As a friendly state of the Western Regions, the State of Li naturally had to show courtesy to the Western Regions in order to reflect the demeanor of its own dynasty. Moreover, since the arrival of the third princess of the Western Regions, Tuoba Jun, no formal welcome ceremony had been held except for the banquet held on that day.
Moreover, because someone disrupted the banquet, Tuoba Jun suffered an allergic reaction and almost lost his life. This made the Emperor of Li feel deeply sorry, so the emperor specially held another banquet, one to apologize to Tuoba Jun, and the other to show friendship to the border.
Li Han was fully responsible for the banquet to welcome Tuoba Jun. Although the banquet was not satisfactory and the emperor was resentful, considering that Li Han was also framed and the emperor also doted on Li Han, he did not take it to heart.
"Li Han, as the eldest princess, you must prepare well for this banquet and let the envoys from the Western Regions see the grace of our Princess Li!" The emperor said to Li Han lovingly.
"Do I have to perform a talent?" Li Han was a little surprised.
"Yes, as the eldest princess of Li Kingdom, you are a role model for all the women in Li Kingdom. Naturally, you have to do something. This time is a good opportunity. Moreover, although the third princess of the Western Regions did not blame you for the previous banquet, it was our negligence on the part of Li Kingdom after all. You should prepare well, which is also an apology!" The queen said earnestly.
"Yes, father, mother, I understand!" After hearing what the emperor and the queen said, Li Han had no choice but to agree.
In fact, Li Han refused in her heart. She was good at eating, drinking and having fun at the banquet, but asking her to perform her talents would not cost her life. After all, she knew nothing. If she made a fool of herself, it would be a more serious crime than murdering the third princess of the Western Regions. Li Han was in tears at the moment and was afraid that she could only bite the bullet and go ahead.
The news that the eldest princess would perform her talents at the banquet to entertain envoys from the Western Regions quickly spread throughout the country of Li, and all the people of Li were looking forward to this day of national celebration.
When some people are happy, others are worried. When Hua Yunyun heard that the emperor was going to hold a banquet for the envoys from the Western Regions and Li Han was going to perform talents at the banquet, she couldn't sit still. Her mind was immediately filled with jealousy, and she hurried to find Lu Li.
"Brother Li, I heard that His Majesty will invite envoys from the Western Regions soon, and the Third Princess of the Western Regions will also attend. I had a great chat with the Third Princess at the last banquet, and I miss her very much after not seeing her for so many days. So this time, Yun'er wants Brother Li to take me to the banquet with you to meet the Third Princess again." Hua Yunyun said softly.
"Hmph, you still have the nerve to mention the Third Princess of the Western Regions?" Lu Li frowned and snorted coldly, "Don't think I really don't know what you've done behind my back. You have a way to get away, but that doesn't mean you can completely erase those dirty deeds you've done. Forget about this matter. I won't take you with me. Just stay in the mansion honestly!"
"Brother Li..."
The more Lu Li looked at Hua Yunyun, the more annoyed he became. He didn't want to continue to argue with her, so he just turned his sleeves and left.
Hua Yunyun saw that Lu Li had completely lost his patience with her, and no matter what she said, he would never take her to the banquet. Then she remembered that she still had a trump card in her hand, so she turned around and went to Prince An's Mansion.
"Your Highness, I heard that His Majesty is going to hold a banquet in a few days. Yun'er also wants to go. Please take Yun'er with you when you attend the banquet. Yun'er also wants to broaden her horizons!" Yun'er's tone was extremely coquettish.
"This is a royal banquet. The attendees are the wives of officials, high-ranking officials, and clan members. It is not right for an ordinary woman like you to go to the banquet. When His Majesty and the Queen Mother ask about it, it will be difficult for us in the Prince An's Mansion to explain. So let's forget it!" Prince An said in a somewhat cold tone, looking extremely embarrassed.
"Your Highness, I'm just going to take a look. Nothing will happen. Didn't you say you love Yun'er the most and are willing to do anything for me? Why are you so reluctant just because I want to go to a banquet this time? Are you tired of Yun'er?"
Seeing that Prince An was hesitant and disagreed, Hua Yunyun quickly squeezed out a few tears, reached out her hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her tone was extremely aggrieved, and she looked pitiful.
Prince An still has Hua Yunyun in his heart. Although the insect that controls his consciousness is no longer in his body, his love for Hua Yunyun has not changed. He can't bear to see Hua Yunyun crying in front of him. After hesitating for a moment, he finally agreed.
Although Prince An finally agreed and Hua Yunyun achieved her goal, she also had doubts in her heart as to why Prince An was so hesitant about her order this time. However, she did not think much about it. She just thought that the effectiveness of the insect had weakened and she was thinking about increasing the amount of the insect later.
After bidding farewell to the Emperor and Empress, Li Han went to find Lu Li with a mournful look on her face. As soon as she saw Lu Li, she started complaining, "Lu Li, I'm done for! Father and Mother asked me to attend this banquet, and I don't want to go at all. Why did they pick me out of so many princesses? Li Shu could have gone, too! I'm so miserable!"
Lu Li shook his head helplessly, "You are the eldest princess, the role model for all the princesses and women of the Li Kingdom. Naturally, only you can take on this arduous task!"
"Alas, why do you say the same thing as my mother? How can I be so miserable as the eldest princess? I really don't want to go. You know what kind of person I am. Performing talents is a small matter. What if I mess up at the banquet? It's such an embarrassment that it will be spread all over the country. How can I face people?" Li Han really wanted to cry but had no tears.
Lu Li smiled and patted Li Han's head, "Don't worry, silly girl, I'm here to help you!"
"Tsk!" Li Han snorted disdainfully, "What can you do for me? Can you teach me how to dance or help me dance?"
"Although I can't dance and can't help you dance, but I can dance with a sword!" Lu Li said, and then drew the sword from his waist, then hugged Li Han and placed the sword on Li Han's right hand.
Lu Li just held Li Han's left hand around him and held Li Han's right hand with his right hand. As Lu Li danced, Li Han was like a puppet at the mercy of others. Under the leaves falling in the wind, the sword moved smoothly, with a unique beauty.
"Why? I'm pretty good at sword dancing, I wonder if I can catch the eldest princess's eye!" Lu Li said with a little pride.
"Okay, okay, it's good!" The intimate contact just now made Li Han a little shy, and her cheeks turned slightly red.
"Then let's practice!"
Later, under Lu Li's guidance, Li Han began to learn Lu Li's body movements to dance with the sword, but because he had never learned it before, he made frequent mistakes. However, Li Han was very patient and taught him step by step.
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