372 Emperor's Birthday Banquet IV

Seeing Lan Susu raising a glass to himself through everyone, Yan Xueyi also raised his wine glass, the two looked at each other and smiled, and drank the wine in their wine glasses with a tacit understanding, and the palace maid standing behind him hurriedly stepped forward to fill the wine glass again for the two, Lan Susu put down his wine glass, and there were two people on the opposite side who seemed to pay special attention to themselves, of course, one was looking at himself angrily, and the other was thoughtful, Lan Susu naturally chose to ignore the people around him. The two people on the other side didn't want to pay attention.

One of these two people is the prince Gao Jingtang, he looked at Lan Susu's chic and freehand appearance, and he was naturally unhappy in his heart, if it wasn't for his troubled fifth brother making trouble last time, his goal had been achieved, and now it's good, the queen mother does not allow herself to get close to Lan Susu, such a stunning beauty can only look at it and can't eat it, such a thing is naturally a very torturous problem for Gao Jingtang, who has always liked beauties, but he knows that he must obey the words of the queen mother, Because the queen mother is a person who thinks about herself wholeheartedly, but not eating now does not mean that she will not eat in the future, and when she ascends to the throne in the future, Lan Susu must be in her own bag, Gao Jingtang thought secretly.

Lan Susu didn't plan to guess what Gao Jingtang was thinking, because his thoughts had already been written on his face, this person was really self-righteous enough, and he wouldn't compromise now, not to mention that in the future, he didn't have any thoughts about having anything to do with this man, so naturally he wouldn't give him another chance. Words of the opposite. The other man is really not so easy to deal with, after all, it is the prince of Hua Rongguo, and the way this Hua Qianxun looks at himself makes him feel like he is looking at a prey that is about to arrive. Such a man is the most dangerous, he not only has status, but what is more terrifying is that he is a very strategic person, such a person is the most difficult to deal with, and he was not accidentally caught in it before.

Hua Qianxun looked at Lan Susu, this girl really makes her eyes shine every time, and today he actually came wearing white. I really don't know if I should say that she is too bold? Or should it be said that she really doesn't care about the occasion, even if she has always acted with herself, hasn't she prepared for such a banquet. Now she didn't even have a perfunctory look, and directly put on the white robe she had always liked, and she was really a little willful, but Lan Susu was really beautiful in a white dress. It's like a goddess descending from heaven. But thinking of those things about Lan Susu, Hua Qianxun really felt that it was not an exaggeration to use the word heavenly maiden descending to earth.

Just when the people attending the banquet had their own thoughts, some people had already begun to offer their birthday gifts to Gao Huan. The first person to stand up was Gao Jingtang, after all, he was the crown prince and the eldest son of Emperor Gao Huan, even if there were foreign envoys, the prince of his own country should be the first to offer a gift, so it would not be very rude. There will be no more dominance.

"The son wishes his father the emperor's blessings, such as the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan. The son gave his father a red coral. I hope that Coral will prolong the life of my father. "The prince is holding a red sandalwood tray in his hand, the things on the tray are covered with yellow silk cloth, and Lan Susu can't see what this red coral looks like, but it won't be bad if you think about it, after all, it is a congratulatory gift from the prince of a country, although it is not necessarily the most precious, but it must not be bad, after all, this is related to the face of the prince and the face of Fengchen Kingdom, if it is laughed at by foreign envoys, it will not be good, so this matter is not enough if the prince Gao Jingtang is not careful, The queen will also handle this matter for him, Lan Susu will not doubt this at all.

"You have a heart, get up." Gao Huan didn't care very much about Gao Jingtang's congratulations, but with a wave of his hand, he motioned to his personal attendant Li An to take the tray in Gao Jingtang's hand and put it aside, without even looking at it, the queen looked at Gao Huan like this, although she was unhappy in her heart, but she didn't dare to say anything, after all, the emperor didn't like his son very much, but fortunately, the emperor didn't depose his son's crown prince even if he didn't like it, As long as this is the case, my heart will be satisfied, after all, it is my husband and children, and the queen on either side does not want the other party to do anything, after all, it is flesh and blood.

"Son-in-law, thank your father." Gao Jingtang was not satisfied with Gao Huan's actions, but he couldn't say anything at this time, after all, he was his father, although he always understood that he didn't like him since he was a child, but this birthday gift was a baby that he had carefully prepared for a year under the instruction of his mother, he didn't even look at it, Gao Jingtang was also very dissatisfied in his heart, but he couldn't do it, after all, he is just a prince now, and his father doesn't just have a son of his own. Gao Jingtang himself is a little self-aware, he knows that if Gao Huan is unwilling, he may be deposed at any time.

"The prince's cousin is really not welcome." Gao Xian and Lan Susu sat in the lower position, looking at Gao Jingtang's somewhat deflated back, Gao Xian also said with some regret, after all, the emperor is not very satisfied with the prince's affairs are known to the whole dynasty, and the ministers in private are speculating about Gao Jingtang's final ending, after all, as the heir of the royal family, Gao Jingtang is really not qualified, but Gao Xian is still interested in Gao Jingtang's sympathy, after all, he is also a member of the royal family, He also heard that Gao Jingtang worked very hard in order to have a better performance at this birthday banquet.

"His Royal Highness the Prince's gift is naturally very precious, but such a thing is enough as long as you arrange someone to do it, and the emperor may not like this." Lan Susu naturally understands that this red coral is a very precious item for a country that is not very close to the sea, but such a thing is not a rare treasure among the nobles, perhaps the prince gave such a gift for the sake of conservatism. As long as you don't upset the emperor.

