In order to achieve the best results, Li Yu used red carp in the fish formation. This was his only requirement, and no one was allowed to watch during the training. King Jing agreed to everything. Although the fish selected for the fish formation were not as valuable as the brocade carp in the palace, they looked cheerful. Rehearsal alone

was not enough. Li Yu also asked King Jing to write a longevity character as a reference for the fish formation. King Jing originally thought that it didn't matter if it didn't work, and he just thought of it as a way to fool the little fish. However, when he saw that the fish formation was in order and the longevity character was exactly the same as his own handwriting, King Jing was shocked and deeply moved. Only a little fish in the world could have such a skill.

After that, the fish forgot to eat and sleep for rehearsal. King Jing vaguely felt that his fish had lost weight. He prepared a lot of fish food for the fish and fed a lot of supplements to the human-shaped fish, but Li Yu only ate a little each time and put it down.

Just kidding, the fish also have to make an appearance, and the size can't be too different from other fish. Before, Li Yu didn't notice it at all, but now that he is with the fish, he knows what the star figure of the fish is like.

However, Li Yu didn't eat much, but he wanted to eat it in his heart. The fish food and supplements fed by King Jing himself were too delicious. Why not wait until after the Longevity Festival to eat more.

While he was practicing the fish formation, the people sent by King Jing to monitor the Sixth Prince came back to report that the Sixth Prince had bought a lot of paper lanterns. Li Yu understood and it seemed that he was right. For this unrelated plot, the Sixth Prince really prepared the lights and shadows according to the original book.

But they were staring at the Sixth Prince, would the Sixth Prince also stare at them?

Li Yu recalled the Sixth Prince's cold eyes and shuddered for no reason. He decided not to take it lightly. This man should never be underestimated.

Considering the possible omissions in the fish formation, Li Yu also made some other preparations in advance.

Soon it was the day of the Wanshou Festival.

King Jing was going to enter the palace early in the morning. Li Yu was afraid that if he changed into human form at this time, he would not be able to change into human form if he encountered unexpected situations when entering the palace. So he agreed with King Jing the day before and let Master Li take a whole day off. King Jing took the crystal bottle and the small fish into the palace first, while Wang Xi brought the guards to transport the other fish into the palace.

For fear of being discovered by others, these fish were placed in a large fish tank covered with cloth, and it was unanimously announced to the outside world that it was a gift from King Jing to the emperor.

The emperor held a banquet in Baohe Hall on this day to accept congratulations from all officials. The gifts from various states and counties had been transported to the palace one month ago. There were also many people from all over the country who rushed to the imperial city to celebrate the birthday and watch the ceremony. The emperor ordered colorful tents to be built along the way to entertain them.

Li Yu followed King Jing throughout the whole process of the birthday celebration in Baohe Hall. He was amazed. If he had to describe the emperor's birthday in one word, it would be "lavish". The gifts presented by the princes and ministers were so numerous that even the rooms in Baohe Hall could not hold them all. The gifts were so valuable that any one of them could become a family heirloom for ordinary people.

The emperor was very happy and had a few drinks with several important ministers and the six ministers. It was the turn of the princes to present gifts. Marquis An, who was ranked first in age, was the second prince. The emperor allowed him to enter the palace on a special day to celebrate the birthday. However, Mu Tianzhao was not up to the task and his mind was still unclear. He did not recognize the emperor when he saw him. The emperor was inevitably saddened when he thought of the elegant second prince from the current Marquis An.

Soon, this sadness was diluted by the other princes. The third prince, Mu Tianming, was also allowed to enter the palace. The emperor looked at Mu Tianming and nodded. The third prince presented a carefully selected gift, which was a Buddha bone relic bought at a price of ten thousand gold coins. The emperor was moved and felt that the third prince was filial, but the relic must have a place to be worshipped. Buddha would not be pleased with such a big fuss.

Because it was a big day, the emperor did not show any dissatisfaction, but thought more deeply. The third prince had been under house arrest before, and could only study and copy books. How could he get such a precious thing as a relic?

The emperor was left with a question in his heart. The third prince kept saying that he would repent if he knew he was wrong, but the emperor wanted to check the third prince's background again.

Li Yu also saw the relic sent by the third prince in the crystal bottle. It was pitch black and it was hard to tell what shape it was. Regardless of whether the third prince bought the real thing or not, the relic was actually mostly made from the bones of monks. Li Yu was instinctively afraid of this kind of thing.

