Two Princesses Arrive in the Later Ages

"Greetings, Aunt Ma."

Li Lizhi bowed politely to Empress Ma.

Empress Ma smiled and nodded, then asked curiously, "Girl, why are you visiting so late? Is there something the matter?"

It was almost ten o'clock at night. Although everyone usually visited each other often, they generally went back to rest around nine o'clock.

Li Lizhi nodded. "The First Emperor just brought Princess Huayang over. As you know, there are very few people in the Great Qin villa. Usually, Yinman lives with us, leaving Fusu all alone over there. He only knows the basic usage of some things from later generations. Now that Huayang is here, someone needs to teach her how to use these modern items. So, the First Emperor just came to me and asked me to help guide her."

"I saw that the lights were still on at your place and figured you hadn't rested yet, so I thought I'd bring Huayang over so everyone could get to know each other."

"So that's how it is."

Empress Ma smiled and nodded, then looked at Ying Shiman. "Girl, although you've just arrived, there's no need to be nervous. In a couple of days, you'll become familiar with how to use many of these things."

"Shiman, this is Aunt Ma, the Empress of the later Great Ming Dynasty."

Li Lizhi introduced the people present to Ying Shiman one by one.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Xu Miaoyun led Ying Shiman, Li Lizhi, and Zhu Wanning upstairs.

Arriving at a room, Xu Miaoyun said to Zhu Wanning, "Royal Sister, this is your room. You can live here from now on. Take a look and see if you are satisfied. If not, we still have plenty of empty rooms here."

These villas were all very large, divided into four floors.

Each floor had five rooms.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma lived in the largest room on the top floor, while Xu Miaoyun and Xu Miaojin were on the fourth floor.

Below them were Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Bo, and Zhu Gaochi, who lived on the third floor.

The room Xu Miaoyun arranged for Zhu Wanning was also on the fourth floor. The room was not small. Besides a bed, it had an en-suite bathroom, a sofa, a television, and a refrigerator. All the everyday electrical appliances were available in the room.

Furthermore, every room had these same amenities.

"This is a refrigerator."

Li Lizhi went to a corner of the room and opened the refrigerator to demonstrate for Zhu Wanning and Ying Shiman.

"It's cold?" Ying Shiman asked in surprise.

Li Lizhi smiled and nodded. "The refrigerator is cold. It's usually used to store fruits and water to keep them fresh. The bottom part is the freezer compartment; the temperature is very low, and things put inside will freeze."

As she spoke, she picked up a remote control from the table and pressed a button.

Then, the air conditioner turned on.

"So cool! This thing can actually blow cold air," Zhu Wanning said in amazement.

"This is called an air conditioner. It can cool the air in summer and heat it in winter, so no matter the season, you can adjust it to a very comfortable temperature," Li Lizhi explained.

Hearing this, both Zhu Wanning and Ying Shiman looked astonished.

They had imagined that many things from later generations would be convenient, but they hadn't expected them to be convenient to such an incredible degree.

They had used electric fans before, but this was their first time seeing an air conditioner. This was primarily because the electricity supply in the Great Ming and Great Qin was currently unstable, and their palaces were not well-sealed. Therefore, air conditioners hadn't been installed in their bedchambers, and they had always used fans.

Soon, they moved to the bathroom.

Xu Miaoyun turned on the faucet, and water immediately gushed out, leaving Zhu Wanning and Ying Shiman stunned once again.

"This is a showerhead. When bathing, you just leave it up there and let the water wash down over you. The blue mark on the left represents cold water, and the red mark represents hot water. You can turn it left or right to adjust it to a comfortable temperature."

Ying Shiman's face was full of wonder. "It can actually dispense hot water directly?"

In the Great Qin, even for a princess like her, using water was quite inconvenient.

She never expected that later generations could make it so incredibly convenient.

"All these things are related to electricity. You need electricity to get hot water. The air conditioner, refrigerator, and television all run on electricity. Electricity is the foundation of everything, which is why the Great Qin, Great Ming, and Great Tang are currently prioritizing the development of electrical power," Li Lizhi said. She then explained some of the dangers of electricity to them, urging them to be extremely careful.

"Shiman, why don't you stay here too? There are still plenty of rooms," Xu Miaoyun asked.

Right now, Fusu was the only one in the Great Qin villa. Such a large villa was quite lonely. Ying Shiman had just arrived and still needed to be taught many things. If she stayed here, it would be much more convenient.

Once she got used to things, or when the Great Qin villa became a bit livelier, she could move back.

"Yes, Sister Shiman, why don't you stay here? Later on, my older brother Li Chengqian and the Great Ming's Crown Prince Zhu Biao will be coming over. We can let them stay at your Great Qin villa. After all, they need to discuss matters of state governance with Fusu," Li Lizhi added.

Hearing this, Ying Shiman nodded. "Alright, then I will intrude upon your hospitality."

"It's no intrusion at all. There aren't many people staying on our Great Ming side right now. Imperial Father and Imperial Mother don't spend much time here. Normally, it's just children like Xiongying and Miaojin. With you and Royal Sister moving in, it will be much livelier," Xu Miaoyun said with a smile.

Soon, after introducing the use of other home appliances to them, Xu Miaoyun and Li Lizhi left, leaving Ying Shiman and Zhu Wanning in their respective rooms to try and familiarize themselves on their own.

That night, Zhu Wanning and Ying Shiman were both so excited that they found it hard to fall asleep.

After all, they had just arrived in a brand-new world and come into contact with many new things; this was a normal reaction.

It wasn't until late into the night, when they were truly exhausted, that they unknowingly drifted off to sleep.

In the morning, Xu Miaoyun came knocking on their doors. Once the two had washed up, she led them downstairs.

Li Lizhi had already come over early and was in the living room watching television with Sizi and a group of children.

Seeing Xu Miaoyun bringing Zhu Wanning and Ying Shiman down, she quickly went to greet them.

Noticing that Zhu Wanning and Ying Shiman didn't look very rested, Li Lizhi guessed that they must have slept very late last night. She smiled and said, "You just arrived last night and aren't used to it yet. It will get better later. Let's go have breakfast now. Xiao Fei and the others know you are here and said they want to personally make some delicious food to entertain you."

"Xiao Fei?" Ying Shiman and Zhu Wanning asked curiously.

Xu Miaoyun smiled. "She is Mr. Qin's younger sister. You both should know Mr. Qin, right?"

Hearing this, a slight blush appeared on Ying Shiman and Zhu Wanning's faces.

Of course they knew Qin Ning. After all, the very reason they came this time was because of a task arranged by their respective Imperial Fathers.

Soon, led by Li Lizhi and Xu Miaoyun, Ying Shiman, Zhu Wanning, as well as Sizi, Zhu Xiongying, and a large group of children, walked towards Qin Ning's villa.

"I heard from Xiao Fei that the kindergarten has already been built. Later, after breakfast, we need to take Sizi, Xiongying, and the others over to have a look. From now on, Sizi and the rest will receive their early education at the kindergarten," Li Lizhi said on their way.

As for the teachers at the kindergarten, they were personally selected by Elder Zeng. They underwent special training at the cultivation base over in the capital before being dispatched here.