An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1381 Soar Into The Sky

Yun Shang looked in the direction Luo Qingyan pointed, "That's... Kongming latern?

Why is there so big Kongming latern?" Yun Shang's eyes were full of surprise, "What's the use of the

big basket beside Kongming latern?"

Luo Qingyan smiled, "This is a new product made by the people from Ministry of Works under the

instruction from Ling Ziyue's attendants. It's the same as Kongming latern, but it needs more firewood.

Besides, we need to set up a special person to control its direction and the fire. People can sit on the

basket..."

"Then they can soar into the sky?" Yun Shang blinked.

Luo Qingyan was almost choked. He cleared his throat and then said, "We still need to think about it

further. Let's wait for dozens of years and settle the problem. Let's go up there first and enjoy the

moon."

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, "What about Chengye?"

Luo Qingyan touched his chin and said, "This is a new stuff. Although I've sent people to try it several

times, it's still not safe enough. I've asked their former majesties to take Chengye away."

"It is not safe?" Yun Shang fixed her eyes on the big Kongming latern and asked, "How high can it fly

then?"

Luo Qingyan coughed lightly, "Twenty or thirty meters high, maybe?"

"……" Twenty or thirty meters. Even if something really happened from up there, it would be fine. What

kind of danger was this?

Of course, Luo Qingyan knew what Yun Shang meant on her face. He cleared his throat and then said,

"Yes, I did not bring him here on purpose. I just want to spend the Mid Autumn Festival with you. Since

Chengye was born, especially after I ascended the throne, I haven't had a single festival with you for a

long time."

Yun Shang glanced at Luo Qingyan. He should feel guilty to say that.

Obviously, they two had spent more time alone.

Yun Shang didn't want to argue with him anymore. She walked towards the big Kongming latern and

researched it carefully for a while, "It's interesting. Does it fly fast?"

"Of course it's not fast. If it's fast..."

Luo Qingyan exchanged a look with Yun Shang. Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and said, "if it's fast, it's

a great threat."

"Not really so." Luo Qingyan smiled, "The biggest flaw of this thing is that it has to be driven by fire, and

its target is very large. Whether it is day or night, it is so obvious that an arrow can make it useless."

It was indeed so.

Yun Shang nodded, but Luo Qingyan said sadly, "But it's not what I fear."

It was not this what he feared?

"What I'm afraid of is that the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai have already made such an object

in a place we can't see, while we State of Xia cannot make this at all. If it weren't for their visits this

time, we wouldn't even know they have such a stuff. And what else do the State of Youyue have? Is

there any other country that has a better weapon than ours...

We have no idea about all these at all."

Luo Qingyan sighed, "Sometimes ignorance is the most frightening thing."

Luo Qingyan turned to Yun Shang, "So, the Empress is very forward looking and far-sighted. Before

you see it, you have already realized that we must do something that we have never done before."

Yun Shang smiled, "Well, I think so. Let's go and see the moon."

Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan went onto the big bamboo basket together. There was a table in the Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

basket, on which wine and food were placed. On the top layer of the basket was a secret guard who

controlled its direction and fire.

After Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan sat down, Liu Wenan, who was standing next to them, made a

gesture to the secret guard up there, "Light the fire."

The fire was lit up, and then the large cloth basket in the shape of a big Kongming latern beside began

to swell up...

About a quarter of an hour later, Yun Shang felt the basket under her tremble slightly and then it flew

away from the ground.

"It's quite stable."

"Okay." Luo Qingyan chuckled, "It's a good day today. There's no wind at night, so it's much more

stable. If there's a wind, it won't be so stable. If the wind is strong, it's swaying, and we can't control its

direction."

Yun Shang nodded, but a light flashed through her mind, "Kongming latern can fly when there is no

wind, while the kite can fly when there is wind. Since Kongming latern can be so big and carry people

to the sky, can the kite also fly like that?"

Hearing this, Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows and turned to Yun Shang, "Yourmajesty, you are really

bold to think so, aren't you?

But I like it."

Luo Qingyan smiled, "The Military Bureau and the labor department can specially dispatch a group of

people to set up a new department for developing new weapons and new construction works. I'm going

to set up a special department of this kind, but I haven't figured out its name yet. What's your opinion,

your majesty?"

"When this department is established, we'll recruit new outstanding talents as well as those carefully

selected from the Military Bureau and the Ministry of Works."

"What idea can I have at this very moment?" Yun Shang looked up at the sky and went on, "The moon

is really round today."

Luo Qingyan chuckled and flicked Yun Shang's forehead, "Well, it's Mid-autumn Festival today. I

specially brought it here for us to enjoy the moon. Let's just enjoy ourselves now."

Yun Shang smiled at Luo Qingyan, stood up, walked to the side of the basket and looked down, "We

are now more than 10 meters away from the ground, aren't we?"

Luo Qingyan nodded, "Almost."

"More than 10 meters. It's about the height of the slightly taller pavilions in the palace." Yun Shang

looked into the distance. They were still rising. Soon, they could almost see the whole palace. Yun

Shang's eyes fell on a palace in the distance.

"That... That must be Weiyang Palace, right? "

Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang and felt amused, "Don't you know where your palace is and what it

looks like?"

"Yes, I do." Yun Shang thought for a moment and then replied, "Your Majesty said this stuff was not

very fast. It's about seven hundred meters from Weiyang Palace to here. How long will it take to get to

Weiyang Palace from here then?"

"We'll know it after a try."

Luo Qingyan said with a smile and sent a message to the secret guard.

Then they floated towards the direction of Weiyang Palace.

Luo Qingyan took a piece of moon cake from the table and handed it to Yun Shang. Then he poured a

glass of wine and handed it to Yun Shang, too, "It's Mid- autumn night. The moon is just right. The

Empress doesn't appreciate the moon, but keeps staring at the direction of Weiyang Palace. What are

you planning?"

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and smiled, "I'm thinking that we're going to burn down the Weiyang

Palace today. Why don't we pretend that something happens to the stuff and it falls

down..."