Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Birthday of Tai Ting
The next day, Zhen Rong went to find his second brother.
Zhen Rong came to the imperial study and saw that his second brother was handling government affairs. When he saw me coming in, he got up and walked over to me.
I sat down at the table and ordered the others to go out.
I took out my father's will and treasure map, and said to him, "Second brother, this is left by my father, and now I will hand it over to you." I hope you can be a good emperor and be able to protect the treasure map well. β
Sima Xunye took the holy decree and the treasure map, and said in a serious and sincere tone, "Third sister, since my father has left the holy decree and the treasure map to you, it means that you can keep it well, and you can read the will of the holy decree, where can the treasure map be left in you to make the father and emperor under Jiuquan feel at ease." β
Zhen Rong thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay! β
Zhen Rong began to say the second thing, "Second brother, I will leave Lan Country tomorrow morning and go to Chu Country to celebrate Ah Ting's birthday, and bring my little sister back to Lan Country by the way." β
Sima Xunye said worriedly: "Third sister, your body is inconvenient, I'd better send someone else to pick up the little sister!"
Zhen Rong smiled brightly, "It's okay, second brother, don't worry!" I was relieved that I would pick it up in person. β
Sima Xunye understood that he couldn't resist her, so he instructed with his heart, "The night called the Shadow Building will definitely follow you in the bright place to protect you, so that the second brother can rest assured." β
Zhen Rong nodded and said a good word.
That night, Zhen Rong called Wan Qin.
After Wan Qin came in, he respectfully bowed, "The last will see the princess." β
Zhen Rong helped him up and scolded gently, "You forgot what I said again, why can't you remember it?" Didn't I say you weren't allowed to bow to me? β
Wan Qin's tone was respectful and respectful, "The last general remembers." The last will not be in the future. β
Zhen Rong sat him down, and then said to him: "I believe that the second brother will let you go to the west to quell the chaos in a few days, you will bring Yulan with you and let her be the military advisor this time, what difficulties or puzzles will you encounter, I have told Yulan, let her follow you, I can rest assured."
Wan Qin stood up, clenched his fists and said in a resolute tone: "The last general will definitely drive the foreign tribesmen out of the Lan country, rescue the people of the Lan country, and protect the Yulan girl well, otherwise the last will apologize with death."
Zhen Rong looked at him sincerely, "This expedition is not only to rescue the people of Languo, but also to give the second brother Liwei, the second brother's power in the court is too thin, if this incident can be passed, the second brother will have enough power to deter the ministers of the court, as well as the royal relatives and nobles, so that he can have a foothold in the court." Therefore, this battle can only be won, not defeated, and all this depends on the general. β
Wan Qin clenched his fists and said resolutely: "The last general must swear to complete the task, otherwise he will never return to Beijing."
Zhen Rong stood up and looked at him, put her hand on his shoulder, spoke seriously, and said to him in a congratulatory tone: "Then I will wish the general a triumphant return in advance here!" Defeat the enemy army! β
On the third day, Verrong got on a white horse and left the city of Munnar.
Since there were six days left before Taiting's birthday, she had to arrive in Chu the day before her birthday, so there were only five days left for her.
But she is almost four months pregnant, and if she keeps riding a horse and bumps, it is not good for the fetus, so Zhen Rong has to ride a horse non-stop during the day and sleep at night. For the past five days, she has been riding horses and eating, and she will not be able to eat well until the evening.
In a hurry, in the early morning of the sixth day, I finally felt the city of Jianping.
Zhen Rong went directly to Duanwang's Mansion.
Last month, I was originally talking about celebrating his birthday in the Moon Phoenix Palace, but now I can only celebrate his birthday in his mansion.
When Zhen Rong came to the gate of Duanwang's mansion, the guards stopped her.
Because Zhen Rong's belly has protruded, it is not suitable for men's clothing, and today she is wearing a looser women's dress, wearing a white cloak, but she can't tell that she is pregnant.
Zhen Rong looked at the guards, took out the token on her waist, the token had the word Feng Yu written on it, and saw them immediately kneel, "See the ...... Emperor" Before the words were finished, they were stopped by Zhen Rong.
I saw her stop loudly, "Stopββ, don't say goodbye!" Do you want the whole world to know that I'm not in the palace? β
Then she said, "All right, get up!" After saying that, he walked in.
