Author: Danjian Listening to Zen

The eldest eunuch walked into the courtyard with a smile on his face and a very kind look.

"On behalf of His Majesty, our family is here to visit all of you. I hope that all of you will have a comfortable stay in our country, Wei."

Although the eighth prince was proud of his status, he looked down on eunuchs.

But he also understood that people had to bow their heads under the eaves. The eunuch in front of him was no ordinary person. He was a confidant of the enemy emperor and represented the enemy emperor.

If you offend the eunuch in front of you, your life will definitely not be easy.

Although as a hostage, as long as there is no war between the two countries, his life will not be in danger, but whether he can live a good life depends on the attitude of the Emperor of Wei.

The eighth prince had to bow his head to the chief eunuch: "Thank you so much, father-in-law, for taking such a hard trip."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." The eldest eunuch said with a smile, "It is what our family should do to share His Majesty's worries. This is His Highness the Eighth Prince of the Chen Kingdom, right? He is a very polite child."

He looked at the Eighth Prince from top to bottom, and then glanced at the teenagers next to him.

When his eyes swept over Jia Huan, he suddenly looked startled, but then he calmed down and returned to his smiling look.

No one else noticed the change in the eunuch's expression, but they couldn't hide it from Jia Huan.

Jia Huan tilted his head.

Does this eunuch know me?

But that's not right.

How could he, a eunuch from the Wei Kingdom, know a concubine from the Chen Kingdom thousands of miles away?

Jia Huan just thought that he looked like someone the eunuch knew, and turned around and forgot about the matter.

The eldest eunuch did not stay long and left after saying a few words to the eighth prince.

The teenagers breathed a long sigh of relief.

This eunuch looked kind, but he put great pressure on them.

After this experience, the teenagers were exhausted physically and mentally. They each returned to their rooms and fell asleep soon after.

In the next few days, the teenagers lived quite peacefully.

Guarded by Wei's guards, the young men could not go out and outsiders could not come in.

Although it looks like going to jail, at least nothing will happen.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

Only then did the emperor of Wei have time to summon the eighth prince.

This time, the eighth prince entered the palace alone, while all the young men stayed in their residence.

After the eighth prince returned, he brought back news about the Emperor of Wei.

The Emperor of Wei will hold a banquet in three days to honor the Eighth Prince and the young men.

The eighth prince was very happy: "Emperor Wei allowed us to go out and roam around the capital freely. From now on, we don't have to be locked up in the yard every day like we are in prison."

The teenagers were very happy with the news.

They are all very energetic and like to run around. Locking them in a small yard is okay for a short time, but over time, no teenager can bear it.

For the first time, the teenagers sincerely expressed their gratitude to the Eighth Prince.

The Eighth Prince accepted everyone's thanks with a smile, and the barrier between the two parties was partially broken.

Three days are very short, and in the blink of an eye it’s time to hold the banquet.

The teenagers put on the best clothes they brought from home, and followed the eighth prince on the carriage sent by the palace to pick them up.

Because Emperor Wei issued an order allowing young people to go out freely, the number of guards outside the Proton Mansion was reduced by two-thirds, with only a few people guarding the outside.

The people of Wei didn't think that a few teenagers could cause any trouble.

Jia Huan finally got on the carriage.

The clothes he wore were not as gorgeous as the others, and he didn't wear any accessories, so he looked very shabby.

But Jia Huan had no choice. The people in the Duke's Mansion didn't prepare many things for him at all, and they didn't even have much luggage.

When the money was still on the way, the Duke gave him a bag of silver and a thousand taels of silver notes.

This thousand taels may seem like a lot, but for a proton who lives in an enemy country with no income and needs to spend money everywhere, it is really pitiful.

Look at the other teenagers. Each of them brought big and small bags as gifts, and the least amount of money they had on them was 20,000 taels.

Although they were abandoned by their families, at least their families compensated them.

As for the Duke's Mansion, they were so focused on preparing luggage and money for the Eighth Prince that they forgot about Jia Huan.

The teenagers looked at Jia Huan sympathetically but said nothing.

It's just that the reputation of the Duke's Mansion has dropped a lot in their hearts.

Later, through their mouths, the matter spread.

The news that the Duke's government treated the concubine harshly spread throughout the two countries, and his reputation suffered a serious decline.

The people in the Duke's Mansion regretted it greatly at that time, but it was already too late.

The young people got off the car at the gate of the palace. Two young eunuchs came forward and led everyone inside. After walking for about a stick of incense, they arrived at their destination, the main hall where the banquet was held.

There were already many people sitting inside.

Most of them were officials from Wei State and their families.

The protection between men and women in the two countries is not as serious as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. Here, women can also take to the streets at any time.

When holding a banquet, men and women are naturally not separated, but sit together according to the family.

The emperor had not yet arrived, so the young eunuch led the young men to sit down at a table near the emperor's palace.

Some cold dishes and cut fruits were already placed on the table, but the emperor hadn't arrived yet, so no one dared to move their chopsticks.

After waiting for about another stick of incense, three whips were fired to clear the way, and the emperor arrived with his concubines and two princesses.

Everyone stood up quickly to greet the emperor.

The emperor sat down in his seat and said with a smile: "Everyone in your family, please sit down too."

Everyone thanked the emperor in unison and then sat down.

Jia Huan raised his head slightly and looked at Emperor Wei.

Emperor Wei was about forty years old, in his prime, but his health was not very good.

This was all caused by the last battle for the right to inherit the throne.

Emperor Wei had many brothers, and the throne was originally not for a little transparent person like him.

But at that time, several princes rebelled. You killed me, I killed you, and finally we found out that only Emperor Wei was left.

As a result, the throne fell on Emperor Wei.

However, Emperor Wei did not escape from that rebellion unscathed, but was seriously injured.

This was even if Wu Zaifei helped him share the damage, otherwise Emperor Wei would also have died in that rebellion.

Although he did not die, Emperor Wei's business became weak due to excessive blood loss. Even after nearly twenty years of nursing, he still did not fully recover his body.

Because of his poor health, Emperor Wei's heirs were very few. Now he only has two princesses and no prince.

The royal family members saw hope, and the joint ministers asked the emperor to choose a child from the royal family to adopt as his heir.

Emperor Wei used strong methods to suppress it.

He still hopes to have his biological son succeed the throne.

Since he already has daughters, it means that he is not unable to get women pregnant. If he favors a few more concubines, he will naturally have sons.
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