The third day of September

It is the seventy-second birthday of the Empress Dowager of the Great Jin Kingdom, the Great Jin Kingdom has always ruled the world with filial piety, on the birthday of the Empress Queen, the emperor decreed that the entire Great Jin Kingdom will be amnesty to the world, and the government will not accept criminal cases within ten days, and the prisoners who are scheduled to be beheaded this month will be beheaded and beheaded next month, and the whole people are not allowed to wear plain clothes, and the officials under the head will set up incense cases in their yamen to bow in the direction of the capital to celebrate their birthdays. At the beginning, when Nangong Yi ascended the throne, it was rumored in Beijing that the current saint and the empress dowager were not on good terms, but when the emperor made such a big battle to celebrate the empress dowager, those rumors were self-defeating!

Early in the morning, in a small alley in the capital

Mu Cailian got up before dawn to make up, to be exact, she didn't sleep at all last night, excited all night, whether her dream can be realized, whether she can marry a handsome, rich, gentle and affectionate noble son like the Caiwei sisters, it depends on today.

For this day, Mu Laosan and his family also made a lot of energy, desperately bankrupt to realize their daughter's wishes, they took out all their belongings, and made a Shu brocade gown for their daughter that only a large family lady can afford, the light green Shu brocade is soft and smooth, and it feels like water, and it is dazzling when walking in the sun, which is very good-looking!

It's a pity that after making this gown, which is worth more than 70 taels, the two of them have no money to buy head jewelry for their daughter.

According to the meaning of Mu Laosan, it is the same to buy a few silk flowers to wear in the jewelry store, the daughter is young, wearing a colorful silk flower can better call her beautiful face, Cai Lian said that she does not agree with anything, the women who can go to the queen mother's birthday banquet must be the wife and lady of the official eunuch family, and they must all go with a priceless head, if she only wears a few silk flowers, it will definitely look very cold and embarrassing, and then not only can not dominate the audience, but will be laughed at, it is better not to go.

Aunt Mu said that she would either buy two gold-plated heads and pretend to be like them, although they were not real gold, but if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell the difference. Cailian still disagrees, although the gilded ornaments can be fake, but if someone sees it, wouldn't it be a greater shame.

There is no jewelry, Cai Lian cried anxiously, Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu were also anxious, the corners of Uncle Mu's mouth were anxious to burst into a string of bubbles, they were two hawkers selling fried goods, although the business was better, but the monthly profit was only ten taels or eight taels, let them take the money to buy a piece of jewelry for three or five hundred taels, they really couldn't afford it.

In desperation, Aunt Mu had no choice but to be cheeky and go to Du Shi to borrow a few pieces of jewelry for her daughter, including a large pearl flower made of pink pearls, a white jade bracelet and a pair of gold-inlaid coral butterfly pendants, and a jade jade pendant to support her daughter's façade.

With these things, Cailian became happy.

Early this morning, she quietly got up to dress up, Aunt Mu got up early, boiled thick millet porridge for her daughter, boiled eggs, and wanted her daughter to eat enough to enter the palace again, but Cailian didn't dare to eat breakfast, and she didn't dare to drink water, lest she have an urgent need to enter the palace, until Caiwei sent someone to pick her up, she didn't even sit down, for fear of crushing her precious gown.

On the carriage, she sat down carefully, but she didn't dare to sit down, for fear of pressing her clothes out of the folds, for today, she put a lot of effort into making a lot of energy, she must shine at today's birthday banquet, strive to attract the attention of others, and then let her have the opportunity to marry a wishful husband!

Like Wei Erfei'er, she is from Mujia Village, why can their sisters marry a good husband, but she has to marry a hawker who walks the streets? She was not convinced, and she was not reconciled! Although Wei'er has indeed changed a lot in the past year, and has grown a lot, they have grown up together since childhood, and she knows very well what kind of person she is, so since she and Fei'er can marry into the Houmen Mansion, she will definitely be able to do it!