After Zhen Rong entered, Ye Jue also followed.
At this time, the two guards were full of doubts, the queen left the palace, but came to Duanwang's mansion, why is this? Although they don't understand what's going on? But they won't talk nonsense, after all, that's the business of the masters, and those who talk nonsense don't live long, they just need to stand up for their posts.
When Zhen Rong entered, he met the palace housekeeper, and the housekeeper saw that it was Zhen Rong and was about to kneel down to salute, but Zhen Rong stopped him, "Steward Qi, don't, I left the palace quietly, and I can't let others know." β
After a pause, she said again, "Okay, you better take me to see Ting!"
Steward Qi said the word 'yes'.
Steward Qi took Zhen Rong to the study, and at this time, Steward Qi stood outside the door with a respectful tone, "Meet the prince, there are guests arriving, and I am anxious to wait for the prince to meet." β
At this time, Taiting in the room was sitting at the desk, and Tailin was sitting next to the table on the right, and when he heard the report of the housekeeper outside, Taiting said indifferently, "Let him come in!" β
Steward Qi pushed open the door, Zhen Rong entered, and Ye Jue stood straight by the door, holding his sword with both hands around his chest, his eyes looking straight ahead.
When she entered, she took off her cloak, and when the two brothers saw that it was her, their faces were full of joy, and they stood up at the same time, and asked happily, "Ah Zhen, why are you?" β
"Zhen'er, you're back!"
Zhen Rong looked at them with a smile, "Ting, didn't I say that I would personally help you celebrate your birthday?" β
"Ah Lin, why are you back. Haven't you traveled in the rivers and lakes? β
Zhen Rong sat down, and they also came to the table to sit down together, and the two of them said happily at the same time: "I thought you were too busy and forgot, so you still remember."
"I don't want to wander around the rivers and lakes anymore, I want to go back to Beijing to help the emperor, so I'm back."
Zhen Rong looked at Taiting, "I will never forget what I said." β
Zhen Rong then said, "Okay, let's get down to business, I'll cook tonight and celebrate your birthday." Also, call Taixiao and ask him to get Huan'er and Xi'er out, I haven't seen my child for a long time. β
When the evening came, Zhen Rong made a big table of dinner, and the family sat together to celebrate the birthday of the company.
Zhen Rong held Xi'er in her arms, and Taixiao sat next to her, holding Huan'er in her arms.
Zhen Rong asked Ye Jue to take out the cake he had made all afternoon, and the cake was covered with a lid. She asked Yejue to lift the lid, and Vera Rong took the cake tray and placed it on the table.
Then they saw a round thing with many candles on it, and their faces were full of doubt.
"What is this, why are there so many candles on it?" β
Vera Rong smiled, "It's a birthday cake, you'll find out later." β
She whispered to Yahuan, "You put out the lights." β
So, Yahuan turned off the lights, and the surroundings suddenly became pitch black, and at this time, Huan'er asked in a milky voice, "Mother, why do you want to turn off the lights, it's so dark!" β
Zhen Rong smiled lovingly: "Huan'er, it will light up soon."
Zhen Rong lit the candle on the cake, and then, there was a lotus flower on the cake, just a flower bone, when the candle inserted in the lotus flower was lit, the lotus flower immediately bloomed like a budding flower.
Zhen Rong sang happily at this time, "I wish you a happy birthday, I wish you a happy birthday, I wish you a happy birthday......" and clapped her hands while singing.
After she finished singing, she smiled at Yahuan and said, "Please light the lamp anew, thank you!"
Yahuan lit the lamp from the beginning, and with a knife in her hand, she divided the cake into many portions and gave it to everyone who was seated.
Those in the kitchen, Zhen Rong had already made a copy and left it for them, and as for the others, she also kept some.
Zhen Rong stood up and said to them, "Get up, dry this glass, and wish him a happy birthday!"
Then, everyone got up and said in unison, "Happy birthday to you!" The cup of the veramot is tea, and the cup of others is wine.
Then, after they finished their cake, they began to eat happily.
In this way, Zhen Rong gave him his birthday, said goodbye to them, and left the Chu State with Sima Qianmo.
The people of Chu have been talking about it for a long time, and Zhen Rong, as the queen of Chu State, always goes out of the palace. The ministers in the court were already dissatisfied, but they were suppressed by Taixiao one by one, and they didn't dare to talk about it at will.