The emperor's birthday was extremely grand. Except for the Lieyuan Kingdom and the Luoyang Kingdom, no envoys came. However, the Song Ming Kingdom, the Wuming Kingdom, and the Yanyue Kingdom all had envoys arriving to offer birthday gifts.
In the palace, there was a buzz of people, all kinds of talk and laughter, and the sound was loud. Various elegant palace maids with conspicuous decorations were coming and going with wine, food and sweet fruits. In the airspace, there were also some beautiful female entertainers.
, the music and dance were lively and colorful, and there was endless laughter in the hall. It was really a peaceful singing and dancing, which added a bit of color to the whole hall.
In the magnificent and huge palace, tables and chairs have been arranged in an orderly manner. The dragon chair and throne are naturally at the top. Under the throne, there are rows of tables and seats.
Carved from rosewood, the arrangement of each position is naturally based on official rank and status.
For the front position in the first column, only royal blood relatives are eligible. For example, the emperor's concubines, emperor's heirs and relatives of princes. Therefore, Ling Tianyu is honored to be able to stand closest to the throne, but as a guest, Ling Tianyu
Tianyu could only stand.
The second column is for ministers of the country and envoys from all parties. The powerful Mu family directly occupies eighteen positions. The Deng family can only occupy five positions, so only Deng Guangming and the elders of the Deng family can have positions.
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The contrast in status between the two is very obvious.
The third column represents the representatives of various forces. The entire Imperial Palace is filled with more than 500 people. They are laughing and talking among themselves, and the entire Imperial Palace is extremely lively, just like a big family celebrating the New Year.
Ling Tianyu stood quietly behind Qing Guangyi, his face calm, but his pair of deep eyes were carefully looking at the situation in the entire imperial palace.
It has to be said that the defense work of the Imperial Palace is very good. Not to mention how many elite guards are outside the palace, there are powerful warriors guarding the palace in all directions.
In addition, who can enter here to participate in the birthday banquet of the great emperor, who has no strength? King Chengfeng and other five princes, as well as the four regiment leaders Kuangzhan, are all well-known martial arts
A strong person.
What surprised Ling Tianyu was that the representative forces of the Long Family and Xingyue Pavilion were not present, and even the mysterious saint was not present. Logically speaking, there would be people from these forces present.
same time!
While Ling Tianyu secretly scanned the situation around him, King Chengfeng, Kuangzhan and the others also looked at Ling Tianyu in confusion. Because they had already initially accepted to assist the prince, they naturally had a crush on Ling Tianyu, the chief guest.
I am very curious about his identity.
But this puzzled them. At first glance, Ling Tianyu was very handsome and handsome. However, his aura was too bland. He looked like an ordinary scholar.
Is this the powerful Xiaotian?
Although they had heard about Kuang Zhan, they had never seen it. They looked at King Chengfeng inquiringly.
It can be seen that King Chengfeng also had a deep frown and was extremely confused, so he had to give up the idea.
"Master, I feel there is something wrong here." Xiao Sheng's voice suddenly appeared in Ling Tianyu's mind.
"Well? What's the problem?" Ling Tianyu looked slightly startled and said, "Can you explain it more clearly?"
"I can't tell you exactly. It's just something weird that I can't describe. I feel like there are some people here who have some problems." The little saint said solemnly: "Master, you have to be more careful."
"Yes." Ling Tianyu nodded secretly and looked carefully again. He scanned every face present, no matter what his identity was, several times, but he couldn't feel anything wrong, so he asked: "Little Saint
, do you feel wrong?"
"It's possible, but master, please don't relax," said the little saint.
"I will pay close attention to everyone here." Ling Tianyu's eyes were tightly focused, always paying attention to everyone present, and the most special attention was paid to those who came in and out of the Emperor's Palace.
In time!
Suddenly, a white-haired old man who looked like a father-in-law walked slowly to the side of the throne and shouted in a long and very feminine voice: "Your Majesty is here!~"
For a moment, the entire noisy hall suddenly became quiet as if agreed, and even the entertainers stopped playing, singing and dancing. Everyone stood up and stood, and then everyone's eyes were focused on a certain place.
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Ling Tianyu's eyes narrowed and he also looked over.
Then, a middle-aged man wearing an exquisite crown inlaid with orbs and luxurious golden clothes came slowly. His big face showed majesty, and his innate noble temperament was life-like.
fear.
This person is none other than the great emperor of the Daqing Kingdom, Emperor Qingtian.
Then came the eight national protectors in the royal family, all of whom had martial arts realm cultivation, high status, and strong strength. The reason why Daqing is so strong is inseparable from these national protectors.
Ling Tianyu frowned. Although he saw that Emperor Qingtian's face was rosy, his eyes were a little dull, and there was always an indescribable strange feeling. But he couldn't see what was wrong with Emperor Qingtian, so he asked the little saint again.
Sheng didn't think it through either.
At this time!
Emperor Qingtian, who looked calm, sat down on the throne.
"Greetings to Your Majesty! I wish Your Majesty a long life and good health for generations to come!" A loud roar rang out neatly in the hall, and everyone present kowtowed with respect.
"Sit down, you and your ministers will be happy together. All my dear friends, please sit down." Emperor Qingtian waved his hand lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone responded in unison and slowly sat down.
I saw the fourth prince Qing Junyi standing up, with a golden exquisite box in his hand, cupping his hands and saying: "Here is a thousand-year-old ginseng, which has the effect of nourishing the essence and spirit, and prolonging life. I wish my father a long life."
