Chapter 57: Stargazing from the Corner Tower

The two of them went to the corner tower together, and an astronomical telescope was set up by the fence.

At the beginning of the 16th century, the West had already invented the telescope, and now the Galilean telescope and the refracting telescope have become common, but they are still rare in the backward Qing Dynasty.

"Telescopes." Jing Yu said.

Kangxi looked a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she could play the piano, she should be very interested in Western culture, and it was not unusual to know about telescopes. Then he said: "Mr. Dunbo said that there is a meteor today, and there is a legend among Westerners that seeing a meteor and making a wish can be fulfilled, do you want to try it?" ”

Historically, Kangxi didn't believe in these ghosts and monsters, how could he still believe in such a thing as making a wish? No one will believe it, right?

But this is too 'fashionable', I even know that the meteor makes a wish, and a melody suddenly comes to mind - 'Accompany you to see the meteor shower fall on this earth, let your tears fall on my shoulder...... 'It's a pity that Kangxi must not have heard this song.

Who is Mr. Dunber? Thinking about it, he asked.

"The squire of the Ministry of Works, who used to serve in the Qin Heavenly Prison, was my earliest astronomy teacher." He said.

Jing Yu didn't know what kind of institution Qin Tianjian was, but it sounded like it was related to astronomical observations, ancient agriculture was the most important, after all, there must be an institution dedicated to the celestial calendar.

This telescope is more slender than the telescope of the 21st century, and the appearance is very dazzling, which is quite interesting, Jing Yu touched it very curiously.

Kangxi adjusted the angle for her and said, "Try it." ”

To be honest, as a modern person, it is fake that I haven't looked at a telescope, and when I was a child, I held a telescope on the balcony to look at the stars, so the touch was not very great.

But now in ancient times, on the corner tower of the Forbidden City, the long-lived lord admired by thousands of people accompanied her to watch the stars, which was shocking enough. And the effect of this telescope is really better than the tourist area I bought when I was a child, I don't know how much, the starry sky is clear, the Milky Way is vast, and it is clear in front of you.

Kangxi asked, "Did you see a meteor?" ”

Jing Yu said: "Back to the emperor, not yet." ”

"You know about shooting stars?" Kangxi asked.

I almost forgot, in fact, in ancient times, meteors were also a novelty, "The concubine just heard about it." She said.

Kangxi leaned on the fence, raised his head to the starry sky, and said, "I heard that when a person dies, he will become a star in the sky." ”

Well, I've actually heard of it. Jing Yu thought to herself, this episode in the previous life has appeared on TV, if not 800 times, but dozens of times.

"When the emperor was leaving, she held my hand, saw me crying sadly, endured her illness and smiled and said that she would become a star in the sky and guard me forever." He said, "I actually don't believe in any heavenly gods, except for this. ”

Jing Yu remembered that when he was a child, in order to make the imperial grandmother's illness get better quickly, he secretly wore the clothes of a little eunuch and went to the dining room to steal hibiscus cakes. When Empress Xiaokangzhang died, Kangxi was four or five years old...... It was so young at the time...... It is the time when children are most attached to Eniang.

He believed that the stars had spirituality...... She suddenly remembered that when she lived in Changchun Palace before, Kangxi gave her the name Xinghui Pavilion, and her heart suddenly warmed.

What's going on?

She shouldn't have been.

He is the emperor of the three palaces and six courts, it is impossible to be dedicated, how can he be tempted by him?

I had planned to come to the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and I didn't have any hope for a free marriage and a happy life.

For a moment, she was in a trance.

Kangxi said: "Do you know why I brought you here today?" ”

Jing Yu said: "I don't know." ”

"I'm going to leave the palace for a while, and even if I come back, I won't have much chance to accompany you, so I'll take advantage of this meteor to bring you here."

This Kangxi is really real, what does it mean that even if she comes back, she doesn't have much time to accompany her? "Didn't the emperor say that Mr. Dunbo told you that there was a meteor today?" Jing Yu said.

"I asked him earlier." He said.

