Chuan Qiong and Ying Er followed him on his left and right, winking at Ji Changying with an expression of "what a coincidence".
Xie Siheng just happened to look up and saw the strange expression on Ji Changying's face. He turned his head and his face turned dark.
The two men instantly retracted their expressions and looked straight ahead, looking like very serious guards.
Ji Changying couldn't help but laugh.
Xie Siheng pretended to be calm and turned his head to give her an apologetic look.
Turning around, Chuan Qiong noticed that the tip of his ears had turned red, and he immediately poked Ying Er next to him, motioning him to take a look.
Ying Er took a look and felt a little confused. He thought Chuan Qiong's smile was a little obscene, and couldn't help but move away from him.
As soon as Emperor Mingde, who was at the top of the table, sat down, Eunuch Liu immediately ordered someone to take the imperial grandson down and settle him down. Then he heard Emperor Mingde say, "Put the small table here and let the imperial grandson sit here."
Eunuch Liu agreed with a smile and quickly had someone place the emperor's grandson's small table and chair next to Emperor Mingde.
Everyone seemed to be accustomed to this kind of pampering, and no one felt there was anything wrong.
Ji Changying took a special look and found that even the expressions of the three princes did not change.
Why is this?
I wanted to talk to my brother, but I found that Ji Fengshou and the others were taken to sit opposite. Their seats were also near the front, but not as good as this side.
Behind Xie Siheng and several princes, but in front of Duke Chengguo and Duke Zhenguo.
"The envoys from Northern Yan are here to see you—"
Just as everyone was seated, the envoys from Northern Yan arrived on time.
The leader had a high nose bridge and eyes as bright as stars, and he stood there gracefully.
"The Crown Prince of Northern Yan, Gongye Hong."
"Bring the envoys to meet His Majesty Dali!"
He saluted with his entourage with a respectful attitude.
"No need to be so polite, come here! Please take a seat——"
Seeing that everyone was present, Emperor Mingde was in a very good mood.
Gong Yehong smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, when I entered the palace today, I heard that it was the Empress' birthday. Fortunately, we had made preparations before coming here. So, we can take this opportunity to send our gifts to her."
"Bring up the gifts we prepared for the Queen!"
Gongye Hong waved his hand behind him, and the people he brought with him immediately turned around and left.
Soon, these people from Beiyan came over pushing a two-meter-high shelf. On each side was a fist-sized moon bead, and in the middle was a pot of hanging blue-green wisteria flowers.
The blooming buds are like a group of playful little birds gathered together, shaped like ivory and colored like emerald.
The flowers are stacked up in layers and bloom on the shelf, as if the entire shelf is made of flowers.
When illuminated by the Moon Pearl, it looks dazzling and makes people unable to take their eyes off it.
Ji Changying's eyes widened instantly. The jade vine was almost extinct!
"I heard that you, Dali, share our love for flowers and plants, so we specially prepared a lot for your visit this time. This is the jade grape flower, which is only available in the royal family of Beiyan, and it is specially presented to the Queen."
Gong Yehong looked at the way many ministers and ladies around him were staring at the flowers, and couldn't help but curl his lips: "The color of this flower changes with the sunlight."
As he spoke, he demonstrated it. He plucked a bright moon pearl and held it in his hand to block the pearl's brilliance. The flowers on the entire wall immediately became darker, and the roots of the flowers seemed to be blue and then purple.
When he let go of his hand and held the Moon Pearl a little closer, the flowers seemed to turn into a crystal clear green like jade.
Many people present covered their mouths and exclaimed.
Gong Yehong was very satisfied with the effect. He put the Moon Pearl back to its original place and said, "This flower needs to be carefully nurtured by a person with great fortune every day. Only then can it survive."
Concubine Cui looked at this miraculous flower with a glint in her eyes: "Your Majesty is the son of a dragon, so he is naturally blessed. If this flower could be raised here, it would surely be even more graceful."
As for the previous words about presenting it to the Empress, Concubine Cui simply ignored it.
People who can't even raise their own children naturally have little blessings.
After hearing this, the others could only continue to praise him.
"Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and the residential area of Natural Town is just a pot of flowers."
"Speaking of those who are blessed with great fortune, no one except our Majesty can even think of him..."
Although Emperor Mingde was aware that this was all flattery, it still did not affect his enjoyment of hearing it.
"Liu Quan, have someone push this pot of 'blessings' to Yanfu Palace and take good care of it! I'm going to watch over it every day from now on, hahaha!"
People feel refreshed when they are happy. After listening to the people below bragging, Emperor Mingde looked at the pot of flowers with a happy look in his eyes.
Eunuch Liu smiled and had someone take the flower and push it away to take good care of it.
Concubine Cui standing by was gritting her teeth.
She said auspicious words for a long time, but the emperor didn't even look at her. Now he wants to send the flowers to Yanfu Palace for her to watch every day?
Doesn’t this mean that the emperor will have to go there every day from now on?
But she soon calmed down.
The queen has no children, so what if she goes to Yeonbok Palace every day?
See who has the last laugh!
"Take a seat!"
Emperor Mingde pointed to the side, Gongye Hong's eyes flashed, and he took his people to sit down.
At a glance from Eunuch Liu, palace maids came in one after another carrying crystal trays.
The delicious dishes above are all colorful, fragrant and tasty.
Sugar-steamed cheese, shrimp dumplings with celery flavor, braised meat with dried vegetables, clam and yellow croaker soup... etc. not only whets the appetite just by looking at them, but also makes one feel refreshed just by smelling them.
Zhou's eyes lit up as she watched the exquisite dishes being placed before her. Even though she lowered her voice, she couldn't suppress her excitement: "Finally, we're getting down to business. I'm getting so bored if I sit down any longer!"
Ji Changying couldn't help laughing: "Eat more later, Mom."
Zhou nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.
There were almost no people present who were as carefree as she was.
Even with so many dishes in front of them, their minds are still not on them.
Everyone gathered their energy to say pleasant words to wish the Queen a happy birthday and give her gifts.
But Jiang Qianruo's expression remained indifferent, as if something was on his mind.
Even Emperor Mingde always had a smile on his face, and he allowed his subordinates to give out auspicious words as if they were free. The gifts they brought were more valuable than each other, and his emotions were unfathomable.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished speaking, Jiang Qianruo pinched Emperor Mingde hard with his hands, and then he spoke:
"Today is a good day. I and the Queen have an important announcement to make."
Jiang Qianruo's eyes swept over everyone in the room with excitement and solemnity. "When I gave birth to the princess, I was actually pregnant with twins! Master Huiji calculated that if we raised them together, one of them would be in danger of death, so they had to be separated. So, after discussing it with the Emperor, I decided to give one of the children up for adoption."
Everyone present gasped.
What does this mean now? Could it be...?
A group of people cast vague glances at Zhou and her group.
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