As soon as Lan Muxuan, who was arrogant, appeared, he attracted everyone's attention.

Coming in from outside the hall, he seemed to have sunshine on his body, his jade face was smiling, handsome and unpretentious, and a pale cyan crown dress set off his long figure, straight as a pine. He strode forward, holding a rosewood carved passion flower brocade box in his hand, and his temperament was casual and hearty, which attracted the attention of many daughters.

"The imperial grandmother forgives her sins, and the grandson is late." Lan Muxuan walked up to the main hall with a smile.

Seeing him appear, Emperor Yuanqing was relieved, and said angrily: "Xiao Wu, why did you come, today is the joy of your imperial grandmother's birthday, why did you go!?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhang didn't mind at all: "The emperor doesn't blame Mu Xuan, he must have something to delay." Mu Xuan, isn't it? ”

This kind tone, which was similar to that of a commoner's grandmother speaking to her grandson, made the other princes look at Lan Muxuan a few more times. Everyone knows that the Queen Mother usually loves him the most, but on this occasion, there is no complaint, which shows that he is really distressed to the bones.

Lan Muxuan smiled gently: "Father forgives the emperor, and the son is busy checking the account book that the people below have just handed in, and he has lost time." Last month, Baizhenlou had a good income, and he will tell his father about it later. Today is the birthday of the imperial grandmother, and the sons have specially prepared congratulatory gifts, which the imperial grandmother must like. ”

Hearing the words Baizhenlou income, Emperor Yuanqing would still be angry, and he was happy at the moment: "Okay, good, you kid will tinker with some strange things on weekdays, and you don't do your job all day, I want to see what you prepared for your imperial grandmother!" ”

Lan Muxuan stepped forward and personally sent the rosewood up and placed it in front of the Empress Dowager Zhang: "Imperial grandmother, please take a look." ”

is so pretentious, but it aroused the curiosity of Empress Dowager Zhang and the ministers.

We all know that the Baizhen Building opened by the fifth prince Lan Muxuan is the most expensive, peculiar and high-grade store in the capital, with countless rare treasures, but I don't know what peerless rarity he dedicated to Empress Dowager Zhang!

On the first seat on the right, Xia Jinse sat next to Lan Beichen and asked in a low voice, "Do you know what the fifth prince sent?" ”

"It's a gadget, it's a rarity." Lan Beichen said lightly.

Even he said rare things, Xia Jinse was really curious.

Empress Dowager Zhang opened the box with anticipation, and Emperor Yuanqing and Empress Xiao next to her also leaned over to look, who knows, several people were stunned at a glance. Inside the box was a spoon-shaped thing, unremarkable, with neither brilliance nor chic shape, and several people were not only disappointed.

"What is this, Mu Xuan?" But Empress Dowager Zhang was still patient and picked up this thing.

Like a piece of crystal with a thin silver edge, Empress Dowager Zhang pinched the slender handle and looked at it over and over. It was neither an ornament nor a toy object, and even though she had seen so many treasures for decades, she couldn't guess what it was.

The ministers were also puzzled, only to hear Lan Muxuan smile lightly: "Imperial grandmother, this treasure is called a magnifying glass, as long as you look through this crystal piece, everything you see will become bigger, don't believe the imperial grandmother try it!" ”

After speaking, he handed over a Buddhist scripture that had been prepared a long time ago and sent it to the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang tried it curiously and said in surprise

"Ouch, really! It's amazing, why did this, this word get bigger? Your Majesty, come and take a look! ”

Emperor Yuanqing also leaned over to look, and sure enough, he saw that the original soybean-sized words had increased by more than ten times under the magnifying glass, and he could see it clearly, and he was amazed: "Sure enough!" This magnifying glass is amazing, just right for your imperial grandmother to read! Mu Xuan, where did you get it from? ”

Lan Muxuan said: "The child has a group of skilled craftsmen, who made it. Originally, it was just an idea, but Erchen thought it was feasible, and after a few months of experimentation, it really worked well, and Erchen thought about using it to dedicate it to the emperor's grandmother. ”

Only then did everyone understand that it was no wonder that the Baizhen Building of the Five Princes was so profitable, and if such treasures were sold, they would definitely have to buy one and try it back.

