ushernet Chapter 163 Banquet and Entertainment
Chapter 163 Banquet and Entertainment
The snow had stopped for several days, but tonight it started to swirl and flutter across the ground again. A banquet was originally planned to be held in the Imperial Garden to entertain King Modan, but due to the heavy snow, the banquet was held in the Council Hall.
All officials arrived at the Council Hall early to wait respectfully. The atmosphere was a bit formal and solemn, and no one dared to slack off. After all, it was a state banquet, and when receiving a foreign emperor, the proper etiquette could not be lost.
Officials gathered in groups of two or three, talking and chatting in whispers. Only two people sat quietly at the side, but their presence could not be ignored.
One of them is Yan Zinuo, a favorite of Emperor Xuanhui. He has never formed a clique and has always been incorruptible, watching everyone from the sidelines with a calm demeanor.
The other person was General Beitang Yuan. After returning to the imperial city from a victorious battle, he actually did not report his work to the emperor. Perhaps only General Beitang could be so rebellious and disobedient. However, what made everyone curious was why this person who was so bold as not to report his work to Emperor Xuanhui actually attended this banquet?
However, Beitang Yuan never plays by the rules, so how many people can guess what he is doing?
Beitang Yuan coldly ignored the suspicious and inquiring looks from the ministers, picked up the wine in front of him with one hand, and kept drinking. If he hadn't been worried that Baili Haoxuan would find out that Yun Jingman was in the general's mansion, he would never have attended this disgusting and hypocritical banquet.
All his patience was only for Yun Jingman, the woman, and he didn't want to submit to Baili Haoxuan!
"The Emperor has arrived, King Mo Dan has arrived." A shrill voice belonging to a eunuch came from the palace gate.
All the officials straightened their clothes and knelt on both sides facing the palace gate to welcome the two emperors, Emperor Xuanhui Baili Haoxuan and King Mo Dan Mo Tianao.
Even though he was unwilling a thousand times, now was not the time to show his cards and tore his face off, so Beitang Yuan knew the situation and went forward to kneel down to greet him.
"Long live the emperor. Long live King Modan." All the officials said in unison.
Baili Haoxuan walked in front of Mo Tianao by one body length. Although they were both monarchs of the same country, in terms of national strength, Baili Haoxuan was higher than Mo Tianao. The two emperors strode forward amid the shouts of "Long live the emperor".
Baili Haoxuan sat on the high seat in the center, and Mo Tianao sat on a high seat a little to the lower right.
"My dear ministers, please stand up." Baili Haoxuan said majestically.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, King Mo Dan."
"Please take a seat." Following Baili Haoxuan's request, everyone took their seats.
There was a song and dance, and a dozen beauties were performing in the center of the hall, and everyone was enjoying it. Beitang Yuan kept drinking, and had no intention of encouraging others. He just wanted to end the banquet quickly so that he could go back and take care of her. I wonder if she ate and took the medicine obediently after he left.
He was in a confused and absent-minded state.
Mo Tianao had no mood for singing and dancing, and was looking for a way to see her.
Baili Haoxuan was also in Cao's camp, but his heart was with Han, so he had no interest at all.
One song and dance ended, and another one began. After three rounds of drinking, Mo Tianao suddenly said, "I heard that the former Princess Cangming, Princess Sangyu, is back. I wonder if she is?"
Baili Haoxuan's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and a few drops of water in the glass spilled onto his hand. Is this the purpose of his coming here?
He did not forget that Mo Tianao coveted and admired his Yan'er in Xiangxue Tower.
"King Mo Dan is really well-informed. He even knows the whereabouts of my beloved concubine." Baili Haoxuan's subtle sarcasm also implied that Mo Tianao had overstepped the line.
"I also met Princess Sang Yu once in the past. Since I am obsessed with the tea ceremony, the emperor also knows this, doesn't he?" Mo Tianao was not someone who could be easily bullied. He brought up the transaction that Baili Haoxuan had made by using Sang Yu Hanyan's tea ceremony skills to lure him out.
"It is well known that King Mo Dan is obsessed with the tea ceremony." Baili Haoxuan said sarcastically in the face of a sneer.
"Indeed. There are not many people in this world who understand the tea ceremony, and it is not easy to find a soulmate. I wonder if Emperor Xuanhui could be helpful and let Princess Sang Yu teach me a thing or two. It would also allow me to reminisce and reminisce about it. Is that possible?" Mo Tianao said earnestly with a smile on his face.
Baili Haoxuan kept frowning, as he really didn't like Mo Tianao calling his Yan'er Princess Sang Yu.
At this point, Baili Haoxuan couldn't refuse King Mo Dan's face. They were talking about tea and philosophy with gentlemanly courtesy, and if he said those evasive words of the harem concubines, it would make him seem pedantic and ungenerous.
"Please invite the Imperial Concubine." Baili Haoxuan ordered the eunuch beside him. He emphasized the three words "Imperial Concubine" and waved away the dancers who were performing singing and dancing.
Mo Tianao didn't care about Baili Haoxuan's actions. He picked up the wine glass in front of him and sipped it carefully. He didn't want to see the substitute at all, and he didn't care. His real purpose was to meet the real Sang Yu Hanyan.
Beitang Yuan turned a deaf ear to what happened in the palace because his heart was on her.
When Liu Ruxu in Shengling Palace heard that Baili Haoxuan invited her to the Council Hall, she was overjoyed. Even the queen didn't have this honor, but she got it, so she dressed up carefully...
If Liu Ruxu knew that death was waiting for her, would she be so excited... to die?