"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress Dowager has arrived, and the Empress has arrived."

The next moment, Shi Nanxi and Kangxi came in, supporting the empress dowager on the left and right, and they knelt on the ground in an instant.

When they reached the top seat, Shi Nanxi and Kangxi first helped the empress dowager to sit down, and then sat at the same seat. Yes, since Shi Nanxi was canonized as empress, Kangxi announced to the public that the emperor and empress were husband and wife, and they could sit at the same table.

Kangxi looked down, looked around, and said with a smile:

"Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone stood up. At this time, the Queen Mother looked towards the princes' area. She stayed on the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Fifteenth Prince for a second longer. She asked with a smile:

"I just heard you guys making a fuss outside the door. What happy things are you talking about?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the Fifteenth Prince. When the Empress Dowager saw this, she immediately laughed. She pointed at the Fifteenth Prince and scolded him with a smile:

"I knew it was you, the naughty monkey, who was playing tricks on me. Tell me what you were doing just now."

Shi Nanxi and Kangxi also looked over with a smile. Yinyi was not afraid at all when he was named. Instead, he bowed his hands and enthusiastically repeated to the Empress Dowager what he had just said to the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince. Finally, he said:

"Madam, I feel lucky to have the Crown Prince, the Second Brother, and the Fourth Brother as my brothers in this life. I want to be brothers with the Crown Prince, the Second Brother, and the Fourth Brother in my next life."

As soon as these words came out, the Queen Mother burst into laughter. As an elder, she liked the younger generations to be united and friendly. She immediately said:

"Okay, okay, Fifteen, I'll still be brothers with the Crown Prince and the Fourth Brother in my next life."

As soon as the Empress Dowager spoke, the Fifteenth Prince immediately took the opportunity to speak loudly:

"The Royal Madam is a land phoenix, so what she said will definitely come true. I would like to thank the Royal Madam for her help."

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince looked straight at the Fifteenth Prince. Although they did not say anything, emotions were surging in their eyes. They all said in their hearts that they would continue to be brothers with the Fifteenth Prince in their next life.

The Empress Dowager laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes, and she kept saying good things. Yinyi looked so smart that Kangxi felt embarrassed, but his face was full of doting. He smiled and said to the Empress Dowager:

"Empress Dowager, look at this Fifteen, he has no business doing anything right all day long, and only causes trouble for his brothers. Even I am often visited by the Master, so please don't keep pampering him."

"I think the fifteenth is very good." As soon as the voice fell, the Queen Mother turned to Kangxi and said disapprovingly:

"Fifteen is lively and sincere. Besides, the prince and his brothers are his brothers. Brothers should interact more often so that their relationship can become closer."

Kangxi didn't really dislike Fifteen, so he immediately accepted the lesson:

"Yes, yes, the Empress Dowager is right."

With the support of the Empress Dowager, Yin Yi became even more arrogant:

"That's right, the Royal Madam is so great, the Royal Madam is so great, I want to be your grandson in my next life when I'm fifteen."

The Empress Dowager was a Buddhist, and she was extremely happy to hear this. At this time, the other princes also joined in the fun, and the third prince said:

"Fifteen! You are being partial. You only said that you want to be brothers with the Crown Prince and your fourth brother in your next life. What about your third brother?"

At this time, the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince and other princes also followed suit and asked the Fifteenth Prince for answers.

Yin Yi, the clever little guy, quickly agreed to all the requests, and the scene became even more lively.

Shi Nanxi just kept smiling at this. She didn't think that Fifteen's idea was unscientific. She believed that there was no next life. After all, she and Shi Rongyue had traveled through time and space, so who knows!

After a while of excitement, the auspicious time arrived. The procedure of the Wanshou Banquet is the same every year. As usual, Kangxi gives a few polite words, announcing the start of the banquet, followed by the presentation of birthday gifts.

Now, as Shi Nanxi has become the favorite year after year, everyone has long been accustomed to it and is no longer interested in her birthday gifts. Everyone has turned their attention more to the princes and brothers who have been married and come to the court to serve, and are ready to see whose birthday gift will be more outstanding this year's Emperor Wan's birthday.

