When the group arrived at the Guanghua Hall, Su Heng and the others were almost dazzled by the light.
From afar, they could see the Guanghua Hall changing colors from red to green, and they wondered what strange things awaited them there.
Upon arriving at the destination, Su Heng fell silent as he gazed at the luminous ball hanging from the central beam of the main hall. He wondered what exactly that spinning, multicolored thing was!
The disco ball was seven-colored; as it spun, the varying shades of red and yellow light shone on everyone's faces, reflecting all sorts of expressions.
The emperor and his ilk were proud and arrogant, with a hint of showing off that they had never seen anything like it before.
The group of people who returned from Xiaoliang Kingdom with Su Heng were astonished and curious, their eyes filled with disbelief at seeing such amazing things.
Su Heng fell silent. He began to doubt the emperor's taste. Although... well... he understood the emperor's desire to experience all kinds of lights, wasn't this a bit too flashy?
However, he glanced at Chuanwen beside him, and this was in line with Chuanwen's often quirky style.
[Add a DJ set, add another DJ, and ignore the antique decor—it'll be pretty much like a modern bar, hehe!]
Chuanwen really liked that lamp, but it was a bit of a disappointment.
Because she had previously hired a group of dancers and actors to record dozens of songs, which she played for the emperor when he held a victory banquet here. The loud music almost scared the emperor off his throne, mainly because the sound system was placed right next to him.
After that day, the emperor was deaf for many days. Although he recovered later, he was left with hearing loss. The Minister of Works also fainted on the spot due to a spike in blood pressure and had to lie in bed for many days before he could finally walk out shakily.
So from then on, the emperor forbade the playing of that music in the imperial edicts.
Marquis Changxing nagged Chuanwen for days about this, asking her if she wanted to assassinate the emperor. Chuanwen felt wronged; she had already warned the emperor to stay far away from the speaker, but he himself was happy watching it and insisted on having it placed next to him.
Since then, Marquis Changxing has been studying feng shui books even more diligently, and he even hired several masters to use compasses to find auspicious feng shui sites so he could relocate the graves! The appearance of someone like Chuanwen in their family must be due to something wrong with the way the ancestral graves emitted auspicious smoke!
At the scene, Marquis Changxing snapped out of his daze from those terrible memories, and after thinking that his granddaughter hadn't brought that kind of audio equipment into the palace, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Emperor and the Minister of Works twitched at the corners of their mouths when they recalled that memory, feeling a bit of lingering fear. The Minister of Revenue, however, shared a slight regret with Chuanwen. Although the music was a bit noisy, it was actually quite exciting!
After everyone was seated, soothing music began to play, and several long-sleeved dancers gracefully entered. Under the colorful lights, the dancers' faces were reflected in blue and green light.
Chuanwen rubbed his arms, ["Why is this so creepy! It feels like watching a horror movie!"]
Everyone initially thought it was a great day—the lights were dazzling, the music was delightful—but after Chuanwen said that, they all felt a little uneasy.
However, Su Heng and the others didn't pay much attention; the decorations and furnishings in the main hall were already enough to amaze them for a while.
The doors and windows were made of glass, making them very transparent. Besides the colorful ball-shaped lamp, there were several small lights around it. Although they were a bit dim so as not to obscure the light of the colorful lamp, they were still much better than candles.
Furthermore, many of the bowls and wine cups in front of them were made of crystal, and even purer than ordinary crystal. Su Heng couldn't help but frown. When did the Great Jin become so extravagant!
Su Heng was a little confused as to whether the emperor was deliberately showing off or whether the Great Jin Dynasty no longer lacked these things.
He glanced at Chuanwen, guessing that Chuanwen must have been involved in this as well.
Chuanwen noticed Su Heng's gaze and winked at him, "When does the banquet end? I want to see Er Gou's eight-pack abs..."
Snap!
Just as Chuan Hai was about to eat a grape, he accidentally crushed it. He wanted to suggest to the emperor that his niece should not attend such large banquets in the future. He glanced at Su Heng and the officials from the Great Jin who had returned from the Liang Kingdom. Although Su Heng only smiled faintly, the expressions of those officials who were not yet familiar with Chuan Wen's roguish behavior were somewhat unnatural.
The Minister of Revenue nudged the Marquis of Changxing's arm and chuckled as he whispered, "Eight-pack abs, hee hee!"
The Marquis of Changxing, who had been teased, turned and gave the Minister of Revenue a disdainful look. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes swept over the Minister of Revenue's big belly. The Minister of Revenue's hand holding the wine cup trembled, realizing he had made a fool of himself.
However, how many people present actually have eight-pack abs? The Minister of Revenue was not ashamed of not having eight-pack abs. He glanced at the few officials from the Great Jin who had returned from the Liang Kingdom and couldn't help but sigh.
They were all either emaciated or had dark skin. Those who knew them would know they had returned from Xiao Liang Kingdom, but those who didn't would think they had just escaped from some small coal mine!
I was inexplicably moved. They have really worked hard for the Great Jin!
Just as I was feeling touched, I met the pair of dark eyes of the person next to me.
The Minister of Revenue was taken aback. The person sitting next to him was obviously an official from the Great Jin Dynasty, but judging from his complexion and dull eyes, it was clear that he was an official from the Great Jin Dynasty who had returned from the small Liang Kingdom.
Moreover, the person's eyes seemed to recognize him, but forgive him, he really couldn't recognize who this person was!
The two men made eye contact, and the man respectfully offered a cup to the Minister of Revenue, who, though not recognizing him, politely returned the toast.
Looking at that man, the Minister of Revenue was deeply moved. You tell me, how difficult is it for someone to make a trip to Little Liang? Good heavens!
The Minister of Revenue was about to say how thin he had become, but when he looked at the man, who was big and burly, with one arm almost twice as thick as his own, he silently swallowed his words.
Still deeply moved, the Minister of Revenue toasted the man a few more times.
[Holy crap, the burly man next to the Minister of Revenue is actually Luo Jiuxi!]
Chuanwen's gaze fell on the man next to the Minister of Revenue, wondering curiously, "Did this guy go on a reality show?"
Luo Jiuxi?
The Minister of Revenue was taken aback. "Who is Luo Jiuxi?"
Nearly two years have passed since Su Heng and his group went to Xiao Liang Kingdom. Not only has the Minister of Revenue forgotten about this person, but almost everyone else has also forgotten about him.
However, the emperor still remembered him. Wasn't he the guy who had several sisters who were influenced by the martial arts painting book and wanted to become spies everywhere?
Wasn't that guy supposed to be a frail, pale-faced young man? He doesn't seem to match this burly man at all!
Speaking of Luo Jiuxi, the emperor thought of his sister who ran to the residence of the Minister of Revenue, and how she used her beauty to seduce the Minister of Revenue and then washed the skin off the hands he had touched!
The Minister of Revenue shuddered; he remembered too!
In an instant, the Minister of Revenue felt both ashamed and angry. If it weren't for the fact that this was a palace banquet, he would have wanted to smash the wine cup in his hand into the other person's face.
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