The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 318 Glory (one more)

The palace, on the branches of the moon.

Crown Princess Xun was sitting on the floor with a faint woody aroma. In front of her was a small long table, and a chessboard was placed on the long table.

The Crown Princess did not like the lively nature too much, the East Palace was quite quiet on weekdays, only Qin Chuyu would be noisy when he was there, but Qin Chuyu moved to the emperor's Huaqing Palace these days.

The East Palace was as quiet as water again.

The palace people stayed by the side of the crown princess, looking at the nose and heart, without making a single sound.

Suddenly, with a snap, a chess piece fell on the chessboard, and the Crown Princess smiled in relief: "It's done."

Only then did the palace people dare to look at her, and the female official who was waiting closely asked with a smile, "Prince Concubine, what happened?"

The Crown Princess smiled: "I finally cracked this chess game."

"Which game did you crack?"

The prince strode in.

The female official and all the palace people saluted: "His Royal Highness!"

The princess wanted to stand up and salute, but was stopped by the prince who stepped forward quickly.

The prince held her hand, sat down beside her, looked at the chessboard on the table, and said, "Are you playing chess again?"

"If you have nothing to do, go down as you please," the princess said.

The prince smiled and said, "Gu sees that you play every day, so you like to play chess? You spend more time facing the chessboard than you are facing Gu."

The princess said warmly, "The prince is joking."

"Gu Ke is not joking, Gu Shi is really jealous." The prince said so, but his eyes and demeanor towards the princess were full of love. He clenched her hand and asked her, "You haven't answered Gu. question, what game did you solve?"

The prince is really not interested in playing chess, but if it is related to the prince, he will be very interested.

The Crown Princess pointed at the chessboard with the other finger that was not held by him and said, "This is it, Kun."

The prince was startled: "Kun Bureau? Which Kun Bureau? Mr. Meng's Kun Bureau?"

In the chess world, it seems that the only game that can be called Kun game is that of Mr. Meng Lao.

No matter how much the prince doesn't like to play chess, he has heard of the name of Mr. Meng, a well-deserved chess master of the Six Nations.

He set up countless chess games in his life, of which the eight most famous games were the most famous, and few of them could crack them. However, the Crown Princess cracked the first game at the age of thirteen.

In the years that followed,

She cracked five more rounds one after another, an achievement that was rare in the Six Nations, especially when she was so young.

You must know that Jin's chess master is over forty years old and has completed six games, but he has not been able to crack the last two games of Gan and Kun.

The prince squeezed her hand excitedly and looked into her beautiful eyes: "Linlang, you have done something that no woman in the world has ever done! No, you have done something that no one in the world has ever done! You are a man. Not as good as you!"

The Crown Princess bowed her head and smiled shyly: "In the days of being injured, the concubine devoted herself to studying chess in the East Palace. Speaking of which, it was a blessing in disguise."

The prince said sternly: "Where? Others can't study it for a lifetime! No, I have to report such a surprising news to the emperor!"

The prince did what he said, and he really went to the emperor immediately.

The emperor is diligent, eats clothes, and sleeps at night. It is late at night and he is still reviewing memorials in the imperial study.

Seeing the prince coming, his expression didn't change much, he just pinched his tired brows and asked, "Is it coming back so late?"

Behind the screen is a small couch for the emperor to rest. At this moment, there is a low even snoring sound, and it is Qin Chuyu who was tired from playing in the imperial study and fell asleep directly on the couch.

The prince retracted his gaze and asked, "Father, do you want my son to take Xiao Qi back? So as not to disturb you."

That little snoring, it's too rhythmic, okay?

The emperor said: "No need, tell me, what's the matter?"

"That's right, Lin Lang just solved Mr. Meng's chess game." The prince said proudly, "It's the Kun game."

The emperor's hand for reviewing the memorials paused, and surprise flashed in his eyes: "Really?"

"Really! If the royal father doesn't believe it, he can call Linlang." The prince smiled and patted his head, "My son was in a hurry and forgot to bring the chessboard. Come here! Go to the East Palace and bring the crown prince's chessboard. !"

"Yes!"

Outside the imperial study, a eunuch should come down.

The eunuch quickly took the chessboard and presented it to the emperor's royal table with both hands.

