RPAGF Chapter 274 Practice Banquet
Chapter 274 Practice Banquet
On December 25th, as instructed by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, all officials were granted a New Year's holiday, to be reopened after the New Year.
At the same time, this day is also a day for bidding farewell to the envoys of various countries (mainly for the Northern Wilderness Kingdom and the Western Gate Kingdom, while the envoys of the Southern Li Kingdom will stay here until after Xu Jingyun's wedding before returning home).
The farewell banquet began at Shen Shi (3-5 PM) and ended at Xu Shi (7-9 PM).
The banquet was held in Rui'ai Imperial Garden, a royal garden next to the imperial city. Only officials from the capital were invited, and their families were not allowed to attend.
Although the banquet was to begin at Shenshi (3-5 PM), how could anyone actually attend on time? This was the Empress's prestige, so by Weishi (1-3 PM), all the officials, except for the Empress and the envoys, had already arrived.
In this winter season, there is not much scenery to enjoy, so those who arrive early usually gather in small groups, either chatting with familiar colleagues or sitting alone drinking...
Lin Shu's seat was near the front, which made it easy for her to observe the people below.
About fifteen minutes later, the envoys from the three kingdoms slowly entered the banquet hall. Ulihan from the Northern Wilderness gave Lin Shu a subtle wink, and then kept scanning the scene, seemingly looking for something.
Until he saw a person dressed in a wrinkled blue outfit, who was being scolded by a grumpy old woman for being late. Looking at the woman's funny expression, Ulihan felt a strange sense of pleasure.
"What is Nineteenth Brother looking at?" Qiqige had already sat down when he noticed a large lump of something sitting upright in front of him. Looking up, he realized it was Ulihan.
Most importantly, she could actually see pleasure in Ulihan's expression, which was no different from usual. Following his gaze, she saw Lin Shu, and Qiqige understood immediately.
It seems that his nineteenth brother really likes her. However, whether it's true or not, after today, Wulihan can only marry Feng Zhao and then slowly die.
"What's it to you!" Ulihan was interrupted and displeased. He flicked the little braid hanging by his ear, then took a big step and plopped down heavily at the other end of the bench where Qiqige was sitting.
"Creak." The bench made a slight cracking sound, as if a leg had broken, and it was leaning backward under the weight. Qiqige was so frightened that she quickly reached out and grabbed the table in front of her.
"As expected, it's not sturdy." Ulihan seemed not to notice Qiqige's expression, and even shook his buttocks before making a complaint.
Qiqige could no longer hide the gentleness on his face. He thought with a gloomy expression: No matter how sturdy this chair is, it can't withstand the impact of your stupid, horse-like butt.
"Go find two single chairs." Qiqige instructed the palace maid beside her. She had already stood up, seemingly afraid that Ulihan would drop her on the ground and embarrass her.
Soon, two single chairs were brought over. Seeing Ulihan's intimidating demeanor, the palace attendant looked at the chairs beneath him with some trepidation and said, "Your Excellency, what do you think..."
“Pretentious.” Ulihan first looked at Qiqige meaningfully and said this, then slowly got up.
"Clang, crash..." Just as the palace attendant bent down to lift the chair away, before his hand even touched it, the long chair shattered into a pile without warning.
This commotion was quite significant, naturally attracting everyone's attention.
Ji Wan, having somehow gotten close to Lin Shu, glanced at Ulihan's large buttocks and muttered in a thieving tone, "That's terrifying. If we were fighting, she could easily sit on me and kill me..."
Lin Shu frowned and pushed her away a little, then pointed to a direction on the left and said calmly, "Your seat is over there."
I was startled by Ji Wan's sudden close voice, and upon closer inspection, I could see that the fine hairs behind her ears were standing on end.
"I know, I just saw you were bored by yourself, so I wanted to keep you company," Ji Wan replied earnestly, her voice even carrying a hint of flattery.
Lin Shu bluntly exposed her, saying, "You're afraid of being scolded."
Don't think she didn't see it; Ji Wan was being scolded by the old master Ji.
Ji Wan touched the tip of her nose guiltily, then mustered her courage and retorted seriously, "Who said that? Who dares to insult me! At home, I'm the one who..."
"...Uh...I'll go back first." With that, Ji Wan suddenly changed the subject, quickly returned to her seat and sat down obediently, gently patting her chest, thinking to herself: That was terrifying!
That big guy was terrifying. She didn't know why, but his indescribable gaze made her feel like she was on fire, and her heart was pounding with fear.
Lin Shu was puzzled, but when she saw the glint in Ulihan's eyes, she finally understood.
Meanwhile, the chair on Ulihan's side has been replaced. The reason it was replaced so quickly is thanks to one person: the Third Princess Feng Qing, who had not appeared for a long time. She didn't even attend the previous grand court assembly.
After the other person sat down, Lin Shu looked at her. Her appearance hadn't changed much. When Lin Shu looked over, she glared at Lin Shu and muttered under her breath, "What are you looking at!"
"Hmm?" the man beside her asked.
"My lord, my lord, I meant her, not you, hahaha!" Feng Qing performed a face-changing act in a second.
Lin Shu then noticed that the Third Princess had brought her husband, Qin Shi. His Majesty had clearly stated that the banquet would only be for officials, and she wondered what Feng Qing meant by this.
However, she soon understood Feng Qing's intention—
Once everyone had arrived, the Imperial Auntie shouted as if on cue:
"His Majesty has arrived! The Crown Princess has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, the previously chaotic scene instantly quieted down, and the officials quickly found their places and sat down nimbly.
"Your Majesty, we pay our respects! Your Highness, we pay our respects! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
The sounds of worshippers rising and falling were incessant.
Feng Han took her seat in the main seat, waved her right hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then began to speak at length about polite formalities.
Feng Zhao also sat down next to Feng Qing. As soon as she settled down, she heard her third sister's gloating voice: "Second sister, I heard that big bear wants to marry you?"
As she spoke, she gave Ulihan a couple of winks, and because Feng Han was speaking, she was afraid that Feng Zhao wouldn't hear her, so she deliberately raised her voice.
Unexpectedly, the room fell silent as soon as she finished speaking.
When Feng Qing looked up, she realized that Feng Han had already finished speaking sometime earlier and was now looking at her with a complicated expression.
As for the big bear Ulihan (utterly speechless): Lai Fengming has been given countless nicknames!
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