When Jiang Er entered the palace, he saw Emperor Taihe looking down at something.
As if noticing his gaze, Emperor Taihe suddenly looked towards him.
Jiang Er quickly withdrew his gaze and saluted Emperor Taihe obediently.
Seeing how honest he was, Emperor Taihe did not stop him. After Jiang Er finished his greetings, he chuckled and said, "Stand up. Wang Zhi, please take a seat."
Soon, Wang Zhi brought a chair with a smile.
Jiang Er sat down properly, unlike his usual awkward sitting posture. Instead, he sat very straight and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm finally back. I've been missing you and sister every day in Gusu these days."
Emperor Taihe was still a little unaccustomed to Jiang Er's rules, but when he heard what he said, he smiled with satisfaction and deliberately asked him, "You only think about me and your sister, and never thought about your parents and your elder brother and his wife?"
Jiang Er didn't expect that Emperor Taihe would pick on the loophole in his words, and hurriedly explained: "Of course I miss my father and mother, but my elder brother and sister-in-law care about each other, so there is no need for me, as a younger brother, to worry about them."
After saying that, he smiled ingratiatingly.
Emperor Taihe looked at his smile and couldn't help but teasingly said, "I heard that when you came back, you rode in a strange carriage that was pulled by people?"
Jiang Er's heart skipped a beat, fearing that Emperor Taihe would blame him, and he quickly said, "Brother-in-law, you are talking about a rickshaw, right? This car was made by the young prince. The tires are made of rubber, and it is very comfortable to sit on!
The young prince also brought back several rickshaws this time. I heard that they were gifts for the Empress Dowager and my brother-in-law. My brother-in-law will know how good they are once he tries them."
He paused, thinking of his frozen face, and quickly added: "But it's a cold winter day, so let's not take a rickshaw, let's take a sedan chair."
Emperor Taihe couldn't help but feel curious: "Is the car really as good as you say? And the rubber you just mentioned, is it the white sap found on Penglai Island? That stuff can actually be made into wheels?"
Jiang Er quickly said, "It's made from that white sap, and the wheels made from it not only run faster, but also save effort when pulling a cart. The only problem is that there aren't many rubber trees now, so the sap we can collect every day is too little.
Otherwise, if we could collect more rubber and make it into wheels for transporting food or other goods, it would definitely shorten the transportation time."
As soon as Emperor Taihe heard it, he knew the benefits of this rubber tire.
However, Situ Yuan had not yet delivered the rickshaw into the palace, so he had not been able to experience it himself.
Emperor Taihe thought for a moment and then continued, "I heard that you came back in a strange carriage this time?"
Jiang Er was afraid that Emperor Taihe would blame him, so he quickly explained, "That carriage was also built by the young prince. It's very comfortable to sit in, but it was a bit troublesome to build. The young prince has only built one now, and there are no extra carriages."
When Emperor Taihe heard him say this, he couldn't help but become more excited and couldn't wait to try it out.
He was still a little unconvinced. It was just a carriage, how comfortable could it be?
Just as he was thinking about it, a eunuch came to report that Situ Yuan had arrived.
Jiang Er's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Brother-in-law, the young prince should be here to send a car!"
Emperor Taihe's eyes also lit up and his heart was beating wildly.
But he tried hard to suppress the impulse in his heart and did not get up and leave in a hurry to embarrass the emperor.
In order to maintain his image as the Son of Heaven, Emperor Taihe pretended nothing had happened and continued to sit on the dragon throne, but his eyes involuntarily looked outside, looking for Situ Yuan and the rickshaw.
Soon, Situ Yuan was brought in by the eunuch.
Although he is not very tall now, he is wearing a prince's dragon robe, which makes him look like a little adult, which is very funny.
When Emperor Taihe saw Situ Yuan's expression, he couldn't help but laugh.
Just as Situ Yuan was about to perform a formal salute, Emperor Taihe waved to him enthusiastically, "No need to be so polite. Come here quickly and let me take a good look.
This time you went to Gusu and stayed there for several months, which made your mother very worried. She often went to the palace to complain to your grandmother and blamed me for sending you away."
Situ Yuan walked forward obediently, looking somewhat helplessly at Emperor Taihe reaching out to touch his head. He then asked him, "How are you enjoying your time in Gusu? I heard you had two types of carriages built that are incredibly comfortable to sit in. How did you come up with that?"
Situ Yuan said as a matter of course: "It just suddenly occurred to me. It's very simple. I don't know why those people didn't think of it."
He spoke so confidently that Emperor Taihe didn't know what to say.
Jiang Er, who was sitting not far away, fell silent, suspecting that Situ Yuan was looking down on others for being too stupid!
Emperor Taihe was strangely silent for a while before he continued, "Then how did you come up with the idea of using rubber to make gloves and tires?"
"It just came to my mind. The wheels were too hard, making the ride uncomfortable, and the rubber was too soft. I thought, it would be great if I could wrap the rubber around the wheels. Sure enough, after I made it into a tire and installed it on the wheel, it became much more comfortable to sit on."
Situ Yuan briefly explained and continued, "Uncle, would you like to take a rickshaw? This is much more convenient than a sedan chair. One person can pull it, and it's not only fast but also not bumpy."
"Really?" Emperor Taihe had long wanted to try it, and upon hearing him say this, he couldn't wait to ask, "Did you bring it into the palace?"
Situ Yuan nodded and said, "I brought four rickshaws into the palace and wanted to give them to my grandmother, uncle, and cousin."
He didn't mention Concubine Jiang, but he specifically said there were four cars. The extra one was naturally prepared for Concubine Jiang.
Emperor Taihe was very pleased with what he said. He smiled and patted his shoulders repeatedly, "Well, well, well, you are indeed my good nephew. You are the first one to give me something good. Come on, take me to see the rickshaw you made. I want to try it out now!"
Situ Yuan took Emperor Taihe out. At that time, four rickshaws were neatly parked outside.
The car is decorated with dragon and phoenix patterns, which looks unique and gorgeous.
Emperor Taihe looked at these vehicles curiously and thought that the rickshaws were indeed light.
He looked at the wheel again and found that it was completely different from the wooden wheels he had seen before, and he couldn't help but become more curious.
But as the emperor, he couldn't get close to look at the wheels, so he could only pretend to be indifferent and look forward to test driving the car immediately.
However, Situ Yuan did not dare to let him test drive the car immediately. Instead, he suggested that he let someone pull an empty car first. After he mastered the pulling skills, he could let Emperor Taihe test drive the car.
Emperor Taihe also felt that it was better to be safe, so he did not refuse.
At this moment, Wang Zhi suddenly volunteered, "Your Majesty, why don't you let me try this rickshaw?"
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