He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan finished their birthday gifts, then came the seventh prince, and then the eighth prince.

The seventh prince presented a pair of ruby ​​porcelain vases, and the eighth prince presented an ivory fan.

The princes gave their birthday gifts, and then came the princess.

The emperor's princesses were led by Princess Shouchun, but Princess Shouchun limped onto the stage. Queen Song saw her and asked, "What's going on?"

Princess Shouchun said with a small mouth, "I was in the imperial garden just now, and I accidentally sprained my foot..."

Queen Song said distressedly, "Why didn't I listen to you before?"

Princess Shouchun said aggrievedly, "My daughter is afraid that she will tell her, and the queen mother will not let her attend her father's birthday banquet."

Empress Song said, "After giving the birthday gift in a while, go to the side hall and let the imperial doctor take a look at you."

Shen Wan sat there with a mocking smile on his lips.

She didn't believe that Princess Shouchun really had a sprained foot, but she was afraid that Princess Nanyi of Xiliang would come later and have a dance competition with her. Knowing that she would be embarrassed, she simply pretended to have a sprained leg first. She couldn't ask her to compete with Nanyi who had a sprained leg. Princess dance competition.

Shen Wan didn't know whether to praise Empress Song and Princess Shouchun for being self-aware.

Thinking about the past life, these people were unable to take Princess Nanyi's tricks, so they pushed her out and made strict demands on her. Shen Wan despised her from the bottom of her heart.

Princess Shouchun injured her foot, but she still insisted on attending the emperor's birthday banquet. Everyone praised her for her filial piety.

Princess Shouchun's birthday gift to the emperor was a belt embroidered by herself.

Well, if you embroider two stitches by hand, it can be considered as embroidery by hand.

But no one believes it.

These ministers all have daughters, and even their pampered daughters can't do it. How can a noble princess embroider such an exquisite belt? Even if the sun comes out in the west, this is not possible.

But just don’t tell anyone if you see through it. Anyway, the emperor is easy to fool.

Princess Shouchun was supported by the palace maid and limped back, followed by Princess Shouan.

Princess Shou'an sent a picture of a hundred years of longevity. Although it was not that brilliant, at least it looked like it was written by herself and there was no fraud.

The other two princesses also sent calligraphy and paintings, which were quite satisfactory, neither brilliant nor wrong.

The princes and princesses presented birthday gifts, and then came the prince, and the first one was given to King Cheng.

What King Cheng gave to the emperor was a jade horse.

The texture is transparent, one foot three inches high and four feet long. It is a rare treasure.

King Cheng received a birthday gift from his two children. After Princess Cheng was pushed down a well in the palace, she fell ill and has not recovered yet. She was so sick that she did not enter the palace to congratulate the emperor on his birthday.

This is what King Cheng said. I don't know if Princess Cheng is really sick, or if she is afraid that she will talk nonsense and be put under house arrest. Outsiders will not know.

The eldest princess of Huyang gave the emperor a jade tripod. The carving was exquisite and unparalleled, and its value was not inferior to the jade horse given by King Cheng.

After the eldest princess of Huyang had given away the gift, King An was preparing to present birthday gifts. At this time, two male duck voices came almost at the same time:

"The envoy from Xiliang has arrived!"

"Envoy Donglie has arrived!"

Everyone looked towards the entrance of the palace and saw the Prince of Xiliang and Princess Nanyi walking in. Alongside them was the Second Prince Donglie.

The prince of Xiliang was wearing a purple brocade robe, which was very luxurious. The princess of Nanyi was dressed in palace attire. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, and her brows showed confidence and flamboyance, which was very eye-catching.

Although the second prince Donglie was not the crown prince, Emperor Donglie did not have a heir apparent. The second prince was the perfect candidate for the crown prince. In fact, a year later, the second prince Donglie was appointed as the crown prince.

Those who came to celebrate birthdays were all first-class and distinguished people.

Only then did Shen Wan realize that the envoys from Xi Liang and Dong Lie came later than in the previous life. In the previous life, they came almost as soon as the birthday banquet started.

In his previous life, Xie Jingyan's paintings were secretly exchanged, but he didn't say anything. Was it because the envoys from Xiliang and Donglie were present and he was afraid of being laughed at, so he endured it?

Together with this speculation, I can no longer suppress it.

