Chapter 169: Birthday Greetings

In a blink of an eye, it was June 24, the birthday of the crown princess. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoEarly in the morning, the Niu family entered the palace with the Xu family, Yao family, and Min family in the long room, as well as Aunt Fu, Xue family, and Xiao Xue family in the second room. Several children of the younger generation, except for Qin Hanzhen, who has filial piety, all the children who have come out of the school have followed, even Brother Zi'er, who has just come out of filial piety, and Qin Duan, who is three years old, are no exception.

Qin Hanzhen calmly stayed in the Chengenhou Mansion and waited for the return of his grandmother and cousin. Although his grandfather Qin Bai did not have to go to the East Palace to congratulate the crown princess Tang on her birthday, he was also summoned into the palace by the emperor. There was no master in the Qingfeng Pavilion, so Qin Hanzhen didn't go there, stayed in his own room to read, practice calligraphy, and enjoy this rare leisure.

But this kind of leisure is quite boring after a long time. When it was close to noon, Qin Hanzhen began to think about whether it was time to go out for a walk, even if it was to chat with Mama Tiger for a day. By the way, my cousin Wu Shaoying is in Longfu Temple, I wonder if he will come over today? Why don't you write a letter to him?

Just thinking about it, Zhao Mo sent Qingdai over and gave Qin Hanzhen two books, saying that it was interesting to watch, so he recommended it to her, if she was bored, she would flip through it casually.

Qin Han was really pleasantly surprised, and when she looked at the two books, one was folk customs gossip, and the other was a travelogue with straightforward and interesting language, which really suited her appetite. How could Zhao Mo know that she liked such miscellaneous books? Could it be that he had the same preferences and tastes as her?

Qingdai also smiled and said to Qin Hanzhen: "Our brother said, this is what he saw when he happened to walk around the glass factory, flipped through it, thought it was interesting, and bought it back, the more I looked at it, the more interesting it was." He always thought that it would be nice if someone could talk to him about the interesting things in this book, but he was too embarrassed to mention it to Brother Jian, so he had to recommend it to the third girl privately, but he didn't know if the third girl liked it. ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled and said, "I like it, I flipped through it just now, it's really interesting." This one is about the customs in the capital, right? I've never heard of it, and I teach people how to make elm money rice? Unfortunately, this year's season for this is over. Not...... I'll give it a try next year. ”

Qin Hanzhen had a new gadget to pass the time, so Qing Dai bowed and retreated, looking for Qingxing to talk to Xia Qing. Qing Dai often said that her name and Qing Xing's name are just one word different, and she is not much older, she looks like two sisters, and she feels kind when she sees Qing Xing. Although Qingxing felt that her enthusiasm was a little inexplicable, she could also feel her sincerity, and she did not exclude being a good sister with her. So these three "greens" often talk and chat in one place, doing needlework, and are very intimate. Zhao Mo didn't have much to do over there, in addition to taking care of the affairs in his room, Qing Dai was actually quite idle, and the place where he walked around the most, except for the Qingfeng Pavilion, was Mingyuewu. And because Qingfeng Pavilion is outside the second gate, Qingdai, as a girl in the inner courtyard, goes to Mingyuewu more often.

Qin Hanzhen looked at the book recommended by Zhao Mo with great interest, and when Qingdai was about to leave, he asked her to bring a few fresh snacks for Zhao Mo to taste. Now that Zhao Mo has a maiden and mother-in-law waiting by his side, it is more convenient to walk in the inner courtyard, and such courtesies and exchanges have gradually increased.

After lunch, eliminating food, and taking a nap, Qin Hanzhen got up and freshened up, ready to start practicing calligraphy. At this time, Xia Qing and the others came to report to her: "There is some movement in the direction of the front yard, presumably the people who entered the palace have returned." ”

Qin Hanzhen nodded his head to show his understanding when he heard this, and continued to practice calligraphy. The weather is so hot, my grandfather and grandmother must be busy changing clothes, washing, sitting down to take a breath, and if they are not full for lunch in the palace, they have to eat something more. She's adding to the chaos at this time, so let's wait until she's done practicing the words.

After completing the daily practice homework, Qin Hanzhen began to leave for the Qingfeng Pavilion. Her time arrangement was very good, when she arrived at the Qingfeng Pavilion, her grandfather Qin Bai and her grandmother Niu were dressed in refreshing clothes, sitting in the house drinking tea and chatting, Zhao Mo actually arrived one step ahead of her. However, Brother Zi'er was not present.

Niu told his granddaughter: "It was about the time to enter the palace, the road was long, and the sun was very strong. I was afraid that he would get heat again, so I told him to go back to the house and rest. Mama Tiger is boiling soup to cool off the heat, so I'll send him a bowl when it's ready, and you can drink some too. ”

Qin Hanzhen agreed and sat down beside him: "Grandfather met his grandmother in the palace, so did he come back together?"

Niu smiled: "It's okay." The emperor specially sent a decree to let me take Brother Zi'er to the Qianqing Palace to see him. That's where I met your grandfather, and I met your father. That stinky boy, he talks about being busy all day long, and he doesn't even go back home, and the emperor doesn't talk about him!"

