Shen Shenyan was shocked and had goosebumps all over his body. He showed Jun Yao a formulaic smile, turned his head to the side, picked up a cup of tea and savored it carefully.
Jun Ce smiled after listening to Jun Yao's words: "Third brother is joking, Miss Shen and I are just close friends."
"Oh?" Jun Yao looked at Shen Shenyan with a meaningful smile: "Bosom friend? According to what the fourth brother said, it seems that I can pursue Miss Shen?"
"Pfft." Shen Shenyan couldn't hold it back and the tea in his mouth spurted out.
Jun Yao's voice did not deliberately restrain, and people close to them could hear it clearly. Shen Shenyan became the focus of everyone's attention.
Many people are familiar with Shen Shenyan's appearance, especially when they heard the recent rumors that Shen Shenyan was rescued by a friend after being assassinated, and this friend was Prince Ming. Even though Shen Shenyan was wearing men's clothing, everyone still recognized him at a glance. Got her.
Shen Shenyan laughed awkwardly: "Your Highness, Prince Hong, is really joking."
Ah, she's afraid of society, don't look at her like that.
Why did the two brothers drag her along when they were sick? One confidant and the other pursued her. It was simply ridiculous. When did the gangster leader in the capital become so popular?
"Hey," Jun Yao shook his head: "I never joke."
"I……"
Just as Shen Shenyan was about to speak, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded, and everyone's expressions straightened.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has arrived."
The emperor was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a golden dragon flying in the clouds and mist above the robe, looking very majestic.
Jun Ce's appearance probably took after his mother's, but Jun Yao's facial features were somewhat similar to the emperor's, both carrying a chilling aura that would make people shudder when he didn't smile.
Although the Queen Mother is already sixty years old, and she is in ancient times, she has taken good care of herself. It seems that some people believe her even when she is fifty. She has a face that looks peaceful and peaceful to the people. It is not difficult to see that she was a beauty when she was young.
Wearing a purple-red floor-length skirt, with peonies showing off at the hem, it looks graceful and luxurious. The dark patterns on it are embroidered with dark fluorescent silk thread, and the head is swayed to embellish it, but the movement of walking does not make it sway in the slightest. , his appearance is as meticulous as if it were engraved in his bones.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty, and your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty's Majesty, your Majesty's Majesty, your Majesty's Majesty, your Majesty's Majesty, your Majesty's Majesty."
All the officials and their families knelt down and worshiped, Shen Siyan said that he had followed the local customs, but they knelt slower than anyone else and stood faster than anyone else.
Jun Ce looked at the actions of the people behind him and smiled.
The emperor and the queen mother spoke some official words above, and the next step was the reading of the gifts. Except for the prince's gift, the gifts from everyone else were brought into the palace early in the morning and handed over to the person responsible for counting them.
The most solemn of them is naturally the gift from the Shen family. They carved the word "福" out of mutton-fat white jade, and used mica, colored glaze and other auxiliary materials to make a screen. The inlays decorated on the screen were also made of bright yellow. The satin-twisted gold thread, simply speaking, is the word "luxury", which will surprise everyone present.
In addition to the screen, there are also precious Chinese medicinal materials such as snow lotus, cordyceps, ginseng, and Fritillaria.
Just after saying this, the faces of all the princes began to look ugly, and the gifts were given according to their importance. It was better to give more gifts.
Jun Ce, on the other hand, looked indifferent to Fengyue. He was still sipping tea lightly, coughing occasionally and gathering his clothes.
Sitting there, Shen Huaiyuan smiled from ear to ear. Today's gift list earned him enough face.
Shen Shenyan looked at Shen Huaiyuan and sneered coldly. The Shen family's ability to maintain its position as the richest man in his hands over the past few years was largely due to the foundation laid by her father.
Next comes the part where the prince gives gifts. Everyone looks bad. No one's gift is more valuable than Shen Huaiyuan's. The emperor's face doesn't look good either.
Shen Shenyan had no doubt that the emperor now wanted to kill Shen Huaiyuan.
The gift he gave was more valuable than any gift from any prince. Isn't this a slap in the face of the royal family? By doing this, Shen Huaiyuan has provoked the authority of the royal family.
Shen Shenyan thought Jun Ce was really going to take the play she had rehearsed as a gift to the Queen Mother, until someone came up with a gift box as big as her head.
"This is the luminous pearl that my grandson specially ordered to find from the East China Sea. This pearl can shine as bright as day even at night." Then came the blessing.
The ones in front were not too shabby. When they arrived at Junce, everyone's eyes were focused on the luminous pearl.
Although such a luminous pearl is valuable, it is not really a rare thing. Some people even have one in their homes after their death.
Shen Shenyan felt drowsy as he listened below, and it wasn't until he heard the gift from Jun Ce that he cheered up.
Did she hear correctly? Night Pearl? If she remembered correctly, there must be three or four such beads in his house, right?
The paddling was too powerful.
The always dignified Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a little stiff when she heard this. She didn't have much impression of this grandson. If he hadn't come to the palace this time to celebrate his birthday, she probably wouldn't have thought of him. She never thought that this rare visit to the palace would let her. Lost face.
On the other hand, the emperor looked at Jun Ce with unclear meaning but made no move.
"Prince Ming is interested." The Queen Mother straightened her expression and said with a smile.
Junce walked back to his seat and sat down with a natural look on his face, paying no attention to the expressions of the people around him.
Oh, Jun Ce's expression should naturally be pale.
Shen Shenyan curled his lips and ignored Jun Ce. He was feeling drowsy while sitting on the chair. Suddenly he thought of something and opened his eyes in an instant. His pair of peach blossom eyes eclipsed everything around him.
Jun Yao was looking over here, and his heartbeat slowed down for a moment when he touched those eyes.
She actually...had such beautiful eyes. He knew that she was quite pretty, but he was just amazed today.
"Why haven't you seen the queen?" Shen Shenyan didn't notice Jun Yao's expression and touched Jun Ce's arm.
She said it looked like there was someone missing. Today was the Queen Mother's birthday, so the Queen should be here.
Jun Ce looked at Shen Shenyan like an idiot: "The Queen Mother and the Queen have always been at odds, didn't you know?"
Shen Shenyan frowned, should she know? Then he looked around at the people around him and found that everyone looked normal, so was she really the only one who didn't know about the feud between the Queen and the Queen Mother?
Tsk, it's a typical conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It's probably not as simple as discord. Otherwise, the Queen Mother should attend such an important birthday banquet even if it is for the sake of royal dignity.
Shen Shenyan smelled gossip and asked, moving towards Jun Ce: "Tell me?"
She has imagined a royal battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The Queen Mother looked at the displeasure on the faces of the two people with their heads touching each other below. She coughed and said, "Prince Ming, I heard that you hired someone to put on a play for Aijia...?" This was the first time for the Queen Mother to encounter this. I'm still not used to reciting the words.
Jun Ce held Shen Shenyan's arm and stood up with difficulty. Shen Shenyan looked at himself who was forced to stand up and was speechless for a long time.