Chapter 111 Tea King
Chapter 111 Tea King
King Jin's Palace
Bai Jinzhi was in his bedroom changing into his clothes for the palace banquet when a secret guard knelt down to report, "Your Highness, the matter at Prince Mo's mansion has been resolved."
Bai Jinzhi straightened his clothes in front of the mirror and said, "Keep sending people to watch over it, and report anything to the king."
The guard took the order and said, "Yes."
After saying that, Bai Jinzhi walked out of the bedroom and headed outside the mansion. Today should be the last time he would see this princess. From now on, his fate with her would be over.
inside the palace,
Tonight's palace banquet was specially held to see off the Shang Kingdom. The Zhuo family, a royal family from the Western Regions, was also present. However, when the ministers saw Zhuo Yueli's ears, they all discussed it in private.
Some say that the Princess of Shang is a war king, so how could she not know how to shoot arrows? She is obviously pretending and is very scheming.
Others said that since the princess woke up after the accident in Shang State, her martial arts skills have not been as good as before, and she is like a different person. Perhaps she just happened to shoot off Zhuo Yueli's ear.
Feng Zhaoyun was wearing a black outfit today. The outer robe was a dark phoenix and the inner robe was embroidered with gold edges. She had fair skin to begin with, and the black outfit made her look even more noble.
Feng Zhaoyun brought Xiao Siying and others into the palace banquet. The ministers who were originally chatting suddenly became quiet and looked at her intently.
At this time, the Minister of State of Yan, who was standing beside Prime Minister Ye, whispered to him, "This princess is quite beautiful and I heard she holds great power. If one of the two princes of our Yan Kingdom could marry into the princess's mansion, it would definitely benefit our Yan Kingdom!"
Prime Minister Ye signaled the Minister to lower his voice, "What the Minister said is true, but His Majesty said that he only wants to marry into the family, not to marry into a royal family. Moreover, I heard that His Highness Nangong Shang of the Yue Kingdom is very difficult to deal with... I'm afraid this marriage will not be possible."
The Minister of State quickly said, "I don't think so. If His Royal Highness Prince Mo enters the palace, then Nangong Shang of Yue Kingdom may not be able to deal with His Royal Highness Prince Mo. Moreover, if the Crown Princess is not able to do it, then the Ninth Princess of Shang Kingdom may also be able to do it!"
Prime Minister Ye recalled how Feng Yaoyu dressed more appropriately than the Crown Princess when she first attended the banquet. He knew that their relationship was definitely strained. He knew that when the Crown Princess ascended the throne, she would definitely not spare the Ninth Princess. So, he shook his head and said, "Ninth Princess Feng Yaoyu, in my opinion, is not a good match. I wonder why King Jin insisted on recruiting her. Alas..."
Minister Yan nodded in agreement.
At this time, Feng Zhaoyun took his seat and still sat opposite the Western Region royal family.
The royal family of the Western Regions looked at Feng Zhaoyun with ferocious eyes, wishing they could skin her alive and tear out her tendons.
Seeing Zhuo Yueli's angry look, Feng Zhaoyun picked up the wine glass, raised it with a kind face, and toasted her.
Zhuo Yueli got angry when she saw her like that and ignored her. Zhuo Xi'an really couldn't stand seeing her like this and was about to stand up and scold her, but was stopped by Zhuo Yueli.
Zhuo Yueli shook her head at Zhuo Xi'an, signaling him not to act rashly, so Zhuo Xi'an had no choice but to give up.
At this time, Bai Mohan, Bai Jinzhi and Bai Xiyue arrived at the main hall together. When everyone saw them, they hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Bai Xiyue walked in front, and the two followed behind. It must be said that these three siblings really looked alike and had perfectly inherited the queen's beauty.
The Queen of Yan State has only two husbands, one of whom is Duke Feng of Shang State.
The Queen was once hunted by the Princess and had no choice but to flee to the Kingdom of Shang. She was rescued by Duke Feng who mistook her for a civilian. From then on, the two fell in love and gave birth to Bai Jinzhi and Bai Mohan.
But later something unexpected happened and the queen faked her death and returned to Yan State.
Since the empress returned to Yan State, the country could not be without a husband for a day, so she married the current emperor and gave birth to Bai Xiyue.
After the three of them entered the main hall, Bai Mohan looked at Feng Yaoyu's seat next to Feng Zhaoyun and saw that no one was sitting there, so he knew that she would definitely not be present today.
He walked straight towards Feng Zhaoyun and sat next to her, in Feng Yaoyu's seat.
Bai Jinzhi sat opposite, looked up at the two of them, his peach blossom eyes half closed, picked up the wine glass, and took a sip. For some reason, he was in a very bad mood.
