Chapter 421: The First Chief Steward

Su Shang is right.

If you really want to do something, you can always think of a way. As for whether this method is feasible or not, you have to do it before you know - even if it doesn't work, at most it will only cost you some money.

But as the crown prince of a country, Duanmu Yu had great ambitions, but he did not have the courage to take risks.

In the evening, a banquet was held in Guangyang Palace.

Two pure gold chairs with carved dragon patterns were placed side by side. Nan Xi and Rong Yu ascended to the throne and sat on the high dragon chairs to accept the worship of Dongling courtiers.

Nan Xi was wearing a noble dragon robe and a thick fur cloak. She was holding an exquisite dragon-patterned stove in her hand. The whole person was wrapped tightly and airtight. She didn't feel cold at all while sitting in the chair. Warm and comfortable.

Rong Yu was dressed in the ordinary robes of the regent, with a rare cloak on the outside. Although he had strong physical strength, Nan Xi was always concerned about his unhealed injuries and worried that he would catch the cold again. So he was forced to wear one more piece.

Rong Yu has always had the final say in major matters between the two of them, and Nan Xi has not interfered, but Nan Xi has always had the final say in small matters.

But if we investigate it seriously, there is actually nothing major between them. As long as Nan Xi insists on something, Rong Yu will have no room to resist, no matter how big or small it is.

The main hall is spacious, with several princes and ministers headed by Xie Shoufu, Prime Minister Lu, Prince Jing, and Prince Huai on the right side, followed by officials of the third rank and above of Dongling seated according to rank.

The left side is naturally headed by Prince Duanmu and Su Shang, followed by envoys from the two countries.

Delicious delicacies, wine, melons and fruit snacks were continuously presented by the maids.

At the beginning of the palace banquet, the palace dancers with graceful and exquisite dances filed into the hall. After bowing Yingying, they flicked their red silk ribbons and danced enchantingly. Their graceful and exquisite figures and light and graceful dance movements quickly attracted everyone at the banquet. The atmosphere heightened.

The ministers sipped the wine and admired the agile dance of the dancers. The music echoed in the hall, making people happy both physically and mentally.

Duanmu Yu, wearing a black fur cloak, sat silently at the banquet and drank. His eyes occasionally fell on the dancers and quickly moved away, as if he was not interested in the beauty and dancing in front of him at all.

Su Chang admired it quietly, with a gentle curve on her lips. She looked graceful, calm and elegant.

All the ministers were silent.

At the end of the dance, the dancers bowed respectfully and left, the music slowly faded away, and the hall returned to calm.

"I have been feeling unwell for the past two days and I have not been able to entertain two distinguished guests from afar. I feel really uneasy." Nan Xi smiled lightly, "I hope Prince Duanmu and Prime Minister Su will be more considerate."

"Your Majesty the Queen is serious." Su Chang said with a smile, "Prime Minister Dongling and the First Assistant are warm and considerate in their hospitality. The other ministers also treat us like guests. I feel as if I are at home. I am particularly grateful for this. "

After a pause, "Besides, my biggest wish for coming here this time is to see Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent. I also wish to congratulate the Queen on her enthronement. I wish Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent their love as husband and wife, and I wish the country of Dongling to be forever strong and the country to be prosperous." With stability, the country will last forever.”

Tsk.

He really knows how to talk.

Especially good at talking sweetly and belly sword.

Nan Xi replaced the wine with tea and said with a faint smile: "According to Prime Minister Su's auspicious words, Dongling will be prosperous and prosperous for a long time, and the country will be prosperous. The relationship between me and the regent will be as strong as a rock. We will support each other and create the glory of Dongling." Prosperity."

When Su Chang heard this, her hand holding the wine cup tightened imperceptibly, then she smiled and said congratulations, raised the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Duanmu Yu said calmly: "The little king originally came here for the purpose of marriage, hoping to promote eternal friendship between Dongling, Dazhou and Northern Xinjiang. Unexpectedly, it was just wishful thinking of the little king. The regent didn't seem to want to have a good relationship with Northern Xinjiang. mean."

Nan Xi was silent for a moment and smiled lightly: "If the two countries really want to have a good relationship, they only need to be friendly with each other. If they don't go to war, they will have good relations with each other. It does not have to be maintained through marriage."

Duanmu Yu said calmly: "Xiao Wang has always believed that only marriage can give people the greatest trust."

"If Prince Duanmu thinks that good relations between the two countries must be based on marriage, he is bound to be disappointed." Someone at the table said lazily, "The regent of Dongling came from the Zhou Dynasty. Before he came to Dongling, he had a high position. Although Her Majesty is the Queen of Dongling, she was also the wife of the regent before this. With her status as the Prince of Zhou, how can she let other men get close to her wife? This is a special situation. Prince Duanmu should understand. "

Duanmu Yu was about to speak when he heard a lazy voice say again: "Prince Duanmu has also been married, right? If His Highness the Crown Prince feels that his wife can be shared with others, then I have an idea. The famous handsome boy in Dongling will also "Young Master, why don't we pick two outstanding ones and send them to the Crown Princess of Northern Xinjiang, which can be regarded as a marriage between the two countries. This should be able to show our sincerity. I wonder what the Crown Prince wants?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent.

Duanmu Yu's face turned the color of pig liver visibly. He turned his head angrily and looked at the person who spoke, "You put -"

When his eyes met Xie Jinliang's sarcastic eyes, he took back the word "unbridled" that he was subconsciously about to say, and said coldly: "Today's palace banquet, in what capacity is Mr. Xie attending?"

As we all know, the standards of palace banquets for envoys are extremely high, and Duanmu Yu is the prince of Northern Xinjiang, and Su Shang is the first-rank prime minister of South Vietnam. Both of them have noble status, so those present today are all officials of Dongling third-rank or above.

Although Xie Jin is the legitimate son of Xie Shoufu, he does not hold a formal official position. What qualifications does he have to enter such a situation?

"Prince Duanmu doesn't know." Another young voice sounded at the banquet, with a bit of goodwill to explain and inform, "Mr. Xie is the first chief steward beside the regent, the chief steward of the inner court, and the attendant of the regent. His rank is the first rank, so he is indeed qualified to attend today's palace banquet."

After the voice fell, the huge hall fell into a strange silence.

Everyone was stunned.

The first chief steward, the chief steward of the inner court?

When did this happen, how could they not know?

Duanmu Yu obviously did not expect to hear such a reply, and for a while he could not help but fall silent.

What else can he say?

The ministers of Dongling are not normal people. They are best at killing with one word. They talk nonsense with their eyes open, and they say it so calmly and calmly, as if it were true.

Prime Minister Xie lowered his eyes and picked up the wine cup, sipping it slowly, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, is his son itchy recently, or has he been spoiled by him and has no law?

He really has been showing off one after another, without even taking a break.

I won’t mention that he had taken in a few beautiful boys before and had a reputation as a gay man, after all, it was a reward from Her Majesty the Queen and could not be refused. Yesterday, he tore his face with the Su brothers in public, which made the children of the imperial family in the capital panic. It was understandable, because the second son of the Su family was so stupid that he speculated on the emperor’s intentions in public and even said that the prince of Huainan was a hostage, so he turned against them.

But today he was so absurd that he even became the chief steward of the palace. Did he want the Xie family to have no descendants?