After crossing, I became the most powerful cub in the palace

Lidong quickly saluted respectfully and said, "Here."

Carefully looking at the wrapped birthday cake, Xiao Yuanjing went back to the dormitory to change his dirty clothes contentedly, and chose a calamus-colored silver thread embroidered lotus-neck gown, with a purse on the jade belt around his waist. Jade hanging snuff bottles and so on.

On the tied hair, the purple jade hair crown and purple jade hairpin set off the clothes especially, coupled with what Xiao Yuanjing saw and heard in this palace in the past half a year, and the blessing of his status, the aura of Tianhuang nobles stood out. Obviously, with extraordinary appearance, she is definitely the object that many boudoir girls in the capital want to marry.

The gifts received on the emperor's birthday would naturally be collected in advance and placed in the side hall, and the best birthday gifts would be picked out and announced after the banquet, and then rewarded at the end.

Therefore, although Xiao Yuanjing's people did not go to the Zichen Palace, they wanted to send the cake they made by themselves. They didn't want to be rewarded by the emperor, but at least they could know that it was made by Xiao Yuanjing himself, and it was not in vain for Xiao Yuan While Jing was recovering from his injuries, the emperor repeatedly sent rewards to Xiao Yuanjing to make up for the misunderstanding that day.

Xiao Yuanjing tidied things up and prepared to go to the Zichen Palace. Amidst the congratulations of the servants, Xiao Yuanjing walked into the Zichen Palace and looked at the ministers saluting on both sides, as well as the princes and princesses who had arrived earlier. princess.

Only Xiao Yuanheng, whose leg injury has not healed, can only stay in the Hanyuan Hall. For a grand event like today, only the sixth princess Xiao Yuanyao, who is a compatriot with his mother, can come to participate.

Xiao Yuanqi was granted the title of King of Pingdu at the beginning, although the position he held in the court was only an idle position, but after all, because of his uncle's family and the status of the prince, many courtiers would change their minds and could not curry favor with Xiao Yuanchang. , They all started to curry favor with Xiao Yuanqi.

Seeing Xiao Yuanjing coming, Xiao Yuanqi hurried over and said, "Fourth brother, you are late."

Xiao Yuanjing smiled back and said, "Second brother came early."

Xiao Yuanhe followed Xiao Yuanqi, and said: "I heard that the birthday gift that the fourth brother gave to the emperor was made by himself, and I don't know what the fourth brother did, can you open our eyes?"

Xiao Yuanchen also said: "Now that the birthday gift has been sent to the side hall, if you want to open your eyes, you have to wait for the father."

Xiao Yuanjing looked sideways at his younger brother who was speaking for him, and couldn't help but smile: "Fifth brother, you are too late, fourth brother's birthday gift has already been sent to the side hall, why don't you ask the father after the son-in-law's birthday banquet is over?" and."

Xiao Yuanhe nodded with a smile, but heard Xiao Yuanyao's contemptuous laughter, Xiao Yuanjing cast his gaze over, and Xiao Yuanyao, who was originally chatting with Princess Rongping, looked towards him.

Xiao Yuanyao was originally a month or so younger than Xiao Yuanchen, only about 13 years old, but her manners were excellent, and she was also clever, which made the emperor like her very much.

Now hearing Xiao Yuanjing's words, Xiao Yuanyao smiled contemptuously, and met Xiao Yuanjing's gaze and said, "Fourth brother is really good, what the elder brother gave was the East China Sea Night Pearl, and what the second brother gave was the jade tree silver made of Jingshan jade." Flowers are not ordinary products, so they will be named by the emperor to be rewarded with the ministers. Of course, the fourth brother can't compare with the ones made by himself, so I have to find a reason to let the emperor take out the birthday gift you gave me. Vision, the fourth brother's abacus is really good."

Xiao Yuanjing heard the girl's slightly sarcastic words, and instantly understood that the girl was venting her anger for her own brother, Xiao Yuanjing could not be bullied by a little girl like her: "Sister's words mean, The congratulatory gift you give will be even better than that given by the eldest brother and the second brother, so you don’t have to learn from the fourth brother.”

