Chapter 1019 Forgiveness
As expected by Yan Qinghe, before the third day, someone knocked on the door on the second night.

Su Ming opened it and saw that it was a man in a blue long gown, with a bookish look, which made people feel refreshed, but the temperament that occasionally exuded made people feel unattainable, so that he seemed to be someone who had been in a high position for a long time.

"Who are you?" Su Ming didn't detect the killing intent from him, and secretly put away the weapon.

"I am Prime Minister Pei of the Great Chu. His Royal Highness heard that the envoys of the Great Zhou came to Chu, so he specially hosted a banquet in the palace. Please respect the envoys of the Great Zhou."

Pei Xiang looked at Su Ming with a smile, as if he didn't see Su Ming's defense at all.

Su Ming counted on his fingers, the person came before the third day...

his silver!That's it!

Su Ming raised his head and stared angrily at the person in front of him.

The smile on the corner of Pei Xiang's mouth remained unchanged, but he was a little puzzled in his heart. Why did the envoy of the Great Zhou look like he owed money?
"Su Ming, let him in." Yan Qinghe's voice was light.

Pei Xiang followed the voice and looked behind Su Ming. He was dressed in a simple white dress, with only a blue belt to outline his waist. Except for a strange purse on his waist, there was no other decoration.

The whole person can be said to be dull and casual.

Pei Xiang squinted his eyes, could it be that Da Zhou was already this poor?

Is this person dressed too plainly, or is this a trend he doesn't understand?
"My lord." Su Ming took a step back reluctantly, and cupped his hands at Yan Qinghe, "This subordinate lost."

Yan Qinghe pursed his lips and smiled, which was already expected by him.

Pei Xiang looked at the two people, and then realized that this person is the envoy of Da Zhou.

"Disrespect, disrespect, I didn't know the guests were coming from far away." Xiang Pei waved his hands hurriedly.

"Su Ming, pour a cup of tea for Prime Minister Pei..."

"There's no need to drink tea. I'm here to convey the sincerity of His Royal Highness. I don't know what the envoy wants?"

Yan Qinghe moved his fingers slightly, His Royal Highness?

When I was in Huaicheng before, didn't I say that Da Chu has not established a prince for a long time?

Could it be that there was some turmoil in Great Chu?
"Since that's the case, the ministers would like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yan Qinghe was neither humble nor overbearing, and ordered Su Ming to tidy up briefly, and then followed Prime Minister Pei into the palace.

……

When King Qi received the news of a banquet in the palace, his mind quickly turned.

I heard that Liu Han will be in charge of welcoming the envoys of the Great Zhou this time. If this is the case, there must not be so many people on the Queen Mother's side.

Taking advantage of entering the palace this time, before the banquet started, the Qi Dynasty walked to the Queen Mother's palace.

In fact, he hasn't been here for a long time, and he still remembers his childhood appearance.

Since childhood, the queen mother didn't like him, together with his mother.

If it weren't for the queen mother who could restrain Liu Han in this palace, King Qi would not want to see the queen mother at all.

After King Qi reported his intention to the eunuch outside the Queen Mother's Palace, he was welcomed in.

"See the Empress Dowager." After King Qi entered the palace, he saluted respectfully.

After a while, he heard the Queen Mother's lazy voice: "Get up."

This tone reminded him of Liu Han for no reason.

King Qi got up, saw the queen mother's sleepy face, and hurriedly said: "If the queen mother is not feeling well, do you need me to call the imperial doctor?"

"It's okay, I was just woken up." Hearing this, the queen mother raised her eyelids.

King Qi smiled awkwardly, thinking he was blaming himself for disturbing her.

"What's the big deal when you see Ai's family?"

The Empress Dowager's voice was a little impatient, and King Qi could even hear that there was something to talk about and it was nothing to get out of.

"There is indeed an important matter." King Qi cleared his throat, "This king has received a secret report, and I ask the queen mother to make a decision."

As he spoke, King Qi took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch next to him.

This letter was collected by King Qi from Dazhou, and it recorded Liu Han's actions along the way, as well as some evidence that Miss Yun is Yun Yiyi. He didn't believe that people called in to confront her, and then arranged for the court's own people to play. So many people said that there was something wrong with Liu Han, could the Queen Mother insist on going her own way?
Even if you don't fully believe it, you have some doubts.

Just because there is such a big Zhou person hidden in the mansion, Liu Han's intentions are enough to make people think deeply.

King Qi had a very good plan in his heart, seeing the empress dowager's complexion became more and more ugly, the corners of his mouth also gradually increased.

"It's unreasonable!" The Queen Mother snapped at the desk.

King Qi quickly knelt down: "Queen Dowager, don't be angry, brother, he was just confused for a while, and was led astray by the woman's bewitching."

The queen mother frowned even more fiercely.

King Qi lowered his head, didn't see the Queen Mother's expression, and kept putting on eye drops: "I persuaded my brother earlier, but my brother never listened. I didn't expect to do such a thing of treason and collaborating with the enemy... It's all about me. The king's fault, this king deserves to die, I beg the queen mother to punish me."

"You really should be punished." The queen mother took a sip of the tremella soup handed over by Mammy Dong, and then spoke slowly.

