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The Queen Mother wore a gilded colorful phoenix pattern wide-sleeved palace dress, and her hair was decorated with precious gem hairpins, which was graceful and luxurious.

Shen Nian sat on the right side below the Queen Mother, Xiao Jing was next to her, the Prime Minister was sitting on the left side, and the ministers with their families in the hall were all over the place.

The Queen Mother looked very happy today, Shen Nianzai looked at the Queen Mother carefully, and sighed in her heart, the Queen Mother really doesn't look like a forty-year-old person, although forty years old is not old in modern times, but the Queen Mother looks like a person in her early thirties, and she is really well maintained.

Soon the banquet began, and the prime minister said a few words decently, and took the ministers to congratulate the queen mother and present gifts to the queen mother.

The prime minister is the first person to give gifts, the queen mother is the prime minister's sister, the gift is naturally more valuable, it is a box of rare East Pearls, all full and round and bright in color, this East Pearl is a small country tribute, it is said that only one box of tribute a year, all into the prime minister's house.

The ministers were amazed and congratulated.

Xiao Jing saw that his little emperor was staring at the box of Dongzhu with blank eyes, and stretched out his hand to pull her over, "Do you want it?" ”

Shen Nian didn't want it so much, so he shook his head, "I don't think much either." ”

Xiao Jing smiled, leaned closer and whispered, "It's just a few beads, and there are some in the minister's mansion, all of which are from the emperor." ”

Shen Nian's eyes widened, with an incredulous look, and soon she smiled, "Then don't be fooled." She retracted what she had just said, she thought.

"I don't know what the emperor's congratulatory gift is? Can you let the old minister open his eyes? The prime minister, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly spoke, although there was a smile on his face, there was no smile in his eyes.

"I was about to give a gift to the queen mother, I never thought that the prime minister was so anxious, princess, move things out!" Shen Nian Shi Ran stroked his sleeves and opened his mouth with a smile.

The prime minister's face was gloomy for a moment, and he quickly returned to normal.

The prince clapped his hands, and two little eunuchs came up with a quaint box.

Shen Nian stood up, bowed slightly, and said to the Queen Mother, "The Queen Mother, the sons and the regent have been looking for a long time, and they hurried back to the palace before the Queen Mother's birthday. ”

The two little eunuchs opened the box, only to see a kind jade Bodhisattva sitting in the alley, solemn and graceful, wearing a crown, wearing a treasure robe, this Bodhisattva jade is transparent, exuding a soft light, sitting on the lotus platform, holding a jade bottle in his hand, his facial expression is lifelike, it can be seen that the jade craftsman who carved the Bodhisattva is very good.

"This jade bodhisattva is a congratulatory gift from the sons and the regent to the queen mother, wishing the queen a long life and good health." This jade bodhisattva was found by Xiao Jing, and she was only responsible for speaking.

The Queen Mother was also stunned for a moment, and then smiled with her eyebrows, "The emperor has a heart, the mourning family is very happy, this jade bodhisattva mourning family must be well offered!" Then she gave Cui'er a look, and Cui'er hurriedly stepped forward and prepared to lead the little eunuch carrying the Bodhisattva down.

As soon as she walked to the Jade Bodhisattva's side, Cui'er screamed in panic and looked at the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother!" ”

The Queen Mother frowned and scolded sternly, "What is the name of the ghost, what about the manners taught by the mourning family, you can't go down!" ”

Cui'er knelt on the ground, her face pale, "Queen Mother, the Jade Bodhisattva has cracked!" ”

The ministers were shocked, the emperor's congratulatory gift to the queen mother had such an accident, could it be that the emperor did it on purpose?

"What?" The prime minister said loudly, "What does the emperor mean by this?" Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, and the emperor actually sent a flawed Bodhisattva to fool him, where is the face of the Queen Mother? ”

Shen Nian's face did not change, "Why did the prime minister speak like this?" I am sincere in giving a gift to the queen mother, and the regent can also make decisions for me, this bodhisattva has never been opened once since he was carried into the palace, who knows if there is a villain who framed me and provoked the relationship between me and the queen mother? ”

The two little eunuchs suddenly weakened their legs and fell to their knees, "Queen Mother Mingjian, the slave has never opened the box, please check the Queen Mother!" ”

The Queen Mother and the Prime Minister changed their faces a little, this is a little different from the plan, it was supposed that these two little eunuchs would stand up and say that the regent moved, why are the words inconsistent?

The prime minister's first thought was that the plan was discovered, but it was denied in an instant, their plans were carried out in secret, and they would not be given a chance to know, probably the little eunuch who was unaware of it carried the jade bodhisattva, and it was a mistake.

"Take it down and interrogate it carefully!" The prime minister frowned, and let the little eunuch go down.

Shen Nian sat down and raised his eyebrows.