Chapter 733 Why not kneel?
As the three men walked into the hall, the officials' eyes never left them.
There is curiosity, suspicion, appreciation, disdain, joy, and hatred in these eyes...
Qiao Ran followed Qiao Dajiang without looking around, and stopped at the steps in front of the emperor's throne.
Bama put the rattan basket in his hand on the ground, which caused the officials to whisper again.
"Greetings to His Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
All three of them bowed, but Bama's waist was bent to 90 degrees, while the father and daughter of the Qiao family only leaned their upper bodies slightly forward.
"How dare you! Why don't you kneel before the Emperor?"
The chief eunuch behind the emperor shouted sharply.
There was silence in the court for a moment. The emperor did not say "stand up" and all the civil and military officials looked at each other in confusion.
General Zheng, who had rushed back from the military camp to attend the court, was anxious and was about to step out to plead for mercy when he heard his niece's clear voice:
"Your Majesty, my father's household registration has been cancelled from Dai Viet, and he is no longer your subject. Moreover, he is now the king of Manjushri, so he does not need to kneel to you. Although I am your subject, I am fortunate to have been given a dragon-shaped jade pendant by the Grand Emperor, who also granted me the privilege of not kneeling to anyone, so please forgive me for not being able to kneel. As for this..."
She looked at Bama, who was still standing behind her with his back bent, and said:
"This is my father's personal guard who was brought from Manju Island. The primitive islanders of Manju Island are uneducated and do not know the rules and etiquette of Dai Viet. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
All the officials were speechless, this made so much sense!
"Your Majesty, this..."
Eunuch De asked the emperor for instructions in a low voice.
The emperor sitting on the dragon throne looked down at the three people below the steps and felt a little angry for a moment.
Every word that little girl said made sense and it was hard to find fault with her.
The emperor emeritus is her father. That girl can refuse to kneel when she sees him, so naturally she cannot kneel to her.
As for the guard, he was just a servant from a barbarian land. What difference did it make whether he kneeled or not?
He waved his hand casually: "Stand up! Come, show the king and the eldest princess a seat."
A young eunuch brought out two chairs and placed them beside the steps.
Qiao Ran and Qiao Dajiang sat down, and Bama picked up the basket and stood behind them.
"Hmm? Why did you bring the bamboo basket with you into the hall? What's in it?"
The emperor asked curiously.
Qiao Dajiang glanced at his daughter, and Qiao Ran nodded at him.
Qiao Dajiang stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, this is a rattan basket. It contains a gift from our Agate Country to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will not dislike it."
"Oh? Is it a specialty of the Agate Country? Open it and take a look."
The emperor was obviously quite curious about this.
What kind of treasures could that island country thousands of miles away from Dai Viet have?
At Qiao Dajiang's signal, Bama returned to the hall carrying the basket, put the basket on the ground easily, and then stood in the middle position behind Qiao Dajiang and Qiao Ran.
Eunuch De signaled to the eunuch next to him, and two young eunuchs stepped forward.
The two of them each grabbed one edge of the wicker basket and lifted it up together.
As a result, the basket did not move, but the two men underestimated the weight of the basket and lost their balance. They dived forward and their heads collided with each other with a "bang".
"His!"
The entire court was dumbfounded. This...
It's so embarrassing, it's unbearable to watch!
How could you be so humiliated in front of another country's leader?
