After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 169 Shishi: Your Highness, we are friends, Queen Mother's birthday banquet

Jiang Shishi: "Hush"

"Then why does the crown prince spoil you so much and promote you to Liangdi?" Jiang Gaoda still didn't quite believe it, he coughed in embarrassment, "I ask you, has the crown prince ever favored you?"

"No, he didn't touch me at all." Jiang Shishi followed Jiang Gaoda's words, "So, in the case of the Eastern Palace, can I still let my sister enter the Eastern Palace? Wouldn't that hurt her and push her into the fire pit? Is it?"

Jiang Gaoda: "Since that's the case, you can talk to Feng Shi."

"I told Aunt Feng, didn't Aunt Feng tell you?" Jiang Shishi sighed, "I didn't help my sister, Aunt Feng must be angry with me, so I kept it from my father."

"Besides, my status is low, my health is not good, and people in the East Palace are soft-spoken, so how can I make the decision to let my sister enter the palace? Alas, in the final analysis, it is useless to blame me."

Seeing the eldest daughter sighing, Jiang Gaoda couldn't blame him anymore, but asked: "I heard from Mrs. Feng that you were seriously ill last year. What's going on?"

Jiang Shishi told Jiang Gaoda about the original owner's illness last year. Jiang Gaoda heard that his eldest daughter almost died last year. After all, Jiang Gaoda felt a little distressed and told her to take care of her health in the palace.

After the father and daughter chatted for a while, Jiang Shishi followed the prince and left the Jiang family.

Aunt Feng quickly asked someone to help Jiang Gaoda to the room to rest.

While feeding Jiang Gaoda the hangover soup, she asked gently: "Master, how are you talking with Sister Shi, is she willing to let Sister Rou enter the East Palace?"

"Let me tell you, don't mention this matter again!" Jiang Gaoda was firm.

Feng Shi was slightly taken aback, "Master, didn't we talk well before, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Jiang Gaoda: "Sister Shi is also poor. She suffered a serious illness last year and passed through the gate of hell. She is not easy in the East Palace. We can't help her, but don't drag her down."

"Besides, you know that she didn't let Sister Rou enter the palace because of the prince's rumors, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Master, what is this all about? I can't understand what you are talking about. Master, are you drunk?" Feng Shi was confused.

"Anyway, you just need to remember one thing, don't let Sister Rou enter the East Palace again!" Jiang Gaoda lay down dizzily, and snored after a while.

Feng glanced unhappily at the man on the bed, and went out impatiently.

It must be something Jiang Shishi said to the master, and the master changed his mind temporarily.

This Jiang Shishi is much more patient after entering the palace than when she was not out of the pavilion.

In the past, the master always turned to her, but now it was the first time he turned to Jiang Shishi!

As soon as Feng Shi left the room, Jiang Huairou came.

Jiang Huairou stepped forward and held Feng's elbow, and asked expectantly, "Mother, did Big Sister agree to take me into the East Palace?"

Mrs. Feng wandered around the house with her daughter, "Oh, don't mention it, not only did she not agree to bring you into the palace, but she even persuaded your father, who even yelled that we should give up our hearts, don't mention letting us go!" It's about your entry into the East Palace."

"Ah? Why?" Jiang Huairou pouted unhappily.

"Who knows what Jiang Shishi said to your father." Feng Shi thought for a while and said, "By the way, your father said that Jiang Shishi didn't let you into the East Palace because of the prince's rumors."

Speaking of this, the mother and daughter looked at each other and probably understood.

Jiang Huairou had also heard about the rumors about the prince.

She leaned close to Feng's ear and whispered: "There are rumors in the capital that the prince is good at Longyang, or because he has a hidden disease, that's why the East Palace has never had an heir. Is this true?"

"I reckon that's the case, otherwise all the adult princes who are younger than him will become fathers, and the prince alone has no sons and no daughters. According to this, you really can't enter the East Palace. Otherwise, wouldn't you want to be a widow?" Feng changed her mind. .

When Jiang Huairou thought of the prince's gentle and handsome appearance, as well as his noble aura, he still had some reluctance, "It doesn't matter if he is a widow, I don't despise him."