It's amazing to think about it, why can a crystal-like transparent thing magnify an item?

The ministers were puzzled, only Xia Jinse was surprised.

For her, the magnifying glass is an ordinary thing, but in this time and space, it is really a wonderful thing!

She had already seen the countless treasures of Baizhen Building, Xia Jinse was still used to it, but sometimes she thought too much, and she even suspected that Lan Beichen or the Fifth Prince Lan Muxuan were also like her, and they also traveled from modern times.

Otherwise...... No matter how many skilled craftsmen there are, there won't be so many whimsical ideas, right?

"Lan Beichen,"

Xia Jinse stared at his handsome face, and asked thoughtfully, "Are you...... Is there a secret hidden from me? ”

Lan Beichen turned his head and looked calm: "What do you want to ask?" ”

"It's not that I want to ask, is there anything you want to tell me?"

His eyes fell on her, dark and deep, as if hiding countless secrets.

Xia Jinse knew that Lan Beichen, as the only brother of Emperor Yuanqing, had survived the prince's struggle for the throne with a sick body, and if he didn't have any scheming in the city, it would be absolutely impossible. He even has countless secrets that she can't see through or guess, even if she has thousands of years of insight beyond him, she doesn't dare to know what is going on in his heart.

She became more and more curious about Lan Beichen, wanting to know who he was.

Lan Beichen suddenly hooked his lips: "What about you?" Jinse, is there anything you want to tell me? ”

"I ......," Xia Jinse said.

She does have a secret, no one said it, but because of the emergency, her ability has long been revealed to Lan Beichen.

He didn't ask much, as if he was not surprised, everything felt so normal, Xia Jinse didn't say anything, and he didn't know how to explain it. Over time, she got used to it.

"Obviously I asked you, why did you ask me? Hmph, don't talk about it. Xia Jinse didn't know what to say when he asked him rhetorically, so he could only press this thought, wrinkle his nose, grab the pastry in front of him and eat it.

The ministers were all shocked by the birthday ceremony of the five princes, and only Xia Jinse was busy eating.

She went out early, she was hungry now, and it was not her character not to be hungry if she had good things, and since the table was full of delicacies in front of her, of course she enjoyed it beautifully.

The craftsmanship of the imperial chef is really wonderful, even if he is used to Mr. Guan's craftsmanship, Xia Jinse still enjoys the deliciousness of these exquisite pastries.

Walnut-sized crystal cake, pink peach blossom cake, osmanthus cake, lotus cake, bean paste roll, milk jelly, red bean double skin milk...... Each plate is not much, only three or five, Xia Jinse ate a few bites, and felt thirsty, just wanted to drink something, next to Lan Beichen directly put the cup to her lips.

The sweet and sour sugar water, I can't tell what it is, but it tastes great.

Xia Jinse drank four or five sips before she realized that Lan Beichen was feeding her, and hurriedly took the cup: "I'll come by myself." ”

But it's too late!

Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at her, some surprised, envious and shocked, and more jealous and sour. When those daughters saw that Xia Jinse had noticed them, they turned their heads away, but pouted.

Just look at it, Xia Jinse shrugged, she didn't mean it, who asked Lan Beichen to feed her?

Well, shouldn't she tell him in private, don't be so casual in public?

Otherwise, sooner or later, she will be stabbed to death by these women's eye knives!

The gifts of the princes finally ended, and the Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and couldn't put it down with a magnifying glass.

Next is the courtiers' gifts, all the officials and daughters present have prepared congratulatory gifts for the Queen Mother, and they want to take this opportunity to please the Queen Mother.

Xia Jinse didn't care, anyway, it wasn't given to her, until the first Xiaoyao Hou family sent the treasure, and after saying a congratulatory message, she saw Xia Yanxiu on the opposite side standing up with the Zhao family and her two younger sisters, and she remembered something.

