Longevity.

Today's Linzi City can be described as very lively.

From the gate of the city, it extends to the front of the palace, along the way the color square is continuous, interspersed with color walls and color corridors.

There are also drama stages, song platforms, countless lantern sheds, along the way with colored silk formed of "longevity without borders", "the Son of Heaven ten thousand years" and other big characters appear on the color wall, particularly spectacular.

At this moment,

The palace is also full of people, 🅼.🆅🅾DTW.cO🅼

The princes and ministers who were qualified to participate in the birthday banquet, the gentry of the noble clan, came to the scene before dawn in the early morning, and at this time they were gathering in groups to talk to each other.

surrounding

A eunuch and a palace maid are busy,

The artist in charge of the performance, Mai Ji, also took place in the backyard.

Soon the feast began,

The first is the courtiers' gifts.

All kinds of rare treasures were offered.

As the emperor's birthday gift, what stands out is a fine, rare and strange, which is basically a unique treasure in the world.

Even the monarchs of the surrounding countries, and even the Qin state, sent congratulatory gifts.

In order to prepare these,

Countless ministers can be described as painstaking.

Among them, the birthday gift prepared by Ye Qingqiu was also offered.

merely

The white jade Guanyin, which is one and five meters high and priceless, looks ordinary among these many congratulatory gifts.

Looking at all kinds of treasures, Han Lin smiled, especially some of the gifts, he really liked them.

After the dedication,

The Imperial Dining Room also began to serve food.

In front of everyone who attended the banquet, there was a table.

Not long after,

It is already filled with all kinds of delicacies, candied fruits, and fine wines.

As for the long table in front of Han Lin, it was extremely luxurious.

There are a total of one hundred and nine dishes.

Among them, there are 20 hot dishes, 20 cold dishes, 4 soup dishes, 4 side dishes, 4 fresh fruits, 28 candied melons and fruits, and 29 dim sum pastries.

Besides

It also brings together the best wines from all over the world.

What stands out is a luxury.

Of course, if it is compared with Cixi's birthday banquet, it is indeed trivial, after all, it has reached the point of deducting military expenses.

In fact, in a previous life,

Han Lin Han Lin also deliberately learned how luxurious life in Cixi was, not to mention the living environment and the daily necessities used, Han Lin was also very luxurious in this regard.

However, in some places, it is really extravagant to the point of being miserable.

It is said that when Cixi takes a bath, hundreds of people have to be busy before and after, and the towels are wiped once and thrown away, and at least more than 100 towels are used at a time.

It takes seven or eight days for socks to be embroidered and then worn once and thrown away.

Calculate it,

Socks alone cost more than 10,000 taels of silver a year.

And then there's eating,

Today's birthday party aside,

On weekdays, Han Lin only has seven or eight dishes at a meal, more than a dozen, and often eats with concubines and palace maids.

But when you arrive in Cixi, you have to take one hundred and twenty dishes for one meal, and you can eat three bites of each dish at most.

One meal in Cixi, three years of food for the people.

It can be said that Cixi's daily expenses are more than 40,000 taels of silver, and this life has lasted for more than 40 years.

So

If you only talk about poverty and luxury, Han Lin really can't compare with Cixi.

I can only say that it is better to sigh to myself!

......

As the feast officially began,

In the main hall,

The aroma of wine overflowed, Han Lin sat in the first seat, and many concubines sat on both sides.

Below

All the civil and military officials are raising their glasses and drinking, looking festive.

In the center of the basilica,

Wearing a light gauze dress, the dancing girl danced to the music, and Miao Man's figure loomed under the tulle, full of charm.

In the corner near the gate of the temple,

A shadow sat in front of the desk, looking at the delicious food filled with color and fragrance, and had no appetite.

At this moment,

Ye Qingqiu felt a trace of nervousness for the first time in a long time.

The hands were involuntarily clasped together, and a lot of cold sweat broke out in the palms.

As early as three days ago,

Ye Qingqiu found an assassin.

The other party is from the country of Wu.

Born in a kendo family in the country of Wu.

Since the state of Wu was destroyed by the state of Qi, he originally had the intention of assassinating Han Lin.

Through special channels,

Ye Qingqiu found the other party and promised to find a way to let him sneak into the palace.

subsequently

Through a series of movements, Ye Qingqiu disguised the assassin as a luthier, and at the next banquet, he would play music on stage.

When the time comes, it will be an excellent time to assassinate Han Lin.

At this moment,

The dancing queen in the main hall has changed round after round.

With the end of the dance, these dancing girls slowly retreated, and then accompanied by the music of Yan Kingdom, seven or eight dancers in white long skirts walked into the hall.

A woman at the head has a light step, her eyebrows above the veil are as pale as a spring mountain, and her eyes are like autumn waves.

The long white skirt on her body swayed constantly with the dance, like a delicate flower blooming in the temple, and the beauty of the scene was like a fairy dancing in the dust.

Even Han Lin couldn't help but indulge in it.

Then

Ye Qingqiu frowned, and his gaze fell on the lower part of Han Lin's left hand.

Mainly,

Ye Qingqiu suddenly saw his father's figure.

But on second thought, it didn't seem strange that my father was here.

After all, as the former prime minister, and the Ye family is in the Qi country, it is also a wealthy family that has been inherited for hundreds of years.

Ye Jinglong is naturally qualified to come to the banquet.

It seems to feel that someone's eyes are watching you,

Ye Jinglong, who had just drunk a glass of wine, looked towards where Ye Qingqiu was.

The father and daughter looked at each other in the air.

Ye Qingqiu's eyes fluttered, and he didn't dare to look at his father.