Chapter 164: Banquet

It is located in the Royal Courtyard, inside the huge palace halfway up the mountain.

At this moment, the palace is divided into eight rows, and there are neatly arranged banquet tables. On the banquet tables, there are countless delicacies and wines. On some special banquet tables, there are some panacea exuding a touch of aura. Apparently also for attendees.

Those who can be invited to the banquet by the First Prince are either rich or noble, and they don't pay attention to ordinary food and wine, so in today's feast, meat is the meat of monsters, and wine is the elixir The wine, this meal is equivalent to swallowing a large amount of elixir, the effect is really wonderful.

It's just that, at this moment, in the hall full of powerful people from all walks of life, no one is interested in using chopsticks. Everyone's eyes are focused on the center of the hall.

In the center of the main hall, there is a huge throne surrounded by nine dragons. The whole body of the throne is made of golden crystals, which looks dazzling. This is the place where the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is qualified to sit upright. At this moment, the place above is empty and uninhabited.

But in front of the throne, there are nine different banquet tables at this moment. These banquet tables are at least ten times larger than ordinary banquet tables, and there are two pretty maids in plain clothes serving near each banquet table.

But at this moment, on the most central banquet stage, the First Prince was sitting upright, with a faint smile on his face, extremely warm.

On the two banquets on his left side, there were three princes and Fairy Qingyin sitting upright. The identities of these two are enough to sit on these two seats. And then, it was the little war king Zhou Qisi and the six princesses who were sitting.

These four people will appear on this most advanced banquet stage, which is completely expected by everyone.

But on the four banquet tables to the right of the First Prince, the atmosphere was a bit weird.

The one sitting next to the First Prince was indeed the Prince of Jin Yi, but at the moment he was holding a white bandage on his face, and he looked extremely embarrassed. His gaze was fixed on the seat with a bit of resentment. At the very end, at this moment, Ye Zhong was sitting there with a calm face, and he was already interested in studying the delicious food and wine on the banquet table in front of him, and he obviously didn't mean to take this prince of Jin Yihou seriously. .

Except for these two people, the other two banquet tables were actually empty afterward.

Only the eldest prince knew that those two positions were originally reserved for Xuan Shao and Su Wenqing of Xuan Yunzong. It's just that at this moment Xuan Shao was put away by the way after being beaten by Ye Chong, and prepared to be killed after the emperor's birthday, so naturally he would not appear here. And Su Wenqing, and even members of the Su family, will not appear here at this moment.

After his eyes fluctuated for a while, the eldest prince had already stood up, cupped his hands towards the surroundings, and said softly: "Everyone, it is an honor for me to be able to attend the family banquet set up by my palace. Today at this banquet, we I hope that there is no distinction between high and low status among you, and those who can appear here are all young heroes of the world. It will always be good for the future, won't it?"

It's just that after saying this, even the eldest prince himself felt a bit dry. After the banquet officially started, so many things had happened, no matter how you say this banquet, it can't be considered a success.

"Next, everyone, please do whatever you want." The eldest prince sat down and waved his hand slightly.

Many strong people below gave out loud applause, and the atmosphere in the field became lively immediately.

In any case, this is a rare feast, so why not enjoy one.

At the banquet table in the center, Fairy Qingyin's eyes fell on Ye Zhong, who was not at all unnatural at the moment, and she seemed to chuckle lightly, and said lightly: "Brother Ye Chong is a young hero, and my younger sister toasts you. Brother Ye Chong, please don't worry about it, maybe we will have something to cooperate with in the future?"

Ye Chong raised his head when he heard the words, and after looking at Fairy Qingyin carefully, he shook his head and said, "Fairy Qingyin has many suitors, so you don't need me to run errands for you, right? So it's okay to cooperate. As for the previous things, As long as you don't provoke me, I don't bother to bother."

Ye Zhong didn't give Fairy Qingyin any face like this, which made her frown slightly. It was obvious that no man had dared to treat her like this before. It made her a little uncomfortable.

The third prince stared at Ye Zhong, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, but in the end he endured it and did not force his attack.

"Brother Ye Dazhong, I have heard that you are a waste that cannot cultivate. This rumor has been widely circulated in Yanjing, but seeing your demeanor today, I am afraid that all the previous rumors are false?" Three or four years old, not very scheming, she looked at Ye Zhong with a little curiosity at the moment.

Hearing this, the eldest prince and others' eyes fell on Ye Zhong at the same time, and even the son of Marquis Jin Yi couldn't help but look at Ye Zhong. In any case, Ye Zhong's reputation as a waste before was a bit too big, but when he appeared today, he was so powerful and arrogant, like a comet flying across the sky, that it was hard for everyone to imagine that these two characters were the same person.

