——————(Brain Storage)
"For the royal palace's family banquet, no one else is allowed in!"
In front of the palace, Li Zhao, who was stopped by the guards, showed a wry smile.
"Waiting around for a while? Even I don't recognize you?"
The guard wanted to speak, but saw a eunuch running out of the palace and bowing slightly to Li Zhao.
"Don't be surprised, Ninth Prince. These guards are newly recruited into the palace in recent years, so they don't recognize the Ninth Prince's appearance."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Li Zhao smiled slightly and followed the eunuch into the palace, but he could clearly hear the whispers of the guards.
"What? Is this the most useless Ninth Prince of our Wu Kingdom? Rumor has it that he has not entered the palace for five years!"
"I didn't expect that the rumored trash looks like a human being."
"Shh, keep your voice down. It is said that the Ninth Prince and His Highness the Crown Prince are brothers from the same mother."
"What? We are both born to the Queen, why are there such big differences?"
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No one knew that he had traveled through time and became the most useless dandy prince in the Wu Kingdom.
This Wu Kingdom did not belong to any dynasty he knew.
Prince You, Li Zhao, has always been in tit-for-tat with the prince since he was a child. He is very much like the villain in the novel. He will jump out, ridicule, and provoke whenever anything happens. He looks like a villain.
Although the prince was his biological brother, he could no longer tolerate him.
Li Zhao learned from the grapevine that today's family banquet was the prince's suggestion for his younger brother, who had not been in the palace for five years, to attend. The purpose was to embarrass him and drive him away to the fiefdom.
Li Zhaozheng had this intention. Historically, it was extremely dangerous to seize the throne in Kowloon. It was also a good thing to leave the muddy waters of the capital as soon as possible.
"My son, I wish my father good health, long life, and endless blessings!"
Emperor Wu laughed and said, "Okay, everyone, sit down. Today is a family banquet, so don't be so formal."
"Thank you, Father!" the prince said, and everyone waited for the prince to sit down before taking their seats.
"Father, I have specially prepared a gift for you." The prince placed the luxurious gift box on the table, and Chang Lin, the eunuch beside Emperor Wu, brought it up.
Chang Lin opened it and found a set of Wanshou porcelain utensils.
Li Zhao, who was sitting in the corner, had to admit that the prince was a man who could figure out what was best for him.
Wanshou jade cup, Wanshou jade pot, Wanshou dragon and phoenix plate, Wanshou bowl...
This set of porcelain wares not only congratulates Emperor Wu for his long life, but does not appear too flattering.
Emperor Wu was a gourmet and loved to eat delicious food. As long as he used tableware, he would definitely think that it was a gift from the prince, which subtly deepened Emperor Wu's good impression of him.
Emperor Wu Longyan was delighted.
Just after everyone presented their gifts, the prince suddenly spoke and said, "Ninth brother, why don't you give your father a gift?"
Cheng'en Hall suddenly became quiet, and Li Zhao cursed in his heart. After all, he was a compatriot from the same mother, so he was so anxious to kill himself?
Who is the villain?
Li Zhao's brothers and sisters all looked at him, looking like they were watching a good show.
They knew that King You was in a hurry when he got the news about entering the palace, and they didn't prepare any gifts at all. They were afraid that something would happen this time.
"Ninth brother, have you forgotten your father's gift?" Seeing Li Zhao's embarrassed expression, the prince was full of tea.
If Li Zhao said he had not forgotten, he would have to bring out a gift. If the gift was not good, it would have the opposite effect and make Emperor Wu even more disgusted.
If Li Zhao said he had forgotten, then he would be in a more difficult situation, and he would die anyway!
Glancing at the prince's own brother who wanted to trick him to death, Li Zhao immediately stood up straight without being humble or arrogant, and saluted: "Please forgive me, my father... I have not prepared any gifts."
Li Zhao admitted it openly like this? Emperor Wu frowned.
At this time, Li Zhao looked directly into Emperor Wu's sharp eyes again and said: "It's not that I forgot, but that I thought about it... and felt that ordinary gifts are not worthy of my father!"
"What Ninth Brother means...are you prepared?" The prince deliberately showed surprise.
"The things I have prepared are different from those of my brothers."
"I would like to know what unique gift Ninth Brother has prepared for my father?" The prince emphasized the word "different".
In fact, no one believed that Li Zhao could prepare any good gifts.
What hasn’t Emperor Wu seen?
Li Zhao couldn't afford expensive gifts. Gifts that were too simple would only make him ugly and ridiculed by others.
Li Zhao said to the door: "Bring it in!"
No one noticed that Emperor Wu's eyes changed slightly.
Li Zhao took the food box, stepped forward and said, "This is the little gift I prepared for my father!"
Everyone's curiosity was aroused.
After opening it, there... turned out to be a simple bowl of clear soup noodles.
All the princes and princesses couldn't help but sneered. Is King You probably out of his mind?
"Ninth brother, although today is a family banquet, aren't the things you prepared too shabby?"
"It's just a bowl of clear noodle soup. Is this what makes you unique?"
Li Zhao's expression did not change and he respectfully placed the noodles on Emperor Wu's desk. This was the first step in his plan.
Emperor Wu looked at the clear soup noodles in front of him, and there was a trace of mist in his eyes.
For a long time, Emperor Wu did not speak or move his chopsticks.
This made all the princes and princesses want to laugh. It seemed that the father didn't like Lao Jiu's gift very much.
"A bowl of noodles?" The prince couldn't help but shake his head. Lao Jiu was indeed so poor that he didn't even have the money to prepare gifts. A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. It seemed that today was the day he kicked Lao Jiu out of the capital.
Just when the prince and many princes were sneering proudly, Emperor Wu actually picked it up.
"this--"
The prince's pupils suddenly shrank, and his face was full of shock. Why did his father pick up this bowl of noodles?
The faces of the princes and princesses all changed drastically, and some even rubbed their eyes.
"How could my father eat such a bowl of clear noodle soup that is so simple and ubiquitous?"
It was extremely quiet in Cheng'en Hall, except for the sound of Emperor Wu eating his noodles.
They discovered that their father actually ate with gusto?
That is why ah?
Under the gazes of all the princes and princesses, Emperor Wu actually finished eating them all, even drinking the soup.
"Father, do you still like it?" Li Zhao asked.
"I... am very satisfied!" Emperor Wu's hard face finally flashed a touch of tenderness, his eyes fell on Li Zhao, and said: "You are interested!"
The prince's eyes were blank. His father's favorite thing was actually a bowl of clear noodle soup?
Is that bowl of noodles really so delicious?
An inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Li Zhao unwillingly.
I thought that with a little trick, Lao Jiu would be disgusted by his father today and be kicked out of the capital. How could he expect such a change?
"Why did you think of making me a bowl of clear soup noodles?"
The prince and princess were sitting at attention, and they couldn't understand why the clear noodle soup won?
"I remember, my father's favorite thing is the clear soup noodles that my mother gave you. You said... this is your favorite food, better than delicacies from the mountains and the sea..."
Li Zhao's eyes were slightly red, his voice was choked, and he said in a trembling voice: "My son is unfilial and has caused his mother... I will die... Today is a family banquet. Since it is a family banquet... How can there be no mother and queen... I miss my mother and queen." ...Therefore, I want to make you a bowl of your favorite clear noodle soup for her..."
