Chapter 352: Coaxing a Birthday Banquet - Small Punishment
The Empress Dowager Jade sat upright in the big chair of the red sandalwood group blessing with a graceful demeanor and a solemn appearance. No one could see that on the first day, she was so angry that she couldn't get her liver back to celebrate her birthday with her, and her face was distorted, and she ordered to kill a palace man who had missed and dropped a cup.
The people who were eligible to enter the main hall of the Jiale Palace, except for the Tianxing people, were all envoys sent by various countries - in addition to the strong neighbor of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, several small countries around the Tianxing Kingdom and several local kings in the country sent birthday envoys to carry a lot of gifts.
Among them, there is Le Guo, to which Zong Zhengke's maternal grandmother, Princess Zhenyi, belongs, and her maternal uncle, the King of the Mountains of Xiling.
Let's not mention the country, although the country is small, it should not be underestimated. This envoy of Leguo, after entering Tianxingguo, first went to Yunhang County to visit Mrs. Xiao, and then slowly came to Tianxingjing.
The mountains of Xiling are the famous dangerous mountains and evil mountains in the territory of Tianxing Country. At the beginning of the founding of Tianxing, the founding emperor threw down more than 50,000 elite soldiers in the mountains of Xiling to conquer this native tribe that was located in the west of Tianxingguo.
Fortunately, although the natives are unruly, they are extremely trustworthy. After submitting to the founding emperor, in the past 300 years, there have only been a few small-scale rebellions in the Xiling mountains. After the arrival of the imperial army, the rebellion was also put down very quickly.
In addition to the important seasons, every year of the emperor's longevity, the empress dowager's thousand autumns and the queen's thousand autumns, the king of Xiling will send envoys to Beijing to offer precious Xiling treasures. This year, it was no exception.
These envoys were basically expected by the Heavenly Luck Monarch. There are unexpected people. The Golden Horde, which never gives face to Tianxingguo, comes whenever he wants, and slaps his face when he wants is one of them, and Her Royal Highness the princess of the newly promoted Jokhang Empire Qin is also one of them.
That's right, today, Zong Zhengke entered the palace not as the daughter of the Zongzheng family, but as the daughter of the princess of the Qin State to congratulate the Jade Empress Dowager on her birthday. She didn't mean anything else, she just didn't want to kneel and kowtow to this old enemy again!
In her previous life, she had knelt enough! In this life, now that she has a clear identity that can be made public, she will not wronged herself again if she says anything!
Moreover, because the banner of the Jokhang Empire is too big. Zong Zhengke was able to rank first on the left in the group of envoys, and sat opposite Li Yi, who represented the Eastern Tang Dynasty in the first seat on the right.
This pair of beautiful men and women occupy two of the most honorable positions. The two looked at each other, although they were silent. But the whole hall seemed to hear their conversations, and complete silence was better than sound!
The Empress Dowager Jade had a secret hatred in her heart. A few days ago, Zong Zhengke's birthday was in the limelight, and his reputation was so loud that he could overwhelm her, the queen mother's birthday.
It's a good day. In addition to the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Golden Horde, the rest of the envoys actually vied with each other to show goodwill to Zongzheng. Even if the Empress Dowager Jade knows. These envoys were all looking at the golden words of the Jokhang Empire, and she was still pressed with a big stone in her heart.
However, out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the prince and grandson of Zahe who was sitting next to Zong Zhengke, and the Jade Empress Dowager was secretly proud. The national strength of the Golden Horde is naturally not as strong as that of the Great Zhao and the Eastern Tang Dynasty, but it is far stronger than small countries such as the Le Kingdom. Naturally, the king and grandson of Zahe can sit in the second seat on the left, and no one can find fault with such an arrangement!
Wang Sun of Zahe suffered a lot under the pressure of the martial arts powerhouse of Gong Luo, and the guards who followed him were all seriously injured. So this time, he was the only one who entered the main hall of the birthday celebration.
The old eunuch who stood silently behind the Empress Dowager Jade out of fear was quiet for a while. A man gulps down wine and food as if there was no one around.
In fact, at this time, in addition to the old birthday star Empress Dowager Yu, Empress Xu and the envoys, there were many important ministers of the clan in the main hall. The main hall is filled with singing and dancing, and the beautiful sound of the kabuki is also very sultry.
After being full of wine and food, Wang Sun of Zha He lived up to the high hopes of the Empress Dowager Yu, forgot the uncomfortable energy just now, and began to make waves. He wasn't stupid, and at first, he just teased the maiko who came close to him. After discovering that the monarchs and ministers of the Heavenly Luck Kingdom did the same. Immediately his courage grew, and he left his seat.
Walking along the banquet on the left, he walked to the front of Zong Zhengke. In the drunken haze, this girl in a strange life suit is as noble and graceful as jade and ice. Instantaneous. An evil fire surged into his heart.
Hehe laughed strangely, and the footsteps of Wang Sun staggered, and the fat body that was as tall as a bear fell to Zong Zhengke. On the other hand, he screamed strangely: "Ahhh......hh
Seeing that the girl's soft body was within reach, suddenly, a chill rose out of thin air. The dream of the king and grandson of Zahe suddenly became a nightmare. His body was twisted backwards with his back to his legs and feet in an unusually strange twisted position, and he skillfully avoided the banquet not far away, and the wolf fell to the ground in a terrible way.
A terrible scream that did not resemble a human voice suddenly exploded in the hall. The eyes of the king of Zahe were white, and his dark face turned to snow white, and blood gushed out from between his waist and abdomen, and in an instant it was wet with the thick carpet of woven gold embroidery on the ground.
Zong Zhengke did not move at all and sat up straight. It was as if there was not a tall man crying wolf at her feet, and she didn't seem to see the large patch of blood gushing out of the man's waist and abdomen.
Stretching out her snow-white slender fingers, she lifted the wine glass, held it to her lips, and took a sip gracefully.
This sudden change stunned almost everyone, the Jade Empress Dowager turned her head slightly, and Gonggong Luo flew past and landed near Zong Zhengke.
Luo's eyes were full of surprise and jealousy, and he cautiously bypassed the banquet and came to the side of the king of Zahe, who was still wailing. He stretched out his finger to stop the bleeding for Zha He Wang Sun, and then quickly pressed the bone on Zha Zha Wang Sun's waist, and his face couldn't help but change slightly.
"Your Royal Highness, you have to be forgiving and forgiving." Grandpa Luo said in a low voice.
Zong Zhengke slowly raised his eyes, his eyes were full of scrutiny and doubt, and said slowly: "This hall, I don't understand what you mean. ”
Gonggong Luo was silent, bowed respectfully to Zong Zhengke, and called the palace people to carry away the king and grandson of Zahe, who had finally fainted. He returned to the Jade Empress Dowager, bowed down and whispered: "The old slave thinks to herself, and she loses both, so she doesn't dare to make a move." ”
The Empress Dowager Yu's body shook, the wine glass in her hand rippled slightly, and the wine swayed out. She couldn't help but look over, and happened to collide with the eyes of this young but strange woman. At this glance, it seemed that countless blades crashed into her eyes, causing her face to turn purple and painful in an instant.
"Don't look directly at her!" Luo Gonggong said urgently.
The Jade Empress Dowager snorted, "It's late." The mourning family was in great pain, and helped the mourning family to change clothes. ”
Father-in-law Luo stretched out his hand to help, and the Empress Dowager Jade walked away. Zong Zhengke lowered his eyes slowly and tasted the wine indifferently.
It's just a small punishment, that's it. (To be continued.) )