PNB Chapter 102 The Howling Sky Sword, Returned to the King of Qin!
Chapter 102 The Howling Sky Sword, Returned to the King of Qin!
Consort Xiao could no longer remain calm.
She frowned slightly and said to Su Huayue, who looked anxious, "Didn't you say you had prepared a gift?"
"Yes, we are prepared."
Su Huayue's face stiffened, and she forced a reply.
Turning around and seeing that Murong Jin had no intention of speaking up for her, she could only wave to Chunmei behind her.
Chunmei understood and stepped forward carrying a very familiar brocade box.
Su Huayue stood up and said somewhat nervously to Emperor Moyao, "Your Majesty, this is a gift that Huayue has chosen for you and the Empress..."
Emperor Mo Yao still had a faint smile on his face, but when he opened the brocade box, the smile froze for a moment.
But it was only for a moment.
He then handed the brocade box to the Empress and said with a smile, "My two daughters-in-law are quite coincidental, sending the exact same gift! Haha, not bad! Your Majesty, please keep it safe!"
The ministers underground then realized what was going on and began to whisper among themselves.
Su Yuandao's face stiffened, and Su Liushi's face also turned red and white in turns.
The concubine's daughter prepared a strange and unusual gift, which won the emperor's favor. However, the legitimate daughter gave the same gift as someone else. Although the emperor did not say anything, it was clear that he was not so happy.
Her face felt burning hot, as if it were about to burst into flames. At this moment, Su Liu was somewhat afraid of the gazes cast upon her by the officials' wives.
What a huge embarrassment!
Consort Xiao's expression was not good either, but Consort Shen's expression was quite mysterious. She exclaimed and deliberately repeated it loudly.
"So you chose the same gift as Mu Yue! What's the big deal? Why is the Princess Consort of Chu hesitating? The Emperor won't blame you for this!"
No one spoke for a moment.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess sat quietly, their posture seemingly unchanged since they entered.
Prince Jin was whispering something to the Seventh Princess.
He chuckled softly from time to time.
Consort Xiao secretly twisted the handkerchief in her hand and winked at Murong Jin. Murong Jin, unusually, ignored her.
This made Consort Xiao's expression even more unpleasant.
She squinted at Consort Shen: "Consort Shen, you're mistaken. Huayue isn't afraid of displeasing the Emperor; she's clearly afraid of embarrassing Consort Shen. As far as I know, Huayue prepared this gift long ago."
Consort Shen chuckled and scoffed.
"Don't make such unfounded claims, Consort Xiao. The shop is right there; who can remember who bought first and who bought later so clearly?"
This looks like another fight is about to break out.
This time, not only the Empress, but even Emperor Moyao is having a headache.
He rebuked with a stern face: "Alright, all of you shut up! If you say another word, we'll go back to the palace and talk about it slowly!"
Seeing the anger on Emperor Moyao's face, Consort Shen reluctantly shut her mouth, while giving Consort Xiao a smug look.
Consort Xiao gritted her teeth, gave a cold laugh, and turned her face away.
The atmosphere finally eased up a bit.
Next came the presentation of gifts by several ministers. Su Mowan watched listlessly from the side, her thoughts drifting elsewhere.
She only snapped back to reality when she heard Emperor Mo Yao calling her name.
"Your Majesty, did you call me?"
Emperor Mo Yao smiled and waved, then pointed to a box and said, "Come, come, come and see if this thing is real or fake."
Su Mowan found it hard to believe.
"You want me to check if it's real or fake?"
That might not work; she's not an appraiser.
Emperor Mo Yao didn't care whether she knew it or not; he just kept waving her over: "Come up here! Let me see this!"
Su Mowan glanced at Murong Jing.
Seeing that he didn't have any particular expression on his face, I had no choice but to stand up and move closer to the steps.
"What are you standing there for? Come on up!"
Emperor Mo Yao looked like he was about to reach out and grab her, so Su Mowan quickly lifted her skirt and stepped onto the platform.
An ancient sword was placed in the long box.
Su Mowan was somewhat surprised.
She stared blankly at Emperor Mo Yao for a moment. When it comes to swords, shouldn't Murong Jing be the real expert?
Emperor Moyao did not reach out to take it, but instead asked with a smile, "What do you think of this sword?"
He said he wanted her to see it, but his expression actually meant he wanted her to take it.
Su Mowan glanced at the ancient sword. The sword looked ancient and heavy, and the blade gleamed with a cold light.
It looks like it hasn't been used for many years.
Su Mowan bent down.
She gripped the hilt and lifted the sword.
The movement looked incredibly effortless.
In fact, only Su Mowan knew that it wasn't that simple. This sword was clearly for men; it was heavy and long, and it exuded a faint aura of menace.
I don't know how much blood it was soaked in.
Just then, Su Mowan heard Consort Xiao, who was closest to her, exclaim in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Consort Su actually managed to lift this sword!"
Su Mowan was puzzled.
She turned to look at Consort Xiao, who, seeing the bewildered look on her face, explained warmly, "Even His Highness Prince Jin couldn't lift it just now!"
Su Mowan turned to look at Prince Jin in surprise.
Prince Jin stared at her with an extremely unpleasant expression, and even let out a snort.
Then came the group led by the Crown Prince, all of whom looked astonished.
She had no choice but to turn around and look at Murong Jing, only to find him staring at her with a gloomy expression, wondering if he was unhappy again.
At this moment, Emperor Moyao let out a hearty laugh.
He exclaimed, "My daughter-in-law is truly extraordinary! A daughter of a military family! Prince Jin should learn from her and stop idling around all day!"
Prince Jin, who was singled out for criticism, pursed his lips. Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Su Mowan had indeed impressed him.
It was only then that Su Mowan realized she had been tricked by Emperor Mo Yao. He hadn't asked her to see the truth; he had clearly wanted her to test the sword.
However, although the sword is a bit heavy, it shouldn't be so heavy that His Highness Prince Jin can't lift it.
After Emperor Mo Yao finished laughing, he said, "In that case, the Howling Sky Sword shall belong to the King of Qin!"
Su Mowan was stunned.
She quickly and gently put the sword back into the box, and then two guards stepped forward, bent down, and lifted the sword box aside.
The slightly hunched posture seemed a bit exaggerated to Su Mowan; it looked as if the two guards were carrying a mountain, not a sword.
Prince Jin muttered in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft: "If I had known, I wouldn't have gone up there and made a fool of myself in front of all the ministers. Father, you could have just given the sword to my third brother. You weren't deliberately trying to embarrass me, were you?"
Emperor Mo Yao let out a deep laugh.
"The Crown Prince didn't want to come up and try, and the King of Chu didn't want to come up and try either, but you insisted on coming up and trying anyway. And now you're unhappy with the result. Can you blame me?"
His Highness Prince Jin was about to say something when Emperor Mo Yao waved his hand to interrupt him.
"Alright, you're not a child anymore. I don't want to say anything to you today. Daughter-in-law, you may leave now."
The first part of these words was spoken to the Prince of Jin, while the second part was spoken to Su Mowan by suddenly turning his head.
Su Mowan turned around and went down the steps.
At the same time, their eyes met unexpectedly.
This time, Shangguan Qingqi's face no longer held that frivolous smile; he stared at her with a complicated expression.