"Tch, he is older than my dead grandfather. I don't want to marry a bad old man, even if she is the emperor. I want to be like Sister Haitang, marry the man I like and who also likes me."
Wintersweet yearns for.
Lamei opened the sedan curtain and looked at the prince's carriage in front.
"Does this count as riding with the prince?" Lamei suddenly asked.
"Tonight, what evening is coming? The boat is in the middle of the river.
What day will it be that I shall be in the same boat with the prince?
When you are humiliated and treated well, you are not ashamed.
My heart is stubborn and unstoppable, I learned about the prince.
There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and I am so happy that you don't know it..." Haitang hummed softly, and for a moment she thought of this Yue people song, Lamei must like it.
"It sounds good, Sister Haitang, leave it to me quickly." Lamei really liked it, and imitated Haitang's accent and sang softly.
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We entered the capital early the next morning.
The Minister of Rites led three deputy ministers to personally greet the carriage of the Prince of the Western Regions.
This is also the reason why Zilu sent Haitang and Wintersweet in advance. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the reception and diplomacy, not the Ministry of War.
Naturally, the Minister of Rites did not see anything strange, nor did he think about it. He first took the prince of the Western Regions to the palace post and received him in accordance with etiquette.
The envoys from the Western Regions had to rest here and have breakfast before entering the palace to meet the Holy Spirit.
Soon, the Minister of Rites and a group of people came to take the prince of the Western Regions into the palace.
The prince of the Western Regions walked in front, followed by the beauties from the Western Regions, followed by a pile of gifts, and at the end were Begonia and Wintersweet, who were going to appear last.
In the main hall of the palace, all the ministers are also there, with the civil servants standing on the left and the generals standing on the right. There is an aisle in the middle.
Not far away, on the golden dragon chair, the tall man in yellow robes is none other than the current emperor.
"Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." The prince of the Western Regions bowed and saluted.
"If the prince is born, I will grant you a seat." The emperor was still very friendly to the princes of the Western Regions. It was this friendly concept that allowed the two countries to always live in peace.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for this year's autumn tribute, the small country in the Western Regions specially brought a pair of rare emerald pearls, a pair of purple shell blood beads, Tianshan snow fungus, nine-turn earth lotus, spices from the Western Regions..." The prince of the Western Regions read out many gifts at once.
Some of these things have been heard of by everyone, and some have never been heard of. However, the things brought as tribute are always good every year, especially spices, which are more popular with the harem women.
"The king of the Western Regions has expressed his sincere gratitude to me." The emperor was very satisfied with the items and quantity of the tribute. After the people from the Ministry of Rites counted it one by one, it was temporarily deposited into the national treasury.
In the main hall, after greeting each other about state affairs, etc., it was then transferred to the dining hall for the state banquet.
The prince of the Western Regions asked him to bring more than a dozen stunning women from the Western Regions to join in the Western Dance. The singers and dancers in the palace also appeared one after another...
After three rounds of drinking, the king and his ministers enjoyed themselves together.
When the prince of the Western Regions saw that the emperor was very fond of these Western Regions women, he took advantage of the situation and gave them to the emperor to be singers and dancers.
After Haitang came in, she knelt half-kneeling behind the Prince of the Western Regions and ate on the table.
She noticed a detail. The ministers all used gold bowls, while the lower-ranking ministers used silver bowls. Only the emperor and the princes of the Western Regions did not use gold bowls. Is there anything more precious than gold?
Of course, there are no surprises.
They use aluminum bowls.
The emperor used aluminum bowls to entertain his most distinguished guests, and the emperor himself also used aluminum bowls.