The eunuch who announced the decree had a bitter look on his face. He had served the emperor for decades and had read countless imperial edicts. This was probably the first time he had encountered such a tyrannical minister as Wandong.
The content of Bai Zhenshan's imperial edict was similar to Wandong's expectation. At the very beginning of the imperial edict, young Wandong was scolded for being arrogant, ignorant of the general situation, and insulting his ministers! He openly disobeyed the will, which was simply treason, and his words were extremely harsh!
Fortunately, Wandong was not standing in front of Bai Zhenshan at this time, otherwise he would have been drowned by his spittle. From the eunuch's reading, Wandong could fully understand how angry Bai Zhenshan was when drafting this imperial edict!
However, after a sharp rebuke, Bai Zhenshan's tone suddenly softened. It is not unforgivable to say that Wandong was young and energetic and acted impulsively because he failed to accurately understand his difficulties and intentions as the emperor and acted impulsively.
This was followed by another series of earnest warnings, and at the end he wrote that Nian Wandong was the first offender this time, and he had made great contributions to the country, so he would not be severely punished, but would only be fined one year's salary!
After listening to the imperial edict, Wandong's lips twitched slightly, revealing a hint of sneer. Let alone a year's salary, even if he was fined for a lifetime, he would not frown. The thunder was loud and the raindrops were light. It seemed that Bai Zhenshan had realized something from Wandong's thunderous wrath, and he was quite smart.
According to convention, after the eunuch who announces the edict reads the edict, the minister who receives the edict will give a generous reward. Therefore, the eunuch who announces the edict will stay for a while after reading the edict. But as soon as the eunuch who announced the edict finished reading out the edict and handed it to Wan Dong, he didn't dare to stay for a second, turned around and left the Dingshan Palace as if running away. The situation was quite funny.
After the eunuch who announced the decree left, Xu Wenchuan, Hu Jingqi, and Sun Daobai walked out of the study together.
Hu Jingqi looked at the imperial edict in Wan Dong's hand, turned to Xu Wenchuan and asked, "Is this the end of this matter?"
"The end? Humph, I'm afraid this is just the beginning." Xu Wenchuan snorted, turned to look at Wandong, and asked with a solemn expression, "Yao Ting, do you think we can spend this year safely?"
Wandong couldn't help but sigh, with an equally solemn look on his face, "It depends on God's will!"
"Your Majesty, what are you and Yaoting talking about? Why can't I understand?" Hu Jingqi looked confused, as did Sun Daobai, who looked stunned.
Xu Wenchuan did not explain to them. He just shook his head and murmured, "You will understand this one day."
Hu Jingqi and Sun Daobai looked at each other, doubtful.
"The princess has arrived!" A clear shout resounded throughout the Dingshan Palace.
Xu Wenchuan smiled and said, "Just after the eunuch who announced the decree left, the princess arrived. What is she doing? Beat her with a stick and give her a sweet date to eat?"
When the princess arrived, Xu Wenchuan, Sun Daobai and Hu Jingqi could no longer hide, and together with Wandong, they went out to welcome her. The skin has not been torn yet, and the necessary etiquette must not be neglected.
As soon as the group was halfway out, they saw a large number of people coming in force. The leader was the smiling Princess Baidie, followed by Tang Xinyi. Behind them was a pair of Fengxiang Guard soldiers, carrying various boxes filled with gold, silver, silk, jade and antiques. What a generous gift!
"The princess is here, but I have missed you so much, so please forgive me, Princess!" Xu Wenchuan praised, and bowed slightly to Princess Baidie, but did not kneel down.
This is not because Xu Wenchuan is arrogant. He has such qualifications, and Princess Baidie cannot find fault with him. Sun Daobai, Hu Jingqi and Wandong couldn't support them like this, and they all knelt down to worship. However, Bai Die didn't wait for them to kneel down, and repeatedly exempted them from their courtesy. Wan Dong was not polite and stood up suddenly, then retreated behind Xu Wenchuan, his face silent.
People who don't know, think that Wandong is polite, remains humble in front of seniors, and doesn't want to be in the limelight. However, Baidie and Tang Xinyi are both people who know Wandong's temper very well, and they know very well that Wandong is like this. Their behavior has nothing to do with humility at all. It just means that he, Wandong, is very unhappy now and doesn't want to talk to them.
Tang Xinyi and Princess Baidie couldn't help but look at each other. From each other's eyes, they could see the helplessness and bitterness in each other's hearts. They came here just to 'put out the fire', but now it seems that it is a bit difficult.
"Giggle... Old prince, today Die'er came here specially to visit you. I personally selected these small gifts for you. I hope you like them." Baidie didn't put on any pretense of being a princess at all, and came up to help her. He grabbed Xu Wenchuan's arm with a smile on his face. People who don't know may think that Bai Die is Xu Wenchuan's granddaughter.
Although Xu Wenchuan was very unhappy with what Bai Zhenshan did, he was not Wandong after all. He had many ties and could not act completely willfully. No matter how unhappy he felt, facing the smiling face of Princess Baidie and the boxes of 'olive branches' handed over by Bai Zhenshan, he had to force out a smile, patted Baidie's hand, and said, "Your Highness, please take the trouble." Thank you very much, sir!"
