Trick

Princess Consort and Auntie Fu were taken aback.

Auntie Fu hastily inquired, "Treasure in the palm? What does that mean?"

Qiao Xuan explained with a smile, shedding light on her idea.

Auntie Fu turned towards Princess Consort Dao, her face glowing with excitement. "Your Majesty, Madame Shao's idea is brilliant! It seems quite workable. What do you think?"

They were discussing the challenge of preparing a thousand chickens and a thousand fishes, a test set by Qingdi to create difficulties. Madame Shao's proposal was a fitting response—a tit-for-tat strategy.

Princess Consort was pleasantly surprised. She hadn't anticipated such a creative solution from Qiao Xuan.

Her eyes brightened as she slowly nodded and smiled. "This idea seems plausible. Now, what about the other two dishes?"

Qiao Xuan was equally prepared for the other challenges.