Chapter 267 Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen opened the door to a new world
Regarding this question, the two little guys were quite in sync, and they said loudly at the same time: "Eat!"
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen felt that they could eat as much as a cow. They didn't want to do anything at the moment and just wanted to go to bed quickly after eating.
Zhao Ling dreamed of the two children being like this, so he stopped teasing them and immediately took them to the next room. There, Qiuyue had already prepared dinner with her staff.
Zhao Houyang and his friend saw the table overflowing with delicious food and immediately rushed over to sit down. Their ingrained upbringing meant they sat there without picking up their chopsticks. They waited for Zhao Lingmeng to sit down and pick up her chopsticks before they began to eat.
"Aunt, I have never thought that the food in this world can be so delicious!" Yang Chengchen said with rice in his mouth.
Zhao Houyang sat a little further away from him with great disgust, "Can you please swallow your food before you talk?"
Yang Chengchen just said "oh" lightly. If it were any other time, he would have had a heated argument with this guy. But he was hungry, so he thought, let him go this time!
Zhao Houyang didn't know what was going on in Yang Chengchen's mind. Seeing that Yang Chengchen didn't argue with him, he touched his nose in dismay and continued to eat voraciously.
With these two live food streamers around, Zhao Lingmeng also ate a lot with them. After Zhao Lingmeng finished eating, she was the first to put down her chopsticks. Qiuyue was very considerate and immediately handed her a cup of digestive tea.
Zhao Lingmeng leaned back in her chair, slowly sipping a cup of digestive tea. Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen continued eating for a while, until they had finished most of the dishes on the table. Then they slumped back in their chairs and drank the digestive tea handed to them by the servants in one gulp.
Zhao Houyang collapsed in his chair and sighed comfortably: "I feel like I'm finally alive!"
Yang Chengchen also nodded in agreement.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the two of them with concern and said, "You can't draw these drawings in private. You can only do it in the study. If the drawings are bad, someone will take care of them. You can't discuss related matters outside. These are all secrets, understand?"
When Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen heard Zhao Lingmeng's serious instructions, they immediately nodded to show that they understood.
Zhao Lingmeng saw that both of them looked like they were about to fall asleep at any moment, so she didn't want to keep them around any longer. "Okay, both of you go to sleep!"
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen were indeed very sleepy. When they heard Zhao Lingmeng's words, they immediately stood up and saluted.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Yang Chengchen like this, thinking that he would be staying here today, and she reminded him worriedly: "Chen'er, if you don't return to the eldest prince's mansion, remember to send someone back to tell him, otherwise the prince's wife will be worried."
"Don't worry, auntie, I know!"
Zhao Lingmeng got the okay and waved her hand, letting the two little ones go back to rest. She also quickly got up and went to wash up. She felt more tired after teaching two children for an entire afternoon than if she had painted ten pictures by herself.
But she also wanted to save face, so she couldn't show it in front of the two children. Now that the children had left, she quickly went to clean up and go to bed.
That night, the three masters of the princess's mansion all slept soundly, but that's a story for later.
In the following days, Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen's schedule remained the same. They went to the Royal Academy to attend classes in the morning and studied with Zhao Lingmeng in the afternoon. When they had extra time, they would draw their wild ideas in the study.
After they finished their drawings, Zhao Lingmeng asked someone to choose a room in the backyard far away from where they lived, and then took the two of them to do a white wine distillation experiment.
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen were surprised and proud to see their drawings come to life. Zhao Lingmeng saw the two children dancing around their respective instruments, and she could only shake her head in amusement. She thought, children are children; even if they usually act calm, they still have a childish side.
Zhao Lingmeng first asked the two of them to watch her do it, and then asked them to work on their own designs, so that it would be clear at a glance whether there were any problems.
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen both found this very new and fresh, as if a mysterious door was slowly opening towards them.
After a period of chaos and a hundred thousand whys, Zhao Lingmeng felt that she really didn't have the talent to teach! She only had one feeling now, that her brain was about to explode because of the quarrel between Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen.
Then, Zhao Lingmeng taught Chunqing and Chunguang as quickly as possible, and asked them to be responsible for purifying the alcohol, while she concentrated on answering the two little guys' questions.
Seeing that his aunt could calmly answer whatever he and his cousin asked, Yang Chengchen admired her with curiosity, "Aunt, how do you know so much? You're amazing!"
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Yang Chengchen helplessly and said sincerely: "Believe me, I don't want to understand so much."
Yang Chengchen didn't understand what his aunt meant and could only smile bitterly at Zhao Lingmeng. It wasn't until he was taking on his own apprentices later that he recalled this day and realized that his aunt had once resented him and his cousin for their numerous problems.
But it was also a different kind of warmth! After all, when their aunt was with them, she was generally encouraging and rarely scolded them. But when he and his cousin were teaching their apprentices, they were almost scolding them.
Zhao Lingmeng and the others' little matter had once again been brought to the attention of the Moon on the Branches. Zhao Lingmeng looked at the sky outside, then at Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen who were absorbed in this, and could only interrupt:
"Okay, you guys have learned it. Your task tomorrow afternoon is to refine your drawing based on your experience with today's experiment."
Then Zhao Lingmeng gave each of them a related book to read. It was not from this era, but some small experiments written by Zhao Lingmeng based on her memory. It was also to stimulate their interest in hands-on practice!
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen held the book in their arms, both very happy. They both felt that this book was much more interesting than those books for the imperial examination.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the two of them and was not disappointed with their happiness. "You two can go to the next door for dinner! No need to wait for me. I'll be there as soon as I give them some instructions."
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen immediately saluted and ran off in a hurry. Zhao Lingmeng could hear their screams from the next door. She couldn't help but sigh, "It's good to be young! Full of energy."
She looked at Chunqing and the others again, and saw that they had purified a lot. She leaned in and smelled it, and it was this smell:
"Alright, that's all. Seal these up and hand them over to your Lord Fan along with the instrument drawings in my study. Have him pass them on to the Emperor. I've already written down the instructions for use. Remember, this is flammable and must not have sparks."
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