"That's a good name, Ting Zhifangqing. It's very poetic, much better than my name, Lin San. No wonder you're the daughter of the greatest scholar in the world. You've surpassed your master. "Lin Wanrong nodded with a smile.
Xu Zhiqing shook her head and chuckled. This person's words were strange and random. Listening to him, she took it as a joke.
"I say, Zhiqing, go back and tell your father that I'll pay you a visit in a few days when I'm free. I'm sure Lord Xu will welcome me with open arms. Oh, that's right, there's also your Concubine Su. They said that when I enter the capital, they'll treat me to a matchmaking wine. It's a pity that I can't be your matchmaker. There's no such thing as matchmaking in this world, haha — "
Hearing him refer to Zhi Qing so intimately, and then bring up the same old topic again to take advantage of her, Miss Xu snorted and let out a long sigh. However, the look in her eyes calmed down, as if she did not hear his nonsense. She nodded and said, "Zhi Qing will definitely pass on Brother Lin's words to Aunt and Father."
As expected of Xu Wei's daughter, she had some spirit. Lin Wanrong laughed dryly and said, "If Miss Xu has time, you can also come to the Xiao family's branch to have a look. I'm always here — oh, no, it's the eldest miss who's always here. Didn't you say you'd meet her and have a chat? I believe you'll have something in common. "
Xu Zhiqing's long eyelashes fluttered. She suddenly said, "Brother Lin, Zhiqing has a presumptuous request. I wonder if Brother Lin can agree to it?"
This girl is asking me? Lin Wanrong looked at her carefully. Miss Xu had almond-shaped eyes, rosy cheeks, snow-white skin, jade-like lips, a willowy waist, and a voluptuous body. Although she was no longer in her twenties, she had a mature charm. "What does Miss want from me? Let me make it clear. If it's simple, I'll agree. If it's not simple, I won't agree. "He said with a smile.
"It's simple." Xu Zhiqing said lightly, "I want to borrow the gun that Brother Lin carries with you."
Borrow a gun? I carry two guns with me. I don't know which one you want to see. He chuckled and said with a serious expression, "This is easy for Miss, but it's not easy for me. This musket was given to me by a friend for protection, and it is more important to me than my life. Think about it, Young Miss and I have only met twice. Can I feel at ease putting my life in your hands? "
"Brother Lin's words make sense." Xu Zhiqing nodded. He handed over the repeating crossbow to him and said, "After the improvement of this repeating crossbow is successful, you will be able to use it as a weapon. I carried it with me every day and never left my body. It was also for self-defense. In order to show my sincerity, I'll hand over the chain crossbow to you. This can be considered as a life for a life. What do you think? "
Xu Zhi Qing's face was solemn, she did not look like she was joking. Lin Wanrong glanced at the repeating crossbow and smiled, "Could this be the legendary pledge of life and death? We've only met a few times. At this point — isn't it a little too fast? "
Xu Zhiqing closed her eyes, indicating that she did not hear what he said. Lin Wanrong knew when to stop. He laughed and placed the gun in her hands, saying, "It's useless to let you see it. With China's smelting standards, it's impossible to replicate it."
The gun was heavy in her hands. Xu Zhiqing frowned and said, "The first time I saw this gun, I only looked at it from afar and did not touch it. I didn't expect it to be so heavy in my hands."
"Didn't you say that you studied it in the past?" Lin Wanrong asked curiously.
Miss Xu smiled sweetly, "If I don't say that, can you let me have a look at the gun?"
What a cunning girl. Lin Wanrong smiled. Fortunately, I unloaded the ammunition. Otherwise, if it fell into your hands, I don't know what would have happened.
Xu Zhiqing carefully observed and fiddled with the gun for a while. She shook her head and sighed, "The Westerners' craftsmanship is very exquisite. The barrel and the line of sight are exquisite work. China's craftsmen are slightly inferior. I want to replicate it, but I can't. Elder Brother Lin, can you fire a shot? I want to see the situation when the gun is fired. The shot was too fast, I didn't see it clearly. "
"This is not very good. It's not very elegant to shoot in front of Miss Xu. I'm not good at it!" Lin Wanrong said shyly.
Miss Xu saw his indescribably wretched expression and immediately raised her vigilance, "It's just shooting! Why is it not elegant? "
Lin Wanrong laughed twice and said, "Then do you want me to shoot with my left hand or my right hand?"
Xu Zhiqing only felt that his expression was indescribably strange, but she didn't know what the problem was. After thinking for a long time, she didn't find anything wrong. She could only say, "Whichever hand Brother Lin is used to, then use it."
