"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" A loud voice resounded throughout the Golden Temple.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat." Emperor Lao Tzu took the lead in making it on the dragon chair.

"Take your seats." Mu Yuqing looked at the middle-aged man on the dragon chair, and his eyebrows seemed to be somewhat similar to Situ Qi.

"The birthday feast begins," shouted the old eunuch beside the emperor.

First of all, the envoys of various countries have presented their country's specialties and some rare treasures to the emperor, and Tianbei is no exception.

"Fang Yan, the fifth prince of Tianbei, congratulates the saint on his long life, and specially presents a tribute unique to Tianbei: gold silk satin, blessing the saints as the East China Sea." He opened the box of satin, and it was golden, and it looked dazzling in the sunlight. The minister of the Manchu Dynasty looked at it and took a breath, what a precious satin.

The reaction of the courtiers made the emperor dragon's heart happy, "Good, good." ”

Mu Yuqing poked Situ Qi's back with her fingers, with a hint of curiosity; "What gifts will you give to the Holy One?"

It's rare to see her so curious,........ Secret. Situ Qi laughed at her playfully, and then stood up.

"The royal brother wishes the imperial brother a thousand generations and a long life." Then a soldier came up with a bucket of ginger, which was piled up like a small hill.

When the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the emperor Lao Tzu saw a bucket of ginger, they were all stunned at once. Mu Yuqing also frowned and couldn't help but worry, "What is he going to do?"

Someone even secretly covered his mouth and laughed at the bottom, and there were whispers all around, "When did the Seventh Prince's family become so poor, what do you mean by the Seventh Prince, is the prince mistaken?"

"Seventh brother, ...... are you?"

"Brother Huang, don't worry, what do you see?"

"This, ginger, a bucket of ginger. What does this mean? The emperor thought he was clumsy, and he was a little unsure.

"That's right, what the courtier wants to give to the imperial brother is a bucket of ginger, you see that this ginger is piled up into a mountain. The younger brother wished the imperial brother a bucket of ginger mountain. Then Situ Qi half-knelt on the ground.

The people present suddenly came to their senses and gave Situ Qi a thumbs up. Mu Yuqing's heart also let go at once: How many emperors don't want to dominate the country? Situ Qi just said what he wanted.

When Emperor Lao Tzu heard this, he stroked his beard on the spot and laughed.

"Okay."

"Seventh brother, you see that you are about to reach the age of the weak crown, and it is time to start a family, you see that you like that girl, I will be a matchmaker for you! What do you think of Zhang Qing's daughter? Or Liu Shangshu's daughter? Emperor Lao Tzu smiled.

Su Zili tugged at his father's sleeve, and he didn't know what to say in his ear, and then Prime Minister Su stood up: "Lord, if you don't dislike it, my daughter is okay." Su Tian knew that it was the best choice to be able to climb into such a family for his daughter, so he was not in a hurry to speak for his daughter.

The surrounding officials began to be ready to move, wanting their daughter to marry the Seventh Prince.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the minister's marriage."

"Seventh brother, just because I let you go doesn't mean I can't control you." Emperor Lao Tzu was a little angry because his kindness was rejected on the spot. The courtiers gasped.

Situ Qi is not afraid of Long Wei, he is still neither humble nor arrogant, "The younger brother already has a favorite person, can Your Majesty bear to break up a pair of lovers?" ”

The entire Golden Palace fell silent for a while, and everyone sweated for Situ Qi's words, and dared to openly say that the Holy Lord beat the mandarin ducks, everyone knew that if they were not careful, they would be in a different place.

Emperor Lao Tzu is not stupid, "I don't know which girl is so lucky to let her brother hang the curtain, since my brother has a sweetheart, I can't bear to beat the mandarin duck." "The emperor himself didn't want any of the courtiers' daughters to marry him, after all, Situ Qi's rights were already there, and he had to control him. It is better for him to take a woman who has no rights as his wife, so that he will not fall into passivity in the future.

"I've never seen any woman around my brother, and the one behind me is probably the person my brother likes! I wonder whose courtier's daughter this is? The Emperor asked tentatively.

Mu Yuqing looked at the side and behind her, she was the only one sitting behind Situ Qi, and instantly understood that what Emperor Lao Tzu was talking about was herself, she immediately raised her head and looked at Situ Qi with a questioning face, as if she had expected Mu Yuqing to look at her, Situ Qi walked to her side and whispered: "Girl, can you bear to let me take a woman I don't love to live a painful life?" If you are not willing to help me fight for the freedom of marriage, I will explain to Your Majesty now that you are not the woman I like. ”

Situ Qi thought that only he and Mu Yuqing knew these words, but he didn't expect to be heard by Fang Yan, who had excellent ear power, and Su Zili, who was sitting next to Mu Yuqing.

Mu Yuqing knew that he was using himself as a shield, whether it was true or not, as long as he helped him, he could indeed get the freedom of marriage, and he didn't have to use painful marriages to consolidate his position like other princes. She thought about how good he had been to her in the past two years. Forget it, she will repay his kindness to her in the past two years.

