socalfunplaces Chapter 199
Chapter 199
The group of people and horses marched forward in a mighty procession, and they would go from Mingde Gate to the west of Chang'an City, and cross the Weishui River through Zhongwei Bridge.
Zhongwei Bridge is 6 zhang wide, with 68 rooms, 750 pillars, and 122 beams. This shows that this bridge is a wooden structure.
It is said that this Zhongwei Bridge was expanded by Qin Shihuang, also known as the "Hengmen Bridge". Later, it was burned down by Dong Zhuo and rebuilt by Emperor Wen of Wei. After that, it was burned down and rebuilt several times.
Su Chen had surveyed the Weishui River when planning the cement road from Chang'an to Taiyuan.
The Weishui River near Chang'an is nearly 100 steps wide at its narrowest point. At present, there is no steel bar to build bridges and piers.
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Inside the carriage.
"Fortunately, my mother is here, otherwise my father will definitely catch me back." Princess Changle said thankfully.
Su Chen smiled and said, "Yes, I was just trying to find an excuse to fool around, but His Majesty was dragged away by the Queen Mother."
"Huh? What's that sound?"
The carriage, which was originally a little bumpy, suddenly became stable, but there seemed to be a roar outside.
"It should be the carriage on the Hengmen Bridge of the Weishui River. This bridge is paved with wooden boards, and the sound caused by the rolling wheels." Princess Changle answered.
"Oh, let me see what kind of bridge this is." Su Chen got out of the carriage after hearing this. He had never seen the Weishui River.
Su Chen leaned out half of his body from the back door of the carriage, and could not see the front and back. In front of their carriage was the prince's carriage, so they could only look to both sides.
"Wow, such a wide river, the width of this bridge is at least five feet." Su Chen returned to the carriage and sighed.
"Yes, this bridge is said to be six feet wide, and it is the widest and longest bridge among the three bridges in Chang'an." Princess Changle nodded and said.
"Lizhi, are you going to places other than Chang'an?"
Princess Changle shook her head, "I have never left Chang'an. It's not just me, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Brother are the same."
"So, you princes and princesses are actually quite pitiful." Su Chen said with a smile.
Princess Changle nodded and did not refute.
"Before, except for me occasionally going out of the palace, they even had few opportunities to go out of the palace!" Princess Changle continued.
Su Chen finally understood why this girl wanted to go to Hua County so much.
Well, and the boy who raised pigs probably became stupid in the palace. That's why he didn't want to go back once he left the palace, and would rather raise pigs outside.
...
About ten minutes later, the carriage suddenly shook.
Princess Changle fell towards Su Chen, and Su Chen stretched out a hand to block Changle from falling into the carriage.
Then, the carriage became very stable and no longer bumpy.
"Sit down." Su Chen got up and sat on the seat on the other side of the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked outside.
"The carriage is on the cement road."
The cement road from Chang'an to Taiyuan was built a hundred steps away from this bridge. The road width is not as wide as the Hengmen Bridge, only a little more than four feet, and in some places it may not even reach four feet.
"Su Chen, I'm sleepy!" Princess Changle yawned and said to Su Chen.
In the carriage, the bumpy road will not make people sleepy, but driving on this flat cement road, people sitting in the carriage will easily fall asleep.
"Well, you sleep, I'll call you when we get to the place." Su Chen smiled.
"Come here! Sit here." Princess Changle pointed to the side and smiled slyly.
The structure of the carriage has three rows of seats, one row on each side, and a soft couch near the front of the carriage, which is just right for sleeping.
This kind of carriage cannot be boarded from the coachman's side, and can only be entered from the back.
There was a lot of space inside. If it was Li Shimin's car, there would be a coffee table and a desk inside.
Su Chen sat obediently beside Princess Changle.
"Move to the side."
Su Chen stood up and moved to the side, looking at Princess Changle, not knowing what she was going to do.
Princess Changle nodded with satisfaction, and lay down directly on her side, curled up in Su Chen's arms.
Su Chen froze, glanced at the soft couch in the carriage, and whispered, "Aren't you going to sleep on that couch?"
"Su Chen, wake me up in an hour. It's not comfortable to sleep there, and the bumpy carriage will hit my head." He yawned again, closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Looking at Princess Changle lying on his thighs, Su Chen didn't dare to move, mainly because he didn't know where to put his hands.
'It's really terrible! '
Su Chen crossed his fingers, raised them above his head and hugged the back of his head, leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
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About an hour and a half later
"How could you sleep so long?" Princess Changle took a sip of the Orange Juice bottle.
Princess Changle only slept for about forty minutes before waking up.
She had almost finished half of the Orange Juice bottle.
And Su Chen was truly a god. He still kept his hands on his head and slept in the carriage until now.
Princess Changle looked at him from the side.She lay down and looked at Su Chen quietly.
She touched his Adam's apple, lifted his lips, turned his eyelids, and sniffed his breath.
At first glance, I thought Princess Changle was doing an autopsy on Su Chen.
Changle raised her wrist and looked at her watch, "It's past eight o'clock. The prince said it would take four hours to get to Hua County, and now we're only halfway there."
She suddenly felt bored and slowly lay back on Su Chen's legs, with her legs bent and her face facing up, just looking at Su Chen's nostrils.
"Su Chen, you can sleep better than a pig, and your nostrils are the same as a pig's nose."
"What were you wearing when you took a bath last night? It looked like a pair of trousers, but not a pair of trousers."
Suddenly thinking of Su Chen's appearance when he was bending his body and covering his lower body with a wooden ladle, her face flushed again.
"Even a lecher can be shy!"
Princess Changle kept muttering to herself, and more than half an hour passed.
Unconsciously, her eyes became a little blurry, and she was about to fall asleep soon.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped!
Princess Changle woke up immediately, "Have we arrived in Hua County?" She raised her hand and looked at her watch.
"No, something is wrong!"
Princess Changle immediately got up from Su Chen's arms, "You rascal, wake up! Something is wrong!" She shook Su Chen's shoulders vigorously!
"Huh? What's wrong?" Su Chen slowly opened his eyes.
"It's only 9:10 now, and we haven't arrived in Hua County yet, but the carriage suddenly stopped." Princess Changle hurriedly explained, and she seemed a little nervous.
"Don't worry, Zhang Long and others will come to report the situation ahead later." Su Chen patted her shoulder.
Princess Changle was relieved. It was her first time leaving Chang'an, and she was somewhat wary.
Su Chen looked at Princess Changle and asked in surprise: "It's nine o'clock now? I slept for so long?"
"Humph, I only slept for forty minutes, and you were sleeping all the way." Princess Changle stretched her wrist in front of Su Chen and asked him to check the time.
"Su Chen, the Crown Prince asks you and Li Zhi to go over."
Li Ke's voice came from outside the carriage. Su Chen looked at Changle and said: "It's Li Ke, let's go down and take a look!"
Su Chen and Princess Changle got out of the carriage.