Chapter 775: More Than Enough to Fail, Not Enough to Succeed

The Empress Dowager smiled benevolently, "The Emperor toils day and night on state affairs, yet he still remembers my birthday, I am deeply gratified."

"As your son, it is only right for me to show filial piety to the Empress Dowager."

The Emperor stood up, clad in a bright yellow robe embroidered with a rising dragon from the abyssal sea. Under the surging golden waves at the hem, his long eyebrows slightly lifted, and his pupils, black as ink jade, shimmered with warmth. His handsome face, illuminated by the morning light, carried the divine dignity and innate nobility of a celestial being, exuding an overwhelming regal presence.

The Empress also hastily paid her respects to the Empress Dowager, "This concubine wishes the Empress Dowager fortune as vast as the Eastern Seas and a lifespan as enduring as the southern mountains."

"Enough, enough, rise, all of you. I know, celebrating a birthday is just a formality, there is no need for such formality," said the Empress Dowager.