"Why didn't mother take me to the celebration party?"
"His Highness said that the young lady is so young and has been with the army day and night. She might get sick from exhaustion, so he asked me to take her back to the inn to rest."
Shangguan Qingyue thought for a moment, then lazily rested his chin on Nanny Li's shoulder, "Okay..."
Nanny Li held the little one tightly in her arms and walked into the inn with hurried steps.
After they entered, hundreds of imperial guards surrounded the residence tightly and were ready for battle.
The stars are sparse and the moon is dark, and the sky is pitch black, like a black fog sinking to the earth, suffocating people's hearts.
There was a joyous scene at the banquet.
Zhao Ying was placed at the top, her cheeks slightly tipsy from drinking, and she looked as delicate as a peach in spring. She had just come back from the battlefield, and the wind and sun had not faded her beauty, but instead made her look a bit cold and majestic. She had a dignified and graceful appearance to begin with, and now she looked even more stunning and impossible to look at directly.
Liang Su and Wen Ruhai were located on the left and right below, with the four clan leaders in the back row, and behind them were some smaller clans and generals.
The head of the Bai family held the wine glass, glanced at Zhao Ying secretly, smiled playfully, and looked a little frivolous.
The head of the Chen family whispered, "Why, are you interested, brother?"
"I have seen many beauties in my life, but I have never met anyone as beautiful as Princess Da Chu." The head of the Bai family said with some regret.
Patriarch Chen smiled and said, "That's not difficult. Before she dies, I'll let you have a good time, right?"
Patriarch Bai glanced at Patriarch Chen with a smile, seeming to be very satisfied with his words.
"I offer a toast to the princess..."
"I, a humble commoner, would also like to offer a toast to the princess..."
Zhao Ying drank it all. Seeing that she was almost drunk, Liu Yi said sternly, "Are you guys trying to get the princess drunk?"
The crowd, originally noisy, quieted down after hearing the noise. However, Zhao Ying barked, "I'm not drunk. Who said I was drunk?"
"Keep drinking, we won't go home until we're drunk!"
"Someone, bring some wine!"
"Hahaha... Your Highness is truly a heroine! I admire you!"
Wen Ruhai asked cryptically, "Why does Mr. Liu bother disturbing the princess's pleasure?"
Liu Yi smiled, waved his hand, and sat down.
Jars of unopened wine were brought up, and the attendants poured the wine one by one. Liang Su took a sniff, then picked up the wine cup, stood up and laughed, "Your Highness, this wine is Dali's aged Wanghaigui, a fine product of the Bai's Winery. A jar is worth a thousand gold coins. Normally, I and others can't drink it, but it is thanks to Your Highness's great blessing!"
Zhao Ying was very pleased with Liang Su's flattery. She sniffed it and then looked surprised. "This wine is really fragrant and sweet..." She looked at the head of the Bai family and said, "Head of the Bai family is thoughtful!"
The head of the Bai family stood up and responded, "It is a blessing for this wine that it has caught the eye of Your Highness. Since Your Highness likes it, I will present ten jars to Your Highness and send them to the capital."
"How can I feel comfortable with that?" Although she said that, Zhao Ying still happily agreed.
Not only did he agree, but he also asked the head of the Bai family to offer it immediately. The head of the Bai family was stunned for a moment, and then replied that the wine was all at home. Zhao Ying waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I'll send someone to get it."
So, the attendants around the head of the Bai family took a few soldiers and went back to the Bai family to get some wine.
After the people left, the head of the Bai family had a slightly gloomy expression. Taking away his ten jars and hoping to return to the sea was like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. In Dali, everyone knew how stingy and miserly their clan was.
Although they have money, they never spend it on unworthy people or things.
He said he would give Zhao Ying ten jars, but that was just talk. They had no intention of letting Zhao Ying leave alive, so they would not take the wine away.
I didn't expect that she couldn't wait this long.
The head of the Bai family felt like he was being scratched by a cat, and he was unhappy no matter how he stayed there. He didn't expect that before they did anything, he had already been cheated out of ten jars of wine!
Then, something happened that made him even more devastated.
Zhao Ying tasted Wang Haigui and her eyes lit up. She exclaimed that it was delicious. She then asked the Bai family for ten jars. She wanted to take all ten jars away and drink all ten jars now!
The head of the Bai family felt a tightness in his chest when he heard this, and then he glanced at Liang Su unhappily. He was so nosy, praising his wine?
At this banquet, it was Liu Yi who took the initiative and asked him to take out two jars.
Even if Zhao Ying couldn't take away the ten jars, he would still lose the twelve jars!
Everyone looked at Patriarch Bai with burning eyes and expectation. Liu Yi even shook his head at him, meaning that he should agree and endure it!
Patriarch Bai cursed inwardly, "Pah! Do you think I don't know that you guys are also trying to take advantage of this opportunity to drink?"
Although he was full of complaints and reluctance, the head of the Bai family still agreed.
He has to consider the overall situation!
The head of the Bai family sat down, but he couldn't wait any longer, so he gave a look to the clan leader below him. The clan leader was still enjoying Wang Haigui with great interest, but he was startled and became serious at the sight.
He put down his wine cup, stood up, and knelt forward, "I pay my respects to Princess Chengqian!"
"Who are you?"
"I am Hong Tao, the head of the Hong family!"
"What do you want?"
"I dare to see the Emperor's decree to Your Highness to mobilize troops!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience fell silent.
Zhao Ying also sobered up a little and paused.
Liu Yi saw the panic that flashed across Zhao Ying's eyes and sneered in his heart.
"You are indeed very bold! A commoner like you wants to see the will of heaven, how ridiculous!" Zhao Ying said with forced calmness.
Hong Taoai did not flinch, and asked seriously, "Your Highness, have you ever heard of the rumors among the people?"
"I've been away on a campaign for two months, so how can I have the leisure to listen to rumors?"
"The princess came to Dali to get medicine for His Royal Highness Prince Ding. Why did an imperial edict suddenly appear? And it's an imperial edict to mobilize troops. If it's an imperial edict, why wasn't it issued to His Royal Highness Prince Ding, but to the princess instead?"
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