Chapter 27 The Birthday of the Empress Dowager

September 19 will come soon. Empress Dowager Gao came from a family and is used to seeing wealth in the palace. She is not very interested in celebrating. In addition, on such a day, if she wants to celebrate, she will not say much in the harem. The concubines above the concubine must be present. For the Empress Dowager Gao, this is equivalent to adding obstacles to her. Although she has repeatedly affirmed that she is not allowed to do big, there are always some people she doesn't want to see, such as the mother and concubines of the two princesses.

Mu Biwei is better. After all, she is also a lady, and she has never openly disobeyed the meaning of the empress dowager. Even in the matter of Ouyang, the empress dowager Gao also knows that it is He's handwriting.

Sun is always hated by the Empress Dowager Gao, but she can't help it. Sun is now right Zhaoyi, second only to Zuo Zhaoyi and Qu. Although her daughter Princess Xintai is not the eldest daughter of the emperor, she is more noble as a mother. In terms of dignity, she is better than Princess Xiping.

So far, there are only two daughters under Ji Shen's knees. Her grandmother is still 50 years old. It's not good-looking. The princesses are not old, and they can't live without the care of their mother and concubines. What's more, the royal family also wants the decency of the royal family. On such an occasion, she openly sent You Zhaoyi away, and the Empress Dowager Gao feels that she has no face. Face-to-face things.

In addition, she also needs to consider Ji Shen's mood.

Therefore, although I got up early on this day and put on strict makeup, from Song Xianren - since the death of Simo Xianxian and Qingyi Xiao, Empress Dowager Gao was sad and turned the Song family from Qingyi Jin as a middle envoy. After Fang Xianren's death, she simply became a virtuous person - down, the whole palace people in the palace with the Yi Hall changed their brand-new and gorgeous palace clothes, all in their mouths There were many auspicious words, but the Empress Dowager Gao was still depressed. Fortunately, Princess Wen arrived early after breakfast. While watching the Empress Dowager dressing up, she talked about many interesting things in the past, which made the Empress Dowager Gao have a little sincere smile when she arrived at the main hall.

Some people have arrived in the main hall first.

The Empress Dowager Gao was surrounded by Empress Dowager Wen and Song Xianren left and right in the middle. She sat down on the jade seat in the hall and glanced at His Highness. She saw the place closest to her, sitting with her only grown-up daughter, Princess Xuanning, next to the building patrol and a boy who was slightly younger than the building patrol. It was Princess Xuanning and Lou Wangu's second son.

Below the eldest princess Xuanning, there is an empty seat, but there is a young lady wearing a jade-colored pomegranate pattern cross-neck shirt, a jade belt and a gorgeous phoenix tail skirt. The woman also has children beside her, but a man and a woman. The girl is slightly older, about 11 or 12 years old, but her appearance is as noble as that. The woman is not very similar, but her temperament is like a group of people, and they do not lose the majesty of the royal family - this is the princess of Guangling, the wife of the king of Guangling, and the sister of Zuo Zhaoyi and Qu's sister.

The children brought by the princess of Guangling are all her. The girl is the owner of Yiyang County who presented the so-called phoenix-wearing peony embroidery screen to the Empress Dowager Gao two years ago. The boy is the son of the king of Guangling. Now he is only nine years old and his name is Ji Yue.

Because of the competition between the late emperor and the king of Jiqu before he succeeded to the throne, many clans were involved. After the late emperor ascended the throne, and because he felt that his life was not soon, in order not to leave Ji Shen in trouble, in addition to trying to win over and restrict the family for several years, he was dedicated to those older, talented or prestigious sects. The room will be eliminated.

So today's clan is very withered, and no one is qualified to wait for the empress dowager in the main hall. Princess Guangling goes down, there are only a few obviously restrained ladies, who are not very old, but several county chiefs or princes from the princesses of the generation of the previous emperors Concubine - The late emperor was quite tolerant of the sisters who did not interfere in the throne of the crown prince. Among the daughters of Gaozu, there were also those who taught their children with special care. Several princes were registered by the imperial edict after the late emperor and Ji Shencai ascended the throne, which was also for Ji Shen to win over the hearts of the people.

On the other side of the eldest princess Xuanning, the head is Zuo Zhaoyi and Qu. The Qu family is actually very similar to the mother of Princess Guangling, but they are far less beautiful than Qu Bo. The facial features are very similar. However, the Qu family makes people feel light and tasteless, but the princess of Guangling looks gentle and beautiful.

