So the Emperor was quite satisfied with the gift. However, the envoy, after delivering the gift, did not leave. Instead, he bowed in Lin Yuxin's direction and presented a gift box, saying:
"His Majesty has specifically instructed that this gift must be delivered to the Regent's wife to express his gratitude for her help."
Lin Yuxin was taken aback. What was Qiu Jingfan up to? But now wasn't the time to worry about that. She smiled and said to the envoy:
"Thank you, envoy. Please go back and tell your emperor to remember his promise!"
"I will accept it."
The envoy bowed again, then withdrew and returned to his seat.
Lin Yuxin opened the gift box in her hand, on which was a contract. It was the contract that Lin Yuxin had discussed with him before. If they helped Qiu Jingfan to successfully ascend the throne, their Zhao Kingdom promised not to cause trouble for Xia Kingdom during Qiu Jingfan's lifetime, and to establish friendly diplomatic relations.
Lin Yuxin was very satisfied with the contents of the document; Qiu Jingfan was a man of his word.
Ignoring everyone's gaze, Lin Yuxin stood up, walked to the center, and clasped her hands in greeting to the Emperor:
"Your Majesty, I have some good news to share."
The Emperor glanced at Lin Yuxin with surprise, and even the Empress looked at her with confusion.
"What good news is it? Tell me!"
"Does Your Majesty still remember the conditions that Emperor Zhao made with me before he returned to Zhao? Today, they have also sent over their promises."
As Lin Yuxin spoke, she handed over the box that the Zhao envoy had just given her.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Liu quickly stepped down, took the document, and handed it to the Emperor.
The Emperor opened the box with a puzzled look and found an envelope inside. It had been punched, so Lin Yuxin must have read it.
The emperor casually picked up the paper and began to read it seriously.
"What is the princess carrying?"
"I don't know! That box was just given to the princess by the Zhao envoy. Are the emperor and princess of Zhao very familiar with each other?"
"Never heard of it! What's going on?"
The surrounding ministers were puzzled by this scene. Why would Lin Yuxin give the Emperor the gift given to her by the Zhao envoy? Was there anything strange about it?
After reading what was written on the paper, the emperor was immediately in a much better mood!
"Hahaha! Good, good, good! Regent's Consort, you've done very well! You are the lucky star of Xia Kingdom! Hahaha!"
The Emperor was so pleased that he praised Lin Yuxin to the skies, which left the ministers completely baffled. What great thing had the Regent's Consort done that they didn't know about?
It's not their fault, since the Emperor hadn't revealed that she and Li Xiaochen had gone to Zhao, only saying that they had returned to their fiefdom in Jibei City. So these ministers had no idea that Lin Yuxin had gone to Zhao to help.
"Your Majesty! Is there some joyous occasion? May we, the ministers, share in the celebration?"
Zhao Yingjie, with his fiery temper, couldn't hold back and blurted it out.
He knew that his granddaughter had gone to the State of Zhao, but he didn't know that they had gone there to seize the throne and had succeeded. Lin Yuxin hadn't told them about it when she returned.
"Hehe! I can tell you! The new emperor of Zhao has sent a peace treaty, promising not to attack Xia during his reign and to establish friendly relations!"
The Emperor said with a proud expression.
"Really? That's wonderful! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Immediately, all the ministers congratulated the emperor, making him so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits.
Lin Yuxin felt that there was nothing more for her to do, so she wanted to go back to her seat!
He had only taken two steps when the Emperor called him back:
"Regent's Consort, you and Xiao Chen both deserve credit for this matter. I will wait for Li Xiao Chen to return so we can reward each other!"
Lin Yuxin: ...Saying this is the same as saying nothing, it's better not to say anything at all!
[The stingy emperor is still the stingy emperor; he's truly not one to part with a single penny!]
The Emperor is in a good mood right now and doesn't care what Lin Yuxin is saying about him in her heart! We'll settle things later!
Lin Yuxin angrily sat back down in her seat, and the happy atmosphere came to an abrupt end after seeing what the sauna country had taken out!
The gifts from the sauna country this time consisted of three foreign gadgets, but none of the people present recognized them.
The envoy from Sauna Kingdom arrogantly raised his chin and pointed at the three items, asking:
"If anyone in Xia Kingdom knows the names of these three items, in addition to sending these three items to Xia Kingdom, our country will also send five thousand dairy cows, two thousand fine horses, and three thousand sheep to your country as a congratulatory gift!"
The distinguished guests present looked troubled and began to discuss the matter, because none of them recognized the three items on the plate. How were they supposed to guess what they were talking about?
When he mentioned the prizes, the high-ranking officials and nobles present did not react much, except for the Emperor and Lin Yuxin.
After all, they were just some livestock, and they wouldn't be of much use to us. The most important thing was that they were afraid of saying something wrong and bringing shame to the Xia Kingdom, and then being scolded by the Emperor.
The emperor, however, felt that if they won the competition and acquired these livestock, the livestock population of Xia Kingdom could multiply rapidly, and the people would no longer be struggling to afford pork.
Lin Yuxin only remembered the word "cow"! She wanted cows, she wanted to drink milk, and her child would have to drink milk after it was born!
Because the Xia Kingdom has no dairy cows, and there is basically no such thing as milk.
So she immediately decided that she would go up and compete.
"What? You Xia Kingdom don't even recognize this? You're incredibly stupid! You're like frogs in a well! You're defeated by our Sauna Kingdom!"
When the envoy from Sauna Kingdom saw that not a single person from Xia Kingdom had stepped forward, he was immediately delighted and arrogantly looked down on all the Xia Kingdom people present, believing that Sauna Kingdom was even more powerful than Xia Kingdom.
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