Chapter 878 - 878 Proposing Marriage at the Banquet
878 Proposing Marriage at the Banquet
After the conversation in the restaurant ended, the Emperor and his subjects officially entered the banquet.
After the palace maids filled everyone’s cups with wine, the Emperor raised his cup to the sky and said, ” let’s get rid of the old and welcome the new. A peaceful year with good weather, a prosperous country, and peaceful people!”
The others also raised their cups to the sky and said in unison, “Of course, your majesty!”
After that, the wine in their cups spilled all over the ground, and their expressions were very serious and sincere!
After doing this, the emperor and the Ministers sat down.
Then, the Emperor smiled and said, ” my beloved ministers, today is New Year’s Day. Everyone, please eat and drink well. There’s no distinction between ruler and subject today as long as everyone is happy!”
The Emperor said that there was no distinction between ruler and subject, but everyone did not dare to really do so.
At any time, when facing the king of a country, one had to be careful.
As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, the third Prince impatiently stood up and said to the Emperor, ” father, this time, your son went south to Qingfeng city to investigate the governor’s mansion’s Zhou Anping. There, I accidentally obtained a few treasures. Your son will give them to you as gifts.
“May father have good health and be as strong as a Dragon!”
When the Emperor heard this, no expression could be seen on his face. He only seemed to be a little interested and said, ” Oh, what treasure is it? ”
The third Prince said, ” a 500-year-old ginseng, a 300-year-old Lingzhi, and a Tianshan Snow Lotus!”
The third Prince’s words surprised everyone again.
These really weren’t ordinary treasures!
Although 500-year-old ginseng was not as precious as 1000-year-old ginseng, it was still hard to find. The old Lingzhi was even harder to find. There was also the Tianshan snow Lotus, a precious medicinal herb that was used to strengthen the body.
Every single one of them was hard to come by.
“Emperor, didn’t you say a few days ago that your chest was stuffy and uncomfortable? This Lingzhi is an elixir that can cure these diseases!” The Imperial Noble Consort said to the Emperor with a smile.
It was rare for the Empress to agree with the Imperial Noble Consort, but this time, she said with concern, ” Your Majesty, I’ll immediately ask the Imperial Kitchen to make you a Lingzhi soup. After all, your health is more important!”
When the Emperor heard this, he didn’t show any emotions. He only nodded and said, “Yes. Third brother, you’re so considerate!”
Seeing the emperor’s emotionless face, the third Prince’s heart sank, and then a wave of hatred emerged.
Why was it that the Crown Prince could only obtain a few cherries and receive his praise, while the few treasures that he had obtained with great difficulty only received a faint ” thoughtful “?
His father was too biased.
However, he still smiled and said, ” it’s only right for me to be filial to my father!”
After the third Prince presented his gift, the other princes also presented the gifts they had prepared.
It was just that the third Prince’s precious gift made the other princes’ gifts seem a little dull in comparison.
“Father, your son has found a painting by Song Ci and is giving it to you. I wish father good health and to live younger and younger!”
“Father, your son has found a ceramic product from an official kiln of the former Jing era. I wish father good health and Long Yan Kingdom peace and prosperity!”
“Grandfather, grandson prayed for you at the hidden Spirit Temple. The head monk of the temple has given grandson a blessed jade pendant, saying that it can guarantee a life of peace. Grandson will give this jade pendant to grandfather and wish for grandfather’s health to get better and better, Long Yan Kingdom’s soldiers to be strong and strong, and for grandfather to become richer and richer!”
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After these people presented their gifts one by one, only two people remained unmoving.
One of them was the Crown Prince, Yuwen Yuyu, and the other was the emperor’s eldest grandson, Yuwen Xuhong!
Therefore, everyone was looking at the two of them. The third Prince looked at them with a hint of provocation.
The third Prince smiled at the two of them and said, ” big brother, big nephew, what kind of gift have you prepared for father? ”
In fact, he had some guesses about the gift the Crown Prince was going to give the Emperor, but he was not sure about his nephew’s gift.
However, when he thought of the gift that the Crown Prince was going to give him, he gritted his teeth.
That thing clearly belonged to him, but Zhou Anping, this cunning man, had secretly given it to the Crown Prince. He was really infuriated.
However, so what if the Crown Prince had brought out that gift? it was nothing compared to the gift he had given. This made his heart feel a little more balanced.