Chapter 18 Stay safe
The speaker was Xie Chenke.
Wearing a maroon python robe, his narrow eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Xie Chenyu turned the cup in his hand and drank the last sip of pear blossom wine.
"Second brother, you're fine."
"I'm sorry, Sixth Brother, I'm thinking of you, I'm doing pretty well lately."
Everyone knows that in order to celebrate the Queen's birthday, Xie Chenke personally went to the Gobi Desert to find a six-pound green jadeite, and then personally went to the southwest to pray to a master to carve a Guanyin into it.
Finally, he went to Mount Emei and asked a hundred-year-old abbot to recite sutras and consecrate him.
A mere jade Guanyin traveled through most of the Great Ming Dynasty, taking a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one days.
"My brother doesn't have that ability. I just hope that the emperor's brother will receive the reward from his father, the emperor and his mother, so that my brother can also benefit from it."
As he spoke, a pair of hands was already on Lin Ximeng's slender waist.
Lin Ximeng was dressed in the most ordinary maid clothes, and her hair was simply combed into a double bun, without even a decent hairpin.
Even in such a simple dress, one can tell at a glance that he has an all-powerful appearance.
Xie Chenke knew that this woman was no ordinary maid, and his eyes fell on Xie Chenyu's exquisite gold silk cloud pattern robe, and said with a smile:
"Brilliant clothes, jade belts, golden crowns to tie your hair, and a beautiful woman in your arms. As expected, the sixth brother is the one who enjoys it the most."
"That's natural"
Xie Chenyu ate a piece of kumquat from the beauty's arm and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.
"My father is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, my mother is benevolent and loving, and my brothers are all capable, so why should I live so tiredly?"
"I'm too tired from studying. Riding and shooting is still interesting. I need to practice hard so that I don't embarrass my father. The rest depends on my brothers."
There is a rotten mentality inside and outside the words.
Xie Chenke's eyes warmed slightly.
"Sure enough, the sixth brother is lucky."
Half an hour later, the emperor and empress came hand in hand.
After bowing and sitting down, the old emperor Xie Fuming waved his hand to express that the queen would listen to the queen in everything today.
The old queen was flattered and quickly thanked her.
Soon the hall was filled with singing and dancing.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone began to present birthday gifts.
What the old emperor gave as a gift was a red coral as tall as a tree and a person, which was valuable and rare.
The queen happily walked around three or four times, touching here and looking there, her cloudy eyes shining with tears.
"My concubine, thank you for your kindness."
"It's not worth anything, as long as the queen likes it"
The emperor looked so generous, which made the eyes of the concubines present turn red.
Especially Concubine Meng.
Lin Ximeng clearly saw the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowing. She thought that living in this deep palace and pampering the Sacred Heart alone would not be a bad idea.
The second prince gifted a jade Guanyin. The queen was so delighted that she immediately asked Fangrui to hand it over and rub it, and then praised Xie Chenke.
The rest of the birthday gift is nothing special.
Embroidery, longevity peaches, hand-made knee pads, gold and silver jewelry, various longevity noodles, etc.
The mother has been in love with the world for many years, and the queen's storehouse of wanted and unwanted queens has long been overstocked.
She sat upright, smiled gracefully, and spoke carefully.
After the gift, the old emperor took the queen's hand and said: "You have worked hard for me in taking care of the harem for so many years, queen, I would like to toast you."
The queen's eyes turned red and she took the emperor's wine glass with both hands.
"This is my concubine's responsibility. As long as the emperor keeps this in mind, I will never have to work hard."
The Queen was moved again.
The people below saw that the emperor and empress were deeply in love, whether it was true or not, their faces were full of joy.
The wise man even flattered me, and the hall became lively for a while.
While talking and laughing, the queen suddenly began to feel worried when the marriage affairs of the princes and princesses were mentioned.
"Our Da Sheng Dynasty has a rule of late marriage, but you can't just wait around. You still need to see each other early."
She looked at the second prince Xie Chenke.
"I have chosen several before and I am not satisfied with them. I wonder what Ke'er wants?"
He also urged the third prince Xie Chenkang and his biological mother Chen Guifei.
"You can't just focus on beauty, marry a virtuous wife, sister Chen, you should pay more attention to each other, don't let Kanger do whatever you want."
Concubine Chen stumbled and said that she had been watching each other.
The queen also talked about the fifth prince Xie Chenmu.
"Mu'er is seventeen now, so you can start making preparations for any girl you like."
Zhao Meiren, the biological mother of the fifth prince, stood up quickly to express her gratitude.
"Thank you very much for your concern, the Queen. If you find someone you like, I will definitely ask your Majesty to make the decision as soon as possible."
The queen felt comfortable both physically and mentally. She chatted and laughed with Zhao Meiren for a few words and then turned her attention to Xie Chenyu.
"It's a pity that your mother-in-law left early. If you don't mind it, can I choose some good ones for you?"
Xie Chenyu stood up slowly.
"Thank you for your mother's concern, my sons and ministers are not in a hurry"
"A wife is no better than a concubine. Even though my sons and ministers are not sensible, they still know the truth of the deep love between husband and wife. If you want to meet the noble daughter of your choice and then marry him, please ask your mother to make it happen."
The queen smiled kindly.
"Little children, every idea is bigger than the other. I don't bother to ask. I'll leave it to you."
She looked at the emperor angrily.
"Sure enough, like father, like son. The emperor has always valued love and righteousness. It's no wonder that neither of them would give in."
The old emperor was a little drunk, and he rarely patted the queen on the shoulder.
"The queen is wise and generous. You have worked hard for so many years. I can't help you."
"No matter who I favor and care for, you have never been bitter or jealous. What can a husband ask for when you have such a wife?"
"If Meng's is a gorgeous stewed mountain delicacy, the Queen is like the white rice in my hand. Although it is plain and tasteless, I can't live without it every day."
The queen's expression froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, with the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes high and curved.
"Did the Emperor drink too much? Why did he start talking drunkenly?"
Concubine Meng's face turned from red to white, and finally to purple.
Is she braised delicacies from the mountains? There is a day when you get tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea. With a harem of three thousand, is there any braised seafood? Braised birds?
They are just a novelty dish to the emperor.
After the freshness has passed, you just throw it away after you get tired of it? Haha.
The banquet was lively and lively.
In order to please the queen, the emperor specially invited acrobatics and acrobatics from the people.
There was a sound of gongs and drums, and the little actors started singing, hiding the shady thoughts in the palace.
Everyone has a smiling face.
Lin Ximeng disguised herself as a maid and served Xie Chenyu.
Pouring wine, pouring tea, passing handkerchiefs, she was skilled at all the odds and ends.
During the banquet, she looked at Concubine Meng from time to time.
She was dressed up and sitting next to the queen's servants, with uncontrollable jealousy in the corners of her eyes and brows.
Lin Ximeng was inexplicably happy.
The defeat of the Lin family and the tragic death of his father were inseparable from the Meng family.
Meng's immense wealth meant that she couldn't do anything for a while, but it wasn't like she couldn't do anything forever.
One day.
Lin Ximeng clenched her fist tightly.
Concubine Meng has actually been watching Lin Ximeng.
This cousin, who lived in the luxurious general's mansion when she was a child, is now the concubine of the sixth prince.
Being nameless and having no status is similar to being a concubine, not even a lover, but she is already a high-ranking second-grade concubine.
Concubine Meng turned around and whispered a few words to the palace maid.
After a while, a stranger came up to her and reminded her to go out.
finally come.
Lin Ximeng clenched her fists.
"Your Highness, please go out for a while."
Chapter completed!