Lian Shi pursed his sideburns, straightened the hairpin ring on his head, and was a little angry: "The palace is full of twists and turns, and I got lost and delayed halfway, so can the birthday gift be presented to the Empress Dowager?" ”

How dare Chang Lehou complain? Shaking his head anxiously: "I've been waiting for you and Ling Yan, and even my birthday has been delayed." ”

Lian Shi turned around and wiped the sweat stains on Chang Lingyan's face, threw Chang Lehou two silver tickets and ordered: "Hurry up and ask for longevity, the chief manager will hand over a word in private, whether Ling Yan can show his face today is on this baby." ”

Chang Lehou turned around to do some things according to his words, and begged each other in private, he and the wife of the Empress Dowager were already familiar with each other, and now Suxi has benefited again, and smiled meaningfully, and when he went to the Empress Dowager to skillfully rotate around, he turned around and announced that the three of them stepped forward.

Lian was overjoyed, and pulled his baby daughter forward and kowtowed respectfully.

The Empress Dowager had a look of displeasure on her face: "The birthday banquet of the mourning family is not in your eyes, and Mrs. Changle Hou should learn this rule." ”

Lian knelt on the ground, not knowing that this matter was arranged by the Empress Dowager, but he only said that his life was sparse, he took a detour, and sincerely pleaded guilty.

"The Empress Dowager forgives her sins, and the concubine never dares, but she was careless for a while and took the wrong way."

There was snickering in the crowd.

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "You mean that the mourning family blames you?" The mourning family is old, isn't this deaf and dazzling? The roads in the palace extend in all directions, and if you look for a palace person to inquire, you won't get lost. These many women have found Ci'an Palace, why are you the only one who is so late? Looking at this hour, it's more than enough to run around the Forbidden City, right? ”

The crowd laughed even more.

The Empress Dowager opened her mouth and knew that she was deliberately beating Lian's family, and she must have done something inconsiderate, which annoyed her old man, and the discussion was naturally without scruples, just to add icing on the cake to the Empress Dowager.

Lian Shi suffered a dumb loss, a cold sweat rolled down, his face turned pale, and he wondered in his heart, this empress dowager is extremely thoughtful, how can she reprimand herself in front of hundreds of civil and military officials today? She is her nephew and daughter-in-law of her mother's family, and she is laughed at, isn't it the same loss of her face?

The Queen Mother hurriedly handed over a fragrant tea, and persuaded with a smile: "Today is your old man's birthday, but don't be angry." The junior is disobedient, and he will go back and let the Hou Ye teach him a few words. ”

The Empress Dowager gave the Empress Dowager a lot of face, and eased her face, but she was still angry, and said angrily: "The Empress Dowager, you are kind-hearted, plead for her, and it is said that the mourning family should also take her a face, but if I don't beat her a few words, I'm afraid I'm going to heaven!" She is so arrogant that she can't lead by example, how can she raise her children? Can there be rules for children to go up and down? You see that there is still an eldest daughter in the Hou Mansion, how can you get the second daughter when you enter the palace to worship your birthday? ”

The Lian clan had already prepared his words, and Nuo Nuo smiled and said, "Ling Xi is unwell, so he should naturally avoid it. ”

After speaking, he quietly pestle the silent Chang Lehou with his elbow. Chang Lehou echoed the voice.

Mo Guhan's face on the side was secretive, and a chill flashed in his eyes, fleeting.

"That's it, don't lose your interest, let's get even." The Empress Dowager finally impatiently gave her grace and raised her noble hand.

Lian didn't expect to be reprimanded for splitting his head, and he got up with Chang Lehou, and the smug look on his face disappeared. She weighed it again and again in her heart, and only said that it must be Yuehua who sued the Empress Dowager in front of her, so she took advantage of this excuse and reprimanded herself in front of hundreds of officials and family members.

Hiss! Wrong!

Lian was shocked, and since then, the Empress Dowager has expressed her dissatisfaction with herself, and she has also implicated Ling Yan. Even if the emperor favors his little daughter, how can he speak today? The Empress Dowager's words, wouldn't it block Ling Yan's way into the palace?

Did she mean it or not?

Lian's heart went around and around, and then looked at Ling Yan behind him, his eyes looked in the direction of Mo Guhan stupidly, his eyebrows were rippling, where could there be room for anything else in his eyes?

Lian gritted his teeth and decided that he still wanted to make a desperate bet, how could he know if there was any hope if he didn't give it a try? She stabbed Chang Lehou, Chang Lehou didn't have to bring a brain in front of Lian's family, she immediately knew what Lian meant, and opened a long camphor wooden box and presented it.

