Chapter 547: Take the Empress to Watch TV Series
Chapter 547: Take the Empress to Watch TV Series (5k)
cat?
The empress was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the snow-white cat that ran out of the bedroom.
Some surprises.
However, the white cat was running over, and when it saw a stranger outside the door, it braked suddenly, its light blue pupils dilated rapidly, and then, at lightning speed, it turned around and hid under the cabinet in the living room. It disappeared without a trace.
"..." Zhao Duan said calmly:
"Its name is Qingyun, and it's a little shy. Come in."
He bent down, took out two pairs of slippers from the shoe rack in the entrance hall, and changed into them first.
Then, looking at the expressionless face of the empress, he slapped his head, opened the shoe cabinet next to him, and took out a pair of unopened disposable slippers.
The empress hesitated for a moment, then changed reluctantly, followed him into the living room, and asked casually:
"Qingyun? It's obviously white, why is it called this?"
Zhao Duan said casually: "Let's take a good omen, which means rising to the top."
He walked into the living room and started putting cat food in the cat's bowl.
Although I know that everything in front of me is fake, I can't help but feel moved.
After I died suddenly in my previous life, I wondered what would happen to Qingyun, who was now my companion in a strange big city.
However, his family will definitely notify his family to come over soon. Well, leaders and colleagues will probably come first. Qingyun is not worried about starving to death. In the end, he will probably be taken away by relatives and friends.
The empress walked into the not-so-big two-bedroom apartment cautiously, and her eyes were first attracted by the bright ceiling lights above her head.
Of course, it was not the first time she had seen electric lights, but she did not know how to turn on this "lighting magic tool". She only knew that it could be seen everywhere in the city.
At this moment his eyes fell on the switch on the wall, and he thought to himself, it seems this is the key to controlling the magic weapon.
In this world, it is so common that ordinary people can use it easily. Compared with the magic lamps produced by the Tianshi Mansion, it is much more powerful.
Zhao Duan pushed the small bowl full of cat food under the cabinet, then pretended to tidy up his things and began to walk around the room, looking for any "abnormalities" that might exist in the house.
He said, "Sit anywhere you like."
The empress said nothing, her eyes staring at everything in the room with a strange look, as if everything was full of novelty.
Zhao Duan looked around but did not find anything left by "Old Xu" at home. He was confused and wondered if he had guessed wrong.
He had to suppress the doubts in his heart and walked out of the bedroom. He saw the empress standing next to the refrigerator, squinting her eyes and thinking about something.
"What would you like to drink, Miss Xu? I remember there is some fruit at home."
He held back his laughter, walked over and casually opened the refrigerator door, and bright light and cold air came out from inside.
The empress subconsciously took two steps back, squinting her eyes suspiciously at the refrigerator, and muttered in the official language of the Yu Kingdom:
"Ice storage cold cellar... Why can't I see any ice or saltpeter?"
There were refrigerators in ancient times, but this one is obviously a little different...
Zhao Duan pretended not to understand Yu Guo's language, looked at her suspiciously, and said with a smile:
"What did Miss Xu say?"
The empress frowned and ignored him.
Zhao Duan smiled, didn't expose her, and turned to go to the kitchen.
When I came out, I saw the empress standing in the bathroom, looking up with a frown, staring at the water heater, raising her finger and curiously turning on the shower switch.
"Wow—"
The water rushed out, and the empress was caught off guard. She retreated hastily, her eyes sharp, and she formed sword gestures in her hands, ready to kill with one sword.
"Be careful." Zhao Duan was startled, stepped over, raised his hand to turn off the water, exhaled, and explained:
“This is where you take a shower.”
The empress was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something, nodded, pointed to the toilet next to her, and said thoughtfully:
“Is this a well?”
She felt that since the other person was a person in the painting, she should be able to ask him to help her solve her doubts.
"...For Qingyun, I guess so." Zhao Duan looked strange and answered hesitantly:
"But for humans, well... this is a toilet."
