Xiao Gui Rui Sui

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it has ushered in the 50th and 35th year of the Tianqi Dynasty, and this year is also the 50th year of Qingyuan. Adhering to the principle of celebrating the 35th anniversary of the [-]th year, the Ministry of Rites took this opportunity to hold a ceremony for the [-]th year of Emperor Qing A grand birthday party.

Civil and military officials, harem concubines, princes and princesses all carefully prepared gifts for this purpose, and the small border countries that had good relations with Apocalypse also sent envoys to the court with gifts.

The Chaocheng Hall is very lively, the silk and bamboo are dumb, the dancers' water sleeves are like flowing clouds, and everyone is laughing and feasting.Emperor Qing sits on the throne, with the empress on the left, and the high-ranking concubines and their children below. Since no crown prince has been established, the ministers and envoys from other countries are on the right.

After drinking for three rounds and dancing a few times, the highlight of the birthday banquet also began.First came the gifts from the concubines, then the princes and daughters, then the courtiers, and finally the envoys from other countries.

Of course, as a birthday celebration, it is actually just a show for the princes and princesses and a few important officials.It is taken for granted that all the courtiers in this court have one hundred and eighty if they come one by one.So basically, the emperor's birthday banquet can also be said to be a performance between the emperor and the princes and princesses, concubines and important officials in the harem.

Not to mention anything else, just the gifts from the princes and princesses.

Jiancheng Wang Situqi ordered someone to bring up something wrapped in red cloth, and bowed to Emperor Qing, "This is the proud work of Wu Mo, the master sculptor of my dynasty [Immortal Celebrating Birthday], I wish my father and emperor blessings like the East China Sea Longevity is better than Nanshan!" After speaking, the red cloth was pulled, revealing a two-foot-tall, lifelike Nanshan fairy with a green body and a longevity peach in his hand.

Emperor Qing asked someone to present it, this fairy should be carved out of a piece of fine jadeite, the fairy looks kindly, his eyes are piercing, his lips are smiling, and the wrinkles on the corners of his eyes and brows are extremely vivid, just like a living person.Emperor Qing didn't like it too much, and said lightly: "The emperor has a heart, reward."

After receiving a reward that was neither salty nor light, Situ Qi's face was a little ugly, but it was only fleeting, and he cupped his hands to thank him, "Thank you, father." Then he withdrew.

The second princess Situ Ziyuan then stepped forward, and after performing an extremely standard palace ceremony, her red lips parted slightly, "I will prepare a [water lotus] for my father, and I wish my father a long life."

The soundtrack sounded, and a snow-colored figure stalked out, stepping through the lotus, the skirt swaying, swaying and swaying.While the veil was flying, the soft limbs danced in beautiful arcs... Everyone was attracted by this graceful figure, and their eyeballs followed the beautiful figure.

"That's right, reward." Emperor Qing nodded slightly.

When Situ Ziyuan stepped back, An Yiwang Situ Tan came forward with a gorgeous brocade box in his hand, "This is the pearl that lives in the sea", and opened the brocade box as he said that, the brilliance was all of a sudden.Everyone saw half a boxer-sized pearl lying in the brocade box. This pearl was round and plump, with a bright color, and they couldn't help but marvel at it.

"This sea-dwelling pearl is said to be a pearl left by the immortals in the sky. It has the effect of calming the mind, can be used as medicine to cure all kinds of poisons, and also has the effect of beautifying..." Situ Qin bowed to Emperor Qing, "May my father be young forever stay!"

Everyone was amazed again, and Situ Tan curled his mouth in complacency.A thumb-sized pearl is already priceless, and a half-fist-sized pearl is the best.Although Situ Qi's [Immortal Heshou] is Wu Mo's proud work, it is still a bit worse than his own.

"Okay, reward!" Emperor Qing smiled slightly.Heart of beauty in everyone.As an emperor, I hope that I can stay young forever.

"Thank you, father!" Before stepping back, Situ Tan did not forget to glance at Situ Qi triumphantly, and Situ Qi's expression became very ugly in an instant.

Situ Tan's mother concubine Defei elegantly squeezed a grape into her mouth, glanced at the empress who was not looking well, and gently raised her red lips, with disdain and pride in her eyes.

Concubine Jin, who was sitting beside her, sighed: "It seems that the emperor likes this congratulatory gift from King Xinling very much. My sister heard that this sea-dwelling pearl is a rare treasure, and King Xinling must have put in a lot of hard work to get it." This bead is really thoughtful. I wonder what gift the fourth princess has prepared? The fourth princess is both talented and beautiful, what surprises will it bring? It is really exciting."

Hearing such compliments, Concubine De couldn't help but widen her smile, "My sister wants to know, it's fine if I don't see it."

"That's true." Concubine Jin smiled and said, "The fourth princess will not disappoint people. My sister's sons and daughters are so outstanding, I really envy others. It's not like my sister's incompetent thing, who can only play tricks all day long." You don't want to make progress with knives and guns!" After speaking, he hated iron and steel but snorted.

Concubine De lowered her eyebrows slightly, with a flash of disdain flashing in her eyes, she raised her eyes and said with a smile: "Sister Mo Qi, the Fifth Prince is very talented and has extraordinary martial arts skills. Maybe he will become the number one master of my apocalypse in the future. Doesn't that matter?" Is it worth celebrating too?"

Talented?Number one master?What does the palace want these for? !Concubine Jin snorted coldly in her heart, how could she not hear the sarcasm in this, but the situation is stronger than others, now that Concubine De is being favored, she has no choice but to curry favor!

Sighing resignedly, he sighed in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Forget it, the mud can't support the wall, and my sister doesn't plan to let that stupid thing do anything, as long as my sister can maintain her current status in the future, everything in the Liu family will be fine." That's good...!"

oh?Concubine De paused her hands and looked straight at her, "Sister, what do you mean?" It wasn't because she suspected that Concubine Jin was as ambitious as her own, so how could she stand by her so easily?

"Sister, you understand." Concubine Jin said helplessly.

At this time, the fourth princess, Situ Muyao, was ready and was about to start playing. Seeing this, it was inconvenient for the two of them to talk, so they both silenced, but Concubine De was not thinking about her daughter, but was thinking about the truth in Concubine Jin's words. fake.

Situ Muyao sat gracefully in front of the piano, and a piece of "Tianluoshui" slipped out from her slender fingers.

The sound of the piano is gurgling, as thin as running water.Like a winding clear stream among high mountains, it is clear and clear.Everyone seemed to see the pebbles at the bottom of the stream shining in the water, and the fish playing happily...

The sound of the zither suddenly increased, and the fish that were swimming suddenly jumped up and broke out of the water, their scales shining brightly under the sunlight...

Everyone was fascinated by it, and they couldn't extricate themselves, as if falling into a poetic illusion.

"Tsk tsk, this piano is really good...well, this person is also good...hehe..."

On the beam in the hall where no one is paying attention, a word that no one can hear comes from the mouth of a ghost.

Xiao sat on the beam and looked at the crowd in various poses and expressions below.Looking over at the concubines, thinking of the interaction between Concubine Jin and Concubine De and the contest between Situ Qi and Situ Tan just now, he couldn't help but sneer.

Singing and dancing can't hide the dirty conspiracy underneath, but this is politics, no matter how low and turbulent the undercurrent is, it is still festive and happy on the surface.

This is just a kind of self-relief for people, right?

It can also be said that this is just the best way for people to hide themselves. If something is not made clear, there is still room for change. In politics, enemies at one moment can become friends for profit the next moment. vice versa.