Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1102 - 1107: Punishing Nangong Yu (4)

Chapter 1102: Chapter 1107: Punishing Nangong Yu (4)

Cai Wei ordered Pei Yao to fetch an empty brocade box, and then had her show the brocade box to all the royal consorts, princesses, and madams before commanding Pei Yao to cover the box and place it on a low table just two or three meters away from her seat. She laughed and said, "Today, everyone sees my palace for the first time, yet I was late due to some reasons, and I am very guilty about it. Later, I will distribute the items that appear in this box to everyone."

Having said that, she raised her hand and pointed in the air towards the box, theatrically shouted, "Quick!"

The box did not move an inch, yet Cai Wei confidently told Pei Yao, "Go, open the box, and let all the royal consorts, princesses, and madams take a good look..."

Pei Yao did not believe that the Empress could produce something just by pointing, but still obeyed and opened the box.

Instantly, everyone in the pavilion was stunned!

Inside the box overflowed with colors, and somehow, it was filled with pearls, white, pink, gold—all plump and round, with a gleaming luster...

My God, where did these come from?

A box full of large, beautifully colored pearls, costly indeed, but everyone was too captivated to think about the price of the pearls, wondering instead how the Empress Dowager managed this?

Everyone saw it clearly; the box was empty, and the Empress did not even touch the box, yet she produced a full box of pearls — this was just too incredible!

Even Princess Tuotuo was dumbfounded, she looked at Cai Wei and hesitantly asked, "How did you do that?"

Cai Wei smiled lightly, said mysteriously, "Tricks, naturally produced!"

"..."

In the morning, when the madams came to offer their respects but could not see the Empress, they held some dissatisfaction towards her. However, not only did the Empress arrive later, but she was also approachable and generous, showed no pretense to those who had offended her, did not retaliate, and was dignified and gracious. Wasn’t this behavior exactly what one would expect and require from a qualified Empress?

However, what no one knew was that the heart of this gracious and generous Empress was bleeding at that moment.

That full box of pearls was accumulated over a long time by eating a lot of seafood and they could be sold for several ten thousand taels of silver. If she hadn’t overslept today and kept everyone waiting, she would never have been willing to give away such valuable treasures.

Of course, she had another motive; producing these treasures was also a warning to the arrogant Princess from Miaojiang by her side, not to provoke her lightly.

She knew the people of Miaojiang were proficient in Gu Technique, but she was no ordinary person either. Showing off her skills under their very noses today was meant to shake the mountain and scare the tiger, in order to prevent her from being presumptuous, assuming too much, and committing acts that could damage the harmony between the two nations!

Her trick worked too well. Until the banquet ended, Tuotuo did not stir any trouble but instead furrowed her brows in thought, seeming to be immersed in the trick and not yet emerged from it...

All the noble ladies also greatly admired the Empress Dowager’s capabilities. The Empress Dowager not only had a beautiful appearance, an aura, but also possessed magic skills—truly remarkable!

After the banquet dispersed, everyone left with the Empress Dowager’s gifts and a deep admiration for her, each heading back to their own mansions...

Nangong Yu also returned to her own Zhao Yue Palace, but soon after arriving, two old palace maids came by order of the Empress, to instruct Princess Zhao Yue in the rules and etiquettes, so that she wouldn’t make a public mistake again and tarnish the royal family’s reputation.