Everyone suppressed the excitement brought about by the previous gift, and watched her next move with expectant eyes.
Su Jin'er didn't say much and took an exquisite brocade box from A Yuan: "This second gift is specially prepared by my daughter to congratulate the emperor. I hope the emperor likes it."
She had said before that she would send a congratulatory gift at the dinner. Xiao Li originally thought that this was the flood control outline, but he didn't expect there would be a second one, so he couldn't help but look forward to it.
Mr. De was about to go down and present the congratulatory gift to Xiao Li. Unexpectedly, Su Jin'er was already walking towards them step by step with the brocade box in hand, with a smile on her face: "Jin'er wants to present this gift to you in person."
emperor."
Submit it in person? I'll go and tell you earlier, little ancestor!
Eunuch De's step was almost stopped when he was about to take it. He wiped his sweat and stood back up.
Previously, the flood control outline was placed on a tray for people to present. Now this brocade box is much more solemn and luxurious than the tray. People on both sides are even more curious about what is contained in the brocade box in Su Jin'er's hand.
Seeing her approaching step by step, Xiao Li was startled for a moment and slowly stood up from the dragon throne.
The devilishly handsome Emperor, with thick dark eyebrows flying sideways into his temples, a handsome and straight nose, and lips as thin as a knife, stood amid the heavy light and shadow of the banquet, like a god from the Nine Heavens.
The ministers present looked at this face every day and were already numb.
But it was a feast for the eyes of a bunch of girls, secretly looking at the emperor who was above him, as shy as a lotus flower emerging from the water.
Those who had never met Emperor Jingyuan before were so regretful that their intestines were green at the moment. They only regretted why they had easily believed the rumors and did not enter the palace draft. The women who failed to show up were even more disappointed. It was rare to see the emperor once, but they never saw him again.
Opportunity, deep regret in my heart.
The draft ceremony is held once every three years. After waiting for another three years, they will have passed the appropriate age and become old maids. How can they still be qualified to accompany the emperor?
well……
In a draft, some people are happy and some are sad.
If these women knew that there was a man in front of them who was unwilling to be drafted into the palace even to death, they would probably be internally injured to the point of vomiting blood.
Su Jin'er didn't have the intention to care about what others were doing, so she stepped forward unhurriedly, placed the brocade box on the imperial desk in front of Xiao Li, and then opened the brocade box.
"..." Everyone below wanted to protest, but they couldn't see it!
Xiao Li took out something made of two strange green cylinders from the brocade box. When he started to pick it up, he found that it was very light. He didn't know what material it was made of. He looked through it a few times and asked with some confusion: "This
What is it?"
"Your Majesty, you are holding it in the wrong position. The small one is facing your eyes, and the big one is facing outward."
Su Jin'er stood next to Xiao Li despite the cold gazes from the side, put the telescope in front and back, held his hand and raised it to his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, take a look now, what do you see?"
Tonight, the entire imperial garden is hung with palace lanterns, and the visibility in the distance is not bad.
Holding the slightly cold touch, Xiao Li's narrow black eyes looked through the lenses at both ends, with a rare look of surprise on his handsome face.
With this object in my hand, I can actually clearly see even the thin branches and ends hundreds of meters away, and the scene in the distance is as if I am right in front of my eyes.
Su Jin'er helped him adjust the position of holding the telescope, and introduced in a low voice: "This thing is called a telescope. It can be seen within ten miles. It is extremely accurate. It can observe the distance of objects, and the weather and air conditions.
The environment has something to do with it. The terrain in the Imperial Garden is limited, so if the emperor looks at it from a high place during the day, he will be able to see further."
Can you see it from such a long distance?!
Several people present were in an uproar again. Is there really such a thing as clairvoyance in this world?
Xiao Li's heart moved, and he immediately analyzed its greatest use: "Then if it is used for marching and fighting to measure the enemy's situation, wouldn't it be even more powerful than a tiger?"
Well, he is worthy of being an emperor, his head is so fast and scary!
"The emperor is right. Its main use is in military operations. It can also be used as a personal collection, but its functions are not limited to that." Because it is for military use, it is usually multi-functional. In order to accurately kill the enemy, this
A telescope can also be worn.
As Su Jin'er spoke, she pressed a button on a certain part of the telescope, and two brackets automatically popped out from both sides and were put on Xiao Li like glasses. She looked at Shen Che standing behind him: "
Commander Shenche, could you please help me find a bow and arrows?"
Shen Che wanted to cooperate as much as possible. With a flash of his figure, he picked up a bow and arrows in just a moment.
Su Jin'er thanked her and handed the bow and arrow to Xiao Li amidst the surprised and curious eyes of everyone: "Your Majesty, look again now. First, search for the target. After the image in the mirror is adjusted and completely clear, focus on it."
Just shoot the arrow at the target."
Being aroused by the new gadget, Xiao Li took the bow and arrow, drew a full bow, looked for the target with sharp eyes, slowly moved his position, and shot suddenly in one direction.
Arrows whizzed past everyone's heads, and Shen Che jumped up to follow closely.
