Chapter 103 Why do I love hearing this so much?

The gifts everyone gave were different, but highly consistent.

The gifts are all made of gold, just in different shapes.

The most eye-catching one is the golden sculpture given by An Miaoyi.

It was a golden iron-eating monster that looked very cute. Most importantly, it was as big as the iron-eating monster in the zoo.

"Vulgar. All gold. Do these people have any taste?"

Some people couldn't help but complain.

There were also foreign envoys who had never seen the Iron-eating Beast and whispered: "What is this thing? It looks so strange."

Lu Li didn't care, she liked the gift very much.

"Thank you, Empress Minfei!" Lu Li's voice of thanks was particularly loud.

"As long as the Ninth Princess likes it." An Miaoyi was very proud, and she said that her gift would definitely be the Ninth Princess's favorite.

What Shen Liuzheng gave was a pair of bracelets.

"This was assembled with the help of Concubine Lu." Shen Liuzheng had privately demonstrated it to the Queen and Lu Li in advance.

"The Ninth Princess is deeply loved by the Emperor and Empress, and I don't know how many people secretly resent her, so I designed this pair of bracelets for the Princess to use as a weapon of self-defense."

She pressed it lightly, and a poison needle shot out from the bracelet. Then it rotated continuously, and a total of 24 poison needles flew out.

Xia Shuyi and Lu Li were both stunned.

"If the Ninth Princess is accidentally captured by the enemy, with this bracelet, no one can harm her life." Shen Liuzheng looked at the bracelet with admiration in his eyes.

It was really inconvenient for Lu Zhirong, a woman, to work in the Ministry of Works, so Qu Fufeng sent her to the women's military camp outside Beijing.

Shen Liuzheng had always wanted to make a hidden weapon, and the two hit it off immediately. Shen Liuzheng was responsible for providing creativity and ideas, while Lu Zhirong was responsible for putting it into practice.

Although carpentry and hidden weapons are different, the principles are the same. After a while, Lu Zhirong designed the first version of a protective bracelet that could only fire one poison needle.

In order to catch up with Lu Li's first birthday, she has been working on this almost non-stop.

Finally, a hidden weapon that can fire twenty-four needles in a row was made.

"Thank you, Concubine Shu, for your thoughtfulness, and thank you, Concubine Lu, for your hard work." Xia Shuyi thanked them very sincerely. It was very convenient to use this thing for her daughter to defend herself.

The few of them had already reached a consensus in private, so they didn't say much today.

Lu Li also happily took it and said thank you.

Outsiders did not know the secret of the bracelet. They just thought that Concubine Shu and the Empress did not get along, so she only gave her a pair of bracelets that looked just okay.

"Tsk, I thought Shen Liuzheng could be so generous. Bracelets of this quality, I don't know how many I was rewarded by my father." Qi Xingyue hated Shen Liuzheng the most.

If she hadn't led the troops to attack Beiyong, how could Beiyong have been destroyed?

If it weren't for Shen Liuzheng, she would still be a high and mighty princess.

"Sixth sister, be careful with your words." Qi Xingchen reminded her in a low voice.

Beiyong had already been destroyed and was not even a vassal state of Daxia. It could only be considered a state of Daxia.

They are no longer members of the royal family, and the title of "father" must never be used again.

"What's wrong with me saying a few words? They are so far away, how can they hear me?" Qi Xingyue was very dissatisfied with the attitude of her fifth brother.

When she was discussing important matters with the Crown Prince, he couldn't help at all. Now he came to the banquet and was interfering with her. It was really annoying.

"Okay, stop arguing. It would be bad if Emperor Xia noticed us." Qi Xingran scolded the two with a cold face.

Qi Xingyue heard the prince speak and then she reluctantly shut up.

Qi Xingchen lowered his head dejectedly.

After the high-ranking concubines had delivered their gifts, it was time for envoys from various countries to present their congratulatory gifts.

"Fu Bi, the Minister of Personnel of Xichang, congratulates the Ninth Princess on her first birthday on behalf of our Emperor, wishing her good health and happiness."

Then they gave us their congratulatory gifts.

It was a lotus glass lamp. The glass shone brilliantly under the refraction of sunlight.

Lu Li likes it very much.

Helian Qian was asked to represent Donglu to send out the congratulatory gifts.

"Helian Qian, grandson of Princess Donglu, congratulates Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess on her happy birthday. May you be happy and free from worries, safe and sound, and enjoy wealth and glory forever." Helian Qian's tone was very serious, and his blessings were from the bottom of his heart.

When the people present heard him introduce himself, they were shocked.

What? When did Princess Dongli give birth to such a big grandson?

Dongluo's gift was also delivered.

Originally, Princess Dongli prepared a pair of flawless jade bracelets, but at Helian Qian's suggestion, she added a set of pure gold head ornaments.

This is the masterpiece of Cangzhenge, the largest jewelry shop in Beijing. It is one-of-a-kind and was made by their late master. You will never see the same style as others.

Hlensar spent a lot of money to buy it.

As expected, Lu Li didn't even look at the jade bracelet, all she could see was the golden headpiece.

She smiled sweetly at him: "Thank you!"

[Helian Qian is really a talented person. He is good at martial arts, speaks well, and gives beautiful gifts.]

【Listen to what others say, you will enjoy wealth and glory forever. 】

【Why do I love hearing this so much! 】

The corners of Lu Yanshi's mouth twitched.

What's the point of that brat saying he can enjoy wealth and glory forever? He still has to rely on his father, the emperor.

Only when he was alive and Daxia was strong could his daughter live such a life.

Helian Qian is just a guy who can only talk big.

Seeing Lu Yanshi glance at him, Helian Qian immediately put away his smile and left.

People from southern Xinjiang also presented their own gifts.

The high priest and the saint were both sitting still. Kang You, as their representative, went up to present their gift, a 500-year-old ginseng.

Lu Yanshi was very satisfied with this.

A hundred-year-old ginseng is hard to come by, and a five-hundred-year-old one is even rarer.

Southern Xinjiang is quite thoughtful.

【Nonsense, this is only two hundred years.】

[The five hundred year old one was secretly taken by Yang Jiuxiao.]

Lu Li complained angrily.

Lu Yanshi:?

The high priest of Southern Xinjiang was trying to enrich himself, and now it has come to his daughter's head, right?

Lu Yanshi had a blank expression on his face. While Kang You was leaving, he whispered a few words to the secret guard and asked him to send someone to the embassy to exchange the ginseng.

Anyway, the five hundred year old rifle was originally a gift from the Southern Xinjiang Emperor to his daughter. It is reasonable for him to take back his own things.

Lu Yanshi was righteous and confident.

The banquet was filled with joy and harmony.

After the envoys from Southern Xinjiang sent their gifts, it was now the turn of Northern Yong to take the field.

Compared with the other three countries, their gifts were not very impressive. After all, they had all lost their country and all the good things had been taken away by Shen Liuzheng.

Qi Xingyue took a deep breath and ordered someone to bring up a sugar sculpture.

Success or failure depends on this one move.

"We specially invited a master craftsman from Beiyong to make this. His sugar sculpture skills are second to none."

The silk was opened, and a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva made of syrup and a child appeared before everyone.

Behind Guanyin is a tree with lifelike butterflies flying on it. The little boy is holding a string of candied haws in his hand with a bright smile.

There is a line of words written on this sugar painting: Congratulations to the Ninth Princess on her longevity and health.