The coquettish appearance of the county lord of Jiarong pleased Xu Guifei and King Duan. King Duan and Yan Yuese said a few words to her, and told her to go back to the palace to visit her younger brother, and left in a hurry.

The ancestors and grandsons reluctantly watched Duanwang's figure go away, but Xu Guifei retracted her gaze but saw the disdainful look on her granddaughter's little face, and the corners of her mouth twitched. His face sank at the moment: "Jiarong, what do you want?" ”

The county lord of Jiarong was raised by Xu Guifei to have a flamboyant temperament, and when he saw that his small actions were caught, he did not hide it, raised his small chin and said proudly and aggrievedly: "I don't like that woman!" ”

That woman, naturally, refers to Princess Liu.

Xu Guifei sighed in her heart, which child likes his stepmother? Princess Liu's behavior seems to be appropriate so far, but she is not worried about letting this daughter-in-law take Jiarong, for fear that she will have some dirty thoughts. It's better to raise it yourself and then find a good family, the two have not been in contact, and after Jiarong got married, he naturally knew the good of his mother's family, no matter what the consideration was at that time, Jiarong would not be so repulsive and angry.

Lord Jiarong naturally didn't know Xu Guifei's thoughts and plans, she didn't like Princess Liu, on the one hand, because of her identity as a stepmother, on the other hand, it was because of her intuition that she grew up in the palace: Princess Liu is not easy to deal with!

Anyone who is a woman probably doesn't like women who are prettier or smarter than themselves. The county lord of Jiarong is confident that he is much more beautiful than his stepmother, cough cough, there is no need for the two to compare this. But--Although Princess Liu has never been indifferent, the lord of Jiarong just thinks that this woman is scheming and ruthless, and she can't deal with it herself.

Although the lord of Jiarong is not very old. But her ambition is not small, what she wants is not only her lifelong wealth and glory, or rather, the wealth and glory she wants for a lifetime is not something that An An can achieve by following the arrangement of her grandmother Xu Guifei.

That's right, the lord of Jiarong is convinced that his father can go further, as the eldest daughter, how can he marry and have children in an ordinary life? She wants to be a strong stroke in her father's time. However, Princess Liu is definitely a roadblock for herself.

The county lord of Jiarong completely covered the light of his ambition, and Xu Guifei never knew that her precious granddaughter had such great ambitions. If she knew, I don't know if she would regret inviting everyone to give a lecture on the history of Jiarong County. Especially the one who is a woman. admired every brilliant and capable princess in history, including the princess of the former dynasty who wanted to blackmail the prince to control the dynasty, and even grieved that her achievements fell short.

The county lord of Jiarong took Xu Guifei's hand and walked inside, flattering his grandmother and laughing. One side of the dual-purpose thought. That woman's son doesn't have to take it to heart. It's not just that she will give birth, but it's her father's affairs that make people anxious...

Outside the Ning'an Palace, the two palace maids hid their bodies and looked around for a long time. Only then did he retract his head and pat his chest in fright.

"Oops, it looks like it's gone." The palace maid in pink was glad for a moment, and then had a sad face: "If the county lord continues like this, we will eat sooner or later." The county lord likes to listen to you, you persuade me, don't be caught one day, it's not for us to be punished for kneeling. ”

"No," the palace maid with Qi bangs on her forehead laughed softly, and her voice was very good: "The noble concubine Niangniang favors our county lord the most, and it will be fine." ”

The pink-clothed palace maid sighed again and said with a smile: "You are still clever, and you know that you have picked the bouquet early and prepared it." No wonder the county lord likes you. When you go back, the county lord will definitely reward you. ”

The palace maid smiled softly again, as if she didn't care about the little jealousy in the thick envy in her partner's words, and said magnanimously: "Next time I think of you to do it, won't the county lord reward you." ”

"Really? Don't you mind? ”

"How could I mind? We're good sisters. "That little bit of silver is scarce to me.

"I'll earn so much money!" Yang Nianci sat on the chair angrily, pressing his fingers on the rib fork, only to feel the pain of twitching below.

The cause of the incident was Xu Guifei's birthday.

If a country's concubine wants to live a long life, how can the emperor be embarrassed to refuse? Especially Xu Guifei's virtuous expression, it is not a whole life, there is no need to make a big deal about personnel, just the family sits together to meet and have a meal, and it is enough for the juniors to give themselves a birthday. The emperor could not refuse, so the edict was issued.

Yang Nianci listened to what Gonggong Liu said, and he didn't care about quipping: "My father really feels sorry for the concubine, and he wants to give the concubine a birthday." ”

Since Xuanyuan gave Yang Nianci a birthday and the incident of King Ning, Yang Nianci has no good impression of anyone's birthday in any form. Your own birthday is over, and you still remember someone else's? I'm sick.

