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Emperor Chu laughed, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, and said loudly: "All the ministers are happy!" ”

For a while, the banquet was staggered, pushing the cup and changing the lamp.

Xue Rou sat next to Feng Baozhen, playing with the wine glass in her hand, but she didn't drink half a sip of wine, her expression was cold, she looked like she refused to talk to people thousands of miles away, and some ladies and nobles who wanted to come forward to change their faces couldn't help but hesitate, and after Xue Rou swept the people below her eyes, she secretly put her eyes on the people on the high platform.

Ning Guifei is stunning and noble, and there is a bit of similarity between Xie Yiliu's eyebrows and eyes, but it is a little less sharp and gloomy, and there are more graceful accidents, and there are two people sitting in the position below her, one is dignified and elegant, the other is charming and delicate, it should be the biological mother of the king of Yujun, Concubine Xian, and the biological mother of King Fu, Concubine Huishu.

Concubine Xian has always been low-key in the palace, kind to others, very popular, although not as favored as Ning Guifei, but very respected by Emperor Chu, even the Empress Dowager Xiao is quite friendly to her, at this time in the face of everyone with just the right smile on her face, making people feel like a spring breeze, but the side of Hui Shufei is not, she was previously implicated by King Fu was taken the title of concubine, and now when looking at Ning Guifei with infinite scenery, all the occasional expression in her eyes is unconcealable jealousy.

Xue Rou's gaze wandered over several people for a moment, and then he focused on Empress Dowager Xiao, who was sitting beside Emperor Chu.

She had long heard that the Empress Dowager Xiao of Nanchu was full of country and city when she was young, and now when she saw it, although her face was twilight, she could still see the style of the year at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she was very well maintained, her white skin and delicate makeup made her look less than fifty years old at most, with the luxury and grace of the years of precipitation, at this time she was sitting on the gold silk cushion, holding a glass cup in her hand, the golden armor on her fingers was dazzling, and her eyes looking at the banquet had a faint coldness, as if she could see through everything.

Rong Jing wants to ascend to the throne, and the biggest obstacle is this woman with an incomparably glorious past, and now Nanchu has the highest status.

Empress Dowager Xiao was originally sitting quietly, but she suddenly felt the feeling of being watched, she suddenly raised her head and looked towards the banquet, but found that everyone's eyes were focused on the envoys of various countries who were offering gifts, she couldn't help frowning, and glanced coldly at the women's seat, but still didn't find anything abnormal before retracting her gaze.

It wasn't until she retracted her gaze that Xue Rou felt the pressure on her body loosen, and she couldn't help but sigh lightly.

What a keen sense of touch!

She only showed a little hostility and actually alarmed this woman, and the gaze she swept just now made Xue Rou feel like she was being targeted by a poisonous snake, and a chill climbed up her spine, Xue Rou didn't dare to fall on Empress Dowager Xiao again, so as not to arouse her suspicions, so she withdrew her gaze and looked at the opposite side, but she didn't want to collide with Rong Jing's eyes.

Rong Jing leaned in front of the table, his eyes lit up when he saw her looking over, and he raised his glass and winked at the corner of his mouth at her, how prodigal and prodigal Xue Rou saw this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he glanced sideways directly, but his mouth couldn't help but overflow with a chuckle.

At this time, the banquet began, and the countries also began to offer gifts, and there were countless treasures and mascots, and the most special of them was the Yuanliang Kingdom, which made the ministers carry a huge jade of the word Shou, the jade was crystal clear throughout, white and flawless, and the whole word of Shou was even more integrated, as if it were made of nature, and there was no trace of artificial carving, which instantly caused everyone to be amazed.

Emperor Chu looked at the jade and said in surprise: "Where did this beautiful jade come from?" ”

The envoy of the Yuan Liang State smiled and said: "Back to the Chu Emperor, this jade is naturally mined and obtained, uncarved, when the original jade was obtained, it became a longevity word, in addition, there is a thousand years of rare jade spirit in this jade, my king heard that the Chu Emperor's great life is imminent, so he ordered Weichen to transport this jade to Beijing to the Chu Emperor, I wish His Majesty the Chu Emperor a healthy dragon, longevity and Tianqi." ”

Xue Rou whispered in surprise when she heard this: "It's actually the heart of the jade spirit." ”

"What is the Jade Spirit Heart?" Feng Baozhen said curiously.

