Chapter 167: A reward that caused an uproar
October 28, the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother, is also the Tianshou Festival celebrated by the whole country.
On the day of the great celebration of the whole world, the palace held a banquet, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and the harem concubines came to celebrate together, the scene was not lively, it was more lively than the New Year.
During the banquet, singing and dancing were leveled, and the queen mother sat on the phoenix chair with a spring breeze on her face, smiling happily, and chatting with the queen sitting next to her.
At this moment, the banquet has passed halfway, under the change of cups, some people are sober and some are slightly drunk, and the atmosphere has become casual, many people get up and walk in the hall, looking for acquaintances to talk and laugh, the Queen Mother and His Majesty turn a blind eye, and it seems to be very noisy and chaotic for a while.
Jiang Zuiyao sat in her seat, picked up a grape from the fruit bowl and put it in her mouth, it was very sweet and very tired.
Although the dishes at the banquet were delicious, there were dozens of dishes, and many of them were replaced by the palace maids and brought new ones before they could be tasted.
Looking at the splendid hall and all the luxury, you know that this Tianshou Festival must be very costly.
At the official banquet, in the conversation and laughter of everyone pushing cups and changing lamps, all they said were perfunctory words of officialdom, at this time, who is the most powerful and who is the most decent on weekdays, and there are many people around them.
In the past, there was always no shortage of people around Shaojiang, but today, it seems very deserted.
Because since the punishment of the Queen Mother, everyone knows that Shaojiang has offended the Queen Mother, and today is the birthday of the Queen Mother, who dares to talk to him more, for fear of upsetting the Queen Mother.
Jiang Zuiyao looked at Shaojiang and Jiang, the swollen faces of the two had healed, but Jiang's neck was still slightly swollen, although it was not eye-catching, but it could still be seen if you looked closely.
This incident caused a lot of turmoil, and in the noisy hall, occasionally someone could be heard mentioning her name, and then looking at her strangely, and several people gathered together to gossip.
Jiang Zuiyao didn't care, she never cared about the gossip of others, no matter what they said, she sat there leisurely, looking at her sister Jiang Ningyao from time to time, after all, there would be a good show to watch later.
At this moment, Xijun, who had been away for a while, came back, and said in Jiang Zuiyao's ear: "Master, Gongzi Qin said that everything is ready. ”
Jiang Zuiyao subconsciously glanced at Qin Nanxian in the distance, he was holding a wine glass and chatting with an unknown official, Jiang Zuiyao retracted his gaze and asked: "This matter is not trivial, and there can't be a mistake." ”
Xi Jun said cautiously: "Qin Gongzi said to let you rest assured to do it, he has been deployed for nearly a month, and it is definitely safe." ”
Jiang Zuiyao naturally trusted Qin Nanxian, raised her eyes and glanced at Jiang Ningyao, now that she is a month old, the whole person looks very mellow when she sits on the chair, she is now the most favored concubine by the emperor's side, and there are many people who stammered her, and the proud look is very enjoyable, but it makes Jiang Zuiyao a little dissatisfied.
At this moment, the Queen Mother sitting on the stage noticed Jiang Zuiyao's strange gaze, and followed her gaze, and saw Jiang Ningyao with a proud face, happily talking to the people around her, it was really a spring breeze pride.
The Queen Mother smiled displeased, thinking that Jiang Zuiyao was dissatisfied with Jiang Ningyao's current situation, and said a few words to Grandpa Cui beside her, Grandpa Cui stepped forward and shouted loudly: "All quiet, the Queen Mother has something to say!" ”
The noisy hall fell silent in an instant, and everyone's eyes looked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother raised her lips and smiled, looked at the emperor beside her and said, "Emperor, the matter of the epidemic in the north has been troubled for so long, but it can be solved?" ”
Everyone didn't know why the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned this, and they all looked at it curiously.
