Yang Guifei's birthday, birthday gift is indispensable, in order to send a different birthday gift to the public, almost every official racked their brains, the birthday gift is good, so that the saint is happy, the promotion is just around the corner, two years ago Shenzhou Taishou Huang Heng gave a psychic parrot to the concubine Niangniang, called Xueyi Niang, so that Niangniang likes abnormality, Huang Heng was promoted to Taichang Shaoqing, and a year later he was promoted to the servant of the door, and the official fortune was prosperous.

And this year's birthday ceremony is extraordinarily grand, it is an opportunity for promotion, it depends on who can catch it, and for Li Longji's sons, the birthday of the concubine Niangniang is not usual, the East Palace is still empty, at the beginning of the year, it was rumored that the fourth son Di Wang Yan had the hope of entering the East Palace, but in the end it was silent, two months ago, Li Longji praised Rong Wang Wan for having an elegant name, a neat style, and prosperous heirs.

It is precisely because of the long-term indecision of the crown prince that various rumors have been aroused, some people say that the saint intends to set up eighteen princes as the prince, but because of the concubine Niangniang, the decision has not been made for a long time, and some people say that the saint wants to choose one person from among the sons and nephews as the prince, not necessarily the prince, all kinds of rumors emerge in endlessly, making the princes panic.

Today's birthday banquet is also an opportunity, if you can get the good words of the concubine, then the position of the East Palace is expected, early in the morning King Qing called his son Li Li to the room.

He proudly put a long box on the table and said with a smile: "This is the jade flute that my father only got this morning, how about you take a look?" ”

Li Li was surprised for a while, and hurriedly said, "But carved with that 10,000-year-old ice jade?" ”

Li Cong nodded, "Exactly!" ”

Li Li carefully opened the box, a strong fragrance came to the nose, just this box is carved with high-quality agarwood, precious and abnormal, the silk in the box is placed on a whole crystal clear, like a piece of ice like a jade flute, this piece of ice jade is the Qing King Li Cong's people in the Yunzhou horse market, spent five hundred from a Hui people to buy, cold as ice, even in the hottest dog days, is a rare treasure, this piece of cold ice jade is a long strip, Li Cong asked the jade carving master to carve it into a jade flute, ready to enter the father emperor, But I happened to meet the birthday of the concubine.

Li Li picked up the jade flute, but saw a pair of wine glasses of the same material in the box at a glance, and couldn't help but be stunned, Li Cong smiled and said: "This is made of leftovers, it is most suitable to use it to drink wine, I am ready to dedicate it to the saint." ”

Li Yu pondered for a moment, and then said: "I can understand my father's eagerness to enter the East Palace, but I always feel that making a fuss about this kind of subsection will not have any effect. ”

"So what do you say will have an effect?" Li Cong was dissatisfied, and his face showed displeasure.

Li Li sighed secretly in his heart, in fact, he had no interest in whether this father could enter the East Palace, at the beginning of the year he persuaded Li Cong to distribute all the land to the peasants, and clearly played the banner of strictly prohibiting land annexation, and won the hearts of the people of the whole country.

If tens of thousands of hectares of land can be distributed to tenant households, ten acres per household, it will also benefit hundreds of thousands of peasants, and then disperse half of the family wealth to run schools in various places, the hearts of the world's corporal can be obtained, this is such a powerful political resource, laying a solid foundation for him to enter the East Palace, although Li Li analyzed it thoroughly, but in exchange for Li Cong's scolding, and also made his family press him to the ground and beat 20 boards.

Li Li's heart is already cold, if this kind of greedy and stupid and short-sighted person becomes the master of the Tang Dynasty, it is not only the sorrow of the Li clan, but also the disaster of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that he simply thinks that Li Cong has no hope of entering the East Palace.

Li Li began to miss his biological father, the former crown prince Ying, who was killed in the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan.

At this moment, he saw Li Cong's face showing displeasure, and the mind that just wanted to explain to him was gone, he wanted to send it, what did he care?

