Empress, don't make trouble, I'm really a gentleman

The queen mother didn't speak, just looked at the officials at the banquet calmly.

Although it is customary to offer a gift, it is not easy for her to ask for it directly, right?

However, she didn't speak, and the officials didn't speak. Their eyes were piercing, staring straight at the queen mother, like big light bulbs, and no one made a sound.

No one spoke at the birthday banquet, and it was strangely quiet.Everyone stared wide-eyed, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Not long after, the Empress Dowager couldn't hold back anymore, her face darkened visibly, her fingers trembling with anger.

Rebellious officials and thieves!They are all ambitious wolves!
She roared in her heart.

Nangong Jing was also embarrassed and had to cough. He stood up and said, "It's my mother's birthday today. I wish you a long life. My son specially found a blood coral from the South China Sea to symbolize good luck."

As she spoke, the empress clapped her hands, and a little eunuch behind her bowed and walked forward holding the jade plate.

The jade plate was covered with a layer of red cloth, Nangong Jing uncovered it in public, revealing a blood-red coral sculpture the size of a human head, the color is gorgeous, the cortex is like wax, and it looks round and clear.

This is also considered a rare item. In fact, its source is not something that was specially searched for in the South China Sea, but one randomly selected by Nangong Jing in the treasure house.

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly.

"Jing'er has a heart."

At the beginning of the empress, the officials did not buy much, and the banquet was still silent.

Nangong Jing sat back in his seat with a calm expression, but quietly winked at Ji Wuchen.

The treacherous minister glanced at the sky, pretending not to see, the empress was so angry that she wanted to strangle him to death.

This bastard!
"cough."

Finally, someone spoke.

It was not Ji Wuchen who spoke, but Li Zhonglian.

The old fox looked calm and got up slowly, while Li Wenxing did not move behind him.

He is still watching Ji Wuchen's every move, learning that illusory "dandy temperament."

"cough!"

Li Zhonglian coughed heavily.

Li Wenxing is as immobile as a mountain, observing, thinking, imitating, figuring out the details, imitating his spirit while imitating his form.

Li Zhonglian was a little sullen, thinking that this grandson didn't have the eyesight to just pull a servant from the street.

He fell silent, turned around and looked at Li Wenxing.

Li Wenxing frowned slightly, and encountered a problem.

Ji Wuchen just picked his ass. It was obviously a vulgar action, but he did it so smoothly and naturally, calmly, making people not feel abrupt or surprised... Why is this?
Li Zhonglian saw Li Wenxing touching her buttocks in public, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Wenxing!"

He took a low drink.

"Ah? Grandpa, I'm here!"

Li Wenxing was in a state of concentration for several times, and he was shocked when he was called out.

It's just that this response sounds a bit awkward, I don't know if he means "Grandpa, I'm here" or "Grandpa, I'm here!".

Li Zhonglian's face darkened, even darker than the Empress Dowager's.

He turned his head, sighed softly, and cupped his hands to the Queen Mother: "Your Highness, I specially bought a letter of calligraphy and painting to present to you to celebrate your birthday."

Li Wenxing came to his senses, and quickly took out the calligraphy and painting from his bosom with the hand that had just scratched his ass.

The queen mother raised her interest, smiled and said: "The grand master has a heart."

She waved her hand, and the female officer beside her stepped forward, took away the calligraphy and painting, and sent them to the Queen Mother.

Li Zhonglian is the head of civil servants and the leader of Confucianism and Taoism. The calligraphy and paintings he gave should be good, right?
The queen mother slowly opened the scroll.

In the painting is a birthday peach. The birthday peach is very vividly drawn, and there is a poem celebrating birthday in small characters.

Concentrated with awe-inspiring righteousness, he slightly lifted the animation scroll.

This is not the authentic work of Li Zhonglian, nor is it written by a famous artist. Although it is already a very good treasure, the Queen Mother is not satisfied.

She put the calligraphy and painting aside with a dark face.

The majestic Li Taishi, the head of civil servants, the leader of Confucianism and Taoism, just give this kind of worthless thing?
Who is this looking down on?
The queen mother felt that her lungs were about to explode, and her whole body was about to be ignited, and she might explode at any time.

Isn't this naked contempt?

She really blamed Li Zhonglian wrongly.

This calligraphy and painting comes from a rising star of Confucianism and Taoism, Zhang Wuyi, the youngest Confucian of Haoran Academy.

He is not good at drawing Taoism, and this calligraphy and painting is not the first time he has appeared in the world, so the awe-inspiring righteousness is not so obvious.

But that poem is very extraordinary, upright and introverted, with extraordinary literary talent, and everyone's charm is already contained in it.

Written by the youngest Confucian of Haoran Academy and presented by Li Zhonglian himself, this calligraphy and painting is not without heart.

But it's a pity that the queen mother can't understand it, can't see it.

Li Zhonglian naturally saw the Queen Mother's attitude, did not explain, and slowly sat back on the chair.

He carefully selected the gifts and brought them up. Whether the Queen Mother knows how to appreciate them is not his concern.

Is he going to help the queen mother with a few months of cultural knowledge?
Li Zhonglian's gift-giving started. The civil servants looked at each other and began to offer gifts.

Gifts were presented one by one, each of which sounded like they had a lot of background, but they were actually random choices.

Civil servants all know that the Empress Dowager has a low level of cultural appreciation and poor IQ, so she can't recognize even if she is given a good gift.

Good things fall into her hands, it's like a pearl covered in dust, a waste of everything.

On the contrary, the gifts given by the generals made the Queen Mother like them a little more. They were all shiny and golden utensils, not necessarily valuable, but they looked very dignified.

The gifts of civil servants and military generals are relatively perfunctory. The queen mother is unhappy, but she doesn't reveal it on the surface.

Wang Yong presented a hairpin inlaid with orbs, saying it was an antique, but it looked brand new...

The quality of the gifts was not as good as expected, but they were still quite a lot, and they were quite a gimmick when they were piled up together. This made the Empress Dowager's expression ease a lot, and she felt that she still had a bit of majesty.

However, Ji Wuchen kept sneering and didn't offer a gift. When Wang Yong gave a gift, he was still an old god and didn't mean to offer a gift.

This kid is planning to come to have a dry meal, isn't he going to give gifts?

The empress dowager's face that had just eased turned dark again.

Fu An was also a little puzzled, and asked quietly: "Master, don't we give gifts?"

Ji Wuchen said lightly: "What's the hurry, I think it's a waste to give her that thing."

What he gave was extraordinary and quite precious, a pair of small big characters written by himself.

If this painting falls into the hands of Li Zhonglian, the old guy may be very happy, and he will give him something precious in exchange, but if it is given to the Queen Mother... it is a waste.

Fu An is also a master who is not afraid of anything, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he nodded.

He was ready, if the Queen Mother dared to make trouble, he would dare to be rebellious, be a traitor and a traitor, and confront the royal family head-on to the end.

Finally, all the officials finished their gifts, only Ji Wuchen did not move.

The Empress Dowager's face darkened.

"General Tiance, the dignified General Tiance, isn't there any present in the mansion that can be presented?"

She was already furious, and no longer cared about etiquette and face, she directly launched an attack.