The birthday of the Queen Mother is to hold a banquet in the Sogo Hall for three consecutive days, singing and dancing, people coming and going, and it is very lively.

This birthday banquet on the first day is naturally the highlight, and every year it is also customary to be performed by various ladies, and envoys from various countries fight for treasures.

The Queen Mother sat behind the curtain as usual, the Emperor Taishang was beside her, the Emperor and the Princess Concubine Jing were all in place, the sound of silk and bamboo, and the ministers and ladies below were all sitting in their respective positions, watching the opening song and dance.

Qianqiu sat on the left side of the queen, Situ Xiuxiu took the time to glance at her, and asked with a smile: "What congratulatory gift did Concubine Jing prepare for the queen mother?" ”

Qianqiu shook her head and said very directly: "I won't tell you." ”

Situ Xiuxiu choked, snorted coldly, turned his face away and continued to watch the song and dance, occasionally his eyes wandered, and he glanced at Han Ziji.

Han Ziji and Han Weiwan were sitting opposite Qianqiu, the brother and sister were muttering and discussing something, and the Queen Mother and the Emperor were also talking. There are not many people who watch this opening scene seriously.

"Today, congratulations to the Queen Mother on her birthday, the courtiers and others have prepared a freshly practiced dance to present, may the Queen Mother be young and long, a thousand years old."

Xie Yuling, who was dressed in dance clothes, came up to bow down first, and the court dancers had already retreated, and a group of young ladies came up in dance clothes, which made everyone stop talking and look at them.

With a faint smile in the queen's eyes, the queen mother raised her eyebrows: "Are all the young ladies dancing this year?" ”

"Yes." Xie Yuling bit her lip and couldn't help but say more: "Thank you to the queen for giving the courtiers such an opportunity." ”

In the birthday banquets over the years, although all the ladies can't perform, there are so many outstanding piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings, and they can always win a lot of money here in the Queen Mother. Unexpectedly, this year, she fell in love with the queen, and all of them came to dance this messy dance, and the rest of the performances were also put on hold.

By the time she figured out what was going on, it was too late.

"Oh?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Xiuxiu lightly: "The queen's idea? ”

Situ Xiuxiu's face stiffened, glanced at Xie Yuling, and then got up and saluted: "Queen Mother, the concubine just gave a suggestion, and the young ladies are willing to adopt it, presumably they are confident about tonight's dance, and the Queen Mother may wish to take a good look." ”

"Really?" The Queen Mother smiled: "Then let's start." ”

Xie Yuling bit his lip and glanced at the rest of the people, and more than a dozen girls spread out into a semicircle, and Xia Luoyue, who was the best at dancing, came out first and danced a national style dance under the premise that everyone was a screen.

This is obviously not something to dance during rehearsals, Situ Xiuxiu's expression is not very good-looking, and a pair of eyes are scraped on the group of young ladies like knives.

She probably didn't expect that the girls of Dajin would be so difficult. was wearing a uniform dance costume, but they came out to dance one by one, and the rest of them were behind as a screen, obviously slapping her, telling the Queen Mother that they were forced by her to dance a group dance, and now they have no choice but to perform one by one.

Although the dance is still a little interesting, but this scene is a little embarrassing, the Emperor Taishang snorted coldly, waved his hand: "Okay, don't dance, wronged the young ladies, wearing the clothes worn by the dancing girl last year." ”

Xia Luoyue had tears in her eyes, gritted her teeth and choked: "Thank you for the love of the queen." ”

The ministers were in an uproar, and the wives of the various families were also indignant, but they didn't expect the dignified queen to be so narrow-minded that she would make a good birthday banquet a miasma.

Situ Xiuxiu's face turned white, and she looked at Xia Luoyue even more gloomily, Xia Luoyue shrunk her neck, hiding behind the crowd and crying miserably.

Qianqiu can't stand it anymore, this queen must have tofu flowers in her head, what are you doing with the whole girl? There was no threat in the first place, and he offended the Manchu Dynasty civil and military because of this, hey, what a fool.

This IQ is in the den of thieves, and he will definitely not survive.

Lily behind Qianqiu hurriedly leaned over and muttered in her ear, Qianqiu gouged out her ears and muttered, "It's okay, it looks strange and pitiful, you can go." ”

So Lily instructed the palace people to help the ladies of each family out of the field and send them to the Palace of Scenery to change their clothes.

Han Ziji threw an approving look at this side, Qianqiu rolled her eyes, and the queen next to her was about to pinch off her nails.

I thought this Concubine Jing was a straw bag, but I didn't expect that she was a master among masters, she was a bad move!

The Emperor and the Queen Mother were silent, and the venue was quiet for a while, and many eyes fell on the queen, and there were even whispers.

The envoys of the Wu Kingdom probably also felt embarrassed, and hurriedly got up and said, "Since there is nothing to see in the performance, it is better to come and see the congratulatory gifts now." I heard that the congratulatory gifts on the birthday of the Queen Mother are rare treasures. ”

The Queen Mother said lightly: "The envoy has won the award, I only have some gadgets in Dajin, where can I compare to the rich products of Wu State, and the people I raise are also smart." ”

Situ Xiuxiu trembled, biting her lip and bowing her head. She didn't expect that the group of young ladies would temporarily regret it at the birthday banquet, which caused a bit of trouble, and the queen mother was afraid that she was already dissatisfied with her in her heart.