？ ！！
The empress' pupils contracted, and she stared at him with shock and contempt, saying with undisguised disdain:
"You people here live so...uncleanly?"
She doesn't understand!
Which good person takes a bath in the toilet?
Even the people in the slums of Yu State would not be so miserable.
Zhao Duan was choked and found it difficult to explain for a moment. Fortunately, the empress showed a look of pity and quickly left the bathroom, as if she didn't want to be involved in this dirty topic.
Then, as if she had opened up a dialog box, the empress simply stopped pretending and asked openly about the function of everything in the room.
Most of the things that arouse her interest are electrical appliances.
"What's that on the wall?"
"Air conditioning. Well, it can blow out cold or hot air to make people in the room more comfortable." Zhao Duan restrained his catchphrase of "Your Majesty" and explained patiently.
"what about this?"
"A washing machine. Throw dirty clothes in it and it will clean itself."
"This one?"
"Kitchen. Well, this is the stove. You can light a fire and cook. This is the pot..."
The empress flew into a rage and glared at him: "I know this Zhen."
Zhao Duan smiled back.
When the empress walked to the computer, Zhao Duan spoke first without waiting for her to speak:
"This is a computer. Well, it's a bit complicated to explain. It's what I use for work. It can connect to the Internet... well, it can't connect now."
He thought the empress would ask about this in detail, but she suddenly said:
"Similar to the thing in your hand?"
Zhao Duan looked at her staring at her phone, a little surprised, and nodded:
"Yes. Similar things, one bigger and one smaller."
The empress nodded in understanding, thinking that this was the magic weapon in the hands of people in this world.
It seems that this is a world where magical instruments are highly developed.
The Empress was a person who had great respect for cultivation. She did not think that she could understand the instruments of this world in a short time, so she did not ask, but just said with a straight face:
"You said my father left something for me."
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"It's right in front of us. Uncle Xu asked me to take you to familiarize yourself with this place first."
The empress nodded, accepting the explanation.
Since the person in the painting is the guide, then the first step of practice is to familiarize oneself with this strange world, which is in line with her judgment.
But...if she had been sure of this earlier, she would not have pretended and would have asked a long time ago.
Realizing that she was currently practicing, the empress was no longer anxious.
Turning his head and walking to the living room, his eyes fell on the most eye-catching black "screen" on the wall. He raised his hand and pointed, asking in a commanding tone:
"What is this?"
"TV, well, it's similar to a shadow play box, but there are more plays inside. But I'm not sure if we can watch it now." Zhao Duan thought about it and gave a vivid explanation.
He suddenly felt a little bit of anticipation for the empress's expression after watching the film or TV series.
If the electrical appliances in the house only amazed and amused the empress, and could be explained as "magic instruments", then the richer world shown in the TV series would surely surprise her.
However... Feeling the hunger in his stomach, Zhao Duan habitually turned on his phone and said:
"Wait a minute, I'll order takeout first. Well, you eat something... Never mind, I'll just order directly."
Well... considering that the empress has been in the scroll for quite a while this time and it is unknown how long she can stay, Zhao Duan tried to order businesses that were closer.
Takeaway? Those guys on the street who deliver food to people's doors?
The empress raised her eyebrows. She was very receptive to takeout because "takeout" also existed in the Yu Kingdom.
Some wealthy families in the capital would have nearby restaurants deliver food and wine to their homes, but Xu Zhenguan was somewhat shocked to find that one could use that little magic tool to order food from the restaurant.
While Zhao Duan was ordering takeout, she simply sat down on the sofa and picked up the remote control next to her.
When the air conditioner was demonstrated before, she knew that it was a magical object that was controlled by mortals in this world.
The empress was very smart. She learned from her experience and imitated how to use the air conditioner remote control and tried to press the buttons.
The next second, a pattern appeared on the large black screen on the wall, and then a startup advertisement lasting several seconds popped up.
