Chapter 171: Clouds in the Sky
An Ge opened the baggage, first took out a small stove with fine workmanship, and then a bunch of combination brackets and two iron basins, one large and one small.
The iron basin is about the same size as a washbasin, and the small one is like a small bowl for eating, but both basins are obviously processed, and there are many small bits and pieces on them.
Xu Rui and An Ge first assembled the disassembled brackets and turned them into an iron frame similar to a study trellis, then fixed the two iron basins on the shelves, and then used cow tendon belts to connect the gears under the iron basins and the pedals at the bottom of the shelves.
In the end, the two of them took a little effort to light the small stove and stuff it under the stand, facing the two iron basins, one large and one small.
"That's it!"
Xu Rui wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and smiled at Princess Qixia, revealing a pair of white tiger teeth, which were very good-looking.
Princess Qixia covered her mouth and chuckled, pointing at the four things that Xu Rui and An Ge hastily set up: "Don't tell this palace that you plan to use this to pluck the clouds in the sky?" β
Xu Rui shook his head: "The clouds in the sky belong to others, and it is not interesting to take them off, since it is a gift for the princess, it naturally has to be a unique cloud, and no one can get it except the princess." β
Princess Qixia's eyes widened: "You mean you plan to create a cloud?!" β
"That's right!"
Xu Rui nodded, stepped on the pedal at the bottom of the bracket, and stepped on it a few times, the pedal drove the cow tendon and pulled the gear embedded in the bottom of the big iron basin, so that the big iron basin turned quickly.
Then, he grabbed a handful of white cane sugar from his small bag and sprinkled it into the small iron basin in the center of the large iron basin.
Due to the poor sugar production technology, the sucrose in this world is dark red or dark yellow, and Xu Rui has spent a lot of effort for this white cane sugar.
Princess Qixia stared curiously at Xu Rui's movements, and as the iron basin turned, wisps of white silk were like spider webs and silk, and they came out one after another in the blink of an eye.
"Something really came out!"
Princess Qixia exclaimed, surprised and delighted, like a naughty child.
Xu Rui smiled and took out a chopstick, wrapped it back and forth between the big iron basin and the small iron basin a few times, and the chopsticks were suddenly wrapped around a circle of white marshmallows, which looked like the white clouds in the sky.
"Clouds, really clouds, you really made clouds!"
Princess Qixia covered her face and looked at this scene in disbelief, she had always been tranquil, she couldn't help but exclaim with joy, and she was even more surprised to see the guards around her than when she saw Xu Rui Zaoyun.
"Here, this is the cloud I built for you."
Xu Rui handed the big ball of marshmallows to Princess Qixia, Princess Qixia was like a little girl who saw a doll for the first time, and took it carefully, her eyes were shining, and she wanted to reach out and touch it, but she didn't dare.
Xu Rui was amused for a while, and quipped: "I like it so much, why don't you taste it?" β
"Clouds are also edible?"
Princess Qixia stared at Xu Rui with wide eyes, and her stupid and cute appearance was very cute.
Xu Rui felt sweet in his heart and said with a smile: "Can you eat it, don't you know if you try it?" β
Princess Qixia's cheeks were slightly red, although she was in front of a group of guards, she couldn't help but stretch out her pink tongue and lick it gently, only to feel that the clouds melted in her mouth, and a refreshing sweetness pierced her heart, and her two big eyes were suddenly bent into crescents.
"It's so sweet!"
A hundred meters away, Qin Changmin and his companions looked at the scene from afar, and their eyes widened.
"Brother...... Brother...... Xu Rui seems to have really made a cloud ......"
The partner who had vowed to make Xu Rui ugly said in a hurry.
Qin Changmin stared at the intimate appearance of the two, his eyes seemed to be about to erupt into flames, and his teeth creaked.
Hearing his companion say this, he scratched the man's eyes fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "It's just a faΓ§ade, the white cloud is a spiritual thing of heaven and earth, and it has always floated in the sky, do you think the thing he made will float up?" Most of them are just fakes like cotton! β
"It seems that this is the truth, or my brother is quick-witted."
When he said this, the stunned companions came back to their senses in disbelief, and although they were not sure yet, they were not as incredulous as before.
Qin Changmin ignored the compliments of his companions, the so-called cloud was like a link, bringing Xu Rui and Princess Qixia closer and closer, and it had already exceeded the limit of his patience.
"Hmph, now that you have seen through his tricks, now go and pierce his mask, so that he will not be ashamed to see the princess again!"
Qin Changmin snorted coldly, beckoning a group of companions to fight horses and head towards Xu Rui.
On the other hand, the sweet taste of the marshmallow made Qi Xia Gongliu forget to leave, and he couldn't help licking a few mouthfuls one after another, and a few strands of white silk stuck to his mouth, just like an old white-bearded old man.
Xu Ruiwan smiled, gently scraped the sugar stains from the corners of her lips, and the moment his fingers touched Princess Qixia, Princess Qixia suddenly shook her body, and the crimson on her face was red to the root of her ears, as if she was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.
