Concubine Liang, who was under Concubine Shu, was even more jealous at the moment, and her congratulatory gift was also a rare treasure in the world. Although she was resentful and unwilling in her heart, she could only stand up and said: "The concubine wishes the emperor his birthday and Tianqi with this thin courtesy, and the peace of the country and the people of Kyushu." ”

Concubine Liang's gift was actually carried up by four little eunuchs, and when the cover was lifted, it was actually a half-human-high red coral tree, with bright colors and exquisite and complete shapes, which was really a rare treasure.

Jiang Suoyue said in her heart, this Concubine Liang is also a big handiwork, such a big coral tree is not so easy to pick, not to mention that the shape is so exquisite and complete. I heard that the Liang family is an imperial businessman, which can be described as a wealthy family, and it must have cost a huge amount of money to buy this treasure.

It's just that nowadays pay attention to agriculture and commerce, the status of businessmen is low, and the daughters of merchants have no chance to enter the palace at all, even if they are imperial merchants, Concubine Liang was able to enter the palace because the Liang family donated a huge amount of money to fight against foreign enemies in Yongzhao's fourth year, which was graced. However, the family heritage will not be able to change for a while, which can be seen from the dress of Concubine Shu and Concubine Liang, both of whom love luxurious and gorgeous dresses, but Concubine Shu is prominent in Gui, while Concubine Liang is closer to Yan.

However, the financial resources of the Liang family are really not to be underestimated, and on this occasion today, if it weren't for the extraordinary significance of Concubine Shu's gift, the most eye-catching should be Concubine Liang.

With such an eye-catching and rare congratulatory gift, Concubine Liang also got wine, and a pair of white jade Fushou auspicious Qingqing patterns, which are more than Concubine De, but a few points worse than Concubine Shu. However, this dignity has already made everyone in the audience envious, and Concubine Liang alone is resentful.

After that, except for Yao Zhaoyi, who painted a portrait of the emperor and was appreciated and rewarded, the congratulatory gifts of the other concubines were lackluster.

Jiang Suoyue's heart is only famous like Yao Zhaoyi, and the gift given by a beautiful person with a high status is elegant and distinctive. If she changes her position, it will only make people feel cold.

However, in order to lift the grounding and regain the holy grace, Yu Jieyu spent a lot of effort to embroider a picture of longevity, and there were a total of 10,000 "longevity" words on the silk cloth that was over one zhang long, with different sizes and different shapes.

In Jiang Suoyue's opinion, her embroidery skills did not convince her, but the meaning of this embroidery picture was excellent, and the hard work contained in it was impossible to ignore. Presumably, Yu Jieyu took great pains to impress the emperor with sincerity and sincerity.

This intention was not in vain, Shen Nuosheng looked at Yu Jieyu's haggard face because she rushed to make embroidery pictures overnight, and praised it very much, and rewarded a pair of green jade five blessing patterns.

Although Shen Nuosheng did not explicitly lift Yu Jieyu's grounding, everyone present knew in their hearts that this Yu Jieyu was afraid that she would not be able to lock it up. The queen is such a smart and penetrating person, she has always been the most able to understand the emperor's intentions, the emperor gave Yu Jieyu face, and the queen will naturally find a step for Yu Jieyu to get down, but I am afraid that she will find a reason to relieve Yu Jieyu's grounding in the near future.

Jiang Suoyue glanced at the queen lightly, and saw that she was peaceful, neither angry nor angry, as if the emperor's actions were just an extremely common trivial matter in the harem, and still maintained a gentle and virtuous smile, and said: "Yu Jieyu has a heart, but don't get rid of your body, this palace looks at you with a bad face, it must be a hard night's work, and you have to give birth when you go back." ”

blindly cared for her, as if she was not the one who punished Yu Jieyu in the first place.

After this episode, the concubines still congratulated the emperor one by one according to their positions. After Zhang Ronghua presented the sword she sent, it was Jiang Suoyue's turn.

Jiang Suoyue also congratulated her first, and then said: "This gift of the concubine is not valuable, I just hope that the emperor can use it, which is the blessing of the concubine." ”

Pearl stepped forward with a small box and bowed, Gao Jingzhong took it, opened it and presented it to Shen Nuosheng.

Everyone only heard the emperor on the throne "Huh", and saw him take out a palace lamp from the box. The gilded base of this palace lamp, octagonal and eight-sided, inlaid with eight pieces of transparent glass, each of the eight edges has a dragon rising out from top to bottom, and it shines more brightly in the brightly lit hall.