"What did the old prince say? You are the first meritorious service of our Qingyun Empire, and you are also Die'er's elder. In fact, Die'er should have come to visit you a long time ago, but you have been entangled in trivial matters. It was not until today that you made the trip. Please also ask the old prince Don't be offended."
"Grandpa, my grandson still has things to do, so I'll take my leave first." Wan Dong made no secret of his inner impatience and displeasure, and took advantage of the break to say to Xu Wenchuan.
Before Xu Wenchuan could answer, Princess Baidie rushed to say, "Mr. Xu, don't leave in a hurry. I have a gift for you here. I guarantee you will like it. Xinyi, please take out the gift quickly."
Tang Xinyi said oh, and immediately took out a sword from the pile of gifts.
Not to mention the quality of this sword, just looking at the scabbard of this sword is extraordinary. It is actually made of a whole piece of beautiful jade, punched, carved and ground. It is seamless, round and headache-like, and exudes a dense light of treasure from time to time. It is really luxurious to the extreme.
In order not to make the jade scabbard too monotonous, it is dotted with dozens of bright gemstones of different colors. At first glance, it looks like the stars in the sky are inlaid on the scabbard, which is extremely gorgeous and dazzling.
Xu Wenchuan, Hu Jingqi, and Sun Daobai were all people who had seen the world. They couldn't help but take a breath when they saw such a gorgeous scabbard. What kind of magic weapon is qualified to be placed in such a scabbard
Soon, Tang Xinyi revealed the answer. She heard a crisp sound like a dragon's roar, which lasted endlessly. A cold light like autumn water silently slipped out of the scabbard like a spiritual snake. In an instant, Suddenly, a slight chill spread to the surroundings.
"Undersea ice and iron!?" Xu Wenchuan was the first to blurt out.
Princess Baidie smiled proudly and said, "The old prince is indeed well-informed. He can tell at a glance that this sword is made of ice-cold iron from the seabed!"
This seabed ice iron is also a very rare metal in the small mortal world, and is as valuable as purple gold. This kind of metal is only produced at the bottom of the deep sea. It is infiltrated by the cold air of the seabed all year round. It is not only extremely hard, but also has a natural cold air. Even in the fiery July, people can feel as cold as falling into an ice cave, which is very magical.
The rarity of seabed ice iron is even higher than that of purple gold. Because although purple gold is small, it can still be collected by manpower, but this seabed ice iron only exists on the deep seabed that is beyond the reach of manpower, and there is no way to collect it. The existing submarine ice iron in the world was all washed up into the shallow sea due to submarine earthquakes or tsunamis and huge waves, and was subsequently found by luck.
In the eyes of Xu Wenchuan, Sun Daobai, and Hu Jingqi, this magical weapon made of seabed ice iron may be a rare treasure, but in Wandong's eyes, there is really nothing surprising about it. Compared to the purple-gold dragon spear he specially made for Wan Haoxiong and the purple-gold double swords he made for Wan Youqi, they were completely inferior. They were even incomparable to the purple-gold divine weapons he made for Luo Xiao and the others.
However, the scabbard made of pure jade caught Wandong's attention. How perfect would it be if such beautiful jade could be used to create a scabbard for Wan Youqi's purple and gold swords? Unfortunately, this jade is different from metal. It can only be polished, but cannot be melted and recast, which makes Wandong a little regretful.
"Your Highness, I have never heard of such a sword hidden in the palace?" Xu Wenchuan asked with a surprised look on his face.
Bai Die gave a bitter smile and said, "My father is seriously ill, and Qiu Wanli exploited my royal family in every possible way. Of course, I cannot save such a magic weapon. To be honest with the old prince, we found this sword from Qiu Wanli's treasure house." "
Hu Jingqi and Xu Wenchuan looked at each other in confusion. After Qiu Wanli's downfall, the royal family must have found many treasures from Qiu Wanli. This sword is probably just a drop in the bucket.
"Yao Ting, this is the princess's wish. What do you think?" Xu Wenchuan looked at Wandong with a smile and said.
It would be a fool not to take advantage of what is delivered to your door! Since Bai Zhenshan is so dishonest, if he continues to be polite to him, isn't he asking for trouble? Without thinking about it, Wan Dong nodded and said, "That's right! Thank you so much, Your Highness, Princess."
As he spoke, Wandong reached out to take the sword, but Tang Xinyi took it back violently, leaving Wan Dong to catch it in vain.
Wandong's brows immediately frowned. What were you doing? Are you teasing him on purpose
"Giggle... Mr. Xu, don't be anxious! It's disrespectful to come back without reciprocating. Her Royal Highness the Princess gave such an extremely precious magic weapon to Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu must come up with something decent in return." Tang Xinyi said with a sweet smile.
"Gift in return?" Wan Dong sneered in his heart. He knew that the sword given by Princess Baidie was not innocent. Putting on a look of embarrassment, Wan Dong said faintly, "What Commander Tang said makes sense, but I don't have much, so I really don't have much to offer. In this case, please take this sword back, Princess." Bar."
"How can that be done? Is there any reason to take back what I sent out?" Princess Baidie looked anxious and said hurriedly. (To be continued)