The next day, Zhuang Qingchan brought valuable gifts to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to visit Jiang Changning.
Jiang Changning knew exactly why Zhuang Qingchan came. "Are you okay in the palace? Did Princess Ningxia give you any trouble?"
"Thank you for your concern, Sister Ning. I'm doing fine in the palace. The Concubine Dowager is not harder to please than the old lady. The Princess is too busy to take care of herself to make things difficult for me." Zhuang Qingchan said with a smile.
"That's good." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"The Concubine Dowager has been keeping the Princess locked up, not allowing her to go out, and has made her copy the "Female Commandments", "Female Training" and "Female Rules".
"Yesterday was Laba Festival, and she insisted on going back to the Song family. The Concubine couldn't stop her, and seeing that she had been quite well behaved these days, she let her go. But she didn't expect that she would run over and cause trouble."
"When the Concubine Dowager and the Prince found out about this, they were very angry and wanted to come and apologize. I wanted to see Sister Ning, so I volunteered to come here."
Jiang Changning smiled. She didn't mind Zhuang Qingchan using her as a backer. "Whether you have anything to do or not, you can come over and play."
"Thank you, Sister Ning." Zhuang Qingchan smiled and pushed the large gift box at hand over. "This gift was prepared by the Concubine Dowager as an apology.
Then he put the small gift box on top. "I prepared this as a birthday present for my sister. I can't come in person to celebrate that day, so I'll give the gift to her first."
"You are so thoughtful." Jiang Changning did not open the big gift box, but opened the small gift box.
Inside the gift box was an embroidered kang screen. Judging from the needlework, it must have been embroidered by Zhuang Qingchan herself.
In the morning, Jiang Changning greeted the Concubine Dowager and returned to the courtyard. At the gate of the courtyard, he saw Chang Youzhong's men coming over and said happily, "I greet the Princess."
"Get up, but what does the prince want me to do?" Jiang Changning asked.
"A batch of fruits have been presented as tribute from the south, and the prince has ordered me to deliver them back to the palace. The prince said, please divide them up, princess." Lai Le replied.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your trip." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"It's not hard. This is my duty." Lai Le said with a smile.
Jiang Changning asked Xiulan to give him a reward, and Laile left happily.
When I entered the yard, I saw three big baskets of things.
Given the status of the King of Jin, the share of the tribute fruits that the King of Jin could get was quite sufficient.
The baskets contain southern fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and bananas.
The bright yellow tribute oranges looked tempting. Jiang Changning picked one up and peeled it.
After tearing off the white veins on the orange flesh, Jiang Changning broke off a petal and put it in his mouth.
The orange juice is sweet with just the right amount of sourness, and the orange flesh is delicate and has no residue. The oranges that can be offered as tribute are truly extraordinary.
After eating an orange, Jiang Changning began to distribute the fruits.
The concubine dowager had the lion's share, and Qiao was the eldest sister-in-law, so she had to be given some.
"Give me six oranges, two grapefruits, and two bunches of bananas." Jiang Changning was reluctant to share the delicious tribute oranges with Qiao.
Jiang Changning also asked Shu Fei to send some fruits to Jiang Nan and the Zhou brothers.
Qiao didn't want to eat the fruit sent to Ronghuayuan at all.
She insisted on not calling Jiang Changning the Princess of Jin, so that she could imagine that she was the Princess of Jin.
But the batch of tribute fruits today told her clearly that Jiang Changning was the Princess of Jin and the real mistress of the palace, even though she had no power over food.
Then something happened that made her even more angry. The nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month was Jiang Changning's sixteenth birthday.
This was Jiang Changning's first birthday after marriage, and Mrs. Qiao didn't want to celebrate it for her.
However, Prince Jin had already persuaded the Queen Mother, who personally ordered Mrs. Qiao to hold a birthday party for Jiang Changning.
It was Jiang Changning who said, "There's no need to mobilize so many people. Just have a meal together at home." This saved Qiao from the hard work.
But no matter whether it was done or not, Qiao would not be happy.
