The Evil King's Only Favorite: The Broken Concubine

Chapter 37寿礼

Lu Jiao smiled kindly, "Okay! Since everyone wants to see it, let's take a look in advance!" She gave the maid beside her a look, asking the maid to open it for people to see.

The maid heard the words and opened the box Qiao Xi gave. When she saw the contents in the box, she was stunned. Slowly put the box in front of Lu Jiao.

Li Jingsu was sitting next to Lu Jiao, of course she also saw the contents in the box, she also froze for two seconds, then looked at Lu Jiao's expression.

After Lu Jiao lowered her eyelids and saw the contents of the box, she showed no inappropriate expression, "The imperial concubine really has a heart, and even chose such a precious gift for the Ai family. Qiu Dian gave the gift from the imperial concubine to other Concubine, take a look." She didn't know what Qiao Xi meant by giving this, so she didn't dare to make a random decision, it's best to let the women in the harem take a look and see what they think of this gift.

Qiu Dian was about the same age as Lu Jiao, she was Lu Jiao's dowry maid, she had been by Lu Jiao's side all the time, she had seen all kinds of storms, she reacted quickly, and handed the box to the empress behind her.

Wang Yun took the box and opened it for a look. He was stunned for a long time before he smiled and said: "It really is a good thing, and only the imperial concubine can come up with such a good gift. Most people can't even think of it." Although she didn't know why Qiao Xi wanted to Sending this, but she knew that with Qiao Xi's ingenuity, there must be other meanings.

"Oh! Everyone agrees, I want to see what it is." Ling Xinrong reached out to take the box from Wang Yun's hand, and when she opened it, she was dumbfounded. After a while, she laughed loudly, and she was about to cry Everyone looked at her, wondering why she lost her composure.

Ling Xinrong smiled enough, and then took out a wheat ear with five heads from the box, held it up in her hand and said loudly: "Imperial Concubine, how dare you bring these unsightly things to me?" As the queen mother's birthday present, do you want to tease the queen mother, or do you want to tease all the sisters, how can the emperor and queen mother allow you to be so rude here." She said each sentence more seriously, and each sentence was more serious, wishing to kill Qiao Xi She is happy.

Ling Xinrong's words aroused all the civil and military officials present, and their gazes were all in this direction, some with an attitude of watching the show, some with appreciation, and some with sympathy for Qiao Xi, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they didn't say anything. After saying a few words, Lu Jiao put away her smile, neither angry nor happy, and looked at Qiao Xi. Everyone was waiting to see how Qiao Xi would explain.

You Jing looked at the ears of wheat in Wang Yun's hand, and she was also stunned. The gift was prepared by Sima Bo, and she had never opened it before. Qiao Xi couldn't make any mistakes, she stepped forward to stop Qiao Xi's charges, but Qiao Xi's voice came before she could speak.

"Concubine Ling misunderstood. Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday. In order to give a gift to the Empress Dowager, I specially sent people to the farmland to pick the ears of wheat that have not been harvested this year. The ears of wheat mean good health and a hundred years of age. It is also to tell the Queen Mother that this year, the weather in my Yusi country is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, you see five ears of wheat growing on the top of the wheat ear, which is a bumper harvest that is hard to see in a century, and the five ears of wheat on the top mean a good harvest , the queen mother is kind, and everyone in Yusi country has relied on the grace of the queen mother to have such a once-in-a-century harvest, which is the blessing of the people of Yusi country!" Qiao Xi calmly explained the meaning of wheat ears, At the same time, she was scolding Sima Bo in her heart, and she didn't tell her in advance, so that she could also prepare, but the performance on the spot seemed to be good, because she saw the smug smile on Sima Bo's face, Ling Xinrong's darkened face, and All civil and military officials nodded their heads, and at this moment, there was a burst of clear applause, and all of them turned their heads to look at the source of the applause.

I saw a man in his twenties, he was wearing a brocade suit with a moon-white necklace with silver fine patterns, and a large lotus pattern was faintly visible on the white clothes.A white silk thread tied more than half of his dark blue hair high behind his head, and his black eyes under his willow eyebrows were like pools of ink that couldn't be melted away. At this moment, there was an appreciative smile on his handsome face, "Okay!" An imperial concubine, such a precious gift, really opened my eyes!" He is Sima Bo's elder brother, Sima Xiao, and he walked elegantly and noblely from the side as he spoke. He glanced at Qiao Xi.

Sima Bo saw Sima Xiao's actions in his eyes, a murderous look flashed in the depths of his eyes, and then he said with a smile: "King Xiao is late today, and he will be punished with three drinks later." The smile on his face was very kind , his words were very soft, and he couldn't see the true thoughts in his heart at all.

Sima Xiao walked up to Sima Bo and saluted, "I pay my respects to the emperor and the queen mother." He came late on purpose today. He should have come early on the queen mother's birthday. After all, he is the queen mother's biological son, but he didn't want to come too early. He didn't want to meet Sima Bo face to face. You know, Sima Bo hated him to the bone, and of course he hated Sima Bo no less than Sima Bo did to him. When the two met, they said all hypocritical polite words, and he didn't want to waste time. spend on it.