Situ Qi had already guessed that Mu Yuqing would definitely help, so when he took Mu Yuqing's hand, she didn't struggle. He pulled Mu Yuqing to the middle of the hall, "Your Majesty is really sharp-eyed, this is the person who is the favorite of the minister, but she is not the daughter of an official eunuch, just an ordinary person." ”

The people next to him began to talk again, "I have long heard that the Seventh Prince already has a favorite person, but I didn't expect it to be true.

Mu Yuqing knelt on the ground, "Mu Yuqing, the folk girl, knocks to see Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty all blessings and good health." ”

"Raise your head and let me see."

Mu Yuqing raised her head and looked straight into the eyes of Emperor Lao Tzu like this, without any fear at all.

"Well, that's good. Step aside. Mu Yuqing got up and returned to her seat with Situ Qi.

Then the ministers continued to send their congratulatory gifts for the emperor to see one by one, and there were also special people who recorded them in the book, after a congratulatory sound.

Then there was a dancing girl to the stage, accompanied by the sound of the piano, the dancing girl moved slowly, the dance steps were light, twisting the waist and swinging the hips, sometimes throwing water sleeves, sometimes hiding their faces and covering their shame, so that everyone present was fascinated.

"Okay, reward." The prince Lao Tzu touched his beard and was very happy.

When Mu Yuqing lowered his head, he inadvertently saw Fang Yan actually looking at him, he saw that he saw him, and he smiled and picked up the cup on the table and saluted her. Mu Yuqing also picked up the cup and symbolized it to him. Situ Qi took in the actions of the two of them, and on the surface he was still enjoying the song and dance with full thoughts.

Next, some singing troupes came up to perform, some people danced swords to help the fun, and some literati and scholars wrote poems and ..... on the spot. This is the end of a performance, and the emperor Lao Tzu is also tired, so there is a garden tour for the ministers and eunuchs to participate in and then go back to rest.

The garden tour is actually specially designed for the children of those eunuchs, and it is also an opportunity for them to meet a good marriage. There are three items in the garden: piano, chess, calligraphy and painting performances, riddles, and peach blossom appreciation.

First of all, the first item: talent show. As long as you can participate in any of the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it is an excellent opportunity for those talented women to perform. Situ Qi took Mu Yuqing to the performance stage, and Fang Yan also stopped here. And just now, the person on the stage turned out to be Su Zili, she was dressed in pink clothes and spread on the ground, smiling, her hair was like a waterfall and green silk exuding a charming atmosphere, her slender fingers stroked the strings lightly and slowly, and the beautiful sound poured out in an instant, it was so soft and moving, like a clear spring flowing slowly, and like a bird in the forest murmuring, with three sighs; Suddenly, the style of the song changed, and the sound of the piano became sonorous and powerful, like a wave hitting a stone, and like a waterfall pouring for thousands of miles, shaking the heartstrings of everyone present.

I don't know how long it took, but the sound of the piano still seemed to float around, lingering for a long time. It wasn't until Fang Yan's applause sounded in the air that everyone present came back to their senses and applauded one after another.

"Miss Su's song is really wonderful! Seventh Prince, you said yes? Fang Yan shook his fan.

Fang Yan said, everyone knew that Situ Qi was also here, in previous years, the seventh prince would not participate in this kind of activity, but I didn't expect to come this year, and Mu Yuqing was still standing next to her, probably accompanied by that Mu girl to come and see!

"Miss Su is good at playing the piano." Situ Qi knew that the one on the stage was Su Zili, the daughter of the prime minister, even if he didn't want to deal with it, he couldn't offend the prime minister of the dynasty.

Su Zili heard Situ Qi praise him, and he covered his face and smiled, "Zili has thanked the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince for their praise here!" ”

"This is Miss Mu, right? Miss Mu is so good-looking! ”

Before Mu Yuqing could answer, a young woman in a blue Luo skirt next to her interjected: "Miss Mu is so good-looking, she must have some special talents, why don't you go on stage for everyone to admire?" ”

Mu Yuqing has lived in a small family in Maple Village since she was a child, and although she has lived a carefree life since she was a child, she knows nothing about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. How could she not know that the woman just now obviously wanted her to make a fool of herself in public!

Fang Yan looked at Mu Yuqing a little playfully, and seemed to want to know what talent this girl had. However, Fang Yan was about to be disappointed, and when Mu Yuqing was about to answer, Situ Qi took the first step to relieve her: "I heard that the five princes have a good, why don't you let the five princes and Miss Su play a song together?" What do you think? ”

People with a little bit of eyes know that the Seventh Prince is deliberately excusing Mu Yuqing, although the woman in the blue Luo skirt is unwilling, she can't say it, so she can only echo Fang Yan and Su Zili like others. Based on the surging emotions of the group, Su Zili could not shirk it, and as for Fang Yan, he may have seen that Mu Yuqing had no talent, so he also agreed frantically.