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Chapter 408 Queen Ma's Birthday
On July [-]th, Emperor Zhu held a birthday banquet for Empress Ma in the Imperial Garden.I invite generals, civil servants, wives and princes, concubines and concubines to congratulate here.

Zhu Biao went to the National Academy of Scholars one night in advance, summoned all the craftsmen and three treasures, and hurried back the next day.

The morning sun shines on the green jujube and osmanthus trees in the imperial garden, and the aroma of green dates permeates the entire imperial garden.

Queen Tsushima's birthday this year is different from the randomness of previous years.Everyone talked about anecdotes and beamed with joy.

Li Shanchang also entered the palace on purpose, and Deng Yu, Tang Shengzong, Tang He, Hua Yunlong, etc. all prepared rich gifts, but they were ordered by Empress Ma not to spend so much next time.

For the Queen's birthday, Zhu Biao and many other princes had prepared generous gifts, but everyone seemed to agree with each other as if they had discussed it, except Zhu Bian.

All the princes made some birthday peaches, and Zhu Xun prepared it to be a jasper birthday peach. The peach tip is red, the whole body is white, and the leaves are emerald green peach leaves, lifelike, and the whole thing is carved out of jadeite.

Only the smear of red on the peach tip was glued together with dark blood jade by a skilled craftsman.It is also a good thing to give to Empress Ma for her birthday.

The imperial garden was bustling with people celebrating birthdays, and when they saw the things Zhu Yan brought out, they all looked over.

"This longevity peach is really exquisite and high-grade." Some civil servants who know the goods relished it.

"Third brother, what are you doing here all day long doing some weird tricks?" Zhu Xi took the rouge and birthday peaches he had prepared, and offered them to Empress Ma as well.

The fifth son, Zhu Huan, sent a pot of herbs.

Zhu Zhen, the sixth son, wrote a poem to Empress Ma himself, and the sentences are still acceptable.

Seeing that my sons didn't get such things as gold and silver treasures this year, I was very happy.

It's just that Zhu Yan's jade peach made Lao Zhu slightly dissatisfied: "Third son, is this peach you gave your mother edible? I heard that it used a thousand taels of silver, you prodigal boy."

Zhu Yan pondered and said: "Father, my son has prepared something edible for Father."

After all, he asked his two Korean women who served him to bring up a piece of adult ginseng: "Father, you have to mend it well."

Old Zhu went down, picked up the adult ginseng, looked at it, and slapped Zhu Bian on the head: "What did you give us and your mother. We are children of poor families. I am very angry to eat this supplement. I can't bear this." .”

The witty peacemaker Zhu Biao hastened to make peace: "I have heard from the imperial hospital that the mother's body is exhausted and needs to be mended. Father, please don't reprimand the third child. It is because the minister did not care for the brothers and sisters." Be a good example."

That's it, Lao Zhu couldn't scold him at first, and he didn't really want to scold Zhu Fen, so he accepted this explanation and thought it was reasonable.

Concubine Qin is the most active character, she rushes to Empress Ma for a while, and the concubine for a while, just to say how good the gift from her family is.

Chang's complexion was slightly bad, and she glanced at the noisy Princess Qin, and remembered what Zhu Biao had told her, so she wanted to show Deng Yu some face.Don't care about his daughter.

The birthday banquet was about to be seated, but Zhou Wang Zhu Di was still nowhere to be seen, and even the East Palace didn't seem to have prepared anything.

The older civil servants couldn't help but feel that the East Palace and His Royal Highness Zhou Wang were rude, and they didn't even prepare for their mother's birthday, which was unfilial if it was serious.

The generals were straightforward, and Tang Shengzong looked at Deng Yu and said, "His Royal Highness Qin prepared a very good gift this time."

"So what?" Lan Yu's heart turned towards the East Palace, and when she heard them praising King Qin, she felt very uncomfortable and was not convinced.

Hua Yunlong chuckled, and Tang He also came over to be a peacemaker.

Hu Weiyong and Tu Jie sat quietly on the other side. Ever since the imperial historian Chen Ning had an accident, the two of them have been intentionally or unintentionally alienated by the people in the court.

This time, the Ministry of Punishment had a big cleaning up and down.

Naturally, Li Shanchang also heard about this, so he didn't talk to Hu Weiyong too much, but had a few drinks with Wang Guangyang.

In charge of the ceremony of the birthday banquet meals and the ceremony of the red decoration, and is preparing.

