Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 179

In the East Palace, Li Chengqian was holding a brocade box, and inside the box was a luminous pearl, shining brightly.

"This luminous pearl is probably only worthy of the empress, and the empress will definitely like it!" Du He praised.

Li Chengqian looked at the luminous pearl in his hand and nodded in satisfaction: "I also think that the queen mother will like it, and I have spent a lot of effort to find this luminous pearl."

"By the way, what gift does uncle plan to give?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.

"My father got a Daoist scripture handed down by Mrs. Nanyue by chance, and presented it to the empress as a congratulatory gift." Chang Sun Chong said with a somewhat reserved smile.

Hiss, there were gasps of breath all around.

It turned out to be the Taoist scripture handed down by Madam Nanhua, that is really unusual.

This gift was very rare, no less than his Ye Mingzhu, and even more rare.

However, Li Chengqian didn't care too much, after all, this was his uncle, the elder brother of his mother.

What concerned him the most was Li Tai's congratulatory gift. Li Chengqian asked, "I don't know what the congratulatory gift King Wei prepared?"

All eyes turned to Changsun Chong. Changsun Chong and Li Chengqian were cousins, and Li Tai was also a cousin.

Although his relationship with Li Chengqian was better, his relationship with Li Tai was also good.

"It looks like a calligraphy and painting. I don't know the details." Chang Sun Chong shook his head.

Li Chengqian sneered and said, "Aside from being arty, what else can he do?"

Compared with Li Chengqian who cared about Li Tai, Changsun Chong cared more about Su Cheng. Civil and military officials could send congratulatory gifts with meaning, but Su Cheng was different, because Su Cheng was about to become Princess Changle's son-in-law, the empress's son-in-law, and also the first son-in-law. A congratulatory gift.

"I don't know what congratulatory gift Su Cheng has prepared!" Chang Sun Chong asked with a hint.

Du He and others shook their heads, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "I don't know, but I heard that Sister Changle has been very troubled about the gift recently."

Chang Sun Chong wondered: "What kind of congratulatory gift can the princess prepare in the deep palace? Copy the scriptures and prepare female celebrities. The empress likes it very much. The price is sincerity."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Changle is worried about Su Cheng's congratulatory gift. Su Cheng didn't think about it when he first arrived in Chang'an, and Changle reminded him that it is difficult for Su Cheng to prepare in such a short period of time."

Du He nodded and said, "Indeed, although Su Cheng has accumulated an astonishing amount of wealth in a short period of time, he still lacks background. I'm afraid he won't be able to find any ingenious gift!"

Changsun Chong was delighted to hear this, and said with a smile, "Su Cheng has a lot of money, maybe he will bring a hundred thousand yuan into the palace as a congratulatory gift for the empress, and the carriages are lined up in a long line, how grand is it?"

The more he thought about it, the more excited Chang Sun Chong became. If there is no good gift, Su Cheng, you will be ashamed!

How could Su Cheng be so stupid as to do this? Wouldn't it become a big joke in the court?Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Su Cheng is not famous for his poems all over the world. If there is really no congratulatory gift, it would not be considered impolite for him to present a poem for his mother."

Chang Sun Chong couldn't help curling his lips slightly when he heard this. Although he didn't like all kinds of Su Cheng, he really couldn't pick the title of Su Cheng's poem.

Even his ten-year-old sister recites it from time to time, and her eyes light up when Su Chenglai is mentioned, and the sadness in it is probably only he himself can understand.

In Wei Wangfu, Li Tai stood at the table and watched carefully, and praised: "Wang Youjun's calligraphy is really hard to read, the more you look at it, the more exquisite it becomes!"

"Why not, both Your Majesty and Your Majesty like it so much! Your Highness presents Wang Youjun's calligraphy, not only your Majesty will love it, but your Majesty will also love it so much. Your Highness's congratulatory gift kills two birds with one stone!" The eunuch beside him praised.

Li Tai also couldn't help laughing proudly: "I don't know how much effort I have spent in order to get a copybook from Wang Youjun, and it is also due to luck!"

"Your Highness, this is not luck, but God's will!" the eunuch whispered furtively.

"Speak carefully, speak carefully!" Although Li Tai said carefully, he couldn't help laughing.

It's a pity that he didn't know that Su Cheng was sitting at home and someone sent several authentic works of Wang Youjun. If Li Tai knew, he didn't know how he would feel.

"It's a pity, it would be great if I could get the preface to the Lanting collection!" Li Tai's small eyes blinked and blinked, and his eyes were full of confusion and longing.

Lanting Collection Preface, if he can get the Lanting Collection Preface, how happy will Father be?

"The Preface to the Lanting Collection, even His Majesty has been searching for it for so many years, but he still hasn't found it." The eunuch said with emotion.

Because of Empress Changsun's birthday, Li Shimin decided to have a banquet in the palace and vowed to sprinkle dog food all over Chang'an.

The emperor attached so much importance to the queen's birthday, since the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty were going to enter the palace to congratulate them, they naturally had to send congratulatory gifts.

However, for most foreign ministers, they will not present too grand congratulatory gifts.

Like Wei Zheng, but he just wrote a congratulatory form.

Great Confucian scholars like Kong Yingda just wrote a poem, gave them an ancient book, and expressed their feelings.

There are many kinds of congratulatory gifts, but the dignitaries of the imperial court generally pay more attention to them, and the relatives of the emperor pay more attention to them.

When entering the palace, Cheng Yaojin patted Su Cheng on the shoulder and asked, "Boy Su, what gift did you prepare?"

Su Cheng said with a smile: "The Buddha said, don't say it!"

Cheng Yaojin snorted: "It's mysterious, I'll tell you, you just use another coral as a gift, and you won't listen!"

Su Cheng's face turned dark when he heard that, that coral was a size smaller, how shabby would he look when put together?

Yu Chigong laughed and said, "You don't know how to prepare colored glaze, do you?"

What happened to the glass I gave you?You ignorant people!Su Cheng just smiled slightly, I'll wait for you to beg me!Begging bitterly!

Li Ji laughed and said, "Su boy can write a poem better than rare treasures!"

In order to show his importance, Li Shimin even set up the imperial banquet in Tai Chi Palace.

The entire Tai Chi Palace was decorated and it was very lively.

Su Cheng felt that if he became the Duke of the county, his position in the hall should be very high, but he found helplessly that his position was only in the middle.

Where did all these big guys come from?

However, soon, Su Cheng felt that he was in a good position, but he must not be seen by Li Shimin.

If he was caught composing poems again, who would bear it?

The front hall is very lively, but the back hall is even more lively, three women play a show, not to mention that the back hall is full of female relatives.

Empress Changsun resides on the Phoenix Seat, graceful and luxurious, and the concubines, then princesses, and then wives.

"The princess is getting more and more fresh!"

Listening to the praise, Princess Changle just smiled slightly, but she was still thinking about what gift Su Cheng had prepared.

"Reporting to your empress, His Royal Highness, the congratulatory gifts from the princes and princess consorts have arrived!"

Princess Hejian smiled and said, "Oh, it's the busiest time. Your Majesty is really lucky. The children are all filial!"

(End of this chapter)