Chapter 113: The Gift
The eyes of everyone in the hall also moved to the direction of the door, and they saw two groups of people walking in turn. The two leaders are naturally Gongsun Ce and Nalan Song, they are wearing clothes that match their respective identities, and their majesty is fully displayed. They were followed by the envoys of various countries who came to China this time, and what made the eyes of those officials shine was a young woman who followed behind Gongsun Ce.
She stroked her face with a peach-colored light veil, her eyebrows were lit with bewitching peach blossom makeup, and even the clothes on her body were the same color as the veil. The pattern on the clothes made everyone dare not look down on it at all, because they had already seen that the pattern was very similar to the one on Gongsun Ce's clothes. This shows that the woman must also be a member of the royal family, and when you think of Lan Guo wanting to make peace with them this time, then the identity of this woman will be revealed.
Although some people have stirred up small ripples in their hearts because of this woman's appearance, they all know what is the most important thing, this is the emperor's woman, naturally it is not something they can think of. Yan Fu is no longer as important as his own life.
Soon, the two groups of people stood near the front and greeted the Queen Mother and Li Yiqian with the etiquette of their respective countries. Of course, those harem concubines do not have this treatment, and on this occasion of representing the country, the person who can greet them must be the existence of the same status. If the queen of a country is present, they still need to say hello, but if it is only a concubine, there is no need for this.
"There is no need to be polite when the envoys of the two countries come, today is my birthday banquet, and I hope everyone will return happy. Have a seat! As soon as Li Yiqian waved his sleeves, some palace people strode forward to invite people from the two countries to sit at the table. After thanking each other, the two teams separated and walked to their respective positions.
After sitting down, Gongsun Ce glanced at an envoy sitting near him, and that person immediately walked out unintentionally, and the person who followed him naturally stood on top of the hall together, first saluted, and then said to Li Yiqian: "Today is the birthday of Emperor Hua, when I came, my emperor specially prepared a congratulatory gift, and asked Emperor Hua to accept it." With that, the man behind him opened the box he was holding. There were three small bottles in the box, and it was not known what treasures were inside.
"Emperor Lan is polite." Li Yiqian said with a smile, but he didn't ask what was inside.
"This is my Lan Kingdom's special Poison Clearing Pill and Baoyuan Pill. As the name suggests, the detoxification pill can cure all kinds of poisons. If you are poisoned by ordinary poisons, you only need to take one to eliminate all poisons. Even if it is poisonous, eating it can delay the time of the poison and leave a glimmer of hope for it. The envoy said with some pride, "As for the Bao Yuan Dan, as long as there is still a breath of air, taking this pill can save his life." This is the treasure of my Lan country. ”
His arrogance is not unfounded, the Poison Cleansing Pill is unique to the Lan Kingdom royal family, and the medicinal effect is wonderful, even if he is highly poisoned, as long as he has time to take this pill, he can also pick up a life. This is tantamount to a treasure that can defend one against all poisons. As for Bao Yuan Dan, it is even more a strange thing, according to legend, it was an accident obtained by the ancestors of Lan Kingdom, even in the hands of the Lan Kingdom royal family, there are not many of them, and now they are willing to give one, which is really eye-opening.
His explanation made the eyes of everyone in the hall light up, and they stared intently at the box in the man's hand. It's a life-sustaining treasure, and no one doesn't want it. Li Yiqian was very indifferent to this, even if the elixir could save people's lives, they had to live until they ate it. The methods of people with real evil intentions are often impossible to guard against, and the shot must be an instant poison, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to take this medicine.
However, he did not show his thoughts, and had a decent smile on his face. "Please also ask Prince Ce to thank Emperor Lan after he goes back. The envoys are also invited to take their seats. After speaking, let Mu Xiu go down and put the box away.
"Emperor Hua is polite." The man bowed and sat back.
At this time, the people around Naransong also stood up. "Before leaving, our emperor also has a gift for the emperor." I saw him wave his hand, and the person who was standing behind him also took out a box, and everyone looked at him curiously. Just now, Lan Guo took out such a treasure, and I don't know what the Eagle Kingdom will come up with. If it is not as good as Lan Guo, it will be the Eagle Country that will lose face. However, looking at the envoy's expression, they knew that the gift from the Eagle Kingdom would not be bad.
He took the box himself and slowly opened it, and those who were close only saw a water-blue stone inside, and their faces couldn't help but show disappointment. That person didn't care about everyone's reaction, but said slowly: "This is the Snow Lotus Heart that my emperor accidentally obtained a few years ago, and now it is transferred to Emperor Hua." ”
Snow Lotus Heart! As soon as his words came out, the hall instantly boiled, especially the position of the female dependent. Snow Lotus Heart, that is a legendary anti-aging relic! It is rumored that the empress of the last emperor of the previous dynasty was able to maintain her face forever because of this snow lotus heart, and when she was thirty years old, she still had a face like twenty-two and three. How can such a treasure not make a woman go crazy?
