The emperor, the queen, the princes, princes, princesses, and the emperor's consorts all arrived, except for the position of the prince of the East Palace, Qi Qisheng, who was vacant.
The Crown Princess had a miscarriage due to fright, injured her body and almost lost her life. She is still very weak. No one will say anything if she does not attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
But as the crown prince, it is unreasonable that he has not arrived yet.
Moreover, everyone present knew that the reason why the prince did not come was not because he had a deep relationship with the princess and went to accompany the princess.
Rather, the several groups of people he sent out to capture the girls of the Wei family, except for one who came back the first time, never came back the next few times.
The secret guards he had trained for many years, who were frightened by the people in the capital, were all there to protect his position as prince, but they were all lost in Dama City in the Mingli Kingdom. How could he accept this?
"Okay, let's have dinner." He was also very angry that his most proud son was absent from such an important day without even informing his father.
But who knows, that girl from the Wei family is actually really powerful. Even the people he arranged to go there just to be safe, none of them came back.
However, after that time, he never sent anyone there again.
Because after the prince knew that he had sent someone there, he came directly to tell him that he could handle the matter of Wei's daughter by himself.
The emperor was annoyed and decided not to interfere.
Everyone in the hall began to use their chopsticks when they heard the emperor speak.
Although the atmosphere at the New Year's Eve dinner was not good, it did not mean that everyone present was in a bad mood.
On the contrary, if the prince is in a bad mood, they are in a good mood.
However, just because the prince is the emperor's favorite, everyone is also wary and dare not show their inner happiness.
Some people even admire that woman from the Wei family. She dared to run away back then and now she dares to confront the prince. She is really awesome!
Qi Wensheng was lucky, so what if he became the prince? There was poison in his body, but the woman who could detoxify him was unwilling to give in.
That woman is really powerful. She has a group of powerful people around her to help and protect her, and she has also found a powerful husband.
Although Anyuguo is not very good, Prince Ji is really powerful.
In the East Palace, on the ground in front of Prince Qi Wensheng, a palace maid had fainted from pain. Her ten fingers were all bloody, and her plucked nails were neatly placed on a tray.
"Your Highness, if you are in a better mood, why not go to the palace banquet?" Eunuch Shui next to him asked cautiously.
"Do you think it's appropriate for me to go like this?" Qi Qinsheng, who personally pulled out ten of the maid's nails, raised his hands and let his personal maid wipe them with a silk scarf.
"But, after all, it is the New Year's Eve banquet, and Your Majesty is here." Seeing that the prince responded to him, Duke Shui felt confident and continued to persuade.
Qi Qisheng looked at it and sneered: "Don't worry, my father will not upset me."
His position in his father's heart is still very clear.
"Go and make arrangements so that I can go on a long trip tomorrow." Qi Qinsheng said.
"Where are you going, Your Highness? What about Mr. Wei?" Eunuch Shui asked nervously.
Ever since the Wei lady ran away, His Royal Highness, who was already ruthless, has become even more violent.
If it weren't for waiting for the Wei family to produce another woman with special blood, the Wei family would have been killed by the nine clans long ago.
Therefore, in these years, I have only made things difficult for the Wei family.
However, if His Royal Highness goes to the Wei family now, it will definitely not be to pay New Year's greetings.
Qi Wensheng glanced at Eunuch Shui coldly: "I said that I want to go on a long trip, is the Wei family far away?"
After hearing what he said, Eunuch Shui's eyes widened sharply, and he asked in disbelief for a while: "Your Highness, don't you want to go to Mingli Kingdom in person? You can't, no matter what, you can't go into danger yourself.
"As long as we know that the woman is there, we will always have a way to get her back."
Anyway, no matter what, I can't go there by myself.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. That's their territory. It's so far away from the Yangli Kingdom, and there's the Gaoqiu Kingdom in between. The relationship with the Gaoqiu Kingdom is not good.
What would happen if we learned that His Highness the Crown Prince had arrived on the territory of their Gaoqiu Kingdom? Maybe it would be even more dangerous than in the Mingli Kingdom.
If we don't do it right, we won't be able to reach Damascus at all.
Qi Qisheng ignored Eunuch Shui's persuasion.
Eunuch Shui knelt down and said, "Your Highness, you have to think twice. You know how many people in this palace are eyeing your position as Crown Prince."
Qi Qisheng felt upset when he heard this, and only glanced at Eunuch Shui, who did not dare to continue persuading him.
He came to serve His Highness when he was very young. He knew His Highness' temperament best, he was cold-blooded and ruthless.
If he really offends His Highness the Crown Prince, he will not care whether he is an old man who has been working beside him for many years, and the end will be very tragic.
"Yes, I will go and prepare now." Mr. Shui responded with a trembling voice.
Qi Wensheng raised his hand and waved, and the older Mr. Shui quickly stood up and walked away.
Early the next morning, the emperor knew that his son was leaving the palace, and ordered someone to announce his visit to Qi Qinsheng's study.
"What on earth do you want to do? Are you crazy? If you really go, let alone whether you can successfully pass through Gaoqiu Kingdom, even if you can get to Dama City in Mingli Kingdom, you don't know your decision
, what does it mean to that woman?
She is eager for you to come over, so that she can get rid of you and relieve her crisis." The emperor reminded angrily.
Anyway, as soon as he heard his son's decision, he felt that his son had lost his mind.
Just because several groups of people sent there failed to achieve anything and ended in failure, my son couldn't stand the excitement.
After hearing this, Qi Qisheng didn't say that his father's lesson was right, but smiled: "Father, others don't know about your son's condition, don't you know? How did my son survive several poisonous attacks in the past few years?
My son can feel it. If the poison happens a few more times, he will definitely not be able to survive it.
Erchen was not willing to accept it, so he decided to go there in person, even if he could not bring her back alive.
At least, Erchen would also find a way to drink a few mouthfuls of her blood.
Although drinking her blood once, it is uncertain whether the poison in the body will be removed, but it is recorded in our royal records that after drinking the blood of Wei's daughter once, the poison in the body will not be released for at least ten years.
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The son-in-law has fought for these ten years, which is equivalent to fighting for his own chance of survival. Maybe in the next ten years, a woman like her will appear in the Zhongwei clan.
Erchen knows that this move is very risky, but does Erchen have any other better options now?
Therefore, I want to take the risk and give it a try."
After listening to his son's words, the emperor frowned, and after a moment he said: "There are better ways."
"Father, please tell me." Qi Qinsheng also wanted to hear it.
After listening to his father's idea, Qi Qisheng showed an admiring smile on his face: "Father is still father, and my son and I are young, so I feel ashamed..."