The Salted Fish Empress Dotes on the Harem

Zhao Nuoqing kowtowed to the queen mother to thank her, and then stood up with Jin He's support.

Then she turned around and took a very beautifully carved sandalwood box from Jin He's hand, and then said: "My concubine borrows flowers to present Buddha, and presents your love hairpin given by the late emperor to the Queen Mother as a birthday present, please also invite the Queen Mother Take a look!"

Hearing what Zhao Nuoqing said, the Empress Dowager was very excited, and immediately sent Sister Lan to quickly bring the hairpin.

Nanny Lan took the box, smiled gratefully at Zhao Nuoqing, and then offered the box with both hands.

The Empress Dowager's hands seemed to tremble slightly, she slowly opened the box, and a phoenix hairpin inlaid with glass and gold silk appeared in front of her eyes.

The phoenix hairpin was the same as when the Supreme Emperor gave it to her back then, but it was slightly different. It was seen that the original shattered part was wrapped with extremely thin gold wires, not only did not destroy the original appearance of the phoenix hairpin, but also made it more beautiful. It adds a touch of uniqueness, which shows the dexterity and skill of the person who repaired it.

Tears welled up in the Queen Mother's eyes, and she was very happy holding the golden hairpin in her hand.

When the queen saw this, she was afraid that the queen mother would think about others when she saw things, so she said: "My mother, Zhao Cairen is not only good at repairing hairpins, but also has full ingenuity in twisting hair. Why don't you let Zhao Cairen re-pin this hairpin for you?" How about it?"

The Queen Mother listened and nodded.

Immediately, several palace maids and eunuchs moved out the screen to cover the front, while Zhao Nuoqing stood beside the Empress Dowager and began to recomb the Empress Dowager's hair.

After a while, a fresh but dignified new hairstyle appeared on the Queen Mother's head, and then Zhao Nuoqing seemingly casually put the glass phoenix hairpin in the Queen Mother's bun, and in an instant , the queen mother seems to be five or six years younger.

Dang even heard the exclamation of the queen, "Mother, you are so beautiful!"

Sister Lan was also surprised and said: "Zhao Cairen's hands look similar to ours, aren't they just ten fingers? How did he make such a beautiful bun in the blink of an eye? Oh, I seem to have seen it 30 years ago. The Queen Mother!"

The queen mother looked at herself in the bronze mirror, as if she had returned to her youthful appearance.

The phoenix hairpin was originally given to her by the first emperor when she was young. The hairpin naturally fit her status as a queen at that time. Somewhat uncomfortable with my identity, so the hairpin has been placed in the box and has never been worn again. I finally wanted to have a hairpin on a whim, but I never thought about it and broke it!
Now this hairpin is designed by Zhao Nuoqing's skillful hands, but it is more suitable for her current status, even if she wears it, she will not feel out of place.

Ever since, the Empress Dowager's gratitude to Zhao Nuoqing was beyond words, she immediately turned around and took Zhao Nuoqing's hand, and said, "It's because of your ingenuity that you can make Aijia wear this hairpin again! Good boy, what do you want?" The reward you want, as long as the Ai family can do it, there is no other way!"

Hearing what the queen mother said, the queen on the side immediately smiled and said: "Zhao Cairen is overjoyed! I have never received such a promise from the queen mother before! Zhao Cairen won't take this opportunity to make the queen mother bleed?"

The empress always knows how to make the empress dowager happy, so she saw the empress dowager smiled and glanced at her, pretending to blame and said: "The Ai family has never treated you badly! You are an ungrateful thing!"

The queen smiled mischievously and said nothing more.

Hearing the laughter of the empress dowager and the empress feasting on the screen, the emperor immediately asked in doubt: "Is the empress mother settled?"

Hearing the laughter of the Empress Dowager behind the screen, she said, "Just wait!"

Shen Bochen was naturally happy when he heard his mother laughing happily, so he said, "It's okay, don't worry!"

The queen mother behind the screen chuckled, ignored the emperor outside, and looked at Zhao Nuoqing who was behind her seriously, and asked, "What reward do you want? Tell Aijia about it!"

Zhao Nuoqing knew that if she said she didn't want any reward, the Queen Mother would inevitably suspect that she was putting on an act too much. When she was repairing the hairpin before, she thought that the Queen Mother would reward her, so she already had the most wanted reward in her heart!
So, I saw her knelt at the queen mother's feet, and said sincerely: "Under the queen's rule, the concubine has no worries about food and clothing in the palace, so there is no special reward for the concubine, but the concubine also needs to be rewarded." I don't want to let go of such a good opportunity, I ask the Queen Mother to give my concubine to serve you at any time in the future, and to learn some ways of the world from you, that's what I want in my heart!"

Listening to Zhao Nuoqing's words, the Queen Mother was taken aback, and began to suspect Zhao Nuoqing's real intentions, and did not come back to her senses until a moment later.

When she looked at Zhao Nuoqing's eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and saw her sincere eyes without any impurities, the Queen Mother couldn't help feeling that maybe she was thinking too much!
The queen beside her was also slightly taken aback, as if she hadn't expected that Zhao Cairen would make such a request, for a moment she didn't understand her intentions, and felt a little irritated and inexplicable.

However, the reason for the irritability has not been found yet, so the Empress Dowager said with a smile: "In this way, Aijia will be fulfilled for you!"

A bright smile flashed across Zhao Nuoqing's face, and he immediately kowtowed to the Queen Mother and said: "Concubine, thank the Queen Mother for the reward!"

The screen was removed, and the eyes of the emperor and all the concubines who were waiting quietly outside were all looking towards the superior.

It can be seen that the empress dowager, who was not very old at first, seemed to be rejuvenated at this time. The hair style on her head was elegant, unique and stable. Even the emperor beside him couldn't help staring dumbfounded at the hint of incomparable dignity.

Then Lin Cairen exclaimed among the concubines sitting down: "The queen mother is too beautiful!"

As soon as Lin Cairen's words came out, everyone echoed them one after another, and because Lin Cairen's words came from the heart without any flattery, the Queen Mother was delighted to hear this, and immediately rewarded Lin Cairen.

Lin Cairen was overjoyed, needless to say, and since Zhao Nuoqing presented the golden hairpin, everyone has already forgotten Fu Meiren's previous performance of being rich and generous. Although Zhao Cairen's golden hairpin is also very unique, it is different from In comparison, the Jade Guanyin was more humane, so the other concubines who had prepared birthday gifts but did not dare to give them each presented their carefully prepared birthday gifts at this time.

The empress dowager sitting in the seat was naturally very happy, and there was a scene of joy and harmony, but Fu Meiren, who was sitting in the crowd, looked at Zhao Nuoqing who had already taken her seat, her eyes were full of deep jealousy. hate meaning.

After the birthday gifts were given away, the Imperial Dining Room brought the dinner.

Since it was night, and considering that the accumulation of food was hard to digest, the dishes served were not extravagant, and each table only had five dishes and one soup, and these dishes were all from the Queen Mother's hometown, which was southern cuisine.

Southern cuisines are mainly light, but the soup is meaty, which is a bergamot beef brisket soup.