Chapter 313: Drunk

Wait for Chen Xizuo to leave the hall.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became relaxed.

The emperor was happy, and so were the court officials.

When leaving court, the emperor was in high spirits. He waved his hand, signaling the court officials to gather in a side hall later to drink and celebrate.

The court officials all praised it noisily.

Yuanruan originally didn't want to join in the fun, but heard from the system that Qiyue would not be hunting today and was going to accompany Yuanruan to participate in Yuanruan's physical fitness and archery training courses.

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Ruan immediately hugged the prince tightly and wanted to go to the banquet together.

Every time Qi Yue joins in training her.

Yuanruan felt that the intensity of training had gone from ordinary military training to special forces training, and it had increased sharply. Yuanruan was afraid.

…

Soon, the emperor and his entourage arrived at the Lotus Hall next to an artificial lake.

This place is surrounded by mountains and water, so it can be a bit cold when the breeze blows in winter.

Yuan Ruan sat in the prince's arms and couldn't help sneezing several times.

The prince immediately became nervous, asking if his hands were cold and if he wanted some water.

This attentive attitude made the eunuch who came over speechless. He wanted to say, "Your Highness, please take a rest. This kind of attentive work is for me! Don't compete with me for a living!"

The emperor, who was sitting at the top, saw this and said, "Warm up a bowl of ginger milk first."

The eunuch beside him quickly took orders and left.

Everyone in the palace knew how favored Yuanruan was, so not only was warm ginger milk served, but soon the table in front of Yuanruan was filled with food.

Yuan Ruan looked at the empty desks in front of the court officials, and then looked at the desk in front of him that was almost full.

Her chubby face became hot, and she quickly pushed the prince's arm: "Brother Prince, you guys eat first, the elders eat first."

The prince chuckled and scooped a spoonful of ginger milk for Yuan Ruan: "Eat yours, be careful not to catch a cold."

At this time, the palace maids also placed the wine on the table in front of the court officials. Yuan Ruan was too lazy to say anything and drank it all in one gulp. But after just two bites, Yuan Ruan looked at the prince in confusion: "Brother Prince, this is too spicy, not sweet at all."

The prince said gently, "Jiu'er has a toothache. She just saw the imperial physician yesterday. She can't eat sweets anymore."

Yuan Ruan's heart tightened, and he quickly tried the other cakes on the counter. Wow, all of them smelled good, but tasted like a bland starch. The most outrageous thing was the mung bean cake, which actually tasted salty!

Yuan Ruan had lost her appetite and looked at the prince: "Brother Prince, my tooth is healed and I don't feel any pain."

The prince smiled gently and said, "I'll eat dessert after my teeth have changed."

Yuan Ruan's eyes went dark. Did it happen after he changed his teeth?!

That will take several years!

Yuanruan immediately asked the system: [Tong'er, is there any task to reward desserts? ]

System: [No!]

Yuan Ruan was stunned and asked suspiciously: [You answered so quickly? Tong'er is a good system that loves me the most. He won't lie to me, right? ]

The system was silent for a while: [Anyway, before the anti-worm tooth medicine comes out, there are no dessert rewards in the reward pool. ]

Yuan Ruan stared: [……]

The system panicked for a second, and sent out an electronic tremor in a pitiful voice: [I'm sorry, Ah Ruan, but, but you look so pitiful when you have a toothache. Actually... I also tried to ask my friends to redeem the toothache medicine, but no one had any. But don't worry, Ah Ruan, I have already submitted an application for the toothache medicine research reward to the main system, Ah Ruan, wait for me.]

Yuanruan is actually fine with desserts, it’s just human nature to be a little greedy.

Now the system is so anxious that it has two huge electronic tears flashing.

Yuanruan comforted her: [It’s okay. I don’t want to eat dessert. In fact, you don’t need to bother the main system. You are the best all the time.]

The system was moved: [Wow, wow, Ah Ruan, you are so kind. 】

The system and Yuanruan stayed here for a while.

At the celebration banquet.

