kingnovel Chapter 455 The banquet begins
Chapter 455 The banquet begins
Hearing this, Shen Chenli shook his head with amusement, then squatted down and began to dig wild ginseng using the method that Yu Tingwan taught him.
I have to say, this job is not something that ordinary people can do. Later, Shen Chenli didn't even dare to use the shovel in his hand.
If you break one of them accidentally, a lot of spiritual energy will be wasted!
Shen Chenli, who was quite distressed, put on a pair of gloves and started digging ginseng with his hands, and he was covered in dust!
But Yu Tingwan ran away to another place at this moment.
She wanted to dig out some more Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum and other precious medicinal herbs, and there were so many ministers following them.
Many of them have made great contributions, so the gap in rewards cannot be too big. After all, they have also made contributions!
Moreover, the people who follow them are either old or have been fighting outside all year round. They have many injuries, both major and minor, and many chronic diseases. It would be better to give them some nourishment so that they can have more strength to work in the future!
At this moment, no one knew how heavy the "care" from the Imperial Master was. After they received it, they just felt more grateful to the Emperor and the Imperial Master.
How can I know what Yu Tingwan is thinking?
The two of them worked in the space for two or three days before they managed to prepare all the gifts for the ministers they wanted to reward. Then they quickly washed up and went to bed.
As for the gold, silver, jewelry and other things, just take them out of the warehouse!
The next day, while Yu Tingwan was still sleeping, Shen Chenli ran to attend court.
The ministers were quite tolerant of the fact that the Imperial Master did not come. Some did not want her to come, while others felt that the Imperial Master was too hard-working and tired, and that she should have a good rest after just returning.
Therefore, even though Yu Tingwan did not come, the morning court was still very harmonious, especially in the evening when the ministers were going to attend the dinner and reward their merits.
Those who had made contributions were afraid that they would anger the emperor and lose the credit they had worked so hard to earn, so naturally they dared not say a word.
Those who had no merit or even committed mistakes dared not say a word, for fear that if they said something, the emperor would suddenly remember their mistakes. It would be disgraceful if they had no merit, but if he punished them again, it would be extremely embarrassing!
As the dinner time approached, Yu Tingwan and Shen Chenli packed up their things and waited in the Council Hall for the banquet to begin.
Not only ministers came to this banquet, but also Ji Shaoan and others who had helped them before were called to come. They had strongly supported them in the beginning, so of course they had to reward them generously!
"You two are so leisurely, just sitting in the hall and waiting?"
Suddenly, a clear voice was heard outside the hall. Yu Tingwan and the others turned their heads and saw Song Shixu, wearing a striking brocade suit, leisurely walking into the hall.
Seeing him like this, Shen Chenli's eyes dimmed slightly, and he looked away again, speaking calmly.
"Why are you here now?"
Hearing this, Song Shixu took a few steps over, opened the folding fan in his hand, and rubbed against Shen Chenli, humming.
"Alas, Your Majesty, you have been away for so long. The Crown Prince hasn't said a few words to you in the past two days since you came back. Doesn't he miss you?"
"The palace gates didn't lock you out!"
The implication was to remind him that when they came back, they were given tokens that allowed them to enter and leave the palace at any time. Not only the Jiang family had them, but they also had them. They could come in whenever they wanted and no one would stop them. It was he who chose not to come in!
Hearing this, Song Shixu laughed even more exaggeratedly, and bowed repeatedly while laughing, which was very weird and funny.
"Your Majesty is considerate of me. I will come to the palace often to accompany you."
Shen Chenli also nodded happily. It would be better if they came more often. By coming a few more times, they could distribute the work!
"Okay, since you are here today and you care about me so much, I will definitely entrust you with an important task!"
After that, Shen Chenli looked at Song Shixu, whose expression gradually stiffened, and said cheerfully:
"Have you found out who is behind Liu Mian, the former governor of Luyang County, whom I asked you to investigate before?"
Song Shixu, who was originally excited, suddenly became depressed and shook his head listlessly.
"No, the people behind this guy are hiding very deeply. Since we recaptured Luyang County, there has been no movement, and no one has mentioned this Liu Mian. It seems that they know that we will investigate, so they want to hide themselves completely even if they suffer heavy losses."
He gritted his teeth when talking about this. Their Dark Guard Camp and Dark Tower had never failed before, but now they couldn't even find a small county magistrate's descendant. It was simply abominable!
Shen Chenli also thought of this, but he was not too angry. Even though the Dark Tower was established by people, and even though the system was perfect and it had a lot of information, even if it was things happening in the court, the Dark Tower didn't know much, even with people like them there.
"There's no need to rush. Our people will continue to investigate, but we can slow down a bit. Keep watching the dark building closely. It's because our people are watching too closely that the people in the dark are so nervous that they dare not do anything!"
Hearing this, Song Shixu also thought that this made sense, so he decided to go back and inform them later. The brothers were tired after investigating for so long, so it would be good to relax their muscles.
After listening to their conversation, Yu Tingwan sighed in his heart. They worked diligently, fearing that there would be traitors who would secretly give things that originally belonged to the people of Da Sheng to other countries for their own personal gain.
And what about some people? Even if it is the country that gave birth to him and raised him, he would choose to harm the country and the people for his own selfish interests. How ironic!
"Your Majesty, His Majesty, and Your Majesty, the banquet is about to begin. Please move!"
The voice of the young eunuch was heard outside, reminding the three that it was time to show up.
The three of them looked at each other, stood up and walked towards the banquet venue.
"Let's go. It's been a long time since I've attended a banquet like this. Let's go and see the excitement!"
Today's dinner can be said to be a celebration banquet, or it can be said to be a chance to take another look at the monsters and demons in the court.
It depends on who will be kicked out as the first one to stand out today!
At the banquet, because the emperor was not there, the court officials walked around with relaxed expressions.
Familiar officials would talk to each other in a low voice, or look for adults with whom they had common interests to greet each other, or all kinds of power-seeking people would surround the adults who had followed the emperor to the battlefield and supported the emperor when he was in trouble and flatter him.
There are especially many people surrounding the Jiang family!
However, everyone in the Jiang family was also annoyed by this kind of flattery.
As expected, the customs of the people in the border areas are still good. It has been a long time since they have seen so many "fake people and fake masks"!
I really miss the life at the border!
Just as everyone was talking about what might happen at tonight's dinner, and as everyone in the Jiang family was sighing with emotion, a loud announcement came from outside the hall from the young eunuch.
"The Emperor has arrived! The Imperial Master has arrived!"