After the Empress Dowager and Shi Nanxi presented their gifts, it was the Prince's turn. At this time, two eunuchs came in carrying a square object covered with a red cloth, so it was impossible to see what was inside.

When he stopped in front of them, the prince perked up, stood up, bowed to his superior, and said with a smile:

"Today is your Majesty's birthday. I recently obtained a pair of majestic Gaker Falcons, and I would like to present them to you. I wish you good health, a long life, and many years of happiness."

After saying this, he looked at the eunuch, who immediately lifted the red cloth.

Everyone looked at that place, and the next moment their faces suddenly changed to shock. They saw a pair of majestic Saker Falcons in the cage, but they were dying.

"What's going on here? Are the two Saker Falcons going to die?"

"The prince sent a pair of dying falcons as a birthday gift to the emperor?"

"Could it be the Cursed Emperor... Ugh!"

The palace instantly became as quiet as a cold pond. The prince was icy cold all over at this moment. He looked at the Saker Falcon in the cage in disbelief. He had clearly seen the Saker Falcon alive and well before coming to the birthday banquet. How could it look like it was dying now!!!

Then he turned his head and looked up at the emperor with clicks, clicks, clicks, like a slow motion movie.

Kangxi clutched the armrest tightly, his face ashen. He never expected that the prince would give him a pair of dying Saker Falcons. Was he trying to curse himself to die quickly?

When he thought of this, his hands holding the armrests trembled slightly.

Shi Nanxi, who was standing by, noticed something was wrong with Kangxi, so she quickly reached out to cover Kangxi's hand and squeezed it hard.

To be honest, even she was shocked by this scene, but she saw that the prince's face was first shocked, then confused, and then afraid. This expression did not look like that of someone who knew something, but more like the expression of someone who had been wronged.

Shi Nanxi's brain was working rapidly, and she held Kangxi's hand even tighter. No matter who was behind this, Kangxi was the one who was hurt.

She is a person who protects her own people. She has no problem with the brothers fighting each other, but they cannot touch Kangxi. Thinking of this, Shi Nanxi looked down.

At this time, Kangxi took a deep breath, but his face was still furious. He looked at the prince with a cold gaze:

"Prince, are you cursing me to death?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall knelt on the ground. The empress dowager panicked and didn't know what to do. The prince met the emperor's cold eyes, and his mind went blank. He stood up and threw himself on the ground, explaining hurriedly:

"Father, no, no, I didn't curse you to death. I really didn't curse you to death! I sent Haidongqing to the Qianqing Palace and checked it carefully to see that it was alive. I feel wronged. I don't know why Haidongqing suddenly became dying. Father, I feel wronged!"

Then he thought of something, looked at the Ninth Prince, and said to Kangxi:

"Father, I can testify that this Saker Falcon was obtained from you. We even looked at it together. Do you think this is true?"

Everyone's eyes turned to the Ninth Prince, who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face. He explained in panic:

"Father, this pair of Saker Falcons was indeed given to the second prince by me. They were alive and well at the time, and the second prince thought they were good and said he wanted to give them to you. After I gave them to the second prince, I lost track of them."

These words seemed to be spoken on behalf of the prince, but they absolved him of responsibility and even subtly increased the possibility that the prince had tampered with the matter.

The prince was too nervous to hear it for a moment, he said hurriedly:

"Ninth brother, I mean the Saker Falcon we went to see together before the birthday banquet. It was only an hour or two ago, and the Saker Falcon was clearly alive and well at that time."

The Ninth Prince was lying on the ground, his head buried, his expression unclear. After a long while, he stammered:

"But... Prince, my younger brother had a stomachache at the time, and he left before he even got to Hai Dongqing. I didn't even see Hai Dongqing!"

When these words were spoken, the prince was stunned. He remembered that this had indeed happened, but when he saw it, the Saker Falcon was clearly alive and well. How could it suddenly die? At this time, the prince felt that he had no way to defend himself.

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