[The entire book was originally scheduled to be rectified over three days, but because some chapters were not released, it was changed to fifteen days. Please don't criticize if you don't like it.]

Jin Suting is a little afraid of the dark. When she was a child, she didn't dare to go to the toilet alone at night.

She was a little scared for a moment. She looked in the direction of Helan Ruizhe and could vaguely see his outline. For some reason, she felt a little relieved.

"Is it okay now?"

The Queen Mother asked.

Prime Minister Tang said, "Your Majesty, please watch carefully."

He approached the box and carefully lifted the red satin cloth.

"Wow--"

Everyone made a sound of slight surprise.

It was a night-shining pearl, as big as a fist, and a green night-shining pearl.

It is radiant and pure green all over, clean without any impurities.

The light emitted is bright, yet soft and not dazzling, and is pleasing to the eyes.

Jin Suting was stunned. It was the first time she saw a night-shining pearl. It turned out that the night-shining pearl was really that beautiful.

Some, like the aurora borealis in the Arctic, she had seen in photos before.

"What I want to present to the Queen Mother is this most precious treasure from the Western Regions - the Night-Shining Pearl."

There was a hint of pride in Prime Minister Tang's tone. This was the effect he expected, and everyone was surprised.

But there was another person, she had no expression on her face, and was illuminated by the dim green light in the darkness, looking like a lifeless puppet.

"Light up."

The Queen Mother said this coldly, and the entire hall became bright again, which made people's eyes feel uncomfortable for a while. Prime Minister Tang noticed that the Queen Mother's tone was not right. Shouldn't she like it very much?

He had to work very hard to get it from his friends in the Western Regions.

"Is this what you want to give me?"

The Queen Mother's tone was still very cold, almost icy cold.

Just as cold as Helan Ruizhe.

"Yes, yes."

Prime Minister Tang said this tentatively.

"Throw it out."

When the Queen Mother said this, the air temperature dropped by twenty degrees, and Prime Minister Tang's face became as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Could it be that the Queen Mother really didn't like it? Prime Minister Tang racked his brains but couldn't figure out why she didn't like it. Don't women all like this kind of shiny things?

But the Queen Mother was not an ordinary woman. She was the emperor of Fuding Kingdom and the master of all people in the world.

She used to like night-shining pearls very much, but later she became extremely taboo about them.

Because the green night pearl was the first gift given to her by the late emperor.

She hated the late emperor to the core.

But no one knew. Everyone thought that Helan Qin was the late emperor's most beloved youngest daughter, and they had a deep father-daughter relationship.

Prime Minister Tang was still trying to save the situation: "Your Majesty, why is this happening?"

It took him a lot of effort to find out the Queen Mother's preferences and the whereabouts of the night pearl.

You know, there are no more than ten night-shining pearls in the world.

"I don't like it. Throw it out." The Queen Mother's tone was a little angry. "If you keep talking nonsense, I will throw you out too."

Prime Minister Tang's face turned pale. He never expected that the birthday gift he had put so much effort into would be degraded to this extent.

Eunuch Bai winked at the young palace maid beside him, and the young palace maid immediately understood, took the night pearl and walked out of the hall.

"Go back and sit down."

After the Queen Mother said this, Prime Minister Tang regained his composure and pretended to return to his seat with ease.

But his mentality had already collapsed. He was really fed up with Helan Qin's sometimes gloomy and sometimes sullen personality.

You can kick people from the clouds to the bottom of the valley at any time.

"Where's Grand Tutor Yu's birthday gift?"

The Queen Mother called Yu Taishi, the minister who was most favored by her, so the gift she gave him should be better.

This is a necessary step, as we will have to look at the birthday gifts from Yu Qinglan, Tang Ruozhi and Jin Suting later.

She just hoped now that she wouldn't be disappointed again.

Sure enough, Master Yu did not disappoint her.

The gift was a "Shou" character made up of ninety-nine longevity peaches. When Grand Tutor Yu showed it, everyone was amazed.

How do you grow a longevity peach that's as big as a human head?

And there are still ninety-nine of them. Grand Tutor Yu is indeed Grand Tutor Yu.

But that’s not all. These ninety-nine longevity peaches are placed on a longevity cake. Although it is called a cake, it is not really a cake.

The entire pancake almost filled the center of the hall. How could there be such a big pancake?

Although the Queen Mother can eat a lot, she can't eat so much.

However, we should try our best in everything, especially the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, which we just want to make a big fuss.

As expected, the Queen Mother was so delighted that she couldn't stop smiling. She repeatedly praised Grand Tutor Yu for his creativity and said, "Grand Tutor Yu's birthday gift really touched my heart. I will reward you handsomely!"

There was a burst of applause in the hall, as everyone was shocked by Grand Tutor Yu’s birthday gift.

Yu Taishi was a modest old man. He accepted the applause and the generous reward and said, "I thank your Majesty. Long live your Majesty!"

Then he turned the topic back to the old general who had just nearly angered the Queen Mother and asked, "What is General Jin's birthday gift?"

The old general was suddenly called and was a little dazed, but fortunately he was prepared.

The servant behind him held two wooden boxes in his hands. He asked the servant to hand them to the Queen Mother, and then he walked out of his seat slowly with the help of a cane.

He bowed to the Queen Mother and opened the lids of two wooden boxes. Inside were Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng. He said, "These are the finest medicinal herbs I found at my residence while I was on the battlefield. I specially picked them and brought them back to present to the Queen Mother. I hope she will like them."

Judging from the quality, they are indeed top-quality Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng. You will never be able to buy such clean medicinal materials in Funing City.

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