He knew clearly that his younger brother was in love with Feng Zhaoyun, and as an older brother, he shouldn't have snatched her away. But why did he feel so uncomfortable when he heard that she was leaving and saw her behaving intimately with his younger brother?
At this moment, the Queen of Yan State entered the hall and everyone stood up and knelt in worship.
After the empress took her seat, she smiled kindly and raised her glass. "Today is a farewell party for Her Royal Highness the Princess of Shang. I offer a toast to Her Royal Highness."
Feng Zhaoyun stood up, raised his wine glass, and bowed slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the two finished their drinks, Bai Xiyue stood up and raised her glass, "Your Highness, I offer you a toast."
The maid beside him hurriedly helped Feng Zhaoyun to refill his wine, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yue."
The Queen of Yan: "Okay, everyone must have a great time today."
Everyone saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then the music started, the dancers came in, and there was singing and dancing in the main hall.
All the ministers with high official ranks came forward together to toast Feng Zhaoyun. When they passed by, they glanced at Bai Mohan beside Feng Zhaoyun, and everyone trembled.
Who doesn't know that His Majesty the Mo King is ruthless... Don't dare to provoke...
After toasting cup after cup, Feng Zhaoyun couldn't drink any more and his cheeks began to turn slightly red.
At this time, Bai Mohan raised his glass and said, "Your Highness, may I offer you a toast?"
Feng Zhaoyun looked at Bai Mohan coldly, "No need!"
Bai Mohan saw her bad attitude but didn't get angry. Instead, in front of everyone, he reached out and pulled her sleeve, shaking it like a spoiled child, "Your Highness...are you angry with me?"
Jiuyi looked helpless...
Xiao Siying was sitting down, drinking and eating melon happily.
At this moment, Feng Zhaoyun pulled back his sleeves and said helplessly, "Your Highness Prince Mo, please be more reserved in public."
Bai Mohan chuckled, "I will listen to your Highness." Bai Mohan looked obedient.
Feng Zhaoyun had no choice but to ignore him and turned his head away.
After a while, Feng Zhaoyun raised his wine glass, stood up and slowly walked towards Bai Jinzhi, standing opposite Bai Jinzhi.
Bai Jinzhi had already seen her walking towards him, but when she reached him, he didn't dare to look up at her...
Seeing that he didn't look up, Feng Zhaoyun sat cross-legged opposite him. This scene undoubtedly attracted many people to watch silently.
Bai Jinzhi raised his eyes and looked at Feng Zhaoyun, "Your Highness, what is the matter?"
Feng Zhaoyun looked into his eyes and couldn't help but think of their past. Suddenly, the past flooded into her mind, and she felt extremely sad and heartbroken. Her eyes were filled with reluctance. "Yun Jin, I'm leaving tomorrow. In the future..."
Bai Jinzhi quickly raised his glass and interrupted her, "Your Highness, take care tomorrow."
After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp. He didn't know what he was afraid of, but seemed to be afraid of hearing the rest of her words...
Feng Zhaoyun saw his indifferent look and felt very sad for a moment. He raised his wine glass and drank it all.
After drinking, Feng Zhaoyun did not leave, but continued to look at Bai Jinzhi.
Bai Jinzhi stopped looking at her and looked elsewhere, "What else do you want, Your Highness?"
Feng Zhaoyun pulled out a piece of emerald green warm jade from his bosom, with the word "Yun" written on it. "This was originally intended for a lord I was going to marry. I broke my promise to him, so I wanted to ask for his forgiveness. But now he no longer needs me. I am giving this to His Highness King Jin. I hope His Highness will find a good husband in the future."
After saying that, she stretched out her white hand, held the warm jade in her palm, and handed it to Bai Jinzhi.
For a moment, although there was singing and dancing in the hall, the two of them had already attracted everyone's attention.
Bai Jinzhi turned and looked at the jade pendant in her hand. This jade was a rare and fine piece of jade, very hard to find. She must have searched for it for a long time...
Feng Zhaoyun's hand just paused in the air...
Bai Jinzhi looked at Nuanyu, but kept reminding himself in his heart, don't take...
But his hand still reluctantly took the jade from Feng Zhaoyun's hand, but he still didn't look at her. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at the jade in his hand, smiling gently, "Thank you... Your Highness."
When Feng Zhaoyun saw him take it, he knew that he didn't want to bother with him and didn't want to embarrass him, so he stood up and left his seat and returned to his own seat.
Bai Jinzhi held the warm jade, and for a moment, he didn't know how to put it.
At this time, Bai Mohan's face was extremely grim. After Feng Zhaoyun sat down, he saw that he looked very unhappy with him, so he asked helplessly, "Your Highness Prince Mo, how did I offend you? Why do you hate me so much?"
Bai Mohan looked slightly angry, "Where's my own?"
