Chapter 970

"The wine served at this palace banquet is so weak, how can it possibly express the princess's respect for our Crown Princess?"

The envoy from Southern Chu smiled and looked at Huo Zhao.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted in an uproar.

"What do you mean? Are you suggesting that you toast with fruit wine, and I should respond with strong liquor?" Huo Shu was the first to lose his temper.

He and the Sixth Prince were old rivals, and now that he saw his men setting their sights on Huo Zhao, how could he sit still?

The envoy from Southern Chu smiled and shook his head: "I didn't mean that, I just felt that the princess's sincerity was not enough."

"So your princess consort is using fruit wine? Is that enough sincerity from your princess consort?!"

"That's right! They haven't even put on a proper show themselves, so why should they expect us to? Besides, it's the princess consort who's going to offer the toast, what does it have to do with the princess!"

The princess consort smiled and put down her wine cup, saying, "It was indeed my oversight in this matter. Consider that cup of wine just now a gift for the princess. Someone, bring some strong liquor."

Although she had never been to the battlefield, she had been to the frontier, and she had tasted strong liquor before.

I heard that this princess of the Huo family was raised in Luoyang since she was a child. In the past two days, I have also noticed that the things in Luoyang are more elegant than strong. This princess of the Huo family has probably never drunk strong liquor in her life.

The princess's magnanimity left people speechless for a moment.

Shen Rang's face darkened slightly. He was about to help Huo Zhao fend off the drink when Huo Zhao gently tugged at his arm.

"Your Highness the Crown Princess is so generous. It's just a cup of wine, there's no need for such formalities. Since the envoy feels that my sincerity is insufficient, then bring some strong liquor."

The emperor glanced at Huo Yue, but still raised his hand and ordered a eunuch to bring Huo Zhao some strong liquor.

Taking the teacup in his hand, Huo Zhao didn't rush to drink it, but instead looked at the Sixth Prince.

When he met her gaze, the Sixth Prince raised an eyebrow slightly.

Huo Zhao's smile deepened: "Since Your Excellency speaks with sincerity, I presume that Southern Chu values ​​sincerity highly. Her Highness the Crown Princess toasted me with fruit wine, and I returned the toast with strong liquor. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Her Highness the Princess of Southern Chu."

"etc!"

The sixth prince spoke in a deep voice.

Princess Huo's cup of wine is truly precious.

One cup of wine and they want all of Southern Chu!

If this were a normal dinner table, it would be fine to let Huo Zhao drink it, but in this kind of situation, if Huo Zhao were to drink it, it would be difficult to change his mind tomorrow.

"Hmph! What's this? You were the ones who started by talking about sincerity, but now that our princess is about to drink, what do you mean by this?"

"Exactly! Are you expecting us to show sincerity while you Southern Chu just wait to laugh at us?"

"It turns out that whether or not they are sincere is not important. What is important is that Nan Chu is strict with others but lenient with themselves. This has truly opened our eyes!"

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, which made the faces of the Southern Chu people turn ashen.

The sixth prince stared intently at Huo Zhao.

I never expected that such a naive little girl could be so difficult to deal with!

He took a deep breath: "It was my people who misspoke, please don't be angry."

The envoy from Southern Chu rose shakily and bowed to the crowd in apology.

Now that things have come to this point, the strong liquor in Huo Zhao's hand naturally goes back to where it came from.

The emperor looked at Huo Zhao with approval in his eyes.

No wonder he's from the Huo family, and no wonder he was raised by that kid Xun Ze.

Look how difficult it is.

He raised his hand to stop the crowd below from arguing: "Alright, it's just a little incident, nothing to worry about, let's continue."

As for the matter of returning the favor to the princess, it was simply glossed over.

Huo Zhao didn't touch that glass of fruit wine again until the end of the banquet.