The emperor's birthday is generally three days, the first two days are naturally singing and dancing, banquets, and there will be a fireworks display at night, and the third day is when the princes and some ministers go to the royal hunting ground with the emperor to hunt, this is just the first day of the birthday banquet, Mo Liang has been following behind Chu Tingchuan, and has been watching Chu Tingchuan and other ministers say a few words,

In fact, it is easy to see what kind of range the power of the princes is, the power of the other princes is generally the power of their mother's concubine, but the four princes in the court have forces other than their mother's concubine, these four people are naturally Chu Changge, Chu Qingning, Chu Tingchuan and Chu Xuhua,

Because Chu Changge is the crown prince, there are naturally some people in the court who support Chu Changge, of course, there are also people waiting to find an opportunity one day to push the prince they value to the position of prince, and the ministers in the court all have their own thoughts, but now that Chu Changge is the prince, where does anyone dare to do anything openly,

Every year on the emperor's birthday, the small countries around the Chu State will send envoys to congratulate him on his birthday and pay tribute to some rare treasures, in order to get a temporary peace, and it just so happens that if there is a war, it is also unfavorable to the Chu State, so this kind of peace is still what the Emperor of Chu likes to see, and naturally he has not thought about launching any war against the surrounding small countries.

"Congratulations to the Emperor of Chu on his longevity and Tianqi, Xia Huaguo offered tribute to ten thousand taels of gold, a thousand good horses, some time ago, Xia Huaguo found a piece of blood jade, and specially dedicated this blood jade to the emperor of Chu," the envoy of Xia Huaguo knelt down on one knee, hung his head, and clenched his fists with both hands, that is, he said all the tributes handed over by Xia Huaguo,

However, it was only the blood jade that aroused the curiosity of the Emperor of Chu State, and he said suspiciously, "Blood jade, what kind of blood jade," blood jade is rare in the world, in fact, no matter who it is, they have only heard of it, but they have not seen anyone really find this blood jade, and now this Xia Huaguo actually found this blood jade, and it was offered as a tribute, which naturally aroused the curiosity of many people,

When the envoy of Xia Huaguo heard the inquiry of the Emperor of Chu, he raised his head, made a gesture to the Emperor of Chu, and said, "This is obtained by the minister by chance, please see," as soon as the voice fell, the envoy of Xia Huaguo took out the blood jade in his hand, and saw that the blood jade in his hand was the size of his palm, and it was really like its name, and his whole body was bright red, like blood.

This piece of blood jade is like a piece of jade pendant, scarlet and translucent, shining with a treacherous light, so that all people are as if they are bewitched, and they can't take their eyes off this piece of blood jade, after all, this is a legendary thing, and people who see this piece of blood jade for the first time are all so expressional, this is in common sense,

No one would have thought that he would be able to really see the blood jade, so when the envoy of Xia Huaguo handed over the blood jade to the eunuch standing on the side, the eunuch didn't stretch out his hand to pick up the blood jade for a long time because he lost his mind, Chu Tingchuan couldn't take his eyes off this piece of blood jade on the side, but he just came back to his senses and coughed softly,

He said this, but everyone present came back to their senses, the eunuch found that he was out of shape, that is, he hurriedly stepped forward and carefully received the piece of blood jade in his hand, with a little fear on his expression, but more cautious, he could not afford the damage of this piece of blood jade, so he naturally had to be so careful,

When this piece of blood jade was handed to the emperor of Chu State, the emperor of Chu State couldn't wait to pick up the piece of blood jade, and looked at the blood jade in his hand tightly, as if he accidentally blinked an eye, this piece of blood jade would disappear from his eyes, this is a very precious treasure.

I only heard that the envoy of Xia Huaguo stood up, clenched his fists and said, "The texture on this piece of blood jade is very exquisite, and the craftsmanship of the carving is fine, it can be regarded as a first-class skilled craftsman, although I don't know who made it," This blood jade was obtained by him by chance, so naturally he would not know who discovered this blood jade, and made this blood jade into such a shape,

The Emperor of Chu had been staring at the piece of blood jade in his hand, and then he slowly withdrew his gaze, raised his eyes, turned his gaze to Chu Xuhua who was standing aside, and called softly, "Qi'er," Chu Xuhua heard this call, his expression was slightly stunned, but he came back to his senses,

He took a step forward, made a gesture at his father, and responded, "Father," the emperor of Chu handed the piece of blood jade to the eunuch on the side, and said slowly, "You are knowledgeable, this piece of blood jade will be handed over to you, you have to keep it well," As soon as the words fell, the eyes of many princes present widened,

No one would have thought that this Chu Xuhua would pick up a big bargain like this, to know how precious this piece of blood jade is, but when his father said that he wanted to hand it over to Chu Xuhua, he didn't even blink his eyelids, or even have any reluctance, as if this was just an ordinary reward, not a reward at all for something strange.

