Chapter 37: Punishment
There was a celebratory atmosphere in the Bohol Palace.
With the end of a "Birthday Dance of the Immortals", the dancers slowly withdrew from the palace, and then came to the important part of the birthday gifts of the princes and princes.
Every year this link is the most exciting, it is simply a dance of gods and demons to see whose gift is the most sacred.
The first to come was Xiao Mingying, the king of Zhou.
I saw him wave his hand, and two strong men brought a large blue and white deep bowl, which was one meter high and the diameter of the bowl was also one meter. This object attracted everyone's attention, curious about what was in this large deep bowl.
"Seventh brother, what is this?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice.
Xiao Rui glanced at him: "Fish soup!" ”
"Really? So big? Xiao Yan was shocked.
Xiao Rui didn't want to pay attention to him.
"Brother Huang, what is this?" Emperor Xia said curiously.
Xiao Mingying said with a smile: "Your Majesty will know at a glance. ”
After speaking, he ordered the strong man to put down the big deep bowl, and Emperor Xia condescended to finally see what was in the bowl.
In the clear water, there is a fish with colorful scales, and the tail of the fish is a koi fish of colorful colors.
"Your Majesty, this is a colorful phoenix koi found in the West Lake, which happens to complement the golden dragon koi in His Majesty's imperial garden. His Majesty has a lot of state affairs, and has no other hobbies, one of them loves to watch fish, so his brother transported him from the West Lake, and he is hereby dedicated to His Majesty on his birthday. Xiao Mingying said with a smile.
Emperor Xia was overjoyed and said: "The emperor's brother has a heart, come here, take good care of this colorful phoenix koi and put it in the imperial garden." Speaking of this, Emperor Xia said again: "Be careful not to let someone stew me." ”
Everyone in the hall was stunned, and then laughed, Xiao Rui suddenly felt that his face was hot, and he was teased by his father.
"Brother Seven, it's really fish soup! Haha..."Xiao Yan also quipped.
Xiao Rui didn't want to pay attention to him even more.
Xiao Mingying returned to his seat, and Xiao Hanhai came out of the queue. He sent a seal, which was carved in bloodstone, which was decent, and Emperor Xia responded simply.
Then, it was the fighting methods of the princes.
First of all, it is the eldest prince Xiao Lie.
He bowed to Emperor Xia and said with a smile: "Father, my sons have heard that there is a magical plant in the sea, which is known as the bird's nest under the sea, which has the effect of health care. Erchen asked someone to search on the edge of the East China Sea, and finally found this thing! ”
As Xiao Lie spoke, the two guards brought in a blood coral, half a man tall, with a strange shape and thick branches. I don't know how many years such a blood coral has grown, and it is worth ten thousand gold!
"This thing is blood coral, and the son is dedicated to his father." Xiao Lie said with a smile.
Emperor Xia smiled: "Lie'er has a heart. ”
The imperial concubine on the right said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in order to find this blood coral, Lie'er has sent people to the edge of the East China Sea many times, and has worked tirelessly, just to find it to congratulate Your Majesty on his birthday and express his filial piety." ”
She is Xiao Lie's mother, so she naturally wants to praise her son's heart.
But Queen Zhou Xiangyun smiled and said: "Yes, it is indeed rare for His Highness to have such filial piety." But the East China Sea is vast, and if you want to find such a blood coral, it must take a lot of manpower and material resources. ”
Imperial Concubine Lin Yu'er continued to retort: "No, it just so happened that a fisherman found this thing, and it can be found from the vast sea, doesn't it show that this thing was lent by God to my son's hand and dedicated to Your Majesty?" ”
"What my sister said is so nice." Empress Zhou Xiangyun sneered.
Xiao Rui watched the two start to fight, and the joy blossomed, is this a harem in dire straits? I don't know how Emperor Xia endured it, every day is the legend of Zhen Huan.
"Alright." Emperor Xia was not angry, and said with a smile: "I like this blood coral very much, come here, and enter the imperial study!" ”
Father-in-law Hai hurriedly ordered someone to move the blood coral.
Xiao Lie took a seat, and everyone's eyes were on Xiao Yiheng.
