Chapter 320 Royal Birthday Banquet
Imperial Palace Qianqing Hall
Magnificent and magnificent, surrounded by drums and music.
At this time, the hall was bustling with activity. The envoys from the three countries had all taken their seats, and all the princes and kings except Sang Zhi were present.
All civil and military officials from the four royal palaces of Beili attended with their families, and the daughters and sons of wealthy families from each palace also gathered.
Only the seats of Dean Chen, the Zhan family, the Qian family, the Xiang family, and Boss Gu were empty, which made people feel confused.
It is a serious crime not to attend the emperor's birthday banquet.
In Chengde Palace, the Emperor of Beili had a gloomy look on his face. The birthday banquet was about to begin, but Marquis Xiangming, the general of Beili, had not yet attended.
During the inquiry, I found out that not only Xiang Minghou was absent, but also the highly respected Dean Chen, the Zhan family, the Qian family and even Gu Shuo were absent.
They are all very courageous. They will be severely punished after the birthday banquet.
"Your Majesty, the time has come." Eunuch Li walked in.
"Have Dean Chen and General Xiang and his group arrived?" Emperor Beili said in a deep voice.
"Not yet."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Beili slammed his hand on the table and said, "How dare you all! A great general even refuse to attend my birthday banquet. If the envoys from the three kingdoms knew about this, wouldn't it make me lose my dignity?"
"Perhaps you have been held up by something. The time for the Emperor's banquet has arrived, and the Empress and the concubines from the other palaces are waiting outside the palace."
No matter how angry the Emperor of Beili was, he could not bear to see the envoys of the three countries lose their manners, so he stood up from his seat and walked out.
At the banquet, envoys from various countries observed the officials of Northern Li, and from time to time, guards would bend over and whisper something in their ears.
At the Dongyi envoy's seat, the Seventh Princess and her husband looked around at the prince's seat, but did not see Sang Zhi. They looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.
General Xiyan was staring at the seat of Marquis Xiang Ming, and when he saw no one there for a long time, he couldn't help but feel in a good mood.
"Your Highness, the banquet is about to begin, but General Beili has not arrived yet. I think he is afraid of the possibility of having no descendants." General Xiyan said to a boy of twelve or thirteen years old standing beside him.
The young man wore a golden crown and jade belt, and his every move revealed his nobility.
Especially that cold expression, which attracted the attention of everyone at the banquet.
The envoys sent by Nanyuan are Prince Yu and the little prince. The little prince is now nine years old and likes literature. He first came to Beili because he admired the dean of Beili Loushan Academy.
"Uncle, who is Dean Chen?" The little prince looked at the crowd.
Prince Yu looked around and said, "It seems Dean Chen was not present."
The little prince felt a little lost.
"The Emperor has arrived."
"The Queen has arrived."
A loud voice broke everyone's concentration.
All civil and military officials stood up and knelt in greeting.
"Your Highness, long live the Emperor."
"Long live the Queen, long live the Queen."
"My dear ministers, please stand up." Emperor Beili waved his hand and glanced at the empty seat, feeling very depressed.
All civil and military officials stood up and took their seats.
Except for the young prince of Xiyan, the envoys from the four countries all knelt and kowtowed to the king.
The envoys sat down, but General Xiyan stood still and said in a loud voice, "It's the Emperor's birthday, why isn't General Xiang here?"
"Your Majesty Xiang has been delayed by some matters. I heard that General Mo just came to have a drink with Your Majesty Xiang two days ago. What happened? If General Mo didn't drink to his heart's content, there are more courtiers in Beili who can drink than just Your Majesty Xiang." The Emperor of Beili said with a smile.
"This time when I met General Xiang, he didn't even drink a drop of wine. It's also my fault that my subordinates didn't know how to handle the seriousness of the situation back then and hurt General Xiang's foundation. It seems that General Xiang is not as good as before. He is too weak." General Xiyan laughed loudly, and it was not difficult to hear the sarcasm in his words.
I just saw there is a monthly ticket. More updates tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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