C39

Chapter 39 - The Laughter of the Civil and Military Officials, Awarded

"What are you looking at?" Duanmu Yan moved behind Gong Shengrui and used his tiptoes to look at the letter in his hand.

Gong Shengrui acted differently. Not only did he not chase her away, he even handed over the letter to her. "Look for yourself!"

Duanmu Yan was startled, then she accepted it suspiciously. When she finished reading the entire book, her eyes flashed with surprise: "The drought has been resolved?"

"En!"

"Great!" Duanmu Yan jumped up and excitedly hugged Gong Shengrui's arm, "This way, the citizens will not be displaced, and the children will not lose their parents …"

Seeing her chattering excitedly like a child, a smile quickly flashed past Gong Shengrui's eyes.

"Three days later, they will return to the capital. At that time, Emperor can hold a small banquet to welcome them to the capital and tell the people that Emperor will not let anyone live a life of suffering without a care in the world!"

"Alright!" Duanmu Yan raised both of her hands and feet in agreement, but she unintentionally revealed it, so it did not concern her, causing Gong Shengrui's brows to slightly furrow.

"Did the I not explain it clearly?"

"Huh?" Duanmu Yan was startled, and looked at Gong Shengrui suspiciously.

This banquet will be held personally by the Emperor, and will be arranged personally! Gong Shengrui purposely emphasized on the two 'personally'.

"No!" Duanmu Yan subconsciously refused.

"Reason?"

"…" Duanmu Yan bit her fingertip, and for a moment, she really couldn't give a reason. She just didn't want to, "… "Why must we do it? Didn't you say that we can't interfere in national affairs?"

Gong Shengrui was not surprised by her rebuttal. Calmly, he said: "First, this is not a national affair. Second, as a Emperor, there is a need to occasionally show your face!"

Duanmu Yan pursed her lips. She didn't feel it was necessary at all.

"I have no experience, then..." Will you help me? " Duanmu Yan looked at Gong Shengrui, hoping that he would nod his head.

"No way!"

Duanmu Yan's breathing stagnated, and she grumbled with her little temper: "We are preparing a banquet, then what are you doing?"

"What is the I doing, does it look like there is a need to report to the Emperor?"

"…" Duanmu Yan's heart was pierced by an invisible arrow with a 'whoosh' sound; she took a step back and said, "... Will you be attending on the day of the banquet? "

"It depends on your mood!"

"…" Duanmu Yan.

Talking and arguing meant nothing.

Gong Shengrui took the letter in her hand, and with large strides, he walked towards the imperial study.

Duanmu Yan hurried to keep up with him: "Big scoundrel, I truly have no experience, if the banquet is ruined, the hundreds of civil and military officials will laugh at me!"

"No way!"

"?" Duanmu Yan.

"The biggest joke, this Emperor has already tried it. This I believes that the laughing points of the officials have improved!"

"?" What do you mean? Why didn't she understand?

Chen Xi, who was not far from them, almost choked to death on her own saliva when she heard this.

Prince Regent! Do you have to be so inhumane?

Wasn't the Emperor in the throne room, and had accidentally given birth to a little prince?

Duanmu Yan looked back, and looked pitifully at Chen Xi: What did he mean by that?

Chen Xi unnaturally let out a dry cough, "It's better if Emperor didn't know about this!"

"Why?"

"…" Chen Xi, "... Because this servant thinks that it is more important for Emperor to first find two people and assist you in the preparation of the banquet! "

"Oh!" "I almost forgot about that!" With that said, Duanmu Yan jogged forward and hid within the imperial study room.

"…" Chen Xi.

— —

Three days later, Gong Shengrui still attended the banquet.

The reason was because he was afraid of Duanmu Yan's little brain, and was really going to create a joke that was even bigger than the one in the throne room.

"Long live our Emperor! Long live our Prince Regent! Long live our Emperor!

"Rise!"

"Thank you, Emperor!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat!" Duanmu Yan raised her hand.

All the officials sat down in an orderly manner.

"The drought in the north, with Master Cao, Lord Zhou, and Master Sun leading a group of soldiers, all of their contributions are significant. I is here to toast you all!"

The ministers stood up and raised their glasses.

Seeing that, Duanmu Yan immediately waved to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi knelt down: "Emperor! "What's wrong?"

"Do you want to drink with them?"

"Eh ~" Chen Xi was startled, and bit the bullet to open his mouth: "~ Why don't you take a sip?"

"Alright!" Duanmu Yan's eyebrows curved. With how long she had lived, she still did not know what wine tasted like. Holding onto her curiosity, she raised her wine cup and took a sip, and in the next second, she spat out: "Spicy ~ ~ Spicy ~"

Duanmu Yan's small hands continued to flap around her mouth as a layer of mist appeared in her eyes.

Chen Xi's heart trembled, she immediately picked up the cup, poured a cup of tea and passed it to Duanmu Yan: "Emperor! Drink some tea and rustle your saliva! "

Duanmu Yan did not think too much into it, she accepted the cup and took a big gulp, but in the next second, her eyes filled with tears, "Wuu ~ Chen Xi, you're bad, let me drink some wine to rinse my mouth, it's so spicy ~"

Chen Xi was dumbstruck, she had clearly poured tea?

She took the teacup in Duanmu Yan's hand and smelt it with her nose. It was really wine?

The question was, which damned servant would fill the teapot with wine?

"Emperor! Eating a piece of cake first might make you feel better! " Chen Xi turned her hand and gave a piece of pastry to Duanmu Yan. After Duanmu Yan fiercely ate two mouthfuls, the spicy taste in her mouth finally dissipated.

Sensing that something was amiss, Gong Shengrui shifted his gaze and lowered his voice, asking: "What's going on?"

"Emperor accidentally drank some wine, it's really spicy!" Chen Xi replied guiltily.

Gong Shengrui's sharp eyes narrowed in displeasure: "Wine can be drunk by mistake?"

Chen Xi's heart tensed up, she did not dare to look Gong Shengrui in the eye: "This servant, this servant does not know, that the teapot is filled with wine, so, so …"

"Oh!" "I remember now, it was me who ordered someone to fill the teapot with wine. I want to give the ministers a surprise …" Duanmu Yan bit on her cake and innocently faced Gong Shengrui's cold face, "... "Inside the teapot, there is the best Five Flower Wine. I would like to see who discovered this secret first. Who would have thought that it would actually be me!"

As he spoke his last sentence, Duanmu Yan's small face revealed a hint of smugness.

"…" Chen Xi.

Emperor! Can a servant say that there is no surprise, only shock?

Gong Shengrui's expression darkened even further, but facing her red eyes, he did not say anything in the end.

Think of her as one who would take advantage of her own efforts.

Seeing Gong Shengrui retract his gaze, Chen Xi heaved a sigh of relief. She was obviously always by Emperor's side, and when did Emperor order people to fill the teapot with wine? How come she did not know?

"Emperor! When did you order someone to do the idea of filling a teapot with wine? "

"This morning, when you went to the latrine!" Duanmu Yan mumbled as he was eating the pastries.

"…" No wonder.