Gonggong Liu smiled dryly, he didn't say that this matter was mentioned by the concubine herself, it is estimated that the emperor and his old man had long forgotten to go. You know, I used to prepare for this almost a year later.

Yang Nianci thought about it, he had to give a birthday gift for his birthday, Xu Guifei was not an ordinary lady, so he should first inquire about what other palaces have given over the years, and it would be better to pay attention to what they are in. happened to have an acquaintance in front of him, so he didn't need to look for anyone else, so he asked Father-in-law Liu directly.

This question is unbearable, and when he sent Liu Gonggong away, Yang Nianci couldn't stand up with his rib fork covered.

Without him, the birthday gift is too expensive! If it is according to the usual practice, it cannot be compared with the Duanwang family, the son of Xu Guifei, nor can it be compared with the two families of the Chengwang Mansion and the Rongwang Mansion, so let's compare it with the previous examples of the Ping Wangfu. Yang Nianci couldn't wait to rush to King Ping's mansion to take King Ping out and throw the whip.

Although King Ping didn't deal with Duanwang's side, he couldn't bear the fact that people were rich, and he didn't care about tens of thousands of silver at all. Yang Nianci roughly estimated that he had to spend at least fifty or sixty thousand taels to be considered shabby.

Sister's! Fifty or sixty thousand! Yang Nianci's heart is dripping blood, and 100,000 taels of snowflake silver were sent to the palace, so much? Robbers?

Xuanyuan didn't care much and comforted: "What do you do with her?" When the time comes, I say that I am not feeling well, and we will not go as a family. ”

Yang Nianci laughed angrily: "You idiot! If you don't get it without courtesy, it's better to go to a meal and get some money back. ”

Xuanyuan said: "If you don't send it, it's just." Everybody knows I'm rude, and who can say anything new. ”

Yang Nianci was crazy, and felt that the rib fork hurt even more: "Can we not use faceless as a signboard?" ”

Xuanyuan was a little embarrassed when he saw that she was in a hurry. came up with another idea: "The goose feather ceremony is light and affectionate." Well, just get there, just order the gift. ”

"Whatever? Casual is the most expensive. Yang Nianci sneered: "Besides, who is she, and she is not my serious mother-in-law, what do you want?" Spend the silver, just spend the silver, and you should send the food. ”

Xuanyuan laughed when he heard this, and his heart was extremely ironing, so he said: "What Xi'er said is that he also promoted her with his heart." Speaking of which, thinking of his mother's birthday, he had never participated in it once. The heart is dark. They hated Xu Guifei even more.

"Isn't it silver? There will always be a time when they will come back. ”

Yang Nianci sighed, and could only think like this, "If a man sends Guanyin and a woman sends a Buddha, then send a red gold Buddha statue." ”

Xuanyuan was surprised. What a big deal.

"I'll do the math. Let's see how the adulteration in it doesn't make people see. Yang Nianci thought about the issue of density.

Xuanyuan looked like he was sure. But thinking about Xu Guifei's initiative to ask for a birthday at this sensitive period, there must be some calculations in it, how can she still care about the birthday gift. And he went with her.

When King Ping received the commandment, he raised his eyebrows, which was interesting. I went to Princess Ping in person and said, "The concubine has a birthday, and our family should also express it, well, just send forty-eight longevity peaches." ”

Before Princess Ping could cough out in shock, King Ping added: "The last longevity peach was split in half with a knife." ”

Princess Ping coughed and coughed sharply, and not to mention whether Shou Tao can take it or not, the meaning is good, but everyone talks about giving it away, your old man sent it according to Xu Guifei's age, and he still slashed on it? There is a clear curse, Xu Guifei can't live this year.

On the one hand, Princess Ping felt that she was relieved of her hatred, but on the other hand, she felt that it was not very good, what if she was reprimanded by her father? Oh no, it's definitely going to be reprimanded.

King Ping saw her thoughts and snorted: "It's good to be angry with her directly." Do what the king says. ”

After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Now Princess Ping doesn't care about King Ping's attitude, since that incident, King Ping has never favored any concubine, except for the occasional toss and whipping, all his energy is on King Duan. Princess Ping sometimes thinks it's good to do this, but she also knows that her family and King Duan are already endless, and if you think about it, you will listen to King Ping, anyway, her face is torn off, and she still talks about etiquette. If the father and the emperor reprimanded, there is the prince and the mother concubine, and the king owes his own family.

The atmosphere in Beijing became more and more tense after the year, and the emperor valued the prince's son more and more, and because of the assassination, the two princes were reprimanded and faintly showed signs of being deposed. Therefore, Xu Guifei's birthday is simple and introverted, some people think that it should be so Duanwang and a family to be Taoguang and obscure, and some people think it is weird, why do you still want to be a longevity?

But the minister ordered the woman not to enter the palace to pay respects, just wait and see. In addition to the people who stand in line, most of the people in the clan only have wealth and no rights, let alone worry about the chaos of the emperor's sons and grandsons, just wait for the birthday gift to say a few auspicious words and go home. Therefore, on the day of his birthday, the palace seemed lively but quiet.

