"How dare you, a grown man, talk to a pregnant woman like that? Go and try it yourself. If you can untie it, then I'll admit defeat today, and I won't take any of those cattle and sheep!"
Lin Yuxin looked at the envoy's disdainful face and then said, handing him the nine-linked rings in her hand, her face practically saying: If you're so capable, then solve it!
The envoy blushed even more upon hearing this. If he could solve it, would he use it to humiliate the Xia Kingdom?
"You...continue!"
In the end, the envoy had no choice but to drop the matter!
Lin Yuxin chuckled, glanced at the ministers around her, and said with a smile:
"This nine-linked ring puzzle is a test of intelligence. Everyone can give it a try. If anyone can solve it, His Majesty will surely reward them handsomely, right, Your Majesty?"
After Lin Yuxin finished speaking, she didn't forget to look at the Emperor.
"...Yes, the Regent's Consort is right! Whoever can solve this will be richly rewarded!"
This brat has already lifted him up. If he doesn't agree, he'll lose face in front of the envoy. So he comforts himself, thinking that no one should be able to untie him! Otherwise, he'll have to bleed!
Lin Yuxin immediately had the nine-linked rings in her hand sent down so that the ministers and their wives could try them out.
The ministers also began to solve the nine-linked rings with great interest, but by the end they were all scratching their heads in frustration!
Lin Yuxin started guessing the next one!
Lin Yuxin circled the second item twice more, then suddenly burst out laughing!
"why are you laughing?"
The envoy from the Sauna Kingdom looked at Lin Yuxin's smile with some confusion and asked.
"It's nothing. What do you use this for? You don't mean to wash your face, do you?"
Lin Yuxin did not answer, but instead asked the envoy with a smile.
How did you know?
The envoy looked at Lin Yuxin in shock; she actually knew even the purpose of it?
After receiving his confirmation, Lin Yuxin couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter:
"Hahaha…!"
The ministers and their wives all looked over, and even the Emperor and Empress looked at Lin Yuxin with puzzled expressions, wondering why she was laughing like that.
What are you laughing at?
The envoy from the Sauna Kingdom was baffled by Lin Yuxin's laughter and became somewhat embarrassed and angry, shouting loudly.
"I'm laughing at you guys. This thing is called a toilet, it's for relieving yourself, commonly known as pooping. You actually use it to wash your faces, hahaha!"
Lin Yuxin was practically dying of laughter. If she wasn't mistaken, this must have come from overseas. Although Sauna Country was all grassland, its other side was an unknown land.
It's possible that someone from the Sauna Country went there and brought this back, but no one knew how to use it. And since its shape is very similar to a basin, the Sauna Country used it to wash their face!
Upon hearing Lin Yuxin's words, Sauna Country's expression shifted dramatically, like a palette of colors. The thought that this item had been used by their Sauna Country's King made his expression even more interesting.
Should he tell or not when he gets back?
"How...how can you be so sure that what you're saying is true?"
The sauna country is making its last-ditch effort.
"If you don't believe me, that's fine. I'll have someone demonstrate it for you."
So she waved to the eunuch who was standing to the side carrying things.
The eunuch stepped forward and respectfully asked Lin Yuxin:
"Your Highness, please give your orders."
"You sit down!"
Lin Yuxin didn't waste any words and directly ordered the eunuch to sit on the toilet.
The eunuch did as she was told. When the eunuch walked over, he sat down as Lin Yuxin instructed. When he sat on the toilet, the size and curvature of it were as if it were tailor-made for him.
The envoy from the Sauna Kingdom was speechless. He knew that struggling was useless, and besides, they were using it to wash their faces.
Just thinking about it makes him feel sick; he doesn't even dare to face the king when he gets back.
The ministers below covered their mouths and stifled their laughter, afraid that if they laughed too loudly, the Sauna Kingdom would lose face, so they were holding back with great difficulty.
After dismissing the eunuch, Lin Yuxin walked to the last item. This time, she glanced at it and unconsciously took a step back, covering her mouth and nose with her hand. Suddenly, she looked at the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom with a sharp gaze and questioned him:
"Envoys from the Sauna Kingdom, I can tell from your visit that you have not come with sincerity. You actually tried to fool our Emperor with such things!"
The envoy from Sauna Kingdom froze, wondering if she really knew. He then feigned ignorance and looked at Lin Yuxin, asking:
"What nonsense are you spouting? If you can't guess, you can't guess. Don't try to mislead us, the Sauna Nation, by accusing us of wrongdoing. Just admit defeat!"
"So you're saying you won't shed tears until you see the coffin! This thing is actually just a lump of cow dung that your sauna country uses for firewood. It's cow or horse excrement that's dried in the sun and then used as firewood. Am I right? You're trying to fool our country with this as a treasure. What are you up to?"
Lin Yuxin's cold gaze was fixed on the envoy, her whole aura imposing, but her words made the envoy break out in a cold sweat. She... really knew?
Lin Yuxin's words caused the faces of everyone from the Emperor to the ministers to darken.
"You sauna country really have some nerve, daring to lie to us?"
"Is the Sauna Country trying to start a war?"
"Arrest them and ask the King of Sauna what they mean."
Immediately, various voices of condemnation arose from the audience!
"Envoys from the Sauna Kingdom, tell me what your king is thinking? Or are you doing this on purpose?"
The emperor then spoke up in a cold voice to question him.
His decision not to kill his son was a way of giving the Sauna Kingdom a way out!
Meanwhile, the envoys from the Sauna Kingdom were trembling with fear. They did this because they thought the Xia people wouldn't recognize the object and they wanted to make fun of them.
Unexpectedly, someone recognized them and even mentioned it. How am I supposed to save face now?!
After much deliberation, the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom wiped the cold sweat from his brow and apologized to the Emperor:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This was truly our mistake. We took the wrong item, and we will certainly apologize. We hope Your Majesty will not take offense."
No one present believed the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom's words. "You made a mistake? Who would make a mistake with cow dung? You're kidding me."
However, none of the ministers said anything; they were all waiting to see how the Emperor would handle the matter!
The Emperor took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then spoke expressionlessly:
"Since the Sauna Country took the wrong one, then so be it. I'm not a petty person, so let's just let this matter go!"
Since the Emperor had spoken, no one else had any objections, but they were all holding their breath. This Sauna Kingdom was taking them too lightly, but it was indeed not a good time for them to add another enemy.
The border war is not over yet. If they fall out with the Sangna Kingdom, they will definitely be forced to join the Qi Kingdom's ranks. The Xia Kingdom will then be attacked from both sides and it will be difficult for them to survive!
This is why the emperor decided to endure it after much deliberation, and this is also the tragedy of being an emperor!
Their ability to tolerate it doesn't mean Lin Yuxin can. Despite her pregnant belly, she suddenly forced a smile and looked at the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom, saying:
"Since the Sauna Country has brought out its treasures, how about I bring out my country's most powerful treasure?"
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