A few days later, governors from various places appeared in the capital area, and the post stations in the capital were also fully occupied.
As soon as he entered the capital, Jing Yuchen invited all the governors to the Regent's Palace for a chat.
Ministers should keep a distance from each other to avoid criticism, but Jing Yuchen, on the other hand, invited everyone to his house.
Some people wanted to use the inconvenience as an excuse to not go, but the servant who came to deliver the message said, "The Regent has also invited people from the Miao Mansion and other ministers. The Governor does not need to worry too much."
The Miao people are going too, so what are they afraid of?
Anyway, whatever Jing Yuchen invited them to do, the Miao family also participated.
"Then has General Miao accepted the invitation?"
The servant continued to report, "The first one to invite us was General Miao. Your Excellency, Governor, rest assured. General Miao said he would definitely keep the invitation!"
On the day of the banquet, the seats in the Prince Regent's Palace were stretched out in a long row, so long that it seemed as if there was no end in sight.
The governors of each state did not know each other, so they started chatting with each other and then took their seats politely.
But there was already a person sitting in the seat, the former General Miao, now General Miao.
He sat at the table, his gray beard slightly raised because he pursed his lips and had a tense expression. He looked very serious as he sat upright.
Someone walked over and saluted him: "Greetings, General Miao."
Miao Shouzheng glanced at the man seriously, then said "hmm" in a deep voice, unwilling to pay attention.
At the banquet, almost everyone had arrived, all waiting for Jing Yuchen's arrival.
When they saw Jing Yuchen, who was wearing a crescent-white, double-breasted robe, they all stood up and said, "Greetings, Regent."
Jing Yuchen walked towards the seats in front without looking away: "Everyone has come from afar, and I was unable to greet you all one by one. I did not give you time to rest and invited you to my house. Please do not blame me. Everyone, please take a seat quickly, take a seat!"
Jing Yuchen was talking as he walked. He hadn't even taken a seat yet, so how could anyone else present dare to sit down casually?
But Miao Shouzheng never stood up from beginning to end. He looked very serious and had no respect for Jing Yuchen at all.
After Jing Yuchen sat down, he spoke again to the people present: "Please sit down!"
Everyone present took their seats and said, "Thank you, Regent."
Jing Yuchen picked up the wine glass in front of him and said, "Come, everyone, please don't be too formal at today's banquet. Just treat this as your own family dinner. This king toasts you all!"
As he spoke, Jing Yuchen took the lead and drank the wine in his hand in one gulp.
Miao Shouzheng had a gloomy face and did not touch the wine glass in front of him.
Jing Yuchen looked down and asked curiously, "Why doesn't General Miao drink?"
"I am not feeling well and can't take it!" He responded with a sullen face and his hands on his knees from beginning to end. He looked very serious and it was obvious that he was not sincere in attending the banquet.
Even so, Jing Yuchen didn't care at all. After putting down the wine glass, he clapped his hands, and immediately a group of women came over.
The women were all dressed in wide-sleeved, narrow-waisted, low-cut outfits. Their exposed arms, long legs, slim waists, and fair and slender figures attracted the attention of everyone present.
Jing Yuchen smiled and said, "Let's start the tribute dance!"
A group of women started dancing. Although it was slightly similar to ordinary dances, there were differences. The similarities were not the key point. The key point was that each of them was as beautiful as a flower.
At first glance, there were sixteen dancers in total, and there were exactly sixteen governors sitting at the table. The relative numbers made people unable to help but speculate.
But also present at the banquet were Shao Lecheng, Zou Yangyao and other ministers.
Watching the sixteen women dancing together, Shao Lecheng said with a strange expression, "How is this different from ordinary dancers? What does having them dance have to do with the Plague Festival?"
Jing Yuchen smiled and responded, "What else do you want at the welcoming banquet?"
Shao Lecheng finally shut up. After the dance ended, Jing Yuchen raised his lips and said, "Don't leave! Let's toast to all the adults!"
The sixteen women present stepped forward obediently. The maids presented them with a branch. The women took it in their hands, dipped the branch in the wine glass, put it aside, picked up the wine glass, and presented it to the governors present.
Shao Lecheng felt a little strange and asked, "What does this mean?"
"The branches and leaves they just held were nothing but an ingredient in the plague medicine. They touched the fine wine in the glasses, symbolizing the plague's closure. As for the dance they just performed, it was purely a display of their solid dancing skills."
"There were too many ministers present, and the palace couldn't select that many women with outstanding dancing skills and looks. So, they had to choose sixteen, just to match the governor who had come all the way to the capital. This was also a welcome for them!"
Therefore, other ministers should not be jealous if they go there without women, because they live in the capital.
After the governors took the wine glasses, some of them hesitated whether to drink.
Jing Yuchen added, "Each of the sixteen women in front of you has their clothing soaked in the most fragrant herb from the plague, so staying close to them is like staying further away from the Plague God."
"And the small cake in front of you is also made from plague herbs. You can try it. The taste is not unique, but it is very special."
Some of the people present picked it up hesitantly and sniffed it, but did not taste it.
Shao Lecheng chuckled softly, "May I ask, how does the Regent want the people to commemorate and celebrate the Plague Festival?"
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