Chapter 57 The Emperor's Birthday Banquet
After the auction ended, Yun Li and Nalan Xuan calculated the total amount and divided the banknotes on the spot. The total amount of money for the twenty items was 13 million taels.
After the final division, she got 10 million taels, and asked Nalan Xuan to give the remaining dozens of taels to the servants of Yunxuan Tower as rewards.
She stuffed the banknote into her pocket. This time, she had earned the money without any effort. She was satisfied and prepared to leave!
"Mr. Ming! It's a pleasure working with you! Don't forget Yunxuanlou next time you have something good!"
Nalan Xuan walked her to the door and said
Yun Li raised an eyebrow: "Of course! I'm very satisfied with this share. Our boss's shop is about to open! We will have a long-term cooperation in the future!"
Nalan Xuan was surprised: "Shop? What shop?"
"The Glazed Pavilion! They sell glazed products! They're all made of top-quality glazed glass! There are so many different designs, and everything is exquisite! Master Nalan, please come and support us when the time comes!"
Nalan Xuan nodded woodenly! Only four words were circling in his mind: a variety of
Yun Li ignored him and turned to leave. It was already dark and she was going back to the Xiangfu.
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The next morning, her scumbag father sent housekeeper Li to tell her that there would be a birthday banquet for the emperor tonight and he would take her to the palace and ask her to prepare in advance.
Yun Li hesitated for a moment. Last time, Yun Ran was confined to the Spring Banquet. Yun Wei just came back. It was a gathering of young people. Yun Wei had ulterior motives towards her, so it was understandable that she was allowed to go.
This time it was the Emperor's birthday banquet, and it was her scumbag father who specifically asked her to go. Why would he take her, a concubine's daughter, along?
For such an important occasion, the concubines, daughters, and sons of officials in their backyards were not eligible to attend. Only wives and legitimate daughters and sons could bring their daughters. Moreover, only officials of the third rank or above were eligible to enter the palace to attend the banquet.
Moreover, the emperor's birthday was celebrated by envoys from various countries, and the whole country celebrated with a three-day holiday. However, I heard that the border has been a little unstable recently! So Helian Tian sent a visiting card in advance, so that the countries would not have to mobilize troops and just hold a small banquet in the palace.
She couldn't help but wonder what her scumbag father's purpose was. She recalled that after she had restored her appearance, her scumbag father hadn't even asked about it, as if he was used to it, as if she was a transparent person in the Prime Minister's Mansion, left to fend for herself, whatever happened to her...
They didn't communicate with each other at all. Could this really be a father-daughter relationship? This made her doubt again...
No matter what, she had to go to the party whether she wanted to or not. She just had to dress modestly. Forget it, she might as well not dress up at all. She really wanted to be a quail...
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the scumbag father sent someone to inform her to set off.
This time she could only bring one person with her into the palace, so she took Bai Zhi with her and asked Yingtao to stay in the yard. Before leaving, she took some new skin care products from the space and asked her to pack them separately! Otherwise, this girl would think too much again.
At the gate, two carriages stopped
Butler Li stepped forward and said, "Miss Third, the master wants you and Miss Eldest to ride in the same carriage. Please get in!"
Yun Li got on the carriage. Yun Wei had been sitting in the carriage for a while. She sat down on the cushion opposite her without even saying hello.
After what happened at Prince Duan’s Mansion last time, I really don’t want to pretend anymore!
The atmosphere in the carriage was low and quiet, no one spoke, but Yun Wei's eyes that drifted over her from time to time were ignored by her.
"Third sister, you're really clever! You actually managed to get your father to take you to the Emperor's birthday banquet!"
Yun Li was speechless, rolled her eyes, and ignored her without answering.
This made Yun Wei very angry, and she continued, "You can't fit into a circle no matter how hard you try! Today, all those attending the Emperor's birthday banquet are the legitimate daughters and sons of officials, and you are the only one who is a concubine. I don't know what your father is thinking. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by others for the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Then please go talk to my father and tell him not to let me go! I really don't want to go! And your so-called "shameless circle" isn't just a bunch of women forming cliques, chattering, and shamelessly gossiping and cursing about others behind their backs? Uneducated, hypocritical, and self-righteous, I'm afraid you're the only ones I'm talking about..."
"You...you are shameless! I didn't even know you were so sharp-tongued!"
Yun Li leaned against the window nonchalantly, picking at her nails, and said, "Well, I didn't know before, but it's not too late to know now! If you have nothing to say, just shut up and don't talk to me, okay?"
After a while, Yun Wei doubted his life and finally shut up.
Yun Li looked at her nails. Last night, when she was bored, she accidentally saw nail polish on the shelf. There were probably thousands of colors. Because she was pregnant, these things had a pungent smell, so she didn't apply them.
I was wondering when I could get it to Yueyanfang to sell. In ancient times, women used a plant called Impatiens to dye their nails. The color is relatively simple, just red, and if it is dyed lighter, it will be pink!
The ladies in the palace wore armor, which was very delicate, inlaid with gems and pearls of various colors.
If you buy modern nail polish for them, they will definitely be snatched away...
When her mind was full of making money, the carriage slowly stopped and arrived at the palace gate.
Prime Minister Yun led the two of them to the Qixiang Hall where the banquet was held. Along the way, ministers came over in groups of three or two to greet them.
In Qixiang Hall, everyone gathered
A moment later, a long and loud voice sounded: "The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived!"
"Your Highness, your servants pay their respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Empress. A thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"
Everyone knelt down to pay their respects. Yun Li also knelt in the crowd. She glanced towards the door and saw the emperor and empress, dressed in bright yellow palace attire, slowly walking in.
This was her first time seeing the emperor, no, seeing the living emperor...
Emperor Helian Tian sat on the dragon throne at the top and said with a wave of his hand:
"My dear ministers, please stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty"
Yun Li sat in her seat, and now she could see the emperor's full
He is indeed a real emperor. Although he is fifty years old, the aura of a superior is not something that actors in the modern entertainment industry can act out. She feels oppressive just by sitting below.
His facial features are handsome, and his shadow can be seen in several princes. I guess the emperor was also good-looking when he was young.
The prince raised his glass and stood up and said
"Father, today is your birthday. I offer you my first cup of wine: I wish you happiness as vast as the East Sea, everlasting brightness of the sun and moon, and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains.
The second cup of wine, I wish Yueqi Kingdom will become more and more prosperous under the wise and powerful rule of my father! "
"Good! The prince is thoughtful!"
The emperor was in a good mood, and since the banquet was hosted by the prince, he would not offend him.
The father and son raised their glasses from a distance and drank them all in one gulp. With the crown prince taking the lead, other princes and ministers also stood up to toast and say blessings!
Stringed instruments, singing and dancing
For a moment, the banquet atmosphere was very lively.
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