The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, saying: "I know you are a famous rich man, so I won't rely on you for less..."
The eldest princess chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Enie, I've always been generous..."
The old woman behind the eldest princess listened to a few instructions and retreated. Now she came back with two women behind her. Each of the three came holding a brocade box.
The Queen Mother smiled and said to her sisters: "Come out quickly and recognize your relatives, and see what your aunt has prepared for you..."
The three sisters-in-law got up from their seats and went to see the emperor again in front of the chairman.
However, everyone had seen the eldest princess's domineering and arrogant attitude, so they all took caution and became visibly serious.
Wufujin is much more serious.
Qi Fujin also clenched the handkerchief in his hand.
Shu Shu looked well-behaved, but she began to secretly pay attention to the women holding brocade boxes.
It’s just a one-foot-square brocade box, so why does one person have to hold one?
At that time, when Concubine Yixing was showing off to her sisters-in-law, she also had a different appearance. It was strange that this was not the case.
The eldest princess looked at Wu Fujin, her eyes fixed on the gemstone corolla on her head, she twitched her lips, and complained to the Queen Mother: "Eni is partial. She only wants to give good things to her grandson's wife, not her daughter..."
The Queen Mother shook her head and disapproved of the eldest princess's words: "Didn't I prepare several sets of heads for you back then? You thought the stone was small and stingy when it came to inlaid gems; you were picky about pearls because they were not Dongzhu; you didn't look down on the Hetian jade ones.
Come on, I feel comfortable... Anyway, you are not short of money now, so you can buy and exchange whatever you want, and I won't come to blame you..."
The two are called adoptive mother and daughter, but they are actually only twelve years apart.
The eldest princess has given birth many times, has a bad temper, worries a lot, is thin, and looks older than her actual age.
The Queen Mother, on the contrary, is a broad-minded person with a fat body, kind-hearted appearance, no wrinkles on her face, and is younger than her peers.
Comparing the two, they look like sisters.
The eldest princess felt uncomfortable being blocked: "It's still Eni, why do you care about this? I was still young back then, and I wasn't the kind of person who was obsessed with flattery. How could I be considerate in everything?"
The Queen Mother didn't say anything else, just nodded and said: "Yeah, I was young back then, but now that I am older, I need to be more sensible and thoughtful..."
The eldest princess: "..."
She suppressed her anxiety, raised her eyebrows and looked at Wufujin and said: "These days, are you serving the Queen Mother? You are really a considerate child to please the Queen Mother... I heard that your Ama is a pen-poster, and I guess you are also a southern barbarian.
Read more books and learn smartly..."
Wu Fujin raised his head, looked into the eyes of the eldest princess, and said seriously: "I don't dare to praise the eldest princess, but it's just that the royal grandmother is kind and doesn't like to argue with the younger generation..."
At this point, she lowered her eyes: "Even if you are illiterate, you should understand that filial piety to your elders is the fundamental principle of being a human being..."
The eldest princess's face dropped with a "chirp": "Not only is she clever in thinking, she is also very talkative. Are you trying to reason with me? Who are you? Who am I? It's your turn to use your tongue in front of me!"
Wu Fujin endured the shame and anger, neither humble nor arrogant, with a respectful expression, but had no intention of continuing to answer.
The eldest princess had a dark face, unable to hide her disgust, and looked at the nanny next to her.
The grandma stepped forward and held the brocade box with both hands: "Wu Fu Jin, this is the reward from the eldest princess, please take it quickly..."
Wu Fujin glanced at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother's smile was a little forced, but she still nodded.
Wu Fujin then bowed slightly and took it with both hands.
Shu Shu sensed something was wrong and had already moved closer to Wu Fujin.
When Wufujin took the brocade box, something unexpected happened.
The brocade box suddenly fell from Wu Fujin's hand and fell down.
Shu Shu had already taken a step forward and caught the box first, preventing it from falling.
Heavy.
The box doesn't look big, just one foot square and two or three inches high, which is the size of a common jewelry box.
It's just that if I don't weigh 30 or 40 pounds, I won't feel so heavy on my hands.
No wonder a woman can only hold one box.
Nothing but gold!
Three or forty pounds is five or six hundred taels!
The eldest princess looked at Shu Shu with displeasure, and still criticized Wu Fujin: "After all, he comes from a small family. He is light and cannot bear heavy courtesy! Since he dislikes it, then forget it..."
Before he could finish speaking, there was a "clang" sound and the brocade box in Shu Shu's hand had fallen.
The golden cakes as big as the palm of your hand are spread out in all directions, and the ground is golden.
The Queen Mother has always been good-tempered, but now she has a sullen face and looks unhappy.
It's not just a reward for the servants, what's the point of giving gold directly?
Not to mention the identity of Prince Fujin, just a relative and a niece-in-law. He is not worthy of a decent meeting gift from her great aunt?!
The atmosphere immediately became awkward.
Wu Fujin also blushed and looked a little confused.
Shu Shu lowered her head, picked up two gold cakes, walked to the Queen Mother, and said with a bit of joy: "Royal Grandmother, this is gold, the meeting gift prepared by the eldest princess... Didn't you say before that the grassland scenery is nice?
