"No need to say more. I will just say a few words and let the eunuch relay them."

Zhao Xin made up his mind, and then he touched the pure and lovely face with his hand. He then used his fingertips to touch the smooth cheek.

"Yu'er."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Their eyes met, Zhao Xin's Adam's apple moved, his eyes flashed, and then he kissed her directly. This change of heart made Su Qingyu, who had not had sex for a long time, feel a little shy.

"Just leave it to me."

I didn't dare to move that night and just went to sleep. After all, I couldn't make any mistakes with the announcement the next day.

"No mistakes can be made in the next few days. We cannot let those eunuchs and the subjects laugh at the royal family. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Then the two of them went up to the Temple of Heaven, where the royal astrologer spoke at length about the prosperity of the weather and everything going well, with nothing but flattery from beginning to end.

"Your Majesty, next year will surely be a year of great wealth and prosperity."

Astrologers' words like these should be taken as a joke and not taken seriously. If this festival could be abolished, he wouldn't want to hold it. The main reason is that with the war going on, who would have the spare energy to invest in such things?

During the sacrifice ceremony at the Temple of Heaven, the people below were also crowded.

"The emperor isn't like what people say he is. Isn't that pretty good?"

The rising sun shines on the sundial, time passes, and the ministers have different mentalities.

Anyway, it's all bad news. Those who run normal events won't get this opportunity and won't make any money. Even if they go up and down during the nearly nine-day Anshen Festival, the daily conditions will be quite different.

Heshen stood by with the corn in his hand, obeyed the order and scattered it down.

The corn popped and crackled everywhere, and the fragrance lingered around everyone. It was indeed fragrant.

"Congratulations to my Great Qin for everything going well in the coming year!"

Zhao Xin had grown tired of hearing these flattering words these past two days. Congratulations were fine, but everyone was feigning joy and sending gifts. It was rare to see someone so genuinely happy about the state of the world.

It's difficult to survive in this world.

"Your Majesty, these are two seven-colored glass cups and two ancient lanterns given to you by the Qiu family. They are meant to wish our Great Qin a smooth and prosperous future."

Zhao Xin picked up the upright cup and took a look at it. The bright seven-colored glass was genuine. Things were naturally expensive these days, and seven-colored glass like this could not be obtained without money.

Although there are indeed many things like this in his palace, the ancient lanterns are indeed rare.

Zhao Xin felt familiar because he had seen it in a museum. It looked as good as new after a thousand years. He rubbed it again, and the lamp, which had been a seven-colored base, had lost its color, revealing a yellow base.

The material of this Eternal Lantern is very particular.

If the bottom is made of seven-color glass, it is a top-notch item, and it is also very prestigious to take it out. And the symbolic meaning is also good.

But this yellow-based Eternal Lantern is not like this.

The yellow lanterns were indeed good items before, but they were a far cry from the ones used by the royal family. Most of these yellow ones were only available to the high-ranking eunuchs and female officials in the palace.

Lanterns like this also have wooden bottoms, which are used by the lowest-class maids and eunuchs. They are cheap and crudely made, so they are naturally very popular.

But now, if the Qiu family really gave him the seven-colored glass lantern, Zhao Xin would still like to know how they got the things from the palace and took them away.

By sending a yellow lantern, are they saying that the emperor of the Qin Dynasty is not as good as a powerful eunuch, and that he is not as good as the previous Wang Jin?

What a joke.

"Zhao Xin picked up the lantern and threw it onto the stairs with a clatter. The lantern, clearly made of multicolored glass, rolled down the stairs."

The ministers' eyes tightened when they saw the contrast.

Although they didn't know what the emperor's temper was like, they had seen Hua Deng before. He couldn't stand even the slightest bump, he was just a pampered kid.

But this is not glass at all. I don’t know what material it is filled with. It’s just a fake thing.

If they could have used the emperor's temper as an excuse before, now they have to pray for the person who was so reckless as to send fake things.

After all, they could provoke at any time, but they had to choose such an unconventional time to pay tribute. If they really sent a pair of ancient lanterns as tribute, it would also be a good omen.

Now I have sent a fake...

Isn't this obviously trampling on the emperor's majesty and treating him like a human being?

"The Qiu family is provoking me?"

Zhao Xin gave a look, and the patrolling guards rushed over to restrain the messenger. The messenger's hand, holding the cup, began to tremble, and his face was filled with bewilderment.

"Your Majesty, I was also sent here by someone, I didn't know it was like this!"

Zhao Xin looked unhappy and just waved his hand.

"Send it to the Ministry of Punishment and wait until after this festival to hear the trial."

The people from the Qiu family were half-hidden in the crowd below at this time. They saw a large group of people suddenly coming from above and then scattering away, while something was ruthlessly thrown into the crowd and ignored by everyone.

One person picked it up and was still depressed.

Seeing the golden lines underneath, he couldn't close his mouth.

"Is the Qiu family brainless or what? Sending this thing is to humiliate the emperor himself?"

The servants of the Qiu family knew nothing about this thing. They just watched a stranger pick it up and then they followed closely.

"Sir, what's so special about this thing?"

The man fanned himself and found the bewildered looks on the servants' faces even more amusing.

"This gift was given to female officials and powerful eunuchs in previous dynasties. Do you mean the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, such as the deceased Wang Jin?"

Who dares to joke about this!

That eunuch died in such an ugly way!

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. We can take our things back and report back."

He didn't want to take anything more, so he just gave the things to the servants. The emerald on the man's back sparkled, and the hilt of his sword sparkled even more.

"This emperor is interesting—"

Then he glanced at the servant next to him with his arm, took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Go and give this emperor a great gift."

Someone has just been taken to the Ministry of Punishment. I wonder if the king wants him to die in the line of duty early...

"Just say it's a gift from the He family."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

How could he dare to offend this king? If he was unhappy, he would chop off a finger like the previous one did. That would be terrifying.

Zhao Xin stood on the Temple of Heaven with a bad expression on his face, and then another man came with something in his hand and an eager look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to congratulate the He family. I wish you a prosperous year ahead in the Great Qin."

Zhao Xin said nothing, but disgust was evident on his face. He simply took it and examined its material.

Then, the moment I opened the box, I felt a sudden chill on my back.

"Four Directions Cauldron Golden Jade Mist?"