But even so, she didn't move and let Xu Rui do it.
At this moment, the four eyes were facing each other, as if the heavens and the earth were frozen, and the two were only left with each other in their eyes, so close that they seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats.
"How nice it would be if this were eternity?"
A thought suddenly popped into Princess Qixia's mind, and her whole body trembled inexplicably.
"Princess! Bold Xu Rui, dare to ruin the princess's name like this! I'm going to go to this book for your great disrespect! β
At this moment, a shout suddenly broke the silence between the two.
It turned out that Qin Changmin and a group of companions rushed over, and were blocked not far away by the guards, Qin Changmin saw the appearance of the two, and immediately became jealous, and couldn't help but shout.
"The wind rises and blows a pool of spring water."
was ruined by this uninvited guest, Xu Rui frowned, and sighed lightly.
Princess Qixia had already turned cold, and nodded slightly towards the guard commander in the distance.
Today's guards guarding the two are not the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but the forbidden army brought out by Princess Qixia from the Great Interior, and she is very familiar with her temper.
Qin Changmin didn't know why, and still shouted loudly: "The princess must not be deceived by that villain, how can there be a cloud in this world that can't fly, he is clearly uneasy and kind, the princess quickly ordered him to be taken down and sent to Changxing Mansion for questioning...... Ouch ......"
Before he could finish speaking, a huge fist slammed into his head, knocking him to the ground.
Qin Changmin only felt that his eyes were dark, and then a circle of small stars flashed everywhere, and he couldn't say anything anymore when his stomach was full.
A group of companions immediately surrounded them, but it was the forbidden army that could do it, and attacking the forbidden army was regarded as complicity, not to mention that they couldn't fight at all, even if they could fight, how dare they really do it?
Seeing that Qin Changmin was knocked unconscious by the forbidden army's punch, his companions were suddenly shocked, and they carried him onto his horse with all hands and feet, like a group of rats fleeing in the wilderness.
"I didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out, which made Brother Xu smile."
Princess Qixia shook her head and pulled Xu Rui towards the lake.
Xu Rui scratched his scalp and couldn't help but say: "This person is dignified, I'm afraid that he has a prominent family background, if he really makes trouble with the saint, Her Royal Highness the princess is afraid that she will have to suffer hardship, right?" β
The dragon prince and grandson beat the officials of the court in public, and they will inevitably be criticized by the government and the opposition, and those officials who specialize in scolding people for a living will never let go of such an opportunity, not to mention that Emperor Hongwei can't rub sand in his eyes, Xu Rui is really a little worried about her.
Princess Qixia covered her mouth and smiled: "To deal with this kind of person, the more polite you are, the more he will gain an inch, do you see if he is much cleaner now?" What's more, Emperor Zhu Zhen once said, only women and villains are difficult to raise, I am a woman, how can my father embarrass me for a disciple? β
Xu Rui was slightly stunned, and couldn't find a reason to refute.
Princess Qixia saw that his face was different, and said, "You shouldn't blame me for not giving you a chance to perform, right?" β
Xu Rui shook his head and smiled: "Why do I need such an opportunity to prove myself? It's just that these things should be done by men, and I'll blame myself for taking the risk for you. β
Princess Qixia's heart was sweet, but her face became serious: "You are a man who stands up to the sky, and the strategy in your chest is born to determine the world, not to deal with these crappy goods, so ah, I will help you solve them all by the way, so as not to get in the way." β
Xu Rui was shocked, it was the first time in his two lives that a girl had said such things to him, and he was moved, but he actually had a special emotion for Princess Qixia in his heart, like admiration and pity.
"Actually...... He was right, the clouds just now are not clouds in the sky......"
At this moment, Xu Rui couldn't bear to lie to her, even if it was a well-intentioned joke.
However, I didn't expect Princess Qixia to nod as a matter of course.
"I know."
"You know?"
Xu Rui was stunned.
Princess Qixia smiled: "This is a gift you gave me, you said that it is a cloud, it is a cloud, no." β
Xu Rui paused, looked at Princess Qixia's smiling face, and the corners of her mouth gradually hooked up a smile.
"Princess ......"
"Call me Qingwu."
"Yes, Qingwu."
A few hours later, when the sun set, in the golden afterglow, the people who had been boating on the lake for a whole day were separated again, this time they still turned back three times in one step, but they were not stunned last time, and some were just looking forward to the future.
Xu Rui watched Princess Qixia's figure gradually fade away, and suddenly had a strong attachment to this world.
And at this moment, a guard hurriedly ran behind Xu Rui, approached An Ge and whispered a few words, and An Ge's face suddenly changed greatly.
"What's going on?"
Xu Rui realized that something was wrong and turned around and asked.
An Ge walked to Xu Rui's side and said in a deep voice: "Something big has happened, the master asked us to go back immediately, and we will not delay for a moment." β