Chapter 245: Rapid Transformation
Mrs. Du nodded, and Su Qianqian stood up and quietly left, turning out from the partition next to her with a dignified manner. There were palace maids outside to serve and guide her.
Su Qianqian politely declined the palace maid's invitation to lead the way and walked through the corridor. Seeing that there was no one around, she ran like a wild horse and soon rushed into the empty bathroom.
He quickly took out the men's clothes and dressed up as Su Qian as quickly as possible. He then put the women's clothes into the space. After listening to the door and seeing that there was no one around, he turned around and ran back to the front hall door.
The eunuchs and maids in the palace were busy preparing the banquet. Su Qianqian walked to the palace gate and waited to be summoned into the hall. Sure enough, the eunuchs were already summoning Su Qian to go into the palace to meet the emperor.
Su Qianqian lifted her robe and walked in under the guidance of the eunuch. Along the way, she was scrutinized by countless pairs of eyes, but her expression was calm. She knelt down and kowtowed only when she reached the hall.
Many people in the audience widened their eyes, such as Minister Yin, the Qin family, and Su Xinxin.
At this time, Qin Hanzhang had finished his guarding work and sat down at the table. He thought that Su Qianqian went out to wash her hands, but unexpectedly it was Su Qian who went to the palace.
"Stand up."
The emperor rarely had a faint smile on his face.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Although Su Qian was a minor clerk, he remained calm in the face of danger and showed unparalleled wisdom and courage. He cared about the safety of the country and saved me when I was surrounded by wolves. It can be seen that the civil officials of the Great Qi Dynasty are also brave enough to take on important tasks. I am very relieved.
Su Qian saved me and the Crown Prince from danger, which was a great deed that he deserved to be rewarded. He also won the first prize in the hunt and won the first prize I set, which really makes good things come in pairs. ”
The emperor signaled, and the eunuch brought a tray covered with red cloth and placed it in front of Su Qianqian.
"This is a scimitar that I loved very much when I was young. I am grateful for your loyalty in protecting me, so I give it to you today. This sword has been with me for decades. Wherever the scimitar is, it is as if I am here in person."
As soon as the emperor said this, the hall suddenly became quiet, and countless pairs of eyes fell on the tray like searchlights: This is the imperial sword bestowed by the emperor!
Su Qianqian was also surprised and almost blurted out "Oh shit". What was wrong with the emperor?
He quickly thanked the emperor and took it. Then he heard the emperor continue, "I will use important positions and trust those who are loyal to the country. Su Qian risked his life for his sincerity. I will take this as an encouragement. Mr. Chu is your witness."
[So he used me to motivate the court officials!] It's a good opportunity, after all, the touchstone is not always available. 】
Su Qianqian said in her heart.
She didn't see that Taifu Su, the prince of Duke Xuan, Marquis Jinyang and his family, and Marquis Dingyang all had their eyes wide open.
The Queen and Prince Jing were also very surprised. They couldn't understand how Su Qian could have the same thoughts as Su Qianqian, and in the same voice!
The Qin family was also nervous at this time, and they just hoped that the emperor would let Su Qianqian leave as soon as possible so that "he" could transform back.
Su Qianqian thanked him again, expressed her loyalty and gratitude, and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the emperor was moved by her and even expressed his generosity again.
"After Su Lushi returned to Beijing, he was promoted to Deputy Director of the Ministry of Justice. He will be given a seat at today's celebration banquet."
When the eunuch heard the emperor's order, he hurriedly arranged a seat for Su Qianqian. Since there were no officials below the fifth rank here, she had to sit at the last seat.
Su Qianqian was dumbfounded.
I thought I could just go back and change back into women's clothes, but I didn't expect to be given a seat. I'm going to be very busy now!
She had no choice but to thank him first and sit down obediently. She looked up and saw that the Qin family was far away from her. The expression on her face was indescribable: It depends on when you come back from the bathroom.
She doesn't want to do that either!
