Seeing King Jin say this, Xia Zhengqi quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "Okay, let's continue with the palace banquet."
Xia Zhengqi picked up his wine glass from the table and said loudly, "Today, we are celebrating the great victory won by Northern Xinjiang."
"Although there are still some remnants of forces in the Northern Frontier that have not been eliminated, and the soldiers have not yet returned to the court, the overall situation in the Northern Frontier has been determined. Today, we will celebrate first."
"This glass of wine is to celebrate the pacification of the northern border!" The voice was strong and powerful, revealing the majesty of an emperor.
After saying that, Xia Zhengqi drank the wine in one gulp.
The guests below also raised their glasses and shouted in unison: "Celebrate the pacification of the Northern Frontier!"
The shouts were deafening.
[Hehe, my emperor daddy is so handsome! He's so imposing.]
Xia Miaoyuan muttered to himself as he and Xiao Wanyin stood up, picked up their cups, and drank them all in one gulp, imitating the adults.
However, what was in their cups was not wine, but fruit tea.
After drinking the fruit tea, Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Liang Chaozong below with a meaningful look.
Although Liang Chaozong drank the wine like everyone else, a barely perceptible trace of resentment flashed across his brow.
At this time, Debao tactfully poured Xia Zhengqi another glass of wine.
Xia Zhengqi raised his glass and said, "This glass of wine is to wish my soldiers a successful victory in wiping out the remaining evildoers in the northern border, and a speedy return to the capital!"
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
The guests shouted in unison: "Destroy the remaining evil forces in the northern border and return to the court this morning!"
After shouting, he drank the wine again.
Xia Miaoyuan drank the whole cup of fruit tea in one breath again, and burped uncontrollably.
She had already drunk some fruit tea and eaten some snacks and fruits before this. Now, after two large cups of fruit tea, her stomach was as full as it could be.
[Oh, how shameful!]
Xia Miaoyuan patted her belly shyly and found that it was already round like a small watermelon.
The originally fitted gorgeous palace dress was now stretched tight at the waist.
The stitching at the seams is clearly visible.
Xia Miaoyuan stroked the waist of her palace dress, worry evident between her brows.
[As expected, even if a woman wears a beautiful dress, she can't eat too much.]
[Oh my, if it's so tight, won't the clothes burst open later? ]
The palace tailors are such a jerk! They're making a dress for a child, and they even have a waistline. Can't they make it looser?
Xiao Wanyin glanced at Xia Miaoyuan, listened to her inner thoughts, and covered her mouth to hold back her laughter.
When Xia Miaoyuan was complaining madly, Xia Zhengqi spoke again.
"Today is the sixtieth birthday of my mother-in-law, the Queen's mother, Xiao Linbu Kezun."
"I'm here to congratulate my mother-in-law on her birthday!"
As he spoke, Xia Zhengqi stepped forward and actually gave Ke Zun a junior’s salute.
"No, no!" Ke Zun quickly stood up to stop him.
"You are the emperor, how can you bow to me?"
The concubines and princes above, as well as the guests below, were all shocked with their mouths wide open.
In the common people, it is normal for a son-in-law to pay respects to his mother-in-law.
But this is the royal family!
The emperor is the supreme ruler. How could it be right for him to pay respects to the empress's mother?
Xia Zhengqi smiled and said nonchalantly: "It was just a son-in-law paying respects to his mother-in-law, it's reasonable!"
"Besides, today is Kezun's birthday, the birthday star is the most important!"
Although the guests were confused and dissatisfied, seeing that Xia Zhengqi had already said so, they did not know what to say and could only bow to Ke Zun in unison.
Xia Zhengqi raised another glass of wine and said loudly, "This glass of wine is presented to her with great respect. I wish her a happy family life, wealth and health!"
After saying that, Xia Zhengqi raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp.
The guests did the same.
Xia Miaoyuan stood up shakily, asked Nanny Li to pour her a full cup of fruit tea, and picked it up.
"Miao'er, just drink a sip as a token of your appreciation." Xiao Wanyin whispered in her ear.
"Young Prince, Miss Wanyin is right. Just drink a sip. Besides, you are just a child. No one will say anything." Nanny Li also advised.
Xia Miaoyuan frowned and thought for a moment, then said firmly in her baby voice, "No, today is grandma's birthday. This cup is for her birthday!"
After saying that, she took a deep breath, raised the fruit tea, and drank most of it.
"belch……"
She burped again.
This time, she felt that the fruit tea in her stomach was about to burst out.
"No, no, I really can't do it this time." Xia Miaoyuan murmured, stroking her stomach.
At this moment, there was a whisper from below.
In the corner of the hall, three ministers were sitting side by side: one with a goatee, one fat, and an old man with gray hair. They were the three people who had been chatting in the private room of Tianxiang Restaurant a few days ago.
The goatee said, "That's not right. Didn't the emperor just take Meng as a hostage?"
"Why does it seem like he's showing so much respect to her today? Compared to the Empress Dowager, he's even more respectful."
The fat man murmured, "Are those all rumors?"
The old man looked incredulous: "How is that possible?"
Just as everyone below was discussing, Xia Zhengqi waved his hand and several young eunuchs came up slowly, carrying trays.
"Mother-in-law, this is your son-in-law's birthday gift to you. Please accept it." Xia Zhengqi smiled and looked very respectful.
Debao had already stepped forward with great tact at this time, leading the young eunuchs forward one by one.
Kezun, the Queen, the concubines, and the princes were all close by, so they could see it just by looking out.
Xia Miaoyuan and Xiao Wanyin were very curious and had already rushed to the front.
"Your Majesty presents Kezun with a string of top-grade oriental pearls!" Debao shouted loudly at the right time.
[Wow! Such a big string of Dongzhu pearls!] Xia Miaoyuan exclaimed in her heart.
I saw a whole string of Dongzhu in the first tray.
Each Dongzhu pearl is round and shiny, and each one is of uniform size, obviously carefully selected.
"Oh, Your Majesty has spent so much money!" At this time, Ke Zun was already very happy, and he couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the string of Dongzhu.
At this time, there was another commotion in the hall.
Yao Jinse could no longer suppress the shock on her face after receiving such a series of blows. She lowered her voice and asked Liang Chaozong, "What is Emperor Mingxi thinking? He actually gave the Meng family the Dongzhu?!"
Liang Chaozong suppressed his emotions and squeezed Yao Jinse's hand hard, signaling her to restrain herself.
At this time, Xia Zhengqi smiled at Ke Zun and said, "There's more to come!"
The young eunuch holding the Dongzhu stepped aside, and the young eunuch behind him came up.
I saw that he was holding a painting in his hand.
Debao unfolded the painting with a stern look and showed it to Kezun, saying, "The Emperor presents Kezun with a birthday painting by Master Gao Cheng!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd below went into an uproar.
"It's actually Gao Cheng's birthday picture!"
"The Emperor gave Gao Cheng a painting!"
"Wow, it's Gao Cheng's painting!"
"Let me see!" Xia Miaoyuan shouted and got close to the painting.
It turned out to be a birthday picture with exquisite painting skills.
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