Ninety Blessed Wife Runs Well-off

Chapter 536 Xiyue ([-])

The birthday of Emperor Qianqing made the palace busy. Every day, the maids and eunuchs in each palace cleaned the palace, while others were busy decorating the palace and preparing everything for the birthday.

It has been raining in the capital for the past few days, and the court ladies and eunuchs can't clean the courtyard of the palace. Xiyue is lying in front of the window watching the non-stop rain, and often stays in a daze for a whole day.

Because the birthday banquet was about to be held, those princesses who were married as wives also returned to live in the palace, waiting for the birthday banquet to be able to send congratulatory gifts to the emperor as soon as possible.

Although the princesses all invited her to have a sit down, Xiyue was not in that mood, and would see Shen Dingkun in a few days, so I really don't know how he is doing now.

Fortunately, the rain stopped the next day, and now the sun is shining brightly, sweeping away the haze brought by the continuous rainy days before.

"Sweep it all up for me. Tomorrow is the emperor's birthday. If there is a trace of sloppiness, be careful with your heads."

The big eunuch was supervising the cleaning ladies, and the little eunuchs next to him were also cleaning the ground hard. Xiyue saw such a scene when passing by.

Seeing Xiyue, the eunuch trotted over to pay his respects, "Princess Xiyue, you are here to see the Empress, she is washing up now."

"En." Xiyue nodded and entered the palace. Her mother only asked the concubines in the palaces to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth of each month, and dealt with palace affairs the rest of the time.

The palace was bustling, and the palace was not idle. All the officials, wives and daughters were thinking about what gifts to give, and the princes who had moved out of the palace were also busy. The rare treasures collected from all over the place began to be sent to the mansion.

The next day, the birthday of Emperor Qianqing, both the princes and officials in the capital, as well as the governors from other places, would all come to the palace to celebrate his birthday.

The palace maid who was dressing up Xiyue looked at the alluring princess in the bronze mirror, and wondered in her heart which family's heir was worthy of their highness the princess.

Xiyue stared at the Bu Yao given to her by Shen Dingkun yesterday, and heard from the maids that Qianhe Tower did not have such a beautiful Bu Yao, but because it was sent by the prince, these maids thought it was specially made by the prince for the princess. of.

"Just wear this for Bu Yao." Xiyue handed Bu Yao to the maid behind her.

Today Shen Dingkun will also come to the palace to celebrate her birthday, and Dai Buyao can be regarded as expressing his intentions. Yesterday, when he went to his mother's harem, he learned that this birthday banquet was not only a banquet for his father, but also wanted to find a good son for her. .

Since the father had this intention, those princes and ministers who have sons must have prepared for it. Although they cannot enter the court as a minister if they marry the princess, but according to the father's love for her, it doesn't matter if they don't enter the court.

The birthday banquet in the palace also pays attention to the distinction between men and women, but it is only in the position of men on the left and women on the right in Qianhua Palace. Xiyue is right next to her mother, and the concubines have to be behind her.

Facing Xiyue was her elder brother Song Wangshu. Xiyue followed these people to look down, and finally saw Shen Dingkun when she was almost at the end of the seat. Like an iceberg melting, he revealed a warm smile, which made the woman sitting opposite him blush.

The two are far apart, but they can see each other at a glance. Xiyue turned her head and saw her mother was staring at her, "What's the matter, Xiyue, did you see your friend?"

"It's nothing." Xiyue shook her head, and the Bu Yao on the bun also swayed. Shen Dingkun, who was sitting in the distance, also saw the Bu Yao, and understood Xi Yue's meaning in his heart.

Xiyue was not interested in the next process, but just sat quietly. Song Wangshu, who was sitting opposite, hoped that this time Shen Dingkun would present a congratulatory gift that would win his father's favor. Unimpressed person.

When it came time to present the congratulatory gift, it was the time when many people paid attention to it. Whether to gain or lose face in front of the emperor all depended on this link.

It's just that it was okay at the beginning, but after that, all the girls' favorite things were presented. It was obvious that they wanted to please Princess Xiyue. Emperor Qianqing didn't say anything, but when he saw these congratulatory gifts, he would look at Xiyue. See how she reacts.

Xiyue naturally didn't respond, the person she likes hasn't presented a congratulatory gift yet, and she doesn't know what the congratulatory gift is yet.

It took a long time before it was the turn of the person at the end of the seat, and the people sitting next to Shen Dingkun were all thinking in their hearts which family's son this was, and they had never seen it before.

"Shen Dingkun, the landlord of the Thousand Crane Tower in Linnan Prefecture, presents a gift."

Everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty of Qianhe Tower knew about it, but it was the first time they knew who the host was, but they didn't expect it to be such a young boy.

Shen Dingkun, who came to the palace for the first time, calmly picked up the brocade box beside him, and walked to the front of the main hall, "Shen Dingkun from Thousand Crane Tower, I wish your Majesty good fortune like the East China Sea and longevity in Nanshan. This is a congratulatory gift from the villain to His Majesty."

Emperor Qianqing nodded, and the eunuch below went to take the brocade box, and opened it to reveal a letter and a scroll.

When the scroll was opened, it was a landscape painting, and the stamp at the bottom was the word Biehua. Everyone present gasped. This Biehua is a big figure in the painting and calligraphy circle, and a master of the previous dynasty.

Biehua is the painter's name. He didn't have many works in his life, but each one is a treasure. It's just that when the previous dynasty fell, Biehua's descendants burned all the collections of the painter.

It is said that the works of the ancestors must not be acquired by the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty. The emperor was furious for the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. None of the works.

I never expected to see Master Bie Hua's works again at this birthday banquet, and everyone in the palace was stunned for a moment.

"The ancestor of the family used to be friends with Master Biehua before, so he gave this painting to the ancestor. Now that the villain has the opportunity to celebrate the emperor's birthday, he took out this painting to show his shame."

After seeing the calligraphy and painting, Emperor Qianqing also forgave the merchant for not having the courage to deceive himself, the king of a country, so he asked the eunuch to submit it, and he would observe it carefully later.

"Then what is this letter?" Emperor Qianqing continued to ask, the new one was still red, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the merchant's gourd.

Shen Dingkun continued neither humble nor overbearing, "This is the template of the marriage letter I prepared. The villain wants to marry His Majesty's Princess Xiyue as his wife, and I hope that His Majesty and the Empress will be happy."

This is like stabbing a hornet's nest, asking directly to marry Princess Xiyue on the emperor's birthday, it is really desperate.

Moreover, the unmarried men of the right age who came here today are all working hard for Princess Xiyue, and this merchant is so unruly, saying this in front of His Majesty.

The queen was stunned for a moment, then looked at her daughter, but saw that Xiyue was not angry at all, but rather appreciative, which is strange.

Song Wangshu didn't expect that this dear friend would be so confused. This matter has to be done step by step, which is good, so he directly said it here.

At this moment, Emperor Qianqing didn't know whether he was angry or not, but he just said lightly, "Oh? You know that the princess's marriage needs to be granted by me, and you will lose your head if you say so."

The people around secretly thought, is it possible that today's good birthday is about to see blood, even if there is no blood, Shen Dingkun may have to go to prison and choose another day to be executed.

(End of this chapter)