Chapter 136 The reception banquet
After all, Li'er is still a five-year-old baby, and she is actually struggling with such a cute problem.
"Really?" Yan Li looked at the Old King of the North with suspicion.
"Of course." The Old Northern King nodded affirmatively.
"Grandpa, since I am your granddaughter, then who are my parents?" Yan Li asked curiously.
"I have never seen your mother, and your father is my youngest son Le Ling." Speaking of his youngest son, the old King of the North had a look of pain in his eyes.
"Since you have never seen my mother, how can you be sure that I am Le Ling's daughter and not the illegitimate daughter of the Northern King?" Yan Li looked puzzled.
"I remember that Le Ling told me excitedly that he had good news for me, but he disappeared that night before he could tell me. In the end, we only found pieces of his clothes and his weapons." The Old Northern King said painfully.
"I think the good news he wanted to tell me at the beginning was that you were born. After all, this was probably the only thing that could make him so excited." After saying this, the old King of the North touched Yan Li's head with a loving look in his eyes.
"Lier, please forgive me for not finding you earlier, causing you to suffer so much in the General's Mansion." The old King of the North's eyes were full of guilt.
"Grandpa, I don't blame you. After all, you don't even know I exist." Yan Li comforted with a smile.
The retired emperor and others were all amazed to see that Yan Li was actually the granddaughter of the old King of the North.
"Li'er, come home with me." The old King of the North touched Yan Li's head.
"Old King of the North, Li'er is staying well in Prince Zhan's Mansion. Just come to Prince Zhan's Mansion whenever you want to see her." Prince Zhan spoke immediately.
Old Northern King: ...
This kid Xiao Yu actually tried to snatch his granddaughter from me!
"Li'er, do you want to go back to the Northern Prince's Mansion?" The old Northern Prince looked at Yan Li.
He still values Yan Li's own ideas more.
"Grandpa, I'd better live in Prince Zhan's Mansion. It will be more comfortable there. After all, there is already a princess in Prince Bei's Mansion, and she has a grudge against me." Yan Li said.
Old Northern King: ...
This Le Xin is really more of a hindrance than a help. Because of her, Li'er doesn't want to go home anymore.
"Well, Li'er can go home anytime she wants. Just tell grandpa." The old King of the North smiled and touched Yan Li's little head.
"The banquet is about to begin, let's go to the banquet venue first." said the emperor.
He looked at Yan Li speechlessly.
This girl has become lawless even though she has the protection of Prince Zhan, Prince Xiao and the Queen Mother.
Now he has the protection of the Emperor Retired and the Old Northern King.
Even I, the emperor, am a little jealous of her good luck.
"Prince Zhan, let me hold Li'er. I haven't held the child since she was born." The old King of the North looked at Prince Zhan expectantly.
King Zhan paused when he heard this, and although he was very unwilling, he still handed Yan Li to King Bei to hold.
"Hehe, this is my granddaughter, my lovely granddaughter." Holding Yan Li over, the old King of the North said with joy in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, look at my granddaughter. Isn't she cute and one-of-a-kind?" The old King of the North couldn't help but show off.
The Emperor: ...
This Le Hu is obsessed with granddaughters, as if he is the only one with a granddaughter and he has quite a few granddaughters too.
However, the emperor thought about his granddaughters and then looked at Yan Li in the arms of the old King of the North.
There is no comparison, there is absolutely no comparison!
So the emperor emeritus glared fiercely at the emperor beside him.
What she meant was to blame the emperor for being useless. Why couldn't he give him a granddaughter like Yan Li?
emperor:……
Why are you glaring at me? Who can you blame if your own granddaughter is not as good as others?
Isn't it because the genes on your side are bad?
And you’re still glaring at me!
Why am I always the one who's hurt?
The emperor was complaining madly in his heart!
A group of people came to the banquet.
At this time, almost all the people attending the banquet had arrived.
Naturally, heavyweights like the retired emperor were the last to appear.
When everyone saw the retired emperor, the emperor, the empress dowager, the old northern king, the war king, and the Xiao king all arrived together, they all stood up and saluted.
At this moment, sitting in the seats of the Northern Prince’s Mansion, the Northern Prince and Le Xin were completely stunned!
What did they see?
They actually saw their own father/grandfather hugging Yan Li affectionately, with eyes full of love.
Le Xin had never seen the old Northern King look so kind before.
So she was shocked and jealous!
The King of the North was also puzzled. Shouldn't his father be settling accounts?
Why is he hugging her and looking at her with such doting expression now? What's going on?
The King of the North was confused!
Not to mention the Northern King and his companions, even the other people present were completely confused, especially Gongsun Hong, whose face was filled with confusion.
He didn't know why the old King of the North came in holding Yan Li and looked at her with loving eyes.
"No need to formality, please take a seat." The emperor said, and everyone sat down again.
"Grandpa, what are you doing? Why are you holding her?" Le Xin couldn't help but ask first.
"Are you questioning me?" Upon hearing this, Old Northern King's face instantly turned cold.
"What's wrong with Li'er?" Yan Li pulled his sleeve when she saw this. When the old King of the North looked at her, his face immediately returned to being full of kindness.
Everyone:...
Who is the granddaughter of the old Northern King?
Not only does the Old Northern King change his attitude quickly, but he is also too hypocritical, isn't he?
"Today is the welcoming banquet for you and the emperor, so you shouldn't be angry." Yan Li said.
"Okay, I'll listen to Li'er." Upon hearing this, the Old King of the North nodded quickly.
When Le Xin saw the difference in the old King of the North's attitude towards herself and Yan Li, her eyes immediately turned red with grievance.
This scene made King Bei feel even more weird!
At this moment, he saw the blood bracelet on Yan Li's wrist, and his eyes were instantly filled with excitement!
No wonder, no wonder!
"Dad, could she be?" King Bei walked over excitedly.
"That's right." The Old Northern King nodded.
"Li'er, I am your uncle, call me uncle." King Bei looked at Yan Li excitedly.
"Uncle." Yan Li called out obediently.
He is my uncle, so it is normal to call him that.
"Dad, are you and grandpa both insane?" Le Xin on the side said dissatisfiedly.
"Xin'er, she is your sister. You two should get along well with each other in the future. You have to take good care of Li'er, okay?" King Bei said to Le Xin.
"I do not want."
“I don’t want it.”
Yan Li and Le Xin said at the same time.
"Li'er, why not?" King Bei looked at Yan Li affectionately.
"I'm afraid she will go to Prince Zhan's Mansion to harass my senior brother." Yan Li said bluntly.
"Puchi..." King Xiao couldn't help but fail again!
Northern King: ...
Baby Li'er is too honest!
"If you don't want it, then don't want it. As long as Li'er is happy, that's all that matters." Old King Bei said with a smile.
"Grandpa, I am also your granddaughter. How can you be so partial to her? Besides, how did she become a member of our Beiwang Mansion?" Le Xin obviously could not accept this reality.
"Li'er is my granddaughter, please stop being unreasonable." The old King of the North looked at her with impatience.