Everyone seemed to be attracted by the brilliance of this lamp, and the temple was quiet for a while. This gilded base is just fine, their identity is like this, what is red gold, not to mention that it is only gild, but this glass cover, it is really rare......

Before Shen Nuosheng could say anything, Concubine Liang couldn't help it, and said with a sneer: "Jiang Ronghua is so generous, this lamp alone is more than ten thousand gold, I really can't see that the Jiang family is so extravagant, I'm afraid that a squire's wife can't afford it." ”

This is to slander Jiang Zhaolin for being greedy, such a big hat is buttoned down, Jiang Suoyue didn't dare to bear it, and hurriedly said: "Why did Niangniang say this? My father has always been obedient to the holy will, law-abiding, and thrifty in governing the family. ”

Concubine Liang said angrily: "You are still arguing!" Such a large piece of glass that can be made into a lamp, and it is so clear, a piece is more than a thousand gold, is this palace wrong? ”

The queen came out of the round and said, "Your Majesty, although this thing is worth a lot of money, the cost must not be a small amount, but Jiang Ronghua is also to make the emperor happy, so don't blame her." ”

is a good queen, on the surface, she opened her mouth to plead, but what she said affirmed that she Jiang Suoyue could not afford such expensive objects, and it confirmed that there must be a shady financial path behind the Jiang family.

Jiang Suoyue saw that Shen Nuosheng who was sitting on the seat looked like she was out of the way, and she was afraid that he was already suspicious. Concubine Liang, Concubine Liang, you bumped into it yourself.

Jiang Suoyue hurriedly bowed and said sincerely: "The emperor is honorable, this glass is an ancient recipe found by the concubine from a lonely book, and the family found a kiln to burn it, and the cost is not as much as one-twelfth of this gilded base, please check the emperor." ”

Only then did Shen Nuosheng speak gently: "Don't be polite, I naturally believe in you, and I also believe in Jiang Aiqing's person." Gao Jingzhong, put this lamp on my imperial case, and gave Jiang Ronghua a double blessing agate Dongzhu bracelet. ”

Jiang Suoyue secretly slandered herself, I really believe me, you wouldn't have stood by just now, this time the truth will be revealed, and if you say something, men are really unreliable. However, this reward is not light, but as long as she doesn't wear it out like Yu Jieyu, it's not a big problem.

What satisfies her the most is that this lamp is on the royal case, thanks to Concubine Liang, being forced out in this way shows that she has good intentions and does not ask for anything in return, which is much better than her self-confession.

Jiang Suoyue saluted and said, "Thank you for the emperor's grace." ”

Concubine Liang gritted her teeth with hatred, and the handkerchief in her hand told her to twist it so much that she couldn't see the original pattern.

Concubine Shu picked up the wine glass, took a sip slightly, and smiled sarcastically, Concubine Liang, a stupid person, has been in the palace for several years and still can't get rid of the little family spirit in her bones, no matter who is in the limelight, she can't wait to fight, people dare to take it out on such an occasion, can you still hand the ready-made handle to you? In the end, it is the daughter of a businessman's family, her vision is so short-sighted, and she can't see the situation clearly with a little profit in front of her, which is really funny.

In the end, this Jiang Ronghua can be regarded as misestimating her at the beginning, and the Dongzhu bracelet is not enough, the box Dongzhu she got is enough to wear several strings. It's just that the lantern is actually on the imperial case, so isn't it that the emperor will be able to think of her as long as he sees the lantern in the future? ! The emperor spent so much time in the Qianzheng Palace, and facing the lamp all day long, it really made people feel like they were in their throats!

At this time, the queen thought of it with Concubine Shu, she squinted her eyes almost imperceptibly and glanced at Jiang Suoyue, and returned to her virtuous appearance, and said: "With this lamp, the emperor can handle state affairs more brightly at night." ”

said this, but she snorted disdainfully in her heart, this Jiang Ronghua was so dazzling this time, I was afraid that some people would not be able to sit still. In this way, you can wait and see what happens, and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

She glanced at the concubines and concubines in the seat, what if she was favored or not, who could cross her, as long as she sat firmly on this place, let them compete with each other.

If Jiang Suoyue knew what she was thinking, she would just laugh it off. This harem is like this, unless you have a certain status, otherwise the so-called Mingzhe self-protection is just bullying, grace is a life-urging talisman, with grace in the body, the harem people will be eager to shoot thousands of arrows together, put you to death. But grace is also an umbrella, without which it is impossible to gain a foothold in this deep palace.

Court, since you are here, there is only one way to go.

Compete for favor, just to survive.