319 Gift, General Takes Action
The emperor's birthday was quite lively and grand. People from all over the three kingdoms and nine cities presented gifts. The gifts were nothing more than specialties from their own country or city. There was nothing special, but the emperor was very happy to receive them.
This is congratulations from all over the world, how can the emperor not be happy.
The gifts for the princes were indeed thoughtfully prepared, but unfortunately, no matter how thoughtful the gifts were, they were nothing more than a waste of money. The emperor had seen all kinds of good things, and those things did not catch his eye at all. He just glanced at them casually and had them put into storage.
However, the gift sent by Yuwen Yuanhua from thousands of miles away made the emperor very satisfied.
It was an ordinary iron box with the eight characters "Long live our emperor and unify the country" written on the front. When this gift was given, Xiling Tianlei, Beiling Fengqian, Su Wan, and the people from the other nine cities all looked very unhappy, but they could only bear it and pretend they didn't see it.
After all, this is Dongling's territory, and today is a good day for Emperor Dongling. If they look dead, they will offend Emperor Dongling. Emperor Dongling has the thunder in his hand, and he is in the limelight right now, so even they have to avoid him.
The emperor was very happy when he saw these eight words, but when he opened the iron box, the shock and joy in his heart were completely indescribable...
"Hahaha, good, good, General Yuwen is thoughtful. Reward, a generous reward. General Yuwen is the cornerstone of the country. Even though he is thousands of miles away, he never forgets to share my worries." The emperor stood up happily and blurted out, giving Yuwen Yuanhua a very high evaluation.
Everyone looked puzzled, and secretly wondered what the gift from Yuwen Yuanhua was, and why it made the emperor so happy?
What puzzled everyone the most was that the emperor said he would reward Yuwen Yuanhua handsomely, but he sent the reward to Feng Mansion. Not only that, he also ordered the release of Feng Qingchen from confinement.
Although there were only three days left before the one-month deadline, the emperor's words showed that he favored Feng Qingchen. The princes' thoughts about Feng Qingchen were also dispelled by the emperor's action. If they didn't have the ability to steal her attention, they couldn't do it easily. As for dealing with Feng Qingchen, they would wait and see...
The Ninth Prince remained silent from beginning to end, and no one saw the deep mockery and cruelty in his eyes.
The gift-giving process was still going on. The emperor kept holding Yuwen Yuanhua's gift tightly in his hand, as if he was afraid that it would be snatched away. This made everyone even more curious about what Yuwen Yuanhua had given.
With the mysterious gift from Yuwen Yuanhua, no matter how surprising the following gifts were, they could not arouse the emperor's interest. It was not until the eunuch came to report that Li Xiang had a mysterious gift for the emperor to congratulate him on his birthday that everyone's attention was diverted.
Li Xiang was a smart man. He said he wanted to give the emperor a surprise, so he drove Rong Qingqiu out and made it himself, dragging his injured wrist.
The emperor probably knew that it was related to the Heaven-shaking Thunder, because the materials Li Xiang wanted were similar to those used by the people in the Ministry of Works to make the Heaven-shaking Thunder.
Well, the emperor was looking forward to Li Xiang’s gift. He hoped to get a weapon more powerful than the Thunder Bomb.
With Li Xiang's weapons and Yuwen Yuanhua's gift, the emperor has the ambition to conquer the world!
It was said to be a gift, but the emperor and everyone waited for a long time and there was no sign of the gift. Xiling Tianlei and others were very nervous. They hoped that Li Xiang's gift would be delivered quickly, but they were also worried that the gift Li Xiang sent would leave them with no way out.
"What's going on?" Only others were waiting for the emperor, so how could the emperor wait for others? Waiting for an incense stick's time was already giving face to Li Xiang.
The eunuch who was delivering the message for Li Xiang broke out in a cold sweat and fell to his knees with a thud. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, "boom..." a loud noise was heard from the sky.
"What happened?" The ministers turned sideways in a hurry, and saw sparks dotted across the sky, so beautiful.
"What is this?" someone asked curiously, but no one knew.
"Boom..." Another loud noise was heard. At this moment, everyone saw a colorful light flashing in the sky. The light was like an umbrella, flying into the sky with a whoosh and exploded with a bang.
"What a beautiful starry sky!" someone praised, and everyone agreed.
The Ninth Prince pursed his lips and raised his eyelids slightly to glance at the Emperor, just in time to see the Emperor's excited eyes and the ambition that could not be suppressed in them. The Ninth Prince followed his gaze and became the only one among the crowd who did not look at the flames in the sky.
Boom, boom, boom... the sounds continued. The flickering fire in the sky was even brighter against the backdrop of the darkness, and each fire looked like a blooming flower, so beautiful that it was dazzling. The people of the imperial city also benefited from it and started to watch.
After ninety-nine rings in a row, the sparks dissipated in the sky and the sky returned to its previous tranquility. Just when everyone thought that Li Xiang's gift had ended here, another spark jumped up from the sky.
"boom……"
It exploded in mid-air, and this time it was not a blooming flower, but a five-clawed flying dragon.
"Ah, a dragon, it's a dragon, a real dragon has appeared." All the ministers could no longer sit still. They stood up and shouted in surprise, pointing at the flying dragon that flashed by in the sky.
A minister who was good at flattering the emperor reacted immediately and knelt in front of the emperor, saying loudly: "Auspicious signs from heaven, our emperor is a true dragon, long live the emperor."
The ministers finally came to their senses, prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor".
“Hahahaha…” The emperor was overjoyed, so happy that he didn’t know what to do. He seemed to see himself ruling the world.
In contrast, Xiling Tianlei, Beiling Fengqian and other people from the Three Kingdoms and Nine Cities had stiff faces and could not keep a smile on their faces. Compared with the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground, their group seemed particularly out of place sitting there.
When the emperor's eyes swept over them, a hint of coldness flashed, and at the same time, a hint of murderous intent flashed in their eyes.
If Li Xiang is not eliminated, Dongling will surely surpass all other countries.
That monster Li Xiang must die!
The Ninth Prince had always been like an outsider, watching with cold eyes as everyone fought overtly and covertly in this small imperial garden. Looking at the gray and unclear night sky, the Ninth Prince said silently in his heart: "It's time for the sky to change!"
Just when the emperor was so happy that he forgot everything else, another piece of good news came. The eunuch said with a happy face: "May the emperor be blessed, and God bless Dongling. The imperial concubine has just been diagnosed with pregnancy."
"Is the imperial concubine pregnant?"
The eunuch's voice was not loud, but it woke everyone up, especially the Crown Prince and Princes Dongling Ziluo and others. The smiles on their faces froze instantly.
Imperial Concubine Xie hadn't gotten pregnant for so many years, how come she got pregnant recently? The imperial physician diagnosed her today. All the princes thought of one person at the same time: "Feng Qingchen!"
Monster! The princes wanted to eat Feng Qingchen, this woman who was not afraid of big troubles.
Countless eyes looked at the seat where Concubine Xie's father was sitting, only to see Lord Xie looking calm and composed, with a look of neither joy nor surprise. Only the slight quirk at the corners of his lips revealed his good mood at the moment.
This child came at the perfect time and is destined to have a good life!