Concubine Rong did not buy Empress Xie's compliment. After she stood up, she said with some fear: "Empress, if you say that, you really offend me." She forcefully pulled her hand out of Queen Xie's hand. Then, she looked at Emperor Zhou Wu tenderly and said, "The Dragon Father has no dog sons. This is all taught by the Emperor." After saying that, she took out the handkerchief from her sleeves and wiped her hands gently and seriously.
When Queen Xie saw Concubine Rong wiping her hands, her eyes darkened and she almost couldn't keep the decent smile on her face. She stiffened for a moment, then returned to her dignity and said, "What Concubine Rong said is that the Dragon Father has no dogs. The acting king is really like the emperor when he was young."
After Concubine Rong wiped her hands, she threw the handkerchief to the maid behind her.
"The king on behalf of the emperor is far behind when he was young. When my cousin was as old as the king on behalf of the emperor, he was already a victorious general." Just after she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Empress, I'm sorry, I forgot that you were still a child at that time and didn't know the emperor's bravery back then."
The last sentence touched the sore spot of Queen Xie. Concubine Rong knew very well what Empress Xie's sore spots were, and specially poked her hard at them.
After hearing this, Queen Xie's eyes turned sinister for a moment, but she soon returned to her original state. Just when she started to say something, Emperor Zhou Wu interrupted her.
"Everyone, sit down."
Concubine Rong Gui smiled at Emperor Zhou Wu and sat down in her seat obediently.
Queen Xie breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She couldn't go up or down. She was so uncomfortable that she could hardly keep the smile on her face.
She took a deep breath, calmed her mind, raised her wine glass and said to Emperor Zhou Wu: "Your Majesty, I congratulate you on the great victory in Liangzhou."
Seeing this, everyone stood up one after another and raised their wine glasses to congratulate Emperor Zhou Wu.
Zhao Yao was a child, so of course he couldn't drink. He stood up and said a few words of blessing along with him.
Ever since the news of Liangzhou's great victory came back to the palace, Emperor Wu of Zhou was in a very good mood. He stood up and drank three cups with his concubines and children.
After Queen Xie had toasted, it was Concubine Rong's turn to stand up and toast.
"Your Majesty, I wish the great Zhou Dynasty prosperity and peace..." Concubine Rong Gui was very smart. She never mentioned the victory on behalf of His Highness.
After Concubine Rong finished her toast, it was Concubine De's turn.
The third concubine also said some auspicious words, and of course she did not forget to praise the acting king for his abilities.
Li Bin and Liang Zhaoyi also said similar things.
After the concubines finished toasting, it was the turn of the prince and princess to toast. Of course, the prince took the lead in toasting.
The prince first congratulated Emperor Wu of Zhou, and then praised the acting king for his excellence. He also said that thanks to King Dai's constant efforts to quell chaos in the field over the past few years, the country of Great Zhou Dynasty has become more and more stable. He also said that he was honored to have a younger brother, Dai Wang, and it was also a blessing to the people. Finally, he said that fortunately, King Dai, the god of war, was here, so there was no need to worry about the safety of Zhou Dynasty and the people.
What he said was very sincere, as if he meant it.
After hearing what His Royal Highness the Prince said, Zhao Yao exclaimed in his heart: High, high, high! The words of Brother Prince are really high!
These words sounded like they were praising King Dai's achievements, but they were actually praising King Dai. It seems that there is no acting king in Dazhou, and the kingdom of Dazhou will be unstable. Also, the reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty has its current stability is because of the wars fought on behalf of the king. All of this is the result of King Dai and no one else.
This tall hat looks great!
He was still thinking about the great contribution that King Dai had made this time. People both inside and outside the court were praising King Dai for his ability, and even said that King Dai was more suitable to be the crown prince than his elder brother. Faced with such a situation, how would the prince's brother fight back? Unexpectedly, at the beginning of tonight's dinner, the prince's brother made a beautiful counterattack.
When Concubine Rong first heard the prince praising the king, she felt very proud, but the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong. After the prince finished speaking, she hurriedly said: "Prince, you are ridiculously praising the stability of the country in the Great Zhou Dynasty..."
Before she finished speaking, the prince suddenly coughed: "Cough cough cough..." making it impossible for her to continue.
Queen Xie was very disdainful when she saw the prince interrupting Concubine Rong with a cough, but thinking of the embarrassment Concubine Rong had just caused her, she decided to act out with the prince.
"Prince, what's wrong with you? Did you get caught in the rain or cold today?" Queen Xie asked with concern on her face.
