Fortunately, the young emperor has relatively positive values. Otherwise, the empress dowager would make a few slanderous remarks, which would create a rift between the young emperor and Shen Yan, and slowly the court would no longer be as peaceful as it is now.
"Hey, what are you daydreaming about? I want this too, write it down in your little notebook." Princess Rouran picked up a seven-treasure bracelet from the treasures.
The whereabouts of those treasures had to be recorded one by one, so Lu Wanyi wrote down everything the Rouran princess wanted in the notebook. She could only take them away after getting the emperor's permission.
"Oh, okay, but these things in your country are indeed more beautiful." Lu Wan looked at the pieces of jewelry he had selected, all of which were very eye-catching.
"Of course! Most of the mines in Kyushu are in our country, but this is also the reason why other countries have always coveted our Rouran. But today, these treasures alone are not enough to protect us. Our military force is still not as strong as yours, so we can only rely on you for protection."
When the Rouran princess talked about this incident, she looked proud at first, but then she felt sad when she thought of the unequal treaties they had signed.
In order to seek Dongxia's protection, they made a guarantee to Dongxia that about 60% of the ore they mined each year would be transported to Dongxia.
"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Your brother is here too. The emperor has allowed you to visit your brother. You haven't seen each other for nearly a month. You can go see him."
Lu Wan suddenly thought of Prince Shen’s Mansion, which was not very far from Prince Rouran’s mansion. If Princess Rouran wanted to visit her, it wouldn’t take a long time.
At this point, Princess Rouran felt a little distressed, and her expression was very tangled: "I don't know what my brother and the others are thinking. They just left the capital and returned right after. I hope they don't have any evil thoughts in their minds."
After staying here for nearly a month and having sufficient contact with Shen Yan, he found that it would be extremely impossible to attack Dongxia with the current strength of Rouran. He hoped that his brother would not fight against a rock with an egg and do something meaningless.
Soon it was dark, the entire palace was brightly lit, and everyone was seated.
Lu Wan followed the Minister of Rites and sat down under the emperor, at the second table on the left, while the first table on the left was occupied by Shen Yan and Lu Daxin, two people.
Their current status is still relatively important, and there are some things about the banquet that others don't understand, so they have to be consulted.
All the foreign envoys sat on the emperor's right hand side, and on his left hand side were some ministers of the Dongxia Kingdom. The Rouran princess also sat next to the Rouran prince.
The people who came to the table today basically spoke the official language of Dongxia Kingdom, so they did not bring any translators. The more people they brought, the more dangerous it would be. Now, everyone sitting in the hall were people of relatively noble status in the entire Jiuzhou, so they had to eliminate more dangers.
Everyone was greeting each other, and the emperor and Yelu Changqi were also talking.
"I have heard for a long time that the Second Prince Yelu is a skilled warrior who has fought on the battlefield for many years, but I have never had the chance to meet him. Previously, it was your eldest brother who came to the capital to pay homage to him. Now that I have seen him, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved."
The little emperor sat on the upper seat, and his every move showed the royal demeanor. Yelu Changqi, sitting on the lower seat below the little emperor, laughed.
Yelu Changqi was originally a rough man. After hearing the little emperor's gentle words, he scratched his head and then said with a smile: "I have also heard some things about the emperor, but I feel that those rumors are not true. The emperor is not as weak as I imagined at home..."
Halfway through his speech, Yelu Changqi suddenly stopped. He suddenly realized that what he said was inappropriate, so he didn't say anything else, but just drank the half glass of wine in his hand.
The little emperor did not expect that someone would say this about him at the banquet, and he did not know how to respond for a moment. However, he did not feel much disgust towards someone as straightforward as him, and he even admired his character.
Shen Yan and Yelu Changqi had a pretty good relationship, and in such an occasion, he couldn't embarrass the little emperor, so he spoke.
"Brother Chang Qi, did you recognize the wrong person? The emperor is young and vigorous, and his health has always been good. But my health has not been very good in recent years. I have been plagued by various diseases."
As he spoke, Chen Yan covered his chest and coughed twice. Seeing that Chen Yan had given them this chance, everyone agreed with what Chen Yan said.
The little emperor was quite surprised to see Shen Yan like this. Shen Yan had always been quite aloof, but this was the first time he saw him trying to save face for someone other than Lu Wan, and he even acted to go along with what he said.
Lu Wan couldn't help but laugh as he watched Shen Yan pretending to cough. Not to mention that Shen Yan's coughing looked pretty good.
Seeing Lu Wan looking at him, Shen Yan couldn't help but blush. Lu Wan knew very well that his body was not as he said, so he lowered his head and stopped looking at Lu Wan.
After a busy day, Shen Yan had no time to calm down and observe Lu Wan carefully. He just felt that Lu Wan today was not the same as usual.
Maybe it was because he was wearing an official uniform, Lu Wan looked particularly handsome today, as if he really looked like his brother who had won the top spot in the imperial examination, full of vigor and showing his charm.
Yelu Changqi saw that Chen Yan had found a way out for him, so he quickly followed Chen Yan's lead and said, "Isn't it? I drank too much wine today and my brain is not working well. They were talking about the regent, right? I remembered it wrongly. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
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