Thinking of this, he smiled faintly and said: "Father, I mean, the gift is not how precious it is, but how different it is, so that the concubine Niangniang likes to drink the morning dew to nourish her face, and not in the summer, the father can build a high platform and put a copper plate to collect the morning dew, no one else has this condition, but the father can do it, so that the mother likes it, and secondly, it can be pleased for a long time, reflecting the father's filial piety, why not?" ”

Li Cong suddenly realized, and slapped his fat thighs heavily, "That's right! Why didn't I think that I would set up a stage now and start collecting morning dew tonight. ”

He smiled approvingly at Li Li: "Your suggestion is very good, in the future, you should make more of this kind of useful suggestion, and less mention those things that divide the land and send money, this is my son." ”

Li Li smiled bitterly in his heart, and didn't say a word, the prince of the East Palace is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, not the private position of the saint, his father is so upside down, how can he enter the East Palace.

He didn't want to mention it anymore, so he got up and said, "Father, the child is going to prepare for the birthday banquet, so I will take my leave." ”

Li Cong thought about Chaolu in his heart, so he hurriedly arranged to build a high platform.

Li Yu rode away from Qingwangfu, made a few bends in Chang'an City, and came to Liangwangfu, Liangwangfu is the mansion of the former prince Li Heng, located in Yongfufang, is a lonely house, since Li Heng was deposed as the crown prince, it has become the most deserted place in Chang'an, Li Heng almost never goes out, no one comes to visit him, and grass has grown on the steps.

At the beginning, Li Longji monitored him very strictly, and his every move had to be reported, but as time passed, Li Longji was no longer interested in him, and since February this year, he has canceled his surveillance, and at tonight's concubine's birthday banquet, Li Heng also received an invitation, and he ordered someone to send a few ordinary gifts into the palace, and he was ready to go to the birthday banquet.

At this moment, Li Heng was reading a letter in his study, which was written to him by Li Qing'an, and this was the only person in the Manchu Dynasty who still kept in touch with him.

Li Heng opened the letter with trembling hands, it had been a year and a month since he was deposed, and his temples were slightly gray, as if he was ten years old.

'His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is above, and the minister Li Qing'an kowtows..'

Li Qing'an's first words made Li Heng's tears welled up, he restrained the soreness of his nose, wiped away the tears with the back of his hand, and continued to look down.

'The minister is already working on the recovery of broken leaves, at present the minister has nearly 80,000 troops, which can completely restore the old rivers and mountains for the Tang Dynasty, and the minister is ready to move the Han people to settle down in the broken leaves after laying the broken leaves, so that they can form a state in the Tang Dynasty, reclaim the land, and raise livestock to make the broken leaves a base for the Tang Dynasty's westward expansion, and be self-sufficient in military supplies......

Li Qing'an's letter was written for more than a dozen pages, Li Heng read it carefully, and at the end of the letter, Li Qing'an wrote: 'The minister thinks that although His Royal Highness has suffered a setback, it does not mean that the road to the prince is cut off, and the minister should contact the loyal old minister, and do his best for His Royal Highness to re-enter the East Palace. ’

Li Heng's tears poured out again, his heart fluctuated, Lu Yao knew the horsepower, and said that he had seen the hearts of the people for a long time, as long as he was in trouble, he could see that he was truly loyal to his courtiers, and as long as Li Qingan was still there, the tide file would never be disbanded.

At this time, the voice of the confidant eunuch Li Jingzhong came from the door, "Your Highness, someone asks to see you!" Li Heng hurriedly put away the letter and asked, "Who is it?" ”

Li Jingzhong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's Li Li, the son of King Qing." ”

"Who is it?" Li Heng suspected that he had misheard.

"Your Highness, you are the son of King Qing."

Li Heng was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Let him in!" ”

Li Heng lit Li Qing'an's letter until it burned to ashes and then threw it into the incense burner, and now he didn't trust anyone.

Soon, Li Li was led in, and when he entered the door, he bowed and bowed deeply, "Nephew, see uncle!" ”

Only then did Li Heng remember that Li Li was the son of his second brother Li Ying, and remembered that Prince Ying was deposed in his early years and had the same illness as him, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, so he waved his hand and said gently: "Nephew doesn't have to be polite, please sit down!" ”

"Uncle Xie!"

