Everyone thought that with the dazzling diamond of King Xiaoyuan, what did the prime minister offer, and he dared to be so high-profile.

I saw Ding Wei take out a small wooden box, the wooden box is made of sandalwood, the color is brown, the appearance is extremely delicate, the whole wooden box is only the size of a palm, but I don't know what it contains.

Lei Yungong carefully took the wooden box and looked at Ding Wei with an inquiring look. Liu E also straightened up, Ding Wei was so mysterious, I don't know what kind of treasure it is, she reached out and took the wooden box, opened it and saw that it was indeed a black pill the size of a pearl, and the pill also faintly emitted a fragrance.

"Prime Minister, what is this?" Liu E wondered.

Ding Wei bowed down and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, this is Yan Dan." ”

"Zhu Yan Dan?" Liu E's eyes shone brightly.

"Yes, this is refined by the female Taoist chief of the old minister's mansion for 7749 days, and it has the effect of rejuvenating the face and delaying aging."

"Really?!" Liu E suddenly asked with some excitement, she is already sixty years old this year, even if she pays attention to maintenance on weekdays, she is already old at this time. And the most unwilling thing for a woman is that her appearance is aging, even if she knows that it is unstoppable, they still don't want to face the reality, and Liu E is even more so.

"The old minister doesn't dare to deceive the queen mother, the female Taoist in the old minister's mansion is over half a hundred years old this year, but her face remains in her thirties, this is the best proof." Ding Wei said confidently.

Sure enough, as soon as Ding Wei said this, Liu E was instantly overjoyed, she carefully took out the Zhuyan Pill, looked at it carefully, and finally came to her nose and sniffed it, looking very fond of it.

"Ding Wei, you dare to use the so-called Zhuyan Dan to deceive the Queen Mother, what is your intention?" Chen Yaozuo suddenly stood up and scolded Ding Wei.

As soon as Chen Yaozuo spoke, several officials behind him also began to discuss, especially some of the older officials, whose faces were obviously a little worried, as if there was something unspeakable.

It turned out that when Zhenzong Dynasty, Zhenzong was extremely obsessed with asking God to ask the immortals in his later years, at that time, the palace raised a large number of so-called immortal Taoists, and bewitched Zhenzong to refine pills all day long, in order to soar as soon as possible, what is even more absurd is that the Taoist priests actually advocated what "auspicious rui from the sky", forged the "Book of Heaven", and instigated Zhenzong to direct one farce after another.

At that time, many ministers spoke up, but Zhenzong had already been deeply trapped in it and could not extricate himself, and as a result, all the ministers who opposed it were deposed, making the entire court miserable. It wasn't until Zhenzong died and Liu E drove a group of Taoist priests out of the palace after taking charge that the matter came to an end, but after tossing for so long, the politics and economy of the Great Song Dynasty suffered a heavy blow.

Therefore, some old ministers couldn't help but be a little shocked when they heard that Ding Wei was advocating what immortal elixir again, but they didn't expect that the Queen Mother would follow in the footsteps of Zhenzong after she was old.

Chen Yaozuo scolded, Ding Wei had not yet spoken, but the Queen Mother Liu E was unhappy, she put the Zhuyan Dan back in the wooden box, and said with some displeasure: "Lord Chen is inevitably making a little fuss, the Prime Minister is also a filial piety, whether the pill is true or false, don't you know if you try it?"

"Queen Mother, don't believe Ding Wei's lies, there is no Zhu Yan Dan in this world! Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, and no one can be eternal and young. Chen Yaozuo persuaded bitterly.

"Enough! Chen Yaozuo, today is the 60th birthday of the old man, even if the prime minister lies, the mourning family is happy, do you have to destroy the mood of the mourning family! Liu E snorted heavily.

"I don't dare." Chen Yaozuo saw that the Queen Mother's face was already pale, so he had to sigh and slowly retreat.

