Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 88: Reasons for Not Getting Married
After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather became too hot to bear. Shangguan Wan'er's swimsuit happened to be ready, and Li Yuechen had nothing to do, so he took her and her two sisters to swim in Jiuzhou Pool.
In fact, the pool under the Linbo Pavilion of Anfu Hall is also okay, but it’s a bit small and you can only soak in it but not swim in it.
The two sisters had actually already learned how to swim, and after doing some warm-up exercises they jumped straight into the water.
Li Yuechen taught her how to warm up on the shore nearby, and gave her some swimming tips before slowly going into the water.
Shangguan Wan'er had quite a talent and after about half an hour, she was able to swim in the water.
Li Yuechen taught them breaststroke, which is relatively simple and can be learned quite quickly.
Seeing them swimming together, Li Yuechen went straight ashore.
"Where is Chen'er going?" asked Princess Yi Yang.
"diving!"
Li Yuechen agreed and trotted all the way up to the Yaoguang Palace.
The aisle here is very high from the water surface, nearly ten meters away, but it is also in the middle of Jiuzhou Pond, with a depth of more than three meters, so there will be no problem at all.
Although Li Yuechen had already jumped over there once before, the two sisters were still a little worried: "Chen'er, don't make trouble, what if..."
"It's okay, just watch over it."
As he spoke, Li Yuechen trotted two steps, put one foot on the railing, and jumped out.
He did two backflips in the air and then turned around, then dived headfirst into the water with very little splash.
A few seconds later, Li Yuechen poked his head out of the water, shook his head, and said to himself: "What a pity, it's still not exciting enough..."
For her, ten meters is not really too high.
Princess Xuancheng was very courageous, even looking forward to it: "Chen'er, won't you get hurt by Luoshui at such a high place?"
Li Yuechen thought for a moment and said, "That's not the case, but at this height... as long as you enter the water upright, you'll be fine."
In fact, entering the water from a high place requires skills.
First, try to enter the water upright, no matter whether you are head down or feet down. Second, try to break the tension of the water surface first.
If the water surface is as calm as a mirror, the possibility of injury is still very high.
But if you throw a stone before falling into the water to get the water flowing, the chance of injury will be greatly reduced.
The Jiuzhou Pond itself is full of running water. The flow rate is not fast, but the water surface is not calm, so falling vertically from this height will not cause any harm.
After explaining for a long time, Li Yuechen simply waved his hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you up there and try it out."
"Is it okay?" Princess Xuancheng suddenly became interested.
Princess Yiyang was a little scared and shook her head: "I won't go."
Shangguan Wan'er looked eager to try, but Li Yuechen took into consideration that she was still young and might get hurt if she couldn't control herself during the fall and hit the water sideways. So he waved his hand at her and said, "Wan'er, forget it. You just learned how to swim and you're not familiar with it yet."
Then, regardless of her lost expression, he took Princess Xuancheng directly to the Yaoguang Palace.
After explaining the key points to her, Li Yuechen smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, sister. I will follow you down."
"Um."
Princess Xuancheng nodded, and then followed Li Yuechen's instructions, took a deep breath, and jumped out.
Maintaining an upright position in the air, dive straight into the water.
Li Yuechen also jumped down from the side. After two splashes of water, one large and one small, two heads popped out of the water one after another.
"call--"
After coming out of the water, Princess Xuancheng let out a long sigh and couldn't help but smile: "Interesting, really interesting!"
"Really?" Li Yuechen also asked with a smile, "Do you want to come again?"
"Yes!" Princess Xuancheng nodded.
…
The entire afternoon was spent in Jiuzhou Pond, and it was not until the afternoon that the group returned to Anfu Hall.
After all, I still have to go back to take a shower and dry my hair. In this era without hair dryers, I can only go out and dry my hair in the sun while the sun is still there.
After returning to Anfu Hall, they took a bath together and then the four of them lay on the rocking chairs in the yard to bask in the sun.
This comfortable look made Li Yuechen couldn't help but recall all the memories of the past. For a moment, he squinted his eyes and fell silent.
The other three thought she was asleep, and their voices became much lower as they chatted.
