan to rotate.
Won't it be cool then?
Why didn't she think of that before?
The more Yuan Yao thought about it, the more excited she became.
She looked at Yun Chan: "Yun Chan, is it hot in your Chu Kingdom during the summer?"
Yun Chan glanced at the excited little one and smiled slightly: "The Chu Kingdom is located in the south, with a lot of water. In summer, it is not only hot but also humid."
Yuan Yao pressed on, "Then, when it's hot where you are, do you have any ways to cool off?"
Methods to beat the summer heat...
Yun Chan thought for a moment and replied, "I grew up in the palace. Because I am weak and afraid of the cold, I do not need to cool off in the summer."
Yuan Yao nodded: "Okay..."
She was also wondering if the State of Chu had any more effective ways to cool off than making fans.
Harmful!
Seeing the disappointment on Yuan Yao's face, Yun Chan frowned slightly: "Are you hot?"
"Mmm!" Yuan Yao puffed out her cheeks.
Her forehead was covered in beads of sweat.
Seeing this, Yun Chan looked at Dan Qing and asked, "Excuse me, do you have any more fans?"
"Yes. Your Highness, please wait a moment."
Danqing opened a hidden compartment in the carriage and took out a folding fan.
Yun Chan took the folding fan, switched hands, and slowly fanned herself.
He was clearly fanning himself, but Yuan Yao felt that she finally felt much cooler.
A faint medicinal scent wafts in the cool breeze…
Once it cooled down, the road back to the palace seemed exceptionally short.
As they parted on the palace road, Yuan Yao instructed, "Yun Chan, after you return to Chaoyun Palace, get some rest. Tonight, I'll have my guards pick you up."
Yun Chan nodded.
Yuan Yao, with her short legs, took Dan Qing's hand and left happily.
Upon returning to Qianhua Palace, Yuan Yao ran into Yuehua Hall and collapsed onto the desk.
Jing'er brought over the ice chest and whispered to Danqing, "Why is the princess so eager to study today?"
Danqing shook his head: "I don't know."
She took some pastries and prepared warm water, placing them on the desk.
Jing'er walked over quietly and glanced at it: "Princess, what are you drawing? It looks so familiar."
look familiar?
Yuan Yao, holding a calligraphy brush, looked up and asked, "Jing'er, have you ever seen a waterwheel?"
Waterwheel?
Jing'er suddenly realized and exclaimed happily, "Isn't this a waterwheel that the princess drew?"
“No,” Yuan Yao said. “This isn’t called a waterwheel, it’s called a fan.”
fan?
Jing'er's smile turned into curiosity: "Isn't this for fetching water, for fanning yourself?"
"clever!"
Yuan Yao finished the last stroke, put down the brush, picked up the Xuan paper, and blew away the still-wet ink.
At this moment, Danqing also walked over, glanced down, and asked, "Does the princess intend to make this?"
Yuan Yao nodded: "Sister Danqing, when you have time, send this design to the Ministry of Works and let everyone there take a look."
Ideally, we should consult a craftsman who knows how to make a grain winnowing machine.
A grain blower?
The kind of farm tool that you crank to produce air and separate rice from chaff?
Danqing's eyes lit up: "Princess, I will go to the Ministry of Works right away."
Yuan Yao smiled brightly: "Mmm!"
In the evening, when the Ninth Prince returned, Yuan Yao had already washed up and smelled wonderful, and was playing with Tang Yuan in the courtyard.
From afar, Yuan Yao exclaimed joyfully, "Father!"
The Ninth Prince emerged from a lush patch of foxtail grass, scooped Yuan Yao up, and held her in his arms.
Tangyuan wagged its tail anxiously, "Awooo..."
Taking a sip of the fragrant milk dumpling, the Ninth Prince smiled and asked, "You're taking a bath this evening. Are you planning to go to bed early, or are you already awake?"
Yuan Yao obediently replied, "Yao'er took a nap."
The Ninth Prince carried her back, saying, "In that case, please have a meal with me first."
Yuan Yao replied sweetly, "Okay!"
During dinner, Yuan Yao looked at Jiu Qian and said, "Father, there is something I want to tell you."
After she finished speaking, she blinked her big, bright eyes.
Seeing her like this, even the Ninth Prince's heart melted.
After personally serving Yuan Yao the soup, the Ninth Prince asked in a calm voice, "What mischief is Little Yao up to now?"
No wonder he's her father!
He knows everything she's thinking!
Yuan Yao explained the plan to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince put down his chopsticks and looked at her quietly: "Tonight, out of the palace?"
Seeing his expression, Yuan Yao suddenly felt a little guilty.
She puffed out her cheeks and looked at the Ninth Prince pitifully: "Father, Yao'er is just very curious and wants to go and see!"
"Father, please?"
She deliberately dragged out her babyish voice, the end of which was soft and sweet.
The Ninth Prince sighed.
He raised his hand and placed it on Yuan Yao's head, his voice lazy and indulgent: "Okay."
Even if you want my life today, I'll give it to you.
"Thank you, Father!"
Yuan Yao jumped up with joy.
She threw herself into the Ninth Prince's arms, nuzzling against him: "Yao'er would never take Father's life! Yao'er just wants to grow up quickly and protect Father as soon as possible!"
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