Chapter 387 The Second Prince is a Good Actor
Before long, a sharp eunuch's voice sounded: "The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived!"
Two bright yellow figures appeared at the door of the palace. They were Emperor Mingxi and the Empress, who were dressed in solemn formal attire. The
Emperor and Empress walked slowly into the palace hand in hand, followed by a dozen palace maids and eunuchs, looking extremely solemn.
The guests in the palace immediately stood still, facing the direction of the palace door and saluted respectfully, shouting: "Long live the Emperor, long live the Empress!"
After a while, the Emperor and Empress sat down, waved to everyone, and everyone sat down in an orderly manner.
Emperor Minh Xi's brows relaxed, he glanced at the guests below and said loudly: "Today's palace banquet is to welcome the envoys from Dai Viet who have come from afar!"
"This time, the envoys from Dai Viet have come from afar and brought gifts of inestimable value, which is enough to demonstrate Dai Viet's true intention to make friends!"
"I am deeply moved!"
Han Lie and others, upon hearing Emperor Minh Xi say this, immediately stood up and bowed heavily to Emperor Minh Xi.
The prince said: "Your Majesty can understand the sincerity of our Dai Viet, even if the journey is difficult, it is worth it!"
Han Lie said: "If Dai Viet can be friendly with Daxia forever and not fight, it will be a blessing for the people of both countries!"
Emperor Minh Xi's face was filled with a warm smile: "What the envoys said is exactly what I think in my heart!"
Seeing this, several clever civil servants stood up and echoed.
Emperor Minh Xi smiled heartily, picked up the wine glass from the table and said: "Then this glass of wine is for the Dai Viet envoys, and I wish our two countries will be friendly for generations!"
Han Lie and others quickly picked up the wine glasses on the table and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Then, they drank the wine in the cup.
"Drink together, all the ministers!" Emperor Minh Xi smiled and waved to the officials below.
Civil and military officials also raised their glasses and drank.
Xia Miaoyuan sat in the seat of the princes and princesses, looking at the Dai Viet envoys coldly, [Humph, one by one, your acting is pretty good. ]
[What are you doing here from Dai Viet this time? Do you really think we don't know? ]
[Oh, so hypocritical! It's really unbearable to watch and listen to. ]
As Xia Miaoyuan complained in his heart, the beautiful sound of stringed instruments rang out, and the graceful dancers came on stage.
There was a relaxed atmosphere in the hall.
"Your Majesty, I congratulate Da Xia and Dai Viet on the restoration of diplomatic relations!" Lord Yan stood up and raised his glasses in both hands.
"Good!" Emperor Mingxi smiled.
Led by Lord Yan, other officials stood up to toast.
At this time, the Grand Prince stood up, raised his glass with both hands: "I wish your Majesty good health and a long-lasting rule!"
Emperor Mingxi responded and drank a glass of wine with the Grand Prince.
At this time, Bai Zhou stood up and said to the Crown Prince opposite: "I heard that the Crown Prince is both civil and military, and extremely intelligent. I offer a glass to the Crown Prince!"
After saying that, Bai Zhou
drank it all in one gulp. The Crown Prince smiled politely: "Master Bai, thank you for the compliment." He raised the glass and drank it.
At this time, Han Lie's lips revealed a barely perceptible cold smile.
He picked up the glass, walked to the second prince, and said respectfully: "I heard that the second prince of Daxia is invincible in the northern border. I really admire him! I offer a glass to the second prince!"
[Here they come, here they come, this group of Da Yue people are starting to make trouble. Xia Miaoyuan ate snacks and fruits with both hands, but his eyes were always observing the actions of the Dai Viet envoy.
The second prince deliberately showed a proud expression, raised his wine glass and said: "It is a bit exaggerated to say that he is invincible, but this time, the king has made outstanding military achievements in unifying the northern border!"
After that, the second prince raised his neck and drank a glass of wine.
Low discussions suddenly rang out in the hall.
"What's wrong with the second prince today?"
"Why is the second prince so presumptuous?"
"Is he drunk? He started talking nonsense."
Wu Ya, who was standing behind the second prince, secretly turned her head and looked around, her eyes shining.
At this time, Bai Zhou stood up and said, "The Second Prince is so humble! We heard about his reputation when we were in Dai Viet!"
"I heard that some people in the folk call the Second Prince the God of War of Daxia!"
"There is a painter in the folk who painted the portrait of the Second Prince and sold it. It is said that people are scrambling to buy it! People hang the portrait of the Second Prince in military uniform on the wall, kneel down every day, and pray for peace in their families!"
Xia Miaoyuan had just taken a sip of fruit tea and almost spit out tears when he heard this. [Oh my god, this is flattery, tut tut tut, can you be more exaggerated? ]
Many ministers in the hall showed uneasy expressions.
"What does Dai Viet want to do? Are they trying to stir up trouble?"
"If they say that, how can His Royal Highness be put in such a position?"
"Second Prince, please don't say anything nonsense next, otherwise it will be extremely embarrassing."
However, the Second Prince laughed loudly, and the embarrassed ministers became even more nervous. The
Second Prince laughed for a long time before stopping, "Lord Bai, you are really well-informed!"
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the Second Prince in astonishment, [Second brother, I let you take advantage of the situation and didn't let you perform beyond your capacity! You acted so exaggeratedly! It made me want to hit you. ]
Second Prince: I feel so wronged. I'm obviously working hard, okay?
At this time, the first prince also walked up to the second prince with a wine glass in his hand, and said respectfully: "Master Bai is right. Now even the people of our Great Yue know the reputation of the second prince of Da Xia. I just regret that we in Great Yue don't have a prince as brave as the second prince."
The second prince picked up the wine glass, his eyes were a little drunk. He patted the first prince's shoulder and said: "No, no."
Then, he laughed again.
The third prince who was sitting next to him stood up and supported the second prince, and advised in a gentle voice: "Second brother, you have drunk a little too much, sit down and drink some tea to sober up."
The first prince stopped him and said: "Huh? The second prince is a brave general and can drink a lot. What does this little wine mean to you?"
"The little prince and the second prince haven't drunk enough yet."
As he spoke, the eldest prince filled his glass, and said, "I have to offer you another glass to express my respect!"
"Okay, okay! Drink! Drink to your heart's content!" The second prince pushed the third prince aside, reached out to pick up the glass, and drank it all again.
Everyone looked at Emperor Mingxi and the empress with trepidation, only to see that their faces were gloomy. Everyone
looked at the prince again, only to see that his face was so ugly that he looked like he wanted to kill someone.
Everyone became even more nervous.
At this moment, the prince frowned and shouted, "Second brother! You are too presumptuous! How can you be so unrestrained at a palace banquet?"