kingnovel Chapter 801 Princess Jiarou
Chapter 801 Princess Jiarou
The emperor did not believe a word of what the Fulin envoy said.
Unless he drinks the Milky Way wine, he can really see the Holy Spirit.
At that time, he will ask the Holy Spirit in person, where is Shen Zheng?
The Fulin messenger's prayer lasted for a moment. At the beginning, everyone stared at him intently, but as time went on, they found him more and more bored.
I don't understand what he's saying.
But all the gifts have not been given away, so the banquet cannot be held yet.
Eunuch Hong received the emperor's order and ordered the imperial kitchen to send out fruits and snacks to fill everyone's stomach.
The civil officials were polite and courteous, and the military generals were heroic. They all praised Your Majesty in their hearts for his wisdom and consideration for his subjects.
The sounds of praying, eating, whispering, and string and orchestra music were surprisingly harmonious in the temple.
Finally, when all the officials had filled their stomachs, the prayer of the Fulin envoy ended.
He took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.
Everyone looked at him with interest.
He ordered his servant to bring a box, then he reached out his hand reverently and took out a cup.
It was not until then that all the officials could see the full picture of the "Xingxuan Yinhe Lamp".
I have to admit, this appearance is indeed intimidating - the body of the cup is only half the size of a palm, and the whole body is crystal clear, so crystal clear that it is almost unreal. When the firelight moves slightly, the body of the cup seems to have moonlight flowing through it, and each surface of the cup reflects halos of different colors.
The Japanese envoy couldn't help but stand up.
He widened his eyes and racked his brains to praise it in the elegant language of the Great Zhou Dynasty: "It is like the pouring of stars, or the flickering of flowing clouds. There is no wine in the cup, but it seems to be full of wine!"
The civil servant of the Great Zhou choked upon hearing this.
Such a young boy actually knows a little bit about culture. Could he be the supporting actor invited by Fu Lin?
The Byzantine envoy was very pleased with the words of the Japanese envoy.
He picked up the cup and raised it slowly.
Colorful lights flowed across his face, like a dream, until the cup was raised above his head.
He asked all the officials: "Has your country ever seen such a holy object? This Xingxuan Yinhe Lamp is a gift from the Holy God of Fulin, and it is also a testimony to the glory of Fulin!"
All officials have different thoughts.
It is undeniable that this cup is indeed beautiful, so beautiful that it seems enchanting and unreal.
And they have never seen it in the Great Zhou...
But does something that we have never seen necessarily mean it is a gift from God?
Princess Jiarou sat at the fourth seat on the lower right. She had been silent since the beginning of the banquet, but suddenly spoke: "Messenger Fulin, you said that after drinking from this cup, the destined person can see you, the Holy God of Fulin. So this princess wants to ask you, have you seen you? What does you, the Holy God of Fulin, look like?"
The Fulin messenger slowly lowered the cup and shook his head with a smile, "The Xingxuan Yinhe Cup is a divine object. I cannot possess it."
"But in Fulin, it's not just the Holy Son who has seen this. But this...Princess, the Holy Spirit actually exists in the heart of each of us. Whatever you imagine the Holy Spirit to be like, that's what you see."
Princess Jiarou curled her lips, "So you haven't seen it? Then how can you be sure that this is not a scam by your Emperor Fulin?"
Among the officials, some who understood what was said started laughing.
Princess Jiarou's words seemed to be saying that the envoy was deceived, but in fact she was saying that the envoy was deceiving others.
The Fulin envoy's expression suddenly darkened. "Your Highness, the noble princess of the Great Zhou, please do not disrespect the Holy Spirit!"
Princess Jiarou's face also darkened, and she put down her wine cup with a thump. "I am a member of the royal family of the Great Zhou! You, the god of Fulin, have no right to control me!"
When these words were spoken, the civil officials secretly applauded, and the military generals clapped their hands in agreement.
Even the Queen Mother's eyes when she looked at Princess Jiarou were tinged with a smile.
Being in a foreign country, and especially in the Great Zhou Kingdom, with which they had just established diplomatic relations, the Fulin envoys dared not make any more harsh remarks. They could only turn their attention to the Queen Mother and the Emperor who were able to make decisions.
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the Xingxuan Yinhe Lamp is of great significance to me, Fu Lin. It is the most precious gift I can give you. It also represents my determination to establish good relations with the Great Zhou. Please accept it."
After he finished speaking, many officials in the hall secretly thought that something was wrong.
As soon as the words "the most precious gift" came out, Da Zhou was held up by Fu Lin.
People praised this thing to the skies, but they still sent it to me. Does that count as a sign of their determination to make friends?
Especially this thing, he really doesn’t have it in the Great Zhou!
As such, the return gift from the Great Zhou cannot be ordinary.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple felt like they were facing a formidable enemy and began to search quickly in their minds.
——Is there anything that the Great Zhou has but Fulin does not, and which is also of great significance to the Great Zhou, that can be used as a return gift?
Rice and textile machines...definitely not.
When it comes to taking advantage of loopholes like this, the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple are really not very capable.
They secretly found Ji Benchang.
Ji Benchang was chatting with Yue Zhenchuan, and he raised his eyelids when he heard this: "Ask the National Medical Bureau... to prescribe them some Chinese medicine without candied fruit, saying that drinking it can help them talk to Grandma, but only the lucky ones can see Grandma, not ordinary people."
Yue Zhenchuan's hand holding the wine cup trembled.
What a vicious and perfect evil plot!
What a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye!
Who can drink the Chinese medicine from the Imperial Medical Bureau without candied fruit?
Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple were also secretly shocked, thinking about the feasibility of this method.
In the palace, the Empress Dowager was slow to speak, and the Emperor did not speak either. The Fulin envoy slowly frowned, "Empress Dowager? His Majesty the Emperor?"
The Queen Mother looked at him with a complicated expression and called out, "Where is the Minister of Works?"
Yue Zhenchuan was confused when his name was suddenly called, but he still stood up and said, "I'm here!"
"Go ahead and take a look." The Queen Mother said, "Is this thing a star from the sky that cannot be picked, or is it... a man-made thing?"
The Fulin envoy was hurt when he heard this, "Empress Dowager, this is a gift from God, how could it be made by humans!"
The Queen Mother ignored him and signaled Yue Zhenchuan to go over with her eyes.
Yue Zhenchuan took on this hot potato, and walked up to him with gritted teeth, and asked the Fulin envoy: "Do I also have to wash my hands and pray before I can touch it?"
There was a faint sound of laughter in the hall again.
The Fulin envoy choked and said, "I'll take it, Your Excellency, have a look."
Yue Zhenchuan nodded.
After looking at it closely, he felt that it looked like a gem, but it was completely different from the transparent gem in his memory.
It's so warm...and the seamless pattern on it doesn't look like it was carved.
For some reason, he thought of the extremely exquisite thing that Liang Fu had created together with Shen Zheng.
He paused in his heart and spoke ambiguously, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, this thing looks like a gem, but it is not a gem. I have indeed never seen it, but I feel that... it does not look like the stars in the sky."
Before the Fulin envoy could speak, the Queen Mother said, "It is indeed not a star in the sky, because I have seen this thing before."
There was a gasp in the hall.