The Queen Mother is only fifty years old this year, and since the emperor ascended the throne, she has handed over all the affairs of the harem to the queen, and she doesn't worry much about it, so the whole person looks very young.

After the queen took the concubines into the Shou'an Palace, she first bowed and bowed, and then the queen took the lead and offered the birthday gift.

The birthday gift prepared by the queen mother is a 10,000-year-old Changchun screen and a pair of Fulu Shou jade bottles, the screen is very delicate double-sided embroidery, and the jade bottle is also a rare treasure.

After seeing the queen's birthday gift, the queen mother smiled and bowed her head to the queen, "The queen has a heart, and the mourning family likes it very much." ”

The queen smiled and said, "It's good if the queen mother likes it." ”

After that, it was the concubine, and the concubine prepared a picture of peach longevity and a pair of 10,000-year-old Ruyi jade cups, which also won the love of the queen mother.

Then came Concubine Jing, Concubine Hui, and Concubine An...... Cui Jieyu, the birthday gifts given by everyone are all very precious and pleasing things, but there is nothing too new.

Until it was Weng Jieyu's turn, Weng Jieyu sent a picture of a hundred flowers made by herself, a whole big longevity word composed of peonies, orchids, chrysanthemums and other flowers, far away is the word, close to see is a flower.

The Queen Mother liked it very much after reading it, and praised Weng Jieyu: "Whether it is calligraphy or painting, it is very brilliant, Weng Jieyu has worked hard." ”

Weng Jieyu still had a calm look on her face, and said: "It is the blessing of this painting to be liked by the Queen Mother." ”

Weng Jieyu should be Zheng Meiren after sending it off, Zheng Meiren's birthday gift attracted the attention of everyone present as soon as it was raised, Zheng Meiren prepared a bottle of white jade Guanyin more than a foot high, white jade Guanyin has a compassionate and kind face, at first glance and the Queen Mother has a three-point likeness.

The Queen Mother looked at the Jade Guanyin in front of her, smiled, and said to Zheng Meiren: "It took a lot of effort to look like Zheng Meiren for such a bottle of white Jade Guanyin, right?" ”

If you want to find such a large piece of jade with such good quality, it will be difficult to find it without a lot of effort, let alone the vivid carving.

Zheng Meiren smiled softly and said: "The concubine doesn't dare to deceive the queen mother, this bottle of white jade Guanyin like the concubine actually didn't spend much effort, the jade is the original of the concubine's family, the carver is found by the concubine's father, the supervisor is responsible for transporting the concubine's brother, and the concubine is only responsible for dedicating her to the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, this credit will be credited to the Zheng family." ”

Zheng Meiren said with a smile: "If you can get the love of the queen mother, the concubines and the concubines' families are very happy, and they don't dare to talk about any credit." ”

The Queen Mother smiled lightly, "What don't you dare?" Your father's and brother's heart has been received by the mourning family, and when you turn back to mourn, let someone give a reward to your father and brother. ”

When Concubine Jing heard this, she smiled and said: "Queen Mother, Zheng Meiren's family is a merchant, if you want to reward them, it is better to give them a plaque, their father and brother will definitely be happy." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Jing, shook her head and scolded with a smile: "Nonsense, is the mourning family such a stingy person?" People gave the mourning family such a bottle of white jade Guanyin, and the mourning family gave them a plaque, like words? ”

Seeing this, Concubine Jing no longer mentioned the plaque, but only joked: "Didn't the concubine want to save some silver for the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Concubine Jing is not afraid that the mourning family will reward others with this bit of the mourning family, and there will be a lack of your reward in the future?" ”

Concubine Jing's eyes widened, she looked surprised, and said, "Queen Mother, how do you know that the concubine is worried about this?" ”

The Queen Mother pointed at Concubine Jing and smiled, "Look, look, the mourning family said that our concubine Jing Niangniang is afraid that the mourning family will lose her reward, right?" ”

The queen and the concubines were happy to see the queen mother, and they all followed suit, and said: "Who made the queen mother, your old man rich and generous, not to mention the concubine, even we are all worried about it." ”

The Queen Mother pointed at the queen and the queen, and said with a smile: "You are one by one, you really don't suffer a loss, you just gave a gift to the mourning family today, and I am thinking about how to get it back." ”

"Who told us to be poor one by one, but we just live by the reward of the Queen Mother, can you not worry about it?" Hui Concubine said.

The Queen Mother shook her head and said to Concubine Ming on the side: "Listen, this is the same as the mourning family crying poor, do you say that the mourning family is too late to return their birthday gifts to them now?" ”

Concubine Ming smiled: "The Queen Mother asked them if they agreed." ”

Concubine Hui hurriedly said: "That must not be agreed, and the concubine is not stupid." ”

"You're the finest, and you're stupid." The Queen Mother smiled and said a word to Hui Concubine, and then said to the rest of the people: "Don't worry, as long as you serve the emperor well one by one, and open up branches and leaves for the emperor as soon as possible, your rewards will be indispensable in the future of mourning." ”

Everyone hurriedly responded: "Follow the teachings of the Queen Mother, and the concubines will definitely serve the emperor wholeheartedly." ”

The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction.

It's just that with Zheng Meiren's bottle of white jade Guanyin statue, the birthday gifts prepared by the people behind them are insignificant, Lu Yuning prepared a hand-embroidered Buddhist scripture is a little better, and got a sentence of praise from the Queen Mother, like the congratulatory gifts prepared by Qu Cairen and others to the expensive side, it is a little uninteresting.

After the birthday gift, the Queen Mother also had to accept the visit of the royal family and the ladies to congratulate her birthday, and the queen took all the concubines to retire and leave the Shou'an Palace.

In the afternoon, everyone will go to Cheng'an Palace to participate in the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother, and then the Queen Mother will accept the visit and birthday of the emperor and the princess and courtiers.

As soon as she left Shou'an Palace, after waiting for the beauties around her, Qing Dai said very happily: "Fortunately, the birthday gift prepared by the master for the Queen Mother is a Buddhist scripture embroidered by himself, otherwise the master will present a birthday gift behind Zheng Meiren, I am afraid it will be more light and fluttering than Qu Cairen." ”

Qingzhi also nodded: "Indeed." ”

Lu Yuning said with a smile: "Zheng Meiren's purpose is different from ours, and the birthday gift prepared must of course be highlighted." ”

It's a pity that even if Zheng Meiren's birthday gift this time overpowered everyone, it seems that the goal she wants to achieve is not achieved.

Thinking about it, Lu Yuning felt that it couldn't be said that it was not achieved, although the Queen Mother did not promise to give the Zheng family a plaque, but as long as the Zheng family was rewarded by the Queen Mother, it would naturally be different in the eyes of others, and the emperor might also look at the Zheng family's attention to the Queen Mother's birthday ceremony and the face of Zheng Meiren, so he directly named the Zheng family as the imperial businessman.

However, whether the Zheng family is an imperial merchant or not has little to do with her, what makes her more curious is why Concubine Jing wants to help Zheng Mei talk to the Zheng family?

Could it be that Zheng Meiren and the Zheng family took refuge in Concubine Jing?

Concubine Jing now has no prince in her name, is this necessary?

(End of chapter)