Chapter 246: Handing Over Power on New Year's Eve 2
Song Zhao's casual words made Concubine Yun blush.
She stole a glance at Xiao Jingheng on the high seat, and thought of the large emerald coral she had just given to Xiao Jingheng. She thought she could use it to turn things around and regain the emperor's favor.
But when she saw Xiao Jingheng didn't even look at her, but played with the 'low-quality' jade pendant given by Song Zhao with a carefree smile, she knew that she was flattering him and had hit the horse's hoof again...
After Xiao Jingheng pondered for a moment, he asked Song Zhao:
"Hiss... I see, this jade looks like the yellow-spotted jade you keep close to your body?"
"Yes." Song Zhao responded weakly, with a hint of shyness between her brows.
Xiao Jingheng had seen this piece of yellow jade several times at Song Zhao's place.
Song Zhao treated it as a treasure and placed it at the bottom of the jewelry drawer, keeping it carefully.
Song Zhao told him that this was the memory her mother left for her.
For Song Zhao, there is no more precious possession than this.
"I carved the dragon pattern on it myself. But my hands are clumsy and I'm afraid the emperor will laugh at me."
Carving patterns on jade is the most laborious process. You have to be neither too light nor too heavy, and if you are not careful you may cause the jade to crack, and all your hard work will be destroyed in an instant.
At this moment, Xiao Jingheng looked at the slightly dark circles under Song Zhao's eyes and knew how much thought she had put into this gift.
The gift is small but the sentiment is great.
For someone like Xiao Jingheng who is used to seeing good things, what he cares about is always favor.
"This gift from Concubine Yi is what I like most tonight. Every dragon pattern on it is your love. How could I find it ridiculous?"
After he finished speaking, he put the jade pendant around his neck, put it in his underwear, and kept it close to his body.
This action shows his intimacy with Song Zhao.
Others envied Song Zhao's favor, and Concubine Chen, who was sitting on Xiao Jingheng's right, was about to roll her eyes to the sky.
She is now seven months pregnant, and because she is carrying twins, her belly is much bigger than when Song Zhao was pregnant with Cheng Yu, making it very inconvenient for her to move.
Even so, she still stood up decisively when Xiao Jingheng's eyes were full of Song Zhao.
With someone supporting her waist, she took three or two steps to stand in front of Xiao Jingheng, blocking his sight.
"Your Majesty has not even seen my gift, how can you say that Concubine Yi's gift is the most to your liking?"
She groaned, and said in a charming and charming manner, "I won't obey you!"
"You, you have to strive to be the first in everything to feel comfortable." Although Xiao Jingheng said that he disliked Concubine Chen, the smile on the corner of his lips did not disappear, "You are pregnant, didn't I tell you to walk less? Come back and sit down."
"I must stand up to present this gift to Your Majesty, so as to show my respect for Him."
Xiao Jingheng hadn't figured out what Concubine Chen meant at first.
She took out a yellow pear wood brocade box and respectfully presented it to him with both hands.
Xiao Jingheng took the brocade box and opened it casually, but after seeing what was inside, his eyes were shocked.
It was a tiger talisman engraved with gold and gilded iron. Under the residual light of the candle, it was reflecting a brilliant light that was dazzling enough to make people dizzy.
This tiger talisman can command 200,000 troops on the border, and is the most important bargaining chip in Ning Baichuan's hand.
The generals were on the battlefield, the emperor was far away and the imperial edict could not reach the military mutiny on the front line. Therefore, for the soldiers, the tiger talisman was like a military order without words.
Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. If the one holding the tiger talisman orders them to go east, they would never dare to take a single step west.
It is precisely because of this that the Ning family has become Xiao Jingheng's biggest fear.
And now, this tiger talisman, which symbolizes the greatest threat to the imperial power, was actually presented to him by Concubine Chen as a gift?
He was stunned for a moment, and the surprise in his eyes and eyebrows was seen by everyone in the hall.
Someone jokingly asked, "Hey, what good thing did the imperial concubine give the emperor? The emperor wants us to open our eyes?"
Xiao Jingheng paused for a moment, and after a long while, he picked up the tiger talisman that was quietly placed in the brocade box and half-raised it to show it to everyone.
Most of the ladies in the harem did not know what this thing was, and they started talking about it in twos and threes.
But the prince present was very familiar with this thing...
Especially the King of Rui,
He also had his personal soldiers in his hands. After seeing the tiger talisman, he subconsciously exchanged glances with Prince An and Prince Qi.
The brothers didn't say anything, but their complicated looks were enough to show how much of an impact this incident had brought to them.
Concubine Ying asked without knowing what was going on:
"What is this? It doesn't look like an ornament."
Concubine Chen glanced at her arrogantly and said complacently:
"This thing originally has some connection with Concubine Ying. It is the tiger talisman of our Great Qi Dynasty's guard army, which can command 200,000 soldiers and horses. My father used it to issue orders and defeat your Adahu tribe."
After saying this, he deliberately raised his eyebrows towards Concubine Ying, fearing that he would not make her angry.
After learning that this thing was a tiger talisman, there was an uproar among the concubines.
Xiao Jingheng also asked in confusion: "How come your father's tiger talisman is in your hands?"
Concubine Chen smiled and said, "I was also surprised. My father wrote me a letter earlier, telling me that now that the world is at peace, it is time to return the military power to the monarch.
Originally, father was supposed to hand this tiger talisman to the emperor in person the day after tomorrow, but since it was such a happy day as New Year's Eve, father thought that good things come in pairs, so he asked me to do it for him."
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