After a while, a male and female voice sounded: "The Emperor has arrived." With this voice, the crowd suddenly started to move, and everyone present, both male and female, began to bend down and kneel.
Shuangxi was stunned for a moment. She had never knelt down to anyone in her life. If she was asked to kneel down...she felt really uncomfortable. But if she didn't kneel down, she would be cheating. Shuangxi secretly said in his heart: "
As the saying goes, do as the Romans do, this is not a modern society, so you have to do it to yourself..."
At this moment, a deep, powerful voice sounded: "No need to do that. You don't have to do that empty ceremony at my birthday banquet today."
The emperor had given this order, so of course no one would kneel down. Shuangxi was in the crowd, and she didn't bend down just now. Others just said that her reaction was a little slow, and she didn't attract anyone's attention.
Shuangxi raised his head and looked at the owner of the voice. He saw several beautiful women, surrounded by one person. He was about forty years old. Judging from his appearance, he was a handsome middle-aged uncle, wearing a bright yellow suit.
His clothes were embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, and he wore a hair crown inlaid with dongzhu. At this moment, he looked at the civil and military officials and the many family members present with a smile on his face.
Shuangxi cursed in his heart, this doesn't look like a foolish king, why is he so confused and so doting on the third princess?
But now, Shuangxi only dared to think about it in her heart, and she did not dare to say anything in front of the emperor. In ancient times, the emperor was heaven and earth. If the emperor wanted to punish someone, it would not be as good as in modern times.
, it is necessary to go through the court's judgment before the crime can be punished, but it can be taken out and chopped directly.
The civil and military officials took their seats in the imperial garden. Between the civil and military officials and their families, there was a red blanket. In front of the blanket, there was a dragon chair. The emperor and his concubines were sitting here.
Before the banquet begins, all civil and military officials are invited to pay their birthdays.
First, everyone present collectively wished their birthdays. Then some people with status and status wished their birthdays individually, and then some women from official families came to wish them a happy birthday by showing off their talents in order to win the favor of the emperor.
"Wen Rong wishes the Emperor a birthday!" As a woman's voice sounded, a woman also wearing bright yellow clothes wished the Emperor a birthday. The woman cupped her hands and performed the courtesy of a man.
Not only did Emperor Anqing not blame her for being rude, he even stood up and helped her: "Sister Huang, what are you doing?"
Shuangxi, who was standing below, frowned slightly, suppressing the disgust between his eyebrows for the woman named Wen Rong. This was the third princess who made Shuangxi hate her so much!
She was wearing bright yellow clothes today, which made her look even more noble. At this moment, she laughed and said to Emperor Anqing: "Your Majesty, Wen Rong has brought you something good today."
The third princess waved her hand, and a palace maid brought up a brocade box.
The third princess opened the brocade box and saw a black elixir placed inside. The third princess smiled and said: "This is an elixir made from snow ginseng. It has the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life. Snow ginseng is used for
It’s the thousand-year-old snow ginseng. I’m afraid this is the only one in this world.”
Emperor Anqing was overjoyed when he heard this, reached for the elixir, and ate the party property.
Shuangxi was slightly stunned. Wasn't Emperor Anqing afraid that the third princess would poison the medicine? Emperor Anqing actually trusted the third princess so much. This shows that it would still take a lot of effort to bring down the third princess.
Although Emperor Anqing was only in his forties, he was very afraid of death. After all, the previous emperor passed away in his forties, and he was in a high position. No matter he was a foolish emperor or a wise emperor, he would always overthink and concubines in the harem.
Having too many concubines will inevitably harm one's health, so it is rare for an emperor to live long.
Emperor Anqing now feels that his body is not as good as before, so the medicine brought by the third princess can be said to be exactly what he wanted.
The third princess started the ceremony, and two more princes paid their birthdays, followed by the princes.
Emperor Anqing had ten sons in total, three of whom were still drinking milk, one was under ten years old, and three died in infancy. Only three princes were in their prime.
Among them, the eldest prince already has his own fiefdom and rarely returns to the capital. The third prince is weak-tempered. Only the sixth prince has a good character and is the most likely to become the prince. It is a pity that these six princes are now young.
Serious illness.
Shuangxi wanted to see the sixth prince, so he had to wait patiently while many princes and princesses paid their birthdays one by one.
However, even though it was the concubine's turn to pay her birthdays, and the sixth prince was not seen, Shuangxi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Have a banquet!" The ceremony officer looked at Emperor Anqing, and Emperor Anqing nodded. Only then did the ceremony officer dare to sing and shout like this.
"Ahem..." Just when everyone was about to move their chopsticks, a violent coughing sound came.
Everyone focused their attention. On one side of the red carpet, they saw a man walking in carrying another man on his back. The man being carried was coughing non-stop.
"Let me... cough... come down... cough cough..." The violent coughing sound was heartbreaking to hear.
"It's the Sixth Prince here!" Among the female relatives next to Shuangxi, someone recognized the man and said in surprise.