"Is the sixth princess very interested?" Ye Zhong smiled. He was full of affection for this scheming little girl, "If the sixth princess is interested, can we find a quiet place to talk carefully after the banquet?"

"Ahem——"

The eldest prince coughed violently, he waved his hands, and said with a little embarrassment: "Brother Ye Chong, my younger sister is still young."

The sixth princess also reacted at this moment, and her face turned red in an instant. As the jewel in the palm of the emperor, there are too many people who have tried to trick her over the years, and he is not a little girl who doesn't understand anything, so he feels shy right now.

"You guys misunderstood." Ye Zhong didn't change his face. "It's just that the sixth princess was born with a spirit body, and I'm also somewhat interested. If the sixth princess wants to know my secret, it's not an exaggeration to exchange her secret?"

Hearing this, the first prince looked at Ye Zhong thoughtfully. Obviously, he tasted a bit of the taste in Ye Zhong's words. I am afraid that the legend of Ye Zhong's waste back then was also true. And under the circumstances that the legend is true, he was able to go to the point where he is today, which is really terrifying!

"You are that trash Ye Zhong back then?" Prince Jinyi looked at Ye Zhong, and said in a shy voice, "How is it possible, you were just a follower behind me back then, why now..."

"Are you itchy again?" Ye Zhong asked casually. But the prince of Jin Yihou trembled for a moment, and swallowed his words back.

"By the way, Ye Zhong, I heard that something happened to your Ye family a few days ago. A powerful person broke into the Ye family and abolished nearly half of the Ye family. Is this true?" Zhou Qisi, the little war king, stared at Ye Zhong. Thoughtful opening.

"What does the Ye family have to do with me?" Ye Zhong shrugged, but did not answer directly.

Zhou Qisi nodded thoughtfully, but did not continue to ask questions. In his opinion, this Ye Zhong had too many secrets to figure out.

The banquet continued. During this period, the First Prince and others would test Ye Zhong. Ye Zhong's selective answers made it impossible for them to distinguish the truth from the fake. Knowing a general idea, and some secrets in Yanjing, which the spies of the Astrology Sect couldn't find out, for Ye Zhong, it was somewhat useful.

Time passed, and the banquet was coming to an end. The eldest prince stood up slowly, and was about to say something, when suddenly he frowned slightly, and his eyes fell on the entrance of the hall.

Everyone looked into it as if they were looking for something, and quickly cast their gazes over, and saw a few figures walking slowly from the entrance at this moment. These people were around thirty years old and had entered middle age, so they were obviously not invited by the First Prince to attend the banquet.

"That's Su Ziyun from the Su family?"

Someone recognized the identity of the person who was in the lead, and everyone gasped in an instant.

This Su Ziyun is the core figure of the third generation of the Su family of the five major families, and he can be said to be the real strong man in Yanjing. Such a strong man with a very high status, it is unexpected that he would appear here today. Obviously, he has come to Xingshi to question his crimes.

There are rumors in Yanjing that Su Ziyun is a low-key person, but he is ruthless. He is a leader in the Su family, but it is unexpected that such a person will come here in person. It seems that this time things will definitely not be good. .

"Uncle Su Shi." The eldest prince frowned. Su Ziyun appeared here so ostentatiously, it was inevitable that he would not give him a little face, "No matter why Uncle Shi came, but this is my royal family banquet after all, please step back."

At this moment, the eldest prince had no choice but to speak. It was fine if the guests he invited had a conflict, but if someone took action against his guests, it would be equivalent to slapping him in the face.

"Eldest Prince, this matter has nothing to do with your royal family, nor has it anything to do with the many distinguished guests in the venue. I, Su, came to the door rashly, and I will definitely take the blame later. Therefore, please don't interfere with today's matter." Su Ziyun's face was calm, his eyes were like lightning , he spoke gently, and after cupping his hands at the eldest prince, his eyes slowly fell on Ye Zhong who was sitting on the banquet table at the moment.

At the same time, the eyes of several people behind him also cast their gazes, and killing intent appeared in their eyes.

Su Ziyun waved his hand slightly, causing the man to step back, and then he stared at Ye Zhong thoughtfully for a moment, then said lightly, "You are Ye Zhong?"

"None of your business?" Ye Zhong picked up the fruit wine in front of him and swallowed it, not bothering to raise his eyes.

"It's good that you are Ye Zhong, is it you who suppressed my distinguished guest of the Su family, His Highness Xuan Shao?" Su Ziyun was not provoked by Ye Zhong, and his face was extremely indifferent.

"I don't know about that," Ye Zhong stood up, stared at Su Ziyun, and then grinned, "But I just suppressed a silver-haired dog. Would you like to see if Uncle Su Shi is your distinguished guest?"