Chapter 168: General Amnesty
The imperial edict to confer the title of princess was written by Emperor Jing'an after Qiao Chuanbai returned to Beijing.
It was originally planned to be announced at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Unexpectedly, the envoys from the Kingdom of Yue came and disrupted the banquet, and the imperial edict was not issued.
Later, the emperor kept looking for an opportunity to issue the imperial edict, but never had the chance.
Today, taking advantage of Qiao Niannian's rescue of the prime minister, the emperor issued the decree of conferring the title.
Even for this newly conferred princess.
The emperor announced a general amnesty.
This shocked everyone.
General amnesty is not a common thing.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were only three general amnesties.
One was when the founding emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty ascended the throne, and one was when the founding emperor died.
Another was when the founding empress died.
Even when Emperor Jing'an ascended the throne, there was no general amnesty.
Now, the emperor has granted amnesty to the whole world just by canonizing Qiao Niannian as a princess. It cannot be said that he does not value her.
Qiao Niannian returned with the imperial edict, and the empress dowager also gave her a reward.
Not long after, the empress's reward was also delivered.
The empress gave rewards, and the concubines in various palaces also gave rewards.
Qiao Niannian looked at so many things and had no place to put them.
The empress dowager specially asked someone to vacate a room for Qiao Niannian to store the things.
Qiao Niannian asked someone to move all the things to another room.
The things sent by various palaces were all sent by palace maids and eunuchs.
Only the gift from the noble concubine was sent by the third prince himself.
When Qiao Niannian arrived at the gate of the courtyard, she saw the third prince waiting outside.
Compared with his previous attitude, the Third Prince's attitude this time was even more unpredictable.
"Princess Jinyu, this is a gift from your mother. I happened to be paying my respects to your mother in her bedroom. I knew that your mother was giving it to you, so I brought it here."
Xia Zeqi took out a wooden box from her body. The wooden box was exquisite, and there was a Bagua pattern painted on it.
It looked like something from Taoism.
Qiao Niannian took it and smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Xia Zeqi was relieved to see that Qiao Niannian seemed to like it very much.
It was not in vain that he persuaded his mother to change to a magic weapon. He knew that Qiao Niannian would like it.
Xia Zeqi did not stay for long. He gave the gift, said a few words of congratulations, and left.
After Xia Zeqi left, Qiao Niannian returned to the room with her things.
She opened it and found a bell inside .
Taoist symbols were engraved on the bell, and it exuded a gentle light.
This magic weapon is a good thing.
After class, Xia Muyan walked in and found Qiao Niannian staring at a golden bell. She couldn't help but reach out her hand to touch the bell.
The next moment, she was stopped by Qiao Niannian.
"Don't touch it."
Xia Muyan was startled. It was the first time she saw Qiao Niannian so serious.
She subconsciously took her hand back.
When she reacted, she looked at Qiao Niannian strangely.
"Niannian, what's wrong?"
Qiao Niannian shook her head: "This is a thank-you gift from the Royal Concubine, don't touch it."
Xia Muyan's face changed when she heard the Royal Concubine's words.
Qiao Niannian didn't explain much, she just closed the box, and then she spoke after she passed the spiritual power in her hand over the box.
"There is something wrong with this bell, don't touch it, and be careful about what you say recently."
Xia Muyan was a little confused: "Why?"
"There is a talisman paper on this bell that monitors us. No matter what we say, the Royal Concubine will hear it."
Xia Muyan's face changed instantly.
She stared at the wooden box in surprise.
"Can this thing convey our words to the Royal Concubine?"
"Niannian, we don't want this bell anymore, it's better to throw it away."
Qiao Niannian shook her head: "Since the Royal Concubine has sent the thing to me, if I throw it away, wouldn't it be disrespectful?"
"Don't worry, I have sealed the talisman on it, and now the Royal Concubine can't hear us."
Having said that.
Qiao Niannian has been in the palace for quite a while, and she has seen many concubines in the harem.
Only this Royal Concubine, she has never seen it.
This Royal Concubine is quite mysterious.
And she uses a magic weapon with a magic talisman on it. It seems that she is more difficult to deal with than the third prince.
In the novel, the prince, the emperor and the empress had accidents, and until the third prince ascended the throne, this Royal Concubine never showed up.
This is strange.
It is said outside that this noble concubine is deeply loved by the emperor, but after entering the palace, this concubine is like an invisible person.
If she hadn't sent a gift today, she would have found it difficult to remember this noble concubine.
Even when facing the third prince, she would subconsciously forget the noble concubine.
Qiao Niannian is a person from the Xuanmen, and her six senses are inherently more hesitant than ordinary people. It is impossible for her to forget someone she has heard of or seen.
But every time she thinks of the noble concubine, she will subconsciously forget.
It seems that this concubine is not simple.
After Qiao Niannian instructed Xia Muyan, she opened the box again, took out the bell, and placed it on the table.
Yongrong Palace.
A woman in a gold-embroidered gown was leaning on a couch, with only a maid serving her.
On the small table in front of her was a wooden box with a talisman inside.
The intermittent voices of Qiao Niannian and Xia Muyan could be heard from inside.
They were all questions about schoolwork.
The woman listened for a while, then had the box taken aside.
The nanny took the box away, walked over to the woman, and stretched out her hand to massage her shoulders.
"Your Majesty, this Miss Qiao may have some abilities, but she is only ten years old. Is it necessary for Your Majesty to worry so much?"
The woman in front of her was none other than the Imperial Concubine who gave the bell to Qiao Niannian.
The Imperial Concubine looked to be in her twenties. Not only was she well-maintained, her skin was white and without any marks.
She was so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly.
Seeing her appearance, no one would doubt why she had been pampered for so many years.
The Imperial Concubine glanced at the talisman beside her, then smiled and spoke.
"Don't underestimate Miss Qiao."
"Since she entered the palace, the emperor has been praising her constantly, the empress dowager also likes her, and even the empress likes her."
"The emperor also conferred her the title of princess, and even granted amnesty for her. The emperor's own ascension to the throne was not so grand."
"It's a good thing to be favored."
"Originally, these have nothing to do with me, but when Qi'er came to the palace to pay her respects and heard me choosing a gift, she actually mentioned Qiao Nian Nian's preferences."
"I have to pay attention to it."
The nanny rubbed the shoulders of the noble concubine and responded to her words. Soon, she understood the meaning.
"Your Majesty means that the third prince likes Qiao Nian Nian?"
"That can't be!"
The nanny spoke hesitantly.
After all, Qiao Niannian is just ten years old, and she is still a little girl.
If the Third Prince likes a ten-year-old girl, it sounds a bit abnormal.
The Royal Concubine knows her son better.
"Qier may not like Qiao Niannian, but she may be attracted by the value behind Qiao Niannian."
"If she wants to be my daughter-in-law, I will naturally see if she is qualified."