When Tian Minyan woke up, Qi Shiqi had already left. She was sleepy and confused. Was he really here last night or was it a dream?
I turned over and sat up, my chest felt cold, and a cold thing hung on my chest. When I lowered my head, I saw it was a piece of black jade with Qi Qi's name carved on it.
She held it in her hands in confusion. Isn't this Qi Shiqi's jade pendant? Didn't she already return it to him? Why is it back?
Thinking of last night, she touched her lips again, which were a little swollen. She suddenly felt a little shy. It was not a dream, it had really happened.
Thinking of last night's absurdity, Tian Minyan felt a little disdainful of herself, but there was a surge of sweetness in her heart. She always felt that it felt sour and sweet, a little weird but extremely satisfying.
She calmed down after reminding him last night, and the two of them were lying on the bed talking, except that he held her hand and made sneak attacks from time to time.
Although Tian Minyan has already worn it, she is still a modern person at heart. Although she cares about her reputation, she does not really care about pushing him out without seeing him. In her heart, they are in love, communicate and understand each other, and share a kiss.
Holding hands is a must.
Although she thought so, she also warned him verbally that he must not do anything out of line when the identity of the two of them was unknown outside.
Unexpectedly, after Qi Shiqi heard this, he was very excited for a while, and said evilly: "So when there is no one around, I can do whatever I want?" Before he finished speaking, he suppressed her and bullied her for a while, almost to the point of bullying her.
The gun went off.
As they finally talked, I don’t know when she fell asleep and when she woke up, he was gone.
Tian Minyan stroked the jade pendant, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, and her cheeks turned red.
"Miss, are you awake?" Qingzhi came in with some water for washing. Seeing her sitting on the bed in a daze, he walked over, but unexpectedly exclaimed: "Miss, what's wrong with your neck?"
Tian Minyan was startled, touched her hand, and then thought of something. She jumped out of bed and looked in the mirror, her face turned red. Damn it, she actually nibbled several strawberries.
"Ahem, the weather is starting to get hot now. There were mosquitoes flying around last night, which made it very uneasy. I'm afraid they might have bitten me. Just put some medicine on it and it'll be fine." She said nonchalantly, her eyes evasive.
Qingzhi was slightly startled. Mosquitoes? I didn't realize there were mosquitoes at this time.
She looked at Tian Minyan with a suspicious face and said, "That slave will be incense burning in the tent tonight."
"Hmm." Tian Minyan felt very uncomfortable and said, "Take the pink high-collar embroidered Begonia spring shirt. The red mark doesn't look good after all." She would definitely settle the score with him later.
After washing up, Tian Minyan looked at the marks on her neck. She still felt uneasy. She found the jade skin ointment given by Qi Shiqi and applied it on it. It was okay to deceive a girl like Qingzhi, but it would not be so if it were someone who knew how to deal with people.
It's easy to pass.
I also thought that I would have some free time today, so I would polish up the design drawing and send it to Prince Xian's Mansion so that construction could start as soon as possible.
After going to greet the old man and the others first, she went to the main room to greet Luo Shi and the others, and asked Tian Huairen to follow her out so that she could learn to manage the business.
But when he was packing up and getting ready to go out, someone suddenly came to the palace again, and the emperor summoned the king of Huimin County to the palace to see him.
Dressed in makeup and heavy court clothes, Tian Minyan was waiting outside the gate of the Yangxin Palace to be summoned. She felt a little uneasy. What was the emperor summoning her for?
With great difficulty, the chambermaid announced Tian Minyan's entry into the palace with a sharp voice. She was so busy that she lowered her eyebrows and walked into the palace with small steps.
"Your Majesty, Tian Minyan, comes to see the Emperor. Long live the Emperor." After entering the palace, Tian Minyan did not dare to raise her head and knelt on the ground to say hello.
"Ping Shen." came the majestic voice of Emperor Ren De.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tian Minyan stood up and stepped aside, still lowering her head.
"It's been more than a month since Lord Huimin and Uncle Zhong moved to Kyoto, right?" Emperor Rende asked, looking at Tian Minyan.
"Back to the Emperor, I have been blessed by the Holy Grace. My family has been fortunate enough to come to Beijing. It is already January and the fifth day." Tian Minyan hurriedly faced the direction of Emperor Rende and replied respectfully.
"But a habit?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My family was only a little uncomfortable when they first came here, but now they have gradually become accustomed to the living environment in Kyoto."
"Um."
"Brother Imperial, if this wasn't the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, I would have thought that Brother Imperial was interrogating criminals in Dali Temple." A joking voice suddenly interrupted.
This sound?
Tian Minyan was startled and quickly looked up. Sure enough, Qi Shiqi was sitting on the chair on her left. When she saw her looking over, she blinked. Tian Minyan quickly lowered her head and saluted again: "I don't know that the wise prince is here, my lord."
Sorry, good luck to you, Your Majesty."
"Excuse me." Qi Shiqi raised his hand, then looked at Emperor Rende and said, "Brother Emperor, didn't you say that our country, the Southern Kingdom, could win over the small country of Brunei this time, all because of the contribution of Lord Huimin to grow cotton?"
Should I be rewarded heavily?"
Tian Minyan was stunned, and looked at Qi Shiqi, seeing him wink slyly, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, growing cotton is all thanks to your wise and wise leadership, and all of you have also made suggestions. I dare not take the credit."
