Fortunate Young Gentleman

Zhao Man looked at the Queen Mother and said with a smile: "We need to see this gift outside."

"You have always liked to keep people in suspense since you were young." The Queen Mother smiled, looked at Emperor Chen, and said: "It's almost time, let's all go out together, just in time to see what gift this girl wants to give me."

Emperor Chen nodded, and the princes and princesses in the palace, and the concubines in the harem followed him and the Queen Mother and walked out of the palace together.

The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Man and asked with a smile: "Can we take it out now?"

Zhao Man nodded, took out a bamboo tube from her arms, lit a fuse that came out of the bamboo tube with a fire stick, and then pointed the bamboo tube to the sky.

Swoosh!

A beam of fire shot out from the bamboo tube and exploded in the sky.

Everyone was a little surprised, wondering what she was doing.

After a bit of cold wind outside, Princess Yiyang finally came back to her senses from her trance. She glanced at Zhao Man and said sarcastically, "Is it possible that the birthday gift you gave to the Queen Mother was just a firecracker?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that something seemed to light up in front of her. When she looked up at the night sky in front of her, she found that it was the night sky that was lit up.

Zhao Man's firework seemed to have released a signal. After the first explosion, a series of flames shot straight into the night sky from a distance and exploded at a high altitude, just in the direction they were facing.

When the firework exploded, a large "Shou" character was clearly visible in the sky. Although it dissipated quickly, a new one would appear soon.

The fireworks were dense and continuous, and the momentum was even greater than yesterday. In the garden, the guests who participated in the Queen Mother's birthday banquet raised their heads and looked at the sky.

The people in Beijing also hurried from their rooms to the yard to watch this rare scene.

Looking at the word "longevity" spelled out by the fireworks, Princess Yiyang's expression froze and she could no longer speak.

Everyone looked up at the fireworks, while Zhao Man tilted her head to look at Tang Ning beside her. The fireworks in the distance illuminated her face and reflected the sweetness and happiness in her eyes.

"Man'er, your gift..." The Queen Mother lowered her head and looked at her with a smile, but she saw her eyes looking elsewhere, her tone paused slightly, and the two words she said were also covered by the noisy explosion.

She looked at the smile on Zhao Man's face and followed her gaze.

Tang Ning's eyes only stayed in the sky for a moment, and then retracted. He had seen this scene too many times, and he had also seen more beautiful and grander fireworks than this.

Emperor Chen wanted to make the Queen Mother's birthday banquet lively, and the best gift was to do what he wanted. This gift was very lively, and the people of the capital could be shocked. The form was also unique and would not fall into clichés.

The font in the sky was actually made using the simplest method. Fireworks that would not explode into pieces were selected, and they were placed on the ground in the shape of the word "Shou" in advance. Then, they were ignited at the same time to form this scene.

Of course, even this simple operation was figured out after countless experiments.

He actually spent less time on the fireworks today than yesterday, but the number of fireworks was twice as much as yesterday, enough to set off for a quarter of an hour.

At a certain moment, as if realizing something, he turned his head and looked at Zhao Man who was grinning at him. He smiled back at her, and Zhao Man immediately looked away.

Tang Ning retracted his gaze, but still felt a little strange in his heart. He looked in a certain direction with a feeling in his heart, and saw that the Queen Mother's eyes were actually on him.

The Queen Mother smiled at him slightly, and then looked at the fireworks in the sky again.

After the night sky was bright for a long time, it finally returned to darkness.

Emperor Chen looked at Zhao Man and said, "Man'er prepared this gift with great care."

Things are precious because they are rare. The Queen Mother received more than five Buddha statues on her birthday today. This unique gift can give people a bright feeling.

Zhao Man smiled and said, "As long as the Queen Mother likes it."

"I like it." The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I like the gift Man'er gave tonight the most."

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, the princes, princesses and concubines behind her all showed embarrassment on their faces. No matter how expensive the gifts they gave, they could not please the Queen Mother with this special gift.

After watching a fireworks display, today's Queen Mother's birthday banquet officially began.

The birthday banquet was separated for men and women. The female family members were hosted by the concubines in the harem, but the princesses accompanied Emperor Chen and the Queen Mother to the court officials and dignitaries.

Tang Ning and Xiao Jue shared a table. Before the birthday banquet began, the eunuchs and palace maids had already placed food on the table, but they could not enjoy it immediately.

Similar to the birthdays of the king and the queen mother, there are regulations and they need to be followed one by one. After going through all the procedures and announcing that they could start, Wei Jian came around from the back, walked to Tang Ning, and said, "Sir Tang, His Majesty asked you to go over."

Tang Ning put back a piece of dessert that he had picked up, asked Xiao Jue to leave a few pieces for him, and then followed Wei Jian.

He walked to the front, bowed to Emperor Chen, and said, "I wonder what His Majesty wants me to do when he summoned me here?"

Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "You just said that the queen mother's illness focuses on diet?"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "If you can pay attention to diet, the queen mother's illness can be well controlled."

Emperor Chen pointed to the food on the table and said, "Then take a look at these foods, which ones can't be eaten by the queen mother."

Tang Ning looked at the food on the table and said, "You can't drink any more sweet soup. It's best not to eat any more desserts. You can eat more vegetables..."

The Queen Mother had a look of regret on her face and said, "Can't you eat even sweet things?"

Emperor Chen looked at her and said, "The queen's health is in serious condition, so it's better to listen to the doctor's advice."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Then I won't eat."

Immediately, a palace maid took away the food that Tang Ning had just picked out. Tang Ning screened it again before saying, "That's it. If there's nothing else, I'll leave."

Emperor Chen nodded and said, "You can go down and eat too."

Just as Tang Ning was about to turn around and leave, the Queen Mother looked at Emperor Chen and said, "There will be many dishes to be served soon. We can't just call him over to ask after the last one..."

She looked at Tang Ning, pointed to Zhao Man's seat nearby, and said, "Yi Yang is not feeling well and will go back first. There is a vacant seat at Man'er's place. You can go and sit there..."

Tangning was stunned for a moment, then said, "That's where the prince and princess belong. I, it wasn't appropriate for me to go there..."

"This is the decree of the Ai family." The Queen Mother looked at him and said: "You are not annoyed by the people walking here and there, but the Ai family is still annoyed..."

Tang Ning looked at Huang Chen, who said, "Since it is the Queen Mother's wish, you can sit there."

"I... obey your order."

Tang Ning nodded, turned around and walked over, and sat next to Zhao Man with a dull look in her eyes.

When Tangning stood up and left the table, she already attracted the attention of many people when she walked to the front.

They were too far away, so they couldn't hear what he said to Her Majesty and the Queen Mother. They only saw that there seemed to be a lot of commotion here, with food being added and food being removed...

When Tang Ning and Ping Yang Princess Zhao Man sat together, everyone was even more confused and completely confused about the situation.