Empress, she wins by eating melons and laying down in the harem

"His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess is here!" Following the little eunuch's singing, everyone in the room heard it.

Liu Qiqi and the prince entered the door and saw a dark group of people.

Looking at their attire, you can tell that they are all wives of some rank, and the people in the yard are all their daughters who have not left the court.

The purpose of coming today is obvious, one is to celebrate the birthday, and the other is to see which young lady can catch the eyes of the Queen Mother, take advantage of the opportunity to come to the palace, and be sent to the prince.

Everyone present knew that the Crown Princess was a concubine sent by the Empress Dowager to the Crown Prince, and now the concubine has become the crown prince at the head of the Eastern Palace.

Such good luck, everyone wants to participate in it.

Liu Qiqi didn't care about these people, and gave the birthday gift to the Queen Mother.

"Qiqi—" Seeing Liu Qiqi and the prince arriving, the Queen Mother was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear.

"Grandson pays homage to the emperor's grandmother, and wishes the emperor's grandmother to be as blessed as the East China Sea and Shoubi Nanshan!" said the prince.

"My concubine pays homage to the imperial grandmother, wishing the imperial grandmother longevity and wealth, adding glory and beauty and auspiciousness, wishing the imperial grandmother a happy birthday and eternal youth!" Liu Qiqi said.

"Okay, okay!" The queen mother was even happier when she heard this.

When others saw the arrival of the prince and concubine, they did not give birthday gifts to the queen mother. Although the auspicious words of the prince concubine were nice, what was the use of being nice, unlike them, who gave birthday gifts to the queen mother one by one.

Each piece is priceless treasure.

A few dry words really came from a small place, but in such a big scene, it won't work!
The queen has been in the palace for so many years, so how can she not know what these people are thinking. When Liu Qiqi arrived and saw Liu Qiqi holding a food box in her hand, she thought it was delicious.

At the age of the Queen Mother, I have never seen anything good. If Liu Qiqi cooks it herself, she will be full of heart.

The queen smiled and looked at the queen mother, "Queen mother, look at Qiqi, I don't know what kind of gift this is!"

The gift is obviously to tell everyone present that if you don't want to cause trouble for your man, you'd better keep your mouth shut!

"Ai's family has seen it a long time ago, it smells very fragrant, it should be made by Qiqi, right?"

Liu Qiqi carefully held the food box and came to the Empress Dowager, and slowly opened the food box.

"Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday, so I can't miss the cake. As the Empress Dowager, I made a birthday cake. I hope the Empress Dowager likes it!"

As time opened, everyone saw a stunning scene.

It was a mass of white stuff dotted with red flowers. It was hard to tell what it was, but it smelled very fragrant. More importantly, there was a kind old lady on it, holding a big peach in her hand.

Looking carefully, I found that the old man and the queen mother were somewhat similar.

Soon, the queen mother and queen also found out.

Concubine Shu exclaimed, "Ah, why do you see that the old man and the empress dowager look alike?"

This exclamation attracted more people's attention.

Those who are close can be seen at a glance, and those who are a little farther away can't be seen even with their feet up. Everyone is even more curious.

The prince watched from the side. It is the queen mother's birthday this year. Needless to say, this gift is the most special.

It was made by Liu Qiqi herself, showing sincerity and preciousness.

Liu Qiqi took out the candles prepared in the food box, inserted them on the cake, and explained, "Insert the candles, light the candles, and you can make a wish. After making a wish, blow out the candles, and the wish may come true!"

It is possible to realize it, and it is directly heard by everyone that it will be realized.

One by one looked at the queen mother enviously.

The queen mother is getting old, and she likes to be lively more and more. However, she has few close people because of her status. Now there are fewer grandchildren, and there are no great-grandchildren. She feels even more lonely. Hearing this, whether it is true or not, She was happy.

"His Majesty is here!"

At a critical moment, the emperor arrives.

emperor!

Isn't he sick?

Soon the sound of people kneeling outside was heard.

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

The emperor came down to the door with the help of Eunuch Lu, and many ladies in the room knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

Then concubine Shu and other concubines saluted, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The crown prince and Liu Qiqi saluted, "Long live the emperor!"

The queen saluted, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The emperor came to the Empress Dowager, "My ministers wish the Empress Dowager a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan!"

"Okay, okay——" the queen mother was happy, and said three good words in a row.

"This is?" the emperor looked at the thing with candles in front of him and asked.

"Qiqi specially made it for Aijia's birthday." The queen mother happily forgot the last few words.

Liu Qiqi explained, "Birthday cake."

"Oh?" The emperor thought, this is something that everyone in the palace would drool over.

It does look good.

The old man holding the birthday peach on it looks even more vivid.

"Qiqi said, you can make a wish later!"

"What else?" The emperor said and looked at Liu Qiqi.

Liu Qiqi responded, "After the candles are lit, the birthday star puts his palms together and makes a wish in his heart, it may come true!"

Both the queen mother and the emperor believed this, and quickly ordered people to light candles.

As the candle was lit, like the hope in her heart was lit, the queen mother made a wish in a dignified manner. After the queen mother made a wish, she blew the candle. Everyone looked enviously, even the emperor was a little jealous.

Why isn't he treated like this?
Thinking about it, he looked at the prince dissatisfied. The prince had known the purpose of this man's visit for a long time, so he deliberately turned his head to look at one side without responding.

The queen saw their interaction from the side, did she find it funny, and was jealous at the same time.

The emperor and the king of Chu never had such eye contact.

Sure enough, a long time ago, the emperor liked the prince the most, but at that time there were too many princes, and the emperor didn't have a blatant preference!
After blowing out the candles, the queen mother was so happy that her face was full of wrinkles.

Liu Qiqi knew that there should be a birthday song. In order not to arouse suspicion, this link was omitted. Now it was time to enjoy, she stretched out her hand and pulled out the candle while explaining, "Now we can share the cake!"

Liu Qiqi took down the candle and put it aside, and then took out all the noodle knives, small plates and spoons from the food box.

"This is?" The queen mother looked at the noodle knife, a little puzzled.

"This one is made of flour, especially for cutting cakes." She knew that knives are forbidden in the palace, so in order not to arouse suspicion from others, she specially made it with flour.

"Kiki has a heart."

"The emperor's grandmother's birthday gift is naturally the best!" Liu Qiqi said with a smile.

"Look, look, this is the good granddaughter-in-law chosen by the Ai family!" The queen mother was happy.

Everyone followed suit, and immediately lifted Liu Qiqi to the sky.

Liu Qiqi blushed slightly, and brought the noodle knife to the Empress Dowager, "Grandmother, the first cut of the cake will be cut by the birthday star, which means that everything can have a good start."

"There is such a saying!" The queen mother was willing to listen to auspicious words, and she was even happier to hear them today.

"Yeah." Liu Qiqi nodded.

When the queen mother heard so much talk, she wanted to do it, but was worried that she would not do it well enough. Liu Qiqi saw the queen mother's mind and said, "Cut from the beginning to the end, with the wind and the water, and from the left to the right, healthy and long life."