After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 224 Qiao Jingjing was attracted by his beauty

He turned to look at Lu Xingzhi, pulled his sleeve, and said pitifully: "Old Lu, please, please let my sister-in-law give one to me."

Lu Xingzhi glanced at him and pulled back his sleeve, "Instead of asking her to give it away, you might as well find a way to get the emperor to reward you with one."

Xia Houxi rolled her eyes at him, "Stingy!"

If he could get the emperor to reward him, would he need to be so low-key in front of this couple?
But no matter how he requested, both of them were indifferent.

Finally, he returned to his seat with a sad and frustrated look.

Qiao Jingjing looked at the piece of fruit pulp left on the plate and couldn't help but glance in the direction of Qin Guogong and Qin Xuan.

She wanted to give them a taste, but she was in full view and was afraid of attracting gossip, so she held back.

Lu Xingzhi saw that she clearly liked eating, but the remaining one was reluctant to eat, and he couldn't help but feel surprised, "Why don't you eat?"

"Husband, I want to give Duke Qin and Prince Qin a taste." Qiao Jingjing did not hide it from him.

Qin Xuan noticed that someone was looking at him. He turned around and saw that it was Lu Xingzhi. He paused and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Qiao Jingjing was stunned, "That's right, then I'll ask someone to send it to Qin Guogong now."

"Okay." Qiao Jingjing nodded, and that was all she could do.

On the emperor's birthday, the officials racked their brains and tried to give gifts that would please the emperor.

So, Qiao Jingjing must have been attracted by his beauty, right?

Qin Xuan frowned.

He is worthy of being called the number one son in the capital.

"The Duke of Qin can give it, and Prince Qin can forget it." Lu Xingzhi lowered his head and whispered to Qiao Jingjing.

When he looked over, he saw Qin Xuan sitting in his seat.

After the durian incident, it was time for the officials of the Great Yan Dynasty to present gifts.

The gifts given are of various kinds, and none of them are ordinary.

"If you give one less, you can eat one more." Lu Xingzhi said seriously.

"There are so many people, it's too eye-catching. We'll send them off after we leave the palace." Lu Xing knew.

The other person was a few years younger than him, but he was handsome, handsome, and full of nobility.

Realizing this, his handsome face was covered with a haze.

Unable to bear it, he raised his eyes and looked at Qin Xuan.

Qiao Jingjing was puzzled, "Why not give it to Prince Qin?"

Lu Xingzhi glanced at him coldly and did not respond.

He didn't seem to have offended him, right?

The seats of the Qin family were very close to them.

Lu Xingzhi frowned, Qin Guogong let it go, but why did he still give it to Qin Xuan?
She was reluctant to give it to Xia Houxi, who was obviously more familiar with her.

But the emperor's reaction was always dull. It was obvious that these gifts did not reach his heart.

It was not until Lu Xingzhi presented the gift that the quill he took out attracted him and caused quite a shock in the audience.

At first, everyone thought Lu Xingzhi was being perfunctory to give such a gadget. It was not until the emperor wrote on the paper with a quill on the spot that they overturned their thoughts.

"Lu Aiqing is interested. This quill pen of yours is really unique and novel, and it won my heart." Chu Ye held the quill pen and couldn't put it down.

With this money, he will be able to save more time when reviewing memorials in the future.

For a moment, Chu Ye was extremely satisfied.

"As long as the emperor likes it." Lu Xing knew that the pen was made by Qiao Jingjing, but she had already attracted everyone's attention by opening the cat fruit today. At this time, it was better to keep a low profile.

The envoys of the Canglang Kingdom were shocked when they saw the pen.

This person from the Yan Dynasty was so flexible that he was able to write such a pen.

When I go back, I must ask for some from His Majesty Dayan.

After the gift-giving session ended, the palace banquet officially began.

The delicacies were served like water.

There were even dancers dancing in the venue to add to the fun.

However, the Queen Mother had another purpose for today's palace banquet, which was to select a concubine for the Emperor. So after the dancers danced twice, the Queen Mother waved them off.

"Today is not only the emperor's birthday, but also the day when the envoys of the Canglang Kingdom come to see you. The girls in the boudoir here can go on stage to show off your talents. Those who stand out will be rewarded heavily by the Ai Family."

This was just an excuse for choosing a concubine. Everyone present knew the Queen Mother's purpose today.

In particular, the Queen Mother specifically named her as the boudoir girl, which further confirmed everyone's suspicions.

The ladies looked at the young emperor on the high seat, their hearts beating wildly and ready to move.

When they heard the Queen Mother's words, everyone couldn't hold back and couldn't wait to show off their talents so that the emperor could see them.

Not long after, a noble lady came on stage to perform.

One showed off his piano skills, another showed off his painting skills, some recited poems and sang songs, and some danced gracefully.

For a time, the venue was filled with excitement and excitement.

The noble ladies obviously came prepared.

The talents displayed were all exquisite and applauded.

After a performance, the Queen Mother had already chosen several noble ladies in her heart.

But even so, she still noticed that among the noble ladies in the audience, Qin Yue'er and Lu Shuangshuang were sitting in their seats without moving.

"Why doesn't Yue'er come on stage?" The Queen Mother directly named her.

Qin Yue'er heard this and felt very impatient.

She doesn't want to be the emperor's concubine.

What does it mean to be a concubine?
She wants to be a queen.

With her background, being a queen is more than enough.

"My daughter doesn't have those talents." She made an excuse.

"You don't have to be talented. You can perform what you are good at. I heard your mother say that you can whip a whip. Yes, you can whip a set of whips." The Queen Mother said.

Qin Yue'er's eyes flashed with impatience.

Mrs. Qin pushed her and said in her ear: "Go and deal with it, the emperor may not like you."

Hearing that the emperor might look down on her, Qin Yue'er was unconvinced again.

She was from a good family background and good-looking. Why did the emperor look down on her?
That's who she is.

She only allows herself to look down on others, but cannot allow others to look down on her.

She came on stage unhappy.

Soon, a palace official fetched her a whip.

After she took the whip, she started waving it in the field.

Qiao Jingjing took a look.

She is indeed the heroine in the book. If we exclude what she has done, she is really heroic in the scene waving the whip.

Thinking of this, she looked at the emperor on the high seat.

The young emperor was not looking at the scene, but was tasting durian with his head down.

At this time, I am afraid that in his heart, Qin Yue'er is not as attractive to him as a piece of durian.

Qiao Jingjing felt relieved.

Qin Yue'er finished a set of whip tricks and won applause from the audience.

After all, compared to conventional music, chess, calligraphy and painting, whip dancing is more unique and novel.

Qin Yue'er felt very proud as she listened to the applause around her. She couldn't help but look at the emperor on the high seat.

But when he saw the other party, he didn't look at her at all.

Her expression froze, and her mood was instantly replaced by gloom.

The emperor doesn't want to see her that much?
She returned to her seat angrily.

"Shuangshuang, it's your turn." The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Lu Shuangshuang, her face pleasant.

Lu Shuangshuang's breathing was stagnant, and he clenched the handkerchief tightly.