Yan Qianqian took Niu Yuanping's hand and got off the sedan. Together with the dignified princess, she appeared in front of everyone, which naturally attracted many eyes.
Niu Yuanping followed Zhanguang and transformed into a distinguished guest. Together with Yan Qianqian, under the guidance of the maid, they entered Zuifeng Terrace and were arranged at the main banquet table on the top floor of Zuifeng Tower.
At this moment, King Yan and the queen and concubines have not yet entered the banquet. However, the nine princes have arrived first. They are the eldest prince Yan Bolong, the second prince Yan Shixi, the third prince Yan Xiaoyun, the fourth prince Yan Haitong, and the fifth prince.
Prince Yan Zeen, sixth prince Yan Jindao, seventh prince Yan Zhongdi, eighth prince Yan Baihuang, and ninth prince Yan Xiushan.
And Yan Qianqian, the youngest daughter of Yan Huanren, was called the ten princesses. At this time, Niu Yuanping had just arrived, and he felt that he should keep a low profile and didn't want to talk to the powerful people.
But there was no choice... Yan Qianqian who was next to him was very close to him, which made Niu Yuanping immediately become the target of public criticism... The sixth prince Yan Jindao sat down next to Niu Yuanping with a playful expression, looked at him, and then looked at his own
My sister asked with a half-smile:
"How come Qianqian is so familiar with this Mr. Niu?" Yan Qianqian snorted proudly:
"I want you to take care of it?..." Then he looked at Niu Yuanping and smiled sweetly:
"Master Niu and I hit it off right away!" Niu Yuanping said something bad in his heart at this time. He immediately felt the sharp eyes of the princes looking over... Such a noble princess is also the youngest among the ten royal families.
A person who will definitely be loved by thousands of people.
The fact that he, an outsider, captured the heart of this little girl so easily would definitely make those princes feel grudged and wary.
I'm afraid it will cause misunderstanding... and let the princes think that Niu Yuanping is a liar and a bad guy who kidnapped the princess and be wary of him.
Looking at Yan Jindao next to him, Niu Yuanping smiled lightly and hurriedly explained:
"The princess saw that I had just come to the palace and was unfamiliar with the place, so she took extra care of me... I am really grateful!" At this time, the eldest prince Yan Bolong, who was sitting in the first place, stared at me and said,:
"My little sister is not experienced in the world and has a simple heart. She should be taken care of by Mr. Niu, right?" Niu Yuanping heard this and naturally understood the meaning of his words, and said calmly:
"I know what's important... The princess is precious, so there can't be any mistakes! Even if I lose ten lives, I will never let the princess lose a hair." As an elder brother, he was afraid that his sister would be bullied, so he gave a slight warning.
It's natural.
It is naturally necessary for you to say a few words to reassure them. Besides, isn't this just an opportunity to show your loyalty?
The high-ranking dignitaries like to hear good things the most. After listening to Niu Yuanping's words, Yan Bolong looked at him, snorted lightly and stopped talking. At this moment, the third prince Yan Xiaoyun next to him looked over.
,smiling faintly,:
"Young Master Niu is the first to accuse Qi Fei of treason this time. He has made great contributions to his father's suppression of the rebellion and will definitely be rewarded. As far as I know, my father is likely to let Mr. Niu take over the affairs of the Demon Suppression Company." After the warning,
Is that just a win-over?
A powerful person is a powerful person, and they know how to use kindness and power at the same time... However, before Niu Yuanping could respond, the fourth prince Yan Haitong over there took a mouthful of food and laughed beside him and said:
"So, Mr. Niu has really made a meteoric rise! His future prospects are limitless!" After laughing, Yan Haitong immediately ordered the maid beside him:
"Go! Serve me well! Serve me attentively!" The two maids were very obedient. They quickly came to Niu Yuanping and filled the luminous cups on the table with fine wines. The jade-colored foam overflowed.
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The maids on the left and right began to serve him. The maid on the left was refilling the wine, and the slave on the right was smiling at him gently.
Niu Yuanping could only smile blankly. He smiled bitterly in his heart:
"I dare to get close to the princess. If I don't have a strong character, I really can't handle it..." Just after sitting down for a while, several princes warned and tried to win over her.
In the end, he began to flatter others again... How to deal with this? He is not a stupid boy just starting out. Those words that seem to be innocuous and innocuous, but in fact there is something in them.
If you don't speak the right words, or if the princes like you are aware of your arrogance and exaggeration, it will immediately arouse suspicion and hostility... Although Niu Yuanping smiles harmlessly and indifferently, he is not really confused.
