My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 82 Not as good as my heir apparent
After a few days of such excitement, it was the Queen Mother's seventieth birthday at the end of the month.

From top to bottom, all the ladies of the Qin family, including the old lady and the two twins, were all dressed up. Before dawn, they set off to the palace to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday.

Today's Yongshou Palace is particularly festive and lively. There is an endless stream of officials and women from various palaces who came to celebrate their birthdays. When Shen Yuan saw him, he just wanted to say: "There are so many people..."

The longevity star, the Empress Dowager, was dressed in a dark blue uniform with gold patterns and golden beads and colorful gemstones. She sat gracefully at the head of the palace and accepted the worship of everyone, always keeping a dignified smile on her face.

Sitting to the left and right of the Queen Mother are Emperor Qianyuan and Empress Song. The next four concubines are Concubine Shu, Concubine Rong, Concubine Xian and Concubine Liang. Next are several princes, concubines and princesses, and then there are The concubines of the harem.

The Qin family, led by the old lady, came forward and knelt down, read a congratulatory speech, and gave a list of birthday gifts. Then the palace maid led them to the seats that had been arranged in advance and sat down to wait for the banquet.

On such a festive day, even if the Queen Mother wanted to get closer to the Qin family, she couldn't do it. There was still a long queue of birthday congratulators behind her.

Shen Yuan was peeling grapes for the two little ones to eat when suddenly a sharp "Prince Yong Wang has arrived..." frightened her hands, stopped her movements, and looked ahead involuntarily.

The man who approached slowly was about thirty years old, with a fair complexion and a dignified appearance.

Wearing a crimson brocade with a crescent-white bright silk back, the white jade belt around the waist and the white jade hair crown on the head complement each other. The whole body is indescribably elegant, and he carries a handsome noble man.

"Well... he looks average and has a decent temperament, much worse than the eldest son of my family."

After seeing him, Shen Yuan secretly came to a conclusion and suddenly lost interest in him.

At this time, she felt her left hand being scratched a few times by Qin He. His serious face was very cold, except for a hint of smile in the corners of his eyes.

"Huh? Why did the good-looking Prince Gou suddenly start flirting with someone?"

Shen Yuan was puzzled and scratched her back again.

In an instant, her left hand fell into Qin He's clutches and she let him rub it and flatten it. She was afraid that others would notice the small movements between the two of them and she would not dare to move again.

"Wei Xiang, the unfilial grandson, comes to see the Imperial Grandmother, the Imperial Uncle and the Imperial Aunt. Today Wei Xiang fulfills his filial piety on behalf of his father, the King, and specially wishes the Imperial Grandmother a birthday. I sincerely wish the Imperial Grandmother a long life, a long life and a long spring!"

Prince Yong knelt down and shouted loudly, with tears streaming down his face, as if he was full of admiration.

Shen Yuan almost got goosebumps watching this, this scene was too much.

The Queen Mother's tone was neither salty nor light, "Come on, it's hard for you to come all the way to celebrate the birthday of the Ai family. This is enough. Is your father in good health?" Crown Prince Yong took the handkerchief. Wiping the corners of his red eyes, he said, "Thank you, Imperial Grandmother, for remembering me. My father's health is still the same and he needs to stay in bed all year round. Otherwise, he would be eager to go to Beijing to celebrate your birthday in person."

The Queen Mother replied expressionlessly, "Your father is ill and should not travel and travel. If he worsens his condition just to go to Beijing to celebrate Ai's birthday, wouldn't it be worth the loss, and Ai's family will feel guilty and distressed." .”

"Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, Grandma Huang. My father has always said that you understand justice and are the best mother in the world. When I came to Beijing this time, my father and concubine specially prepared two birthday gifts for Grandma Huang. I hope you like it, Grandma Huang." .”

Prince Yong made a gesture to the attendants behind him, and they put down the two wooden boxes they were carrying, opened the lids one by one, and showed everyone the two congratulatory gifts inside.

One is a five-foot-high red coral statue, and the other is a dark green jade Buddha statue. Both are priceless treasures.

It can be seen that King Yong put a lot of thought into collecting birthday gifts. The quality and scale of these two birthday gifts are rare in the world.

There was still no joy in the Queen Mother's solemn face, "Your father and mother are interested, and the Ai family is very happy for this birthday gift."

The Crown Prince Yong smiled modestly and said, "It's fine if you like Grandma Royal. It's not in vain that my father specially ordered people to search for her for more than half a year."

"Sit down and talk. There is no need for such politeness as a family."

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Grandma led Crown Prince Yong and several princes to sit down together.

"Thank you, Grandma Huang. Thank you, Uncle Huang, and Aunt Huang."

Prince Yong thanked everyone one by one and sat down calmly.

After that, the guests who came to celebrate the birthday went through the ceremony one by one, and the seats in the hall gradually filled up.

Some officials and their female relatives are only qualified to come to celebrate birthdays and are not qualified to stay for the banquet. Otherwise, the huge Yongshou Palace cannot accommodate so many people.

Soon, kabuki came to the center of the catwalk to sing and dance.

At the end of the song, another group of actors came on stage to perform a birthday celebration of the Eight Immortals...

As Shen Yuan gradually became bored, she finally heard the gong ringing at noon.

(End of this chapter)