King Cupid Kingdom's palace complex is located in the center of Bhikkhu City, covering a large area.
Xu Bayan When the group of people entered the palace under the guidance of the maid, night had fallen and the lanterns were first lit.
Outside the main road of the palace, cars were driving like a stream, and many high-ranking officials and nobles from the kingdom began to enter the palace banquet hall one after another.
Among them, a carriage that was completely black and had golden patterns was particularly eye-catching. Beside this carriage, both celebrities and nobles consciously made way for it.
Because, this is Bhikkhu City Spirit Hall Main Hall's palace master's car.
At this time, Duke Jia Sha·Rondo, who was getting off the bus in front of the palace gate, saw this scene, but there was a trace of disdain in his slightly narrowed eyes. He was the finance minister of the Cupid Kingdom.
He is also one of the leaders of the conservative aristocracy that Meriel is worried about.
When Jia Sha·Rondo got off and decided to get off, this black carriage with gold patterns also stopped at the entrance of the palace, alongside it.
The door curtain opened, and two middle-aged men wearing red robes and triangular silver crowns got out of the carriage.
There are silver patterns on the edge of the red robe and a special mark of the Spirit Hall on the chest. The two are the principal and deputy palace masters of Bhikkhu City Spirit Hall Main Hall - Qingxiao and Baihong.
"The two palace masters are really punctual, how are you doing lately?" Jia Sha greeted him with a smile, and there was no trace of strangeness in his eyes.
Facing the greetings of a powerful nobleman, Spirit Hall, the master of Qingbai Palace just said a faint hum, without stopping at all, he directly ignored Jia Sha and entered the palace.
Looking at the retreating figure in red robe, Jia Sha's smile stiffened a little and then disappeared.
"Palace Master, bah, how rude. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall, you would be worthy of riding alongside me. Now I'm on the same line as Heaven Dou Imperial Family Prince Xue Xing. It won't be long before I take charge of the kingdom. Let's see if you can still be arrogant!" Jia Sha thought sadly.
You know, whether it is title or power, he Jia Sha is better than these two palace masters.
In terms of title, he is the most noble duke among the nobility. It can be said that he is inferior to one person in the royal family and superior to ten thousand people.
Don't get me wrong, the royal family here is not the Cupid royal family, but the Tiandou royal family.
In the eyes of Jia Sha·Rondo, Queen Cupid is a generation younger than him. Although she holds the title of queen, in terms of actual power, it is he and the nobles who have the final say.
Although that woman has some tricks, she still can't change the world in the Cupid Kingdom.
It's just that in recent years, that bitch Meriel relied on Martial Soul's specialness and God-given strength, and that old immortal Mu Sen, who didn't understand the rules and reached into the bowl of their nobles.
"Meriel is the same with that ignorant bitch. He wants to end the slave trade and underground gambling all by himself. He doesn't even look at how much he weighs. He thinks that finding a crippled elder from the Spirit Hall will make his waist stronger. How naive!"
"Wait five days for Mr. Dugu to arrive. By then, Queen Cupid will be nothing more than a plaything in my crotch!"
Thinking of this, Jia Sha, whose hair was half white, smiled evilly, and then strode into the palace gate with his servants.
Inside the palace.
With the combined music and the dancing of young girls, the banquet officially began.
This banquet was divided into an inner hall and an outer hall. The outer hall was in the garden square of the palace and accommodated ordinary high-ranking officials and nobles.
The inner hall invites the most powerful figures in the kingdom and the absolute center of the banquet:
Spirit Hall Elder, Demon Bear Douluo, Xu Bayan.
The banquet in the inner hall was held in the Cupid royal family's highest-standard Moonlight Triple Hall. This palace is not far from the Garden Square and is the second tallest in the entire royal palace complex. Inside, you can overlook most of the night views of Bhikkhu City.
Moonlight Triple Hall is said to be three layers, but actually there are nine layers in total.
Among them, the upper three floors, seventh and eighth floors, are the place for this banquet. These three floors have a jade-like canopy, which is baptized by the full moon, exuding little crystal light particles.
And the moonlight pours down layer by layer along the white jade dome. Not only does it look dreamlike on the outside, but it is like falling into a fairyland when you are inside.
At this time, Xu Huxiao and his team, butler Luo Ming, were talking, laughing and eating happily on the eighth floor.
Since Soul Fighting's injury in the morning team battle has not healed yet, Yan and his Hundred Beasts Team are not here.
Xu Bayan, Xiao Kong and Jin Huan are on the ninth floor of the Moonlight Triple Hall.
In addition to the three of them, there is also the hostess of this banquet, Queen Cupid Kingdom--Meriel·Muse, and her father Mu Sen Douluo is also here.
As well as the two palace masters Qing and Bai of the Spirit Hall Main Hall.
On the side of the noble ministers of the kingdom, there are three people, Jia Sha·Rondo, and three generals Soul Sage who hold the actual power of the kingdom's army, a total of six people.
At the banquet, the delicious food and wine were tempting, and Meriel's first-class communication skills made the scene very harmonious.
Except for one person, Mu Sen Douluo.
The old man in gray clothes held a tree stick and sat next to Meriel, like a dead tree without any life, with his eyes closed and silent.
Others seemed to deliberately ignore the strange existence of this old man.
Until Meriel, who was wearing a luxurious golden evening dress, stood up, picked up a glass of red wine, looked at Jia Sha·Rondo, who was in gorgeous clothes and wearing a silver crown, and said:
"Duke Jia Sha has worked hard for the development of the kingdom over the years and has made great contributions. Here, I would like to offer a toast to Duke Jia Sha."
