Chapter 4 Provocation

  The beautiful night scene, the palace feast is still going on.

  However, in such a beautiful night scene, there is always an unpleasant episode that pops up.

  The reason was that Prince Chang was slightly drunk and pulled the palace maid who was serving wine, wanting her to smile and accompany him in drinking.

  If in ordinary days, the palace maidens were eager to be favored by the eldest prince and gain favor behind the fragrant curtains. However, at this moment under the eyes of the monarch, who dared to overstep? The palace maid had no choice but to hastily retreat.

  On one side, they pushed and pulled, on the other side, everyone in the audience couldn't help but gasp in shock and embarrassment, the final result was to offend the king's dignity.

  "Scoundrel! How dare you!" The Grand Duke's icy rebuke silenced the entire court, the music stopped, and the dancing girls retreated. All eyes turned to Wang Zilang, who suddenly became the center of attention.

  Gong E struggled free from her restraints in shock and fell to the ground, trembling with fear.

  Shang Jun - Jin Rui, poured the wine in his hand heavily onto the imperial case, the wine splashed out, wetting a piece of paper, and her beautiful face was filled with anger.

  "The king is enraged! Now at the grand feast, Your Highness was momentarily excited and had a few more cups, but couldn't hold his liquor..." Prince Lang's personal eunuch hastily knelt down to explain.

  However, his words not only failed to have any effect but instead provoked the emperor's anger even more. "Delighted? I think he is delighted to the point of being out of control! As a servant, when your master behaves improperly, are you an inanimate object? Guards, take this eunuch away and give him 50 heavy blows!"

  At the sound of the order, the eunuch had already collapsed to the ground and was finally dragged away by the palace guards. This beating would have cost him half his life if he hadn't been scared out of his wits.

  Everyone knows that although he is a close attendant, the prince is not someone he can control. The king is just trying to intimidate him by killing the chicken to scare the monkey. After all, they are father and son, and even if the king is angry, he will ultimately not bear to punish him severely.

  The prince lazily smacked his lips, his gaze falling on the Grand Empress sitting beside the Emperor. He met her calm and collected eyes, which were filled with disdain. In a languid tone, he said, "Can Father's anger be dissipated? On this 'auspicious day of grand celebration', I, your son, was merely trying to liven up the atmosphere, but ended up getting scolded and beaten instead..."

  The words had barely left his lips when a cold shout cut him off, "Bastard! Get out!"

  The prince Lang threw the wine cup in his hand casually, making a 'dang' sound, "How boring!" He burped and staggered while walking, and when he arrived at Gongzi Xu's side, he asked with a mischievous smile: "This banquet is too boring, my brother's palace is much more fun than this, do you want to go with me to have some fun?"

  The young master's handsome face, like a flower and jade, showed a hint of promise, but he glanced at his mother on the high platform with his remaining light, hurriedly shook his head, and finally saw off Prince Lang as he left leisurely.

  As for the two brothers, although they were not born of the same mother, and the eldest prince was always at odds with Gongzi Xiu's mother, but Gongzi Xiu was extremely close to this royal brother, without any distance.

  Ge Shu Wu Luan gazed at Wang Zi Lang's gradually disappearing back with a cold, deepening expression.

  Yan Qi Sha followed the woman's gaze, raised an eyebrow and remained silent, picked up a crystal grape and threw it into her mouth.

  Today's ceremony, the Grand Justice excused himself due to illness, and the Crown Prince was already displeased. Now, with the King's words stirring things up, he became even more indignant. So, he spoke out: "How come Mr. Bo is still not here? I'm still waiting for him to perform a finale!" As soon as these words were spoken, it was clear that the banquet was about to come to an end.

  The Grand Lord looked around the scene for a week, but didn't see Bai Hua's figure, and his face couldn't help but darken.

  As the Grand Consort who stood shoulder to shoulder with you, she was naturally sharp-eyed and clear-minded. "I only knew that Mr. Bo had a brilliant chess skill, I didn't expect him to be proficient in playing the guqin as well. It must be the lingering sound of the music that is so captivating, hurry up and invite him!" Her red lips slightly parted, and her exotic face was filled with an extraordinary charm.

  The attendants heard the voice and hastily bowed their heads and left.