Accompanied by the sound of string instruments played by the musicians, graceful dancing figures slowly appeared. They twisted their bodies, and the broad clouds rendered layer upon layer of white waves. Their graceful figures danced gracefully in the white waves, sometimes like a phoenix spreading its wings, and sometimes like a fairy flying away into the sky.

The court officials were toasting each other, and after a few rounds of drinking, everyone's face turned red.

Yuanruan yawned.

System: [Aruan, are you feeling a little bored? ]

Yuan Ruan: [The pretty sisters are still good-looking, but this party is not exciting at all...]

At this moment, the Minister of War, with a red face, suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report. Important matters, please report. Secret, secret report."

Crowd: !!!

System: [Secret! Ah Ruan, do you think the excitement is about to begin? ]

Yuan Ruan looked at the drunken Minister of War and felt a little suspicious.

Upon seeing this, the emperor waved his hand and the chief eunuch immediately jumped out and arranged for people to take away the dancers, musicians, and palace servants. Then the chief eunuch very considerately closed the door.

The emperor then said, "You say."

The Minister of War immediately began to speak.

What he meant was that Daxia could focus on foreign military development in the next five years, for example, "punching Chen State, stepping on Shu State, and finally taking down Chu State".

The other court officials were all at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He must have been drunk. He actually spoke out some unrealistic fantasies in front of the emperor.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said suddenly: "You said the first step is Chen State, then where do you want to attack?!"

"Jingchuan!" The Minister of War responded quickly, stood up and pulled open his shirt.

Yuan Ruan took a look and found that although the Minister of War was old, his pectoral muscles were still well developed and covered with old scars.

At this time, the Minister of War excitedly pointed at several scars on his upper body and used the scars on his upper body as a simple map to explain.

He danced with joy and said, "Your Majesty, look, if this is Jingchuan, then this place is exactly where General Li of Great Xia is stationed. There is a dangerous place here, which is especially suitable for an ambush..."

Yuan Ruan initially thought that the emperor was just giving face to his courtiers, but after a while, the emperor's expression was still very serious, and he even nodded or asked questions according to where the Minister of War pointed.

Yuan Ruan was surprised: [Brother, do you really want to fight? ]

System: [Your brother definitely wants to, he's very ambitious. But I'm also a little curious.]

Yuanruan: [What?]

System: [How did the scar of the Minister of War grow? It coincides with the map of Jingchuan in Daxia? Look, your brother is actually tapping on the opponent's chest to make military arrangements. But seriously, wouldn't it hurt for a man to be poked like that? ! ]

Yuanruan: [hiss…]

After these words were spoken, except for the drunken Minister of War who was still talking excitedly, everyone else suddenly became quiet.

The emperor's outstretched hand also stopped suddenly.

After a while, the Minister of War was still standing tall, pointing at his chest and saying, "Your Majesty, look here, this is what I'm talking about! It's easy to fight here."

The emperor's face darkened: "Shut up!"

The Minister of War was stunned, confusion showing on his red face.

While the Minister of War was quiet, the Minister of Revenue, not wanting to lose face in front of the palace, said loudly: "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty! We cannot open new battlefields in the coming years."

The Minister of War looked at the Minister of Revenue, who was in high spirits, and his red face turned pale. He snorted twice, "Why, why is there no money? There are so many silver mines, so many coal mines..."

The Minister of Household Affairs glanced sideways at his subordinates.

The doctor from the Ministry of Revenue came out and began to talk incessantly about the civilian and military projects that Daxia had carried out this year.

The summary is two words: "No money!"

Whenever the officials from the Ministry of War stood up and said something, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue would take out their abacus and start calculating the accounts, forcing the officials from the Ministry of War who had stood up to sit back down.

This made Yuan Ruan look back again and again.

Yuanruan: [The Ministry of Revenue’s catchphrase, a two-part allegorical saying, really means “no money.”]

The system suddenly interrupted: [The Ministry of Revenue really has no money. Even the Eastern Palace is in ruins, and the Minister of Revenue didn't approve it. ]

The prince who was watching with a smile: ???

——When did the East Palace fall into disrepair? When did it become impossible to repair it?!