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Everyone looked over at the same time.

Their faces showed shock.

It was a bead, as big as a lychee, very beautiful, radiant and dazzling.

"Dragon bead, this is actually a top-grade dragon bead." The Eighth Princess exclaimed.

"Yes, it is the Dragon Bead of the East China Sea. This is my grandfather. He killed a demon dragon in the East China Sea and dug it out from its stomach." Zhang Lingmai said proudly.

Not to mention, this dragon bead is indeed a rare treasure. Even the crown prince Zhang Chengqian showed surprise.

"Lingmai, judging from the quality of this dragon bead, the demon dragon should have been a thousand years old." The crown prince said.

For creatures like the dragon clan, the older they are, the stronger they are.

Of course.

This also depends on the bloodline. The closer the demon dragon is to the bloodline of the ancestor dragon, the stronger it is.

"Not bad." Zhang Lingmai nodded: 'This dragon ball, when worn on the body, not only has the effect of keeping warm in winter and cool in summer, but also can prolong life, keep youth forever, and prevent all diseases. '

"It's really a good thing, Ninth Princess, you are thoughtful." The prince said with emotion.

"Ninth Princess, you are still amazing."

"This time, I'm afraid that the gift of the ninth sister is the best."

"The ninth princess is really generous."

"..."

Suddenly, a bunch of people began to flatter Zhang Lingmai.

Let's not talk about the pride in Zhang Lingmai's heart.

So, she looked at Zhang Xue, who didn't say a word, and said with a turn of her eyes: "I don't know what gift the seventh sister has prepared for the grandmother."

Zhang Xue glanced at her, "You will know when the time comes."

I'm not as showy as someone.

"Seventh sister, is the gift too bad, you are embarrassed to say it."

Zhang Lingmai said sarcastically.

It's not that she specifically targeted Zhang Xue, but she did it on purpose. After all, the resources in the palace are limited. After giving them to Zhang Xue, Zhang Lingmai will have none.

In the royal family, the eldest princess Zhang Jiao, the sixth princess Zhang Pingjun, the seventh princess Zhang Xue, the ninth princess Zhang Lingmai, and the fifteenth princess Zhang Fanghua, these five princesses have the most noble status, and most of the royal resources belong to them.

The eldest princess is the eldest daughter of the queen and the biological sister of the prince. She is also an eighth-rank scholar. Zhang Lingmai can't afford to offend such a person.

The sixth princess Zhang Pingjun, her grandfather is the King of Zhennan, with 600,000 Zhennan troops. But she herself is a home girl, never leaving the house, very low-key, for such a person, Zhang Lingmai is too lazy to target.

The fifteenth princess Zhang Fanghua, because she is young, only nine years old, has no conflict of interest with her.

As for her and Zhang Xue, since they are not much different in age, and both of them like to be in the limelight and want to do everything the best, the competition is huge.

Because she has always been suppressed by Zhang Xue, Zhang Lingmai has a lot of complaints about Zhang Xue and has been persistently looking for trouble with Zhang Xue.

In order to make Zhang Xue look bad and embarrass her, Zhang Lingmai never misses any opportunity to belittle Zhang Xue.

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"Today is the birthday of my mother. I would like to thank you all for coming to my mother's birthday banquet. Come, I will toast you all."

The Emperor Jing, who was sitting at the main table, was flushed and said loudly with a glass of wine.

"Cheers to your majesty!" Everyone stood up quickly.

The emperor could sit, but they could only stand. This is called respect and inferiority.

"Drink this cup."

"Drink this cup."

After drinking the wine.

Emperor Jing looked at the table of the princes and grandchildren, and said with a smile: "Now, shouldn't you celebrate your mother's birthday?"

"Your son will go first."

The 40-year-old Crown Prince Zhang Chengqian smiled and stood up first, holding a gift box, came to the Queen Mother's side, and knelt down: 'Grandson Chengqian, congratulates the Royal Grandmother on her birthday, and wishes the Royal Grandmother a long life and eternal youth. '

"Good boy." The Queen Mother looked at him kindly.

