My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 275

Rouyi Hall, this is the place where the Empress works daily, and when there are any celebrations in the palace, the concubines will also hold banquets here.

Today is Concubine Wang's birthday. Since Empress Xu passed away, Concubine Wang has been in charge of the harem instead of her. She is fair and has quite a reputation in the harem, so her birthday is naturally very grand.

Concubine Wang Guifei sat in the main hall with a smile, and all the concubines, Zhaoyi, beauties, etc. in the palace also came forward to salute in order according to their status, and presented the birthday gifts they had prepared.

It is also interesting to say that when Zhu Di was king of Yan, he and Empress Xu gave birth to three sons and four daughters one after another, but after Zhu Di became emperor, there were many concubines in the harem, but no one had any more children.

In fact, this is also very normal. When Zhu Di became emperor, his sons had already grown up. Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe, the two grandsons, were both born. Zhu Di was also over forty. Judging from the life expectancy of ancient people, Zhu Di was already He is old, so it is normal not to have another child. After all, not everyone has Li Yuan's fertility.

The concubines in the harem have no children, which also avoids many conflicts in the harem. After all, everyone has no children, and the position of the prince has already been determined, so the concubines have nothing to contend with, which makes Zhu Di's harem very harmonious.

Congratulations to Concubine Wang on her birthday today, all the concubines presented their own gifts, regardless of high or low, Concubine Wang smiled and praised her, she has an easy-going personality and got along very well with all concubines.

Moreover, although the concubines in the harem are distinguished, they cannot go out, nor can they manage the property like those honorable wives. Therefore, most of the gifts given by the concubines in the palace are relatively ordinary, as long as they are willing.

After the concubines presented their birthday presents and then took their seats, the highlight of the birthday was next.

I saw the concubine Han leading the team, ordering women to line up in two rows on the left and right, and entered the hall to salute and congratulate the concubine Wang Guifei on her birthday.

The Crown Princess was supposed to lead the team into the palace, but the Crown Princess and Zhu Gaochi were not in Beijing, so naturally Princess Han was the leader, which is why she cared so much about the birthday ceremony.

After Concubine Han Wang led her wife to salute Concubine Wang, she was immediately called to her side by Concubine Wang, and then pulled her to chat about the daily life very affectionately.

At this time, other wives also stepped forward one after another, offering their birthday gifts.

Because of the voyage to the West, the wives of various families prepared a lot of birthday gifts, including rare treasures from overseas, as well as precious jewelry and supplies that many women love.

At this moment, Mrs. Peng Chengbo came forward and said: "Congratulations on the noble concubine's birthday. The princess is far away in Nanjing and cannot make it to the capital, so let me give her a birthday present!"

"The princess has a heart, and there is Mrs. Lau Peng Chengbo!"

Wang Guifei was very happy when she heard that even the Crown Princess who was far away in Nanjing would give her a birthday present.

Mrs. Pengcheng waved her hand, and immediately two strong women walked in carrying a beautiful box. The box was about one person tall, and it looked quite heavy. I didn't know what was in it. What?
After the box was placed on the ground, Mrs. Peng Chengbo was about to step forward to open the box, but at this moment, she suddenly heard a eunuch outside shouting: "The princess is here!"

"what?"

Hearing the arrival of the Crown Princess, everyone looked up in surprise. After all, Mrs. Peng Chengbo just said that the Crown Princess was in Nanjing. Why did she suddenly appear in Beijing again?

Concubine Wang Gui and Concubine Han also looked shocked, because they didn't know what was going on?

He heard footsteps coming from outside, and then saw a noble lady enter the hall accompanied by a court lady, it really was the Crown Princess Zhang.

"Why are you here, princess?"

At this moment, Wang Guifei stood up in surprise and asked.

"Reporting to the noble concubine, some time ago, the crown prince and I received an order from His Majesty to go to Beijing. I kept counting the days on the road, but luckily it finally caught up with the noble concubine's birthday!"

The Crown Princess smiled and Wang Guifei saluted.

She had just arrived in Beijing, she didn't even bother to take a sip of water, so she hurried into the palace to wish Concubine Wang Guifei her birthday.

"So that's how it is. You really have a heart, Princess, come and sit beside me!"

Wang Guifei was also moved when she heard the words, and immediately waved to the crown princess, and then pulled her to sit on her left, opposite to Han Wangfei on the right.

"My sister really worked hard. Why did the emperor suddenly call you and elder brother to Beijing? Is there something wrong?"

At this time, Princess Han asked the princess curiously.

Ordinarily, such a big event as the prince's coming to Beijing must have been reported in advance, but Han Wangfei didn't know anything about it, which seemed a bit strange.

"Father moved the capital to Beijing, and the prince will naturally follow him. This is also normal."

The princess replied lightly.

In fact, the princess was also worried at this time. She and Zhu Gaochi suddenly received Zhu Di's order to come to Beijing immediately. At that time, Zhu Gaochi was a little confused, so he could only guess on the road.

Therefore, the first time the Crown Princess returned to Beijing, she came to see Concubine Wang. In fact, she wanted to inquire about it. In addition, if there was anything wrong, she could ask Concubine Wang to intercede and help make peace.

"But Nanjing also has a lot of things to deal with. The eldest brother has come to Beijing. What about Nanjing?"

Princess Han didn't believe the princess' answer at all, and asked again relentlessly.

"Zhanji has already gone to Nanjing to sit in town, and he will naturally take care of the affairs there. I haven't seen you for a few days. Why is my sister so interested in the affairs of the court?"

The concubine raised her eyebrows, and in the end she secretly satirized the princess of Han as a woman, but she cared about the government.

"you……"

Princess Han was annoyed, and just wanted to retort.

The Wang Guifei next to her interrupted the two of them in a hurry: "The timing of the Crown Princess' return is really a coincidence, I was about to open the gift you gave me, but you came, why don't you tell me about this birthday gift? "

When the crown princess heard that her birthday gift hadn't been opened yet, she was shocked and said, "Your concubine, the gift I gave this time was brought back from overseas after a lot of selection and selection. You will definitely like it!"

After the crown princess finished speaking, she signaled the palace servants to open the box standing in the hall.

I saw two healthy women stepping forward and carefully opened the box, and saw a fiery red light flickering in the box, like a burning flame, which caused many concubines and ladies in the palace to exclaim One sound.

And when everyone saw the contents of the box, countless people were amazed. They saw that there was a half-person-high red coral in the box. This red coral was fiery red without any impurities. Extreme quality, coupled with being so tall, it can be said to be a priceless treasure.

(End of this chapter)