Qingjing, Rihui City

Today's carved beams and painted buildings, splendid, magnificent, spacious and tidy Yuzheng Hall is full of palace maids and small servants who are busy coming in and out early in the morning. Everyone is trained to put the chairs, tables, and cutlery in place.

Busy all the way until noon, the performance program is ready, the delicacies are ready, and the VIP seats are ready.

The birthday feast officially began.

Yunyu, milky white jade, has a hard, cold, and smooth texture, and is famous for its irregular cloud-like lines. The common people regard it as a symbol of auspicious treasures, and when the family is happy with Lin's childhood, the elders will buy a small piece of it as a congratulatory gift for the golden grandson.

The staircase on the Jade Hall is made of cloud jade, which is moist and smooth, clearly reflecting the dazzling colorful paintings on the ceiling. On the jade platform, Emperor Xuanli sat on the throne made of gold, wearing a robe with gold on a black background and gold edges, and wearing a five-pointed imperial crown with a comfortable and contented face. On the right sits the graceful and luxurious emperor and queen, Chang Ruoji, who is also a luxurious skirt with gold edges on a dark black background, wearing a black and gold circle-shaped crown, and she is also the mother of the eldest prince and the third prince.

With Yutai as the middle line, it is divided into left and right sides, the right position is arranged for the emperor's heirs, and the left side is the emperor's siblings and the chamber of commerce that has close contacts with the royal family.

The people attending the birthday banquet in the audience were seated. Only children who are considered the best by the emperor will be invited to the birthday feast.

The heirs who were invited to participate in the birthday banquet have 3 men and 1 woman, from the position closest to the emperor to the next in order, the eldest prince Dugu Chiyou, the third prince Dugu Chining, the sixth prince Dugu Chiyi, and finally the thirteenth princess Dugu Qingzhu. Each child is dressed up and wears the national flower, agave, or body balm on the neck and behind the ears.

The air in the Jade Hall is filled with a refreshing fragrance of fresh flowers due to agave.

On the left is the Ghost Prefecture Su Wangfu, the fourth prince Dugu Xuanji, fat and sturdy, powerful, with a mustache, very brave and good at fighting; Pearl State Xiaowang Mansion, the sixth prince Dugu Xuanmo, the appearance is clean and tidy and handsome, I can't see that I have 40 and 6, he is taciturn, and he is a very attractive middle-aged man; The Green God Plains Battle King's Mansion, the Nine Princes Dugu Xiaoxing, is also the only vacant position. Then there is the head of the first chamber of commerce in Pearl State, the Neptune Temple, with wild short curly hair that sets off his uninhibited temperament, with a hearty smile on his face, and he is heroic and generous; Finally, the head of the first chamber of commerce in Ghost Prefecture, the rock phoenix of Hades Temple, with soft lines outlining a cold face, and a pair of solemn and deep ochre red eyes exuding an iron-blooded temperament that is not angry but mighty.

Emperor Zun looked at the battle at his birthday banquet today, smiled and nodded with satisfaction, and looked carefully at each of the children he had carefully selected.

The eldest son is full of poetry and books, gentle and polite, and is also his crown prince and his successor. The body is thin, often dyed with wind and cold, and the character lacks the style of a general, but it is very obedient and still malleable.

The third son, Chi Ning, is alert and intelligent by nature, has a flexible head, is introverted and calm, acts cautiously and methodically, and is a master of strategy. It's okay to be a little rebellious, Chi Ning is quite filial to his mother Chang Hou, and never acts against her will, and Chang Hou is obedient to his husband, and Chi Ning has never disobeyed his father. In the future, I am afraid that Blazing You will have to rely on the full assistance of Blazing Ning to take on big things.

The sixth son is Chiyi, the youngest son who Xuanli doesn't understand the most. ran out of the city twice in three days, and wandered around the Dugu Dynasty when he had nothing to do, often finding no one. This time, he was asked to attend the birthday banquet, and he also sent the Praetorian Guards to send secret letters throughout the country to catch him in Zhuye Prefecture, which is as far away as the sky. Blazing Yi has a slippery and elusive personality, a frivolous and unserious attitude, and if it weren't for his beloved Qingzhu's insistence that her brother also attend the birthday party, he wouldn't bother to find this rebel at all. There is no consciousness of being a prince at all, which only makes him feel ashamed.