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“Millennium Ginseng!”
The people in the palace were booing. They didn't expect Qing Junyi to be able to come up with such precious medicinal materials. But they all knew in their hearts that Qing Junyi couldn't produce such medicinal materials, and he must have the support of the Long family behind the scenes.
"Vulgar." Ling Tianyu glanced secretly, this gift was too uncreative.
"Yes!" Emperor Qingtian just nodded slightly and motioned to a national protector in front of him to accept the box, but he could not see that Emperor Qingtian looked happy.
Qing Junyi was stunned. It seemed that he did not please his father, so he retreated angrily: "Thank you, father!"
Qing Guangyi's face was wrinkled tightly. He was staring at his father from beginning to end. He seemed to feel something strange in his heart. This was because his father would always be very happy no matter what kind of gift it was when celebrating his birthday.
But apparently not this time.
After Qing Junyi sat down, the sixth prince Qing Kongming stood up, with a delicate picture scroll in his hand, cupped his hands and said: "I wish my father a longevity as long as Nanshan. This time my father celebrates his birthday, I specially wish to
I prepared a small gift overnight."
Gift?
Everyone couldn't help but look at it.
Qing Kongming looked proud of the spring breeze. He cast a look of contempt at Qing Junyi intentionally or unintentionally, and then unfolded the picture scroll in his hand. There was a picture of a tiger standing proudly on the top of a mountain, with its teeth spread wide, roaring into the sky.
Lifelike, mighty and domineering, it can be said to be a work of art.
"This is the picture that my son spent more than a month painting. It is called King Hu Roaring in the Sky. I present it to my father. I wish my father to be as powerful as a tiger and dominate the world!" Qing Kongming said loudly and proudly.
"It took more than a month to draw, His Highness the Sixth Prince is really thoughtful."
"Yes, they say that the Sixth Prince is both civil and military, and he truly deserves his reputation."
"Tiger and tiger are powerful! Dominate the world! You are truly worthy of His Majesty's power!"
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There was a chattering chatter in the hall, and they were full of praise.
"This is somewhat creative, but it's just a bit hypocritical." Ling Tianyu snorted lazily, but he had to admire that Qing Kongming was indeed a bit cautious.
But the strange thing is that Emperor Qingtian's expression remained unchanged, and he could not see any special changes in his emotions. He was like a robot and said calmly: "I have a heart."
Then, he asked the National Protector to put away the King Tiger Roaring Sky Picture.
Ling Tianyu's expression was tense, and he always felt that there was something wrong with Emperor Qingtian. Although he wanted to detect the situation in Emperor Qingtian's body, he couldn't do anything in front of so many people, so he could only wait and see what happened.
Qing Kongming was stunned. He didn't expect that he could not please his father. He bowed and saluted, as if he had lost a battle, and sat back dejectedly.
Qing Junyi glanced at Qing Kongming coldly, with a feeling of anger in his stomach, then he glanced at Qing Guangyi who was in a daze, and said with a difficult smile: "Haha, I think the emperor brother also has a big gift to give to the father.
, can you let everyone see it?"
After he finished speaking, everyone in the audience looked at Qing Guangyi.
Qing Guangyi was not angry, so he directly picked up the wine glass, made a salute, and smiled brightly at Emperor Qingtian: "Haha! The gift from my son is to toast my father with a glass of wine. I wish you a longer life than Nanshan, and may you be as blessed as the East Sea.
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Finished!
Qingguang Yi drank it all in one gulp, leaving people speechless.
King Chengfeng and Kuai Zhan shook their heads secretly.
Everyone was even more despised. They had long heard that this prince was fatuous and incompetent, and drank for fun all day long. When his father celebrated his birthday, he even drank wine as a gift. He was simply a big drunkard.
As everyone knows, Emperor Qingtian said with a smile: "Compared with those vulgar gifts, the emperor's sincere words this time are more considerate, I accept it!"
Fierce!
He was completely shocked and dumbfounded, thinking in his heart, is this Emperor Qingtian possessed by an evil spirit?
Qing Junyi and Qing Kongming looked red in the face and glared at Qing Guangyi coldly.
"Thank you, Father!" Qing Guangyi sat down, thinking a lot, and the weird feeling in his heart only got worse.
At this time!
People outside the palace shouted: "The envoy from Tianxiang Pavilion is here!"
"Tianxiang Pavilion!"
The people in the hall were startled, and when they looked back, they saw Wu Pingming, the elder of Tianxiang Pavilion, walking towards him with a smile on his face, followed by four people, all of whom were holding some boxes in their hands.
"On behalf of Tianxiang Pavilion, I wish your majesty the same longevity as heaven! I specially present four sixth-grade elixirs!" Wu Pingming cupped his hands and said with a smile.
Four sixth-grade elixirs!
Everyone was envious. As a family of pharmacists, Tianxiang Pavilion was indeed generous.
"Tianxiang Pavilion is interested, please take a seat, Elder Wu!" Emperor Qingtian said with a pleasant smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Pingming said, clasping his fists and choosing a seat.
"The envoys from the Long family are here!"
With another loud shout, the atmosphere in the entire palace became uncomfortable. King Chengfeng and the others were even more sullen, and Mu Hen was also sullen. Only Qing Junyi had a smile on his face.
The Long family is a powerful force outside the country and the strongest family in Xizhou.