Chapter 82 Birthday
It has been a month since the thrilling day. The matter of grain and grass in the northwest has spread all over Kyoto. After hearing the rumor, the emperor fainted on the spot, which shocked the whole imperial hospital. The concubine of the harem was sad. Finally, the emperor woke up and the first sentence he said was to strictly investigate. The matter of grain and grass in the northwest! However, the results of the investigation have not been delivered for a long time, and the emperor's personality has become more and more irritable, and almost every time he goes to the court, officials have been affected by it! So much so that now all Kyoto officials are in danger, each with their own words and deeds cautiously, and unwilling to say more!
The Qin family is bumping into the tip of the storm this time, and I don't know who leaked the news. Qin Han forced the slave to death and flirted with the girl of the good family was driven crazy by the angry Qin Jiannan on the spot. The Qin family became a joke of the people of Kyoto after dinner for a while! Some people shook out Qin Han's incompetent and absurdity. Even the emperor personally inquired about this matter. Although there was no more investigation, everyone knew that this bad impression was left behind. Every time Qin Jiannan went to court now, he did not look good!
In three days, it will be Duanmuqing's birthday, but Kyoto is full of sadness. Several plans written by the Ministry of Ceremonies to celebrate the emperor's birthday have been refuted by Duanmuqing!
At this time, I'm afraid the most leisurely one is Mu Qingya!
"Anzhi..." Mu Qingya sat by the bed and poked Mu Anzhi's white and tender cheek with her fingers in the depths! The little guy is opening a pair of big dark eyes and opening his little mouth slightly as she moves! Mu Anzhi, who has been one month old, is much thinner than other children, but the good thing is that he is still in good spirits under careful care!
Mu Qingya bent her eyes and looked at her clear eyes, and felt that her whole heart calmed down! It is said that the child's eyes are the clearest. After experiencing all kinds of things, she finally realized how rare such eyes are!
Qin Yue sat aside and looked lovingly at the playful sister and brother next to her, with soft eyes like the warm sun in early spring.
"Mother?"
Feeling Qin Yue's sight, Mu Qingya looked up and asked.
"Yaer, come here and sit down and rest for a while. It's already noon. You've been watching Anzhi there for most of the day! Let the wet nurse go down and breastfeed Anzhi!"
Mu Qingya nodded, and the wet nurse next to her quickly came forward and took the child over.
"Carefully!"
The wet nurse quickly answered, "Yes, miss, don't worry, I will definitely serve the young master well!" Now no one in the house knows that this young master, who has just been one month old, is so favored by the third lady that he is so noble that he is afraid of even a bird call! Which of the current servants is not attentive and trembling!
After chatting with Qin Yue for a while, Mu Qingya returned to her yard. Leqi greeted him and presented the letter he had just received!
"Miss, I just received this!"
"Well," Mu Qingya nodded, opened the envelope and just glanced at it. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and the smile on her lips suddenly lost its temperature. "Leqi, go and prepare for it. The emperor's birthday is coming. It's time to send the birthday gift tomorrow. The birthday gift is a big deal. Don't make any mistakes!"
"Yes, miss, don't worry!" Leqi responded quickly!
Looking at a few words on the paper, Mu Qingya's eyes sank! It seems that this battle is going to start after all, but I don't know who will be the final winner! This emperor's birthday banquet is to watch!
Although the matter of grain and grass in the northwest has not been resolved for a long time, people inside and outside the court are uneasy, but the birthday banquet of Duanmuqing was held grandly!
Mu Qingya changed into a silver embroidered butterfly flower skirt, with a white jade inlaid jade hairpin, holding a delicate fan in her hand, and applying thin powder on her face, which made her skin more and more white and exquisite. She looked back at Mother Zhou beside her: "Mother, you look particularly uneasy today. You take good care of your mother in the house. Dear brother, don't make any mistakes!"
"Yes, miss, don't worry!" Mother Zhou's voice sank, her heart moved slightly, and her face was full of firmness, "The old slave fought for this life, and I will definitely keep the wife and the young master safe!"
Mu Qingya got up, helped Mother Zhou with her own hands, and whispered, "Mother, I'm not here. Don't let anyone get close to my mother and brother's yard, especially Aunt Wang and two sisters!"
M Mother Zhou's body trembled: "Miss, you mean..."
Mu Qingya patted the back of her hand: "Qingya thanked M Mother first!"
"Miss, don't worry, the old slave will live up to the young lady's trust!"
Mu Qingya nodded and looked at Leqi beside her. Seeing that she nodded slightly, she was slightly relieved and took her hand into the carriage entering the palace!
The whole imperial city is full of lights, which is a little more lively than the New Year. Red lanterns and silk cloth hang all over the corners of the imperial city. Whether they are happy or not, every palaceman has a happy smile on their faces, rendering the atmosphere of the whole palace particularly strong, as if they have no second table except to laugh. Love!
