The first day of the fifth month, the day of the prince's birthday. In the palace and outside the palace, everyone with a bit of a name and official position stuffed things into the prince's light water pavilion. The prince never held a birthday banquet and no one gave him congratulatory gifts, but now, the sky has changed, and everyone has changed their faces. The prince didn't look down on these people who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and these things were just placed in the Qingshui Pavilion and all stuffed into the warehouse.

Fortunately, the weather is good today, and the emperor's body has also turned around, so the worries in his heart can be put aside for a while. So I was in the mood and put on a rare birthday banquet.

This table is spread out next to the lotus pond. Although there are only one or two pink and white flowers in the pond, it is not very lively, but this early summer breeze blows, and the faint fragrance of lotus leaves enters the nose, which is still very comfortable and comfortable.

Before the banquet started, Concubine Xi arrived first with the emperor in her arms.

The prince hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace, "I don't know if my father is in good health, and my son is ......."

"Alas, the ...... of false courtesy" As soon as the emperor spoke, he couldn't stop coughing. The crown prince didn't care about talking, and he smoothed the emperor's way.

"Alas, my body can't stand the noise of this banquet."

"Then, these songs and dances are all exempted, and the sons and daughters will accompany their father and the emperor to talk well."

"No, no. Today is your birthday, Jinglin, you have had a hard time all these years, I know it. The emperor picked up a random seat next to him and sat down.

The crown prince raised his hand and signaled that the emperor should sit on the throne.

The emperor didn't move, "No need, Jinglin, it's a good day for you from now on." I haven't had a lot of excitement before, and I will make up for it for you from today. ”

"Father, it's good now, it's all good, and the sons are content." The crown prince knelt at the emperor's feet, thinking of the days when he was cowering in the past, and then thinking about the present, his heart was full of feelings.

The emperor rubbed the corners of his eyes, sighed lightly, and looked from near to far, crossing the lotus pond, not knowing where to drift.

Everyone entered the table one after another, and the emperor was weak, so he couldn't wait for the banquet to start, so he returned to the Dongnuan Pavilion first.

There was only one person, Kang Yufei, who the prince was thinking about, and he dragged his body over a moment before the banquet began. Compared with the appearance on the city wall that day, she lost her spirit, and her whole person was much thinner. It's too distressing to watch.

Although she sat next to the prince, she never looked at the prince seriously, and just ate the dishes casually. It seems that her appetite is not good, she doesn't eat much, and she doesn't seem to like those songs and dances, and she hasn't raised her eyes a few times. The prince wondered, wasn't it the show she arranged? Why don't you like it?

"Brother Prince, Jing Rong wishes you: such as the eternity of the moon, such as the rise of the sun, such as the longevity of Nanshan, not collapsed, such as the lush pine and cypress, all of them are not unsuccessful or inherited." Princess Jingrong got up, raised her hand, and the two behind her lifted a screen, which was embroidered with small characters of Juanxiu.

The prince looked at it fixedly, it was Xiaoya Tianbao in the Book of Poetry. After all, his father is still there, and he has not yet ascended the throne, so it is somewhat inappropriate to send him a poem praying for the king. But he couldn't say anything on this occasion, and waved his hand to let them quickly carry it down. There were only a few words of thanks in his mouth.

He turned to look at Kang Yufei, thinking about it, she hadn't given her gift today.

Thinking of this, his hazy mind suddenly lit up, and a little girl ran in the distance, shouting at him with a smile, "Prince, prince." ”

It was a face he was familiar with, she was very slender at that time, and her almond eyes were large and round, like the best fruit on a tree, and they were very eye-catching.

"Prince, I can be regarded as having caught you." She said breathlessly.

She loves to run around the palace and run around. The cheeks that often run are red, which always reminds people of the scene where the girl meets the man she loves in the play, and she can't help but blush.

"Is there something wrong?"

"I heard it's your birthday."

"Hmm."

"I wish you happiness like the East China Sea, longevity and heaven." When she spoke, her eyes flashed wide, which was particularly cute.

"This is for the elderly." The prince whispered silently, and although he complained, he couldn't help but smile.

She didn't seem to hear it, and said to herself, "I don't have anything to give you as a gift, or else." She reached out and untied a piece of jade from her neck and handed it over. Well, this one is for you. ”

"This, this won't work." A red glow suddenly appeared on his face, the prince had heard in the play, the girl gave away something close to her, that is a token of love.

When she saw that he didn't accept it, she asked, "Why not?" “

"This, this is your ......" The prince felt that his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't remember how to speak, "your beloved thing......" He kept rubbing his hands in front of him, for fear that she would be handing over the jade.

"This? No. I have a lot of them in my house. You can come to my house if you like to pick it, this is not very expensive. ”

She reached for his hand, and he stepped back, and the emerald fell to the ground, shattering in two.

"Huh? This is not very lucky. She seemed a little upset.

But at that time, he didn't want to think about it anymore, and ran away from that place quickly. The prince felt very uncomfortable, as if he had been humiliated. She was just a newly crowned county lord, but she gave him a gift like a subordinate. That little bit of anticipation and excitement just now instantly turned into a puddle of disgusting and unpleasant mud, which made his fragile heart sink again.

Now that I think about it, since then, I have fallen into a swamp, and now, my body is more than half submerged, how can I hope to climb out?

Kang Yufei felt the prince's eyes, she gritted her teeth and got up, "Your Royal Highness the prince, today is your birthday, and the concubine has also prepared a gift." ”

The prince's hand holding the wine glass shook slightly, and he spilled a little.

Kang Yufei clapped her hands, the musician made a soft sound, and a woman in a bright red dress slowly walked from a distance, her face was covered with a veil, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but she could only see her graceful posture stepping into the seat with the music, raising her hands and every move, attracting everyone's attention.

The prince was a little surprised, what he was waiting for was just the handkerchief that had consumed Kang Yufei's thoughts, but in front of him, what did this mean?