Chapter 53: The Contest
Today, the capital is immersed in a festive mood, the queen mother is a birthday, the emperor is generous to the world, releasing many prisoners in prison, and opening porridge shops in all corners of the capital to benefit the people.
Although this year is not the fifth and tenth birthday, but it is the first big day since the queen Mu Xianning entered the palace, she must want to do lively, perfect, so that the emperor and the queen mother are impressed.
In the morning, Mu Yuxi was called up by Chunyi, and her dressing up seemed to be much more formal than before.
"Chunyi, why is this Queen Mother's birthday so grand? Then the Queen Mother is 50? ”
"The Queen Mother is only in her early forties, but she has to do it every year. This year's grandeur is because the queen mother entered the palace for the first year, and everything has to be done loudly and loudly. ”
Mu Yuxi pursed his lips, loud and loud? Hmph, it's just trying to get out of the limelight. Why don't she make some trouble for her queen sister?
Chun Yi saw Mu Yuxi's cunning eyes, smiled helplessly, and kindly reminded:
"Niangniang, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds today, the Queen Mother is old-fashioned, you better behave, otherwise, you will have to let the emperor work hard to help you mend the basket."
Quan Jingmo? Mu Yu slandered: When did she use Quan Jingmo to mend her basket?
"Hey, Chunyi, my right eye keeps jumping today, it can't be that something is going to happen, right?"
Chun Yi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said in horror:
"Niangniang, you must be cautious today, don't say the wrong thing, don't cause trouble, if the imperial concubine quarrels with you again, don't quarrel with her, it's okay after today."
As the old saying goes: the left eye jumps wealth, and the right eye jumps disaster. This right eyebeat is a bad implication at any time, let alone a special day like today.
"Okay, okay, if you don't quarrel with her, you won't quarrel with her. So be it! Find me conspicuous clothes and paint a delicate makeup, I can't do it to defeat them in appearance. ”
Chun Yi looked at his master's childishness and shook his head angrily, such a temperament that refuses to lose a point and thinks about what is is very disadvantaged in the palace, fortunately, there has always been the emperor to bear it before.
Changed into high-profile clothes and stunning makeup, Mu Yuxi went to Cining Palace early with this luxurious jewelry. The Queen Mother has seen it, but her old man is a powerful master who can't rub sand in her eyes, and Mu Yuxi doesn't dare to disobey anyone she fights with.
When she arrived at Cining Palace, Shen Xiaoxian and the queen were already sitting there, the queen was wearing an atmosphere and dignity, but Shen Xiaoxian was wearing more simple and pure clothes than before, sitting there without showing mountains and water, and people who didn't recognize her couldn't guess that she was the most favored concubine.
"The Queen Mother is auspicious. I wish the Queen Mother happiness like the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan. ”
Mu Yuxi knelt on the ground and said sweet words, but the Queen Mother looked down on her, the last time the emperor disobeyed her for Mu Yuxi, and she remembered all this hatred on Mu Yuxi.
"Get up. Mu Zhaoyi, don't blame the mourners for nagging, you are dressed, you don't know, you probably think that today is your birthday. ”
Mu Yuxi secretly stuck out his tongue and hit the muzzle of the gun again.
Mu Xianning looked lively, condescendingly watching her make a fool of herself, although she tried her best to restrain herself, but a clear-eyed person could also see at a glance that she was sneering patiently.
"What? The queen is happy today? ”
When the atmosphere was embarrassing, a low voice came from the door, Mu Xianning's body trembled, and she could tell that it was the emperor. Although his tone did not appear displeased, the reason why he said this must have been dissatisfied with her schadenfreude.
Today's Quan Jingmo is in a good mood, his gait seems to be a lot lighter, maybe because of the Queen Mother's birthday, he rarely said a word to Mu Xianning.
invited the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday, and Quan Jingmo sat next to the Queen Mother to talk with everyone. The concubines arrived one after another, and he saw that Mu Yuxi and Hera were dressed a little similarly today, how luxurious and how they dressed up.