The Sixth Prince? Shuangxi suddenly perked up his ears, and then fixed his gaze on the sickly man.
At this moment, the man had been placed on the ground. He was wearing navy blue clothes and his face was pale, as if he had been ill for a long time. He took two steps forward with difficulty, and then saluted Emperor Anqing.
"Father, I have come to greet you." The sixth prince seemed to be holding on for a breath.
Shuangxi looked at the sixth prince and couldn't help but admire him. He didn't expect that the sixth prince was such a stoic person.
The figure of the Sixth Prince swayed, and the man next to the Sixth Prince quickly stretched out his hand to support the Sixth Prince. The man who came carrying the Sixth Prince on his back was very cold-looking. When he saw the Sixth Prince like this, there was a trace in his eyes.
Cherish.
Shuangxi was startled, his hands became unsteady, and he almost spilled the tea bowl in front of him.
This...can't be what she thinks, right?
Shuangxi's eyes glanced between the sixth prince and the stern-faced guard, and he understood clearly. He did not expect that there would be such an affair between the sixth prince and the guard.
"Su'er, why are you here? Didn't I tell you that you are not in good health, so you don't want to come." Emperor Anqing saw that his sickly son came to pay his birthday, and his heart warmed, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Yu Su cupped her hands and said, "Today is my father's birthday. How could I not come?"
When Emperor Anqing saw that his favorite son was so filial, he quickly said: "Hurry, no one will show up for the Sixth Prince yet!"
The sixth prince coughed and let the guard help him sit down.
"I'm late!" Just as the sixth prince sat down, another voice came, interrupting the birthday banquet.
The person who came was a girl in light blue clothes. Her clothes were a little plain and her hair was a little messy. It was obvious that this girl came here in a hurry.
Before Emperor Anqing could say anything, the girl came to wish Emperor Anqing a happy birthday. Like the three princesses, she did not kneel down and said, "I'm holding incense to pay my respects to the emperor!"
"Wanxiang, you girl, I thought you weren't coming!" Emperor Anding said angrily.
Shuangxi looked at Wanxiang with wide eyes. He didn't expect that this young Wanxiang was actually the sister of Emperor Anqing!
Shuangxi didn't know that Wanxiang was the daughter of a prince who was the same generation as Emperor Anqing. That prince passed away in order to support the new emperor's ascension to the throne, so Wanxiang was taken to the palace and became Emperor Anqing's sister.
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The royal hierarchy was very chaotic. Although Emperor Anqing and Wan Xiang were more than twenty years apart, they were considered brothers and sisters, so there was nothing strange about them.
The birthday banquet has begun. Although Emperor Anqing gave orders and everyone was allowed to eat as much as they wanted, who dared to really eat a lot on such an occasion! The rest were the women who paid their respects to Emperor Anqing for his birthday.
It's nothing more than singing and dancing to add to the fun.
After three rounds of drinking, the sixth prince had already left the table and was resting in the back. Shuangxi wanted to find an opportunity to meet the sixth prince, but who knew that at this juncture, someone would make trouble.
The princess named Yu Ning performed a song and dance for Emperor Anqing, and then suddenly pointed the finger at Shuangxi: "Father, I heard that the lady who won the top prize in this year's new subject is a stunningly talented and beautiful person. Why don't we let this lady
Madam, let me show you some of your talents and wish you a happy birthday!"
Emperor Anqing smiled suddenly: "Shen Mo is a talented person. I really want to see what kind of strange woman this Mrs. Shen is."
"Father, you have called me, this is not Mrs. Shen, but Mrs. Xi. This lady... is the same person as the emperor's aunt. She has several husbands and is very happy!" Yu Ning said with a sweet smile.
The third princess beside Emperor Anqing sneered coldly, a pariah was actually said to be the same as her!
"Whether it is Mrs. Xi or the wife of the Shen family, the one who is worthy of Shen Mo must be as Yu Ning said, a stunningly talented and beautiful woman. Then please ask Mrs. Shen to come up and show me
, is there something surprising about it?" Emperor Anding casually became somewhat interested.
Shuangxi's words fell on her, so she had no choice but to get up, walk to the center, and said loudly: "The common woman wishes the emperor a happy birthday, and wishes the emperor great blessings and a long life!"
"Haha..." Laughter came from around.
Everyone began to whisper among themselves, wondering what kind of person this happy lady was, but they did not expect that she turned out to be such a rustic village woman.
Shuangxi noticed everyone's contempt and sighed in her heart. She originally thought that keeping a low profile was the best policy, so she let Su Yu dress her up to look ugly. But now it seems that if she continues to keep a low profile, not only will she be despised by others
, but it will implicate Shen Mo.
Thinking of this, Shuangxi said loudly: "A common woman is willing to play the piano for my emperor to celebrate his birthday."
Just now she looked at the singing and dancing talents displayed by many women, but they were all so-so. Although they looked good on the surface, they had lost their aura. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it.
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