The tortoiseshell case ended with Wei Lanlan coming forward to take the blame for Wei Chengye, and Wei Qingqing deliberately took the initiative not to do anything anymore.

The case has only been closed for two days, and it will be the eighth day of the fourth month and Wei Lanlan's birthday.

Empress He of the Middle Palace has been lingering on the sickbed since the accidental death of the fourth prince, and she has not seen her well for a long time, and she has long been exempted from the daily greetings of the concubines in the palace, and she does not take care of the big and small matters in the palace.

Under Empress He is Concubine Zhao, Queen He has always said that she is sick and does not see guests, so Concubine Zhao can teach, restrain and dispose of concubines on her behalf, and the palace concubines have to turn to Zhao Guifei every day to ask for peace and listen to her teachings.

Although Concubine Zhao Guifei acted arrogantly and domineeringly, but others did not provoke her, she was impatient to take care of others, plus she was pregnant and the dragon fetus was getting older, so she was also exempted from the daily greetings of low-ranking concubines.

Under Concubine Zhaogui, there are several concubines with titles such as Concubine Shu, Concubine Hui, and Concubine Rong, but although they are in the concubine position, they do not have the right to teach, restrict, or dispose of other concubines, unless Emperor Wu makes an exception.

Therefore, even Wei Lanlan, who has the power to assist the six palaces, Emperor Wu did not specifically decree that the palace concubines should listen to her every day, and she could only do some things to deal with the chores of the six palaces, and she had no right to restrain or teach other concubines.

But after Wei Lanlan assisted the sixth palace, the low-ranking concubines in the harem spontaneously and took the initiative to come to her every day to ask for peace, and on the eighth day of the fourth month, all the concubines not only went to Zhongcui Palace early to greet Wei Lanlan, but also brought birthday gifts.

Therefore, on Wei Lanlan's birthday, Zhong Cui Palace was as lively as in previous years.

The side hall that Wei Lanlan used to entertain guests was full of all kinds of rare treasures, and the palace concubines were all rushing to compliment Wei Lanlan and flattering one after another......

First of all, Li Zhaoyi, the number one dog-legged person, presented a colorful glazed pagoda in a high-profile manner, and congratulated Wei Lanlan on her birthday with her unique delicate voice, "Sister, I know the preferences of Sister Shufei the most, and I know that my sister is dedicated to worshiping Buddha and having few desires, and those secular treasures are no different from ordinary objects in my sister's eyes, so I deliberately bothered to find this colorful glazed pagoda that has been opened by a high monk and dedicated it to my sister as a congratulatory gift!" ”

"This colorful glazed pagoda sister can be placed in the small Buddha hall, worship the Buddha and chant the scriptures from time to time to look at a few glances, both pleasing to the eye and sincere, isn't it just right?" Li Zhaoyi's slender jade hand held the colorful glazed pagoda, and the white palm formed a sharp contrast with the colorful glazed pagoda, which was really pleasing to the eye and made people unable to take their eyes off.

Wei Lanlan smiled and asked Yuxiu to accept the colorful glazed pagoda, "My sister has a heart." ”

The palace concubine on the side saw that Li Zhaoyi had taken the lead, and immediately offered a congratulatory gift, "Sister Shufei, sister, I found a box of good sandalwood from Tianzhu Kingdom for you, the effect of meditation and concentration is very good, and it is most suitable for you to burn when you worship the Buddha!" ”

Seeing this, Concubine Yi hurriedly offered the white jade Guanyin that she had worked hard to find at the end of her mother's house, "Shufei Niangniang, this white jade Guanyin is as white as a lotus, and the whole body is flawless, it is the concubine who has let her family secretly visit it two years ago, so she found such a good Baiyun Guanyin as a birthday gift to Niangniang!" ”

"Niangniang, this is the Buddhist scripture embroidered by the concubine herself, because it is dedicated to the birthday ceremony of the concubine, the concubine does not dare to slack off, and every time before embroidering it, they are fasting and bathing, burning incense and changing clothes!"

"Concubine Niangniang, this is the high-grade Buddha bead offered by the concubine......"

"Niangniang, this is a treasure box that only exists in the West"

"It's ......"

The palace concubines rushed to send rare objects to please Wei Lanlan, and most of them gave objects related to the Buddha in order to cater to Wei Lanlan's preferences, which were obviously prepared with great care.

Wei Lanlan has always liked to pretend, and when the palace concubines all presented the congratulatory gifts, she waved her hand at everyone with a smile, "The colorful glazed pagoda sent by Li Zhaoyi's sister is very popular with me, and I also like the Buddhist scriptures embroidered by Yu Meiren herself, as well as the white jade Guanyin ...... given by Jia Concubine's sister."

"I'll take these three congratulatory gifts, and everyone can take the rest of the treasures back!" She paused slightly, her eyes slowly swept over everyone, and she deliberately said helplessly: "I understand your kindness, but although I worship the Buddha every day, I don't need so many things, it's a pity to put it in the warehouse in vain, it's better to return it to its original owner." ”

She said that she really asked Yuxiu to send the birthday gifts back to her master, and put on a posture of no desire and no desire, just a lively gesture, "Although I don't accept the ceremony, but I have to stay, let the imperial dining room have a few tables of tables for a while, and then ask the troupe that specializes in singing and singing with me to sing a few good plays, our sisters are so lively and lively!" ”

Because Wei Lanlan is like this every year, the birthday gift is just a symbolic selection of a few things, and everyone has long been accustomed to it, so most of them politely excused themselves and took back the birthday gift according to Wei Lanlan's meaning.

After the palace concubine who could talk took back the birthday gift, she joked to Wei Lanlan with a smile, "The emperor will take great pains to prepare a birthday gift for Sister Shufei every year, and it's no wonder that the congratulatory gift we sent can't get into my sister's eyes!" ”

"Yes! The concubine remembered that the birthday gift given by the emperor to her sister last year was a glow-in-the-dark cup from Saigon; The year before last, it was the only one in the world that everyone painted "Laughing Buddha"; A year ago, I did what I liked, and I ordered someone to train a drama troupe according to my sister's preferences and give it to my sister, so that my sister could listen to the play at any time! ”

"I don't know what birthday gift the emperor will give my sister this year? It's really exciting! ”

"It must be ingenious and unconventional!"

The palace concubines, you and I praised Wei Lanlan in a good mood, but she pretended to be unhappy and reprimanded: "How can the emperor's thoughts be something that we can speculate about?" Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, no matter what birthday gift the emperor gives me, I will not change my original intention when he treats him. ”

"Yes, yes, Sister Shufei is very right, we no longer speculate about the emperor's intentions, we only envy you wholeheartedly!"

"My sister doesn't care, but our emperor cares! The emperor has always been very fond of his sister, and he will definitely not give a birthday gift casually, but will only give a birthday gift that can make his sister happy and smile! ”

Wei Lanlan's words of the palace concubines were very useful, and the whole person was also praised to be fluttering, and she no longer reprimanded the palace concubines for her disrespectful remarks, but only pretended to be helpless and glanced at the palace concubines, "You just see that I am soft and easy to talk, so you dare to always laugh at me!" ”

At this time, Yuxiu came to the imperial dining room to prepare the banquet, and Wei Lanlan smiled and beckoned everyone to come to the banquet.

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