king of ros

Chapter 173 The Poetic Feast
In the inner city of Moscow at night, a grand banquet is going on.

In order to celebrate the end of the tournament, a series of dignitaries from all over Moscow, including nobles, officials, and top players, were invited.

Rostislav and Zoe changed their clothes specially for the banquet. The prince of Moscow wore velvet striped breeches, a jacket with black silk sleeves and jewel buttons, and an expensive white bear skin. dagger.

Zoe changed into her purple embroidered dress, and the ruby ​​earrings on her delicate ears were so conspicuous that any lady would be jealous.

The main venue of the banquet is in the hall of the prince's palace. The prince and his wife, arm in arm, cross the river of silk, expensive fur and velvet. All the nobles around them bow and salute when they see them. They are all waiting here. The arrival of the prince.

Behind the prince and his wife was the maid who was holding the heir of Rostislav. The petite baby was still sound asleep in the maid's arms, not caring about everything around her.

Many contestants, businessmen, and walled city owners who stepped into this scene for the first time seemed quite uncomfortable. Most of them were in contact with the resplendent hall and brick palace for the first time.

It was the first time for them to come into contact with such a scene. Wearing inappropriate and expensive clothes, they were a little embarrassed even to pay tribute, which made the dignitaries laugh for a while.

The guards were guarding the prince and his wife. These loyal fighters only had their own guards in their eyes, and the nobles around them were not in their consideration.

Faced with countless pairs of onlookers, the prince and his wife looked very relaxed. They easily controlled the atmosphere on the field. They had seen too many big scenes, and all this was nothing.

As the prince and his wife climbed up to the high platform and sat in their seats, the crowd followed suit. Then, the prince recited the prayer, and everyone present followed closely behind.

"The banquet has begun! Everyone, please enjoy yourself!"

After the prayer was finished, Rostislav almost couldn't wait to raise his glass, "First of all, let's respect my wife Zoe and thank her for conceiving me with offspring!"

"To Madam Zoe!"

Countless gold and silver cups were clanged at the same time, and then the prince announced the name of his son.

"Then, to my successor, whose name is Rurik Rostislavitch Rurik."

This is the first time Rostislav has announced his son's name on such an important occasion.

"Master Rick!" The guests cheered again.

"Finally, I would like to respect every warrior in the tournament and thank them for bringing such a wonderful match!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

This long live announced the end of the toast, and the prince's singers and musicians immediately began to show their talents. The melodious singing and joyful music resounded in the hall, urging everyone present to enjoy everything.

Soon, the sound of feasting filled the entire hall, and then, a large number of dishes were served on the table.

The dishes at this banquet were very gorgeous. These days, a large number of businessmen came from all over the world, and they brought precious food from all over the world. Rostislav naturally wanted to use them.

Faced with these delicacies, all the guests were not polite, and began to eat and drink.

The contestants, merchants, and walled city owners who came to the Prince's Palace for the first time were a little uncomfortable at first. They didn't know what to do. They subconsciously ate there slowly, pretending to be elegant, and looked very funny.

But then seeing those rich and powerful people who they couldn't wait to eat so wildly, I immediately felt extremely ridiculous, and then I completely let go.

But the protagonists of this banquet, neither Zoe nor her husband had much appetite. They just kept drinking glasses of Bulgar wine and looked at the guests enjoying themselves below.

The prince and his wife saw all this scene in their eyes. Looking at the feast of the people below, they were quite interested at first, but soon they felt bored.

As the couple of the princes of Moscow, the two of them have never had fewer banquets, and some scenes are already tired of watching.

"We might as well sneak out."

Suddenly Rostislav put his head on his wife's shoulder and whispered to her.

Moreover, the prince of Moscow gave his wife a hand gesture during the game between them, and that hint made Zoe bow her head directly.

And Zooey looked at her husband with an unbelievable look. In her impression, although her husband sometimes behaved wildly, he was definitely not the kind of person who would do such things on such occasions.

In addition, Zoe's ears turned red immediately after feeling the heat from her husband's exhalation, she looked very cute.

"This is not good, and there is a son..."

Facing her husband who planned to risk being rude, Zoe's words became weak.

"I'm the prince of Moscow, of course I can, and isn't my son being taken care of by a maid?"

Rostislav's words were as alluring as the ancient snake that tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, which made Zoe's heart move even more.

"Okay, okay."

The young lady finally agreed to her husband.

Then the prince and his wife left the banquet secretly. As the center of the banquet, it was very difficult for them to leave.

But now the entire banquet was at its climax, everyone was concentrating on drinking, dining and talking with the people around them, and some even danced, no one paid attention to the princely couple on the high platform, not even the people sitting in the same seat.

As for the guards who were watching the prince all the time, they stopped their actions immediately after seeing Rostislav making a hissing gesture, and continued to be their guard of honor tools honestly.

The two left the main hall and came to the dark garden next to the palace. This garden was an empty space not long ago. Now, due to the abundance of the prince's finances, this garden has also been built, and it is built in the style of the imperial capital.

Rostislav took his wife into the depths of the garden, from the noisy hall to the quiet garden. The change in the environment made Rostislav and his wife feel an indescribable sense of peace in their hearts. Let the two be fascinated, and the desire suddenly disappeared somehow.

The two sat under an elm tree in the garden, snuggled up to each other with the canopy as the top, and Zoe even slept on her husband's shoulder for a while.

And when the two returned to the magnificent hall, except for the soldiers who knew in advance that the prince and his wife had left, all the guests and servants in the palace were about to go crazy. Everyone was frantically looking for the whereabouts of the prince and his wife. What's the matter?

Then Rostislav and Zoe appeared in front of the guests and servants who were in a hurry. Seeing this scene, although their faces were full of apology, they were actually complacent in their hearts for teasing everyone.

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(End of this chapter)