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"Wow, Sister Qi, is this a whip, a gift from your father!" Mingyue was a little strange, how could he reward a whip. Generally speaking, the emperor's rewards were gold, silver, and jade ornaments.

"Princess, this is the Nine Dragons Whip. Ying Qi nodded, pointing to the three of them as she walked forward. After all, it is only serious to report to Concubine De first.

"Mother!" Ying Qi stepped forward and saluted.

"You child, just call me aunt. Concubine De said with a smile. Everyone saw the green whip for the first time, but the golden tassel was not something that anyone could ignore.

"It's Your Majesty's Nine Dragons Whip!" Concubine De took the whip that Ying Qi handed her the first time.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Then they all showed envious eyes.

It is said that this was given to His Majesty by the Emperor when he was a child because of His Majesty's great success in the examinations of His Majesty's elder brothers. At that time, it was said that this whip could whip princes and nobles at the top, and whip the pawns of the peddlers at the bottom. ”

Concubine De smiled happily, this is not only a favor to Ying Qi, but also to herself, and even more to the Wuya family.

"Yes, Aunt Huang, Your Majesty said the same. Your Majesty has been so kind to me, I am really, grateful, and never give up!" Ying Qi was so excited that her eyes filled with tears. M, when you enter this palace, you have to act for everything, Ying Qi rolled her eyes in her heart.

"Sister, this shows Your Majesty's grace to you!" Chen Guiren, who had always been good friends with Concubine De, stepped forward to congratulate. This is the seventeenth elder brother and his sister-in-law.

"Congratulations to Niangniang! Congratulations to the fourth lady!" The palace maids next to her also responded in unison with excellent eyes.

"Someone, go and hand over a message to Lord Niu Colu, saying that Sister Qi loves this palace very much, so I won't be busy taking it back today. Three days later, the auspicious day asked him to pick him up again. Listening to everyone's congratulations, Concubine De was even happier.

"Wow!" a little eunuch stepped forward and quickly went down.

This is to solemnly support Ying Qi. What's more, what happened today, through these three days, will surely spread throughout the aristocratic circle of the entire imperial city.

At noon, the feast began. In addition to the sixty-six dishes originally prepared by the imperial kitchen, the emperor ordered twenty-two dishes to be added at the same time. It can be seen that on Concubine De's birthday this time, the emperor is indeed happy. Naturally, the red-clothed cannon diagram presented by Yingqi has been preliminarily certified by some professionals from the Ministry of Industry.

The hall is decorated with bright red and festive, and there are tall coiled dragon carved silk silver candlesticks on the copper pillars around it, and the candles on the arms are burning red. The candle is also mixed with spices, and when it is lit, the hall is full of incense. The beams are covered with all kinds of palace lamps, and the floor is covered with Persian velvet carpets, which looks magnificent.

In addition to the two main seats above, there are rosewood tables on the left and right below, and the banquet table is respectively placed with green dragon yellow bowls, white and black sauce bowls, inside and outside sauce bowls, and purple and red bowls. And each with silk flowers. Each table has already prepared three high-head dim sum, two dry and wet dim sum, and one silver plate side dish.

The emperor and Concubine De sat at the top, and below were the concubines, followed by the princes and brothers, then the princesses, and then the noblewomen and ladies who were invited. Although Niu Co Lu Qingshu was reprimanded by the emperor and retired, after all, Niu Co Lu had no wife, so Concubine De still left her in the last seat. shows her generosity and grace, and at the same time, she can also let Qingshu see Yingqi's favor and hit her arrogance. Kill three birds with one stone.

First of all, the princes and princesses stepped forward to offer gifts, "Congratulations on the happy birthday of the concubine! Blessing is like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan!"

The second elder brother, as the prince of the East Palace, was the first to take the lead, and he gave a red jade Ruyi.

The eldest brother is in the barracks, so it is a congratulatory gift from his eldest son, it is a string of South China Sea pearls, crystal clear, and the value is no worse than jade Ruyi.

