Chapter 1376: Chapter 991: Poison Doctor Unrivaled 52 (four thousand)_3
"Have you named it yet? If not, let’s call it Tuanzi. Since it was gifted by the Young Master, let’s keep it, but I don’t have much time to take care of it, so you all will have to manage it more attentively!"
"Don’t worry, Madam," Jiang Xue nodded at the servant and then, led by Zi Su, took a tour of the backyard. In about an hour, Shui Yixuan hurriedly walked in from outside and immediately grabbed her hand: "Why didn’t you sleep a bit longer? There’s still a chill in the morning. Wear an extra piece of clothing next time."
Jiang Xue shook her head: "What month is it now, why be so fussy? Have they all left?"
"Yes, your Crown Prince elder brother was attacked last night," Jiang Xue widened her eyes: "Didn’t the Bai Family already collapse?"
"I don’t know who, but your Father Emperor summoned your brother to return immediately. Your cousins thought there’s nothing much to do here, so they left as well. If you miss them, I can arrange for someone to take you back for a short stay."
Jiang Xue pondered over her current tasks and realized she just needed to grow the business. Since there’s no such thing as a honeymoon, why not—
"Let’s go back to Nanyue. I want to personally oversee the glass factory there. Our current technology doesn’t meet the standards; I’ve never made it myself. It’s all inferred through some chemical reactions. Although the glass produced is green, which is a normal color, it could be prettier and become a transparent color that light can pass through. With transparent glass, if we coat a layer of mercury on the back, it would become a real mirror,"
The technology of the ancients is backward, but their wisdom is in no way inferior to modern people. Give them time, and researching glass is not a problem. They could create such complex glazed crafts, let alone a simple mirror.
"What about your cosmetic orders?"
"There’s no need for me to do them personally. Your people are supervising them these days, so I’ve been at ease."
As the Shui Clan Young Master, Shui Yixuan is responsible for overseeing the business in various countries. Since the study of glass is their current focus, accompanying her to Nanyue for a trip wouldn’t hurt, would it?
"I also want to revisit the gunpowder research previously done, which could be used by you guys for blasting mountains. This way, it wouldn’t waste too much manpower."
Glass is a building material. To make glass, you need quartz sand and other inorganic minerals. If these minerals were only mined manually, it would consume a lot of time and effort. But with explosives, the work would be much more efficient.
Earlier, Jiang Xue had already explained the power of gunpowder to Shui Yixuan. Bringing it up again now, Shui Yixuan was quite looking forward to it.
When the earth dragon was finding raw materials in the mountains, she had already experimented with some black gunpowder. Making black gunpowder is not complicated; the challenge lies in turning the gunpowder into bombs or explosive packs, adding fuses to detonate them. This technology she hadn’t fully mastered, hence the need to revisit the research.
Calculating it all, the couple might have to stay in the mountains of Nanyue for a long time, as this involves various aspects. So neither of them told anyone and quietly left the Holy Dynasty in a horse carriage.
Ancient transportation was very inconvenient. Jiang Xue alternated between riding a horse and a carriage, with her bottom almost developing calluses. As a result, Shui Yixuan even got cotton to make her a thick cushion to sit on. The worst part was encountering her menstrual period. Jiang Xue had never felt so useless; her life was almost falling apart.
During this time, not only was her body uncomfortable, but her spirits were also crushed, causing her to become irritable quite often. Even Shui Yixuan found himself on the receiving end more than once, touching his nose and awkwardly avoiding the short-tempered Grandma.
When Jiang Xue was fifteen, she had her menstruation for the first time and had a heavy flow that lasted for over half a month. Throughout the journey, she was either sewing menstrual pads or lying dead on the carriage, or going to the restroom. A woman’s trouble manifested vividly during this trip.
Shui Yixuan had only heard about such problems women face, but had never witnessed it. Seeing the suffering of his woman first-hand, he couldn’t help feeling distressed. He even stayed in an inn during her most painful days, resembling the predicament of a boyfriend before marriage, repeatedly asking you to drink hot water without having any other solution.
"Didn’t you study medicine? Haven’t you learned about this issue?"
