Everyone secretly praised him and quickly replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Then he sat back.

The eldest prince, Jin Xingyao, was the first to raise his cup and walked over. He looked at the uncle in front of him and said in a pretended respectful manner:

"Uncle, if I had known that you were in the temple, I would have come to see you long ago. I offer you a toast to celebrate your return to the court."

As he said this, he drank it all in one gulp and turned the cup upside down.

This statement may sound nice, but what he actually means is that Yufan is just a monk who knows how to meditate and worship Buddha, and is not worthy of being in public.

Moreover, today's wine is not plain wine, but an aged wine with extremely high concentration, which makes the prime minister, generals and others under him sweat.

Yu Fan sat there solemnly and opened his eyelids lazily. The light inside made Jin Xingyao feel inexplicably panicked.

Although he was sitting, he seemed to be looking down at him. He picked up the wine glass on the table with his bony fingers and drank it all in one gulp in front of everyone's gaze, with a graceful posture.

Seeing the noble aura all over his body, Jin Xingyao clenched his fists and said with a smile on his face:

"I heard that the emperor's uncle eats vegetarian meals and drinks vegetarian wine in Huangjue Temple. I didn't expect that the emperor's uncle can drink so much."

This was an obvious mockery of Yufan, a monk, for breaking his vow of abstinence from alcohol. Some of the ministers below frowned and looked disapproving when they saw that the eldest prince was deliberately making things difficult for them.

Yu Fan curled his lips inwardly, thinking, you are too incompetent, boy, just wait and see how I will kill you today.

Everyone saw Yu Fan glance at the eldest prince, his eyes showing a hint of interest: "Eldest Prince, what do you think is in this cup?"

“It’s wine, of course.”

Yu Fan shook his head, his face filled with disappointment:

"You don't have enough wisdom and your knowledge is too shallow. This is innate. Don't be discouraged."

The eldest prince was stunned for a moment, his brows dyed with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Then please teach me, uncle, if this is not wine, what is it?"

Jin Xingyao cursed in his heart, what a mysterious thing, what does it mean to not be discouraged, as if he was really that bad.

Yu Fan picked up the wine in the glass and looked at the people below:

"Looking deeper, this is not just wine, it is sorghum, the vitality of nature, and the hard work of farmers. This thing that makes me forget my worries and distances me from the world, this wine is a gift from heaven.

Nephew, do you still dare to say that what you drank was wine?"

The eldest prince was confused by this conversation, as if if he admitted that it was wine at this moment, people would think he was shallow-minded. But if he didn't admit that it was wine, he would be slapping himself in the face.

Yu An and Feng Yuan were watching excitedly below. They didn't expect that the emperor could easily make fun of the eldest prince in front of everyone. It was really satisfying to see him so confused and unable to refute.

He deserves it for bullying others and playing power games in the court on a daily basis.

Jin Xingyao suppressed his anger, and when one plan failed, he came up with another. With a gleam in his eyes, he said:

"My uncle usually stays in the temple to practice meditation. Today, in order to welcome you, I have specially invited the dancers from Dachun Garden to perform a dance for you. I hope my uncle will like it."

After saying that, he clapped his hands. A group of artists came in one after another from outside. Some played the guzheng, some played the flute, and some played drums.

The most eye-catching one is the veiled woman. She is taller than the average woman, with long hair like a waterfall. She is wearing a colorful feathered robe. Her graceful back alone is moving enough.

003's voice sounded in my head: "Host, even if it's for the mission, you drank too much."

Yu Fan glanced at the empty wine jug and said guiltily: "Uh, last glass, last glass"

If it weren't for his image, he would have eaten all the meat on the table right now.

Yu Fan was in a good mood today. He drank openly and watched dance.

The music started, and as the drums beat, the beauty slowly turned around, and Yu Fan's eyes slowly widened...

He nearly spit out a mouthful of wine, and the veins on his fists bulged, showing how hard he was trying to hold back.

He looked at the veiled Master Shen in astonishment. Why was he here, and dressed like this?

She had a pair of sparkling peach blossom eyes with the corners of her eyes raised to look seductive, and a flower ornament between her eyebrows. Just looking at half of her face made her look stunningly beautiful.

"Graceful as a startled swan" and "agile as a swimming dragon" are not enough to describe the beauty of this dance. Everyone below watched with rapt attention, secretly praising the dancer of Dachunyuan for her high level of dancing skills.

Yu Fan's face turned black as he sat there, as if his home had been robbed, and there was a flash of anger in his eyes.

Jin Xingyao had been keeping his eyes on the emperor's uncle, and seeing his unhappy expression, he immediately thought that he was angry that she had mocked him for having never seen a woman.

When the dance music ended, they applauded and praised loudly: "Good, good dance, dancer, come up!"

Shen Yutang did not respond, but walked up slowly and bowed slightly.

"Why don't you go and pour wine for the emperor?"

Jin Xingyao winked at Chang Long, the governor of Jingji Prefecture, who was standing behind him. Chang Long understood and stood up in a hurry, pretending to stop him:

"No, eldest prince, you have forgotten that the emperor is a Buddhist who is famous all over the world. How can a monk be so close to a woman?"

Jin Xingyao seemed to suddenly remember something and smacked his head:

"Oh, oh no, I forgot that my uncle is not interested in women, so I have no choice but to help you enjoy this beauty."

After saying that, he reached out to hold the hand of the dancer next to him.

Yu An, Feng Yuan and the others were very angry. How could a dignified emperor endure such ridicule in public? They were about to stand up and argue with the eldest prince.

At this moment, everyone suddenly saw Yu Fan suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled forward, and the dancer spun around and sat on their emperor's lap in an instant, with the emperor's hand supporting the dancer's slender waist.

The eldest prince Jin Xingyao's hand was suspended in the air and fell into the air awkwardly.

The eldest prince did not dare to say anything rude in front of everyone, he could only grit his teeth and sneer: "The emperor's uncle is a monk, some things may be difficult to handle."

This was a very blunt statement, and the faces of the old ministers below all looked unhappy.

Yu Fan raised a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth and looked at him:

"It's difficult but not impossible. This emperor has not yet received the precepts and can return to secular life at any time.

Unlike some people who are waiting for water in the desert - anxiously waiting for water to drink, burning incense at midnight but still unable to get it, so helpless, beware of grass growing on your head."

After saying that, he added: "Oh, the emperor's uncle is not talking about you, don't take it personally."

As soon as these words came out, the eldest prince's face turned as black as ink. The people below were stunned at first, and then they all laughed softly.

The body on his legs also trembled slightly. Yu Fan glanced at the corners of Shen Yutang's smiling eyes, and he became interested. He said in a low and hoarse voice:

"What are you laughing at? Why don't you pour me some wine?"

Shen Yutang turned his head and looked at Yu Fan meaningfully, then he lowered his head and obediently poured a glass of wine and handed it to him, pinching his voice:

"Master, drink some wine"

Yu Fan looked at him and smiled, but didn't take it. Instead, he leaned over and drank it all from his hand, his eyes wanton and seductive.

Shen Yutang's heart started pounding and he instantly became furious.

As the chief eunuch, Baoxi had always been the eldest prince's confidant. Seeing that the eldest prince was upset, a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes, and he walked over with a glass full of wine:

"Your Majesty, I respect you."

After saying this, he pushed forward with his inner strength to extend the cup forward.

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