GBP Chapter 8 Palace Banquet (3)
Chapter 8 Palace Banquet (3)
"Your Majesty has arrived."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin entered the palace.
"How is this going?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin frowned slightly as he looked at the King of Zhou, who was lying on the ground panting heavily.
"See Your Majesty."
The Empress led the entourage in bowing to the Emperor of Eastern Qin.
"Humph."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin snorted coldly.
He went straight to the head seat and sat down.
"Tell me! What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, just now..."
A palace maid stepped forward to answer.
"How dare you! Did His Majesty grant you permission to speak?"
The chief eunuch Yongfu rebuked him.
"Your Majesty, you speak."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin looked at the Empress.
"Your Majesty, it was just King Wu and King Zhou playing a joke on each other."
The Queen offered an awkward explanation.
"Father, my ninth brother wants to kill me."
King Zhou was immediately displeased upon hearing the Queen's words.
"Your Majesty, is what the Prince of Zhou said true?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin looked at the Empress.
"..."
The Empress was at a loss for words.
"Xiao Jiu, what's going on?"
Seeing the Empress's appearance, how could the Emperor of Eastern Qin not know what was going on?
It is estimated that King Zhou said something that angered King Wu.
King Wu has just left the battlefield and is still suffering from the aftereffects of war, which is a time when his emotions are unstable.
At this moment, isn't provoking King Wu tantamount to courting death?
"It's nothing serious, it's just that Prince Zhou has a bad temper and thinks I don't respect the Empress!"
"I couldn't control my temper for a moment and wanted to go to the Life and Death Platform with King Zhou to have some fun, and kill a prince for fun while we're at it."
Qin Wu said nonchalantly.
It's like killing a prince versus killing a chicken.
Everyone was completely taken aback by Qin Wu's response.
Even the Emperor of Eastern Qin did not expect that Qin Wu would say such a thing.
“Father, look, even Qin Wu is so presumptuous in front of you.”
When King Zhou saw that King Wu of Qin admitted he wanted to kill him, he immediately wanted to seize this opportunity.
Let the Emperor of Eastern Qin punish Qin Wu.
"Hmph, knowing full well that Xiao Jiu has suffered from the aftereffects of ten years of continuous warfare, you still went and provoked him. King Zhou, do you know your crime?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin rebuked him.
He had sent someone to the Wu King's residence two days ago to treat Qin Wu.
It has been determined that Qin Wu's current symptoms are very serious.
It's best not to provoke King Wu in the short term.
After receiving an accurate answer from the imperial physician, the Emperor of Eastern Qin sent someone to inform the King of Zhou and others.
Do not provoke King Wu.
Unexpectedly, in just two days, King Zhou actually provoked King Wu.
"Your subject knows his crime."
King Zhou then remembered that the Emperor of Eastern Qin had sent someone to inform them two days earlier.
He then quickly confessed his guilt.
Only then did the concubines, princes, and princesses realize the current state of King Wu.
To put it bluntly, King Wu is now a ticking time bomb.
Whoever touches it will be unlucky.
King Zhou was simply unlucky this time.
"This is a one-time exception. Get up, all of you!"
"Today is a palace banquet held for Xiao Jiu. Has the Empress made the arrangements?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin snorted coldly once more.
So I didn't say anything more.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready, and the banquet can begin at any time."
The Empress stepped forward to report.
She breathed a sigh of relief when the Emperor of Eastern Qin did not pursue the matter concerning the King of Zhou.
"Alright, let's set up the Imperial Garden then!"
"Xiao Jiu, come with me! Tell me how you've spent the last ten years."
After Emperor Dong Qin finished speaking, he led Qin Wu out of the palace.
The Empress and her entourage quickly caught up with the Emperor of Eastern Qin.
"Xiao Jiu, you're back this time, you won't leave again, will you?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin inquired.
"I won't leave before the end of the Northern Ice Age, so I can stay in the capital for a few months this time."
Qin Wu answered.
He's back for revenge, so he definitely won't leave so soon.
His recent war with the Northern Barbarians has crippled them. Even if the Ice Age ends, the Northern Barbarians will be unable to launch an attack on Eastern Qin for at least five years.
But Qin Wu is not prepared to reveal this matter now.
This made those people think he would only be back for a few months, and they lowered their guard against him.
The father and son chatted idly as they arrived at the Imperial Garden.