So Ruoyin immediately stood up and saluted everyone.

The next moment, the Fourth Master was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.

And the Queen Mother, who was wearing a dark purple floral pattern flag dress, both entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After the Fourth Master and the Empress Dowager sat down, they said majesticly inside and outside the hall: "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, so you don't have to be too polite. Just celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday with a lively manner."

Here, some older emperors and empress dowagers celebrate their birthdays, also known as the Wannian Festival.

Then, the Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Ruoyin stood up with everyone and took her seat.

Immediately afterwards, the slaves in the imperial kitchen began to serve Manchu specialty food.

For example: crispy frying pies, small buns, big buns, red and white buns, dried fruits, fresh fruits, as well as animal meat and wine, etc.

After the imperial kitchen had all the meals set up, a group of people came in the center of the hall to celebrate their birthdays.

As those birthday celebrations were finished, the sound of whips sounded outside.

Then, people inside and outside the hall stood up and saluted the queen mother in the superiors, "I wish the queen mother good and longevity and a long life!"

"Okay, okay, there is no need to be too polite." The Empress Dowager said with a smile.

After everyone took their seats again, the Fourth Master said majesticly: "The Queen Mother's Birthday is about to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother. I have ordered the temples to recite scriptures and celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother, and personally copied the scriptures to present them. In addition, during the Birthday Festival, slaughtering among the people is prohibited, and the court prohibits the killing of criminal prisoners......"

In short, the Empress Dowager's birthday was mainly organized around the eight words "Enjoy the whole world and amnesty for the whole world".

It also shows that the Empress Dowager's status in the current dynasty should not be underestimated.

After the Fourth Master finished speaking, some guards and servants carried many exquisite boxes in.

Su Peisheng spread out a bright yellow paper, which was full of birthday gifts presented by the Fourth Master to the Empress Dowager. He said sharply: "The emperor presented the Queen Mother with a hairpin of good luck in everything, a hairpin of long-lasting good fortune, and a hairpin of thousands of years..."

"As well as the Wanshou Sea House, the Wanshou gilt inlaid with highlights, the Wanshou enamel square peace flower lord, the natural Ganoderma lucidum offering the immortal peach plate..."

Just thinking about these things, Su Peisheng has been reciting nearly a cup of tea.

As the emperor, the Fourth Master is not in harmony with the Empress Dowager, but he is always just such an imperial mother in his life.

Even if there are gaps in our hearts, it will break the bones and tendons.

In addition, the life span is only once every ten years.

Therefore, he congratulated the Queen Mother's birthday regardless of his actions.

I ordered the slave to collect many precious gifts everywhere and give them to the Queen Mother.

And this is not the end, because such a big day of birthday celebration requires Daqing, and a very high-standard "Nine-Nine Birthday Gift" must be presented.

It's not as simple as ninety-eighty ones.

Instead, it refers to the gift of nine major categories of birthday gifts, each category must contain nine items.

However, ninety-nine eighty-one items are just the number of gifts in a day.

As for how many days the Fourth Master will give you next, that is, multiplying the number of days by eighty-one pieces, is the total number of gifts given to the Fourth Master.

"The emperor is intent." The queen mother smiled and was satisfied with the head of the earth.

After the Fourth Master finished reading the gift, the princes, ministers and officials presented gifts to the Empress Dowager.

They don’t offer as much as the Fourth Master, and they usually offer one or two gifts.

After all, there is still a difference between a minister and a son.

Besides, their strength doesn't allow it.

But in order to make the Queen Mother happy, every piece they gave was considered a treasure.

Most of them have good names, such as pen, ink, paper, and ink, porcelain, bonsai, calligraphy and painting, etc.

What the women gave were nothing more than brocade, clothing, jewelry, etc.

As the queen, I naturally have to be more interested.

However, her relationship with the Queen Mother-in-law has always maintained the surface harmony of the royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Therefore, don't spend much effort to please this person.

Because she knew that it would be like that, whether to please or not.

So, what she ordered the slave to offer to the Queen Mother was a bronze tripod for a long-lasting life to express her feelings.

Anyway, it won't be too sarcastic, but it won't lose its identity as a queen.

Since there were many guests present and if everyone offered gifts, this process alone would last for a while.

One hour later, all the guests present offered gifts.

The gifts received by the Queen Mother this time were all very valuable. Ruoyin roughly estimated that it would start at least one million taels.

However, the Empress Dowager did not look like a financial enchantment.

Instead, he smiled very decently and dignifiedly, and said very officially: "You all have the heart. When you come in the future, you don't have to give you precious items of all kinds or any kind. You guys are one by one, the men assisting the emperor in handling the government affairs, and the women help their men to manage the trivial matters in their hearts, so that they can handle political affairs boldly, which is the best gift to the Ai family."

Look at her speaking skills, she received the gifts, and she asked her to say all the good words.

Just such a kind queen mother.

He smiled kindly, and the corners of his eyes were slightly fine lines left by the years.

Who would have expected that she would be in a bad relationship with the Fourth Master in private, and who would believe it if she told me it out?

This is the benefit of doing enough face skills.

Everyone here only smiled slightly after hearing the Queen Mother's words, but did not agree.

The empress dowager said that she would not have to give it to her in the future. Can they really not offer it?

The answer is definitely to continue to contribute!

After all the most important links were completed, some dancers entered the hall to sing and dance.

For a moment, the Palace of Supreme Harmony sang and danced to peace.

The guests here enjoyed singing, dancing, drinking, chatting, and having meals.

Ruoyin sits alone, and it is naturally more convenient to eat.

She ate almost all the meals in front of her.

Then I sorted out these meals in my heart.

If it’s not delicious, she stops moving her chopsticks anymore.

She ate more chopsticks when it was delicious.

But there were too many people here, so she couldn't eat.

No matter how you say it, you must also stabilize the queen's dignified image.

However, Concubine Yu, who was sitting on her left, was very cautious because she was pregnant with the imperial heir.

I didn't dare to touch my chopsticks on the table of dishes.

I only occasionally hold a cup, which seems to be drinking water, but in fact I don’t even touch the mouth of the cup, and I’m very reserved.

About one stick of incense, the singing and dancing in the hall had performed three programs.

Concubine Yu looked like she couldn't sit still, and turned her head and shook her eyes at Ziqing with her light.

After Zi Qing understood, she winked at a certain location in the hall.

After a while, Zi Qing made a gesture to Concubine Yu.

Then, Concubine Yu called Ruoyin and said, "Empress, I have a big belly and I always have to go to the toilet in a short while."

Ruoyin turned her head and glanced at Concubine Yu indifferently, "Go."

She had been pregnant and knew that when the child grew up in the late stage of pregnancy, she would press her bladder and always wanted to run to the cottage.

Therefore, it would be better to put Concubine Yu, who was erect with a big belly, and not let him go.

If something goes wrong, it will also destroy the atmosphere of the Wanbao Festival.

It's not unreasonable that people can solve it on the spot.

Besides, whether she agrees or disagrees.

As a concubine, Concubine Yu still has the right to go to a thatched cottage.

It was just out of etiquette that they would say hello to her.

Concubine Yu bowed apologetically to her and then stood up.

Logically speaking, as long as Concubine Yu greets Ruoyin.

You can go out from the side in a low-key manner to avoid attracting too much attention.

But Concubine Yu held her belly and placed her hands on her abdomen, and her movements were extremely slow.

He looked like he was afraid that others would not see her.

The next moment, I heard the "Ah" from Concubine Yu, and fell obliquely beside Ruoyin's table.6
Chapter completed!