She rushed straight towards Jing Xunce.
The two of them frolicked for a long time. It was not until Mu Fengqie was really too tired to run that they stopped.
"I can't do it anymore, I really can't." She wouldn't chase him anymore. Jing Xunce was just taking advantage of his long legs to bully her.
"Qie'er, come and have some water." Looking at Mu Fengqie who was lying exhausted on the ground, Jing Xunce washed his hands and poured her a glass of water.
"Qie'er, what's wrong with it?" He couldn't be vague about this matter. Jing Xunce thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what exactly was wrong.
"There are many possible problems. First, the residue might not be ground well. Second, the residue might not be dry enough. And another possibility is that you didn't control the heat properly."
Jing Xunce checked step by step according to what Mu Fengqie said. Finally, he found that the residue was dry enough, but it was not ground finely enough, and the heat was not well - controlled.
However, he had to explore these two steps by himself. Even if Qie'er told him the details, he still couldn't master the exact amount well.
"Qie'er, let's do it one more time."
Seeing the burning fighting spirit in Jing Xunce's eyes, Mu Fengqie nodded, "Okay. Now that you know what the problem is, you must be more careful this time."
Actually, Jing Xunce had done a pretty good job. When she first learned to make this, she almost blew up the pot. Jing Xunce just made the smoke turn black and there were no serious problems. So she believed that Jing Xunce would succeed soon.
The two stayed in the yard for seven days. During these seven days, no one disturbed them. Those who came to deliver meals just left the food at the door and left.
"Qie'er, come and have a look quickly. Did I succeed?" Jing Xunce's voice woke Mu Fengqie from her sleep.
Mu Fengqie rubbed her eyes and forced herself to wake up. She thought that according to her prediction, Jing Xunce would succeed soon that day. But she didn't expect that Jing Xunce always failed because of the heat.
Looking at the residue that Jing Xunce had scooped out, Mu Fengqie nodded in satisfaction. Finally, he succeeded. "Not bad, you made it." It was really not easy.
"Qie'er, what's the next step?" Jing Xunce was now completely obsessed with making gunpowder. Although he had failed so many times, he was not discouraged at all. Instead, he became more and more courageous.
"The next step is a more thorough filtration." Mu Fengqie was explaining to Jing Xunce when she was interrupted by a knock on the door.
Jing Xunce frowned. He was very unhappy about being interrupted, but there was nothing he could do. If it weren't for something urgent, the people outside wouldn't have disturbed them.
"What's going on?" Jing Xunce asked Mu Nan when he came back.
"Master, on our way back, we met the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom." Mu Nan didn't want to come and disturb the master and the mistress either, but the matter was urgent and he had to say it.
"The queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom? What does this have to do with us?" It wasn't like she was coming to their Qin Dynasty. There was no need to make a fuss.
"Master, the destination of the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom is the capital of our Qin Dynasty. Moreover, your subordinate has heard that the Snow Feather Kingdom has long since submitted to the King of the Grassland." If this had nothing to do with them, would he have come to find the master for no reason?
Jing Xunce frowned after hearing this. When did the Snow Feather Kingdom submit to the King of the Grassland? Why didn't they have any news about it? And what on earth was the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom doing coming to the capital for?
Wait a minute! Jing Xunce suddenly thought of something. Wasn't the King of the Grassland staying in the capital of their Qin Dynasty? In that case, it made sense for the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom to come to the Qin Dynasty.
"Mu Nan, send someone to strengthen the guard. Report to me at once if there is any sign of trouble." Jing Xunce immediately outlined a general plan in his mind and then went to find Mu Fengqie.
He also had to tell Qie'er about this matter. After all, the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom was invited by the King of the Grassland.
"Master, the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom will arrive in the Qin Dynasty soon."
"Yeah." Counting the days, it was about time for her to arrive.
"However, it seems that Jing Xunce and the others already know about it." This was the only thing the guard was worried about. What if they did something on the way? Although the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom was quite smart, she had no martial arts skills at all. If something happened to her, he didn't know if the Snow Feather Kingdom would still be a sub - country obediently.
"Don't worry. Jing Xunce and the others won't do anything." After all, as far as he knew, Jing Xunce disdained to do such things.
But the King of the Grassland was wrong this time. Jing Xunce might disdain to do it, but not everyone around him was a gentleman. For example, Yuan Yuhan.
"Let's attack her. What are you hesitating for?" As soon as Yuan Yuhan heard that the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom was coming, he blurted out this sentence without thinking. But it had to be said that Yuan Yuhan's words expressed the thoughts of most people.
"I think we should give her a warning, so that the King of the Grassland will know that we are not easy to mess with." Lou Ming also agreed with Yuan Yuhan's idea. He didn't care about being a gentleman or a villain. Anyway, he hadn't done many good things before.
Jing Xunce gave them a disdainful look and ignored them. "Qie'er, what's your opinion?"
"I think... we should follow the principle of the minority obeying the majority. Let's attack her." As she said this, a glimmer of excitement flashed in Mu Fengqie's eyes, which made Jing Xunce feel a headache.
But he didn't object. Since it was Qie'er's idea, it was his idea too. He didn't oppose it. Just like this, the few of them began to conspire how to give the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom a warning.
"Your Majesty, there is an inn ahead. Let's go and take a rest. We can reach the capital of the Qin Dynasty tomorrow." They usually lived in the snow - covered areas and rarely came to the Central Plains.
They had been on the road for several days and were almost dying of the heat from the sun here. They had never experienced such strong sunlight before. Many guards couldn't bear it anymore, but since the queen didn't say anything, they had to grit their teeth and persevere.
"Alright. Find some cool rooms and stay there." The queen was also very uncomfortable, but she had to maintain the dignity of a queen and couldn't make a fool of herself in front of others.
The queen and her entourage were very lucky. There happened to be several unrented guest rooms, which were all rented by them.
"Send a message to the King of the Grassland and tell him that we have arrived." A while ago, she received a letter from the King of the Grassland. On the surface, he invited her to visit the Qin Dynasty, but she knew very well what he was up to. Didn't he just want to attack the Qin Dynasty? As long as it didn't affect their Snow Feather Kingdom, it didn't matter.
She just wanted to manage her Snow Feather Kingdom in peace and didn't want to provoke war. That was why she had sent a letter of surrender to the King of the Grassland so early.