The third elder brother, the Duan Yan of the Song Dynasty.

The fourth elder brother sent a handwritten scroll of the Zen master Jialing of the Great Xiangguo Temple, "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra".

Fifth Elder Brother, Niu Shihui's gift of "Rich and Rich Smoke Picture Scroll" is indeed a bit valuable. After all, after Niu Shihui was praised by the first emperor, he was far away and had no way to know, and he didn't know where the fifth elder brother found it.

The seventh elder brother should be away on business, and it is also the eldest son who stepped forward to congratulate him and gave him a Tianhuang Zhenshi.

Eight elder brothers, this year's new West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Xinyang Maojian, Junshan Yinzhen, Anxi Tieguanyin each one.

Brother Jiu, as expected, is a rich man, and he sent a big pendulum from the West. The two-meter-tall bronze body and the long pendulum are swaying and very pleasant.

Ten elder brothers, they actually sent a set of exquisite bows and arrows. Seeing the fourteenth elder brother smiling, it is estimated that it is still prepared for him. Anyway, with Concubine De's love for Xiao Fourteen, maybe this gift will still win his heart.

Thirteen elder brothers, a bright red jade jade bracelet. The crystal clear, at least high-grade ice species. On top of that, there are dots of peonies floating inside. Very beautiful.

Fourteen elder brothers, a set of precious purple hair.

The fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother sent it together is a white jade ornament, but the engraved one is a picture of eight immortals worshipping life.

The seventeenth prince was ill because of his health, and the pair of starlings sent by the whole hall celebrated. While flying around the main hall, he uttered two sentences in his mouth: "Happy Niangniang's birthday! Niangniang is auspicious!". Occasionally, I hit the girder, probably because I was not familiar with the terrain. Seeing that although they flew around and twisted, the auspicious words in their mouths were not broken, which showed that they had been trained well.

It made everyone laugh. The emperor is even more happy. He said bluntly: "Good! Good! Little Seventeen's filial piety is commendable!" "Chen Guiren is very suitable for raising children, diligent and polite, and promoted to a diligent concubine." ”

Everyone was shocked for a while, and the process of congratulatory gifts was temporarily interrupted.

Everyone was surprised, why was it so sudden! Some people wondered if just a little parrot of the seventeenth elder brother could provoke the dragon's heart and benefit even his biological mother. Isn't this just a sensationalism? Why did he suddenly provoke the emperor so happy. You must know that the promotion of the harem is not just a promotion, there is a layered system, not to mention that the nobles are promoted to concubines, and they are promoted from ordinary concubines to the main position of the first palace, and from then on, the diligent concubines can be independent of the main hall of the first palace.

Dun'er's envy, jealousy, and hatred were all focused on Concubine Qin.

But Concubine De had long known that Kangxi had this plan, which was to make up for Xiao Seventeen's disappearance last time. It's just that I didn't expect to use this celebration of my own to make an announcement. But it's not surprising, after all, it's rare for people in the palace to gather together, and the opportunity has to be seen.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" Chen Guiren, who is now a diligent concubine, stepped forward and prostrated to the ground inexplicably.

"Get up, and you deserve it. The emperor's words were not gentle, but a little serious. Some people's stupid thoughts couldn't help but flutter, as if they sensed the emperor's strange thoughts, and each withdrew his gaze.

Concubine Qin stood up respectfully and returned to her seat.

"Congratulations to Sister Qin!"

"Congratulations to the concubine!"

Everyone congratulated. Concubine De was also full of joy when she sat on the main seat, and she didn't mind that her brilliance seemed to be robbed by Concubine Qin. This seems to show her grace and generosity even more. Even Kangxi looked at her with a smile and nodded, Concubine De was naturally more graceful.

The prince in the back continued to give gifts. The atmosphere has shifted. But everyone also makes eye contact. On the surface, the congratulatory gift process continues.

