The fifteenth day of the New Year is the first festival of the year in China, the Lantern Festival.

Maybe it's because after today, everyone has to resume normal life and work again, so people are very happy today.

In the early morning, there were many people walking up and down the street, their faces full of festive joy, every house was decorated with lights and firecrackers were going off continuously.

However, besides the Lantern Festival, today for Prince Ji's Mansion, there are other things to be happy about.

That is, today is the birthday of Xiao Jingyang, the eldest son of Prince Ji's Mansion.

Prince Ji's Mansion was in a jubilant state early in the morning, with everyone's faces filled with happy smiles.

"Xiao Feng, where is the prince?"

Princess Ji wore a dress made of brocade, which made her look extremely graceful and luxurious. She wore a large white cloak with fox fur as the border and gold embroidery as the base.

She was sitting at the dinner table, looking at the table full of delicious food, but her heart was not disturbed at all. On the contrary, Xiao Jingyang was not around at the moment, which made her a little upset.

The maid named Xiaofeng was carrying a plate of fried peanuts and placed it on the dining table. This was Prince Ji's favorite dish to go with wine, and it was the only simplicity in the luxury.

"The prince seems not to be awake yet." She said after finishing everything.

"Today is the child's birthday. If you don't get up early, you have to go to the palace after breakfast." Princess Ji frowned slightly. There was really nothing she could do about the child's habit of staying in bed.

You are just such a son, what can you do if you don’t pamper him?

Today is the Lantern Festival, which is also the last day of the New Year.

Therefore, according to the rules of the palace, members of the royal family should enter the palace today to pay homage to the ancestral temple as a sign of filial piety.

So after breakfast, they had to go into the palace.

Therefore, for breakfast on the Lantern Festival, Prince Ji's Mansion usually has a very good breakfast, and of course most of it is Xiao Jingyang's favorite food.

"Okay, let Xiao Ling'er wake him up. His father has already entered the palace. If he is late, His Majesty will be unhappy."

King Ji was called to the palace by the emperor early in the morning. He didn't know if there was something to discuss or for some reason.

Haven't even had breakfast yet.

fifteen minutes later

"mother!"

Xiao Jingyang came to the dining table with a smile, saluted his mother, and then sat down.

"You! What did you do last night? You slept until this hour. Do you know that the festival will start in another hour?"

Princess Ji couldn't bear to scold her too harshly, so she just gave a few simple lectures.

"Okay, I know!" Xiao Jingyang smiled and waved his hands, trying to brush this matter off.

"I found a miscellany last night. After reading it, I found it very interesting, so I forgot about the time and went to bed a little later."

"Don't read those things in the future. The Tao of Confucius and Mencius is what you want to learn."

"Okay, I understand, mother. Hurry up and eat, your son and I are going to starve to death."

Xiao Jingyang smiled and picked up a chicken leg from the plate in front of him, then put it in Princess Ji's bowl, and then ate the food in front of him.

"You kid!"

Princess Ji was very happy when she saw Xiao Jingyang eating so deliciously. Her eyes were full of kindness, she pursed her lips lightly and smiled happily.

Then she picked up the chopsticks, gently picked up the chicken legs in the bowl, and started eating.

afternoon

After the ancestor worship ceremony is over, Prince Ji's Mansion will start hosting Xiao Jingyang's birthday banquet.

I will invite some relatives or friends with whom I have good relations.

In fact, there are not many, such as Xiao Jingrui, Yan Yujin, Princess Nihuang, Mu Qing and Xia Dong.

By the way! This year there is also Mei Changsu coming with Xiao Jingrui and the others.

Prince Jing did not want to meet Xia Dong because of what happened that year, so he never came to attend the birthday party every year.

It’s just that every birthday gift is delivered on time in the evening.

Relatives and friends sat together, everyone knew each other, chatting with each other, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

King Ji and Princess Ji simply ate for a while and then got up and left.

It is like this every year. The two of them, the older generation, sitting here will eventually make these young people feel uncomfortable.

It's equivalent to showing your face, and then clearing the place so that young people can chat more happily.

In the evening, the family of three will eat longevity noodles together, and it will be considered as a family celebration of each other's birthdays.

You are not allowed to eat during the ancestor worship ceremony. Xiao Jingyang is really hungry now.

As a person who practices martial arts, his appetite is much larger than that of ordinary people.

In addition, I have been hungry for nearly three hours, so even if I had a good breakfast, I would still feel like I was gobbling up this afternoon meal.

Xiao Jingyang only had a chicken drumstick in his left hand, an elbow in the bowl, a piece of braised pork on his chopsticks, and a meatball in his mouth, chewing on it.

Everyone sitting here just smiled at this. Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong saw this scene and simply advised him to drink some water and not choke, let alone other friends.

For so many years, every birthday has been like this, and I have long been used to it.

Mu Qing was also busy eating the food.

He is also a martial artist and likes to eat food that contains more oil.

But when she was at home, Princess Nihuang had eaten very light food since she came to the capital for the sake of his health. The main purpose was to take care of his health.

Mu Qing naturally knew that his sister was doing it for her own good, but how could she change the taste issue so easily?

Now there is a table of dishes with thick oil and red sauce in front of him. For Mu Qing, who has been eating light food for a long time, this can be regarded as paradise, right?

Although Mu Nihuang felt a little unhappy when she saw this scene, she thought that everyone was here and they were all familiar friends, not to mention that Mei Changsu was still sitting here, and his younger brother had grown up and inherited

It's really not good for him to lose the throne for nothing.

So I just looked at him with deep meaning and did not say anything to stop this behavior.

"Okay, today is Jingyang's birthday, take out all the gifts! Don't just think about eating!" Xia Dong said with a smile.

Then he took out a dagger from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

What is unique is that the tip of the handle of this dagger is inlaid with a sparkling diamond.

"Depend on!"

As soon as the dagger was taken out, Xiao Jingyang couldn't help but call it the quintessence of the nation.

He has been coveting this knife for a long time. It's so handsome. It's really handsome.

But this was also one of the gifts that Xia Dong's husband Nie Feng gave to Xia Dong before, so she has always treasured it.

He had given up on his wishful thinking, but he didn't expect that Xia Dong would actually give it to him today.

"Haven't you always wanted this knife? I will give it to you tomorrow. Your martial arts skills are so high, it is not wronging it to let it follow you."

Although Xiao Jingyang was greedy, he also understood the value of this knife. The greed in his eyes disappeared and he raised his head to look at Xia Dong.

"Sister Dong, isn't this knife...?"
Chapter completed!