A few days later, at the palace gate of Xuanwang Palace.
Regarding the arrival of King Qin, King Xuan still showed relative etiquette and naturally welcomed him personally.
When the two met, King Xuan first held his hand slightly and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, you are well."
"Not bad, not bad." Xiao Yuan also looked smiling.
At this time, a group of ministers behind King Xuan also began to bow their hands and say: "I have met His Highness King Qin."
"My lords, please be polite." Xiao Yuan cupped his hands and gestured to everyone.
After meeting each other, King Xuan also stretched out his hand: "Brother Wang, it has been a tiring journey all the way. I have hosted a banquet in the palace for you. Please come."
"In that case, I'm going to bother Sister Wang." How could Xiao Yuan be so polite.
Afterwards, the two entered the palace and walked side by side at the front, followed by Xu Hu, Xie Hongling, and a group of Xuanguo ministers.
On the way, Xiao Yuan first looked at the majestic Xuanwang Palace, and then fixed his eyes on Xuanwang.
She still looks the same, with fair skin, delicate facial features, bright eyes, and long and thick eyelashes.
Although she has a beautiful face, she also has a touch of the majesty of a queen. It is the temperament of a person who has been in power for a long time, and there is no need to deliberately decorate it.
Seemingly aware of this, King Xuan also turned his head to look at Xiao Yuan, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Brother Wang, what are you looking at? Is there a flower on my face?"
Xiao Yuan joked: "Every time I'm with Sister Wang, I always feel like I'm in the company of a beautiful woman."
King Xuan rolled his eyes at him and didn't even bother to reply.
This queen can't be flirted with.
Xiao Yuan was asking for trouble and could only laugh dryly.
Not long after, everyone had arrived at a main hall.
Seeing King Xuan, the Imperial Guards on both sides of the palace knelt on one knee.
The group of people entered the main hall, where several cases had already been placed, with seats for the accompanying ministers on the left and right sides.
Xiao Yuan looked up and couldn't help but nod secretly, thinking that Queen Xuan was quite thoughtful, because on the seat directly above, there were two cases side by side, which obviously represented that the two monarchs were on an equal footing.
Before he could see the environment here, King Xuan extended his hand again and said: "Brother Wang, please."
"Sister Wang, please." Xiao Yuan also stretched out his hand.
The two kings sat down directly above, and King Xuan also waved his sleeves and robe: "Everyone, please take your seats."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the Xuanguo ministers shouted in unison, and then they all found their seats, knelt on the ground, and placed a case in front of them.
Then, a group of palace maids began to bring plates of delicious food to them one by one.
This is a banquet held in the palace to entertain the monarchs of other countries. There is no need to say more about the dishes.
When the food and wine were almost served, King Xuan was the first to pick up the wine glass in front of him and said to the ministers below: "Today I have all the ministers to accompany me. In order to welcome the King of Qin to our country, everyone must drink a few more glasses to the King of Qin. Fang Xian I proclaim the etiquette of hospitality in our country.”
"I will obey the king's order," the officials of Xuan Kingdom said as they held the cups.
"Come, let's have a drink together first."
"To Your Majesty and His Highness the King of Qin"
Xiao Yuan secretly smiled bitterly and shook his head. What did Queen Xuan mean? Did she want to drink herself?
After the first glass of wine was finished, elegant music began to play in the hall, accompanied by the dancing of the Kabuki.
In the middle of the main hall, there are a group of young women with gauze sleeves.
On both sides, there are ministers with a case in front of them.
Above are Xiao Yuan and King Xuan.
The banquet officially started. King Xuan also picked up the chopsticks, looked at Xiao Yuan and said: "Brother Wang, please."
"Please." This etiquette was quite complicated. Xiao Yuan was indeed a little hungry, so he stopped being polite.
On the other hand, King Xuan was extremely gentle in his food and appearance.
But not long after, Yao Tingyu stood up from his seat, holding the wine glass and said: "I, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Xuan, Yao Tingyu, would like to offer a glass to His Highness the King of Qin. I dare to invite him to drink a full drink."
This is when the ministers of the Xuan Kingdom got the signal from King Xuan, and the prime minister was the first to start. If he really wanted to drink like this, no matter how much Xiao Yuan drank, he would never be able to withstand it!
But the prime minister of the other country couldn't wipe it off his face. He was thinking all over the place. He wanted to find an excuse, so he smiled and said: "The prime minister's kindness is so great that I should drink it to the full. But this wine, from my point of view, , it has to have a name.”
Hearing this, Yao Tingyu immediately smiled and said: "How is the relationship between Qin and Xuan countries today?"
"The king has already arrived in person in your country, why does the Prime Minister need to ask this question?" Xiao Yuandao.
"That being the case, in order to celebrate the eternal friendship between the two countries, would your Highness have a drink?" Yao Tingyu said directly.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan was helpless. This was a big hat. Even if he was a king, he couldn't stop it. He could only pick up the wine glass and said, "Please, Prime Minister."
As he spoke, he drank all the wine in the glass without leaving any trace of ink.
Yao Tingyu covered her mouth with her sleeves and robe. After drinking, she stood there and smashed her mouth. She saluted and sighed: "Your Highness has a good capacity for drinking..."
Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly. Before he could take another two bites of food, another Xuanguo minister stood up and offered a toast in the same manner.
"Your Highness arrives in our country as a distinguished guest. He should be treated with state courtesy. Since he is a distinguished guest, my king should treat you hospitably in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. I am here to represent the king and propose a special toast to the distinguished guest. Your Highness Please." the minister said.
Immediately afterwards, another minister stood up: "Today's banquet, the two kings of Qin and Xuan are sitting here together to celebrate. Your Highness should drink this cup..."
One after another, the Xuanguo ministers toasted in various names, and some of the reasons they gave sounded so serious.
Xiao Yuan couldn't hold back the wine. After drinking a few drinks, he couldn't help but glare at King Xuan fiercely.
The latter pursed his lips and snickered.
But at this time, Wang Su stood up again.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan suddenly felt a headache, and he smiled to himself and said: "Master Wang, what do you mean by this?"
Wang Su said: "Your Majesty, you don't hear that literati and poets keep company with poetry and wine, chivalrous men roam the rivers and lakes with swords and wine, and heroes drink heavily. From this, we can see that wine is one of the mainstreams of our Central Plains culture."
"And Your Highness, your literary talent is not inferior to that of a poet, and you are often chivalrous. You are also a hero in the world. Based on this, you must drink this cup."
"You!" Xiao Yuan was a little anxious, but after holding it in for a while, he could only smile and shake his head, saying:
"Well, if I, the minister of the Qin State, could be as eloquent as you, I wouldn't have suffered many diplomatic defeats..."
"Come on, drink!" He was also willing to fight.
"His Highness is really impressive, I admire you endlessly..." Wang Su said with a smile.
The banquet atmosphere reached its peak several times and was very lively, never getting cold at all.
This is also directly related to Xiao Yuan's generosity and heroism.
Seeing that he refused to come, King Xuan looked at him with his beautiful eyes wide open and said: "Wang...Brother Wang, aren't you dizzy?"
How could Xiao Yuan not be dizzy? He leaned towards King Xuan and said with a hint of drunkenness: "Sister Wang, you want to get me drunk?"
"How...how could..." King Xuan said with a smile.
"Lu Yunyan...you..."
