Chapter 97 Even though you don't need it, Mianmian still wants to give it to you.
“I told you there was something fishy about this, but you didn’t believe me. Even the legendary phoenix bowed to her. She is the one who was born with the destiny of a phoenix.”
The person who spoke glanced at Lin Ruoxue cryptically. She didn't seem like the Third Imperial Consort at all. She was carrying a fake pregnancy and even claimed that a white crane brought a jade pendant to announce the good news. It must be fake.
Hearing these words, Lin Ruoxue lowered her head, and the crescent-shaped marks on her palms were slightly stained with blood.
At this moment, the emperor raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. He said, "The youngest daughter of the Xie family is intelligent and quick-witted. Her clever words have successfully saved thousands from disaster. Now, an unusual phenomenon has occurred, and birds have come to congratulate her. Therefore, I hereby bestow upon the youngest daughter of the Xie family, Xie Mianmian, the title of Princess Ruihuan, and grant her a crown and robes, as well as silver."
The atmosphere at the table immediately erupted in chaos.
"I didn't hear wrong, did I? To be conferred the title of Princess. This is the highest honor for an official family."
"This is unprecedented since the emperor ascended the throne; the person being bestowed a title is actually a child?!"
"The youngest daughter of the Xie family truly deserves the title. I'm completely convinced. Whether it's her successful prophecy or attracting all the birds to pay homage to the phoenix, who else can do that!"
The Xie family members all bowed respectfully to the emperor, saying, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."
Xie Mianmian didn't understand the word "reward," but she felt it must be a good thing. She happily said, "Mianmian thanks Uncle Huang very much!"
"Good." The emperor nodded in satisfaction, feeling completely refreshed.
The celebration finally began, and everyone was still very excited and had not yet calmed down.
Whether it was the spectacular flocks of birds circling overhead or the investiture of a five-year-old princess, people were in high spirits and talked about it for a long time, raising their glasses in celebration.
Xie Mianmian felt relieved. Despite the hot weather, she had a great appetite and kept eating.
At this moment, the Seventh Prince arrived, with Eunuch Li following behind him carrying a tray.
Xie Mianmian moved aside to make room for the Seventh Prince and also brought over a heel pee.
"Seventh Prince, come and sit down."
He originally intended to say a few words and then leave, but Xie Mianmian patted the empty seat and looked at him expectantly.
He hesitated for only a moment before sitting down, his tone somewhat stiff, "Congratulations." This was the first time the Seventh Prince had spoken a compliment to someone else.
Xie Mianmian chuckled and leaned closer to the Seventh Prince, saying mysteriously, "I didn't understand anything else, but I understood Uncle Huang's last sentence. It means I'll have beautiful clothes to wear in the future, and I'll get silver every month, right?"
She counted on her fingers how many portions the silver could be divided into, "One portion for Mianmian, one portion for Father, one portion for Eldest Brother, one portion for Sister-in-law... a total of seven portions!"
The Seventh Prince shook his head helplessly. The Xie family only had six members, yet Xie Mianmian couldn't even count on her fingers. He sighed and said he would definitely have the Grand Tutor teach her carefully later.
"You miscalculated, you're so stupid."
Xie Mianmian mooed and pointed to each of her fingers again, "There are seven portions, that's right, even the Seventh Prince has one."
The Seventh Prince was taken aback. "Why?" When did he become family with Xie Mianmian? He had no idea.
Xie Mianmian looked at the Seventh Prince earnestly, "Without Your Highness, I wouldn't have been able to find the Red Bird to help me. Thank you."
The Seventh Prince turned his head back, not looking at Xie Mianmian, and coughed lightly a few times, "Well, there's no need for thanks between us."
"Mianmian knows that His Highness the Seventh Prince is very wealthy, but Mianmian just wants to give it to you." The child was still saying some sticky, mushy things.
The Seventh Prince hurriedly gestured to Eunuch Li to bring over the items on the tray. The porcelain touched the wooden table and made a crisp sound; it was a rather deep bowl.
Xie Mianmian curiously peeked inside and saw some water and many strange, bright yellow lumps.
Eunuch Li said with a smile, "Miss, this is a fruit brought as tribute from a foreign land. It's called pineapple and it's been specially chilled. It's very effective at cooling you down. You should try it."
He handed the clean chopsticks to the child.
Xie Mianmian took the chopsticks, poked at a piece of pineapple, and gently sniffed it, only smelling a fresh, watery aroma.
"Seventh Prince, do you think it's delicious?"
The seventh prince simply said, "You'll like it."
Xie Mianmian no longer hesitated and took a big bite of the glistening pineapple.
The first taste is a light salty flavor, and as the child chews, the soft, sweet pineapple bursts in their mouth.
With a "slurp," she couldn't resist taking a second bite.
Listening to the cicadas chirping, Xie Mianmian savored the pineapple. The sweet and sour coolness danced on her taste buds, just the kind of flavor a child would love.
Xie Mianmian ate with her cheeks puffed out, and didn't forget to say to the Seventh Prince, "It's delicious."
The Seventh Prince looked at the child's happy face with gentle eyes. This was the Xie Mianmian she should be like. All those messy things that had happened before had made her sad.
He silently lowered his eyes, wondering when he would finally grow up and be able to protect the people he wanted to protect.
Xie Mianmian was happily eating pineapple while her eyes darted around the table, not even noticing the salt water from the pineapple dripping onto her hands from her chopsticks.
The Seventh Prince couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he took out a handkerchief soaked in incense from his sleeve, lowered his head, and gently wiped her chubby little hands.
"Thank you, Seventh Prince~" Xie Mianmian said, but suddenly felt a strong gaze on her, which she couldn't ignore.
She looked in that direction and saw that it was that wicked woman, staring at her menacingly.
Lin Ruoxue was truly unwilling, especially since Xie Mianmian had been bestowed the title of Princess, which truly stabilized the Xie family's fortune.
And she will never have a chance to rise above her circumstances.
Suddenly, a maidservant whispered to Lin Ruoxue, "Reporting to the Third Imperial Consort, something has happened. What should we do with that white crane?"
Lin Ruoxue withdrew her gaze from the child. "Either kill him or let him go. Don't bother this imperial concubine."
That's how the Northern Rong people tamed their beasts. Without an antidote, she couldn't save the white crane she had been using; it was just bad luck.
Xie Mianmian swallowed the sweet fruit and whispered in the Seventh Prince's ear, "Mianmian has thought of a way to teach that wicked woman a lesson."
Feeling the refreshing fruity scent wafting towards his ear, the Seventh Prince turned his head uncomfortably. "What is it?"
Seeing that the Seventh Prince was far away from her, Xie Mianmian had no choice but to straighten up, suppress her overwhelming urge to share, and lean close to the Seventh Prince's ear.
Seeing that the child was about to chase after them, the Seventh Prince reached out and put his hand on Xie Mianmian's shoulder, "That's all you need to say."
"No way, Mianmian's idea is terrible, we can't let anyone know."
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