Chapter 425 Hu Shanxiang 16
"I haven't met him yet."
"Where are you from, girl? What's your name?"
"I'm from Junzhou, and Shangyi just calls me Miss Hu. I wonder what Shangyi calls me?"
"What a coincidence! Miss, you just call me Hu Shangyi." Hu Shangyi still had an impeccable smile on her face. "Then I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."
From beginning to end, the two remained calm, just as Hu Shanxiang had expected, it was just the first meeting between two strangers.
Only in the silent room, a soul from another world who had experienced the vicissitudes of life shed a tear for the mother and daughter who depended on each other in his memory.
"Shang Yi, what's wrong with you?"
The maid behind her looked at the figure that suddenly stopped, puzzled. Hu Shangyi touched her chest. For some reason, she suddenly felt empty inside.
"Nothing, let's go, there's someone waiting for me."
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On the night of the emperor's banquet, people from all nations performed songs, dances and acrobatics of various ethnic groups at the banquet, creating a lively scene.
The Emperor and his three sons trudged through the crowds, their voices echoing in the crowds of people everywhere they went, "May the Holy Emperor of the Great Ming rest in peace." After this tour, the close friends of Prince Han and Prince Zhao had already departed to pursue their own pursuits, leaving the Crown Prince alone to stand by the Emperor's side.
The emperor was in a good mood today, and he was rarely kind to his sons. Seeing that the prince had been accompanying him for a long time, he said in a friendly manner, "You don't have to follow me. Go and toast with Zheng He to the envoys at each table."
Zhu Gaochi had just agreed when the emperor asked, "Where has that brat gone to? I haven't seen him all night."
"Uh...it's supposed to be here."
"Go and send someone to look for them. He said he would bring the two girls to me today. If he's not here, I won't go to the table, and he's trying to be naughty with me."
While Zhu Gaochi was listening to his emperor's nagging, his little eyes kept searching around, and finally he saw his troublesome eldest son in the crowd.
"Your Majesty, there he is."
Not far away, I saw the Crown Prince, who was also wearing a light blue uniform, raising his hand to help a girl slowly walk down the stairs. Less than half a step behind them, there was a girl wearing a jade-colored top and a light green skirt.
The three of them walked before the emperor and kowtowed in unison, "Your Majesty, may you be well."
"Get up."
Zhu Di's eyes swept over the two girls, then he turned to his grandson and said, "Go have a drink with your father."
"Your Majesty, I..."
"What do you mean by 'I'? Can I eat them both?"
After saying this, without even looking at his grandson, he turned around and said to the two girls, "Follow me," and while he was speaking, he had already climbed two flights of stairs.
Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to watch the emperor take the two of them away. The prince saw that his son's eyes never left the girl who was wearing the same outfit as him, and he could only laugh to himself that the child had reached the age where he admired young girls.
"Let's go, let's go."
He dragged his son away anyway.
The emperor was sitting on the throne. He raised his hand and saw the buzzard sitting on the shelf next to him leap onto Zhu Di's shoulder. The man and the buzzard cooperated very well, which scared Sun Ruowei who was closer.
Zhu Di stroked A Tian's back feathers and said to Shanxiang with a smile, "Look, your A Tian scared the girl."
"Your Majesty, I don't agree with what you said. Ah Tian has been eating and sleeping by your side all day, and now I have to wait in line behind him. You can't blame me for scaring the girl."
Seeing the two chatting and laughing like they were very familiar with each other, Sun Ruowei felt a little complicated, but she still said, "So this eagle belongs to Miss Hu. It's just the first time I've seen such a bird of prey so close, so I'm a little uncomfortable for a while."
"This is unavoidable. If you're scared, just come over here."
As Zhu Di spoke, he asked Sun Ruowei to stand next to Shanxiang, while he placed the eagle on the armrest on the other side of the throne.
"I know Miss Hu, but I'm seeing you for the first time today. What's your name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Sun Ruowei."
Before the three of them had exchanged a few words, envoys from various countries came forward to pay homage to the emperor. The emperor was busy with official business, so the two of them could only stand by for the time being.
Sun Ruowei casually glanced at the emperor's table, looking at the various fresh fruits, cakes and drinks on it. Her eyes slowly stopped at a small knife for cutting fruit placed on an empty golden plate not far away.
Her heart suddenly began pounding, and a thought flashed through her mind. She couldn't help but glance around. The servants all lowered their heads, not daring to look in her direction. Miss Hu also tilted her head, listening intently to the conversation between the emperor and the envoy. No one noticed her.
This is a great opportunity.
Sun Ruowei couldn't help but take a step forward, but she only picked up the wine jug beside her and poured a glass of wine for the emperor.
"What do you think?"
Sun Ruowei came back to her senses and heard the emperor's question. Although she knew that he was asking the Japanese envoy about the question of granting the Ming Dynasty an island, was this question something they could answer?
Sun Ruowei subconsciously glanced at Miss Hu beside her, and Zhu Di naturally followed her gaze and said, "Then Miss Hu, you go first."
Hu Shanxiang, who had originally intended to just take advantage of the favor of saving the emperor, didn't expect the heroine to be so generous. As expected, she was her own sister, giving all the outstanding work to herself. She simply didn't bother to think and copied the answer directly: "The Ming Dynasty is vast, but there is no extra land."
Sun Ruowei couldn't help but smile when she heard this answer. Facing the emperor's question, she simply replied, "Miss Hu and I share the same view."
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