After seeing that everyone was seated, Yan Hutu stood up and glanced at everyone present. His face was slightly sad, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Today is the funeral of my third son, Yan Rui'an. Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Right Prime Minister, the Marquis, and the ministers present, you came to my house to attend Rui'an's funeral. I am very grateful.

I have specially prepared this simple meal as a token of my respect, please enjoy it slowly."

"You're welcome, King Yan. Just continue with the ceremony." The prince nodded.

"Yes, yes, the prince is right. The King of Yan should still perform the final ceremony." The Minister of Rites Sun Wu said to the King of Yan while standing.

The ministers also responded.

"Okay! Then I will follow the ceremony." The King of Yan picked up a wine jar beside him and poured the wine into three bowls on the table. Then he poured the three bowls of wine on the ground one by one, chanting "Rui An".

Then he picked up the wine jar next to him and shook it. Seeing that there was still some wine in the jar, he raised the jar in his hand and said to everyone, "I use this wine to toast His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and everyone present."

As he spoke, he lifted the jar and gulped down the wine in it. He opened his scarlet eyes and said to everyone, "Please enjoy your meal."

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and started picking up the chopsticks. The prince looked at him, his lips curled up slightly, and he casually picked up the chopsticks on the table in front of him. Everyone followed suit.

Yan Hutu ate casually while glancing at Crown Prince Bei Jinheng and Fifth Prince Bei Jinzhuo out of the corner of his eye. He saw that the two of them were not on guard at all and were picking up the food on the plate and chewing it.

He breathed a sigh of relief, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted in his heart, Bei Jinheng! Bei Jinheng, you tried your best to dodge, but you still couldn't escape from my palm. You must eat more today! You won't have the chance to eat later.

The butler standing behind Prince Yan's mansion and one of Prince Yan's trusted guards also had a hint of pride on their faces at this moment.

The ministers at the dinner table all had their own thoughts. Seeing that Prince Yan and the Crown Prince did not speak, they also ate quietly.

At this time, the prince seemed to hear a noise on the roof. He felt that the dining room had been surrounded, but he remained calm and chewed his food slowly, as if he was enjoying it very much.

Just at this time, a man who looked like a guard hurried to the door of the dining room and guarded behind Duke Hou. When he saw the man coming, he said something in Duke Hou's ear. Duke Hou asked him to go out and ask.

After a while, the guard looked grim, and quickly came to the side of the Houguo guard and whispered to him for a while. The Houguo guard suddenly became unhappy, "What did you say? Is it true?"

Yan Hutu looked at the Duke of Hou who was talking loudly and asked, "Duke, what's wrong?"

Qi Yanmuhong had calmed down. He said, "Nothing happened." He knew very well that today was a big event and no mistakes could be made.

Everyone continued to eat in silence.

About two quarters of an hour later, the prince put down his chopsticks, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth. He looked at Yan Hutu and stood up from his seat while saying, "King Yan, thank you for your hospitality today. I have already finished my meal and will leave first."

Yan Hutu only symbolically ate two bites of food at the beginning, and then he had been paying attention to the prince's meal. But until now, he saw that the prince did not feel uncomfortable after standing up. When the others at their table saw the prince stand up, they also stood up. Everyone was normal at this time. He was very puzzled. Could it be...?

There were eight people at their table, including Prince Yan himself, the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince, as well as his own people, including Right Prime Minister Bian Zongguang, Minister of Rites Sun Wu, Minister of Personnel Fan Sunhai, and Duke of Houguo Qi Yan Muhong.

In the end, there was only one Minister of Manpower, Mi Qinghe, who supported the Crown Prince Bei Jinheng.

Yan Hutu looked at Bei Jinzhuo and Mi Qinghe who also stood up steadily. He frowned, very confused as to what was going on.

Bei Jinheng and Bei Jinzhuo were both fine, and Mi Qinghe was also fine. Could it be that their medicine had lost its effect? ​​No, no, no! That's not right! They had always used this medicine very well, and it was a powerful poison called Netherworld Powder that had never gone wrong.

The poison of Netherworld Powder can make a person paralyzed in an instant. But after taking this medicine, as long as you sit still, the onset of the disease will be very slow, so that the poisoned person will not feel it.

But as soon as the poisoned person stands up and walks, he will feel pain all over his body, even into his bones, and he will be unable to move instantly and become paralyzed.

But this person will not die immediately. He will die in pain after twelve hours, which is twenty-four hours in modern times.

He looked at the butler with murderous eyes. The butler was already shaking. What was going on? He had put all the dishes and soup on the table himself. What about the colorless and tasteless Netherworld Powder? But how could the prince and the others be still fine? He was puzzled.

He only knew that Prince Yan and his people were fine because Prince Yan and his people had taken the antidote beforehand, but what was the situation now?

I was still thinking about begging Yan Muhong, but when I looked up and saw this scene, I couldn't understand it. Didn't Prince Yan do it?

When Crown Prince Bei Jinheng saw that everyone stood up, but the Prince of Yan had not spoken yet, he understood what was going on. He pretended to comfort the Prince of Yan and said, "Your Highness, I will be leaving now. Please accept my condolences."

When the King of Yan heard the Crown Prince's voice, he was startled, his eyes flashing with ferocity: "Your Highness, let me take you back to the palace."

There was a flash of surprise in the prince's eyes, and he said in a very caring tone: "Your Majesty Yan, you have been very busy these days. Take a good rest at home." After the prince finished speaking, he walked out of the dining room. When he stepped over the door railing, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the guard Han Bing behind him quickly stepped forward and supported him.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's okay." The prince said as he casually touched his forehead with one hand.

When Yan Hutu saw this scene, he was secretly happy. It seemed that the medicine had taken effect and the symptoms had finally taken effect.

The old butler also wiped the cold sweat from his head with his hand.

The Prince of Yan smiled and said to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"Your Highness is fine, I'm fine." The prince explained reluctantly.

At this moment, the King of Yan suddenly did not hide his arrogance at all, and laughed unscrupulously: "Hahahaha...hahaha..."

Everyone stared in amazement at the laughing King Yan.

The prince frowned and looked at Yan Hutu who was laughing wildly, "Prince Yan, what's wrong with you? What happened that makes you so happy?"

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