eurekapd Chapter 402 Look at You
Chapter 402 Look at You
After some tidying up, Yan Wan brought her people to the dinner party.
This was the first time Empress Fucha attended a banquet after her long illness. Everyone was watching closely. When they saw Yan Wan coming, they all glanced at the main seat.
Yanwan's expression did not change, as if she could not understand their speculations.
At this time, the emperor and empress had not arrived yet, and the other person who had not arrived yet was the newly appointed Concubine Rong.
The guests have all arrived, including the prince, first-rank ministers, and the people from the Han tribe who are the main guests of this banquet.
Following the words of greeting, Hongli held Empress Fucha's hand and entered the hall together.
Everyone stood up and saluted after the two men were seated.
Hongli smiled and said, "Everyone please take a seat. There is no need to be polite at today's banquet."
Empress Fucha had a dignified and gentle smile on her face and looked at everyone lovingly. Although she did not say anything, her imposing manner made everyone dare not disrespect her.
After all the concubines in the harem sat down, they discovered that there was a new person sitting in Rongpin's seat - a cold and beautiful lady in Manchu clothing.
Not to mention others, all the concubines felt a sense of crisis in their hearts.
This Concubine Rong had clearly just entered the palace, yet she was sitting at the head of the concubines.
Is this the Emperor's preference, or is it that the Empress is intentionally promoting her to compete with the Imperial Concubine?
Hongli's gaze also swept over Rongpin, and his eyes paused on her face before he looked away.
Although he had seen the portrait before, he still felt a thrill in his heart when he saw this beautiful woman in person.
Although he didn't think he would become mentally deranged as Ruyi said, he had to admit that it would be a great pleasure to conquer such a beauty.
The leader of the Han tribe saw Hongli's gaze, stood up and toasted, "Your Majesty, our Han tribe must be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. My daughter will stay in the Qing Dynasty. Please take good care of her. If she has been rude, please forgive her. She will definitely change!"
There was a gleam of light in Rongpin's eyes. She originally thought that she could assassinate the king by performing a dance, and then she could directly ask the king to sentence her to death.
But last night, the eunuch who stood next to the emperor came to take her away. On the way, he told her a story about a concubine who injured the emperor and her entire clan was exterminated.
She thought she would never forget that night, how she followed a group of strangers walking on the dark palace road.
The darkness at that moment was bone-chillingly cold.
She didn't know whether it was just a simple warning or the father-in-law saw through her thoughts and gave her a warning.
However, she had spent the entire night learning the palace rules and listening to the consequences of disrespect and treason...
She really did as her father said, if she did anything wrong, she would correct it.
She couldn't let all the men, women, young and old in the Han tribe die without a burial place because of her.
The war in her hometown had lasted so long that even the river water had turned red. She couldn't imagine how many men would be able to leave their parents and children and fight to the death if the Qing army came again.
The charge was too serious for her to bear.
She closed her eyes and followed the rules she had learned yesterday. She walked to the middle of the hall and half-knelt down: "I am here for the peace between Han tribe and the Qing Dynasty. I will definitely learn the rules of the Qing Palace."
But there is no more.
She would never actively seek favor, let alone give birth to a child for the emperor.
She just... lives in this palace, that's all.
A trace of heartache flashed across the eyes of the leader of the Han tribe. He was heartbroken that his daughter was still so obedient after losing her lover, and he was also heartbroken that the Han tribe had lost the battle and could not afford to fight again.
But he still had to smile: "Your Majesty, please have mercy on my daughter!"
Hongli's eyes had been on Rongpin. Hearing this, he smiled gently, "Rongpin represents the sincerity of the Han tribe. I will naturally treat her well."
He also looked at Rongpin gently and said, "Go back to your seat. The Queen is gentle and kind, and the Imperial Concubine is fair and tolerant. If you encounter any grievances in the harem, you can go to them."
Rongpin responded with her eyes downcast, ignoring the emperor's tenderness.
Hongli was not angry. Instead, he felt that this was just her personality. He even felt that she was much better than what Ruyi said.
It seems that it won’t be long before Rongpin will gradually submit to him.
Such a beauty, who comes here representing the sincerity of the Han tribe, how can we not pamper her?
For a time, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
Yan Wan saw the way Hongli looked at Rongpin from time to time, and then looked at Empress Fucha with some worry.
The emperor is now clearly a shrewd king, but whenever he encounters major events related to his previous life, his mind is still unclear.
In such an occasion, he stared straight at Han Xiangjian. Was he really not afraid of being regarded as a tyrant? !
The Empress was still sitting next to him, and he didn't restrain himself at all. Wouldn't he be laughed at by the princes and ministers?
After watching for a while, she was too lazy to look at it anymore, so she went outside on the pretext of going out to sober up.
Unexpectedly, someone else left the table.
It was the leader of the Han tribe and his daughter Rongpin.
Yanwan raised her hand to remind Chunchan to keep silent, and the two of them started eavesdropping from the corner not far away.
The leader of the Han tribe was obviously a little angry: "I thought you were willing to wear this dress, which meant you had given up, but I didn't expect that when I mentioned him, you... Han Xiangjian! You are the princess of the Han tribe!"
Rongpin said in a sharp voice: "Father, what else do you want from me? If you don't kill the emperor, it's because you're afraid that it will implicate the Han tribe. Otherwise, I will..."
"shut up!!!"
The leader of the Han tribe was so angry that he was shaking all over: "You'd better never say such things again! Otherwise, you will cause trouble for the entire Han tribe!
No one killed him! Especially not the emperor! He was the one who insisted on chasing us, so he was buried by the avalanche! Han Xiangjian! Do you understand? Do you really want all of us to die? ! "
Rongpin said angrily: "Stop talking! Stop talking! I said I would serve the emperor, don't even think about anything else!"
She walked away.
The leader of the Han tribe called out twice, but she didn't turn around. He didn't dare to shout loudly, so he could only grit his teeth and chase her.
Chunchan widened her eyes in surprise: "Master."
Yan Wan was also a little surprised. She only knew that Han Xiangjian would not be brought to see the emperor, but she didn't expect that her lover's life was involved here.
No wonder……
I don’t know how Ruyi convinced her, but later she was actually willing to serve the emperor and never mentioned revenge again.
This is really interesting.
She turned around for a while, then said to Chunchan, "Go back."
We have to leave early tomorrow morning, so this party can't last too long.
Sure enough, the banquet ended not long after they returned. Except for Concubine Rong who had a gloomy face the whole time, it can be said that both the host and the guests had a great time.
Yan Wan looked towards the main seat and saw Hongli looking deeply at Rongpin, and then he withdrew his gaze when Empress Fucha held his hand.
She didn't look away and just kept looking.
Fortunately, the emperor was not so blinded by lust that he lost his mind. After the banquet, he took the queen back to Changchun Palace.