Song Chen boldly assumed that these people were all related to Mrs. Yu, so their destination was Chongyun Town and she was Song Chen.
In other words, it's her milk tea!
"Mrs. Yu will not give up a profitable business like this. According to her route, she should come to Chongyun Town soon."
After Song Chen finished speaking, he sneered, "Mrs. Yu is really persistent. She has put so much thought into just one milk tea. It seems that her life in the Yu family is not easy."
"Why did she come to Chongyun Town? Could it be that she wants us to teach her how to make milk tea?" Wen Ping did not doubt Song Chen's analysis at all.
And after reading this letter just now, she also felt that Mrs. Yu must be paying attention to something, especially with the kind of person she is.
"Maybe she thinks so, or...is it a robbery?"
Song Chen laughed so sarcastically.
But no matter what she planned, it would be impossible for her to realize it.
In the blink of an eye, the emperor's birthday has arrived. A few days ago, Song Chen received a letter from Cang Xiuxuan from Shangjing, giving a general introduction to the current situation.
The princes who came to Beijing regarded the emperor's birthday as the most important time, and they all worked hard to get the emperor's attention.
In the past few years, the emperor's health has been getting worse every year, and everyone knows it.
This birthday banquet is no longer a family banquet. The emperor holds it in the palace. All civil and military officials will attend the banquet, as well as the ladies and so on.
Mrs. Yu was not at home, so the Yu family had no choice but to ask Yu Lanzhu to go to the banquet.
She could not go with her father, so she could only ride a carriage at the gate of the palace alone, and then the palace people would take her in.
In the past, when there were such banquets in the palace, her mother would take her there. This was the first time that she went to the palace alone for a banquet. She was so nervous that she wanted to turn around and leave every moment, but
When she thought of seeing Brother Xuan at the banquet, she suppressed her fear and continued walking inside.
After entering the palace, she was taken to her place to sit down, and she was not allowed to wander around.
Several official ladies had already sat down around her, all of whom were known to Yu Lanzhu, but they didn't usually interact much, so they didn't talk much after sitting down now.
Yu Lanzhu sat there alone, with her back straight and silent.
And someone behind her was already whispering.
"Hey~ look at Yu Lanzhu, I feel like I haven't seen her for a long time."
"Didn't something happen to their family? It seems that Master Yu didn't let her come out, but I seem to have heard that she left Beijing for a while before, and I don't know where she went."
"What? Leaving and going to Beijing? Isn't she the only one in their family who thinks they are the eldest lady? Why do you want to leave home and go to Beijing?"
For these official ladies, most of the time they left Beijing because they made mistakes at home and were sent to Zhuangzi or their hometown. These are all good things to say, but the bad thing to say is that they were sent out.
This child is no longer favored, out of sight is out of mind.
The Yu family only has one child, Yu Lanzhu. Is it possible that Master Yu is also disgusted with Yu Lanzhu?
Several people looked at each other.
"Have you noticed that only Yu Lanzhu is here today, and Mrs. Yu is not there. It stands to reason that Mrs. Yu will not be absent at this time, but I didn't see her today."
Several other people turned around and looked, but they really didn't see Mrs. Yu.
"I guess Mrs. Yu was despised by Lord Yu, but it is not impossible to think so. Her arrogance and arrogance for so many years is really uncomfortable."
They spoke loudly, and Yu Lanzhu heard every word that she should have heard, but she had no possibility of refuting.
She can't say that she left Shangjing to pursue King Qi.
It is even more impossible for her to say that her mother did not come this time because she went to various places to open milk tea shops. You must know that her father reported that her mother was ill. If she refutes it now, wouldn't it mean that her father is bullying the emperor?
Yu Lanzhu could only hold her handkerchief tightly and try to make herself look like nothing happened.
In front, the emperor has already taken his seat, and the ministers and princes are beginning to present gifts.
"Dear dear princes and princes, I would like to present a gift today. I have decided to abandon the previous rules and everyone will come forward on your own."
On the throne high above, the emperor smiled and dropped a bombshell.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this new rule.
Abandon the previous rules and go forward on your own.
Doesn't it mean that you can come forward whenever you want? The previous hierarchy of seniority and inferiority is no longer a matter of order.
It must be said that the emperor's sudden whim disrupted many people's plans.
Especially the princes.
Before the emperor's birthday, they all spent a lot of effort to find out what other people would give, and tried their best to make their own gifts a little better than the previous one.
Now all of a sudden things don't follow this order, and everyone is panicking.
A little bit of excellence, a little bit of splendor, will not help at all.
