"But the Queen Mother, this painting is not half painted yet!" Pierre said, "Please wait a little longer." If the Queen Mother really feels bored, she can move her body. ”

Empress Dowager Xu doesn't want to paint anymore, and Pierre can't just leave the palace.

God knows if I can enter the palace tomorrow?

You must know that the palace of the Great Zhou is not so easy to enter.

Under Pierre's repeated requests, Empress Dowager Xu finally endured impatiently until the painting was completed.

At first, I didn't think there was anything, but when I saw Dr. Nolan's painting, Empress Dowager Xu couldn't take her eyes off it immediately, said "reward" to the little eunuch, and left the main hall happily with the painting.

After seeing Empress Dowager Xu's expression, Pierre understood that his gift was very much liked by the Empress Dowager, and it was not in vain that he had worked so hard to go back and forth.

More crucially, Pierre was rewarded.

The objects of reward, no matter how big or small, are very valuable.

Just these things, not to mention in Europe, even in Da Zhou, are not common. After all, it is the queen mother's reward, who can't be enshrined if you get it?

Therefore, these things cannot be bought in the market.

Envisioning what they would receive, Pierre and Dr. Nolan each walked out of the palace with a gift box in their hands.

As soon as he walked out of the queen, Pierre couldn't wait to open the gift box.

But at first glance, he was a little dumbfounded.

Because the thing that the Queen Mother rewarded turned out to be a string of Buddhist beads.

The same is true of Dr. Nolan's gift.

"This ......" Pierre and Dr. Nolan looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

As a devout Catholic, he actually took the pagan things, which made Pierre very uncomfortable.

If it's something like a Buddha statue, they can be brought back to Europe as a work of art.

But if a string of Buddhist beads were worn on their bodies, they would be regarded as pagans when they returned to Europe.

But the things rewarded by the Queen Mother are not easy to sell, and the Christians in Europe cannot buy them, and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty dare not buy them.

If you want to buy the things rewarded by the Queen Mother, then are you dying?

Pierre still understands this truth.

So what to do?

I can only take this string of Buddhist beads back and hide it!

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the Queen Mother's birthday.

On this day, the entire capital is lit up, and the palace is no exception, and it is more lively than ever.

Juggling, opera, singing and dancing...... All kinds of programs are wonderful, and the gifts sent by foreign envoys, important ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and feudal officials are even more dizzying.

The ministers gave gifts, and Zhang Lingyang, as the emperor, was naturally no exception.

After the congratulations, Zhang Lingyang ordered Xiaofuzi to take the gift he had prepared long ago and present it to the Empress Dowager Xu.

"Little Fuzi, open the painting!" Coming to the Empress Dowager Xu, Zhang Lingyang pointed to the unfolded painting and said: "Queen Mother, this is the new capital Luoyang specially built for you to build a dormitory, I ordered Zheng Yongji to paint the palace scenery in advance, I don't know if the Queen Mother is satisfied?" ”

The scenery on the picture scroll is beautiful, compared to the Yonghua of Cining Palace, the palace on the picture scroll is more elegant, and the Empress Dowager Xu is very satisfied.

After Zhang Lingyang's gifts were delivered, the harem concubines headed by Queen Wang also sent their gifts one after another, including Buddhist scriptures copied by hand, embroidered painting screens, and naturally some other new and ingenious things, and Empress Dowager Xu smiled and accepted them one by one.

Coupled with the hilarious juggling, the palace is more lively than ever.

In the midst of a burst of laughter, Wilson, the English envoy, came out, first congratulated the Empress Dowager Xu, and presented a 'special' gift that he had prepared.

It is said to be special, but it is actually a Western song and dance.

The song is composed of an ensemble of piano, violin, orchestra and other instruments, but there is nothing.

But the dance is a little 'unsightly'.

One by one, Western women bounced in the center of the hall with their thighs exposed, and the Empress Dowager Xu frowned.

Not only did Empress Dowager Xu react like this, but the other harem concubines and important ministers and their families were like this, and they didn't dare to look up at all.

On the contrary, Zhang Lingyang, the emperor, watched it with relish and did not notice the reaction of the Empress Dowager Xu.

As for the ministers of the DPRK and China, some of them drooled, but more of them looked at them with a blue face.

This is the case with Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital.

Looking at the Western songs and dances on the field, Li Guangtai hid his face and scolded in his mouth: "What a barbarian, he actually made up such an immoral song and dance!" ”

Wilson thought that the people on the stage were amazed by the song and dance troupe he had invited, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. It wasn't until Empress Dowager Xu opened her mouth that she knew something was wrong.

"Alright, let's all go down!" Before the song and dance were halfway through, Empress Dowager Xu opened her mouth to stop her.

"What? The queen mother is not satisfied with this song and dance? Zhang Lingyang saw that Empress Dowager Xu was stopping, and asked suspiciously.

Empress Dowager Xu took a deep look at Zhang Lingyang and said: "The mourning family doesn't understand anymore, and they also know the truth of three obedience and four virtues, these Xiyi women not only show their heads, but also bare their thighs in broad daylight, not ashamed but proud, is it possible that Xiyi women are like this?" ”

"The queen mother doesn't know, this Xiyi woman is like this, this is a normal thing on their side, the queen mother doesn't have to make a fuss." Although Zhang Lingyang understood that Empress Dowager Xu couldn't accept such a thing, this was the case, and Zhang Lingyang had to explain patiently.

"Is that so?" Empress Dowager Xu sneered, "The barbarians are the barbarians, take a look at the mourning family, these Xiyi women should read "Women's Training" and "Women's Rings". ”

"What the Queen Mother said is very true!" Seeing that Empress Dowager Xu's face was not quite right, Zhang Lingyang hurriedly apologized.

Below, Wilson naturally listened to the conversation between Empress Dowager Xu and Zhang Lingyang clearly, his face was blue and white, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

And Pierre saw that Wilson was deflated, his face was somewhat proud, and he said in his heart: "It's a shame that you Wilson still boasts that he is a Da Zhou Tong, and he doesn't even know the customs of Da Zhou women. ”

Wilson was indeed a little out of power.

I brought the song and dance troupe from England early, originally hoping to shine in the Great Zhou, but I didn't want to ignore the customs of the Great Zhou and make such a joke.

"I'm afraid that in the future, Da Zhou will think that Yingli is a barbarian!" Thinking like this, Wilson looked very embarrassed.

But fortunately, at this time, Zhang Lingyang suddenly opened his mouth and gave Wilson a step down.

"I think this Wilson probably doesn't know much about the customs of our Great Zhou, which is why it became a joke. It was Wilson's unintentional mistake, and the queen mother must not be angry. ”

After appeasing the Empress Dowager Xu, Zhang Lingyang said to Wilson again: "Wilson, I look at your face is not quite right, I think I am a little tired, I won't keep it today, you go back and rest early!" ”