When he saw Li Xuan again, he was in his room, staring at a kite in a daze.
It was the Princess's birthday, and the Crown Prince was hiding in his room watching a kite at night. No matter how he thought about it, it was not normal.
When he saw Li Yi, his eyes lit up. He grabbed the kite and stood up, saying, "Today, I carried a heavy weight on this kite and threw it from the roof. It was like a falling leaf, very slow. If I made this kite bigger, it could naturally carry more weight. If I made it bigger, wouldn't it be able to carry a person from the sky?"
After listening to his words, Li Yi felt that as a second generation, he was really burying his talent. If he could give him a little more inspiration, he was afraid that on the other side of the ocean in the future, when Galileo discovered the law of free fall, Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation, and the Wright brothers invented the airplane, he would not be praised by people but scolded as a shameless plagiarist dog.
Of course, the premise was that there would still be such people in this world.
"In theory, people can fly into the sky," Li Yi said as he looked at him.
This sentence undoubtedly brought light to Li Xuan's world and illuminated his entire life.
He had been thinking about these things recently, but he could not verify them. He could not make a big kite for the guards of the prince's mansion to carry and jump off the cliff … Li Yi's affirmative answer made his heart feel at ease. Next, he only needed to do what he had been doing these days and slowly advance toward his goal. One day, he would realize what he wanted in his heart.
In this period of time, in Li Xuan's eyes, the whole world had already undergone earth-shaking changes.
He had never been to the seaside, but he had sent people to ask experienced boatmen. He knew that when standing on the seaside and looking at the sea, when a ship sailed from afar, one would first see the mast and then the hull. This confirmed what Li Yi had said. The ground under their feet was not flat, it was like a silk ball …
The idea that he had just put forward was also something that he had slowly pushed forward over the past few days. He imagined that one day, humans could fly in the sky like birds. What kind of situation would that be?
Of course, these things couldn't be accomplished overnight. They needed to be realized slowly. Shaking his head, he tossed these thoughts to the back of his mind and said, "Let's go for a walk outside."
Li Xuan could be considered half a master of the Prince's Mansion. Among the guests tonight, there were many who knew him.
Seeing him and a stranger appear together, the two seemed to be quite friendly. When he was about to raise his head to greet them, the other had already walked past him. He stood there awkwardly with his mouth half open, but his heart was full of doubt. He had long known that Prince Ning's Crown Prince did not stick to a pattern, and now it seemed that the rumors were true. He just didn't know what kind of person that young man was, that he could make Prince Ning personally accompany him …
As the main characters of the night, Ning Wang and Ning Wang Fei were of noble status. Naturally, they wouldn't show their faces outside at all times. Only some important guests were qualified for them to personally accompany them.
At this time, in a brightly lit hall, there were a few figures.
Sitting on the main seat was a graceful and noble woman. She smiled and said, "A few days ago, Yan Fei personally returned to the palace from Qing An Province and brought back a strange item called Ruyi Dew. His Majesty greatly praised it and has included it as a tribute. I just didn't think that this Ruyi Dew would come from the Prince's Mansion."
"If jiejie likes it, then when you return to the palace this time, bring some back." Ning Wang and Ning Wang Fei sat on either side of her. The one who spoke was Ning Wang Fei.
"Then thank you, sister. When His Majesty reads memorials, he can't do without this item," the noble woman said with a smile.
Even though this was Ning Wang Fu, Ning Wang and Ning Wang Fei were very polite to this woman. It was because of her special identity that even they hadn't thought that she would come to this birthday celebration without a notice.
… …
Walking with Li Xuan would always attract a crowd of onlookers. Li Yi found an excuse to send him away. He strolled around alone for a while and tasted the food that the Prince's Mansion used to entertain guests. He felt slightly disappointed.
The so-called food was only so-so. It was far from what he had hoped for.
"You brat, what are you doing here?"
An extremely surprised and shocked voice suddenly sounded in his ear. Li Yi stilled and turned his head. He saw Professor Feng, who he had seen that day, pointing at him with an angry expression.
This voice was too sudden, and the surrounding people were also startled. Their gazes involuntarily turned in that direction.
Professor Feng was very famous in Qing An Province, especially to the students. There were many people who had been taught by him. They were all curious who could have made Professor Feng so angry.
Li Yi was almost scared out of his wits. He had no enmity with Professor Feng, but looking at him like this, it was as if he had sullied Professor Feng's daughter's chastity and his father-in-law was coming to settle the score. It would be strange if others did not misunderstand.
"Professor Feng, what is the meaning of this?" Li Yi turned to look at him.
"Brat, didn't you say that you had a strange illness since you were young? Every time you thought about taking the scholarly exams, you would be bedridden and fall ill? Why is it that after becoming a county lieutenant, you look more energetic? " Every time Professor Feng thought of the lies he had made up that day and how he had foolishly believed them, he would feel a sense of shame in his heart.
After teaching so many students for so many years, even if it was a scholar, they would have to be respectful to him. He had actually been fooled by an elementary scholar. After so long, he still couldn't swallow this anger.
When he heard from Prefectural Magistrate Dong that this fellow was already the county lieutenant of Anxi Province, his heart was even more depressed.
Li Yi looked at him with some dissatisfaction. As a dignified prefectural school's professor, every time he opened his mouth, he would call him a brat. Where was his manners?
It seemed like this Professor Feng had spent so many years studying the sage's books in vain.
If he had the ability, he should have asked the current emperor about the matter of him becoming a county lieutenant. Why was he venting his anger in front of him? Did he think that he was willing?
"I've already said that it's a strange illness. Who knows when it will get better … Maybe this position of county lieutenant is a good medicine?" Li Yi said lazily. He picked up a plate of pastries and walked past Professor Feng.
He didn't want to be called a brat by this Professor Feng again. Even though the other party's rank was higher than his, could a city's Education Bureau Director control a county's Public Security Bureau Director?
Obviously not …
Since that was the case, there was no need to bother with him anymore.
"Incurable, incurable!"
Professor Feng watched as the scholar left indifferently after being ignored. He waved his sleeves and said angrily.
As for those officials who had been reprimanded by Professor Feng, they looked at Li Yi's back with a little respect.
After so many years, this was the first time they saw a student who dared to speak to Professor Feng in such a manner. Respect, respect …
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