The tea drink has bottomed out and the sandalwood will burn out.
However, Su Liu still had no intention of serving tea as a farewell to the guests.
But I saw her slowly stand up, pacing and saying: "My sister is unwilling to give in, just because she wants to get an explanation that is beneficial to herself, right or wrong?"
Yin Tao admitted straightforwardly: "Of course! If it's not beneficial, what do I want it to do?"
Su Liu smiled and said: "Since my sister wants to ask for some benefits, how about we make a deal?"
"Deal? What deal?" Yin Tao asked curiously.
"Sister, don't worry! Before we discuss the transaction, I want to ask you a special question. I hope you can answer it truthfully." Queen Su smiled sharply and became indifferent again.
After Yin Tao adjusted her mood, she said calmly: "I don't know what my sister wants to ask, but I will tell you whatever is convenient for you to say."
"Yes! I heard that Mu Ziqing, the child bride of your Qi family, is actually the eldest princess of my royal family. I wonder if this is true?"
"Ah, this..."
This matter is absolutely a highly confidential matter of the Qi family, and few outsiders know about it.
However, ghostwriting can be hidden from anyone.
For example, the court's eagle dog.
With their all-pervasive detection capabilities, it is only a matter of time before the truth comes out.
Judging from the current situation, Mu Ziqing has already obtained the highest level of protection from the Qi family, and it is no longer that easy to harm her again.
In other words, as long as she doesn't leave Qiongzhou voluntarily, no one can hurt her.
It can be seen that it is no longer that important whether this matter is open to the public or not. What's more, it is still discussed in private now.
Therefore, Yin Tao nodded very candidly and said: "Sister is right, that Mu Ziqing is indeed the treasure of the royal family."
However, as soon as her words changed, she corrected her: "One thing is wrong. Although Mu Ziqing grew up in Qiongzhou, she is not the child bride of my Qi family."
Aren't they all the same?
It feels pretty much the same!
Su Liu smiled lightly and did not make any further calculations.
What she focused on was her true identity. As for whether she was the child bride of the Qi family, she didn't care at all.
"I think there is something wrong with her marriage to Qi Xiao!"
"Oh? What's wrong?"
"Although the eldest princess is a lost pearl living in the world, she is also a genuine noblewoman. How can she marry a white man with such a noble status?"
"this……"
Just now, Yin Tao had personally admitted that Qi Xiao had not obtained any honors in the examination, so what else could this be but a white body?
In other words, after removing the halo of being a second-generation official brought by looking at his father and respecting his son, he is no more gorgeous than ordinary people.
As for the so-called companionship of the prince, it is just a special personal relationship at best and cannot be used as an identity on the card.
Objectively speaking, with Qi Xiao's current qualifications, it is indeed difficult for the royal family to meet the criteria for selecting a son-in-law.
Yin Tao smiled awkwardly and said lightly: "There is a saying in "The Book of Songs" that there is a broad agreement between life and death. It is said to be true with the son; hold the hand of the son and grow old together with the son. It can be seen from this that the most important thing between a man and a woman lies in the mutual happiness of the two. There is no such thing.
It is necessary to dwell on the differences in identity.”
"Sister, what you said is wrong. As far as royal marriage is concerned, the first rule is to be well-matched." Su Liu immediately retorted.
This time, it was Yin Tao's turn to be speechless again.
The idea of mutual love is certainly true, but it depends on where it is used. For the royal family who advocate politics alone, this theory is undoubtedly unworkable.
Frankly speaking, in terms of Qi Xiao's current status, he is indeed not worthy of Princess Mu Ziqing, who is born in the bloodline of the dragon clan.
But now, they have already released the word that they are getting married, and it is impossible to take it back. What should they do?
Looking at the troubled Yin Tao, Su Liu smiled happily, and then said: "I have a way to resolve this problem."
After saying that, she took out a handwritten script that she had already prepared from the wooden box on the side, and handed it to Yin Tao's hand with great meaning.
The latter took it and immediately spread it out to read.
Huh~~
It turned out to be a draft document regarding canonization.
However, this book does not have a redundant signature, so it is not known whose hand it was written by. However, judging from the elegant style of this font, it is probably written by a certain woman.
Looking at its content again, apart from a lot of gorgeous rhetoric, the core meaning is a simple sentence: Conferring the meritorious official Qi Xiao, the title of Earl of so-and-so.
As far as the history of this dynasty is concerned, it is extremely rare to grant titles to meritorious officials, because the law clearly stipulates that no title shall be granted to those who have not contributed to the community and the military, and no title shall be granted to those who do not have special orders.
In addition, this dynasty also simplified and reformed the title levels of foreign ministers. The original fifth-level titles were removed from the zi and nan, and only the three ranks of duke, marquis and uncle were retained.
Looking at Qi Xiao again, he enjoys military merit for his contribution to the craftsmanship of warships, so logically speaking, he has the qualifications to enjoy the title of nobility and food.
However, the title he was granted was the lowest rank in the system - earl.
Only then did Yin Tao suddenly understand.
The transaction the queen mentioned was actually the current exchange of interests.
As long as he makes concessions on his side of the case, Qi Xiao can get the benefits of a title in return. As for the well-matched match mentioned just now, it is just a pretext for the exchange of benefits.
However, in Yin Tao's view, this reason is indeed valuable.
It not only fundamentally solves the marriage barrier between Qi Xiao and Mu Ziqing, but also greatly improves the son's social status. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
That’s fine, but I just can’t agree!
Everyone knows that the Qi family is a wealthy official family that has become famous for its true ability, so how can it exchange benefits in a dirty way? If this spreads out, wouldn't it bring disgrace to the husband's face?
Therefore, it is absolutely undesirable!
In view of the above considerations, Yin Tao declined with almost no thought: "The dog has little virtue and little merit, and his achievements are not enough to be granted a title. I can only accept my sister's kindness."
Heartfelt?
Huh! If you don’t eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink!
After being rejected, a thick cloud suddenly appeared on Su Liu's face.
Yin Tao pushed back the document and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Sister, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. The current second prince has already firmly established himself as the future heir apparent, and he is unstoppable. You have such a good situation in your hands,
Why do you get involved in these meaningless court battles?"
Su Liu suppressed his anger first, and then replied: "Look at things, it is too one-sided. All I have done is to pave the way for my son's future. I really don't want him to take over a precarious mess.
"
What mess?
Yin Tao felt confused and dazed by these words that had no beginning or end.
However, Su Liu did not elaborate on this and seemed to have no choice but to shut up.