In the main hall, the queen mother sits in the first place, the emperor sits on the right side, the queen sits on the left side, the lower right hand is the old lady Xia, Xia Haoyu, Xia Yunxuan, and the eldest princess and Xia Yunshang sit at the bottom left.

"Shang'er is born today, and the emperor's grandmother has nothing to give, this pair of golden silk white jade peony hairpins was originally a dowry for the mourning family, so they were given to Shang'er." The Queen Mother looked at the eyes and knelt down to worship Yunshang and said, "I hope that Shang'er will be used properly in the future." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and picked up the box of rosewood inlaid with night pearls in the tray given by the maid and handed it to Yunshang. patted Yunshang and said, "I believe that Shang'er will not disappoint the imperial grandmother." ”

Yunshang's heart jumped slightly, is it coming after all? It seems that the queen mother has regarded her as the first choice of the future queen, the story of the peony hairpin, the eldest princess once said, I heard that the queen mother wore it when she first saw the first emperor, and the queen mother was very fond of the first emperor and the grace continued, and at such a time to give such a meaning of hairpin to Xia Yunsheng, the queen mother's mind was not hidden at all.

The emperor is in the prime of life and has not yet established a prince, which is actually telling the emperor that this granddaughter-in-law has been decided, and the candidate for the prince must be carefully decided.

And the queen on the side didn't say much, looking at Xia Yunsheng with a smile and a happy face, and only thinking about the position of her niece Zhen Linxuan.

"Xiang'er thanked the imperial grandmother." Xia Yunshang returned respectfully.

Yunshang knew that she had been facing these things since the day she was born, and she would be fifteen after her birthday, and she was about to get married, so it was not far from getting married.

This special identity can't even be the master of her parents and grandfather, the experience of her previous life is vivid, and she can't offend the queen mother, but ...... Xia Yunshang sighed slightly in her heart.

"The gift from the queen mother is so valuable, so that I am embarrassed to take out the gift." The emperor laughed and said, how valuable is a pair of hairpins, what is precious is the meaning behind the hairpins.

The queen mother did not intervene in her harem, on the one hand, there was no suitable candidate for her relatives, and on the other hand, the queen mother did not need to be favored, but the queen mother had already planned for the position of the crown princess.

The emperor also likes Xia Yunshang very much, not to mention his sister's daughter, Shangguan Yu looked at Shangguan Ruian on the side, Shangguan Ruian was looking at him with bright eyes, and there was trust and dependence on his brother in his eyes.

Shangguan Yu's heart was slightly calm, such a child must be reliable. But the position of the crown prince, Shangguan Yu does not want to establish it now.

Of course, the Queen Mother also knows this in her heart, and if she has a prince and an in-law like the Duke of Zhenguo, it is better to be cautious in the end.

"Really? Then the mourning family wants to see what the emperor sent? If it is not good for the mourning family, the clothes are not allowed to be asked, and they are directly returned. The Queen Mother smiled and pulled Yunshang to sit down beside her.

"What the queen mother said, the son gave to the princess of Jingyi County." Shangguan Yu said with a smile that only Princess Zunyipin had an independent princess mansion in this dynasty before she got married. And it is not easy for Yunshang to have such an honor as the lord of a first-class county.

"Thank you to the emperor, brother, uncle" Zhen Guogong and his entourage immediately knelt down to thank him.

"If you want the concubine to say, this mansion can also be renamed." The queen said with a smile, the queen can stand tall in the harem, on the one hand, the strength of the mother family behind her, but more importantly, the understanding of the queen mother and the emperor, Queen Zhen knows that the emperor and the queen mother are waiting for her to speak, so she is naturally willing to sell this face, not to mention giving Xia Yunshang dignity now, and there will be less resistance to arranging side concubines in the future.

"The queen is right, how about changing it to the Gulun Holy Princess Mansion?" The emperor said with a smile, as soon as he opened his mouth, he changed from the county lord of Zhengyipin to the princess of Zhengyipin, although the rank is the same, but the county lord and the princess are still different, and this title is only lower than the princess of Gulun Yu, Shangguan Jinrou, who is the queen's concubine. The queen doesn't care much, anyway, she will follow the path of the princess and the queen in the future, what about this princess.