Suki took it and held it to the Queen Mother diligently. Yuehua glanced at it, and it turned out to be the embroidered picture of "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" that she saw in Nanzhao Buzhuang that day! How did it get into the hands of Chang Lehou?

It can't be just a coincidence!

First of all, although this embroidered picture himself pointed out the drawbacks mercilessly that day, it was in the private room, and no one knew about it, and the shopkeeper cherished himself and would definitely not make a move easily; Second, if it is a shot, Beijing will rush to it, and there are many people who seek each other's money, how can it be the turn of Changle Houfu? Third, how did Lian coincidentally take this embroidered picture as the birthday gift of the Empress Dowager?

Yuehua thought about it, and quietly looked at the faces of the people around him, but his eyes met Mo Guhan unexpectedly, and it happened that he looked at him with burning eyes, which was meaningful.

At that time, only Shao Ziqing and himself, as well as Ziqing's friend, the purple-clothed mysterious man, and the shopkeeper of the cloth village knew that it was impossible to help the Lian family add icing on the cake, could it be Shao Ziqing? He wants to use this to vent his own bad breath? Perhaps, who deliberately laid the trap?

Yuehua found that her brain had rusted since she entered the gate of the palace, and there were many foreshadowings here, and she was frightened every step of the way, and it was difficult for her to parry.

The embroidery picture slowly unfolded, and a stunning sound immediately sounded in the hall, and everyone praised it, even more than the shock that Shicai's small wooden house brought to everyone.

Rao is the Empress Dowager has seen a lot of rare treasures, the palace Guangchu Division, and the Needlework Bureau also has a lot of ingenious and capable embroiderers, and she can't help but look at it and praise it.

There was a woman in the hall whispering: "It is rumored that this "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" picture, the shopkeeper of Nanzhao Buzhuang as the treasure of the town store, once someone has been unable to buy thousands of taels of silver, and the shopkeeper threatens to be able to collect it only by those who know the goods, how can it be included in the bag of Changle Houfu?" ”

There were many people who were discussing, and some people had the courage to ask: "We have all heard of this "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" and have been fortunate enough to witness it, but we can't see the subtleties in it, and I ask Mrs. Hou to solve our doubts?" ”

The Empress Dowager also felt surprised: "The dyeing workshop in my palace has collected hundreds of thousands of color dyeing methods, and the grandmother of the Needlework Bureau is also proficient in various northern and southern embroidery techniques, but she will never be able to embroider such an ingenious embroidery image." Lian, you just tell the big guys. ”

Lian's was impressed by everyone, very proud, and slightly blessed: "The concubine is lonely and unheard, where do you understand these doorways?" It was the little girl Ling Yan who broke the sky with a word, and the shopkeeper reluctantly cut his love and gave up this embroidered picture. ”

Everyone turned their eyes to Chang Lingyan, Chang Lingyan Lian moved lightly, walked out from behind Lian's family, and replied in a coquettish voice: "The Empress Dowager Qi, the color level of this embroidery picture is changeable, and it is colorful, not because of the ingenious dyeing process of the embroidery thread, but because the fine velvet crochet on the peacock feather was originally used to weave the thread. ”

Some ladies shook their heads suspiciously: "The peacock feather embroidery picture has been in my Chang'an Dynasty since ancient times, but it is not easy to color, how can I embroider this piece of splendid color?" And the golden light is scorching, more vivid and gorgeous than real birds. ”

Chang Lingyan couldn't come up with a reason, and said: "That's the reason for the ingenious dyeing technique." ”

Mo Guhan, who was silent on the side, suddenly turned around and said to Yuehua: "I have long heard that Miss Yuehua is exquisite, and she embroiders a good woman's red, so she must have unique opinions. ”

Yuehua's heart was broken, and she was vigilant. He didn't know him well, how did he know that he liked embroidery, and that he had to intervene by name?

She originally wanted to expose the bloody aspects of this embroidered picture, so that the Empress Dowager would be bored with Chang Lingyan and the Lian family, completely ruining their reputation, and Yixue hated in her heart. The words coiled around her mouth, and she almost blurted out, and Mo Guhan's words made her swallow back.

This palace is full of traps, unusual, you must think twice before acting. After hesitating, she unconsciously turned her gaze to Shao Ziqing, he is very clever, can he gain insight into the ingenuity and can point out to herself?

Shao Ziqing's eyes stared at the "Hundred Birds and Phoenix", like others, showing a drunken expression, not squinting, but nodding invisibly.

Yuehua settled down, took a step forward, and slowly spoke: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, Your Majesty, this embroidered picture of "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" is actually ......."