"Hey, it's your birthday in a few days. Why don't we invite them both here and we can help match them up."
After all, Meng Xinzhu is the imperial concubine and cannot leave the palace casually. She looked at the completed birthday gifts and couldn't help but sigh. She thought about her attitude towards Hongde Longqiu during this period, and she didn't know if he would
Will he agree to let himself out of the palace?
At a glance, Eunuch Ming saw the Bamboo Concubine walking towards the imperial study. Oh, this was a rare visitor. He hurriedly greeted her. The emperor had already told her that if the Bamboo Concubine came, he would not rush to let her in, but he could not
Let her go.
Hongde Longqiu looked at Meng Xinzhu through the crack in the window, admiring her quiet beauty. He had known she would come for a long time. He shook his head and smiled, wanting to see what kind of behavior she would have now after all the things before.
Treat him with an attitude, let her wait for a while and then talk.
I don't know how long she stood there before Meng Xinzhu heard Eunuch Ming say: "The emperor has a decree, and Concubine Xuanzhu is here to see you."
Hongde Longqiu looked at Meng Xinzhu, who was standing quietly aside. After she said her intention, she stood there quietly, as if she didn't care whether he approved or not. Now, Concubine Zhu was so obedient that it was strange and scary. She
He concealed his original character and no longer resisted the emperor's opinions. He intended to become one of the common people in the palace and also intended to make the emperor lose interest. After all, there were too many submissive concubines in the palace.
"Go back!" Hongde Longqiu said a little tiredly, "I will go with you the day after tomorrow!"
Watching Meng Xinzhu leave, he felt extremely lost. He really hoped that the bamboo concubine who said she was a tigress could come back, and really hoped to see the bamboo concubine who dared to say that she was a fool again. But the bamboo concubine he liked, he
The Meng Xinzhu he liked has disappeared. He doesn't want to lose her. When will she come back?
Two days later, Hongde Longqiu and Meng Xinzhu took a carriage to Prince Kang's Mansion with the gifts given by their mother. Meng Xinzhu did not dress up deliberately because it was her godfather's birthday. She was still dressed in common clothes, with no makeup on her face or hair.
She simply tied up her hair in a bun and put a jade tree in it. As soon as she got on the carriage, she propped her head and looked out the window. Hong Delong Qiu was sitting opposite her. Such a close distance in the little carriage made him feel so far away.
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Prince Kang's Mansion was not as lively as expected, and the Nine Emperor Gods were not a pompous person. He just invited a few of his nephews whom he liked to have a gathering at his house. Meng Xinzhu had never been in this different time and space since he arrived.
She used her predecessor's long-sick body as a shield in the palace, and the only toast outside the palace was stopped by Hongde Longqiu.
When the maid filled the wine glass in front of her, she smiled, picked up the wine glass, put it under her nose and smelled it. Although she couldn't tell what kind of wine it was, based on her past experience in wine appreciation, she couldn't help but say: "
What a delicious wine!”
The Nine Emperor Gods laughed and said: "Of course, this is an old wine that I have treasured for decades. If I didn't see the emperor's nephew here today, I would be reluctant to take it out."
"Oh, how can we not drink as much as we want with such good wine?" Meng Xinzhu put down the wine glass with a smile and took out the birthday gift she had prepared, "But before that, my daughter would like to wish her godfather a happy birthday!"
After listening to Meng Xinzhu's explanation of birthday gifts, Uncle Nine Emperors became more excited. He put the drawing on the table, pointed at the design on it and started asking questions, regardless of the number of people sitting at the table. Everyone was used to this old man.
When the emperor saw the new toy, he was in awe, and everyone smiled helplessly. However, when Zhu Fei talked about it, it seemed to be quite good, and everyone was very interested.
Hongde Longhao looked at the imperial brother who was shaking his head speechlessly. He couldn't help but smile and stood up, "I say, old uncle, since the emperor's sister-in-law has already given the gift to you, you should study it slowly.
, you see that all the people at this table have been ignored by you. After all, everyone is here to celebrate their birthday. You should put this drawing away first, and it will not be too late to study it another day."
"Oh, oh, that's right, look at what I've done, I've neglected everyone, come on, come on, I'll give myself a drink as an apology."
Uncle Nine Emperors carefully put away the drawings, and the banquet became lively again. Everyone toasted to the old birthday star. Meng Xinzhu, her godmother and Yu'er were chatting and laughing, and the wine was coming one after another. Hongde Longqiu glanced at the bamboo beside him from time to time.
Concubine, she has drunk a lot of wine, her face is flushed, her eyes are dimly lit, and she has a different kind of charm.
While everyone was busy, they heard voices coming from outside the room. "Second Princess, the Emperor is inside. You are not allowed to break in. Wait until the slave reports!"
"We've found the Emperor, get out of the way!"
Everyone couldn't help but stop talking and laughing and looked out the door. After a while, a woman rushed in and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"
"Er Wang's sister-in-law!" Everyone was shocked.
Hongde Longqiu frowned, "Sister-in-law Er Wang, what's wrong with you?"
"Your Majesty, please let me cut off my hair and become a nun!" After saying this, she started to cry.
Meng Xinzhu held her head, which was a bit groggy, and listened to the second princess's cry. Alas, what's the big deal? It's similar to the TV plot, except that the prince likes the new and dislikes the old, and the princess is also jealous and won't accept it.
What a shame, she even rushed to the prince's newly built villa to make a fuss, and after fighting with the prince's new love, she was slapped by the prince. She was so angry that she knew that the emperor was visiting Uncle Nine Emperors, so she
She rushed over. Yu'er waited for several princesses to come forward and help her up. She couldn't bear to shed tears and comforted her softly. The second princess sat aside and cried out how much she valued the prince, and how he betrayed her and caused her pain.
I really regret marrying the wrong person. Unfortunately, the prince always said that he only loved her, and even clamored that he should divorce her, or shave his hair and become a nun!
If Hongde Longqiu hadn't been in the Nine Emperors' uncle's house and cared about his uncle's face, he would have been too lazy to listen to these words and bother to take care of such other things. He couldn't have told his second brother not to accept a concubine and only guard this one woman.
. Hongde Longqiu couldn't help but turn his head to look at Meng Xinzhu. She once said that she couldn't give her what she wanted. Is it because she had three palaces and six courtyards?
Meng Xinzhu couldn't help but smile as she heard the second princess murmuring, "Oh, I really only see new people smiling, but never hear old people cry!"
After hearing this, the second princess looked up at the person who was speaking. She remembered that this was the Concubine Bamboo who had been favored by Tu Meng and was accompanying her to Dongdu.
Meng Xinzhu picked up the wine glass, "I didn't plan to sing today, but seeing how my second sister-in-law is doing, I really want to give you a song." She drank all the wine in the glass and sang softly: "You said you loved someone you shouldn't love.
People/Your heart is full of scars
You said you made a mistake you shouldn't have made / your heart is full of regret
You said you have tasted all the hardships of life/can’t find anyone you can trust