The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

Hmm, it looks like the gift-giving session has begun.

Xia Younan was also not vague. He held the gift box on the table in one hand, held Lu Xiuyuan in the other, and ran to the stage to line up to give the gift.

Hmm... what's the best thing to say when giving a gift? A more classic one is "May you be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the South Mountain".

"I wish the Queen Mother good fortune as vast as the East Sea and longevity as great as the Southern Mountains."

Just as she finished her thought, she heard the first minister in front of her express what she was thinking.

Xia Younan was speechless, and then thought, then just “smile more and stay healthy”.

"I wish the Queen Mother to smile more often and be in good health."

Yet another guest stole her line.

A row of crows flew over Xia Younan's head, and he racked his brains to think of another word: "May everything go well for you, and may you live a long and healthy life."

"I wish the Queen Mother all the best and a long life."

"..." Xia Younan was sweating profusely. What was going on? How come the previous one said all the words she wanted to say? What should I do? It was my turn next. What should I say?

After thinking for a while, Xia Younan came up with several congratulatory words in his mind: may you be blessed with good fortune, good luck, good luck, happiness always be with you, great fortune, long life, and enjoy family happiness forever.

Humph, there is only one person in front of me. I should think of a few more words. I won’t bump into him this time.

Soon it was the turn of the person in front of Xia Younan, a seventh-rank official. He bowed his head and handed the gift to the eunuch, spewing a lot of flattery from his mouth like a sheep shitting.

"I wish the Queen Mother good fortune, prosperity, happiness, longevity, and a happy family."

"Crack!" Xia Younan was petrified on the spot.

Damn, why is this old man so greedy? He didn't even leave her a few.

The person in front left after giving his congratulations, and the person standing in front of the old eunuch became Xia Younan with an embarrassed look on his face.

Xia Younan's face flushed red, and after hesitating for a moment, he handed the gift box forward.

"Me too!"

"..."Everyone around was quiet, looking at her speechlessly.

Lu Xiuyuan almost laughed out loud, wondering how could this girl say such a thing? Isn't she always eloquent? How could this be... is she at a loss for words?

Ye Yuqing sneered and said, "Oh, you are so uneducated that you can't even say a congratulatory word."

Xia Younan was really embarrassed, but did not refute. He held the gift with his head down, waiting for them to accept it.

Ye Feiyan glanced down at her condescendingly and winked at the eunuch, who immediately took her gift.

Xia Younan breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Lu Xiuyuan to leave.

"and many more!"

The two of them had just taken two steps when they suddenly heard Ye Yuqing's delicate cry, so they turned around and looked at them again.

Ye Yuqing curled her lips and smiled, and asked Ye Feiyan: "Mother, I am very curious about what gift my sister gave you. Can you open the gift and let me open my eyes?"

Ye Feiyan waved her hand nonchalantly, "I guess it's just some gold, silver, jewels, jade and agate. Qing'er, just open it if you want to see it."

"Thank you, aunt." Ye Yuqing curled the corners of her mouth insidiously, took the gift box sent by Xia Younan, and opened it bit by bit.

Xia Younan frowned, having a bad feeling in his heart.

What was Ye Yuqing planning? Why did he want to see her gift?

Ye Yuqing quickly untied the silk on the box and slowly opened the box...

"oops!"

She suddenly screamed, her face turned pale and she took several steps back, looking frightened.

Her shout successfully attracted the attention of everyone present, and hundreds of eyes were cast towards the strange gift box.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a huge turtle crawled out from the gift box!

The turtle's oval green shell was the size of a ball and was made up of many polygonal pieces. Its head was stretched out and its tail was retracted, and its limp limbs were still crawling slowly.

It was quiet all around, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, like the prelude to a coming storm.

Xia Younan widened his eyes in shock, and his heart was filled with anger.

Oh my god, it’s all over!

Lu Xiuyuan also opened his mouth in disbelief, unable to believe what he saw.

This...this Ye Shiqing, is she too bold?

Ye Feiyan was the first to react. Her face changed drastically. She slammed the table and stood up. She flicked her sleeves and pointed at Xia Younan. She glared and roared: "Ye Shiqing!!"

Xia Younan knelt down like lightning, shaking her head and waving her hands, her face full of tears, "No, no, no, aunt, didn't I put the letter for you?"

Oh my god, what happened? Who is the evil person who did this? How did the jade cabbage in my box turn into a turtle?

Giving a turtle as a gift at the Queen Mother's birthday party is a life-threatening move!

Ye Yuqing patted her frightened heart and angrily shouted: "Ye Shiqing, what do you mean?! It's my aunt's birthday, I thought you were giving her some rare treasure, but I didn't expect you to give her a turtle!

"You humiliated the Queen Mother of a country in front of so many people. You... you are a traitor! You don't want to live anymore!"

Xia Younan looked at her and his heart skipped a beat.

There's no way to escape. No one has any reason to frame me except this bitch.

Damn it, when did she take advantage of the situation? What should I do? I have no evidence to prove that she did it, and making false accusations would only add insult to injury.

The crime scene is too obvious. The Queen Mother will definitely not believe me if I say it wasn't me who set the scene. Ye Yuqing wants to frame me on purpose, so she will definitely take the opportunity to instigate me.

Now that things have come to this, she can only try to find a way out and make an excuse to explain herself, hoping to succeed.

After looking at the turtle for a moment, she suddenly had an idea and pointed at the turtle and shouted, "Aunt Queen Mother, you really need to listen to my explanation. I gave you the turtle as a blessing!"

"Blessing?" Ye Feiyan's eyes were blazing and she was gritting her teeth.

Xia Younan nodded like pecking at rice, and explained to her seriously: "Aunt, as the saying goes, a turtle lives for a thousand years and a tortoise lives for ten thousand years. This turtle is the best representative of longevity!

"You are the queen mother of a country, and your niece knows that you are definitely not short of common things like gold, silver and jewelry, so I want to give you something new.

“I hope my aunt can live a long life, and there is nothing else in the world that can represent longevity so well except turtles.

"So, turtles are eternal, and they can live for hundreds of years. My niece gave you this turtle because I want you to live like the turtle, until the seas dry up, the rocks crumble, and the earth collapses.

"If you take good care of it, it won't be a problem for it to see you to the end of your life!"

"..."

It seemed as if a row of crows flew over the birthday banquet, and everyone fell silent.

Lu Xiuyuan was so shocked by her remarks that he was speechless and almost stopped clapping.

Awesome, you can even get away with this!

What she said made perfect sense, and Ye Feiyan couldn't express her pain even though she was suffering.

If she didn't accept the gift, it would mean that she had rejected Xia Younan's good intention to wish her a long life. What kind of good person would refuse to live a long life? Wouldn't that be a curse on herself?

If she accepted it, it would be like an insult to the empress dowager to be given a turtle at her birthday banquet. Old turtle...