Chapter 99 If his daughter gets angry, you have to vent your anger on your head
Princess Zhaoyang only then remembered that she came prepared today, but was so angry at Su Qianqian's words that she forgot about the important business.
"Yes, Father and Mother, a few days ago, the Sixth Miss of Duke Xuan's Mansion presented a kind of fruit called tomatoes. I heard that it was obtained from the Wuning Marquis Mansion. The wife of Wuning Marquis sold it to her for ten taels of gold each. We, the most noble daughters, are not the first to taste such a good thing."
Princess Zhaoyang pretended to be aggrieved.
The emperor's expression did not change. He looked at Su Qianqian with a slightly cold gaze: "Madam Wuning, is what Zhaoyang said true?"
[The emperor is the emperor. He will find fault anytime and anywhere. If his daughter gets angry, you have to vent your anger on her! There is no place to reason! 】
The system baby voice lamented with pity.
Su Qianqian: Rude!
The queen on the seat raised the corner of her lips slightly and looked at Su Qianqian.
"What? The Sixth Miss of Duke Xuan's Mansion actually presented that thing to the two princesses?"
Su Qianqian widened her eyes in surprise, looking incredulous.
When Princess Zhaoyang saw Su Qianqian like this, she sneered: Are you scared? I let you show off in front of me, but you have to give back everything you won from me!
"That's right. Madam Wuning was reluctant to give up such a good thing. Fortunately, cousin Jiayi was thoughtful, so my sisters and mother, the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine, were lucky enough to have a taste of it. If you don't believe me, I have left evidence here."
Princess Zhaoyang waved her hand, and soon the palace servants brought in a plate of tomatoes, filling the entire hall with the fragrance of fruit.
"Madam Wuning, how do you explain this? Although it is said that a gentleman does not take away what others like, I am a monarch, not a gentleman."
The emperor seemed to be joking, but if Su Qianqian took this as a joke, then her life would be over and there would be no more laughter.
"Your Majesty, this is really hard for this subject to say..." Su Qianqian was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
"Madam Wuning, if you really can't explain it, just apologize. A little food is nothing. The two princesses are naughty, don't take it seriously."
The imperial concubine waved her hand and smiled magnanimously, helping Su Qianqian to turn the situation around.
"Mother, this matter can be big or small. A little food is nothing, but this is not just about a little food. This is about the status of our royal family in the hearts of the ministers."
Princess Zhaoning took the matter too seriously again.
"Your Majesty, I know about this matter. It was me who asked my grandson's wife to do this..."
Mrs. Qin stood up at this time, ready to block the bullet for Su Qianqian.
"Grandmother is right. It was Grandmother who taught me that only the best is worthy of the Emperor, Empress, and princesses. Could it be that a princess's noble status is only worth ten taels of gold?"
Su Qianqian took over Madam Qin's words, stood up and supported Madam Qin.
"Su is making excuses! That's not the best. Why don't you show me your best? If not, you are committing the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Princess Zhaoyang was so angry that she was gasping for breath. She no longer cared about her manners and was determined to kill Su Qianqian.
Mrs. Du's face turned serious. Some of the concubines and princesses present were watching the show, while others were sympathetic, but no one would speak for them at this time.
"You should be extremely careful with what you eat. How can you rashly send food to the emperor and empress without inspecting it in person?
I, your wife, have prepared the best tomatoes, each of which is one in a hundred and is priceless. She is waiting outside the palace gate, but no one dares to bring them into the palace without the emperor's order. ”
Su Qianqian bowed calmly and reported.
"I don't believe it! Eunuch, go to the palace gate and bring it in!" Princess Zhaoyang ordered.
"Please bring my wife and servants with you to the palace. The food should not be passed on. If something unexpected happens, it will implicate the eunuchs."
Su Qianqian made another suggestion to the emperor.
The emperor nodded, his eyes fell on Su Qianqian with some interest.
