May 20th is the emperor's birthday, the palace was busy a few days earlier, and on the day of the birthday, all preparations were already in place.
Fifty is the whole birthday, and many envoys from other countries have come to congratulate each other, and there must be a big event in the palace. The emperor then held a banquet in the Xuande Hall, so that the prince and grandson and the important officials and envoys would have a banquet together, planning to have a good time, and also show the grandeur of a big country.
Since the news of the envoys coming to Beijing to congratulate them, the troubles of the kings due to the birthday gifts have subsided a lot. In front of the foreign ambassadors, the emperor will no longer think that the birthday gifts prepared by his sons and daughters are too extravagant. What's more, fifty whole life should be valued. So the kings no longer care about the birthday ceremony of the prince and Qi Yang.
On the day of the Longevity Festival, the kings were already satisfied, and they all thought that the birthday gifts they had prepared would surely surpass the brothers and show their faces in front of the courtiers and foreign envoys.
Qi Yang was quite amused, and shook his head with Lu Qipei: "My father, as a monarch, sits in the world, what good things have I never seen, and what I want? But my royal brothers, one or two are really frugal fathers. , I've never seen anything good."
Lu Qipei also laughed, but didn't say anything. The emperor likes it is one thing, but in front of the foreign envoy, the value of the birthday gift received is actually somewhat related. There is nothing wrong with the bodhisattva sent by Qiyang, and the filial piety is commendable, but if the kings are like her and send some things that are of no value but their hearts, I am afraid that outsiders will think that Liang Guo is embarrassed, and even the emperor's birthday gift will be perfunctory.
The two of them rode in a carriage, brought birthday gifts, and went to the palace to banquet with a smile.
The carriage was stopped by Yulin outside the palace gate, and the driver handed a token to show his identity. At the moment of this pause, there was a commotion outside the carriage. Qi Yang lifted the curtain of the car to look, but saw that someone was entangled with Yu Lin outside the palace gate.
The forbidden army Yulin, guarding the imperial city, dared to entangle with Yulin at the gate of the palace, Qi Yang had never seen him grow so big. She had never seen Yu Lin so good-natured, entangled with people for a long time, but did not draw a knife, but just blocked people from the palace gate.
Because of curiosity, Qi Yang took a second look at the entanglement. Only at this moment did I realize that it was none other than the former King of Chu who had been deprived of his title and demoted to a commoner just a month ago!
Seeing her lift the curtain and look out, Lu Qipei also leaned over and asked, "What's the matter, what are you looking at?"
Qi Yang turned his body to let her look outside, and replied, "It's Brother Wu Huang, he seems to have prepared a birthday gift and wants to enter the palace to dedicate to his father. But now his identity is different, he has no title and no summons. Yulin stopped him from entering."
The purpose of the fifth prince's birthday gift at this time is obvious, but it is to please the emperor. If you are lucky, you will be able to take the opportunity to restore the title. If you are not lucky, at least the emperor will not forget that he has his son.
Only he was unlucky. After leaving the palace to build a mansion for many years, although his mother concubine was in the palace, but her status was not high and she couldn't get in touch with him, she couldn't help with the birthday ceremony. And Nanping cut off contact with him after he completely lost power, and the dignified prince was unable to send the birthday gift he had prepared. Unfortunately, today I had to come to the palace gate to try my luck in person. Of course, I was stopped by Yu Lin outside the palace gate, and the identity of the prince was completely useless.
Qi Yang looked at the embarrassed appearance of the fifth prince, and was also a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he said to Yu Lin outside the car: "It's not a problem for the fifth prince to block the palace gate. Just a joke. You tell him to go, let him keep the birthday gift, and then go back with a kowtow to the royal father outside the palace gate to celebrate the birthday."
When Yu Lin got the words, he was relieved, looked at the commander's expression again, and went to tell the fifth prince.
The fifth prince was stunned after hearing this, and when he looked back at Qiyang's carriage, his eyes were very subtle. However, the situation is stronger than that of people. Now that he falls into the dust, he will not be able to see clearly his own situation. After withdrawing his gaze, he really handed over the birthday gift.
Qi Yang didn't care how the fifth prince looked at her now, and when the situation subsided, he also lowered the curtain of the car.
Yu Lin had already checked his identity, and saw the princess' concubine with his own eyes, so he let it go, and the driver continued to drive into the palace gate.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei entered the palace early, and after entering the palace, they went to Xuanshi Hall to celebrate the emperor's birthday. It's just that the two of them went early, and others will only go earlier than them. The dignified Xuanshi Palace, which is used to being dignified, was also brought a bit of excitement by the arrival of the princes and princesses today.
Of course, it was not the princes and princesses who really brought out the excitement, but the grandsons they brought into the palace together—the grandsons were still young, and today is not a family banquet, so most of the grandsons were not allowed to have a banquet, and the kings and The princess brought her own children early and came to celebrate the emperor's birthday first. Only Qi Yang and Lu Qipei were empty under their knees, and they couldn't think of this for a while.
When they entered the Xuanshi Hall, the two looked up and saw Douding, big and small, standing halfway around the room. As old as the eldest grandson, he is now a teenager in his teens, but the younger grandsons, even those in swaddling clothes, were brought here.