At this time, there were two other people who were looking at her from time to time, one was Prince Ping, and the other was Zhou Jinxi.
As the banquet began, the court officials gradually relaxed as they drank and chatted. Some of them had noticed that Duke Xu and the eldest princess came to the banquet today, but only Crown Prince Lu Jun came among his three sons.
It would have been fine if the second young master and his wife had been struck by lightning, but it was a bit strange that the third young master Lu Jing was not present. After secretly inquiring, it was learned that Lu Jing had caught a cold in the past two days and was resting in the eldest princess's palace.
[I caught a cold from the fart!] He just used the excuse of catching a cold to go out on a dark and windy night to kill people. However, Lu Jing was obviously good at martial arts, so it was strange that he became a civil servant. 】
The system heard the discussion and sneered.
[This way, it is easier to hide his identity. Who would suspect that he has such skills? If the emperor found out, it would only mean that he had martial arts skills but was unwilling to use them to gain credit. 】
While Su Qianqian was discussing with the system, she looked around. There was no one she knew, so while no one was paying attention to her, she quietly stood up from her seat and left the hall.
At this time, lights were lit in all parts of the palace. Su Qianqian walked in the dark to the bathroom, quickly changed into women's clothes, tied her hair into a bun and inserted a gold hairpin. In order to change her clothes, she gave up her snake bun tonight!
He looked out to see that no one came out, and quickly returned to his seat in the Wuning Marquis' Mansion.
Su Qianqian was a little out of breath after running, so she sat down, quietly poured herself a glass of drink and drank it slowly.
The Qin family breathed a sigh of relief and were about to toast. The Wuning Marquis' Mansion could not be without the mistress of the house.
Qin Hanzhang tilted his head slightly and glanced at Su Qianqian, who had beads of sweat oozing out of the tip of her nose because she was walking so fast. The few strands of hair on her temples were also soaked with sweat, and stuck softly to her skin.
He couldn't help but twitch his fingers, and wanted to use a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, but since everyone was watching, he was afraid of attracting other people's attention, so he had to endure it.
But Qin Hanzhang didn't expect that Su Qianqian had already attracted the attention of many people: she came back, and the Su Lushi disappeared.
This is a big melon! Zhu Min, the prince of Duke Xuan, had his eyes lit up. His cousin actually dared to dress up as a man and serve as an official!
Although they were not considered officials, and although there were female officials in Da Qi, there were no women dressed as men, and no women who entered the government office to do their work!
Naturally, Master Su understood why his daughter had grown so capable for some unknown reason and had even the audacity to disguise herself as a minor official in the Ministry of Justice!
No wonder the Ministry of Justice has been solving major cases recently. He also heard that there is a cousin of the Su family who lives in the Wuning Marquis Mansion, but works in the Ministry of Justice. He hasn't had time to inquire about it because of the complicated matters, but today this cousin ran to the emperor and showed off!
Su Qianqian didn't know that her identity had been revealed. She was still listening to the system and toasting to the emperor and empress with the Qin family.
After putting down the wine glass, Su Qianqian heard the emperor speak: "Marquis Wuning, you are good at judging people. You took in such a brilliant cousin. Master Su, are you too old to see the talent?
I heard that Su Qian also made an indispensable contribution to the major case solved by the Ministry of Justice recently, and Lord Zhuang has borrowed him to handle the case. Master Su, you are at a big loss! Su Qian...where did he go? ”
Su Qianqian was complaining in her heart, and quietly signaled to Qin Hanzhang. She stood up and retreated to the screen behind. Then she turned around and started to act like a speedster, taking off her hairpins and rings as she walked.
When Su Qianqian returned to her seat as Su Qian, many pairs of eyes looked at her meaningfully: Su Qianqian, you run quite fast!
Zhu Min even had a sudden thought: Is Su Qian the aunt's sister, or is the aunt's sister replaced by Su Qian? Maybe my cousin is a man dressed as a woman?
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