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"Get up and speak." Emperor Rende said quietly: "Shiqi is right. Because it was a rare thing in the court that day, none of the ministers had seen it. It is natural that they didn't know this planting method. You are indeed
If you have accomplished great achievements, you should reward them according to their merits. Say, what do you want to ask for? I will reward you."
"Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for your reward. Your Majesty has made an exception and rewarded my family with a title beyond the prescribed limit. I am very frightened." Tian Minyan was so frightened that she did not even dare to raise her head.
Rewarding a title and a county prince is already a great gift. To ask for a reward would be ungrateful. Who knows if this is an excuse for the emperor to test her?
"Seventeen, you see, if you don't tell me that I won't reward you, it's because Lord Huimin doesn't dare to accept it." Emperor Rende raised his eyebrows and said jokingly.
Qi Shiqi narrowed his eyes and said: "Mr. Huimin County, Brunei donated a city as a bet, and His Majesty Longyan was very pleased. Not everyone can accept this holy grace. Don't miss this opportunity."
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Tian Minyan was filled with hatred and glared at him fiercely. From the corner of her eye, she saw Emperor Rende raising his eyebrows at her little movements. She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. She lowered her head in a hurry, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, since your Majesty
If you must reward me, please ask your Majesty to reward me with some gold."
Qi Shiqi puffed out a sip of tea and looked at her. Is this girl obsessed with money? Why should she ask for anything but this? Can't she ask for something else, like him?
Emperor Rende was also very surprised. He looked her up and down and saw that Gao Jie was actually a petty vulgar person? He glanced at Qi Shiqi and raised his eyebrows.
Qi Shiqi noticed Emperor Rende's gaze and felt a little embarrassed. He glared at her fiercely and said through his teeth: "Is there nothing else but this?"
"Your Majesty, common women want nothing more than these yellow and white things of wealth and silk." Tian Minyan knelt on the ground and said.
Qi Shiqi was so angry that his teeth were itching, and even Gao Bao was gasping for breath. Is this too unworthy of the stage?
"Okay, okay, I will reward you with three thousand taels of gold." Emperor Rende smiled.
After hearing this, Tian Minyan immediately said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
After receiving the reward, he chatted with the two big men for a while, until the chamberlain said that the ministers were here to discuss state affairs, and Tian Minyan withdrew.
Qi Shiqi, on the other hand, never participated in state affairs, so he resigned together.
After the two of them left, Gao Bao changed a cup of tea for Emperor Rende. Seeing that there was still a slight smile in his eyes, he couldn't help joking: "Your Majesty, this Lord of Huimin County is too high-profile. I thought he was watching
She is quite generous, but I don’t know..."
"You, you missed it. This girl is so smart." Emperor Rende said, giving him a sidelong glance.
Gao Bao was startled: "What does the emperor mean?"
"The uncle of Zhongxian County and his family have come to the capital for the first time, and they have reached the sky in one step. Many people are jealous and disdainful, and they are all waiting to find out the faults of the uncle of Zhongxian County. The reward I gave so big before was already beyond the limit. If this time
If there is a big reward, I am afraid it will become a thorn in the flesh of many people. She only wants gold, do you think she is really in need of this silver? I heard that several businesses of the uncle's family in Zhong County are extremely profitable, earning only tens of thousands of taels.
That’s right. She’s asking for this reward, but it’s just giving people an illusion. How can a person who loves money accomplish anything big?”
Gao Bao was extremely surprised and said in disbelief: "But she is only thirteen years old. Maybe she really loves gold and silver."
"It is this kind of mind that is rare. It can gauge the situation at the right time, know how to advance and retreat, and know what should be wanted and what should not be wanted." If you really want to seek some meritorious official position for your family, that will only make him dislike and dislike him. Emperor Rende said calmly
He smiled and picked up the ink pen again to review the memorial, saying: "If she can do this, let's see how far she can go!"
At this time, Tian Minyan also smiled bitterly at the angry Qi Shiqi and said: "What did you do, Your Majesty? The Zhong County House does not need more attention." Today, Qi Shiqi did not do push hands behind him.
I wouldn't believe it even if I beat her to death.
Qi Shiqi stopped and looked at her, and Tian Minyan sighed: "I know that the prince is doing good for our family and asking for rewards for me. In fact, it is to let people outside know that the emperor has not forgotten the Zhong County uncle's house."
"Now that you know, you..."
"Your Majesty, if anything is as beautiful as the forest wind, it will be destroyed." Tian Minyan looked at him with burning eyes and said lightly. He was a smart man and knew what it meant.
Qi Shiqi didn't know why, he just couldn't see her grievance. These days, people outside had some sarcastic remarks about the Zhong County uncle's house. What he knew was that she was ridiculed by the daughter of a minor official when she went to school yesterday. He also knew that,
That's why he asked the emperor to reward him and let people outside know that the emperor of Huimin County and the Zhongbo Mansion had not forgotten that anyone who wanted to bully had to think carefully.
"That's what I say, but in fact you don't have to endure this grievance. You are the king of Huimin County with a golden book and a title." Qi Shiqi said in a stern tone.
"Your Highness has underestimated me and looked down upon those people too much. So far, no one has been able to wrong me." Tian Minyan raised the corner of her lips and said, "Although I disdain to use my status to oppress others, I still remember Huimin County
The power and momentum brought by your status as you. I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone insults me, I will retaliate."
She doesn't pretend to be aloof and thinks it's shameful to use her status to oppress others, but if someone steps on her bottom line, she doesn't mind bullying them.