After Ding Wei entered the Yan Dan, the Queen Mother took it directly in her hand, and she didn't even put it aside, the love was overflowing, and the people who hadn't offered the gift later regretted that they were late.

Seeing that everyone's congratulatory gifts were almost offered, there was still one person who did not offer them - Emperor Zhao Zhen.

Although Zhao Zhen kept smiling and groaning on the surface at this time, in fact, the internal force was already anxious, seeing that everyone had finished offering gifts, but his gifts had not yet been delivered, how could he not be in a hurry!

Finally, Zhao Ji, the king of Xiaoyuan, was the first to find out that something was wrong, Ding Weijin's Zhuyan Dan overshadowed him all of a sudden, after Zhao Ji lost the Juju competition, he has been haunted by it, he took great pains for today's birthday gift, but he didn't expect to be robbed of the jackpot in the end, he was angrily glancing to the side, but accidentally saw that Zhao Zhen was wrong.

He secretly observed Zhao Zhen, and when he saw him for a while, he quietly looked outside the main hall, looking quite anxious, obviously absent-minded. Hmph, although he was robbed of the limelight, if he could make Zhao Zhen make a fool of himself in public, it would not be bad.

"Brother Huang, I don't know what gift you have prepared this year? Reluctant to take it out, do you want the finale, haha......" Zhao Jipi asked with a smile.

Zhao Zhen had no choice but to bite the bullet and said according to Li Cejiao: "The gift I prepared is naturally different, and I dare to bet that all the secretaries will be shocked when they meet later." ”

"Oh? Is that so? Then the royal brother still doesn't take it out to open everyone's eyes? Zhao Zhen sneered. He didn't believe that Zhao Zhen could have any good things to get his hands on, every year on the Queen Mother's birthday, the things he took out were very shabby, and the emperor of a country was not as good as some courtiers.

When the Empress Dowager Liu E heard this, she couldn't help but remember that the emperor had not offered a gift until this time. She looked at Zhao Zhen with some dissatisfaction, Zhao Zhen's heart was burning, but she wanted to pretend to be calm and said: "The Queen Mother will wait for a while, the gift is already on the way." ”

At this time, the eyes of the audience were all looking at Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen regretted letting Li Ce prepare gifts, this kid is very free on weekdays, and at such an important moment today, he won't make any moths, right? Alas, at this time, this guy can even bring me back a pair of jade bracelets...... Zhao Zhen scolded Li Ce countless times in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Li Cui asks to see you." At this moment, a little eunuch whispered.

Zhao Zhen just saw it, and hurriedly motioned to bring him in. The bastard finally arrived.

Li Ce walked in with a long cylinder on his back and strode in, everyone's eyes were attracted by him, this guy was full of spring breeze, and in front of so many civil and military ministers, he didn't know any fear.

Chen Yaozuo winked and reminded him to be cautious. Li Ce nodded secretly, a little moved in his heart, he still remembered himself at the critical moment of his master.

"Li Ce, did you bring a gift from the Queen Mother?" Zhao Zhen asked pretending to be unhurried.

"Your Majesty, please." Li Ce untied the long cylinder behind his back, bowed down and handed it to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen took the long cylinder he handed over with some hesitation, he couldn't help but check it in his hand and felt that the weight was extremely light, there seemed to be nothing in it, what was this thing doing? Zhao Zhen hurriedly threw a reproachful color at him.

Li Ce just smiled and motioned for him to open it first.

Zhao Zhen had no choice but to open the long tube, only to find that it seemed to be a painting scroll, he glanced at Li Ce suspiciously again, where did this kid find a pair of famous calligraphy and paintings? But there are quite a lot of similar collections in the palace, and the Queen Mother is not interested in antiques such as calligraphy and paintings at all.

"It's just calligraphy and painting from afar, what do I think Your Majesty has prepared?" Zhao Ji sneered dismissively. Liu E also seemed to feel tasteless, and lowered her head to play with the diamond in her hand.

