The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 77
The Wanshou Festival is coming soon, when the tenth day of the fifth lunar month just passed the Chou, Kang Ningbo's mansion started to move in unison, the masters were busy dressing up, and the servants were busy preparing things.

Although Uncle Kang Ning was an inconspicuous title, it was the emperor's [-]th birthday after all, and he had to bring his family along with him for such an important event.

Because of Xie Hui's confession, Lin Yuanzhi did not dare to disobey his orders, so he had no choice but to take Qin Yajun with him.

Huang's heart is filled with displeasure, they are all descendants of the Lin family, the eldest brother's family is beautiful, but he and his children don't have this honor, even Qin Yajun, a person of unknown origin, can enter the palace with him.

She made up her mind in her heart that the marriage in the Prince Wei's mansion must not be disturbed by her elder brother.

The family set off at the beginning of Maoshi, and arrived outside the Forbidden City at the end of Maoshi.

The servants in the palace led Lin Yuanzhi and Lin Wenjing to the Huangji Hall. Because Bi, Lin Zisu, and Qin Yajun were female relatives, they waited in the Zhongji Hall according to the arrangement of the palace staff.

Liang Wanyi and Chen Yuqi's family had a prominent position. Lin Zisu couldn't see the front, so she saw Luo Yue who was not far away from her. The two nodded and smiled slightly, and knelt down in their seats.

The queen greeted her wife in the Zhongji Hall, and the emperor waited outside the Huangji Hall to celebrate the birthday of the ministers.First, all the ministers of the cabinet led civil and military officials to sing in unison in front of the gate of Huangji, and the emperor gave rewards to all the ministers one by one.

At the beginning of noon, the emperor moved to the Zhongji Hall, where the wives of each family celebrated their birthdays and offered gifts.

Now Marquis Weiyuan has the highest status among the lords, so naturally he was mentioned first.What Marquis Weiyuan prepared was a pot of ten thousand year old coral tree, the pink coral was shining brightly, it was really bright, and everyone in the hall was full of admiration.

The eunuch who sang the ceremony continued to read, and when it was Kang Ningbo's turn, it was more than an hour later.

The eunuch read the gift list, and many people below showed mocking smiles on their faces.

Seven wheel fan?What is that?
The emperor was in a very good mood today, and when he heard the eunuch read something unknown, he immediately became interested and asked, "This is the first time I've heard of this seven-wheel fan. I wonder what it is?"

Mrs. Bi didn't have confidence in her family's congratulatory gifts, and was always anxious. Hearing that the emperor was interested in the seven-wheel fan, she stood up bravely and said, "This seven-wheel fan is a utensil made by the dog and the little girl. It can relieve the heat."

Hearing Bi's mention of his own daughter, the emperor immediately thought of the pretty little girl at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and the rumors about Lin Zisu that Huang Sheng had said.

The emperor laughed and asked, "Oh? Is there such a device? Then I want to see it with all the ministers."

Several young eunuchs hurriedly carried out the seven-wheeled fan and placed it in front of the hall, but none of them knew how to use it.

Seeing the strange shape of the utensil, the emperor asked, "Uncle Kang Ning, please come and demonstrate it for me."

Mrs. Bi didn't know much about seven-wheel fans, so he bowed and said, "Please allow the emperor to let the little girl demonstrate for the Holy One."

The emperor had this intention and nodded in agreement.After Lin Zisu stepped forward to salute, the emperor was not in a hurry to let the demonstration, and first smiled at Lin Zisu: "Little girl of the Lin family, is that wind and lotus picture written by you?"

Lin Zisu gave another blessing, and said with a smile: "The emperor's eyes are like torches, and the courtiers really admire them."

"You girl is pretty good at drawing, I never thought you could understand this natural skill."

The emperor smiled and nodded.

"This seven-wheel fan was made by my elder brother, and my daughter is just doing superficial work."

As Lin Zisu said, she screwed on the fan bracket, and the seven-wheeled fan blades turned towards a corner of the hall, blowing the curtains flying.

The emperor had never seen such a tool before, clapped his hands and praised loudly: "I didn't expect such ingenious things to exist in the world, it's really amazing!"

Not only the emperor hadn't seen it, but everyone present had never seen it, and they couldn't figure it out. Why did the seven lotus leaves on it spin automatically for no reason?

But after all, it is a person with a clever mind. Leaning on Madam Chang'an Hou who was standing in the front row, seeing the emperor's happy face, she immediately praised: "The seven-wheel fan can rotate by itself. Nothing more than that."

After half a cup of tea, Lin Zisu turned off the computer and stood still, waiting for the emperor to speak.

The emperor was still thinking about it, and pretended to be sullen and said: "Little girl of the Lin family, you are so stingy, I haven't finished seeing you, so you will be imprisoned."

Lin Zisu said with a smile: "Today is the emperor's birthday, a moment of gold, and the courtiers cannot afford to delay it. If His Majesty needs it in the future, the courtiers and elder brother will definitely enter the palace to demonstrate for His Majesty."

Seeing that Lin Zisu answered fluently, the emperor didn't even dare to say a few words when seeing him, unlike his own princesses.

He intends to test Lin Zisu, and asked in a drawn out voice, "It's my birthday today, can you prepare a birthday speech?"

Lin Zisu thought for a while, and said, "I'm not good at words, so I don't dare to make fun of you. Fortunately, I read a few more books recently, so I had to borrow flowers to offer them to Buddha."

"Oh? Tell me and listen."

Lin Zisu bowed profusely, and said in a crisp voice: "Long live the Son of Heaven! Tomorrow, the Son of Heaven will make people hear about it, and let's talk about his virtues and the four kingdoms."

These few words come from the "Book of Songs", which was written by King Xuan of Zhou who won his own conquest, and his minister Shao Bo praised the emperor's virtue. The meaning of these words is "Respect the emperor and live forever! Congratulations to the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his reputation will spread all over the world. The Son of Heaven implements the rule of culture and virtue, and the surrounding lands are harmonious and peaceful under the rule of the Son of Heaven."

Lin Zisu's words not only meant birthday celebrations, but also echoed Songde's favor, which is very suitable for today's occasion.Madam Chang'an Hou, who was at the side, was the quickest thinker, and immediately knelt down on the ground, shouting loudly: "Longevity, Son of Heaven!"

When he shouted, the wives also understood, and they all knelt down on the ground and shouted in unison: "Longevity, Son of Heaven!"

The hall was deafening, and the voice of praising the saint lasted for a stick of incense before resting. The emperor was very satisfied and ordered everyone to stand up.

The emperor smiled and said to Lin Zisu: "You girl, I haven't seen you for a few months, but you are becoming more and more like a minister!"

Lin Zisu had a bright smile on her face, and said: "Since the last time I went back, I have kept the emperor's teaching in mind, and read the Five Classics again. If your majesty is free, I would like to ask your majesty to give me some pointers."

When Lin Zisu mentioned it, the emperor vaguely remembered what he had said, nodded and said, "Okay, come and listen to the sutra feast in the Palace of May [-]th, and I am still waiting for you to explain it to me." Let’s talk about the Zhai Jing.”

Lin Zisu knelt down to thank him immediately, and the emperor smiled and waved his hand as a gesture of exemption, and then said to Cao Shouli beside him, "Shouli, Kang Ningbo's mansion has meritorious service in offering treasures, and there will be rewards!"

Cao Shouli cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has a decree: Uncle Kang Ning has meritorious service in offering treasures, and he will reward you with 50 taels of silver, and a lot of money!"

　I went to bed early yesterday, and forgot to turn on the scheduled release, I'm really sorry (._.)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)