Chapter 1374: Must Compete Again
After the people from the East Palace left, Qiao Xuan opened the gifts and was even more shocked.
The ten pieces of jade, porcelain, and gilded copper wares are all exquisite and of tribute-level quality. Their delicate shapes, exquisite carvings, and paintings are truly admirable.
This made Qiao Xuan feel guilty for no reason: It seemed a bit unfair to give the prince only 30,000 silver coins.
This is a great bargain!
Even if she didn't know the value of something, she could clearly see that the total value of these ten items was definitely more than 30,000 taels!
When Shao Yunduan came back, Qiao Xuan hurriedly pulled him to look at these things, "Husband, these are the New Year gifts sent by the Crown Princess today. Don't you think they are too expensive? How about we give the Crown Prince some more silver next spring!"
Shao Yunduan laughed, "Well, since the East Palace has sent it, you can just keep it. Before we set off in the spring, I will give the prince enough money to deal with the arrangements. I know everything."
Shao Yunduan has been with the prince for quite some time and probably has an idea of how much silver the prince will need. He wouldn't dare to say it's 100% accurate, but it won't be too far off.
The amount of silver given to the prince cannot be too much. Just enough is the best amount. He has to strike the right balance.
Qiao Xuan smiled, and felt a little relieved.
In a blink of an eye, the Little New Year has passed, and the capital city has become more and more lively, with a stronger festive atmosphere.
By this time, the government office was basically in a semi-holiday state, there were very few things to do, and no one was in a hurry to deal with anything that was not urgent official business. They would be put on hold for the time being and resume normal operations after the New Year and the Lantern Festival.
Every household is busy welcoming and seeing off guests, and making friends and engaging in social interactions.
Qiao Xuan was fine, but Shao Yunduan had to attend banquets or gatherings outside almost every day and he couldn't refuse.
What is particularly speechless is that the little prince of Qingdi has been particularly fond of dragging Shao Yunduan to drink ever since Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan attended his banquet and got him drunk after returning from the south.
The people of Qingdi are all good at drinking, and the little prince of Qingdi is the best among them.
This man's competitive spirit has never been extinguished at all. The more he is defeated, the more he fights. It seems that no matter which aspect, as long as he can defeat the Qin people, he will feel satisfied!
Well, there is nothing else to compare but drinking.
And last time, because of those dishes, Shao Yunduan dealt with them very well. As the saying goes, you have to stand up where you fell. The little prince Qingdi admires Shao Yunduan, but he also really wants to beat Shao Yunduan just once.
For example, drinking.
The little Prince Qingdi kept urging him to drink cup after cup. Shao Yunduan couldn't refuse, and it wasn't to the point where he had to refuse, so he just drank with him cup after cup.
Anyway, he would naturally be careful and not let himself get drunk.
When you really reach the bottom line of not being able to drink, you will naturally refuse.
But I didn't expect that the first person to fall down after drinking was the little Prince Qingdi!
The little prince was so drunk that his tongue was tied, his eyes were blurry, and he couldn't speak clearly. When he was forcibly taken away by his own men, Shao Yunduan was still sitting elegantly with clear eyes, only a little tipsy.
The banquet that day ended with the little prince drunk and unconscious.
Originally, this was nothing, but later everyone found out that the wine that Prince Qingdi and Shao Yunduan drank that night was different from what they drank -
(End of this chapter)
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