Why didn’t they celebrate her first birthday after she got married
In what way is Jiang better than her
Qiao was almost mad with rage, but she could do nothing about the Concubine Dowager and did not want to bear a grudge against Prince Jin, so she blamed everything on Jiang Changning.
"Jiang, why don't you just die!" Qiao had already smashed one set of tea sets, but she was still not satisfied, so she asked her servants to get another set from the storeroom and smash it.
Qiao was a very patient person, and usually wouldn't smash things to vent his anger, but this time he was so angry that he couldn't hold back.
Time flies and it is the 19th.
Son’s birthday is mother’s hard day.
Jiang Changning got up early, paid his respects to the imperial concubine, and then returned to Ruyi Courtyard and set up the incense table.
A stick of incense, thinking of my parents who are still alive today.
Jiang Changning said silently: "Dad, Mom, my daughter is doing well here. She is already married. You don't need to urge her to get married anymore."
Coincidentally, she and the original owner have the same birthday, December 19th in the lunar calendar.
In modern times, the Gregorian calendar is February 3rd, Aquarius, the Sheep.
A stick of incense, recalling the father and mother of Jiang in this time and space, "Dad, Mom, Changning is doing well, please don't worry."
The third stick of incense was about birthday wishes. Jiang Changning didn’t have any wishes. Now she didn’t have to work hard, but she had enough food and clothing and someone to serve her.
"Then let's wish for peace and prosperity for the country and the people." Jiang Changning inserted the incense into the incense burner.
Around noon, Prince Jin returned and brought back a long box, "Birthday present."
Jiang Changning took the long box. No matter what, it was a happy thing to receive a gift on a birthday. "What is it?"
He opened the box and found a scroll of painting inside. Jiang Changning took out the painting and unfolded it.
It is painted with a fiery red camellia, and next to the flower is a young woman wearing a bright red cloak trimmed with sable fur.
Looking at the familiar face of the young woman, Jiang Changning raised the corners of his lips, "Yong Zhou, I like this gift very much."
The Prince of Jin was an expert in both calligraphy and painting, and was proficient in poetry, but it was said that he was best at painting landscapes and plants, and had never painted people.
But Jiang Changning knew that this painting was the work of Prince Jin. With Prince Jin's overbearing personality, he would never allow other painters to paint her.
The drawing looks like a photo, does this mean you can't draw people
Jiang Changning smiled, his eyes were bright, the Prince of Jin was hiding something very deep.
At the suggestion of Prince Jin, Jiang Changning hung this painting in the study in the second courtyard.
The concubine also gave Jiang Changning a birthday gift, a red gold floral crown.
The crown is dotted with rubies, sparkling brightly.
Looking at the exquisite golden crown, Mrs. Qiao was almost jealous because the concubine had never given her any gifts.
Princess Kangren also gave a painting, a picture of the Five Blessings that she had drawn herself.
The brushwork is immature and the colors are bold.
Jiang Changning expressed his gratitude to Princess Kang Ren solemnly and said, "I like it very much. Kang Ren's painting is really good."
Princess Kangren, who was mature beyond her years and never smiled, showed a faint smile of pleasure.
"I don't know what to give, so I'll ask the kitchen to prepare a table of delicious food. Just consider it as my gift." Qiao said with a fake smile.
Jiang Changning was not interested in accepting Qiao's gift, and said with a smile: "How can I let my sister-in-law spend money on my birthday banquet? Mother gave me such a valuable golden crown, and the prince should not be stingy. Mother, let the prince pay for the food. What do you think?"
"The princess is too cunning. She knew to ask my mother to come forward, so I couldn't refuse." Prince Jin said deliberately.
The concubine smiled and said, "It's your wife's birthday, so you should pay for the food."
"Okay, I'll go." Prince Jin agreed readily.
Mrs. Qiao looked at Jiang Changning, who was standing next to the concubine with a beautiful smile on her face, and she felt so angry that her teeth were itching.
A foxy girl is just a foxy girl, she can really confuse people.
(End of this chapter)