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Chapter 137 Volume [-] Stunning Palace Banquet

In the resplendent Golden Luan Hall, on both sides of the hall sit court musicians playing melodious tunes.In the center of the hall, a group of dancers dressed in colorful neon dresses danced to the music, their hair fluttering, and the bells and rings on their wrists jingled, like a group of fairies descending from the mundane world...


The windows are bright and clean, and delicious food and wine are placed on the table.The well-dressed civil and military officials and their families sat on both sides of the hall, or bowed their heads and whispered, or tasted a cup of wine, or watched the dancers' dancing postures with a smile...


On the top of the main hall, the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager each occupied one side, leaving a space for the dragon chair in the middle.They also watched the dance quietly without communicating.


"The Emperor is here."


Outside the hall, the eunuch's sharp voice pierced the sky and made everyone quiet.


The dancers dancing in the center also separated quickly, and stood on the side of the hall, one left and one right.


When Yechen appeared in the Golden Temple wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a golden crown inlaid with pearls.All civil and military officials and their families, as well as dancers, musicians, eunuchs, etc. all knelt down on the ground, bowed their heads and shouted:

"Long live, long live, my emperor."


The voice echoed in the Golden Luan Hall one after another, and the momentum was very huge.


Taking advantage of the moment when all the officials knelt down, Ning Fengli also chose a secluded place to sit down.It stands to reason that he was just a merchant, and he was not qualified to enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet.But because although he is a businessman, he is not an ordinary businessman. He is not only the richest man in Yueyan, with strong assets, but also won the emperor's attention.So no one dared to underestimate him, and even many officials wanted to curry favor with him.


Yechen walked towards the top of the Golden Luan Hall.He stopped in front of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and bent slightly.


"The sons and ministers refer to the father and mother."


"Okay, Your Majesty, please sit down. Everyone will be waiting for you."


The Supreme Emperor waved, and Yechen sat on the golden dragon chair.Facing the kneeling officials, he raised his sleeves and spoke majestically:

"All the gentlemen are flat."


"Thank you, Your Majesty."


All the officials stood up and sat down.Waiting quietly for Yechen's order, for a while, the previous lively atmosphere disappeared in the palace.


"Let the palace banquet begin."


Yechen didn't say too many cumbersome words, and directly gave instructions to the eunuch Zhifu.


The eunuch nodded, stood up straight, held Fuchen in his arms, and announced in a drawn out voice:

"The banquet begins."


As soon as his shrill voice fell, there was another burst of silk music, and the dancers also returned to the center of the hall, singing and dancing, and the atmosphere became lively again.The emperor and his ministers drank together, enjoying the joy of food and wine, singing and dancing.


After a while, the dancer withdrew.The scene fell silent, and General Zhenbei stood up first, holding a cup in his hand, and toasted to the emperor, the emperor, and the queen mother above the main hall:

"I respect the emperor, the empress dowager, and the empress dowager for a cup. May the emperor live forever, the empress dowager and the empress have a long life, and may my moon flame always prosper and the people live and work in peace and contentment..."


Following his congratulations, the others also stood up and raised their glasses to agree:

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, the emperor and the queen mother live forever, the moon flames will always prosper, and the people live and work in peace and contentment..."


The voice reverberated loudly, and for a while it made people feel that their hearts were surging, and there was a kind of pride stirring in their hearts...


"All the gentlemen are flat."


Yechen raised his hands forward, on the bright yellow wide sleeves, the dragon picture drawn with lines seemed to take off with his movements, it was very majestic.


"Thank you, Your Majesty."


Civil and military officials, family members, and concubines of the former emperor all stood up holding their cups, but did not sit down.


"May my moon flames prosper forever, everyone drink this cup together."


Yechen stood up, holding the golden square cup in his hand, raised the wide sleeve of his left hand to cover his mouth, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.


"May my moon flames prosper forever."


Everyone drank the wine in their glasses and sat down.


"Your Majesty, the daughter of the subject has a dance dedicated to Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, and the Queen Mother." Prince Deqing also stood up. Today, he is wearing a dark red brocade robe, a woven jade belt around his waist, and black boots inlaid with gold. The thousand hairs are bundled up high, and the hosta is inserted obliquely, which is very luxurious.


"Oh?" Ye Chen said nothing, but the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager met each other's eyes, and spoke with interest. "I have heard that Princess Qingqing's dancing skills in neon clothes are popular all over the world. Today we are lucky. Your Majesty, do you think so?" After the words fell, the Supreme Emperor cast his eyes on Yechen.Although they no longer cared about court affairs, they wanted to enjoy the joy of having grandchildren, but besides the little queen, Chen'er didn't have a concubine. It would be great if there was a good woman who could catch his eye today.


"That's right, please ask Princess Qing to dance for us." Ye Chen couldn't have known what these people were up to, so he just spoke lightly.


"Then the courtiers will show their ugliness."


Princess Deqing's daughter stood up gently, and she was wearing a pink gauze dress with a white brocade on her chest, a high waist, and a long skirt that stretched to the ground.The white gauze handkerchief hangs around the fragrant shoulders, fluttering like flying.Her features are picturesque, she is refined, she really looks like a butterfly fairy...


The princess Qingqing walked to the center of the hall, waved her sleeves, and the gauze fluttered; she turned around, and the skirts fluttered and spread widely, and the smile between her brows was like pear blossoms blooming in early spring; There are so many styles...


Everyone listened to the music, and fell into a beautiful fantasy with her dancing posture, as if they were in a place full of peach blossoms, watching the butterflies dance lightly, it was intoxicating.


After she finished a song, thunderous applause rang out.


"Okay, what a neon dress dance."


The Supreme Emperor was the first to exclaim in admiration, and he had a good impression of this handsome and dancing princess.If such a woman can stay by Huang'er's side, the two can be regarded as a match.


"Thank you, the Empress, for your compliment."


Qingqing's voice is like an oriole, and her breath is like orchid.The pretty face was delicate and pretty, but there was a bit of disappointment in the drooping eyes of the whole body, because from the beginning to the end, the emperor didn't show half admiration.Wasn't she dancing well enough?


"The emperor, the emperor, the queen mother, and the minister's daughters also have songs to present."

(End of this chapter)