Chapter 8 A visitor from the palace
Haitang wanted to persuade her young lady, but Qiao Niannian had already sat in front of the dressing table, waiting for her to come forward and help her tie her hair.
Haitang thought that her young lady was in good health, and her mood was very important, so tying her hair was not a big deal.
When she found out that she couldn't enter the palace, she gave up.
Haitang walked in front of Qiao Niannian, raised her hand and was about to help Qiao Niannian tie a daily home hairstyle. Qiao Niannian took a look and said in a flat voice: "Have a hairstyle for entering the palace."
Haitang didn't know how to tell her young lady that they couldn't enter the palace.
But seeing her young lady's serious look, Haitang sighed heavily in her heart.
When her young lady jumped into the river, could it be that she also injured her brain, but the doctor didn't diagnose it?
No matter what she thought, her hands moved quickly.
Soon, a back-haired bun was done.
Haitang chose a set of Blue Creek flying flower headdress according to the clothes her young lady was wearing, and the same earrings on her ears. This dress and headdress immediately added a bit of coolness to Qiao Niannian's originally delicate face.
"Miss, you are so beautiful."
Haitang looked at Qiao Niannian's face and couldn't help but picked up the flower hairpin and put it on the center of her eyebrows.
Now, the whole face became brighter.
Qiao Niannian took a look and saw that there was nothing wrong, so she stood up.
"Let's go!"
Haitang's expression was tense: "Miss, actually we can't go in at all..."
Haitang chased to the door, and before she finished speaking, she saw the housekeeper leading the eunuch hurriedly walked in front of Qiao Niannian, and the two bowed to Qiao Niannian.
The eunuch spoke first.
"Second Miss Qiao, the palace summoned you."
Haitang was stunned.
No, she really had to go to the palace.
She subconsciously glanced at her young lady and saw that her young lady had a calm expression and was not surprised by the insult.
Haitang was shocked. How did her young lady know that the emperor would summon them?
Without waiting for Haitang to think about it, Qiao Niannian followed the eunuch and left.
Haitang followed him in a daze.
On the way, Qiao Niannian also talked to the housekeeper: "Housekeeper Zhu, Shi Liulian is injured. Please go back and ask the doctor to take a look and get the best medicine to make her suffer less."
Housekeeper Zhu's face froze. He went out to do things for the marquis in the morning.
Could it be that someone in the mansion was restless because he hadn't been watching for half a day?
Housekeeper Zhu did not dare to delay: "Miss, don't worry, I will ask someone to call the doctor immediately."
Haitang behind him was more and more confused.
Shi Liu stood at the door but did not enter. Could it be that Miss saw it from the window?
Haitang was now full of doubts, but she had no chance to ask.
Qiao Niannian left the mansion, got on the carriage, and went all the way to the palace. This time, the emperor was gracious and allowed the carriage to enter the inner palace to get off, otherwise it would take half an hour to walk this way.
Qiao Niannian got off the carriage and walked a short distance to the Xuanzheng Hall.
After the eunuch went in to report, Qiao Niannian went in. As for Haitang, she was left outside the door.
Step into the room and go through the archway to the inner room. In the
inner room, the emperor sat on the upper throne, and on the right stood His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in court robes.
On the left stood Marquis Mingyuan and Mrs. Huo.
Qiao Niannian walked into the inner room and was about to salute, but the emperor waved his hand first.
"No need to kneel, no need to salute."
After the emperor finished speaking, he took a look at Qiao Niannian. Although Qiao Niannian was only ten years old now, she had a delicate face and features. She was definitely a rare beauty when she grew up.
In addition to her appearance, her calm demeanor and calm behavior made people's eyes light up.
"Are you the one who copied the Buddhist scriptures?"
Qiao Niannian bowed: "Your Majesty, the Buddhist scriptures were indeed written by my daughter."
The emperor's tone sank: "Why did you put the Buddhist scriptures on the beam and almost killed someone? Do you know your crime?"
Ming Yuanhou's heart skipped a beat.
The emperor used to use these scare tactics, and he had been scared for so many years, but every time the emperor scolded him in a deep voice, he still couldn't help being startled.
His precious daughter has been spoiled since she was a child, and it has only been a few days since she jumped into the river, so don't scare her.
Mingyuan was about to reply, but Qiao Niannian spoke first.
"To reply to the emperor, your elder brother and the soldiers on the border are true heroes who protect their country. Although I can't fight together, I also want to do my best. I specially asked for the Buddhist scriptures to copy and pray for blessings. As for putting it on the beam, it was instructed by an expert. As for being misunderstood, maybe your elder brother will soon be able to quell the war and return to the court."
The speech was neither humble nor arrogant, and the tone was calm, which was quite stable.
The emperor had a gloomy face and was incomprehensible one moment, but the next moment, he was very happy.
"My Lord Mingyuan, I didn't know you had such a smart and beautiful daughter. You are so lucky!"
"This time, it was a misunderstanding. I'm sorry to have wronged you. Qiao Niannian has such a kind heart at such a young age. It's rare."
"Then I will give you two days off so you can go back and spend time with your family."
"In addition, I will give Qiao Niannian 100 taels of gold and two pieces of top-quality brocade. I see that your handwriting is good and quite elegant, so I will also give you a set of top-quality four treasures of the study."
"I see it's getting late, so have lunch with me at noon! The prince will accompany you."
Qiao Niannian was delighted. With the prince around, her spiritual power might be able to recover a little.
These days, she has been practicing every day, but her progress is not obvious. She has not absorbed as much spiritual power as when she stayed with the prince for a while.
Qiao Niannian was happy, but Mingyuan Hou was shocked.
When has the emperor ever cared about whether his ministers were hungry?
In the past, when the emperor and his ministers had different opinions, the emperor even deliberately put a table of delicious food in the court and wasted time with them in the court.
The emperor ate until his mouth was full of oil, and they were dizzy with hunger.
Now that the emperor is concerned about the problem of hunger, Mingyuan Hou only thinks there is a conspiracy.
The emperor was calm, waiting for the meal to be served. Mingyuan Hou was nervous, Mrs. Huo was cautious, but Crown Prince Xia Rongyu and Qiao Niannian looked calm.
Qiao Niannian had already planned to rub against the crown prince's purple aura and take advantage of the time to absorb more spiritual power.
But after sitting at the table, Qiao Niannian found that she couldn't touch Xia Rongyu at all.
The dining table was big, and there were a lot of dishes. Qiao Niannian and Xia Rongyu were several meters apart.
I thought it was exaggerated when I watched TV before, but now it seems so real.
Although it was not as extravagant as more than a hundred dishes, there were still more than twenty dishes.
This time, because their family was having dinner, the emperor asked people to add a few dishes, and now there were thirty-two dishes on the table.
[Luxury, this is too extravagant, these are all the people's hard work. 】 Marquis
Mingyuan suddenly heard his daughter's inner voice, and his hands began to tremble with fear.
He quickly raised his head to look at the emperor, and found that the emperor had a calm expression, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
His daughter was really bold, she even dared to say that the emperor was eating the people's money and fat. If this were to get out, it would be a capital crime.
Fortunately, the emperor couldn't hear it. Marquis
Mingyuan was about to pick up his chopsticks when he heard his daughter's inner voice again.
[This emperor is diligent and loves the people, but he has a short life, and he will soon have a great disaster. 】
Marquis Mingyuan was so scared that his chopsticks dropped to the ground!