May 16th is Xie Zhaozhao's birthday.

A grand celebration was held for Emperor An's birthday, and the entire Daming Prefecture was immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

Emperor Chen proclaimed to the world: On the occasion of Emperor An's birthday, a general amnesty is hereby granted, and all those who are not guilty of the ten heinous crimes will be pardoned!

The entire city of Kyoto and Daimyo Prefecture lifted the curfew and enjoyed ten days of revelry.

People throughout the country who are ten years of age or older can go to the local government to receive five taels of silver or five strings of cash.

On this day, Changhe Town in Yulong Kingdom began to be fully open to the outside world.

A month in advance, Prince Xian, Xie Anxia, ​​and Prime Minister Ling Xun patrolled Changhe Town, checking each step repeatedly to ensure the smooth progress of the transaction.

Since the Lunar New Year, Changhe Town has doubled in size. In addition to the construction of buildings and trading centers, Prince Xian also built a porcelain trading market, a silk wholesale trading center, and a horse farm in Changhe Town.

Xie Zhaozhao asked Li Yunmu to transport the salt from Shian City as well, as there was a salt trading market there...

We can accept orders from foreigners on-site, and we also offer spot transactions.

The imperial court dispatched Dong Yue with 30,000 troops to garrison around Changhe Town.

Foreigners can trade in Changhe Town, but they cannot leave Changhe Town and venture into other parts of Yulong Kingdom.

As for the Dongli people's original investigation of Tian Yaozu in Lizhou, it was Zhou Shaoyu who deliberately let them off the hook. Otherwise, the border would be just for show.

On this day, another large ship was launched from the Jade Dragon Kingdom.

Ling Xun accepted a bribe of ten thousand taels of silver and gave Shuxia Santiao and Songxia Yi a brilliant idea. The two presented the Tanjung Parla lock ship, a ten-thousand-ton vessel, to the King of Qi, thus gaining the opportunity to meet the "smoker".

At Dongyingzhou Port, the Yulong Ocean Shipping Fleet welcomes a new member – the 10,000-ton Tanjung Parlat vessel, which sets sail!

Early in the morning, Xie Zhaozhao released Guan Yingying as well, asking her to attend her birthday banquet with her.

The weather in mid-May was slightly warm and dry, quite comfortable.

The banquet was held in the open air of the palace. Guan Yingying changed into a new dress and watched the civil and military officials and their families walking happily in the huge royal garden.

Looking at the rows of food shelves of varying heights and the fine wine in the transparent glass glasses, she was momentarily dazed.

This looks like a high-class banquet!

It turns out that this kind of banquet also existed in ancient times, and it was much more luxurious and sophisticated than any she had seen in the 21st century.

This is a true royal banquet.

She didn't recognize many people at the banquet, whether they were "Guan Yingying" or "Princess Yu Rong".

This is a royal banquet of the Jade Dragon Kingdom, and there are many newly rich and powerful people there, whom she doesn't recognize at all.

Who is that?

She heard many people talking about her.

Having not seen anyone for a long time, she seemed a little flustered and grabbed Manman, asking, "What day is it today? What kind of banquet is this?"

Manman said, "It's His Majesty Emperor An's birthday banquet."

Happy birthday, Xie Zhaozhao!

Xie Zhaozhao is only twenty-one years old, right?

A thousand years later, at the age of twenty-one, he was either still a college graduate (or not yet graduated), either living off his parents or desperately looking for a job, while Xie Zhaozhao was already the empress of a great nation!

She watched as civil and military officials continuously approached Xie Zhaozhao to pay their respects and present extremely valuable gifts, and she couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart.

"Report! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Tanjong Parit ship has successfully set sail!"

"Report! The Changhe Town Special Trade Zone held its pre-opening promotion three days in advance, and within half an hour of the opening ceremony, the transaction volume has already reached 30 million taels!"

"Report! The Imperial Preceptor Xiandou presents a birthday gift!"

"Report!"

Guan Yingying didn't want to listen anymore.

She knew Xie Zhaozhao had become emperor, but seeing her alone was a completely different experience from seeing so many people kneeling and kowtowing to Xie Zhaozhao.

Only now did she truly realize that Xie Zhaozhao was worlds apart from her—no, she was on the eighteenth floor underground.

Jealousy at its extreme leads to nothing but deep despair and hatred for God.

Why be reborn?

Wouldn't it be better to stay in the first life after coming to make a name for ourselves?

At that time, Guan Yingying was the high-ranking Duchess and a guest of honor of the Crown Prince, while Xie Zhaozhao was just a so-called legitimate wife sitting on the sidelines in the inner quarters. In the end, she was forced to death by Guan Yingying and Gu Yuebai and burned to ashes!

But now the other side is not only a high and mighty emperor and empress, but also opens air routes, establishes special zones, expands its territory, and receives congratulations from all over the world...

Guan Yingying saw the "Jade Dragon Newspaper" on the newspaper rack in a prominent position in the main hall.

I casually picked up a recent newspaper.

After reading it, she couldn't help but cough.

I choked!

Who is this? How could they know everything about her a thousand years from now?

She saw the name "Smoker".

Who is the smoker? Is he male or female? Is there another time traveler in this world?

She stumbled out, distraught, and seeing the people still bowing to Xie Zhaozhao, she screamed hysterically, "How could this be?"

Xiu Ning walked over and lectured her harshly, "It's His Majesty's birthday, and you're making such a fuss here. What kind of behavior is that?"

He slapped the two eunuchs twice and said, "Send them back to Yongxiang."

She was gagged and her arms were twisted as she was sent to the Yongxiang Palace. Just then, she ran into Shuxia Santiao and Songxia, who had come to see King Xie Yu of Qi.

Matsushita looked at Guan Yingying, who was being twisted and pulled, and glanced at her several times with a feeling of being touched.

Guan Yingying is exactly three years older than Xie Zhaozhao, but her current appearance belongs to Princess Yurong, making her a full twelve years older than Xie Zhaozhao.

Princess Yurong, now thirty-three, has graying hair at her temples and wrinkles around her eyes. Her skin is loose due to extreme weight loss…

Matsushita and Guan Yingying passed each other by.

Xie Yu waited for Song Yi at the Peony Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

Ling Xun saw three trees and one pine tree in the distance, and came over to greet them, introducing them to each other.

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