The tea drink has bottomed out and the sandalwood will burn out.
However, Su Liu still had no intention of serving tea to see the guests off.
But I saw her slowly stand up, pacing and saying: "My sister is unwilling to give in, just because she wants to get an explanation that is beneficial to herself, right?"
Yin Tao admitted straightforwardly: "Of course! If it's not beneficial, what do I want it to do?"
Su Liu smiled and said, "Since my sister wants to ask for some benefits, how about we make a deal?"
"Deal? What deal?" Yin Tao asked curiously.
"Don't worry, sister! Before discussing the transaction, I want to ask you a special question first. I hope you can answer it truthfully." Queen Su smiled sharply and became indifferent again.
After Yin Tao adjusted her mood, she said calmly: "I don't know what my sister wants to ask, but I will tell you whatever is convenient for you to say."
"Yes! I heard that Mu Ziqing, the child bride of your Qi family, is actually the eldest princess of my royal family. Is this true?"
"Ah, this..."
This matter is definitely a highly confidential matter of the Qi family, and few outsiders know about it.
However, ghostwriting can be hidden from anyone.
For example, the court's eagle dog.
With their all-pervasive detection capabilities, it is only a matter of time before the truth comes out.
Judging from the current situation, Mu Ziqing has obtained the highest level of protection from the Qi family, and it is no longer that easy to harm her again.
In other words, as long as she doesn't leave Qiongzhou voluntarily, no one can hurt her.
It can be seen that it is no longer that important whether to choose this matter clearly or not. What's more, we are still discussing it privately.
Therefore, Yin Tao nodded very frankly and said: "Sister is right, that Mu Ziqing is indeed the treasure of the royal family."
However, as soon as her words changed, she corrected her: "One thing is wrong. Although Mu Ziqing grew up in Qiongzhou, she is not the child bride of my Qi family."
Aren't they all the same?
It feels pretty much the same!
Su Liu smiled faintly and did not make any further calculations.
What she focused on was her true identity. As for whether she was the child bride of the Qi family, she didn't care at all.
"I think there is something wrong with her marriage to Qi Xiao!"
"Oh? What's wrong?"
"Although the eldest princess is a lost pearl living in the world, she is also a genuine noblewoman. How can she marry a white man with such a noble status?"
"this……"
Just now, Yin Tao had personally admitted that Qi Xiao had not obtained any honors in the examination, so what is this if he is not a white body?
In other words, after removing the halo of being a second-generation official brought by looking at his father and respecting his son, he is no more gorgeous than ordinary people.
As for the so-called companionship of the prince, it is just a special personal relationship at best and cannot be used as an identity on the card.
Objectively speaking, with Qi Xiao's current qualifications, it is indeed difficult for the royal family to meet the criteria for selecting a son-in-law.
Yin Tao smiled awkwardly and said lightly: "There is a saying in the Book of Songs that there is a broad agreement between life and death. It is said that if you hold your son's hand, you will grow old together with your son. It can be seen from this that the most important thing between a man and a woman is that they are in love with each other. There is no such thing. It is necessary to dwell on identity differences.”
"Sister, what you said is wrong. As far as royal marriage is concerned, the first rule is to be well-matched." Su Liu immediately retorted.
This time, it was Yin Tao's turn to be speechless.
The idea of mutual love is certainly true, but it depends on where it is used. For the royal family who advocate politics alone, this theory is undoubtedly unworkable.
Frankly speaking, in terms of Qi Xiao's current status, he is indeed not worthy of Princess Mu Ziqing, who is born in the blood of the dragon clan.
But now, the talk of their marriage has been released and it is impossible to take it back. What should they do?
Looking at the troubled Yin Tao, Su Liu smiled happily, and then said: "I have a way to resolve this problem."
After saying that, she took out a handwritten script that she had already prepared from the wooden box on the side, and handed it to Yin Tao's hand with great meaning.
The latter took it and immediately spread it out for reading.
Huh~~
It turned out to be a draft document about canonization.
However, this book does not have a signature, and it is not yet known who wrote it. However, judging from the elegant style of this font, most likely it was written by a certain woman.
Looking at its content, apart from a lot of gorgeous rhetoric, the core meaning is a simple sentence: the meritorious minister Qi Xiao can be conferred as a certain earl.
As far as the history of this dynasty is concerned, it is extremely rare to grant titles to meritorious officials, because the law clearly stipulates that no title shall be granted to those who have not contributed to the country's military achievements, and no titles shall be granted to those who are not specially appointed.
In addition, this dynasty also simplified and reformed the title levels of foreign ministers. The original fifth-level titles were removed from the zi and nan, and only the three ranks of duke, marquis and uncle were retained.
Looking at Qi Xiao, he enjoys military merit for his contribution to the battleship manufacturing skills, so logically speaking, he has the qualifications to enjoy the title of nobility and food.
However, the title he was awarded was the lowest rank in the system - earl.
Only then did Yin Tao suddenly understand.
The transaction the queen mentioned was actually the current exchange of interests.
As long as he makes concessions on his side of the case, Qi Xiao will be rewarded with the benefits of a title. As for the well-matched match mentioned just now, it is just a pretext for the exchange of interests.
However, in Yin Tao's view, this reason is indeed valuable.
It not only fundamentally solves the marriage barrier between Qi Xiao and Mu Ziqing, but also greatly improves the son's social status, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
That’s fine, but I just can’t agree!
Everyone knows that the Qi family is a wealthy official family that has become famous for its true ability. How can it be exchanged for benefits in a dirty way? If this spreads out, won't it bring disgrace to the husband's face?
Therefore, it is absolutely not advisable!
In view of the above considerations, Yin Tao declined with almost no thought: "The dog has little virtue and little merit, and his achievements are not enough to be granted a title. I can only accept my sister's kindness."
Heartfelt?
snort! If you don't eat the toast, you'll be fined with wine!
After being rejected, a thick cloud suddenly appeared on Su Liu's face.
Yin Tao pushed back the document and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Sister, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. The current second prince has already firmly established himself as the future prince, and he is unstoppable. You have such a good situation in your hands, Why do you get involved in these meaningless court battles?"
Su Liu suppressed his anger first, and then replied: "Look at things, it is too one-sided. All I have done is to pave the way for my son's future. I really don't want him to take over a precarious mess. "
What mess?
Yin Tao felt confused and dazed by this meaningless sentence.
However, Su Liu did not elaborate on this and seemed to have no choice but to shut up.
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