Chapter 108: The Only
Zhu Xiongying was a little embarrassed and said, "Last year's Thousand Autumn Festival, I had already copied the Book of Filial Piety and gave it to the imperial grandmother!"
"This year's Thousand Autumn Festival, is the queen going to make a big deal?" Lan Bin touched his nose and said again.
Zhu Xiongying shook his head: "The imperial grandmother doesn't like to do a lot of things, and after the Thousand Autumn Festival, it is the Wanshou Festival. The grandmother wants to save some money and celebrate the birthday of the grandfather."
"So the imperial grandmother made it clear that this year's Thousand Autumn Festival, the princes and grandchildren of the emperor in Beijing will gather."
"Since it's not a big deal, then you can make a birthday cake for your imperial grandmother!" Lan Bin thought for a moment and suggested.
If the Qianqiu Festival is held, the princes and grandchildren of the domain will have to enter Beijing to pay homage to Queen Ma. At that time, all the princes and grandsons will inevitably compete to give Queen Ma a big gift.
And the birthday cake, although new and strange, is just a pastry in the final analysis.
And Zhu Xiongying is the eldest grandson of the emperor, Queen Ma treats him so well, only giving a birthday cake, it is a little bit meaningless.
Now the Qianqiu Festival is not big, just in Beijing the princes and grandchildren to celebrate the birthday of Queen Ma.
Zhu Xiongying gave Queen Ma a handmade birthday cake, which is very suitable!
Zhu Xiongying asked, "What is the birthday cake?" Look at the book
"It's a pastry. Sweets for birthdays!" Lan Bin explained.
Zhu Xiongying didn't know what a birthday cake was, but she knew about the pastry, thought about it, and was a little embarrassed: "But I don't know how to make pastries!"
"It's not easy, I'll teach you!" Lan Bin said with a smile.
"Uncle you..."
Zhu Xiongying looked at Lan Bin suspiciously, how he didn't look like a person who could cook and make pastries.
Lan Bin scolded with a smile, "What? Don't believe me?"
"Cousin, I believe in everything else. But you make pastries, I don't believe it!" Zhu Xiongying nodded.
Although he is young, he is not stupid, the son of Lan Bin dignified Yongchanghou, and he is used to living a life of fine clothes and food.
Usually the food comes to open the mouth, the clothes come to reach out, how can it be possible to make pastries?
And he had never heard that Lan Bin had cooked.
Lan Bin tugged at the corners of his mouth: "The day after tomorrow is Xiu Mu, you come to my house, and I will teach you to make a birthday cake." Whether I'll make a cake or not, I'll see at a glance!"
"No need for the day after tomorrow, I'll go to your house now, and you can do it for me!"
Zhu Xiongying was interested, hurriedly said, and did not forget to add: "Grandpa Huang has allowed me to leave the palace at will. Don't worry, cousin, I can't get out of the palace!"
"No, I still have to prepare ingredients for the birthday cake. Besides, although your imperial grandfather allowed you to leave the palace at will, you can't be pampered. Especially when you are in the main hall, you know?" Lan Bin had just finished refusing, and then admonished earnestly.
Zhu Xiongying's face was slightly red, and he said weakly, "Got it, cousin!"
"Okay, let's go! Let's go to the main church!"
Lan Bin stretched out his hand and rubbed Zhu Xiongying's head, smiled, beckoned Zhu Xiongying together, and walked towards the main hall.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the main hall got out of school early, Lan Bin wore a unicorn suit, brought the reward of ten thousand gold, said hello to Zhu Xiongying and others, and left the palace.
"Young Master, are you wearing a unicorn suit?"
As soon as he walked to the carriage that had been waiting for a long time, the entourage saw the unicorn suit on Lan Bin at a glance and said with great interest.
Lan Bin nodded and stepped into the carriage.
Thursday was overjoyed and said, "Young Master, Jane is in the emperor's heart, congratulations!"
"Jane in the Emperor's Heart?!" As soon as Lan Bin opened the curtain of the carriage, his hand couldn't help but pause, and he turned around and said suspiciously.
Thursday nodded as a matter of course: "The unicorn suit is one of the four major gifts of the imperial court, except for the princes and uncles, only the four or five ministers who have made great contributions are eligible to receive the emperor's clothes."
"The young master has not yet attacked the knighthood, and the official residence is full of brocade clothes and hundreds of households, but he was given a unicorn suit by the emperor, and his grace can be seen in general?!"
I serve you, but it's just a piece of clothing, and I was blown to the sky by you.
And even came up with so many words.
Don't you think that this is the emperor picking the door and using a piece of clothing to fool people?
Lan Bin tugged at the corners of his mouth, and wanted to say a few words, but seeing that he was still outside the palace gate at this time, and muttering about the emperor's reward behind his back, it was disrespectful. It reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
I was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would think that he felt that the reward was light, so he complained.
It's a futile matter!
Thinking about it, he lowered the curtain and arched his hand in the direction of the Qianqing Palace: "Thanks to the emperor's grace, I have such an honor."
"Young Master..."
"Alright, it's getting late, let's go back!"
Lan Bin didn't want to listen to Thursday's arguments, so after interrupting the topic, he opened the curtain, got into the carriage and sat down, closed his eyes and rested.
On Thursday, however, he was proud, holding his head high, beckoning the coachman and driving the carriage home.
Back at the Lan Mansion, Lan Bin had just gotten off the carriage, and Lan Wu, who had been waiting at the gate of the Yongchang Mansion for a long time, greeted him: "Young Master, the cousin... Young master, are you wearing a unicorn suit? Congratulations, young master, for winning..."
"Tell me!" Lan Bin interrupted speechlessly.
"Young Master, wearing a unicorn suit, you are really mighty and handsome!"
Lan Wu praised the last sentence, seeing that Lan Bin's face was wrong, he quickly changed his words: "Young Master, Young Master Cousin is here!"
"Third cousin?" Lan Bin raised his eyebrows and asked.
Lan Wu nodded, "Well, it's the Third Young Master!"
"Third cousin, what are you doing here?" Lan Bin said as he walked towards the mansion.
Lan Wu caught up with Lan Bin and replied, "I don't know, Young Master Cousin didn't say it, and I didn't dare to ask!"
Lan Bin didn't say anything more, and went straight to the main hall of the Lan Mansion, and at a glance, he saw Chang Sen, who was bored and walking back and forth in the main hall, and greeted him: "Cousin, I haven't seen you for some days, don't come unharmed!"
"Cousin... You're wearing a unicorn suit?" Chang Sen was overjoyed when he saw Lan Bin, but immediately saw the unicorn suit on Lan Bin's body, his eyes almost popped out, and he said greedily.
The four major clothes of the imperial court are python suits, flying fish suits, bullfighting suits, and unicorn suits.
Although the unicorn costume is the lowest grade among the four major gifts, it is still the same as the other three major clothes, representing the emperor's grace and glory.
This is not the point, the point is that the emperor is extremely stingy in rewards.
Except for the prince who made great achievements, he was granted permission to wear a unicorn suit, and few people could get a unicorn suit.
Not to mention the second generation of nobles who have not yet grown up.
It can be said that Lan Bin is the only one among the sons of Xun Gui who has obtained the unicorn suit.
Scorpion poop is the only one!
Lan Bin didn't expect Chang Sen to also covet the unicorn suit on his body, and felt that he had underestimated the influence of the unicorn suit, so he couldn't help nodding and said, "Today, by the emperor's grace, I gave the unicorn suit!"
"Cousin, you... You are young, but you have come ahead of us!" Chang Sen's eyes were complicated and he sighed.