The most arrogant in history

Chapter 503 Missed the flowering season.

Ye Kun explained:

"This is called pedaling a bicycle. You need to keep your balance during the movement so you won't fall. However, the rider also needs to go through some simple training. You two sisters can also ride a bicycle after some training."

Sister Xiahou blushed and said, "I dare not."

In the eyes of the ancients, the posture of riding a bicycle was very indecent.

A woman rides a bicycle, won’t she be scolded to death?

When the Xiahou sisters came, their father told them to be careful and abide by the rules in everything, so they didn't dare to try riding a bicycle.

"What's there to be afraid of? The rule here is that there are no rules."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Pangjia also has dragon horses pulling carts. Let you sisters experience it later."

The so-called dragon horse is the alpaca that we brought back from the Atlantic last time.

We brought back more than twenty of them and they have started to breed stably.

Pang Jia heard that this thing could be ridden, so he pestered Ye Kun for two. However, he found that alpacas were very timid and could only carry women and children.

Its carrying capacity is far inferior to that of a donkey.

So Pangjia built a miniature carriage and let alpacas pull it, and advertised it as a dragon-horse carriage.

Upon hearing this, Pang Jia asked his apprentice to bring his vehicle over and invite the Xiahou sisters to experience it.

Xia Houjie took his sister for a spin in the car and said with a smile, "Isn't this just like a horse-drawn carriage? But it's very stable and not bumpy."

Pang Jia also had a pedal tricycle and a unicycle, so he asked, "My two concubines, how about trying the tricycle and unicycle again?"

The Xiahou sisters waved their hands repeatedly.

Ye Kun shook his head and asked He Tiantian to accompany the Xiahou sisters to visit the science and technology exhibition hall while he went to study the steam engine.

The steam engine has been finalized, with two models, one large and one small.

The large ones are used to run trains or generate electricity, while the small ones are used for other purposes.

The railway test field has also been completed.

A one-kilometer circular track has been laid in the enclosed playground and will soon be available for testing.

Today's steam engines cannot operate stably and continuously, mainly because the piston seals are not wear-resistant.

Ye Kun could only prepare more sealing rings and replace them at any time.

Last year, we brought back many rubber tree seeds from the New World, as well as a dozen saplings. We have planted them in the south, and have started tapping rubber to test rubber products.

There was also a scientific and technological team in the team heading to the New World. They brought a lot of chemical materials and conducted on-site research on rubber development.

Ye Kun believes that the problems with rubber tires and sealing rings will be solved soon.

After spending a whole day in the Science and Technology City, there was no progress.

The Xiahou sisters had a lot of fun and became much more lively.

At dusk, Ye Kun brought the Xiahou sisters back to the palace and asked, "Empress Jie, Zhu'er, did you have fun today?"

"Happy." Xiahou Zhu asked, "Your Majesty, are all the things in the Science and Technology City made by you?"

"I just proposed the idea, and then we worked on it together."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Actually, there aren't many things suitable for women here, just a glass mirror. You definitely won't like those guns and cannons. Later, when we build railways and trains, you will definitely like them."

Xiahou Jie nodded: "Tiantian said that in the future, there will be a railway to Chang'an, a railway to the Yangtze River, and another railway to the Central Plains, right?"

"That's what I think, but it's going to take a lot of effort to do it. It's not easy. By then, I might be very old."

Ye Kun smiled self-deprecatingly.

"The emperor is at the peak of his career, how can he be old?"

Xiahou Jie flattered him and said with a smile: "I think the emperor is in better health than a twenty-year-old boy."

"is it?"

A smile appeared on Ye Kun's lips as he thought about what happened last night.

It's really memorable.

Back in the palace, Ye Kun read the briefing in the imperial study, and then went to the Xiahou sisters' courtyard for dinner.

Xiahou Jie and Xiahou Zhu were both very happy. They were no longer as restrained as before and gradually relaxed.

Ye Kun said: "The ladies in the palace all know how to play Landlord. I wonder if you sisters have learned it?"

Xia Houjie laughed and said, "Last time Sister Hongyun dragged me to play cards, we two sisters lost twenty taels of gold."

"Haha, so you guys can do it too." Ye Kun nodded:

"After dinner, I'll play Landlord with you two sisters and teach you some real kung fu."

Today's playing cards are quite exquisitely made.

Ye Kun designed the pattern and order of size himself, with Huangdi being the great king and Yandi being the lesser king.

Chi You is the King, Emperor Yao is the Queen, Emperor Shun is the Jack, and the other cards are all Chinese celebrities, with a brief biography of the celebrities...

In this way, we can combine education with entertainment and let everyone learn some historical knowledge while playing cards.

The game of poker and mahjong started from the imperial palace and spread to the official class and the gentry class. Now it is gradually spreading downwards, and some well-off families have also learned it.

The Xiahou sisters have just started playing poker and their skills are really poor.

Ye Kun is also patient, so he will teach you slowly.

The three of them played till late at night, tirelessly...

The next morning, long after the sunrise, Ye Kun was still lying in the brocade tent, feeling the beauty of Zhu'er.

Xiahou Zhu looked at the time and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the sun has risen. Do you want to get up and take care of government affairs?"

"Today is a day off, and the nine departments are also on holiday."

Ye Kun then sat up and began to get dressed: "Today, I have taken a break from my busy life and will accompany you sisters to stroll around the Imperial Garden."

In spring, flowers bloom in the imperial garden.

It’s a pity that Ye Kun was too busy and missed the flowering season.

However, at this time in the imperial garden, there were jasmine flowers and pomegranate flowers, as well as a variety of flowers and plants that Ye Kun did not recognize.

Coincidentally, Yuejuan and Yulian Chunhua were also strolling in the Imperial Garden.

When they saw Ye Kun, everyone came over and bowed to greet him.

The Xiahou sisters also stepped forward and saluted Yuejuan.

Yue Juan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is in a very elegant mood today, accompanying the two newlyweds to enjoy the flowers and stroll around the garden."

"Yeah, I'm lazy today and I'm not going to work, so I'm here for a walk." Ye Kun looked at Yue Juan and the others and said with a smile, "How is everyone's health lately?"

Chunhua smiled and said, "It's good, but I feel bored."

“Then we can also play mahjong…” Ye Kun said with a smile.

"I can't afford to lose." Chunhua complained:

"Mrs. Hongyun's mahjong skills have been getting better and better recently. She is simply killing everyone. I don't dare to play with her anymore. I want to save some money for my living."

Ye Kun laughed: "Maybe Hongyun played too big, I will talk about her later."

Yue Juan said, "Your Majesty, when you visit the Imperial Garden today, you can't do without poetry. Why don't you write a poem for everyone and we can enjoy it."

"Oh, writing poetry?"

Ye Kun couldn't help but groan.

I have shown off almost all the Tang and Song poems that I remember, and I don’t have any left.

After thinking for a while, Ye Kun ordered someone to bring paper and pen, and wrote a short poem: "The flowers of April are gone, and the peach blossoms in the palace are in full bloom. I long for spring to return and have no idea where it has turned into here."

Yuejuan looked at it and smiled, "But the spring in the deep palace has also passed."

"With you, there is spring. It is spring all the time."

Ye Kun smiled and took Yuejuan's hand: "Miss Yuejuan, please don't embarrass me. I have been very busy recently and my mind is empty. I really can't write anything good. I hope Miss Yuejuan will understand."

Xia Houjie bravely asked, "Your Majesty, why do you call Empress Yuejuan "Miss"?"