, but whenever the white disaster herdsmen are sad, how about these golden Queen Grandmother rewards each flag for winter relief? Let the grassland people bathe in the kindness of the Queen Mother, and let us granddaughter-in-law follow along and borrow the money to accumulate virtue.
…”
The Queen Mother had a smile on her face, and her eyes were full of kindness: "Okay, okay... you are a kind-hearted child, then the Queen Mother will listen to you..."
The eldest princess frowned and wanted to speak.
Qi Fujin's eyes were filled with tears. He had already nudged Wu Fujin and said briskly: "Fifth sister-in-law, it's time for us to thank you..."
Wufu Jin also reacted, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Princess Zhang, for the reward!"
Qi Fujin followed closely.
The eldest princess's face was as cold as frost, and her face was full of sarcasm: "I'm sorry to see this, the prince, but now the prince Fujin has this kind of character?!"
Shu Shu could see clearly that the eldest princess was not a generous person at all. Cutting off her flesh was just a formality and an insult.
In the current situation, the eldest princess was still unhappy and wanted to repeat her old tricks and not let Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin get up.
Shu Shu came over with guilt and said to Wu Fujin: "Sister-in-law Wu, hurry up and pick up the gold! It's all my fault. It's my fault that I didn't catch it for a moment..."
As she said that, she lowered her head and picked up the empty brocade box and stuffed it into Qi Fujin's arms: "Sister Qi, take this..."
Qi Fujin responded and got up.
Her flag shoes are too high, making it inconvenient to squat down to give gifts or pick up things.
Shu Shu looked at the other two women holding brocade boxes, smiled and ordered: "Excuse me, two nuns, stop holding them, it's weird, just put them directly on the Queen Mother's eucalyptus..."
Both mothers-in-law looked at the eldest princess's face.
The Queen Mother waved to the two women: "Bring it here, bring it here, I want to count how many there are..."
The two women had no choice but to move forward slowly.
After opening the two brocade boxes and revealing the gold inside, the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, Shu Shu and Wu Fujin also picked up more than a dozen gold cakes on the ground.
Seeing Qi Fujin struggling to hold the brocade box as the gold was put in, Shu Shu took it, put all the gold cakes in his hands, and sent them to the Queen Mother: "Grandma, look at it, three portions
Together we get more than a thousand taels of gold, which can be exchanged for more than ten thousand taels of silver..."
The Queen Mother looked at Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin with a smile: "I also want to hear what your sisters-in-law said, is it okay to use this gold like this?"
Wu Fujin said with sincerity: "I can be filial to the emperor's grandmother and also accumulate virtue. It is perfect to kill two birds with one stone..."
Qi Fujin also nodded in agreement: "Yes, the emperor's grandmother will agree to it, fulfilling the filial piety of the grandson's daughter-in-law..."
When the Queen Mother saw that what they were saying was true, her face became even more smiley: "Okay, okay, they are all good children. Heaven will remember your gifts to the grassland... My grandmother is a poor herdsman on the grassland, thank you..."
A "clang" sound interrupted the happy moment between grandparents and grandchildren.
The eldest princess had already stood up, pushed down a few people, sneered at her grandparents, and walked away.
The room was silent.
The Queen Mother seemed not to have seen her, and directly greeted the old princess, with a bit of pretentiousness: "How are my granddaughter-in-laws? Not only are they beautiful, but they are also lovely in behavior. I have never seen such filial and sensible children...
…”
The old princess had lived a long life, had seen a lot, and had dealt with the eldest princess for decades. She had long been accustomed to her moodiness, and was more calm and composed than others. She smiled and said: "It's all because of my great luck.
Such a good granddaughter-in-law makes people want to steal her home..."
Following the voice, her eyes swept over Shu Shu's body softly.
The direct descendant of the princess of Dong E's family not only married Prince Lilie, but also had a family marriage with Guanglue Beile.
The old princess looked at Shu Shu and felt close to her.
Before she got married, her brothers were still young, but her four cousins from her eldest uncle's family were already married. Two of them were direct descendants of Dong E's family, so they were Shu Shu's two great-aunts.
"Hahahaha! I won't give it to you, I'll make you angry!"
The Queen Mother said with a smile.
The atmosphere calmed down.
Even because the eldest princess left the table, everyone became less formal and more comfortable.
Even Concubine Yi had more smiles on her face and took the initiative to talk to several young eldest daughters.
As one of the four concubines, she had managed the palace affairs together with Concubine Hui, Concubine De, and Concubine Rong for many years. She was also ordered to summon these eldest daughters who had cared for Meng into the palace and give them rewards.
Except for the strangers from the older generation, the remaining ones are similar in age or from the younger generation, and most of them can strike up a conversation.
For a moment, he was happy.
Someone had already quietly come out and cleared away the mess on the ground, even removing the eldest princess from her position.
Led by the old princess, the senior eldest daughter of the Fumeng family recognized the new relatives of the three Fujins in turn and gave them meeting gifts.
Most of them do their best, and no one is rude and opens the gift box to check it out in public.
After a round, several people from Shu Shu got seven or eight boxes each.
Then there was another round of family recognition, this time the three of them sat high, and the younger clan daughters came over to pay their respects.
Concubine Yi had already given some advice on the number of people and identities, and they were well prepared.
Who said that Emperor Taizong was ranked lower in the ranking, Shizu was considered an old man, and the princes were not old, but they were not short in seniority among the clan...