"Yes, this red coral is really a precious gift, but it is not a precious thing in the eyes of the imperial uncle. Maybe you're right, what treasures have you never seen as the Son of Heaven? Although Gao Xian sympathizes with Gao Jingtang, but there is no other emotion, who made this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already infamous, some things will not die if he does not die, Gao Jingtang has such a day and it is all because of himself.

"Father, the son knows that his father likes to play chess. This time, when Erchen was in Yuncheng, he got a good jade embryo, and after returning to Fengdu, he learned to polish the chess pieces like a polishing craftsman, but fortunately, his son finally polished a complete flag. I hope my father will like this gift. "Gao Jingtang's later person who offered his birthday gift was the fifth prince Gao Yuanli, compared to the gift given by Gao Jingtang, the gift given by Gao Yuanli was much more sincere, after all, he personally polished it. Something that can be given away at the emperor's birthday banquet. Lan Susu naturally understands that this thing is not so simple.

"You are a filial person, and you know what your father likes, bring it up and I'll take a look." When Gao Huan heard that the gift given by Gao Yanli was a jade chess piece polished by himself, he also moved his body leaning on the dragon chair, such a gift can be regarded as a little in his own mind, after all, even if he is the king of a country, he still has his own hobbies, which is also his appreciation for this little five. Before leaving Fengdu, he was a person who liked these things very much, and he often played chess with him at that time. But after coming back this time, he never said it again, and thought that he had put all these things aside in the past five years.

Gao Huan waved his hand as he spoke, signaling Ang Lee to bring things up, for the things he was interested in, even as an emperor, it was still difficult to avoid vulgarity. Li An hurriedly walked down the steps and took over the things in Gao Yanli's hand, these things had been checked by special people before entering the main hall, and there was nothing that would endanger the emperor's safety, so he just took the things and sent them to the table in front of the emperor and stepped aside.

Gao Huan stretched out his hand and uncovered the two jars containing chess pieces in front of him, even the jars were polished with jade, so that it could be regarded as a set, the chess pieces started, Gao Huan just took a hand and knew that the chess pieces were polished with good warm jade, he still remembered that he used to have a whole set of chessboards and chess pieces made of warm jade, and then the chess pieces were broken, and sometimes he thought that it would be good if he could match the chess pieces and chessboard into a pair, but then after Xiao Wu left, he rarely played chess, I didn't expect this little regret that my son still remembered, and I helped myself make up for it today, Gao Huan was naturally moved in his heart, thinking that he should reward this son in private.

"I look at this chess piece very well, you put it away and put it together with my warm jade chessboard." Gao Huan covered the jar containing the chess pieces, and then looked at Li An and said, Li An hurriedly sang and put the chess pieces aside, Gao Huan watched Li An do the things he arranged before turning around and looking at Gao Yanli and said. "Xiao Wu will come and play chess with his father when he has time."

"The retainers obey." Gao Huan's words Gao gradually centrifuged and was naturally happy, since he came back, although his father treated him very well, but he did not have the intimacy of the year. Now that this gift of his own can also be said to have been sent to his father's heart, his father naturally began to recall the scene when his father and son got along again, and he wanted to play chess when he was free. Gao Yanli secretly planned to do so, but he didn't ignore the hatred that the crown prince Gao Jingtang endured when he looked at him, after all, the gift he gave was more favored by his father, so it was natural for him to be unhappy.

Lan Susu naturally felt the undercurrent surging between the crown prince Gao Jingtang and the fifth prince Gao Yanli, Gao Yanli was a little too anxious, and he should be obscure at such a time, after all, since he came back, he was too showy like himself, after all, some things are not so simple, he should understand these truths, in Yuncheng for five years, these things should have been thought out and understood a long time ago, and this is not a good thing at this time. It's too conspicuous, even Lan Susu himself didn't realize that he was paying attention to Gao Yuanli again unconsciously, this man who had obviously decided to stay away, even Lan Susu himself didn't understand what kind of mentality he had for Gao Yuanli now, if he wanted to say that he loved him, he didn't hate him, maybe it was just out of concern between friends.

"Su Su, you won't be interesting to the Fifth Prince, right?" Looking at Gao Wanli's distracted appearance, Gao Xian pulled Lan Susu's sleeve, at this time, if others find out that Su Su and Gao Wanli are something, it will be really difficult to do, after all, Gao Wanli is a person who already has a marriage contract, and the object of the marriage contract with him is not someone else, it is Lan Susu's half-sister, no matter how you look at this situation, it feels a little weird, after all, it is his brother-in-law.

Gao Xian really regards Lan Susu as his good friend, he doesn't want Lan Susu to fall into such a scandal, after all, he wants to make a friend sincerely, but he can't watch her go the wrong way, after all, Lan Luoling was so targeted at Lan Susu, maybe there is such a reason, although Lan Luoling looks very honest today, but if that woman starts crazy, it is not an easy thing to deal with, At the beginning, I heard that he directly took 15,000 taels of silver to ask a woman to leave Fengdu, the reason was that Gao gradually was interested in that woman. Thinking of these Gao Xian, she is a little worried about Lan Susu, after all, she is a person without a mother like herself, and such an identity itself will suffer a little, after all, there is no mother to protect her, isn't it?

It's just that Gao Xian never dreamed that the object of Lan Luoling's money at that time was Lan Susu, and the final result of this matter can almost be said to be a dramatic reversal, every time Lan Luoling meets Lan Susu, the final ending is almost a dramatic reversal. (To be continued......)