"Queen, I'm sorry. This is my duty as a subject of the kingdom, it's insignificant." Jia Sha also stood up, with no expression on his face.
"A duke need not be humble."
Meriel smiled and drank it all in one gulp.
Just when everyone thought this was just an ordinary polite exchange, Meriel did not sit down, but poured a second glass of wine.
"This second glass of wine is also dedicated to Duke Jia Sha. This time, before drinking, I want to ask the Duke a question."
Jia Sha was smiling but not smiling. Looking at this beautiful woman, he already felt that Meriel seemed to be trying to cause trouble tonight.
"Queen, please speak."
Meriel said, "I wonder what the Duke thinks of the laws and policies that my king has adopted in governing the kingdom in recent years?"
"Haha, of course that is very good. The queen serves the country and the people, and is the greatest queen in the hearts of our Cupid Kingdom people." Jia Sha said with a smile.
Hearing this, Meriel put down his wine glass, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the face that looked like an old fox, and continued to speak slowly:
"Even though the Duke said so, why do you always go against this king?"
As soon as these words came out, the people sitting around the banquet immediately fell silent.
The smile on Jia Sha's face stiffened for a second and then disappeared.
Next to him was Jia Lan·Rondo, who looked somewhat similar to him. The minister of justice of the kingdom immediately put down his wine glass and stood up to argue for his eldest brother Jia Sha.
But Jia Sha held him down, his face calm.
"Why did the Queen say this?"
Meriel glanced slightly at the people present at the banquet. Except for Xu Bayan who was still enjoying the food as if no one was around, the others stopped.
To address Jia Sha at the banquet, she did not communicate with Xu Bayan in advance, but she spread the word and secretly let all the nobles know this message:
'The Demon Bear elders of the Spirit Hall will assist the Queen in implementing New Equality Edict.'
As for whether Xu Bayan will really help her, it is no longer important. Since he came to this banquet, the message has been confirmed 70% to 80%.
In Meriel's view, Spirit Hall is a tiger and the old aristocrat is a wolf, so he uses his beauty to seduce Demon Bear to help.
It's better to try to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf before that, and provoke conflicts.
Afterwards, if Xu Bayan has any unhappiness, he can comfort himself with the sweetness of beauty, and there will be no problem.
Meriel is confident. With his talent and beauty, no man can resist the temptation.
Therefore, today I take this opportunity to tear open the dirty face of this old fox Jia Sha.
"As the Duke said, I serve the country and the people, inherit the last wish of my late husband, and want to make Cupid Kingdom a free, equal, and prosperous country."
"But Rondo Family, headed by you Jia Sha, has repeatedly obstructed the implementation of my king's laws. Not only did he secretly buy and sell slaves, but he also set up many underground gambling battles for selfish pleasure, and wantonly harmed the people of our country, turning my king's New Equality Edict into a piece of waste paper!"
"Being so wanton and reckless, Duke Jia Sha, do you think this king has wronged you?"
Meriel dares to say it openly, naturally he has conclusive evidence, and Jia Sha does not want to refute it.
"There is no reason why the queen wants to impose a crime. If it is difficult to implement the new law and it is said that I am obstructing it, then it is indeed an injustice to me."
"As for New Equality Edict..."
Jia Sha sneered, "Although family scandals should not be made public, since the queen has made it clear, I will tell her directly."
"I don't agree with the Queen's New Equality Edict!"
"Not just me, but also most of the subjects of the kingdom."
"Because this is a completely ridiculous wrong decision to abandon the clan! It will only plunge the kingdom into an abyss, not make it better."
When Jia Sha said this, his eyes were sharp and aggressive, without any scruples.
Because behind him is Prince Xue Xing of Tiandou. As long as Mr. Dugu arrives in five days, Cupid Kingdom will be gone.
As for his bargaining chips, in addition to tens of millions of Gold Soul Coin and a series of treaties.
There is another treasure that cannot be missed for Soul Master.
That is Soul Bone!
Torso Soul Bone of Meriel.
When he wins the throne and gets tired of playing with this woman, this Soul Bone will be given to Mr. Dugu as a reward.
"Bold! Jia Sha, how dare you speak to the queen like this!" Soul Sage Chen Yingshan, one of the three generals Cupid Kingdom, shouted angrily.
Chen Yingshan is the father of Eagle Wing Soul King Chen Feng. Among the three generals, he is the only one who is loyal to the Queen.
Jia Sha glanced at Chen Yingshan lightly, as if he were looking at a dead person.
"You are the bold one, how can you, a mad dog like you, bark so wildly here!"
Hearing this, Chen Yingshan's whole body Soul Power fluctuated violently, and he was extremely angry, "You!! Please give the queen an order, and the general will capture the traitor Jia Sha immediately!"
"General Chen, don't worry, Duke Jia Sha is just telling his true thoughts."
While Meriel comforted Chen Yingshan, he looked at Xu Bayan and said apologetically, "Your Majesty, Demon Bear, made you laugh. I'm really sorry."
Xu Bayan had just finished eating a plump Purple Jade Emperor Crab crab leg. Hearing this, he smiled.
"It's okay, queen, you are talking about your business, don't bother me, by the way, Cupid Kingdom's delicacies are indeed well-deserved."
Meriel also showed an elegant and charming smile, "Just don't disturb Mianxia Yaxing."
"Jia Sha Duke, there is no point in arguing at this time. Since you are unwilling to implement my king's decree, I have no choice but to remove you from the position of finance minister and replace him with someone who can make the kingdom better."
"However, in view of your contribution to the kingdom, you will only be relieved of your position, and your treatment as a noble will remain unchanged."