Everyone knows that Xiao Lie is the eldest son of the emperor, but Xiao Yiheng is born of the queen. Although there is no rule here in Emperor Xia, there is no rule that the elder does not establish the young, and the heir does not establish the concubine, but after all, it is a rule that has been passed down since ancient times, which will more or less affect the judgment and decision of the Xia Emperor, so Xiao Lie and Xiao Yiheng have an advantage over other princes.
Xiao Yiheng came out of the queue, bowed down and said: "Father, the son found a strange stone, named it and carved it by a craftsman, dedicated it to his father, wishing his father a long life and a long life." ”
After speaking, the four wrestlers carried a Shoushan stone into the hall.
Good guys, Shoushan stone is only two meters high, it is a rare multicolored hibiscus stone, purple, red, yellow, white, green, yellow all colors, mottled and colorful. And the structure of the whole Shoushan stone is rugged, coupled with the carving of craftsmen, it depicts a sea of mountains, rivers and clouds, which is lifelike and wonderful.
It is almost impossible to find such a large multicolored hibiscus stone, so Emperor Xia's eyes lit up and said, "Wonderful, wonderful." ”
The corners of Xiao Yiheng's mouth raised slightly, and his usual cold and arrogant smile rose proudly, he glanced at Xiao Lie, and then said: "Being loved by my father and emperor is the greatest affirmation for my son." ”
Queen Zhou Xiangyun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Heng'er spent a lot of effort in order to get this colorful hibiscus stone, and invited several famous craftsmen to design the pattern, and did it himself, without affecting the natural appearance of the mountain stone, carefully carved, only to have this map of the mountains and clouds." ”
After that, he hurriedly said to Xiao Yiheng: "Heng'er, let Your Majesty look at your hands!" ”
Xiao Yiheng raised his palms, and sure enough, his palms and fingers were scarred, and it seemed that they were injured by the knife used in carving.
Emperor Xia said with a smile: "Heng'er has a heart, this stone is very satisfying, and the sea companion has ordered someone to move it into the imperial study and place it side by side with the blood coral." ”
"Yes!" Haida Fumeili moved down.
Xiao Rui smiled secretly in his heart, the treasures used by Xiao Lie and Xiao Yiheng are all one-in-a-thousand, and there is a great momentum to compare who is the first, but for Emperor Xia, the sentence "placed side by side" is classified as a category, and it is estimated that both of them are not in a good mood.
Next, there is Xiao Ze, the third prince.
The birthday gift he gave was very ordinary, it was a guqin, and it was also one of the top ten famous pianos in the world.
Xiao Feng, the fourth prince, gave his favorite four-stone strong bow.
The birthday gifts given by these two princes are their beloved things, although they are not as precious as Xiao Lie and Xiao Yiheng, but they seem to be heavier in their hearts, so Emperor Xia also tried to play the Jiaoya Qin with his own hands, pulled the four-stone strong bow, and then sighed: "I am busy with state affairs all day, but I don't have time to cultivate my mind, so that my piano skills and bow skills are unfamiliar." I love these two gifts. ”
"Your Majesty's sword is not old, and if you get a little hands, you can regain your former bravery." Father-in-law Hai quipped on the side.
When Emperor Xia heard this, he laughed: "Come on, send the Jiao Yaqin and the four-stone strong bow into the imperial study." ”
Xiao Lie and Xiao Yiheng's faces were even more ugly.
Xiao Rui felt that Emperor Xia was a little bad, and deliberately angered Xiao Lie and Xiao Yiheng, and vaguely pointed out to them, the birthday gift is not valuable, the more expensive it is, the more it will cost the people and money. And this is precisely what Emperor Xia dislikes the most.
Subsequently, it was the fifth prince Xiao Yuan and Xiao Ming.
These two princes have the closest relationship, so the birthday gifts given by the two of them are also similar. Xiao Yuan sent the blessing sachet that he personally asked for on Fochan Mountain, and Xiao Ming was the peace charm that he asked for on Wudang Mountain.
Unexpectedly, these two things received the highest praise from Emperor Xia: "Yuan'er and Ming'er have a heart, although the price of these two birthday gifts is not high, but I feel the filial piety of the two of you, which is very good." The sea companion, put the peace charm into the sachet, and I carried it closely. ”
"If you can like your father, your sons will rest assured." Xiao Yuan and Xiao Ming responded in unison.
And next, it's time for Xiao Rui to present his birthday.
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