As soon as Luo Changyi said this, everyone exclaimed in surprise!
"It's actually the Right Prime Minister's handwriting! This... this is so precious!"
"The Right Prime Minister is a famous contemporary artist. He has been silent for many years. This piece of calligraphy and painting of his is worth far more than a thousand gold coins!"
"I never thought the Right Prime Minister would be willing to give his calligraphy and paintings to His Highness the Sixth Prince as a birthday gift. The Right Prime Minister is truly thoughtful!"
When the woman heard the discussions around her, she couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride.
At the same time, he glanced provocatively at the son of the Left Prime Minister, the young man named Qi Dingbang!
Qi Dingbang felt Luo Changyi's gaze, and the corner of his mouth suddenly raised an equally provocative smile.
Afterwards, a group of children from prominent families presented birthday gifts.
However, the birthday gifts were not as valuable as those given by the Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister.
It didn't cause any waves.
Soon, it was Xiao Yuanhe's turn.
Xiao Yuanhe stood up and bowed, his expression flattering and humble. He said, "I am Xiao Yuanhe of Yanzhou. I congratulate His Highness the Sixth Prince on his birthday and present him with a hundred pieces of cloth and a thousand taels of silver."
"Um?!"
When Xiao Yuanhe said this, Xiao Qingluo was a little surprised.
One hundred pieces of cloth and one thousand taels of silver.
Although in her opinion, these things are already very valuable.
But in this situation, giving these things is too much.
A bit shabby, isn’t it?
It was even less valuable than the birthday gift sent by the daughter of the lowest-ranking official!
As the richest man in Yanzhou City and the richest man in the entire Dagan Dynasty, Xiao Yuanhe, this amount of money is nothing to him!
Giving it away now would seem too stingy!
But Xiao Qingluo understood that Xiao Yuanhe didn't want to spend too much money on her and the Sixth Prince!
After all, in the eyes of Xiao Yuanhe, and even their family of three.
She is a money-loser.
The Sixth Prince is nothing but a piece of junk that has no value to the Xiao family or them!
The reason I can take out this money to celebrate the Sixth Prince’s birthday is that I don’t want to fall out with the royal family!
After all, the emperor is just waiting for the Xiao family to make a mistake!
The Sixth Prince said nothing, but nodded calmly: "Thank you."
Xiao Yuanhe bowed and smiled again, then was about to sit down.
But at this moment, a woman stood up and said, "Master Xiao is so generous. I really feel inferior to him!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter!
They even started to discuss in low voices!
"Hahahaha, this Qiao Qiuyun is truly fearless. She actually dared to speak out and criticize Xiao Yuanhe, the wealthy man from the southern region!"
"I have to say that Qiao Qiuyun is confident and not afraid of Xiao Yuanhe. Xiao Yuanhe started from scratch, and she, Qiao Qiuyun,
He also started from scratch, and with just one Qiao Cloth Shop, he has almost monopolized the entire clothing and cloth trade in Nangan!"
"Yes, if it weren't for the Sixth Prince's birthday banquet, I'm afraid Qiao Qiuyun would be busy making clothes for the princesses and concubines in the imperial city right now."
"Given Qiao Qiuyun's current confidence, I'm afraid that within three to five years, she will be able to compete with Xiao Yuanhe financially!"
"But this Xiao Yuanhe is truly a shrewd man. Knowing that the Sixth Prince is not favored, he only managed to come up with such a small gift this time. Isn't this a clear expression of his dissatisfaction? I wonder how His Majesty will react when he hears about this!"
"Hush! Be careful!"
A group of people were talking in low voices, their eyes constantly fixed on Xiao Yuanhe's face.
A look of embarrassment appeared on Xiao Yuanhe's face. He glanced at Qiao Qiuyun with a vicious look, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.
It was Xiao Ruolian who stood up at this moment. She glanced at Xiao Qingluo from the corner of her eye, then smiled and said to Qiao Qiuyun, "Shopkeeper Qiao, you're wrong. My father wanted my elder sister, the eldest daughter who is about to marry the Sixth Prince, to give him a birthday gift that would satisfy him. He gave my elder sister a large sum of money to prepare the gift, and my father volunteered to be my sister's companion. How can you say he's stingy?"
Listening to Xiao Ruolian's words, Qiao Qiuyun looked calm and glanced at Xiao Qingluo.
Xiao Qingluo didn't react at all.
On the contrary, Xiao Yuanhe couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard his daughter defending herself, and looked at Xiao Ruolian with approval.
Qiao Qiuyun took it all in and smiled faintly: "So that's how it is. I was just judging others by my own standards!"
Xiao Yuanhe then bowed and smiled, "You can't say that. After all, I'm here to serve as a foil for my eldest daughter, Qing Luo. Suffering a little injustice is nothing."
Qiao Qiuyun bowed to Xiao Yuanhe, then gave him a meaningful look and said with a smile, "Master Xiao is kind and righteous!"
"puff--"
Xiao Qingluo couldn't help but lowered his head and made an indecent sound.
Xiao Yuanhe looked at Xiao Qingluo in surprise.
There was something confusing in his expression.
Qiao Qiuyun was praising his kindness and righteousness, so why did Xiao Qingluo suddenly laugh out loud?
For a moment, he felt that the benevolence and righteousness that Qiao Qiuyun spoke of did not seem to be a compliment to him, but rather a sarcasm, as if she was scolding him in various ways!
Qiao Qiuyun raised the corner of her mouth slightly in a playful arc, winked at Xiao Qingluo, then presented her birthday gift and sat down.
At this moment, the Sixth Prince Lu Changgeng heard a woman sneering and subconsciously looked in the direction of Xiao Qingluo!
In an instant, Lu Changgeng narrowed his eyes, and an expression similar to surprise appeared on his ascetic face!
“It’s her!”
Lu Changgeng looked at Xiao Qingluo, and Xiao Qingluo also looked at Lu Changgeng.
At this moment, it was Xiao Qingluo's turn to present a birthday gift!
Xiao Yuanhe looked indifferent, as if he didn't care at all about Xiao Qingluo's performance!
Anyway, since yesterday, he has decided that he will sever ties with Xiao Qingluo after today!
He had discussed this matter with Yu Huilan and had originally planned to find a reason to sever ties with Xiao Qingluo after she married the Sixth Prince.
But now he didn't expect that Xiao Qingluo couldn't wait any longer.
I want to cut off all ties with him after today!
Although he was dissatisfied with Xiao Qingluo's attitude last night, Xiao Qingluo's proposal was exactly what he wanted.
It's just that the expulsion of Xiao Qingluo from the Xiao family was brought forward a while.
For him, it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later!
After all, the emperor’s words are golden, and they cannot be changed!
Even if the emperor wants to regret it, he can only bear it!
This is about royal majesty!
On the other hand, Yu Huilan's eyes were full of smiles at this moment.
After today, Xiao Qingluo will not have a good life even if she leaves her Xiao family!
Xiao Ruolian looked at Xiao Qingluo with anticipation, waiting for Xiao Qingluo to open the box containing the birthday gift!
There was even a hint of a malicious smile at the corner of his mouth!
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