Lin Xiaomiao had no choice but to bow to the emperor and queen.

After the salute, she looked at the birthday gift, took a deep breath, and then stretched out her jade white hand to grab the red cloth, and then pulled it, and the mysterious birthday gift was finally exposed to everyone's eyes.

As expected, as soon as the dusty cloth was lifted, the sound of everyone's inhalation followed.

Lin Xiaomiao turned her face slightly, and saw Duanmu Heng's slightly smug handsome face.

He seemed to be very satisfied with the consequences of this birthday gift, and even the emperor and queen, who had seen countless treasures, were a little stunned.

"This ......" The emperor and the queen glanced at each other before the queen spoke, "This is the phoenix?" ”

At that moment, as noble as a queen, she almost thought that this was a real phoenix.

Because this hundred birds and phoenixes are too real and shocking......

Duanmu Heng motioned to Lin Xiaomiao to solve the confusion of the people present.

Lin Xiaomiao suppressed her heart, and only then did she put a light smile on her face, which was generous and not rigid at all.

"This dish is called a hundred birds and a phoenix, driven is a tender chicken, feathers and tails are made of various melons and fruits, the prince and the people take this dish to wish the queen the queen and the phoenix body and health, youth forever, and I also wish my Southern Dynasty under the leadership of the emperor and queen, such as this bird and phoenix, thriving, the country is prosperous and strong."

Lin Xiaomiao's words were completely to the point, and everyone looked at the lifelike hundred birds and phoenixes, as if they really saw the thriving scene of the Southern Dynasty.

The emperor and the queen both felt a little shocked, and the emperor hesitated: "This ...... Is it to the dish? ”

Lin Xiaomiao nodded, and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Back to the emperor, yes." ”

After the emperor took a deep breath, he suddenly said loudly: "Wonderful! Wonderful! This birthday gift is wonderful, and so is the girl! ”

Everyone didn't expect that this dish of Hundred Birds and Chaofeng could be praised by the emperor himself with four wonderful words, which was something that had never happened before.

Some of the women of His Royal Highness looked at Lin Xiaomiao, who was standing in front of the emperor and queen, and they were almost itching with hatred.

Where did this woman come from, she actually took away all the light at such a time, so that some young ladies who wanted to take advantage of this palace banquet to perform well and want to gain the favor of nobles were all covered up under Lin Xiaomiao's light.

Duanmu Heng's face was proud and arrogant, and he knew that his girl would not let him down.

"Father and Queen Mother, are you still satisfied with this birthday gift?" Duanmu Heng asked.

"Satisfied! Satisfied! You kid, you have a heart, and this palace is very satisfied. As soon as I saw the queen's smiling mouth, I knew that she was very satisfied, or she would not have said three times in a row.

"You all have hearts, this girl, she's a good one." The queen looked at Lin Xiaomiao with a smile, that look was really loving, I didn't know, I thought Lin Xiaomiao was her child.

Lin Xiaomiao was a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to rub her arms, but she still endured such a scene.

This hundred birds and phoenix is really the most dazzling birthday gift today, no one would ever think of a dish as a birthday gift, in the eyes of those nobles, the more valuable the birthday gift, the more you can see the sincerity of the gift-giver.

Therefore, there is a half-human-tall coral jade that the prince worked hard to find, in fact, such a large coral jade, except for being beautiful as an ornament, has no effect at all.

The queen has lived in the inner palace for many years, what kind of rare treasures have not been seen, although this coral jade won the applause of the audience when it was presented, but it was only a matter of a moment, and even a quarter of an hour of enthusiasm could not be maintained, but it was not as attractive as the hundred birds and phoenixes that had not been seen before.

Looking at the attitude of the emperor and the queen, you can see that this hundred birds and phoenixes have won their hearts more than the coral jade.

The prince who was originally provoking Duanmu Heng saw such a surprising birthday gift, and his face instantly deteriorated to the extreme, and his face was about to be crooked.

He also thought that his birthday gift was the best in the audience, and he would definitely be praised by the emperor and queen, but he never thought that the emperor didn't say anything, the queen just said that he had a heart, so he didn't mention it, and there was no special reward.

He clenched his fists and looked at Duanmu Heng and the unknown woman with hatred, he wrote down the shame that the two of them brought him today, and one day if it fell into his hands, he would definitely kill them.

Lin Xiaomiao didn't know that she had been targeted, but her natural sense of vigilance made her feel a little cold in her neck, she glanced left and right vaguely, and didn't find anything wrong, but she met Duanmu Heng's good-looking black eyes.

Duanmu Heng was in a rare good mood and winked at Lin Xiaomiao, with a smile in his eyes.

Lin Xiaomiao was stunned for a moment, she didn't understand why he was in such a good mood, but when she thought of the reaction of the emperor and queen just now, she was in a good mood because he was appreciated by the Son of Heaven.

"This birthday gift is as real as it gets, which makes me and the queen dare not eat it for a while, for fear of destroying such a beautiful bird." The emperor said with a smile.

