Traveling through ancient times, the princess of the special forces became the group's favorite

Shen Li calmed himself down and walked towards the main hall.

As soon as I stepped into the main hall, Mu Xiaoxiao came up to me with a smile on her face:

"Shen Li, I'm finally seeing you! I've been wanting to see you these past few days. Tell me quickly, how is His Royal Highness Prince Chen's health? Is he getting better?"

As she said that, she couldn't wait to step forward and hold Shen Li's hand.

Shen Li smiled slightly and said softly, "Thank you for your concern. After this period of recuperation, Prince Chen has improved a lot. Now, with someone's support, he can walk a few steps. However, due to the severe damage to his lumbar spine, which has compressed the nerves in his legs, it will probably take some time for him to fully recover."

After hearing this, Mu Xiaoxiao nodded gently and said, "That's great. I believe as long as he rests and recuperates, he will be able to recover as before. The situation on the border is relatively stable at the moment, which is a good opportunity for Prince Chen to rest and relax for a while."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li nodded in agreement.

The two smiled at each other, and then Mu Xiaoxiao seemed to suddenly remember something and said:

"Oh, yes! I came to see you today because I have something else to discuss with you.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. According to custom, we have to present gifts to the palace.

But what to give as a gift is really giving me a headache."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li slowly sat down on the chair. Seeing this, Qingluan hurried forward to serve him tea.

Shen Li took a sip of tea, thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, things like gold, silver, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are not appropriate. After all, with the status of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, these ordinary things would not be worthy of their attention.

Besides, there are countless rare treasures in the palace. No matter how precious the treasure we send is, it probably won’t attract too much attention from the emperor. Unless…”

Having said that, Shen Li suddenly paused, as if he had come up with a brilliant idea.

"Unless what?"

Mu Xiaoxiao asked anxiously, her beautiful eyes fixed on the other person, as if she wanted to get the answer from her immediately.

"Unless you do something clever! Or you cater to his preferences." Shen Li said slowly.

A clever move? Catering to his preferences?

Mu Xiaoxiao pondered inwardly. The current emperor's most important concern was the issue of offspring, and she had no other options.

After thinking about it, I still think that this way of taking shortcuts might be more feasible.

"Then how can we come up with a clever trick?" Mu Xiaoxiao frowned and thought hard for a while before saying, "How about we go for a walk on the street? Maybe we can find some inspiration."

After hearing this, Shen Li thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

She had originally planned to go to Dingsen Carpentry Shop today. She had made an appointment to inspect the wheelchair she had customized there a few days ago.

"Okay, let's set off now." Shen Li responded readily.

"Okay!" Mu Xiaoxiao responded excitedly, with a happy smile on her face.

The two of them left as soon as they said they would, and soon walked out of the palace.

However, Shen Li did not rush directly to Dingsen Carpentry Shop, but chose to stroll around the street first, just in time to find inspiration for gifts for the palace banquet.

"Shen Li, look over there..."

Mu Xiaoxiao excitedly pointed to a nearby street, her face brimming with joy. "New Year's Eve is almost here, and that street is already bustling with activity!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Li hurriedly looked in the direction Mu Xiaoxiao pointed.

At the end of the street, there were crowds of people, bustling and lively.

Some small vendors selling flowers, birds, fish and insects were gathered there. They each occupied a small stall and displayed their carefully cared-for treasures.

Some stalls are filled with colorful flowers of various shapes; some are filled with exquisite and small bird cages, which contain birds with bright feathers and clear and melodious voices; and some stalls have fish tanks in front of them, with fish swimming happily in the water and aquatic plants swaying gracefully.

"Which street specializes in selling flowers, birds, fish and insects?" Shen Li asked curiously.

Mu Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded: "Yeah, it seems so."

Watching the lively scene before him, Shen Li's heart stirred. He thought of how these flowers, birds, fish, and insects had always been sought after by the elegant and refined scholars of Yunyan Kingdom. If he could select a unique and special treasure from among them and send it to the palace to present to the emperor, perhaps he would actually be able to win his emperor's smile.