After all, Concubine Qin is Mu Qingya's aunt. It is not easy for Qingya to go to the palace to offer gifts alone, so she went to Concubine Qin first!
"Sister Qingya, you're here. My aunt and I have been looking forward to it today!" Qin Jin was wearing a group brocade dress, and the lower body was a butterfly playing narcissus skirt. His black hair was pinned by the autumn butterfly Wushengqi cream, which was disturbing and elegant! I don't know what method she used. The scar on her face actually faded a lot. If she didn't look carefully, it didn't affect her beauty at all. In addition, she became thinner and weaker one after another, and her sharp chin and slender eyelashes made her more attractive. She just stood there quietly and raised her jaw slightly, as if she would always It's the high-ranking Miss Qin! After a lot of training, it is more and more touching!
"I've seen Empress Qin and Sister Jin!" Mu Qingya saluted with Leqi.
Qin Fei waved her hand to get her up: "Well, it's almost time. It's time for us to go to the main hall!"
With the sound of the announcement, Mu Qingya stepped into the main hall with Concubine Qin. Because it was still early, the emperor and the queen had not yet arrived. When Concubine Qin came, several concubines who came in early to wait hurried forward to see the ceremony! After several people exchanged greetings, Mu Qingya and Qin Jin sat together!
From beginning to end, Qin Jin's mouth was filled with a decent smile: "Sister Qingya, is Aunt Qin Yue and cousin all right?"
Mu Qingya smiled: "Naturally good!"
"That's good. I heard that Aunt Qin Yue was born prematurely. Although I was in the palace, I was worried about it. Now I'm relieved to hear that they are fine!" Qin Jin said with a smile on his face, with a faint joy and intimacy.
"Thank you, Sister Jin!" Mu Qingya's face remained unchanged, but she was slightly surprised. She hadn't seen Qin Jin for a month. It seems that many things that she didn't know must have happened during this period...
After more than a quarter of an hour, the silent whip sounded at the door: "The emperor is here, the queen is here!"
"I have seen the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live the emperor! The queen is thousands of years old, thousands of years, thousands of years!"
"All the officials are flat!" Duanmu stepped on the throne and turned around.
"Thank you, Emperor!"
Everyone got up and sat back in their seats after Duan Muqing opened his mouth again!
Mu Qingya looked up slightly and inadvertently glanced at Duan Muqing's face. His face was still cold and solemn, but his slightly pale face still revealed his tiredness! Compared with seeing him for the first time, things during this period have left a lot of traces on him!
However, Hou Xinlan is exactly the opposite. She is dressed in a yellow palace costume, and the phoenix hairpin on her head shines, and her flawless face looks more and more noble and graceful! The exquisite makeup helped her cover up the traces of the years, which made her more and more indifferent and noble, and suppressed all the imperial concubines!
Looking at this noble woman comparable to Duanmuqing, Mu Qingya's eyes moved, and then returned to normal!
The sound of singing and dancing slowly sounded. After Duan Muqing announced the banquet, everyone's emotions loosened, and they came and forth saying auspicious words and pushing cups for a lively scene!
A little eunuch walked in quickly through the side door. After seeing his waist card, the eunuch general Gud quickly came down and asked twice! I don't know what the little eunuch said to him, but I only saw him walk up the steps quickly and said, "The emperor is very happy. Your Highness is awake! Now I have come to the gate of Jiaotai Hall, and I want to enter the hall to present a gift to the emperor!"
Duanmuqing was slightly stunned, and then his expression was happy: "Ling Yun woke up? OK! OK!"
As soon as the ministers below heard this, they immediately said in unison, "Your Majesty is very happy!"
"Haha, okay, go and invite the eldest prince in!"
Mu Qingya raised the corners of her lips and looked at Duanmu Lingyu sitting opposite from afar. Duanmu Lingyu nodded slightly, and his eyes were shining!
After several months of illness, Duanmu Lingyun lost a lot of weight. In addition, he had just walked over with a slight breath. At the moment he saw Duan Muqing, he suddenly knelt down and burst into tears: "My uncle is unfilial, which makes my father worry for my son!"
Duanmuqing quickly motioned the eunuch beside him to help him up: "My son, get up quickly. Is he all right?"
"When I told my father that everything was fine, I only felt uneasy when I thought of disturbing my father's worries for days, and I didn't know what to do! My son and minister are really unfilial, and they have not been able to carefully prepare the birthday ceremony for their father!"
"Haha, don't worry about it. If you can wake up today, it will be a birthday gift for your father! Sit aside quickly. If you don't feel well, go back to rest early!" Duanmuqing said very tolerantly. Seeing the eldest prince wake up, he always felt relieved. Coupled with the flattery of the ministers around him, he felt that this was a rare good omen!