Celebrating the birthday of a royal princess was definitely not a trivial matter in the past. In the feudal period, whenever the birthday of a royal member came, it was the time for the nobles to cut their flesh. At least dozens of gold coins, and as many as thousands of gold coins, were sent to the palace. In some bad seasons, the income of the royal family was not as much as the birthday gifts received by direct members of the royal family. This was also the reason why the royal family was once flooded with gifts. One of the reasons. It is said that after a certain emperor discovered that he could get tens of thousands of gold coins every time he celebrated his birthday, he began to make grand arrangements for the birthdays of royal members and invited nobles.
Later, after the powerful prime minister came to power, he ordered the royal family to reduce their demands for plundering wealth from the nobles in the name of birthday parties and other activities. He also killed some royal branches in the name of instigating the emperor to hold banquets to extort ministers, and then the royal family became more powerful. The momentum of hosting various banquets has cooled down. After Maggs came to power, some new requirements were added to these decrees. For example, adult members of the royal family are not allowed to hold large-scale banquets to collect gifts. Only direct members of the royal family who are underage and are still important There are many rules such as only birthdays can be arranged, which completely shattered the way for the royal family to make money through "palace banquets".
If Mags hadn't formulated these rules, perhaps today, the palace would be like a hotel where people could come in and hold various banquets as long as they paid money.
This is the princess’ coming-of-age birthday, so it’s natural to organize it. After all, this is the last time she can celebrate her birthday in the spotlight. The current financial problems of the royal family are somewhat serious, and they can no longer afford the luxury for these less valued children. life. This also means that from today on, Her Royal Highness the Princess will have to rely on her own efforts for part of her expenses.
Blame it all on Maggs, this is the consensus among the royal family, without Maggs nothing would be what it is today.
Magus, who was deeply hated by the royal family, was smoking cigarettes with Dulin outside the banquet hall. Of course, if they insisted on smoking in the palace, no one would say anything, but this was about education and decency, so they took the initiative. Leave the palace.
Mags looked at Du Lin, who looked calm, and asked with a smile, "Do you feel nervous?"
Du Lin glanced back at him, lowered his head, flicked the cigarette ashes, patted his pants, and then raised his head and replied, "Nervous? What is that?"
"you know what I mean!"
Du Lin smiled, shook his head and said, "No, although she is a princess, I am not nervous. It's not that I am too arrogant. I think there will be no one among my peers, including younger or older people. Those who are better than me should be nervous. They have a better foundation than me but their achievements are far inferior to mine. They are the ones who should be nervous, not me." He took a deep breath of cigarette. , the hidden flame on the cigarette end became brighter. He blew out the smoke and said with a smile, "Besides, I don't plan to marry a royal princess."
His answer aroused some interest in Mags, and he couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted me to introduce the royal princess to you?"
"Yes, I said it." Du Lin casually inserted the cigarette butt in his hand into the white sand beside him that was specially used to extinguish cigarette butts. The moment he inserted it, there was no more smoke and life. He reincarnated and looked at Ma Gus unbuttoned his shirt, he was a little hot, "I was just joking, now everyone knows that the royal ship has sunk, do you think I will still get on the ship?"
Mags sighed, "Why are you always so realistic? Wouldn't it be better to be a little more romantic, just like lying to me, an old guy?"
The current royal family is no longer the royal family of the past. Mags cut off most of the royal family's sources of income and did not give them an overly relaxed environment, allowing them to face tight financial problems all the time, so that they would not There will be time and money for some ridiculous tricks. Secondly, the royal family no longer has any actual power in their hands. They have completely become the mascots of the empire. They cannot even control the guards in the palace. This is a battleship that has completely sunk in the long river of history. Even though it was extremely glorious and shining in the past, it has sunk now.
There won't be much interest in the wreck, and there won't be much treasure on board.
Now the only thing the royal family can use is the name "royal family". In recent years, most members of the royal family have left the palace and the imperial capital to find life outside. As long as these people have no problem with their brains and are not so greedy, they can live a good life. According to statistics from a department dedicated to managing royals, most of the royals who have left over the years have gone into education. Many of them have the title of honorary director or honorary principal of an educational company and lead a pretty good life.