"The mourning family feels good, but the mourning family's gift is better than that." The Queen Mother said angrily, but her eyebrows were full of satisfaction.

"The emperor is also worried about being punished by the queen mother." The queen covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled.

"Zitong" The emperor seemed to glare at the queen angrily.

"The royal brother's heart has been taken by the imperial sister-in-law again." Shangguan Ruian said jokingly

"Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Xin, and Miss Xia ask to see you."

The Queen Mother nodded: "Xuan." ”

Mrs. Jin slowly walked into the main hall with a dark red crane embroidered long skirt, and behind her was Xin Sihan in a concubine-colored dress and Xia Yuqi in a red dress.

"Meet the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Queen Mother, long live long live."

"Excuse me." The Queen Mother raised her hand majestically and said, lightly sweeping over the three of them, her eyes were attracted by the heads of Xin Sihan and Xia Yuqi, and a trace of anger appeared in her eyes.

"Today is the birthday of the grandchild, and it is really the honor of the Guogong Mansion to have three nobles here." Mrs. Jin complimented that when Yunshang was born before, the queen mother and the emperor would also come, but most of them set up family banquets, and it was inconvenient for them to go to their own identity.

"The birthday of the granddaughter of the mourning family is naturally coming." The Queen Mother smiled and returned, what is the name of a grandchild, here Mrs. Jin is an outsider.

"Yes" Old Madam Jin realized that she had lost her words, and she was a little frightened in her heart, so she was not embarrassed to stand in the hall.

"The heads of Mrs. Xin and Miss Xia, the mourning family looks a little familiar." The Queen Mother's gaze looked past Old Madam Jin to Xin Sihan and Xia Yuqi.

"Huh? Miss Xia's face seems to have been given to Yunshang by the queen mother a few days ago. Mrs. Xin's face is also familiar. The queen said suspiciously, sneering in her heart, these two people are bold, and they dare to wear such jewelry in front of the queen mother, Xia Yuqi's green makeup, Xin Sihan's pair of colored gold phoenixes spitting beads and shaking, it is even more excessive, Shengsheng overstepped, if I remember correctly, this Xin Sihan is the daughter of a small official, and she has no fate, but she is carrying an eight-tailed phoenix.

"The mourning family doesn't know what kind of fate Mrs. Xin is?" The Queen Mother asked gently. Xin Sihan thought that the Queen Mother had taken her seriously, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Go back to the Queen Mother, there is no fate." ”

"What is the position of the husband?" The queen asked with a smile

"Back to the queen, my husband is the editor of the Hanlin Academy," Mrs. Xin replied with a smile. Mrs. Xin's husband is Xia Shaowen, who is said to be Xia Haoyu's brother, but he is not related by blood.

"Edited by the Hanlin Academy? Positive seven products? The queen chuckled and looked at the Queen Mother. Seeing that the Queen Mother's face gradually changed, she didn't say anything more.

"Mrs. Xin is so bold, the eight-tailed phoenix can only be worn by the first grade, is it next year, Mrs. Xin will wear the nine-tailed phoenix!" The Queen Mother said angrily.

Everyone was shocked, and hurriedly got up and knelt down and said, "Please calm the Queen Mother's anger." ”

Where have Xin Sihan and Xia Yuqi seen such a posture, they were dumbfounded, and knelt down, this kneeling is better, Xia Yuqi hurriedly knelt down The hand on his wrist knocked on the smooth ground and made a crisp sound, it was the white jade and red leaf hand bracelet that the Queen Mother appreciated.

The Queen Mother's sharp eyes swept over, and she was about to get angry, but she heard the eldest princess say: "Xiang'er, do you know that you are wrong!" ”

"The son doesn't know, please let my mother know." Yunshang lowered her head and said

"Look at Mrs. Xin's phoenix step for yourself, Miss Xia's whole set of emerald heads, including the handpieces on her hand, which one is not given by the queen mother, and you don't know what is wrong?" The eldest princess said angrily

"Don't worry, royal sister" The queen smiled and helped Yunshang up: "Shang'er fell into the water a few days ago and has not healed, and the palace looks at this face is not very good." I think it's also a good heart, and I see that my sister likes to borrow it to wear this day. Miss Xia, but? ”

Xia Yuqi has not been familiar with these palace rules since she was a child, where did she think so much, looking at the posture as if she was about to be convicted, she didn't dare to speak, and secretly thought about how to do it in her heart.