Li Li sat down and said: "Today's nephew is not the son of King Yiqing, but the son of the former prince, my father is not King Qing, but Prince Ying, I hope my uncle can understand the nephew's hard work." ”

Li Heng was stunned, and after a long time, he asked, "I don't know if my nephew is looking for me today, what's the matter?" ”

Li Li took out a book from his arms and handed it to Li Hengdao: "Uncle still remembers the eunuch Wang Anliang who served in the study before?" This is where he hides. ”

'Wang Anliang? Li Heng vaguely remembers that when the East Palace was abolished, a large number of eunuchs and palace maids of the East Palace were released from the palace, and Wang Anliang was one of them.

Li Heng nodded and asked, "Does this eunuch have anything to do with me?" ”

"It has a lot to do with it, the villain in my uncle's study was put by him."

"What!" Lee Hyung' Teng! He stood up, his eyes widened, and he said hurriedly: "You mean, the villain who was searched from my study is the one he did?" ”

Li Yu nodded slowly, "It was he who did it, this eunuch was actually the eyeliner that King Qing placed in the East Palace, after the matter was completed, he was hidden by me, and now he is in my hands, if my uncle wants him, he can take it at any time." ”

After speaking, Li Li looked at Li Heng, Li Heng slowly sat down, gritted his teeth and said, "It turned out to be him!" I'm going to kill him with my own hands. ”

"Is it as simple as uncle just wanting to kill him?"

"Nope! I'm going to hand it over to my father and give me back my innocence. ”

Li Heng's heart was irrepressibly excited, he had never cursed his father, and he must get this innocence back.

After a long while, he restrained the excitement in his heart and asked Li Li, "What are you telling me about this?" ”

"It's very simple, I hope my uncle can re-enter the East Palace."

"Why?" Li Heng's cloudy gaze suddenly became extremely sharp.

A trace of sadness flashed in Li Li's eyes, and he smiled faintly: "Maybe it's what happened to my uncle that reminds me of my biological father, I hope that the tragedy of my biological father will not happen again, of course, among all the uncles, I am optimistic about the third uncle, and this is also for my own future." ”

Speaking of this, he took out another book and said with a smile: "In addition to this Wang Anliang, there is also the son of that witch, and he is also a key witness. ”

．．．．．．．．． The time gradually came to the afternoon, and the carriage of officials began to drive towards Qujiang Pond, and many ordinary people also rushed to Qujiang with their wives and daughters, even if they could not enter the Furong Garden, it was also a kind of life enjoyment to feel the luxury.

The sky is not yet dark, but the Hibiscus Garden on the side of the Qujiang Pond is already full of color, all kinds of lanterns, palace lamps will set off the Hibiscus Garden like a fairyland on earth, the surrounding has long been heavily guarded, nearly 10,000 forbidden troops will surround the Hibiscus Garden, all the visitors must enter with the invitation card, and to register at the gate, including family members and children.

There was still about half an hour before dusk, and the carriage of Mingyue's mother and daughter slowly stopped at the registration office on the side of Furong Garden Road, where more than a dozen carriages had been parked, and in front of the long row of tables, many guests were signing in.

Mingyue's mother and daughter got out of the carriage, Mrs. Pei had a decree, she was wearing a formal lady order, and Mingyue was still wearing a red six-wide skirt, the belt was tied under the armpits, extraordinarily pretty and slender, the upper body was wearing a thin silk shirt, draped in a colorful brocade, her hair was combed into a high bun, and her beauty was dignified, showing that her country was fragrant and glorious, as if the fairy in the clouds descended to earth, and the place where she went immediately caused a whisper, and countless pairs of eager eyes looked at her.

And Mingzhu pouted, her face was unhappy, she was still forced to put on a green mopping skirt, the skirt really didn't fit, she lined her very small, like a doll behind her sister, Mrs. Pei also regretted a little, she dressed Mingzhu solemnly, she wanted to find a suitable person for her, but this dress gave people a feeling that she was not yet an adult, Mrs. Pei was helpless, secretly thinking about finding a place to change the skirt for her.

"Pearl!"

