When Shen Li and the Shen family saw that everyone around them had knelt down, they also quickly knelt down, otherwise they would be too conspicuous standing there.
Lin Cuicui and Xu Taohua touched the pad under their knees and finally understood why Ali gave it to them before entering the palace. It turned out that she had already made a plan in mind.
To be honest, this banquet is really hard to describe. People were kneeling down and standing up all the time. If your knees were not thick enough, your skin would have been rubbed off.
Pei Yu also stepped forward and said, "I wish His Majesty good health and longevity, peace and prosperity for the world, and may His Majesty rest in peace forever."
"Pei Aiqing, please stand up."
The gift given by the friend was neither outstanding nor inferior, it was just an ancient painting. Xie Yunci was very happy when he saw it in the end. He whispered to the eunuch beside him to put the painting away and send it to the imperial concubine's palace after the banquet.
Next came the gifts from various ministers. Chen Li and the others were so tired from listening to so much that they were almost getting calluses.
Finally, it was the foreign envoys who came to see my sister. A group of foreign envoys in strange costumes came outside.
After pausing, he awkwardly performed a Northern Yan etiquette, "I wish the Emperor of Northern Yan good fortune as vast as the East Sea, a life as long as the Southern Mountains, good health, and peace and prosperity for the country and its people."
The corner of Xie Yunci's eye twitched. If someone didn't know him, they would think he was in his forties.
It is understandable that they are foreigners, and it is also understandable that they do not understand the culture of the Central Plains.
A Tibetan envoy stepped forward and said, "May the Northern Emperor's blessings be everlasting and his prosperity unending. We have brought our Princess Saihan with us, hoping for a marriage alliance with Northern Yan."
In fact, they came here for Xie Yunci. The throne of Queen Bei was vacant. Although they, a princess of a foreign race, could not become the queen, it was good enough to be a concubine now.
Soon, an ambassador from Wusun came forward and said, "Northern Emperor, we have also brought our Princess Surina to present to His Majesty the Emperor."
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Xie Yunci didn't react much yet. Many small countries came this time. These three countries were the leaders and were the most powerful among the small countries. They all brought princesses with them for the purpose of marriage.
He glanced at the imperial concubine beside him. Well, she didn't react at all. Instead, she smiled at the three beauties below. However, the smile on her lips looked fake no matter how you looked at it.
Chen Li also looked at the three foreign princesses in front of the hall. They all had their own unique looks. Perhaps they had agreed not to be of the same type.
"Oh, really? I wonder which handsome man from Northern Yan the three princesses have taken a fancy to?"
Princess Saihan was wearing a relatively tight-fitting dress, revealing half of her sexy waist. Her face was covered by a red veil, and her exposed eyebrows and eyes were deep and three-dimensional.
"Emperor Beiyan, is there anyone we like who would be willing to arrange a marriage for us?"
Xie Yunci's lips curled slightly, revealing an enigmatic smile, and nodded, "Yes, but you have to be unmarried."
Saihan nodded. "Of course. I'm not the type to break up a couple."
Xie Yunci looked at the other two princesses again, "You too."
Su Rina also stepped forward. Her face was not covered by a veil. She was a gentle and quiet princess.
"Northern Emperor, if there is no man you like, may I enter your harem?"
As soon as she said this, her purpose became very clear. However, her frankness made many people look at her a few more times.
Xie Yunci nodded, "Yes."
"Thank you, Northern Emperor."
There was also Princess Yuyan who did not speak. From her back, one could tell that she was a princess with a cold personality.
"Then please go ahead, princesses. We in Northern Yan have never lacked good men. It is a great honor to be chosen by the three princesses. It doesn't matter if you are not chosen tonight."
After saying this, Xie Yunci glanced at the person sitting next to him, reached out and picked up an orange on the table, peeling it slowly.
The three princesses looked at the young men sitting in the hall. They only looked at unmarried men. If there were any men with wives beside them, they would not look at them at all.
The other two princesses hesitated. In fact, for them, marrying an ordinary person was much better than entering the Northern Emperor's harem. Their country was really not big, and there were so many fights in the harem, not to mention the Northern Yan Palace.
However, they came with a mission, but they were unwilling to give up.
Without having to get entangled with the other two princesses, Saihan did not hesitate too much. After scanning the hall, his eyes fell directly on Pei Yu.
"I guess this is the brave and warlike King Jingnan, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall immediately became quiet, and many people looked at Pei Yu who was sitting at the top.
Xie Yunci paused for a moment while peeling the orange to reveal its veins. Well, I have to say, this princess has good taste.
Glancing sideways, I saw the imperial concubine's sparkling eyes. It was obvious that she was bored, and now there was something interesting to watch.
She covered her lips with her hand and whispered to the man beside her, "Hey, didn't you say that Prince Jingnan already has a fiancée? How do you think he will handle this tonight?"
Xie Yunci pushed the peeled orange in front of her and said, "Don't even think about it, she'll definitely refuse."
"All right."
"Don't be disappointed yet. There might be something interesting to watch tonight. You haven't eaten all night. Have some oranges."
"Yeah, okay."
The Shen family also looked at Shen Li worriedly, "A Li, you..."
Chen Li shook her head to show them that she was fine. She was already used to Pei Yu's ability to attract so many people.
What's more, if Pei Yu agreed, she wouldn't have to be with him.
Pei Yu did not answer immediately, but played with a wine glass in his hand slowly.
Princess Saihan was not angry. She looked at Pei Yu and continued, "I heard that the prince won a great victory in the battle with the Tatars this time. Saihan admires him very much."
She looked up at Xie Yunci, who was sitting at the top of the table. "Your Majesty, the prince is brave and good at fighting. Saihan has long had a crush on Prince Jingnan. After meeting him today, I like him even more. I hope Your Majesty will grant this wish."
Many ladies from prominent families in the hall looked at her, some with contempt, some with envy, some with jealousy, while many others admired her courage.
Bai Shuran's eyes were filled with anger. How could someone have gotten there first? What if his brother-in-law agreed?
Xie Yunci looked at Pei Yu and asked, "What does Prince Jingnan think?"
Everyone looked at Pei Yu. Bai Shuran was also very nervous. Before Pei Yu could answer, she jumped out.
"Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask."
"Oh, it's Miss Bai Er. Stand up and speak."
The reason why I knew Bai Shuran was all because of the imperial concubine beside me.
When the imperial concubine saw Bai Shuran jump out at this time, a guess came to her mind, and sure enough, her guess was soon confirmed.
Pei Yu was still sitting there. He already knew what Xie Yunci wanted to do, which was to watch him have fun.
Bai Shuran not only did not stand up, but knelt directly on the ground, "Your Majesty, I have been attracted to Prince Jingnan for many years, and I hope you can help me."
Wow
The hall was as if it had been poured with boiling water. It had been a long time since they had seen two women fighting for one man at a royal banquet.
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