Supreme Return

Chapter 16 Coming of Age Ceremony (2)

When he came to the front hall of the palace, Chu Wang Chu Xiaotian was sitting there with a smile on his face, surrounded by some servants, all of whom were beaming.

"Father..."

Today is unusual, and Chu Xuan's address is more formal.

Chu Xiaotian nodded, then cupped his hands at Cai Quan again, "Teacher has worked hard these past few days!"

Both he and Zhao Qingtian had studied under Cai Quan, so it was natural for him to say that he was a teacher.

"My lord, you are welcome!"

Cai Quan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is not an ordinary person. It is also an honor for me to be able to preside over my coming-of-age ceremony!"

This is really humble!

You must know that Cai Quan, as the emperor's teacher, besides Prince Zhao Ran and Princess Mingyue Zhao Wan, among the many princes and ministers, only the King of Chu has this face!
When Prime Minister Qian Yong's son Qian Ming came of age, Qian Yong also wanted to ask Cai Quan to come forward, but in the end he failed.

Next, when it was about one hour before noon, all the guests arrived one after another.

Chu Xiaotian, Chu Xuan, and Cai Quan came to the gate of the palace, and following the concierge shouting loudly, many guests walked in slowly, and each of them was followed by a few servants, who carried the food to the door. hand over the gift slip to the concierge, and let the concierge read it aloud...

No matter how much a gift is, it is always a gift.

Officials at all levels in the imperial court, as long as they received the post, they all came here happily. After all, the status of the king of Chu is different. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that Chu Xiaotian is His Majesty's life-and-death sworn brother is enough to make them have to respect up.

There were so many presents that people were dazzled to see, and the concierge's loud voice almost never stopped.

In an hour or so, the number of officials at all levels must have reached as many as a hundred, plus their family members and servants, etc., there were at least four to five hundred people.

Seeing Chu Xiaotian and Cai Quan greet each other in person, the big furniture is full of surprises. When seeing Chu Xuan, there are all kinds of compliments, and Chu Xuan's praise is as if it is rare in the sky, and it is as if it is not seen on the ground. , but as for what they really think in their hearts, I am afraid that only they themselves know best.

Chu Xuan was indeed very famous among many officials when he was a child, but it was because of the word waste wood, which was completely different from the various praise words they have now. Of course, who would not say good things, and who would not listen to them?

Even the upright Cai Quan, isn't it the same?
However, I am afraid that no one would have imagined that Chu Xuan has undergone tremendous changes in these years, and what is even more unexpected is that he is no longer the original him!
"His Majesty is here!"

At the next moment, the concierge's shouting made everyone almost quiet.

They got up quickly one by one, without daring to delay.

This is the era of imperial supremacy!
Even those magicians who thought they were superior did not dare to overstep.

"Hahaha... It seems that I am not too late to come!"

Zhao Qingtian's voice sounded, full of smiles.

"See Your Majesty!"

Everyone bowed and knelt down, except Chu Xiaotian, Chu Xuan and his son, and Cai Quan.

The three of them have already been rewarded, and they will not kneel when they see the king!This is also a favor to them, which makes countless people envy.

Of course, besides Zhao Qingtian, there were also Empress Feng Xiu, Prince Zhao Ran and Princess Mingyue Zhao Wan.

After some ceremony, Zhao Qingtian patted Chu Xuan's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Xuan'er, congratulations, you will become an adult after today! You must be well, understand?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Xuan'er will remember!" Chu Xuan bowed in response.

"Brother Xuan..."

Zhao Wan jumped to Chu Xuan's side, turned her head to look behind her, and asked, "Where are Sister Xiaoyu and Sister Xiaoyue?"

"It's behind!" Chu Xuan laughed.

"Father..."

Zhao Wan looked at Zhao Qingtian pitifully, the meaning was self-evident.

"Go, go, you girl, there is no time to rest all day long!" Zhao Qingtian waved his hand.

"Hee hee... Thank you, Father! Brother Xuan, I'm going!"

Zhao Wan knew that it was impossible for Chu Xuan to accompany her at this time, so she greeted her with a smile, and ran towards the Green Bamboo Garden by herself.

Anyway, she was so familiar with Chu Palace that she would not get lost even if she closed her eyes, and the servants of the Palace were also very familiar with her, so naturally they did not dare to stop her.

As for safety issues, there is no need to worry.

"Brother Huang, sister-in-law, please come inside!" Chu Xiaotian made a gesture of invitation.

"Queen, take Xiaoran in! I'm here with my second brother and teacher!" Zhao Qingtian waved his hand and said to Feng Xiu and the prince.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Feng Xiu nodded with a smile, Zhao Ran did not have any airs of a prince, he treated Chu Xiaotian and Cai Quan very politely, especially before going in, he hugged Chu Xuan specially, that kind of elder brother's gentleness also made him won the favor of many people.

The empress and the crown prince went in, but His Majesty the Emperor personally accompanied Chu Xiaotian and Cai Quan. This surprised all the officials present, especially when they watched them laughing and talking, each of them was secretly thinking whether they would send Chu Xiaotian and Cai Quan in person. The young people in his family have a good relationship with Chu Xuan, the heir of King Chu.

