She glared fiercely at Jiang Yimian before suppressing her dissatisfaction and shutting her mouth.
Just then, an announcement came from outside: "The Emperor has arrived."
"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived."
"Consort Yun has arrived."
Everyone in the hall knelt down to pay their respects. After the Emperor and Empress sat down in the center, the concubines also took their seats.
Xie Jingxuan smiled and said, "My dear ministers, please rise. Today's banquet is just a celebration for the meritorious officials of Qingnan. Please don't be so formal and take your seats."
Everyone then got up and sat down at their seats.
Several senior officials gave a brief summary of the events in Qingnan, and then the banquet began.
Officials who returned from Qingnan were rewarded or promoted as appropriate. For a time, the only sounds in Baohua Hall were the eunuchs loudly reading the imperial edict and the officials expressing their gratitude.
Jiang Yimian and Chen Feiyan remained seated in the corner, listening to the string of rewards on the imperial edict. Jiang Yimian, however, had no particular thoughts on the matter.
Chen Feiyan was excited, envious and moved, and said, "The people of Qingnan are finally free from the troubles of the flood. These adults are really amazing."
And General Wei almost lost his life in Qingnan; those assassins were truly hateful.
I wonder if Miss Jiang, who saved General Wei, is here today. She's truly amazing!
When she first heard about Miss Jiang's deeds in the capital, she admired her greatly. Unfortunately, none of the people in the capital knew Miss Jiang's identity, which saddened her for quite some time.
Hearing that these officials were being rewarded, she couldn't help but feel indignant on behalf of that Miss Jiang. "You know, these officials have received a lot of rewards and have even been promoted. Miss Jiang can't be without any rewards, can she?"
She saved General Wei and proposed a method to build a flood control reservoir. Either way, it was a great achievement. Even though women cannot hold official positions, she should still be rewarded. I wonder if she has come yet.
"Hey, Miss Jiang, have you ever heard of that Miss Jiang?"
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