So she turned to Mu Xiaoxiao and said, "Let's go over and take a look."

After saying that, the two of them quickened their pace and walked towards the street.

When she got closer, she was surprised to find that this street was much more colorful than she had imagined.

In addition to the common flowers, birds, fish and insects, there are also many wild game from the mountains for sale here.

On one stall, several fat rabbits were neatly placed, their limbs tied and lying obediently on the ground; next to another stall was a pheasant, its feathers shiny and bright, very beautiful; there were even people selling scorpions, attracting passers-by to stop and watch.

At this moment, a loud shout came into my ears:

"Come and take a look! This bird is not only beautiful, but it can even talk! It's definitely the perfect gift for the New Year! Don't miss it if you pass by. If you miss this one, you'll never find one as good as it again!"

After hearing the sound, Shen Li couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound out of curiosity.

Not far away, a man in strange clothes was carrying an exquisite cage and shouting loudly along the street.

There was a bird in the cage, its body length was about forty to fifty centimeters.

The snow-white feathers all over its body are as pure and flawless as the first snow in winter, which is eye-catching.

The most eye-catching thing is the golden crown on its head, which looks like a blooming sunflower, dazzling, noble and elegant.

Shen Li took a closer look and immediately remembered that this was the legendary sunflower parrot!

As far as she knew, the sunflower parrots belonged to the family Cockatielidae, which included 21 different species of parrots. These parrots all had language abilities and could speak a few simple sentences.

Although it was just a few words, it was enough to make people feel surprised.

If you can carefully teach it some auspicious words to greet the New Year, it will surely become the focus of everyone's attention.

At this moment, Mu Xiaoxiao also noticed the situation here. When her eyes fell on the snow-white sunflower parrot with a golden crown on its head, a strong sense of shock surged deep in her heart.

However, she had doubts about the man's statement that the parrot could speak human language.

"How can a bird really speak human language? Shen Li, I think he must be a liar!"

Mu Xiaoxiao said this while shaking her head, reaching out to grab Shen Li's arm, pretending to take her away quickly.

At this time, the man selling the parrot took the grain and waved it in front of the bird's beak, and the parrot suddenly started talking.

The sound is clear and loud, very pleasant to listen to.

"Congratulations on your prosperity and good luck."

At this moment, the people around were instantly attracted.

"The bird can speak human language! The bird can actually speak human language! This is so strange!"

"Sir, what kind of bird is this?"

The man holding the bird cage smiled happily. He said, "This bird is called a parrot. I got it by chance."

At this time, more and more people gathered around, surrounding the birdcage curiously.

"How much silver does it cost? If it's cheap, I'll buy it." Some people said.

After all, they had never seen such a rare bird before. If they bought it and resold it, they might be able to make a lot of money.

"What else can this parrot say?" someone in the crowd asked, "Isn't that all it says?"

The bird owner chuckled and approached the parrot again with bird food.

Then the parrot spoke again: "Good morning, Happy New Year, I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea, and a long life."

The crowd suddenly exploded.

"It can actually speak so many human languages!"

The bird owner was so happy to see so many people watching.

"This parrot is very smart. It can say more than just these words. If you teach it, it can say more."

At this time, a young man who looked elegant said, "Boss, how much is this parrot? I want to buy it."

"I want to buy it, I want to buy it, I'll give you ten taels of silver..."

"Boss, give it to me, give it to me, I'll give you twelve taels of silver..."

The bird owner was very excited to see so many people vying to buy his parrot, as if he saw a lot of money waving at him.

At this time, Mu Xiaoxiao was also shocked by this clever parrot.

She tugged at Shen Li's sleeve and asked, "Why don't we buy it too? If we can present it to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager at the palace banquet, they will definitely be happy."

Shen Li nodded.

“This is really unique.”

"I'll offer twenty taels of silver." After getting Shen Li's approval, Mu Xiaoxiao immediately made an offer to buy the parrot.