After that, the congratulatory gifts of the princesses are basically women's jewelry such as embroidery and screens.

Then there were the congratulatory gifts from the concubines, and finally the gifts from the ladies.

The gifts are progressive, and the princes and princesses give gifts to express filial piety. And the gifts of the concubines are in accordance with the regulations, and the ladies cannot exceed the previous royal gift regulations.

After the congratulatory gifts, the first banquet can be held in order. However, Concubine De first depends on the emperor's intentions. Didn't speak right away. Sure enough, the follow-up shows that today is a wave of three kia.

"Niu Co Lu Yingqi!" The emperor saw Concubine De looking at him, so he nodded to the chamberlain next to him, and the chamberlain suddenly stepped forward to read it, and everyone immediately stopped talking.

Ying Qi was startled, Bao Bai next to her had already pulled her, and Ying Qi hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the main hall.

"I am only soft and beautiful, graceful and talented, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, Kezuo Huyi, Dunmu Jiaren, and I hereby canonize Er as the countryman. ”

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" Why did he suddenly have a knighthood? Ying Qi herself was a little puzzled.

And the smile of Concubine De on the seat was even brighter. That's the point.

"Ying Qi, what is your favorite place when you go to Guangdong Province?" Kangxi looked at Ying Qi with a smile and asked Ying Qi some inexplicable words.

Ying Qi's little brain turned fast, according to the previous TV plot, it should mean that it should be divided into herself, but the Qing Dynasty doesn't seem to have this kind of convention.

However, she still replied quickly, "Your Majesty, the first time I went to the sea, the master said that it was a revisit to the old land, and the slave maid remembered to call it Xin'an County." It's a small place, but the master said that it can travel to the sea. ”

"Okay, I will give you Xin'an County as a fief. Ci'er is the king of Anxiang. Kangxi made the final decision.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty has such a great love for the slaves and maids and the slaves and maids, which really makes the slaves and maids grateful, and the gratitude to Your Majesty is like a surging river, and the admiration for Your Majesty is like the Yellow River flooding out of control. Your Majesty is so kind to the slave maid!" Ying Qi began to pretend to wipe her tears. Now it's okay, Xin'an County, the most famous Shenzhen in later generations, has been successfully obtained.

Now all the eyes are on Ying Qi, and even the princes and brothers are envious, jealous and hateful.

In order to cut off the feudal territory of the previous dynasty, the vassal king was arrogant, especially Kangxi was originally tossed by Wu Sangui, and all Wu Sangui fell, and basically no prince and nobleman owned the domain. And owning a fief like Ying Qi is actually only a revenue and expenditure of the financial taxes of the fief, and she herself cannot live in the fief, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel are still the emperor's.

But this is enough to be the envy of everyone. That's a lot of money. As a townsman, he is only forty taels of silver and forty taels of rice. A county town, no matter how poor it is, is also a steady stream of money.

For a while, everyone was already shocked, what kind of gift did Niu Cobalt Lu Yingqi give to the emperor, and he could be so favored. Although the elder brothers knew what it was, they hadn't been tested after all, so how could they have thought that the emperor would give such a rich reward.

And, for Kangxi, Tang Ruowang had mentioned the red-clothed cannon earlier, and the imperial court itself developed it according to the sample drawings given by Tang Ruowang. But it is not particularly ideal in all aspects, after all, this kind of strategic resource is naturally in the hands of the royal families of various countries. John Tong is only a foreign affairs officer, and this is also a basic knowledge. It can be manufactured by the Qing court itself. In addition to the homemade ones, there were also two doors parked in the treasury that were purchased in the hands of the Portuguese, and the range of that one and the self-made ones was very different.

And just now he had already urgently recruited John Tang to take a preliminary look, and he was sure that it was a newer version, at least it could reach the power of the two doors he bought. This is not an ordinary thing anymore, it is already a purely military strategic material. That's why Kangxi is so willing to give Ying Qi such a reward.