Someone behind her suddenly called her loudly, Mingzhu looked back, it turned out to be her friend Changsun Yun, she jumped up with joy, Mrs. Pei coughed heavily, and said to her sternly: "Pay attention to your manners!" ”

Mingzhu had no choice but to step forward honestly, she saw that the eldest grandson was wearing a short skirt with only the instep, dressed very casually, and her heart was envious and aggrieved.

Seeing that she was dressed up, Eldest Sun Yun couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "Mingzhu, is your mother going to find you a husband?" ”

"Not really!" Mingzhu muttered: "My mother wants to save face, she must dress like this, it feels like being in prison, and she is uncomfortable to death." ”

"Mingzhu, let's sit together for a while!"

"Good! With my mother, don't think about having a good time tonight. ”

Here Mingyue took out the invitation, her invitation is different, everyone else is red, but she is red, this is Yang Guifei's private invitation, the official in charge of registration was suddenly in awe, took out a golden booklet and put it in front of Mingyue and said: "Dugu girl, please sign!" ”

Mingyue wrote the four words Dugu Mingyue in Juanxiu's small characters, she hesitated for a moment, and wrote 'Anxi Festival Envoy Li Qing'an' on her name, then put the pen down, took out He Yi and said with a smile: "This is a small gift from Li Yuanjun to the concubine, please accept it!" ”

The eunuch from the Inner Chamberlain Province next to him hurriedly took it, "Thank you!" ”

At this time, Mrs. Pei had already registered, standing aside and looking at her daughter with a smile, Mingyue's knowledge of books and etiquette made her quite gratified, she looked back at Mingzhu again, only to see that she was like a little sparrow, chattering and talking to Changsun Yun, she couldn't help but sigh secretly, the youngest daughter is sixteen years old, but she always looks like a child who doesn't grow up.

When she saw that Mingyue had already registered, she smiled and said, "Okay, let's go in!" Pearl, gone. ”

"Mother, I'll say a few more words to Yun'er, and I'll come to you later."

"Whatever you want!"

Mrs. Pei and Mingyue walked into the Hibiscus Garden, the Hibiscus Garden is a royal garden, ordinary people are not allowed to enter, the garden is magnificently arranged, real flowers, fake flowers complement each other, silk silk is hung with branches, you can see grapes made of agate everywhere, pomegranates carved by jade, but the most touching is the more than a dozen hectares of lotus flowers on the water surface, that is, hibiscus flowers, blooming in full bloom, white, red, pink, purple and red on the water surface, extraordinarily enchanting.

Yang Guifei was born in the season when the hibiscus flowers bloomed at its peak, so she also has a name called Yang Furong, there is a large painting boat on the water, and there will be a singer on the painting boat for the concubine to sing for the concubine, today the home of her birthday ceremony is in the Furong Palace, this is a huge group of buildings, half built in the water, half repaired on land, the arch beams, the golden splendor, the momentum is extraordinarily spectacular, the main hall and the two side halls can accommodate more than 5,000 people at the same time.

Wupin officials and wives with orders sit in the main hall, others are dining in the two side halls, at this time, nearly half of the guests have come, a group of dancing girls in the center of the hall is dancing, the sound of silk and bamboo is pleasant, because the door of the hall has just opened, the hall is full of people looking for seats, there are eunuchs and palace maids in the palace to lead the way for them.

In the main hall, the male and female guests sit separately, the male guests are on the right, the female guests are on the right, the male guests quickly find a seat, and they gather in groups to chat, while the female guests find a seat is much more troublesome, often find half, meet acquaintances and chat excitedly, put aside the palace maid who led the way for them, and forget to find a seat.

Mingyue is a separate invitation, so she can sit in the main hall, and she sits on the upper seat, which is the seat that can only be sat by the lady of the fourth rank or above, everyone is wearing solemn and serious court clothes, but she is the only one who has gorgeous clothes and looks extraordinarily different.

The seat is a seat for two people, next to her is the seat of Mrs. Hufei of the Ministry of War, but Mingyue is a little worried, she looked around, after two seats, she found Cui Qiao's wife, Cui Qiao's wife is sitting with the wife of Xu Heng, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, Mingyue hesitated, then stepped forward and saluted Xu Heng's wife and smiled: "Madam, can I change seats with you?" I want to sit with Mrs. Choi. ”

(To be continued)