Seeing this, Li Xue felt nauseous and a little frightened.
Zhao Xian was surprised to find such disgusting meat being sold here. He didn't want to look any longer, so he quickly bought some pork and mutton and left the area.
They looked around the area selling household goods, but felt that the items weren't suitable for them, so they left.
Finally, they arrived at the clothing store. Li Xue was quite interested in the clothes there and actually bought a few pieces as souvenirs.
Zhao Xian selected several fashionable clothes for Sun Heng and had him try them on. They fit him quite well, and these clothes would come in handy when they went to the palace.
These clothes were quite expensive, and Sun Heng wanted to pay for them himself, but the money he had just spent on herbs was simply not enough to cover the cost.
Zhao Xian smiled and said:
“Sun Heng, we’re going to the palace to help us this time. How can we let you pay for the clothes? I’ll pay for them.”
Sun Heng had no choice but to watch as Zhao Xian paid the shopkeeper.
Seeing that he had bought everything he needed, Zhao Xian decided to head back to the village.
On their way back, there were noticeably fewer people on the road, and the carriage was moving much faster. Before long, the group returned to the village.
When they got off the carriage, Zhao Xian told Sun Heng not to reveal the identities of the princess and himself to the villagers for the time being.
Sun Heng nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Shaoqing, I will not reveal your identities to the mission."
Over the next two days, Zhao Xian began preparing for his trip to the palace. First, he wanted to learn about the emperor of Jindian Kingdom, and he quickly found out the details.
The emperor of the Golden Kingdom was an old man in his sixties, in good health. He loved antiques, jade, and all sorts of rare treasures.
Since the emperor has such a hobby, things are easy. Zhao Xian can cater to his tastes. If the emperor is lustful, then Zhao Xian will be helpless.
The fact that ancient emperors could live to their sixties and still be in good health must have been related to their hobbies and interests.
Zhao Xian quickly selected four kinds of gifts to present as tribute, intending to let Li Xue see them first.
These items were all purchased through the system, and Zhao Xian repackaged them to highlight their value.
Exquisite packaging boxes can be purchased within the system, and even customized according to your own requirements.
When Li Xue saw Zhao Xian showing her the tribute items to be presented to the emperor, she immediately became interested and wanted to see them.
Zhao Xian led Li Xue to the large wooden box, first removing the lock on it, and then opening the lid.
Li Xue looked closely and saw that the wooden box contained only two jars of liquor and several small wooden boxes.
"Brother Zhao, what's in these small wooden boxes?" Li Xue asked.
"These small wooden boxes contain important raw materials. Take this small box for example; it mainly contains saltpeter, which is an important raw material for making bombs."
There are three main raw materials for making bombs. Since charcoal and sulfur are readily available and found almost everywhere, I don't need to bring them along.
Li Xue quickly realized that the small box contained raw materials for making bombs.
"And what's in these little boxes?" Li Xue asked, pointing to the other small wooden boxes of different colors.
"This white box contains seasonings, which are needed for the kebabs the princess eats."
The small red box contains medicinal powders that can be mixed to make various medicines for treating illnesses.
That quaint little wooden box contains tribute items intended for the Emperor of the Golden Kingdom. The Princess may take a look.
"Really? Brother Zhao, hurry up and show it to me."
Zhao Xian nodded, took out the antique-style wooden box, and placed it on the table. The box was unlocked, and Zhao Xian gently opened the lid.
Inside the wooden crate were several exquisitely crafted small boxes, each a work of art in itself. The contents of those boxes must have been extraordinary.
Zhao Xian took out a small box, opened it, and the room immediately became much brighter. It was an enormous artificial luminous pearl.
This was purchased by Zhao Xian from the system. It is a man-made product, so the price is not expensive, but it is brighter than a real luminous pearl.
This left Li Xue stunned. She had seen luminous pearls before, and one as large and bright as this was absolutely rare in the world. Although it wasn't priceless, it would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy.
Next, Zhao Xian took out another box, opened it, and found four glasses inside.
At that time, glass had not yet been invented, but crystal cups made from natural crystal had existed.
A crystal glass is made from a single piece of crystal. Because crystal is hard, it takes several years to polish it into a glass.
Zhao Xian took out four such cups at once. To others, these cups looked like they were made of crystal, which would take more than ten years to make.
These two items alone left Li Xue speechless with astonishment; she had no idea where Zhao Xian had obtained these rare treasures.
"Brother Zhao, what other gifts do you have? Bring them out quickly."
Zhao Xian smiled, then took out a small box from the trunk, opened it, and found a crystal-clear, round object with a handle.
This is actually a glass magnifying glass; at that time, magnifying glasses did not yet exist.
"Brother Zhao, what is this?"
Li Xue took the magnifying glass in her hand and examined it carefully.
"This is called a magnifying glass. It can magnify very small things, and you can see them very clearly through the lens."
Older people, whose eyesight is poor, can use a magnifying glass to see things very clearly, even things that are otherwise blurry.
"Really? Then I'll give it a try."
Li Xue was very curious, so she took a magnifying glass and looked at Zhao Xian.
Li Xue was shocked when she looked through the magnifying glass and saw that Zhao Xian's eyes were bigger than a bull's eyes.
"This thing is amazing. It really can magnify things. The emperor of Jindian Kingdom is an old man, and his eyesight must be bad. With this crystal magnifying glass, he will be able to see many things clearly, and he will be very happy."
“The princess is right. This magnifying glass is indeed suitable for the elderly. If something is too small to see clearly, the magnifying glass will come in handy.”
"This is the third gift you gave to that old emperor. What is the fourth one?"
"The princess has already seen the fourth tribute item, which is two jars of white wine. This white wine is different from other wines; it is not available in Jindian Kingdom. The emperor will surely like it."
“The tributes that Brother Zhao has chosen are all rare treasures. The Emperor of Jindian Kingdom will be very happy to receive these things, and it will be much easier for us to ask him for favors.”
"Oh, right, I also prepared two gifts for the princess. After entering the palace, you will meet the queen and princess of the Golden Kingdom. The princess can then present these two gifts to them, and they will surely like them."
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