Brother Lin said seriously, "This kind of difficult technical work, in fact, I'm not very good at it with both hands. But since Miss Xu has spoken, then I'll shoot it to see. Alas, I'm a little embarrassed to shoot in front of such a beautiful lady. "
He desperately tried to hold back his laughter, loaded the bullet, and aimed at a withered willow tree by the pool. After a loud bang, the tree was suddenly embedded with marbles, several inches deep into the trunk.
Letting go of the small hand covering her ear, Xu Zhiqing solemnly said, "The craftsmanship of the Westerners is really extraordinary. Just this momentum alone is enough to scare people, not to mention the great power of the gun."
Lin Wanrong shook his head and said, "Miss Xu, this is not a craftsmanship, but the most basic precision processing. It is impossible to do this kind of craftsmanship with human hands alone. I don't know if Lord Xu has talked to you about the French Tavone? Li Sheng has been to Tavone's ironclad ship. The whole piece of steel plate on the ironclad ship, as well as the cannon on the ship, the degree of precision craftsmanship is better than our China's. And this is just the threshold of precision processing. If our China continues to be complacent and arrogant, when the West enters the real mechanical age, rowing ships can not use wind or oars, but use heat energy to turn into mechanical energy to push the 10,000-ton ship forward, then the gap between us and them will be huge. Whether Miss Xu believes it or not, this is not alarmist talk. If we wait until that day to wake up, it will be too late to regret. "
Even though Xu Zhiqing was talented, she was a little surprised to hear these words. She said in surprise, "Heat energy to mechanical energy? What does this mean? Then will the West really have such a developed day? "
"Take this gun for example. How does Miss Xu think the bullets loaded in this gun are fired? "
Xu Zhiqing seriously thought for a while, then said, "I have studied this before. When gunpowder explodes and burns, the iron bullets are fired!"
Lin Wanrong said with a wry smile, "You only know the appearance, but you don't know the inside. This is the transformation of two kinds of energy. The heat energy produced by the explosion of gunpowder is transformed into the kinetic energy to push the bullet forward. Can you understand what I am saying?
Seeing Miss Xu's innocent eyes wide open, Lin Wanrong smiled helplessly. Isn't saying this asking for trouble? Is she willing to understand? Can she understand?
"I won't say it, I won't say it. You won't understand even if I say it. It's meaningless." Lin Wanrong waved his hand disinterestedly, no longer in the mood. Without even saying goodbye, he turned and walked away. Where in the world could he find someone who could understand him?
"Heat energy? Kinetic energy? What the hell is that? " Xu Zhiqing frowned and thought hard. Suddenly, she saw Lin San, who had walked away, turned back and asked with some embarrassment, "Miss Xu, can I ask you something?"
"What's the matter?"
"How do I get to the palace?"
…
Xu Zhiqing hesitated for a long time, then smiled and said, "Why are you looking for the palace? Is it somewhere you can go? I'm afraid you'll be taken down before you get close. "
"I'm going to look around and find someone." Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
"You really know how to dream. The Second Princess is the King's daughter, born to be a noble. Every day, there are at least eight hundred rich young masters who want to see her. Don't make a mistake." Thinking of the inexplicable words that Lin San had said before, Xu Zhiqing couldn't help but laugh. Just now, this person spoke in an orderly manner. Why did he suddenly become a fool in the blink of an eye?
Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Miss Xu, please don't be so concerned about me. It will cause misunderstandings."
Xu Zhiqing said indifferently, "Thank you for your concern, Brother. I speak like this to many people, but I don't see any misunderstandings."
You've got a personality. If you annoy me, I'll find a way to chase after you and then dump you. You'll regret it for the rest of your life. Hehe, this punishment is vicious enough! He laughed lewdly. Miss Xu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. She shook her head and snorted, no longer talking to him.
Going to the palace was a great dream. Lin Wanrong's goal in life was to do what he wanted to do and do it to the best of his ability. Lingering in front of the outer city, he looked at the overlapping palaces in the distance. The nine beams and eighteen pillars were all exquisite.
The inner court of the palace wasn't the Xiao Family's courtyard. It wasn't a place where he could enter and leave as he pleased. Standing outside the moat, the front was heavily guarded. It would be difficult to take a step forward. Lin Wanrong was extremely calm. He wasn't a fool. Even if Qing Xuan really lived in the palace, there were tens of thousands of rooms in the inner court of the palace. Where would he find her? Everything had to be considered at length.
Standing at the gate, looking at the outer city of the palace, he seemed to see the figure of Qing Xuan standing straight. This girl, I wonder if she also misses me?