But it doesn't matter, she still has chips.

"Since you want to give a gift, the minister will throw bricks and lead the jade." Uncle Pei, the imperial historian, stood up at night, holding a piece of incense ink in his hand, and said with a smile: "Shi Zhen is not in Luoyang, but he made this square of incense ink for the Queen Mother in advance. ”

Qianqiu didn't understand who was who, but during her tenure as emperor, she remembered this imperial historian Pei Shuye and his nephew Pei Yutian. According to gossip rumors, this Lord Pei never married, but he was inseparable from Lord Jiang Suiliu of the household department.

There is adultery, there is adultery.

The Queen Mother's voice was a lot more pleasant, and she ordered someone to pick up the fragrant ink, and sighed: "It's not easy to make ink, Jiang Aiqing is so bothered, you are also lazy, take his congratulatory gift, and you will be exempted from your own." ”

Listening to this tone, it seems like a joke between old friends. The queen was at a loss when she heard this, and Qianqiu glanced at Han Ziji, meaning, go back and gossip.

With this fragrant ink at the beginning, all families began to offer gifts, what jade in the east and pearls in the north, everything that was enough to flash the blind at a glance was pushed in front of the queen mother's eyes.

The Queen Mother didn't have the joy when she received that fragrant ink, but just responded politely and chuckled.

The atmosphere was finally better, and when the envoys of Wu State saw this, they stood up confidently and said: "The princess of our country married far away to your country, and she will also be taken care of by your country. The princess is the first beauty in our country, and she has been favored by my emperor since she was a child. The Queen Mother is now the in-laws of our country, so the congratulatory gift naturally cannot be shabby. ”

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "What kind of gifts do the envoys want to give?" ”

The envoy of Wu stood up very straight, waved his hand to let the servant next to him present a tray, and said: "At the will of our emperor, the two cities on the border of Wu will be sent to the queen mother as a gift, and I also hope that the queen mother will favor the princess of our country as if she were her own child." ”

Two cities!

The hall was silent for an instant, and Situ Xiuxiu's face was full of pride, how heavy this gift was, it showed that she was valued more in Wu Kingdom. The two cities are not a joke, although they are only two small cities on the border, but the land is cut without a fight, which is enough to show the sincerity of the Wu State.

Han Ziji had a complicated look on his face and glanced at the queen opposite. Qianqiu didn't feel anything, because the girl didn't have the concept of two cities in her heart at all, if it was converted into baked sweet potatoes for her, the girl would have already screamed.

The Queen Mother had seen the wind and waves in the end, and raised her hand calmly and said: "The envoy is exempt from the courtesy, thank you for the love of the Lord of Wu, this great gift, the palace will accept it well." ”

Emperor Taishang also spoke: "The lord of Wu is really generous. ”

The envoy got up and sat down, and said with a smile: "My emperor just doesn't want the princess to be wronged, the two countries are far apart, and as soon as the minister leaves, the princess has no place to say if she has grievances." ”

Han Weiwan frowned, she looked at it for a while, and naturally saw that the queen was not a good person, but Wu Guo was so wealthy and generous to protect her, according to the temperament of the emperor's brother and father, I am afraid that they will focus on the country.

That Qianqiu is about to suffer, and the queen's eyes are not very kind when she looks at her.

The ministers originally planned to participate in the queen's two books tomorrow morning, but when they saw that this gift was pressed, they knew in their hearts that there was no way.

Situ Xiuxiu's position is unbreakable.

Qianqiu still didn't know what was going on and ate the dim sum in front of her, until Han Ziji's "kind" gaze fell on her.

What about congratulatory gifts? What about the congratulatory gifts?

Qianqiu came back to his senses, wiped his mouth and looked at the sky outside, and said, "It's dark." ”

"Huh?" The Queen Mother looked at her curiously: "Concubine Jing, what's wrong with dark?" ”

The queen glanced at her as if she were a nervous person.

"The concubine also prepared a gift for the Queen Mother, but she could only see it when it was dark." Qianqiu smiled and said: "Now the time is right, can the Queen Mother move outside the palace?" ”

The ministers were all a little curious, Situ Xiuxiu sank his face and said: "Concubine Jing has such a big face, if you say a word, so many of us have to go out?" ”

Qianqiu said innocently: "I didn't let you all go out, the concubine gave it to the Queen Mother, what do you see?" ”

"You ......" Situ Xiuxiu was angry, but the Queen Mother was in a good mood: "Since Concubine Jing has a special gift, then the palace will go out to have a look." ”

The Emperor Taishang quietly put a veil on her and walked out with her.

The ministers were a little embarrassed, the queen just said that, so should they go out with them or not?

Uncle Pei followed out comfortably, Zhang Shu also went out, a group of old ministers who followed the fight back then all went out, and the rest of the people naturally followed out silently.

Han Ziji and Han Weiwan ran smartly and occupied the best viewing position. In the huge palace, only the queen and the envoys of Wu were left in an instant.

"Princess?" The envoy glanced gloomily in Chiaki's direction.

Situ Xiuxiu nodded hatefully: "Get rid of her for this palace!" ”

Everyone gathered on the steps in front of the Sogo Temple, and when Qianqiu saw that everyone was together, he smiled and fired a cupola cannon into the sky.

"Smack-"

Suddenly fireworks were dyed in the distance, and large fireworks flew into the sky, exploding into a purple and red patch.