Well, in any case, it's still a good idea.

However, as it approached, there was still not a single meteor in sight.

"Do you want to see it?" Kangxi asked.

"I don't know if there will be." Jing Yu stretched out his arms and stretched his waist, and said.

"I'll accompany you until the meteor comes out." Kangxi Road.

"I still don't want it today," Jing Yu said firmly: "It's better to change the day, the emperor has been so tired lately that he can't stay up late." ”

"Are you concerned about me?" He said.

Care about a hammer, in case you stay up late and get tired and sick, then it will be the old lady who will eat the sin?

Just thinking like this, I didn't want to see a meteor in the sky in the north at this moment, Kangxi saw it first, pointed it out to her, and said, "Look, over there, there is another one!" ”

Jing Yu looked at the sky along his finger, the imperial city gradually fell into calm, and the moat was silent without a trace of waves, like a mirror, reflecting the willows by the river.

"Make a wish, stupid?" Kangxi patted her on the shoulder and said.

"Huh?" Jing Yu suddenly reacted, folded his hands, closed his eyes and made two wishes seriously.

When she opened her eyes, Kangxi asked, "What did you promise?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the concubine ......" Jing Yu was about to tell her, but he interrupted and said, "Forget it, don't say it, it won't work." ”

Jing Yu could only nod and say no more.

"Is there a ...... in your wish? I? Kangxi looked at her with anticipation, his eyes sparkling.

Jing Yu said, "Yes." ”

Kangxi immediately smiled and said, "You...... Could it be that I asked you why I ......?"

Poor child, Jing Yu thought to herself. But it's no wonder that as a person at the top of the pyramid, how many people are in contact with flattery, flattery, and flattery, and how much sincerity there is, it is estimated that only he can feel it.

"Forget it, I didn't ask." He put on a confident demeanor as always, and said, "How about it, we are still waiting for you, Meteor." ”

"As long as I think about it, there is nothing I can't do!" He opened his arms and raised his voice.

Yes, next he is going to plan with Hui Concubine's cousin, Nalan Mingzhu and Shi Lang to recover Taiwan - he has always been so confident, and he can indeed do what many ordinary people can't do.

Nalan Mingzhu has always been Kangxi's trusted favorite, and for a while, Hui Concubine's arrogance probably can't be stopped.

Kangxi is very good to her in front of her, but he will not protect her all the time, the reasons are very complicated, and many times, she can only rely on herself.

Kangxi personally sent her back to the palace and returned to the Qianqing Palace: "There are a few important excerpts, go to bed after the approval, you can rest first." ”

"The emperor is so busy, take care of your body." She said and watched Kangxi go back.

Yanxi Palace.

Yi Concubine suddenly remembered that she asked Sanniu to find the piano that day, so she called over and asked.

Sanniu was prepared and said, "Niangniang, the piano has been found, and it is in Curry." It's just ......" She showed a slightly uneasy look, which aroused Yi Concubine's curiosity, so she asked what it was.

"Practicing the piano is not so simple, the slave maid heard that the Western music score must be divided into two voices: high and low voices." As he spoke, he took out an old kraft paper piano sheet and said, "Niangniang, you look at these, it's too complicated." ”

Yi Concubine said that she must learn, she was smart when she was a child, and she would learn what she learned, but now to tell the truth, she was exposed to something she had never been familiar with from scratch, and she really didn't have that energy, so she waved her hand and said: "Take it first, and wait for time to see." ”

"This piano score is certainly not a problem with your talent, the main thing is that we will learn from Concubine De Niangniang, and we can't surpass her by spending time and effort, and it is inevitable that people will say that we deliberately learn her in order to flatter the emperor." Sanniu said: "Why don't you get something new that others won't know and get twice the result with half the effort?" ”

Yi Concubine accepted the resentment in her heart, whether she could play the piano or lose to Concubine De, but it was the most realistic to win her in a unique way.

This was originally what she was best at, but she was angry for a while, so she lost her mind.

What is there to get something new to arouse the emperor's interest? She pondered to herself.