Chapter 217 Black Wolf and the Boy
The news that the Yuan envoys had entered the palace spread quickly, and the next evening, Emperor Jiaping held a banquet to welcome the Yuan envoys.
The Queen Mother was originally too lazy to go see those barbarians, but thinking that the younger generations would like to join in the fun, she patiently took Chen Ning and the other two there.
After all, Xu Wanqing has the Xu family behind her, and the empress dowager didn't want to embarrass the Xu family in public, so she arranged seats for Xu Wanqing and Shen Nian behind Shen Ning.
As for Shen Ning, the future Princess Ding, her background is not as good as Xu Wanqing's, and Prince Ding is not as good as the Crown Prince, but she is placed by the Queen Mother's side, so no one else can interfere.
If one has to consider other people's opinions in everything, then what's the point of being the empress dowager?
When everyone was seated, Shen Ning saw Xiao Nanchen sitting opposite her. When their eyes met, the usually cold Prince Ding's eyes and eyebrows were filled with a gentle smile.
Shen Ning saw him call the attendant and said something. A moment later, the attendant came to Shen Ning and whispered, "Lord Shen Xiang, His Royal Highness Prince Ding said that your injury has not healed yet. Please don't drink."
Shen Ning: ...
The Queen Mother also heard it and snorted coldly: "You are quite nosy."
Shen Ning was helpless and laughed without saying a word.
At this time, Qiyue, who was kneeling behind her, came forward and whispered, "Miss, that golden-feathered chicken is secretly staring at you."
Chen Ning raised her eyes and met the provocative and disdainful gaze of the Yuan princess Ha Liangzhu across from her.
Nanny Gui behind the Queen Mother had no choice but to reprimand Qiyue in a low voice: "Little girl, don't talk nonsense. What's the Jinmao Chicken? That's Princess Haliangzhu."
Qiyue pursed her lips and muttered quietly, "Her outfit is exactly the same as the golden-feathered chicken I hunted before..."
The Queen Mother wanted to laugh, but had to hold it back because of the occasion.
The little monkey next to this naughty monkey is also an unruly little monkey.
After a while, the banquet officially began...
First, the Yuan Dynasty envoys presented Emperor Jiaping with a unique dance of the Yuan Dynasty. It was fierce and wild, but quite interesting. However, the dancing men only had a piece of animal skin slung across their upper bodies, revealing their muscular waists and muscles, which made the women of Daxuan at the banquet blush.
Of course, Shen Ning did not blush, but was full of admiration.
They are indeed a nation on horseback, generous and open-minded. You can watch it without paying, which is not bad, it’s a great deal.
Behind him, Qiyue said quietly, "Miss, His Royal Highness Prince Ding's face has darkened..."
Shen Ning: ...
She said calmly: "It's okay, let's just not look at him."
Queen Mother: ...
It is true that there is always someone who can defeat you.
After the dance was over, the Yuan Dynasty Prince Mu Huali stepped forward to pay his respects, said some polite words as a prelude, and then directly launched an attack on the Prince of the Daxuan Dynasty.
"I've heard that the Crown Prince of Daxuan likes to keep ferocious beasts. This Crown Prince also likes ferocious animals, and I happened to have one with me this time... How about a competition with His Royal Highness's pet? It would also be a great amusement for His Majesty and the Queen Mother."
Emperor Jiaping frowned slightly.
The customs of Daxuan and Dayuan are different... Which country with etiquette would fight beasts at a state banquet?
But before Emperor Jiaping could speak, Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu spoke up with great interest: "Oh, I wonder what kind of creature Crown Prince Mu Huali keeps. Is it unusual?"
Emperor Jiaping: ...
Mu Huali burst into laughter, bowed to Emperor Jiaping, and clapped his hands: "Bring it up."
The next moment, everyone saw a huge cage being pushed up by several strong men. In the cage was a young man with his upper body naked and locked in shackles.
All the dignitaries in the field were shocked. Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu was surprised at first, then his eyes lit up.
