Heartstrings Resonance: The Beloved Princess of the Female Power

Mu Yunyue had attended several palace banquets, so she naturally knew what Emperor Qing Zhao looked like. The other students also just realized what was happening, but their reaction was... why is His Majesty here again? But they also immediately knelt down to pay their respects.

Emperor Qing Zhao said kindly, "Everyone, get up!"

After everyone thanked Emperor Qing Zhao and stood up, Emperor Qing Zhao asked, "What were you doing just now? I heard two noises in the palace, but unlike the sound of cannons, the sound just now was crisper. Was it made by this?" As he spoke, he pointed at the thing in Mu Yunyue's hand.

Seeing Emperor Qing Zhao's interest, Mu Yunyue explained to him openly, "This is called a fire gun. My elder sister's blueprint says it can fire a hundred meters, but mine can't, only ten meters." As she spoke, the little girl's face was filled with disappointment. The little girl had also been doted on by Mu Cheng and his wife when she was twelve years old, and she didn't hide her emotions at all.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing Zhao comforted him, "It's okay, take your time. When your elder sister first developed new things, she did it bit by bit. There's no need to rush!"

Li Huayao and Li Huacheng looked at Emperor Qing Zhao with strange eyes. Noticing their gazes, Emperor Qing Zhao turned around and glared at them. Then he said to Mu Yunyue in a kind voice, "Hit me with one, and I'll see how powerful this weapon is."

Mu Yunyue nodded and said, "Okay!" Then she asked Emperor Qing Zhao to move away to avoid accidentally hurting him. After that, she opened the small lid on the "fire gun" and scooped a spoonful of black stuff into it.

After getting ready, Mu Yunyue aimed at the target and pulled the trigger. With a crisp "bang," a flash of fire shot out, hitting the target accurately. A small hole was blown in the target, and smoke was still rising.

Emperor Qing Zhao's eyes lit up and he praised, "You are so capable at such a young age. That's really remarkable."

Mu Yunyue shook her head and said, "This is not my ability. This is a drawing I saw in the waste paper pile in my elder sister's study. But my elder sister was not here, and I was curious, so I looked at it privately." Mu Yunyue's voice became lower and lower as she spoke.

When Emperor Qing Zhao heard what she said, he didn't show it on his face, but in his heart he was cursing Mu Yunxi for being a bad person. He had such a good thing, but he hid it and let it gather dust. But he comforted Mu Yunyue, "You said it gathered dust, but that means your sister couldn't make it and didn't want it. But you made it, so you are very impressive."

Mu Yunyue's eyes sparkled instantly, but after thinking about it, she became dull again and said uninterestedly, "I saw on my elder sister's drawings that this thing has a range of a hundred meters."

Emperor Qing Zhao's eyes lit up, and he said, "Then show me the blueprints, and I'll help you with some advice."

Li Huayao and the others behind him were all speechless. But Mu Yunyue said awkwardly, "I didn't bring it out. It's still in my eldest sister's study. I've seen it all. I can't take it anymore."

Emperor Qing Zhao was instantly disappointed. At this moment, Grand Tutor Lou, who had been standing silently nearby, spoke up: "Your Majesty, since Third Miss Mu can't take it out, why not go to the Mu Mansion and look? There's a pile of dusty papers. I think Little Lady Mu doesn't want them anymore."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing Zhao's eyes lit up again, especially the mention of "a pile." He then said, "Taifu Lou is right. These novelties might be of great use in the future. Let's go! To the Mu Mansion." With that, he waved his hand, and the group rushed to the Mu Mansion.

Everyone quickly arrived at the Mu Mansion, and the housekeeper welcomed them into the courtyard. Xiao Yao knew that Emperor Qing Zhao had arrived, but before she could greet him, she heard that Emperor Qing Zhao had gone directly to Mu Yunxi's study. Yongle, who was next door, also rushed to the Mu Mansion immediately after hearing the news that Emperor Qing Zhao had arrived.

Emperor Qing Zhao dismissed the servants of the Mu Mansion and asked Mu Yunyue to lead the way. The group couldn't wait to rush to Mu Yunxi's study.

After entering the study, everyone looked at Mu Yunyue. Mu Yunyue said softly, "Your Majesty, is it bad for us to touch my eldest sister's things like this?"

Tutor Lou on the side said first: "No, no! That's what Lord Xiao Mu doesn't want anymore. It's okay for us to take a look at it." Emperor Qing Zhao nodded in agreement.

Mu Yunyue thought about it, then hesitantly walked to a secluded corner in the study. She pulled out a basket of paper. Seeing this, Emperor Qing Zhao asked Li Huayao to help move it out.

Emperor Qing Zhao picked up a random piece of paper, dusted it off, and opened it. He was immediately surprised to find it was a blueprint for a cannon. Clearly, the barrel design on this blueprint was more perfect, and the range was even longer. At this point, the others had noticed the commotion and gathered around. Emperor Qing Zhao excitedly picked up the papers from the basket and flipped through them, exclaiming, "Wonderful, wonderful!"

The ministers, upon seeing this blueprint, could not wait to flip through the other papers in the basket. Grand Tutor Lou picked up a paper, blew the dust off it, and was surprised when he opened it. He exclaimed, "Your Majesty, look at this bow. It has a range of 300 meters!"

Emperor Qing Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Good for you, Mu Yunxi, you actually have so many good things hidden."

Li Huacheng also opened one, but his was a fire gun. "Is this the thing that the Third Miss made?"

Mu Yunyue tilted her head and glanced at him, "Yeah! Yes!"

At this time, Yongle and Xiao Yao also rushed over. After the two greeted each other, Yongle asked, "What are you doing, father?"

Emperor Qing Zhao pointed at the various blueprints they had opened and asked dissatisfiedly, "Do you know all of this?"

Yongle nodded, then explained, "Yunxi said that these cannot be produced with Zhaoguo's current technology, so they were not brought out."

Emperor Qing Zhao then picked up the blueprint for the musket and said, "But the third young lady of the Mu family made this thing."

Emperor Qing Zhao stared at Yongle, but Yongle did not answer. Instead, he asked, "What was the result?"

"It can hit ten meters away!" said Minister of War Cheng Wuming.

"But Yunxi's goal is a hundred meters." Yongle pointed to the explanation on the drawing and said, then looked at Emperor Qing Zhao and said, "Yunxi must be dissatisfied with what she didn't take out. Your Majesty, don't worry. What Yunxi can take out must have been a successful experiment. As for this musket, she told me that this weapon is not suitable for close combat and the cost is high, so she didn't present it to your father." Emperor Qing Zhao thought about Mu Yunyue's previous operation. It was indeed not suitable for close combat, and it could only shoot ten meters away. After a series of actions, he was hacked to death by the enemy.

"What about this?" Emperor Qing Zhao pointed at the blueprint for a compound bow. "Is this expensive too?"

Yongle looked at the blueprint Emperor Qing Zhao was pointing at and replied, "This one is missing a raw material called glue. In Zhao State, Yunxi hasn't found a tree that can produce glue yet, so we can only put it aside for now."