Chapter 317: Chatting with the Emperor
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As soon as he stepped through the door, he immediately saw the Emperor, who was sitting at the front in a bright yellow robe.
Jian Qingqing took a deep breath and slowly walked forward. She bowed respectfully, “Greetings, Your Majesty! Long Live Your Majesty! Long Live the Emperor!”
The Emperor laughed out loud, “You don’t have to do this! Quickly, please
Jian Qingqing stood up respectfully and said cautiously, “This is what I should do. I don’t dare to claim credit.”
“Someone, give Princess Ding’an a seat!” the Emperor said loudly.
Jian Qingqing bowed and said, “Thank You, Your Majesty!’
A thick chair was quickly carried up. Jian Qingqing sat down stiffly. She thought that it was better to stand freely.
The Emperor saw her shyness and comforted her, “No need to be nervous. Just treat this as your own home. The Eldest Princess is also about your age. When the time comes, you can go and play with her. Your name is Qingqing, right?”
“Yes, my name is Jian Qingqing. It is also my honor to be able to play with the Eldest Princess.”
The Emperor laughed and said, “Then from now on, I will call you Qingqing.
You are also my Princess. Then you will be sisters with my Eldest Princess. There is no honor or dishonor.”
“That is also because Your Majesty sympathizes with me, which is why I became a Princess. Oh right, I have yet to thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for your reward!” Saying this, Jian Qing Qing knelt down and saluted. “There is no need to be so courteous. Quickly get up!”
Following that, the Emperor asked curiously, “I have already eaten the high-yield grain sent by Zhiyan. The taste is very good. There is also hot pot and chili sauce. I wonder how you discovered these high-yield grains? I have never seen anyone discover these high-yield grains.”
Jian Qingqing repeated what she had said to Zhiyan to show that it was true, she then said, “Your Majesty, the foreigners that my great-grandfather met at that time said that what they ate there was completely different from what we eat in Great Wei. There are even many countries on the other side of the sea.
Each country has its own unique food. Some countries have very high food
production.”
“Oh?” The Emperors curiosity was piqued, “In the past, there were many foreigners who came to pay tribute in Great Wei. Why haven’t I heard of them having such high food production? Moreover, they live like savages and often need to come to Great Wei to buy food. If they really had high food production, how could they live such a poor life?”
Jian Qingqing explained, “Those who come to pay tribute are usually the countries around Great Wei. Even if they are further away, they are not far away. Our world is very big. In places we have never heard of, there are many countries. Some of them are in some islands on the sea. It is normal for those countries that come to pay tribute to not have high-yield grain. The foreigner that my great-grandfather met before was drifting on the sea all year round. According to my great-grandfather, he was exploring the world, so he could go to some places we have never been to and find some things that we have never seen before. However, he only stayed on the dock that my great-grandfather used to work on for a period of time. After that, he never saw it again.”
The Emperor was very interested in Jian Qingqing’s explanation. He asked, “Is the world really that Big? If the Great Wei had not been split up, I would have thought that our Great Wei was the biggest country.”
In fact, the current Great Wei and the four surrounding countries used to belong to the same country. It was also called the Great Wei. About a hundred years ago, the Nine Dragons fought for the throne. The five kings each occupied a piece of land and divided the Great Wei into five parts, the current Great Wei was occupied by the Crown Prince at that time..