flstandardbreds Chapter 373 Yuan Dynasty’s Sincerity
Chapter 373 Yuan Dynasty’s Sincerity
"Is great uncle really not going with us?" Ye Tang looked at Ye Qianbai beside him.
Ye Qianbai shook his head: "No. You can just go, the emperor won't make it difficult for you. This welcoming banquet is very grand, the emperor attaches great importance to the Yuan Dynasty, and there will probably be many big figures in the imperial city at the banquet, and among them... I'm afraid my master will also be at the table, so I can't go no matter what."
Upon hearing this, Ye Tang looked at Liu An and the others.
Liu An, Hong Longfei and Dugu Wushuang said that they didn't want to attend that damn welcoming banquet either.
Seeing this, Ye Tang said nothing more and left with Xiao Jingxuan and the palace maids.
In the Hefeng Palace, the Emperor and Empress of Penglai, the princes and officials are already in place.
"Why hasn't the Yuan Dynasty delegation arrived yet? The banquet is almost about to start, and they've kept us waiting!"
"They just arrived. At the very least, they need to change clothes or something. Let's wait a little longer. The emperor is not in a hurry, so why should we be in a hurry?"
"How many years has it been since our Penglai Kingdom received a delegation from another country?"
"Before I withdrew from the world, I had no communication with other countries for seven or eight years. In total, it has been about forty-three years."
"Unconsciously, so many years have passed."
"is not that right?"
On the high seat, the emperor and empress looked indifferently at the people below.
The sixty-year-old Queen Nan Yuwan glanced at the old emperor beside her and said, "Your Majesty, are you really not going to send someone to call Xu'er?"
Penglai Emperor Nalan Ze waved his hand calmly: "No need, if he likes to hang out outside, just let him be, don't worry about it."
Nan Yuwan sighed softly and said no more.
Suddenly an old lady came trotting over and said something in her ear.
Nan Yuwan's eyes lit up: "Really? This child has finally grown up."
"What's wrong?" Nalan Ze asked.
Nan Yuwan smiled and said, "Xu'er came over and said that it was rare for the Yuan Dynasty delegation to come over, and as the eldest grandson of the emperor, he should personally entertain them."
Nalan Ze didn't believe it: "Treat well? Haha, I'm afraid you're going to make trouble and bully us, right?"
Nan Yuwan said: "How can you say that about your grandson!"
Nalan Ze sneered: "Hasn't he caused enough trouble for me?"
He was about to say something when he heard the singing officer speak loudly.
"His Royal Highness the Grandson has arrived."
Then, a handsome young man came in with two attendants. He held a jade fan in his hand and looked very elegant. He smiled at everyone present and said, "Everyone is here! Huh? Why don't we see the Yuan Dynasty delegation?"
"You're here, so stop talking and take your seat." Nalan Ze couldn't stand seeing his grandson acting so careless.
"Grandpa Emperor, please don't be so serious!" Nalan Xu said with a grin.
Nalan Ze's expression turned cold.
Seeing this, Nalan Xu quickly shut up and ran to sit under the prince's left hand.
The prince, looking a little pale, glanced at Nalan Xu and asked, "Where did you go to play again?"
Nalan Xu said righteously: "What do you mean by wild? I am doing serious business. I am going to welcome the Yuan Dynasty envoys. There are very few people in the Yuan Dynasty envoys this time. It seems that there are only a few hundred people. It is only the status of King Pingshan and Princess Pingshan that is more noble. Oh, by the way, they brought a lot of good things. I don’t know what they are, but I guess..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the prince: "Don't guess anymore, guessing is just nonsense."
As the father and son were talking, a palace servant came to report that a delegation from the Yuan Dynasty had arrived.
"Announce!" Nalan Ze waved his hand.
"The Xuanyuan Dynasty delegation is here to see you!"
Accompanied by a loud singing from inside, Ye Tang and his team walked in.
Xiao Jingxuan and Ye Tang walked in front, both wearing the authentic costumes of the princes and princesses of the Yuan Dynasty.
