The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 78
All the wives are envious.

"Da Yan Hui Dian" contains a clear text that the state's wealth comes from the people.Therefore, when rewarding at festivals, silver should not exceed one hundred taels, and cloth should not exceed ten bolts.

Frugality has always been advocated today, and this regulation has been strictly adhered to the mechanism.Just now in the Huangji Palace, only Taifu Ye Quan received 50 taels of silver, and the rest of the ministers, the highest was only 30 taels.

Kang Ningbo just relied on a clever thing to get such a high reward for no reason, and some people secretly hated him.

At this time, the emperor was only concerned about being happy, and didn't pay attention to the issue of rewards.Hearing that Cao Shouli had awarded the reward, he excitedly said to Lin Zisu, "Apart from these, what else do you know?"

"Your servant knows a lot, painting, medicine, horseback riding, pot throwing..." Lin Zisu smiled like a flower, counted on her fingers, and said with a smile: "My servant is still learning how to make wine recently, and I will give it to you when I am done." An altar for the emperor."

"Okay, when you finish brewing the wine, I must taste it!" Seeing Lin Zisu's innocent face, the emperor couldn't help laughing.

Another girl stood up from the crowd and said, "Uncle Emperor, I gave you two jars of peach blossom wine a few days ago. Have you ever tasted it?"

The emperor looked up and saw a girl in snow blue standing beside Lin Zisu, and recognized Princess Fuhua's daughter Jingle, the county magistrate, so he smiled and said, "Jingle, you will join in the fun , I heard people talk about brewing wine, so you came to me to ask for a reward?"

The head of Jingle County pursed her mouth and said, "Uncle, I have been listening just now, you have rewarded everyone, except mine."

"How can I lose my niece, I have already prepared your reward, and I will ask your queen's aunt for the reward later."

After being interrupted by the county lord of Jingle, the emperor forgot about Lin Zisu beside him.

Several servants removed the seven-wheel fans, and the eunuch who sang the ceremony immediately read the ceremony list.

It was almost noon at this time, the emperor had already lost interest after listening to the birthday celebration all morning, and was about to get up after the eunuch finished singing the ceremony.

However, a soft voice sounded from outside the Fengtian Hall: "Servant Cao Lang, ordered to lead Changli Prince Li Zongyan, South Siam County King Ruan Changling, Upu Prince Muhacha, Upu Third Prince Mulunge, etc. Congratulations to my emperor!"

The emperor heard that it was the envoys of the country and tribe celebrating his birthday, so he got up and went back to the Huangji Hall.The emperor sat down on Majesty Dan, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Xuan!"

Li Zongyan took the lead to walk in front, knelt down on the ground in the hall, and said in a loud voice: "I have met the emperor with a long life, and I congratulate His Majesty. Changli, the next country, specially sent the Bohai Night Pearl, and wish my emperor a long life!"

Having been in power for more than ten years, what I look forward to is the scene of all nations coming to court.The emperor was in a good mood, motioned Li Zongyan to stand up, and said with a smile: "The envoy has come from a long way, have you ever gone out for a stroll? How about me, Dayan?"

"This time I came to Beijing, seeing the busy traffic on the streets and the people living and working in peace and contentment, it is really an eye-opener."

The emperor was very satisfied, and said with a smile: "King Changli sent you here, it is considered intentional, how is Changli in recent years?"

Li Zongyan wanted to leave a deep impression in front of the emperor and his officials, so he narrated Changli's customs and customs in detail. His voice was clear and clear, and his words were mixed with yearning for Dayan from time to time. Everyone present heard it. Nodding again and again.

At the end, Li Zongyan knelt down on the ground again, and said loudly: "Changli is Dayan's Changli, and the ministers are willing to be driven by the emperor, even if they die!"

The emperor was very satisfied, and then the remaining vassal states and tribes presented gifts and congratulatory forms, and the words of praise were endless.

Qian Minzhong observed his words and expressions, and praised loudly: "There is a saying in the "Shangshu", 'ninety percent of Xiaoshao, Phoenix comes to the ceremony', today all nations come to court, it can be described as a sign of a prosperous age!"

You Qian Minzhong made a head start, and all the officials racked their brains and chanted loudly. For a while, there was an endless stream of flattery words.

The atmosphere in the Huangji Hall is warm, while the atmosphere in the Zhongji Hall is relaxed.

When the emperor was here, the wives were all cautious in their words and deeds. When the emperor moved to the Huangji Palace, the wives were relieved.

The queen saw off the emperor's back, turned to the wives and said, "Everyone has a heart, and the emperor will naturally not forget your loyalty and patriotism."

In the past few days, Mrs. Bi was afraid that her family's shabby gifts would cause some trouble, but she did not expect Lin Zisu to win the appreciation of the empress with the seven-wheeled fan, which was really a surprise.

Seeing her daughter returned to her side with a docile and obedient face, Mrs. Bi was about to praise her in a low voice, but saw a court lady approaching her, saying that the Empress Dowager had invited her.

Lin Zisu had no choice but to step forward again, the queen waved to Lin Zisu lightly, and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, at the last Hundred Flowers Banquet, I felt that you were a beautiful girl. , but also ingenuity."

She said and pointed to Princess Nankang who was always by her side, and said with a smile: "This daughter of this palace only cares about her husband after she gets married. From now on, you should come to play in this palace often. Let's talk to Bengong."

Lin Zisu promised with a smile, and was about to thank the queen, but the county magistrate Jingle who was standing not far away spoke first: "Aunt the queen, the emperor's uncle promised me a reward just now, did you forget? .”

Her voice was sweet and coquettish. The queen had always looked down on Princess Fuhua, and she had never had a good impression of this niece.

Hearing that the princess of Jingle County asked her to ask for a reward, the queen was disgusted in her heart, but she still put on a loving face and said: "Jingle, there will be a banquet later, I remember you still have to perform for your uncle. Well, all the rewards your uncle prepared for you are stored in the Kunning Palace, are you afraid that you won’t be able to succeed?”

Princess Jingle thought about it for a while, and felt that it made sense, so she thanked the queen with a busy smile.

The queen's eyes were on Lin Zisu again, and she asked about Lin Zisu's daily hobbies and interests, and Lin Zisu answered calmly.

The two asked and answered, but they left everyone else alone, and the wives in the audience winked and started talking in low voices.

Lin Zisu also knew a little about Empress Liang. Empress Liang was cold-tempered and always treated people like ice. Today, she was actually chatting with herself in public, which was really abnormal.

A few wives took advantage of the gap to show their favor in front of the queen, and Lin Zisu bid farewell to the queen with a wink, but the queen didn't force her to stay, she just ordered a few more words, telling Lin Zisu to go to her palace frequently in the future , Lin Zisu naturally responded again and again.

Just as Lin Zisu was about to retreat, she saw a silver-red figure standing in front of her. When she took a closer look, it was Fang Qingge.

Fang Qingge's attire today is quite eye-catching. She is dressed in red and is full of jewels, with a face of wealth.

For the Emperor's Longevity Festival, the Fang family spent tens of thousands of taels of gold to buy ten thousand-year-old corals from wealthy overseas businessmen. Unexpectedly, a broken seven-wheel fan from the Lin family made the limelight. Fang Qingge said in a low voice: "Lin Zisu, Do you dare to go outside the hall with me and say a few words?"

(End of this chapter)