Feng Zhaoyun smiled coldly, "No!"
Bai Mohan was slightly angry for a moment, but suddenly thought of something and said with interest, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I really love Your Highness the Crown Princess, and I will ask the Queen Mother to grant us a marriage soon."
Feng Zhaoyun didn't rush, but turned her head to look him over. "There's no room for a concubine. I wonder if His Highness Prince Mo's concubine can be a concubine?"
Bai Mohan became furious after hearing this and slammed his hand on the table, the sound startling everyone.
The Queen frowned, "Mo'er! You are not allowed to be disrespectful to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
Bai Mohan was stunned at this moment, but after a moment, his expression softened. He stood up and said with a look of grievance, "Mother, I am not being disrespectful to Her Royal Highness, but Her Royal Highness asked me if I could be her concubine, and I..."
Feng Zhaoyun was stunned at this moment. This Tea King...
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers in the main hall suddenly exploded and began to curse Feng Zhaoyun in secret.
The Queen's face was very bad. She looked at Feng Zhaoyun and said, "Your Highness, is this true?"
Feng Zhaoyun laughed dryly twice... and stood up to salute, "Your Majesty... that is indeed the case, but..."
The Queen snorted, "Your Highness is truly too rude. How can I, the Prince of Yan, be allowed to enter the palace and become a concubine?"
Bai Mohan hurriedly explained on Feng Zhaoyun's behalf, looking flustered. "No, mother... Actually, I admire Her Highness the Crown Princess wholeheartedly, so I expressed my feelings to her. When I heard that Her Highness the Crown Princess had been granted marriage to Her Highness Nangong, I only wished to have her as my concubine."
Bai Mohan looked protective of Feng Zhaoyun, which made Feng Zhaoyun look like a scumbag...
Jiuyi looked at his master and thought, if he married this king, there would be trouble in the Princess's Mansion in the future.
Feng Zhaoyun pointed at Bai Mohan angrily, "You..."
Bai Mohan turned and looked at Feng Zhaoyun, "Your Highness, is what I said true?" After saying this, Bai Mohan's face no longer showed any sign of grievance, but a look of pride.
Feng Zhaoyun quickly turned to the Queen of Yan and explained, "Your Majesty! I have been granted marriage to the Prince of Yue. I learned that His Royal Highness Prince Mo favored me, and I knew that the Concubine had wronged His Royal Highness, so I deliberately mentioned the matter of Liang Di to persuade His Royal Highness to give up. If I have offended you, Your Majesty, please forgive my words and actions."
Bai Mohan looked at the empress with a wronged look on his face, "No, I am willing to be the concubine."
The Queen looked helpless...
Feng Zhaoyun became anxious after hearing this. She didn't like Bai Mohan and would definitely not marry him.
Although it was an era when women were kings, there was already a concubine before the master entered the palace. How could Nangong Shang cope with the situation in Shang State?
Besides, if he married this tea king, his family would be in turmoil in the future, and he would have to "solve cases" at any time.
The Queen also spoke at this time, "Mo'er...don't be ridiculous. Marriage is such a big deal, it's not something you can play with like that."
Bai Mohan knew that the Queen would not agree, so he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I dare not hide it from you. The first time I saw Your Highness, I admired you so much that I will marry you in this life."
The ministers of the State of Yan were shocked. This arrogant tyrant of the State of Yan also had this side to him?
The Queen could see that her son was serious. She had long known that Bai Mohan was lawless and cruel, but he was her son, so she naturally doted on him and turned a blind eye.
Mo Han was willing to give up the power of Yan State and marry into Shang State. She must really be attracted to Feng Zhaoyun. Thinking of this, the Queen sighed softly and looked at Feng Zhaoyun. "Your Highness, my son is willing to marry you as a concubine. Are you willing?"
At this point, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was no way to refuse. Feng Zhaoyun paused for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, please..."
Seeing Feng Zhaoyun hesitate to speak, the empress said, "Your Highness, speak frankly!"
Feng Zhaoyun's lips curled slightly, "But today, after I left the palace, I went to Prince Mo's Mansion to pick up my ninth sister. We spent the entire afternoon alone at Prince Mo's Mansion. My sister has always been in love with His Highness Prince Mo, and I dared not take her away from me."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Bai Mohan.
Bai Mohan smiled and said, "Okay, you actually try this on me."
Thinking of this, Bai Mohan pretended to be sad, "Your Highness, please don't slander me like this. If Your Highness dislikes Mohan so much, why do you still want to be close to him?"
When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Xiao Siying quickly drank a sip of wine and ate a bite of meat. It was really wonderful!
Bai Jinzhi held the warm jade in his hand and tightened it slightly...
Feng Zhaoyun was shocked. This guy!
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