Chapter Forty-Nine: The Prince Presents the Treasure There are other plans
This sudden scene made Shangguan Kite a little dazed, didn't take it, and said: "How dare the little girl He De ask for a gift from His Royal Highness the Prince, please take it back!" ”
"There is no need to be too modest, Shangguan Girl's dancing skills are unparalleled in the world, and I have not been paid for inviting Shangguan Girl to perform this time, even if this gift is Shangguan Girl's remuneration, they are all gadgets, not enough to worry about!" The prince saw that Shangguan Kite refused to accept it and said.
"In that case, the little woman has thanked the Eighteenth Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Shangguan Kite took the box, opened it and looked at it.
It turned out to be a turquoise amber, and the amber was also sealed with a gold leaf.
The eighteenth prince said: "This is a natural amber stone, which contains a golden leaf, I don't know if it is gold or a real leaf, it is not a valuable item, but it is very beautiful, I hope Miss Shangguan can like it!" ”
Not a valuable item? The princes are really wealthy, this kind of naturally formed treasure, there is no one in a thousand miles, not to mention that the second piece cannot be found in the Qi Dynasty, even the entire Kyushu may be difficult to find, if it is auctioned outside, it will be at least not less than a thousand taels of gold.
Just gave it to a dancing girl casually?
Before Shangguan Kite could be surprised, the Eighteenth Prince walked down, followed by the Nineteenth Prince.
"The imperial brother just gave an ordinary thing, and the junior brother also has one here, I hope to win the favor of the Shangguan girl!"
Then he also handed over a box, different from the box of the Eighteen Princes, the box of this gift was inlaid with gold wire, and there was a jade carving on it.
Just looking at the box, you know that the things inside are worth a lot of money, Shangguan Kite's brain can't turn around, looking at Shangguan Kite's hesitant hand, the prince said very appropriately: "My little brothers have not married a wife yet, Shangguan girl is beautiful and matchless, naturally she is in love, give some small gifts, don't care, just accept it, as for whether there is fate with Shangguan girl in the future, it is all up to God's will, never reluctantly!" ”
This is already very clear, the eighteenth prince and the nineteenth prince are interested in Shangguan Kite, and take advantage of this banquet to offer treasures, in order to win the hearts of beautiful women.
As for the eighteenth prince and the nineteenth prince, they did not have concubines, and they were only in their twenties, which was a good age, which was similar to Shangguan Kite's age.
My Fair Lady, Gentleman.
Without waiting for Shangguan Kite to refuse, the Nineteenth Prince handed over the box and walked down.
After the amber of the eighteenth prince, Meng'er's attention was attracted, although Meng'er has been practicing martial arts for many years, but after all, she is a girl, and she likes these rare and beautiful objects very much.
Seeing that the nineteenth prince also sent something, he hurriedly grabbed it.
When I opened it, it turned out to be a Hao lotus carved with white jade, lifelike, the nine petals were delicate and gentle, and the unfolding was extremely natural and vivid, the expressions of the little boy and the little girl on the stamen were clearly visible, and the sweet smile was deeply engraved on the face.
White jade is a kind of jade that is extremely rare in Kyushu, the preciousness is far more than gold, one or two white jade is estimated to be exchanged for a thousand taels of gold, sometimes it may not be able to buy, it is a decoration that rich merchants like very much.
The white jade is carved into an item, and a part of the white jade is discarded during the period, making the item even more precious.
Ordinary people are afraid that they can't see it, but they were sent out so casually by the nineteenth prince.
All the ministers below are stupid, and other courtiers except for the four kings and the three dukes are afraid that they can't afford to use these treasures.
And the important thing is that one of these two items is naturally formed, and the other is post-processed, which are different, but they are extremely precious, which is no longer a love for Shangguan Kite, but a flattery.
The crown prince and the prince are currying favor with a dancing queen, and I'm afraid no one will believe it, even if it is the first beauty in the world, it is too wonderful.
Seeing that Meng'er had already held the things in his hand and played with them, he seemed to like it very much, Shangguan Kite was no longer easy to refuse, and said: "Then thank His Royal Highness the Nineteenth Prince for his kindness!" ”
The light drizzle, melted into the ears, a few thanks to the prince and the princes were excited, if it wasn't for the prince's age, it is estimated that he would have to offer treasures in public!
The prince laughed and said: "It is our blessing that the Shangguan girl is willing to come to the palace to perform, these two items are just right for the girl, and they are rare and beautiful!" ”
"That's right, there is a treasure and a beautiful woman, and there is also a gift for the girl below!"
The twenty princes walked up slowly, and the prince was a little stunned, not knowing why the twenty princes appeared, and walked up without even getting his permission.
Despite this, today is a banquet, not in the court, and nominally the crown prince is only in the court, so the twenty princes are a little out of etiquette, but there is no problem.
The crown prince didn't want to say anything in public, so he had to sit and see what the twenty princes could give.
Shangguan Kite didn't understand what this was doing at all, why did he start sending things to himself like crazy?
But looking at today's posture, I can't stop it, but it doesn't matter, I am not a person who twists it, Shangguan Kite wants to see what these princes have in mind.
"Come on, carry it up!"
In the past, the eighteenth prince and the nineteenth prince gave small objects, although precious, but they were very small, and they could be given away in a box.
