On the ninth day of November, the Empress Dowager’s birthday is celebrated.
A hundred officials presents gifts. Those officials, big and small, who can be named, line up to give gifts to the empress dowager. Officials below the fifth grade will never see the queen mother. The gifts given are only the register of eunuchs of the Bureau of Internal Affairs. That's it.
After finishing his business, the emperor rushed to Fu'an Palace to visit the Queen Mother.
As in previous years, the Fu'an Palace is very lively, and there are countless gorgeous and exquisite gifts, which are constantly being transported to the warehouse by the palace ladies and eunuchs.
"Mother, this birthday celebration this year looks more lively than in previous years!" The emperor entered the hall with a smile and bowed slightly to the queen dowager who was sitting in the main seat and dressed in rich and elegant clothes.
The queen mother pursed her lips and chuckled, and she could see that she was also very satisfied with this birthday.
"The queen is interested. This birthday is managed by her alone. I heard that after a lot of preparations, people are tired and thin. Emperor, you have to reward her."
The emperor also laughed and answered again and again, but his eyes seemed a little unnatural, and then he turned off the topic: "Do you have a favorite item for your mother?"
"Yes, look at this." The queen mother waved to the court lady on the side. The court lady hurriedly took a red velvet box, opened the lid, and a beautiful and unique jade pendant appeared in front of the emperor.
The emperor's complexion changed abruptly, and he immediately grabbed the box from the maid's hand, took out the jade pendant inside and took a closer look, the more he looked at it, the worse his complexion became.
"Emperor, what's the matter with you? Is there anything wrong with this thing?" She is the queen mother, what precious treasure hasn't been seen? But such a special jade pendant, and the texture is still very rare, she fell in love with it at first sight, and just played with it for a while.
The emperor asked urgently: "Where did this come from?"
The queen mother said: "It was given by a hundred officials, what's the matter?"
The emperor asked again: "Who gave it to you?"
The queen mother took her eyes to see the palace lady, and the palace lady hurriedly said: "In reply to the emperor, this jade was given by the lord Cangzhifu of Dongyang Mansion."
The emperor immediately said to the eunuch who was with him: "Immediately announce that this person will go to the Imperial Study Room to see me. Also, let someone go to the Jin Dynasty Mansion, find the Sun Guanjia of the Jin Dynasty Mansion, and ask him to bring the man in charge of the palace's treasury. ."
When the eunuch went, the queen mother eagerly asked, "What is going on? What are you going to do with the housekeeper of the Jin Dynasty?"
The emperor pointed to the jade in his hand and said, "This jade belongs to Yan'er, how could it be in the hands of this Cangzhifu? It should have been in Jinwang's mansion, but how could it appear in the hands of others? It was also sent to you as a birthday gift. In your hand."
The queen mother also changed her face: "This, is this Yan'er's thing? Did you make a mistake?"
The emperor said: "Such jade pendant is only two pieces for the whole world. Dongfang Mu obtained it from a world-class expert. Back then, when we and Dongfang Mu made a marriage for Yan'er, this jade pendant was a token. , Can I admit my mistake?"
It seemed that she couldn't be wrong, and the queen mother was very sorry, she finally got the same favorite object, which turned out to be Yan'er's beloved confidant, and it seemed that she had no chance with her.
The emperor didn't sit down much, and hurried away with the jade pendant.
Yushufang
Cang Shuhang, who had been having a banquet with the ministers at the Showa Hall, was invited to the Imperial Study Room.
Cang Shuhang was both excited and perturbed in his heart.
This gift has just been given away, is it possible that the empress dowager has already spoken to him in front of the emperor? The emperor intends to promote him? But this is too fast! Fast is like dreaming, not real at all.