The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

Li Anqi stood up and bowed.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. As a junior, it is only right that I take good care of the old lady."

The Emperor looked at him with admiration and said, "Indeed, very good! You may rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Anqi slowly rose and sat down again.

Li Anqi felt many gazes falling on him, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

Li Baoqin was eyeing Li Anqi intently.

The concubines and several princes in the harem were also staring intently at Li Anqi.

The Empress summoned a palace maid to the First Prince's side and secretly relayed a message to him, Ling Xi.

The Prince Xiao sat next to the eldest prince.

The palace maid whispered something in Ling Xi's ear.

It seems that the Prince Xiao also heard what the palace maid said.

In an instant, he and the eldest prince looked at Li Anqi simultaneously, their gazes intense.

Li Anqi felt even more uneasy.

"A birthday gift for Her Majesty the Empress Dowager! May Her Majesty enjoy boundless happiness and longevity!"

With a loud shout from the eunuch, everyone began to present birthday gifts to the Empress Dowager.

Starting with the Emperor, then the princes, and then the people of the Jingguo Mansion.

Before Li Baoqin, the birthday gifts presented by others were quite common.

There are exquisite jade artifacts, luminous pearls, handwritten Buddhist scriptures, jadeite utensils, red porcelain teacups, and so on.

Until Li Baoqin, wearing her homemade roller skates, glided forward with great enthusiasm and took out a horsehair toothbrush.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, this is a toothbrush that I invented, a tool specifically for cleaning teeth. And what I'm wearing are roller skates, which allow me to glide on flat ground."

Apart from Li Anqi, everyone else present was curious about the toothbrush in Li Baoqin's hand and the roller skates on her feet.

"I remember you invented the bicycle, and you even opened a shop in the capital with Prince Xiao," the emperor said with a smile.

Li Baoqin smiled at Prince Xiao.

She then confidently and arrogantly declared to the emperor, "Your Majesty, it is indeed my daughter!"

The emperor smiled and nodded: "Indeed, it is rare that you have a heart that benefits all people. However, this wooden bicycle is still a bit difficult to ride. If it could be improved to be lighter, that would be great."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I will try to improve it when I get back."

After Li Baoqin finished speaking, she muttered to herself in a voice only she could hear.

"I'd love to, but rubber didn't exist back then, so where am I supposed to get tires!"

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "How do you use this toothbrush and roller skates? Please show me quickly."

"Yes!"

Li Baoqin accepted the order with a smile.

He ordered someone to bring him a prepared Chinese herbal powder to make toothpaste, and then brushed his teeth in the middle of the banquet in front of everyone.

Brushing teeth, which was originally an ordinary thing in modern times, is very different in this era.

Even the most refined young ladies of the Daxin Dynasty would cover themselves with a handkerchief when drinking tea or rinsing their mouths.

It is evident how blatant it was for Li Baoqin to brush her teeth in public.

The Empress Dowager and the concubines in the harem were filled with shock and shame, some covering their faces and others covering their mouths, cautiously watching Li Baoqin, who had completely lost her composure and was baring her teeth in a grotesque manner.

The old lady's originally pale face turned ashen.

Li Miao and Li Anxiu were also filled with shame, not knowing how to face the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

After carefully brushing her teeth, Li Baoqin took the water cup handed to her by the maid, took a sip of water, and rinsed her mouth with it.

Gulu gulu gulu...

The entire banquet was completely silent, except for the sound of water boiling coming from Li Baoqin's mouth.

The Empress Dowager suddenly swayed, as if she was about to fall.

"That's enough, now show us your roller skates."

The emperor looked slightly displeased, waved his hand, and frowned as he spoke.

Li Baoqin quickly spat out the dirty water from her mouth into the copper basin and replied with a smile, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Immediately afterwards, the musicians began to play.

Li Baoqin began figure skating in the open space in the center of the banquet.

Although their skill level is not as professional as that of modern athletes, it is still commendable.

Sure enough, the Emperor and Empress Dowager looked on with curiosity, watching with great interest.

The music ended and the dance was over.

The Empress Dowager smiled and praised, "You danced very well."

Then, the Empress Dowager looked at Li Miao and said, "Your daughter has novel ideas and makes unique and extraordinary things."

Li Miao smiled and quickly stood up, saying, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

Next, Li Anqi presented a birthday gift.

Four eunuchs brought forward a rectangular table covered with a silk cloth.

"Li Anqi of Jingguo Mansion wishes Her Majesty the Empress Dowager long life and prosperity."

Li Anqi stood in the center of the banquet and offered his congratulations.

"This is a bonsai designed by your daughter, with the help of Shan Ji, and specially made for the Empress Dowager."

Having just admired Li Baoqin's novel dance moves, the crowd was clearly not very impressed with the unremarkable bonsai that Li Anqi had given them.

Li Anqi didn't care about the reactions of the crowd and sent someone to take down the silk cloth from the rectangular table.

Suddenly, a bonsai made of velvet flowers appeared before everyone.

The bonsai is filled with blooming flowers, and colorful butterflies and dragonflies flutter among the blossoms.

Most strikingly, there is a small sycamore tree in the bonsai, on which a radiant orange phoenix is ​​perched.

The phoenix spreads its wings and cries out, showing a strong momentum to soar into the sky.

At this moment, the sun was high in the sky, and the bright sunlight shone on the velvet flowers, making the entire bonsai exceptionally radiant and dazzling.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the velvet flower bonsai.

"What a beautiful phoenix!" the eldest prince exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"Is that butterfly real? Why is it still flying?" The Third Prince pointed at the butterfly and asked hurriedly.

"Reporting to Third Master, this butterfly is made of velvet flowers," Li Anqi said.

The Empress Dowager, her face filled with surprise and joy, left her high seat and came to the bonsai.

She pointed to the small spring under the butterfly and said with a smile to the concubines in the harem.

"There's a spring underneath! I thought this was only used in crossbows."

The Empress smiled and said, "The second daughter of the Li family is not only beautiful and knowledgeable, but also very clever!"

The emperor was very pleased and stroked his beard with a smile.

"The single velvet flower is already worthy of being recorded in history, and now this bonsai can be called a national treasure of Daxin!"

The Imperial Noble Consort glanced at Li Anqi and Li Baoqin, revealing a smile that suggested she was enjoying the spectacle.

"The birthday gifts presented by the two young ladies of the Jingguo Mansion are both excellent. I wonder which one the Empress Dowager prefers?"

The moment the Imperial Noble Consort uttered these words, the entire room fell silent.