Feng whispered in a low voice: "You are stupid, you are still young, and you don't know what it means to be a widow. Besides, if the prince has no heir, the throne will definitely change hands in the future!"

Jiang Huairou: "What, can the crown prince change hands?"

Feng Shi: "Throughout the ages, how many princes have you seen enthroned?"

Hearing that the crown prince would not be emperor if he could not have an heir, Jiang Huairou also hesitated.

The Feng family on the side is still persuading, "My dear girl, with your appearance and appearance, you still worry about not being able to find a good home in Beijing? Since we have come to the capital, we have to take this opportunity to choose a good marriage for you." .”

"There are many adult princes in the royal family, and it's not just the prince. There are also many princes who don't even have wives and concubines."

Jiang Huairou: "My daughter heard that the Seventh Prince and the Eleventh Prince don't have wives and concubines."

"The Eleventh Lord is a sick man, I can't see it." Feng Shi was not satisfied, "The Seventh Prince is not bad, but I heard that he only cares about making money and doesn't care much about government affairs. Anyway, this matter is not urgent. Let's And pick slowly."

"Mother, anyway, I can't marry that kind of ordinary official family. If my daughter wants to marry, she must marry a prince and minister!" Only in this way can she compare to Jiang Shishi!
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At the same time, Jiang Shishi and the prince had already taken a carriage to the palace.

In the carriage, Jiang Shishi said politely, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Pei Xuanling squinted at the woman, "Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for letting me go home to visit my family, and thank you for accompanying me back to Jiang's house."

"If you really want to thank Gu, you can accompany Gu to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday in a few days."

"No problem!" Jiang Shishi answered very simply.

Pei Xuanling: "You don't even think about it?"

"His Royal Highness asks my concubine to accompany me, and I dare not not accompany me." Jiang Shishi is in a good mood today, "Besides, we are friends, and friends should reciprocate with courtesy."

friend?

"." Pei Xuanling looked out the window and stopped talking.

The carriage passed through the streets and alleys of the capital, and passed the shoe store again.

It's summer now, but the shoe store is still doing brisk business, and there is a long line of customers at the door.

The shoes on display at the door of the shoe shop were the same as the square-toed shoes on his feet.

The shoes on the soles of his feet were made by the Manufacturing Office based on drawings drawn by Jiang Meiren.

The last time he asked Huang Dechang to check the manufacturing office, there was no problem at all.

At that time, he didn't think much about it, but now that Jiang Meiren sold rouge in private, he had to think a little more.

It seems that he has to ask Huang Dechang to investigate the relationship between Jiang Liangdi and this shoe store.

Jiang Shishi didn't know what the prince was thinking, but leaned on the carriage, closed her eyes and meditated.

According to the plot in the book, when the Empress Dowager was born, someone took advantage of this grand banquet to cause trouble and framed the prince.

As a result, the Empress Dowager's Shengshou Festival could not be carried out smoothly, and there was also an unpleasant quarrel between the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jianyuan.

Emperor Jianyuan didn't want to quarrel with the queen mother, but vented his anger on the prince who organized this birthday!
Thinking of this, Jiang Shishi had to think about giving the prince a spoiler to avoid disaster.

After a long time, Jiang Shishi slowly opened her eyes and asked, "Your Highness, do I need to prepare gifts for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet?"

"If you have a suitable gift, prepare it. If not, I will ask someone to prepare it for you."

"That's not necessary, I have already thought about what gift I want to give the Queen Mother."

Pei Xuanling raised his thick eyebrows, "What are you planning to give the Queen Mother?"

Jiang Shishi: "You will know when the time comes."

Seeing that the woman was playing tricks, Pei Xuanling didn't ask any further questions.

He was relieved that she was doing business.

In the following days, Pei Xuanling and the Ministry of Rites were busy preparing for the Empress Dowager's birthday.

In fact, the Ministry of Rituals is in accordance with the rules of the Queen Mother in previous years.

The main reason is that Emperor Jianyuan respected the Queen Mother and had many requirements, and the Ministry of Rites had to follow the requirements of Emperor Jianyuan.

The Empress Dowager is 69 this year, and Dongliang Kingdom pays attention to passing nine but not ten.