After a while, he came back holding the half-broken arrow shaft, and nodded to Xiao Li with shock in his eyes.
Xiao Li tried to press the spot where Su Jin'er pressed just now, took off the telescope, and waved to Eunuch De to put the things away.
"Yes, I like this gift very much."
He glanced at Su Jin'er, sat back leisurely, and a smile spread from his eyes to the corners of Xiao Li's mouth.
"Your Majesty, ahem...can you please allow me to take a look at such a strange thing?"
Seeing that the emperor had no intention of letting everyone experience it, the ministers below couldn't sit still. Even the Queen Mother was intrigued, but she couldn't save her face to mention it to the emperor.
Xiao Li leaned lazily on the dragon throne, looking at the group of ministers who were waiting eagerly. He wanted to say a few words to dismiss it, but when his eyes quickly swept over Yu Wenyi's place, he didn't know what he thought of, and he raised his eyebrows with joy.
He was right and accurate: "Eunuch De, take it down and show it to them."
After a round of viewing, the ministers were amazed and asked Su Jin'er: "Miss Jin, this telescope is so exquisite. I don't know where it came from. Why have we never heard of it?"
Su Jin'er had already returned to her seat. When she heard everyone's questions, she smiled generously and without blinking an eye, she brought out the reason she had already thought of: "To be honest with you, I also got this thing by chance from a merchant.
I heard that it comes from far away overseas, not from any country on the mainland."
"I see……"
"Miss Jin, then..."
"..."
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Half an hour later, Su Jin'er, who found an excuse to sneak out of the banquet, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the person didn't come back for a long time, Xiao Li frowned and asked Shen Che to follow him out calmly.
At night, the imperial city is still bustling with activity, and hundreds of lights on the streets create a very warm atmosphere.
"Miss." A Yuan pulled Su Jin'er's sleeve and smacked behind her.
From the corner of her eye, Su Jin'er caught a glimpse of the person who had been following behind her, and turned around helplessly: "Commander Shen Che, there are so many things going on in the palace tonight. If you don't stay with the emperor for safety, why are you following me?"
Shen Che was even more helpless: "The prime minister and the general are both in the palace. The emperor doesn't want the cautious girl to come out alone, so he specially asked his subordinates to protect the girl's safety."
"How can I be insecure? If I want money, I won't risk my life. Is he afraid that I will be robbed?"
Shen Che looked at her up and down, touched his chin seriously and thought, "Maybe the emperor is really worried about this."
Su Jin'er was happy, "Please, if I don't rob other people's sex, it's already very rare, okay?"
Seeing that he refused to return to the palace, and thinking that it would be fun to have one more person, Su Jin'er let him go.
"Miss Jin."
Wandering aimlessly all the way, he had already noticed the unusual ambiguity between her and her master. Shen Che couldn't help but ask the doubts hidden in his heart: "Miss Jin is not careless about the emperor, why is she unwilling to participate in the draft? Is it possible?"
Don’t you want to be by the Emperor’s side all the time?”
He and a group of brothers have been with the emperor since they were young. Although their masters and servants are different, they can be said to have grown up together.
In the imperial palace, we are used to seeing women in the harem scheming against each other to compete for favor, fighting each other to the death, and not coveting power and glory. However, such women are very rare, and they are as rare as a rarity.
"Commander Shenche, does he know why I chose to present the flood control outline in front of the ministers?"
When asked by her erroneous words, Shen Che said honestly: "I don't know."
"that is because--"
Under the dim lights, Su Jin'er suddenly stopped and turned her head to look in the direction of the palace. Her eyes were even more burning in the countless lights and shadows in the street. "That's because, rather than being a woman in the emperor's harem, I want to be his."
My ministers, there is no need to live in a corner of the palace all your life and waste your time."
Your servant, at least you can stand by his side without any scruples, right?
Su Jin'er shook her head and said nothing more. She took the little girl to enjoy the night view of the imperial city. Halfway through, she thought of something and suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, speaking of this, what did Commander Shenche give me last time?"
The Rules for Female Officials, don't let me be careful about my rivalry. I reminded you without mentioning the other party's name directly. This is not to titillate. Your master is not here at the moment. Which woman does he like? Let's see if I recognize him.
, Shenche, tell me."
"..." Shen Che's expression changed and he remained silent without replying a word.
Is this unspeakable?
Su Jin'er glanced at him, and then said nonchalantly: "If it's not convenient to tell you, forget it, I don't have to know."
"It's...it's not unspeakable." Shen Che said in a few simple words, "When the emperor was young, there was a woman he loved. Five years ago, something happened, which made that woman always hate the emperor. From then on,
Avoiding each other and becoming a stranger. From that time on, the Emperor has... so my subordinates reminded Miss Jin that if you want to win the Emperor's heart, you can only make the Emperor completely forget about that person."
Su Jin'er's eyes narrowed slightly: "Then Xiao Li later..."
"What happened next?" Shen Che pursed his lips, "There's no news yet, but as far as I know, the woman will come to the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday next month. Miss Jin, just don't let her have anything to do with the Emperor.
Chapter completed!