There are many children, and even if they are taught the rules on weekdays, they are a little noisy.
The emperor looked at the children in this room, but was very happy. When he saw Qi Yang and Lu Qipei coming, he sighed with Qi Yang: "I still remember how your brothers and sisters looked when they were young, but now they are both parents. Only you, This year, I still come with my concubine."
As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Qipei, seemingly dissatisfied with her thin body.
Lu Qipei lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything, but Qi Yang pulled the emperor's sleeves and said with a smile, "Isn't it enough for the father and the emperor to have so many grandsons? , holding a little baby in front of the emperor, and said to the emperor: "Father, look at how well-behaved your grandchildren are, they are all waiting for your care and love."
The little emperor's grandson winked, obediently called "Grandfather", and hurriedly repeated the congratulatory message his parents had told him before entering the palace. He was still young, and he spoke in a milky voice, but he had a serious look on his face, which made the emperor couldn't help but laugh.
Qi Yang thought he had passed the border, but he turned his head to the emperor and said, "In two days, I will send the imperial doctor to your house."
Hearing this, Qi Yang's head suddenly became big, and he secretly glanced at Lu Qipei, only to see her shaking her head gently to signal her peace of mind.
The small gathering before the palace banquet was fairly harmonious, except for the fact that the emperor's grandsons were very much vying for favor in front of the emperor, nothing unpleasant happened. Even those infants who were still in swaddling did not know whether they were affected by the atmosphere and never cried.
The emperor enjoyed the joy of family and family, and the time gradually moved towards the palace banquet.
The kings and princesses looked at the time and did not dare to disturb the emperor's business, so they retired with their children almost at the time. The kings and princesses were going to the Xuande Hall for a banquet, but the grandsons were not in a hurry to send them out of the palace, but went directly to the harem to meet their grandmother.
Lu Qipei and Qi Yang saved a lot of things. They had no children, and Qi Yang had no mother or concubine. After coming out of Xuanshi Hall, the two left the rest of the crowd and walked towards Xuande Hall first.
After only two steps, he was stopped, and it was the prince who caught up with him half a step later.
The weather has been warm recently, and the prince's face has gotten a lot better. After catching up, he smiled and said, "You two are going fast."
Qi Yang pulled Lu Qipei back and said with a smile: "I don't have any trouble with the concubine, so we can walk fast." After speaking, he looked back and saw that the kings and princesses were still arranging children, so he said again: "But it's still the emperor. It's easy, brother, Aqi can control his younger siblings now, so you don't need to worry about it anymore."
The prince smiled when he heard the words, talking about the appearance of the eldest grandson who didn't care too much. He turned to look at Qi Yang and Lu Qipei, and said the same words as the emperor: "The emperor's sister is now old, and she should have a son by her side. You two must pay attention."
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.
Suddenly, the prince reached out and patted Lu Qipei on the shoulder. He frowned slightly, pinched Lu Qipei's shoulder, and said strangely, "The concubine has reached the crown now, right? Why is it still so thin?"
Seeing this, Qi Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull the prince's hand down: "Brother Huang, don't pinch, you have been on the battlefield, and your hands are not weak. My family's A Pei is a literati, and you also said that she was born thin, You can't pay me if I break it!"
Being entangled by Qi Yang, the little doubt that had just arisen in the prince's heart was instantly dispelled. He naturally knew Qi Yang's temperament, and he was not very fond of his concubine. It was a rare infatuation for several years. Therefore, there is no doubt about Qi Yang's actions and words, but helplessly said with a smile: "The emperor's sister is really more and more short-sighted now."
Qi Yang took Lu Qipei's arm again, separated her from the prince, and walked in the middle: "Brother Huang said yes."
She admitted it frankly and generously, and the prince could only laugh. However, being married for three years can still guarantee the original intention. It also proved that the two husband and wife are in love, and Lu Qipei treated Qi Yang well. As a brother, the prince is undoubtedly satisfied.
The three of them were walking on official roads, and it was not easy to talk about important political affairs, so they only talked about innocuous gossip.
Qi Yang thought of something, and suddenly asked, "Have you seen the two famous doctors recommended to the emperor a few days ago? How are their diagnoses? How can it help the emperor to recuperate?"
The Crown Prince walked with his hands behind his back, his body was tall and straight, neither slow nor slow, if it weren't for the fact that his body was much thinner than three years ago, he would not be able to see his weakness and decline. He smiled when he heard Qi Yang's question, and replied, "I have seen it. The two of them are indeed unique in their medical skills. After discussing with the imperial doctor, I have also adjusted the prescriptions I use on weekdays." Looking at Qi Yang: "Does the doctor need to pay you back now?"
Qi Yang was slightly startled, and immediately realized that the prince's words agreed with what the emperor had said before, and he felt bored, and pulled Lu Qipei to leave: "No need. The two doctors and the emperor will keep them, they came for you on a special trip. "I and Nga Pei are unavailable!
The unfinished words are afraid of the prince being over-hearted, but how can the prince not hear it
What's more, he didn't say anything, but Qi Yang took the concubine and walked quickly, leaving the prince to look at the back of the two, and burst into laughter. After laughing, he still maintained his unhurried appearance, and walked slowly towards Xuande Hall.