Chapter 428: Chapter 428 - 428: Have You Asked The Noble Consort?

Translator: Henyee Translations , Editor: Henyee Translations

Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes as she watched her Father eat the rice flour pancakes and watch the other guests imitate him and eat. She was very happy.

The Emperor also wrote a few of them playfully. After eating a few of his “treasure words”, he bit the tip of the pen that had absorbed the soup reluctantly—this taste was called scrumptious.

The guests rarely ate their fill at official banquets, but today, they all ate until the food was piled up to their throats. If not for the fact that there was really no space left in their stomachs, they felt that they could even lick their plates clean!

The Xiao Family ate comfortably. Smart people had already started to ask when the next happy event in the Xiao Family would be. Everyone tacitly forgot about the book house that the Empress had mentioned just now. Who would have thought that Xiaoxiao would take the initiative to mention it again. “By the way, Your Majesty, if you’re still free, do you want to take a look at the books that my official has prepared for the book house?”

Her tone was firm. The Emperor was filled with curiosity, but the Empress did not believe it. A large group of people arrived at the General’s Residence’s storeroom majestically.

There were many open books in the open space outside the storeroom. They looked like they were drying. As soon as they opened the door, everyone smelled a strong ink fragrance.

With doubts, everyone picked up the books in the storeroom and flipped through them after receiving the approval.

The handwriting was neat and the fonts were uniform… Wasn’t this too uniform?

“May I ask whose manuscript this is?”

“I’ve never seen anyone write all his words so neatly. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I wonder if this gentleman is still around? Some books in my residence have been damaged for a long time, and I’m planning to copy them again…” As everyone spoke, someone else said in surprise, “Every book is the same?”

Was that reasonable?

-The handwriting is the same, so it must be the work of the same person. However, how long will it take for one person to copy so many books?”

“A year? Two years?”

“It hasn’t even been so long since His Majesty made the preparations for the book house. Then how fast is his copying speed?”

Dozens of puzzled eyes focused on Xiaoxiao, making her feel a little embarrassed. The Emperor smiled and said, “Alright, don’t keep us in suspense.

Quickly introduce us to this capable person.

Xiaoxiao nodded and said, “Okay.

Then, she got someone to carry out a wooden shelf.

“Let’s get to know the flexible printing technique.

Everyone was amazed. After watching the printing process from beginning to end their eyes widened like copper bells. Their mouths were open in an O-shape. Most of them were very gratified to see the neat rows of words.

However, the Empress splashed cold water on him. “That’s a good idea, but our Yan Family had already thought of this idea more than 10 years ago.”

She said in a commanding tone, “However, if you want to use this method to print books, you have to find a craftsman to carve every book and page. It’s not easy to ask all the words to be the same size and shape, let alone so many words. If you make even a single mistake, the entire board will have to be carved again.”

“Moreover, storing the board is also a big problem. If it’s damp or damaged, it has to be remade.”

“It’S not difficult to find a spacious place that’s convenient for drying and ventilation, but do you know how many pages a book has? Do you know how many books Great Xia has? Where can we find a place to place so many tablets?”

As it required too much manpower, material, and financial resources, the Yan Family quickly gave up on this thought. Now, this girl was eagerly asking for rewards in front of His Majesty.

The Emperor glared at her unhappily. “How old is the Xiao Family’s girl? She just turned 15 today. It’s already very good that she can think of such a method.”

However, it was indeed not very practical.

just as he swallowed his words, the Emperor saw Xiaoxiao walk to the board happily and ask with a smile, “Guess why I call it ‘Flexible Printing’?”

“Flexible. As the name implies, this board is flexible.”

With that, she picked up a small square strip from the board.

-Carve the words on such a block, then use the block to arrange the required articles After using them, wash them clean and arrange them on the next page. This way, be it printing a book or a hundred books, there will only be so many blocks needed.”

“Moreover, Your Majesty, this block is made of iron. It’s more durable than wood and easier to wash and preserve. As long as it’s kept dry and not damp, it won’t be a problem to use it for seven to eight years.”

The more she spoke, the more scorching the Emperor’s gaze became. Finally, when Xiaoxiao demonstrated the typography method again, he could not help but go forward and operate it himself.

“Alright! Alright! Alright!”

Nothing could express the Emperor’s admiration for Flexible Printing better than the smile on his face at this moment.

“Senior Sister! You gave birth to a good daughter!

He touched the rubbing machine lovingly and said in a loving and excited tone, “Come, come, come. Little girl of the Xiao Family, I have to reward you heavily for your repeated contributions.”

After saying that, he was a little troubled. “But what should I reward you with? Why don’t I raise your princess status and take you in as my adopted daughter. Your status will be the same as the blood princess in the future. How about that?”

Xiaoxiao said truthfully, “Your Majesty, actually, I don’t care about these empty titles.”

The Emperor was happy and said casually, “Then what reward do you want? Name it yourself!”

After saying that, he actually regretted it a little. The treasury was not rich now, and the gold, silver, and wealth were not that presentable. It would be awkward if this girl asked for too much.

Hence, the Emperor tried his best to signal to Xiao Ran, but the latter was still angry and ignored him.

Xiaoxiao glanced at the many people present and then at Rong Yan, who had been looking at her worriedly. She chuckled. “Besides, this credit doesn’t belong to me. I can’t take it.”

Rong Yan’s heart skipped a beat. Xiao Ran and Gu Chang’an also vaguely guessed something. Then, they heard Xiaoxiao say, “This is the method that the Third Prince came up with. He also got the materials from Chernan.” The Crown Prince frowned and asked reflexively, “Why did Chernan give him this iron?”

Xiaoxiao said, “Oh, he was greedy. He wanted to eat everything when he arrived in Great Xia, but he didn’t have money, so he wrote an IOU to the Third Prince. If he couldn’t take out silver, he would use iron to exchange for it.

Everyone felt that it was ridiculous, but when they thought of the Second Prince of Xiongnu’s gradually rotund figure, they could not find a reason to refute.

The Emperor wanted to laugh. He looked at Rong Yan in surprise. “Really?” Receiving Xiaoxiao’s gaze, he quickly nodded. The Emperor touched his chin. -In that case, I should reward you? Tell me, what do you want?” The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and asked in a puzzled tone, “Then why didn’t you tell Father directly? Instead, you sent it to the Xiao Residence first.” Xiao Ran knew this question, so she decided to answer it first. “Because this is the betrothal gift.”

Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but blush. Her already outstanding appearance made her look even more shy and beautiful.

Rong Yan said firmly, “Father, I want to propose a marriage.”

The Crown Prince, who was ignored, inexplicably felt his head turn green. -Third Brother, this is not polite.. Did you ask the Noble Consort before proposing marriage?”