Three days after Feng Mingze took office, the harem ushered in Concubine Ji's eighteenth birthday.

Since Concubine Ji Guifei was over thirty years old, she said that she would never have a birthday again. The emperor coaxed her: "From then on, you will celebrate your eighteenth birthday every year, and you will always be eighteen!" So this eighteenth birthday, more than ten years have passed, and now even Concubine Ji herself can't remember how old she is.

The emperor asked the princess Xu Guanping and the princess Du Yunmo, and the two jointly organized a birthday banquet for Concubine Ji. Xu Guanping and Du Yunmo are like great enemies, from the guest list to the utensils and meals used in the dinner, they do everything themselves, hoping to get praise from the emperor and the concubine and earn some face for the king.

According to the emperor's wishes, the dinner was held at Feng Laiyi opposite the Listening Rain Pavilion. It is a very spacious palace, and it is the place where the queen receives worship from the women of the inner and outer orders. Since the crown prince was deposed, the queen rarely left her palace when she was sick, and her women were exempted from worship, which is also the reason why Concubine Ji likes it here.

Using this place to hold a dinner party is very queen-style, just right.

On this day, Haitang came to Sun's Mansion early and waited to enter the palace with Mrs. Sun. Gu Mansheng was very happy to see Begonia, after marriage, Sun Yanxi and her relationship was very good, and they were like glue every day, so she was especially grateful for Begonia's life-saving grace on the day of the wedding.

"Sister Begonia, your room can be kept for you all the time, mother said, you are especially good at cooking medicinal food, let me study hard with you!" Gu Mansheng took Begonia's arm and said affectionately.

Haitang blinked and said seriously: "I have a medicinal diet recipe for pregnancy, do you want to learn it?" ”

Gu Mansheng said shyly: "You are a little girl who has not been out of the cabinet, why are you not ashamed?" ”

"Because...... I'm still a doctor! Haitang grinned, and the two of them twisted together.

Mrs. Sun happened to listen to their words outside the door, and when she came in, she smiled and said, "I like to hear this girl the most!" This is the most important thing for you young couple at the moment. ”

"Mother! How can you help Begonia bully me! Gu Mansheng went up and coquettished with her mother-in-law. Mrs. Sun put one in her arms and smiled so much that her eyes were crooked, she liked such a lively and lively house.

Gu Mansheng was not a life wife, so Mrs. Sun only took Begonia into the palace.

Men and women sit separately inside and outside the Fenglaiyi Hall. The flowers in the hall are flying and butterflies are dancing, the temples are beautiful and fragrant, and the small square outside the hall is well-dressed and dignified.

Among today's birthday gifts from foreign ministers, Yu Zhihuan, the county magistrate of Putian County, Fujian Province, offered a four-foot-tall red coral that is the rarest. This birthday gift was personally sent to the capital by Yu Zhihuan's daughter-in-law, Yu Yanrong.

Miss Yu dressed up carefully today, with a purple gown covered with a lilac skirt, and a purple gold peony hairpin on her head, which set off the pair of spring colorful magnolias. This is like the daughter of a county order, compared with the noble girl of the capital, it is not far behind.

"Yu Zhihuan is a small county order, how many people have been looted to give such a gift, and he can dress the girl like this!" Zhao Muzhe sneered.

Shen Congxi glanced at it and said, "Fujian? Probably the imperial court did not take less money to comfort the people. He shook his head again and said disdainfully: "Look at it, the darkness of officialdom can be seen, and it is the old son who disdains to be with it." ”

Sun Yanxi shook his head when he heard it and smiled: "You are overdoing it again." If you don't lead the clear flow into the turbid pool, how can the clear water reflect the blue sky! It is precisely because there is darkness in officialdom that you and I need to attract light. ”

"Teachable, teachable!" Shen Congxi arched his hand and smiled: "I'm used to being an idler, and I can't stand that restraint." It's so much that Brother Yanxi bothered! ”

It was the turn of the royal family to give gifts, and it was nothing more than some rare treasures collected, but they were not as conspicuous and unique as the red coral.

Finally, the emperor held Ji Guifei's hand and said, "Aifei, I want to give you two special gifts this year to congratulate you on your 18th birthday." "Of course the emperor won't say three gifts, King Kang's fish tank really doesn't have the face to lift it to Feng Laiyi. The emperor waved his hand, and Guo Kuan came up with a brocade box.

The emperor opened the brocade box, and inside was the raindrop ruby head. The emperor smiled and said, "I gave it the name Acacia Rain, don't you think it's beautiful?" ”

"The name given by the emperor is very beautiful, and the head and face are also very beautiful. This raindrop-shaped ruby is gorgeously red, which is exactly what the concubines like. It's a rare feeling. Concubine Ji nodded and smiled, she knew that this was a gift for the king, and specially praised it, "Then what is another gift?" ”

"Look, concubine!" The emperor pointed to the pavilion opposite Feng Laiyi with some excitement: "That's what I sent you, call Tingyu Pavilion." ”

Concubine Ji almost didn't laugh out loud: Your Majesty, you might as well say that the entire palace is given to me, and I am happier.

The emperor took Ji Guifei's hand and walked to the door of the main hall, the emperor clapped his hands, only to see a sound of water, and thousands of rain lines flowed down from the eaves, forming a circle of rain curtains. The water flows into the gutter under the eaves and then flows into the lake.

Everyone was amazed at the ingenuity of the mechanism used by the Rain Pavilion, which was able to make the lake flow backwards. This is the first time I have seen you.

The emperor looked at the concubine emotionally and said, "I will always remember that rain." ”

The memories of that year came to the concubine's heart, she was so moved that her eyes moistened, she held the emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty, this is the best gift the concubine has received!" The emperor couldn't help laughing, and led the concubine back to the dragon chair.

Guo Kuan waved his hand, and a team of graceful girls came in with music and danced.

King Duan also withdrew his gaze from the Tingyu Pavilion, the Shenji Camp has arrived, and today his father will definitely reward him, he will marry the girl of the Cheng family before offering the king.