"Can the Academy of Sciences really see Mars clearly?" MIngzhu couldn't help but turn her head and ask as the two walked out of the hall.
It was impossible for it to be clear. The so-called 'clear' only meant that one could vaguely see a spherical object. Li Yi shook his head and said, "It's not as clear as seeing the moon, but it's definitely much clearer than the Imperial Astronomer's. It's enough to prove that the so-called 'Mars guarding the heart' is only a joke."
The distance between Mars and Xinsu had long exceeded the imagination of the current people. The saying that the star of misfortune was close to the emperor was simply untenable.
"You don't have to worry about anything happening to His Majesty." Li Yi shook his head and looked at her. "I'm worried that someone will take advantage of Mars guarding the heart to harm you …"
MIngzhu didn't think much of it. "What does Mars guarding the heart have to do with me?"
Li Yi shook his head and murmured, "I'm just afraid that some people will go crazy …"
…
Cui family. Cui Qingming looked at Cui family head Cui Qingze and asked with a frown, "Big brother, how confident are you in this matter?"
Cui Qingze sighed and said, "If the Chu family is willing to stand out and support us, then we have an eighty to ninety percent chance of success. But Grand Tutor Chu has been playing dumb with us and refusing to help. A fifty percent chance is already very good."
"I still think it's a bit far-fetched." Cui Qingming shook his head and said, "Those ignorant people may believe it, but those in the court won't be so easy to incite."
Cui Qingze's eyes flashed as he murmured, "What we want is to incite those ignorant people. Once it's established, it'll be difficult to reverse it, and those officials can only go along with it. Before the Lantern Festival, the officials attending the Grand Court Conference usually won't leave the capital. Once it becomes public opinion, even His Majesty can't remain silent. I don't believe that no matter how powerful the Eldest Princess is, she can shut the mouths of the world and control what they say."
"She really can." Li Yi hid behind the rockery and picked up a cylindrical object. He put it in front of his eyes and showed off to Ruyi, "Look, it's at least thirty feet from here to Ruyi's room. With this, you can see what she's doing in the room … She's folding her dudou, pink and sky blue. Last time I told her that sky blue suits her, but she didn't listen …"
Ruyi took the monocular she got from Li Xuan and said in amazement, "Really, these two small pieces of glass are so magical when they are inlaid …"
"Amazing, isn't it?" Li Yi said proudly, "There's something even more amazing. In a few days, I'll borrow the bigger one from the Academy of Sciences. Let's watch the stars together at night …"
"It is indeed magical …" Ru Yi put down the binoculars and said, "It's just that my husband is mistaken. The one in the Ruyi Room is Xiao Huan …"
"Xiao Huan?" Li Yi picked up the binoculars in surprise and looked again. He asked, "What about Ruyi?"
"Here."
Suddenly, an extremely clear face appeared in front of him. Li Yi was startled and dropped the binoculars in his hand. In a flash, the binoculars appeared in Miss.Liu's hands.
She imitated Li Yi's look and a surprised expression appeared on her face. With a light leap, she stood on top of the rockery and looked into the distance with a pair of binoculars.
After another leap, Miss.Liu was gone. The only telescope he got from Li Xuan was also gone …
…
The binoculars that had been taken away by the Liu Family's Second Young Miss couldn't be returned. Li Xuan had made pretty good quality binoculars, but there were only two or three of them. One had been taken by the military for research. This was a must-have item for war. Tie a person to a kite and use the binoculars to look through. Any ambush or ambush was all nonsense.
The military had even trained a group of air forces. Although the number was small and the process might be relatively tragic, it was said that in the last war with the Zhao Kingdom, a small number of military elites flew in the sky and dropped bombs. It was indeed a dazzling scene.
"So mysterious. What is this?" Zeng Zuimo asked in surprise, holding a new telescope in her hand.
