Chapter 178: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
**Chapter 178: This Dream is Quite Crowded**
With the permission of Qi Wangfei, marquis Guo squatted down and gently asked Suisui, "Can you tell Uncle which sister said that?"
It had been many days since Suisui had heard the storytelling sister, and now she had completely forgotten her name. All she remembered was that the sister was lively and gentle, had a beautiful voice, and was very nice, even patting her head.
Suisui thought for a long time and then shook her head, "I forgot the sister's name, I'm sorry."
Not remembering the name made marquis Guo a bit disappointed, but not too much. He thought for a moment and asked, "Well, do you still remember where the sister is?"
At this question, Suisui, who had just felt a bit down, immediately cheered up and replied, "I know, I know! She's in my head!"
Qi Wangfei: ...!
That familiar, heart-pounding feeling returned!
Not in a dream, but in her head.
So, heavens!
Could you give such a small child something else? You keep stuffing things into her head every day. Will it hurt her little brain?
Qi Wangfei couldn't help but worry.
marquis Guo didn't quite understand, so he chuckled and said, "Uncle knows that what the sister said is remembered in your head, but Uncle wants to ask, where does the sister live? In the capital, outside the city, or somewhere else?"
This was something Suisui couldn't understand.
She tilted her head, looking at marquis Guo in confusion. After thinking for a moment, she insisted on her original answer, "She's in my head!"
This was beyond the child's explanation, and marquis Guo couldn't grasp it either.
However, understanding that the child was still small, marquis Guo decided to ask Qi Wangfei instead.
After coming to this conclusion, he gently patted Suisui's little hat to soothe her, then stood up and asked Qi Wangfei, "May I ask, Your Highness, do you know where that sister comes from?"
Qi Wangfei had already been considering this question since Suisui spoke. Now that marquis Guo asked, she thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she really is in her head, or maybe she’s in a dream?"
Afraid that marquis Guo wouldn't understand, Qi Wangfei quickly added, "After Suisui returned to the capital, besides the day I entered the palace, she has stayed in the manor. Where would she find a sister?"
No sister in reality?
Could it really be in her head?
Or perhaps in a dream?
marquis Guo was equally confused.
However, he was not one to dwell on issues for too long. He quickly set this question aside and asked Suisui again, "Do you know the benefits of this coal?"
Suisui clearly knew the answer to this question as well. When she replied, her voice was clear and filled with confidence, "I know! It burns for a very long time and keeps many little friends warm in winter!"
The little girl knew!
Thinking back, he had previously asked why holes were made in the coal.
At that time, Suisui had said it was to make the coal burn more completely.
This child understood!
Even though she didn't know where that so-called sister was, and they couldn't find her in reality.
marquis Guo thought that the credit for this belonged to Suisui.
With that in mind, he patted Suisui's little hat again, smiling, "Okay, Uncle Su knows. Thank you, Suisui."
marquis Guo was quite good at comforting children. Suisui beamed with joy at his praise. If she weren’t so busy making little landmines, she would have wanted to demonstrate how to make them in front of Uncle Su.
Unfortunately, she had forgotten.
However, she remembered that coal and sulfur seemed to be important components of little landmines.
Thinking of this, Suisui said, "You're welcome, Uncle Su! Coal is really important! And when it's together with sulfur, it can blow things up!"
The little girl, with the most innocent smile and the purest words, spoke of something quite cruel.
Upon hearing this, marquis Guo involuntarily shivered.
His eldest nephew had a talent for researching gunpowder.
Not long ago, he had blown up their house!
Now that he heard the word "blow," he experienced an instinctive reaction.
However, after that reaction, there was a complex yet excited feeling.
He glanced at Qi Wangfei, who appeared stunned, clearly also not knowing that Suisui would understand these things. marquis Guo wanted to ask, but feared startling the child. In the end, he could only use a universally flattering phrase, "Suisui is really amazing!"
Suisui was praised and proudly lifted her chin, carefully glancing at her mother.
Qi Wangfei genuinely felt troubled.
She thought, what is the heavens doing?
Even if you want to spoil your daughter, could you do it a bit slower? You’re cramming everything in at once. Aren't you afraid that Suisui will stumble and fall flat?
Nevertheless, in front of marquis Guo, she still had to maintain a calm demeanor.
After praising Suisui, marquis Guo quietly asked, "Is this also something the sister said?"
Hearing his question, Suisui immediately shook her head, "No, it was an uncle."
marquis Guo: ?
He mused, this child’s dreams sure are crowded.
It was either a sister or an uncle.
Either coal or explosives.
marquis Guo's attitude towards gunpowder was one of curiosity mixed with fear.
After all, it was something his nephews were researching.
If it actually blew up, it would be the end of it all.
However, since the emperor had an interest in research and his mother didn’t oppose it, he could only support his nephews, no matter the danger.
Because of this, marquis Guo had spent countless sleepless nights cursing the names of emperors from the previous dynasty in his heart!
The reason was simple: the previous dynasty valued literature over military strength, showing indifference even when being harassed by outside forces, ceding land, and forming marriages. Their attitude toward military power was one of negligence, even suppression.
Because of this, much information related to gunpowder was destroyed, and talented individuals were killed.
As a result, before the previous dynasty, gunpowder was still a common weapon on the battlefield.
However, after experiencing one previous dynasty, in their Daxia, the technology of gunpowder was nearly lost.
Now, marquis Guo discovered that Suisui seemed to know a bit, and Qi Wangfei didn’t seem to oppose it. He tentatively continued, “Does Suisui remember the proportions for blowing things up?”
For this question, Suisui genuinely didn’t know.
She hadn’t understood when she heard it before.
With a series of chemical formulas, even a top student would need time to process it.
Let alone a child who couldn’t read.
So when marquis Guo asked, Suisui honestly shook her head, “I don’t remember. There were too many, and I didn’t understand.”
marquis Guo wasn’t surprised by this answer.
What could you expect from a four or five-year-old child?
His five-year-old nephew was still focused on pee-pee and mud.
For Suisui to understand this much was already quite impressive!
Not wanting to dampen the child’s enthusiasm, in case her dreams were so crowded that there was still room for something else, he thought that if he discouraged her now, she might lose interest and wouldn’t say anything further.
With that in mind, marquis Guo maintained his smile and gently patted Suisui’s little hat, praising her, “Well, Suisui is already very impressive! Other little friends your age can’t remember so much!”
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