Before the luncheon, he wanted to pay a birthday to Concubine Xu, and Xuanyuan once again pinched a little and appeared with his family.

The concubines and concubines in Ning'an Palace have finished their birthdays one by one, and they were either seated by Xu Guifei's people according to their status, or moved to the side hall.

When the Xuanyuan family came in, King Cheng's Mansion and King Rong's Mansion were paying birthday gifts, Yang Nianci took a hasty look, they were all large and small boxes, and I didn't know what was inside, but there was a father-in-law singing list, but I came late and didn't hear it. Yang Nianci subconsciously guessed the price of the things inside.

Even if Xuanyuan and Yang Nianci were stopped by Xu Guifei, Xu Guifei was able to kneel under Xuanyuan Kang. But can Xuanyuan and Yang Nianci be happy? Therefore, the two of them slowly bent over to salute, and when they were politely stopped by Xu Guifei, they stood up straight like a spring, and Yang Nianci even pulled Xuanyuan Kang behind him.

"Thank you, concubine, for your kindness."

Xu Guifei suddenly groze, I'm just polite, you don't have to take it seriously!

Yang Nianci was afraid that she would say anything more, so she turned sideways and revealed the congratulatory gifts carried by the palace people behind her.

Four fathers-in-law carried an object covered with a red cloth.

"Yo, what good things did Princess Ning give? It's still covered so that people can't see it. ”

"Ah, what are you doing to see, this is a birthday gift, of course, the concubine Niangniang will reveal it herself."

"Hey, sister, guess what's down there?"

"If you want me to say..."

Several high-ranking concubines next to them chattered and guessed. There are those who guess coral trees, those who guess strange stone mountains, and those who guess rare flowers and plants. Yang Nianci maintained a decent and dignified smile, and was very bored in his heart, although it was covered with a red cloth, but the lines of the Buddha statue were all exposed, it was so difficult to guess a Buddha?

Xu Guifei looked satisfied, she should have guessed that it was a Buddha statue in her heart, looking at this head, King Ning's family had a heart.

"Hmph, all of them are blind, but it's just a Buddha statue."

With the arrogant words, the domineering Concubine Qian came in with the palace people.

Xu Guifei's eyes flashed with confidence, and she greeted her enthusiastically and said, "Sister, you're here, my sister thought you wouldn't come." ”

Concubine Qian glanced at the few "blind" concubines who were crushed by her domineering and didn't dare to speak out, and saw that their heads were a little lower, so she said proudly: "I'm not afraid that you won't be able to sleep at night." ”

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Yang Nianci felt that Concubine Qian was really a hero. By the way, the relationship between the two of you is ambiguous?

Xu Guifei's face stiffened, and she smiled again: "What my sister said is that I haven't seen her for a few days, and my sister is not panicking." It's King Duan who is even more worried about King Ping. ”

When Concubine Qian heard this, she couldn't wait to slap Xu Guifei's smiling face, thinking about your sister, thinking about your sister!

But when Concubine Qian thought of something, her anger suddenly dissipated, and she said with a smile: "King Ping's family can't come in person, so I, the mother, helped him bring the birthday gift." ”

As soon as he raised his hand, the two palace maids behind him came over with a big food box.

Xu Guifei looked at the food box with a little uncertainty on her face, and she couldn't think of anything good that King Ping would send. I thought about it again, whether I should open it in front of everyone, and I was afraid that it would be something bad to ruin my interest.

Concubine Qian raised her hand and stroked her sideburns, as if disdainful: "Sister, don't think too much, it's just a longevity peach." ”

"Huh?" Xu Guifei was puzzled, dissatisfied and suspicious.

Concubine Qian smiled again, bright and generous: "My sister is almost fifty years old, I guess I haven't eaten Shou Tao yet." Tsk, poor see. King Ping used to send gold and jade antiques, how cheesy they were, and they didn't match his sister's temperament. Birthday, the junior sent the heart, and the longevity peach is the most appropriate. My sister didn't eat it, so I used it more, and it wasn't enough for my sister to send it again. ”

Xu Guifei's face was so ugly, she really hadn't eaten a longevity peach. It's just a peach-like steamed bun made of flour, thinking that a little red will become the queen mother's peach? Such a vulgar food is that even the subordinates of the Xu Mansion disdain to use it.

Since Concubine Qian is here to find a faceless, Xu Guifei's face is also cold: "Come on, put King Ping's gift aside." ”

Yang Nianci nodded when he saw it, the live palace fight slapping face drama is wonderful. Today will definitely be worth the trip.

Yang Nianci wanted to watch the play, but Concubine Qian wanted to pull her into the play. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you Xuanyuan Spiegel for the monthly pass, thank you for your support. The holiday ended with the departure of the typhoon, this painful holiday