Xiao Yuanyao was slightly taken aback: "I...I am a woman raised in a deep palace, how can I have the ability to give you better than the eldest brother and the second brother."

Xiao Yuanjing smiled: "Then I heard what my sister said just now, and thought that the gift my sister gave was better than the jade tree silver flower made of Jingshan jade and the East China Sea night pearl."

When Xiao Yuanyao looked at his contemptuous smile, her eyes turned red immediately: "Fourth brother knows that I am a woman and cannot leave the palace, so how can you say that about me?"

Xiao Yuanjing smiled and said: "You can't leave the palace, the third brother can, the third brother has been named King Kangping, and he has a mansion outside the palace, he can go to search for good things in the world, oh, yes, the third brother's body It's not good, and I haven't left the palace yet."

Xiao Yuanyao stared straight at Xiao Yuanjing, her anxious eyes were red, Xiao Yuanchang hurried out to smooth things over and said:

"Fourth brother, Yao'er is a younger sister, she is still young, don't be familiar with her."

Xiao Yuanjing smiled: "Brother's words are wrong, she doesn't provoke me, how can I have the same knowledge as her."

"My brother is right."

As soon as Xiao Yuanjing finished speaking, he heard an imposing female voice, and the servants sang congratulatory words for Princess Yuanchun and her son-in-law.

Princess Yuanchun wore a bright red double-breasted jacket and skirt, covered with a wide-sleeved blouse, and the golden silk peonies on her hair were extraordinarily luxurious, and next to Princess Yuanchun was her son-in-law, the eldest son of the General Hussars, who was born the year before last. Chu Yuqing, the champion of martial arts, now guards Yumen Pass with his wife.

This Princess Yuanchun is the eldest daughter of the queen, and also the elder sister of Xiao Yuanjing's mother. Xiao Yuanjing met her once, that is, after time travel, the princess and the queen took care of him, but later saw that he was in better health, the princess I have been separated from my husband for too long, so I went to Yumenguan to accompany my husband.

Xiao Yuanchun and his son-in-law Chu Yuqing came, and after meeting the princes, princesses and concubines present, he continued: "Brother, since sister Yuanyao wants to talk to my brother, can my brother ignore her? If you don't care about it, if my younger brother ignores it, won't it be said that he is arrogant in the future."

Xiao Yuanchun has always been a formidable character, after all, she is the empress's daughter, the princess of the Liang Dynasty, so when she is not married, no one dares to provoke her in the palace.

Xiao Yuanchang just gave in with a slight smile, and did not separate from her, and Xiao Yuanjing was also unwilling to argue with them, so he just sat down on the seats with Xiao Yuanchen and Xiao Yuanchun.

Xiao Yuanchun looked at the younger brother in front of him, and there was a little more relief in his eyes: "My good brother, my sister sees that you are well, and my heart is also relieved."

Xiao Yuanjing smiled quickly: "Sister, don't worry, you just need to be loving with your brother-in-law."

Chu Yuqing on the side smiled and said, "Your Highness doesn't know your sister yet, and I'm so jealous that my brother hurts you so much."

Xiao Yuanchun twirled the fruit on the small table and stuffed it into Chu Yuqing's mouth, raised his lips and smiled: "What does the son-in-law mean, I love my brother, not you?"

Seeing the princess's smile, the son-in-law quickly apologized: "Madam also loves her husband, the younger brother that Madam should care about right now, you rushed back when you heard that he was injured playing polo, now that His Highness is fine, you should be relieved. "

Hearing what the son-in-law said, Princess Yuanchun looked back at Xiao Yuanjing's brow bone, the scar was left after the injury was healed, even the eyebrows hadn't grown back, and the princess's eyes turned red when she saw her younger brother recovering from the injury .

Xiao Yuanjing hurriedly said: "Sister, don't cry, don't cry, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Princess Yuanchun nodded and looked at Xiao Yuanchen next to him: "Sister knows that Yuanchen is still young, and you still have to protect him, but my brother, my sister shouldn't go back to Yumen Pass, my brother has attracted the hatred of others." , trying to harm you several times."