Chu Xuhua didn't seem to have thought that his father would hand over this piece of blood jade to him, but since his father had already made an order, not to mention that in front of so many people, he naturally had no way to shirk it, so he just made a long gesture and responded, "Thank you father, my son will definitely keep it well,"

Some princes came back to their senses, that is, they threw a look of envy, jealousy and hatred at Chu Xuhua, but they couldn't be so valued by their father at all, and they actually gave the blood jade directly to Chu Xuhua, but the fact that Chu Xuhua read all books is well known in the court, so it can also be said that Chu Xuhua deserves it,

The eunuch handed over the blood jade to Chu Xuhua again, and after Chu Xuhua took the blood jade, he retreated to his original position, and the envoy of Xia Huaguo didn't seem to have thought that this Chu emperor actually gave this blood jade to the seventh prince, but thinking about it, it didn't seem to make any difference, that is, after making a move, he retreated,

After he retreated, the envoys of other countries came forward one after another, offering the tribute they brought, and then congratulating the emperor of Chu on his birthday, but there were no too peculiar treasures and items to make people shine, that piece of blood jade has stolen the limelight of today's tribute, to say that the piece of blood jade is eye-catching,

And the biggest winner turned out to be Chu Xuhua, except for Chu Xuhua, the other princes did not get any reward, and the reward that Chu Xuhua got turned out to be the most precious thing, many princes who couldn't hold their breath had already been seen by others, but even if Chu Xuhua got the piece of blood jade, there was no joy on his face,

He has always been so light, honor and disgrace are not shocked, compared with those princes who show their resentment and jealousy, Chu Xuhua is naturally more appreciated by the emperor, not to mention, because Chu Xuhua has saved face for the Chu State before, and his status in the emperor's heart is naturally different.

After the tribute, the birthday banquet began, with foreign envoys there, naturally it was impossible to lose the face of the Chu State, and because of this, the emperor's birthday was always so luxurious, it was not at all what the princes' birthday banquet could imagine, but some entertainment programs did not change much, but every time everyone would always have a good time,

Mo Liang is not very interested in these birthday banquets at all, except for the larger scale, it seems that the process of Chu Qingning's birthday banquet is about the same, Mo Liang really doesn't understand, why he has to go to the banquet several times a year, about the same, but he can still be so happy,

But this time, because it was the emperor's birthday banquet, Chu Qingning had no way to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, and Mo Liang was so low-key that he didn't speak, and above the emperor's birthday banquet, where could she, who was not a formal concubine, speak, so although she may still be talking before, but when it came to the birthday banquet, no one remembered who Mo Liang was.

Some of the concubines are excited to talk about some things because they are entering the palace for the first time, but Mo Liang is the only one who always eats by herself, even if someone talks to her, she is also ignorant and has a very cold attitude, so no concubine is willing to touch this nail anymore, and she is embarrassed for herself.

After Mo Liang ate for a while, she knew that it didn't mean anything to stay here any longer, that is, she quietly left her position while no one was paying attention, because she had always been very low-key, so when she left, no one noticed her at all, so naturally she left the table easily, the emperor wanted to talk to foreign envoys, where is the leisure to pay attention to Mo Liang,

However, Chu Tingchuan has always been paying attention to Mo Liang's every move, so when Mo Liang left, of course he saw it clearly, just because as a prince, he couldn't leave the table without permission, so he could only watch Mo Liang slip away quietly, but there was no way, he didn't want to alarm everyone present,

Although the palace is considered to have been in once, Mo Liang is not familiar with the road, and this palace is so big, although it is not a way to get lost, but if you don't pay much attention, you will take a long detour, and go around several circles to find the place where you came from, but Mo Liang is not a road idiot, you can recognize the way back,

This palace can't be wandered around casually, but it seems that because of the emperor's birthday, some eunuchs and slaves have gone to work, and they haven't noticed that there is a person who is now hanging out in the palace, and some guards are patrolling, but they didn't find Mo Liang, so naturally it is very convenient for Mo Liang to walk in the palace inexplicably, and no one stopped him, /AUT