King Qi was about to agree, but suddenly realized that he was talking about him, and was startled.

"Han'er told me long ago that you have a bad heart and will always blame him. The Ai family didn't want to think so badly of you. I never thought that you really did what Han'er said, which really disappointed the Ai family. "Although the Empress Dowager doesn't like King Qi very much because of Concubine Jing, they are all her grandsons, so there is nothing to hate, but when she sees him, she thinks of Concubine Jing's face, which really makes her a little unhappy.

She thought that this child was just being misled, but she didn't expect that he actually had the intention of harming her brother.

This is what she cannot bear.

"Queen Mother, did you listen to some slander? Liu Han lied to you!" The corners of King Qi's eyes were slightly red.

"Shut up! Who allowed you to call the prince by his first name? You have no royal upbringing! He has already explained to me what you said about Miss Yun. It was just a coincidence. If it wasn't for that woman who saved his life, He will not bring people back, but you, who deliberately murdered your brother, what crime should you have?"

The queen mother put down the tremella soup with a bang, and Qi Wang's dislike was clearly expressed.

"The empress dowager forgives the sin, the empress dowager forgives the sin!"

King Qi knew that he could not pull Liu Han off his horse today, so he fell to his knees with a plop.

"Because you have done no evil and this is your first offense, I will punish you for one year in confinement and you will not be allowed to leave the mansion without permission." The Queen Mother's tone was cold.

"One year?" Qi Wang's pupils were startled. If it had been one year, these things would have been settled long ago. How could he pull Liu Han off his horse?

The queen mother said lightly: "What? Do you think one year is too little? Then two years."

"No...that's not what it means, Queen Mother, isn't one year too long?" King Qi hesitated to ask.

"You should thank your brother, if he hadn't pleaded for you, Aijia wouldn't have just fined you for one year..."

The Queen Mother kept a cold face, seeing King Qi's displeasure with her punishment, her tone became even harsher.

When King Qi heard this, his heart jumped, and he dared to say something he didn't want.

This Liu Han must have guessed that he would sue, and even confessed to the queen mother in advance, which made him useless no matter how hard he tried.

No matter what he said, the queen mother would not believe him.

……

The location of the palace banquet was arranged by Liu Han in the Qianshuang Pavilion in the palace. It was surrounded by water, and the fan blades of the water wheel were placed to use the water flow to send cool wind.

Just right for summer like this.

The queen heard that a banquet was going to be held to welcome the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so she sent Madam Cao to clean up the venue.

Qianshuang Pavilion has always had few decorations, and it was originally designed for summer escape, so it is naturally light and simple, but it is natural not to be so plain when summoning foreign ministers, so as not to be looked down upon by foreign ministers.

The maids cleaned inside and out, and replaced the curtains and wine cups. After lighting the glazed lamps, the Qianshuang Pavilion with a pure white background looked more like a world of ice and snow.

When Gong You helped Liu Han into the hall, he happened to see Madam Cao asking someone to light up Fanxiang to remove the smell.

"His Royal Highness, King Qi just came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, and he seems to be very shocked." Du Li told Liu Han the news he had received.

Liu Han nodded: "Don't worry about him, today is mainly the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so you must not show respect."

This palace banquet was held by him, and it was also a test of his ability by the Queen Mother.

Before, in order to avoid being too public, Liu Han never showed himself in front of others.

This time the prince's succession to the throne obviously dissatisfied some caring people.

If he can't convince the crowd, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult in the days to come.

With this palace banquet, he happened to gather the ministers together. He didn't expect everything to be solved at once, but he could see how the people in the Qing Dynasty stood in line, so that he could concentrate on deployment.

"Hong'er, how long will Prime Minister Pei and the others last?" Liu Han asked with his head turned sideways.

Hong'er glanced at the hourglass placed on top of the table, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the news just came that Prime Minister Pei has received the envoy of the Great Zhou, and it will take about a quarter of an hour."

Liu Han nodded: "Where is Miss Yun?"

He just looked around for a week, but he didn't see Yun Yiyi.

Could it be that I don't know the way?

Hong'er coughed lightly: "Reporting to Your Highness, the Empress saw that Miss Yun attended the palace banquet for the first time, and she was afraid that she might make a mistake in her outfit, and she is currently asking the maid to dress up Miss Yun..."

Liu Han twitched the corners of his mouth.

Right now, Yun Yiyi hasn't recovered her appearance, no matter how she dresses up, she still looks like that, what can be done...

"Your Highness, look...Miss Yun is here..." Just as she was thinking, Hong'er's surprised voice suddenly came from her ear.

Liu Han turned around indifferently, and saw a moon-white figure moving slowly under the steps. When she got close, she carried her dress and went up the steps, as if feeling his gaze, she raised her head slightly, look at him.

Those quiet eyes were bent, and the original ordinary and ordinary appearance suddenly had a strange beauty. There was a faint smile on the corner of Yun Yiyi's mouth, which made her indifferent temperament stand out even more.

She rolled up her sleeves and took the last step. The steps on her temples swayed slightly with her movements, and occasionally there was a soft sound of pearls and jade.

Liu Han's breath suddenly became short, and for some reason, he suddenly regretted what he said earlier.

(End of this chapter)

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