Chapter 396: The Feast
The atmosphere in the hall continued to be depressed, starting from the time His Majesty Tianyuan asked Alfalfa to speak, the Qin Empire's envoy group seemed to have been in a passive situation, and in the face of Alfalfa's sharp questions from this terrible woman, even if it was the military advisor Yuxiu, it was difficult to find a suitable answer in a short period of time,
However, these questions suddenly turned, and were completely broken by Huang Tian's words of counterattack! Everyone was stunned, as if they didn't expect that in another country, this down-and-out prince would dare to make words similar to threats!
But the effect of this did not arouse the anger of the public! Because even the silent civil and military officials knew that the words spoken by the beautiful man in front of him had sufficient stance and authority! No matter what the circumstances, being framed by the allies would inevitably attract a particularly sensitive response!
Unless His Majesty Tianyuan is confused, he will punish Huang Tian for his natural remarks! Very shallow truth, if I didn't lie to you, then naturally I am not guilty, but if you condemn me for no reason, then it is your fault! Naturally, I am qualified to remind you, don't underestimate the forces behind me that are related to the dignity of a country, even if Huang Tian is not entertained in the Qin Empire, in the event of such a thing, presumably the country will still stand behind his back! It is precisely because of this that he will refute so boldly!
Ye Feng was stunned, looking at the two majestys and princesses who dominated the Tianyuan Empire in the main hall, and found that their faces had become ugly, the former quickly returned to normal, as a monarch, this ability to change faces was almost innate, and Alfalfa was still a little stubborn~!
Casting a vicious glance at Huang Tian, she didn't say anything after all, sat back in her place, and silently announced this-for-tat, she was defeated! Huang Tian won! The envoy group will no longer be embarrassed! At least, in this hall, it won't be for a short time!
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more stiff, at this time, in order to ease the emotions of both parties, His Majesty Tianyuan coughed a few times dryly, and said: "In this case, I don't think it is better than staying all the friends who have come from afar, you will go to the side hall to rest and prepare for dinner, and I will be with you later, this meal is the reception of my country's sympathetic Qin Empire envoy group who came from thousands of miles away, and I will not hesitate to appreciate my face!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and signaled that everyone could retreat, and the eunuch shouted sharply again: "Your Majesty has an order, retreat from the court! Officials above the second rank will attend the banquet with Your Majesty later! The rest can leave on their own!"
As soon as the words fell, the civil and military officials replied in unison: "Obey!" Then, most of them walked out along the main road of the Golden Hall, and the people who could stay were either real high-ranking officials or members of the royal family, they did not leave with the popular troops, but they also did not directly enter the side hall, as if they wanted to wait for something!
Huang Tian and the others looked at this group of guys and looked at themselves, but they didn't dare to look at them with a straight face, they couldn't stop thinking about what they were thinking, Ye Feng looked at it and felt ridiculous, it turned out that this trick in the court was nothing more than that, it didn't talk about how deep the intrigue was, but it was a bit of a trick!
After all the irrelevant people in the main hall left, Huang Tian also walked towards the side hall under the guidance of the eunuch, Ye Feng and the others followed honestly, it was not the same as they expected, the layout of the side hall was different from the width of the main hall!
Large and small, full of gorgeous table brocade food, those various dishes, coupled with the fragrant fragrance, make the side hall full of an abnormal atmosphere, surprisingly, these dishes are obviously just on the table, but failed to float into the main hall next door, presumably, there is a doorway in this!
Without waiting for Ye Feng and the others to take a look at the dazzling array of dishes, the eunuch who led the way took Huang Tian and his party to the direction very close to the table, looking at it from here, the table still followed the staircase style of the main hall, there is no doubt that the only ones who will be qualified to sit on it in the future can only be His Majesty Tianyuan and Princess Alfalfa and others!
And after the eunuch led the way, he didn't forget to greet everyone warmly, Huang Tian, as a guest, sent the other party away with a polite smile, and then, those imperial relatives who were qualified to sit also sat in their positions!
The food in front of the table did not divert their attention, they still aimed at Huang Tian and the others with their spare eyes, which made the atmosphere of everyone not change too much! And this feeling of being stared at all the time was really uncomfortable in Ye Feng's heart, but fortunately, Lian'er and the others had already had this kind of psychological preparation!
"Don't worry about them, let's just take care of ourselves, wait for Your Majesty to come, finish this meal, rest in the palace for one night, tomorrow, leave immediately, at that time, we can do what we should do!"
This matter, naturally how to assassinate the alfalfa, Ye Feng understood, after nodding, he no longer cared about the eyes of those people, after Huang Tian sat down, the four mysterious guards also followed closely behind, Yuxiu sat next to the master, Ye Feng and Lian'er were at the same table, and they were extremely close!
At this moment of waiting, Huang Tian took the initiative to start talking, he frowned slightly, with a hint of sadness, and said: "I don't know, how is the investigation on Tianyu's side, I told him to wait for the opportunity to sneak into the princess's mansion, I want to take advantage of the princess's time in the palace to have the opportunity to sneak in!"
