The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Lu Junze attached great importance to the third prince and the fourth prince's first birthday banquet and made it a grand event.

Not only the concubines in the palace, but also the ministers of the previous dynasty came.

At the first birthday party, besides eating and drinking together, the most important thing is the "Zhuazhou" ceremony.

Both the concubines and the ministers focused their attention on the two princes' grasping ceremony.

Lu Junze prepared a lot of things, such as swords, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, books, abacus, copper coins, gourds, longevity locks, spoons, gold and a series of other good things.

Of course, the most important thing is the dragon-shaped jade pendant that Lu Junze took off from himself when he was about to prepare for the one-year-old ceremony.

When the ministers and concubines saw Lu Junze's action, their expressions varied.

Among them, Concubine Rong's face became the ugliest. When the eldest prince was having his first birthday, the things the emperor prepared were not as many as those for the third and fourth princes today, and there was also no dragon-shaped jade pendant.

This jade pendant has a profound meaning, and everyone is wondering whether the emperor prefers one of the two princes to inherit the throne.

Shangguan Yan smiled when she saw this and said, "Your Majesty really loves the two princes. I remember that this jade pendant was given to you by the late emperor. You have been wearing it for many years."

"Yes." Lu Junze nodded, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, "Let's add a festive touch to today."

Lu Junze has been loved by the late emperor since he was a child, and the late emperor's attitude towards him is very clear. He is definitely the next emperor.

Gu Shijin sighed when he saw this, and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this thing is really too valuable."

It's easy to bring disaster to the two children.

When the emperor first said he wanted to hold a grand banquet to celebrate the birth of the first child, Gu Shijin was not very willing, but seeing how happy Lu Junze was, he didn't want to spoil his fun so he agreed. As a result, things became more and more... exciting.

“It doesn’t matter.” Lu Junze waved his hand, “Ajin and Ayuan may not catch him.”

Now that things have come to this, Gu Shijin can only hope that the two children will not grab that thing.

Today, the third prince and the fourth prince wore red jackets and looked very happy. Especially, they both looked so cute, like lucky dolls.

When the two children were carried out, Gu Shijin took one and the other was taken away by Lu Junze.

It just so happened that Lu Junze was holding the third prince. He was the older brother and had to do the "Zhuazhou" ceremony first.

Yesterday, Gu Shijin had already told the two children what to do today. Although the two kids are so young, they are very smart. As soon as the third prince was put on the table, he knew what to do.

It must be the "Zhuazhou" that my mother mentioned.

The third prince's dark eyes moved around the table, and finally he reached out for the book.

Just when everyone thought he would pick up the book, the third prince grabbed the jade pendant that Lu Junze had just placed there.

Suddenly there was a sound of inhalation. Who could have thought that the third prince actually grabbed the jade pendant?

Everyone looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

But this is not the end. The third prince grabbed the small wooden sword with his other hand and waved it.

Gu Shijin was stunned. Ajin was always steady and usually had only one expression on his face. He would only smile in front of her and Ayuan, but at this moment he was so lively.

At this time, the eunuch master of ceremonies came up to congratulate him. He first said that the third prince was smart and clever, and then said that he would be the best in the world in martial arts in the future and would defend his country. But when he saw the jade pendant, the eunuch master of ceremonies was stuck and didn't know what to say.

This is a dragon, which can only be worn by the emperor. He can't say that the third prince will definitely inherit the throne in the future. If he really says that, he dares to guarantee that he will not survive tonight.

“Hahahaha.” Lu Junze didn’t care at all. He laughed and hugged the third prince into his arms. “As expected of my son, you are really ambitious.”

"In that case, I'll give this jade pendant to Jin."

"Your Majesty." Gu Shijin hurried forward to stop him, "This jade pendant is too valuable. It would be bad if Ajin broke it or lost it."

Lu Junze waved his hand, not caring at all, "It doesn't matter, this is what Ajin caught herself, how can I take it back."

Seeing this, Gu Shijin knew that Lu Junze would not change his mind, so he could only bow and say, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

When others saw this, they began to come up with all kinds of ideas in their minds. Did the emperor really intend to have the third prince inherit the throne?

Everyone looked at the Third Prince in a different way, with a fiery look. After watching for a while, some people felt that the Third Prince was not bad, at least he looked like a very calm person.

After capturing the third prince, it was the turn of the fourth prince. The palace servants replaced the things taken away by the third prince, but the jade pendant made them feel embarrassed.

"I can't favor one over the other." Lu Junze took off the jade hairpin from his head and put it on, "Then use this one."

On the surface, this jade hairpin didn’t seem to have anything special about it, and people’s expressions were no longer as surprised as they were when they saw the jade pendant just now.

But in secret, Tian Lin frowned when he saw Lu Junze put this thing on the table for the Fourth Prince's one-year-old celebration. This thing is... Then he shook his head and thought, forget it, the other person is the emperor and the owner of this jade hairpin, so he decided not to meddle in it.

The emperor must have his own plans. And the fourth prince might not catch this thing, after all, he looks very ordinary.

The fact was just as Tianlin thought. As soon as the Fourth Prince climbed onto the table, he started to crawl around and look around, but he didn't grab anything. It was as if he was comparing what was better.

Everyone was looking at them in amazement. People were saying that the Third and Fourth Princes were extremely smart, but no one actually believed it. After all, they were less than one year old, so how smart could they be? They just thought that it was a rumor spread by Concubine Jin to consolidate her position. But now it seems that the Third and Fourth Princes are indeed very smart.

Finally, the third prince grabbed the gold in his left hand and the abacus in his right hand.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, Your Royal Highness..." The eunuch master of ceremonies came up and started flattering him, not caring whether the Fourth Prince could understand him or not.

That’s right, he didn’t originally mean this to the Third or Fourth Prince, but to the Emperor and Concubine Jin.

When Gu Shijin saw the two things that the Fourth Prince had grabbed, his eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but think that this child A Yuan might become a money-grubber when he grows up.

Abacus and gold are both related to money.

Lu Junze smiled and said, "Hahaha, it seems that A Yuan likes gold very much. Then I will reward A Yuan with 100 taels of gold."

Uh, Gu Shijin was speechless. The emperor must be too happy today.

However, it was difficult to refuse in front of so many people, so Gu Shijin could only thank the Fourth Prince and accept it on his behalf.

The one-year-old ceremony is over, and all that’s left is to eat.

The virtuous king did not come to today's birthday banquet as he was sent out by Lu Junze to do some work, so the banquet was still very harmonious.

But that's probably just the surface. As for what these ministers and concubines are thinking in their hearts, no one knows.