The hour was already in the evening, in order to celebrate the birthday of the queen Wu Zetian, the emperor Li Zhi set up a banquet of nearly 100 tables in the palace Guanfeng Hall to entertain those important ministers of the court who were summoned to congratulate Wu Zetian on his birthday.

Usually the courtiers who are fortunate enough to participate in the palace banquet, the identity is just not ordinary, the ministers who were invited to participate in the birthday banquet of the queen of heaven, the identity is even more respectful, those who were not invited to the palace, are full of lost mood, this is a reused by the court, whether it is valued by the emperor and the queen evaluation criteria.

After the banquet began, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian sat side by side on the throne, and on the side was the favorite princess of Taiping, who came to Luoyang with the royal driver, and Li Lun (i.e., Li Dan), the king of Xiang.

The orchestra in the palace played festive music, and some of the palace ladies danced to the music in the middle of the temple.

There are constantly important ministers in the court and the central government who go up to toast Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, but because Wu Zetian strictly ordered in advance, no official is allowed to give her birthday gifts, and all the officials dare not enter the palace with gifts, which makes the banquet procedure a little simpler today.

The ministers of the DPRK and China are not allowed to give gifts, but as Wu Zetian's sons and daughters, birthday gifts are indispensable, Li Zhe and Li Lun are also relatively smart, and they did not choose those valuable things to give to Wu Zetian, but they just chose some ordinary things, but they have a deep metaphor, indicating that filial piety is given to Wu Zetian, and Wu Zetian is also a great joy, and there are valuable things to give back to them.

"Taiping, what gift do you have for the queen mother!" Wu Zetian waited for a while, but didn't see any movement from Princess Taiping, and was a little puzzled, and asked with a smile.

During the polo game, because he ran to the field and yelled at Liu Yi to be careful, and accused Jin Wuwei's soldiers of deliberately hitting Liu Yi with the ball, ruining the atmosphere, he was scolded by Wu Zetian fiercely, and was also trained by his father Li Zhi A few words, so that Princess Taiping was full of grievances, although her father also comforted her a few words, Princess Taiping was still a little depressed, but because it was the birthday of the queen mother, she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and resisted the urge to leave with her sleeves, and sat with her two brothers next to her father and mother, but her heart was not angry, Some of them were gulping down their wine in anger.

When Wu Zetian asked, Princess Taiping pursed her lips and muttered, "I thought the queen mother didn't care about her daughter!"

Wu Zetian leaned sideways, still with a kind smile, and said softly: "Taiping, you are the queen mother's most beloved baby, how can I ignore you!"

Hearing the queen mother speak to herself so warmly and softly, most of the emotions caused by anger were eliminated from Princess Taiping's heart, and she also thought of the birthday gift she bought on the street, "Queen Mother, wait a minute, I specially went to Beishi to buy a birthday gift for you!" As he spoke, he got up, took a package-like thing from the hand of his personal maid Xiaoyun, solemnly opened it, and took out a finely made glass utensil, "Queen Mother, this is the mascot that my daughter has spent a lot of time choosing for you, you can't dislike it!"

"Taiping, of course the queen mother will not dislike the things you specially went to the street to buy, and she will definitely put this birthday glass in the palace and take a few glances every day!" Wu Zetian pretended to be in love and looked at this thing carefully for a while.

Although it is said that such a glass utensil will not enter Wu Zetian's eyes, this is something chosen by his precious daughter, and Wu Zetian will still cherish it extraordinarily.

"My daughter is still afraid that the queen mother won't like it!" Princess Taiping saw Wu Zetian looking like she couldn't put it down, and her face also showed excitement and pride.

"Okay, the queen mother likes the thing that our little lady chooses for the queen mother the most, so let's do it, the queen mother is afraid that it will break, so she ordered someone to take it back to the palace first and put it away, is it okay?" Wu Zetian stretched out his hand and caressed Princess Taiping's little hand lovingly, and said with a smile.

