Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 1249 Epilogue : Xie Laoliu finally has his own little nest

Xie Yan started writing his thesis before the paint on the piano had dried.

The paper had nothing to do with pianos, but was a request to change the scientific community's units of length and weight.

If the twelve-tone equal temperament is allowed to be used on a large scale (the court will not care if it is used on a small scale), it will be equivalent to opening a loophole in weights and measures.

Then, we can take the opportunity to propose changes to the scientific units of length and weight.

The paper was written but not published for the time being. Xie Yan wrote to other scientists to discuss how to change the unit and its benefits.

Time passed with each letter, and in the blink of an eye it was the season for peonies to bloom.

There is a sea of ​​flowers everywhere inside and outside Luoyang City.

Even the balconies of high-rise residential buildings outside the city were decorated with peonies in full bloom. Officials shouted in the streets that it was forbidden to place flower pots on railings because people would be killed by them every year.

"Sir, please accept this flower."

Li Dunshi came to the door holding a pot of peonies: "Although this pot is not expensive, it was carefully selected, dug and transplanted by my students in the mountains."

Xie Yan smiled and said, "That's thoughtful. It's pretty nice."

Zhu Tangxi said: "It is rare in the exotic flower market."

Li Dunshi bowed and said, "It's good as long as Sir and...His Highness don't mind."

He really wanted to call her Master's wife, but was afraid it would be too abrupt.

Xie Yan asked: "Do you really want to drop out of school?"

Li Dunshi said: "It is important for people to know themselves. Although students are diligent, if they work harder, they may be promoted to the inner dormitory. But they can only be promoted to the inner dormitory. It is almost impossible to be promoted to the upper dormitory."

"It's better to come out and work earlier." Xie Yan nodded.

Xie Yan sold Qin Guo Cement patent licenses to seven provinces last year and two more provinces during this period.

However, only the basic formula and process are sold.

If you want to make better quality cement, you must combine local minerals and conduct more detailed experimental analysis. This costs extra money!
Some merchants don’t care, but some merchants want to buy this upgraded service.

It was impossible for Xie Yan to go by himself, so he asked Li Dunshi to go and split the money 40% to 60%.

Xie Yan got six and Li Dunshi got four.

Li Dunshi followed Xie Yan throughout the experiment last year. He knew what to do and would leave for Zhejiang in two days.

Li Dunshi already has his own life plan, he wants to be an expert in cement production, because Xie Yan said that Qin State cement can be further improved.

Xie Yan suddenly said: "Different environments and different uses require different cements, and the ingredients can be slightly adjusted. For example, if you want to build a lighthouse on the seashore, the cement must be more resistant to corrosion. You can follow this path in the future."

"Thank you for your teachings, sir!" Li Dunshi bowed quickly, expressing his gratitude.

Xie Yan said: "Don't neglect chemistry. It will be helpful for your future research on cement."

Li Dunshi said: "Students should keep this in mind. We will continue to study the new edition of chemistry textbooks on our own. We will also subscribe to every issue of chemistry journals. When Taixue publishes chemistry textbooks in the future, we will also buy them and study on our own."

"Excellent," Xie Yan nodded with satisfaction. "As long as you don't stop studying, you may be awarded a bachelor's degree in the future for improving cement."

Li Dunshi thanked him again for the encouragement, chatted for a while and then left.

Xie Yan sent him to the door, then came back and said to the princess: "This student is very hardworking and will surely achieve something in the future. It's a pity that he lacks talent, so I'm afraid his achievements will be limited."

"That's pretty good," Zhu Tangxi said with a smile, "It's impossible for everyone to be as gifted as Liu Lang."

Xie Yan said, "How can you praise your husband like this? If you praise me a few more times, I will become proud and conceited."

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Zhu Tangxi felt that her lover was perfect and there was no one else like him in the world. She said lovingly, "I'm just telling the truth. There is only one 17-year-old Furong scholar since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."

"I'm eighteen years old this year." Xie Yan said with some emotion.

At the age of eighteen before he traveled through time, he was still preparing for the college entrance examination.

Now at the age of eighteen, he is married, is about to have his first child, and has two maids.

Zhu Tangxi smiled and said, "There will be a Royal Society Grand Prize selection this year. Liu Lang will definitely win the gold medal and be awarded a title by the court. The title of Bachelor will be raised by at least one level. Hehe, the eighteen-year-old Rose Bachelor."

The improvements to cement and the invention of the ball mill were all deliberately suppressed, otherwise the Royal Society would not have known how to arrange for Xie Laoliu this year.

Xie Yan helped the princess take a walk. Not long after they walked, they saw a male servant coming over carrying something.

"Where do we want to transform?" Xie Yan asked.

Zhu Tangxi said: "Vacate out the embroidery building and transform it into Liu Lang's bedroom. Liu Lang is the male owner of the family, so he must have his own bedroom."

This was to provide Xie Yan with a private place so that he could easily invite maids to sleep with him and have fun.

After all, it was not convenient for Xie Yan to sleep with the maid at the princess's place, and it was also inappropriate for him to spend the night in the maid's yard every time.

Also, Xie Yan had his own dormitory, which could eliminate his feeling of being dependent on others.

Xie Yan understood all this and was quite moved. He stopped and hugged the princess and said, "The embroidery building will be turned into my bedroom. Where will you work as a maid in the future?"

Zhu Tangxi smiled and said, "There are plenty of places for women to work in the inner house. The places where you and I sleep cannot be too far apart. The embroidery building is the closest to my bedroom. You usually sleep in my place. If you want to have a maid to sleep with you, go back to your own bedroom."

