Queen Ma paused and said, "How about calling Han Du into the palace and asking him what he wants to do? I don't believe that he dares to lie and deceive in front of the emperor."
Lao Zhu sighed, glared at Queen Ma speechlessly, and said dissatisfied: "Doesn't that mean that I have lost? I will never admit defeat."
Queen Ma rolled her eyes at Lao Zhu angrily and didn't want to say anything else. This man, even after becoming an emperor, is like a child sometimes, always getting angry.
The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the more irritated he became. He simply stamped his foot and shouted: "Come here, let Mao Xiang get in."
"Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, pay homage to the Emperor." Mao Xiang had just been asked to leave, and now he was hurriedly summoned again, with a strong premonition of something bad in his heart.
Lao Zhu didn't care about that, and pointed his thick finger at Mao Xiang's head, "Go and find out for me what Han Du wants to do. If you can't find out, I'm the only one who can ask."
"I obey the order." It was just a personal investigation, and Mao Xiang didn't take it to heart. He is a veteran at this, and this is what he does for a living. As the saying goes, what can’t be achieved under three trees? Although Han Du cannot be tortured, he can only reveal it a little bit. This is the emperor's intention. Does Han Du still dare to conceal it and not retaliate?
"Well, we can only investigate in secret. We can't let him know that I'm investigating him." Lao Zhu then added.
Mao Xiang almost choked to death at these words. What results could be obtained from a secret investigation? I have sent people to follow him for so many days, but I still found nothing?
Unfortunately, facing the emperor's angry eyes, Mao Xiang didn't even dare to say a word. He bowed his head in response and then left, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot as he left.
The palace servants who didn't know what was happening started to avoid seeing Mao Xiang's face, wondering who had offended this evil god today.
After Han Du finished a pleasant dinner, he quietly came to the underground secret room alone.
Skillfully took out the prepared concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid, and began to concentrate on making collodion.
Cotton is needed to make collodion, and the Cotton Banknote Bureau still has a lot of it, so Han Du directly took some of it back. Of course, it is not possible to use cotton directly. The cotton needs to be degreased first to turn it into fat-free cotton before it can be used. The degreasing process is not complicated. Just like people use soap to remove grease, degreasing can be achieved by washing cotton with strong alkaline water, then washing it with water and drying it.
Handu had already prepared the absorbent cotton. He put the absorbent cotton into the mixed solution and waited quietly. After more than twenty minutes passed, Han Du carefully took out the reacted cotton, washed it with clean water to remove impurities, and waited until it dried to become collodion.
For two consecutive nights, Han Du quietly hid in the underground secret room and made a large amount of collodion.
Of course, Han Du was not idle during the day. He went to Tailor Si Rao to make himself a special piece of clothing.
In the evening, just as Han Du was about to enter the door, he saw a girl dressed in plain clothes coming towards him.
"It's almost dark, do you still want to go out?"
Han Jingyun looked at Han Du in surprise and asked, "Brother, didn't you forget?"
"What did I forget?" Han Du firmly remembered everything he had to do in the past few days. Which thing should be done first and which thing should be done later? Everything is clear and it is impossible to forget anything.
"You just promised the day before yesterday that you would accompany me to the Qinhuai River to watch the lanterns." Han Jingyun looked unhappy, muttering and rolling his eyes at Han Du.
Only then did Han Du remember what happened. He put his hand on his forehead in annoyance and asked in surprise: "The days passed so fast. Today is the Lantern Festival?" Han Du remembered everything except this incident. Forgot.
"What do you think?" Han Jingyun said angrily and loudly, glaring at his eldest brother fiercely.
Han Jingyun was naturally not happy that the things he had clearly agreed upon were now forgotten by his eldest brother.
"It's too late, let's go, let's go." As he said that, Han Jingyun was about to push Han Du out of the door.
"Hey, hey," Han Du struggled a few times and stopped Han Jingyun. He smiled wryly and said, "You have to wait for the elder brother to change his clothes first."
Han Du had just returned, still wearing official uniform. It's not that it's impossible to go shopping for lanterns like this, but Han Du thought it was too ostentatious, so he decided to change his clothes first before going.
"Then go quickly." Han Jingyun stamped his feet anxiously.
Han Du quickly ran towards his room.
When the two of them arrived at the Qinhuai River, it was nightfall and the lanterns were first lit.
Fireworks and firecrackers roar in the sky, lanterns are decorated for the Lantern Festival, riddles are guessed, people step on high heels, suonas are played, people laugh, sing ballads to welcome the New Year, and wish for a good harvest in the coming year.
Lantern Festival is the most popular festival of the year. There is no curfew on this day, allowing people to play all night long.
Han Du and the other two stood by the Qinhuai River. What they saw was a huge crowd, as if the entire capital was crowded on both sides of the Qinhuai River.
Han Du looked at this lively scene and couldn't help but think that if Jiaofangsi could build a boat on the Qinhuai River and perform an impromptu performance, it would definitely push Jiaofangsi's reputation to the highest level again.
It's a pity that these things will soon have nothing to do with you. Why do you think so much about them?
While Han Du was immersed in his own thoughts, Han Jingyun was as excited as a child who got his beloved toy. Holding Han Du's arm, he looked around.
"Hey, brother, look over there, that girl is so beautiful."
Han Du came back to his senses and looked in the direction of the girl's finger. He couldn't help but frown slightly and said to himself: "Why is she here?"
"Who is it? Brother, do you know him?"
Han Du did not answer the girl. At this time, Yao Yue happened to turn around and her eyes met Han Du's.
When Yao Yue saw Han Du, her face suddenly burst into joy, and she missed the crowd and came to Han Du.
"Sir, you also come to see the lanterns."
Han Du smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, it's very lively tonight, and I'm here to join in the fun."
Yao Yue smiled at Han Du and turned to look at Han Jingyun, who was holding Han Du's arm, with a suspicious look in her eyes. Asked softly: "Who is this girl?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is my roommate, Han Jingyun." Han Du reached out and pointed at Han Jingyun, then turned to introduce to Han Jingyun: "This is Yao Yue. She is now a good citizen and temporarily lives in Jiaofang. manage."
"It turns out to be Sister Jingyun." Yao Yue's face relaxed and she greeted Han Jingyun with a smile.
