Bringing the courtyard through [delicate] lady killed like crazy

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was once again plunged into a strange atmosphere.

The envoys looked at the two plates of melons in front of them one by one and fell into deep thought.

Even the foreigners in the hall were stunned.

But the banquet had to go on, and as the host, the Kingdom of Qing could not force everyone to eat melons.

A eunuch stepped forward, stared at the remaining box, and asked the fifth elder whether the foreigners' gift was finished and whether he wanted to take a seat.

Fifth Elder: ...Do you want to listen to what you are saying?

They have suffered such a great blow, you should at least give them some time to catch their breath.

The fifth elder smiled and turned to ask the foreigner if he would continue to offer gifts. There would be singing and dancing later...

Foreigner: ...

The foreigner was stunned for a moment, then bowed to express his gratitude, with a much wider bow than when he entered the hall.

He took the watermelon with a smile and motioned the eunuch to lead the way. In the end, there were watermelon seeds in the box. Why was there any need to take them out now?

Even the booklet in my arms that recorded the maintenance methods was uncomfortable.

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The envoys' gift presentation is over.

Singing and dancing enter.

While everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing, plates of hot dishes were served.

This year's hot dishes are particularly pleasing in color combination, green, red, yellow, white...

Especially when there is more green, people who are used to eating big fish and meat will feel comfortable and healthy just by looking at it.

Seeing the familiar dishes coming up, Concubine Chen finally smiled. She raised her hand to pick up a plate of cherries on the table and handed it to the maid, saying softly, "Send it to Princess Fuyao."

"Yes, your majesty." The maid took it and turned away.

There are regulations for the dishes at palace banquets. Even if these things are provided by the princess, the amount on the princess' table cannot be more than that on his majesty's table.

Li Jiaojiao likes to eat while watching a show, and the plate of cherries in front of her is now empty.

Just at this moment, the dance ended.

Someone in the hall has already stood in the middle.

The ministers began to present gifts to His Majesty.

The gift from the headquarters of Qing State was relatively simple. One had to show the greatest sincerity within one's official capacity, so as to add icing on the cake without attracting the attention of the Censorate...

In fact, before this, everyone had secretly inquired about the gift Princess Fuyao planned to give to His Majesty. After all, Princess Fuyao was the one who won the most favor from His Majesty in the past six months.

Even the two princes in the court had to line up at the back.

But the people in the Princess's Mansion were too tight-lipped, and they ended up finding out nothing.

But today, when he sat in the palace, he felt relieved in an instant. The table was filled with fruits and vegetables sent by Princess Fuyao from various farms. There was no need to compare. He could only present his gifts honestly.

Try not to be behind her...

So, Li Jiaojiao was squeezed into the finale position.

Even after Prince Rong presented the gift, Qi Yuyi gave Li Jiaojiao an apologetic smile...

Sorry, sister...

Li Jiaojiao: …

Emperor Qing was beaming with joy as he received the gifts. Finally, at Li Jing's reminder, he turned his gaze to Li Jiaojiao with a kind look: "Fuyao, I heard that you ordered people to carry a few large boxes into the palace and put them in the side hall. What are they? Take them out and show them to everyone."

Li Jiaojiao: ... "Yes."

She nodded to Su Yue, who immediately turned and left.

Emperor Qing was waiting happily, and all the ministers were also very curious. The envoy team had eaten all the watermelons in Daqing before, and when they heard Emperor Qing calling Fuyao's name, they looked over there intently.

It was because they had been in Beijing for such a long time, and they had heard the name of Princess Fuyao a lot, but they had never seen her once...

It doesn't take a while.

A large wooden box carried by several people outside the hall entered the hall, followed by a row of wooden boxes, and a gift list was delivered to the hands of Eunuch Li in front of the emperor.

Li Jing looked at the gift list for a long while, then handed Fuchen to the people around him and sang in person: "Princess Fuyao presents a gift, Yuhai Zangxin, ten boxes of snow salt, I wish your majesty long-lasting blessings, prosperity of the country, and happiness every year."

One of the boxes in the hall was opened, and the snow-white fine salt appeared, crystal clear and flawless in the brightly lit hall.

This is the result of several months of work by the Salt Production Bureau. Finally, extremely fine snow salt has been produced. From now on, Daqing will no longer need to buy salt from other countries.

"Princess Fuyao presents a gift of longevity and abundance, one hundred boxes of peanuts. May your majesty be blessed with both fortune and luck, and enjoy a prosperous and healthy life year after year."

The second box was opened, and inside it was a high-yield new variety of grain that several ministers had seen in paintings. It had a yield of 800 kilograms per mu and could be eaten raw or cooked, and could also be used to press oil.

The Minister of Revenue stood up excitedly and asked, "May I ask, Princess, how much is the yield per mu?"

He had been busy for several months, but after all, he had not yet harvested the crops he had planted, and he sometimes felt a little uneasy.

Minister Meng also expressed the thoughts of everyone present. After seeing the people of so many countries around them, the people of Daqing now hope more than ever for their country to become stronger.

Li Jiaojiao smiled and said casually, "The yield per mu reported by Yuncheng this time is about 850 kilograms."

When Li Jiaojiao said this, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Many people even cried with excitement.

Finally, there was a place where the people were able to grow high-yield crops. The produce of the princess's manor was so good that it gave people hallucinations.

Is it possible that only the princess can grow such good things?

Now, it is finally not the case.

Ordinary people can do it too.

Li Jing waited for Minister Meng to sit down shakily and continue to sing along. To be honest, he was about to cry...

"Princess Fuyao presents a gift of 100 boxes of sweet potatoes. May Daqing enjoy good weather and a good harvest."

As soon as the sweet potato box below was opened, Minister Meng stood up again.

Li Jiaojiao didn't wait for him to ask and smiled, "The sweet potatoes are lucky this time. The yield per mu is 10,000 catties. This may be due to the fact that the soil and water in Yuncheng are more suitable for the growth of sweet potatoes."

Everyone: ...I don’t know what to say anymore.

Forget it, why not learn from other countries and get a saint position for the princess.

I feel like there is no suitable position for a princess in Daqing...

Everyone focused their attention on the remaining two boxes. It seemed that Yuncheng only planted these two types of things. What were in the other two boxes?

"Princess Fuyao presents us with a gift: Dragon Blades to protect the nation, 10,000 steel swords. May Daqing be stable, the emperor be gracious, and the world be at peace."

The fourth box was opened, and a number of steel knives shining with cold light appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

This time, everyone's eyes were looking at Emperor Qing who was at the top of the table. No one was allowed to bring weapons into the palace, let alone into the palace, except for the sword-carrying guards in front of the emperor and generals who had made great contributions.

However, before everyone could see Emperor Qing's expression clearly.

The Second Prince had already stood up, "Father, I was the one who let Fuyao in with the knife. I have tested this knife and it is indestructible, so I wanted to give you a surprise. Please don't blame Fuyao."

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