Chapter 108 Birthday Banquet (2)
"I can only say that he is worthy of being the king of Zhao. Even though I could only watch from afar at that time, I could still feel the majesty of a strong man emanating from him. Of course, it was not just majesty."
The middle-aged man naturally fell into his own world when he admired from the bottom of his heart, as if he was reminiscing? Others looked indifferent and looked at each other. In the end, everyone only knew that Zhao Ziheng was a strong man.
"By the way, who are you?"
Someone in the crowd suddenly asked.
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I am Jiang Yu."
"Jiang Yu? Could it be the great scholar Jiang Yu from Yi Country?"
"I don't deserve it."
When the name Jiang Yu spread, there was an immediate commotion in the surrounding small area.
"How come? Are you the famous scholar who travels all over the world as rumored?"
Everyone was so surprised that their eyes were almost open, as if they couldn't believe it. How could a wandering scholar appear in such an occasion? Scholars are usually associated with people who live in the deep forest and are aloof, but the Jiang Yu in front of them obviously didn't have that kind of otherworldly feeling at all. In such an occasion, he could completely blend in without showing any trace of aloofness.
Jiang Yu obviously didn't care about other people's questions or surprises. If you say it was normal, but the smile on his face at this moment looked so different. There was not the slightest dirtiness, but a sense of elegance and refinement. There was an otherworldly temperament revealed between his brows, which was totally different from what an ordinary person like him could exude. Jiang Yu poured himself a glass of wine and drank it. He could no longer hear the noise around him. He was expecting something. What emerged in his mind was obviously the scene when he saw Zhao Ziheng a year ago.
Soon, the birthday banquet finally began. Zhao Ziheng and the empress dowager both appeared in the hall. In the eyes of outsiders, Zhao Ziheng was a young, promising, handsome and strong man. However, what concerned people the most was that Zhao Ziheng had not had a good partner by his side until now. Except for the deceased queen Lin Wei, Zhao Ziheng had never had any concubines. Even though he had countless beauties in his harem, he still had not taken a concubine. People said that Zhao Ziheng loved the deceased queen too deeply and had not taken a concubine until now. It could be seen from the vicissitudes of life on his face that were inconsistent with his age. Of course, these were just rumors.
The birthday banquet was very lively. This banquet alone fully demonstrated the strength of the State of Zhao. For those who had just arrived, they were full of praise. The guests also took this opportunity to present gifts. It was very necessary for them to grasp the time to present gifts, because they could take the opportunity to leave a good impression and win people's hearts. The comparison of gifts naturally became the focus of everyone. The thousand-year-old ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, and rare treasures that were usually presented seemed extremely mediocre in such occasions, so the treasures that appeared here were extremely rare in normal days...
Every part of the banquet was splendid, dazzling and applauded, especially the singing and dancing, which were the main programs of major celebrations, festivals or banquets and would attract much attention. Speaking of the degree of attention; in recent years, to be precise, since the birth of the 'World's No. 1 Dancer', it has been attracting attention again and again, and the styles and techniques of singing and dancing have been endless, and many people with superb dancing skills have emerged; of course, in terms of fame and dancing skills, no one can compare with Yin Yin, who is known as the 'World's No. 1 Dancer'. Anyone who has seen Yin Yin's dancing will praise her highly and almost look down on the dancing skills of others.
As a dancer invited by the State of Zhao, her dancing skills are superb and she is praised by the guests at every performance. During the show...
"The Zhou Kingdom's envoy, Prince Jing has arrived!"
The shout of a waiter outside the hall quieted the originally bustling scene. Everyone turned their eyes to the main entrance of the hall. Even Zhao Ziheng put down the wine glass in his hand unconsciously and slowly raised his head to look at the main entrance. After a while, Zhou Yan appeared in everyone's sight accompanied by two followers and entered the hall. The dancers who were still dancing also stepped aside.
Zhou Yan's arrival and appearance immediately became the focus of people. Many people knew that Zhou Yan was cold-blooded and cruel, but this was not what made the people present sigh. What people cared about was the current relationship between Zhou Yan and Zhao Ziheng, or more precisely, the relationship between Zhou and Zhao. Ever since the incident in Gray Valley, the two countries have always had a delicate relationship. The outside world was not clear about this. They only knew that Zhou Yan was the key person at the time. Since then, the friendship between the two countries was in crisis for a time, and Zhou Yan had never been abroad, but the relationship between the two countries unexpectedly remained friendly. Therefore, as Zhou Yan appeared in public for the first time after many years, he attracted everyone's attention.
"I, Zhou Yan, the envoy of the Zhou Kingdom and the King of Jing of the Great Zhou , wish the Queen Mother a long and healthy life, longevity, and a long life. I offer this gift to you!"
Completely unaffected by the silence, Zhou Yan clasped his fists and congratulated the empress dowager who was sitting high on the throne with a slight respect. His tone showed some respect, and his words were cold but practical. For some reason, most people took a deep breath at Zhou Yan's attitude.
"Prince Jing is so polite. You have come all the way here. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Queen."
Faced with Zhou Yan's slightly indifferent attitude, the empress dowager, who was sitting in the same row with Zhao Ziheng, didn't care at all. After a few brief polite words, she directly invited him to take a seat. Zhou Yan was even more stingy and didn't want to say anything more. He was led by the eunuchs and palace maids to an empty seat in the first rows and sat down, while his entourage followed the eunuchs and eunuchs with the gifts to other places. This behavior of not explaining or saying much, even without greeting Zhao Ziheng, and just saying a few brief and simple polite words to the empress dowager and then taking a seat, made everyone present feel uneasy. They all understood what it meant, but Zhao Ziheng said nothing. Everyone could only look at each other in silence.
