She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

Chapter 536 A Different Birthday Celebration

The first game was a calligraphy competition.

The servants spread out rice paper on the long table and prepared pens and ink.

Each child has to write the word "Fu" in a different font, and finally the adults will select the most creative work.

All children over three years old must participate.

"The rules are very simple. You only need to write one word: Fu. In addition to being creative, it also needs to have connotation. Of course, everyone will receive a reward, but there will be a ranking. Those who rank higher will of course receive richer rewards, so everyone must write carefully. This is also a test for you." Yu Yuanzheng explained the rules.

When the children heard this, they found a place to sit and prepared to start writing.

Children of this era start practicing calligraphy at the age of three, and basically know how to write the word "Fu".

"I want to write one hundred different 'Fu' characters, and I plan to keep them. When I am old, I can take them out and appreciate them. They will definitely have special meaning." Shangguan Changyu picked up the brush confidently.

"Then I will write the biggest one and show it to my grandson later." Shangguan Shangrui was unwilling to be outdone.

"Haha, we're only ten years old, and you're already thinking that far ahead? Be careful that your grandparents hear you and laugh at you."

Girls paid more attention to aesthetics. Shangguan Yajing carefully dipped the brush in ink and drew a round and lovely word "Fu", and added a few small flowers around it.

"Jing'er writes so beautifully." Yu Yuanzheng stood behind her daughter and praised softly.

In fact, she hasn't made much progress in writing over the years. She can't even write as well as her daughter.

The second game is the "Colorful Butterflies Looking for Fragrance" pitching game.

Yu Yuanzheng ordered people to place five porcelain pots in the yard, each with a flower tied on it, made of colored paper.

They are peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, plum blossom and orchid.

The five pots are arranged from far to near.

Children have to use special silk ribbon butterfly arrows to throw them into the pot they like.

In fact, a beautiful butterfly is tied with a silk ribbon at the tail of each arrow.

"Getting a peony pot scores five points, a lotus four, a chrysanthemum three, a plum blossom two, and an orchid one," Yu Yuanzheng announced the rules. "Each person gets five chances, and the one with the highest total score wins. However, there will be two groups, male and female. Anyone aged five and over will be eligible."

The boys were eager to try, and the girls were not to be outdone.

Everyone lines up and is only allowed to vote for one ball at a time. After voting, they line up at the end and wait for the next round.

All the children are very active.

Shangguan Changrui performed unexpectedly well, hitting the peony pot three times out of five throws.

"When did Rui'er practice this? The fifth pot is the farthest away." Shangguan Ziqi asked Yu Yuanzheng in surprise.

"Isn't grandpa teaching them archery? This should be easier than archery, right?" Shangguan Changrui felt that it was natural for him to achieve this result.

"That's true. The eldest prince also voted well."

The last game is the "Beautiful Mountains and Rivers" puzzle game.

Yu Yuanzheng ordered the creation of a jigsaw puzzle of the Great Wei territory, splitting it into dozens of pieces, each labeled with a place name.

"Mother, why didn't you make this game available to us before?" This was the first time Shangguan Changyu had seen this kind of game.

Their mother had designed many toys for them before, but not this one.

"I didn't think of it before. I only thought of it in the last few days, so I had it made. I brought it out today especially for you to celebrate your birthday."

The children were divided into three groups and competed to see which group could restore the puzzle the fastest.

"Children, is there anyone among you who has not seen the map of our Great Wei?" Yu Yuanzheng asked.

The families invited today are all powerful and wealthy, and they all pay great attention to the education of their children. Yu Yuanzheng probably has seen them all, but it is not certain about the girls.

As a result, two children actually raised their hands.

Zhong Yue and Miao Ling.

Miao Ling is also five years old and is a lively little girl.

"Since some of you haven't seen it before, I'll put the pictures together now. Everyone, look at them again and memorize them. Then I'll shuffle them around and you can put them together again. The group that finishes first wins."

When the children heard this, they all watched Yu Yuanzheng carefully as she inlaid each tile and memorized their positions.

"Have you seen everything?" Yu Yuanzheng asked after waiting for a while.

"Watch this." The children responded in unison.

"Okay, now I'll divide you into groups, big and small."

Yu Yuanzheng divided her three children into three groups and let them lead everyone to play together.

Each group has both men and women.

"Our group must win!" Shangguan Changyu took the eldest prince's hand and made a cheering gesture.

"Well, I've already memorized the map of Wei." The eldest prince also felt that their group had the greatest chance of winning.

"Hmph, I know it by heart too." Shangguan Yajing was unconvinced.

This does not only test your familiarity with the map, but also requires you to put each board together and make sure they don't fall apart.

"Are you ready?" Yu Yuanzheng shouted.

"Ready."

"Okay, let's begin."

The children rushed to their group's puzzle.

There are three groups in total, so there are three sets of puzzles.

As soon as the game started, the courtyard suddenly became lively.

The children were talking in a flurry about which puzzle piece to put where, occasionally making sounds of cheers or frustration.

Shangguan Yajing stared at a strangely shaped puzzle piece in her hand, her brow furrowed. "Where should this piece go? I can't find its place..."

"Let me see." The Second Prince took the puzzle and carefully compared it with the original picture. "This should be the mountain on the southwestern border."

"No, it's the bay to the east," Zhong Yue corrected, pointing to a corner of the drawing. "Look, the curve here matches perfectly."

The adults watched as the children pieced things together.

Change positions from time to time and compare them from time to time.

Shangguan Yajing would sneak a peek at the progress of her two brothers from time to time.

She was not as familiar with the map as her two brothers, and her eldest cousin was not familiar with it either.

They were the two oldest in their group. The second prince was only six years old and had only seen maps once.

The map in the palace was very complicated and he couldn't remember it at all.

The adults gathered around the children. Seeing how hesitant they were, they wanted to give them some advice, but were stopped by Yu Yuanzheng.

“You have to trust the children, but at the same time you can test their ability to cooperate.”

"Yuan Zheng, did you come up with these games? You are really good. Each one is more difficult than the other. You can learn something from them and test your abilities." Liu Yunshu said admiringly.

"We will organize our children's birthday celebrations in this way from now on," Hua Xiangling suggested.

"Yes, we will do this in the future and think of some more interesting games." Princess Lingxuan agreed wholeheartedly.

The older generation of elders sat not far away and watched the children play.

"I think these games created by Zheng'er will become popular in Beijing in the future." Zhao Yuejiao could already imagine the scenes of birthday celebrations for young men and women from various families in Beijing in the future.

"My in-laws are right. Look how seriously the children are playing." The old princess looked at her daughter putting a few pieces of the board together, and then at her eldest granddaughter who looked deep in thought.

The old prince and Yu Yunzhi just drank tea and chatted about political affairs, but their eyes never left the children.

Just as the children were concentrating on the puzzle, a team of palace guards rode tall horses towards the palace outside the gate.

Then, a eunuch shouted, "The imperial edict has arrived!"