"This ...... This is, when the Queen Mother was young? Zhao Zhen let out an exclamation, his eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's stunned appearance, all the ministers were thinking about what was so strange about this painting, and why His Majesty was so surprised.

Zhao Zhen's surprised look Li Ce had already expected it, he smiled lightly and proudly, it seems that this gift is quite in line with Zhao Zhen's heart.

"Queen Mother, this is a gift for you." Zhao Zhen turned around and closed the scroll and said with some excitement.

Liu E raised her eyelids, put away the diamond in her hand, and said slowly: "Father-in-law Lei take it." ”

Lei Yun bowed down and took the scroll, and slowly unfolded it......

"Ahh This...... The Queen Mother ......" Lei Yungong's face changed greatly.

"What's the matter, all the fuss." Liu E was a little displeased, Lei Yungong had always been respectful on weekdays, but how could he suddenly lose his temper today.

Liu E glanced at Lei Yungong, and the afterglow inadvertently swept to the calligraphy and painting in his hand, and he was shocked suddenly, and suddenly his body seemed to freeze.

When the ministers saw the Queen Mother staring at the scroll in Lei Yungong's hand in a daze, they all wondered what kind of painting this painting was, and why everyone who had seen it was shocked.

I saw that the Queen Mother's expression was first shocked, then excited, and then turned into joy, her face turned white and flushed, and finally even her eyes were a little moist! With some trembling hands, she reached out and took the scroll with both hands.

Ding Wei frowned, his eyes narrowed, and he looked at Li Ce, this kid has repeatedly performed amazingly, and it seems that this matter today is also from his handwriting, but what kind of noble calligraphy and painting, why does the Queen Mother, who has always disliked calligraphy and painting, also look at it.

Lei Yungong quietly handed over a silk handkerchief, Liu E took it and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, she took a deep breath and seemed to stabilize her emotions and said: "Okay, my son really didn't disappoint me, this portrait is the most satisfactory gift received by the old man for his sixtieth birthday, Zhen'er, I really don't know how to thank you for my mother!" ”

The retainers are shaken! If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, no one would have believed that the always strict Queen Mother could say such a thing.

"Queen Mother, the old minister has a reluctant request, and the old minister wants to see what kind of calligraphy and painting it is." Ding Wei finally couldn't help but open his mouth to beg, he didn't believe that a pair of calligraphy and paintings were worthy of his own Zhuyan Dan.

Liu E slowly closed her eyes, handed the scroll in her hand to Lei Yungong and said, "Father-in-law Lei, let the ministers also take a look." ”

Lei Yun respectfully took the scroll and held it high above the top, as if he respected it very much.

Ding Wei saw that Lei Yungong was so respectful of this painting, although he didn't understand why he was so respectful, but experience told him that he should not be taken lightly, so he also bent down and respectfully took it.

As soon as Ding Wei took the scroll, the ministers behind him rushed over, and everyone was very curious in their hearts, they hadn't seen the Queen Mother so moved for a long time.

"This ...... How can it be? ”

"Ah, it's the Queen Mother!"

"Lifelike, vivid, really a miracle!"

Everyone finally knew why the Queen Mother was so moved just now, and anyone who looked at this painting couldn't keep their composure. It turned out that this painting was actually the appearance of the Queen Mother Liu E when she was young: I saw the person in the painting with peach cheeks and apricot face, picturesque eyebrows, bright eyes and bright teeth, and a beautiful crown! It was Liu E at the age of eighteen or seventeen! At that time, her skin was like coagulation, she could be broken by blowing, her breath was like a quiet orchid, refreshing her spleen, she looked back and smiled, she was full of charm, she was really a stunning beauty!

No wonder Liu E has cried just now, more than 40 years have passed, she often sees her young self in her dreams, innocent, glamorous at the age of peach and plum met King Xiang, who has not yet become an emperor, and they are happy with each other...... The vicissitudes of life, how many spring and autumn seasons have passed, I didn't expect to be able to see myself at the most beautiful time again in the year of the sixtieth year, and I have no regrets in this life!

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