On the night of New Year’s Eve, the imperial palace in Bianjing City was extremely festive and lively.
Because a New Year's Eve banquet was being held in the palace at that time.
The old emperor was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, sitting high up at the top, with a look of joy on his face.
Below him was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, with a gentle look on his face.
Below the crown prince is the emperor's eldest grandson.
This also let everyone know the position of the eldest grandson Zhao Zecheng in the old emperor's heart.
But on this festive day, the emperor's eldest grandson had a grim expression.
He looked down from time to time, the seat that should have been occupied by the Anguo family was now occupied by someone else.
He couldn't help but wonder how Hua Wanru was doing now! Was she having New Year's Eve dinner with her family?
Have you ever thought of him, even for a moment?
Below the eldest grandson of the emperor are the sons and grandsons of other old emperors, as well as princesses, princesses and royal relatives.
Princess Xinrong was bored and drank the fruit wine in front of her.
Ever since Hua Lingyi went to the north and Hua Qingqing got lost, there was no one to play with her anymore. She stayed in the palace all day, and her days felt like years.
A few days ago, she got the news that Qingqing had been found! She felt somewhat comforted, but also somewhat lonely.
She envied Qingqing so much, for having a family who cared about her so much that they would give up everything and look for her all over the world.
Princess Xinrong felt bitter inside and couldn't help but drink another glass of fruit wine.
Opposite her, Zhong Li Shen and Zhong Li Hui from Annan Kingdom had not left yet, as they were invited by the old emperor to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
While enjoying the singing and dancing, Zhongli Shen couldn't help but look across to the direction of Xie Mingyue.
If Xie Mingyue accidentally raised her head, she would meet his gaze. Then, blushing, she would quickly lower her head.
Now, the more Zhongli Shen looks at Xie Mingyue, the more he likes her.
After three rounds of drinking, singing and dancing began.
He really couldn't help it, and took advantage of this good opportunity of the emperor and his ministers celebrating together to ask for the old emperor's permission.
"Your Majesty! I want to marry Lord Xie's beloved daughter, Xie Mingyue, as my princess consort."
"Please grant me your permission, Your Majesty."
The old emperor was stunned for a moment, then looked at Princess Xinrong and saw that her expression did not change.
Looking at Xie Mingyue, the daughter of the Xie family, she was shocked at first, then panicked and at a loss.
In the end, he was shy and timid, with his head lowered.
The old emperor knew that this was a case of the man being in love and the woman being interested.
He was in a good mood today and had originally intended to make peace with Annan. Whether it was to marry a princess or a minister, it didn't matter to him.
He looked at Lord Xie and asked.
"Thank you! What do you think?"
Lord Xie quickly stood up, his face pale, and looked at the old emperor, then at Zhong Lishen. It was obvious that the emperor was happy about this and wanted to make it happen. As a minister, how could he object?
Finally, I sighed helplessly in my heart.
"I will follow your majesty's arrangements."
The old emperor smiled and nodded.
"Okay, then I'll take that as your agreement."
"Then today I will enthrone the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, Xie Mingyue, as Princess Mingyue! Choose an auspicious day and marry her to the Kingdom of Annan! She will marry the King of Annan as his principal wife!"
Zhongli Shen was so happy that he was overwhelmed and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.
Xie Mingyue pursed her lips, stood up shyly, and bowed to express her gratitude.
Xie Mingjue, a look of resentment on his face.
He never thought that he had sent his sister to Hanshan Temple for meditation just to avoid this Prince of Annan.
Unexpectedly, I became a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth.
I don’t know how Zhong Li Shen managed to deceive his sister.
After my sister came back from Hanshan Temple, she said all kinds of good things about him and said she would marry Zhongli Shen no matter what.
He and his parents tried to persuade his sister in various ways, but she just wouldn't listen.
What was even more unexpected was that Zhongli Shen would actually directly ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage at today's palace banquet!
Now, their family can’t stop it even if they want to.
Mr. Xie forced a smile, while Mrs. Xie looked worried.
Only Xie Mingyue had a face full of shyness and sweetness.
Zhong Li Shen was now like a fish in water, his face beaming with joy. People around him all drank with him to congratulate him.
Seeing that he was getting a little carried away, Zhong Lihui quickly advised, "Brother, drink less."
"Be careful not to drink too much and make a fool of yourself."
"What if Miss Xie regrets?"
Zhongli Shen was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He stopped drinking.
He was also afraid that he would lose face after drinking and put Xie Mingyue in an awkward position.
He also has to maintain his lofty image in Xie Mingyue's heart.
An acrobatic performance ended, and then a song and dance performance came on.
The prince looked at these beautiful dancers dancing gracefully, his heart was moved and he was intoxicated.
He felt that the smell of them was so alluring to him.
Especially the woman in the middle, who had a slender and graceful figure. The prince decided to let her sleep with him tonight.
The emperor's eldest grandson looked at these dancers with annoyance and turned his face away.
I thought to myself, what a bunch of vulgar people, the smell on their bodies is disgusting too.
The prince was fascinated by the dancer.
The dancer also moved closer to the prince, and the two of them openly exchanged glances.
The old emperor frowned at what he saw.
Suddenly, the prince's face turned from red to white, and from white to blue.
He coughed violently twice and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which sprayed onto the table in front of him.
His head tilted and he fell directly on the table and fainted.
The eunuch beside the prince screamed, "Oh no! Oh no! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is vomiting blood and fainting!"
The little eunuch's screams echoed throughout the hall.
Everyone was shocked.
The singing and dancing stopped. The dancers were panicked and quickly knelt down on the spot, trembling.
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