  At this time, the iron commander sitting under the seat suddenly stood up and cupped his hands: "I advise the monarch, I have long heard that Mr. Gesu's light work is unparalleled in the world, his swordsmanship is extraordinary, he is a hero among women, why not let Jin Yi Hou present a segment of sword dance, and also let us open our eyes!"

  With a cold smile, he swept his gaze across the brothers Geshu Wulian. As soon as this was said, the eyes of the male officials and their wives were filled with various emotions: disdain, contempt, ridicule, and scorn... yet they all seemed to be in agreement, obviously waiting to see a good show.

  At this moment, Geshu Wu's heart was filled with anger. This iron plow had clearly shown that he couldn't get along with her, and was deliberately provoking her. At such a joyful banquet, he was stirring up trouble by dancing with knives and swords. Who was this 'play' supposed to be for? He wanted to completely ruin the banquet!

  She raised her eyes to look at the Grand Empress, only to see the Grand Empress's eyebrows slightly furrowed, with her closed red lips revealing an unwavering firmness, even if there were more difficulties, she would always be so strong.

  After entering the palace three times, what she saw most was the Grand Empress's endurance and tolerance, and what she understood most deeply was also endurance and tolerance!

  She will always remember the words of the Grand Empress: "When I first saw you, I knew we were the same kind of people, destined to live a harder life than other women. In the harem, there can be laughter but no tears, pretend happiness but not show sorrow, because this is the most realistic and coldest place in the world. Those weaknesses will only make you crushed here, never to recover... From now on, I grant you my brother's surname, Geshu, hoping that this surname brings you the resilience of our ancient Turkic tribe!

  From then on, the name Geshu Wuyan accompanied her footsteps as firmly as a rock.

  I thought the Iron Plow's words would displease the monarch even more, but unexpectedly, the monarch's expression was slightly more relaxed than before. The eyes that were extremely similar to those of the Crown Prince showed a hint of interest. "The words of the Iron Minister have piqued my interest, however, my dear consort, Luan'er is your person and today is also your grand day, so you should be in charge!"

  This remark is indeed evasive, but it's also not to be taken lightly.

  The empress smiled and replied, "I am in agreement."

  The words had barely fallen when he saw Tie Li sneer at him with a scornful smile.

  Meeting the gaze of Tai Fei's throw, Ge Shu Wu Luan lightly stood up and walked towards the dance pool in the middle of the banquet with a gentle pace.

  Yan Qi's eyes gleamed with a profound and mysterious smile as he sat up straight, his handsome face revealing a hint of a smile. His thin lips opened and closed, murmuring to himself: "Ge Shu Wu Luan!"

  He enunciated it stiffly and slowly, as if intentionally savoring the name, his deep, bright eyes filled with a meaningful expression.

  Ge Shu Wu Luan walked to the side of the music seat, whispered a few words to the Grand Music Officer, turned around and stepped back onto the dance floor, standing tall with elegance, pointing his finger at the sword hilt, the long sword popped out of its scabbard, his wrist rotated like a dragon playing in the water, and in an instant, he had already grasped the sword handle, the sword wind whistling, heroic and majestic.

  The young master sat up straight, his white and handsome face filled with reverence, his bright and spirited eyes fixed intently on the woman's figure.

  At this time, the imperial musician played a tune of "Wild Geese among Reeds and Rocks" on his hu lu sheng, with a melody full of exotic flavors. The song's meaning was that no matter how many times it was polished and refined, its spirit remained strong and unyielding, regardless of the winds from east, west, south or north!

  This tune made everyone present stunned, Tie Li's face was obviously unpleasant, she was using the tune to counterattack his provocation!

  Looking at the black face of the iron plow, Gesu Wuji smiled proudly, turned around with his hands behind his back, raised his head and pointed his long sword in the air, ready to dance.

  Suddenly, a flurry of panicked and noisy footsteps came from one end of the banquet, rapid and urgent. In an instant, the attendant who had gone to invite Bo Hua rushed back and knelt down on the ground below the stage, his terrified voice startling everyone in the hall, including Ge Shu Wu Luan.

  "Your Majesty! No, it's terrible... someone has been killed..."

  Digression

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