It is true that even if Chu Shizi is still unable to cultivate, who would have such a strong backing?
In this era when the imperial power was supreme, unless they did not want to continue living in the Qingyun Empire, Chu Xuan was definitely one of the people who could not be offended by the situation.

In the following time, some officials came one after another, but they were shocked one after another.

Who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor would personally accompany the guests at the door?

Everyone was terrified, apologizing repeatedly, looking for various reasons for not arriving early.

Today is a good day for Chu Xuan's coming-of-age ceremony. As his uncle, Zhao Qingtian naturally didn't want anything bad to happen, so he was still smiling, without any reprimand or dissatisfaction, which made those officials heave a sigh of relief.

"Master Qian is here!"

Seeing that it was about to arrive at noon, finally the concierge's shout sounded again.

Then I saw Qian Yong approaching slowly, and there were also a few servants carrying gift boxes behind him...

The moment he saw Zhao Qingtian, he couldn't help shrinking his pupils, and quickly walked over, bowed and said, "The old minister sees His Majesty, sees the prince! I have seen Dean Cai!"

"Ai Qing, please get up!"

Zhao Qingtian raised his hand with a smile, "Aiqing is busy with affairs, so you should take a good rest, don't get tired! I will rely on Aiqing a lot in the future!"

"Brother Huang is right! Mr. Qian is a pillar in the court, but you have to cherish your body!" Chu Xiaotian also laughed.

"Thank you Your Majesty and the prince for your concern, the old minister is very grateful!"

Qian Yong looked flattered, and after thanking him, he suddenly bowed his hands to Chu Xuan and said, "Young Master Chu, please forgive me, the old minister did not know how offended he was by his status as the son!"

"Master Qian is serious!"

Chu Xuan smiled and bowed to return the salute, "The boy is young, so he offended you so much! Please don't take offense!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qingtian seemed to know nothing, and said in surprise, "Xuan'er, have you met Qian Aiqing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chu Xuan smiled lightly and nodded, "It's just some misunderstanding!"

"Yes, yes! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Qian Yong also echoed repeatedly.

"Hehe, just a misunderstanding!"

Zhao Qingtian smiled and said, "You are all my most trusted ministers, don't let the misunderstanding become difficult to deal with!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The two agreed in unison.

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It was noon, and the venue had already been set up in the palace garden, with a high platform above and a wide ground below, with at least 500 people.

Of course, what is done here are the officials of the court and their families, and their respective servants also have very rich arrangements, and the Chu Palace will naturally not be stingy with these.

The high platform is surrounded by blue cloth and dotted with various blooming flowers, which looks extremely beautiful.

Immediately afterwards, under the shocked eyes of everyone, Zhao Qingtian and Cai Quan could be seen walking up the high platform slowly, while Chu Xuan followed closely beside them.

what does this mean?
Everyone knows that a coming-of-age ceremony needs a host, and the more virtuous and respected it is, the greater the shock and influence it will bring to everyone.

But generally speaking, there can only be one host.

The matter of Cai Quan presiding over Chu Xuan's coming-of-age ceremony has already spread throughout the entire imperial capital, and everyone knows about it, and everyone is not surprised at all.

But when Zhao Qingtian went up together, it was completely different.

As the emperor of the Qingyun Empire, he represented a completely different meaning.

What Qian Yong saw was also his pupils shrinking slightly. He never expected that it would be like this. He knew in his heart that he really underestimated His Majesty's importance to Chu Xuan!
"Could it be that His Majesty intends to betroth Princess Mingyue to him? It seems that Ming'er has to propose marriage as soon as possible, but now Ming'er..."

Qian Yong kept going back and forth in his mind, thinking of Qian Ming's current situation, he couldn't help but feel a gleam of coldness in his eyes.

He was personally accepted by Peng Rong to the Academy of Magic and Martial Arts, and even invited many people to help him, but the broken leg still couldn't be connected. He was afraid that he would spend his whole life in a wheelchair. This was a huge blow to Qian Yong ?

Thinking of Qian Ming's venting his anger during this period of time, the hatred and murderous intent in Qian Yong's heart became more and more intense!

On the high platform, Zhao Qingtian and Cai Quan delivered speeches respectively, the center of which naturally centered around Chu Xuan's adulthood, causing many officials below to applaud one after another, and then Chu Xuan followed the process that Cai Quan gave him one by one. Show, but reduce some of the process of showing martial arts or magic.

After everyone saw it, they didn't ask too much, because almost everyone knew about Chu Xuan's 'useless' body before.

If you ask at this time, isn't it deliberately looking for trouble?Who has the guts?Aren't you afraid to provoke the bloodthirsty war god, King Chu, who immediately led his troops to level your mansion?
After some cumbersome etiquette, Zhao Qingtian and Cai Quan successfully completed the roles of hosts and descended from the high platform, while Chu Qingtian also slowly stepped onto the stage at this time, came to stand beside Chu Xuan.

Chu Xiaotian was smiling, but there was an obvious sparkle in his eyes.

After arching his hands in all directions, Chu Xiaotian said loudly, "Today is the day when Xuan'er comes of age, and my king's hospitality is not good, please forgive me! But you still have to ask, you are still a child before you reach adulthood, if Xuan'er offends you Where, would you all be willing to write it off?"

(End of this chapter)