She had never heard of Wu Zetian's name, and she didn't have that much ambition... Well, even if she had ambition, it would be impossible to achieve it.
How could Jiao Wanwan have such shocking thoughts?
"What I just said is nonsense, Crown Princess, please don't take it to heart." Princess Jin'an realized that her words were inappropriate and smiled uncomfortably, "This time when I returned to Beijing with the Prince, I had heard that the Prince I have always admired the concubine’s reputation, but I didn’t expect the Crown Princess to be such a gentle person.”
Chu Yunfei's expression was subtle: "The princess is also quite gentle."
It's just that the idea is a bit novel.
A flying chicken can carry people and travel thousands of miles in a day.
And the female emperor.
Which unknown book did she read it from?
Walking to the small garden pavilion behind Shou'an Palace and sitting down, Jiao Wanwan sighed with emotion: "I heard before that the prince and the princess had a good relationship and no other people were allowed to interfere. I thought the princess had a different experience, just like in the storybook. What I said, I didn’t expect that I was overly concerned.”
Chu Yunfei was confused.
If she remembered correctly, those folk tale books all told stories about gods and ghosts. Even if there were some love stories about talented men and beautiful women, most of them ended in tragedy.
What kind of storybook was Jiao Wanwan reading?
Could it be that the words she said were different from the words she understood?
"I really don't understand what the princess said." Chu Yunfei thought for a while, but still couldn't hide her curiosity, "You said that a flying chicken can travel thousands of miles in a day, doesn't it need to rest? It can hump a hundred people, then It must be very big, maybe bigger than the palace of Shou'an Palace, I really can't imagine it."
Jiao Wanwan was stunned. Need a rest on the plane?
"If there really is such a big chicken in the world, why haven't we seen it? Who can tame it? Can it understand human speech?"
Jiao Wanwan's expression cracked and she coughed lightly: "This plane is no ordinary chicken..."
Of course it is not an ordinary chicken, Chu Yunfei thought to himself, no ordinary chicken can fly high into the sky.
"Since it can fly at high altitude, why not call it a bird?" Chu Yunfei was puzzled, "Aren't all the birds flying in the sky? Or an eagle?"
Jiao Wanwan's expression froze slightly, and she didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
Is she going to say that a plane is not a chicken, but a large passenger vehicle that burns oil?
Then will she ask what oil to burn? How was this vehicle made?
What if she comes up with the idea of building a plane again...
Seeing her troubled expression, Chu Yunfei wondered if Jiao Wanwan had never seen her before and was actually deliberately fooling herself.
If such a thing really exists in this world, it makes no sense that Jiao Wanwan has seen it before, but she has never even heard of it.
And the female emperor she mentioned should only exist in other countries. So far in Chu State... well, even in all dynasties, there has been no precedent for a female emperor to take power.
"Well, let's go back first." Jiao Wanwan really didn't know how to answer Chu Yunfei's doubts, so she had to stand up and said, "The princess is pregnant and can't stay out in the wind for too long."
Chu Yunfei looked at her thoughtfully, got up and went back to Shou'an Palace with her.
Returning to the palace, the two of them sat beside their husbands without speaking. Only the Queen Mother, the Emperor and King Jin'an kept chatting about the affairs of the fiefdom over the years. The Queen occasionally added a few words, and most of the others remained quiet.
However, people's curiosity is generally the same. When their appetite is whetted and their doubts cannot be answered, they always start to wonder involuntarily.
Chu Yunfei was like this at this time.
She has been thinking in her mind, how big a chicken can carry hundreds of people high in the sky, and can also send people to far, far away places?
Can ancient mythical beasts do it?
"What's wrong?" Rong Cang noticed her expression, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to go back and rest early?"
Chu Yunfei smiled: "It's okay."
She was just thinking that maybe she should take the time to invite Princess Jin'an to the East Palace to sit down and find out what the flying chicken she was talking about was.
What does this flying chicken look like? Does anyone keep it?
Is it tamed like a falcon?
But a flying chicken that can carry hundreds of people should be larger than a palace, so it is obviously not something that ordinary people can tame.
Unless she's fooling herself.
If it was indeed her who fooled herself, then it would be even more important to have a good chat.
"Yun Fei, if you feel unwell, please go back to the East Palace to rest early." Seeing that Chu Yun Fei always had a thoughtful expression, the queen thought she had something unhappy, so she took the initiative to say, "Do you want to let Rong Fei go?" Will Cang accompany you back?"
Chu Yunfei stood up and saluted the Queen Mother and the Emperor and Empress: "My daughter-in-law is a little unwell, so just ask Princess Jin'an to accompany her. It's rare for the eldest brother to come back, so brothers should have a good time catching up with each other."
"That's fine." The queen turned to the maids and ordered, "You all take good care of her. The Crown Princess is in her late stages of pregnancy and must not be taken lightly. Do you hear me?"
The maids of the East Palace all bowed their heads in response.
Chu Yunfei and Jiao Wanwan walked out of Shou'an Palace and headed to the East Palace together: "Is the Crown Princess's baby a boy?"
Chu Yunfei nodded: "The imperial doctor said it's a boy."
"Congratulations, Princess."
Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said: "I still want to know what the flying chicken you are talking about looks like."
Jiao Wanwan's expression froze: "..." She shouldn't have said anything.
She didn't expect that the Crown Princess would have such great curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
Chu Yunfei frowned: "Has the princess never seen the flying chicken she mentioned?"
"I..." Jiao Wanwan hesitated for a moment, "How about I draw it for the Crown Princess later."
Chu Yunfei was silent and nodded: "That's fine."
All the way back to the East Palace, neither of them spoke anymore.
Arriving at Changxin Palace, Chu Yunfei stepped into the palace door. Before sitting down, he ordered the palace staff to prepare paper and pen, and asked someone to sharpen ink for Princess Jin'an.
Jiao Wanwan bravely walked to the desk, took a pen and started to draw a sketch of the airplane. She couldn't help but feel glad that the princess was curious about the appearance of the airplane. If she was curious about how Wu Zetian became the empress, how should she answer?
If you answer truthfully, will it indirectly cause various unforeseen consequences? For example, if the princess becomes defensive, after the prince ascends the throne, will he prevent any women from entering the emperor's harem?
Or simply do nothing and let her husband get weaker day by day, while she becomes a queen mother who listens to the government?
Jiao Wanwan thought about it and suddenly felt frightened.
Although she is a time traveler, she is neither an agent nor a superpower, and she really doesn't have any great ambitions.
This is an imperial society, and if you are not careful, you will be executed by everyone in the family. She cannot imagine what will happen to any woman who dares to have the idea of becoming Wu Zetian.
