In a rare afternoon, He Xiaoqiao was nesting in the lakeside pavilion to escape the heat.

The stone table had long since been moved to the corner, and the water pavilion was covered with bamboo mats, and a few soft pillows were thrown on it, and the feeling of taking off your shoes and sitting on the floor could not be more refreshing.

A special small table faces the lake, with a few pen, ink, paper and inkstones, and a bowl of smoky smoothies in the corners, and the ice is piled with small pieces of seasonal fruits, and a circle of golden osmanthus nectar is drizzled on them.

Since He Xiaoqiao taught Liu Yidao the method of saltpeter ice making, there has never been a shortage of ice in the house. When the weather is hot, not only Jiang Fenghao and his wife, but even the people like to have a bowl of smoothies, all kinds of flavors are available, it depends on how you prepare it yourself, and even Ah Fu got a copy by selling cuteness, which is still braised pork.

Because he doesn't know how to use a brush, He Xiaoqiao has always used a carbon rod for writing and painting, and a section is cut and stuffed into the pen barrel, as long as the force is well controlled, it can be used for a long time.

Holding the paperweight pressed by the wind-rustling rice paper, He Xiaoqiao sat cross-legged in front of the low table, holding a charcoal pen to modify the pattern drawn earlier.

Ah Fu, who has recently grown up again, rested his chin on the two overlapping forelimbs, squinted his eyes and lay beside He Xiaoqiao, his whip-like tail flicking leisurely behind his back, and his white hair made the wind blow like a subtle white wave.

Only Cai Lian and the other two maidservants were guarding the water pavilion, and everyone found a place to sit down and enjoy the tranquility of this moment.

The afternoon sun is blocked by fluttering tulle and willow branches, the occasional plopping sound of fish jumping out of the water and falling down in the lake, the turquoise lotus leaves swaying gently in the wind, and the slim lotus flowers half-opening and half-closing.

The breeze is gentle, the flowers are pleasant, and a person and a tiger are all lazy.

"See the princess."

An abrupt male voice suddenly interjected, forcibly breaking the silence of the moment.

Cailian and the others hurriedly got up and blocked He Xiaoqiao, but let her wave her hand and send it down, "Don't worry, it's an acquaintance." ”

The mansion is full of secret guards, who can swagger here without being discovered and expelled, unless the martial arts are strong and unrivaled, otherwise it can only be someone everyone knows.

As the previous leader of the dark guard, Leng Ling definitely has the capital to break into the void.

"Why is Brother Leng free to come over today?" He Xiaoqiao put down the charcoal, wiped his hands with a damp cloth, and teased at Leng Ling's paralyzed face not far away, "Didn't you eat too much for lunch, so you came here to take a walk to eliminate food?" ”

Leng Ling's eyes were delicate, and given that He Xiaoqiao was barefoot at the moment, he didn't dare to look up, so he had to stand with his head down and stand more than ten meters away from the water pavilion, and said in a muffled voice, "My subordinates have important matters to discuss with the prince, and I hope that the princess will tell the prince where he is going." ”

"Are you looking for Jiang Fenghao?" He Xiaoqiao tilted his head and thought for a moment, "He went out early this morning, and I don't know exactly where he went." ”

In this world, those who dare to call King Changning by name and surname every day are probably He Xiaoqiao, the princess of Changning, Leng Ling said that he was no longer surprised.

"If this is the case, then the subordinates will not bother the princess and take their leave."

After saying that, the person also jumped to the roof, and disappeared in an instant after two ups and downs—a real gust of wind coming and going, so chic that people were jealous.

He Xiaoqiao thought that he had returned to the palace, so he didn't think much about it, turned around and continued to pick up the brush to sketch his masterpiece.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Leng Ling actually came back again, this time with a strange man wearing a cloak and wrapping his whole body tightly.

Just looking at him, He Xiaoqiao felt sweating all over his body - on a sunny day in June, he still wrapped himself like a rice dumpling, didn't he feel hot?

"Roar!" Ah Fu, who was originally squinting and drowsy, saw that a stranger had invaded its territory, and immediately changed from a lazy lying on his side to a prone that could attack at any time, and his whole body stood up like a pinprick with white hair, and he raised his head and roared at the two of them, revealing two rows of sharp teeth full of threat.

Leng Ling's eyes were sharp, and the long sword in his hand was just about to be unsheathed, He Xiaoqiao had already picked up a polished and smooth bone and threw it away, and by the way, he gave an order, "Ah Fu, go pick it up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the fierce tiger who was still fierce and in an attack posture just now instantly turned into a kitten, stood up and happily shook a shiny white hair and rushed out of the water pavilion to pick up bones.

......: "As a tiger, you actually forced the festival to fuck like this, did your parents make it?"

Picking up a pillow and holding it in his arms, He Xiaoqiao raised his head and looked Leng Ling and the man in black next to him up and down, with a puzzled expression, "Brother Leng, ...... are you?"

This time, Leng Ling didn't reply, just silently withdrew his long sword and stepped aside, and the cloak monster also ripped off the strap of the cloak at the same time, pulled down his hat, and revealed his true face underneath.

At the first glance of the man, He Xiaoqiao almost missed the uneaten half bowl of smoothie and put it on Ah Fu's head next to him, "Mu ...... Emperor?! "Why is this thing here?

The dignified son of heaven travels, and the honor guard is not placed, which can be said to be a micro-service patrol. But if you don't go through the main gate, it doesn't matter, you still mysteriously follow Leng Ling, the former head of the secret guard, to climb over the wall and climb into the backyard...... Could it be that when I went out before, the master and servant had the same door panel clamped on both heads?

