It has become a routine for the Wayi Kingdom to pose a difficult question every year and ask the people of the Yuan Kingdom to solve it.
So from the moment he came up, the entire Yuan Dynasty, including the emperor and the prince, were on high alert.
Last year he gave a math problem, and the Yuan Dynasty was unable to solve it.
Therefore, last year, the Yuan Dynasty not only did not receive tribute from the Wayi Kingdom, but also lost a lot of thank-you gifts.
As a great power, when these vassal states came to congratulate the emperor, the emperor naturally could not let them go back empty-handed. Instead, it always let them return with a full load.
Things are a small matter, but face is a big matter.
The envoys from the Wayi Kingdom showed a hint of sarcasm when they saw that the people from the Yuan Dynasty were so nervous.
What tribute? This is something from their Wa country. It’s not that easy to get it.
He clapped his hands, and a servant came up with a plate. There was something on the plate, covered with a red cloth.
[The Nine-Curved Exquisite Pearl is about to appear.]
Jiang Qingwan, who was concentrating on feeding her grapes, also looked up when he heard this.
At that time, I lifted the red cloth, and a large white jade bead appeared in front of everyone.
"Your Majesty, this is a Nine-Curved Pearl. It has two holes, one for entry and one for exit. Inside the pearl are countless forks, crisscrossing each other."
"We in Wayi have been researching for thirty years but haven't figured out a way to thread it through with a single thread, so we came to the Yuan for help."
"The Great Yuan Kingdom is full of talented people. There must be a way, right?"
Tokiomi of Wabi Country had a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. He failed to solve last year's problem, and this year's problem is even more difficult.
He just said some flattering words to embarrass the Yuan Dynasty.
The emperor's face darkened, and he looked at the courtiers. "We will naturally solve this problem for the Wayi Kingdom, my dear ministers, don't you agree?"
"yes."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to start.
Is threading the needle a difficult problem?
"Your Majesty, why not let the head of the Clothing Bureau give it a try? She's the best at threading a needle."
An official stood up and proposed, which was immediately echoed by other officials.
Just as the emperor was about to summon the Imperial Clothing Bureau, Ruan Hezhu stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have a solution."
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Jiang Qingluo, and when she saw the surprise in her eyes, she curled the corners of her lips.
This time she took the initiative and did not wait until the end like in her previous life to see if she had any other way to break the deadlock.
Little did she know that Jiang Qingluo was not surprised by her, but by what he heard Jiang Qingwan say.
[It’s time for the heroine to show off again. 】
How could her cute and sweet sister say such things?
Even if she was not a dignified and elegant lady, she had never heard such vulgar words.
It must be this guy Jiang Dingbei who has corrupted my sister. No, I must never let her get close to my sister again.
Ruan Hezhu stepped forward and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Your Majesty, I am Ruan Hezhu, the daughter of County Magistrate Ruan."
The daughter of the county magistrate, the emperor frowned slightly, the daughter of the county magistrate is not qualified to attend the banquet.
The queen quickly whispered to the emperor and told him the situation. The emperor glanced at Yu Sanniang and nodded.
"You said the Shangyi Bureau can't solve the problem, can you solve it?"
"Your Majesty, this Nine-Curved Exquisite Pearl has nine curves within it, with a total of 188 holes, only one of which has an exit. This may appear to be the work of a needlework woman, but even the best needlework woman in the world may not be able to accurately pierce it."
The Japanese Tokiomi looked at her in surprise. He deliberately did not explain the internal structure of the Nine-Curved Linglong Pearl in order to make the enemy underestimated.
Unexpectedly, this woman knew how powerful it was just by looking at its appearance.
"Is there any way this girl can get through?"
"I just said that there is a way."
Ruan Hezhu raised his head confidently.
She walked up to the Nine-Curved Exquisite Pearl and gently patted it with her hands. "To solve this problem, we only need two ants, a worker ant and a queen ant."
"Come here, go find two ants." The emperor ordered immediately.
After the two ants brought it over, Ruan Hezhu used the method he knew in modern times to fix the queen ant at the exit and wrapped the thin thread around the worker ants. Soon, the worker ants went in from one end and came out from the other exit with the thin thread.
"It really came out."
"It's such a simple problem, and the Japanese have the nerve to bring it up and claim it hasn't been solved in 30 years. It's truly shameful."
"It's understandable that a small, remote country doesn't have many capable people."
The ministers talked to each other one after another, making the envoy from the Wa country blush.
In the end, he could only say reluctantly, "The Great Yuan Kingdom is full of talented people, and we admire them deeply."
Then the tribute from the Wabara Kingdom was also brought up.
The Emperor laughed heartily at this, "This Nine-Curved Exquisite Pearl is indeed quite interesting. If Wayi Country has any unsolvable problems in the future, my Great Yuan Kingdom will be happy to provide guidance."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The envoy from the Wabara Kingdom was so ashamed that he couldn't even raise his head.
Seeing this, the emperor was too lazy to humiliate him anymore, as saying too much would damage the demeanor of the Yuan Dynasty.
"Ruan Hezhu, you are extremely intelligent. You have solved the puzzle of the Nine-Curved Exquisite Pearl for the Wayi Kingdom. I will reward you with one hundred taels of gold."
"County Magistrate Ruan has raised his daughter well, and was promoted to the rank of prefect."
"Well…"
Ruan Hezhu was stunned. That’s it.
"Miss Ruan, why don't you thank me?"
Only when she heard the eunuch's shrill voice did she come to her senses and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.
Not giving up, she looked at King Xuan Yang again.
King Xuanyang just nodded in appreciation and did not make any other moves.
Until she returned to her seat, she couldn't understand why this happened.
She solved such a big problem and saved the reputation of the Yuan Dynasty, so why did she only get such a small reward?
In fact, this reward was quite a lot. Her father was also promoted, which was also a disguised way of improving her status.
But this was so different from what she had dreamed.
In the dream, not only was her father promoted, but she was also conferred the title of princess, and the emperor praised her highly.
This time, he just gave a few bland compliments.
Could it be that the emperor looked down on her because she did not have the status she had in her previous life?
She didn't understand what was going on.
Jiang Qingwan saw it clearly.
[In her previous life, the heroine waited until the Shangyi Bureau could not be solved, and even all the ministers in the court were helpless. Just when the emperor thought he was about to lose face again, she stood up and saved the situation.]
[At that time, everyone had witnessed the ingenuity of the Nine-Curved Exquisite Pearl and knew how difficult it was to crack it.]
[The heroine stood up at this critical moment, giving everyone hope and allowing her talents to be known to the public to the greatest extent.]
[This time, she stepped forward early and easily solved the problem. Everyone would think it wasn't because the heroine was amazing, but because the problem was easy to solve.]
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