"Alright then!" The resentment in Princess Taiping's heart is completely gone, and she is smiling like her mother.

"Wan'er, you bring this princess's birthday gift to the palace back to the palace first," Wu Zetian turned his head and summoned Shangguan Wan'er, who was standing beside him.

"Yes, Queen of Heaven!" Shangguan Wan'er, who looked a little tired, came up and carefully took the glass utensil, solemnly wrapped it, and put it in the package.

Wu Zetian also saw the tiredness on Shangguan Wan'er's face, and then ordered: "Wan'er, you are also tired today, don't come here if you go, go and rest first!"

"Yes, Queen of Heaven!" Shangguan Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief and left with this birthday gift of Princess Taiping in her arms.

Princess Taiping got up and squeezed to Wu Zetian's side, hugged Wu Zetian's arm and said coquettishly: "Queen Mother, my daughter still has a gift for you!"

Li Zhi and the courtiers in the palace seemed to be no stranger to Princess Taiping's presumptuous behavior, and when they saw Princess Taiping like this, they all looked at it calmly.

Wu Zetian also didn't blame Princess Taiping for expressing such an intimate action, but just asked curiously: "What else do you have to give to the queen mother?" ”

"My daughter has practiced a dance and wants to dance it to you today!" Princess Taiping stood up as she spoke, "Daughter, let's go change clothes and dance for you and your father!" said that without waiting for Wu Zetian to agree, he ran away.

Li Zhi saw Princess Taiping running away, and he was very curious to ask Wu Zetian what was going on, and Wu Zetian also told Li Zhi with a smile what Princess Taiping said just now.

"Oh, I'm going to take a good look at what kind of dance Taiping will perform to celebrate your birthday!" Li Zhi said to Wu Zetian with a smile when he heard this.

The drum music stopped, and the palace maids who had just danced in the hall retreated, and after a while, the music sounded again, but it was the passionate and majestic "King Qin Breaking Array Music"!

With the sound of the music, a short boy in the costume of a high-ranking military commander jumped in from the side of the hall with a sword at his waist and danced to the music.

"Taiping?" Li Zhi and Wu Zetian let out exclamations almost at the same time, they didn't know when their baby daughter had choreographed such a military dance.

Princess Taiping, who was dressed in a high-level military general's uniform, drew her saber and danced continuously with the music, which was very harmonious with the music, and most of the people in the palace were stunned. It took a while for the ministers to know that this was the dance performed by Princess Taiping, and after a short period of surprise, the cheers continued to sound.

The chance of seeing the first princess of the dynasty dancing in public is too small.

Princess Taiping danced for nearly a quarter of an hour, and when the passionate music came to an abrupt end, she ended her dance with a stride and a knife to slash the enemy, and in the applause of the audience, she quickly ran to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian.

"Father, mother, is the daughter dancing well?" Princess Taiping gasped, knelt between Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, and asked in a coquettish voice.

"Good! Good! Of course it's good!" Wu Zetian praised repeatedly, "Taiping's dance is the best dance the queen has ever seen!"

The dance offered by Princess Taiping is the best gift for Wu Zetian on this birthday.

"Taiping, my father is also fortunate to see such a dance, it's really very good!" Li Zhi on the side also praised with a smile.

"Father, mother, this is a daughter who has practiced for a long time, not to mention how hard it is!" Princess Taiping pouted and sprinkled coquettishly.

"The father and the queen mother will have a great reward for you," Li Zhi said with a smile, and looked at his baby daughter with some confusion as he spoke, "Taiping, you practice this military dance... Also, you can't be a military attaché, why do you wear the uniform of this high-ranking military general? ”

Wu Zetian also looked puzzled, his daughter doesn't like to dance with guns and sticks?

Princess Taiping stood up proudly when she heard this, and said with a shy face: "Father, the queen mother, this armor... Is it okay to give it to your daughter's future colt? ”

"Huh!?" Li Zhi and Wu Zetian glanced at each other, and they both read surprise in each other's eyes...

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