Chapter 58: Prime Minister Yun
Yun Li rested her chin on the table with her arms, feeling bored. With her previous experience of attending the palace banquet, she had eaten a lot before coming this time, and the exquisite snacks on everyone's table had no appeal to her.
Her consciousness was immersed in the space, and she watered the fruit trees she had planted earlier with spiritual spring water. When she planted them, they were just small saplings, but in just half a month, they had grown into small trees as thick as her arms. It seemed that achieving fruit freedom was just around the corner.
While she was busy watering the fruit trees, the masked King opposite her kept looking at her.
Soon, it was time to offer the gift.
The first person to present a gift was undoubtedly the Crown Prince. He presented a large emerald coral. Two guards carried it in.
"Father, coral wards off evil, protects the body, and brings peace! I offer this emerald coral to you, Father, to celebrate your birthday!"
The emperor smiled and said, "Your Highness is very thoughtful! I like it very much. Reward!"
Emerald coral is not a rare thing, but such a large emerald coral is rare in the world. The prince must give face to it.
Next came the ministers' gifts, most of which were pearls, agates, jade, or rare books and historical records...
As an emperor, he naturally had no shortage of these extraneous things. Except for some old ministers who gave him rewards, the others just nodded and praised him, and then passed by.
The last official to present a gift was Prime Minister Yun.
"Your Majesty, I have come across this colorful glass chess set by chance and would like to present it to Your Majesty as a gift! I know Your Majesty is an expert chess player and has studied the game extensively, so this chess set is a perfect match for Your Majesty! Please accept it."
After the words fell, Yun Li couldn't help but look up, looking at the familiar jumping chess pieces, and couldn't help but twitch her mouth. It turned out that the sky-high-priced jumping chess pieces were bought by her scumbag father...
Is she a scapegoat?
The eunuch held the chess pieces in front of the emperor with both hands.
Helian Tian looked at the chess pieces with a hint of surprise on his face, and then asked in confusion: "My dear Yun, how come I have never seen a chessboard like this before? How do you play this game? And where are the chess pieces?"
"Your Majesty, the chess pieces are on the corresponding chessboards for each color. Please, Eunuch Li, open the chessboard for Your Majesty to see."
Eunuch Li scratched the chessboard with his hand in confusion, opened a square, and saw the red and translucent chess beads rolling inside.
"Your Majesty, please look! This chess piece is exquisite! I have never seen such a precious chess piece!"
Eunuch Li brought the chessboard to the emperor in surprise.
Helian Tian was also excited now. He said happily, "My dear Yun, are you saying that there are different colored chess pieces in the different colored grids?"
"Your Majesty, this is true! The colors on the chessboard correspond to the pieces of the same color."
Eunuch Li opened the remaining five chessboard squares one by one. The six different colored chess pieces shone with crystal light, like colorful gems.
Helian Tian looked at these exquisite chess pieces and was in a good mood. "My dear Yun, do you know how to play this chess?"
"Your Majesty, this chess piece is ingeniously designed. I cannot play it, but I will give it to Your Majesty as well!"
"My dear Lord Yun, you are so thoughtful. I really like the gift you gave me! Reward! A generous reward!"
The ministers in the audience all cast envious glances at Prime Minister Yun. It seemed that Prime Minister Yun was the only one who had given gifts that touched the Emperor's heart! He even surpassed the Crown Prince...
Then it will be the turn of the princes
The eldest prince, Helian Hao, presented a glazed Pixiu figurine! The second prince, Prince Duan, presented a glazed tea set, and the fifth prince presented a glazed crystal ball...
Only the Royal Prince gave a set of four treasures of the study, which was an ordinary and standard gift.
Next came the concubines headed by the Queen. The Queen gave a painting of a vast landscape, and the Concubine Xian gave a glass fish tank with a few small red goldfish in it.
Concubine Liang gave her a bouquet of colorful glass flowers, Concubine Shu gave her a dragon-shaped glass ornament, and Concubine De gave her a white and green glass cabbage...
Yun Li was looking at the items with great interest. She had thought that only one of her items would appear today, but she had never expected that all of them would end up in the Emperor's pocket...
And all the photos were taken by the princes and concubines... If you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same house!
It turns out that the royal family is rich and easy to deceive!
Haha~ But the biggest grudge belongs to her scumbag father!
The emperor's initial delight turned into a blank expression. He was puzzled. Why were they all given glass? This thing is priceless, but after seeing it so many times, it seems just so-so! Did his concubines and princes have a plan in mind?
The ministers in the audience were also surprised at first, but then became numb. An indescribable strange atmosphere spread throughout the banquet.
Glass producer Yun Li couldn't help wanting to laugh when she saw all this. She was afraid of laughing out loud, so she quickly lowered her head and covered her face with her sleeves.
Unexpectedly, this scene fell into the eyes of the opposite King Yu. Under the mask, the King Yu's thin lips curled up. He naturally knew that these things were all from Yun Li's hands.
That day she was in Box 2, and he sat next to her in Box 1. He stood upstairs and watched her go away until the auction ended.
After Yun Li had laughed enough, she coughed slightly to clear her throat. When she looked up, her eyes met with the King's. She felt a little uncomfortable for a moment when she realized that the King was looking at her.
Then I nodded and smiled at him, which was considered a greeting. After all, we had met once.
The emperor suddenly took the throne and said in a deep voice, "My dear Lord Yun, who is the woman in white beside you? How come I have never seen her before?"
Yun Li came back to her senses and looked at Yun Wei. She was wearing a pink dress today. Was the emperor asking about her?
"Your Majesty, this is my third daughter. She rarely leaves the house, but she did attend the Spring Banquet hosted by the Empress last time."
"Oh? I didn't know that Lord Yun had a little daughter. What's her name?"
"Your Majesty, my daughter's name is Yunli."
"Yunli~ She lives up to her name, what a nice name! How old are you? Are you married?"
Yun Li felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She felt very uncomfortable with the emperor's gaze on her. All the eyes in the audience were focused on her.
"Your Majesty, my daughter is seventeen years old and has not yet been married."
"Good! Good! It's reasonable for Lord Yun to keep such a beautiful daughter hidden in his mansion!
I grant you ten pieces of Yunli Yunjin, five pieces of Xiangyunsha, ten thousand taels of gold, a pair of agate bracelets, a set of jade head ornaments, and a pair of Ruyi jade pillows!"
Yun Li frowned and turned to look at the emperor. She seemed to see a strong possessive desire in the emperor's eyes...
This made her feel extremely disgusted. She was doomed! Was she favored by the old pervert, the emperor?
"Hurry up and thank the Emperor!"
Just as she was lost in thought, Prime Minister Yun pushed her arm and reminded her
Yun Li adjusted her thoughts, walked to the center of the hall, and knelt to thank the emperor: "Your servant thanks the emperor for the reward."
Helian Tian smiled brightly and said, "Stand up! No need to be polite, just take a seat!"
"yes!"
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