Emperor Qi Heng's face was extremely ugly, but due to his gentle personality, he could not find a reason to refute.
What should you say? If you want to say that this snowstorm froze many people to death and is not worthy of celebration, wouldn't that mean that you are telling people that the Zhou royal family is incompetent and cannot even protect its own people?
Emperor Qi Heng was hesitating when Ji Xun raised his glass and stood up.
"It is true that the auspicious snow brings good harvest, but Prince Dali may not understand that when the snowstorm came, the great Zhou Dynasty was in civil strife, and I and my father were confronting the traitor Huang Fuyi in Lingzhou."
"Not even half of the people in my Lingzhou territory were killed or injured, but Huangfu Yi did not care about the lives of the people, but he froze countless people to death~~" He said with an emphasis on the tone and a heavy heart:
"We should indeed raise a toast, but not to celebrate, but to pay homage to the people who died in the snowstorm in our country, and to pay homage to the soldiers who died in the civil war in our country.'
After speaking, he raised the wine glass in his hand, and together with Emperor Qi Heng and Princess Shen Yuyu of the Night, poured a full glass of wine in front of him as a sign of sacrifice.
At this moment, all the guests from Dazhou poured their glasses of wine in front of their seats and said loudly:
"I would like to use this cup to commemorate the suffering people of our great Zhou Dynasty, and to commemorate the soldiers who died because of the civil war in our great Zhou Dynasty!"
Dongfang Peng laughed when he saw this situation and had to spill the wine in the glass in front of him.
Xin Dao: When did the Night King change? I remember that he was not good at words at all, but when did he become so good at resolving verbal crises? After this incident, the banquet became quiet again, and everyone continued to eat.
Next, Dongfang Peng no longer said any difficult words, only said a few words, and did not mention the purpose of this visit at all.
Soon the song ended, the sound of silk and bamboo stopped, and the place became quiet.
No one spoke, there was only the sound of spoons and plates clinking in the Nuan Pavilion, and everyone was enjoying the food quietly.
But at this moment, a woman suddenly burst into incomprehensible laughter.
The laughter came from the top position of the women's table.
The person who laughed was none other than Dongfang Yan, the third princess of Dali Kingdom. Everyone couldn't help but stop their chopsticks and look at Dongfang Yan in surprise.
When Prince Dali led a group of people into the Nuan Pavilion just now, he noticed that the third princess looked like something was wrong. Unexpectedly, she suddenly started laughing to herself, which was really confusing.
At this moment, Dongfang Yan raised her head and stared at Ji Xun with a look of obsession, smiling as if no one else was around and said:
"Your Highness the Night King, this princess has carefully prepared a dance, and she must dance it to His Highness the Night King."
"Your Highness the Night King, you will definitely be fascinated by my princess after you appreciate her beautiful dance. If you don't believe it, how about you wait and see?"
When these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Is Princess Dali crazy? She would say such things regardless of the occasion?
The Night Princess is here, so shamelessly throwing herself into the arms of His Highness the Night King? Are you not afraid of losing the face of the Dali royal family?
Ji Xun was stunned after hearing these words. He reached out from under the table and grabbed Shen Yuyu's hand and shook it hard.
She is still pregnant with the child, so she must not be angry.
Shen Yuyu was not angry at all. She patted the back of his hand and looked at Dongfang Yan calmly.
Looking at Dongfang Yan's crazy look, Shen Yuyu seemed to understand something, and was even more curious about how Dongfang Peng wanted to perform.
Dongfang Peng only ate his own food and said nothing.
Ji Xun, on the other hand, didn't even look at Dongfang Yan and spoke coldly.
"When I married Princess Ye, I swore a poisonous oath to heaven. In this life, I will only be Princess Ye. There will never be a second woman. Third princess, please respect yourself."
The Night King expressed his feelings so confidently in front of the public, which made almost all the officials at the banquet have their heads ticked.
Which house does not have three wives and four concubines? It is really unexpected that His Highness the Night King is so devoted.
The reason why Ji Xun said this in front of everyone was naturally because he had guessed the intention of Prince Dali Dongfang Peng and tried to silence him in advance and dispel his idea of going to the Night King's Mansion.
But Dongfang Peng turned a deaf ear to Night King's words and looked at Emperor Qi Heng who spoke unhurriedly.
"Since I, Princess Dali, take the initiative to dance a song, the emperor cannot help but grant her wish, right?"
They only said they wanted to dance and didn't mention anything else, so there was no reason to refuse.
Emperor Qi Heng could only nod in agreement.
"Then, dear friends, please take a good look at the beautiful dance of Princess Dali."
War of words is unavoidable in diplomatic situations. Emperor Qi Heng emphasized the words "appreciate it well", with a hint of ridicule in his words. The third princess of Dali looks crazy~~appreciate it well? Haha!
Dongfang Peng was neither sick nor angry, he ate and drank as if nothing had happened, and from time to time he communicated with Dongfang Hong in the language of Dali.
Then he used chopsticks to light up a dish in front of him and praised it loudly with Yang Yuanli, the Minister of Rites.
"This prince has never tasted such delicious food. The cooking skills of the royal chef of the Great Zhou Dynasty are indeed superb." As he said this, he glanced at Princess Ye with a half-smile.
"I heard that Princess Ye is also a chef? She even won the title of 'God of Cooking'? That's amazing.'
