The Korean Duke Mansion is full of guests and guests are full of guests. There are lights and decorations everywhere. The guests in the main hall are also here. Many of these people are relatives and friends. It is rare to have the opportunity to get together. At this time, they also call their friends to gather together, and the chat is very lively.

But at this moment, today's protagonist, the birthday star Li Shanchang, finally arrived, which made the noisy hall quiet immediately, and many people even stood up to greet him. Li Jie was also very curious about his legendary grandfather, after all, he had never seen him after traveling through time.

I heard footsteps in the back hall, and then an old man with white hair stepped into the main hall. I saw that the old man was tall, majestic, with three long whiskers on his thin face. Although there were a lot of wrinkles on his face, his eyes were bright and bright, making people dare not look at him.

"Greetings to the birthday boy!" When the people in the hall saw the old man coming in, they saluted the same thing. Without asking, the other party must be Li Shanchang.

I saw Li Shanchang bowing back and then laughing happily: "Hahaha~, you don't have to be too polite. Today is my birthday, but I am disturbing your leisure!"

As soon as Li Shanchang finished speaking, someone below heard a cheering: "Brother Li is just here to see you. I haven't eaten since yesterday. If you don't eat today, you will definitely not go back!"

There are not many people who dare to joke with Li Shanchang like this, and the person who speaks is not someone else. It is the founding hero Chang Qingshu Tang He. He has known Li Shanchang for decades and is a fellow villager. He has a lot of friendship with each other, so he has no scruples when talking.

Sure enough, Li Shanchang laughed and pointed at Tang He and said, "Old Tang, I admire your appetite when you were young. I just don't know if you are so old, how much of your appetite is left?"

"I don't know how much of Lao Tang's appetite is left, but his waist must be full. I heard that he has taken a concubine recently. If he doesn't eat enough today, he will not be able to fulfill his family when he goes back!" At this moment, another old man stood up and smiled. This person was Fu Youde, Duke of Ying. The last time Li Jie watched the beheading, the prisoners were caught by him.

As soon as Fu Youde said, he immediately made a burst of laughter in the hall, because Tang He is famous for being lustful, and has a large number of wives and concubines in his family. It is said that there are hundreds of people, and there are countless children. Even he himself doesn't remember how many children he has?

A few old friends joked for a few words and immediately made the atmosphere of the birthday party relax and cheerful. Li Shanchang was also very interested. He ordered people to hold a banquet. Tang He and Fu Youde and other old friends accompanied him to chat at the main table. From time to time, someone came up to celebrate his birthday, which made the atmosphere at the birthday party very lively.

Li Jie and Liu Yi sat at the same table. Everyone in the main hall was full of distinguished guests. These juniors could only sit in the corner, but this also made it easier for Li Jie to observe the entire birthday party.

"Cousin." Liu Yi suddenly hit Li Jie's arm with his elbow, then pointed to a table in the distance and said, "Did you see the middle-aged man in blue? He is your second uncle, Li Li!"

When Li Li heard the name Li Li, Li Jie immediately looked at him intently. He saw that Li Li was about 40 or 50 years old. He was well-maintained with a short beard under his jaw. At this time, he was chatting and laughing with the guests next to him. From time to time, he would raise his glasses to persuade him to drink, looking at ease.

Just as Li Jie was looking at Li Li, Li Li, who was toasting someone, seemed to feel something. At this time, he turned his head and looked at Li Jie. The two of them looked at each other, but Li Li snorted coldly. Even though they were so far away, Li Jie could feel the anger and contempt of the other party.

Li Jie chuckled freely, and he was all about to die, and he was too lazy to bother with the other party.

"The prince is here!" He heard the deacon outside shouting, and everyone in the hall stood up, and Li Shanchang was even ready to go out to greet him.

However, before Li Shanchang could go out, a fat middle-aged man came in. When he saw Li Shanchang, he immediately bowed and said, "Zhu Biao pays homage to the birthday star, wishing him good fortune as the East China Sea and longevity as the South Mountain!"

"He is the prince!" Li Jie also looked at the prince curiously at this time, and saw that the other party was indeed as fat as the legendary one. His round face was full of smiles. He looked approachable and amiable, and had no dignity of the superior. When he even saluted Li Shanchang, he looked even more intimate as a junior, rather than as a prince.

However, Li Jie was also a little disappointed. If Zhu Yuanzhang had come in person, his plan might have been smoother. Unfortunately, Zhu Biao is here now, which requires him to spend more time.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please take your seat!" Li Shanchang also laughed loudly at this time, and immediately stepped forward to help Zhu Biao sit beside him. After all, Zhu Biao is the crown prince, and it also represents Zhu Yuanzhang to celebrate his birthday. Of course, he is not afraid of negligence.

