Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 242 Welcome Banquet

Today, the Crown Prince of Northern Qi was dressed in a dark brocade robe, very appropriately dressed, looking quite elegant and graceful.

And this Crown Prince of Northern Qi was the one that Emperor Suwen specially entertained at a banquet, and a welcoming banquet was specially held for him.

In order to show his importance to the Crown Prince of Northern Qi, Emperor Suwen not only ordered all the ministers to accompany him, but also unexpectedly sent the eunuch Liu to invite Yan Wuque to the palace to accompany him.

Such an arrangement makes people wonder what the deep meaning and considerations of Emperor Suwen are?

In addition, all the princes also need to attend the banquet. However, Emperor Suwen originally did not intend to invite the third prince Yan Minghao to attend, but in the end he could not resist Rong Fei's pleading and had to agree to let him attend the banquet.

In fact, the reason why Concubine Rong insisted on letting Yan Minghao participate in this welcoming banquet was because she received news from her old father Luo Jingde.

Luo Jingde told her that the welcoming banquet for the Crown Prince of Northern Qi was of vital importance, and that she must ask Emperor Suwen for permission to allow Yan Minghao to attend, otherwise there would be no way to change the Third Prince's current state of mental idiocy.

So, the Third Prince came to Qi Yue's bedroom with great joy. He stared at Qi Yue lying on the bed quietly and said softly:

"Yue'er, after today, we will be free to do whatever we want. From tomorrow on, I will no longer have to play dumb."

However, Qi Yue still had no reaction. She lay there motionless, with no expression on her face, and she didn't even raise her head.

Such an indifferent attitude made the third prince feel extremely disappointed and frustrated, and he left angrily.

Qi Yue learned from her maid that she could no longer have children. She was filled with despair and became lifeless. She no longer had any good feelings towards the Third Prince, but she could not escape the cage of the Third Prince's mansion.

"Princess, this attitude of yours will inevitably hurt your relationship with the prince. The prince still respects you very much. Why do you have to be trapped in your own world?" The maid who was serving was Qi Yue's dowry maid, and she advised carefully.

"How many benefits has the prince given you? Why does he let you talk to me like this?" Qi Yue was freezing cold all over. She sat up and asked harshly.

"Please spare my life, Princess. The prince only asked me to say a few nice words to persuade you. He really cares about you. The prince said that he wanted to explain, but you didn't listen." The maid hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, crying.

"From now on, if you dare to say too much again, don't blame me for being ruthless. It is not your turn to make the decisions on my affairs. Come here and help me get up. I want to go back to the Qi Mansion." Qi Yue's voice was cold and firm, and no one dared to disobey.

The maids lowered their heads in fear and answered in unison, "Yes, Princess." Then they walked carefully to the bedside and helped Qi Yue to get up. They carefully dressed Qi Yue, and every move was extremely cautious.

Qi Yue sat quietly in front of the mirror, watching herself gradually become more beautiful, but there was no ripple in her heart. Her eyes were cold and distant, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

After packing up, Qi Yue stood up and said calmly: "Let's go, accompany me back to the Qi Mansion." The maids hurriedly followed her, and the group left the palace in a mighty manner.

At the same time, a grand welcoming banquet was being held in the palace. At the banquet, everyone was laughing and talking, and the atmosphere was very warm.

The Crown Prince of Northern Qi, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked up with a smile on his face and saluted Emperor Suwen.

He presented a letter with both hands and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I brought a letter from my father. Please take a look. In addition, these are my gifts to Your Majesty. I hope you like them." As he said that, he waved his hand and signaled his men to bring up the gifts.

Eunuch Liu stepped forward quickly, took the letter, and then handed it to Emperor Suwen respectfully.

The Northern Qi crown prince handed over another gift list. Eunuch Liu took the list, unfolded it and read aloud: "Tianshan snow lotus, two taels of bamboo, one thousand taels of gold, five thousand taels of silver, ten pearls, fifty war horses..."

As the voice of the great eunuch Liu sounded, there was an uproar in the hall. The ministers were all amazed and praised this generous gift.

Emperor Suwen smiled from ear to ear, his eyes full of joy.

Emperor Suwen said with a smile on his face: "Prince of Northern Qi, you are so polite! I am very satisfied with this gift. Today, I specially held a banquet to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and invited all the ministers to accompany you."

The Northern Qi prince responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Eunuch Liu gave an order and told the maids to start serving the dishes. Everyone raised their glasses to toast the Crown Prince of Northern Qi, expressing their warm welcome to him.

However, Yan Wuque sat there with an indifferent expression, with no intention of taking the initiative to toast or participate, just quietly watching the lively scene in front of him.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Yan Wuque originally planned to say goodbye to Emperor Suwen and leave, but before he could open his mouth, he saw the Crown Prince of Northern Qi walking towards him with a wine glass.

The Northern Qi prince said with a fake smile: "I heard that the regent was praised as the pillar of the Yan Dynasty and the god of war. Seeing him today, it is true. It's a pity that he is a disabled person.

Facing the provocation of the Northern Qi prince, Yan Wuque did not even raise his eyelids. He just raised the corner of his mouth with a sneer and responded softly: "Oh, I thought it was someone's fly buzzing here, it turned out to be our defeated opponent, the Northern Qi prince. How rude!"

The Northern Qi prince, who was compared to a fly, turned pale with anger and angrily retorted: "Why, am I not worthy of sharing a drink with you? Hmm? As the regent, do you treat your guests like this?"

"Prince of Northern Qi, my brother has been in poor health recently and his mood has been a little unstable. I hope you can understand." Emperor Suwen frowned slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied with the attitude of the Crown Prince of Northern Qi, but he still tried to maintain a gentle tone.

"Royal brother, it's just a glass of wine. I'm willing to drink it. But due to my poor health, it's difficult for me to continue to accompany you. Please allow me to go back home and rest." Yan Wuque still answered slowly, as if he was not affected at all.

"Okay, if you feel uncomfortable, go back and rest. The Crown Prince of Northern Qi won't mind anyway," Emperor Suwen continued.

The Crown Prince of Northern Qi said hastily: "It's okay, I will go to the Regent's Palace to ask for a drink another day."

Although Emperor Suwen was dissatisfied with Yan Wuque's attitude, he had to protect the regent in the current situation of the country and did not want to make a fool of himself in Northern Qi.

After Yan Wuque left, the ministers toasted to the emperor one after another, including the Crown Prince of Northern Qi. The Crown Prince of Northern Qi was in great pain as his body could not tolerate excessive drinking.