When it comes to the actual tenth birthday, there will be no fuss.

Because the number ten is too full, if it is full, it will overflow, and if it overflows, it will lose, and the number nine is an auspicious number.

On the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday, hundreds of royal chefs got busy early in order to organize this luxurious and grand Shengshou Festival.

Empress dowagers have loved worshiping Buddha since ancient times, and the empress dowager of Dongliang is no exception.

Soon after the emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother did not ask about the affairs of the harem, but kept eating fast and praying in the Buddhist hall.

At first, the Empress Dowager was in the Buddhist hall inside the palace, and later moved to the Buddhist hall outside the palace.

The Empress Dowager's birthday festival was held in the palace, so she had to take a carriage back to the palace from the Buddhist hall outside the palace.

On the way from the Buddhist hall to the imperial palace, Emperor Jianyuan arranged for princes, nobles and civil and military officials to welcome them.

Even Emperor Jianyuan himself and the empress sat in the carriage in front to open the way for the empress dowager.

Moreover, Emperor Jianyuan arranged operas from all over Dongliang.

The opera singers sang from the Buddhist hall outside the palace to the palace.

During the distance of more than ten miles, a stage will be built every one hundred steps.

The entire capital city was full of gongs and drums, firecrackers, lanterns and streamers, and crowds of people.
The banquet was held in the Hall of Preserving Harmony. After the princes and ministers arrived, they sat in specific seats according to their official positions.

Jiang Shishi followed the crown prince into the Hall of Preservation. Pei Xuanling turned around and saw that the gift for the queen mother was gone from the woman's hand.

Pei Xuanling paused slightly, "Where's the gift you prepared for the Queen Mother?"

"Aren't there ministers registering gifts at the door, and court ladies and eunuchs receiving gifts? The concubine is handed over to them."

Pei Xuanling: "." He exchanged pleasantries with several officials just now, but he didn't expect Jiang Liangdi to make a mistake.

"Those who register gifts at the door are mostly sitting outside the palace, unable to give gifts to the Queen Mother in person." Pei Xuanling turned and walked out, "East Palace concubines like you who enter the palace alone, like other princes and concubines, must Give the Queen Mother a gift with your own hands."

Seeing the prince walking out, Jiang Shishi followed, "Your Highness, where are you going?"

"Go and get the gift back for you." With Jiang Liangdi's identity, those who registered would probably not take her seriously.

"." Jiang Shishi could only follow behind the prince.

This Shengshou Festival was originally in charge of Pei Xuanling.

The minister who registered the gift was Fan Songkang from the Ministry of Rites.

Knowing that the prince wanted to help Xue Liangdi retrieve the gift, Fan Songkang found the gift list and led the way in person.

Not only the princes and ministers gave gifts to the queen mother, but also the allies and vassal kings sent congratulatory gifts.

Therefore, those gifts piled up in a corner outside the temple.

According to the brochure, Fan Songkang quickly found Jiang Shishi's gift.

After finding the gift, the three of them walked back.

Jiang Shishi saw that there were many exquisite cages in the gift pile, and there were crickets, cranes, and parrots in the cages, so she asked casually, "Are these animals also gifts for the Queen Mother?"

Fan Songkang: "Well, they were all given to the queen mother by the princes and nobles. Among them, the golden parrot is a congratulatory gift from the emperor to the queen mother."

The emperor has presented the ninth and ninth birthday gifts to the queen mother for six consecutive days, and this parrot is today's final gift.

Jiang Shishi: "Since it is a gift from the emperor to the queen mother, shouldn't it be placed in the hall?"

Fan Songkang: "Although that's the case, this parrot can talk. If it talks in the hall early, there will be no surprises. That's why we put it outside the hall."

Jiang Shishi suddenly realized and nodded, "I see."

Since the parrot was dedicated to the Empress Dowager's birthday, it has naturally been trained in this way and will say some festive words about the Empress Dowager.

Now that Jiang Shishi and the others happened to mention the queen mother, it is estimated that the parrot heard it and started talking.

I thought this parrot would say auspicious words, but I didn't expect it to say a series of outrageous words, which shocked Jiang Shishi, the prince, and Fan Songkang!

(End of this chapter)