She doesn't expect to be as lucky as Wei'er to marry the current emperor, but it's not too much to marry an official eunuch, right? With this thought, no matter what her father and mother say, she refuses to turn back, and she must achieve her wish!

Along the way, she was full of longing and hope for a better future, and she was sitting in danger and full of confidence! I don't know how long it took, the carriage finally stopped, and the eunuch in charge of picking the lotus lifted the curtain and said softly: "Girl, Wan'anmen has arrived, you have to come down and walk!" ”

Wan'anmen is the gate that the female dependents of the courtiers walk through when they enter the palace to congratulate, and the women and eunuchs are specially passed, and the children and courtiers of the royal family enter the palace through another palace gate.

Cai Lian poked her head out and saw a lot of vehicles parked at the door of Wan'anmen Gate, all of which were covered with canopy and treasure tops, and they were extravagant, and groups of noble ladies wearing commanding clothes got out of the car one after another, holding their own girls

There are a large number of women who enter the palace, plus the girls with them, a large area of Wuyang, there are people everywhere, but they are quiet, in front of the majestic palace gate, no one dares to make a loud noise, and no one dares to talk and play, even if they meet acquaintances, they all nod slightly to each other, which is considered a courtesy.

With excitement and excitement, Cailian quietly got out of the car, and under the guidance of the eunuch, she followed these noblewomen into the palace!

Along the green brick paved road, Cai Lian frowned, trying not to show herself the appearance of a hillbilly who had never seen the world, but in fact, she had long been shocked by the wealth and magnificence of the palace!

The palace is so majestic, so magnificent, too rich, so gorgeous!

The vermilion wide palace gate, inlaid with huge inlaid copper gilded door nails, the palace gate is made of vermilion and jade, the palace is heavy, just like a fairyland, a majestic palace, pavilion, golden glazed tiles, and two dragons on the eaves of the palace, golden scales and golden armor, vivid, like wanting to soar into the sky; The ground is paved with blue bricks, and there are occasional paths inlaid with cobblestones, and every temple you pass by is a stone step of white marble, and the door is guarded by a huge stone lion or beast!

In the past, she only thought that the Mu Mansion was the most gorgeous place in the world, but now compared to this palace

Compared with this palace now, it is really a heaven and an underground, and there is no comparison at all!

When I arrived at the imperial study, Cai Wei came out of the imperial study.

Today's Cai Wei, dressed very solemnly, a bright yellow wide-sleeved phoenix robe woven with pure gold silk sandwiched by heavenly silk, wearing a phoenix crown with five phoenix beads, hanging a string of bright and huge golden pearls on the neck, the beads are uniform in size, round and full, each one is worth a thousand gold, wearing a priceless jasper ring on the wrist, the whole person is graceful and luxurious, and the bearing is compelling.

This dress is very solemn and easy to look old, but wearing it on her body makes her more and more like a jade carving, with white teeth and red lips, adding a bit of prestige and preciousness to the glamorous and coquettish!

Cai Lian greeted her and shouted timidly: "Sister Cai Wei!" ”

Meng Huai'an, the chief eunuch behind Cai Wei, immediately shouted at a sharp voice: "Dare to make a fool of the people, dare to call the name of the queen's mother, and don't slap your mouth!" ”

Cai Lian was frightened, and looked at Cai Wei motionlessly in a daze.

Cai Wei said: "That's it, she just entered the palace and doesn't understand the rules of the palace, let's learn it slowly in the future!" ”

After speaking, he took Meng Huai'an's hand and walked towards Feng Yuan, who was parked in front of the imperial study, and when he passed by Cailian's side, he said, "Come along!" Cai Lian woke up like a dream, and hurriedly followed behind Cai Wei, and when Cai Wei got on the phoenix, Cai Lian also hurriedly carried her skirt and walked to the phoenix!

