In Jiashan Palace, Queen Mother Qu looked at the newly completed apron in her legs with a look of sadness. She was over forty but still looking at the delicate embroidery with her jade fingers as thin and as soft as a girl, and pursed her lips: "... Close Get up."
Bing Ying, a close friend of the palace, couldn't bear to see it and said in a low voice: "Shall I send you to Huanqing Palace quietly? The true concubine will not tell anyone."
"If the two imperial heirs are in the true concubine's lap, I don't know how many people are watching Xuanqing Palace." Queen Mother Qu shook her head and said softly, "If not, forget it... Anyway, two children are not allowed. Those are missing.”
Bing Ying said: "How can they be the same? Could those of your own grandmother have made them stitch by stitch?"
"My grandmother can't help them, so I just made something to comfort myself when I have nothing to do." Queen Mother Qu lowered her eyes slightly and said softly, "My true concubine is smart, those two children don't need to worry about the Ai family. Yes. Bu Nao Zhaoqing is really cruel, and I feel a little regretful that I can't visit my family often."
"It will be Bidong's birthday in two months." Bingying bit her lip, "Mother, please, can you do something for Bidong next year? After all, tomorrow is different from the past month. Bidong doesn't need it anymore. Looking at the face of the one in Chunhui Palace, why do you have to give in anymore? After all, you are the one who gave birth to Dong Bi Dong in ten months!"
Empress Dowager Qu said softly: "It would be nice for the Ai family if they knew that I, but I think that although the Ai family is Bidong's biological mother, she actually raised him, but it is not the Yuan family who has a deep love for his mother and son... I'm sorry." Apart from giving birth to him, my family has never done anything for him. At that time, when he saw him taking charge, he went to greet him, wouldn't that make him upset? "
After all, Chunjia had not yet been able to sit back and relax. The mountains of the previous dynasty had not yet been completely calmed down, and the turmoil in the harem was brewing. It turned out that his biological mother was also restless, so what did he think
"If that's the case, don't ask for it anymore." Queen Mother Qu carefully folded the bellyband and ordered without raising her head, "Put it away. I don't want anyone to know what the Ai family does, and I don't want to use it for anything. Naofu is just trying to sort out his mood."
After saying that, she finally asked, "Next year's Wanshou Festival will definitely not be as perfunctory as before... Will Zhenfei and the others host it? What rules are followed?"
Bing Ying said: "It is actually hosted by Concubine Fou Zhen and the others, but in name it is under the control of Concubine Fou Chunnuo Palace. The regulations used by Emperor Shenzong were changed slightly."
She hesitated and did not say that Jiashan Palace Zhimingshan had not received any notice that Queen Mother Qu would be attending at that time.
Although it is incredible that the emperor did not invite his biological mother for his birthday, but... who knows what Chunjia and Queen Mother Yuan were thinking
Queen Mother Qu was born into a humble family, so humble that even after she became the Queen Mother, she still didn’t have a decent natal family.
There is no sense of presence in the palace.
So even if she encounters a bad situation, no one will shut up for her.
Bingying felt deeply indignant but had nothing to do, so she quietly changed the subject, lest the Queen Mother Qu would think of asking and make the Queen Mother sad.
In that case, Yun Fenghuang not only asked his close attendant Qingren to come to the door in person to inform the specific process of the Wanshou Festival banquet, but also sent extremely luxurious and exquisite dresses and jewelry for the Empress Dowager Qu who had been wearing simple clothes for many years. Bingyong Su Ran was overjoyed: "Thanks to the True Concubine! His wife is always simple, and she never pays attention to her clothes, hairpins, and hairpins. If the True Concubine hadn't been so considerate, all the maids would have lost their legs and feet after a while!"
Moreover, it is not always possible to be fully prepared if the legs are removed and the feet are messed up.
The Qing Dynasty smiled and said: "His mother-in-law thinks that the Queen Mother has always been poor, and the Jiashan Palace may not have those vulgar things. Maybe the Longevity Festival is unusual after all, and I am afraid that the Queen Mother will be willing to wear brighter clothes." I don’t want to take advantage of my legs, so I taught the Shangfu Bureau in advance to make preparations... As long as the Holy Mother Queen Mother doesn’t think his mother-in-law is trivial.”
"It's true that your Majesty was right to pity the True Concubine." Bingying sent the Qing people away and went to see Empress Dowager Qu with her things in her arms. She said happily, "The True Concubine is probably the only one in the palace who remembers that you are Bidong's biological mother. !”
Are the others heartless? They all know how to flatter Chunhuangong!
Queen Mother Qu flipped through the pages, but did not smile. After thinking for a while, she asked her: "Go and find out about the dress for the palace banquet in Chunwu Palace, what color is it, and what hairpin should it go with?"
Seeing Bing Ying's surprise, she sighed, "In the whole palace, it is true that the true concubine remembers the Ai family, but what kind of character is the true concubine? Even if she is touched by the Ai family's kindness in the past, she will never do it easily. He did something about it. Especially if your Majesty Dong Rumingdu misunderstands the Ai family without any pretentious words, lest before he has the power, the dispute between the Queen Mother, the Loving Mother, and the Holy Mother will happen!"
"In that case, how could a smart person like Zhen Fei help the Ai family?"
"It would have been fine if she had just asked someone to send a message that time."
"But the dress and jewelry are all ready... I guess I have other plans!"
Queen Mother Qu murmured, "The Ai family actually likes her very much. When I see her, I think of myself in the past. Of course, she is much more powerful than the Ai family back then... If I ask for anything else, the Ai family will take the opportunity to obey her." . But it can’t be done at that time, it’s too early, and it’s far from the time when the Ai family has a falling out with Chunhuang Palace... Anyway, I’ll go find out, if not... then the Ai family won’t be able to use the things sent by the true concubine!"
Bingying looked at the luxurious and dazzling dress, and then at the old and dull dress of Queen Mother Qu. She hesitated for a while unwillingly, and then whispered: "No."
Jiashan Palace's actions were not hidden from Yun Fenghuang, so she chuckled and said to the Qing people: "The Queen Mother and Queen Mother underestimated me. Although I have been criticized by the loving mother Queen Mother, as for Bidong's During the good confinement period, do you want to instigate the Holy Mother Queen Mother to openly cross the loving mother Queen Mother to create trouble for Your Majesty?"
Does the hairpin in that dress match that of Empress Dowager Yuan at all, and the colors and specifications are not out of the ordinary? Originally, as the Queen Mother, there are no restrictions on wearing hairpins. Even the matching sachet was deliberately selected. It is a lower-grade patterned material than what Empress Dowager Yuan is used to.
Otherwise, she didn't know that Queen Mother Qu was thoughtful, so how could she give Queen Mother Qu a set of dresses and hairpins that she would not be able to wear to attend the longevity banquet
Um…
As for that, how could the request cause trouble for Empress Dowager Yuan
As soon as the time turned to the Wanshou Banquet, because the three concubines could not prepare the banquet together, Empress Dowager Yuan was biased and directly asked Master Yun Fenghuang to go and do some business, and let Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui take care of it if anything happened: "After all, they Unlike me, I have two royal heirs to take care of."