Wu Fu sighed silently, picked up a piece of pastry on the table and put it in his mouth.

Wow! The pastries in this palace are just good! Wu Fu's eyes were straight.

"Sister, this birthday banquet hasn't started yet, why are you in such a hurry to eat? If this is seen by others, others will still think that our Prime Minister's Mansion treats Miss Yan badly! Wu Yixiao sat upright, glanced at Wu Fudao.

Wu Fu ignored her, but ate another piece.

Such a disregarded action made Wu Yixiao half angry, she felt that she was being ignored, and what she said was like air....

"Humph!" , Wu Yixiao put her hands around her waist, tilted her head, snorted, and stopped talking.

After a while, the hall suddenly became a lot quieter, and Wu Fuzheng was puzzled, when he heard a sharp announcement from outside the door.

"The emperor has arrived!"

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince has arrived!"

With the sound of announcements, the noise in the hall gradually disappeared, and a large number of people fell to their knees in the hall.

Wu Fu raised his eyes slightly, only to see that the hall was dark and oppressive, and only to see that the pillars on the side were shadowed by candlelight.

"Miss!"

Wu Fu felt that the hem of his skirt was being tugged, and when he looked down, it turned out to be Qiu Ju.

"Miss, don't look up." , Qiu Ju whispered.

Wu Fu saw that the people around him were kneeling down and bowing their heads, so he hurriedly lowered their heads as well, but did not kneel. Because she was not tall in the first place, sitting cross-legged, her body was a lot shorter, and her skirt covered her feet and legs, so no one knew whether she was kneeling or not.

I don't know how long I waited, but the emperor's voice finally came from the center of the hall: "Everyone, Aiqing, get even!" ”

"Thank you, long live the emperor!" , a loud echo sounded in the hall.

"Playing music!" , the eunuch on the side shouted at the top of his voice.

Immediately, a group of musicians came out from the side of the path with props, they first saluted the emperor, then bowed to everyone in the hall, and finally sat in the center of the stage and started their music.

This is the first time that Wu Fu has seen this ancient silk music so closely, but there should be more opportunities in the future.

The musicians didn't squint, they just stared down at the tools in their hands and began to play intently.

The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra turned out to be funny.

Wu Fu felt that he was enjoying the joy of these silk and bamboo very much, and couldn't help but close his eyes and enjoy it.

But how can the temple remain quiet?

On the emperor's birthday, there will naturally be no shortage of gift-giving links.

First of all, it was the gift of the queen's mother, then the gift of those concubines, and then, after several princes and princesses gave gifts, it was the turn of the civil and military officials.

The gifts of the queen mother and the concubines were decent, there was nothing brilliant, they were all some embroidery, and Wu Fu felt that it was not interesting. But looking at the expressions of the people around here, it seems that these embroidery products are hard to find?

The gifts given by several princes are more intriguing, the prince gave a pair of calligraphy and paintings, the emperor looked a little heavy after reading it, and then rewarded the prince heavily, Wu Fu was curious about what was painted in the calligraphy and painting.

The second prince gave a homemade gadget, and the emperor smiled when he saw it.

The third prince gave him a self-made brush, and the emperor was quite satisfied.

....

Looking at the gifts given by these concubines and princesses, Wu Fu was amazed, isn't it true that the richer the things given by the richer, the more simple they are?

Maybe the rich don't lack anything, but what they lack is that kind of thought.

.......

After the royal gift-giving session, it was the turn of the hundred officials to give gifts.

In fact, many people's gifts were directly recorded by the eunuchs who copied them, and some officials needed to present them to the emperor in person, so they let others take them out.

.......

There was a moment of silence in the hall, as if no one wanted to be the first to give gifts.

At this time, "Your Majesty, today is the emperor's fiftieth birthday, and Weichen has prepared a thin gift, wishing the emperor great blessings and blessings, and also congratulating the Xitu Continent on becoming more and more prosperous." A deep, upright voice sounded.

"Come, bring the gift."

Wu Fu couldn't help but look up at the person who spoke up, only to see that the person was dressed in a dark brocade robe, and he was sitting opposite them, but now he stood up. He had a square face and a serious face, as if he were a good official. Wu Fu secretly guessed in his heart, who is this person?

After a while, several more people came up carrying a plaque covered with a red cloth.

Such a square thing, except for the plaque, Wu Fu really couldn't guess what else it would be besides this.

Everyone looked at the red cloth and waited and waited.

The emperor also looked at the things brought by those people with great anticipation.

The middle-aged man with a serious face waved his hand, and then the few people carrying the plaque ripped off the red cloth at the same time, and a picture of the rivers and mountains of the Xitu Continent appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the words "Hongfu Qitian" and "Prosperity" were engraved next to the drawing.

Wu Fu obviously felt that the emperor's eyes lit up when he saw this drawing.

It seems that this gift is exactly what the emperor wants!

Sure enough, the emperor laughed heartily a few times, "Hahaha." ”

Then he said, "Qiu Aiqing has a heart, the country is safe, and the prosperity of the country is the best birthday gift I hope to get." ”

Qiu Aiqing? It seems that this person is her father's colleague, Prime Minister Qiu.

Yes, it's really good at it.

"The country is healthy, and the people live and work in peace and contentment is not only what the emperor wants, but also what we all hope for." , Prime Minister Qiu lowered his head and bowed his hand, and said respectfully.

"Your courtiers have this heart, I am very pleased, come! There are many rewards. The emperor smiled, obviously really happy.

For the superiors, perhaps the happiest thing is that the people below are of the same heart as themselves.

Wu Fu poured himself a cup of tea and comfortably admired the scene of these ministers giving gifts one after another.

It seems that everyone knows how to figure out the emperor's thoughts, and the gifts they give are more meaningful and meaningful than the other.

Looking at the golden silk wooden box placed aside, Wu Fu began to brainstorm, thinking about how to make that story colorful and fascinating... Of course, the most important thing is to get the emperor's praise.

Silk and bamboo wind music is the background music of the banquet, so when all the ministers have given gifts, it will not be abrupt and embarrassed because of the sudden silence.

Just when everyone was quietly admiring the bamboo wind music and enjoying the food at this banquet with a smile, Wu Guifei suddenly smiled warmly: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that Fu'er was preparing gifts for the emperor's birthday earlier, and I heard that it took a lot of thought, and the concubine was curious, but I don't know what this Fu'er has prepared?" ”