After staying in the other courtyard for a night, after sending Yu Chi Yue away, Ying Zhu and Shuang Zhu came to find her. Only then did Hua Jinglan remember that she wanted to enter the palace for a banquet.
When she returned to the palace, she put on the same crimson dress as Chun Yuyan, and put on red makeup, which gave her a rather elegant and unparalleled look. The usual carelessness and laziness became the perfect way to embellish the style. Chun Yuyan led her into the carriage, and seeing the uncomfortable look on her face, she couldn't help but smile and said: "On the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a big banquet for all the ministers in the palace, and it will be a New Year's Eve dinner. You can just show up."
Hua Jinglan moved her neck, her thoughts turned around, and asked: "At this time of year, do other countries come to celebrate the festival?"
"This is a common practice. Later Yue also sent envoys." Chunyu Yan asked, "What's wrong?"
"I saw a lot of foreigners in Linglong Building today, so I asked them casually." Hua Jinglan shook her head.
In the Kaiyuan Hall, Hua Jinglan and Chun Yuyan sat opposite Chun Yuzhuang and Murong Wei to the left and right of the emperor and the queen. Chun Yushang and Chun Yuru sat in the second seat, right next to Hua Jinglan.
Chun Yushang was very happy to see her. While Chun Yurao was talking to the ministers above, he came close to Hua Jinglan and said, "Sister-in-law, I also want to see the pair of cats you and third brother have!"
He didn't bring Taohua and Sanya with him when he went to Tiannv City. He should have heard about them from Chun Yuru.
While Taohua was concentrating on giving birth to little Taohua, Chun Yuyan arranged for the two little beasts to go to Xiangzi Mountain. He was afraid that he would not take them back until the cubs were born.
"Not now, let's wait until later."
Chunyu Shang was puckering his lips when Hua Jinglan took out a pair of shadow puppets from his sleeves and stuffed them into his hands like a magic trick, "If you want to play, play with these."
Chunyushang took the shadow doll under the table and played with it, and said happily: "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Chun Yuru was also bored, so she and Chun Yushang had a little fight each other.
At this time, the head of the palace shouted: "The envoys from all over the world are here to see you!"
Eight people walked in from outside the main hall, the main envoy in front and the deputy envoy in the back. The gifts from various countries were also held in the hands of the deputy envoy. The eight people walked in unison. Except for the female envoy from Loulan Kingdom, the other envoys from the three countries When standing in the center of the hall, he did not kneel down to worship, but bowed and said, "Meet the Emperor!"
It is etiquette for envoys to kneel down and bow before an audience. The three countries straightened their necks as if they had made an appointment, wishing they could write the words "disdain" on their faces.
Hua Jinglan sighed when she saw Chun Yurao's expression changing. You said these people have nothing to do, so hurry up and give them gifts, toast, and eat, and then leave. It would be great if you didn't waste a moment!
"Why didn't the Emperor of Yue kneel down and worship after the envoys of the Three Kingdoms met me?" Someone immediately jumped out and accused him.
One of the envoys raised his head and looked directly at Chun Yurao, "We greet the Emperor Houyue on behalf of the emperor. There has never been a principle for an emperor to kneel to the emperor of another country, so naturally we don't have to kneel!"
Hua Jinglan glanced at Murong Wei and saw that she was calm and composed. She couldn't help but feel a little strange. It was understandable that Tianshui Kingdom and Liefeng Kingdom did not kneel down. Qiongyu Kingdom had just married Houyue Kingdom, so they would not kneel down now. It was tantamount to direct provocation. How could she, the princess of Qiongyu Kingdom, sit still
Chunyu Yan lowered his voice while drinking, "Except Loulan, this is also the practice of the other four countries."
Hua Jinglan was speechless. Were they suppressing each other
Houyue Kingdom is the richest among the five countries, and its location is also the best. Compared with the other three countries, it is not as good as Houyue in terms of materials and transportation. The three countries joining forces have the meaning of warning and deterrence.
There was a quarrel in the palace. During this gap, except for those who were sitting where the emperor could not see, no one else could move at all. Hua Jinglan pinched her fingers and sent out a stream of energy from the air to hit the three of them. On the legs, the three of them fell to their knees on the ground. The three deputy envoys behind them had no idea what was going on and could only kneel down.
Naturally, some people were willing to take advantage of the situation. A ceremonial officer came out to pay homage to Chun Yurao and said loudly: "My emperor is mighty!"
Murong Wei turned her head and looked at Hua Jinglan. There seemed to be anger in her eyes, but there was no trace of it on her face.
Hua Jinglan shrugged at her. He couldn't blame her, but blame them for dragging on for too long.
At this time, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms were also kneeling, and they could only go down the slope. When Chun Yurao asked them to get up, they resorted to the second strategy.
"The Tianshui Kingdom presents a pair of birds and beasts." The envoy from the Tianshui Kingdom pulled the square cloth covering the cage, and two colorful long-tailed birds that looked like peacocks were revealed to everyone. They were brightly colored and feathered. The luster attracted everyone’s admiration.
The envoy from Tianshui Kingdom saw this and said: "This bird and beast is called Dancing Beast. It can dance when it hears the sound, and flies around the sound. When it dances, its wings are spread out, like a phoenix. Its colorful feathers can emit a scorching light, which is eye-catching." memorable!"
The pair of birds and beasts in the cage are indeed beautiful. They just dance when they hear the sound. It should belong to the category of music control of beasts with music. However, Xiangrong has said that some birds and beasts in Tianshui Kingdom are used exclusively for fun, and ordinary musical instrument users can also Those who can make it dance, and those who really use music skills, use the method of attack, and most of them are not proficient in it.
"Dancing beasts can only dance when they hear the sound. I dare you to ask the emperor to send someone to make music with a lyre and make the two beasts dance!"
The key point is here. Since the Tianshui Kingdom is looking for trouble, how can these two birds and beasts easily dance at the sound of the sound? If these two birds and beasts cannot be made to dance, Houyue Kingdom will lose face.
"Do you have any relatives who are proficient in music?" Seeing that no one came forward, Chunyu Rao could only ask.
Everyone was silent. There were quite a few people who could play the lyre, but who could guarantee that these two birds could dance
At this time, Murong Wei stood up and stepped forward Yingying, bowed to Chun Yurao, and said, "Father, I have someone I can recommend."
"Oh?" Chunyu Rao looked happy and asked quickly: "Who is it?"
Murong Wei turned to face Hua Jinglan and said with a smile, "That's Princess Xiaoyao."
"My wife-in-law is here to stay with Princess Xiaoyao day and night in Tiannv City. I really admire the princess's versatility. I know that the princess has always been humble and polite, and she must not be easily exposed in front of others, so she boldly recommended her. I believe Princess Xiaoyao will not do it either." No more refusal!"