Dongfang Chen, dressed in bright yellow, and Yun Jingchu, dressed in bright red, came together.
Dongfang Chen had a faint smile on his face, while Yun Jingchu had an indifferent expression, as if this banquet had nothing to do with her, and looked not very interested.
After everyone paid their respects, Dongfang Chen and Yun Jingchu took their seats. After letting everyone lie down, Dongfang Chen personally announced the start of the banquet.
Sure enough, everyone noticed that Dongfang Chen glanced at Yun Xiyao more than usual.
The first item of the banquet was naturally everyone giving gifts to the birthday boy.
"Empress, I am giving you a piece of beautiful jade." Concubine Dong Xian said as she waved her hand and asked someone to pick up a box. When she opened it, she saw a piece of snow-white jade the size of an egg lying inside.
"Your Majesty, this piece of jade is warm in winter and cool in summer. If you play with it often, it can absorb evil spirits from the human body and be beneficial to human health. I give it to your Majesty. I hope your Majesty will always be healthy and long-lived, safe and happy."
"Concubine Xian is interested." Yun Xiyao smiled and nodded.
After Concubine Dong Xian was finished, it was naturally Yun Xiyao's turn.
Yun Xiyao stood up, bowed to Dongfang Chen and Yun Jingchu, and said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, Queen, my concubine's gift still needs to be prepared. Can I wait until the sisters in the harem have finished presenting their gifts?
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"Oh? What gift takes so long to prepare?" Dongfang Chen raised his eyebrows curiously.
"Your Majesty, I want to give the Queen a surprise, so can I allow you to get out of the way first?" Yun Xiyao said with a charming look on her face.
"Then Concubine Shu, please postpone it." Yun Jingchu said calmly.
"Okay, listen to the queen, Concubine Shu's gift will be postponed for the time being." Dongfang Chen said cheerfully.
"Please give me a gift from Concubine De," the eunuch who recorded the ceremony reminded.
Wang Yuyan smiled brightly, stepped forward, greeted Fu Fu, and said in a graceful voice: "I heard that the Queen likes to read, especially travel notes and geographical records, so this month I sent people to collect a thousand travel notes and geographical records from various places.
I would like to dedicate this to the Queen, and wish her happiness, longevity, and good health."
"Thank you, Concubine De, for your hard work." Yun Jingchu smiled and nodded again.
Next came the other concubines. The gifts were all jewelry and the like, which were very common. This made everyone look forward to Yun Xiyao's gifts more and more. Yun Xiyao, after Wang Yuyan gave the gift, begged Dongfang Chen and Yun Jing.
With Chu's permission, I left to prepare.
After the last concubine presented her gift, the eunuch who recorded the ceremony loudly said: "Then it is Concubine Shu's turn to present her gift."
As soon as the eunuch's voice fell, he heard a burst of intensive drumbeats. Then, a group of eunuchs quickly ran in carrying several large drums and arranged them in the center of the hall, forming a large circle. When everyone counted, there were nine drums in total.
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Immediately afterwards, the sound of the piano and the flute joined in, and Yun Xiyao fluttered in white, dancing with long colorful ribbons, like a fairy descending from the nine heavens, floating on the drums, and entered the center of the nine-sided drum.
His heart and soul were taken away in an instant.
When Yun Xiyao entered, the sound of the piano and flute suddenly became high-pitched, but the drum beat became low and slow. Yun Xiyao was like a fairy in the sky, floating up, and the ribbon in her hand was like a radiating rainbow, hitting the surrounding drum heads.
, making a banging sound.
Bang...bang bang...bang bang bang...
The ribbons hit the drum surface to make a rhythmic sound, which is harmonious and beautiful in conjunction with the musicians' performance. Yun Xiyao is like a beautiful butterfly, flying and dancing in the nine-sided drum...