Xiao Jingxuan was dressed in a black royal robe and a prince's crown on his head, which was fixed with a long black hairpin. He looked dignified, majestic and domineering.
Ye Tang was wearing a purple princess dress, her black hair was pulled up into a high bun with a few purple pearl flowers inserted diagonally in between. Her face was fair, her eyebrows and eyes were delicate like a painting, and she looked dignified, beautiful, elegant and generous.
The moment he saw Ye Tang, Nalan Xu's eyes lit up and his gaze fell straight on her.
nice!
It is very beautiful!
When he had caught a glimpse of her in the carriage before, he thought she was stunningly beautiful. Now that she was dressed up, he took a closer look and found her even more beautiful.
What a pity, she is a married woman!
The beauty and handsomeness of Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan not only amazed Nalan Xu, but also amazed everyone else present.
Especially Nalan Ze, he had a strange look on his face at the moment, and was staring at Ye Tang intently.
Xiao Jingxuan sensitively noticed the gazes of Nalan Ze and Nalan Xu, and his brows wrinkled almost invisibly.
How dare these two perverts covet his wife? This is unforgivable!
The dignified Emperor of Penglai is of such a character, how disgusting!
Xiao Jingxuan cursed these two people again and again in his heart. If he hadn't taken into consideration his current status as an envoy, he would have lost his temper long ago!
"The Yuan Dynasty delegation greets the Emperor of Penglai. Long live the Emperor!"
"The Queen is a thousand years old!"
The Yuan Dynasty delegation paid their respects to the Emperor and Empress of Penglai in a very proper manner, following every rule without any mistakes.
Before entering the palace, Xiao Jingxuan asked Minister Li and learned that the etiquette of Penglai Kingdom was the same as that of the Yuan Dynasty, so this time they performed the ceremony according to the etiquette rules of the Yuan Dynasty.
"Stand up!" Nalan Ze came back to his senses and said in a deep voice.
The delegation stood up one after another.
Nalan Ze looked at Xiao Jingxuan: "Are you Nangong Yan's son?"
Xiao Jingxuan replied: "Yes, the emperor knows my father?"
Nalan Ze smiled and said, "I have heard of him, but never seen him. Your father is a great man, and I admire him very much."
After a few greetings, Nalan Ze gave the Yuan Dynasty delegation a seat.
After that there was singing and dancing, and then eating and drinking.
After they had almost finished eating, Xiao Jingxuan talked about the important matters in Penglai and asked someone to bring up the things that had been prepared long ago.
"This time, the king and the princess have been ordered to go to Penglai to make friends with Penglai, and by the way, let you see some rare things from my Yuan Dynasty."
"Before that, I would like to ask if Penglai has soap, sugar, chili peppers, etc."
Nalan Ze said, "Our dynasty already had soap a hundred years ago. We also had sugar, but it was not white sugar. As for the other things you mentioned, I have never heard of them. Wen Yunshao once said in a letter that your Yuan Dynasty has grown many rare crops in recent years, as well as many new things. I am very interested."
Xiao Jingxuan did not beat around the bush: "Since the Emperor of Penglai has said so, then I will not be long-winded and will just show those things to everyone."
Everything he had people present was covered with red cloth.
He lifted the red cloth covering the first item. "This is soap. Our soap is an upgraded version of ordinary soap. Its cleaning effect is two to three times that of ordinary soap, and it does not hurt your hands. In addition, the soap I brought this time has two uses. One is for washing clothes, and the other is for cleaning the skin."
Nalan Xu said disdainfully: "What's so strange about this? We also have things that can cleanse the skin."
Xiao Jingxuan smiled lightly: "The soaps of our dynasty have added ingredients that are beneficial to the skin, such as antibacterial, deep cleansing, protection, moisturizing, etc. Some of them can also play a role of lubrication after washing, which is not available in ordinary soaps. If you don't believe it, your country can take out your soap and compare it with ours to see which one is better."
Nalan Ze immediately ordered people to bring up soap, soap beans, bath beans and other things used by Penglai Kingdom to clean clothes and skin, and compare them with the soap brought from the Yuan Dynasty.