Speaking of practicing calligraphy, the emperor was interested, he picked up the calligraphy and looked at it with interest, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

The cuttlefish can't help but be proud, the emperor has always liked talented women, and when it comes to practicing calligraphy and writing poetry, Shen promised that she must not be as good as her.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, and his tone was full of praise, "It's well written, it seems that you have learned a lot in the past month, and I still have the true works of this Wang Xizhi, are you interested?" If you are willing to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall together, I am willing to give it away. ”

The authentic handiwork of Wang Xizhi has always been regarded as a treasure by the emperor, and the emperor invited him for this reason, and the cuttlefish naturally felt honored.

The cuttlefish smiled mischievously, "Then the concubine is better to be respectful." ”

The cuttlefish stayed with the emperor for most of the day, and at night, the same cuttlefish slept with the cuttlefish.

Everyone in the palace couldn't help but sigh, it was still Qian Concubine Niangniang who was better, she had just lifted the grounding, and she could stay in the Heart Palace for a long time, thinking that it was much better than Shen Promise.

Some people also said that the emperor's favor Shen agreed just for a moment of freshness, and it won't last long.

……

Three days later, on Concubine Ning's birthday, the emperor wanted to hold Concubine Ning's birthday banquet in the Jiaotai Palace, but Concubine Ning didn't want to make a big deal of it, and just planned to deal with it simply in Zhongcui Palace.

At that time, her original words were, "There are birthdays every year, nothing unusual, the emperor has always been diligent and thrifty, and the concubines can't be too extravagant, just hold a table and banquet." ”

Seeing that she was so persistent, the emperor had no choice but to go with her and do it in Zhongcui Palace.

Concubine Ning's birthday, all the concubines naturally have to go, although her degree of favor is far less than that of cuttlefish, but in the emperor's heart, there is also a place.

Therefore, everyone brought some generous gifts.

Since it is Concubine Ning's birthday, of course others can't steal the limelight, and they must be particular about dressing. The cuttlefish specially picked an ordinary light-colored flag skirt to wear on his body, and did not wear too many ornaments, and dressed up relatively elegantly.

After arriving at the Zhongcui Palace. The cuttlefish paid special attention to Shen Wei, only to see that her dress was also extremely plain, and she had been sitting quietly in her place, no matter who was talking to her. She was all smiling.

The cuttlefish no longer looked at her, and set her eyes on Tong Changzai, Tong Changzai has always liked pink, and today she still wears pink clothes, but she doesn't wear too many jewelry. It seems that he understands the rules.

Everyone has almost arrived, and everyone who should have come has come, but Concubine Xi suddenly said that she was sick, saying that she was dizzy and couldn't come to the banquet. She has a bad relationship with Concubine Ning, presumably this dizziness is just an excuse, in fact, she just doesn't want to come.

As the saying goes, out of sight and out of mind, her absence made both cuttlefish and Concubine Ning very satisfied.

Before noon, the emperor also arrived, and everyone was chatting in twos and threes. At this time, I don't know who said, "Concubine Ning's congratulatory gifts have really been received a lot, I heard that Concubine Qian Niangniang also sent the Night Pearl Ring, this Night Pearl is a rare object, I don't know if I can have eyes to take a look?" ”

The cuttlefish's heart sank, how did others know that she gave the night pearl as a gift? It must be leaked news from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but talk about it, and they all cast envious eyes at the cuttlefish.

"The Pearl of the Night? The humble concubine is really generous. ”

"Anyway, I haven't seen what the Night Pearl looks like, have I?"

……

Case. Concubine Ning had no choice but to fulfill everyone's wishes, so she had to bring the congratulatory gift from the cuttlefish to the front.

Concubine Ning smiled generously, "Today is the birthday of this palace, and the sisters have sent congratulatory gifts. Thank you for your kindness, the sisters said they wanted to see what the concubine sent, to be honest, in fact, I don't even know about the palace, why don't we open our eyes? ”

Naturally, everyone nodded in agreement. The cuttlefish also feigned pleasure and sat upright in his seat.

After opening the gold silk brocade cloth wrapped on the outside. A small and chic wooden box appeared, Concubine Ning opened the wooden box with her own hands, and the night pearl inside immediately appeared in front of her, and the gilded ring held a round and bright night pearl, which looked extremely delicate and luxurious, Concubine Ning was also a little surprised, and secretly said that this night pearl is really beautiful.

The eyes of everyone present were attracted by the Night Pearl, and they couldn't help but look straight at it with wide eyes, and an exclamation came out of their mouths.

Only the emperor didn't look at the ring, but looked at the cuttlefish with interest, and after a while, he whispered to Su Peisheng on the side, "Concubine Qian is really generous, why don't you keep such a good thing for yourself?" ”

Father-in-law Su replied in a low voice, "Although the pearl of this night is beautiful, it is too eye-catching, it is estimated that the concubine does not like to wear it on her body." ”

Concubine Ning gently closed the box and said with a smile, "This palace is also the first time to see such a precious night pearl, and this is thanks to Concubine Qian." Okay, noon is almost here, it's time to feast, and I hope that the emperor and sisters can eat and drink well, not to mention that the palace is not well entertained. ”

Concubine Ning gave a look to the palace maid next to her, and the palace maid gave the order to go down, and soon a group of palace people walked into the hall with banquet dishes.

The feast was as rich as ever, running on the ground, swimming in the sea, and flying in the sky, all kinds of birds and beasts. Concubine Ning has always loved meat dishes, especially shrimp, so there are many shrimp-related dishes on the table.

During the banquet, everyone inevitably said a few polite words, and the cuttlefish was too lazy to pretend, just caring about eating vegetables, and did not say a word.

"Shen promised to look at his face badly, but he was sick?" Li Changzai asked coldly, she smiled and looked extremely concerned.

Recently, when she saw that the Shen family was favored, she thought about the past.

Shen Yu's expression was stunned for a moment, and before he could reply, Guo Guiren on the other side opened his mouth first, "Yes, I see that you don't eat much, so you only drank a few mouthfuls of vegetarian soup, could it be that the food on this table is not appetizing?" Then you're too hypocritical. ”

Shen's favor has attracted the envy of many people, including Guo Guiren, and it is no wonder that her tone is so provocative.

The cuttlefish looked at it silently and coldly, wanting to see how Shen would answer. If it were her, she would definitely say that she was unwell and had no appetite, but it couldn't be said that the food prepared by Concubine Ning was not up to taste.

However, Shen promised not to be a dull person, and I think she would definitely speak very tactfully.

Seeing this, Shen Yi stood up directly, first made a special salute to the emperor, and then stood in place with a shy face, and said in a slur manner, "Your Majesty, it's not that the concubines don't like this table, or that they are sick...... But...... It's that the concubine is pregnant, and she can't eat anything, so she ......"

What the? Pregnant?

The cuttlefish looked at her in a daze, and the chopsticks fell to the ground with a "click". (To be continued.) )