Chapter 68: The Queen Mother's birthday, competing for gifts!
The next day, the court meeting was dismissed, and the capital of Daxia was full of lights, and the main road leading to the imperial city was full of traffic, and the gifts sent by officials from all over the country and even foreign envoys were almost piled up like a hill.
The Imperial City Division, the Jinyi Guard, the eunuchs of the East and West Factories, the palace maids, and all kinds of subordinates were busy making a mess.
Outside the Cining Palace, the princes and grandsons, the little princess, and the vassal kings who rushed back from all over the country knelt together.
"Erchen (grandson) wishes the Empress Dowager a longer life than Nanshan, as blessed as the East China Sea, please invite the Empress Dowager to the table!"
In the Great Xia Dynasty, filial piety came first.
Today, leading the ministers to greet the queen mother outside the Cining Palace can be said to have given the queen mother infinite glory!
Not long after, the Queen Mother was wearing Fengyi, and the two concubines personally supported her, and behind her were a group of concubines, talented people, and show girls followed!
Forty-eight people carried a large sedan chair, three hundred and sixty-five little eunuchs arrived, and seventy cranes were released......
Surrounded by children and grandchildren, they went to the banquet place together.
Qin Yun in the crowd was amazed, this style, I'm afraid that even the Cixi, who is called Lafayette, is far inferior.
The banquet was held in the open air, which was large enough to accommodate thousands of people, and officials of all levels and envoys from various countries were present.
"Representatives of the Sixteen Countries of Xiliang, congratulations to the Empress Dowager of Great Xia on her birthday, a pair of colorful glass bottles, and seventy night pearls!"
"Representatives of the Seven Kingdoms of Dongjun, congratulations to the Empress Dowager of Great Xia, longevity without borders, 100 pearl girls, and a longevity coral in Dongjun!"
"The representative of the Northern Qi Dynasty congratulates the Empress Dowager of Great Xia, blessed as the East China Sea, my emperor specially made jade, I wish the Empress Dowager a long life!"
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For a time, representatives of various countries sang salutes one after another.
No matter how hostile and hostile countries are, there are occasions when they still have to show proper etiquette.
All kinds of gifts are very precious, enough to represent the style of the local specialties.
Of course, when important people in other countries have birthdays, Daxia will also send people to give gifts, which is called gift exchange.
However, at the annual birthday banquet, foreign gifts are not the main event, but the real highlight is these children and grandchildren.
Filial piety comes first, and this is also the time for them to show their filial piety.
Each adult prince must prepare a unique gift individually.
Come in long-standing order!
"Grandson Qin Tian, give the emperor's grandmother a wishful treasure pavilion, grandmother and look!"
With a wave of Qin Tian's hand, someone brought a Nanmu Treasure Pavilion several people high.
"Imperial grandmother, this building is ninety-nine floors high, and there are Buddha treasures that your grandson personally prayed for for your old man on each floor, and I hope that the Buddha will bless the imperial grandmother with health and longevity, and a wide range of blessings!"
Empress Dowager Qian believes in Buddhism, this is not a big secret, now the great prince pagoda comes out, those who hold the Buddha treasure in their hands, but their eyes are dark, it seems that this time they are going to be pressed by the prince again.
Empress Dowager Qian seemed very satisfied, she smiled and bowed slightly.
"Tian'er has a heart, and the mourning family is very satisfied!"
Qin Tian arched his hand, but stepped aside.
When it was the turn of the second prince, he stepped forward with a golden silk seven-trick exquisite ball in his hand, and there was a precious bird the size of a bee inside.
"Grandmother, this is the grandson, specially asked the master to create the seven-trick exquisite ball, the birds here are called the thousand life birds, singing every day, can soothe the body and mind!"
The Queen Mother bowed slightly, her expression was still smiling, but she only replied lightly: "Yes, I have a heart." ”
Qin Hao retreated, decent, he also knew that Empress Dowager Qian valued bloodline very much, and he was just a palace maid, although he had a lot of resources, but he couldn't get into the eyes of this old woman.