The emperor's chess skills are much better than the prince's. He looked at the chess game on the chessboard and immediately understood the meaning of it.

He couldn't hide the exclamation in his eyes: "So that's how I solved it... Why didn't I think of it?"

The prince and Youyou smiled and said: "Father, the emperor is in charge of all kinds of chess every day, and he doesn't have much time to spend on the chess game. Linlang has been recovering from her injuries in the East Palace these days, and she has studied chess carefully in her spare time."

These words are not only to excuse the emperor, but also to praise Wen Linlang's excellence in a different way - it was not solved before because there was no time, but now that there is time, it will naturally be solved.

Who in the world is so smart?

Perhaps a cousin who has passed away is one.

My cousin cracked Meng Lao's first chess game when he was ten years old, but unfortunately he died young.

But even if he is alive, he may not be able to do better than Linlang, but Linlang has already cracked the Kun bureau.

Not to mention that Linlang is a woman, there is no better woman in the world than Linlang.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction.

He had some slight remarks about this daughter-in-law earlier. After all, he had a marriage contract with Xiao Heng, but the Crown Prince did not want to marry her, and she herself was indeed quite talented, and Queen Xiao also liked her very much, so the emperor agreed to this marriage. .

In the few years after getting married, the crown prince has made rapid progress, from a reckless and ignorant boy to a restrained and calm man, in which the crown prince must be credited.

"Well." The emperor couldn't hide his approval, "The crown prince did a good job."

"Royal Father, this is also the first person in the Six Kingdoms!" The prince asked tentatively.

The emperor smiled and nodded: "Of course, besides Mr. Meng Lao, your daughter-in-law is the first person to crack the Kun Bureau. I want to repair the book to all countries to announce this great news."

The prince cupped his hands and smiled: "My son, congratulations to the emperor!"

Academia knows no borders, and neither does chess. This is not only the glory of the Crown Princess, but also the glory of the entire Zhao Kingdom.

The emperor was overjoyed: "I think about it, how to reward you, but you are getting her light again."

The prince straightened his waist and said, "That's because the minister has the vision and found a daughter-in-law who is a prosperous husband!"

The emperor laughed.

It can be seen that he is in a good mood. The original document he just got was related to the East Palace - urging the prince to recruit concubines and spreading branches and leaves for the royal family.

But the crown princess suddenly gave him such a long face, and the emperor temporarily suppressed this discount.

The next day, after taking Xiao Jingkong to Guozijian, Gu Jiao went directly to the medical clinic.

She heard about the crown princess cracking the chess game when she was passing by the women's school.

"Have you heard? The Crown Princess cracked Old Meng's chess game?"

"Didn't the Crown Princess crack it earlier?"

"Oh, it's not the sixth round in front, it's the Kun round in the seventh round!"

"Ah! She even cracked the Kun Bureau? Doesn't it mean that no one can solve the Second Bureau of Qiankun?"

"So, the Crown Princess is not a human at all, but an immortal!"

Of course, there are also people who are brooding about the princess because of the bridge accident on the first day of the new year.

"She solved her, why are you happy? It's like you solved the chess game. Besides, how do you know if she really solved it or faked it?"

"How can this kind of thing be faked? Just wait and see, it will be posted on the emperor list soon!"

"Humph!"

Gu Jiao walked past the group of female students who were arguing with a light expression.

She had no feelings for the Crown Princess, nor did she have the slightest interest in her glory and achievements.

She recently got some nitrates and wanted to try to make something, which she had never done before, so she was a little handmade.

She poured out the nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal and put it on the ground.

What she wants to do is gunpowder.

The force is not enough to gather weapons. Before returning to the strength of the previous life, she very much needs something powerful to be by her side.

Had she had gunpowder the last time she was assassinated on the cliff, she wouldn't have been forced to nearly fall off the cliff.

Gunpowder is one of the four ancient inventions, but it seems that gunpowder has not yet appeared in this overhead dynasty.

With the raw materials she could find so far, she could only make black gunpowder, which was not as effective as yellow gunpowder, nor was it a powerful explosive, but it was still much more powerful than silver needle darts.

