Chapter 49
Today is June 19, the old lady's 60th birthday.
All the maids and housekeepers of the British Duke put on their new clothes happily and started to do things in full swing early.
Zhou got up early in the morning and carefully inspected all parts of the house.
The family ran out of breakfast very early, and the British Duke carefully thought about today's process again in his heart, and thought about how to deal with it if something unexpected happened.
After a while, Prince Jiang's family came, and Princess Jiang brought her daughter and daughter-in-law to the backyard.
From the beginning of the hour, the guests who celebrate the birthday come one after another.
The British Duke took Nalan Zhiqi and Xiao Tainan to welcome guests at the gate, while Prince Jiang took Nalan Zhifan to entertain inside, and Nalan Zhiyu and Nalan Zhixian took Nalan Zhiheng to entertain the young masters, sons, and little princes of the clan who came to the house.
And the female dependents are the British duchess with the Zhao family at the door of the backyard to welcome guests, and the princess Jiang with the prince and princess Jiang to entertain inside.
Nalan Youruo and Xiao Yunning are the daughters of each family.
Not to mention the status of the British government, let's just say that the deceased old Britain used to be the emperor, and the current British prince is also the emperor's master and son, which is enough to fill the world with peach and plums, and the disciples account for half of the dynasty.
There was an endless stream of people who came to celebrate his birthday, and by noon there were gradually fewer people.
Seeing that the time was not too early, the British Mansion was originally a prince's palace in the previous dynasty, and was later given to the British Duke by the founding emperor.
Including the previous owners of the other three major dukes, they were all county kings and princes of the previous dynasty.
The British Mansion occupies a vast area, and it is understated and luxurious.
There is a small building with a single two floors in the house, called the Invitation Moon Tower, the Invitation Moon Tower is the place used by the prince of the previous dynasty to feast guests, and later the British Mansion also used to feast guests.
The rooms on the first floor of the Invitation Moon Building are open, separated by bead curtains.
Just after everyone is seated, when the birthday gift is ready, there is a custom in the general election, that is, when the parents celebrate their 60th birthday, in front of the full house, children and grandchildren must offer birthday gifts to thank their parents for their nurturing grace.
The butler hurriedly walked to the ear of the British duke, and without knowing what to say, the British duke took the five Nalan Zhiqi brothers and left in a hurry.
The guests who were left in the room looked at each other, not knowing what was happening.
Just when everyone was whispering about what was going on.
The British Duke respectfully greeted the Queen Mother and the Emperor and walked in.
Everyone never expected that the Queen Mother and the Emperor would come in person, and they thought that the Queen Mother and the Emperor would send someone to send a birthday gift.
Everyone hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "The ministers, the courtiers, and the courtiers have seen the queen mother and the emperor"
Xiao Chenhao and Empress Dowager Xu chose this time, and asked the housekeeper to quietly inform the British Duke to prevent all the mighty people from coming to the door to greet them.
Xiao Chenhao helped the Queen Mother to walk in front of the old lady, and the Queen Mother personally held the old lady's hand and said with the emperor, "I wish my aunt and grandmother good fortune such as the East China Sea and Shoubi Nanshan", after saying that, the mother and son both performed a blessing ceremony.
The actions of the emperor and the queen mother made everyone present almost lose their mouths in surprise.
The old lady asked the emperor and the queen mother to sit on it, but the emperor Xiao Chenhao smiled and said to the old lady, "Grandmother, no matter the status of the monarch and the minister today, I only think of my closest relatives."
So in the end, the old lady and the queen mother sat on it and sat first on the left. Since the emperor was there, the British prince did not let people pull down the bead curtain.
All the guests stood up and toasted together, wishing the old lady her birthday, "I wish the old lady; Blessing is like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan"
"Thank you," said the old lady, who brought wine with tea.
As the protagonist, the British public naturally has to toast everyone to express his gratitude, "I would like to thank you for coming to celebrate your mother's birthday, you eat and drink well, don't be restrained"
After speaking, it is time to offer a birthday gift, the British couple is the first, Zhou is holding a set of clothes made by himself, and the British prince is his own handwritten longevity "I wish my mother a healthy body and a long life"
The old lady accepted the gift with a smile, and the second one was Prince Jiang and his wife, and the old lady also accepted it happily.
Then there are a few grandchildren, all of whom have made their own birthday gifts, and although these birthday gifts are not priceless treasures, they make everyone envious, because they are all made with good intentions.
In the end, there is the granddaughter of Nalan Youruo and the granddaughter of Xiao Yunning, as well as the granddaughter-in-law of the Zhao family.
Xiao Yunning and Zhao's Nalan Youruo took the things with their own hands and walked in slowly.
When Xiao Chenhao saw Nalan Youruo's appearance clearly, he felt that his whole body stiffened.
