Chapter 104: Unification
"Good! Minister Qiao has indeed raised a good daughter. I envy you, my dear."
Minister Qiao's face was full of pride, but he was humble and flattering.
Qiao Yihuan rubbed the wine glass with her fingertips. The emperor's words actually belittled his daughter.
The Tenth Princess is now in the palace and is at a night banquet, but the Emperor must be feeling uncomfortable praising someone else's daughter in such a way.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yihuan looked at He Baozhu, but saw that He Baozhu was looking at Qiao Wanyan in the center of the hall with a silly smile on his face. He immediately clenched his hand holding the wine glass even tighter.
"Do you have any gift you want? Just tell me, I will satisfy you today!"
The emperor was very pleased and his words made all the noble ladies envious.
He Zhiyu's face was pale, but his eyes still did not move away from her.
Everyone's eyes were on the woman in the center of the hall, but many were looking back and forth between the Crown Prince and Prince Jing.
The emperor said so. If Qiao Wanyan wanted to marry the prince, I am afraid the emperor would not disagree if he was in a good mood. This is a great opportunity.
Even Minister Qiao and Lady Jin were hoping for this. If others didn't know, didn't they know it? Their precious daughter wanted to marry the prince the most, and this was the only wish they couldn't fulfill for their daughter.
He Yanli no longer looked at her, but polished a jade pendant in his hand, but his attention was all on her.
Qiao Yihuan was nervous. She knew Qiao Wanyan's character. She would not let go of any chance and would not care about other people's expressions or thoughts.
As long as she is happy, she can do anything.
Now that there is such a good opportunity, she will definitely compete with me for the position of Crown Princess.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Tenth Princess......
Why does she always take away everything from me?
"Your servant does have a gift that I really want."
The emperor had a smile on his face, which was different from his usual awe-inspiring smile. At this moment, the emperor looked like a gentle and kind elder.
"Tell me about it."
Qiao Wanyan smiled sweetly: "I would like to ask the emperor to grant me someone."
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this. Was the second daughter of the Qiao family so happy that she spoke without restraint? She wanted the emperor to grant her a marriage to the prince, so how could he say that he would grant her the prince?
Minister Qiao was also stunned for a moment. He was anxious but didn't dare to say anything. He tried his best to wink at her, but the other party didn't receive it at all.
He Yanli sneered, "Idiot."
"Who do you want?" asked the emperor.
Qiao Wanyan smiled and said, "I would like to ask the emperor to give Sun Tian from the imperial kitchen to me. She used to be a cook at Mingyue Tower in the capital, and the osmanthus cake she makes is amazing. I like her osmanthus cake the most!"
Everyone was stunned.
What? Such a good opportunity and you're only looking for a cook?
He Zhiyu looked at her in surprise, and was obviously surprised that this was the gift she wanted.
He Yanli took a sip of the wine in the glass, hmm, so sweet.
"Are you sure you only want this gift? I will only give you one chance. I can satisfy you as long as you want."
Qiao Wanyan smiled and said, "Right now, this is the gift I want most. I hope Your Majesty will grant it!"
The emperor was silent for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter. "Okay, I promise you. You are really interesting, no wonder... OK, please take a seat."
Qiao Wanyan thanked him with a smile, and the palace servant stepped forward and carefully took the night pearl from her hand.
After returning to her seat, Jin held her hand and said regretfully: "Yanyan, why did you miss such a good opportunity..."
Qiao Wanyan didn't say much. The emperor said that if she wanted the position of Crown Princess, there was a great possibility that the emperor would promise her.
but......
She didn't want to ask for the position of Crown Princess herself, she wanted the position to be given to her by the Crown Prince.
In this way, I will not be considered the humble one.
In a relationship, the humble party is destined to have no good results.
The Queen looked unhappy, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes as she looked at Qiao Wanyan.
Useless thing!
At such a young age, he is still full of tricks.
When Qiao Wanyan passed by Qiao Yihuan, she stopped and said, "Sister, I heard that you also prepared a birthday gift for the emperor. I am looking forward to what kind of gift you will prepare."
Qiao Yihuan smiled, still looking gentle and kind, "Sister will know soon."
The dance just now was indeed amazing, but she was wrong to think that she was the most dazzling one at the banquet tonight.
The noble ladies of the capital city presented gifts one by one. On this Longevity Festival, it was no longer simply a matter of presenting birthday gifts to the Emperor on behalf of their families, but the imperial family was indirectly selecting the women who would live in the East Palace in the future.
Not to mention the Crown Princess, the concubines and the good ladies all need to be carefully selected.
What's more, Prince Jing, who holds military power, also lacks a queen.
Qiao Yihuan was the last one. I don’t know if someone deliberately put her name last, but it just happened to be what she wanted.
The best thing, of course, is to be the last one to appear.
"Your humble servant, Qiao Yihuan, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue, pays respect to His Majesty."
When Qiao Yihuan was in the princess's mansion, she spent a long time studying the palace rules. Although she felt a little nervous when paying her respects, she tried her best to look calm and generous, like a lady from a noble family.
A palace servant brought up a large barrel covered with a red cloth. If you looked closely, you could see that the two palace servants were enduring something on their faces.
Everyone was curious, how could this thing be so big?
The emperor was also very curious, "What did the eldest daughter of the Qiao family prepare?"
Qiao Yihuan suppressed her joy and said, "I have prepared a bucket of ginger for the emperor."
A bucket of ginger?
The Queen scolded: "How dare you! How can we allow you to be so unruly at the birthday banquet? Come, drag him away!"
He Zhiyu stood up and said, "Mother, let's listen to what the eldest daughter of the Qiao family has to say next. She won't act so recklessly on such an important occasion."
Qiao Yihuan felt touched and began to get excited about the rewards he would get after he made his speech.
This was an important part of changing the course of her life.
"I have prepared a bucket of ginger. Several hundred kilograms of ginger are piled up in the bucket like a small mountain. It is called a bucket of ginger mountain."
The emperor paused for a moment, "A bucket of ginger mountain?"
Qiao Yihuan responded, "Yes. This is my gift to you, Your Majesty, to wish you a long life and a unified country!"
When everyone heard this, they finally understood that this was a homophonic expression to wish the emperor a unified country. Such a clever idea was indeed more amazing than the previous gifts.
The emperor suddenly laughed out loud, "A bucket of ginger, a unified country. Good, good, I like this birthday gift very much! Uncover the red cloth and let me see this unified country."
Qiao Yihuan agreed and turned to walk to the big barrel, but smelled an extremely pungent smell.
She reached out to lift the red cloth, but the moment she saw what was in the bucket, she covered it back.
How...how could this happen?
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