12dz Chapter 172: Attending a Birthday Banquet and Giving Gifts
Chapter 172: Attending a Birthday Banquet and Giving Gifts
On the eighth day of March, Xiao Baozhu was pulled out of bed by Biyue early in the morning to wash and dress up.
The little girl was wearing a bright red dress, her head tilted from side to side due to sleepiness.
She slept too late last night. She counted the number of seasoning packets purchased by envoys from several countries and put a lot of silver into the space.
By the way, I spent half the night planting seeds in the space, and only felt so sleepy in the morning that I kept nodding my head.
Biyue felt extremely distressed when she saw the faint bruises under the little princess' eyes.
"Princess, on the way to the palace, please ask the carriage to go slower so you can get some more sleep!"
Xiao Baozhu opened her eyes drowsily and nodded randomly.
I have to sleep, I don’t know how long this birthday party will take to end.
What's more, she also wants to promote the wonderful uses of this can and make a fortune!
This way, my father's treasury can be filled with silver. This time, let's take canned hawthorns and canned grapes!
I just happened to be selling cans and bottles at the same time.
Xiao Baozhu caught up on some sleep in the swaying carriage and drank a bottle of milk powder. Then she happily lifted the curtain and looked outside.
It was almost noon and the sounds of hawking could be heard everywhere on the street.
Before Xiao Baozhu could admire it for long, she was carried down from the carriage by Biyue.
When they followed the eunuch who led them to Chonghua Hall, many people were already sitting inside.
Xiao Baozhu poked her head out from Biyue's arms and looked inside curiously.
She happened to see Princess Huikang, who had argued with her that day, sitting next to a beautiful woman.
Princess Huikang naturally saw Xiao Baozhu and others coming in, and she rolled her eyes at Xiao Baozhu without any concealment.
When other countries send their gifts, she will catch the opportunity to ridicule Bei Xiao Kingdom!
Soon, envoys from various countries and ministers who came to celebrate the birthday all arrived, and Emperor Dongcui and the Queen walked in side by side.
Everyone in the hall stood up and bowed and congratulated the emperor. After the emperor and empress finally took their seats, countries around the world began to present gifts.
The Tianyang Kingdom presented precious jade, the Nanyue Kingdom presented a red coral, and the wealthy Xiqi presented five hundred cattle and sheep.
Dajing gave a golden jade dragon ornament, and Beichen gave six large, round oriental pearls.
Now only Daqian and Beixiao have not yet sent gifts.
Daqian envoy Chen Mingchen looked at Xiao Ci with arrogance and said, "King Xiaoyao, it's your turn to send gifts from Beixiao. Stop hiding it and let us see Beixiao's sincerity!"
He made up his mind to be the last one to take out the gift.
After all, the best always comes last.
Xiao Ci smiled softly, then bowed and said, "Obedience is worse than respect!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two officials from the Ministry of Rites came forward, each holding a brocade box.
"A pair of glass bottles~" the little eunuch sang loudly.
Emperor Dongcui looked up at the glass bottle in the brocade box, and a hint of interest flashed across his eyes.
"Present it!" Emperor Dongcui said lightly.
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch beside him hurriedly and carefully brought the brocade box forward.
Emperor Dongcui picked up one of the glass bottles and rubbed it carefully in his hand.
This glass bottle is crystal clear and the workmanship is extremely exquisite.
He nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Bei Xiao had really put a lot of thought into sending the gift this time.
"Your Majesty, my father was thinking about your birthday, and in order to send you a precious gift, he mobilized the whole country to get these two glass bottles~"
Xiao Baozhu tilted her head, looking innocent.
Emperor Dongcui smiled faintly: "Your father is thoughtful!"
Chen Ming stared blankly at the pair of glass bottles presented by Bei Xiao, muttering to himself.
"No! Impossible!" Why would Bei Xiao give a glass bottle?
They are so poor, how could they be willing to give a glass bottle? ?
"Uncle Daqian, we Beixiao have already sent the gifts~ It's your turn! Zhuzhu also wants to open her eyes~"
As soon as Naituanzi finished speaking, everyone in the hall turned their eyes towards the direction of the Daqian envoy.
Chen Ming's face was already covered in cold sweat as he faced those inquiring and curious gazes.
He cursed Bei Xiaorang a hundred thousand times in his heart, and then waved his hand with difficulty.
"A pair of small glass bottles~"
Chen Ming's heart shuddered, and he secretly bit his back teeth and glared at the little eunuch.
A glass bottle is just a glass bottle, why is there a small word in front of it?
Now everyone knows that the gift sent by Daqian is not even as good as that sent by poor Beixiao, right?
Queen Dongcui instantly became interested and ordered the eunuch to present the glass bottle sent by Daqian.
Xiao Baozhu naturally saw it as well, and she opened her mouth in surprise.
Wow, isn’t this the bottle of chili sauce that she asked Wang Baben to sell?
Oh my goodness, if I had known that Daqian also gave this colored glaze, I would have sold it to them at a higher price!
Xiao Baozhu closed her eyes and patted Xiao Ci on the thigh. It was such a big loss...
"Shame on you, uncles from Daqian, why are you so ungenerous when you give gifts to His Majesty?"
She even puffed out her chest proudly and said, "Although my father is so poor that he can only eat steamed bread, he would rather not eat or drink, and send a precious gift to your majesty. Is Daqian even poorer than our Beixiao now?"
These words made all the Daqian envoys blush and get angry, and Chen Ming was so angry that his chest heaved up and down rapidly.
"I think the glass bottle from Daqian is exquisite and small, very suitable for the daily use of my uncle! But the glass bottle from Beixiao is a little inappropriate~"
Princess Huikang finally got the chance. She didn't care what the gift from Daqian was like, as long as she could make this stinky girl lose face!
Xiao Baozhu heard this and said softly, "My father thinks that your majesty is wise and kind-hearted. Dongcui is getting stronger and stronger under your majesty's leadership! This wide-mouthed glass bottle is like your majesty's broad mind, filled with his wisdom, military strategy and virtue, which are known by all..."
Naituan tilted her head and looked at Princess Huikang, and asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Princess sister, what you mean is that father is wrong! Thank you, sister. Next time, Zhuzhu will ask father to learn from the uncles in Daqian and give small and broken things. This way it looks delicate and more in line with the uncle's temperament!"
After these words were spoken, the Chonghua Hall fell into complete silence.
Princess Huikang's face turned red, and she stammered and couldn't utter a single word.
She looked at Emperor Dongcui who was sitting in the first seat for help, hoping that her uncle would not hear what that stinky girl said!
She definitely didn't mean that!
Emperor Dongcui had a gloomy face, but he didn't even glance at Princess Huikang.
It seems that the imperial sister has been busy coaxing the lover in the princess's mansion recently and has neglected to discipline Huikang!
He glanced at the queen beside him, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes.
If Huikang had not been indulged by the Imperial Sister and doted on by the Queen, would he have been like this now?
His birthday party was ruined by his own niece!
unlucky!
Emperor Dongcui took a deep breath and tried to force a smile: "Don't let your imagination run wild, niece! I like the wide-mouthed glass bottle that Beixiao gave me very much! Come here, give me a reward!"