People...especially the middle class have a yearning for nobility that is almost engraved in their bones. When they hear that the honorary director or principal of a certain aristocratic school is a member of the royal family who can be verified, they all do so without batting an eye. Pay a huge amount of tuition and then send your children to study. In fact, most of these aristocratic schools are very young, and the only things that can be used are the decoration of the school and the members of the royal family.
Others live in poverty. Not every member of the royal family can still live so well after leaving the wings of the royal family.
Magus promoted the reforms that the royal family gritted its teeth and greatly reduced the size of the royal family. Even some of the new generation, that is, some members of the royal family who are the current grandsons of His Majesty the Emperor and have royal blood, took the initiative at the request and persuasion of their parents. I gave up on registering my identity. In the feudal era, royal status was an honor, but in this increasingly competitive society, sometimes a royal background would not only not provide these people with any necessary and powerful help, but would instead become a burden for their advancement.
Compared with the past when hundreds of royal members could be gathered casually, the current royal family members of the Yaoxing Empire totaled less than fifty, including the grandparents and grandfather's father.
The two of them finished smoking and walked back to the palace. After waiting for a while, Her Royal Highness the Princess appeared.
The dazzling gemstone crown shone charmingly under the light, but it is said that this crown was temporarily rented from a jewelry company for today's birthday party. Originally, the royal family also had crowns used by two princesses, but they were later taken. Went to auction, after all, the royal family has been having a hard time in recent years.
The princess's appearance shocked everyone. There are some inexplicable things about the aesthetics of nobles. For example, they prefer girls with thin waists, but they are required to be very plump and have a sufficiently qualified body, so there is such a thing as a waist corset. Squeeze most of the flesh on your upper body to your chest, while making sure there is no excess fat on your waist.
Feminist organizations have called for the abandonment of this bad habit. Some ladies, including Mrs. Vivienne, strongly agree with this and abandon this unequal dressing standard. In their view, such dressing is not intended to make themselves better. More beautiful, but specifically used to please men, so this is a bad habit, unequal, and discriminatory, and should be eliminated.
Du Lin rubbed his nose and blinked, becoming more certain that this was definitely not what he wanted.
The entire birthday party went according to the procedure. During the period, the queen also appeared once. Compared with the princess's youthful appearance, Du Lin felt that the queen was in line with his aesthetics. What made Du Lin even more interesting was that he discovered that Mags It seems that there is still something between him and the Queen. From the time the Queen appeared, to her cordial and simple exchanges with the nobles, to her departure, she never spoke to Magus, or even looked at him. Similarly, when the Queen appeared, Maggs became slightly silent and spoke less. He also never looked at the Queen once.
When two people ignore each other, there must be a problem between the two people.
If it's not hate, it's love.
A philosopher once said that hate is an alternative way of expressing love, so there will only be love between two people. In addition, it is said that the Queen was introduced to His Majesty the Emperor by Mags. If there is no problem here, even if Du Lin is killed, he will not believe it!
When Du Lin looked at Mags, there was something else in his eyes. This is the winner in life.
When the birthday party comes to an end, it is time for everyone to give gifts. Because of Mags and the decrees he implemented, people no longer simply give money to show their respect for the royal family, nor do they compete with each other to see who gives the gift. The value is higher, and now they know very well that what they give today may appear in a second-hand store tomorrow, so it is meaningless no matter how good the thing is. Instead of putting your love for the princess on the price of the gift, it is better to give something meaningful, such as a vase, or a beautiful sterling silver mirror, or some other small, meaningful and inexpensive things.
What Dulin chose was a book.
"Is this your gift?"
A young man next to Du Lin suddenly interrupted. He glanced at him and saw that he was a very ordinary young man. Of course, ordinary is only a relative term. How many ordinary people can enter the palace to attend the princess's birthday party? Facing this sudden and curious question, Du Lin nodded, and then explained with the same smile, "Books are a valuable medium for recording knowledge. Knowledge is priceless and will benefit people for life."
"It's not like money, it's gone after it's used up, nor is it like a piece of clothing, it always fades."
"It will always be a precious treasure that will accompany a person's life. Whenever you need it, you will find how meaningful it is to read a needed book."
The young man nodded, and then asked, "Is this why you gave me a pornographic novel?"
(End of chapter)