Ministers are no better than princes.
Compared to all of them, Cang Xiuxuan seemed to be a god, and he did not feel that his plan was disrupted by the emperor's whim.
When the gift ceremony began, the eldest prince was the first to step forward.
What he presented was a red coral. He had prepared this birthday gift for a whole year and spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to find such a red coral.
The moment the red silk cloth was unveiled, everyone in the hall was stunned.
Red coral has the reputation of deep-sea Ganoderma lucidum and has been regarded as a symbol of wealth and auspiciousness since ancient times. The red coral presented by the eldest prince was very complete and its shape was extremely beautiful. It was more perfect than any red coral they had seen before.
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The emperor loves these collectible things very much, and he was quite surprised to see this red coral now.
"Okay, the eldest prince is interested. I am very happy and will give you wine~"
"Thank you, Father."
The eldest prince bowed respectfully to the emperor and stepped back proudly. The wine he was given now was of extraordinary significance.
Next are the gifts from the princes that have been carefully considered. They are changing their order all the time. Some see that the previous one is similar to what they have prepared, so they wait for the next one.
If you don't see something similar to yourself, go forward quickly.
They are people who understand people's hearts well and know what kind of situations are more attractive.
But no matter what, no one wants to be the last one.
In fact, they were overthinking it. If they followed the previous order, Cang Xiuxuan would still be in the middle, but with the way they sorted it now, Cang Xiuxuan would simply be waiting at the end.
The brothers who presented gifts in front of him were filled with ridicule when they saw that he had been sitting there motionless. The seventh prince sitting near him even laughed proudly.
"I said, Fourth Brother, have you stayed in the valley for too long and have nothing to offer? If you had known this, you would have told me, and I, as your brother, would have prepared this gift for you.
, it will save you the embarrassment here now."
But even in the face of such obvious ridicule, Cang Xiuxuan didn't change his expression.
"Second brother, I'm interested."
The second prince seemed to have punched cotton, which was really boring.
He immediately snorted and stopped looking at him.
In the palace, the seventh prince is offering a gift.
"Father, my sons and ministers present a picture of longevity drawn by their own hands, wishing the holy body eternal peace and health, and long life without borders."
As the scroll was opened, a large Chinese character for longevity appeared in front of everyone's eyes. From the emperor's distance, one could see that the large Chinese character for longevity was made up of smaller characters for longevity.
"Seconds~ too seconds~"
When the emperor saw this birthday gift, he was happier than any other gift he had received. This was the gift he really wanted. Sitting in this position, what he wanted was a long life without boundaries.
Sure enough, among the many princes, the seventh prince was the one who won his heart.
"I want to hang this longevity picture in my bedroom. This is the best blessing for me."
The emperor's words made the other princes have different expressions.
The emperor's eyes swept over everyone's faces, and he understood clearly.
Then he called Cang Xiuxuan with a smile, "Fourth brother, I haven't seen you come forward to offer a gift for a long time, and I'm really anxious. Could it be that you have a problem with me because I put you in Chongyun Town?"
Cang Xiuxuan quickly stood up and walked to the front of the hall, bowing respectfully.
"My son is guilty, which makes my father worried. I never had any complaints when I went to Chongyun Town. It was indeed my son who mishandled the border issues. My father's punishment of my son allowed me to see more of myself."
There are no shortcomings, and I also encountered the greatest luck in my life in Chongyun Town."
Cang Xiu Xuanben has the most outstanding appearance among all the princes, and his abilities are obvious to all.
All the princes were relieved that he was sent to Chongyun Town before. The longer he stayed in Chongyun Town, the more relieved everyone became about him.
Now that the emperor specifically ordered him to come out, all the princes became anxious again.
Sure enough, the emperor was very happy when he heard what Cang Xiuxuan said.
"It's good that you think so, but I'm curious about what you said is the greatest luck in this life."
Cang Xiuxuan lowered his head and laughed, this was what he was waiting for.
"Going back to my father, this is related to the gift I am giving today. Please don't dislike it."
The emperor was stunned, "Oh~ it's such a lucky method. Then I really can't wait to see your gift. Where are you now?"
"Father, please wait a moment."
Cang Xiuxuan's birthday gift was held in his hands throughout the whole process, and he only carefully put it aside when he sat down. After saying that, he returned to where he was sitting before, still cautiously
He picked up the thing and walked back to the hall.
"Father, this is the birthday gift prepared by my son for my father."
Cang Xiuxuan's birthday gift did not use red silk or red ribbon like others, but only a wooden box, making it unclear what it was.