This plan had already been mentioned by Yuxiu beforehand, but when Huang Tian said it again, Ye Feng thought of another question! That is, when will Neiying on the side of the Ethereal Spirit Clan continue to release the news, he has already asked the Flying Spirit Lion to wait for good news at the Windward Inn all the time, however, in the previous hall, with his eye for observing alfalfa, he did not find any information about Neiying! This link is the key to assassinating alfalfa!
"It would be best if Tianyu could investigate some of the circumstances, but I don't think you should have too much hope in him, you know, with Alfalfa's temperament, even if she is not in the mansion, don't expect to be able to break through easily!" Ye Feng thought about it and said!
When Lian'er heard this, she couldn't help but worry, if Xie Tianyu was found or arrested, the situation would be extremely bad!
Huang Tian glanced at Ye Feng absently, his brows remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth hooked up a strange arc, I don't know what he was thinking, at this time, Yu Xiu also spoke: "What he said is very reasonable, therefore, our actions can only be carried out in the wild, however, this is extremely difficult, before in the main hall, everyone has seen alfalfa, she is not simple!"
Acting in the field, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate, this is the same part of the plan, Yuxiu is right, but Ye Feng has long understood this, he frowned, and continued: "These problems, don't think about them for the time being, we know very well that it is very difficult to kill her, and now we can find some weaknesses or breakthroughs from her words and deeds!"
"Do you have any good ideas?" Huang Tian rarely spoke again, but he threw the key to Ye Feng!
Ye Feng shook his head and said, "I didn't, compared to planning, I am far behind Yuxiu Military Master, but I always feel that we should not miss any opportunity to meet Alfalfa in person, just now in the main hall, the slightest observation can make us clear what kind of person she is! Plans are adapted to local conditions, and they also vary from person to person! Only by understanding her temperament can we further disintegrate her!"
"Very good! That's right!" Yuxiu couldn't help but appreciate Ye Feng's words!
Lian'er also cast an admiring look at Ye Feng, it seems that everyone looks down on him! Not only is he superior in force, but also in terms of wisdom, Ye Feng is also a character!
From beginning to end, Huang Tian's expression when he looked at Ye Feng did not change, he smiled, it seemed that he had long expected that this guy was very extraordinary, however, no amount of planning could catch up with the changes, just seeing alfalfa for the first time could not increase the chances of success in their assassination!
On the contrary, it is precisely because she has seen it that she knows what a difficult target alfalfa is! Don't forget, when everyone is waiting for an opportunity to find her weakness, she is already thinking about how to get rid of everyone!
Just when everyone was thinking about how to kill the alfalfa again, the previous eunuch came to the side hall and shouted sharply: "Your Majesty has arrived!"
As soon as the words fell, all the emperor's relatives and relatives got up to greet him, Huang Tian also stood up with the envoy group, Ye Feng cautiously, from the direction of the main hall, looked at His Majesty Tianyuan and Princess Alfalfa who had changed into clothes and came quietly!
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The emperor's relatives shouted one after another as His Majesty arrived! Huang Tian and the others also echoed!
His Majesty Tianyuan waved his hand gently and said: "Since it is a homely banquet, there is no need to be polite, Zhong Aiqing is flat, Xiao Dengzi, order the imperial dining room, you can officially start!"
"Slave Leader!" The eunuch known as Xiao Deng Zi trotted to the entrance of the side hall and said something to a few little eunuchs, and then he returned to his position and shouted again: "Feast!"
I don't know when the ceremonial orchestra that entered the venue played the sound of classical instruments, and the humming and crisp opening music made the atmosphere of the side hall change suddenly, but listening to the ceremonial music in the ears, it seemed that everyone forgot the original purpose!
Whether it was the emperor's relatives or Ye Feng and others, they all began to immerse themselves in the grand ceremony of this banquet!
His Majesty Tianyuan took the lead in holding up the golden bottle, and said with a smile: "Today, it is a joyous day for the envoys of the Qin Empire, on behalf of the people of the whole country, I solemnly welcome your arrival, the etiquette in the main hall is not necessary here, let us enjoy this feast, come, all bring me a wine glass, drink a good glass, I hope that the etiquette of our country and the Qin Empire can be like this wine, and the water will flow for a long time!"
"Long live Your Majesty, the friendship of the Qin Empire will last forever!" the relatives of the emperor raised their glasses one by one and cheered incomparably!
Huang Tian and the others also picked up the silver bottle and drank the wine decently! The stimulation of the wine made everyone forget the purpose of coming again, and an unprecedented, unimaginable extravagant banquet of the people kicked off in this way!
"Drink!" "Come on, come on!" "If you don't get drunk today, you won't return!" The sound of toasts and clinking glasses one after another was integrated into the ritual music, compared to the royal relatives who were all forgetful, Huang Tian and the others naturally did not really lose the burden of coming!
Ye Feng, Lian'er and the others did not leave the alfalfa princess from beginning to end, she was still beautiful after changing her clothes, but in the depths of those beautiful eyes that were so tempting that they didn't speak, there was still a touch of coldness, which made people feel cold all over their bodies!
His Majesty Tianyuan did not continue to embarrass the envoy group, and clinked glasses with the ministers one after another, it seemed that even the majesty of the monarch had been abandoned, and it was difficult for people to associate him with the majestic monarch in the previous hall!
However, this also just gave Huang Tian and others the opportunity to observe alfalfa!