As the father of the emperor, Emperor Wu of Zhou naturally couldn't pretend to turn a blind eye, so he also asked with concern: "Are you feeling unwell?"
Concubine De said: "It rained heavily today and the wind was strong. His Royal Highness was not in good health to begin with. I am afraid that the wind blew during the day and he may have caught the cold."
Concubine Shu said: "I think it's cold today."
Concubine Liang said with concern on her face: "Hurry and pour a cup of hot tea for His Royal Highness."
Concubine Rong's face was a little cold: "Prince, you are not feeling well. You should take a good rest in the East Palace instead of attending tonight's dinner."
After the prince coughed for a while, he stood up and bowed to Emperor Zhou Wu to apologize: "Father, my son is fine. He just drank a little too much."
Queen Xie glared at the prince, pretending to be dissatisfied and said: "You kid scared your father."
"It's all my son's fault." The prince said with shame on his face, "Please punish me, father."
"As long as you're fine." Emperor Zhou Wu raised his hand and motioned for the prince to sit down.
As soon as the prince sat down, Concubine Rong was about to continue what she had just said, but the third prince beat her to it.
The third prince stood up and toasted Emperor Wu of Zhou's wine. He has the best literary talent among all the princes. The blessing words he said were all quoted from scriptures. Finally, he praised the king as being like Bai Qi during the Qin Dynasty, who was invincible.
Concubine Rong was certainly not happy when she heard that the third prince said that her son looked like Bai Qi. Although Bai Qi often won in battles, he had tricked and killed Zhao's 400,000 troops and was a very cruel man.
On the surface, the third prince praised Dai Wang for his bravery, but in fact, he was insinuating that Dai Wang was as cruel as Bai Qi, killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Naturally, Rong Guiren couldn't see the third prince slandering her son so much. She immediately lowered her face and unceremoniously accused the third prince of saying that the acting king was like Bai Qi. What was his intention? Was he saying that the acting king was cruel?
"Your Highness, you have misunderstood. This is not what I meant..."
Concubine Rong interrupted the third prince coldly: "Then what do you mean?" She said with a sneer, "Third prince, you have read many poems and books, don't you know what kind of person Bai Qi is? You take By comparing Dai Wang to Bai Qi, are you mocking Dai Wang?"
Concubine Shu said hurriedly: "My dear concubine, this is not what the third prince meant..."
Concubine Rong raised her hand to interrupt Concubine Shu and said displeasedly: "Okay, I know very well what the Third Prince means." After saying that, she turned to look at Emperor Zhou Wu and said with a very aggrieved look, "Your Majesty, I won the battle for you on behalf of the king, but the third prince said it was a waste of time."
The third prince looked flustered and said: "Father, my son has no other intentions..." Emperor Zhou Wu glanced over, frightening the third prince to shut up quickly, not daring to say anything more.
Concubine Shu was about to defend the third prince, but seeing Emperor Zhou Wu's expression a little impatient, she was too frightened to say anything.
At this time, the fourth prince stood up and toasted Emperor Wu of Zhou. He also congratulated Emperor Wu of Zhou first, and then praised King Dai for his great victory. He said that this victory was not only the result of King Dai alone, but also the credit of many soldiers. and the wise guidance of Emperor Wu of Zhou. Finally, he said that with the presence of Emperor Wu of Zhou, the presence of King Dai, and the presence of many soldiers, the country of Zhou Dynasty would become more and more stable, and the lives of the people would become easier and better.
Zhao Yao praised his Fourth Emperor brother crazily in his heart.
The words of his fourth emperor brother were not only beautiful and nice to listen to, but also impeccable.
Emperor Wu of Zhou had a smile on his face after hearing what the fourth prince said.
Then came the fifth prince who imitated the words of the fourth prince.
Finally, it was the turn of the youngest son, Zhao Yao. He did not imitate what the fourth prince said, "The second prince brother is great, and the father is even more powerful. The second prince brother is a hero, and the father is a great hero."
What he said was childish, but it was not wrong. Emperor Wu of Zhou did not dislike him. After all, he knew that his youngest son was stupid and could not speak.
"Zhao Yao, can you say these two sentences?" Emperor Zhou Wu was not dissatisfied, but the Ninth Prince was unhappy. Others praised Dai Wang lavishly, and he was very happy to hear it. To him, praising his second brother means praising him. Zhao Yao's two sentences were too simple and he was not satisfied. "Don't you want to say anything else?"
Zhao Yao looked at the Ninth Prince and said with an innocent and sincere expression: "No."
