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Chapter 87 The Queen Mother's Birthday Banquet
"Idiot!" Jichuan threw a cup of hot tea to the ground. The foot of the guard who came to report was burned, and the guard did not dare to move.

Ji Ya said: "The Crown Prince may not recognize him. After all, he was masked last time and his plum-blossom needle didn't hit the Crown Prince." He took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Such a small thing is unreliable. It's really If you want to succeed, you have to do it with real swords and guns!"

Himekawa knew in his heart why his father had resentment towards Prince Toku's palace. He didn't want the prince to die, but only wanted to make Prince Toku and Princess Toku miserable.When Princess Deqin chose Prince De instead of him, Ji Ruicheng decided that she was a bitch who was greedy for wealth!Making her feel uncomfortable and making her regret is what makes Ji Ruicheng happiest.

Concubine Ji is already 56 this year. She has always relied on herself to take care of herself. She keeps pouring ginseng and bird's nests, and pours milk and honey on her body.Coupled with the "Rejuvenation Pill" that my brothers have found over the years, I really feel much younger after taking it.He looked like he was five or six years older than the emperor.

Ji Chuan is not optimistic. He and Ji Ya are the youngest brothers of Concubine Ji, and are about the same age as the emperor. Of course, he does not want the day when his eldest sister is gone and the power of the Ji family disappears.The eldest sister has no children, so her adopted son Xian Wang is the object of their support.In addition to King Xian, they need to cultivate their own strength and defeat Shunchang.

"It's a pity that Prince Qing didn't put it to good use and fell into the trap of the Tatars!" Ji Ya added: "Prince De has broken off with us this time. Should we think of some ways to hold him back? Just killing his son, whom he has not been close to since he was a child, will not have much effect."

"Now the only ones who can compete for the position of crown prince are King Xian, King Kang and King Duan." Jichuan said, "Prince Duan's family is not worth mentioning. King Xian has us, but behind King Kang is Dongchang. Didn't you expect this? "

"Oh? Wang Man of Dongchang? His mother sold him for five taels of silver, and he had never been favored by the Su family, so why should he work for the Su family?" Ji Ya said disdainfully.

At the beginning, Wang Man's parents took him and his younger brother to flee famine to the capital. They sold Wang Man into the palace and became eunuchs for five taels of silver.

"The chamberlain and we are in the same world, and we can't take advantage of it. Please tell those monkeys under you to restrain themselves, and don't make them fly around all day long and lose face." Ji Chuan glanced sideways at his brother and said.

Ji Ya didn't take it seriously.In recent years, they have secretly raised a lot of private soldiers. The few retainers who lead the soldiers are capable, but they often rely on the Ji family's power to do evil in the city.

Ji Ya herself was a bully of men and women, so she naturally did not restrain them. Instead, she often enjoyed the beautiful young women they offered in other courtyards, and she did not know how many families were ruined because of this!

At this moment, their sister, Concubine Ji, was defending the matter in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty! Those ministers are all jealous! They are jealous that you have favored me for many years, and they are angry with my brother. No matter how beautiful the fairy is, it will be over if my brother takes her back to the house. ? Why is it necessary to rob civilian girls? What nonsense!"

"I'll just mention it to you. If you don't have it, you won't have it. Why are you so angry?" the emperor persuaded, then changed the subject and said, "Did that Bawu practice a new song again? Ask them to play it and listen!" Guo Kuan clapped his hands hurriedly and called the musicians into the hall.The sound of silk and bamboo began, and Concubine Ji felt relieved when she saw the emperor listening to the music with great interest.

I played the new tune twice, but I still felt it was not as startling and celestial as the first time I heard Begonia played that night.The emperor said thoughtfully: "The palace has not been lively for a long time." "What's so difficult about this?" Concubine Ji smiled and said: "The Queen Mother's 65th birthday will be in two days. The fifth birthday is also considered a birthday, so those girls If the boys are summoned to have some fun in front of the Queen Mother, won’t we have some fun?”

"That's right, the princesses and princes from the four tribes of Wala will also be here in the next two days, so they will celebrate their birthdays and have a feast together. Treating them is neither too important nor too important, just right!" The emperor happily clapped his hands.

"We just fought against the Tatars. What kind of drama is this Wala playing?" Concubine Ji asked puzzledly.

"It's because we suffered a heavy defeat against the Tatars that Wala came to show his loyalty! These princes and princesses came to court to show their goodwill. Maybe they also want to marry a noble girl, marry a prince, and marry An An Go back." The emperor patiently explained, patted the back of her hand and said: "You should prepare for the queen mother's birthday banquet!"

"In that case, let's find more princesses and noble ladies and let them choose. It will be easy for the princess to marry her. Can you point out which prince, prince or minister she likes?" Concubine Ji said with a smile: "I'll just pick out a list."

The emperor thought about it and laughed: "This birthday banquet will be a fresh one to counteract the bad luck of coming back from the martial arts field. The weather is getting colder, so we will move it to the lawn by the lake. If there is a martial arts competition to recruit a bride or something, I can use my fists and kicks!" "

Thinking it was funny, both of them laughed.

The next day, the nobles and ladies in Beijing received a message from the palace, saying that it was the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and only young people were invited to liven up the banquet. The implication was that if you have any performing arts to entertain you, just come and have fun. !

Nowadays, although Cheng Hanbai is only the commander of the Beijing Guard, he is a third-rank general, and the three brothers and sisters of the Cheng family are all on the invitation list.

Xie Ruitang knew that the Tatar prince came to propose marriage, so he frowned immediately.Ask An Qi to bring a letter to Haitang, telling her to dress more modestly and don't let the Tatar prince fall in love with her and try to steal the bride later. It's troublesome!

So when she went out to the banquet, Cheng Xiangjin had a head full of jade. When she saw that Cheng Haitang was only wearing light clothes and a plain skirt, with only a jade hairpin on her head, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Sister, what are you trying to do?" Are you laughing at our Cheng family for being poor? Or are you saying that Prince An is stingy? Or maybe Shen Shangshu's family has lost a former princess, and you are in such a state of decline!"

Cheng Haitang ignored her and helped Ji'er get into the carriage.

Ji'er secretly rolled his eyes: You are the poor one!Our girl is rich!
Not to mention the filial piety sent from Zhuangzi and shops every month, the medicine she made with Huaping and Liuying was sold in Fushengtang, and she could get back 500 taels of silver every month!
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