Chapter 701 Reversal
"Gourd means fortune, wealth and longevity. Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, so it's a good idea to give this thing." Qin Zhao replied calmly.
Queen Mother Guo smiled coldly when she heard this: "You dare to say that this cheap thing has a good meaning? Who gave you the face?!"
"I believe that things are dead, and the most important thing is the intention of the person giving the gift. If the Queen Mother thinks this thing is good, no matter how cheap it is, it can be regarded as priceless. What's more, this birthday gift is already priceless.
." Compared to Queen Mother Guo's anger, Qin Zhao looked much calmer.
As soon as she finished speaking, Queen Mother Guo threw the gourd to the ground.
Queen Mother Guo threw it so hard that the gourd instantly fell apart on the ground.
Just when everyone was thinking about watching Qin Zhao's joke, the ground suddenly became glittering with jewels.
Everyone took a closer look and found that several delicate and small gold beads fell out of the broken gourd.
When Qin Zhao saw that the gourd was broken, he hurriedly picked up a few gold beads and sent them back to the Queen Mother Guo: "Qin Zhao wishes the Queen Mother to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
Nianyun's sharp eyes saw that each of the eight golden beads had words engraved on them.
If you take a closer look, you will find the eight characters engraved on it: "Blessed as the East Sea, Longevity as Long as the Southern Mountains."
The golden pearl may not look big, but it can be engraved with such handwriting. To be honest, it is very strange. And if there is no accident, this golden pearl is the legendary golden pearl.
No one else could find one, but Qin Zhao gave away eight of them and put them in a gourd.
It seems that she expected that the Queen Mother would drop the ordinary gourd, otherwise how could she hide the golden beads in the gourd?
Queen Mother Guo did not expect such an incident to happen.
She was determined to make Qin Zhao look bad, but Qin Zhao was tactful in doing things, and there was such a reversal.
Just when the Queen Mother Guo was hesitating whether to continue to embarrass Qin Zhao, Xiao Ce said: "Qin Zhao came to ask me what kind of birthday gift to give her because of her mother's birthday, so I helped her with some ideas.
.But these ingenious ideas were all thought up by Qin Zhao, and the gold beads are priceless and part of her heart."
"I don't think so. It's clear that the emperor has many ideas. This is the emperor's filial piety towards the Queen Mother." Qin Zhao followed Xiao Ce's words.
When Xiao Ce spoke at this time, he clearly knew that the Queen Mother Guo had prepared more than just this surprise for her. He hoped that the Queen Mother Guo would stop it and stop causing trouble on the Holy Birthday Festival.
Queen Mother Guo naturally heard the deep meaning in Xiao Ce's words.
Qin Zhao's gift was Xiao Ce's heart. If she continued to cause trouble for Qin Zhao, it would be Xiao Ce's face as an emperor.
She felt unhappy when she saw Qin Zhao's face, but she couldn't do it now.
Princess Yongning, who had been silent for a long time, smoothed things over and said, "Miss Qin's birthday gift is quite innovative, but it is better than all of us."
Princess Yongchun immediately agreed: "Yes, these gold beads given by Miss Qin are of extraordinary value, each one is priceless, and the price is extremely generous. Even the gifts given by the emperor brother are compared with those given by Miss Qin."
The two eldest princesses spoke, and others also echoed, and the tense atmosphere in the palace suddenly dissipated.
Qin Zhao sat firmly next to Xiao Ce, and Xiao Ce patted the back of her hand in a comforting way.
Qin Zhao smiled back at him and sat quietly next to Xiao Ce.
I don't know whether her arrival made the atmosphere in Cihe Palace strange, or whether she affected Empress Dowager Guo's mood. In short, there was no smile on Empress Dowager Guo's face after she appeared.
Qin Zhao was very calm, and when it was time to eat, drink, and smile, many women glanced at the man next to her from time to time.
Except for An Wang and Xiao Ce, there were no other men present.
Between An Wang and Xiao Ce, Xiao Ce is naturally more handsome and more attractive to women.
Qin Zhao envied Xiao Ce's luck in love, and felt that if a man behaved like Xiao Ce, other men would be jealous, right? For example, King An...
I don't know if it was her imagination, but she always felt like someone was watching her.
She looked towards the source of her intense gaze, but met King An's eyes.
For a moment, her reaction was half a beat too slow, not understanding what King An was looking at.
At this moment, Queen Mother Guo suddenly attacked: "Qin Zhao, you actually flirted with Prince An in broad daylight?!"
Qin Zhao was dumbfounded for a moment.
How could she have flirted with Xiao Yi? Didn't she just meet Xiao Yi's eyes?
But just like that, she was caught by the Queen Mother Guo, and with so many people watching, the Queen Mother Guo actually said that she and Prince An were flirting?
She really wanted to see what was going on in Queen Mother Guo's mind. No matter how much she was dissatisfied with her, why would she bring up such a thing on such a grand occasion?
Now, the real embarrassment is not her, but Xiao Ce, the emperor.
"May I ask why the Queen Mother said this?!" Qin Zhao asked calmly.
Empress Dowager Guo also felt that it was inappropriate as soon as she said the words. Although she wanted to make Qin Zhao look embarrassed, it also made the emperor lose face and the entire Daqi royal family.
But now that the matter has come to this, she can only bite the bullet and continue.
"So many people here have witnessed the flirtation between you and Prince An!" Queen Mother Guo said, looking at everyone watching, and opened her lips coldly.
When the people who were watching the excitement saw the fire burning themselves, they immediately sat upright, fearing that they would be called out by the Queen Mother Guo.
Although everyone wanted to see Qin Zhao make a fool of himself, if he didn't get it right, it would only make him angry. After all, it was no secret that the new emperor cared about Qin Zhao.
And the other one is King An, who is also a member of the royal family after all.
Everyone present could not afford to offend, especially the solemn-looking emperor and today's birthday girl, Queen Mother Guo.
Princess Yongchun's impression of Qin Zhao has changed greatly recently. Seeing that everyone at the scene was silent and Empress Dowager Guo even threw dirty water on Qin Zhao, she was the first to stand up and clarify.
She has always been a straight-tempered person, so she stood up and said: "What a bad statement, mother, I didn't see the second brother and Miss Qin having a lawsuit. Besides, even if you have to flirt, how can you do it in front of so many people?! Even if
No matter how much the Queen Mother doesn’t like Qin Zhao, she can’t just throw dirty water on Qin Zhao casually. Where does this put the emperor’s brother?!”
Her words were sonorous and powerful, and her rebuttal was well-founded, which surprised Qin Zhao.
Princess Yongchun used to hate her very much, and recently she occasionally came to Jinyang Palace to look for her, but Princess Yongchun still had the same temper as before, and would make fun of her from time to time.
Unexpectedly, at a moment like today, Princess Yongchun would believe her unconditionally.
Queen Mother Guo did not expect that the first one to stand up would be Princess Yongchun, and Princess Yongchun would also speak for Qin Zhao.
As soon as the eldest princess Yongchun finished speaking, the eldest princess Yongning also said: "It should be that the queen mother has misunderstood. What kind of character Miss Qin is, my sons and ministers can see it, and the emperor brother also knows it very well."
(End of chapter)
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