NOVEL NEXT Chapter 352 Annual Meeting
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I don’t know why the emperor would hold a family banquet with such a large and complete population.
The emperor, like ordinary people, was particularly fond of his first child, and he paid special attention to the children of his first wife and his legitimate wife.
But later on, when the number of children increased, it became too much to take care of.
Either he liked it very much, or he hated it very much. Sometimes he couldn't even remember the middle one.
It was also because children often died in infancy.
He was extremely sad at first.
But later on, I gradually got used to it, like a wound. After repeated tearing, it no longer hurts as much as it did at first. The wound has a stress response, the skin becomes hard, and the heart becomes hard.
So speaking of so many children, the emperor didn't particularly love them.
There is only one heart, and there are many people who share it, but each person has very little.
Especially when the emperor began to search for immortals and wanted to live forever.
He even regretted having too many children, feeling that his energy was drained away.
Later I didn’t go to the harem anymore.
But now the room is full of people.
Fortunately, it's a royal family and the house is big enough.
Ordinary dignitaries cannot accommodate so many people.
The tenth prince was carried here in a very sick condition. When he arrived, he leaned on the chair and gasped for air. Apparently he couldn't stand the environment with so many people.
Mianmian noticed that the man had symptoms of asthma, allergic asthma?
That is to say, the prince is in good condition and raised.
Ordinary people are probably already dead.
But even the prince is embarrassed.
The emperor's appearance was not only due to old age disease, but also symptoms of chronic poisoning. Knowing that the emperor had been taking pills, he knew that he was not running away.
Ancient elixirs like to use mercury, which is extremely poisonous.
In this world where life expectancy is generally very short, with the average person being over 30 years old, Mian Mian is still a little panicked.
She also went to the Star Observation Pavilion with Brother Chong to find out that the Star Observation Pavilion records the stars, climate, and their impact on humans over the years, and also provides statistics on human lifespan.
When there are great disaster years, the average life expectancy is about 25 years.
These past hundred years have been considered years of peace, and the average life expectancy has increased to 33 years, which is already a prosperous age.
Therefore, in ancient times, it was normal to become a grandparent in your 30s, because if you didn't do it earlier, you would be dead and you wouldn't be able to continue the family line.
Mianmian thought to herself that she couldn't do anything else, not even Zhai Dou, and Gong Dou didn't seem to have anything to do with her. It was very possible that she was actually in a world of immortality, relying on her life to survive until the end.
Attending a palace banquet felt like she used to go home for a wedding banquet during the Chinese New Year. There were dozens of tables filled with relatives, but they really couldn't recognize them all.
When I was in school at that time, I was a little aloof and a little embarrassed to say hello.
There are many people, so all seats are arranged in advance. Otherwise, it would take you half a day to choose a location.
Mianmian saw that her sister and two nephews were there.
But it was not in front of me, so I decided to wait and see.
Today is also a bit like the company's annual meeting.
At the beginning, the emperor (big leader) came to pay his respects.
The next step is to listen to the leader’s speech.
There were no bees or microphones, but fortunately it was quiet when it was the emperor's turn to speak.
No one made any noise.
The emperor's voice was not loud and he was short of breath.
The emperor's eyes fell on the young faces in the audience, young faces, one after another.
Familiar and unfamiliar.
In fact, there is still less.
His children are becoming fewer and fewer.
I wanted to say something impassioned, but I couldn’t.
He just looked at so many faces.
Let’s be lively and lively.
"The past year has been full of ups and downs. Today is the beginning of a new year. I wish the country peace and prosperity, good health and success."
The emperor did not make long speeches.
Just say a word and announce the start of the meal.
However, Mianmian found that no one was in a hurry to get chopsticks.
She did as the Romans did, and she was in no hurry.
In fact, this meal doesn't look very good. There are too many people and the distance is far. When the food is served, the food is usually not very hot.
If the leader likes to talk for a long time, the dish will freeze.
Moreover, when eating and drinking in the palace, according to the laws of banquets, something always seems to happen.
Speaking of which, it was not easy for the emperor to worry about being poisoned while eating something.
Maybe the reason why the emperor wanted to take the elixir was to fight poison with poison, and he was just standing on the 18th floor looking down.
Mianmian saw that her father was sitting very close to the emperor. Her father was in front of the emperor, and on the other side were the seventh and ninth princes.
Mianmian didn’t know her either, so she listened to her little father-in-law’s introduction.
They all look handsome.
No one looks bad.
Of course, the best-looking one is my father.
Dad is the kind of person who looks comfortable no matter how he looks and can play well from any angle.
The party started, and then it got a little noisy.
They couldn't just sit there and say nothing, but they all started talking. Amidst the crying of the children, the tenth prince's asthma became serious.
Mianmian saw her sister carry the child down, and the tenth prince was also carried away.
Some princes and grandsons who couldn't sit still also went down.
The banquet suddenly became much quieter.
At this time, Jiang Wan was actually invited over.
The emperor summoned Chu Xi and Jiang Wan.
The Ninth Princess was a little uneasy.
The emperor said that he had important arrangements.
This is specifically looking at the eldest son of the Seventh Prince, is this?
Fortunately, after a while, the Ninth Prince's child also arrived in front of the Emperor.
The Ninth Prince has a legitimate son.
The Ninth Prince was just a fool, but his son Chu Ze was raised to be like the Sixth Prince, very dignified and sunny.
As for Chu Xi, it was probably because he was a concubine and was living under his aunt's mother, so he seemed smoother and less innocent.
The emperor leaned on the dragon chair, looked at his two grandsons, and both nodded to reward them.
Seeing Jiang Wan, she was also surprised and gave her a reward.
Today the emperor seems like a loving elder.
Extraordinarily kind.
The Ninth Prince was a little excited. When his father summoned folk magicians to the palace to see a doctor, one of them happened to be him.
The warlock said that my father's body was in ruins.
Although it is sad, it is already the last moment, and the outcome is finally coming.
If you become a prince or an emperor, it will still be very sweet. It is better to live nine thousand years than to live forever.
Naturally, it would be better for his children to be princesses and princes than to be lords and members of the royal family.
Moreover, my father has never liked Lao Qi, and Lao Qi is also very good at pretending to be sinister.
When he comes to power, he immediately asks Brother Seven to return to his fiefdom and go as far as he wants. It's too annoying.
The Ninth Prince thought to himself.
Little did he know that after the seventh prince came to power in the previous life, he immediately killed the whole family of the ninth prince.
Lao Jiu usually looked like a playboy, but today he was a little anxious.
The seventh prince still looked calm, no different from before.
He still looked frightened, but when the emperor called him, he could see his joy and joy.
Until the emperor said: "I am old and my health is getting worse. The Ninth Prince is sincere and filial. Wait for me a hundred years from now..."
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