Villain: We agreed to cancel the engagement, what are you regretting?

Half an hour later, the banquet was finally ready.

People from the side hall entered one after another.

Wang Xuan came on behalf of the Zhenbei Palace, so he sat in the front row, with only some princes in front of him.

The King of Wu was also among them, and his position was at the front, which showed the empress's favor towards him.

Wang Xuan's eyes met with his and then there was no intersection, pretending to be unfamiliar.

After everyone was seated, the eunuch An shouted at the top of his voice:

"The emperor has arrived!"

Everyone stood up and knelt.

"Long live the emperor!"

Li Chenghuan, dressed in black with red trim, walked up the stairs. His dragon-like steps showed his majesty, and his eyes looked domineering.

"She is indeed the first female emperor in the world from ancient times to the present!"Wang Xuan sighed in his heart.

When Li Chenghuan walked to the dragon throne, he waved his hand and said:

"All of you, please stand up!"

""Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and sat down again.

Then Eunuch An announced the official start of the birthday banquet.

First, the envoys from various countries presented gifts and speeches.

Japan sent 180 petite"beauties" and some silverware, which was rather shabby;

Goryeo also sent hundreds of"beauties", but their features were too pure, and Wang Xuan couldn't stand it. Fortunately, there were wild ginseng and bear fur to save face;

Kapilavastu, the birthplace of Buddhism, sent all things related to Buddhism, such as diamond rings, ivory statues, bodhi leaves, and even an elephant; the

Kucha Kingdom in the west sent The most generous were the Rongdi tribe. Ajinai offered 100 Ferghana horses, 60 strong slaves, including a silver man! There were also thousands of furs and three boxes of precious gems!

The value of these gifts was much greater than that of other foreign countries combined!

The empress was naturally very happy about this, and she was also very generous in return gifts, including many beautiful palace maids.

However, Wang Xuan took a look and found that the gifts Ajinai had given him in the past few days were worth more than these tributes.

"Sure enough, they want to put me to death!" Wang Xuan muttered to himself.

After the tribute, various singing and dancing performances came up one after another.

Wang Xuan was enjoying the show and didn't care about what might happen next.

It must be said that this dance was really big and... ahem, let's be honest, it was pleasing to the eye! It was a feast for his eyes, and he even forgot to eat the five-star food prepared by the imperial chef at the table.

But to some extent, he was full.

After the performance, Li Chenghuan smiled and greeted the envoys from various countries as usual.

It was nothing more than meaningless nonsense such as whether they had eaten well these days, whether they lived well, and whether Luodu was fun.

It reminded Wang Xuan of the elders who seemed to ask these questions when he visited other people's homes in his previous life.

It sounded quite familiar.

Sure enough, it was the same world and the same elder.

When asked about Ajinai, he laughed and said,"Thank you Emperor Daqian for your concern. I have been very happy to have brother Wang Xuan accompany me these days!"

He also raised his glass and shouted to Wang Xuan:"Brother Wang Xuan, this glass of wine is for you!"

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

The eyes of the audience focused on Wang Xuan, and there were emotions of envy, jealousy, disdain, and anger.

Of course, Wang Xuan would not turn a blind eye.

Show off your acting skills! It's as if he can't do it.

You know, in his previous life, he won the first prize in the city's elementary school skit competition!

If it weren't for his parents extinguishing his little spark of acting, maybe he would have been on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala!

So Wang Xuan also picked up the glass and returned a glass:"Brother Ajinai, you are polite! Being brothers is in the heart!" He also pounded his chest with his hand.

Ajinai looked at this action and thought it was quite handsome. He also imitated it and pounded his chest:"Yes! In the heart!"

The two smiled at each other. To outsiders, it seemed like they were close friends who had known each other for many years.

But in fact, they looked at each other as if they were looking at dead people.

Seeing this, Li Chenghuan said thoughtfully:"Oh? It seems that Wang Xuan and Ajinai have been getting along well these days!"

Wang Xuan bowed and said,"Of course, I will do my best to fulfill my promise to Your Majesty!""

If I don't do my best, I'm afraid you will go back on your word!"

Li Chenghuan naturally understood what Wang Xuan meant, and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, an abrupt voice sounded:

"Your Majesty! I, Lin An, have something to report!"

Lin An came out from the dark and knelt down in front of the empress.

Li Ji, a Hanlin scholar at the table, changed his face and broke out in a cold sweat.

Lin An was a Hanlin editor and was under his jurisdiction. Now he dared to make trouble at such an important occasion as the empress's birthday banquet. No matter what the result is, he will definitely blame himself for his poor discipline!

He will definitely be in trouble!

So he shouted angrily:"Lin An, what do you want to do! Today is your majesty's birthday banquet, don't make trouble, come back quickly!"

But Lin An turned a deaf ear and continued:"I want to sue the Zhenbei Palace for secretly colluding with Rongdi and intending to rebel!"

As soon as these words came out, it was earth-shattering.

The scene was instantly silent, and then discussions broke out.

"Lin An actually sued the Zhenbei Palace for treason. He must have lost his mind!"

"He looks like a young and foolish man. Maybe he saw Prince Wang Xuan and Ajinai being on good terms, and heard some rumors, so he started gossiping in front of Your Majesty!"

"Besides, isn't it usually the people of the Censorate who report rumors? Why is he, a Hanlin editor, making trouble?"

Everyone follows the rules when criticizing in the court. No one except the people of the Censorate would use rumors like this to make a fuss.

Even if there is something to be said, the Zhenbei Palace is not something that a small Hanlin editor like him can criticize.

Lin An broke the rules.

So even if people disliked the Zhenbei Palace, they would not agree with Lin An's approach at this moment.

Lin An naturally heard what these people said, but he didn't care.

"So what if you are just a Hanlin editor? Go ahead and shout! From today on, my name, Lin An, will be known all over Daqian!" Lin An sneered in his heart.

How could these people who only know how to argue with each other in the court understand the magnitude of his plan?

Li Ji was sweating profusely at this moment. He rushed to the front and knelt on the ground, trembling with fear:

""Lin An is talking nonsense. I am not good at governing my subordinates. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

After saying that, he buried his head deeply in the floor.

Besides him, the one who felt the most shocked and angry was Chu Yuanzhan.

He had no idea that Lin An was going to sue the Zhenbei Palace for treason today.

"Why didn’t Lin An tell me in advance?"

"As the Chief Censor, shouldn't I be more appropriate to report on matters based on rumors?"

"Or is he secretly planning something I don't know about!"

Chu Yuanzhan was shocked and angry, and decided to question Lin An after the birthday banquet.

After a long silence, Li Chenghuan didn't say anything, but Ajinai jumped out, and he said with an"anxious" and"angry" face:

"You are talking nonsense! We Rongdi have signed a truce agreement with your Daqian!"

"Are you accusing me like this in order to stir up war between Rongdi and Daqian again?"

When these words came out, many court officials' faces changed drastically.