"The Empress is here—" the eunuch outside the palace sang in a high voice. Every day on the fifteenth day of the first day of the first lunar month, the empresses of each palace would accompany the queen to the Qianxi Palace to greet the queen mother.
The people arrived before they heard a word, only to hear the Queen's coquettish yet elegant voice, "Today I saw the Queen Mother looking good. It seems that the Queen is very happy today."
As her voice fell, the luxurious queen stepped onto the lotus steps into the palace of Qianxi Palace, with a bright smile on her face, she kindly moved towards the queen mother and said, "My concubine greets the queen mother, the queen mother. Auspicious madam."
The concubines and concubines who followed the queen also saluted with the queen, and the concubine De and noble concubine also respectfully greeted the queen mother: "Chen concubines greet the queen mother, the queen mother is auspicious."
The Queen Mother looked at Yingying and Yanyan, and nodded slightly, smilingly got them up and gave them their seats.
"Yu'er is a filial child. I came to see my grandmother in the Ganxi Palace early this morning. I really have a heart." The queen saw that only her son was by the queen mother's side, and she was in a good mood.
When the queen mother heard what the queen said, she smiled and said, "Yu'er is a good boy. Knowing how to be filial to her grandmother, it is enough to have this heart."
Concubine De was not happy when she heard the Queen's words. Her Duan Xue's son was sensible and filial, and her own son was not sensible and filial? Emotionally, she earned enough face by herself, but picked up other people's sons to compare.
Thinking of her, I felt angry, but because in front of the Queen Mother, I couldn't be too obvious, so I just heard her say: "His Royal Highness, as the eldest son, is a model for all the princes, and it is also love to come to accompany the Queen Mother earlier. There is reason. Empress Dowager, Jin'er is going to give you a present today, and you will definitely like it when you see it."
The imperial concubine felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. After all, she had no children and daughters under her knees. Even if she pressed the queen a little more, she would still be missing something. But after all, he and Concubine De are also out of breath from the same nostril, and he always has to help her with some decent words.
"That's right. I heard from Sister De Concubine. It is said that Jin'er started preparing early in order to make the queen mother happy. I think Jin'er is close to her grandmother, and she is also a good, obedient and filial child."
When the queen mother heard what Concubine De and Concubine Gui said, she became curious, "Oh? What did this child Xiaojin prepare? The Aijia really gave you enough appetite."
Concubine De held the silk handkerchief and covered her lips with a smile, "Aiya, the concubine can't tell the empress dowager, if Jin'er finds out, she won't have to take care of me as a mother. Jin'er said, this is for my grandmother. Surprise, I told my concubine again and again not to tell anyone else."
The Empress snorted coldly in her heart, this Virtuous Concubine likes to show off all day long, and it is impossible to say that it is still a random arrangement, specifically to please the Queen Mother.
She opened her mouth to say something to stab Concubine De, only to hear the eunuch outside the door sing loudly: "The emperor is coming—"
When everyone heard this, they got up quickly, stood upright, and waited for the emperor to enter the hall.
The emperor only stepped into the hall, and everyone saluted him in unison. Behind him was Nan Xuanjin, the core figure that everyone was talking about. At the same time, Nan Xuanjue and Nan Xuanlin were the princes who came together with Nan Xuanjin.
"No need to be polite, today is a happy day, so don't be so restrained." The emperor smiled at everyone, "Sit down."
When the queen mother saw the emperor's arrival, she was also very happy. "In the past years, the emperor was busy with political affairs, and today he seldom came to the Qianxi Palace to greet the mother. Now the mother has entrusted the blessing of Yueqin to let our emperor move to the Ganxi Palace."
Seeing the Queen Mother say this, the emperor also smiled and said, "What did the Queen Mother say, I came to ask the Queen Mother to be her son's duty, and it was because of that little girl that she came to see the Queen Mother."
"That's right, the emperor's uncle is here for you, but Yueqin is lucky to meet the emperor's uncle." Ji Yueqin said to the empress dowager half-coquettishly.
"You are really a little spirit. It seems like you have honey on your mouth, and your words are sweet." The queen mother laughed, and she was amused by the two living treasures, the old and the young.
Immediately, the emperor saw Nan Xuanyu next to the queen mother, and said with a show of expression: "Yu'er came to greet the queen so early today, it's really intentional." Looking at Chu Qingtang standing on the other side, she said curiously: " Which lady is this, and it's nice to be able to serve the Queen Mother."
When Chu Qingtang saw the emperor mentioning him, he was also flattered, and quickly got up and saluted, "If you go back to the emperor, the servant girl is Chu Huaizhi's daughter, named Chu Qingtang."
The emperor nodded, "Chu Qing has taught a good daughter, I am very pleased with her, and when the banquet is held, I will have to praise her."
Chu Qingtang's eyes were wet for a while. She had never enjoyed this kind of treatment. She was just an unfavored daughter-in-law in the mansion. Ever since she met Ji Yueqin, her life made her never think that she would have the opportunity today. . She knew that Ji Yueqin was the noble person she was destined for, but she never wanted to climb Ji Yueqin to the top, but only regarded Ji Yueqin as her best friend.
She looked at Ji Yueqin at a loss, like a panicked bunny, so cute.
Ji Yueqin stuck out her tongue at her mischievously, gave Chu Qingtang a reassuring look, and said to the emperor coquettishly: "Since the emperor's uncle thinks that Qingtang is well-behaved, can you always let Qingtang come to the palace? Will you accompany me and the Empress Dowager more?"
The emperor had special treatment for Ji Yueqin, and because the queen mother also liked Chu Qingtang very much, she also agreed to Ji Yueqin's request, "It doesn't matter, Qingtang will hold this token in the future, and she can do whatever she wants. In and out of the palace."
Chu Qingtang took the plaque from the emperor with some trepidation, and happily thanked: "Thank you, the emperor."
The emperor waved his hand indifferently, "It's not Zhen you want to thank, but that girl Yueqin. She asked for this token for you."
The queen looked at this happy scene, her eyes were almost bleeding, and Duan Zhilan, who was beside her, felt that she was unsatisfactory. This paragraph of Zhilan is also a wink. If she goes up to please the Queen Mother, maybe she can get the same honor as Chu Qingtang.
But when Zhilan saw Nan Xuanyu, her eyes froze, and she blushed as she stared at Nan Xuanyu next to Ji Yueqin. Looking at Nan Xuanyu's eyes looking at Ji Yueqin, Duan Zhilan was about to burst into flames with jealousy, but she just stood beside the queen stupidly.
Seeing Duan Zhilan's appearance, the queen hated that iron was not steel, and frowned and whispered a few words to Duan Zhilan.
Duan Zhilan listened to the queen's words, her shy face just now turned cloudy, and joy climbed up Duan Zhilan's brows. I saw her walking towards the Queen Mother, slightly blessed, "The minister Duan Zhilan, I have seen the Emperor, the Queen Mother, His Royal Highness... The Princess of Anning."