After Qin Hao, it was the turn of the third prince Qin Zhan.
It is worth mentioning that he was wearing a military uniform, but he was particularly dazzling in front of everyone, and his tall and powerful and resolute appearance also captured the hearts of many courtiers, and even Shen Yue took a second look.
Qin Zhan knelt down on one knee: "Grandson to meet grandmother!" The grandson has been on the border all the year round, and the war is continuous, and he has never prepared too good gifts for the imperial grandmother, only this immortal snow lotus, which is the grandson himself climbed the mountain to get it for his grandmother! ”
As he spoke, he took out a box, and in the box was actually a living snow lotus.
Those who knew the goods gasped.
"It is said that this immortal snow lotus is a divine object on the immortal mountain, and it has the miraculous effect of prolonging life, and it will be full of energy when you hear it!"
"I didn't expect that the third prince would be able to find this thing!"
The Northern Qi side snorted coldly.
"Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Third Prince, how did you obtain my Immortal Mountain Holy Relic?"
Qin Zhan's eyes widened.
"The place where Great Xia can see is the summer soil, and the Changsheng Mountain is the old land of the Central Plains, why can't this king go!"
"Arrogance!"
The envoy of Northern Qi snorted coldly, but for the sake of the current occasion, he did not continue to attack.
The Queen Mother's mouth kept laughing, and she couldn't close her mouth anymore.
"Yes, the mourners rejoiced! Zhan'er, you have been tired all the way, and it is very hard, so go and rest! ”
"Grandchildren don't work hard!"
Qin Zhan got up and stood aside.
Qin Tian looked at this third brother with cold eyes, without it, just because Qin Zhan was too domineering, too good, and supported by the big men in the army, he was the number one competitor in his mind.
Then, the fourth prince Qin Chen, the fifth prince Qin Xian, and the sixth, seventh, and eighth princes offered gifts one after another.
Qin Chen's gift was decent, and he received a good evaluation, he took the emotional route, and it was the old thing when the Queen Mother took him, and the Queen Mother was quite nostalgic.
Six, seven, and eight princes, or offering fiefdom specialties, or offering Buddha treasures, famous paintings, the queen mother also nodded frequently.
After they were finished, everyone couldn't help but focus on Qin Yun.
After all, Qin Yun and the Queen Mother were the most stiff in the main hall at the beginning.
When it was Qin Yun's turn, the Queen Mother didn't turn her head over, took Qin Zhan's hand and asked for warmth, not noticing him coming at all!
Even, Qin Yun spoke, but the Queen Mother did not respond.
"Grandson wishes the Queen Mother happiness like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, and the younger she lives!"
However, as soon as Qin Yun's words came out, they caused Qin Xian's ridicule.
"Ninth brother, empty words, who wouldn't say your sincerity!"
Qin Yun took out a box from his arms.
"The gift is here."
The Queen Mother didn't even look at it.
Qin Xian continued to sneer: "It's not dark, are you disgusting the imperial grandmother?" ”
Qin Yun said: "I said, I want to wish my grandmother to live younger and younger, naturally I am not talking nonsense." ”
"Imperial Grandmother, this thing can make Imperial Grandmother look younger!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.
"Natural aging is the law of heaven and earth, and the Nine Emperors should not say such big things."
Qin Xian snorted coldly: "Qin Yun, you are so angry! In front of the emperor, if you can't make the emperor's grandmother young, it will be a crime of deception! ”
At this time, the emperor Qin Ying on the side also spoke: "Qin Yun, step down, presumably the Queen Mother also feels your filial piety." ”
In fact, Qin Ying was afraid that the situation of the day would repeat itself, and Qin Yun had a fight with the Queen Mother again.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Queen Mother spoke: "The mourning family wants to see, how do you make the mourning family young?" ”
Qin Yun arched his hand: "Queen Mother, just apply this thing to your face, and wash it off with water after less than a stick of incense, you can feel that your skin is firm and more elastic!" ”
The Queen Mother frowned: "What is this?" What if it doesn't work? ”
Qin Yun smiled: "This is a mask, if it has no effect, you should be punished!" ”