I hide my concubine in a golden house

Chapter 44 Birthday Ceremony

Quan Jue got up, lifted the man from the table, and said coldly to the people below: "His Royal Highness is too strong to drink, I will send His Highness back to the palace to rest first, everyone, continue to feast."

Su Tian was so dazed that she didn't know how the birthday banquet ended, she walked back half-supported and half-carried by Quan Yi.

Singing and dancing continued at the banquet, delicious food, dancing girls and prostitutes, the bustling scene was charming, the princes, nobles and ministers warmly entertained the envoys from various countries, and no one was left out in the cold.

The Chongren Hall was brightly lit, and Jiu Lixiang waited at the entrance of the hall with a group of court ladies.

Seeing the two people approaching slowly, Jiu Lixiang hurried forward, wanted to help but didn't know where to start, so he could only follow and protect: "My lord, Your Highness is drinking too much?"

"No, I'm just tired." Quan Yu replied indifferently, "Go and prepare some soft food. She didn't eat anything at the dinner today, she only drank some fruit wine, and she might be rambunctious at night."

"Yes, this servant has made a note." Jiu Lixiang responded, bowed his knees and saluted, and led the people down to prepare.

Stepping forward to send Su Tian back to Chongren Hall, Quan Jue didn't stay much, turned around and left with his hands behind his back.

Sure enough, Su Tian woke up hungry from her sleep in the middle of the night, covered her growling stomach, got up from the bed, grabbed the bed curtain and shouted for someone outside.

"Your Highness is awake?" Jiu Lixiang got the order and stayed outside all night, when he heard the movement inside, he quickly opened the bead curtain and walked over with the candlestick in his hand.

After lighting the Yanzu lantern in the room, Jiu Lixiang walked over and hung layers of bed curtains on both sides, and then helped him up from the couch: "Your Highness, are you hungry now?"

Su Tian glanced at the darkening sky outside: "What time is it now?"

Jiu Lixiang replied: "It's still early, Your Highness, it's only passed Yinshi."

"Hmm." Su Tian rubbed her eyes, her voice was a bit vague: "Ah Jiu, I'm a little hungry, is there anything else to eat?"

Jiu Lixiang helped Su Tian to the bed: "I have already prepared it for Your Highness, please sit down first, Your Highness, and this servant will bring it to you."

Su Tian obediently sat down in front of the square table. The food had already been prepared in the outer hall and was kept warm on the small stove. When the Jiulixiang was brought into the inner room, it was still warm and smoking.

Su Tian drank the sweet and glutinous eight-treasure porridge, and ate the pastry with milk. The whole person was extremely happy. Under the skirt, the calves in light-colored underwear swayed leisurely, revealing two naked and tender legs from time to time. feet.

Jiu Lixiang turned around and brought her a pair of soft-soled embroidered shoes.

Su Tian put on some shoes, let out a little breath, and opened her sleepy eyes and said, "My dear Jiu, you are becoming more and more caring. I really don't know how I can live without you."

Jiulixiang didn't dare to claim credit, and hurriedly said: "This is not due to the servant, it is the son-in-law who ordered the slave to guard after the banquet. The slave is so kind to His Highness when he sees the son-in-law. When I send you back at night, I don't pretend to be someone else. I will send you back to our palace before leaving."

Su Tian flattened her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "Obviously you don't have to leave."

"Ah?" Jiulixiang didn't hear clearly.

Su Tian lowered her head and licked the porcelain spoon that was stained with honey syrup, her moist pale pink lips glowed with light water.

"Your Highness just ordered?"

Su Tian frowned, shook her head sullenly and said, "I'm just talking to myself."

When shaking his head, the black hair swayed, and the loose temples were slightly skewed. With a "pop", a shiny object fell to the ground.

Jiu Lixiang squatted down, picked up a golden hairpin from the ground, and said strangely: "When did Your Highness wear this hairpin? Didn't you wear nine tin hairpins when you went out this morning? This servant seems to have never seen His Highness's dowry before." There is this bergamot hairpin in the cage..."

"What bergamot hairpin?" Hearing what Jiulixiang muttered, Su Tian turned her eyes and looked at the object in Jiulixiang's hand.

"Bring it to me." Su Tian said impatiently.

Jiu Lixiang rolled up his sleeves, and handed over the hairpin in his hand and Su Tian: "Your Highness, look, this bergamot is so beautifully carved."

Su Tian received the hairpin in her hand, with a slightly weird expression on her face.

This hairpin is indeed not hers.

It is a gold hairpin in the shape of Buddha's hand, the hairpin needle is round, and the head of the hairpin is a Buddha's hand. The Buddha's fingers are slender, without joints, the nails are long and narrow, and the five fingers are slightly curved. The workmanship is extremely delicate.

"Could it be..." Su Tian gently raised her hand to caress the hairpin.

Jiu Lixiang also thought of it.

Why do we get along with each other?Jin Bohua scratched his head.

Hairpins are mostly used as tokens of love or as gifts between husband and wife. Who else can they be besides the son-in-law?
"Oh, it's my servant's eyesight that should be punished. This must be a birthday gift from the son-in-law to His Highness. It's really exquisite, no wonder His Highness couldn't wait to put it on."

"That's not it." Su Tian kicked her little foot, her lips pursed slightly: "Ah Jiu, don't want to make fun of me."

He obviously prepared a birthday gift for her, but the guy lied to her that there was none, and asked her to exchange the gift with something.

Seeing Su Tian's duplicity, Jiu Lixiang shook his head amusedly, and said warmly: "Okay, Your Highness, it's getting late now, you should rest early after eating, and this servant will make your Highness's bed."

"Well, you go." Su Tian picked up the wet handkerchief prepared by the side and wiped her hands, then ran over carefully on her embroidered shoes and put the bergamot hairpin into the dowry cage before returning to sit down as if nothing had happened.

Jiu Lixiang went to spread the quilt, and when she came back, she poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Su Tian: "Your Highness, rinse your mouth."

Su Tian took it and spit it out into the spittoon at the side, then got up and cleaned her face, opened layers of gauze curtains and crawled onto the bed.

Jiulixiang packed up the leftovers and put them on the tray, bowed and retreated to the center of the inner room, stopped and blew out the wild goose foot lamp in the inner room, leaving only the nanmu palace lantern beside the bed.

The indoor lights are dim and soft, and the soft light is sprinkled in every corner. There is a golden bird cage hanging on the wood on one side of the bed. The parrot inside is standing on one foot in the cage, with its head buried in its wings, sleeping soundly. Looking at it, it looks like a little pompom.

Su Tian slept soundly this time, and when she woke up, it was already bright outside.

Hearing that there was finally movement in the hall, the maids who had been guarding outside came in lightly with their things, and waited on Su Tianjing to make up her face.

Seeing the servant girl holding a walking stick and inserting it into her temples, Su Tian raised her hand to block it, and said to the maid who combed her hair: "Don't want this one, change to that bergamot hairpin."

"Yes."

After dressing up, Su Tian changed into clean clothes and waited comfortably for her late breakfast.

Breakfast didn't come, but other people came first.

"Your Highness, Mr. Shen is seeking to see you outside."

"What Mr. Shen?" Su Tian supported her head with one hand, and waved her sleeve with the other: "I haven't had breakfast yet, and no one is here."

Just as he was talking, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open. Su Tian followed the sound and saw Shen Xiao, dressed in white, walking in.

(End of this chapter)