After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Chapter 228 Interlude

Looking at Yelu Hongji and his wife who fled in panic under the pretext of changing clothes, Han Ming couldn't help but smile. He won the first round!

Following the Liao Kingdom's increasingly powerful Minister of the Central Secretariat and Prime Minister Xiao Ge, Han Ming and the others smiled knowingly. Isn't this giving them an opportunity?!

As the second-in-command of the delegation and the person in charge of the "annual tribute" negotiations, He Zhengru quickly started communicating with Xiao Ge.

After the two entered the Juying Hall, they became completely familiar with each other. Judging from the laughter that Xiao Ge and He Zhengru made from time to time, they could be considered to have become friends with this gentleman.

He Zhengru's achievements are obvious to all. Du Ji Yang and others are not to be outdone. After greeting Han Ming, they quickly find the ministers they should talk to and try to build relationships with them.

Only Han Ming was wandering alone in the hall. After all, it was before the banquet, and these people were allowed to chat and wander around in groups of three or five.

Stroking the pillar of the Hall of Heroes, Han Ming's eyes flickered at this moment, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a creaking sound came from a dark corner, pulling Han Ming back from his thoughts and looking over.

There were actually four little ones in the corner holding some fruits and cooked food and eating them with relish, completely disregarding their own image.

Han Ming felt a little amused and walked closer. After taking a closer look at their faces, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Whose family are you from? How dare you eat and drink so freely at a reception banquet hosted by the Liao Dynasty?"

Hearing this gentle voice, the four little ones raised their heads in panic and looked at the young man who was bending over and smiling in front of them.

There were three girls and one boy. The oldest girl was estimated to be about eleven or twelve years old, the youngest girl was about five or six years old, and the girl in the middle was about eight or nine years old.

As for the boy with a unique spirit and temperament, he was probably about the same age as the girl in the middle, around seven or eight years old.

The four of them were all dressed in silk and satin, and had patterns and ornaments unique to the royal family and the royal family. Han Ming guessed their identities at a glance.

"Hmph! Who are you and why are you walking around here so casually?"

The girl in the lead, who was about eleven or twelve years old, raised her head and questioned in a haughty manner.

Hearing the other party's question, Han Ming remained calm and teased in his heart: "I am a distinguished guest specially invited by His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty and His Majesty the Empress. Naturally, I can come and go here as I please."

"As for you guys, I didn't hear that anyone's children were invited to today's banquet. Could it be..."

Han Ming deliberately lengthened his tone to draw out the nervousness of the four little ones, and they couldn't help but hold their breath following the other party's tone.

"You are assassins—!"

Han Ming grinned, revealing a ferocious look, which frightened the youngest girl so much that her face turned pale and the beads began to fall uncontrollably.

"Little sister!"

"Little sister!"

"Little sister!"

The two older girls and another boy immediately scrambled to protect their younger sister.

The oldest girl and boy stared at Han Ming angrily. The boy angrily asked, "You are truly despicable. How could you falsely accuse someone and even scare my little sister to tears? Aren't you afraid that I will punish you with death?"

"Yeluwo, don't say anything more to him, let's just avenge my little sister!"

The oldest girl stood up and pulled out a small dagger from her feet. Ignoring the attempts of the men and women around her to stop her, she stabbed Han Ming with the knife.

However, this kind of clumsy action that was not presentable was like a child playing house, and Han Ming couldn't help but laugh when he saw it.

He reached out and gently grasped the girl's wrist, then pulled and tugged. While the other party was weightless, he easily snatched the dagger from her hand and played with it carefully in his hand.

"He's not very old, but he has a big temper."

Han Ming made a casual comment and slowly walked towards the little girl who was crying. When they saw Han Ming approaching while playing with a dagger, the four little ones were so scared that they hugged each other.

"You...you...what are you going to do?!" the boy asked with clenched fists.

Then Han Ming took out a chicken leg from behind him like a magic trick, and stuffed it into the little girl's hand while several people were staring at him with wide eyes.

"We Song people have an old saying: Girls who love to laugh will not have bad luck."

"If you cry all the time, you'll lose all your good luck and make yourself ugly. No one will want you when you grow up."

Han Ming smiled gently, reached out to wipe the tears from the girl's face, and then gently patted her back to let the girl exhale the breath she was holding.

"I won't tell anyone about what happened just now. After you finish eating, please leave the palace. This is not a place for people of your age."

Han Ming stood up and left the corner, gave some final instructions, and entered the complicated crowd.

"Hmph! Do we need you to remind us? Aren't you afraid we'll tell Father and Mother and punish you for disrespect!"

The oldest girl was so angry that she stood there with her hands on her hips, pointing at Han Ming's back and saying harsh words.

The next second, a cold light flashed across her forehead and then accurately hit the pillar behind her.

The four of them were startled and looked up in panic, only to find that it was the small dagger used by the oldest girl.

This method made the four little ones' eyes light up, and they stared at the back of the young man who looked somewhat unrestrained and free-spirited with an inexplicable light.

"Who is this person?" the little boy thought like a grown-up.

"He just said 'we Song people'. Could he be a member of the Song Dynasty delegation?"

The girl, who was about his age, spoke softly, shocking the four little ones.

"That's right. Today, the emperor is hosting a banquet in the Juying Hall to entertain the Song Dynasty envoys. He must be one of them." The little boy said in a firm tone.

"Let's not talk too much for now. The banquet will start soon. Let's go back quickly to avoid worrying our mother and getting lectured by our father."

As the eldest daughter, she still has some sense of time and immediately asked the three of them to leave the hall through the side door.

"Big sister, big sister, this chicken leg is delicious, would you like to try it?"

The fourth little girl, who was still dropping beads just now, held up the chicken leg that Han Ming gave her and handed it to the oldest girl's mouth.

"I won't eat what he gives me..." Just as I was about to refuse, an inexplicable strong fragrance entered my nostrils.

After sniffing twice, she immediately realized that this was not the food for today's palace banquet.

"This doesn't look like the chicken leg from today's banquet?"

As she asked the question, the other two also came closer and sniffed it twice. They immediately felt their appetites aroused and stared at the chicken leg in the hands of the fourth child with eager eyes.

"Brother and sister, let's eat together!"

The fourth little one was incredibly well-behaved. He used his tender white hands to tear the chicken legs bit by bit and fed them into the mouths of his older brothers and sisters one by one.

At this moment, the rich and unique fragrance completely occupied the taste buds of the four little ones, and a feeling of happiness filled their hearts.

"It's strange. I've eaten a lot of delicious food before, but I've never felt this kind of happiness."

The little boy suddenly felt that this chicken leg was different from the previous ones, and he couldn't help but smack his lips, savoring the taste in his mouth.

"That Song man is also quite strange..."

At the same time, a voice flashed through the minds of the four little ones, and they turned to look at the young man who was chatting and laughing with the powerful officials in the hall.

"Let's go. He probably bought these chicken legs from somewhere outside the palace. I hope he doesn't upset my stomach."

The girl in the lead was helpless and depressed, so she picked up the fourth child and ran away secretly with the remaining two people.

And in the dark, a pair of eyes saw everything clearly, then took out a pen and paper and wrote it down neatly.

Finally, the paper went through many twists and turns and was presented to the bedroom of Empress Xiao Guanyin.

Xiao Guanyin, who was putting on her final make-up at the moment, looked at the information in her hand and couldn't help but smile knowingly: "What a wonderful person..."