But the things sent by the twenty princes were a bit big, and the four strong men carried up a one-person-high box together.
"Open the cover and give it to the Shangguan girl to admire!"
The two of them lifted the corner of the box, very careful, for fear of breaking the contents of the box!
"Oh my God!" I heard someone shouting involuntarily.
Inside turned out to be a one-year-old thousand-year-old ice and snow lotus, surrounded by ice cubes and placed in a box.
The millennium ice lotus is a plant that will bloom after more than 1,000 years, the flowers are white all over, and they will emit cool air to the surroundings on their own, and only grow on the top of extremely high mountains, and few people can reach the height.
The flowers of this flower are extremely beautiful, lonely and proud, and every place is very sharp, as if to pour out the will of unyielding to people.
The rarity and beauty of this flower far surpass that of Haolian, after all, there are many people who grow Haolian, and it is not a rare species, and although white jade is expensive, it is also priced.
Snow lotus is different, there are few families in the Qi Dynasty that have a thousand-year-old ice and snow lotus, such flowers are only recorded in the book, I didn't expect the twenty princes to have one, and they were given away.
Now Shangguan Kite is really surprised, what are these people going to do, the thousand-year-old ice and snow lotus is really a priceless treasure!
Suddenly, the name of a person in Shangguan Kite's heart popped up, and everything could be explained.
Shangguan Kite, who understood the reason, completely eased up, looked at the gifts of several princes and smiled, and did not refuse.
"This box is specially made for Snow Lotus, which can keep Snow Lotus active, I hope Shangguan girl can like it!"
"Then thank Your Royal Highness the Prince, you will be tired of sending someone to Mengyu Pavilion in a while!"
The twenty princes were very happy when they heard that Shangguan Kite had received it so easily, thinking that this gift had won the favor of the beauties!
Without waiting for the twenty princes to end, Liu Cheng's youngest son, the twenty-first prince, also came up.
He was followed by four strong men carrying a box.
"Since several of my imperial brothers have gifts, then I will also offer some ugliness, come, bring it up to the Shangguan girl to have a look!"
A box about the same size as before was placed in front of Shangguan Kite, and when the lid was opened, there was a small tree inside.
A small crimson tree, a Xu Mu tree carved from blood agate, is incomparably exquisite, from the branches to the lines on each leaf are clearly visible, delicate and chic, without careful view, you can't find that this is actually a carved tree.
And the blood agate is even more precious, the formation of the blood agate is a natural coincidence, there is a bird on Kyushu, called the blood swallow, this bird is very peculiar, every time the egg is hatched, it will deliberately pierce itself, so that the blood on their body remains on the egg, and they lay eggs in the same place every time, the blood agate does not have any reaction to the blood of other creatures, only the blood of the blood swallow reacts.
The blood agate stained with blood swallow blood, will gradually turn red from the original white, and will become harder than the original, used to make carvings is extremely beautiful, and it has the ability to refresh the mind when placed in the house, many wealthy businessmen have some small objects carved by blood agate, put it in the hand to play, and it is very refreshing.
But there are no one-person-high carvings, blood swallows are scarce, and the number of blood agate is even less, plus the formation of blood agate requires time accumulation, not a short time can turn red, as for red, it takes a long time to wait.
These two items completely surpassed the previous two, and the ministers below all held their breath to see this rare treasure.
"The royal family is really rich!" Qiao Chu at the bottom watched several princes fighting for jealousy, and didn't know what he was thinking.
As soon as this red tree came out, it shocked the audience, and the audience was silent, all the important ministers of the court were present, and there were no mediocre people, so they naturally understood that today's banquet was afraid of being drunk.
The crown prince squinted his eyes and looked at the twenty or twenty-one princes and said angrily: "Who let you come up!" ”
Forced by the majesty of the crown prince, the twenty-one prince and the twenty-first prince were only twenty-three years old after all, and the prince was imprisoned for many days.
"Why should the imperial brother care, my fair lady and gentleman are good, the two younger brothers are just surprised by the beauty of the Shangguan girl, and the eighteenth prince and the nineteenth prince are not the same, is there something wrong?" The sixth prince said.
The crown prince knew that what happened today must be prepared, and it was difficult for the eighteenth prince and the nineteenth prince to say anything in front of him.
"It's serious, I'm just asking casually, don't care!"
Shangguan Yuan watched the quarrel of several people, and he couldn't be happy in his heart, "It turns out that the princes of the various families in the imperial dynasty are like this!" ”
The relationship between the six princes and the crown prince is obviously not very harmonious, and it can also be seen how the relationship between the princes is, the eighteenth and nineteenth princes obviously have a better relationship with the crown prince, and the twenty-first and twenty-first princes have a better relationship with the sixth prince.
This is not news in the court, the emperor is seriously ill, the three princes are vying for the throne, and the remaining princes must rely on for the future future.
Except for the second prince, who was weak and had not been out of the palace for many years, and the ninth prince and the seventeenth prince did not fight for power, all the princes had already formed a body of interests.
The fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, eighteenth, and nineteenth princes follow the crown prince, the tenth to sixteenth princes follow the third prince, and the twenty-first and twenty-first princes follow the six princes.
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