King Jing noticed Yu's nervousness and used his sleeve to cover Li Yu.

Li Yu looked out from the gap in his sleeve and felt much more at ease.

The two young princes, the seventh prince and the eighth prince, each copied a sutra for the emperor and were led by their mothers to kowtow to the emperor.

The emperor liked to see the tender faces of his sons. He had the illusion that he was not old and was still young.

When it was the Sixth Prince's turn, Mu Tianxiao first bowed his head and apologized, saying that he was poor and could not prepare a decent gift, so he could only use the light and shadow in the hall to present a gift to the emperor.

His words not only kept the suspense, but also aroused the emperor's sympathy. The emperor was also curious about what the Sixth Prince wanted to do, so he asked the Sixth Prince to do his best.

Li Yu screamed in his heart: He is coming, he is coming, and then he stuck to the crystal wall.

At the request of the Sixth Prince, half of the candles in the Baohe Hall were extinguished, and a few lamps sent by the Sixth Prince were hung up. The emperor looked up for a while and felt that these lights were very unusual, but the Sixth Prince asked him to look at the ground.

He saw many shadows of varying shades on the golden bricks of the Baohe Hall. After careful identification, they were actually the characters for longevity. The emperor was surprised and said, "Tianxiao, how did you do that?"

Mu Tianxiao curled his lips and explained to the emperor in detail. It turned out that after the Sixth Prince bought the paper lanterns, he pasted many pre-cut longevity characters on the inside of the paper lanterns. After lighting the lamp inside, he hung the lamp high, and the light could project the words onto the ground.

Mu Tianxiao said modestly: "It's just a trifle. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

The emperor clapped his hands and said happily: "I know it's not easy for you. You are thoughtful."

When the Sixth Prince presented the gift, the Third Prince was beside him. Mu Tianming was very confident in the relic he presented and hoped to make a comeback with the relic, but he saw the emperor's attitude towards him and the Sixth Prince. In the eyes of the emperor, the relic he had obtained with a huge sum of money was not as good as the Sixth Prince's tricks with a few lamps?

The Third Prince felt upset and puzzled. Didn't the Sixth Prince always help him actively? Why did he steal his limelight at such an important time as the Longevity Festival?

The third prince glanced at the sixth prince with a suspicious look, and the sixth prince said softly: "Don't be angry, third brother. You are still under house arrest. I also thought that if I can speak in front of my father, I can help my brother get out of it."

The third prince was slightly stunned. What the sixth prince said seemed to make sense, but was it really so?

After the sixth prince withdrew, Luo, the chief steward, stepped forward and whispered a few words to the emperor. The eunuch Wang of the Jingwang Mansion asked him in advance and asked him to put the gift of Jingwang last. Luo Ruisheng only raised his hand, but he could get a favor, so why not do it, so the emperor praised the sixth prince's gift again and again, and Luo Ruisheng mentioned Jingwang at the right time.

The emperor smiled and looked at King Jing with a little surprise: "Tianchi, I heard that you also prepared an unusual gift this time?"

King Jing usually wrote the calligraphy himself. If even King Jing was surprised, this would be unprecedented.

King Jing then stepped out and presented his own calligraphy and a scroll.

The emperor smiled knowingly when he saw the words of Prince Jing. It was a kind of persistence for someone to do this for many years. When the scroll was unrolled, the emperor was instantly filled with joy.

"So you actually asked for Tang Yin's birthday painting?"

Tang Yin was the name of the painter. This painter enjoyed the reputation of "painting fairy" among the people. The emperor also admired him very much and wanted to recruit him for a while, but Tang Yin had a strange personality. He didn't like money or official positions, and even less about painting for others. He didn't expect that he would make an exception for the emperor's birthday.

The Sixth Prince would personally tell his own difficulties. Prince Jing only presented a painting, and didn't mention how to persuade Tang Yin, but when Tang Yin's painting was displayed, you can see how much effort he put into it.

After the emperor had admired the painting of cranes and peaches celebrating birthday, he was satisfied and asked Luo Ruisheng to take it and hang it in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The emperor thought that he could look at this painting more often. The word "longevity" projected on the ground by the sixth prince was much more vulgar in comparison, so the emperor no longer paid attention to it.

After King Jing gave the painting away, he still stood still. The emperor asked curiously, "Do you have anything else to give?"