Xue Rou looked at the jade and said: "The heart of the jade spirit is an extremely rare gem in the jade mine, it is very rare, and it may not be possible to raise a little jade spirit heart in a vein of tens of miles. ”

"It's so amazing?" Feng Baowei covered her mouth in surprise, it was the first time she had heard that there were such divine objects in this world, she couldn't help but look at the jade with wide eyes, and said rarely: "I really want to knock that jade open to see, what does the jade spirit heart look like?" ”

Xue Rou chuckled lightly when he heard this: "Don't think about this, Emperor Chu is probably reluctant, such a large piece of natural jade, how difficult it is to get, not to mention that as long as this jade is placed in the palace, although it is not as good as wearing it directly, it can also achieve the effect of some jade spirit hearts." ”

Emperor Chu on the high platform obviously also knew what the heart of the jade spirit was, and he immediately laughed and said: "Okay, good, the birthday ceremony of the Yuanliang Kingdom is very good, and the order will be passed on, and the Yuanliang Kingdom will be exempted from tribute for three years......" "Your Majesty!" ”

Before Emperor Chu's words fell, Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly frowned, she looked at the envoys of Yuanliang Kingdom below and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is happy to drink a few more glasses today, just a drunken word, Yuanliang Kingdom is obedient and humble, reward Yuanliang Guojun with ten thousand gold, fifty beauties, and give the envoys five hundred gold......"

Everyone below was shocked by the sudden change, and the envoy of Yuanliang, who was originally overjoyed because he heard Emperor Chu say that he would be exempt from tribute for three years, suddenly looked ugly, he looked at Emperor Chu and said loudly: "His Majesty the Emperor of Chu is the king of a country, the king has no jokes, and the words of Fang Cai came out in public, does His Majesty the Emperor of Chu want to use drunken words to regret it?" ”

Emperor Chu suddenly had a gloomy face when he heard this, and he looked at the Empress Dowager Xiao gloomily and said, "Queen Mother, you have no jokes. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao frowned: "Tribute is a major national event, related to the authority of the national instrument, there are many small affiliated countries around Southern Chu, and the matter of exempting tribute must not be mentioned, otherwise as soon as this example is opened today, other countries will follow suit, how will I make all countries submit in the future?!" ”

Emperor Chu looked at the Empress Dowager Xiao coldly: "The Empress Dowager only needs to manage the harem, and the Empress Dowager does not need to ask about the affairs of the previous dynasty. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the gloomy look in Emperor Chu's eyes, and knew that what she said in a hurry just now hurt Emperor Chu's face, and he didn't even want to call the queen mother at this time, just to warn her not to stretch out her hand too much, she squinted slightly and wanted to continue to speak, but she didn't want to be on the side Ning Guifei suddenly chuckled and said: "What Your Majesty said is that Your Majesty is the monarch of Southern Chu, and you have a promise of a thousand gold, how can the Empress Dowager let Your Majesty lose her trust in front of others?" Besides, my Southern Chu subjugated the kingdoms by His Majesty's wisdom, the wisdom of the ministers, and the bravery of the soldiers, and it has never been a tribute. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly turned cold, but when Emperor Chu heard this, he glanced at Concubine Ning Guifei and said lightly: "What Concubine Ai said is that the Queen Mother, you have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and you don't know a lot about the affairs of the foreign dynasty. ”

The envoy of the Yuan Liang State suddenly knelt on the ground with a happy face: "Weichen on behalf of my king Xie Chu Emperor Longen, long live His Majesty the Chu Emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

Empress Dowager Xiao took a deep look at Ning Guifei, and then looked at Emperor Chu and sighed slightly, and then said: "Since Your Majesty insists, the mourning family has nothing to say, just it, today is Your Majesty's birthday, since the envoy of Yuanliang State can please Your Majesty, come to someone, spread the will of the mourning family, in addition to Your Majesty's reward, and then give the envoy of Yuanliang Kingdom five hundred gold and three beauties as a reward." ”

The envoys of the Yuan Liang State obviously didn't expect that the Empress Dowager Xiao, who had just spoken out to stop her, would suddenly give another reward, and hurriedly knelt down to thank her, and the atmosphere that had cooled down during the banquet because of the dispute between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Chu recovered again.

Xue Rou played with the wine glass in her hand, looked thoughtfully at the Empress Dowager Xiao, whose expression had regained her calmness, and lifted it in her heart, she only thought that the Empress Dowager Xiao had some means, but now when she saw it, she realized that she still underestimated this woman, she didn't expect that Empress Dowager Xiao was so thoughtful, and she could still do so beautiful in front of her after being slapped in the face by Emperor Chu and Ning Guifei.

Although her words just now and the reward to the envoys of the Yuan Liang State did not seem to be much, they saved the face lost by the Chu Emperor after those words, and as soon as her words came out, she suddenly changed from the image of the harem to a woman who loved her son, but was worried about the interests of Southern Chu, and the Chu Emperor became a person who disregarded the ancestral inheritance and spoke disrespectfully to his mother just for his own pleasure.

