Beauty (1)
Although Ye Luyan’s gaze at Xie Xuanchen was like that of seeing an alien, Mu Mingtang, who was familiar with Xie Xuanchen’s antics, replied to him indifferently, “Oh, I didn’t know you were already here. Besides, I was caught outside.”
“Are you telling me that those people outside are more important than me?”
‘My God… he’s going to be a pain in the neck…’ Mu Mingtang turned her head and rolled her eyes while completely ignoring her annoying husband.
Actually, this banquet was a political gathering. It was held to give both sides the chance to communicate with one another. During the feast, the bigwigs mingled with each other and became extremely busy with their political talks, but to outsiders, it was a little dull.
Even singing and dancing performances were not as entertaining as other banquets. Because both sides were engaged in the peace negotiation talks, only a very few entertainment performances were arranged, so there was really nothing to watch.
The excitement of the banquet started to fade about the halfway point, but unexpectedly, Ye Luyan, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly stood up, making everyone look at him.
Ye Luyan greeted the Emperor and said with respect, “Your Majesty, as a prince from Beirong, I came here to offer the peace talk. To show our sincerity, I have brought my father Khan’s blessing to Emperor Ye. My father reminded me again and again to convey the sincerity of our Khitan to His Majesty.”
[TL Notse: The Khitan, or Qidan as they are known in Chinese, were a nomadic people originating in eastern Inner Mongolia. They first appear in records of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 CE), where they are described as descending from the Xianbei peoples.]
“The Beirong and the Prince have a big heart. I feel flattered by the Beirong Emperor’s actions and sincerity. I’m very pleased to have a peace talk with Beirong. Do convey my gratitude to the Beirong Emperor,” The Emperor laughed out loudly after hearing Ye Luyan’s words, apparently very pleased at this moment.
When Ye Luyan stood up, Mu Mingtang thought he was going to say something serious. She still couldn’t believe that Ye Luyan deliberately stepped up just to please the Emperor.
As soon as Ye Luyan clapped his hands, a group of women dressed in foreign attire entered the hall and saluted the Emperor according to the Khitan etiquette.
Ye Luyan continued, “Father Khan prepared this as a gift for his allies. These few are all beautiful women from our Khitan. Among them, this is Wanyan Duo, the daughter of Khan of the Tayan Tribe, known as the pearl of the grassland, who is the dream of many Khitan warriors. I hope that the friendship between our two nations will last forever.”
As Mu Mingtang expected, Ye Luyan was up to something. There was no way Ye Luyan would please the Emperor for no reason, but she did not expect that Ye Luyan’s plot was even bigger than she thought.
Mu Mingtang looked at those beauties again. All of them had bright eyes, white teeth, high noses and deep eyes, obviously glamorous, and among them, Wanyan Duo, who stood at the top, was even more glamorous.
Even as a woman and an outsider, Mu Mingtang could tell that this Wanyan Duo was a very rare beauty among the Khitan tribe.
‘Ye Luyan, or the Emperor of Beirong, seemed to have a lot of plans.’
Since Wanyan Duo was still a tribal princess, no matter which family she married into, it couldn’t be a low-ranking person, and these beauties were definitely not just for the emperor and others to enjoy.
Beauty (1)
Although Ye Luyan’s gaze at Xie Xuanchen was like that of seeing an alien, Mu Mingtang, who was familiar with Xie Xuanchen’s antics, replied to him indifferently, “Oh, I didn’t know you were already here. Besides, I was caught outside.”
“Are you telling me that those people outside are more important than me?”
‘My God… he’s going to be a pain in the neck…’ Mu Mingtang turned her head and rolled her eyes while completely ignoring her annoying husband.
Actually, this banquet was a political gathering. It was held to give both sides the chance to communicate with one another. During the feast, the bigwigs mingled with each other and became extremely busy with their political talks, but to outsiders, it was a little dull.
Even singing and dancing performances were not as entertaining as other banquets. Because both sides were engaged in the peace negotiation talks, only a very few entertainment performances were arranged, so there was really nothing to watch.
The excitement of the banquet started to fade about the halfway point, but unexpectedly, Ye Luyan, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly stood up, making everyone look at him.
Ye Luyan greeted the Emperor and said with respect, “Your Majesty, as a prince from Beirong, I came here to offer the peace talk. To show our sincerity, I have brought my father Khan’s blessing to Emperor Ye. My father reminded me again and again to convey the sincerity of our Khitan to His Majesty.”
[TL Notse: The Khitan, or Qidan as they are known in Chinese, were a nomadic people originating in eastern Inner Mongolia. They first appear in records of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 CE), where they are described as descending from the Xianbei peoples.]
“The Beirong and the Prince have a big heart. I feel flattered by the Beirong Emperor’s actions and sincerity. I’m very pleased to have a peace talk with Beirong. Do convey my gratitude to the Beirong Emperor,” The Emperor laughed out loudly after hearing Ye Luyan’s words, apparently very pleased at this moment.
When Ye Luyan stood up, Mu Mingtang thought he was going to say something serious. She still couldn’t believe that Ye Luyan deliberately stepped up just to please the Emperor.
As soon as Ye Luyan clapped his hands, a group of women dressed in foreign attire entered the hall and saluted the Emperor according to the Khitan etiquette.
Ye Luyan continued, “Father Khan prepared this as a gift for his allies. These few are all beautiful women from our Khitan. Among them, this is Wanyan Duo, the daughter of Khan of the Tayan Tribe, known as the pearl of the grassland, who is the dream of many Khitan warriors. I hope that the friendship between our two nations will last forever.”
As Mu Mingtang expected, Ye Luyan was up to something. There was no way Ye Luyan would please the Emperor for no reason, but she did not expect that Ye Luyan’s plot was even bigger than she thought.
Mu Mingtang looked at those beauties again. All of them had bright eyes, white teeth, high noses and deep eyes, obviously glamorous, and among them, Wanyan Duo, who stood at the top, was even more glamorous.
Even as a woman and an outsider, Mu Mingtang could tell that this Wanyan Duo was a very rare beauty among the Khitan tribe.
‘Ye Luyan, or the Emperor of Beirong, seemed to have a lot of plans.’
Since Wanyan Duo was still a tribal princess, no matter which family she married into, it couldn’t be a low-ranking person, and these beauties were definitely not just for the emperor and others to enjoy.
