CHAPTER XLIV

The queen mother's birthday banquet, the internal and external women entered the palace to congratulate.

The Queen Mother accepted the women in Kunning Palace. The women of all lives offered birthday gifts, the queen mother was happy, and a banquet was set up in the side hall of Kunning Palace.

Runrun was taken by the Duchess of Chengguo and was not conspicuous among everyone. Because of the large number of people, the Duchess of Chengguo knew that this was the first time she had seen such a scene, so she asked Ruyi to take care of her more.

Runrun is curious to see everything, and when she often talks to her as she wishes, she is staring at a certain ornament.

Ruyi had no choice but to hold hands with her, afraid that she would be too fascinated by it, and it would be embarrassing to turn around and fall again.

If her expression appeared on the faces of the rest of her, others couldn't help but think that this girl was a childish and had never seen the world. Ke Runrun is young, with a little face like white dough, with big eyes that are shining brightly, combing a pair of cute budding buns, and a pair of gold rings with small bells hanging on the bun. The first thought of others when they saw it was that the little girl born in this eye was really cute. The curious look on his face turned into innocence.

When giving birthday gifts to the Queen Mother before, the ladies of various families rushed to talk to the Queen Mother. Especially some of the ladies of the noble family who have declined, they are even rushing to hit the wooden clock of the queen mother.

Da Yao, who doesn't know that this queen mother is as long as she is comfortable, regardless of whether others live or die, the emperor and queen are not confused, they are easy to get along with, and this old man has a high status, and every priority, and everything depends on his own likes and dislikes, don't they all rush to praise her.

The Duchess of Chengguo did not deal with the Queen Mother, so she took her two children to go through the motions in front of the Queen Mother, and then withdrew.

As for the Queen Mother, she naturally doesn't like this Duchess of Chengguo very much. Back then, she had a mind and deliberately wanted to disgust the Yuan family and the Chengguo Mansion, who knew that the Duchess of Chengguo would suddenly recover later, and now this day is full of taste, and the Chengguo Mansion has also become a solid support of Queen Yuan. So as long as she sees the Duchess of Chengguo, the Queen Mother can't help but think of the past when she lifted a stone and shot herself in the foot.

The busiest on this day is naturally Empress Yuan. The ladies who came were all noble, and they had to be cautious in everything, and they couldn't go on a business trip.

When the banquet was held, in addition to those who wanted to hit the wooden clock in front of the Queen Mother, there were also many who wanted to talk to Queen Yuan.

The Duchess of Chengguo naturally didn't go to join in the excitement. Sitting next to her is her current sister, the eldest princess of Zhaoyang.

The emperor is such a sister, and the identity of the eldest princess of Zhaoyang is naturally unspeakable.

But because she has a tough temper and a high vision, she is upset, and with what kind of identity you are, you can give you a faceless face in public, so no one dares to get close to her casually.

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang still likes her sister-in-law, loves the house and Wu, and is also kind to the Duchess of Chengguo.

The two sat together, talking about each other, and they could be regarded as chatting.

Ruyi couldn't sit still at this time, she entered the palace every now and then, and she was very familiar with the palace, she didn't want to just sit like that.

She lowered her voice and asked Runrun in her ear if she wanted to go out and play.

Runrun nodded, but looked at Duchess Chengguo hesitantly.

Duchess Chengguo was saying this to the eldest princess of Zhaoyang, as if she had a heart, and turned her head to the two of them and nodded lightly.

With permission, Ruyi happily pulled Runrun out of Kunning Palace.

Although Ruyi's identity is not very valuable when there are many princesses in the palace, because Queen Yuan loves her very much, and the palace people are good at worshipping high and low, their attitude towards her is a little more respectful than that of a serious princess like Nanxuan.

Ruyi took Runrun all the way to the East Palace unhindered.

The crown prince followed the emperor to entertain the loyal ministers of the former dynasty in front, and the second prince was arranged to take a few young princes in the East Palace because he was not in tune. Their group of princes only need to go through the motions in front of them, and they can relax and relax.

Therefore, as soon as Ruyi took Runrun in, he saw the second prince talking to a few younger brothers with his eyebrows, making everyone laugh very happily. Just as he was talking about the happy place, the second prince saw Ruyi coming in with Runrun, and couldn't help but shrink his neck.

The last time he caused Runrun to get sick, others didn't know, but he still knew in his heart that he had done something wrong.

"Cousin and Runrun are here, sit down quickly." The second prince was particularly attentive.

In addition to the second prince, there were also the third prince and the fourth prince present. The two princes were about the same age, only about two and a half years old. They and Ruyi are naturally not relatives, but because the two princes called their cousins, they also shouted with him.

This makes Ruyi very useful.

The emperor didn't like the concubines to bring the princes who had begun to be sensible to the harem women, so when there were banquets in the palace, several princes gathered in the east palace of the palace.

However, the prince and the second prince are a little different in age from the little princes below, so most of the time, the two of them have a lot of fun with Ruyi, and this year there is another Runrun, which is also a little more lively.

