At the beginning, I saved a little mute

The old man's eyes rolled around and he touched his messy beard.

When he found that he couldn't pull his hands up, he yelled, "What, what, I don't understand."

"When will your young lady let me go?"

The old man stretched his hand in front of Dongxue and said, "Look, little girl, you can't even touch the beard. It's so uncomfortable."

Dongxue glanced at him unhappily. This old man was eating and drinking for free in their team and didn't even tell them his real name.

There is no sincerity at all.

If the young lady hadn't been worried that he was from the capital and letting him go would be detrimental to Que Yunsheng, she would never have allowed him to stay and eat and drink for free until now.

Although they are still far away from the capital, the young lady seems to be extremely worried and is extremely wary of any strangers who appear.

After all, the appearance of this old man was really strange.

She used the old man's words to retort, "What, what? I don't know either."

Sprinkle with sesame seeds and the whole pot of dry pot pheasant is ready.

Cook a crucian carp soup over there, and serve it with a few plates of stir-fried wild vegetables.

Lunch is ready.

Dongxue served a portion skillfully.

Bring it to Jiang Zao and place it on another small table.

They eat separately from others.

There were a lot of mosquitoes around, so Dongxue made some sachets and gave one to everyone, and that made people feel better.

"Miss, please try it. My skills are average, so I rely on your guidance."

Dongxue used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of chicken for Jiang Zao.

This was caught by Huai Jian and Jin Yong in the morning. It is very delicious.

"very nice."

Jiang Zao tasted it and found the meat to be tender and fresh, not dry or greasy.

I'm eating.

Huai Jian invites you to see me.

Jiang Zao wiped his mouth and straightened his clothes.

"Miss."

Huai Jian looked straight ahead and handed over a small bamboo tube.

"A letter from the Third Prince."

Jiang Zao blinked. It was the first time she received a letter from the Third Prince after Que Yunsheng's accident.

Originally, she kept in touch with the Third Prince once every ten days, mainly reporting business matters to him.

However, after Que Yunsheng got into trouble, the Third Prince clearly got the news but did not tell her immediately.

There was still a knot in Jiang Zao's heart.

So, during this period of time, she had no contact with the third prince.

I don't want to think too badly of him, but I still feel uncomfortable.

She paused for a moment, "Are you sure it's the Third Prince's letter?"

It could also be a letter from Chen Sanjia.

The last person who told her that Que Yunsheng was in trouble was Chen Sanjia.

"Sure, the sealing wax is different."

"Oh, give it to me."

Jiang Zao then took it.

He held the sword in his hand and bowed before leaving.

Jiang Zao slowly sat down while watching.

The space between the eyebrows changes from being tightened to being relaxed.

The third prince said that he had made some preparations and that Que Yunsheng was now imprisoned in the Dali Temple, but his life was not in danger.

The public trial will be held in the Golden Palace in twenty-five days.

Counting the time, there are still twenty-three days left.

Jiang Zao finally felt relieved. She read the letter several times in silence.

Just let it go.

Dongxue stood by and said, "Miss, the food is cold. I'll go heat it up again."

"No need, prepare paper and pen."

Jiang Zao turned around and got into the carriage.

She closed her eyes and leaned against the car wall for a while, preparing to pick up the pen to write.

Dong Xue said at the door, "Miss, Dean Mo has something to report."

Ever since Mo Bai became the director of the Mo Research Institute, Jiang had asked everyone to call him Dean Mo.

Jiang Zao straightened his clothes, put some tea on his eyelids, and when he felt refreshed, he wiped them clean with paper before speaking.

"come in."

Dongxue came in with the car curtain open, followed by Mo Bai.

"sit."

Jiang Zao said.

Before leaving, she deliberately chose a carriage with a spacious compartment just in case.

"Miss."

Mo Bai bowed and sat down.

Jiang Zao looked at Dong Xue.

Dongxue nodded and indicated that there was someone guarding outside the carriage.

Jiang Zao then asked, "Mo Bai, what do you want from me?"

Mo Bai took out a small box from his sleeve.

It contains the research results of the Mohist Research Institute over the past period of time.

During this time, even on the road.

Several researchers who are obsessed with research have not given up.

They monopolized the remaining two carriages and did their research in them except when eating.

Mo Bai came in a hurry because they had a new invention.

He couldn't contain his excitement.

Open the small box carefully.

Jiang Zao also looked inside with the same excitement.

As a result, she paused.

There was only a small porcelain bottle and a small porcelain bowl inside.

Mo Bai, who was already dancing with excitement, took a deep breath before he began his introductions.

"Miss, Director Zhong from the first branch accidentally dropped some research materials into the furnace while conducting research today. After the furnace cooled down, he found this thing when pouring out the ash."

He opened the small porcelain bottle in the box as if he was presenting a treasure.

Pour into a small porcelain bowl.

A thumb-sized, golden, round meatball appeared in the porcelain bowl.

Jiang Zao's expression turned strange.

No matter how you look at this thing, it looks like the "magic pill" mentioned in the novel.

"Miss, this is an elixir."

Without waiting for her to ask her question, Mo Bai excitedly picked up the small porcelain bowl.

"Miss, look, it's so round, so beautiful, and golden in color. It must be the legendary elixir that can make you immortal if you eat it."

Jiang Zao looked at him speechlessly. This was the director of the research institute appointed by him personally.

How can you believe in something so unreal?

“There is no magic pill in the world.”

"Impossible, miss, you see, it is."

Mo Bai said stubbornly.

"Then tell me, what is it made of?"

"Yes, yes, I remember Minister Zhong said there was saltpeter..."

Mo Bai couldn't remember everything, so he just gave a rough idea.

Jiang Zao sighed and said, "Do you think these things are edible?"

Mo Bai paused in delight, a puzzled expression on his face, "It seems not, can't it?"

Then he waved his hands again, "But Miss, the elixir is different from other things. Isn't it right that the ingredients are different? It sounds like it can't be eaten, but maybe it can be eaten?"

He held it forward without giving up, "How about you try it, Miss?"

Looking at Mo Bai's expectant eyes, and Dong Xue's also very excited eyes.

Jiang Zao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This is heavy metal. She wants to live a long life, so why would she want to eat it?

Now, she roughly knew what Minister Zhong had refined.

Jiang Zao did not explain it in detail to the two of them. After all, even if he explained it, they might not understand it.

She only said, "Research should be done scientifically and not based on rumors. This thing is indeed not edible, but it has other uses."

Jiang Zao thought of gunpowder in later generations.

Perhaps, the Mo Research Institute can refine it in advance.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little excited.

How powerful it would have been if we had gunpowder in the era of cold weapons.