Princess Yuanchun's words were quite harsh, which made the other princes and princesses who were greeting each other silent, and looked at her.

The sixth princess, Xiao Yuanyao, was not happy anymore. After hearing Xiao Yuanchun's words, a little anger appeared on her immature face: "Second sister's words are wrong. Fourth brother's injury is to be hated. If someone hurts him, then What about my brother, what did my brother do wrong again, his leg bones were crushed, and he still can't stand up now."

Xiao Yuanyao's eyes turned red as she spoke, as if she was being bullied, extremely wronged.

Xiao Yuanchun smiled contemptuously, got up and walked in front of Xiao Yuanyao, and looked down at her condescendingly: "What Xiao Yuanheng did deserves it, Jinger is not afraid of being hit by a cue, what is Xiao Yuanheng afraid of? Could it be that he is a guilty conscience and he did it with his own hands?" Are you afraid of being retaliated against?"

"you!"

Xiao Yuanyao was so reprimanded by Xiao Yuanchun that she didn't know how to refute, she just looked back at Xiao Yuanchun with red eyes, but Xiao Yuanchun's aura was too strong, how could the little Sixth Princess be her opponent.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Yuanchang also put on the demeanor of a big brother, came out to protect Xiao Yuanyao behind him, comforted Xiao Yuanchun, and made her not care about his sister, but Xiao Yuanchun sneered:

"Elder brother won't come, I also want to ask elder brother, in order to take care of your feelings, elder brother, even if he was injured, he never thought of himself, but elder brother is good, he connived the people under his command to frame my younger brother, and elder brother also Don’t stop me, why, Big Brother thinks that my younger brother didn’t lose his life, and wants to continue Concubine Shu... No, it’s Gao Shi, Big Brother’s biological mother Gao’s method, to attack my younger brother!"

Xiao Yuanchang knew that Xiao Yuanchun was not to be provoked by her pungentness, and now that she was so agitated, it was almost impossible for Xiao Yuanchang, who had always been steady, to stabilize.

He has always been the most calm and polite, and he is quite famous in front of the courtiers. Now, if he gets angry and blushes because of Princess Yuanchun's few words, wouldn't the image of magnanimity and prudence that he has carefully established be ruined? once?

At this moment, Xiao Yuanchang just hid his clenched hands in his sleeves, but he still had to show a smile on his face, maintaining his elder brother's demeanor: "It's because elder brother didn't think carefully."

Xiao Yuanjing hurriedly preempted the princess and said: "My sister is also trying to protect me, so she speaks a little louder. We are all a family. Big brother, don't care about my sister. Don't blame my sister, okay?"

Hearing Xiao Yuanjing persuade himself with what he said to persuade them, Xiao Yuanchang only felt that the smirk on his face could not hold back.

Xiao Yuanchun covered his lips and smiled slightly, bowed towards Xiao Yuanchang and said: "Is it my sister or not, big brother don't care about it."

Xiao Yuanchang looked at the siblings in front of him, just smiled and didn't speak any more, he could only secretly suffer from this boring loss.

Only then did Xiao Yuanchun and Xiao Yuanjing turn around and leave the seats on the right, and returned to their own seats to sit down. After the princes and princesses were seated, the courtiers gradually gathered together, and then they heard the servant beside the emperor singing loudly. , Your Majesty is here.

Ushered in the emperor and empress, this birthday banquet can be regarded as the real beginning.

The silk and bamboo music was played, and the dancers in the palace danced in their clothes. Accompanied by the sound of the silk and bamboo, the princes, princesses and ministers toasted to celebrate the emperor's birthday.

While sitting down, Xiao Yuanjing found that Lidong appeared behind the waiters with a panicked face, stomping his feet anxiously, but fortunately Xiao Yuanjing caught a glimpse of him, and then Lidong sneaked in Beside Xiao Yuanjing.

Xiao Yuanjing looked at Lidong whose face turned pale, and hurriedly said, "What's the matter with you?"

Lidong lowered his body as much as possible, almost burst into tears: "Your Highness... Your Highness's birthday gift was stolen."