Meng Huai'an killed the past with a fierce look, and said: "Why is the girl so unruly, only the queen can sit on the phoenix of the mother, to put it mildly, even the princesses and eldest princesses in the palace are not qualified to ride!" ”

Cai Lian was reprimanded by splitting her head and covering her face, and she withdrew her feet with a red face, and almost shed tears of grievance, but she was afraid that the makeup on her face would be spent, so she still held back, bit her lip, and followed Cai Wei's palace maids and eunuchs to walk together, and went to Shuntian Hall with a hug.

When they arrived at the Shuntian Palace, the women who were waiting outside the hall saw that the queen's phoenix was coming, they all knelt down, and shouted: "The queen's mother is Chitose Chitose Chitose-"

Seeing such a spectacular scene, Cai Lian Fang knew how noble this sister who grew up with her when she was a child was now!

The ladies kneeling on the ground, all of them were wearing court clothes, even the ones in the most corner position, they were all unattainable by her, but so many noble ladies who were high up and needed her to look up to, but they all knelt at her feet and bowed devoutly, which must be very refreshing!

Cai Wei walked down with Meng Huai'an's hand, and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's be polite!" ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" All the ladies got up, all of them bowed their heads respectfully, and no one dared to peep at Feng Yan at will.

Cai Wei said: "You have been waiting for a long time, let's go to the palace and sit and wait, the emperor has already gone to pick up the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, come over immediately!" As he spoke, he walked towards the Shuntian Palace, and the women automatically separated a road and let the queen pass.

Cai Bottle followed behind the queen, she did not wear the costume of the palace maid, naturally attracted the attention of everyone, she puffed up her chest, there was a sense of satisfaction that she had never had, now, she no longer felt wronged for the grievances she had just received, the majesty of the queen mother should be so!

After Cai Wei sat down, she ordered someone to set up a small table for Cai Lian next to her seat, and Cai Lian sat down excitedly and proudly in the envious eyes of many princesses and county lords.

Soon, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Mo, accompanied by Nangong Yi, came to get the Shuntian Palace, and everyone quickly left the table and knelt down.

Nangong Yi was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with a collar, narrow sleeves, front and back and both shoulders embroidered with a gold dragon pattern, embroidered with dragon Zhai pattern and twelve chapter patterns, a jade belt around his waist, leather boots, and a leisurely posture.

The queen was startled, and quickly reached out to touch her neck, and suddenly found that her neck had been tightly covered by the phoenix robe, so she relaxed, glared at him secretly, and returned to its original state.

Everyone bowed their heads and saluted, few people saw the flirting between them, only a few very ambitious daughters, hearing that the emperor was coming, secretly raised their heads when they saluted, wanting to get a glimpse of the sky.

When they saw the man who was long, graceful, noble, and handsome, their hearts beat faster and they were shy.

After the Empress Dowager sat down, the reality was that the Empress Dowager Mo saluted her, and then Nangong Yi and Cai Wei also got up, knelt in front of the Empress Dowager, and kowtowed: "I wish the imperial grandmother a healthy phoenix body, and a long life and Tianqi!" ”

The Empress Dowager raised her hand with a smile and said in a loud voice, although she is not on good terms with Nangong Yi's mother and son, but since the emperor has given her this dignity, she doesn't care whether the emperor is sincere or not, as long as others look at the emperor and respect her as the empress dowager, she can respect her maiden family for three points, as long as this is the case, she will be content!

After Nangong Yi got up, Cai Wei personally presented the longevity noodles handed by the eunuch to the Empress Dowager Ji, Nangong Yi toasted the longevity wine, and the Empress Dowager symbolically used the longevity noodles, which saved everyone from kneeling.