The queen smiled, asked Su Qianqian and her grandson to sit down, and continued to chat about family matters. The emperor, who was supposed to go to the imperial study to meet the ministers after the audience to express his gratitude, made an exception and stayed in Kunhe Palace to watch the play.
Soon, the eunuch brought Su Mu in. Su Mu was holding a small fruit basket. When he opened the basket, he saw that it was padded with clean cotton cloth. There were only five tomatoes inside. They were not big and did not look as shiny as the ones Princess Zhaoyang took out.
But soon the whole hall was filled with a strange fragrance, a different aroma from the previous fruit.
"Father, she is lying! How can this be the best?" Princess Zhaoyang was eager to bring down Su Qianqian.
"Madam Wuning, please tell me, what is the difference between these two kinds of tomatoes?"
The Queen ignored Princess Zhaoyang's anxiety and asked gently.
"Your Majesty, if the tomatoes we had before are grown properly, ordinary people will be able to eat them. But these tomatoes will never be seen again."
Su Qianqian walked over and carefully took out one, as if she was holding a rare treasure.
"This tomato was produced by the seed planted by the first minister. The descendants of the tomatoes planted later are less fragrant than the previous generation.
Although those look good, their taste and nutritional value cannot compare to those of the mother seeds.
My family and I dare not keep these pills privately. We are waiting to present them as a gift on the day of the audience, so that the Emperor and the Empress can taste them. But there are too few, which is very embarrassing, and I will eat one first to test the poison. ”
Su Qianqian said this and took a bite of the tomato.
Queen: You find all kinds of ways to scold my daughter. Don't think I can't hear it.
Emperor: You only offered five in total, and ate one yourself. How should my family divide them?
The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch divided one of the tomatoes brought by Su Qianqian, and then cut open the tomato brought by Princess Zhaoyang to see which one was better:
There seemed to be tiny silver-red crystal dots inside Su Qianqian's tomatoes, as if they were kneaded into the sunset glow, but Princess Zhaoyang's tomatoes did not have those.
Su Qianqian: Hers has been left for too long. It will rot in two days...
A tomato was almost cut into cubes. All the concubines and princesses present tasted it as if it were a treasure. They immediately drooled and pointed at Su Qianqian's tomato without hesitation, saying that the taste was incomparable to that of Princess Zhaoyang.
Su Qianqian: Let’s learn about psychological hints…
Although Princess Zhaoyang looked unhappy, she had nothing to say.
"Your Majesty, Empress, I don't know why Miss Xuan offered food that is not worthy of the royal family. I have clearly instructed you not to spread it. Why don't you summon Miss Xuan to the palace to explain? I don't know the reason either."
Su Qianqian took advantage of the victory and pursued the enemy, but this time Princess Zhaoning panicked because she sent people to rob him!
"Father, cousin Jiayi didn't do it on purpose. Let's just forget about it..." Princess Zhaoning pretended to be kind.
"Jiayi's behavior is indeed inappropriate. This has put the Wuning Marquis's mansion in an unjust position. I will send a nanny to inquire about the whole story and give her a warning."
The Queen naturally knew Zhao Ning's character, and she also understood that her stupid daughter was being used as a pawn again. However, she could not let Zhao Ning go for nothing. At least she had to make Lady Xuanguo and her daughter hate Princess Zhao Ning.
This was also Su Qianqian's purpose: to divert trouble and watch the fight between two tigers from the mountain. In order to set up this plan, she soaked tomatoes in passion fruit juice for so many days, and it was very hard work.
"It seems that the wife of Marquis Wuning is very loyal. The Queen should not treat her badly but should reward her generously. I also have other rewards. Let Marquis Wuning take them back on your behalf."
The emperor smiled and stood up, preparing to leave amid the reluctant gazes of his concubines.
"Your Majesty, I have something else to say. Your Majesty has been poisoned!"
Su Qianqian's words shocked everyone in the room!
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