Qin Bai said helplessly: "Where does the emperor have the leisure to take care of these things? Don't call you a brother and sister because he is kind to you, and you really treat him as an ordinary relative." That's the Ninety-Five Supreme!"

Niu Shibai glanced at him and said: "I think he just treats me as an ordinary relative, doesn't he see you as his own family? Where is it like a king looking at his subordinates? You always have a monarch and a minister have other shelves, I think the emperor can't do anything about you." ”

Qin Bai smiled and asked her again, "You really didn't see the prince?"

Niu shook his head: "If you don't see it, you don't see it, what's this? We go to all the occasions where women and children gather, even if the people who stay to talk to the princess are relatives, and it's nothing if the prince doesn't come, didn't he call the chamberlain to give the princess's birthday gift? If there is really something about the prince's body, the princess can be so happy? You, you are completely overly worried!"

Qin Bai didn't feel that he was too worried, but felt that this gift-giving scene was too deliberate. The crown prince and the crown princess are married and want to give a birthday gift, so why wait until today, in public, in front of all the emperor's relatives and relatives? The wife also mentioned before that the prince did not appear today, and several clan ladies also muttered in private, suspecting that the prince had serious health problems, so he would not be able to appear. But as soon as the embroidered screen birthday ceremony came out, everyone changed their tone and praised the love between the prince and the princess. The prince's refusal to appear in front of the edicts has also become a matter of etiquette.

If it is said that the prince does not deal with these female dependents to observe etiquette, then he Qin Bai is also in the palace, why don't he see the prince come to see his own uncle?

Qin Bai also asked the emperor, but the emperor talked about him left and right. He couldn't force the king, but he suppressed the doubts in his heart, but the uneasiness was growing day by day. Regarding the crown prince's body, the emperor must have hidden something, and it was a secret that even his own uncle could not tell! What could it be? Could it be that the prince's health is really not good?

Qin Bai was silent and thought quietly. Zhao Mo looked at his expression thoughtfully.

At the same time, Fugui is in the middle is a different scene. Xue sat on the Arhat bed angrily, sulking with a straight face. Xiao Xue sat aside and bowed his head in silence. Qin Jinyi was still dressed when she entered the palace, her clothes were gorgeous, but her little face showed an aggrieved expression, and she pulled the handkerchief and didn't speak.

Xiao Xue saw that her mother-in-law and daughter were silent, and knew that they were uncomfortable, so she had to comfort her softly: "Madam, Sister Yi, don't be annoyed, who would have expected that after the princess gave us a meal, she didn't ask us to go into the inner hall to talk? She only passed Mrs. Tang and her sister-in-law, as well as Mrs. Changfang and her second brother and sister, and even the third brother and sister of Changfang could only sit with them in the outer hall. If the aunt of the third room had not been summoned to the Qianqing Palace by the emperor, she would have been left outside. If this is because the crown princess didn't take our second room seriously, what about the long room and the third room? This time it's just bad luck. ”

"Bullshit's bad luck!" Xue Shi became more and more angry the more he listened, and spat back directly, "This is obviously looking down on our second room, and deliberately trying to make us ugly! It is enough to have Xu Yu and Yao in the long room, and the Min family is just an idler, so it doesn't matter if you see it? The mother-in-law in the third room was called by the emperor first, otherwise do you think the princess will not call her? Only in our second room, no one has been able to get to the princess to talk! Also, in previous years, the Empress Dowager always asked us to go over to see her, but this year, only Xu Yu and Aunt Fu went, and everyone else had to stay in the East Palace for dinner, and they were not allowed to bring others! If there was no such one, I would have let Sister Yi and Aunt Fu have a trip. What is it now? After spending so much effort and money to prepare new clothes and jewelry for the children, it turned out to be all in vain?!"

Qin Jinyi listened, her eyes were red, and her tears were full of tears, almost falling down.

Xiao Xue had no choice but to continue to persuade: "If I can't see you today, forget it." Our family can't get into the eyes of the nobles in the palace, and forcing us to stick it on is just a joke. Qi Da is not a coincidence, but my wife still changed her mind. With the door of the Chengenhou Mansion, it should not be difficult for us to find a good family for Sister Yi'er. ”

"Fart!" Xue smacked her again, "Our sister Yi, born well, clever and talented, and literate since childhood, is knowledgeable and courteous, or the queen's own niece and granddaughter, the daughter of the Houmen, where can she not enter the eyes of the nobles in the palace? ! In the past, the nobles in the palace were used to seeing Sister Yi's childish appearance, but they didn't expect that she had grown up, so they neglected it. As long as they see Sister Yi'er's slim appearance now, they will definitely change their minds! Don't make bad ideas here, I said it a long time ago, Sister Yi'er's marriage has me, you don't care!"

Xiao Xue could only retract helplessly, and Xue comforted his granddaughter: "Good boy, don't worry. Today is not a coincidence. But this is just the crown princess's birthday, and there will be the queen mother's birthday in a few days. When the time comes, I will definitely bring you to the Queen Mother, so that the Queen Mother will know your benefits!"