"Aren't you jealous, sister?" Xie Yan kissed her forehead. Zhu Tangxi snuggled into her lover's arms: "Liu Lang has me in his heart and will definitely not betray me. I like that piano piece very much and have changed it to guqin music. Every time I play it, I can feel the love in the piece."

Xie Yan was deeply moved when he heard this.

Thank you so much, Mr. Beethoven!

Zhu Tangxi took Xie Yan to the original embroidery building to observe the renovation project on site.

Actually, there was nothing much to change, only the plaque on the attic was changed. From now on, this exclusive territory of Xie Yan was named "Danhuai Tower" by Zhu Tangxi himself.

Xie Yan looked at the hanging plaque and asked, "What does this Tanhuai Tower mean?"

"I know Liu Lang lives a simple life, doesn't pursue fame and fortune, and cares about the people of the world," Zhu Tangxi said, "He keeps his mind clear and calm, and lives for millions of years. I hope all living beings will not be so unfortunate."

"Sister, you are so knowledgeable." Xie Yan flattered her quickly.

He was actually thinking: I also like fame and fortune. You named the place where I live Danhuai Tower. Are you trying to teach me how to be indifferent and live a life of luxury?
This is a two-story building, but there are many rooms upstairs and downstairs.

Zhu Tangxi pointed upstairs and said, "Liu Lang's dormitory is on the second floor. He can see my dormitory by opening the window. We can each lie in front of the window and wave to say hello from a distance. It would be really fun."

“It’s very interesting.”

A scene emerged in Xie Yan's mind. He opened the window and chatted with the princess through the air, while Qingluan and Zifeng knelt below and talked nonsense.

Hehe, the princess can’t see it!

I am such a clever kid.

Oh, forget it. The princess is very good to me. I can’t cheat and let her down like this.

Just call the princess sister over to join us.

Zhu Tangxi said, "The maids on duty, one lives in the outer room of the bedroom upstairs, and two live in the temporary maid's room downstairs. Daiyu and Baochai were brought by Liu Lang, they can live downstairs permanently, and the study is not far from their room."

Xie Yan sighed, saying that the princess was so nice and had taken everything into consideration.

Even the study was moved here.

Zhu Tangxi continued, "I thought about it carefully. Since Zifeng and Qingluan were the first to follow me, if they give birth to children in the future, they can both be taken as concubines. But only the two of them can be concubines, and no one else can be taken in from now on."

"I'll listen to my sister." Xie Yan said quickly.

Zhu Tangxi already had a comprehensive plan: "Daiyu and Baochai were brought by Liu Lang himself. Xiren was also bought by me specifically for Liu Lang. You can do whatever you want with the three of them. But if you want any of the other maids to sleep with you, you must let me know first."

Xie Yan leaned close to her ear and said, "From now on, I will sleep in my sister's room for at least 20 days every month. I'm afraid my sister won't like me anymore if I don't accompany her for too long."

"You still have some conscience," Zhu Tangxi was very happy to hear, "Let's wait until the baby is born, and you can have fun as you like during this time."

Xie Yan was wandering around here. Although he had come here often before, he was obviously in a different mood at the moment.

No matter how generous the princess was, Xie Yan was still living under someone else's roof. Because everything here belonged to the princess, and the prince consort had no private place of his own.

Other princes-in-law all have their own private residences, usually near the princess's home, and sometimes even across half of Luoyang City. They have concubines and male and female servants in their private residences. They are the real masters and can do whatever they want.

Xie Yan did not have that kind of freedom and had to discuss everything with the princess.

Now, I finally have my own little building.

Woo woo woo, it sounds so humble.

Zhu Tangxi watched Xie Yan turning around like a child waiting to get a toy, and her mood also became relaxed and happy.

Xie Yan was thinking about whether he should get a few bigger quilts.

Although the bed is big enough for three people, the quilt is always pulled away by Qingluan, and Zifeng has woken up from the cold several times.

After the princess gives birth and recovers for a while, she can find an opportunity to coax her. When she suffered from insomnia a few years ago, she often slept with Qingluan, so she shouldn't be too opposed to Qingluan's company.

With Qingluan and I accompanying her, the princess will definitely sleep more soundly.

Just as Xie Yan was thinking about how to repay the princess's kindness, a letter from the Royal Society arrived.

It is probably about the reform of bachelor's degree titles.

Starting this year, bachelor's degrees are divided into two major categories: liberal arts and science, which are further divided into several subcategories.

The previously issued bachelor jade pendants will not be taken back, but the bachelor title will be changed and a new jade pendant will be issued. The new bachelor waist badge will have slightly different appearances depending on the type of bachelor.

The regulations were also changed so that the title of Bachelor could only be awarded once every two years. No matter how great the contribution, no one could be temporarily elected as a Bachelor.

Zhu Tangxi couldn't help laughing after reading the letter: "Liu Lang, I'm afraid these changes of the Royal Society are all to deal with you. Haha, your academic and invention results are coming out too fast, which obviously has disrupted their pace."

"Let them change it as they please," Xie Yan came up with an idea, "I want to take all the bachelor's jade pendants. This time I can negotiate with them and ask them not to upgrade my bachelor's level, but just give me the lowest level of medicine jade bachelor."

Zhu Tangxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. Her husband was good in every way except that he had bad tastes from time to time. He was like a child!

However, she particularly likes it.

How bad can a person who still has a childlike innocence be? Such a man is the best husband.

Zhu Tangxi looked towards the direction of the palace and murmured to himself, "I wonder when Mr. Yang will finish practicing the piano. I can't wait to make that song known throughout Luoyang City."

(End of this chapter)