Why hadn't he thought of it before, that it was possible to play like this?
"Although your pet is rare, it is not as ferocious as the beasts in the orphanage." The prince said proudly.
Mu Huali curled his lips and said, "Whether we can compare or not, we have to compete to know. Why don't we just compete on the spot to liven things up?"
Xiao Nanyu was in high spirits, but at this moment, he heard Xiao Nanchen next to him put down his wine glass neither lightly nor heavily.
With a thud, Xiao Nanyu suddenly came back to his senses and immediately straightened his face: "No, no, if Prince Mu Huali is interested in my zoo, I will take you to see it someday."
But Mu Huali was clearly unwilling to give up: "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince afraid?"
He smiled ostentatiously, "Although our Yuan Dynasty is strong in both military and cavalry, even its pets are more powerful than others. It is not surprising if some people want to avoid its edge."
This is almost the same as saying directly: "It's okay if you are afraid."
In the diplomatic relations between two countries, apart from etiquette, momentum is more important. Mu Huali said it directly to this extent, which made it clear that he was unwilling to give up.
Emperor Jiaping snorted coldly, closed his eyes and ignored him.
Let the prince do it...
Xiao Nanyu sneered, "Since Prince Mu Huali is so eager to see my beloved pet, how can I let you down? Someone... bring my black wolf up here."
Everyone around was shocked and curious. Shen Ning paused while eating, frowned slightly, and looked at the scarred boy in the cage.
It was an era without human rights, and the Yuan Dynasty was an uncivilized barbarian nation, so it was not surprising that they did anything. However, human fighting beasts on the spot was still too bloody.
She didn't like the situation, but she had no right to intervene.
Soon, a huge fighting cage was pushed to the open space outside the hall. Inside the cage, a giant black wolf, as big as an adult yak, arched its back, its fur stood on end, and it bared its teeth, making a fierce and intimidating sound.
Mu Huali made a gesture and the young man in the cage was led out.
He was dragged into the fighting cage with the shackles on his feet. After the cage was closed, the people outside opened the shackles on his feet. Then, Mu Huali threw a dagger to the young man and smiled: "Shuchi Yan, kill that black wolf."
Shen Ning suddenly raised her eyes.
Subutai?
The Mongolian tribal leader Subuchi Yan who was briefly mentioned in the background of the original book?
Soon, the man and the beast in the cage started fighting each other. The scene was bloody and terrifying. Many noble ladies in the scene dared not watch anymore and closed their eyes with screams in fear.
"Barbaric and uncouth!"
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and looked away, her face full of disgust: "I am tired and will go back. You guys stay and watch the fun."
Shen Ning originally wanted to leave, but when she thought that the beast-fighting boy might be the future leader of the Mongolian tribe, she endured it.
Xu Wanqing and Shen Nian also found it exciting and novel...
The movement in the cage was intense. Shen Ning watched with a tense expression. She saw that although the young man was thin, he was extremely strong and very agile and fierce. When he was pounced on by the black wolf, he relied on the dagger to defend his vital parts tightly.
Finally finding an opportunity, he thrust the dagger into the black wolf's eye socket... Prince Xiao Nanyu cried out in pain, and the next moment, the young man was pounced on by the mad black wolf and pinned under its claws, with blood immediately splattering from his shoulder to his chest.
But the boy still refused to give up. He gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and stabbed the black wolf's other eye with his five fingers. The black wolf bit his neck fiercely. The boy struggled to turn sideways and blocked his neck with his shoulder. Blood gushed out.
But at this moment, the young man's hand pierced directly into the black wolf's head through the black wolf's eye socket... There were uncontrollable exclamations around, and after a moment, the black wolf fell to the ground, and its limbs twitched a few times before it could not move at all.
Just when everyone thought that the boy had died together with the black wolf, the black wolf's body was pushed away, and the boy, covered in blood, crawled out from under the wolf's body like a devil from hell.
Mu Huali smiled happily: "It seems that this time, my Yuan Dynasty won."
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