Qiao Yuchen looked up at the Emperor without the slightest fear, and raised his voice a few decibels as he said, "Your Majesty's birthday is approaching, and the gift I prepared was rather heavy and was delivered late. I apologize."
This surprised everyone.
On the Emperor's birthday, everyone would give a gift.
However, saying these words at this moment is rather inappropriate.
Ironically, this is also the best reason.
Revealing the gift-giving incident would ease the awkwardness. But... what does this have to do with the Eighth Prince's accusations?
"Oh?" The Emperor became interested, and his expression became much more pleasant.
Eunuch Huang, who was holding the handkerchief presented by the Eighth Prince, turned around decisively and had the little eunuch next to him take it away.
How could the Eighth Prince agree?
Just as he was about to speak, Qiao Yuchen spoke again.
"Chen obtained a treasure during his trip to Fuzhou, and since he is arriving in the capital today, he will take this opportunity to present it as a birthday gift to the Emperor."
What kind of birthday gift?
"Please move, Your Majesty!" Qiao Yuchen was not afraid of death and directly asked everyone to move to another place. This was no small matter, but because of the Eighth Prince's previous farce, leaving seemed to be the best option.
This way, we won't lose face for the Shang Kingdom, and we can postpone dealing with some things.
Just as the emperor was about to move, Imperial Physician Huang rushed over and knelt before the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Tenth Prince has awakened and is now out of danger."
"oh?"
Imperial Physician Huang knelt respectfully on the ground, "Your Majesty, the Tenth Prince is unwell and has been taking medicine recently. He should not drink alcohol. Just now, the Tenth Prince..."
Taking medicine and drinking alcohol are major taboos.
Furthermore, since it is the Emperor's birthday today, the Tenth Prince was in high spirits and mistakenly drank alcohol, which can be explained away.
"Let the Tenth Prince rest peacefully in the palace." The Emperor was overjoyed, granting permission for the prince, who had already left the palace, to reside there—a tremendous favor.
"yes."
Just then, a rumbling sound came from outside.
I found this noise very strange.
Qiao Yuchen spoke again, "Your Majesty, the birthday gifts have been delivered. Please come in."
Was that commotion just now a birthday gift prepared by Qiao Yuchen?
What exactly is it?
Everyone was very curious, and those present also wanted to leave this place of trouble.
As the emperor lifted his foot, everyone followed and left.
The Eighth Prince was unwilling to accept that the matter he had started had been resolved so easily.
He wanted to say something, but then he realized he couldn't speak. He realized something was wrong and tried to get up to do something, but he couldn't move at all.
For some reason, when he saw the palace maid kneeling beside him, his eyes widened instantly. This... this woman was not the long-dead Madam Liu. How could she be here, dressed as a palace maid?
"Eighth Prince, we meet again." After hiding in the palace for so long, Madam Liu can finally avenge her dead family members.
Besides, at this crucial moment, she wouldn't allow anyone to disrupt the Third Prince's plans.
The Eighth Prince was unable to speak or move. Thinking about what he had done and looking at the woman in front of him, he was terrified.
As he watched everyone leave, he became anxious and afraid.
Fortunately, Madam Liu, who had been kneeling beside them, also left with the others.
Just as the Eighth Prince breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly noticed the hem of a robe that had walked up to him.
People from the West Depot.
This time, it wasn't Song Ji who led the operation; it was Yuan Ming, the commander of the Western Depot, who personally led the Western Depot's men and took the Eighth Prince away.
On the other side, the emperor and his entourage walked slowly forward.
The rumbling sound continued. They followed the sound and, after turning a corner, saw the enormous, slowly moving creature. Everyone gaped in astonishment.
This...this is Kingsoft?
My God, it really is a gold mine.
A rockery as large as the artificial hills in a royal palace.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would believe there could be so much gold?
The moving gold mountain stopped not far from the emperor.
Qiao Yuchen knelt on the ground and bowed, "This is the treasure that Wei Chen discovered in Fuzhou."
A mountain of gold—it's astonishing.
If the Eighth Prince's farce at His Majesty's birthday celebration was embarrassing, the presence of the Qiao family army in the Shang Kingdom, along with this mountain of gold, regardless of whether it came from Fuzhou, demonstrates that the Shang Kingdom is impregnable. Anyone who tries to make a move will likely be crushed to pieces.
When the envoys from the surrounding countries saw this scene, who dared to say anything? Their previously surging passion was instantly extinguished.
When everyone returned to the banquet hall, the banquet was still going on, the singing and dancing were still going on, and everyone was eating and drinking to their heart's content.
As night fell, those who were supposed to leave immediately departed, while those who remained began to settle accounts.
Qiao Yuchen first escorted Chen Siyuan back to the General's Mansion, and then hurriedly left.
......
Chen Siyuan stayed at the General's Mansion until midnight, but Qiao Yuchen did not return, and Chen Siyuan was very worried.
I wonder what the situation is like outside.
The events of the day have been accounted for in the open, but many more things have happened behind the scenes.
"Young Madam—" Chunlan came up to her and spoke softly.
Chen Siyuan looked over, "Is something the matter?"
"Mrs. Qiao has arrived."
"Mother is here?" Chen Siyuan said, immediately getting up and walking outside. Just then, Madam Qiao walked in, and Chen Siyuan quickly went over to her, "Mother."
Mrs. Qiao led Chen Siyuan into the house.
Zhang Ma followed behind, carrying a food box.
"These pastries are freshly made, have a taste."
Zhang Ma immediately took the contents out of the food box.
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