After using up the birthday noodles, it is the link of the birthday gift, naturally not everyone stepped forward one by one to personally enter the birthday ceremony, now the queen mother led the concubines and concubines to present gifts and celebrate the birthday, then the emperor and queen, then the princes and princesses, and Helan Xue and Princess Tuotuo are the ladies of the clan next, and finally the Liguo Mansion and the General's Mansion, as well as several high-status ladies of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The Emperor Taishang was obsessed with cultivation, did not come to this secular red dust, but personally copied a "Tao Te Ching" for the Empress Dowager as a birthday gift, the Empress Dowager and the concubines and concubines offered the birthday gift is nothing more than some embroidery, calligraphy and painting and silk and the like, Nangong Yi and Cai Wei's birthday gift is a more than one foot high white jade birthday star statue, the white jade is the best mutton fat white jade in the jade, the carving is exquisite, lifelike, at first sight you know that it is a priceless thing.

When it was the turn of the princesses, the eldest princesses and princesses were the same as the queen mothers and concubines

The concubines are the same, or send calligraphy and painting, or send embroidery and silk, although they are all high-quality, but they have no intentions. Only the princess of Chao Rose offered it attracted everyone's attention.

Especially Cai Wei, when she saw Chao Gui's birthday gift, her eyes almost fell off the ground!

Chao Gui's birthday gift, is a bright red embroidery, with gold thread embroidered on the red satin a big longevity word, can be seen carefully will find that the big longevity word, is composed of a lot of small longevity words, that many small longevity words are each have their own merits, fonts are different, none of the same, among them, Kai, Li, seal, line, grass, oracle bone inscription and so on.

Hundred longevity map!

Cai Wei was stunned, this is something that only exists in her world!

Why does Chao Gui have a hundred longevity maps? Could it be that she also crossed over, but she didn't want to, if she also crossed over, she would have left here with her golden finger to seek a better life, but if not, where did this Baishou map come from?

There is absolutely no longevity map in this world, and even if there is, it will never be mixed with two different shapes in these longevity words, which look like a Q version of the deformation, this hundred longevity picture, 100% is from the hands of a modern person, who is this person? Where is it now?

Chao Gui's picture of 100 longevity was unanimously praised by everyone, and even Nangong Yi nodded and praised, and immediately rewarded Chao Gui with a pair of Kodama Ruyi, and the Empress Dowager also rewarded her with a string of red coral beads.

Jade Ruyi and coral beads are not rare things for a princess, but they are rewarded by the emperor and the queen mother, which is a great face.

Empress Dowager Mo's face crossed a trace of stiffness, she didn't like Chao Gui very much, not only because she was the daughter of Jin Guifei and had been in cahoots with Jin Guifei, but also because in order to get to Mu Caiwei, she revealed the matter of her and her baby daughter Nangong Yu designing the emperor, causing the emperor to separate from her, and Yu'er is still suffering in the temple!

However, if you don't like it, you don't like it, since the queen mother and the emperor have both rewarded her, she can't help but express herself as the queen mother, so she had to take off a bracelet from her wrist and reward her!

Cai Wei rewarded Chaoyang with a jade pendant, and said to her with a smile: "You didn't bother with the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and there was a table of wine in the palace in the evening, thank you personally!" ”

Chao Gui was flattered and said: "It is a matter of Chao Gui to share the worries of the mother, how dare you be a thank you word for the mother!" ”

After the princess, the clan, and the ladies of the decree had finished their birthday gifts, they sang and danced and held a feast.

The palace maids rushed in, shuttling to offer the wine and food, Nangong Yi accompanied the empress dowager to have a drink, and then got up and went to Qingyang Palace, the ministers and princes and princes who wished their birthdays today were arranged in Qingyang Palace, and the emperor still had something to discuss with everyone, so he left the table and went to Qingyang Palace.

During the meal, Cai Wei pointed to a plate of steamed pork ribs on her case, and said with a smile: "This steamed pork ribs is really good, it is exactly the same as the taste of Bengong's hometown, Cai Lian, you come and taste it!" ”

As he spoke, he motioned for Zhao Qiu to send the steamed pork ribs in front of him to the table where he picked lotus.