However, in the past, Chiyi and Qingzhu both inherited the beauty of their late mother, Concubine Xiang. I feel comfortable looking at it just there.

The thirteenth princess Qingzhu, this does not need him to say much, she is the youngest daughter, and she is also the most favored by him. Well-behaved, polite, gentle and courteous, he has never lost his words in front of him, coupled with her mother's white face, round eyes, beautiful eyelashes, thin eyebrows, and fluttering figure, how can he have no reason not to love.

When the other daughters were of marriage, he would immediately arrange for them to go to the state to make peace. Qingzhu is also 18 years old this year, but he selfishly wants to ignore this matter and wait until Qingzhu himself wants to get married. It is best to maintain such beauty, never marry, and stay by his side to accompany his old father.

Emperor Zun was in a good mood, and waved his hand and said, "Let's have a feast!" ”

At his command, the palace ladies entered the venue with dishes and wine, and the band behind the VIP table played a light and pleasant melody.

Looking at the past from the eyes of the queen of Chang, the atmosphere was harmonious, and the unique mist blue hair color of the royal family looked even more noble and compelling under the space of Qionglou Yuyu like the Yuzheng Palace. Her Chiyo has always been a well-behaved and obedient child, and she has also behaved very well after being made the crown prince. She is not as harsh as the emperor, and for her, the blazing with the emperor's mandate is already a natural king.

Tsune's gaze couldn't help but be drawn to one of the princes, who had tried to avoid the broom star who had been born to restrain her, but his indigo gray hair color, which was darker and fuller than the fog blue, still caught her attention.

The youngest son, Chi Ning, the disaster star of her fate, almost tortured her to death when she was born, and even the hair color that symbolizes royalty after birth is so nondescript. She had to try her best to reassure Emperor Zun that this was his biological son, and she didn't do anything to be sorry for him. If it weren't for the oracle that the Tianji Temple where her brother was located rained down in time, making the emperor believe that Chi Ning was not a different species, but the assistant of the chosen one, and the royal family had him, the next emperor would have created the prosperity of the Dugu Dynasty smoothly, otherwise her throne would have been abolished long ago, and her head would have fallen off.

From then on, Chang Ruoji firmly believed that Chi Ning was a minor sin sent by God to collect debts, and no matter how obedient and filial he was on the surface, he was martial and committed, and he was praised, but he could not change the fact that he would bring her bad luck.

After a few glasses of spirits, the fourth prince Xuan Ji raised his hand and said, "Brother, I brought you a congratulatory gift!" Look! He beckoned to his servant behind him, who respectfully presented a rectangular wooden box.

As soon as the emperor opened it, there was a claw lying inside. Xuan Ji laughed and said, "Brother, this is the snow found in the icebergs in the extreme north, and it has a miraculous effect on nourishing qi!" ”

The emperor accepted it happily, and the sixth prince Xuanmo also invited his subordinates to offer a congratulatory gift, a thing covered with a red cloth dome.

After opening it, it is the recently famous Cangwang honey, and the degree of rush purchase in the market can be called a war. No one knows what kind of bee honey it picks, but the taste is changeable and fragrant, sweet but not greasy, warm and smooth, not only can be used in vegetables, but also in the treatment of cough and sore throat has been proven to be miraculous.

The head of the Hades Temple Chamber of Commerce has a poker face, but his eyes rarely shine when he sees Cangwang honey, and he seems to be very envious. Even a merchant of his level can't get a jar of Cangwang honey, and the favorite thing in the life of the Rock Phoenix of Hades Temple is honey.

Emperor Zun smiled from ear to ear, but when he looked at the empty seat of the Nine Princes, his eyes were a little lost.

Seeing this, the fourth prince Xuan Ji quickly broke the deadlock: "Brother, why prepare for the position of the war king?" Who doesn't know that he has limited mobility and can't go to the appointment. ”

Emperor Zun sighed slightly: "Maybe it's respectful...... I have been waiting for a miracle. ”

Chang Hou hurriedly held his hand and persuaded: "Holy Lord, didn't the War King also give gifts?" That means he thinks of you. ”

Emperor Zun looked at Chang Hou and smiled with relief.

