The banquet continued.
People were already appraising everyone's gifts in secret, then ranking them.
Jia Sidao raised his wine cup, his broad sleeve concealing his face.
He appeared to be drinking, but was actually pouring the wine into his sleeve.
Just then, someone suddenly walked up to him.
"Huang offers his apologies to Senior."
Jia Sidao glanced over.
An old man with a white beard stood before him.
Several middle-aged men followed behind him, apparently his disciples.
It was none other than Great Sui's Top Expert, Huang Jiu.
"Disciple Peanut."
"Disciple Jiang Beef."
"Disciple Zhu Head Meat."
"Disciple Cold Jellyfish Skin."
"We offer our apologies to Senior!!"
Jia Sidao: ...
Peanut, Jiang Beef, and Zhu Head Meat were still understandable.
But Cold Jellyfish Skin was a bit too much, wasn't it?!
Jia Sidao rose and raised his cup in a toast. "We became acquainted through a fight. My subordinate was somewhat too heavy-handed as well. After returning, I already taught her a lesson."
Huang Jiu's mouth twitched. Was that woman merely your subordinate?
Third Prince of Great Sui, Ye Yuntai, drank his wine in sullen silence, shooting Jia Sidao a sidelong glance.
Ye Yuntai was angry.
He was a prince of Great Sui.
He had merely accompanied his teacher on a stroll through the mountains within Great Sui's borders. Before they could even declare a challenge, the other side had charged in and started fighting.
In his panic, he had announced that he was a prince.
It would have been better if he had not. Once he did, the other side beat him even harder.
And now Imperial Father was actually making him go apologize to that person.
If Imperial Father did not care about Great Sui's dignity, he did!!!
This was the backbone of Great Sui.
When he went