Chapter 273: Change
At this moment, Emperor Xuan came and led all the princes.
Except for the Queen Mother, everyone in the audience stood up and waited for Emperor Xuan.
I saw him dressed in white cotton and linen clothes, and when I looked at the past, he didn't look like an emperor. However, the princes, the second princes and other princes who followed behind him were dressed in brocade robes.
"Queen Mother, I have prepared a gift for you, bring it up!" Emperor Xuan sat behind the Queen Mother and said, and the other princes naturally sat down next to their respective concubines or wives.
"The emperor really has a heart." The Queen Mother laughed.
When the attendants brought up a bonsai-sized red coral, everyone was stunned by this rare treasure.
"Queen Mother, this is from the Nanyang Sea Caizhu people moved up. There is no other way in the world. For the sake of the Queen Mother's birthday, the son asked people to move this matter half a year ago. Emperor Xuan said.
The Queen Mother's eyes were full of surprise, and after glancing at him, she said: "The emperor has a lot of opportunities, and he has to worry about the birthday of the mourning family. ”
"The emperor hopes that the Queen Mother will live a long life, and he can't wait to dedicate the best things in the world to the Queen Mother." Queen Wang said with a smile again.
Looking at this pair of the most noble mother and son in the world, the smile on Liu Mengyan's lips faded.
At this moment, an attendant walked in and reported to Emperor Xuan and the Empress Dowager: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Niangniang, Princess Fuming sent someone to send a birthday gift to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday." ”
After that, he held a letter in both hands, which should be a letter from Princess Fuming.
Emperor Xuan hurriedly beckoned to the inner attendant, and the letter quickly fell into his hand.
"Queen Mother, Fuming specially chanted a hundred times for the Queen Mother in Baiyun Temple to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday." Emperor Xuan read the letter and said to the Queen Mother.
"It's kind of what she has a heart for." The Queen Mother said lightly.
Liu Mengyan couldn't help but glance sideways at Tuoba Zeyan, and the two exchanged heartfelt glances for a while.
But when she turned her head to look at the Queen Mother again, a sharp gaze made Liu Ruli very uncomfortable.
Don't even think about it, whose gaze is that!
Liu Mengyan greeted him fearlessly, and sure enough, it was Tuoba Yeze, who seemed to have just seen the glance he had just spoken to Tuoba Ze, and at this moment his eyes were showing indescribable looks.
Liu Mengyan curled the corners of her mouth slightly, and nodded at Tuoba Yeze, which can be regarded as a hello.
And when she was about to look away, she went to see Princess Hanyue beside Tuoba Yeze.
I saw that Princess Hanyue seemed to have lost a lot, and there was no former brilliance in her eyes, so she sat there stunned, not communicating with anyone.
"Fuming, this girl, is now thirty. refuses to marry well, how many candidates did the Queen Mother find for her? "Queen Wang is like a virtuous sister-in-law.
"Yes, thinking of Fuming, the mourning family feels sorry for the first queen. She is the only blood of the former queen. A good princess, living in the temple where all monks live. When it spreads, it's a joke. The Queen Mother pretended to be sad.
Liu Mengyan couldn't help but tighten the hand in her sleeve.
Suddenly, a big slender hand grabbed the hand in her sleeve, and the temperature on it slowly spread, making Liu Mengyan's heart gradually settle down.
"Queen Mother. Fuming only has a place for her. Today is your birthday, let's continue to celebrate your birthday! Emperor Xuan said.
"That's right. Queen Mother, please have a banquet! Queen Wang said.
The Queen Mother hid the "mourning" on her face just now, helped the palace maid on the side to stand up, and said, "Let's go to the next door for a banquet with the mourning family." It's all set. ”
Only then did everyone follow the Queen Mother to the palace next door where the meals were placed, and they were prepared according to their positions.
Singing and dancing are indispensable.
Emperor Xuan even personally blew a jade flute for the Queen Mother. All the princes also performed.
Only Tuoba Zeyan said that he was unwell and did not perform.
When the birthday banquet was almost halfway through, a chamberlain lowered his head, walked behind the Queen Mother in small steps, and whispered something in her ear.
The Queen Mother had already drunk a lot of wine, and her face was already slightly red at the moment.
But when she heard what the attendant said, she suddenly came to her senses, and her eyes flashed with a murderous light.
Everyone was still toasting each other, and no one paid attention to the changes in the Queen Mother.
Liu Mengyan sat below, and after clearly seeing the appearance of the minion, Empress Dowager Chen's face suddenly changed.
Especially the glance when the two looked at each other, which made Liu Mengyan feel as if she had forgotten something important.
Before Liu Mengyan remembered what had happened at this time in her previous life, Empress Dowager Chen suddenly raised her hand and stroked her sideburns, frowned uncomfortably and said, "Your Majesty, the mourning family has a headache, and I want to go back and rest first." You should be happy with you, the mourning family is old, and the bones of the body are a little unbearable. ”
It's obviously a prevarication.
Although Empress Dowager Chen is over fifty years old this year, the women in the palace have always paid attention to maintenance, especially those like Empress Dowager Chen.
In addition, when Empress Dowager Chen was young, her appearance was also outstanding in the palace.
Empress Dowager Chen and Emperor Xuan stood together, but they were not like mother and son, but more like a pair of sisters and brothers.
And no wonder!
Emperor Xuan has been hollowed out by wine over the years, and because he is busy with government affairs, he is only forty years old, but he looks older than his actual age.
And the Queen Mother is well maintained, coupled with various methods to moisturize, naturally she will not look so old.