The head of the Neptune Temple Chamber of Commerce, the Neptune Temple rushed to present a gift and break the sudden deadlock. He hooked his hands, and two subordinates carried a huge object 70 centimeters long and 50 centimeters high, covered with a red cloth, and the shape was irregular.

Emperor Zun opened the red cloth with a curious face, and inside was a pen holder in the shape of a large deer antler, the main body was Shanyu, and many expensive colored gemstones were decorated on it.

Shanyu is a naturally occurring orange jade in the deep sea, which takes a hundred years of sedimentation to form, and cannot be carved and shaped due to its texture, so this large antler is a masterpiece of Mother Sea.

"This ...... It's so beautiful! Is this Shanyu? Emperor Zun looked eagerly at the sea king temple and asked.

"Yes." The sea king temple is a burly young man, his eyebrows are full of domineering and heroic, and he said with a smile: "This antler was accidentally encountered by our Chamber of Commerce when we were looking for Shanyu in the deep sea, and I thought that only the Holy One was worthy of such a divine choice. ”

Emperor Zun looked at the big antlers, kept clapping his hands, and immediately ordered his subordinates to carefully move into the jade study.

Chang Hou was quite envious and said: "Why is there no such beautiful thing in the birthday banquet of this palace?" The palace is lacking such a jade to place the earrings. Isn't the Neptune temple family big-eyed? ”

Chi Ning was drinking wine on the surface, but in fact he was listening to Chang Hou's words.

The raging tide of Neptune Temple immediately changed his sitting posture to a kneeling position, bowed his head and apologized: "The grass people don't dare!" ”

Chang Hou said quietly: "Then send one to this palace too." Of course, a chosen thing like the one is only worthy of the Holy One, and I only ask for small antlers. ”

Neptune Temple's turbulent tone was difficult: "Back to the honored woman, Shanyu can't be carved and shaped, and the shape is all the gifts of nature." Therefore, the antler-shaped Shanyu is very rare, and since the establishment of the Neptune Temple Chamber of Commerce, it has only picked two large and one small in recent years. The big one is a congratulatory gift dedicated to the saint today, and the small one has been handed over to the Hundred Merchants Conference and included in the bidding items. ”

After hearing this, Chang Hou peeked at the emperor from the corner of his eye.

The "Hundred Merchants Conference" has been attached great importance to by the emperors of all dynasties, and it is a very indicative private commercial activity of the Dugu Dynasty, which is heavy on commerce. Gather hundreds of merchants with financial resources, compete with each other, bid for the world's rare treasures, all income will be included in the state, and then the emperor will distribute to the states according to the annual situation to build bridges and pave roads, or repair and maintain the city wall, etc., to increase the well-being of the people and solidify the military strength.

Chang Hou knew that the treasures that were usually included in the bidding of the Hundred Merchants Conference would not be changed, but the previous Emperor Haode had made an exception for an alien woman, that is, the mother of the Nine Princes. The "Cold Sakura" sapling, which was already listed as a competitor at that time, came from a distant country and was the only one in the whole Aotu Continent, and was drawn from the auction list and given to her.

With a glimmer of hope in her heart, Emperor Zun smiled and said: "There are no treasures in the palace, you have to be the same Shanyu as Weizun?" It's not too young, don't be childish. Such a rare treasure, or let the people compete, presumably can add a considerable amount of wealth to the treasury. ”

Her husband didn't fight for her.

Chang Hou pursed her lips, quickly showed her generous side, waved her hand and smiled at the sea king temple and said, "This palace is joking with you!" Since they are all included in the bidding, this palace will not ask for it. What could be more important than revitalizing the private economy? Take your seats. ”

After hearing this, Haiwang Temple Langlan breathed a sigh of relief, "Xie Zunnu understands the righteousness, and Zunlan has thanked Zunnu for the people of the world." ”

Then it was time for the head of Hades Temple to present a congratulatory gift.