Among the various clansmen who entered the palace today, Li Rao, the king of Xishan, was naturally the heaviest one. It is said that the king of Xishan was not called the king of Xishan, called the king of Beiping, but the only brother of the emperor who is still alive, although he and the emperor are not from the same mother, but the relationship between brothers since childhood is good, but the first emperor set the rules, the son of the concubine will leave Beijing at the age of eighteen to go to his fiefdom, the mother of the king of Beiping is not enough, did not get a good lot, so the king of Beiping went to guard the north when he was a teenager. Later, when the emperor succeeded to the throne, he also took the initiative to rush back to the capital from Beiping Mountain, saying that he was sick and wanted to return to Beijing to recuperate, and asked to hand over the military power. After the two phases politely shirked, the emperor naturally gladly accepted, and then the king of Beiping moved his family back to the capital, the emperor not only ordered the Ministry of Industry to build a large palace for his family to live in, and because the elder brother played a small love of hunting, he gave him a mountain in the west of the suburbs of Beijing, so he was named "King of Xishan".

Among the daughters of the wealthy families in the capital, the only daughter of the king of Xishan, Jiaoqian County Lord, is one of the best beauties, and she is very understanding, and she is deeply loved by the queen when she enters and leaves the palace at a young age. At this New Year's banquet, her seat was side by side with the King of Xishan, and when Li Nan read her name, he saw that the lord of Jiaoqian was wearing a palace dress made of silk, and on the smoky white background, the delicate patterns were faintly flickering, and the action was even more sparkling and dazzling. She just turned sixteen this year, just at the prime age, at this moment she walked in front of the emperor with a smile, not like others kowtowed and bowed to three long live, but Jiaojiao and softly performed the ceremony of a boudoir lady to see the elders, and said crisply, "Jiaoqian gives her uncle a New Year's greeting, I wish my uncle a smile!"

"Jiaoqian is rude!" King Xishan hurriedly got up, rushed over and knelt down in front of his daughter, but his burly body was very frightened and said, "The younger daughter is ignorant, and she is a minister who has no way to discipline her, please forgive your majesty!"

The emperor laughed, "Brother, you yourself said that your youngest daughter's family is ignorant, and I, who is an uncle, can I still deal with my youngest daughter?"

"The minister is negligent in discipline, please forgive your majesty, forgive your sins!"

"It doesn't matter. The widow felt that Jiao Qian was like this, so it seemed that this New Year's banquet was a bit of a family meal, not like your brother, who was always very rigid about etiquette, and it was very boring!" The emperor pretended to blame the king of Xishan, but his face was peaceful, he reached out and took the annual gift list held by Li Nan, and read to himself, "The palace of the king of Xishan, give, a red coral." ”

Coral is born in the sea, and it is rare to find a capital city located inland, but now that countries are open to trade and shipping is extremely developed, it is not a rare thing. The room full of people was muttering in their hearts how such an ordinary object had been given, and the eunuchs carried the big coral in with all hands and feet, and it was covered with a large piece of purple veil, faintly revealing the light, and four or five people who carried it were very difficult, and after carefully putting it down, they withdrew.

At this time, there was some exchange of words, mostly speculation about the peculiarity of this reward. The county lord Jiaoqian had already gotten up at this time, and the queen was also a little curious when she saw her standing aside, so she said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, since this thing is given to the Xishan Palace, it is better for Jiaoqian to uncover the veil, and let everyone see it fresh and have fun together." ”

"Good. The emperor nodded, and said, "Brother, you can also go and have a look." ”

So the lord of Jiaoqian and the king of Xishan pulled the veil on the left and right, and suddenly a red coral tree covered with eastern pearls and a pure gold base was dazzlingly presented in front of everyone. The coral is already colorful, and it is even more shining under the reflection of the East Pearl, and the huge East Pearl is like a fruit hanging on it, which is really extremely luxurious, although everyone at the banquet is used to seeing rare treasures, they can't help but admire at this moment.

When Yao Jin saw the appearance of everyone in the palace, she couldn't help but laugh in her heart: What is this, a group of earthen buns, if you are given electricity and a room full of crystal lamps shines, you will not be able to go to heaven! She then smiled and whispered in the emperor's ear: "This coral tree is really precious, and they are all stunned." ”

The emperor shook his head slightly, and said disapprerovingly, "If it is only based on the accumulation of gold and silver, it is a bit cheesy. ”

Yao Jin thought to himself that in this place, isn't it just gold and silver that are precious? Just about to say more, he saw the queen looking at her with a cold face, and he probably couldn't see himself and the emperor so close to whispering, so he had to take a step back silently.

At this moment, the county lord of Jiaoqian in the palace stepped forward and respectfully gave a thankful salute, and the king of Xishan on the side just smiled, but heard his daughter say unhurriedly, "Jiaoqian thank you Your Majesty Longen." But Jiaoqian prefers another thing and wants to exchange this coral tree for it. ”

As soon as these words came out, her father couldn't help but be startled, and everyone present was in an uproar. Not to mention that this coral tree is priceless, how can this annual gift from His Majesty be exchanged casually?

The emperor didn't see any hesitation, and asked with a smile, "What does the county lord want to exchange for this coral tree?"

Jiao Qian bowed to Ying Ying again according to the number of etiquette, and said in a mansheng voice: "My family washes the inkstone pond tree, and the flowers bloom with faint ink marks. Don't let people praise the good color, only leave the clear air full of goodness. ”

After Yao Jin heard this, he almost laughed. Although she understood that Jiao Qian was talking about the ink plum tree that the prince was very rare, she felt that this girl was really hypocritical, she spoke as she spoke, but she wanted to turn around and chant poetry, as if the whole world was outstanding in her literary talent and elegant love. I think when I was in college, Yuebai also liked ancient poems, and from time to time she wrote a few small poems, but she never liked to show off in front of people, she wrote them on the back of a bookmark and then sandwiched them into the book, and quietly gave them to Yinjin, who had just become a lawyer at that time.

Thinking of Yuebai, Yao Jin couldn't help but go to see the prince. I saw that he was also in a trance, but he quickly regained his composure, first bowed slightly to Jiaoqian, and then said to the emperor, "Father Qi, the seven-year flowering period of Momei is extremely difficult to cultivate, and the county lord just said a poem of seven words, but he really did not live up to the Momei that is in full bloom these days." The ministers are willing to give the plum tree as a gift, with the heart of the lord of An's love for flowers. But the father's annual gift is the emperor's favor, or should be received by the Xishan Palace, so it can be appropriate. ”

"What the prince said is very good," the emperor nodded, "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve is an excellent day. The county lord Yongmei, the prince gave the plum, the plum blossomed, the coral was moving, and the widow thought of a good thing. ”

The queen was stunned for a moment, then looked surprised, and immediately followed, "The concubine also thought of a good thing, but I don't know if it is the same as Your Majesty's." ”

The emperor swept the queen with the corner of his eyes, as if nodding slightly, the queen smiled, raised a glass to the emperor, and then looked at the prince and Jiaoqian, and couldn't help but go back to look at the prince, the joy was simply overflowing.