Datang: Changle, I really don’t have any private money for my husband

Chapter 39 A birthday present
Princess Changle didn't directly ask the question in her heart, but kept it in her heart.

She knew who that young man was, he was her younger brother Li Zhi, also from Empress Changsun, but she had a weak personality and was not liked by Li Shimin.

Why does my husband pay attention to him?

Even in the cognition of Princess Changle, she also knew that Li Zhi could only be an idle prince in this life, and as for the throne, he was absolutely missed.

However, she trusted Liu Sheng very much, so this made her tangled up in her heart.

As the banquet was held, Princess Changle put aside her doubts in her heart, and she didn't know the deep meaning of Liu Sheng's glance until several years later.

The auspicious time has come, and Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have arrived.

All of a sudden, all the princes and ministers stopped talking, turned to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and greeted them loudly:
"Long live my emperor, a thousand years old queen!"

Li Shimin waved one hand and said with a smile on his face:
"You are free!"

Everyone stood up straight and listened to the hadith.

"Today is the queen's birthday banquet, you can drink to your heart's content, don't be restrained!"

Who among the ministers below dares to be really unrestrained?
Afterwards, he said a few more words, and the birthday banquet was opened by Empress Changsun.

Liu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief in the crowd. The last thing people from later generations like is the leader's long speeches. Obviously Li Shimin and Empress Changsun did not disappoint him.

The next step is to present the birthday gift.

A group of young people have already prepared, and they participated in this birthday banquet, isn't it just for this part.

If the birthday gift offered is enough for Li Shimin and Empress Changsun to remember, then it will be worth the money.

The first one to stand up was Prince Li Chengqian.

He stood up and bowed and said:

"The queen mother, my son heard that the queen mother can't sleep at night, so I collected some medicinal herbs from southern Xinjiang."

As he spoke, he opened a long box in his hand, which contained huge herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum and Ganoderma lucidum, obviously not young.

Everyone who saw it gasped. After all, it seems that the price of this long box of Chinese herbs is quite high.

"These herbs supplemented with Ganoderma lucidum can replenish qi and blood, warm and nourish the body, and can also help sleep."

"I hereby wish my mother the blessings of the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan!"

Sometimes it's not that the sweeter the mouth, the more popular it is. The prince just received ordinary birthday greetings, and the empress Changsun smiled all over the face, and Li Shimin couldn't stop nodding.

The prince started with filial piety, cared about the physical and mental illness of Empress Changsun, and offered golden stone herbs, which is from this aspect.

After all, there is nothing in the palace, how can such herbs be missing?

All that is missing is a caring heart, and it is never wrong to start with filial piety.

"Chengqian has a heart, and the queen mother is very satisfied."

Li Chengqian backed away with a slight smile on his face.

Then it was the turn of the other princes to present their birthday presents. The gifts from Chu Wang Li You and Wu Wang Li Ke were not insignificant, but compared with Prince Li Chengqian, they were a bit inferior after all.

Not only is it poor in mind, but it is also lacking in new ideas.

The birthday banquet has already started, and they don't have any extra time to change the birthday gift, so they can only recognize it with their noses pinched.

Then came Li Tai, who presented a string of eight-treasure glazed beads, which is obviously closely related to the current prevalence of Buddhism and Taoism.

It's just that Empress Changsun and Li Shimin are not very cold about this, which also shows their attitudes towards Buddhism and Taoism, but their intentions are here.

It can only be said that his performance is quite satisfactory, at least much better than that of Chu Wang Li You and Wu Wang Li Ke.

At the end was Li Zhijin's birthday gift, and he stepped forward a little self-consciously:

"My son, my son wishes my mother a long and boundless life. I hereby seek a pair of Jade Ruyi for my mother. I wish my mother a safe and happy life!"

Even Liu Sheng could tell that Yu Ruyi had just passed through the palace, right?
It can be seen how unfavored Li Zhi is in the palace, and he doesn't even have a birthday gift that can be given.

Liu Sheng even saw the slightly dark face of Li Shimin on the top, obviously very dissatisfied with Li Zhi.

Empress Changsun was still gentle and gentle, and said softly:

"Zhi'er has a heart!"

At least, he got his mind.

Everyone around looked at Li Zhi with mockery in their eyes. Even though they didn't dare to mock the current prince, their eyes showed everything.

Li Zhi also retreated to the side more and more flustered, he didn't even dare to look into their eyes.

However, inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of a pair of eyes looking at him with curiosity in plain eyes, and the owner of those eyes was Liu Sheng.

Only a few people like Liu Sheng didn't look at him strangely, which made Li Zhi curious. Liu Sheng nodded friendly to him, and Li Zhi also nodded in response.

The birthday banquet was still going on, and there was no silence because of Li Zhi.

Chang Sun Chong stood up and offered a birthday gift with his hands clasped:

"Auntie, this is the night pearl that Chong'er collected from the East China Sea!"

"I hereby wish my aunt a long and boundless life!"

As he spoke, he opened the box in his hand, and a night pearl the size of a goose egg exuding a light blue halo appeared in front of everyone.

Many people had shock in their eyes, egg-sized night pearls are rare, let alone goose-egg-sized ones of this color.

And when they saw the luminous pearl, Liu Sheng and Princess Changle coughed in unison.

Both of them thought of the night pearl that was the size of an ostrich egg at home. It was not only larger in size, but also brighter and purer in color.

This night pearl the size of a goose egg is limited to this. Empress Changsun and Li Shimin have seen many rare treasures, so a night pearl is no big deal.

"Chong'er has a heart, and my aunt is very satisfied." Empress Changsun still had that smile, gentle and easy-going.

After being praised by this praise, Chang Sun Chong backed away contentedly, and even smiled provocatively at Liu Sheng proudly.

Liu Sheng finally rolled his eyes at his ridiculous provocation as encouragement.

Then, there are the princesses.

They also want to show Li Shimin and Changsun Huanggong how well they live, they just want to express themselves among the many princesses.

So, for a while, they presented the most precious treasures in the mansion, and from the slightly twitching expressions on the faces of the consorts behind them, one could see how precious those gifts were.

All of a sudden, the scene where many princesses presented birthday gifts became a large-scale comparison scene, and Liu Sheng said it was wonderful.

The intrigue among them made Liu Sheng enjoy watching it even more.

Especially when Princess Gaoyang took out a white jade statue, Fang Xuanling's slightly trembling beard among the ministers could tell how distressed he was, and Fang Yiai might be scolded again if he wanted to come.

But to their disappointment, none of them received special treatment from Li Shimin and Empress Changsun. The expression on Li Shimin's face was still flat, and Empress Changsun was still gentle.

Finally, it was Princess Changle's turn to offer her birthday gift.