Shen Wan secretly asked Xie Jingyan, "Did you delay the entry of the Xi Liang and Dong Lie envoys into the palace?"

"Well, let them come two quarters of an hour late."

Although King Cheng was responsible for preparing the birthday banquet, most of the matters were handled by the Rites Department. Mr. Chen, the Minister of Rites, was Xie Jingyan's subordinate. It was not a matter of a word to delay the envoy's entry into the palace for two quarters of an hour to celebrate his birthday.

The civil and military officials did not know the arrangements made by Xie Jingyan. They only thought that King Cheng and the Ministry of Rites handled matters properly. On such an important day as the emperor's birthday banquet, the princes fought among themselves without caring about the emperor's feelings. This was because of the envoys of Xiliang and Donglie. Seeing that, the emperor's face was lost to Xi Liang and Dong Lie.

The Prince of Xiliang and the Second Prince of Donglie came forward to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday, and then presented the birthday gifts they had brought.

The birthday gift from Xiliang is a night-bright pearl.

What Dong Lie presented to the emperor was a pagoda made of gold.

The Prince of Xiliang and the Second Prince of Donglie traveled thousands of miles to Dachu to send birthday gifts. The things couldn't be shabby. After all, gift-giving is about coming and going. In a few months when the Emperor of Xiliang celebrates his birthday, the emperor will also send people to celebrate his birthday.

Xi Liang and Dong Lie finished their birthday gifts, and the emperor asked them to sit down.

King An stood up to offer his birthday.

The prince of Xiliang saw it and said, "It seems that we entered the palace late and missed the birthday congratulations of the princes of Chu."

Cheng Wang said, "It's two quarters of an hour later than the scheduled time. Is there something that delayed it?"

The Second Prince Donglie asked strangely, "Didn't King Cheng send someone to the palace to inform us that we would enter the palace two quarters of an hour late?"

King Cheng frowned.

He made no such arrangements.

Mr. Chen, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said to the emperor, "I have postponed the time for the envoys from Xiliang and Donglie to enter the palace to celebrate their birthdays..."

The emperor knew what was going on as soon as he saw it. His son not only caught the person who had secretly replaced him, but he also took into consideration the emperor's face. He took care of everything and deserved praise from the emperor. How could he blame him? What's more, his own son didn't understand. Sometimes he said harshly, and next time, he would definitely only care about himself, "This is the right time to enter the palace."

The topic was stopped here, and King An continued to present birthday gifts.

After the prince has presented himself, then the prince, then the prince...

When it was the turn of the Pingyang Hou Mansion, Shen Wan stood up and said, "Father, please forgive me. My father and eldest brother have left Beijing and cannot come to wish my father a birthday in person. Princess Huai'an is the only one left in the Hou Mansion. She enters the palace today, but she is seriously ill. , Erchen asked her to go back, and the birthday gift from Pingyang Marquis Mansion will be delivered by Erchen. "

With that said, he presented the birthday gift prepared by Princess Huai'an in gold and jade to Ruyi.

The emperor said, "I am deeply gratified that Pingyang Hou and his son have dedicated their lives to the imperial court."

Shen Wan sat down, and the birthday gifts continued. Most of the birthday gifts were similar to those given in the previous life, especially those sent to Beijing by officials from abroad. These people were less affected by Shen Wan's rebirth, so the birthday gifts given were almost the same as those given in the previous life.

Among the birthday gifts given to various civil and military officials, the one that amazed Shen Wan the most was the birthday gift given by his eldest cousin and the head of Qinghe County. The Kesi painting of "Birthday Presentation in the Yaochi" was lifelike and vivid.

The birthday gift alone lasted for more than an hour, and Shen Wan's buttocks were numb until it was over.

The dancer came on stage, and the officials raised their glasses to the emperor.

The dance is over.

Empress Song smiled and said, "I heard that Princess Nanyi's dance is unique in the Western Liang Dynasty. I wonder if I might be lucky enough to see Princess Nanyi's stunning dance today?"

Shen Wan was convinced after hearing this. She was afraid that Princess Nanyi would ask her to dance in a dance competition. Princess Shouchun would pretend to have a sprained foot. Empress Song dared to provoke Princess Nanyi to compete. She didn't know who she was targeting.

Princess Nanyi stood up, with pride and confidence in her brows, "I will perform a dance today to wish the Emperor of Chu great health and longevity."