875 Royal Banquet
When the Emperor heard Guo Shizhongās words, he did not probe further. After laughing a few times, he said to Guo Bing, ā I say, Guo Bing, you are not young anymore, are you? Do you need to anger your old man that much?ā
Guo Bing replied, ā Your Majesty, my father likes to lecture me all the time. If it werenāt for my motherās nagging, saying that my personality is exactly the same as my father when he was young, I would have thought that I wasnāt his biological son!
āHahaha ā¦ā
When Guo Shizhong heard Guo Bingās words, he pretended to be angry and pointed at Guo Bing. He scolded, ā you stinky brat, how can you mock your father like this? ā
When the Emperor heard this, he was immediately happy, and his mood became even better.
He laughed again. āhaha, Minister Guo, you and your son are really funny!ā
Then, he sat in his seat and said to the crowd, ā everyone, please sit!ā
The Emperor sat down and looked at the fruits on the table. He looked at the red cherries and said with interest, ā Crown Prince, I heard that cherries are gone. Where did these come from?ā
Crown Prince Yuwen Yuyu stood up and replied, āFather, I went to Zhou Shan city. Thereās a restaurant there called Ni Lai Wo Wang Restaurant. The restaurant was selling these cherries. The cherries were sold out, but the shopkeeper sold the rest to me on account of your sonās sincerity!ā
After the Crown Prince finished speaking, the Emperor nodded his head in satisfaction.
He and the concubines all liked this cherry, but after eating it a few times, the servants said that they didnāt have any more cherries. They couldnāt forget the sweet and sour taste of the cherry, but this thing was gone just like that, and they couldnāt do anything.
This time, the Crown Prince was able to get his hands on the cherries at the banquet.
The Emperor said, ā yes, the Crown Prince is very thoughtful!ā
The third Prince clenched his hands under the table, looking angry and furious.
What right did the Crown Prince have to receive his fatherās praise with just a few fruits?
After hearing the crown princeās words, he immediately said, āBig Brother, I have no idea you have to bend over backward to a small shopkeeper to get something you want. Winning fatherās blessing is so important to you that youād do something below the status of a crown prince.ā
This was a hint that in order to gain the emperorās approval, the Crown Prince would lower his status and beg a lowly commoner.
Everyoneās expression changed when they heard the third Princeās words. Then, they all looked at the Emperor, trying to see the expression on his face.
However, was it so easy to see the expression on the emperorās face?
The Emperor was only eating the cherries with interest as if he didnāt hear the third Princeās words.
The Imperial grandson, Yuwen Xuhong, took a sip of wine and said, ā third uncle, I donāt agree with what you said. Who said that uncle crown princeās sincere attitude towards the shopkeeper had to be submissive?
āBesides, with the status of the Crown Prince, was there a need to bow down? As long as he revealed his identity, the shopkeeper would obediently hand over the item.
āHowever, I heard that Zhou Shan cityās restaurant is very different. They wonāt bend their backs for power, nor will they lower their heads for power. In other words, even those with power and influence might not be able to get anything from them. Therefore, even if the Crown Prince were subservient to a shopkeeper, they wouldnāt sell anything they didnāt want to sell.
āTherefore, I believe that uncle Crown Prince really used his sincerity to exchange for the shopkeeperās item.ā
Yuwen Xuhongās words immediately sparked a discussion among the crowd.
āIs there really such a restaurant? How come weāve never heard of it?ā
āHow can there be such a restaurant that doesnāt fear power?ā
āBut what kind of restaurant is this?ā Someone was equally puzzled. āI heard that their restaurant not only sold cherries some time ago but also all kinds of strange fruits that weāve never seen before. Not only is it expensive, but thereās also a limit to how much you can buy!ā
āSpeaking of which, Iāve also heard of this restaurant and its rules. I want to go take a look, but Zhou Shan city is too far.ā
āAre you guys all talking about Ni Lai Wo Wang restaurant?ā Guo Shizhongās loud voice suddenly rang out in the discussion.
The others immediately looked at Guo Shizhong and said, āMinister Guo, have you heard of this restaurant? ā
Guo Shizhong glanced at his son, who had no table manners at all, and said loudly, ā of course. Iāve not only heard of that restaurant, but Iāve also eaten the cherries there. In fact, Iāve also eaten other fruits and dishes there. The dishes made there are all beautiful, fragrant, and delicious. Iāve been reminiscing about the wonderful taste until today!ā
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