On weekdays, the banquet that can really make people feel drunken is definitely not what is in the cup as light as white water.
It's about true feelings, and then the true feelings spread to the cups at the table. Only truly smiling eyes, red faces, flying words, and lingering good intentions can make people dream back to ecstasy with the help of fine wine.
But now, the princes are on guard, putting up defenses everywhere, and their words are always thorny. Niu Yuanping can't talk nonsense, let alone drink this glass of wine without any scruples... He must try his best to show some humility.
After all, he still wanted to establish a good relationship with them so that he could ask the ancestors of the Yan family to detoxify him... At this time, Niu Yuanping showed an awkward yet polite smile on his face.
He approached the two maids and tried to keep a distance as much as possible. But this scene made Yan Qianqian immediately angry.
She was not angry at Niu Yuanping. She was angry at her brothers. From the beginning to now, they always acted like they were deliberately making their friends look embarrassed.
So, she stood up and angrily scolded the two maids:
"Who told you to meddle in other people's business? Go away!" The two coquettish maids had no choice but to retreat. Yan Qianqian glared at her brothers one by one and snorted:
"Don't bully Mr. Niu!..." Yan Jindao on the side laughed and said:
"My little sister is so shameless... Now she actually starts to feel sorry for her?" Yan Qianqian blushed and said angrily:
"If you keep talking nonsense, do you believe that I will tell my father later?"
"Don't, don't, you're just joking..." Several royal family members, including Yan Qianqian, began to make a fuss at the banquet table.
Niu Yuanping was sitting in the middle, feeling a little uncomfortable. He couldn't talk much, and he had to smile all the time. Compared with the liveliness of these royal brothers and sisters, he seemed completely out of place.
There was a trace of bitterness on my face, and I thought:
"It's really a bit ill-advised to follow this unruly princess to the banquet today..." Thinking like this, he glanced at the door from time to time.
Whispering secretly:
"This King Yan...Why hasn't he come yet? I will be saved if he comes..." Soon, some marquis and princes at the banquet began to run over to toast the princes and princesses, and saw Niu Yuanping also at the banquet table.
On the way, he took the initiative to chat with him.
It seemed as if Niu Yuanping and them were old friends whom they hadn't seen for a long time... In fact, he was just selling it to the princess to save face.
Niu Yuanping could only agree to everything with a smile and said polite words that were not painful. Not long after, the dishes began to be served at the banquet.
On the huge banquet table, there were treasures from all the land and water in Dayan Kingdom. The first batch of dishes included turtle meat, deer tongue, crystal shrimp meat, ginseng, duck meat, crab-roasted white jade, foie gras marrow, fresh fish...
The food has been served for a while.
But the strange thing is that King Yan and the queen and concubines haven't arrived yet... The princes started to get a little anxious.
The eldest prince Yan Bolong stood up and said:
"I'm going to my father's palace to have a look. You guys can eat first." Then, he left the table accompanied by the maids.
With the permission of the eldest prince, people began to eat, drink, talk and laugh one after another. During the meal, there were pretty maids dancing and singing songs around them.
Yan Qianqian ignored her brothers' gazes and stood beside Niu Yuanping openly, talking and laughing with him.
For a moment, it was very lively. However, not long after, a maid who had accompanied the eldest prince to leave the banquet hurried back.
The maid didn't care to calm down her panting, and immediately spoke into the ear of the second prince Yan Shixi.
Niu Yuanping saw that Yan Shixi, who was originally calm, immediately changed his expression after hearing what the maid said.
When the sixth prince Yan Jindao saw this, he had no time to swallow the piece of goose meat in his mouth and asked vaguely:
"Second brother...what happened?" Yan Shixi stood up with a livid face. He glanced at the princes and said:
"Brothers! Let's go together... to father's palace! There are some things to deal with..." Then he stared at Yan Qianqian again:
"You come too..." In an instant, the atmosphere at the banquet began to become gloomy. Even Yan Qianqian, who had an innocent and carefree personality, immediately became well-behaved.
She was a little confused, but she stood up with her brothers obediently, and then whispered to Niu Yuanping:
"I'm leaving first... you eat slowly." Immediately, the ten royal families left Zuifengtai together. Faced with such a change, the marquis and princes who stayed behind were all confused and whispered.
"What on earth happened?..."
"I don't know!"... Niu Yuanping stood up and came to the window. He looked at the sedans and carriages going away below... His eyes flickered.