Gu Jiao had a rough idea of ​​the raw materials, but she wasn't sure about the ratio, and the difference was a thousand miles away. A little change in the dosage might lead to a great reduction in the power of the black gunpowder.

So she had to be patient.

The charcoal has almost no smell, and the sulfur can be tolerated. It's the saltpeter...

Er Dong covered his nose with his sleeves and came to Gu Jiao's courtyard: "Xiao Gu! You, you... What are you?"

"Nitrile." Gu Jiao said, seeing that Er Dong's family didn't seem to understand, she put it another way, "Well, it's soil with bird droppings!"

Second East: "..."

The corner of Er Dongjia's mouth twitched: "You, you... What do you want the soil for bird droppings?"

Gu Jiao said, "Boil."

The corner of Er Dongjia's mouth twitched again, looking at Gu Jiao, his expression was indescribable: "...Isn't the boil that I understand? Use a pot to boil?"

Gu Jiao nodded: "Well, you have to boil it to get saltpeter. After filtering, it is made into saltpeter. You came just in time, help me boil it together."

The second owner is not well.

You said that you are a young girl, it's not good to cook anything, but you want to cook bird droppings!

"Saltpeter is clean." Gu Jiao said.

I don't care, I don't want to boil bird droppings!

A quarter of an hour later, Er Dongjia sadly held a stick and boiled bird droppings without reluctance!

After boiling, remove the white foam, filter it with gauze, wrap it and bury it in the ash.

The weather was hot and the water evaporated quickly, and by the afternoon, a few heavy packets of saltpeter were ready.

The saltpeter made by Gu Jiao is crystal clear, with a touch of white.

Gu Jiao was very satisfied. He glanced at Er Dong's, who was full of disgust, and said, "Nitra is actually a very good medicine."

Er Dongjia: "Don't tell me you have eaten it for me."

"Yeah!" Gu Jiao nodded earnestly, "You had indigestion last time, did you forget that I gave you a pack of white powder?"

So he was eating bird droppings?

what! Let him die in place!

...

The second owner was hit hard and was carried back to the room by the third son to rest.

Gu Jiao asked the maid to clean up the scene, and prepared a portion of black powder according to the ratio of 50% saltpeter, 30% sulfur, and 20% charcoal.

Last time, Xiao Dudu was still in use. She filled it with water, packed it with cloth, and made a simple version of the airbag.

She put the airbag on and put on her helmet.

After ignition, it was found that the effect of blasting was not ideal.

Gu Jiao increased the proportion of saltpeter and decreased the proportion of sulfur.

Then, she was blown away—

Marquis Xuanping rarely passed by here today, so he wanted to see his daughter-in-law.

Mainly because the last time I went to see my daughter-in-law in Bishui Hutong, I met Xiao Jingkong and was abused so much that I didn't even remember what I was doing.

Today he is smarter, instead of going to Bishui Hutong, he goes directly to the medical center.

This way, the little monk would never mess up the situation.

He walked through the hall and came to Gu Jiao's yard, but what did he see?

On the leafy branch, Gu Jiao was bound by a bunch of cloth strips, wrapped like a small silkworm chrysalis, hanging on a branch, swaying crunchly.

She only had a small head exposed, her expression indifferent.

Xuanping Hou couldn't hold back and laughed!

Some people just don't change their minds, they are obviously here to win over people, and they even think about their lines on the way, but when they see Gu Jiao's embarrassed and indifferent appearance, they want to bully people again.

The Marquis of Xuanping raised his head, and the corner of his lips twitched: "Girl, do you want to come down? Call me daddy, and I'll let you down."

Gu Jiao ignored him.

Turned around and threw the back of his head to him!

Naihe used too much force, the circle turned bigger, and turned back to its original position.

Marquis Xuan Ping looked at the indifferent face, and his body was trembling with laughter.

For someone else to laugh like this, it would be so greasy that people would want to beat him, but Xuan Ping Hou was naturally handsome, with no dead ends in all directions, and it was still pleasing to smile like this.

Gu Jiao looked at his handsome face, hesitated for a moment, her expression loosened slightly, and asked coldly, "What do you want me to call you?"

Xuanping Hou raised his eyebrows: "Father."

Gu Jiao nodded: "Hey!"

Xuanping Hou: "...!!"