The other ministers didn't notice anything, but Wei Zhi and Old Tang, who knew the inside story, frowned slightly, then silently returned to their Wei Zhi, bowed again and sat down. Mobile version https://

Man Bao and Bai Shan also raised their heads and looked at King Yizhou. This was the first time they saw King Yizhou after knowing their life experiences.

They thought they would show hatred, but when they saw King Yizhou, they didn't feel much at all. Their bright eyes looked at King Yizhou standing above without much emotion.

King Yizhou didn't pay attention to them, after all, so many people were watching them.

The Queen Mother held his hand and sat in the middle. She was the birthday girl today, so she sat in the middle. The Emperor was slightly to the side, but from a distance, the seats of mother and son were almost the same.

After the Queen Mother sat down, she patted King Yizhou's hand and said with a smile: "Sit down quickly and let your wife and others sit with the Queen. Where is Xin'an, let him come over quickly."

Prince Xin'an, who was lagging behind, immediately stepped forward with a smile, bowed deeply, and called out "Grandma Huang".

"Okay, okay," the Queen Mother smiled, narrowed her eyes, and took his hand and said, "Go and sit with your brother, the prince. In a while, you can help grandma take a look at the gifts presented by the courtiers."

Prince Xin'an responded with a smile.

The prince glanced at his father, silently stood up and moved up, letting his cousin sit under him.

The second prince and the third prince:......

The fourth prince and his two younger brothers didn't care about this. Anyway, if they were fighting gods, it would be fine as long as it didn't harm them.

The emperor looked cheerful and didn't seem to care about these things at all. After they sat down, he raised his hand to signal the birthday banquet to begin.

Then comes the gift-giving part.

The birthday gift that can be brought up is naturally not the unknown and superficial gift from Manbao and others. It is the emperor's gift first.

He selected the two best ones from his palace and gave them to the Queen Mother, who in turn gave the Queen Mother a jade Buddha.

The Queen Mother believes in Buddhism.

Man Bao sat next to Ming Da and plucked out a grape from the fruit plate in front of him to eat, which was also very difficult to eat outside.

Seeing that the gifts everyone gave were very valuable, Man Bao asked Ming Da in a low voice, "You only gave me things you embroidered by yourself, is that okay?"

Mingda leaned into her ear and explained in a low voice: "I'm not old yet, I'm not married yet, and I don't have much money. For us, the most important thing is our thoughts. When I get married in the future, the gifts won't be acceptable.

That’s it.”

Man Bao nodded and saw that King Yizhou gave the Queen Mother a coral tree that was taller than her. The red coral tree was as clear as jade. Man Bao, who had never seen much of the world, was stunned.

Even Ming Da couldn't help but look at it twice and whispered: "Uncle Huang is so generous. There is no such coral tree in the palace."

Manbao secretly thought: This is all the sweat and blood of the people of Jiannan Road, especially Yizhou.

The emperor also looked at the coral tree several times.

The Queen Mother was so happy that the wrinkles on her face deepened when she smiled. No matter what they thought in their hearts, all the ministers followed the Queen Mother's wishes and praised King Yizhou's filial piety.

After the King of Yizhou, it was the gifts of other princes. After all the uncles had given gifts, the prince gave birth to the first of their generation.

Man Baomu stared blankly at the rare treasures that he had never seen before, and some that he had never even heard of, flowing towards the Queen Mother like water. He gradually thought about how much money the Queen Mother would earn by celebrating her birthday.

Man Bao turned around and asked Ming Da, "Does the Queen Mother celebrate her birthday every year?"

Mingda was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "No, birthdays in previous years were always family banquets, and even the emperor's uncle and the others didn't come to Beijing very often. They only did this when celebrating birthdays. The last time my grandmother celebrated her birthday, I was still young, so I can't remember anything.

many."

Manbao breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result, Mingda said: "But this year is not the birthday of the Imperial Grandmother. It's just that the Imperial Grandmother said that her health was very poor and wanted to take this opportunity to have a reunion dinner with the whole family, so the emperor celebrated her birthday."

Man Bao then looked up at the Queen Mother's face carefully. She was sitting not too far away, so he could still see and hear clearly. When he listened to her words again, Man Bao whispered to Ming Da: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother is in good health.

.”

Mingda:……

Of course she knew that the imperial grandmother was in good health, at least better than her mother, but...

She glanced at Man Bao and said, "Don't tell me."

Man Bao looked at her and blinked, somewhat understanding.

There were not many ministers who could carry the gifts up to the main hall. The gifts prepared by everyone were very expensive, except for two people.

One is the magistrate of Wei and the other is the Duke of Yu County.

Wei Zhi was really poor, so he gave the Queen Mother a box of pens. It was given to her by his son. He had been reluctant to use it. He was still heartbroken to give it to the Queen Mother.

However, the Queen Mother was already at this age and rarely wrote anything anymore, so she smiled and let people accept the gifts without reading more.

Even lighter than Wei Zhi's gift was the gift from Yu County Duke.

Man Bao felt this way because the Duke of Yu County wrote a birthday wish list for the Queen Mother.

She thought the Queen Mother wouldn't like it very much, but she didn't know that the Queen Mother was very happy. She was truly happy. She even leaned forward when she asked King Xin'an to receive the gift.

She took the folder and opened it, took a look at it, with a bright smile on her face, and thanked Yu County with admiration.

Seeing the confusion on Man Bao's little face, Ming Da smiled slightly and whispered to her: "Yu County Duke is very famous for his articles. The Queen Mother likes to read his articles and poems. Moreover, he lives a long life. He

Writing a birthday wish list for the Imperial Grandmother is something that no amount of money can buy."

Man Bao understood at this moment, "Sir, what he said is indeed true. If you are good at studying, making money is just a matter of whether you want to or not."

When Ming Da thought about it, it was true.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

After the Duke of Yu County finished presenting the gifts, it was the turn of their unmarried little princess.

Everyone gave gifts that were handmade by themselves. Mingda gave an embroidered longevity character, and Changyu gave a handwritten scroll of scriptures...

The Queen Mother was also very happy and accepted with a smile. Because it was Mingda's turn, everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on them. Only then did King Yizhou realize that Zhou Man was sitting next to her.

He frowned and didn't want to mention it. After all, mentioning it in public would be equivalent to making her famous, but he endured it. When he saw Bai Shan and Bai Cheng sitting behind the fifth and sixth princes, he still couldn't bear it.

live.

He smiled and said to Princess Mingda: "Mingda, who is the young lady sitting next to you?"

Mingda looked back at Man Bao and then saluted and replied: "Back to the emperor, she is my good friend."

The king of Yizhou asked: "I don't know which family's young lady can actually sit on the seat of our Li family."

Mingda paused and then said: "Her surname is Zhou. Sixth sister and I both fell in love with her, so we asked her to sit next to me. My father and mother didn't object."

She looked at the Queen Mother and said coquettishly: "Royal Grandmother, I want to sit with my friend, is that okay?"

The Queen Mother also liked Mingda very much. She glanced at Zhou Man and found that she was a little girl about the same age as Mingda. Her face was round, white and tender, so she nodded with a smile, "Of course, you are weak.

Don't stand for a long time, go back and sit down."
Chapter completed!