Emperor Jing said with interest: "Prince, what gift have you prepared for the Royal Grandmother?"

Zhang Chengqian smiled slightly and opened the gift box.

Suddenly, a white divine light appeared inside.

Everyone looked over and saw that it was a white-robed Guanyin.

"This is the White Jade Guanyin that was personally opened by the abbot of Xiangguo Temple, Master Liaokong. Keeping it by your side can make you calm and immune to ghosts and gods." The Crown Prince said with a smile.

"Wow, it's so precious."

"As expected of the prince, he is generous when he makes a move."

"This is the best Hetian jade."

"Flawless white jade, this is definitely a masterpiece."

"The prince is really filial."

"..."

Looking at the white jade Guanyin in the prince's hand, all the guests praised it.

AsZhao Xuemei, who had served as the empress dowager for more than 40 years and had experienced three dynasties, had seen all kinds of rare treasures.

For others, this white jade Guanyin was extremely precious, but in her eyes, it was just ordinary.

However.

Even though she didn't care about this gift.

But, she still smiled kindly at the prince and said, "Chengqian, you are thoughtful."

After receiving a compliment, the prince returned to his seat happily.

Then, it was the eldest princess Zhang Jiao who presented a gift.

The gift she gave to the empress dowager was a painting of hers, with a total of 100 longevity characters, each of which was written in a different way, and the characters were very beautiful.

After seeing this gift.

The empress dowager showed a sincere smile.

She said to the eldest princess Zhang Jiao: "My daughter A Jiao's handwriting has improved again. She has eight points of the style and charm of the calligraphy saint Yan Zhen."

Zhang Jiao said dignifiedly and calmly: "Grandmother, you are too kind. Compared with the calligraphy saint, I am still far behind. '

"Xiao Jiao, you are just modest."

It can be seen that the queen mother loves this eldest princess very much. The prince presented treasures, but she dismissed them with two or three words. However, when it was Zhang Jiao's turn, she kept talking and praising.

Seeing this scene.

Although the prince had a smile on his face, his hands tucked into his sleeves had already clenched into fists.

Then, other princes and princesses came forward to present gifts.

When it was Zhang Lingmai's turn, this girl started to act up. Others kept a certain distance from the queen mother when presenting gifts, but she ran over and took out the East China Sea Pearl: "Grandmother, this is the East China Sea Dragon Pearl that I found for you after all the hard work and effort. Do you like it?"

As she said this, she actually knelt down and rested her head on the queen mother's thigh.

Like a kitten, she was acting coquettishly to her master.

"I like it, I like it so much. My Lingmai has grown up and become sensible. She is no longer the wild girl who runs around like a little monkey in front of me."

The queen mother was very happy, touching Zhang Lingmai's soft hair, her face full of love.

At this moment.

Everyone's eyes were on the queen mother.

Xiao Ping'an raised his head and began to carefully look at this legendary queen mother of Daqian.

Queen Zhao Xuemei, who had experienced three dynasties, could be said to be a true old man of three dynasties.

She had a head full of white hair, but no wrinkles, an oval face, plump skin, full of vitality and elasticity. Judging from her condition, she didn't look like a 70-year-old at all, but rather like a 50-year-old.

From the contours of her facial features, it can be seen that this queen mother was definitely a beauty when she was young.

After receiving a lot of compliments from the queen mother.

Zhang Lingmai returned to her seat.

However, when she passed by Zhang Xue, she looked at her provocatively.

Zhang Xue didn't care about this, as if she didn't see it.

In fact, Zhang Xue didn't take Zhang Lingmai seriously, because all the behaviors of this girl were very childish in her eyes.

Just ask.

How could an adult care about a child!

Finally, it was Zhang Xue's turn to present a gift.