OBS Chapter 226 It begins
Chapter 226 It begins
"Bring me a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone!"
The Emperor was in a good mood and immediately waved his hand, ordering people to prepare writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
The Jinan prefect had already prepared these things. He had a plaque brought over and said:
"Your Majesty, please inscribe this on it, so that I may hang it up for posterity to admire!"
Having left their calligraphy and enjoyed the beautiful scenery, the Emperor was in a good mood. It wasn't until evening that the group finally headed back to their residence.
Another day passed, and the emperor still showed no signs of losing his temper. He was in a great mood today and even praised the prefect of Jinan and other officials while he was out sightseeing.
This put everyone's minds at ease, but some ministers felt something was amiss. Could Jinan Prefecture really be so clean?
The emperor had no intention of investigating. The cautious were naturally cautious, but some of the bolder ones began to act daringly.
That evening, after learning that the Emperor had said he was tired from his travels and wanted to rest early, the princes and ministers on the southern tour were constantly invited to attend.
Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan also received countless invitations, all from local officials who wanted to invite the two Dukes to their presence, and some even invited Jia Hu and Jia Zhen.
Some, knowing they absolutely cannot be invited, offer lavish gifts, claiming they are local specialties, but never mentioning their rarity or value.
Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan, of course, could not accept it and returned it all by the original route.
All invitations have been rejected. Remember all those who dare to make a move on Hu'er; we'll need to be careful in the future.
Jia Daishan sent someone to invite Lin Ruhai to come over for dinner.
Lin Ruhai was so annoyed by the people who were inviting him that he didn't really have a good reason to refuse.
Hearing that Jia Daishan had someone call him to dinner, he immediately perked up; this was the perfect excuse.
As for the requirements of my future father-in-law, everyone else's can take a backseat!
The family ate dinner together, while a steady stream of people came to the door, some delivering invitations, others coming in person to invite them, and still others bringing gifts.
Upon seeing this magnificent sight, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but say, "How dare you be so bold! The Emperor is here too. Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will find out and be angry?"
Jia Daihua laughed, unconcerned:
"What's wrong with that? The Emperor is tired and resting, but he didn't say that his subordinates are not allowed to hold banquets."
Lin Ruhai said:
"But my nephew always felt that something was wrong with this."
Jia Daihua laughed and said:
"It's right that you can see something's wrong. Stay away from those people and come to us if you need anything."
Lin Ruhai was very grateful
His position in the southern tour group was not high.
But he couldn't rely on his subordinates, who flocked to him, all eager to climb the ranks, regardless of rank. He was quite tired these past two days.
On the princes' side, the eldest prince, who was feeling bored, accepted the admiral's invitation. He originally thought that the admiral, being a military officer, would have a lot of language skills.
The banquet should have been mostly attended by military officers, but upon arriving here, it turned out to be completely different. The eldest prince only ate a few things before making an excuse that he was tired and leaving.
The Third Prince and the Seventh Prince became incredibly popular and sought-after.
Several banquets were held in rotation. If it weren't for having to go out with the Emperor the next day, I don't know how late the party would have lasted.
After dinner, Situ Yi and the little prince stayed quietly in the room. Situ Yi flipped through a book, while the little prince played with his toys.
Situ Yi looked at his nephew and suddenly became interested, so he asked:
"Minghe, do you know why I didn't go out today?"
Situ Minghe looked at his uncle with an expression as if he were an idiot and said:
"Uncle, I'm not stupid!"
"Hahaha"
Situ Yi was amused by his nephew's expression. Look! Even a child can see it, but those people just don't understand.
Oh, no, maybe it's not that I don't understand, it's just that I'm hoping for a lucky break and want to give it a try.