At this time, the guests in the hall also came forward to salute Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao also smiled and returned the salute one by one. Although he was fat, his facial features were quite upright, and his words and deeds were quite generous, which made people feel good at seeing him. This also made Li Jie secretly praise him. No wonder historic books praised Zhu Biao. If the prince did not die, he would not dare to rebel if he killed Zhu Di.

With the arrival of Zhu Biao, the atmosphere of the birthday banquet reached a peak, and at this time it also entered a very important link, which was to offer birthday gifts. However, not all guests had to give birthday gifts in person, but only Li Shanchang's children and grandchildren offered birthday gifts. On the one hand, it was to activate the atmosphere and make Li Shanchang happy. On the other hand, the children and grandchildren of the Li family also meant to compete.

The first one who came up was not Li Shanchang's eldest son, but Li Jie's second uncle, Li Li. Although he was second, Li Shanchang's eldest son was also a concubine, so Li Li was actually the eldest son, and the birthday gift was presented by the legitimate son first, and it was the turn of the concubine's son later.

"Father, this is the birthday gift that I have prepared for you!" Li Li walked forward with a lustful face and said, "As he waved to someone to carry the birthday gift he had prepared, he soon saw four servants walking in with a tall gift box, and then carefully placed it on the ground. Li Li opened the gift box with his own hands to reveal the birthday gift inside.

When the guests saw the birthday ceremony in the gift box, they were also amazed during the birthday banquet. Many people showed a stunned look, and saw that the gift box was actually a pure red coral.

Although red corals are rare, they are not amazing. However, this red coral is more than three feet tall, or even nearly four feet tall. You should know that red corals above three feet are extremely rare, and they can even be said to be priceless. The red corals that are nearly four feet long can almost be said to be priceless and cannot be bought with money.

"The father's study lacks a ornament. It happened that the child got this red coral, so he sent it to his father for his birthday!" Li Li pointed to the priceless red coral and smiled. I'm afraid that only the Korean Duke Mansion can use this rare treasure as ornament.

"Yeah, it's not bad!" Li Shanchang nodded with a smile. He had not seen any treasure before. It was not easy to get him to say it was not bad.

Li Li was also very happy to receive his father's recognition. He immediately bowed and left. Then the second legitimate son, Li Jie's fifth uncle, Li Qi, walked up to offer his birthday gift. The guests were also very curious about this prince-consort and didn't know what gift he would offer?

"Come on!" With Li Qi's order, eight health servants immediately walked into the hall with difficulty. The birthday gift was huge and covered with red cloth. The weight was not light. I wonder what it was?

After the servant put down the birthday ceremony, Li Qi came forward and suddenly lifted the red cloth. At this time, everyone discovered that it turned out to be a four-panel screen, but each screen was made of jade, which was made of four themes: spring flowers, hot summer, clear autumn air, and snowy winter. The main scene on each jade was a pine tree. Not to mention the carving, just four huge jades were worth a lot.

"Skillful and skillful!" Some guests who were aware of the goods also stood up in shock. They were not looking at jade, but jade carvings. Carving such large works may require master-level craftsmen to take several years to carve. This gift can be called a treasure of the world.

"The four seasons change, and the pines never grow old. I wish my father Lu Qi a thousand-year-old tree, and his steps towards the spring and autumn forever!" Li Qi solemnly stepped forward and saluted again.

"Okay, okay! My son is really worried!" Li Shanchang laughed happily when he saw such a treasure, and the guests also praised Li Qi for his filial piety.

However, Li Jie found that Li Li, who had just stepped aside, stared at Li Qi with a bad look, as if he was quite jealous of his younger brother, a mother-in-law.

The two legitimate sons offered their birthday gifts, and then it was the concubine's son and son-in-law's turn. The birthday gifts prepared by these people were either jade and jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, and vulgar things such as gold and silver were not available at all.

The birthday gift prepared by Li Jie's father Li Zhu was a calligraphy of Yan Zhenqing. As far as Li Jie knew, this birthday gift was bought by Li Li for a long time. For this reason, he sold two shops at home to please Li Shanchang, because Li Shanchang is good at regular script and also likes Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy the most.

When Li Zhu gave this precious calligraphy nervously, Li Shanchang just said lightly, neither saying good nor saying bad, and his attitude was even a little cold.

But even so, Li Zhu still withdrew happily, because for him, his father did not refuse his birthday gift, which meant that he had forgiven their family, which completely let him down his heart.

Finally, Li Jie and his grandchildren offered birthday gifts. Compared with their fathers, the birthday gifts of these grandchildren were much more casual, especially for those who were not yet adults. The birthday gifts given were as long as they were satisfied and did not need to be too precious. For example, Li Qi and the two sons of the princess wrote a hundred words of birthday as birthday gifts, which made Li Shanchang praise his two grandchildren for their filial piety.
Chapter completed!