Xia Yuqi secretly panicked in her heart, and said softly: "I didn't know that this was a gift from the Queen Mother, and I would like to ask the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother for forgiveness if there is anything inappropriate." ”

"Smack!" The eldest princess slapped the table angrily and said, "Xia Yunsheng! You are guilty! ”

Yunshang had just been helped up by the queen, and she didn't dare to pause, so she hurriedly knelt heavily on the ground, her eyes flashed with some tears, and her lips pursed slightly, so pitiful.

Seeing that her young lady was kneeling, Zijuan became anxious, hurriedly walked to the center of the main hall, knelt down and said, "Please let the queen mother and the eldest princess calm their anger, and the slave and maid have the courage to complain for the young lady." ”

"Zijuan!" Yunshang turned her head and shouted.

"Miss, the slave knows that Miss has a good heart and should bear it, but this is obviously not Miss's fault. The Queen Mother, the slave maid is the Queen Mother's mother who chose to serve the young lady, how the rules in this palace have been familiar with since childhood, how can you not know the preciousness of this royal gift. Zijuan said sincerely.

"It's just that every time Miss Xia goes to the Xiyun Pavilion, she will ask for jewelry, and Miss Xia will originally send her jewelry, but in recent years, Miss Xia has taken a fancy to the rewards of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, but if Miss Xia refuses, she will be called by Mrs. Fang to reprimand her on the second day. This time, Miss likes the jewelry, and she is ready to wear it on her birthday today, but ...... But that day, as soon as the young lady woke up from falling into the water, Miss Xia came to ask for it, and the young lady also said that day, this is a royal gift, but it was squeezed by Miss Xia, and the young lady didn't even have the strength to raise her hand when she first woke up, so she gave it a headache. Please the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Eldest Princess Mingjian. After speaking, his white forehead slammed heavily on the marble floor with white dark flowers, and there was a muffled sound.

Yunshang was startled, and hurriedly pulled it up, only to see Zijuan's forehead flushed, which made Yunshang feel distressed.

"Okay! Very good! The mourning family didn't know that Mrs. Fang was so majestic, and they didn't know that Miss Xia was so arrogant, and the granddaughter of the mourning family dared to reprimand at will and ask for jewelry! The Queen Mother roared angrily, staring at a few people with ice in her eyes, the majesty of living in the palace for a long time could not be ignored, and the three of them couldn't help but tremble.

"The queen mother, the concubine can also be regarded as watching Xiang'er grow up, Xiang'er has been influenced by the benevolent nature of the queen mother and the eldest princess since she was a child, and she is kind to others, and she doesn't care, if it weren't for Zijuan to explain the situation, I don't know how many grievances I would have suffered silently." The queen said distressedly.

"Hmph, the mourning family has always thought that the middle clothes in the Guogong Mansion can't stand the grievances, but today I know that the mourning family thinks it is simple."

Grandpa Guo stepped forward and said: "It's all the fault of the old minister, please calm the anger of the Queen Mother." ”

"What is this talking about, Grandpa Guo naturally doesn't know about such a thing in the backyard." The queen said softly, but the implication was that the identity of this lady was obvious, and Mrs. Fang's arrogance must have been determined by the character of the girl, and it was even hidden from everyone's eyes.

"The mourning family and Sister Jin are also friends with handkerchiefs, and how Mrs. Fang enters the mansion should know better than anyone else. There is still face to embarrass the clothes! The Queen Mother said coldly.

Mrs. Xia's lifelong love is tied to Mrs. Guoduke, when she was forced to accept the side concubine, she has always felt ashamed in her heart, and she just wants to compensate and comfort her for the rest of her life, but she doesn't want Mrs. Xia to give birth to it, and it will become a hurdle that Mrs. Xia can't get over for a lifetime. He said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Fang despises the royal family, because of the important rules, she is old, she is demoted to a concubine, and she will leave the house tomorrow to live another life, and since then the matter of the second room has nothing to do with the Zhenguo Mansion!" ”

"Sir!" Old Madam Jin was shocked when she heard this, and sat on the ground paralyzed, unable to return to her senses for a long time.