Now, all the ladies here know who the girl sitting next to the queen mother is, it turns out to be the queen mother's family, the queen's name is Cai Wei, and this girl's name is Cai Lian, she must be the queen mother's own family, otherwise the queen would not have such blue eyes, and let her sit beside her, this kind of honor and dignity, not everyone can get it!

Cailian was so blushing with excitement, she picked up a piece of pork ribs sent by Calling Qiu, put it in her mouth and chewed it for a while, and said, "Exactly, it tastes exactly the same as what our patriarch's family made during the New Year's banquet!" ”

The ladies were shocked when they heard this, this girl is actually the queen's mother's own family!

Cai Wei bowed slightly: "It's rare to meet the taste of your hometown, you can eat more, go back to the palace and send this cook to make some, and send it to the third uncle and third aunt!" ”

Cai Lian stood up and said, "Cai Lian thanked the queen for her father!" ”

Cai Wei said: "You're welcome, when I was a child, the third uncle and the third aunt took care of the Bengong family, and the Bengong should reciprocate something.... ”

Speaking of which, everyone's hearts are clear, this girl is not only the queen's family, but also has the love of growing up together since childhood, this girl's parents have taken care of the queen's family!

Soon, everyone's eyes were attracted by Cai Lian, and even the Empress Dowager cast an inquiring gaze at her.

Cai Lian I received everyone's attention, and tried her best to make everyone's beautiful and dignified appearance, but unfortunately it was too much, her excessive dignified not only failed to add points to her in the eyes of all ladies, but made her look flashy and pretentious in the eyes of everyone.

Many of the ladies turned their heads away, their eyes showing disappointment, but there were also a few who still stared at her with interest and thoughtfulness.

Cai Wei's task is completed, if nothing else, there will soon be a lot of official eunuchs to Uncle Mu's house to propose, I hope Cai Lian's luck is better, don't choose a little talent who tends to be inflammatory!

After the palace banquet, Cai Wei accompanied the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Mo to the Linshui Pavilion of the Imperial Garden to listen to the play, and the eldest princess, princess, county lord and wife followed.

Although it is autumn now, the imperial garden is still lush, the flowers are red and willow green, everyone walks into the corridor, but sees the water Danbi shining, the light ripples, two Zhulan jade painting boats and in one place, set up a temporary stage, the painting boat is reflected in the turquoise lake, like a silhouette.

Cai Wei accompanied the Empress Dowager, the Queen Mother and several eldest princesses to sit in the Linshui Pavilion, turned around and said to Cai Lian with a smile: "It's rare for you to come to the Imperial Garden, let Chao Gui take you around, and when you get to an interesting place, the palace is sending someone to call you back to see!" ”

Cai Lian said happily: "Yes!" "Just follow Chao Gui!

When watching the play, the queen of heaven took the lead in ordering the play, she firmly believed in Buddhism, so she ordered a play "North Point Lips", the rhythm was sonorous and frustrating, and it was very lively.

In the painting boat, the drama of the monk dressed as a monk is still babbling and singing: "Slow hero tears, separated from the family, Xie Ci shaved the lotus stage, there is no fate, separated in a blink of an eye, and the red stripes come and go without concern..." ”

Cai Wei walked out of the Linshui Pavilion and whispered to Zhao Qiu: "Go and see, where is Xiangyun?" I saw her in a trance when I was in Shuntian Temple, why is there no shadow here? ”

Zhao Qiu said: "The slave maid just saw her leave the table and went to the Caiyue Pavilion with the people of the Hou Mansion of Jian'an, probably because she has something to say!" ”

Cai Wei nodded and said, "It's okay, you go and keep an eye on her, and when she comes back, bring her to see me!" ”

"Yes!" Calling Qiu went.

Cai Wei only took Chunliu alone and hurriedly went back to the imperial study.

With a phoenix crown weighing dozens of pounds on her head, her head is about to be flattened, if she doesn't unload this Laoshzi, she will be dead on the spot!

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