Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He then dared to slowly raise his head. He had just lowered his head for a moment. Only now did he see the queen clearly. She had a round face like a silver plate, willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, red lips and white teeth. At first glance, she was an elegant beauty with a lot of blessings and graceful demeanor.

She was also observing Su He. She was young, with fair skin, light eyebrows, and big phoenix eyes. Although her face had not yet fully grown, she was still a beauty.

She asked in a clear voice: "I heard that in this border town battle, you contributed a new type of firecrackers, which enabled our defenders to effectively curb the enemy's offensive and made a great contribution to this victory."

Su Helang replied, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I have only done my humble part to come up with this idea. It was only because the Ninth Prince and General Wang An believed in me that I was able to make it work."

After the queen heard her, she smiled with satisfaction and said, "Don't be modest. Everyone in my harem knows how timely and useful your idea is. The emperor praised you highly. You, the Su family, are all great. Both the boys and girls have made great contributions."

Su He could only smile and reply: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your recognition of my Su family."

In the end, the queen simply asked some questions about the border town, and then asked the palace maid beside her to take out the rewards she had prepared, a tray of things covered with red silk.

When he got to Su He, he opened the box and handed it to her. Su He saw that there were some precious jewelry on it, such as jade bracelets, jade hairpins, pearl and agate bracelets and necklaces, and a silver note worth three thousand taels next to it, and some cloth.

Su He quickly knelt down to express her gratitude and thank the Queen for her reward. The Queen raised her hand and told her to stand up, and told her to share the country's worries and offer good advice in the future.

Finally, Su He was allowed to leave and the palace maids and eunuchs were asked to escort her out of the palace. The head maid arranged for the younger maids and eunuchs to escort Su He out of the palace gate. This was a gift from the queen.

Su He followed Eunuch Chen who was waiting outside, as well as the little palace maid holding a tray and the eunuch holding a piece of cloth, and walked out of the palace. When the palace servants on the road saw the palace maids from the Queen's palace escorting them out, they knew that this was someone who had met the Queen and had been rewarded by the Queen herself.

This was also for the emperor to see, so that someone could pass through and tell the emperor that his appointment of the county lord was a wise move. The queen of the county lord also thought it was a good move, and they were of the same mind as husband and wife.

This is the palace. Your every word and action is being watched, and all your actions have meaning.

Su He was still very happy. The Queen gave her a lot of rewards this time, especially the three silver notes that touched her heart. No matter how many jewels she had, she couldn't just sell them or wear them casually. They were given by the Queen, so she had to take them home and treasure them. Only the silver notes had no marks, so she could spend them casually. The Queen was really a wonderful person.

After more than an hour, Su He and his companions finally returned to the starting point, the gate of the palace. The two palace maids put the tray and cloth on the carriage and said goodbye. Su He tactfully put a purse in each of their hands, which contained silver peanuts, to thank her for bringing them here.

The young palace maid and the young eunuch took it with a smile. Everyone knew that this was a good job. They always replaced them randomly, and good things could not be given to just one or two people.

Before leaving and getting in the car, Su He looked back at the tall palace gate. He didn't know when he would have the chance to go in next time. This experience was not bad. If it was a reward every time, coming here would not be a bad thing.

She was driven to the Su Mansion by Eunuch Chen and his men in a horse-drawn carriage, and arrived safely. After Su He got off the carriage, she also took out a bag of silver peanuts and gave it to Eunuch Chen, asking them to go back and have a drink.

Su He always knew that little ghosts were difficult to deal with, and he must not treat these little people unfairly, as their words could play a big role.

The maid returned and told the Queen, "Your Majesty, Su Xiangjun has been sent out safely, and she has thanked you many times."

The Queen was very satisfied and said with a smile: "This woman is quite good, with a pure heart and good family education."