With a gentle smile on his face, Xia Yanxiu took the whole family up to the upper hall, saluted Empress Zhang and Emperor Yuanqing, and laughed loudly: "Weichen Xia Yanxiu, take the whole family to wish the Queen Mother a healthy body and eternal happiness." ”

"This is a congratulatory gift prepared by the minister, dedicated to the Queen Mother." Then the whole family bows down.

As usual, a palace maid stepped forward, took the brocade box given by Xia Yanxiu, and presented it to the Empress Dowager Zhang.

After seeing so many gifts, Empress Dowager Zhang had no hope for the courtiers. It's just a formality every year, saying something nice, and the monarch and the minister are in peace.

"Xia Xiang has a heart, this gift is very happy for the mourning family......"

Before she finished speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang looked at the double crane winged jade ruyi ornament in the box in front of her, and her face sank.

With such a casual sweep, Empress Dowager Zhang saw at a glance that this ornament was a fake. Although she can't tell where the fake is or what materials are used to forge it, she has used tens of thousands of jade and jade artifacts in her life, and she knows that it is wrong just by feeling.

Emperor Yuanqing saw that something was wrong and asked, "Queen Mother, what's wrong?" Isn't it Xia Xiang's wishful ornament that reminds the Queen Mother? ”

"The emperor will see for himself!" Empress Dowager Zhang didn't explain either, and pushed the brocade box in front of Emperor Yuanqing.

Hearing Empress Dowager Zhang say this, Xia Yanxiu's heart jumped, it's bad! Could it be that the Queen Mother recognized that this was the Nine Princes' thing?

"Xia Xiang, you are so bold!" Suddenly, Emperor Yuanqing's angry voice sounded, "Queen Mother's birthday, you actually fooled with such worthless fakes!" What do you think of the Queen Mother

Finish? ”

It was like a blow to the head, and Xia Yanxiu was stunned.

Fake? The dowry of the Nine Princes turned out to be a fake!?

The people in the hall were shocked, Xia Xiang actually used a fake as a congratulatory gift for the queen mother's birthday. Was he reluctant to spend money and accidentally bought a fake at a low price, or did he fool the Queen Mother and couldn't see it?

The ministers were in an uproar, and there were whispers in the hall.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has been wronged! This, this is a congratulatory gift carefully selected by the minister, dedicated to the Queen Mother......" Xia Yanxiu was flustered and didn't know how to explain. He couldn't admit that it was a fake, nor could he say that it was a borrowed dowry from the Nine Princes, and he didn't know what to do.

Xia Yanxiu anxiously threw a distressed look at Xia Jinse, wanting her to explain, but Xia Jinse looked even more stunned than him, dazed and ignorant, and turned his head to stare at Lan Beichen.

"Presumptuous! It's obviously a fake, and you dare to say that it's carefully selected by yourself, are you a fool? Xia Xiang, I treat you well, are you humiliating me and the Queen Mother like this?! Emperor Yuanqing was furious and slapped the dragon chair fiercely.

Xia Yanxiu, Zhao Shi, Xia Ruxue and Xia Mengyao all knelt down in fright.

"Your Majesty, the congratulatory gift given to the Queen Mother by the minister is actually a dowry gift from the Ninth Prince."

As a last resort, Xia Yanxiu would rather be embarrassed than dare to bully the king, so he could only honestly admit it: "The emperor is tolerant, Weichen's mother-in-law has always been in poor health, clumsy and filial, and spent all the family's money to treat her mother-in-law." On the Queen Mother's birthday, Weichen was strapped for money and couldn't find a congratulatory gift for the Queen Mother, so he had to think of the dowry gift sent by the Nine Princes to marry Jinse, so he ......"

"I borrowed one and dedicated it to the Queen Mother."

When the ministers heard this, they were immediately moved by Xia Xiang's honesty and integrity.

For the sake of his mother-in-law's illness, he spent all his money, and he had to use the dowry of the ninth prince as a last resort. Although this is a bit inappropriate, it is also really helpless and understandable.

"What does Xia Xiang mean, the dowry gifts sent by this king are all fakes?" Suddenly, Lan Beichen's cold voice sounded.

(End of chapter)

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