Chapter 225 The Drunkard's Intentions Are Not Drinking
"Stand up, eat and drink as much as you can today. Today is a big day for Beirong. The new emperor ascends the throne, appoints a crown prince, and welcomes Beirong's first non-Xiyuan king."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After expressing their gratitude, everyone stood up and sat down.
Walida was wearing a black imperial robe with ninety-nine blood-sucking wolf heads embroidered with silver thread on the hem.
On the chest is a silver wolf head with its mouth open and dripping blood, which looks very domineering.
The outer robe is made of the finest snow wolf fur, showing nobility and luxury everywhere.
"Grand Emperor, Your Majesty, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, not only is the position of empress vacant, but there is no one in the harem to take care of her. Is it appropriate to choose a day to select a concubine?"
The prime minister stepped forward, bowed, and said.
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "It depends on the prince himself. How can I control what happens in my son's bedroom?"
"Prime Minister, are you so impatient for me to select the best ladies?" Walida put down his cup and looked calmly at the prime minister who was over sixty years old.
The prime minister looked a little embarrassed and was about to say something when Walida spoke again.
"I have just ascended the throne and there are still many things to deal with. We can talk about the selection of concubines later. Today is a celebration banquet, so Prime Minister, please don't spoil the fun like this."
Upon hearing this, the prime minister did not dare to say anything more. He bowed and returned to his seat.
The music started and the dance began, and soon the hall became lively.
Everyone was clinking glasses and it was very lively.
"My Lord, I didn't expect you to be our new Lord of the West Court. Yesterday, it was my younger sister and I who were rude. I hope you won't blame us."
Erdun came to Yu Banxia holding a cup of wine, and a masked woman in black clothes also came over.
It was the priest. Yu Banxia looked at him twice more. She had no connection with him, so why did he come to toast her?
"My Lord, Major General, I am Wulan, the Northern Rong priest. I offer you a toast."
Yu Banxia was still sitting there, playing with the silver tiger talisman in his hand, with a slight smile on his face, but he neither stood up nor accepted the wine.
The drum music suddenly became faster and the beautiful dancers on the stage left one after another.
Twelve dancers wearing wolf masks rushed into the hall, and Yu Banxia tapped the table with her fingertips.
"King of the West Courtyard, are you not giving face to my brother?" Qi Baoyin also came over with wine, and her peacock feather earrings were shining with light.
Yu Banxia looked up at her and chuckled, "Even if I don't give you this face, so what?"
"You!" Qi Baoyin was extremely angry. The insult from yesterday seemed to be right in front of her. Who could have thought that this woman from Southern Jin was actually the King of the West Courtyard.
"King of the West Courtyard, it was us brothers and sisters who acted unreasonably yesterday. Please give us a chance to apologize." Erdun held Qi Baoyin and looked at Yu Banxia with a smile.
There was quite a commotion here, and Walida, who was sitting on the high platform, naturally saw it.
He winked at the palace attendant beside him, who hurried over to Yu Banxia and said, "Lord of the West Courtyard, Major General, what happened?"
"Nothing, nothing." Erdun said quickly.
The palace servants looked at them suspiciously, and Erdun quickly said again: "We were careless outside the palace yesterday... and offended the King of the West Courtyard. We are apologizing to the King."
"Young Prince, I will tell His Majesty the truth as you said." After paying his respects, the palace servant nodded to Yu Banxia and the others, then returned to Walida.
Upon hearing this, Walida walked down personally. The noise here alarmed the others, who looked at them curiously but did not dare to get close.
Ayali also stood up and walked to Walida. If her master hadn't told her not to make a sound, she would have beaten the heads of Erdun and the other two.
"Sister Banxia, did they offend you yesterday?" Walida asked gently.
Yu Banxia smiled and said, "Yeah."
Walida's expression changed instantly: "Erdun, don't think that I dare not touch you just because you are the only son of the emperor's uncle!"
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!" Erdun's legs went weak and he knelt down, spilling some of the wine in his hand.
Without waiting for Walida to speak, Erdun said again: "Your Majesty, I made an unintentional mistake yesterday. I didn't know it was the King of the West Courtyard at first, and I left after I found out."
"But I was skeptical at the time. It was only when I saw the King of the West Court being conferred the title today that I finally believed it. That’s why I came here specially to toast and apologize."
"Well... not stupid!" Walida snorted coldly.
Then he looked at Yu Banxia, and Yu Banxia thought he would ask her to drink the glass of wine.
"Sister Banxia, if you don't want to drink, then don't drink. It's his fault in itself, and you are right not to forgive him."
Yu Banxia couldn't help laughing at Walida's words, but the other party had already set up the stage, so there would be no fun if she didn't join in.
"I accept your apology. The wine is finished. It's time for you to leave, right?" Yu Banxia drank the wine and turned the cup upside down.
A look of surprise flashed in Erdun's eyes, and then he poured himself a glass.
Yu Banxia moved her fingers slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"The wine has been drunk, you can leave." Yu Banxia glanced at Qi Baoyin and Wulan.
Wu Lan's eyes showed anxiety, and he said quickly: "My Lord, if you can't drink, why don't you ask the young general to drink for you?"
Uncle Yan Ping was peeling shrimps for Yu Banxia. When he heard Wu Lan's words, he raised his eyebrows slightly.
He exchanged a glance with Yu Banxia, then placed the peeled shrimps in the bowl in front of her.
Soon a palace servant brought hot water for him to wash his hands. He washed his hands slowly and dried them, then signaled Wulan to put down the cup.
Wulan put down the cup happily. When she bent down, Yu Banxia suddenly reached out and touched the hair accessories on her head.
"This silver snake of Priest Wulan is quite exquisite."
Wu Lan suppressed his excitement, looked at Yu Banxia, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
"This is brewed from the blood of the white deer that Your Majesty hunted last year. It is the best for warming the body. I originally wanted to invite Your Majesty to drink it, but our Northern Rong wine is stronger, so I suggested that the young general drink it instead."
"Well, I really can't drink much, but Priest Ulan has a good idea." Yu Banxia said lazily.
Erdun kept staring at Yu Banxia, waiting for the medicine to take effect.
Uncle Yan Ping drank the wine on the table, and Qi Baoyin also stepped forward and put down a cup: "Young General, you have already drunk the wine offered by the Wulan priest, so drink the wine from this county lady too!"
Qi Baoyin stared at the gilded cups on the table, not daring to look at Yan Pingshu's face, for fear that she would not be able to help but reveal her thoughts.
Uncle Yanping still picked it up and drank it, then looked at Wulan and Qi Baoyin: "You two are not here to toast, don't you want to drink?"
Wulan and the other two reacted, and Qi Baoyin quickly turned around, took the gilded wine pot from the maid behind her, and poured herself a glass.
Wulan also took the opportunity to pour a cup. Just as he drank it and was about to toast again, Yu Banxia spoke up: "I heard that there are three extremely poisonous things in Beirong. The little silver snake on the head of Wulan priest is one of them, right?"
Wu Lan's face changed slightly, and she pretended to be panicked and knocked over the wine jug, spilling it on Yu Banxia's skirt.
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