In the evening, at the Shang Xuan Palace banquet, the Emperor, the concubines, the four kings, and all the civil and military officials of the court were present. No one was absent.
Xia Nian sat at the end of the second table on the right. There was a wide variety of fruits and dishes on the table, but they were all cold. Xia Nian didn't like such a royal banquet.
After a toast, the performance officially began.
During the banquet, the Emperor seemed to be in high spirits. He said," Emperor Xia, I heard that the princess is very intelligent. She could recite Mencius at the age of three.”
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I just happened to remember it and was a little smart.”
The current empress was a beautiful woman. She was once the favorite concubine of the emperor of West Asia. After the empress died, she was conferred the title. "Emperor Xia, don't deny it. The princess looks like an extraordinary child. She will definitely be a beauty when she grows up, hehe.”
"Come, come, come to zhen's side.”
" Nian 'er…" Emperor Xia shook his head slowly, indicating that she should not act rashly.
"Nian 'er knows what to do.”He slowly walked to the high platform and bowed to the man sitting on the dragon throne." Greetings to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!”
"Yes, get up. Empress, you're right. The young princess is indeed handsome.”
"Thank you for your praise, Emperor and Empress." Although Xia Nian said thank you, she was already feeling indignant in her heart.
"Then I'll test you. Hmm, I'll test the Book of Songs.”The Emperor thought for a moment and said," I'll say it to Zicheng. Can Nian 'er do it?"
"…Nian 'er doesn't know. Master hasn't talked about the Book of Songs yet.”I'll hold your hand and grow old with you. For an emperor who was almost fifty years old to ask a five-year-old girl about a love poem, there was no need to say what he was thinking. Anyone could guess. Xia Nian was filled with hatred. Neither Ji Qingling nor Xia Nian had ever been humiliated like this.
"It's fine. Nian 'er can stay in the palace and attend school with the princes.”
Suddenly, Xia Nian understood that the Emperor had laid a trap here, waiting for her to fall into it.
"In that case, the four princes should also stay behind.”
Although they were unwilling, the four kings still had to thank Long En. They couldn't refuse the emperor's edict. Otherwise, they would be disobeying the edict. All they could do was pretend to be grateful no matter how unwilling they were. "Thank you for your kindness, Lord."
"Come, let's drink and eat!"
Xia Nian's face was pale as she returned to her seat. She was so angry that her entire body was trembling. At that time, she wanted to slap him, but for Xia country, for her parents, and for her brother, she had to endure it.
Seeing her pale face, Xia Zhao asked with concern," Are you alright?”
"I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry.”
The Emperor had kept the four princes in the Imperial City with the intention of becoming hostages. If the four princes were left behind, the four kings would not rebel in a short period of time.
"Brother, you have to go back."
"It's easier said than done."
A gaze was fixed in the direction of Xia Country. Xia Nian felt it and looked up. She saw the prince of Chu Country staring at her as if he wanted to see through her.
Xia Nian nodded, but the other party turned his head away.
"What a strange person."
"He's the Crown Prince of the Crown Prince's country. His name is Chu Jun. He's an extremely intelligent person like you.”
"Brother is also very smart."
"Heh, compared to you guys, I'm far inferior.”
The sky was dark. Although the palace lanterns were lit, they could not see the other party's face clearly. They could only vaguely feel that Chu Jun was a beautiful boy.
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