Jiang Mufeng took off the stuffy black cloak three or two times, and threw it to Leng Ling to hold, while he walked quickly to the shade of the water pavilion, and did not shy away from the fact that men and women were seven years old at different tables, and sat on the bamboo mat very casually, pulling his sleeves and fanning himself without any image, "Seventeen aunts, hurry up and bring me a bowl of tea, I'm going to die of heat." ”

He Xiaoqiao hurriedly sent Cailian to the kitchen to get chilled mung bean soup to relieve him, while calling the other two maids to fan him, "You don't play Zhang Qinzheng and love the people in the palace on a hot day, what are you doing here?" ”

She has always been casual, and when she said this, she completely regarded Jiang Mufeng as a friend, and she didn't say anything polite to him - now it's not above the court, so her family doesn't have to be so particular.

"I can't figure it out, so I came to Uncle Seventeen to help find a solution." Jiang Mufeng replied smoothly, lowered his head and straightened the corners of his clothes, and then reached out to hold the golden crown that tied his hair.

I didn't expect that there would be such a white tiger in the palace that was about to become an adult, just now he was really frightened by Ah Fu who suddenly became troubled, if it wasn't for the cloak and hat to support, it is estimated that his hair bun should be scattered at this time.

"I'm sorry, he's not in the house now, and I don't know when he's going to be back." He Xiaoqiao shrugged his shoulders, looking powerless, "Uncle Liu has already sent someone to find it, there should be news later-if you are not in a hurry, just wait here and take a rest, you are busy with government affairs every day, and you need to take a break occasionally." "Being an emperor is stressful, being a good emperor is even more stressful, and if you don't solve it in time, you will be driven crazy sooner or later.

"Aunt Seventeen is very right." Jiang Mufeng nodded with affection, stretched out his hand and flicked the hem of his clothes, "Okay, I won't go back to the palace for the time being, and I should come out to escape the summer." ”

"The body is the capital of the revolution, and it is best if you think so."

"Aunt Seventeen, what is 'revolution'?"

“…… It's too long to explain, anyway, you just need to know that it means to fight and fight rather die than give in. ”

I didn't bother to explain, so I just fooled it around. It happened that Cailian took the mung bean soup and came back, He Xiaoqiao took it and poured a third of it into his bowl, and asked Cailian to send a portion to Leng Ling, and the rest was pushed to Jiang Mufeng.

This is also to tell Jiang Mufeng that the mung bean soup she has is very clean, and what she eats will definitely not be in it.

He Xiaoqiao was almost certain that if Yu Yue was here now, he would definitely be able to show off the set of silver needles he carried with him for drug testing.

Growing up in the royal inner hall with dark human nature, Jiang Mufeng certainly knew what she meant, and smiled bitterly in his heart, but he didn't say anything else, just silently picked up the bowl and started eating.

A bowl of mung bean paste with crushed ice is still floating in the stomach, which is called a real heart-piercing cold, and the heart is flying - two words, refreshing!

After taking the wet handkerchief presented by the maid and wiping his hands, Jiang Mufeng turned his head very boredly, and saw the strange-looking drawings spread on the low table, "Seventeen aunts, these are all drawn by you?" ”

He Xiaoqiao was trying to solve the mung bean paste in his bowl, and when he heard this, he turned his head and glanced over, "Yes, is there any problem?" ”

"No, it just looks weird...... Jiang Mufeng picked up the top one and took a closer look, the more he looked at it, the more he felt like a single independent carriage wheel, and couldn't help but ask again, "What is this?" ”

"This is a waterwheel, which can be used to irrigate farmland, saving time and effort." He Xiaoqiao put down the silver spoon and pointed to the drawings to give him popular science, "Look, these are all sinks for taking water, which are convenient for automatic water extraction." We can find a place on the bank of the river where the current is stronger, and then place the waterwheel like this, and then make an upright runner......"

He told Jiang Mufeng about the working principle of the waterwheel he had seen in his previous life, and seeing that his eyes were shining and his face was a surprise that could not be concealed, He Xiaoqiao felt a sense of accomplishment.

"These are the ones I drew when I was bored in the past two days, and I originally wanted your seventeenth uncle to bring them over to you, but I didn't expect you to come over first, which saved us a lot of effort." Stretched out his hand and picked up the rest of the drawings, and stuffed his brain into Jiang Mufeng's arms, who was still in the surprise of digging up the treasure, He Xiaoqiao patted him on the shoulder, "In terms of farming, I only know the same as the waterwheel, as for the others, they are all ordnance things, I have indicated the name and general working principle on the drawings, and you can take it back and look at it slowly when the time comes." ”

After studying art classes and mold design for a few months in her previous life, and learning a lot of information from the Internet, He Xiaoqiao, who was a military fan, said that she was completely stress-free in this regard.

Anyway, it's probably no problem for her to draw drawings to explain them, but throwing things out and how to do them is not in her consideration.

As if he hadn't heard of He Xiaoqiao's words, Jiang Mufeng gasped and quickly flipped through several drawings, looking at those strange but powerful weapons, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

A manpower-saving waterwheel that can greatly improve farmland irrigation, a trebuchet that can load boulders and gunpowder for delivery to siege cities, an improved eight-bull crossbow that can instantly fire three arrows, and a crossbow that can even nail a human head like a watermelon, plus a three-edged military thorn that can effectively break through armor and quickly bleed the enemy to death - these are real treasures!

If he rubbed the paper with his hand, Jiang Mufeng looked at He Xiaoqiao and almost burst into tears.

Next Olympics! This trip out of the palace is so worth it!