It would be great if this kind of life could continue forever... Li Yuechen thought so in his heart.
Just as he was thinking about it, Fulai suddenly walked in. Seeing Li Yuechen squinting her eyes, he thought she was asleep and turned to leave.
However, just as he turned around, he heard Li Yuechen lazily ask from behind: "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness," Fulai turned around, "The glass workshop said that the samples have been made, but I don't know if they will be successful..."
Li Yuechen looked up and saw that it was not yet dusk, so he should be in time, so he stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look."
The samples that Fulai mentioned were actually the two things that Li Yuechen asked Liuli to try to make.
One is the lens, which is used to make glasses. Unfortunately, the degree is difficult to adjust, so it basically looks the same as it is when it is made.
Another one is the prism. With this thing, binoculars are not far away.
Li Yuechen didn't know much about telescopes and could only say that he had a general idea of it. The binoculars he wanted were not the Porro type but the Roof type.
Although she still prefers the Polo style a little more, the ridge style is relatively easier to make in this era.
After saying hello to his two sisters, Li Yuechen turned around and left Anfu Hall, got on the carriage, and headed straight for Jixianfang.
After arriving, Wu Da and Wu Gou Zi were already waiting at the door to greet them. When they saw the princess jump out of the carriage, they quickly saluted.
"No need to be polite."
Li Yuechen raised his hand, walked into the workshop without stopping, and quickly came to the glass workshop which had not yet been completed.
Only after she entered did Wu Gouzi turn around, look at her back and say, "Grandpa, your hair is still wet..."
"Asshole! Don't ask about things that are not your concern!" Wu Da scolded him and quickly pulled his son away.
Today, Li Yuechen didn't even have her hair in a braid. She just came here with her hair down.
In this day and age, she is the only one who dares to show her hair loose.
Seeing her come in, several workers were stunned for a moment, but they immediately came over to salute, and then respectfully handed over two things: "Princess, please take a look."
Fulai quickly took it from them and brought it to Li Yuechen.
First he picked up the prism and took a look at it, then he pointed it at the sun which had not yet set and stretched out his hand to block it on the other side.
A complete rainbow is reflected on the hand, it is so beautiful!
Fu Lai, who was standing next to him, was a little surprised, and saw Li Yuechen nod with a satisfied look on his face.
Then he picked up the lens with bamboo tweezers and put it in front of his eyes to test it.
The good news is that this thing really has a degree, although she doesn't know the exact degree.
After all, she has never been nearsighted in either of her past two lives, and she doesn't have a specific feeling about this thing.
The bad news is...the two lenses have different powers, and the difference is huge!
Li Yuechen felt a little helpless. Making glasses with two lenses with such a big difference might make Li Zhi's eye problems worse.
After thinking about it, Li Yuechen waved his hand and called the craftsman who made the lenses: " Make a few more of these lenses. I'll come back in two days."
The only solution Li Yuechen can think of right now is to make as many as possible and then have them touch each other one by one.
If you can find one with a similar degree of prescription, it would be best to make it into glasses. If you can't find one, then make it into the Western single-lens type.
In fact, single-lens glasses were initially held together by the brow bone and the apple of the cheek. After all, Westerners have higher brow bones and deeper eye sockets, so there is no problem with this.
But it is not necessary here. At worst, you can just make a bracket on the monocle. It is very simple.
As for the prism, there is indeed no problem. With this thing, you can try to make binoculars.
…
After returning to Anfu Temple, Li Yuechen originally planned to draw the design of the binoculars, but he saw that the sun was already setting.
In order to protect my eyes, I decided to paint tomorrow.
She tilted her head back and shook her almost dry hair, raised her hand to brush it a few times, and decided not to tie her hair up tonight.
Princess Yiyang was still playing Go with Shangguan Wan'er. Seeing her disheveled hair, she smiled and said, "Chen'er, if your parents saw you like this, they would definitely teach you a lesson."
"So I won't go to pay my respects tonight." Li Yuechen smiled and waved her hand, then sat beside them and watched them play chess.
Shangguan Wan'er dropped a black dot, turned her head to take a look, and smiled slightly: "I think Your Highness looks good with his hair down."
