Chapter 264: Birthday Celebration
Bai Jiujiu lowered his head a little weakly, and his fingers kept rubbing the corners of his clothes.
Xu Huaiqing touched her head, "How can you mess up, you just have to do it, I will carry it around if there is something." ”
Bai Jiujiu was moved, Xu Huaiqing is also too good, he supports everything he does, he doesn't mean to blame at all, if the husband is like this, what more can the husband ask for.
The two kept warm in the carriage for a while, until they saw Xu Fu, and Bai Jiujiu reluctantly came out of Xu Huaiqing's arms and jumped out of the carriage.
The next day, the imperial concubine really ordered someone to send the embroidery needed for the queen mother's birthday.
Bai Jiujiu didn't dare to fake others, all the embroidery was embroidered by one person, the most difficult thing was the longevity robe, she came up with a lot of schemes, and each one finally felt that it was not suitable, and she couldn't help but be a little frustrated.
Xu Huaiqing came out of the study, and saw that Bai Jiujiu was still painting with a lamp, so he walked over to look at it for a while, and after muttering for a while, he casually took the pen and paper next to him.
When he started, Bai Jiujiu had already stopped the work in his hands, and watched him paint intently, and when he finished painting, Bai Jiujiu was only left with amazement, Xu Huaiqing painted this, the phoenix and all kinds of Rui beasts are intertwined and hovering in the clouds, and the center is surrounded by a longevity peach, the picture structure is ingenious, and the embroidery on the longevity robe must be very exquisite.
She had always known that Xu Huaiqing's painting skills were exquisite, but she didn't expect it to be so good.
The problem that had pestered her for a few days was suddenly solved, and Bai Jiujiu was suddenly overjoyed, hugging Xu Huaiqing and taking the initiative to kiss. The beauty threw herself into her arms, Xu Huaiqing naturally would not be polite, hugging Bai Jiujiu, and being anti-guest.
When he stopped, Bai Jiujiu's lips were red and bright, his heart was pounding fast, he jumped out of his arms and touched his hot cheeks, "That, I'm going to sleep." "Ran away like a rabbit.
Xu Huaiqing shook her head with a smile, and there was still the warm touch on Bai Jiujiu's body on her hands, and she couldn't help but feel a little reluctant, but she was too tired in the past two days.
That's it, it's a long time coming.
Hurry up, Bai Jiujiu finally made all the embroideries the day before the queen mother's birthday, and gave them to the imperial concubine for the first time. But she didn't expect that the effect of the finished product was far beyond her imagination.
"Good work, Mrs. Xu." The corners of the imperial concubine's eyes and eyebrows are full of smiles, with this longevity robe, she will definitely be able to show off at this birthday banquet.
I couldn't put it down and stroked the longevity robe, the imperial concubine rewarded a set of pearl heads, Bai Jiujiu's eyes swept away, and her heart couldn't help but be hot, this set of heads, take it out and sell it is estimated to be worth a thousand taels of silver, this imperial concubine is really generous.
The imperial concubine couldn't wait to present the robe to the queen mother, as she expected, the queen mother was also amazed when she saw it, and immediately put it on, and after hearing that it was made by Bai Jiujiu, she appreciated a lot of jewelry and satin.
Bai Jiujiu returned with a full load.
Three days later, the queen mother's birthday, Xu Huaiqing brought Bai Jiujiu into the palace early in the morning to celebrate, because there were too many people entering the palace today, in order to prevent accidents, the guards were extremely strict, and the old man of the east gate line.
finally waited until they entered the palace, and ordered the wives and ladies to go to the queen mother to celebrate her birthday, and the ministers kowtowed to the queen mother through the curtain.
Bai Jiujiu saw the Queen Mother for the first time, and the silver hair reflected the other party's kind eyebrows, and between the eyebrows and eyes, you can vaguely see the former elegance and peerlessness.
After the salute is completed, it is time to send a congratulatory gift, and the Queen Mother has this birthday every year, so the officials of all sizes are racking their brains to find a good thing, hoping to please the Queen Mother. As long as the Queen Mother can say a few good words for them in front of the emperor, then the promotion is just around the corner.
In order to seize this opportunity, officials have taken out almost all of their own money.
Bai Jiujiu was amazed, at this moment she felt that all the treasures in the world had probably gathered here, and there were many things she had never heard of at all, such as a complete set of zodiac signs made of jade, and she could know that it was priceless without looking closely.
After the courtiers finished offering their congratulatory gifts, it was the turn of the Empress Dowager's own grandchildren.
The crown prince was the first to step forward, he first said a set of blessing words, and today the queen mother has heard enough auspicious words, and when she saw this, she just smiled slightly, and didn't say anything.
"The emperor's grandmother's birthday, the grandson knows that you like jade, so he made a longevity peach tree for you, and the grandson hopes that the emperor's grandmother will be as blessed as the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the South Mountain!"
The two chamberlains stepped forward and opened the huge sandalwood box offered by the prince, and a crystal clear jade tree appeared in front of everyone, and suddenly, everyone's eyes were straight.
The tree was sixty centimeters tall and had one hundred and eight leaves, all made of jadeite, and the carvings were so delicate that even the lines on it were clearly visible.
Sixty-one longevity peaches hung on the tree, alluding to the sixty-first birthday of the Queen Mother, and the longevity peaches were made of rubies and shone in the sun.
The crowd let out an exclamation and whispered about it.
"Oh my God, this longevity peach tree is the best in today's birthday gift."
"Yes, I didn't expect the combination of jade and ruby, there would be such an effect, the trunk seems to be made of jade, tsk, this tree is too precious."
"This metaphor is good, the Queen Mother has such a grandson, it is really blessed."
"It is also the well-being of the people of the world, the prince is so benevolent and filial, he can't set a good example for the world."
When the prince heard these words, a smug smile appeared on his face, and it was not in vain that he had come up with such a brilliant idea, and saw which brother could compare with him.
"The prince bothered." The smile on the corner of the Queen Mother's mouth couldn't be hidden.
"The grandson only wishes that the imperial grandmother can be healthy and protect the people of the world, but if the imperial grandmother can show a little face, the grandson will be satisfied."
"Okay, you're a good boy."
Because of the crown prince Zhuyu in front, the congratulatory gifts of the princes in the back are a little shabby, and there is nothing to see. Just when he firmly believed that no congratulatory gift could surpass the longevity peach tree, King Wei stepped forward calmly, even under such great pressure, his face did not show a trace of panic.
The prince snorted disdainfully, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
King Wei came forward empty-handed, and those who wanted to see his gifts couldn't help but be a little disappointed, why, this King Wei didn't even prepare a gift?
Facing everyone's questioning eyes, King Wei unhurriedly congratulated the Queen Mother on her birthday, and then slowly spoke, "Imperial grandmother, grandson is also prepared a little careful, and I hope you don't dislike it." ”
The Queen Mother sat up straight expectantly, "How can the mourning family dislike it, it's good if you have this heart." ”