Chapter 282： Surprise at the palace banquet

Chapter 282 Surprise at the Palace Banquet

Jiang Ning also chanted "Amitabha" and said, "It's okay, okay, after this incident, I think Mrs. Huang will not be so hasty again in the future."

Ms. Zhao thought so too, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that there are no marriageable men in your family, otherwise I would definitely get married to your family!"

Jiang Ning covered her mouth and snickered. Just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of a man full of murderous aura coming in from the outside of the hall. Her eyes immediately went straight, "Who is this?"

Zhao whispered from the side: "This is the eldest prince. He has been guarding the border before. The eldest prince's concubine and children stayed in the capital. There were natural and man-made disasters in Qi and the border was unstable. The eldest prince has not come back for several years. I didn't expect that this year It’s really strange to come back for the New Year!”

As soon as Zhao finished speaking, the eldest prince had already arrived in front of Prince Rui, with his hands clasped in fists, "Greetings to my uncle."

Mr. Rui was very satisfied with his grandnephew, and his tense expression relaxed a little, "Yes! This is what my royal descendants should look like."

The eldest prince Xiao Chongding stroked his beard and showed a simple smile, "Thank you, uncle. Chongding came back this time mainly to report the situation in the northwest to his father. He happened to meet Lao Liu's group of people on the way. I just found out something big happened in the capital, is my father still angry?"

Hearing this, Old Prince Rui sighed with emotion, "It's hard for you to have such a long journey and still miss your father in your heart. Don't worry, he has never seen any big storms. This little thing is not worth the pain for him for a long time, but the old man still wants to Let me remind you, the good news can be told tonight. If you are not in a hurry, the bad news can be told secretly tomorrow so as not to ruin everyone’s enthusiasm for the New Year. "

“Chongding understands.” The eldest prince agreed obediently, his eyes fell on Ah Yi, full of confusion, “Who is this?”

Old Prince Rui grinned and pulled Ayi to his side, "My son did it!"

The eldest prince was stunned for a moment and immediately shouted: "Cousin."

Ah Yi was a little at a loss.

Old Prince Rui smiled from ear to ear, urging A Yi to call someone quickly.

Ah Yi called out dryly: "Cousin."

Old Prince Rui is even happier.

That face that smiled like a rotten chrysanthemum was almost blinding.

Ms. Zhao whispered beside Jiang Ning, "I don't know where King Rui's godson comes from. I heard that King Rui is very precious and takes him with him wherever he goes."

Jiang Ning’s mouth twitched and he stopped talking.

At this moment, the emperor came over with his concubines, princes and princesses.

Jiang Ning hurriedly stood up and saluted with everyone, and did not continue to talk about Ah Yi.

The emperor was obviously very happy to see Xiao Chongding. He stared at him for a long time, his eyes were slightly red, "He has become darker and thinner. He looks mature and stable!"

The eldest prince started fighting with the old general when he was thirteen years old. He returned to Beijing to get married when he was eighteen years old. Not long after they got married, he went to the border again. He had been away for five years. The emperor was lying when he said he didn't miss him. It was just that they were kings and ministers first. Father and son, many feelings cannot be expressed in words.

The eldest prince knelt down on one knee and said in a sonorous voice: "Father, my son and minister are unfilial, please punish me."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "You guarded the border for me, which is really a great act of filial piety. It's too late for me to reward you, so why should I punish you? You came back suddenly this time, but you have something important to do?"

After all, he is his own son. The emperor gave the eldest prince many privileges. He did not have to guard the border and wait for his orders like other generals.

The eldest prince nodded slightly, with uncontrollable joy in his firm and steady eyes, "There are some important things to report to my father, but it's a good thing." "Oh? What's a good thing?" The emperor became interested.

The civil and military officials and various female relatives also fell silent and listened with their ears pricked up.

"Father, the taro you sent to the northwest will have a good harvest this year. Although the taro does not grow as well as the taro, it can still survive. The food problem of the border officers has been greatly improved, so the foreign invaders will come before winter this year. If they commit crimes, our northwest army can push them hundreds of miles away from the pass without any scruples, thus increasing the prestige of our Qi country."

The most important thing in a war is food and grass. If there is insufficient food and grass, the army will not even dare to move. In the past, the food and grass given to border soldiers by the court every year was only enough for them to maintain their daily consumption. Once a large-scale war broke out, there would be a shortage of food and grass. He told the court We need food, but there have been constant natural disasters in Qi these years, and the disaster relief food allocated by the court every year is not enough. How to provide enough food and grass for the frontier fortress?

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Chongding has been very frustrated in fighting in the past few years, and it was not until this year that he saw a turn for the better.

Everyone's heart was racing and their blood was boiling when they heard it.

"Okay! The eldest prince is indeed the God of War of our Qi Kingdom!" Prime Minister Sun was so excited that he could not speak coherently.

Although his behavior was a bit outrageous, everyone could understand that even the civil servants were so excited, let alone the generals.

At this moment, seven or eight military generals stepped forward and invited themselves to fight in the northwest.

Emperor Long Xin was overjoyed, "Okay! This is indeed a great joy for our Qi country, and it is worth drinking! I am here to give a toast to the northwest border guard, a toast to Guang Enbo, and a toast to the eldest prince!"

At this moment, Jiang Ning noticed that all the eyes in the Chengqing Palace were focused on her, and he quickly stood up and raised his glass, "Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the State of Qi. This is God's will. It is God's will to allow me to discover fragrant taro and white potato. It is God's blessing to the State of Qi. I dare not Take credit.”

This was said extremely cleverly, without any trace of weakening the jealousy of others towards her, and at the same time it spoke to the emperor's heart.

The emperor was so happy that he drank three cups in a row and admired Jiang Ning more and more.

"Father! Is this Uncle Guang En?" The eldest prince's eyes lit up when he saw Jiang Ning. He strode forward to her and bowed to her, "I have met Uncle Guang En. No matter what the reason is, my uncle found out The selfless handing over of taro and sweet potato is enough to be admired. I thank you on behalf of all the soldiers and civilians in the northwest!"

Jiang Ning was startled and quickly returned the greeting respectfully, "The eldest prince is welcome."

The emperor laughed loudly and said, "Uncle Guang En, you deserve this! Everyone, sit down!"

The emperor has not been so happy for a long time.

The queen saw this and quickly echoed from the side: "Your Majesty, no one could have imagined that the eldest prince could lead the troops to drive the foreign invaders to a hundred miles outside the pass. He should be rewarded, and Uncle Guang En should also be rewarded."

"The queen is right, and she should be rewarded!" The emperor was thinking about what to reward, when the eldest prince continued: "Father, there is something I want to report, and this is the main reason why I came back this time. "

“What?” The emperor’s expression was a little more surprised and expectant.

The Chengqing Hall fell into silence again.

The eldest prince shouted outside, and immediately eight soldiers entered the hall carrying a huge object, which was also covered with red silk cloth.

The emperor stood up suddenly, "What is this?"

“Father, please look!” The eldest prince strode forward and tugged hard. The red silk cloth fell smoothly in front of everyone, revealing its true appearance in Lushan.