Qin Xuan said: "Qianqian, your porcelain is already very good, but if you want to stand out among the good porcelain presented from all over the country, you still need to work harder. The Imperial Concubine is the pinnacle of power in the harem, and there are too many people who want to please her."
"Yes! Nowadays, there are countless people in the world who want to take this opportunity to become famous." Qin Ge also said.
"I'm just doing this for Xia Ci. I don't think about joining any party." Xia Qianqian frowned in distress.
“But sometimes I can’t help myself…”
As they were talking, someone came in and said, "Xia Qianqian, someone is looking for you."
"Who is it?" Xia Qianqian stood up and walked out.
There were two middle-aged men in luxurious clothes, standing outside the door on tall horses. They looked like they were from wealthy families, so Xia Qianqian had a bad feeling and asked, "Who are you?"
"Hello, Miss Xia. We are from the capital. We heard that you are very good at making porcelain, so my prince sent us here to ask for porcelain."
Xia Qianqianqian's heart skipped a beat.
Someone came to my door so soon
She asked, "May I ask who your prince is?"
"King Qin."
Xia Qianqian's expression gradually became solemn.
In fact, Xia Qianqian didn't know who the King of Qin and the King of Qi were. She also didn't know how many princes the current emperor had conferred titles on, or what the situation in the court and harem was like.
But Xia Qianqian’s years of reading palace fighting drama novels were not in vain!
These two people said they were here to buy porcelain, but in fact they had other intentions. They probably wanted to please the Imperial Noble Consort, win over her power, and lean towards the side of the King of Qin.
Xia Qianqian said: "I'm sorry, my kiln is broken, so I can't make porcelain for the time being."
"It's okay, we have time to wait."
Xia Qianqian didn't dare tell them that she had uncovered the imperial edict and was going to present the porcelain herself. She only said, "I'm really sorry, I don't have any plans to make porcelain to sell in the short term."
The two men looked at each other in disbelief.
Then, one of them dismounted, took a small box off the horse, and opened the lid in front of everyone.
A whole box of glittering gold, as dazzling as the sun in the sky, attracted everyone's attention.
These people living in this poor mountain area had never seen gold before. Everyone opened their eyes wide as if they were dreaming, and they especially wanted the gold to be theirs.
"Miss Xia, as long as you help us make a few pieces of porcelain, all this gold will be yours."
Xia Qianqian looked at the gold, then calmly withdrew her gaze: "I'm sorry, I'm indifferent to fame and fortune, and I'm not very interested in money. I mainly rely on inspiration to make porcelain. Recently, I have run out of ideas and really can't make good porcelain. If you don't believe me, go to the kiln and see that what is being made now are all rough porcelain."
"Miss Xia, you are too modest. We have seen your cracked porcelain, which is indeed top-grade. Miss Xia's skill in firing porcelain is very high. If Miss Xia's talent has run out, it must be because the environment here is not good enough for Miss Xia to fire good porcelain."
"It doesn't matter. We can provide Miss Xia with the best porcelain kiln in the country, the best raw materials and helpers in the country. No matter what conditions Miss Xia has, we can agree to them all."
The two men sang in unison, their tone becoming increasingly strong.
Xia Qianqian's face turned pale. Was this a attempt to control her by force
After listening to the conversation in the room, Qin Ge and Qin Xuan could no longer remain calm.
The two brothers walked out, and Qin Ge said loudly: "I am the son of the Qin family in Lu'an Prefecture. Xia Qianqian is my adopted sister. I'm sorry, she can't go with you."
(End of this chapter)