Sima Bo showed a gentle smile on his face and said: "Waiting for you, King Xiao, it is rare for you to enter the palace. You will spend time with your mother later. If you are busy, you can stay in the palace for a few more days, so that your mother can be happy. "He knew that Lu Jiao would definitely tell him to let Sima Xiao stay in the palace for two days, so as to make Lu Jiao speak up, it is better for him to take the initiative to stay Sima Xiao, which can also reflect his magnanimity and the power of the emperor .

"Yes, I obey the decree," Sima Xiao saluted Sima Bo, walked up to Lu Jiao, handed a box in his hand to Lu Jiao and said, "Mother, this is what I sent someone from Tianxing Pass to find it for you. A piece of beautiful jade, see if you like it or not." The Tianxing Kingdom mainly produces jade. Due to the geographical location, most of the jade bases are in the Tianxing Kingdom. Currently, the good jade of the five countries is basically from the Tianxing Kingdom.

Lu Jiao took the jade out of the box and put it on her body. She could hardly close her mouth from ear to ear with a smile on her face, and then said kindly and gently: "Xiao'er, you don't need to worry about it. Come and sit beside the queen mother. "Since Sima Bo came to the throne, she hasn't seen Sima Xiao, and now she finally sees him, of course she is happy.

Sima Xiao gracefully passed by Qiao Xi, and at the same time gave Qiao Xi a meaningful look, and then sat next to Lu Jiao, between Qiao Xi and Lu Jiao of course.

Empress Li Jingsu saw that everyone had arrived, she stood up and bowed softly to the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, everyone gave the Queen Mother so many exquisite and luxurious gifts, and the concubine and the emperor also prepared a gift for the Queen Mother," she said. With a faint smile on her face, and with her makeup today, the whole person is more elegant and luxurious.

"Oh! It's rare for the emperor to prepare a gift for Ai's family in his busy schedule. The emperor's filial piety really touched Ai's family!" Although Lu Jiao still had the same kind smile on her face, her eyes were the same as those of Sima Xiao who gave the gift just now. The time was completely different, and there was indifference and disdain hidden deep in her eyes.

"The concubine comes as soon as she goes," Li Jingsu left with a smile. Her words and deeds showed everyone's demeanor, dignified and gorgeous, and she was just worthy of the title of queen.

Qiao Xi looked at Li Jingsu's back, and there was a trace of sadness in her eyes. What Li Jingsu said just now was aimed at her, and she was also telling all the women in the harem that Sima Bo and her were husband and wife, and they were just a foil. Looking at Sima Bo, Sima Bo was really having a good chat with the minister. She was only a concubine when she was favored, and she was also a concubine in name only.

Sima Xiao could see Qiao Xi's disappointment completely. There was an incomprehensible smile on the corner of his mouth, and then his eyes returned to the stage to enjoy the dance.

After a while, Qiao Xi heard the sound of the piano coming from the stage. She looked towards the stage and saw Li Jingsu sitting among the dancers, and the dancers circled around Li Jingsu. Clear and melodious, sometimes like a galloping horse on the prairie, sometimes like a gentle and elegant girl, Li Jingsu's piano skills can indeed be called a masterpiece, but Qiao Xi still thinks that Li Jingsu pays too much attention to every tone, every detail, This makes people sound a bit rigid.

At the end of the song, Li Jingsu got up slowly, walked from the stage to Lu Jiao and knelt down, "I wish the queen mother good health and eternal youth, and the queen mother will live forever." Looking at the admiring eyes of the people present, she knew that she His piano skills conquered all the people present.

"Okay, okay, queen, please get up. I have heard that the queen's piano skills are the best in the world. It really is a well-deserved reputation. Only the Ai family has such a good fortune to let the queen talk about it in person," Lu Jiao nodded. , very satisfied with Li Jingsu, but thinking in her heart, Li Jingsu is such a good person, why Li Jingsu was not selected when Sima Xiao chose the crown princess back then, it seems that she should check this matter carefully.

Li Jingsu got up and walked back to her seat, looked at Lu Jiao and said, "The queen mother has won the prize. It is a concubine's blessing to be able to play the piano to the queen mother, but I don't dare to be the first concubine in the world. If you want to say that the number one in the world is Qingye, my minister." Comparing my concubine's piano skills with Qingye's alone, it is as incomparable as Fenghuang's chicken, which makes the imperial concubine's sister laugh. Song, that's called number one in the world!" She is very confident in her own piano skills, and she also believes that it is impossible for Qiao Xi to surpass her. Qiao Xi's wisdom and beauty, she has never heard of Qiao Xi's talent Ruhe, then she is even more sure that Qiao Xi can't surpass her, why doesn't she take this opportunity to make Qiao Xi look ugly, let Qiao Xi know that she is a queen , she didn't come here because of her beauty, she has the strength to rule the Six Palaces, and she wants to convince Qiao Xi.

"Well! The queen is right. I wonder if the Ai family has the blessing to hear Concubine Qiao's piano." Lu Jiao knew what Li Jingsu meant, and she was about to let Qiao Xi and Li Jingsu fight. It seems that the power is weak, but she knows that Qiao Xi has fought with Sima Bo all these years, and the combined power of Qiao Xi's cronies is not small.