The King of Jin ate his breakfast slowly and kept putting food into Shen Ruoxi's bowl, intentionally stalling for time.
Shen Ruoxi was anxious, but she knew that this person always wanted her to eat well and would not let her go until she finished eating!
She could only bury her head in her food and told Xingnong to eat faster.
Xing Nong was not in a hurry. The betrothal gift that man sent would definitely not be small, and it would take a long time for the guards at the palace gate to check it.
She comforted him, "Eat slowly, mother. Eating too fast will cause poor digestion. Don't worry."
The King of Jin put another small soup dumpling into her bowl and said, "Xing Nong is right. There's no rush. Just eat slowly."
She is indeed my daughter, I am not anxious at all!
"Why not? They are here now. It would be rude of us not to greet them!"
Shen Ruoxi thought: My daughter is going to marry the other party. What if this action makes the other party hate her and treats her daughter badly in the future
But she didn't say this out loud so as not to worry Xing Nong.
Xing Nong said calmly, "The betrothal gifts for entering the palace still need to be inspected, which will take at least a quarter of an hour or two, so don't worry."
"We can't do that. If word gets out that everyone else has arrived but we're still enjoying our meal, how will people see it?" Although she was born a country girl and didn't know the etiquette of a country, she knew that this was extremely rude.
The King of Jin snorted coldly: "Can't I lower myself to meet him?"
Why
In terms of status, he is the king of a country and also his future father-in-law. If he does not go to greet him, or even stops him outside the palace gate until dawn, he will have to bear it!
The brat took advantage of the fact that his reputation had not yet been cleared and Xingnong's background had not yet been made public to the world and he issued an imperial decree. Otherwise, if you want to take his beloved princess, you can just dream on!
Shen Ruoxi glared at the King of Jin: "Is that condescending? Tian Kuo is our son-in-law! He is not an outsider, nor is he your subject! He is a family member! Besides, if it weren't for his help, we don't know if we would be alive! How can you be so rude now?"
Shen Ruoxi is a very grateful person. More than ten years of madness have made her very sensitive to true feelings and falsehoods. Or maybe it was because she had been crazy that she could see clearly that Chu Tiankuo was sincere to Xingnong. She certainly knew that with Xingnong's current status, she could marry any man she wanted!
But being able to marry any better man doesn’t mean that better man will be sincere!
She felt that she would never find another person in her life who would not mind Xingnong's humble background or the fact that she had a crazy mother. Even if other men appeared and wanted to marry Xingnong now, they probably would not be as sincere as Chu Tiankuo.
The King of Jin was stunned when he heard this!
The thing he regretted and remorseful about in this life was that because of his amnesia, he caused the mother and daughter to suffer so much, and he didn't even save them from their suffering.
He showed up too late, too late!
It was too late, and the daughter had grown up. It was too late, and the daughter had already supported the whole family and was living a rich, prosperous and respected life even without him.
As princesses and queens of a country, they actually don’t care about anything he can give them.
He was reluctant to let his daughter marry to another country, and wanted to make things difficult for Chu Tiankuo, hoping that he would give up. However, he did not dare to go too far for fear of angering the mother and daughter. In fact, he was selfish.
If they were in love, how could he hinder his daughter's happiness
He glanced at Shen Ruoxi, it’s not like he didn’t know the feeling of mutual affection.
With each other by my side, the air feels sweet.
Thinking of this, the King of Jin softened his expression and said, "I'll listen to you. Let's eat quickly."
Some things cannot be compensated once they are missed. What we can do is to be good to them for the rest of our lives and be their strong support.
That wasn't compensation, it was what he should have done.
There was limited food on the table, so a quarter of an hour later, the King of Jin and Shen Ruoxi dressed up and headed to the Golden Palace.
As for Xing Nong, there was no chance for her to show up at this time, so she just had to go back to her own courtyard and stay there.
Outside the Palace
There were quite a few people watching the fun, apart from some brave commoners, formation masters and envoys from various countries were all there!
The boxes were opened one by one, and there were dozens of fist-sized pearls from the East China Sea, as well as various rare treasures, not to mention the gold, silver and jewelry, as well as various precious silks and satins, four-happy fruits, wedding cakes, and wedding candies. In addition to the real fruit and wedding cakes, there were also gold wrapped in a layer of gold foil! The pair of live geese also had a gemstone necklace hanging around their necks, which really blinded everyone's eyes.
Seeing this, some people couldn't help but say, "I heard that eating gold foil can help you defecate. From now on, the night fragrance in this palace will be very valuable!"
"You reminded me, so I have to keep watch on it!"
... ...
This is not over yet. The ceremonial officer is still cooperating with the guards' inspection and reading out the gift list: thousand-year-old ginseng, hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum,... and other various rare medicinal materials.
"The Crown Prince of Chu actually used the Soul-Soothing Grass as a betrothal gift!"
Fang Zheng's attendant said: "Sir, isn't it said that Chu is the poorest of the four countries? Could it be that the prince of Chu emptied the treasury?"
Even if the national treasury was emptied, the Chu treasury had these things, so it couldn't be considered an empty treasury, right
Fang Zheng saw a legendary jade Buddha. He remembered that it was bought by a mysterious overseas businessman at an auction house in Yan State. He shook his head and whispered, "The prince of Chu State became famous when he was young. He has been wandering outside for the past seven years. I don't know what identity he used."
After the prince of Chu returned to the capital, he defeated Zhao in just half a year and helped Chu to turn things around. It was unimaginable what a man like him could have achieved after being exiled for seven years!
So he was not at all surprised at what kind of betrothal gifts he could offer when he wanted to marry a concubine.
He even felt that he was richer than the treasury of Jin State!
The future of Chu State should not be underestimated!
At this time, a wooden box opened, revealing a row of small jade bottles with labels on them.
The ceremonial officer sang loudly: "One box of five divine pills!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Five great divine pills? What five great divine pills
The guard asked what everyone was thinking.
The ceremonial officer smiled and said, "Of course, they are the Soul-Calming Pill, the Heart-Protecting Pill, the Flesh-Growing Pill, the Bone-Nourishing Pill, and the Detoxification Pill that can cure all poisons! One hundred pills of each!"
Few people use medicine to propose marriage, after all, it has a bad connotation, but the magic pill is a life-saving pill that can bring the dead back to life! Naturally, they cannot be compared.
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a gasp.
"Are the Soul-Calming Pill, Heart-Protecting Pill, Muscle-Growing Pill, and Bone-Nourishing Pill the four legendary elixirs that have been lost?"
The ceremonial officer smiled and said, "Of course it is the legendary four great magical pills, absolutely genuine!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this!
This is definitely an amazing betrothal gift!
A magic pill is priceless!
One hundred pills means one hundred cities are given away, right