After hearing this, several people were still in shock.

Cheng Ziang slapped Qin Yan on the shoulder and said, "Great, brother. You even solved the problem that was giving His Majesty a headache. Great job."

"You are really amazing. You solved such a big problem, but you just asked not to attend the morning court. You are really, sigh." Lin Yecheng pointed at Qin Yan for a long time, but finally said nothing.

Li Runyan was also quite shocked. "You are really good. Then why don't you attend the morning court? What have you been doing these days? I don't see you often. How come you are not as busy as the morning court?"

Qin Yan did not hide it, "My wife is going to open a store, so I was assigned to make what my wife wants. I am busy now."

Now Cheng Ziang and Lin Yecheng remembered, "Oh~ So the things your wife sent to my house before were made by you."

Qin Yan: "Almost the same."

Li Chengze and Li Runyan also came over. Li Runyan put his hand on Qin Yan's shoulder and said, "Brother Qin, this is not fair. What good things did you give them? We are all brothers, so we can't show favoritism."

Qin Yan pushed Li Runyan's hand away. "Don't listen to his nonsense. Those were given to their sister by my wife. They are just some small toys. You don't care about them. When I make something fun someday, I will definitely give one to each of you."

"Alright, alright, alright, stop hanging around me. It's time to go. If you don't leave now, the banquet will start soon. Go, go."

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Everyone took their seats, waiting for the emperor to enter with his concubines.

With a loud shout, "The Emperor has arrived!"

Everyone stood up and saluted. The emperor and his concubines took their seats. The emperor then spoke, "My dear ministers, please stand up."

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Then he sat down in his seat.

Qin Yan and Jiang Zhi sat at the back because Qin Yan's official position was just a small county magistrate. They had no complaints and no one would care if they gossiped here.

Jiang Zhi whispered: "This is the bad thing about the ancient times. They kneel down and kneel down, but their knees don't hurt."

Qin Yan glanced around and found that everyone was listening to the emperor's speech. He quickly rubbed Jiang Zhi's knees and said, "Be good, bear with it. When we get back, I will rub it well for you and I promise that there won't be any marks left."

"Okay." Jiang Zhi just complained casually, not really wanting to do anything.

After the emperor finished his speech, he waved his hand and many palace maids walked to each seat in an orderly manner, carrying plates and serving the dishes.

Then a group of dancers trained in the palace came forward and started dancing on the platform in the middle of the hall, accompanied by the leisurely sound of a piano.

Everyone watched the performance and waited for the dishes to be served.

Then, accompanied by music and dancing, we tasted delicious food and drank with colleagues.

The scene suddenly became lively.

Jiang Zhi started to eat the dishes. Although they were all cold, this was a palace banquet and she could only have it a few times in her lifetime, so she ate first.

Although Jiang Zhi eats a lot, she has never forgotten her good upbringing. Her eating manners are not ugly, she is still as dignified and beautiful as before, but with a hint of playfulness.

Qin Yan and Jiang Zhi ate together, but he ate more slowly, occasionally taking a sip of wine. This ancient wine was average except for its high concentration. One sip and it burned my throat.

Qin Yan thought that this was not suitable for him. It seemed that he could try making fruit wine when he had free time.

Jiang Zhi took two bites of each dish and ate them twice, and then she didn't eat much. There were at least a dozen dishes, and she was almost full.

But she still tried it because she was really bored and there was no one she knew around her, so she ate it anyway.

After a lively conversation and having enough food and drink, the emperor began to speak again, and happened to mention that Qin Yan had provided great help in the governance of the court this time.

Apart from a few people in high positions, the only people who knew about this matter were the people the emperor had ordered to handle it.

Others only now realized Qin Yan’s contribution. Qin Yan humbly thanked the emperor for his praise, as well as the compliments from all the gentlemen.

Sitting down again, Jiang Zhi leaned over. She was really sleepy. After eating, she listened to the emperor's chattering, which was really hypnotic.

The emperor praised every official who contributed to the court.

Then the next step is to start 'unpacking gifts'.

The emperor's way of opening gifts is different. Here everyone has to claim their own gift.

First came the New Year gifts from the concubines, then from the princes, and finally from the ministers.

The emperor does not have many concubines. Apart from the empress and the imperial concubine, there are only a few concubines. The remaining four concubines are not yet complete. This is also because the emperor is a rare good emperor who concentrates on government affairs.

Almost all of them are antique vases, gold, silver and jade items, which are very official.

The princes were more attentive. Li Chengze found a masterpiece of calligraphy by an octogenarian, which was exactly what the emperor liked.

Li Runyan was similar, and sent a painting that seemed to be painted by an octogenarian.

The emperor was extremely happy. This was really good news. The calligraphy and painting he had been looking for for a long time were finally there. The emperor hurriedly put them into his bedroom.

Li Qingyang stood aside to claim his gift. It was an embroidered landscape painting. It was not stunning but the thought was enough.

Maybe it was because the two princes were too amazed, the emperor seemed listless and not very interested in the subsequent gifts.

The gifts I receive every year are almost the same, nothing new and boring.

The emperor heard from behind that Qin Yan's gift had arrived and became interested. This was mainly because Qin Yan and his wife had given him so many surprises that he couldn't help but show concern.

The previous officials were completely ignored by the emperor, and Qin Yan was the last one.

"What did Qin County Man offer?" the emperor asked calmly.

When Qin Yan heard that he was giving a gift, he had already walked over here and bowed, "Your Majesty, I have presented you with a book."

The emperor asked casually: "What book is that?"

Qin Yan was not at all flustered. "Your Majesty, this was written by me personally. However, I was just a ghostwriter."

The emperor became interested. "Oh? What do you mean?"

Others also observed the situation here silently.

Qin Yan straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty, please be patient and listen to me in detail."

"I came from outside the region this time and saw the culture of the East. I was treated with great courtesy there. I received an education. They taught me thousands of years of history and culture, and they taught me without reservation. They only teach people who want to go to the East. I hope these can continue to be passed on."

The emperor looked at the book of poetry in his hand and became more and more fascinated. Each word seemed to draw a magnificent picture scroll, which unfolded before his eyes.

Closing the book, the emperor laughed loudly, "Well, well, well, Qin Yan, you have done a great deed this time. Just by looking at it for a few times, I can see that the poem by the poet named Li Bai is full of majestic momentum, and Du Fu's sad and profound poems are also full of sadness. This is of great benefit to the students of our Dongwu country."

Everyone took the book from the emperor and kept staring at it. They saw the emperor's face full of joy, so they thought it must be good.

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