Si Guan, Si Yi, Si Pei, Si Lu, Yin Li Sheren, etc., followed the court ladies and eunuchs to another room in the imperial garden.They were called in temporarily to do something, and some chairs were placed in the room.

After Wei Shouzheng and Du Dongting arranged Zhu Liujiu, they asked Daoyan, a bald donkey, to help move things together.

Dao Yan was unhappy in his heart, ever since he entered the palace, he thought that all his ambitions could be fulfilled, but who knew he got him in the palace, eating fast and reciting Buddha all day long, he really regarded him as a monk with nothing but nothing.

These days, Dao Yan has observed the sons of His Majesty the Emperor. Most of these princes and princes have already made their voices in life before the emperor ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

At that time, Emperor Zhu was fighting all over the world, and he never thought that he was the founding emperor of Ming Dynasty, so he didn't have a special teacher to tell his fate, and no one taught too much court etiquette, most of them were wild. .

But they came and went wild, even fluttering under the emperor's wings, Dao Yan always looked at it and thought it was not good.

At this moment, Zhu Di came in with some craftsmen from the National Academy of Scholars carrying several boxes, and Dao Yan stared blankly.

"This is?" Dao Yan looked at Wei Shouzheng next to him: "Who is it?"

"Oh, this is the fourth prince, King Zhou." Wei Shouzheng and Du Dongting explained.

Dao Yan looked at Zhu Di carefully, and felt that this was a good material to make, and felt that something was missing, so he shook his head to express his regret.

Everyone's facial features represent luck, and the luck of the emperor of His Royal Highness King Zhou is gradually decreasing, and Dao Yan retreats behind the crowd.

After picking and choosing, only His Royal Highness the prince's luck is weird, and he looks like he died early, but he has turned around.

It seems that this prince is the only one who can satisfy his ambition.

In Yuhuayuan, Lao Zhu was originally impatient, but now he saw that the sun was approaching mid-heaven.

Then he looked at Zhu Biao, walked to his side and lowered his voice as if nothing had happened: "Biaoer, you didn't prepare a birthday gift for your mother?"

Lao Zhu couldn't bear it any longer, he had to calm down, and said, "Please go to the side hall in front, father and mother."

Empress Ma just finished receiving those wives, she came over and said: "The side hall, what have you prepared?"

Zhu Biao smiled, turned and led the way.

Xu Miaowei accompanied Mrs. Wei Guogong, Mrs. Chang followed Mrs. Chang, and the wet nurse hugged Zhu Yunchi and followed beside her.

Zhu Biao supported Shen Zhibu and followed behind Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang.

The door of the side hall was opened, and all the craftsmen had already squatted under the table, and the tablecloth hid them tightly.Each person blows the mist out from under the table with a reed tube.

On the table, there is a rectangular leak-proof wooden box measuring one foot wide and three feet long, filled with clear water.One next to the big birthday star next to it.

Zhu Biao coughed twice, releasing the signal.

Then dozens of miniature wood carvings of treasure ships came down neatly along the wooden frame, because the sequence was orderly, front and rear and patchwork.The wooden boats make up a big birthday character.

"Fourth, come out." Zhu Biao yelled in the direction the boat came out, and Zhu Di and Zhu Biao came out together.

"Half a lifetime of spring, how can you wait for nothing? After several hard work, I once crossed the sea and became a helper in Zhu's family." Old Zhu looked at the peach wood carved birthday star, with four sentences written on it, pointing to it and asked: "Who?" written?"

"Father, brother wrote it, and I will be responsible for lowering the boat." Zhu Di smiled.

At this moment, Wang Guangyang, the prime minister standing beside him, pointed at the boat and said, "The current changes, look at these boats."

Several civil officials said: "This is not the fleet that His Highness told us about that day."

The fog has not cleared, and the treasure ship model is the physical version of that day.

"It's really spectacular." It was the first time for the civil servants to see the model of the treasure ship. They had never seen the model of these ships on weekdays, including the Longjiang Shipyard and the Coastal Shipyard.

The wives behind her had never seen these before, and they all praised them in their hearts, but what they saw more was that they felt that the empress was really happy.

Dao Yan standing behind the pillar looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in front of the crowd, and then touched his bald head.

Also being a monk, this Zhu Yuanzhang can be better than himself.

Zhu Biao naturally also saw Dao Yan standing behind. This Dao Yan always thought that he and Lao Zhu were both emperors, and he could also rebel.

At this moment, Zhu Biao ordered Xiao Huangmen to bring a box.

　Ask for a monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)