Xue Rou looked at the people in the banquet, and sure enough, she saw that the eyes of those people looking at Emperor Chu had changed, and her vigilance against Empress Dowager Xiao was even deeper.

This woman has been up and down in the Nanchu Palace for decades, and she is really not a good match!

After the incident of Yuanliang Kingdom, other countries continued to give gifts, all wanting to please a good fortune, but Emperor Chu was obviously not stupid, except for Yuanliang foreign countries did not promise to exempt tribute, but there were a lot of rewards, and the atmosphere gradually eased up, and after the gifts of the countries, the princes and princes of the court also sent their gifts.

King Fu sent a longevity map embroidered by Princess Fu himself, and King Qing presented a two-meter-high red coral from the coast of the South China Sea, and King Yujun was two three-hundred-year-old ginseng.

After the Huanyu Map was opened in public, everyone was surprised, and when they noticed the difference, even Emperor Chu was surprised.

"King Xuan, where did you get this picture?"

Rong Lan glanced at Xue Rou without a trace, and saw her with a light smile on her face, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully to Emperor Chu: "Back to my father, this thing is a gift from my son's first friend, and there is no fourth brother in the son's mansion, and there is no eldest brother's mind. ”

Emperor Chu smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you have a heart." ”

Rong Zhi and Rong Xun both glared at Rong Lan angrily, but they didn't expect him to find an opportunity to mock them, especially Rong Xun, looking at Rong Lan, who was praised by Emperor Chu and smiling, he couldn't wait to give him two slaps, who in this court didn't know that Xie Chen was his person, and that household was his money bag, who among the princes could have more money than him Xuan Wang? But he cried poor in front of Emperor Chu, and he didn't forget to pit him when he was done, the prince has a fixed number of money in his hands, and King Qing's Mansion is more generous than King Xuan's Mansion, where can the extra money come from?

As long as you have a brain, you will want to be crooked when you hear this.

Rong Xun's face turned black with anger, but Rong Lan saw that the smile on his face became more and more vigorous, and the corner of his eye suddenly swept to Rong Jing who was sitting on the side, seeing that he was just holding his chin and looking at Xue Rou on the opposite female guest seat, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and suddenly laughed: "Father, our brothers have already given birthday gifts to our father, and what the son is most curious about is what the thirteenth brother prepared for his father?" On weekdays, my father loves the thirteenth brother the most, and the birthday gift of the thirteenth brother should be the most outstanding among us, right? ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chu turned his head to look at Rong Jing, but saw that he was looking at the opposite side with his chin plowed, and there was no movement at all. He followed Rong Jing's line of sight, and soon saw Xue Rou, Emperor Chu couldn't help but raise the corners of his eyebrows, and his eyes showed some dark color.

"King Ling?" Emperor Chu shouted.

Rong Jing still didn't react, everyone in the banquet clearly saw that Emperor Chu's face instantly darkened a little, they couldn't help but follow Rong Jing's line of sight, when they saw Xue Rou, it was meaningful, and the smile on Xue Rou's face couldn't help but stiffen.

She didn't believe that Rong Jing's ability would really wander to such a point, she couldn't help but glance at Rong Jing without a trace, with a bit of threat in her eyes, and Rong Jing on the other side suddenly hooked the corners of her mouth after seeing Xue Rou's expression, and lazily looked up at Rong Lan, who called him again, and said lightly: "Third brother, is there something?" ”

Rong Lan's eyelids jumped with anger from his impatient appearance, and he finally suppressed his dark anger, he squinted slightly and said: "Today's father's birthday, our brothers have given birthday gifts, and now the thirteenth brother is yours, why don't you let the third brother open his eyes and see what the thirteenth brother has prepared?" ”

Rong Jing looked up at Emperor Chu, and Emperor Chu immediately said, "I also want to see what you have prepared." ”

"Okay, Erchen originally wanted to give it to his father in private, since the third brother and his father want to see it so much......" Rong Jing's thin lips raised lightly, and an evil smile flashed in his eyes, and he said directly outside: "Come on, bring up the things prepared by this king." ”

Everyone looked out, and saw two tall guards of King Ling's Mansion walking up carrying something covered with red silk, and everyone's eyes widened, even Emperor Chu and Empress Dowager Xiao were no exception, they were all curious about what such a big thing was, could it be jade like Yuanliang Kingdom? Or is it a large ornament similar to coral, just like King Qing?

After the two of them carried the things to Rong Jing and put them down, they saluted and withdrew, while Rong Jing directly ripped off the red silk in the expectant eyes of everyone, and then revealed a huge ...... inside Cask?! (To be continued.) )