On the boat back to Bian Jing, Zi Mu sat listlessly, not even in the mood to look at the scenery on both sides of the canal.

Grandma Kong looked at Zimu with pity, thinking that Zimu was still a child after all. Even if he was very talented and wanted to be an eagle in the future, he was still just a fledgling now.

"Princess, Lord Sheng will return to the capital to take up his post after the New Year. In two months or so, you will be able to see your family in Bianjing."

"Mommy..."

When he came back, Zimu didn't really take a good look at the scenery on both sides of the river because he had something on his mind and was in a hurry to get on with his journey.

After the sadness of parting faded away, Zimu continued to work on the half-finished drawing in his hand.

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"Zi Mu pays respect to His Majesty."

"His Majesty"

As soon as the emperor walked outside the queen's bedroom after court session, he heard a familiar voice, and his mood improved a lot.

"You're finally back, girl. To be honest, I'm not used to not having you chattering in my ear."

The emperor found a place to sit down as he spoke. He had gotten used to the fact that there were no children in the harem over the years. But when Zimu suddenly returned home after staying in the palace for a few months, he felt lonely everywhere.

Zi Mu smiled and ran to the emperor to serve him tea and water: "Your Majesty, if you miss me, just say it directly. This kind of beating around the bush is not suitable for you."

The emperor laughed loudly and pointed at Zimu, saying, "You devil, I knew you couldn't say anything good."

"No, I missed your Majesty and your Majesty during the time Zimu was back in Yangzhou."

"Your little mouth is as sweet as honey today. Tell me, do you have something to ask me?"

"Your Majesty, look at your Majesty. You said that my mouth was filled with honey today. Could it be that my mouth is usually filled with poison?"

The queen, who was being pulled by Zimu's arm and shaken to act like a spoiled child, patted Zimu's hand, turned to the emperor and said in a somewhat reproachful manner: "I think Zimu is a very good child, and he is also very good at ordinary times."

"Okay, okay, my description was inappropriate. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Zimu smiled mysteriously and asked the maid behind him to open the wooden box he brought with him: "This is a new weapon made by this servant. Of course, I have to let Your Majesty take a look at it first."

The emperor became interested and looked into the box. He saw four or five black iron balls lying quietly in the box. He asked Zimu in confusion, "What is this? I seem to smell a little bit of gunpowder."

"Your Majesty has a very sensitive nose. This thing is made of the gunpowder that ordinary people use to make firecrackers, but it is much more powerful than those firecrackers."

"With just a few black balls ignited at the same time, moving mountains and blowing up rivers is no problem at all."

The emperor didn't believe it at all: "How powerful can a black ball like this be?"

"Your Majesty, please make arrangements. We will go to the wasteland outside the military camp to test its power in the next two days. Your Majesty will definitely not look down on this black ball then."

"Okay, if this black ball is half as powerful as you said, I will give you a gift. I guarantee you will like it."

"Oh? Then the Queen will bear witness for me, so that His Majesty won't lose count when the time comes."

The Queen nodded repeatedly and agreed. Looking at the interaction between Zimu and the Emperor, the Queen also felt that life in the harem was not as difficult as before.

After the morning court session the next day, the emperor changed out of his dragon robe and quietly left the palace, accompanied by several trusted military and civil officials.

Zimu sat in the carriage all the way to the wasteland in the suburbs where he had agreed to test the artillery with the emperor.

"There are no people around, right?"

"My lord, usually no one comes here. Just in case, the Yulin Guards have been on guard for ten miles. There will be no accidental injuries to the people."

"Okay." Zimu turned around and saluted the emperor for instructions: "Your Majesty, the surroundings are already on alert. Should we start testing the new weapons now?"

"let's start."

Zimu asked several people from the Yulin Guard to place the black ball far away and then light the fuse.

Not long after, there was a loud bang, and a big hole was blown out where the black ball exploded, and the surrounding land was also blown into flying dust.

Then there were several loud noises in succession, which flattened a small stone mountain that the carriage had just passed by.

The emperor and his generals looked at the scene in amazement and were deeply shocked.

"Zi Mu, the power of this black ball is as great as you said!"

Zimu was quite proud. If Rongtuan hadn't reminded him that he was a science student, he would have forgotten that he could make such a simple cannonball: "Your Majesty, I'm right, right?"

"I didn't want to fight before because I didn't want to cause more harm to my soldiers. Now I have this... this."

The emperor looked at the burning grass around the deep pit created by the explosion in the distance and continued, "Now that we have this bomb, I believe our soldiers will be able to recover the lost territory soon."

Under the flattery of the emperor's trusted civil and military officials, he fulfilled his promise and took out a long wooden box and handed it to the guards around Zimu.

"Your Majesty, can I open it now?"

After the emperor nodded, Zimu opened the box and saw a sharp sword with a cold glow lying in the wooden box. Zimu touched the hilt of the sword and was ecstatic.

"Zi Mu, thank you for your reward, Your Majesty!"

The generals sighed in their hearts again, fortunately Princess Jinyang is the princess of our dynasty, if she were an enemy, what would they do?

After returning to the palace, Zimu and the emperor walked towards the Queen's palace together tacitly.

Queen Cao wanted to laugh when she saw the two figures, one big and one small, with their heads held high and their chests puffed out, especially since Zimu was dressed as a boy today to make it easier for him to move around.

"Empress Zimu is back." Zimu saw his favorite milk on the table and picked it up and put it into his mouth.

"Hey, kid, you're pouring cold milk into your mouth. What will you do if you get an upset stomach?"

After drinking, Zimu wiped his mouth and said, "It's okay... Madam, don't worry about me, my stomach is fine."

"You, Your Majesty, how did it turn out today?"

"The black ball is now called a bomb, and the effect is exactly the same as what Zimu said."

Queen Cao nodded, and Zimu happily said that the emperor had given him a sword.

Hearing this, Empress Cao said, "That's not a reward. This is it."

Seeing Zimu's puzzled expression, Empress Cao asked the eunuch beside her to take out a scroll, unfold it and present it to Prince Mu.

The picture shows an exquisite pavilion surrounded by beautiful gardens and lakes.

"This garden is really exquisite and beautiful."

Seeing that Zimu liked it, Empress Cao said, "This is the garden, your Princess Mansion. This was drawn by the painter when it was just built a few days ago."

"Zimu thanks your Majesty, and thank you, Queen."

"Okay, go out of the palace and take a look. It will be your private property from now on."

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The emperor looked at Zimu who ran out and asked, "What did the queen laugh at when I and that girl came in just now?"

"Just now I saw Zimu, that girl, dressed in men's clothes, walking towards me with her head held high and her chest puffed out like Your Majesty. They really look like father and son."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are they similar?"

"picture"

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