Inside the palace.
The competition between the various countries and the younger generation of Dayong was not as dramatic and exciting as the competition between Jing Jiayue and Jing Le, where each side had its own winners and losers.
But overall, the Yong Dynasty won.
An iron mine in the South, a city in the Li Kingdom, and the mountains and forests of the Xia Kingdom all belong to Dayong.
As for where it will be given, and whether Dayong will be able to receive it, that's another matter entirely.
After the competition, Emperor Jing left first with his concubines, giving them free time and providing a social environment for the envoys from various countries.
Emperor Jing bid farewell to the Empress and others, and returned to Xuanhua Palace with Consort Gui.
I wonder how Lele and the others are doing. Duan Feibai shouldn't have hurt Lele, right? No, I need to get Lele's bodyguards ready.
Consort Gui, who remained silent, shared the same idea as Emperor Jing; the two of them were thinking the same thing.
Jing Le's arrival was so sudden that they had no time to prepare and were stunned by the news that followed.
Now that the banquet is over, it's time to put arrangements for Jing Le on the agenda. As for Jing Jiayue, who has been given the title of Jing Le, let's leave her alone for now and settle accounts with her when the time is right.
Xuanhua Palace.
Duan Feibai was relieved to know that someone had gone to rescue his sister.
At this moment, Eunuch Xu arrived on orders, bringing with him a lot of things, including the iron cage.
Anyone with eyes could see that, in addition to bringing the gifts from other countries at the banquet, the emperor had also taken a lot of things from his private treasury.
“Princess Anle, this old servant has brought these things on His Majesty’s orders. From now on, these will all belong to Your Highness.”
Eunuch Xu looked at Jing Le with kind eyes.
He had seen too many people in this palace; he could tell at a glance who was insightful and who was perverse.
Without such skill, one could not serve the emperor.
Jing Le was the first person to see himself without prejudice, as if he were not a disabled person, but a dignified, flesh-and-blood living person.
Having been a servant for most of his life, he had almost forgotten that he was a human being with feelings.
It felt good to be respected; he liked this innocent little boy.
Unlike Jing Jiayue, who, despite being the same age, had eyes full of ambition and appeared extremely fake.
"(⊙o⊙) Wow, Eunuch Xu, did Father Emperor say they're all for me?"
The first thing Jing Le saw was the big iron cage. She had her eye on the big white tiger at the banquet. She had been thinking about how to get her father to give her the white tiger.
Unexpectedly, the white tiger had already entered her courtyard in the blink of an eye.
[What an amazing father he is! I love him so much! If anyone ever says he's a heartless tyrant again, I'll be the first to argue with them.]
The three boys standing nearby, who could hear each other's thoughts, were filled with jealousy; they also wanted to be praised by Jing Le.
"Yes, His Majesty personally instructed this old servant, so please rest assured, little princess."
Eunuch Xu must have repeated what Emperor Jing had told him.
Emperor Jing and Consort Gui, who had just arrived outside the courtyard, also heard Jing Le's thoughts. One of them relaxed his brows and eyes, and the corners of his lips curved slightly. The other frowned slightly and pursed his lips.
It's clear that their thoughts were completely opposite.
Emperor Jing: Lele praised me and even called me a divine father. It seems I gave the right gift. I'll do it again next time.
Consort: It's just a tiger, what's so great about it? Next time I'll send something else that will definitely outshine His Majesty. Humph, I am Lele's fairy mother.
"Haha, that's right, I had Xu Hai deliver it. I noticed you liked this white tiger before, now that you see it, are you satisfied?"
Emperor Jing led Consort Gui into the courtyard.
"Greetings, Father Emperor and Mother Consort."
"Greetings, Your Majesty, and Your Highness the Imperial Concubine."
"Greetings, Your Majesty, and Your Highness the Imperial Concubine."
Everyone in the courtyard except Jing Le knelt down.
"Rise."
"Father, Mother." Jing Le ran to Emperor Jing's side and hugged his leg. She was only three years old and her height only reached Emperor Jing's leg.
Why did Father have to grow so tall? Now I can only hug his legs.
I don't know if it's because my body is only three years old, but my soul and body have completely merged. Over time, my speech has become somewhat like that of a three-year-old child. I'm getting more and more like a child as I get older.
The concubine, who was initially unhappy, felt instantly at peace upon hearing these words.
"Ahem, Lele, aren't you going to go see that big white tiger? I've heard from the older generation that if a white tiger recognizes its master, it will be extremely protective of that master."
What Emperor Jing didn't say was that all intelligent animals recognize only one master throughout their lives and remain extremely loyal until death.
Jing Le understood this perfectly well, better than anyone else, since she had a contracted beast back in the cultivation world.
"I'll go check right now. Don't worry, I'll make it recognize its owner."
It's too good for it to acknowledge itself as its master. If there were other spiritual beasts in the world, who would even want it?
Although the white tiger cannot compare to those mythical beasts, it is still a decent means of transportation.
That's right, Jing Le wanted to tame the White Tiger simply because he wanted a comfortable means of transportation.
After speaking, he gestured to the guard beside him to lift the black cloth, revealing the white tiger inside.
Jing Le stepped forward and looked at the white tiger in the cage, and the white tiger also looked at Jing Le.
The white tiger growled at Jing Le, its eyes filled with disdain: "Little girl, I understood what you just said. You think you can make this king recognize you as his master? Dream on."
Jing Le raised an eyebrow, smiled, picked up a few pebbles from the ground, weighed them in his hands, and said to the white tiger amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd:
"I can understand your voice, so I'm more than capable of being your master. You've made a profit on this deal."
The white tiger narrowed its eyes, contemplating as if it were a human, and then growled a few more times:
You think you, a mere human cub, can understand what I, the Great King, am saying? Hmph, even if you could, so what? You're so weak, I'd never acknowledge you as my master.
If you don't release me, be careful, I'll swallow you whole once I regain my strength.
Jing Le started chatting with the large white tiger in the iron cage, as if she could really understand what the white tiger was saying.
The guards watching had very subtle expressions, and several of them exchanged glances.
Guard A: Is Princess Anle suffering from delusions?
Guard B: Maybe. I don't know why His Majesty likes her so much, and even gave her the White Tiger.
Guard C: Exactly, if anyone should be given a gift, it should be Princess Jiayue...
Even Eunuch Xu glanced nervously at Emperor Jing, fearing that Jing Le's actions might have angered the emperor.
As a result, Emperor Jing and the others remained extremely calm. Since Jing Le said she could understand, it must be true.
"Hmph, since you won't listen to reason and want to suffer the consequences, I'll grant your wish."
Jing Le was tired and didn't want to waste any more words, so she directly swung the pebble in her hand at the white tiger.
Stones imbued with spiritual power are no longer ordinary stones; even a small one hitting you will hurt.
In a short while, the large white tiger in the iron cage was beaten so badly that it jumped up and down, howling in pain.
Big White Tiger: Ouch, that hurts! Wait, let's talk this out. I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master, I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master, please stop hitting me...
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