After hearing this, Ning Chen lowered his eyes slightly, closed the gift book in his hand and put it aside.
"You are right. I have seen it all. I have my own plan for this matter. Queen, don't worry about it. There are many things to do at the end of the year. We just won a victory this year, so we can make it more lively. How to handle it is up to the Queen to decide."
"Yes, I understand. I will make sure to arrange the state banquet appropriately." The Queen nodded.
I wanted to say something else about the eldest prince, but seeing that Ning Chen didn't want to talk more, I had to stop.
Even if it is An's child, it would be good for her to raise him under her wing.
It's better than nothing.
The second prince was taken away by the bitch Concubine Jingde, and she had tried everything in vain. Now that she has no one, she always wants to embrace one first.
But it was obvious that the emperor did not intend to give it to her, so she could only give up.
After returning to the palace, I felt very bored. The days passed quickly and in the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Day.
The yard became bustling early in the morning on New Year's Eve.
Ye Jun came out to see, and saw Yuan Jiu directing a group of servants to move a lot of things into Zhao Chunxuan.
"What are these?"
"Your servant greets Shunyuan." Yuan Jiu bowed first, then smiled and said, "The emperor said that he was busy with the border war this year and could not celebrate Shunyuan's birthday. Now, the New Year gifts and birthday gifts are sent together. There are six sets of new headwear, eight sets of new clothes, and some small toys and ornaments. They are packed into several boxes!"
Ye Jun laughed when he heard it.
"It's actually this. How can the emperor still remember such trivial things? It's just a birthday. After all, state affairs are more important. If you miss it, you miss it."
"Oh, Shunyuan, you are very understanding, but the emperor is just worried about you, right? I'll leave these things here for you. I have to go somewhere else to deliver New Year gifts, so I'll take my leave now." Yuan Jiu said respectfully.
Ye Jun was happy when he saw five wooden boxes of different sizes placed in the yard.
What woman doesn't love beautiful jewelry and new clothes
He ordered Bai Zhu to politely give the reward money to Yuan Jiu and then send the man away in a proper manner.
This attitude also made Yuan Jiu feel comfortable.
Unlike some people, who hold their heads high and look at others when they are favored, even the chief steward like him is not very polite.
Ye Jun was always treated with courtesy from beginning to end.
It’s not the details that determine one’s height. People just know how to behave and are destined to move forward.
"Open the box and let me see what's inside. Since the emperor has ordered it, pick out a good one and wear it to the banquet tonight."
Ye Jun was in a very good mood. He ordered people to carry the box into the inner room and opened it.
Sure enough, there is a set that she likes, the kind that is both beautiful and cool.
Finally we decided on that set.
After looking at the two large boxes containing clothes and jewelry, I looked at the three small ones.
The first one I opened was filled with money.
The upper layer is gold and the lower layer is silver.
But this time it was made into a small crescent, which is also cute.
"Tsk tsk, the emperor is giving me New Year's money. It looks like it's twice as much as before." Ye Jun curled his lips.
He grabbed a handful and called the servants in the room over.
Huiyue, Nanzhi and Baizhu, the three leaders, were given five golden crescents each, while Luzhi, Lumei and Luhe were given three each.
Finally, he said, "Put the silver crescents in bags, some in five taels, some in ten taels, and keep them for rewarding people in the first month of the year. In addition, everyone in Zhaochunxuan will be rewarded with 25 taels of silver. This year, we have a fourth prince, and Nanqi has won a victory, so we should also reward more."
"Hey, I'll go right away." Huiyue and the others responded with a smile and went there immediately.
After serving Ye Jun for all these years, the rewards they received, both big and small, were enough for them to buy a house and one or two pieces of land outside the palace.
In the evening, as usual, a banquet was held in the Qionghua Palace.
Ye Jun was in a good mood today, so he came early.
Now that she has reached a higher position, this seat is right between Hui Shunyi and Yi Shunrong.
Yi Shunrong hasn't arrived yet, but Hui Shunyi and the second princess are already here.
The two exchanged pleasantries when they met.
Ye Jun directly stuffed the small purse that he had prepared earlier into the hands of the second princess.
Inside was a bag of golden crescents.
"Oh, it was my fault that I didn't prepare anything for the Fourth Prince." Hui Shunyi said embarrassedly.
"Sister, you are still saying these polite words to me. We may have the chance to meet again in the future. I will have to open my mouth wide and speak very eloquently!" Ye Jun joked with her with a smile.
As the two were laughing, Yi Soonrong arrived.
"What are you two sisters talking about so happily? Let me hear it too."
Ye Jun's smile faded a little, and he took another bag of golden crescent moons from Huiyue and handed it over.
"That's right, I'm asking for New Year's money for the children. This year I prepared some for the Third Prince."
In previous years, she had not given birth to a child and her position was not high enough, so she did not have this qualification, but now she has enough.
"Ming Shunyuan is really meticulous. I forgot to prepare it. I will make it up to the Fourth Prince tomorrow." Yi Shunrong smiled.
Let the servants take over.
After sitting down and taking a sip of tea, he continued, "I heard that Ming Shunyuan gave quite a lot of reward money to the servants today, 25 taels per person. There are more than 30 servants in Zhao Chunxuan, so this is not a small amount."
But it’s nearly eight hundred taels.
"I didn't expect that Yi Shunrong's news was so widespread that her ears had even reached Zhao Chunxuan." Ye Jun smiled, "It's the end of the year, and this year is another eventful year. I'll give her more reward money to get rid of the bad luck. Does Yi Shunrong still care about this little money?"
These words left Yi Shunrong speechless for a moment.
She really couldn't be so generous.
After all, not everyone has a mother's family that is engaged in business like Ye Jun, who can send money in from time to time.
The Wu family is a family of civil servants, and they mostly rely on salaries, plus a few shops and land. They don't have as many ways to make money as the Chu family and the Ye family.
Yi Shunrong smiled and said nothing, and Ye Jun withdrew his gaze.
If you are poor, just shut up. Why are you jealous of others’ generosity
Soon, the emperor and empress's procession arrived, and the couple came with the empress dowager.
After sitting down, Ning Chen saw Ye Jun in the crowd at a glance.
The one she was wearing today happened to be Ning Chen's favorite.
The royal blue embroidered dress has Suzhou embroidery on the skirt. Large roses, butterflies and kingfishers are embroidered with ice silk twisted with gold and silver threads. The stamens and the eyes of the butterflies and kingfishers are carved from colorful gems. They are small but delicate.
Ye Jun's hair was combed into a moon-shaped bun that was both elegant and charming, and she used a red gold cat's eye headpiece, making her as dazzling as a beautiful flower.
The makeup is also in the same style.
She drew small mountain-shaped eyebrows, painted a flame-shaped flower on her forehead, used rouge for eye makeup, extending her eyes upwards, making her eyes as charming as a fox's eyes, and her lip rouge was full and bright red, making her even more attractive.
Ning Chen knew that such an outfit suited her, so he asked someone to make one for her. Unexpectedly, when she put it on, with makeup done, she looked even more beautiful than expected.