Ruyi looked around and asked the second prince, "What about the prince's cousin?" Isn't he always the one who takes you with him? ”

The second prince smiled secretly, deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Father said that now that the imperial brother is old, he should take care of more things, so he left him behind." ”

Ruyi nodded, pushed Runrun forward, and said, "It's okay if the prince's cousin is not there." Don't you have something to say to Runrun? Now let's talk about it. ”

The second prince had never said such a thing, but he also understood that this was Ruyi and wanted to apologize to Runrun. It's nothing when he puts it aside, but now that his younger brothers are there, he doesn't want to save face, and he is embarrassed for a while.

Runrun smiled, and didn't understand what Ruyi meant, but said to the second prince: "What does my brother want to say to me?" ”

The second prince scratched the back of his head, held it for a long time, his face was red and he didn't say a whole word.

Runrun asked again: "Are you going to give me the sorbet you said last time?" ”

The second prince suddenly brightened up, and he was as good as a stream: "Yes, yes, isn't it, I promised you last time, I will order the imperial kitchen to do it." As he spoke, he called out to the little eunuch and asked him to go to the imperial dining room in person.

Ruyi didn't really want to embarrass him, so he just snorted lightly and didn't mention anything else.

The second prince found the bottom of the steps, and was very grateful for Runrun's thoughtfulness, and asked about her life with concern.

Runrun is also familiar with him, naturally he answers whatever he asks, and he answers every question and answers, and he is naturally similar to ordinary brothers and sisters.

It didn't take long for the Imperial Dining Room to bring the sorbet.

Sorbet is made from ice cubes with buttermilk and fruits. There are many people outside the palace, and there are more elaborate summer foods in the court, but this simple thing is very rare. However, because the method is simple and ordered by the second prince himself, the imperial kitchen is also fast.

The third prince and the fourth prince are young, and their stomachs are not very capable of absorbing these, so it is the first time they have encountered this kind of thing.

The prince was not there, and the second prince was in charge, and he was afraid that his younger brothers would have a bad stomach, so he shared a small cup with them, and told them to eat slowly, and it was best to hold it in their mouths for a while before swallowing it. It's very much like a brother.

Ruyi and Runrun don't have to care too much, especially Runrun, which is the most greedy, and the stomach is indeed better than that of peers, and eating a small bowl is not in the way.

Outside, the summer vacation was in full bloom, and it was very noisy, and a few of them hid in this quiet and cool palace, eating sorbet, talking at the same time, and there were no adults holding them in, which was really happy.

However, he didn't live long happily, and there was a person who Ruyi and the second prince didn't like - Princess Nanxuan.

Nan Xuan came to deliver snacks, and she came in person in the scorching heat, which showed her care and care for her younger brothers.

The third prince and the fourth prince all liked this imperial sister very much, and they all called people very well-behaved.

Nan Xuan nodded with a smile, glanced at the food they were holding in their hands, turned to the second prince and said, "The younger brothers are still young, how can you give them such things to eat, the second emperor?" I turned around and made a fuss, but how can I be good? ”

As he spoke, he didn't wait for the second prince to answer, so he went to softly coax the third prince and the fourth prince not to continue eating.

The third prince and the fourth prince are not naughty, Nan Xuan is older than them, although the two of them are reluctant to make sorbet, they still obediently put down the small bowl.

The second prince and Ruyi glanced at each other and saw the same unhappiness in each other's eyes.

Compared with the second prince, Ruyi is of course more tired of Nan Xuan.

The two of them usually look up and don't look down in Guozijian, but in recent days, it has been too hot, and Mr. has given them a few days off, so they finally don't have to take a look. Nan Xuan also likes to show her popularity, and she walks around the crowd like a butterfly wearing flowers and butterflies in the world, and she is annoyed to death if she is annoyed.

Nan Xuan didn't notice their coldness at all, and after asking the palace maid to present the pastries, she not only didn't leave, but also sat down. It looks like you want to connect with them well.

"Sister Ye family, your new clothes look so good today."

Runrun wore a peony-colored wide-sleeved skirt with gold and butterflies on this day, which made her little face particularly pink, so she nodded and said, "This is what my godmother prepared for me." ”

Nan Xuan's eyes rolled over her.

Because Runrun was young, the skirt prepared for him by the Duchess of Chengguo was not particularly long, and when he sat down, a small short sock leaked.

Nan Xuan's eyes were sharp, and she saw it at once, and said: "Duchess Chengguo is really happy with the Ye family's sister, even the socks are Shadow Moon Veil." There are only so many tributes in our palace every year, and there are not many of them, even I am very precious, not to mention willing to use them to make socks. ”

She was a little disgusted by this, the princesses in the palace were reluctant to give up the material, but the Duchess of Chengguo used it to make socks for her goddaughter. Duchess Chengguo, is this going to leap above the princess? Is this the Chengguo Mansion going to override the imperial power?