Li Yi also held one in his hand. Although the quality wasn't as good as the one Miss.Liu took away, the effect wasn't much worse. He pointed it at a mountain in the distance and said, "Like this, slowly turn the telescope until the field of vision becomes clear. Then, you can clearly see the things on the mountain in the distance …" "Yes, just like this.
Look, you can even see the people on the mountainside clearly. Look at the plum forest, there are two people there. Move it closer and see clearly. It's a man and a woman. At this time of year, they are going up the mountain to enjoy the plum blossoms … Huh, what are they doing? Why are they suddenly hugging each other? Hey, why is that woman taking off her clothes? Hey … Don't snatch her! "
Li Yi looked at the Luo Shui Goddess, who was looking at him with a face full of shame and anger, and said, "Give me back the telescope. The plum blossoms on the mountainside are really beautiful …"
"Shameless …"
The Luo Shui Goddess glanced at him and left angrily.
Wan Ruoqing came out with a plate of freshly made pastries. She looked back and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Drunk Mo?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I wanted to go up the mountain to enjoy the plum blossoms, but she didn't want to go. It's okay …"
Wan Ruoqing looked at him and seemed to have thought of something. She said, "By the way, there's one more thing I think I should tell you …"
"What is it?" Li Yi looked at her and asked in confusion.
"It's related to Her Royal Highness …" Wan Ruoqing thought for a moment and said, "There have been some sounds in the brothel these days …"
…
"Hey, have you heard of Antares guarding the heart?" In a brothel somewhere in the capital, several onlookers were chatting while listening to the play. Suddenly, one of them said mysteriously.
One of them immediately nodded and said, "Of course I've heard of it. It's said that every time there's a celestial phenomenon of Antares guarding the heart, it means that the emperor is in trouble. This is an incredible event. The current emperor is ill, and there's a celestial phenomenon these days. Doesn't it mean that …"
Halfway through his sentence, he abruptly stopped.
However, from the side, someone came over and asked in confusion, "What exactly is going on with what you're talking about …"
"It's said that this is a jinx attacking His Majesty …" Someone lowered his voice and said, "Antares is too strong. His Majesty has always been in poor health, so it's easy for him to be attacked by Antares … It's said that this Antares is the current, current Princess Royal …"
"Shh, how dare you talk about this kind of thing …"
"I didn't say it. That's what people are saying …"
"You mean that the Princess Royal is too strong and is at odds with His Majesty, so …"
"I didn't say it. It's said that after the Princess took over the government, there was a trend of Antares. This woman getting involved in politics, maybe, maybe it's true …"
…
"What a blind fool …"
The voices of the crowd gradually quieted down. A middle-aged man sitting in the corner of the brothel murmured. He stood up, shook his head, and said, "Let's go."
A man behind him said in confusion, "The play isn't over yet. Don't you want to watch?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "We've seen all the play here. Let's go somewhere else …"
"Where else?"
"Today, I'll take you to the Wonderful Sound Pavilion to listen to music …"
The big man was stunned, and then he suddenly smiled and said, "The Wonderful Sound Pavilion. I heard that the girls there are …"
The middle-aged man suddenly felt a blow on his head. He withdrew his hand and scolded, "You useless thing. This is a place to listen to music. What do you want to do …"
"I don't want to, I don't want to …" The big man repeatedly shook his head. "I'm a decent person. I don't do that kind of thing."
The middle-aged man was stunned and asked, "Don't want to what?"
…
"I've already warned the people in the brothel not to spread this matter. But we can't control those customers …" Wan Ruoqing looked at him and asked with some worry, "Will it be very troublesome?"
"Bane …" Li Yi picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth. After shaking his head, he looked at Wan Ruoqing and asked, "When did it start?"
Wan Ruoqing looked at him and said, "About two or three days ago. At first, there were only a few people talking about it. Later, when the number of people increased, we realized that there was probably someone behind it."
Li Yi picked up another piece of pastry and shook his head. He said, "It's the New Year, why bother …"
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