Lin Xiaomiao shook her head, "The dishes were originally made to make people eat, so good-looking makes people feel happy to see it, and more importantly, it is liked by the emperor and the queen, then this is its greatest value, even if it is eaten, it is also the most heartfelt wishes of the subjects to the Southern Dynasty and the emperor and queen." ”

Lin Xiaomiao's words were wonderful, and before the words fell, she once again won the applause of the audience.

"Hahaha, so I and the queen still have to eat?" The emperor was in a good mood and teased.

The emperor's words were a little sharp, after all, he was the emperor, whether he wanted to eat or not, but it was not Lin Xiaomiao, a peasant girl, who could influence it, Lin Xiaomiao was stunned, and didn't know what to answer for a while.

Duanmu Heng wanted to speak out to relieve Lin Xiaomiao, so the queen mother spoke, "The palace and the emperor have fulfilled the girl's wishes." I just said that if this birthday gift satisfies the palace and the emperor, it will be rewarded, this is true, what reward do Heng'er and this girl want? ”

"Yes, if you want some reward, just say that as long as I have it, I will give it to you!"

With the golden words of the emperor and queen, this reward will not be able to run.

Lin Xiaomiao didn't have any rewards she wanted, it was mainly based on Duanmu Heng.

If Duanmu Heng hadn't asked her to make a dish as a birthday gift, she wouldn't have won the applause of the house.

The emperor and queen also looked at Duanmu Heng and wanted to know what reward Duanmu Heng would want.

Duanmu Heng hooked his lips and smiled, walked to Lin Xiaomiao's side, grabbed Lin Xiaomiao with one hand, and pulled Lin Xiaomiao to kneel down with him.

Lin Xiaomiao didn't know why, so she could only look at Duanmu Heng blankly, but for some reason, she always had a faint uneasiness in her heart.

Duanmu Heng bowed solemnly, then raised his head and said to the emperor and queen, "Father, mother, Erchen likes this woman next to him very much, and hopes to accept her as a side concubine, and ask his father, queen and mother to fulfill it." ”

Lin Xiaomiao's eyes were about to pop out, this ...... What's going on!

As soon as Duanmu Heng's words came out, the hall was in an uproar.

Lin Xiaomiao is just a peasant girl with a low status, but Duanmu Heng is the most noble prince of the Southern Dynasty, the most favored son of the Son of Heaven, and the peasant girl is the side concubine.

This is inconsistent with the number of rituals and the law.

Lin Xiaomiao's identity is to give her the identity of a good concubine, which is already promoted.

The emperor and the queen also couldn't believe that Duanmu Heng would make such a request, and looked at each other for a while.

Many nobles in the hall looked at the two kneeling in the hall angrily, if their eyes could kill, then Lin Xiaomiao should have been killed countless times by those nobles who held grudges.

Lin Xiaomiao began to panic in her heart, she didn't expect that Duanmu Heng actually thought of such a trick and was waiting for her, if the emperor gave her marriage, it would be a matter on the chopping board, and it was not as simple as whether she wanted to escape or not.

She stretched out her hand and pinched Duanmu Heng beside her, and said in a low voice: "Duanmu Heng, what are you making trouble!" Do you want to kill me! ”

Duanmu Heng ignored Lin Xiaomiao, and still said to the emperor in the hall: "Father, the son only has this one wish, I hope that the father can fulfill the son!" ”

He said, kowtowing again.

The queen's face showed a difficult color, but the emperor still insisted on not changing his face.

"Heng'er, this matter of accepting the concubine is not child's play, have you really thought about it clearly?"

"Erchen has thought very clearly, I hope Yun Tao can be my side concubine."

"This, Heng'er, you haven't married the main concubine yet, so you accept the side concubine, which seems a little inappropriate." The queen pondered and spoke.

"Whether it is appropriate or not, it is up to the father and the queen mother, I only hope that the father and the queen mother can become a son!" Duanmu Heng repeatedly asked the emperor and queen to fulfill himself.

Since the emperor and his wife had already patted their chests and said that they wanted to give a reward, any reward was fine, even if it was inappropriate now, it was impossible for them to directly deny it, on the contrary, as long as Duanmu Heng insisted on this reward, the emperor would still have to give marriage in the end.

Because the promise of the Son of Heaven is heavier than Mount Tai, if you lose your trust to everyone, you will lose the hearts of the people.

The emperor set his eyes on Lin Xiaomiao, who was beautifully colored next to Duanmu Heng, and he carefully looked at Lin Xiaomiao from beginning to end this time, and felt in his heart that it was no wonder that Heng'er wanted to accept her as a side concubine, it turned out that this peasant girl was really good in color, and she was not as beautiful as a mortal.

"Yun Tao, huh? What do you mean by King Liyang's request? Although it is said that the prince wants to accept you, a little peasant girl, as a side concubine, but the royal family is not arbitrary, I still want to hear what you mean. ”

After listening to what the emperor said, Lin Xiaomiao wanted to roll her eyes regardless of the occasion.

Is the emperor's words too false, even if she says she doesn't want to, then he really listens to her refusal to marry and refuses his son.