Chapter 36: The Queen Mother's Birthday

"Alive." When he replied, Yoo had already turned his head and walked away.

"Look at it, it's so beautiful." "Yes, yes, why are there suddenly two more stars next to the moon, and they are still so bright, look good." Haas Palace is so lively on a night like this. For the people of Haas, it was just a rare astrological sign, like a novelty landscape, and they did not know how frightening it was to look at those who lived next to them.

Although it was late at night, it was very prosperous, and the people in power of Dongji were all restless after being woken up by the noise outside, and urgently summoned the astrological masters, national teachers, and officials of the second rank and above to enter the palace to discuss matters, and the people in the palace were panicked in an instant. If the twin stars and the moon are fulfilled again, the two monarchs are more absurd than the other, and they should indeed worry about their own situation.

"Your Majesty, just one star can't say anything, it's late at night, it's time to rest." Yuan Xi gave Emperor Wu of Jin a piece of persuasion.

Emperor Wu of Jin retracted his gaze to the night sky, glanced back at Yuan Xi, walked to the couch and sat down, without speaking or moving, like a stone carved figure, the silence in the dormitory was terrifying for a while, Yuan Xi stood aside and hung his head slightly, as if thinking about something.

After a while, Emperor Wu of Jin spoke: "Back then, I worshipped at the gate of Qinglong Villa, and accidentally learned that the double star with the moon was just a regular star sign, and it would appear again in the near future, so I took advantage of that opportunity. Who really believes in the so-called astrological warnings, but they are just using the world's fear of abnormal celestial phenomena to achieve their own goals, and this time I don't know what will happen. ”

Yuan Xi wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he only persuaded Emperor Wu of Jin to let him feel relieved: "The emperor is in his prime, and the princes are respectful and filial, and this pair of stars and the moon may bring joy to the emperor."

"I have long passed the age of not being confused, I am close to knowing the age of destiny, and some things are already more open than when I was young, but if the foundation of the Jin Kingdom is destroyed by me, I am really unwilling. Why don't you take this opportunity to ......" Emperor Wu of Jin didn't say any more, but Yuan Xi's heart jumped: Is it really to rekindle the flames of war?

Emperor Wu of Jin seemed to see through Yuan Xi's thoughts, and said: "Rather than being controlled by others, it is better to strike first, but this matter is very important, and I will not make a decision easily." At the very least, it can't be me Jin Guo who takes the initiative to provoke trouble. Yuan Xi lowered his head again when he heard this. If it was twenty years ago, he would have talked to Emperor Wu of Jin well, but now he can only remember that his identity cannot be exceeded.

Thousands of years ago, the twin stars accompanied the moon, the green dragon was born, and the northern tribes set off a war to establish the Xuanyuan Dynasty. More than 300 years ago, the two stars accompanied the moon, the Xuanyuan Dynasty was separated, and the two generals respectively supported the young lord with fire and water, and the power was evenly matched and the lord was abolished at the same time. A hundred years ago, this astrological sign appeared again, the Jin State was founded, and more than 20 years ago, the double star with the moon appeared again, the strange thing is that only the Jin State can observe this scene that time, and then there was a failure of the first prince's mutiny, and the prince of Yongding rebelled and ascended the throne to change the name of Emperor Wu of Jin. All this made the people of the Xuanyuan Dynasty revered the twin stars and the moon, and as long as they observed this star, they would have a picture of war and displacement in their minds.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the empress dowager's birthday of the Jin Kingdom, the palace was full of lights, almost every palace was hung with red colored silk, and the palace maids and eunuchs were busy going in and out, arranging meals and birthday banquets according to the queen's will. However, there was one palace that did not fit in with the jubilant atmosphere, but the people in the palace were used to it and did not find it strange. This is where the protagonist of today's birthday banquet, the Empress Dowager of the Jin Kingdom, lives. Since the queen mother lived in the palace, she has been a vegetarian and has been a vegetarian, chanting scriptures and worshipping Buddha in the Buddhist hall all the year round without asking about the world, and even her son rebelled and was degraded. This time, the Queen Mother also ordered early, except for the dress, she didn't want to see a trace of joy in her hall.

When the time came, the queen and the concubine invited the queen mother to the banquet, and when they arrived, Emperor Wu of Jin, Jiang Linghe, Jiang Xunxue, and officials and their families above the third grade were already seated. After everyone saluted the Queen Mother, they came to make an audience.

Zhang Zhong, the general of the Eastern Ji Auxiliary State, entered the palace first, and presented a congratulatory gift to the Queen Mother and Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. When the flannel cloth covered with congratulatory gifts was uncovered, everyone present was secretly amazed, especially those female dependents, who couldn't take their eyes off. The East Thistle and Jin Kingdom are all near the sea, and the water jade is also called crystal, but the water jade on the coast of the Jin Kingdom is not as good as the East Thistle Coast in terms of variety and quality, so the rich and noble families are competing to purchase the water jade sold by the East Thistle. There are several water jade pillars in the water jade cluster brought by Zhang Zhong, the largest of which is two feet high and six inches thick, transparent and bright, and there are a large number of golden needles and flakes among them, which looks rich and unusual, and no one present has ever seen such treasures.

"It's so beautiful, this is Shui Yu." Jiang Xunxue said as she stepped forward and was stopped by Zhang Zhong just as she wanted to touch it with her hand. Zhang Zhong looked at Jiang Xunxue with disdain and said: "Where did the earth girl come from, I haven't even seen the water jade, you can be careful, this is a rare treasure in the world, and there are not even a few pieces in my Dongji Palace." Jiang Xunxue was not happy when she heard this, and just as she wanted to speak, she felt Jiang Linghe's gaze and obediently closed her mouth.

"Who is this girl?" The Queen Mother, who had not reacted, suddenly spoke up, and the Queen hurriedly replied and told her that this was Jiang Xunxue, the eldest lady of Qinglong Villa.

"It turned out to be the granddaughter of the old farmer Jiang, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, how old are you, little girl?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, it will be fifteen in a few months." Jiang Xunxue saluted and replied.

"Looking for snow, neon snow feathers, good name. Since you like this water jade cluster, then the mourning family will give it to you. Zhang Zhong was a little annoyed when he heard this, but it was not easy to have a seizure.

"Empress Dowager Xie, since the Empress Dowager gave this to Xunxue, can Xunxue be disposed of at will?"

"That's nature. It doesn't matter what you do with the mourners, who are not so stubborn and don't need you to offer what you have given. How could the Queen Mother miss the cunning in Jiang Xunxue's eyes, it just so happened that she was not satisfied with the attitude of the envoys of the East Thistle, so she was ready to obey Jiang Xunxue's wishes.

"Empress Dowager Xie." Jiang Xunxue walked to the water jade cluster and said to Zhang Zhong's attendants: "This water jade doesn't look heavy, but it actually wants the two of you to carry it, it seems that the strength of the East Thistle Warrior is only like this." ”

Zhang Zhong knew that the little girl in front of him was the eldest lady of Qinglong Villa, and he was already a little jealous, but he was not happy to hear her say this, "Do you know how precious this water jade pillar is, so naturally you should be careful." This squire of mine can lift a thousand pounds, and only one person can lift it above his head. ”