Her next place should have been the right Zhaoyi Sun's place, but it was still empty. She arrived as late as Princess Anping. For the late arrival of Princess Anping, the Empress Dowager Gao did not show any displeasure, but when she saw the vacancy in the Sun's seat, the Empress Dowager Gao quickly frowned. Going on, the Tang family had no children. , the Empress Dowager Gao also didn't like her very much. Naturally, she didn't have to come, but it was Mu Biwei's turn.

Mu Biwei wore a begonia red brocade gold wide-sleeved shirt. The sleeves were embroidered with gold threads. The jade belt at the waist was light, which looked more vivid and easy to hold. At the gold hook of the jade belt, there were two longevity peaches made of red jade emerald, which were crystal luster and lifelike. The lotus-colored fairy skirt was embroidered, and the skirt was embroidered or flew, perched or returned. Dozens of cranes with wings are mixed with pines and cypresses. The embroidery is excellent. Occasionally, the wind passes through the hall and blows the skirt, as if there is a feeling that the crane is about to break the skirt.

She wore a very simple fallen horse bun, and the pearl was not more or less. She did not lose the noble status of the favorite concubine and the adoptive mother of Princess Xiping in the palace, but also did not suppress the light left by Zuoyi, who had always advocated light, and did not give people a sense of sharpness.

Princes Xiping, who knelt down and saluted together, was a colored dress, embroidered with countless longevity characters with gold thread. At one point of each longevity word, she still saved all kinds of jewelry. There was another red gold peony circle hanging on her chest. Because Xiping was young, she only tied two braids with silk, and her eyebrows were close to her. A peach-shaped flower, with a little rouge on its lips, looks very energetic.

Empress Dowager Gao's eyes paused at Princess Xiping. Although she had been kneeling down with Mu Biwei for a while, she was still stable. Obviously, her body was not bad, and her dress did not lose the princess's deity. Only then did she ease a little, and then she saw Lierong Cui, several women she personally chose to enter the palace in those years, and Shen Yu Female, at this time, she said, "Get up."

Because today is her fiftieth birthday, although it is not the time to celebrate her birthday, it is normal to salute for such a long time. Everyone did not feel embarrassed, but Mu Biwei still noticed that the Empress Dowager Gao was unhappy when she found that the Sun had not yet arrived. She understood what Sun would do to be late - before the Empress Dowager Gao didn't come out, this hall I'm afraid that no one will meet Sun. After the Empress Dowager Gao comes out, she will not let go of the Sun family. In a word, September 19th, it is clear that Sun's sad day. Naturally, the later she will be embarrassment, the better. Anyway, no matter how attentive she is, the Empress Dowager Gao will not like her. It's better not to allow it in the rules. During the time of being questioned, she arrived as late as possible, not only to prove to everyone that she was favored and fearless, but also to avoid being besieged by the crowd too early.

Mu Biwei led Xiping back to her seat and heard the Empress Dowager Gao say to Princess Xuanning: "You also came so early? The day before yesterday, I heard that Toro was ill. Didn't the mourning family make people say that you don't have to come here today?"

"The mother loves her daughter, and her daughter also thinks about the mother." Princess Xuanning is the only daughter who grew up under the lap of Empress Dowager Gao. She has liked Empress Dowager Gao since childhood and spoke casually. The eldest princess smiled and said, "It may be because of her mother's birthday today. Originally, the imperial doctor said that she would have to get better in two or three days. She didn't want her daughter to see her this morning. He actually got better and ordered herself earlier. After dressing him, the border man is going to come to the palace to celebrate his grandmother's birthday - these are all the mother's blessings!"

As he said, he looked at Lou Tuo. This Lou Tuo did not look as good as his brother's building patrol spirit. He was slightly weak, but he was also very clever. After receiving his mother's instructions, he immediately saluted and said sweetly, "Grandson Lou Tuo, I wish my grandmother a blessed life in the East China Sea and live a long life in Nanshan!"

When the Empress Dowager Gao heard this, she smiled for a moment and said kindly, "Good boy, I know your heart, but I still miss you when you are sick." He was also annoyant Princess Xuanning, "Although Tuo Lang is good, why did he still ask him to salute? If you don't feel sorry for me, I can't bear to part with you!"