The Emperor replied: "The Queen Mother can rest assured that the epidemic in the north has made great progress, and I also asked the officials in the north yesterday, and he said that the epidemic can be eliminated in three months at least and half a year at most." ”
"Good! Very good! The Queen Mother said loudly, her face was full of excitement and joy, and then she immediately looked at Her Royal Highness Jiang Zuiyao and said with a smile: "The epidemic in the north has been troubled for so long, which has made the court uneasy, and now it has been solved, emperor, whose credit is it?" ”
The emperor followed the queen mother's gaze and saw Jiang Zuiyao, he immediately knew what the queen mother meant, today is the queen mother's birthday, the emperor naturally has to take care of the queen mother's thoughts, and said: "Of course, it is the credit of Jiang Zuiyao, the eldest young lady of the Shao family, if it is not her antidote, Beiyu is only afraid that it will be ruined at this time." ”
Jiang Zuiyao's development of the antidote was not spread out, so everyone didn't know that it was Jiang Zuiyao's credit, and at this moment, everyone was shocked when they heard the emperor's words, and they looked at Jiang Zuiyao in disbelief.
They couldn't even believe that this once-notorious and reviled daughter of the head of the household department had such a ability!
The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "The emperor once rewarded the heroes who governed the north, but he left the most meritorious Yao'er, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?" ”
This matter did exist, just ten days ago, the emperor heard that the northern plague was under control, which made a man full of joy, and immediately ordered to reward several courtiers.
The emperor nodded hurriedly and said, "What the queen mother said is extremely true, but I have forgotten this most meritorious one, which is really negligent. ”
The Queen Mother smiled slightly and said: "Yao'er is the most favored by the mourning family, and today the mourning family will personally reward her." ”
At this moment, the faces of everyone in the hall were shocked, they all knew what a big disaster the Northern Plague was, since Jiang Zuiyao was the greatest hero, she was afraid that this reward would not be light, and they all pricked up their ears to hear what reward the Queen Mother would give her.
The Queen Mother lowered her head slightly and thought about it, then raised her head again and said: "In the life of the mourning family, there is only one son of the emperor, but I want to have a caring girl to accompany the mourning family." ”
As soon as these words came out, it was enough to shock everyone!
What does this mean by Queen Mother? Is it possible to accept Jiang Zuiyao as a daughter?
The emperor was also shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What does the queen mother mean, do you want Jiang Zuiyao to be your daughter?" ”
The Queen Mother smiled enthusiastically and said: "The mourning family is sixty years old, and Yao'er is only twenty years old, where can she be the daughter of the mourning family." ”
This is even more puzzling, since the Queen Mother does not plan to accept Jiang Zuiyao as her daughter, why did she say Fang Cai's words?
Just when everyone was puzzled, the Queen Mother's smile instantly dissipated, and she said solemnly and loudly: "Yao'er, come forward to accept the order!" ”
This caught Jiang Zuiyao a little off guard, she was stunned for a moment, and she didn't know what the Queen Mother was going to do, and she didn't want to ask much in front of everyone's eyes, so she could only get up as she was told, walk to the center of the hall and kneel.
The Queen Mother looked at Jiang Zuiyao who was kneeling, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, the more she liked it, the smile was smeared on her lips, and her loving eyes stared at Jiang Zuiyao for a long time before she slowly spoke: "Jiang Zuiyao, the daughter of the head of the household, has made meritorious contributions to protecting the country in the chaos of the epidemic in Pingbei, and is really a model for the official wife of my Rong Dynasty." In addition, it is prudent, diligent and supple, pure and pure, gentle and kind, and virtuous, and has won the favor of the mourning family. ”
At this point, the Queen Mother deliberately paused, and the people present couldn't wait for the Queen Mother to reward Jiang Zuiyao with any gifts.
The Queen Mother refused to say anything, but just looked at Jiang Zuiyao dotingly, and suddenly stopped talking.
At this moment, who dared to interject and interrupt, in the end, the emperor asked anxiously: "Queen Mother, what do you want to reward Jiang Zuiyao?" ”
The Queen Mother's phoenix eyes raised a touch of joy, and she announced loudly: "From today on, Yao'er is the granddaughter of the mourning family, and she is canonized as the second lady of the fate!" ”
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In an instant, there was an uproar in the hall!