For Hera's consistent high-profile, Quan Jingmo didn't feel anything after watching it for a long time, but Mu Yuxi's flashy body made his eyes shine: his appearance was exquisite, and with gorgeous beads, he was only 18 years old but had a hint of mature charm, which made Quan Jingmo a little unable to take his eyes off.
"Sister, this dress is so beautiful."
Hera glanced at Mu Yuxi's dress in a similar style to her, on the surface she was just chatting, but in fact she wanted to provoke Mu Yuxi, so that the Queen Mother and the Emperor would think that she didn't know the general situation.
"Thank you, sister, for the compliment. My sister is just a good girl, where is my sister looking charming. ”
Mu Yuxi was not angry, but rarely complimented Hera. Hera was bored with herself, so she didn't speak again.
After Quan Jingmo sat aside and listened to their conversation, he had to admire Mu Yuxi, a little girl: she was unforgiving. On the surface, it is a compliment, but the word "charm" is obviously used to indicate Hera's age. It's just that Hera was simple-minded and didn't understand, but there were several concubines around her who smiled with smiles in their eyes after hearing this.
Lunch was held in the garden of Cining Palace, and today the harem concubines and concubines have arrived, and a table with many people obviously can't fit down, most of these people have never seen the emperor, and they all want to show it. Mu Yuxi looked indifferent, but in fact, he was also panicked.
"Queen Mother, this is for you by the concubine."
Mu Xianning first took out a gift, which was a delicate jade comb, the jade color was transparent and round, it was good at first glance, it was both noble and intimate, which made the Queen Mother smile from ear to ear.
"Queen Mother, this is the concubine dedicated to you, the concubine sent people to look all over the place, and they all felt that nothing was worthy of your precious identity, so the concubine asked someone to go to the border outside to find a gem, coax you to laugh"
Hera pulled out a delicate sapphire ring. In the Quan Dynasty, he was very unfamiliar with other countries, and he had no contact with him, so he had never seen such a new thing.
As soon as this sapphire came out, even Quan Jingmo looked at it twice. Mu Yuxi looked at the expensive gifts of these concubines, and began to wonder if her gifts could make the Queen Mother like them.
After all, she is a little Zhaoyi, and there are not many Yulu, and although their Mu family is wealthy, Mu Zhiyuan will only give money to Mu Xianning, how could she give her this little concubine?
However, Mu Yuxi has the advantage of Mu Yuxi: she has lived in modern times for 22 years, and of course she has seen all those advanced gadgets in modern times, and obviously any of them can make these ancient people dumbfounded.
So, when it was time for Mu Yuxi to offer a gift, she mysteriously took out a box:
"Queen Mother, the concubine is not a valuable thing, but the concubine racked her brains for a few days and made something for a few days, I hope you like it."
Isn't it just that the mouth is sweet and can speak? Hera would, and so would she.
The Queen Mother took the box, it was a very common red sandalwood box, she opened it slowly, and a cute puppy model suddenly jumped out of it, the vivid appearance is very cute, and the puppy has a hat on its head, which looks very funny.
The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction, Mu Yuxi saw that the gift was in the right taste, and stepped forward to demonstrate:
"This hat is flexible, you just press it like this, and the puppy's face will change to a different expression, and there are three expressions for this puppy."
In fact, the inspiration came from the gameplay of a common doll in modern times, but it made everyone present interested, and the Queen Mother also praised her.
After being praised, Mu Yuxi took advantage of no one's attention to raise his chin triumphantly, and looked at Hera with a black face provocatively. This contest was a complete victory over Hera.
No one else saw the small movements of these two people, but Quan Jingmo saw it really. For so long, his eyes had been rolling around Mu Yuxi, and he saw her proud expression just now, and he smiled faintly, his eyes were full of tenderness.
He knew that Mu Yuxi was smart, but he didn't want her to design such an ingenious gadget to please the Queen Mother. For a moment, Mu Yuxi and Quan Jingmo looked at each other, Mu Yuxi just looked at him lightly, unable to see the joy and anger at the moment, while Quan Jingmo raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and smiled evilly.
Mu Yuxi, this little girl, dares to use him now, but he remembers it very clearly, a few days ago, she suddenly asked him a very strange question; What is the Queen Mother's favorite animal?