BIRTHDAY BANQUET
The day finally came. Around the afternoon, exquisite carriages were all heading to the Hua manor, due to the insufficient space foe all the guests in the Wu manor, the birthday was held in the Hua manor instead. The noble ladies and men first came, then princesses and princes followed, most of the court officials came due to respect to the prime minister and the retired general. The crown prince came last.
The party was full of laughter, talking eating, drinking and dancing. Five dancing groups were paid to perform alongside two music groups. Many girls sang and danced to entertain the guest. There was more food for all the guest.
Gift time arrived. The eunuch that followed the crown prince to the party stood up first. He coughed and opened the scroll which had the emperor's signature on it. Upon seeing this, everybody went down on a knee
"Long years to his majesty'" they said in unison
The eunuch started reading
"Happy birthday princess Chen, you are now of age, ready to get married to my eldest son anytime soon. As birthday present, Zhen gives you 5 silk, a medium-sized box full of jewelries, two thousand gold coins, a high level crystal and a store at the center of the imperial city"
After reading the scroll, the eunuch folded back the scroll and gave it to Yanyu
"Princess Chen receives the scroll. Thanking his majesty for his favor"
The eunuch left after giving the scroll.
The crown prince step forward and gifted her a beautifully designed sword which looked expensive
The others came up with their gifts. They were soamy that it could fill a quarter of her room.
The court officials greeted the prime minister and the retired general and left. The prime minister, the retired general, minister of finance and Hua Yue left too after she signed the document which stated that she was the new heir to the properties listed on the document.
They younger people entertain themselves till dawn before leaving. While the crown prince and Wu Yue finished the celebration in the same room as always on the third floor of fantasy inn.