Chapter 1347: Revealing One’s Edge
Translator: Lonelytree
Aduo Chai Country Courtyard
Henala Azhe was a burly man with a strong body and a strong back. Half of his face was covered with a beard, but his eyes were like a wolf on the grassland, burning with a fierce battle intent and a fierce determination to win.
Three days later, a welcoming banquet was held in the Royal Garden of the Royal Palace of the Longyan Country to welcome the arrival of envoys from various countries.
Apart from the envoys from the four kingdoms, there were also some important imperial relatives of the Longyan Kingdom and some important ministers in the imperial court.
Jiang Zhennan and Lin Yuelan were in this group. One was the Defender General, and the other was the Princess of Guguo.
Lin Yuelan and Jiang Zhennan sat in their seats.
Lin Yuelan picked up an apple and started eating it with a crunching sound. She didn’t care about the women around her at all.
A strange gaze.
On the other side, Jiang Zhennan was peeling an apple with a small dagger in his hand.
Lin Yuelan loved apples. As for other fruits, no matter how precious they were, apples were still Lin Yuelan’s favorite.
Lin Yuelan didn’t care about her image when she ate the apple. She finished the apple in a few bites. Then, she naturally took the apple that Jiang Zhennan had peeled and handed it to her.
“Who are these two people?”The moment they entered the banquet venue and saw the man and woman they had seen on the city wall, Xiao Heshui became even more puzzled.
This was because these two people were completely different from the others. They did not show the slightest expression to the envoys. One of them was peeling fruits, and the other was eating fruits. They were very leisurely and carefree. They did not act nervous at all.
However, when Xiao Heshui saw the fruits in their hands, his eyes widened.
What kind of fruit was this?
Why hadn’t he seen them before?
Then, he looked at the table in front of him, and his expression immediately became even more surprised.
Wow, there were many fruits on the table that they had never seen before. For example, there were small red fruits, large purple-red fruits, and green fruits that were cut into pieces.
Xiao Heshui immediately pulled the little palace maid beside him and asked,”
What fruits are these?”
The little palace maid said,” This is a cherry, this is a dragon fruit, and this is a watermelon…
The palace maid introduced the fruits on the table one by one, making Xiao Heshui extremely surprised.
Then, he asked his brother beside him in a low voice,” Third Brother, you’ve been to Longyan Kingdom before. Are these things the specialties of the
Longyan Kingdom?”
Xiao Hetian glanced at the various fruits on the table and narrowed his eyes.
Then, he shook his head and said,” I don’t know! These things didn’t exist twelve years ago!’
Xiao Heshui let out a disappointed “Oh”.
However, he immediately fell into a battle with the fruits on the table. The banquet had not yet begun. It was very impolite to taste the food first.
Xiao Heshui was not the only one who was curious about the fruits on the table.
The envoys from other countries were also curious about the fruits on the table, but at the same time, they were puzzled and deep in thought.
The spies they had sent to Longyan Kingdom only reported that there were some new fruits in Longyan Kingdom. They were very popular among the royal family and nobles in the Imperial Capital. They rushed to buy them at high prices. However, they had to queue up. Even if they queued up, they might not be able to buy them, regardless of who they were or their status.
Although these people were the descendants of princes, the things that the spies sent back were usually for their father’s harem and his favorite princes and grand princes, as well as rewards for the princes and ministers.
Therefore, at most, they would only be given a taste of the exotic fruits grown in Longyan Country.
It had never been like this. Every table was filled with rare fruits. Moreover, the handsome man and beautiful woman were eating apples non-stop. After eating some fruits, the palace maids behind them immediately went up to add more.
The only person who had other thoughts was probably the sixth princess of the Black Clouds Kingdom, Xiao Jingyu.
From the moment she entered the venue, she saw that the first seat on the lower left of the Emperor was the man standing on the city wall—Jiang Zhennan. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she wanted to move forward with some excitement.
However, the next moment, her excited expression froze.
That was because she noticed Lin Yuelan, who was sitting beside Jiang Zhennan. Ever since they stepped into the Longyan Kingdom, Lin Yuelan’s reputation had been well-known.
Her mood immediately turned bad.
Especially when she saw Lin Yuelan’s peerless beauty, which was even better than hers.
Therefore, there was a flash of jealousy in her eyes.
These three days were enough for her to understand Lin Yuelan.
In the beginning, she was shocked when she heard about Lin Yuelan’s deeds.
However, when she thought about it, she thought that it was impossible.
A girl who was born in the countryside, a 13 -year-old girl living in an isolated and backward village without any education, how could Lin Yuelan read?
How did a girl from the countryside think of compiling a dictionary to promote it? Then how did she know how to use those Arabic numbers? How did she come up with these Arabic numbers?
A series of questions instantly surged into her heart. All of this made her feel that someone must have supported her behind the scenes.
This person might be an otherworldly expert, or perhaps it was Jiang Zhennan. His goal was, of course, to let Lin Yuelan obtain these merits so that she could have some reputation and get rid of her lowly status as a peasant girl.
Therefore, Xiao Jingyu didn’t believe in the so-called method of agricultural improvement at all. She did not believe that the compilation of the dictionary by the Imperial Academy and the widespread use of Arabic numbers were all thanks to Lin Yuelan.
She was more willing to believe that all of this was arranged by Jiang Zhennan behind the scenes! Therefore, she did not believe that a woman who had jumped from a peasant girl to the princess of the Guguo would be more outstanding than her, the true princess of the royal family.
Xiao Jingyu’s eyes suddenly flashed with an unconvinced fighting spirit. She wanted to tell Jiang Zhennan that she was more outstanding than the woman beside him. He would choose her.
Just as Xiao Jingyu was about to walk in the direction of Lin Yuelan and Jiang Zhennan, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone.
She instantly glared angrily at the person who had captured her, but her anger immediately subsided. Xiao Jingyu still had a dissatisfied expression on his face as she asked,” Second Brother, why did you stop me?”
Xiao Jingrui’s deep eyes stared at her, and his gloomy face had no other expression. He warned coldly,” Don’t cause trouble for the time being!
Otherwise, you will bear the consequences!”
Xiao Jingyu’s face turned pale, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes. At the same time, she was also a little unwilling.
She looked at the man and woman who acted as if no one else was around, then looked at the gloomy expression of her Second Imperial Brother. She bit her lip and walked towards the seat of the Black Clouds Kingdom unwillingly..
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