Apart from letting them know that Dongqing Country no longer existed and that they had to acknowledge Yuan Country from now on, the other reason for inviting the various countries to attend the ceremony was to demonstrate Yuan Country's power, which was different from the previous Dongqing Country. He believed that they had all witnessed it in the past few days in the capital.
Ye Zhen personally toasted everyone. After a few words of greeting, she invited the singers and dancers to liven up the atmosphere.
"I've only heard of the Heavenly Consort's elegance before. Today, I finally have the honor to witness it. It is indeed a worthwhile trip." Beitang Yu raised his glass and looked at Ye Zhen. He knew the name of the Jin Kingdom's Empress, but in his eyes, there were only two kinds of women. One was a good-for-nothing beauty, and the other was a faceless ugly woman. They were never equal to men. Today, he was willing to sit here, which was already giving Lu Yaoyao a lot of face.
Ye Zhen looked at him indifferently. "I am also surprised that the Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom came in person."
"After all, this Dongqing Kingdom is my vassal state. Although the Emperor has changed, nothing has changed." Beitang Yu said politely.
Shui Yichen's cold eyes immediately swept over him.
"I almost forgot, Li Heng also sent a lot of treasures from the original palace to your country. Since he can no longer make decisions, I hope that for the sake of the friendship and peace between the two countries, you can return the treasures that originally belonged to our palace." Ye Zhen did not want to be polite with Beitang Yu at all. Anyway, it was impossible for them to get along well. If she said too many polite words, he would think that she was afraid of him.
Beitang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. Because of this action, his originally gentle face looked a bit like a fox, inexplicably cunning and insidious. "Does the Heavenly Consort mean that you want me to return the treasures that Li Heng sent before?"
Zhao Yong laughed silently. Beitang Yu looked down on Lu Yaoyao too much. In other words, he wanted to test Mo Rongzhan's attitude. Beitang Yu looked gentle and gentle, but in fact, he was more arrogant than anyone else. He should be very clear that today's Yuan Kingdom is no longer Dongqing Kingdom, but he still did not give up and wanted to test it. If Lu Yaoyao's momentum was slightly weaker today, Beitang Yu would definitely take advantage of her.
Ye Zhen smiled faintly. She looked delicate and seemed to need others to protect her. But she just sat there, looking at Beitang Yu with a smile in her eyes. No one dared to look down on her, let alone treat her as a weak woman who could be easily bullied.
"This is … why?" Beitang Yu did not come to the Yuan Nation's Founding Ceremony with the intention of befriending Lu Yaoyao. Even if he wanted to befriend her, Lu Yaoyao would not agree to it based on their past grudges. Hence, he was fearless today.
Ye Zhen looked at him in surprise. "How could the emperor ask such a puzzling question? Why do you think that is the case? I'm afraid you won't believe me even if I tell you. If I really want you to understand why, I'm afraid of harming the innocent people. It's not easy for the world to regain its peace for a few days. I can't let it fall into chaos again because of you. "
Beitang Yu's eyes almost narrowed into a line, and his face finally flashed with a touch of anger.
He realized that Lu Yaoyao and Mo Rongzhan were not easy to deal with. In the future, Yuan Nation and Jin Nation would definitely join forces. At that time, they would be like an impenetrable fortress. No one would be able to take advantage of them.
"Today is a great day. I've invited everyone here in the hope of making friends. That's enough with the jokes. Let me propose another toast to everyone." Ye Zhen said with a smile. It was as if she had changed into another person, completely without the indifference she had when facing Beitang Yu.
Beitang Yu sat down with a sullen face, intending to re-evaluate Lu Yaoyao.
"Your Majesty, Lu Yaoyao is the daughter of Ye Yiqing. Even though she was raised in the Lu family since childhood, her cunning temperament is still like Ye Yiqing's." Beitang Zhi whispered to Beitang Yu.
It was said that Lu Yaoyao's adoptive father was also in the cabinet of the Jin Nation. With two such powerful fathers, it was no wonder that they raised such a cunning daughter.
Beitang Yu did not speak, just picked up the wine in front of him and drank it.
"I haven't seen you for so many years, but you really haven't changed at all." Zhao Yong's originally unhappy mood became happy because of Beitang Yu's defeat.
"I haven't changed at all, but you are like an old man." Beitang Yu satirized Zhao Yong.
He was mocking Zhao Yong for getting old.
He had not seen Zhao Yong for ten years. In fact, Zhao Yong did not look old, but compared with ten years ago, he must have experienced some vicissitudes. Beitang Yu just wanted to deliberately poke the other party.
"You talk as if you are immortal." Zhao Yong sneered. He had aged faster in the past two years, but that was also because of his illness. Compared with people of the same age, he still looked very young. "Did you eat some elixir? Share it with me?"
Beitang Yu hated alchemy the most. He looked at Zhao Yong coldly. "I heard that you arrived in the capital very early. What's wrong? Are you interested in other people's women? "
This other people's woman was naturally Lu Yaoyao.
Zhao Yong looked up at the dancers dancing in the center of the hall. "I like to steal other people's women. Don't you know it very well?"
"You deserve to die!" Beitang Yu clenched his fists and endured the hatred in his heart.
"If you mess up the banquet, it will not only anger the Heavenly Concubine." Zhao Yong reminded him with a smile.
Beitang Yu glanced at Lu Yaoyao sitting above, and at the same time, he also noticed another cold gaze falling on him.
He looked sideways and saw Mo Rongzhan looking at him.
The look in his eyes seemed to be warning him …
After the song and dance, it was time for the various countries to send congratulatory gifts to Ye Zhen.
"The Emperor of the Qi Kingdom congratulates Ye Zhen with a pair of Hibiscus white jade cups and a set of Hetian white jade teacups …"
As Eunuch Fu read the gifts one by one, Ye Zhen couldn't help but cast her eyes on Zhao Yong. Whether it was the Hibiscus White Jade or the Hetian White Jade, they were both rare and superior jades. Zhao Yong was so generous.
"The Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom congratulates Ye Zhen with a set of purple flower glass vases."
"Western Liang …"
"After listening for so long, why haven't I heard the congratulatory gifts from the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom?" Half an hour passed as he listened to the song. Zhao Yong looked at Mo Rongzhan with a smile that was not a smile, his expression clearly mocking him for being too stingy.
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly. "I have sent myself here. Do I still need a congratulatory gift?"
These words didn't sound like a problem, but Ye Zhen still blushed slightly.
When Zhao Yong and Shui Yichen heard this, they only secretly scolded him for being shameless.
"Do you mean that you want to send the Jin Kingdom as well?" Beitang Yu asked as if he wanted to see the world in chaos.
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly and looked at Beitang Yu coldly. "Do you mean that you want to know if the Yuan Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom are one?"
"The Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom has forgotten that the Heavenly Concubine was originally the Empress of the Jin Kingdom," Ye Chunnan said coldly.
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(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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