Chapter 163 You have good taste
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the five people who walked into the hall, and saw that the one standing in the middle stood out from the crowd.
He was about 30 years old, tall, noble, and handsome.
[The one in the middle should be it.] Xia Miaoyuan bit her finger and recalled.
When Tianxiang Restaurant opened a while ago, she had seen Liang Chaozong from a distance once. She didn't see his appearance clearly, but she remembered his figure. He
was so tall.
Hearing their daughter's inner voice, Xia Zhengqi and the queen froze.
What? Liang Chaozong actually entered the palace openly? !
Xia Zhengqi stared at the imperial merchant standing in the middle, stared at him fiercely for a few times, and his lips couldn't help but tremble.
He took a deep breath to calm down his shock.
After all five people had finished their greetings and said auspicious words, Xia Zhengqi adjusted his tone and asked in a calm tone: "I don't think I've seen this imperial merchant before?"
Liang Chaozong raised his head, curled his lips slightly, showed a polite smile, and replied: "Your Majesty, my name is Liang Xin, and this is my first time to attend the New Year's banquet in the palace."
Liang Chaozong's tone was neither humble nor arrogant, just right, Xia Zhengqi couldn't help but praise him in his heart.
He is worthy of being the royal blood of the Liang Dynasty. Although he is already the prince of a fallen country, he still has the courage and guts.
No wonder his daughter said that Liang Chaozong is the hero in the book, the son chosen by heaven. It seems that getting rid of Liang Chaozong is not easy.
"So, you are the new imperial merchant selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs this year?" Xia Zhengqi smiled.
"Your Majesty, that's right." Liang Chaozong bowed his head slightly.
At this time, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was sitting below, stood up, bowed to Xia Zhengqi and said, "Your Majesty, don't look at this Liang Xin, who is young and a newcomer, but his business is really good!"
"Silk, spices, horses, he is involved in them all. His industries are almost all over Daxia, and he is doing very well! He can be said to be a newcomer among the imperial merchants."
After the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said this, he smiled at Xia Zhengqi with a flattering look on his face, as if waiting for the emperor's praise.
At this time, after hearing about Liang Chaozong's business situation, Emperor Mingxi was already undercurrents.
Liang Chaozong's business has actually reached this level? !
Fortunately, his daughter's voice reminded him that Liang Chaozong had disguised himself as an imperial merchant.
If he didn't know about it and let Liang Chaozong sneak in, what would happen next was really chilling.
Xia Zhengqi forced a smile and asked He Dakang, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "Did you choose Liang as the imperial merchant?"
He Dakang thought that Emperor Mingxi was happy and wanted to reward the official who chose Liang Xin as the imperial merchant, so he smiled and said, "It was me who chose him."
Xia Zhengqi bit his back teeth and smiled, "Very good, steward He, you have a good eye."
However, when he said this, Xia Zhengqi's hands, which were tucked into his sleeves, had already clenched into fists.
He really wanted to rush up and slap He Dakang dozens of times.
Xia Zhengqi scolded He Dakang in his heart: You idiot, you are really good at choosing a prince of a fallen country as the imperial merchant. Just wait and see how I will punish you in the future. Seeing
that Emperor Mingxi had finished his question, Debao pursed his lips at the eunuchs, and the eunuchs carrying New Year gifts came forward.
"Imperial merchant Liang Xin sent a white jade Guanyin statue!" The eunuch's shrill voice came.
Xia Zhengqi looked forward and saw a more than two-foot-tall Guanyin statue on the tray. The whole body was shiny and there was not a single flaw. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
[Wow! This Liang Chaozong is really rich! ] Xia Miaoyuan was also stunned at the moment.
The lengthy New Year greetings finally came to an end, and the guests were seated by gender, and the banquet officially began.
Xia Miaoyuan's little head was not just thinking about eating this time. She sat in a chair with a frown on her face, worrying about the prince of the fallen country.
[Ah! Liang Chaozong is the male protagonist in the book, with the aura of a male protagonist. ]
[Although the fortunes of mother and father have improved in this life, with such a strong aura of the protagonist like Liang Chaozong, what should our family do? ]
[He has now accumulated a lot of wealth, and has also infiltrated the court of Daxia as an imperial merchant, and has planted spies. What should we do in the future? ]
The queen looked at her daughter distressed.
It's really hard for this child to worry about the fate of the country and his family when he is still breastfeeding.
The queen held Xia Miaoyuan in her arms and kissed her twice: "Miao'er, are you too hungry? Mother will take you to eat delicious food."
Ying Xue helped the queen and sat at the head of the ladies' area.
At the head, the empress dowager, concubine Shu and other important concubines were already seated.
The banquet began, and delicious dishes were served on the table.
Attracted by the delicious food, Xia Miaoyuan's melancholy mood was finally relieved a little.
[The state banquet is different, it's better than the last birthday banquet for the old man and his wife.]
Xia Miaoyuan took the silver spoon a little clumsily and put the dishes in his small plate into his mouth one by one.
But after all, he was still young and not very proficient in using the spoon. Seeing that she was anxious, Li Ma Ma couldn't help but take the spoon to feed her.
[I don't want you to feed me, I can do it myself.]
Xia Miaoyuan mumbled incoherently, but she did not resist the delicious food handed to her by Li Ma Ma. She opened her mouth and ate it mouthful by mouthful.
When Xia Miaoyuan was eating happily, she heard a gentle female voice: "Empress Dowager, Empress, ladies, and ladies, the female guests are here to toast."
Xia Miaoyuan hurriedly swallowed the sea cucumber in her mouth and looked up. She saw more than a dozen women in gorgeous clothes standing behind the palace maids with their heads lowered and their eyes lowered.
Those female guests were all wives of princesses and high officials in the court.
They were all dressed gorgeously and richly, with smiles on their faces and wine glasses in their hands.
These female guests did not accompany their husbands during the New
Year greetings. They wanted to toast the Empress Dowager, Empress, and others after the banquet started. "I wish the Empress Dowager, Empress, and all the ladies a long and beautiful face and good fortune in the new year," said the wife of the Minister of Works.
The female guests at the back also gave toasts one by one.
The Queen Mother used her age as an excuse and only drank two glasses of wine to show off. The Queen and other concubines couldn't refuse and drank one glass after another.
Especially the Queen, all the female guests rushed to toast her. The Queen couldn't refuse and had to accept all.
Even though she was from the Northern Frontier and had a good alcohol tolerance, she couldn't help drinking like this.
After a round of drinking, the Queen was already a little confused.
"Your Majesty, don't drink anymore. You'll pass out if you drink more." Sang Qi and Ying Xue saw that their master couldn't hold her liquor, so they hurried forward to stop her.
Xia Miaoyuan also stood on the chair excitedly, waving her two little hands, and shouted fiercely: "No, no!"
"Okay, okay, you concubines can drink by yourselves." The female guests found a step for themselves.
At this time, another female guest came over gracefully, holding a little girl of five or six years old in her hand.
She had a charming face and was dressed in a fresh and refined manner, which was eye-catching.
Even though the queen was a little drunk, she was also dazzled by this female guest and sobered up a little.