"No wonder the Night King is so dedicated to the Night Princess. If there is such a beauty who is good at cooking beside me, the Prince will definitely be fascinated by the delicious food she cooks and pamper her every night, hahaha!"
His voice was not loud, but you could hear a needle drop on the field at this moment, and these words naturally reached the ears of everyone present.
This sentence not only mocks Princess Ye's identity as a cook, but the words "Ye Ye specializes in pampering" also contain disrespectful connotations.
Ji Xun's cold eyes suddenly shot towards him like sharp arrows, and his hands clenched tightly into fists.
Shen Yu'an looked calm and calm, and shook Ji Xun's hand calmly.
In the diplomatic arena, there are overt and covert swords, and whoever is angered will lose.
Ji Xun also quickly calmed down and was about to speak back when Yang Yuanli, the Minister of Rites, spoke loudly before he could.
"Cooking skills are nothing. If Prince Dali is willing, he can send a concubine over to learn from Princess Ye at any time. By the way, Prince Dali, I'm afraid you don't know. In addition to cooking skills, our Princess Ye is also very skilled in medicine.'
After speaking, he paused and looked at Dongfang Yan, who was taking off her outer clothes and getting ready to go on stage.
"I see that your imperial sister is not in good condition. Prince Dali, could you please consider asking Princess Ye to check her pulse? No matter whether it is a minor ailment or a major illness, Princess Ye can definitely treat her well."
These words also reached everyone's ears, and the officials nearby nodded.
Emperor Qi Heng and Ji Xun also sipped their wine with satisfaction.
This is a good answer. Let Concubine Dali come to learn from Princess Ye. The implication is that your concubine in the East Palace of Dali is not as good as others? In addition, he also highly praised Princess Ye's medical skills and disparaged the third princess who was about to perform the dance.
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Everyone was relieved that Yang Yuanli had the upper hand in words. They all said that Yang Yuanli was good at talking, and it turned out to be true when we met him today.
Dongfang Peng was naturally unwilling to lose and wanted to reply, but at this time Dongfang Yan had already walked to the center of the stage singing and dancing.
The Nuang Pavilion suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to Dongfang Yan.
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Dongfang Yan walked onto the stage with an excited face and gave an exaggerated salute to the main seat.
Anyone who is not blind can tell that something is wrong with the way she looks at this moment. Her bun is crooked, she is staring straight at the Night King and giggling.
All the guests present felt embarrassed.
This third princess is obviously very abnormal. Why does Prince Dali insist on letting her dance on stage? Isn’t it embarrassing for him?
"What piece of music did the third princess perform?" the musician came forward holding the pipa and asked.
"Whatever." Dongfang Yan raised her chin high and spoke confidently.
The musician then retreated and was about to play music when Dongfang Yan suddenly waved her sleeves to herself, causing Yuan Zi to jump up.
As a royal princess, her dancing skills are definitely not bad. The main reason is that she has no rhythm and just dances wildly. She dances and sings at the same time, looking completely crazy.
Everyone looked at her and wanted to laugh but didn't dare. They couldn't figure out what Prince Dali was causing, allowing his own royal sister to make a fool of herself.
You can only look away or eat with your head tilted, for fear that if you look at it twice more, you will burst into laughter and lose your etiquette.
Shen Yuehu and Ji Xun looked at each other deeply, and they roughly guessed what Dongfang Peng wanted to do.
Ji Xun held Shen Yuyu's hand tightly under the table and gave her a look of affirmation, which meant that no matter what, he would not let Dongfang Peng succeed.
Shen Yue smiled and nodded. She would stand by her husband unconditionally no matter what.
If she had no choice but to insert this lead into the Night Palace by Dongfang Peng, she would weigh the pros and cons and make the right choice.
"Okay, Sister Three Emperors, you go down first." Dongfang Peng saw that Dongfang Yan was almost dancing, so he stood up and waved to Dongfang Yan.
Dongfang Yan stopped dancing and stared at Ji Xun with a look of obsession.
"How's it going, Your Highness the Night King? You must be fascinated by me because I dance so well. Sister Four Emperors, don't pull me. Are you jealous that I dance better than you? Get out of here, Princess.
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After Dongfang Yan was pulled down by Dongfang Qi while cursing, Dongfang Peng glanced at all the guests and said loudly:
"Dear guests, you must think that my crazy appearance of Princess Dali must have embarrassed Dali Kingdom, right? However, the reason why my princess is like this is all because of a head injury."
"Three days ago, the Night King's carriage drove too fast, causing Princess Dali to hit her head and become as crazy as she is now.'
"I, Princess Dali, a good person, have been turned into such a bad person. Does Your Majesty think the Night King should take some responsibility?"
As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Emperor Qi Heng on the throne, and glanced at the Night King from the corner of his eyes.
The original plan was to blame the third princess Dongfang Yan's madness on being beaten by the Night King and being mistreated in the Night King's palace.
But then I thought that I might not be able to take advantage of this if I start a war of words, so I remembered that the third princess was hit by the Night King's carriage on the road. Everyone knew about this, and the Night King would not be able to ignore it even if he wanted to.
Let’s see how you, the Night King, deal with this. If you dare to be irresponsible, humph~~
Shen Yuyu didn't know that there was such a thing, so he turned to Ji Xun for verification.
I thought to myself that if there really was such a thing, there would really be no escaping it.