When she saw the figure and animation that suddenly appeared on the TV on the wall, the empress' pupils trembled, and her body subconsciously shrank back, forcibly restraining the urge to draw her sword.
She widened her eyes, the rapidly changing advertisements reflected in her pupils, and whispered:
"what……"
Zhao Duan placed the order and looked up to see this scene. At this moment, the advertisement disappeared and the homepage appeared on the screen. The empress, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, suddenly turned her head and stared at him with excitement in her eyes. She urged:
"Why was the shadow play so short? Perform it again for me!"
She didn't even bother to hide her name as "Zhen"!
The empress was amazed. In fact, compared to shadow play, she felt that this thing was more like the images recorded by a "video reel", with the same sounds and pictures.
However, compared with the scroll-like pattern presented by the Yu Kingdom’s magic recording scroll, the previous advertisement was much more powerful in terms of clarity and visual impact.
Most importantly, the advertising content was obviously not "video-recorded" but was professionally produced.
This was something the empress had never seen before.
"..."
Zhao Duan was silent. It was the first time he heard someone strongly request to watch the opening advertisement again.
"You can't watch this one again, but there are many better ones here that you can watch." Zhao Duan pointed to the options on the screen and briefly explained how to use the remote control.
Well, it’s a pity that these are not old-fashioned TVs anymore, they are all boxes. You need to choose what to watch yourself, and there is no way to play automatically or quickly “change channels”.
The empress was a very quick learner. After a brief trial, she started to choose from the homepage with great interest.
It was just that the colorful video cover made it hard for her to adapt.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she was attracted by the cover of a costume TV series.
On the cover, there was a picture of a woman wearing a dragon robe.
The Queen's DNA moved...
Zhao Duan took a glance and found that it was a newly released costume drama, which was also the background of the story of the female emperor.
The empress clicked on it immediately and the video quickly enlarged. In order to retain people, this video website does not directly play the first episode after clicking on it, but a highlight clip from one of the episodes.
So, the TV first showed a background of the Golden Palace, with a group of ministers seemingly attending court, and on the dragon throne, an elderly empress was solemnly issuing an order, demanding that the prince be sent to marry a foreign tribe...
Zhao Duan couldn't hold it in any longer, he took a deep breath, and stared at Xu Zhenguan, fearing that Zhenbao would be affected by the TV series...
The empress was seen sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding the remote control and staring at the TV with her eyes wide open, obviously shocked by this new thing.
But soon, as the empress and ministers in the film and television drama began to quarrel... Xu Zhenguan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and finally turned his head, stared at Zhao Duan, and said coldly:
"Is the opera here so stupid?"
She said unhappily:
"If I send the prince to marry, wouldn't that agitate the court and ruin my foundation? If the news gets out, it will give the enemy an opportunity to attack me.
It will also make the foreign races look down on our dynasty, which will do us more harm than good. Even if we take a step back, we should choose some sons of the rich and powerful, such as the crown prince...
Such dramas, which are used to discuss state affairs, are punishable by death, and what is the purpose of smearing a female emperor? Ma Yan should arrest them and put them to trial together! "
She is so angry!
He immediately felt a sense of fear, thinking that if Zhuang Xiaocheng and others from the Kuangfu Society had also used storytelling and opera to slander him in the same way... he didn't know how much trouble it would have been.
Zhao Duan opened his mouth and held it in for a long time before he said:
"It's different here..."
The empress frowned and reluctantly accepted the explanation. She pressed the remote control hard, trying to change a video, but ended up pressing the button to switch videos.
The screen automatically switched to a new video.
I saw several huge colorful things jumping out and dancing happily:
"Maka Baka...Maka, Baka, Aka, Waka Mika..."
Empress: "..."
Zhao Duan: “…”
The empress turned her head and looked at Zhao Duan again, with a sneer in her eyes, as if to say, what weird things are people in your world looking at?
Zhao Duan said expressionlessly: "This is for children."
I'll believe you for now... The empress turned her head and continued to change the channel.