This appearance, this familiar and unfamiliar appearance, this face that has appeared countless times in dreams, now appears so abruptly in front of him.
At this point, he couldn't tell if it was real or a dream.
He clenched his palms tightly, his nails sinking into the flesh, and it hurt.
It hurts, which means that this is not a dream, and she who thinks about it day and night really appears in front of herself.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chenhao was immediately ecstatic, it turned out that she was the daughter of an English duke, no wonder she couldn't be found in the south, but she didn't expect her to be under her own nose.
Xiao Chenhao tried his best to restrain himself, not to let himself lose his temper, and smiled in his heart, as long as he knew who she was, it would be easy to do.
The guests who had never seen Nalan Youruo finally knew what it meant to be a country and a city.
Xiao Shi held a bowl of noodles and said, "Grandmother, this is the longevity noodles made by my granddaughter-in-law, I wish my grandmother a long life" After speaking, he brought the longevity noodles to the old lady, the old lady ate a few bites, and smiled happily, "It tastes good, thank you for your hard work"
It doesn't matter if the noodles taste good or not, what matters is Zhao's mind, and the current daughter will cook by herself.
Xiao Yunning's birthday gift was to copy the Buddhist scriptures by himself and embroider his forehead with his own hands.
Finally, Nalan Youruo, Nalan Youruo asked the two maids to slowly pull away a pair of Baishou pictures embroidered by themselves, which surprised everyone.
Including the British duke and the couple, several old ladies who were a little older than the British duke and lady were all envious.
"Granddaughter wishes her grandmother good health and a long life"
The Baishou map, as the name suggests, is composed of a hundred longevity characters, because it is difficult to embroider, almost few people will embroider it as a birthday gift.
I didn't expect Nalan Youruo to embroider it, and Nalan Youruo's filial piety made everyone admire.
The British old lady walked in front of Baishoutu with the support of the Queen Mother, touched Baishoutu with her hand, and was moved with red eyes, "Ning Ning has a heart"
The cousins knelt down again and said, "I wish grandmother a prosperous sun and a long moon, and a long pine crane."
The old lady helped Nalan Youruo with her own hands, patted Nalan Youruo's hand lovingly, and was speechless for a while.
Nalan smiled and said, "Grandmother, today is your birthday, you have to be happy"
"Grandmother is happy, grandmother is very happy"
The Queen Mother looked at the Baishou diagram and said in surprise, "This Baishou diagram actually uses a double-sided embroidery method."
Double-sided embroidery results in exactly the same thing on both sides.
The Queen Mother's words surprised everyone again, and the eldest lady of the British Mansion was really extraordinary.
Only a family like the Nalan clan can teach such excellent descendants!
No wonder everyone says that the British government is a family, and the top and bottom are harmonious, and what they said is true when they see it today.
The banquet also came to an end, Xiao Chenhao and the Queen Mother couldn't stay outside the palace for a long time, even if Xiao Chenhao finally found the little girl he thought about day and night and wanted to see her more, but at this time, in front of everyone, Xiao Chenhao could only use all his self-control to return to the palace first, but compared to the previous torment of knowing nothing, now at least I know her identity.
Xiao Chenhao never dreamed that he would meet her today.
Xiao Chenhao glanced at Nalan Youruo deeply before getting into the carriage and leaving.
Now that the emperor is gone, everyone has also put forward their farewell, for the guests who came to the banquet today, today is really a feast for the eyes, not only saw the rare Baishou map, but also once again saw the status of the British Mansion in the emperor's heart.
And the dishes of the British Mansion are also very good, this banquet of the British Mansion is a warm hospitality, and the guests who come are also worth the trip.
After finally sending off all the guests and packing up their things, the British duchess asked the Nalan brothers and sisters to go to rest first.
Nalan Youruo was also tired when he returned to Sanssoucheo, so he washed up and went to bed, and he didn't have the heart to think about anything else.
Because he was really tired today, Nalan fell asleep as soon as his tired eyelids closed.
And Xiao Chenhao in the palace finally let go temporarily, and his heart that was high because he was looking for Nalan Youruo was finally able to sleep well.
Chang Zuo knew that the woman the emperor was looking for turned out to be the lord of Leyan, the only concubine of the British duke, Nalan Youruo.
I thought that now that it was good, the emperor's mood should be a little better, and he finally didn't have to worry about it, and he could sleep well.
Nalan Youruo, who was already asleep, didn't know that he was able to easily change a person's mood without knowing it.
As long as Xiao Chenhao thought of Nalan Youruo, a smile appeared on his face that he didn't even notice it.
Tonight, Nalan Youruo and Xiao Chenhao both slept very sweetly, the former because they were extremely tired, and the latter because they found the person they wanted to find, and they were relieved.