"The son led the concubines and the prince and the princess to celebrate the queen mother here, is it inappropriate for the queen mother to leave us like this?"
Emperor Xuan's face sank as soon as he slapped Empress Dowager Chen and said that he was about to leave the table.
If it weren't for the decency of the Heavenly Family, Emperor Xuan would have already had a seizure at this time.
A pair of eagle eyes almost fixed on the face of Empress Dowager Chen, this is the most noble and graceful woman in Da Tuoba!
The woman who was supposed to keep filial piety to the emperor for a lifetime, raised men behind the back of the monarch and the people, simply ignored the legal system of the ancestors!
Trample the face of his great Tuoba Son under his feet!
Empress Dowager Chen was still a little suspicious, but when she saw Emperor Xuan say this, she couldn't help but look at him a few times.
Just now, the slave reported to her that the two male actors she raised were arrested.
Just thinking about which one of the palaces had the courage to make a move in her longevity palace, she panicked for a while, and almost forgot that under the whole world, she was already in a position above ten thousand people under one person.
Which one has the guts, naturally it is self-evident.
Emperor Xuan was angry in his heart, and Empress Dowager Chen was even more resentful in her heart.
What's wrong with her raising a few faces, the long night is long, is it possible that she, the most noble woman in Da Tuoba, can only suffer alone in loneliness?!
In fact, over the years, the Empress Dowager Chen has been raising her face in the Yanshou Palace, and many old slaves in the palace who are serving the Empress Dowager know it, but no one will go back to poke the face of the Empress Dowager Chen.
And the knot between Emperor Xuan and Empress Dowager Chen started from Empress Dowager Chen a few years ago.
Empress Dowager Chen felt that she had a rare pleasure in her later years, and Emperor Xuan's harem enjoyed the three palaces and six courtyards but did not appreciate herself at all, and even wanted her to be uncomfortable on her birthday.
Empress Dowager Chen was angry and said: "The mourning family is uncomfortable, what is the reason, how can the emperor not know!" That's all for today, and they're all gone. ”
After that, without saving a trace of face for Emperor Xuan, Empress Dowager Chen stood up with the palace maid's hand, and waved her sleeves away without any stop.
Empress Dowager Chen suddenly left the table in anger, and the entire hall was silent.
The palace maid who was singing and dancing in silk and bamboo knelt on the ground, and everyone looked at each other, but they didn't dare to open their mouths.
Emperor Xuan was swept away in public by the Queen Mother, and his face was as dark as ink.
Everyone began to inquire about each other, and no one seemed to know why the Queen Mother suddenly left the table.
Liu Mengyan was at ease below, because she had already remembered what had happened at this time in her previous life.
"Since the Queen Mother is not feeling well, she is all gone!" Emperor Xuan was so embarrassed that he left a sentence, and then threw his sleeves away.
Everyone waited for Emperor Xuan to leave, and then they dared to get up and come out of Yanshou Palace.
Naturally, his brain was moving quickly, and he had already seen in the main hall that there was something between Empress Dowager Chen and Emperor Xuan, but he only dared to think quietly in his heart.
As for those who didn't see it, they didn't dare to discuss it in front of the public, no matter how puzzled they were.
These two are a man and a woman with supreme power in Da Tuoba, no matter what is in between, they are also the most noble and unquestionable mother and son in the world.
The concubines of each palace go back to each palace.
Because it was getting late, something like this happened in the palace at this time, Tuoba Zeyan was afraid that Qi Zhaoyi would be involved in this turmoil, so he simply took everyone from King Yi's Mansion to follow Qi Zhaoyi back to Changle Palace.
Naturally, when resting at night, Tuoba Zeyan and Liu Mengyan rested together.
The Yang family originally expected to get the queen mother's kind words when she entered the palace this time, and earn some face in front of Tuoba Zeyan, but today's situation, how dare she have an incident at this time, and she was taken to other rooms by the palace maid to rest in a bad night.
After the Yang family left, the maids began to serve Tuoba Zeyan and Liu Mengyan to wash.
After a tiring day, the two went to bed after freshening up.
In the red tent, Liu Mengyan is now accustomed to nesting in Tuoba Zeyan's arms.
Just thinking of Empress Dowager Chen and Emperor Xuan, who almost turned their faces in the main hall, Liu Mengyan was afraid that Tuoba Zeyan would not know the key to this birthday banquet, and her eyes flashed, as if she had no intention of mentioning it.
It's just that she didn't have to figure out how to tell Tuoba Zeyan about this matter without showing any traces, but Tuoba Zeyan spoke first: "This matter is also an ugly thing in the end, I'm afraid that all the subjects of the world can't think of it, and the Queen Mother who lives in the inner courtyard of the deep palace is respectful and disrespectful." has been widowed for many years, but she began to raise male actors, and made a mess of the atmosphere in the harem, how could her father not be angry? It's really rare to endure to this day. ”
Liu Mengyan saw that he took the initiative to talk about it, and while she was faintly curious that Tuoba Zeyan was so well-informed, she thought that she didn't have to show her feet, so she didn't think much about it, looked up at Tuoba Zeyan, and said in a low voice: "So, today's father and the queen mother turned their faces for this matter?" ”
Tuoba Zeyan nodded: "Today's birthday, my father took advantage of the fact that the Queen Mother was no longer in the Longevity Palace, and asked someone to arrest the two male actors." ”
Although Liu Ruli has the experience of the previous life, when she heard Tuoba Zeyan talk about it, she still had mixed feelings in her heart.
The most respectable pair of mother and son in Da Tuoba is actually this virtue.