He laughed mischievously. A small palanquin landed beside him. A delicate face peeked out from the palanquin. She called out softly, "Lin San, why are you here?"
"Grand Mistress, I've specially come to pick you up!" Lin Wanrong smiled.
Xiao Yuruo's face turned red. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Naughty! I came here to visit an old friend of my mother's. It was an impromptu decision. Where did you come to pick me up? I'm afraid you're here to do something bad! "
He laughed twice. Seeing that it was getting late, he directly followed the Grand Mistress's palanquin back to the mansion. He told the Grand Mistress about sending Yushuang to the academy. Hearing that Xu Wei's daughter was teaching at the academy, the Grand Mistress nodded and said, "With Sister Xu taking care of Yushuang, I feel much more at ease. After a few busy days, we'll go to Lord Xu's mansion to pay a visit. At that time, we can have a good chat with Sister Xu. What do you think? "
"Yes, of course!" Lin Wanrong replied with a smile, "Grand Mistress, did you gain anything from your busy day?"
Xiao Yuruo sighed slightly and said softly, "Mother has been away from the capital for many years. These old friends have long become estranged. It's good enough that they don't give me a cold shoulder when I suddenly come to visit. How can I gain anything?"
Once people leave, the tea turns cold. This is the principle. It's not the first time you've seen it. Seeing the Grand Mistress's somewhat desolate expression, Lin Wanrong comforted her, "Things in the world are like this. The harder it is, the more you'll feel a sense of accomplishment if you do it well. You must believe in yourself. Besides, even if you don't believe in yourself, you must believe in me. Who am I? I'm Lin San! "
"You're so annoying. Which part of me doesn't believe in myself? I'm just listening to you brag. " Grand Mistress snorted, "In a few days, the Grand Xiangguo Temple will hold a flower viewing party. This is a good opportunity for us. You must not be lazy these days. You must follow me every day and plan well."
"My life has always been taken advantage of by you. If I don't help you, won't you eat me up?" Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Speaking of which, we have earned quite a lot of money. When are you going to let me take a look at the account book? I don't want you to falsify the accounts and swindle my money."
"You only think about money all day. Tomorrow, when you bring all your money back from the bank, you can hug them to sleep." Grand Mistress saw his mischievous expression and felt an indescribable anger in her heart. She snorted.
Taking advantage of the opportunity that Song Sao couldn't see, Lin Wanrong sneakily stretched his head to the side of the small sedan chair and frivolously said, "Then I'll hug you. Hugging you is equivalent to hugging money."
Grand Mistress's heart thumped a few times. She turned her head away and didn't look at him. She softly said, "Shameless person! Don't try to fool me. I'm not Yushuang. Only she will listen to your nonsense. "
Lin Wanrong secretly stretched out his hand and scratched the back of her hand. Grand Mistress hurriedly withdrew her hand. Her face blushed and she softly snorted, "What are you doing? There are people watching! Don't think that I'm as easy to bully as Yushuang! "
Lin Wanrong teased her for a while and laughed, "Speaking of Yushuang, I really miss her. She went to the academy. In the inner courtyard, there are only me and Grand Mistress left. A man and a woman alone, I'm really afraid … "
Grand Mistress listened with fear, "You, what do you want to do? If you dare to bully me, I'll tell my mother! "
"What if you bully me?" Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "Do I have to tell your mother? How can I do that? I'm a decent person … "
Xiao Yuruo didn't dare to listen anymore. She angrily stared at him, "Don't think that I'm such a casual woman. If you dare to have any bad intentions, I'll …"
"Enough!" Lin Wanrong gently smiled and said, "Don't threaten me. I was just joking with you. Did you take it seriously? There are many women waiting for me to do bad things to them. Even if you line up, you will have to wait for three months! "
Grand Mistress put down the curtain and shouted from inside the sedan chair, "Bearers of the sedan chair, hurry up! Auntie Song, pass down the order that there is no need to prepare Lin San's dinner tonight! The people who line up to serve him have been waiting for three months. "
Grand Mistress really did what she said. No one came to serve him for dinner. Lin Wanrong didn't care. Hitting was a sign of affection and scolding was a sign of love. It would be strange if he didn't hit or scold.
When he was lying on the bed drowsily, he suddenly heard a soft creak. The door was opened.
The Eldest Miss finally couldn't take it anymore. He was overjoyed and hurriedly got up. When he saw the person walking in, he was stunned and said in shock, "You, what do you want to do? Don't come over, I'll scream molestation —"
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