Chapter 36: First Meeting with the King
The queen waved her hand, and the eunuch beside her came over with three trays covered with red cloth.
"For today's talent show, I've specially prepared three prizes. The top three winners can choose any one of them and take it away!"
The maids unveiled the trays one by one, revealing the contents to everyone.
A set of jadeite and gold-inlaid jade headpieces, a head-sized East China Sea night-shining pearl, and a small Buddha statue made of pigeon-blood agate.
These three items are all priceless. In addition to the jade headpiece and the night pearl, the agate red Buddha statue is a rare sight.
Such a valuable prize made everyone present excited.
The Queen can spend money to come up with such a prize, which shows how much importance she attaches to this banquet. Maybe the Crown Princess will give birth to one among them today.
Thinking of this, the women in each family could not help but get excited, their eyes became eager, and they were eager to try.
Yun Li took a look at the three prizes, and her heart was calm. Although she loved money and knew that these things were priceless, she was really not interested. To be more precise, she was even less interested in this kind of banquet... It was so boring.
But just because she didn't want to, didn't mean others didn't want to. Yun Li glanced at Yun Wei on the left and saw that she looked confident and well-prepared.
He then looked at Qi Yanran and Huang Ying'er, daughters of the Zhenbei Marquisate, who were also fascinated by the prize and the prince.
Yun Li raised her eyebrows. It seemed that Yun Wei had many rivals. Although she did not understand the Queen's thoughts and the situation in the court, if she wanted to consolidate the Crown Prince's position through marriage, then the Prime Minister's Mansion would no longer be the best choice from the moment the imperial decree was issued to marry Yun Ran and Prince Duan.
In addition, her mother did something that was known to everyone. If the royal family married into the Prime Minister's Mansion, wouldn't that be a joke?
Also, no matter who the Prime Minister supports, there is only one Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Prime Minister can only support one prince. If two princes from the Prime Minister's Mansion participate in the fight for the throne, then the one who will win in the end is the Prime Minister. The Emperor certainly does not want the imperial power to be played around by the Prime Minister. If the Queen has any brains, she will not choose a woman from the Prime Minister's Mansion as the Crown Princess.
It's a pity that the Prime Minister is ambitious and has been at the center of power for a long time. He has been so obsessed with interests that he has forgotten the way of monarch and minister.
There is only one ruler, but there can be countless ministers who can be replaced at any time.
Once your ambitions become too big and are exposed, it means you are defying and challenging the imperial authority, or even trying to override it. So, you say the emperor won't be afraid? If your little tail is caught, it will be time to destroy you...
Thinking of this, Yun Li felt that her scumbag father was courting death. She had to think of a way to sever ties with the Xiangfu, which would be the best, so that she wouldn't be implicated when the family was executed and their property confiscated...
The eunuch announced the start of the talent show, and the daughters of the rich family signed up enthusiastically.
The first person to perform on stage was Huang Ying'er. She walked to the center and bowed to the Queen and the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I will be performing a dance. Please allow me to go down and change into my dance costume."
The queen raised her lips slightly, looked at her kindly, and asked the maid beside her to take her to change clothes.
There is a palace next to the Flower Pavilion. The entire palace is used for today's banquet. There are rest rooms, dressing rooms, and tea rooms for the ladies to rest.
While Huang Ying'er was changing clothes, everyone was talking to each other in low voices to kill time while waiting.
"His Royal Highness has arrived."
Suddenly, the eunuch's sharp announcement interrupted the conversation and the scene fell silent.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the arriving King, and they all stood up and saluted.
"Meet the King"
Yunli also put down the teacup nonchalantly, stood up and glanced at the person who came.
The King of Yu was tall and straight, with a purple-gold dragon crown on his head and a gorgeous black robe embroidered with exquisite patterns, which made him look outstanding and noble.
He exudes a powerful aura, a domineering aura that makes people feel awe.
Yun Li felt that this Prince Yu was not easy to get along with. She felt goose bumps all over her body when she looked at him for a second longer. The only flaw was that he was wearing a mask, which covered his face tightly.
Hey, she's curious about what he looks like.
He strode forward, ignoring the Queen's presence, and stopped in front of the seat next to the Crown Prince.
The eldest prince was now sitting in this seat. He felt uncomfortable under the gaze of the king, so he stood up tremblingly and gave up his seat.
Then I saw such a funny scene. All the people in the first row, starting from the eldest prince, changed their seats one by one.
The King sat down with his bare buttocks. After he sat down, everyone else sat down one after another. The King did not say a word from beginning to end.
The prince next door and the queen above looked a little embarrassed, but it passed in a flash, and they still had a faint smile on their faces.
"I thought the Prince wouldn't come today, and the banquet has just begun. You really came on time."
The guard brought a new cup of tea, and the Prince took a sip from it, looking straight ahead, but he had no intention of responding to the Queen's next words.
The Queen was embarrassed for a moment. At this time, Huang Ying'er changed her clothes and came slowly. The eunuch beside her hurriedly shouted:
"The banquet begins! Next, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue will perform the Colorful Feather Dance."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Huang Ying'er, which was considered to have helped the Queen out of trouble. The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.
The instrumentalists of the Music Bureau also took their places, the pianos played melodiously, the flutes danced
Huang Ying'er is wearing a colorful dress, the gauze skirt is as thin as a cicada's wing. As she dances, she looks like a fairy descending to the earth. The long colorful gauze is smart and elegant, giving people a sense of nothingness.
The men present were all drawn to the scene. The expressions on the faces of the daughters were varied. Some were immersed in appreciating the dance, some were jealous, some were surprised, some were disdainful, and some were expressionless...
Yun Li thinks that putting aside her character, Huang Ying'er's dancing is very graceful. She would be a professional dancer in modern times. She probably has this basic skill for many years.
After watching for a while, she leaned over and took a piece of dessert from the table, lowered her head and stuffed it into her mouth from under her veil. She had been out for most of the day, and it was already noon, and she had only eaten breakfast. Her stomach was already protesting...
After finishing her meal, she looked up and saw the King of Kings staring at her. His seat was the second one opposite her, just opposite hers, which made her feel creepy.
Yun Li was puzzled. This guy must be crazy. Why was he looking at her instead of Huang Ying'er dancing... Did he catch her cheating just now?
...No way, there is a big platform in the middle, how can you see it from such a distance?
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She straightened her body and sat up better. Why was she eating secretly? This was meant for people to eat... She could just eat it openly...
Just thinking about it, the awkwardness disappeared instantly, I picked up the teacup and took a few sips.
Although it's better to drink less tea during pregnancy, drinking this little won't affect anything... She has nothing else to drink, right?
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