Chapter 199.1: Becoming Famous
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S T E L L A R C L O U D
[Celeste S.] [Azurixa] [Esther D.] [Christine G.-L.]
O R A N G E S T A R
[Smurfinbatik] [J Jean] [K.Rom] [Tori D.] [Ziana K.-P.]
Y E L L O W S T A R
[Nicole]
G O L D S T A R
[Cindy] [Nanashi D. Y.]
R A I N B O W S T A R
[Book W.] [Christigale M.] [DetectiveGeek421] [Hlau V.] [Ine O.] [Kiiayame] [Britnae M]
[kuroneko_chan] [Liznel M.] [onepiece] [Ray] [Scorpion Princess] [Sweetlove] [Victoria] [Samanta V.]
As it turned out, the imperial court gathered some more information about the girl, and determined that her surname was Gu, not Lu, and they also heard by chance that she was a Marquis Estate’s young miss.
As for which Marquis Estate it was, it wasn’t clear.
But how many Marquis Estates with surnamed Gu were there in the world? And that girl happened to appear in that county town from the third month to the sixth month last year.
Even with her toes, Imperial Concubine Shu could guess that it was Gu Jinyu.
Imperial Concubine Shu tapped her forehead, but didn't exert any effort, "This child ah, share it with others! This is a good thing, not a bad thing. Why would you hide it? If you had said something about it, your father wouldn't have made such a big mistake! Letting the people of the Ministry of War ride on his head!"
Gu Jinyu gaped her mouth.
Imperial Concubine Shu smiled, "When you were a child, you liked to draw all kinds of stuff on paper, even the Fifth Prince followed suit. At that time, I thought you had many useless ideas in your head. Now, it seems that I was wrong about you."
Grannie Qi smiled and said, "Your Highness, do you still remember when the County Princess asked people to improve the food box when she was still a child?"
Imperial Concubine Shu held her temple and smiled with an epiphany, "Ah, I would have almost forgotten if you didn't remind me! Yes! Is that food box still there?"
Grannie Qi smiled and answered, "Yes! This servant had kept it!"
Imperial Concubine Shu ordered, "Bring it here quickly!"
Grannie Qi went to the storehouse to take out an old food box that Gu Jinyu had enhanced in her childhood.
The food boxes in the imperial palace were stacked layer by layer, just like a steamer basket. Gu Jinyu felt that this kind of food box was inconvenient since if one wanted to take the food in the bottom layer, they must also pick up the top layer first. She expressed, if only each layer could be accessed separately.
She took apart Imperial Concubine Shu's food box and made a food box with several small drawers that were fixed in a framework and could be opened from the side.
Of course, such handiwork was still hard for an eight-year-old to handle by herself, so she simply instructed the eunuchs to do what she wanted.
At that time, she got a few words of praise from His Majesty.
In fact, this kind of food box was already existing among the common people at that time. Because it couldn’t keep the food warm enough, it was generally only used to hold snacks.
Gu Jinyu had never seen it. She thought of it herself. His Majesty thought it was rare that an eight-year-old little girl could be so intelligent.
Since then, Imperial Concubine Shu discovered Gu Jinyu's talent, and often called Gu Jinyu into the palace to study with the Fifth Prince.
Imperial Concubine Shu whispered, "Tell your aunt the truth, did you do it on purpose?"
"Ah?" Gu Jinyu looked at her blankly for a while.
Imperial Concubine Shu smiled joyfully, "That’s right. The effect of this is indeed much better than if you disclose your identity in the first place. You have succeeded in causing a sensation in the imperial court and in piquing His Majesty’s attention. The more indifferent you are to fame and fortune, the more His Majesty will appreciate you."
Gu Jinyu felt awkward.
When did she ever make some bellows?
She hadn't even heard of it.
"Your Highness, I brought the thing you want. Where should I put it?" A little eunuch came up with a piston bellows.
Gu Jinyu looked puzzled at Imperial Concubine Shu.
Imperial Concubine Shu said to Gu Jinyu, "Come on, tell your aunt how this thing works! In case His Majesty converse with me later, I can have a common topic with His Majesty!"
These bellows were brought from the Ministry of War; there were many such bellows nowadays.
Gu Jinyu had never seen it before, but her intelligence was truly something not to scoff at. She asked someone to bring some tools, disassembled the piston bellows herself, and put it back intact. Then she understood the principle behind this kind of bellows.
This kind of bellows had three divisions. The first one was an upper layer where the piston handle was located, and there was an air outlet at both ends of its direction and a movable flat valve on the air outlets.
When the piston handle was pushed, the valve A at the side of the handle opened, letting air enter. At the same time, the valve B at the far end automatically closed, so that the air compressed in the valve B chamber was forced into the smaller chamber B on the layer below.
In this smaller chamber was an output valve connected to the furnace.
When the piston handle was pulled back, valve B at the far end opened, where air was drawn in from, and valve A closed this time. The compressed air in the valve A chamber was then forced into the smaller chamber A on the layer below.
The smaller chamber A also had another output valve, which was also connected to the same furnace.
The two smaller chambers were independent of each other and didn’t affect one another. The only thing they had in common was that they were both connected to the same furnace and could send air to that furnace.
This double-acting piston bellows could send air no matter whether it was pushed or pulled, and it didn’t waste physical strength and motion at all.
This design was so exquisite that Gu Jinyu was simply amazed!
Compared with it, her improved food box paled in comparison. No, her food box wasn’t even worth mentioning.
However, did His Majesty and the Ministry of War make a mistake?
She didn't invent this thing.
"How did you come up with this idea?" Imperial Concubine Shu asked.
Realizing that Imperial Concubine Shu was talking about this piston bellows all this time, Gu Jinyu was about to confess, however Imperial Concubine Shu interrupted her, "Not saying who you are, and just leaving a drawing and some clues for others afterwards, such as the Gu surname, and that you have something to do with Marquis Ding'an Estate. Yet, it doesn't feel like it was done deliberately at all! You surely are the person I raised!"
The focus of the women in the imperial harem was always different from that of normal people.
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