This time, it is a very popular fantasy Chinese animation, which features a big drama of paper people. The scenes are extremely cool, with the two young supreme beings making every move, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to split, and even obliterating the road.
The empress was stunned by the fright. As she was at the celestial realm, even if she used all her strength, she could not compare to this scene.
She frowned: "Is this also for the children here...?"
Zhao Duan coughed lightly and said, "Your Excellency can also watch it. It depicts the imaginary battle between gods and immortals."
The empress said disdainfully: "Ordinary people are just like this anyway."
The stories told by some storytellers from the State of Yu about the ancient wars between immortals and demons were also so exaggerated and ridiculous.
As a modern man, Zhao Duan felt a little embarrassed and said seriously, "The fighting scenes performed by real people are much better."
The empress silently changed the channel, which happened to be a slow-motion fight scene in the snow.
Zhao Duan: “…”
Xu Zhenguan laughed out loud.
Change the channel!
This time it was an idol drama. The empress watched it for a little longer, then shook her head in disdain:
"It's no different from those novels written by Miss Scholar."
Change the channel!
A vast grassland with animals running.
"Spring is here, and it's the season of..."
The contempt in the empress's eyes became even stronger.
After changing more than a dozen videos in a row, the empress quickly adapted to the subject of film and television dramas. Although she made sarcastic comments and showed a disdainful attitude, she was obviously attracted to this new thing, as if she had discovered a fun toy and didn't want to leave.
She didn't even notice the white Qingyun that was cautiously crawling out from under the cabinet and staring at her curiously.
"Are there any plays in this opera that are related to your historical past?"
Xu Zhenguan pondered for a moment, then suddenly picked up the remote control and turned to look at the person in the painting who she had ignored.
She did not forget that her mission in practice was to understand this world.
She already knew how the mortals here lived, but she knew very little about this world.
The seemingly random channel changing just now was actually a way to quickly increase your familiarity with this strange world from various angles.
History... Zhao Duan thought for a moment and said:
"The history here is very long. There are some that tell the story of thousands of years in full, but it's very brief."
The Empress threw the remote control to him and ordered, "Then we need the history of the last few decades."
Zhao Duan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Then, he searched for the commentary video of "Awakening Age" on TV.
play.
This time, the empress curled up on the sofa no longer showed any disdain or contempt on her face. Instead, she became more and more focused and immersed. From time to time, when she encountered words she did not understand, she would pause the video and ask Zhao Duan.
Just like that, the empress watched the movie quietly in the living room, her face constantly illuminated by the changing light and shadow.
Qingyun came out at some point, squatted beside the sofa, leaped to the side of the empress, and sniffed her carefully.
Then, he boldly moved closer and closer, and finally coiled up beside her, sweeping his furry tail around, his deep blue eyes lazily staring at Zhao Duan who was standing beside her.
Finally, the film and television commentary video was finished, and the empress fell into deep thought. After a while, she spoke:
“You live in a good era.”
Zhao Duan smiled and said, "Yes, at least there is no war."
Yes... at least there is no war... The empress thought about the current chaos in Yu State, and also thought about the planes, cannons, and guns that appeared in the film just now...
She couldn't understand airplanes, but the cannons and guns were very similar to the firearms researched by the Shenjiying, but much better.
The empress's eyes suddenly lit up, she stood up, stared at Zhao Duan and said:
"How do you make the muskets and cannons here? Take me to see. Now, immediately."
She felt that if she could learn something from here, it would play a decisive role in helping the imperial court quell the rebellion.
At this moment, she even forgot about her cultivation and the inheritance of Emperor Taizu.
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and explained: "I'm afraid you don't understand these things..."
The empress frowned and said confidently:
"I don't understand, but my husband can. He knows how to make this kind of guns and cannons, but he's not as good as you guys."
Xu Zhenguan felt that if he could take out a newer method of casting firearms from this scroll, even if she didn't understand it, she could memorize it and show it to Zhao Duan, and the young imperial guard would surely be able to learn it.
(End of this chapter)