By imperial decree, Heaven’s mandate is hereby bestowed upon the Empress of the Northern Border. The Princess, both martial and scholarly, possessing grace and wisdom, has made great contributions in defeating the Great Yue nation. Therefore, tomorrow morning at court, she shall accompany the King of the Northern Border to receive rewards for her service. So it is decreed.
“….”
Upon hearing the contents of this imperial edict, An Xuetang’s lips twitched. This emperor was truly as stingy as she had imagined!
He didn’t directly bestow rewards upon her, insisting she first present herself before him before granting her grand gifts. Wasn’t that just to see how capable she truly was?
Then, she would surely not disappoint him.
Mo Yunjing glanced at Yun Si, and Yun Si took the imperial edict from that official’s hand.
Chen Gonggong pursed his lips. The King and Queen of Beijang were right here, this imperial decree should be received by these two, no matter what, it was not this Yun Si’s turn.
The fact that King Beijīng allowed this “servant” to pick him up is clearly a sign of disrespect towards the Emperor.
Alas, he was facing the King of Beijang, a man who had never feared the Emperor. Therefore, even though he was annoyed at this moment, he dared not speak out and could only watch helplessly as Yun Si took the imperial edict from his hand.
But Yun Si wasn’t completely ignorant of ‘the rules’, he took the imperial decree and shoved some silver into Chen Gonggong’s hand.
This is the “rule,” An Xuetang knew this was what they called “involution.”
When an imperial eunuch delivers an imperial decree, people usually give him some silver.
With silver stuffed into his hand, Chen Gong weighed the weight of the silver in his palm and his face instantly broke into a smile. His mood improved considerably.
This Beijiang Prince’s Manor is still very generous. At this moment, he smiled and clasped his hands together, “Since…”
“Grand Chamberlain Chen, it’s time for you to leave!”
“….”
Before Chen Gong could utter any polite phrases, Yun Si coldly said a sentence, instantly making the atmosphere extremely awkward!
However, Yun Si’s tone was laced with killing intent. Chen Gonggong, that old fox, naturally understood, so he bowed repeatedly and backed away, turning to leave without hesitation. He didn’t dare to linger; his life was precious!
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These commoners all had their eyes fixed on An Xuetang beside Mo Yunjing, whispering and chattering amongst themselves.
The Northern Xinjiang Princess is different from the rumors. Rumor has it that the Northern Xinjiang Princess was born in the countryside and grew up in the fields, so people… were big-boned, with dark skin and unremarkable features.
Could it be that what we hear today is not true at all?
This Northern Border Princess not only has fair and delicate skin, but her figure is also slender. Her bearing doesn’t resemble a woman who grew up in the countryside at all?
And her features, to tell the truth, were such as these ordinary folk had never beheld before!
This Northern Border princess is simply like a fairy descending from heaven, every smile and frown so beautiful and captivating.
No wonder she could catch the eye of the War God, Beijiang Wang. She is so beautiful and capable in battle. Such a woman and the great War God, Beijiang Wang, are simply a perfect match, aren’t they?
Seeing everyone staring at her, An Xuetang raised an eyebrow and looked at Mo Yunjing, softly saying, “A-Jing, it seems like the people of Beijing are quite interested in me?”
Mo Yunjing looked at her with doting eyes, reaching out to rub her head. “Uncomfortable? This king will have them leave right away.”
“No, don’t treat the common people harshly. We’ll likely need their help for many things to come, so be gentle.”
After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Yun Si, “Yun Si, does our house have any snacks or something?”
“Your Highness, yes.”
“Have someone bring out some food to share with those outside, and tell them each to go home and rest early. It’s getting very late.”
Yun Si hesitated. He actually wanted to say that it wasn’t right to just give things away to the common people like this. What if the other commoners in the city heard about the Wangfu distributing food tomorrow and came here as well? How would they handle that?
But before he could speak, Mo Yunjing had already glanced at him and calmly said, “Do as the princess says.”
Yun Si sighed softly, cupped his hands, and said, “Yes.”
At worst, he can only “threaten” those peasants when distributing food. From tomorrow onwards, they are not allowed to come here.
Why are they so pampered by their prince consort?
Mo Yunjing and An Xuetang returned to the room. An Xuetang held the imperial decree and flipped through it with great interest.
Moyunjing hooked his lips into a light smile, “Did Tangtang see anything?”
“That’s not it, I’m just curious why the seal on this imperial decree is different from the one sent to the Northern Border by the Emperor.”
“!”
These words from An Xuetang instantly changed Mo Yunjing’s expression. He suddenly walked to An Xuetang’s side, took the imperial edict from her hand, and looked at it carefully.
But he didn’t notice any difference; to him, it looked just like the other seals he had seen.
An Xuetang curled her lips and raised an eyebrow, “A-Jing, didn’t you notice anything different?”
“Hmm.”
“Wait a moment, let me get Yunsi to bring out the previous imperial edict. I’ll compare it to this one carefully for you. You’ll see that the difference is very, very subtle. It’s perfectly normal that you wouldn’t notice it under ordinary circumstances.”