"Yes." Princess Yi Yang nodded in agreement. "Chen'er has a generous personality and usually wears men's clothes. With her hair tied up, she looks heroic and charming. With her hair down, she has a hint of feminine charm."
I'm only seven or eight years old, why should I be so charming... Li Yuechen was a little helpless: "Sister, I'm still young."
Speaking of this, I heard that my mother Wu Zetian was given the name Wu Meiniang because of her charming appearance.
Since I look like her, it's normal for me to look seductive after letting my hair down...
But thinking of this question made Li Yuechen couldn't help but shook her head. She didn't want to be charming at all!
As a woman, she has already become feminine in many ways. If she were to become even more charming, Li Yuechen would be afraid that she would be the first one to be unable to withstand it.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen quickly got up and returned to his inner hall, then looked in front of the bronze mirror.
You know what, after letting her hair down, she does look a little more like a little girl and seems a lot gentler.
Although she was still a little girl, her eyes seemed to have a hint of lightning...
A white and tender face like a porcelain doll, with a full forehead and proper proportions.
If you smile, you can see two faint dimples.
Maybe because she is still young, her face is still full of cuteness.
However, from the high nose bridge and the pair of dark eyes, we can already get a rough idea of his future appearance.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen decided to tie her hair up as much as possible in the future. Otherwise, if she went out like this, people who wanted to ask the emperor for marriage would probably throng her door.
Li Yuechen is still confident about her current appearance. After all, she is the empress's daughter and her genes are there.
Dad Li Zhi is a handsome man and mom is charming. Li Yuechen inherited the advantages of both parties, so her appearance is naturally very beautiful.
After coming out of the inner hall, Princess Yi Yang had a smile on her face that showed she had seen through everything: "Did you go back to look in the mirror?"
"Yeah." Li Yuechen nodded, "It seems that I really can't go out and meet people like this."
Princess Yiyang agreed with this: "Yes, this look can only be shown to my future husband!"
"Husband?" Li Yuechen was stunned at first, then shook her head violently: "No, no, no, I don't want to get married!"
"That's true..." Princess Yiyang grinned, "Why don't you get married?"
Li Yuechen thought about it and said, yes, why not get married?
This problem is almost inevitable in the future. Although he is still young now, as he grows up day by day, this problem will sooner or later be raised by Li Zhi and his wife!
Why not get married?
After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen suddenly stood up with a serious face: "Because I am too good! They are not worthy of me!"
The childish voice and serious expression made Princess Yi Yang burst out laughing as soon as these words came out.
This was something Li Yuechen had just thought of, and he had made up his mind at this moment.
I originally thought that I should keep a low profile during this period. After all, the fact that Li Zhi and his wife asked me to watch Emperor Fan proved that they found something wrong.
But now, Li Yuechen feels that although he can be low-key, he still needs to try to produce more things in the future.
As long as they create enough things and the profits are great enough, this couple will definitely not be willing to marry themselves off!
Because in this situation, if she were allowed to get married, it would be a loss for the royal family!
In the future, I will find a chance to develop things like gunpowder, cement, refined salt, etc. I’ll see if you still dare to let me marry you!
From the first day she came into this world, Li Yuechen had never thought about getting married.
As for the physical desires after adulthood... forget it, those who play extreme sports don't care about that.
The psychological stimulation and intracranial orgasm during extreme sports are much more pleasurable than the satisfaction of physical desires.
After figuring out the problem, his originally worried mood instantly calmed down, and he sat beside them with a smile on his face, watching the two of them play chess.
Although I don’t understand it, it’s already very comfortable to look at the profiles of two beauties, one big and one small. As for everything else, there’s nothing to worry about.
Apart from anything else, the knowledge he possessed in his head, even if only a small part of it was revealed, would be enough to make Li Zhi and his wife pay full attention to him.
Of course, this is not really a good solution, but a double-edged sword.
If what he exposed was too shocking, it might cause panic among the couple.
By then, it might not be a matter of taking it seriously. If the couple is determined to kill me, there will be no room for resistance at all.
So this degree...exactly what degree should be set at, we still need to think carefully about it.
