Halfway through the banquet, the courtiers who should have toasted Xia Jingnian have also finished toasting, and some courtiers have started to offer gifts in a timely manner.

There are those who send jade ruyi to the dragon and phoenix fetus, and there are also all kinds of strange toys, which are nothing more than children's toys.

I don't know how many of them were collected just for the exquisitely made gold locks, gold collars and gold bracelets.

Xia Jingnian and Ji Qiang both thanked them one by one, and after receiving the gift, Ji Qiang whispered beside Xia Jingnian: "Look, I said it before, you don't need to prepare longevity locks for the children or something, how much will be collected." Listen to me, right? ”

"You're right." Xia Jingnian looked at Ji Qiang with a doting face, and Ji Qiang raised her eyebrows proudly.

At this time, Ji Yuanxun stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Weichen also has a gift that I want to give to the emperor and queen, but ...... Please also ask the emperor to extinguish the candles on this hall so that you can enjoy the best view. ”

Xia Jingnian hurriedly waved his hand to Ji Yuanxun and said: "Hey, the Duke of Qi doesn't need to be so polite, you are the grandfather of the children, and you are the hero who waited for the queen when the queen was confined, how can I ask for your gift!" ”

"When the emperor said this, it really tormented the old minister. It is the duty of the old minister to protect the queen, and the children are also born by the queen's hard work. Ji Yuanxun said with a smile.

was also polite, Ji Yuanxun said so, Xia Jingnian no longer pushed, and asked the palace people to put out the candles, and Ji Yuanxun ordered someone to carry things up.

It was a large box, and inside was a bead-like thing, covered with cloth, and I don't know what it was.

"Your Majesty, please look!" Ji Yuanxun lifted the brocade cloth covering the beads, and in an instant, the whole room was as bright as day.

"What a pearl of the night!" Some courtiers sighed.

"Yes, I've lived for so long, and I've never seen such a big night pearl!"

"In the end, the Duke of Qi is the grandson of the prince and princess, and he is a big deal."

"That is, you don't look at who Qi Guogong is, I'm afraid that in addition to the emperor and the vassal king, only Qi Guogong can sacrifice such a big night pearl."

Xia Jingnian and Ji Qiang glanced at each other, and then said: "Qi Guogong gave me such a big night pearl, and I will keep it as a good student, so it is better to ...... Just put it in the Queen's Palace, right? It also saves the lighting of the lamp, and it can also save a lot of money for the harem. ”

This made the courtiers laugh, and Ji Qiang also lightly hammered Xia Jingnian.

Seeing that everyone was happy, Ji Yuanxun was also happy, "This is a little bit of the minister's heart, and please don't dislike it." ”

"Why, this is the best gift you have ever given!" Xia Jingnian waved his hand, and Ji Yuanxun hurriedly asked the palace people to put away the night pearl and send it to Ji Qiang's Fengluan Palace.

The palace people took charge of the lamp again, and among the people present, there were probably only a few people left who had not yet offered gifts, and after the hall was lit up again, the remaining few people also offered gifts.

However, with Ji Yuanxun's huge night pearl before, other people's gifts are small, and they don't give them so much.

Fortunately, Xia Jingnian didn't say anything, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Now only the king of Nanyang is left, if he doesn't come out to give gifts, I'm afraid that he will provoke criticism. For the Honored Academy

Hard-headed, King Nanyang stood up, let out a long breath, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Xiao Wang gave a pair of "Mountains and Rivers". ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and asked the palace people to present the painting, the painting was unfolded by the palace people, the magnificent mountains and rivers jumped on the paper, the king of Nanyang always lowered his head, and explained to Xia Jingnian: "This is the mountains and rivers that Xiao Wang asked me to draw by Wang Nian personally, a little heart, and please ask the emperor to smile." ”

""Mountains and Rivers", it seems that the ambition of King Nanyang is not small." Xia Jingnian's meaningful words made the ministers present change their faces one after another.

The gifts given by the courtiers before, big or small, Xia Jingnian took them over happily, and I have never seen him comment like this?

It stands to reason that such a gift is the most in line with Xia Jingnian's heart, after all, Xia Jingnian has just won the battle and expanded his territory. It should be the most appropriate to send a "Mountains and Rivers Map".

But now that I hear Xia Jingnian's words, I don't seem to be very satisfied, and even, I even blame King Nanyang a little?

I just don't know if there is any jealousy and suspicion in this blame?

King Nanyang listened to Xia Jingnian's words, cold sweat gushed out, but he didn't care about wiping it, "What is the emperor saying, serving the country and swearing to be loyal to the emperor is what the little king should do." ”

Xia Jingnian looked at King Nanyang fixedly, which made King Nanyang even more apprehensive in his heart, and Liu Rou's hand couldn't help but clench under the table.

Suddenly, Xia Jingnian laughed, "It's just a joke with King Nanyang, why is King Nanyang still serious?" ”

King Nanyang smiled embarrassedly, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and before he could take a breath, Xia Jingnian's words made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Every time King Nanyang gives gifts, they are all generous. I'm afraid you won't be willing to give up. "Xia Jingnian is telling the truth, the first time is a beauty who captivates the country and the city, and the second time is Wang Nian's own handwriting.

You know, this Wang Nian is easy not to paint, it is rumored that someone waited outside his house for a month in order to beg for his Danqing, and he was stunned that he did not write for that person.

Therefore, in Dachen, if anyone can get a pair of Wang Nian's handwriting, it is eager to hang it in the most conspicuous position in the home, and the king of Nanyang can send Wang Nian's handwriting, which is also painstaking.

"The world is in the hands of the emperor, and everything in the world should belong to the emperor, how can the little king be reluctant?" King Nanyang replied in horror, his heart turned a thousand times, didn't the emperor already know something? ”

Xia Jingnian waved his hand again and again, "King Nanyang's words are wrong, the beauty you gave me last time, I have never been willing to move." As he spoke, he looked back at Liu Rou, "Since the King of Nanyang gave me the "Mountains and Rivers Map" this time, why don't I return this Liu Rou to you?" Otherwise, I will ask you to cut your love every time, and I can't bear it. ”

These words made King Nanyang kneel down immediately, "What did the emperor say, since he has been dedicated to the emperor, then Liu Rou will be the emperor's person for the rest of his life, how can Xiao Wang want to go back." ”

The emperor must know something! Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such a thing!

Who is it? Who told the emperor! Or Liu Rou, what did she deliberately do to attract the emperor's attention, which made the emperor target him so much?

When kneeling, King Nanyang secretly looked at Liu Rou with his eyes, Liu Rou shook her head again and again, and her face was also pale with fright.

It seems that she also thought of something, so she gave Nanyang Wang Lian and again a look in her eyes.

If it wasn't her, who would it be? Was it the little palace maid he injured in the side hall just now? He didn't catch her, she must have escaped, and then told someone, and this reached the emperor's ears!

Damn, he shouldn't have cared about those at that time, just catch that palace maid!