It's just that this snow lotus heart is the only one in the world, and when the previous dynasty was destroyed, all countries obtained a lot of treasures, and the treasures that had no effect on men were naturally ignored, and the emperor of the Eagle Country also got it unintentionally. Now he wants to send someone to congratulate Li Yiqian on his birthday, he doesn't want to send anything practical, and he thought of this heart-warming but not practical thing at all after being reminded.
What he didn't know, however, was that not all men liked glory and wealth, but all women liked young and beautiful. Even a person like Xu Qian had a flash of light in his eyes when he heard Xuelian's heart, not to mention others.
"Please also ask Prince Nalan to go back and thank the Eagle Emperor on his behalf." Li Yiqian said to Nalan Song, who was sitting there with an impatient face, and then instructed Mu Xiu, "Little Muzi, put away this snow lotus heart as well." You go first. ”
Seeing Mu Xiu take the box, the eyes of the ladies in the hall still followed the box in his hand, and he didn't come back to his senses until he exited the hall. It's just that the restlessness caused by this snow lotus heart is far from calming down, not to mention the officials' daughters, and those people in the harem are thinking about how to let Li Yiqian reward this treasure to themselves.
"Your Majesty, when the concubines saw the congratulatory gifts sent to you by the envoys of the two countries, they suddenly thought that our Princess Yongle and Princess Jiale had also prepared a program for you. Let's see what the two of them want to do. When Zhao Qinyue saw Snow Lotus's heart, she was thinking about how to get it, and now she seems to have a good way.
Using Yongle, if their performance makes the emperor very satisfied, then there will definitely be a reward, and then she can naturally propose to give the snow lotus heart to Yongle as a dowry in the future. Now she's only four years old, and it's not up to her to decide what to do.
"Okay. Yesterday, I heard from Concubine Xian that these two ghosts and spirits have also prepared a show, and I am very curious. At the mention of his two daughters, Li Yiqian's expression also became very soft.
Hearing that Li Yiqian agreed, Zhao Qinyue and Wang Jinyun whispered a few words to the child sitting next to them. Then I saw the two playfully dressed girls come out with a dignified manner. Although they have tried their best to do their best, in the eyes of others, the little children pretend to be old and look very cute.
The people who were far away didn't hear what Li Yiqian and the others said, and they were all looking at these two little people curiously at the moment. The two of them nodded at each other, only to hear Yongle's immature voice; "The sons and daughters listened to Jiale and said to the concubine that every year on the birthdays of the sons and daughters, my father would give us gifts. Today is my father's birthday, and we also want to give him a gift, hoping that he will like it. ”
Jia Le looked around, and said to Li Yiqian respectfully: "Please ask my father to order someone to prepare more candles, I need a lot of candles to see the gifts of Sister Yongle."
"Haha, okay, Yan'er let people prepare. I also want to see what these two little ones are going to do. Li Yiqian's mood at this time was very comfortable, and whoever saw his children racking their brains to give them gifts would also feel very happy.
"Yes." Wu Yuyan knew what they were going to perform, so they were all prepared. She nodded at the light smile next to her, and the light smile walked out consciously.
Soon, someone from the palace came in, each with a few candles in their hands. Jiale asked them to light the candles and put them together according to certain rules, and then pointed to the ground and said to Li Yiqian: "Next, my father has to take a closer look!" We've been practicing for a long time, but we're only going to perform this once. ”
Although the two of them had practiced many times before, this was the first time they had shown it in front of everyone, even Wu Yuyan and others had never seen it. Yongle has always been a little introverted because of Liu Yuyang's "abuse" before, and she is still a little nervous in the face of so many people doing this at this time. But Jiale is a skinny person, and since she can run, she has been jumping up and down in the Bamboo Snow Palace all day long, so that the mammies around her are worried all day long. So now she is not afraid at all, but comforts Yongle in a whisper.
"Sister, don't be afraid, let's just do what we did. I've practiced so many times, so don't be nervous. Jia Le smiled at Yongle, "Father, look there." Three, two, one, start. ”
As soon as Jiale's voice fell, he saw the two of them move, and two shadows appeared under the light of the candle. Not only the body, but also the fingers were used by them. Li Yiqian already understands what they want to perform, presumably from the creativity of the shadow. Watching the two little people constantly changing their movements and positions, Li Yiqian's heart warmed.