Chuanrui and Xu Yan held no official position and were not qualified to attend yesterday's palace banquet. After everyone returned, they only discussed the Wei family's child-switching incident and did not mention the bet between Chuanwen and Wei Zihan. Therefore, they did not know that this strange ceremony was actually just a bet.
Xu Yan managed to snag a good spot with great effort, and the aroma she received was just as good as Old Wu's wife's.
Chuanwen looked over and found that not only her mother, but also her father and brother were in the lively crowd. Unlike her mother, the two of them were running at the very front of the group, probably because they felt that if they were to offer the first incense stick, they should also be at the front of the race!
That's not all, the worst part is that these two were shouting, "Give my daughter/sister a perfect match!"
Chuanwen felt for the first time that she had shot herself in the foot; now she was going to become famous.
However, when Chuanwen's face went numb, the other kneeling people breathed a sigh of relief. If they were going to be unlucky, they would be unlucky together. Anyway, with Chuanwen by their side, it wasn't a loss!
The matter ended with the guards explaining the situation and persuading everyone to go home. The emperor did not punish the officials, after all, the law does not punish the masses. However, the emperor had already made a mental note of their actions and hoped that they would not commit any more crimes, or else he would not be so lenient towards them!
However, ever since the Emperor discovered Chuanwen's talent, he has grown even more fond of her. Even though her parents and brother were the most conspicuous in this unreliable incident, it didn't diminish his affection and appreciation for Chuanwen. He fussed over her for quite some time before returning to the palace, making the officials who had been rebuked by the Emperor extremely jealous. But after seeing Chuanwen's delicate and adorable face, and hearing her sweetly call him "Uncle" and wish him a Happy New Year, they were overjoyed. They searched their pockets for red envelopes to give to Chuanwen, and those who didn't bring red envelopes even took off their gold, silver, and jade jewelry to give to her. Who wouldn't love such a cute and talented girl? Besides, it was the New Year, how could they let the child go home empty-handed?
At this moment, Wei Xin and his wife ran over and said that they had already done their part for Wei Zihan and that Chuanwen should stop arguing. Chuanwen wanted to say that he should keep his promise, but after looking at the two people who were exhausted and their eyes were about to burst, he smiled kindly and said, "Then forget it."
Her main concern was that if she didn't agree to their proposal, she would be torn apart on the spot by the two deeply resentful people.
Although Chuanwen didn't see Wei Zihan punished, she was still very happy, after all, she received a lot of lucky money.
After returning, Chuanwen continued what she was doing. When Marquis Changxing saw her fiddling with the metal and fine wires, he became curious about what she was doing and asked her. She replied that she was undertaking a great cause that could change the world.
Marquis Changxing couldn't help but chuckle at her proud little face. He believed that his granddaughter had the ability to influence the Great Jin and neighboring countries, since they could obtain a lot of information and carry out many things from her thoughts. However, he did not believe that she could change the world. Therefore, when his granddaughter gave him a list of things he needed, he treated it like playing with a child and had someone search for them in the market.
The reason for using the word "search" is that the things listed in the article are not common or easy to obtain; for example, with magnets, one would have to go to the market to find them.
In the following days, Chuanwen unusually avoided joining in the festive celebrations and instead devoted herself to her great cause.
So the family discovered another side of Chuanwen. If we're talking about slacking off, Chuanwen is second to none. But when she's seriously working on something, it seems like nothing can bother her.
Even Chuanrui and Xu Yan couldn't help but become interested in their daughter's past life. However, they believed that no matter what their daughter did in her past life, she must have been an extraordinary person!
On the third day after the Lantern Festival, and ten days after Marquis Changxing had gathered all the things Chuanwen needed, Chuanwen entered the palace. The ministers' holiday would end the next day, and Chuanwen would have to go back to work. Fortunately, she had already completed her great task the day before, and that great task was in the box that Zheng Yan was holding behind her, which was more than a foot long.
However, before the message could be sent and displayed, the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies rushed into the palace in a panic. In front of him was an old man, the envoy from the Liang Kingdom, who looked indignant. The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was chasing after him, sweating profusely.
When the old man saw the emperor, his indignation instantly turned into grievance, and tears streamed down his face. He hugged the emperor's leg and begged the emperor to make a decision for them!
The emperor was discussing border wars with several officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue when Chuanwen arrived. He thought it would be a good opportunity to hear Chuanwen's views on the current situation, but now he was completely bewildered by the old man's sudden appearance and looked blankly at the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial who had come with him.
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness, saying that one of the envoys from the Little Liang Kingdom had gone missing two days ago, and they had searched everywhere but had not found him.
Before the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies could finish speaking, the old man interrupted, "Ah Feng must have been beaten to death by Wei An. It's pitiful that we traveled thousands of miles to bring gifts to wish Your Majesty a Happy New Year, only to find that Ah Feng has been murdered and we can't even find his remains. Your Majesty, you must do justice for us!"
The emperor recalled their meager gifts and was speechless at the old man trying to appeal to his feelings with such things.
However, he couldn't understand the matter in just a few words, so he first comforted the old man, saying that if someone really committed murder unjustly, he would definitely stand up for them, and then asked the old man and the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial to explain the matter in detail.
Note that the emperor is referring to unjust killings. Although he wanted to improve relations with the Liang Kingdom, he wouldn't indiscriminately harm his own people.
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