According to the rules, Bai Yuzhi should have sat behind the higher-ranking Yanshi, but because today was her wedding ceremony, her seat and Chaoyang's were set closest to Nahan Oren, only one step away from the Great Yanshi.
After witnessing Nahan Olun giving his Lianxin wine to Bai Yuzhi, Da Yanshi restrained her expression. Seeing that Nahan Olun was in a good mood, she even took the initiative to toast him.
"Great Khan, I offer you a toast. I wish you and the Great Jin Grassland even greater prosperity in the future!"
Nahan Oren was pleased with the wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Nahan Oren was not young anymore, so among his four sons only the youngest one was still held in the arms of the seventh Yanshi, while the other three were sitting among the tribal leaders. The eldest son of the first Yanshi, the eldest prince, also stood up after seeing his mother toast.
"Father Khan, I, your son, would also like to offer you a toast!"
Bai Yuzhi looked in the direction of the sound. The original novel described the eldest prince as being born with a leg disease. Although it was not serious, one could still see that he was lame when he walked. But compared to the second prince who was born blind, the third prince who could not speak at the age of eight, and the fourth prince who had never spoken to this day, he was indeed the most likely to inherit the Khan throne.
It is also because of the existence of the eldest prince that Da Yanshi's position is so unshakable.
Because no one knew until the last moment whether Nahan Oren would pass the throne to his eldest son in an orderly manner or abdicate and give way to Sagel.
Nahan Olun's face turned cold, and it was obvious that he did not like his son, but he still said nothing and drank another glass of wine. However, he did not give any verbal or physical response to the eldest prince, appearing very cold.
Bai Yuzhi noticed that Da Yanshi and the eldest prince both looked unhappy.
It was supposed to be the second prince's turn to toast at this time. Bai Yuzhi also saw a young man with an eye patch stand up at the banquet, but at this moment, Sagle also stood up at the same time.
Compared to the eldest prince's gloom, Sager looked much more cheerful and full of vigor. He seemed to be completely unaware of anything amiss and spoke before the second prince: "Great Khan, your nephew salutes you! Congratulations on completely conquering the Great Chu!"
Nahan Oren's expression softened as he looked at Sager, with a hint of admiration in his eyes. He drank another glass of wine without hesitation and said, "Sager has also made a contribution this time. This Khan will reward you with 500 war horses!"
Sagle is now twenty years old. He participated in the attack on the city of Dachu before, but he was just an observer as a deputy general. He had no merit at all. It was because Nahan Oren loved him that he was rewarded, and the war horse was worth more than a thousand gold coins to the people of the grassland.
Having his own warhorse meant that Nahan Oren allowed him to start forming his own personal army.
Bai Yuzhi thought that it seemed that Nahan Oren valued his nephew more than she had imagined, but it was a pity that Sagle was an ungrateful person.
The interrupted Second Prince had a gloomy expression, but he didn't show any excessive emotion. Bai Yuzhi guessed that if he didn't understand what it meant to act according to circumstances at such a young age, then he really had no hope for the Khan position.
The former is more likely, and we need to observe.
The second prince did not toast, and the third prince still cannot communicate normally with others. This silent contest is still between the eldest prince and Sagres.
As for the second prince's biological mother, San Yanshi, she had little presence. She didn't even look at anyone at the banquet and just seemed to be eating seriously.
The others were not qualified to fight in this contest, so they naturally kept quiet.
The scene became lively when a group of grassland dancers came over to light the bonfire, the men began to drink, and the ladies also started to communicate.
Da Yanshi chose the white jade.
"Your family background is not as good as your sister's. You will be the Ninth Sister in the future. Your sister is the eighth. We are a few years older than you, so it is not an exaggeration to call you Ninth Sister."
Bai Yuzhi responded obediently.
Da Yanshi watched, if she had not seen today how resourceful this woman was, and how she had persuaded the Khan to make an exception and reward her with Lianxin wine with just a few words, she might have been deceived by her apparently obedient appearance.
"Ninth sister, have you come back from the Central Plains? Is there anything new there you can tell us?"
The Second Yanshi was all smiles. This Second Yanshi was a low-key person, but in fact she was a very good person who could get along with everyone. Otherwise, she would not be able to suppress the Third Yanshi who had children.
The Third Yanshi remained silent, and the others were probably used to it. Bai Yuzhi was about to respond when the Fourth Yanshi retorted, "She doesn't need to tell you about the latest news in the Central Plains. I can tell you something. It's said that these extremely beautiful women in the Central Plains are all transformed from spirits. She looks like the fox spirit in the storybooks, specializing in sucking people's essence!"
The fourth Yanshi was the most simple-minded among these women. She was outspoken and had a hot temper. She had always disliked Bai Yuzhi. She couldn't help it since Nahan Olun held Bai Yuzhi and rode on horseback. Seeing that Bai Yuzhi had Lianxin wine, she was even more jealous, and every word she said was full of thorns.
Bai Yuzhi looked up and saw that Si Yanshi's originally bright face was slightly distorted by jealousy. She looked like a vixen, which showed that she was indeed dissatisfied with Bai Yuzhi.
Bai Yuzhi couldn't say how tolerant he was of her, but her words really had no effect on him. Things like loyalty and old age were just tricks she used to coax her target. Calling her a vixen would only make Bai Yuzhi more confident of his own beauty.
Bai Yuzhi then smiled slightly, feigning surprise: "I didn't expect that the Fourth Yanshi also knew some of our Central Plains legends, but these stories about spirits and monsters are all false."
Si Yanshi was furious and wanted to roll her eyes at Bai Yuzhi: "You have never seen a monster, how do you know it's fake? I think you are a fox spirit in disguise!"
Bai Yuzhi maintained a smile, ready to teach Si Yanshi some basic knowledge about nature. "Si Yanshi is so insistent on praising me, I'm humbled to accept. Foxes are indeed loyal animals, a rare species that is faithful to their mates, just like wolves."
Si Yanshi was dumbfounded. How could she know whether a fox was loyal or not? She only knew that fox spirit was not a good word in the Central Plains, so she said it to annoy Bai Yuzhi. It would be best if the Khan knew about it. Maybe the Khan would no longer favor Bai Yuzhi.
So she deliberately spoke very loudly just now, and Nahan Oren heard it clearly.
He heard Bai Yuzhi link the fox and the wolf together, and looked at Bai Yuzhi with admiration.
The totem of their Great Jin is the wolf. Bai Yuzhi's words were undoubtedly praising the wolf pack, which made Nahan Oren very satisfied.
So he didn't care about giving Bai Yuzhi any more favor and face, and raised his glass: "This Khan's Jiuyanshi is quite knowledgeable and is actually a talented woman. But compared to a wolf, you are indeed more like a little fox."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