King Jing nodded gently and made a gesture of invitation.

The emperor was in a good mood and was happy to listen to King Jing. He moved in the direction pointed by King Jing. King Jing led the way in front and led the emperor to the edge of Taiye Lake.

Luo Ruisheng supported the emperor and looked into the lake together. They saw patches of red jumping in the lake. Looking closely, they found that there were many red carps swimming.

These red carps kept swimming, gathering more and more, and stayed in front of the emperor for a long time.

Luo Ruisheng understood that this might be the reason why King Jing had brought the emperor here, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, look, these fish are congratulating you."

The fish were very pleasing, and the emperor nodded with a smile.

The Sixth Prince followed behind the emperor, keeping a smile on his face, but he was a little disdainful in his heart. What's the big deal? As long as he sprinkled fish food into the pond before the emperor came, the fish would gather around. It's not even as good as a trick, how can it compare with his light and shadow longevity?

The emperor was looking at the fish in the pond, and suddenly found that these fish seemed to have a formation, some horizontal and some vertical, which looked very much like the strokes of a brush.

Luo Ruisheng had figured it out by now, and excitedly whispered: "Are these fish forming a word?"

The emperor took a step back and took in all the red carp. The bright red pieces connected together actually formed an extremely spectacular and upright word.

- A word for longevity.

It was the word for his birthday, and it was also the word for longevity that King Jing had written for many years.

Luo Ruisheng was shocked and almost cried with joy: "Your Majesty, this is the red carp offering longevity!"

The emperor first received Tang Yin's painting of fairy cranes and peaches, and now he received the red carp offering longevity. The emperor was very happy. Luo Ruisheng immediately took the lead and said auspicious words to the emperor. After saying a basket of different auspicious words, the group of red carp had not yet dispersed!

People had never seen such a scene before, and they rushed forward to see the excitement.

The emperor was most satisfied with the gift from King Jing, and he praised King Jing a lot, but he did not ask how King Jing did it. There was no need to explain the beautiful scenery, the emperor just regarded it as a wonder.

Mu Tianming looked at all this angrily, and saw Mu Tianxiao also watching, and sneered: "I can't compare with your clever mind, and you are not as good as a mere dumb."

The sixth prince just smiled and said: "The fifth brother's gift is extraordinary, and I am indeed far behind."

Mu Tianming saw that he would be a foil if he went on, so he hurriedly left.

Mu Tianxiao was smiling all the time, and no one could find fault with him.

The red carp that the emperor had admired for a long time was still there, and the sixth prince had an idea.

The carp can form the word "longevity". He knew that King Jing must have tampered with the water, but he didn't know how King Jing did it. However, if he could destroy the fish formation, King Jing would no longer be so proud.

The Sixth Prince found the broken ribbon in a short while and asked the eunuch nearby: "Do you have fish food? I have never seen such a scene. I really want to feed these fish."

The Sixth Prince was not stupid. He would not poison the fish under the emperor's nose. He just wanted to feed them. There must be a reason why these fish can form the word "longevity". However, fish are fish. They have some brains. He only needs to throw a handful of fish food and the fish will immediately fight for it.

In this situation, most of the onlookers would want to feed

the fish. The Sixth Prince's action was not abrupt. Even the Emperor heard it and said, "Not bad, even I want to reward them." King Jing's heart was in his throat for a moment, but he remembered Xiaoyu's warning and repeated assurances that he would not ruin Xiaoyu's plan. King Jing forced himself to calm down and stared at the fish.

The Sixth Prince smiled triumphantly, took the fish food from the eunuch, and threw a handful of it down. As expected,

the red carps rushed over to compete for the food, and the huge "Shou" character disappeared in an instant!

The Emperor realized something and felt a little regretful, but just as the red carps dispersed, he saw a brocade carp with a silver bottom and gold slowly swimming up from the original position of the "Shou" character.

This brocade carp has a lotus flower on its mouth. Its golden fins cut through the green water of Taiye Lake. It swam to the emperor's feet and turned around gracefully.

The emperor: !!!

The emperor has never had more surprises in his life than at this moment!

"Tianchi, this is... the fish you raised!"

The emperor quickly recognized the pet fish of King Jing.

King Jing nodded and looked lovingly at the fish in the water that wanted to dance the seaweed dance.

The sixth prince was naughty, but fortunately the little fish had a trick up his sleeve and was well prepared.