Chapter 329: His Royal Highness's Birthday Banquet (Part II)
The two princesses are allowed to match Chen Fang, so that the world can also see how the Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to talents.
As long as you have the ability and talent, even if you follow the ancients, what if you follow the example of Emperor Yao and marry Emperor Yingyu Shun? What about letting Chen Fang take the two royal princesses?
At this time, the two saints were thoughtful, and naturally Li Zhi glanced at Gao An more.
He already knew that his second daughter's mind had always been on Chen Fang, and she was willing to let her marry Chen Fang.
The dinner was approaching, and after resigning from the second saint, Chen Fang and Yiyang rushed to the banquet.
At this time, it was already extremely lively, and everyone stood up to salute when the little hall came down. Today, she is the protagonist here, the only one of a kind here.
His Royal Highness's eighth birthday made many relatives surnamed Li and ministers of civil and military affairs see Taiping, and they can't help but have a feeling that time flies.
In the blink of an eye, His Royal Highness is already eight years old, and Niangniang has been presiding over the government in the court for eight years, and His Majesty has been eight years old, basically not asking about political affairs.
Time flies, time is like an arrow, and this shot has passed through eight years of spring and autumn.
Taiping, who was wearing the Tang Palace uniform, saw the position of the concubine and the eldest sister at first glance, and smiled lightly on his small face, facing the concubine.
This makes people watch the pitiful little man walk towards the eldest sister and the concubine at this time, and stretch out his arms in front of the courtiers.
Chen Fang was helpless, hugged Taiping, and the little princess in full costume gave Chen Fang the first kiss of her eighth birthday.
Chen Fang let go of Taiping, and Taiping kissed his eldest imperial sister, and then the second imperial sister. At this time, he sat down with the princess and the princess with a dead face, and did not leave.
Xiao Taiping didn't sit next to him, but had to sit in the middle.
Yiyang is helpless, Chen Fang is also helpless, His Royal Highness likes to stick to Chen Fang, which is no secret in the palace.
At this time, the two saints have arrived, and naturally everyone is full of salutes to the two saints.
Li Zhi raised his hand lightly and motioned for the ministers to sit down.
"Today, on Taiping's eighth birthday, Your Majesty has a special family banquet here, and all those who come here are the pillars of my Tang Dynasty. Even if it's a family banquet, don't pay much attention to it, please feel free to love it! ”
Wu Meiniang didn't say much, as for the state banquet and family banquet, it all depends on the two saints, in their eyes, home is the country, and the country is home. Datang is home, and it can naturally be called a family banquet.
When Wu Meiniang sat down, she glanced at her little daughter, saw her sitting between the eldest princess and the concubine, and didn't say anything, just beckoned.
Taiping was depressed, and originally wanted to stay here with the eldest sister and Chen Fang, but the queen mother beckoned to her, but she had to go to the queen mother.
Taiping stood up, but did not leave directly, but glanced at Chen Fang.
"Chen Fang, what about the gift you prepared for me?"
Yiyang listened to the words of the imperial sister, pinched Taiping's little hand, and really grew a year old, so he asked for a birthday gift, so he took the initiative.
Taiping's voice was not low, and the two saints over there also heard it.
Chen Fang looked in the direction of the second saint, and Wu Meiniang gently bowed to him. Wu Meiniang and Li Zhi also wanted to know what gift Chen Fang had prepared for Taiping at this time.
Although Chen Fang had already said that he would congratulate His Royal Highness on his birthday with soap, the second saint still had some expectations.
Chen Fang saw Wu Meiniang nodding, since Niangniang agreed, the gift could also be given to Taiping at this time.
"Pink!"
Chen Fang called, Tao Hong had already hugged a wooden box and stepped forward, the box was not too big, one foot long, half a foot wide, the whole was made of sandalwood, there were gold, silver and jade ornaments on it, and the flower pattern was pieced. A golden phoenix in the corner is obviously carved by a famous artist and is lifelike.
Feng is only available to the royal family.
Originally, Chen Fang planned to use an ordinary wooden box, but Yiyang insisted on using this box, Chen Fang glanced at it at this time, and felt that this box was too valuable. However, my wife insisted that she could only use it as a decorative box.
Chen Fang took the box from Taohong's hand, and then handed it to Taiping with both hands, and Taiping hugged it happily.
At this time, Taiping in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, the palace concubines, directly opened the box, in the delicate wooden box, two rows of a total of twelve blocks, each grid is placed in a delicate little animal, colorful, all translucent.
Taiping Xinxi took out one, but it was a pig, a pink stupid and cute fat pig.
Taiping glanced at it, and liked it very much, how could the eight-year-old little highness not like this pink stupid little pig!
Chen Fang motioned for her to sniff, Taiping leaned close to his little nose and sniffed it, a fresh fruity aroma, the smell of grapes.
"Can you eat it?"
Chen Fang looked at His Royal Highness and quickly shook his head. It is really Li Zhi's own daughter, his daughter-in-law's own sister, and she is also a snack goods. When I smelled the grapes, I asked if I could eat them.
"This is a soap specially made by the Tang Workshop for His Royal Highness, used for bathing, and cannot be eaten!"
At this time, Chen Fang's voice fell, and everyone's eyes looked at the box in Taiping's hand. Soap, that's soap.
On that day, the horse of the Ganlu Hall offered soap to the two saints, and at that time it was said that His Royal Highness was on his birthday, and he congratulated His Royal Highness on his eight years old with soap. At this point, the soap has appeared.
The concubines who were close to each other had already seen clearly at this time that the twelve animal-shaped soaps in the box happened to be the twelve zodiac signs.
Rat, ugly cow, Yinhu, Mao rabbit, Chenlong, snake, afternoon horse, Wei sheep, Shen monkey, rooster, dog, pig.
The 12 zodiac signs, each carved lively and lovely, the color is also colorful, such as the little highness has taken out the pig is pink, and the rabbit is white, the ugly cow is pale yellow...
"This is soap?"
Wu Meiniang also saw it over there and asked Chen Fang.
"Back to the queen's mother, it's soap, and the minister has prepared one for the queen here!"
"Bring it up!"
Over there, Yin Ye had already handed a delicate wooden box to Chen Fang. Chen Fang held it in both hands, walked towards the two saints respectfully, and presented it to Wu Meiniang.
Taiping also closed her wooden box at this time, and came over with Chen Fang.
Wu Meiniang also took it with both hands, and the things presented by the concubine, the second saint had already made it clear to the eunuchs around him that there was no need to forward it.
For the colt, the two saints are trusting, like princes.
At this time, Wu Meiniang took it and opened it directly, and a piece of rose-colored soap in the box was lying in the pale yellow silk cloth.
Wu Meiniang sniffed, but it was the taste of roses she liked.
"The colt has a heart!"
"What the minister should do!"
Wu Meiniang called Chunxiao, and Chunxiao took it and kept it carefully.
Chen Fang retreated to Yiyang's side and sat down, and the surrounding area was already talking about it at this time.
Tang Gongfang has really made soap, and tonight the soap appeared at the eighth birthday banquet of His Royal Highness, I am afraid that the news will spread throughout Chang'an tomorrow, and then spread to the world.
At this time, the banquet began, because it was the birthday banquet of His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness was still too young to toast, so the ministers could only drink to each other.
At the banquet, Taiping continued to receive gifts, some from the emperor's brothers and sisters, some from the elders of the clan, and some from the civil and military courtiers.
Taiping kept holding the box of soap given by the colt and never let go.