Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 81 Full of laughter
The gray-haired empress dowager is sitting above.

Queen He sat on a chair.

The two princesses Yuan Jingshu and Yuan Jinghui were also sitting.

As grandsons-in-law, Yuanchun and Youshi should have stood, but because the empress dowager considered that Youshi was pregnant, she specially asked Youshi to sit as well. Since Youshi sat down, Yuanchun also sat down.

A group of maids and maids were standing there.

There are also two cats in the hall, raised by the Empress Dowager.

Everyone looked at Yuan Qingbai who entered the bright room. Yuan Chun, Youshi, and Yuan Jinghui stood up and said "ten thousand blessings" to Yuan Qingbai. Yuan Jingshu also stood up, but she did not squat "ten thousand blessings".

Yuan Jingshu is the same age as Yuan Qingbai and was born in an older month than Yuan Qingbai. Now, as the adopted daughter of Emperor Chengtai, she can be regarded as Yuan Qingbai's sister.

As a sister, she doesn't have to stand up at the moment, but she has a docile personality, and she became a deposed prince because of her biological father's misfortune. Now being raised by Emperor Chengtai, she acts cautiously.

The Queen Mother looked at Yuan Qingbai lovingly.

Queen He looked at Yuan Qingbai with loving eyes.

Queen He has good virtues and has no biological children alive. She also knows that she can be named queen mostly because of Yuan Qingbai. Since Yuan Qingbai is the prince, making her queen can avoid fighting for the throne. Otherwise, even if the Xiahou family does not make the queen, she will It was Yuan Qingsong's mother, Du Shi, who was granted the title of empress.

Since she became the queen, she has treated Yuan Qingbai like her own son.

Yuan Qingbai walked up to the Empress Dowager and saluted the Empress Dowager and Empress He. He also did not forget to smile and ask Yuan Jingshu: "Is sister here too?"

Yuan Jingshu said a dirty "hmm".

Yuan Qingbai smiled at the Empress Dowager and asked: "Why did the Empress Dowager summon your grandson? Didn't you specially call your grandson to rub your shoulders and back?"

puff!

Yuan Jinghui couldn't help but laugh out loud. She was ten years old this year and had a lively personality. She was pampered by Prince Zhongzhi and his concubine before entering the palace. Although Prince Zhongzhi imprisoned her for three years, she was not greatly affected by it. , after entering the palace, she was also loved by the Empress Dowager and Empress He.

The Empress Dowager smiled at everyone and said, "Listen to what he says, he will make fun of me as soon as he comes!"

Everyone laughed.

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "If you didn't ask your grandson to rub your shoulders and pat your back, how could you ask your grandson to tell jokes to make you happy? You should just pity your grandson. He only has a few jokes in his belly. You have listened to it all the time, and now you are even more embarrassed in your belly than in your pocket."

Everyone laughed again.

Yuan Chun and Youshi both looked at Yuan Qingbai with admiration, feeling that the Third Master's attitude in front of the Empress Dowager was very cool.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense with me. I've called you here this time because I have something good for you."

After finishing her words, the Empress Dowager ordered a palace maid standing beside her: "Ruo Qing, please bring someone to fetch that bird-gold fur coat."

Ruoqing knelt down and said "yes", then led the other two maids to get the things.

Ruo Qing is seventeen years old this year, one year older than Yuan Qingbai. She is charming and capable, and is very popular with the Empress Dowager.

Ruo Qing quickly took the things, Yuan Chun and Youshi's eyes lit up, and even Yuan Qingbai couldn't help but feel like his eyes were brightening.

This is a sparrow-gold fur coat made of gold, gold threads, and peacock feathers.

In the original work, Jia's mother gave Jia Baoyu a bird's-gold fur. That bird's-gold fur was already precious, but it should be inferior to the one given by the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager smiled at Yuan Qingbai and said, "It's your birthday in a few days. This bird-gold fur coat is a tribute that I personally selected. I specially want to give it to you as a gift."

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "It seems that my grandson has had great luck again today and won a heavy reward from the Queen Mother."

He looked at Ruo Qing: "Quickly, bring it to me and put it on so that the Queen Mother can see if her grandson's bird-gold fur suits her. If not, she still has a chance to take it back. Otherwise , once I take away this golden fur today, even if she regrets asking for it, I will not return it to her."

puff!

Yuan Jinghui couldn't help laughing again, and everyone laughed again.

Ruo Qing immediately led two palace maids forward to help Yuan Qingbai enter the Nuan Pavilion to change clothes. The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Just change it here, I'll watch you change it."

Yuan Qingbai changed on the spot.

Although she was just changing her coat, Yuan Jingshu still tilted her head, while Yuan Jinghui looked straight at it.

When Yuan Qingbai changed into a golden coat, the whole hall was filled with praises.

He has a handsome appearance, and this bird-gold fur coat is an exquisite and luxurious cloak. When he wears it, he looks really heroic.

Yuanchun and Youshi's eyes seemed to be shining, and they felt the urge to step forward and hug the third master.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "It suits you perfectly. It's true that I specially chose it for you."

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "My grandson thanks the Queen Mother for the generous reward!"

Yuan Jinghui couldn't help but speak: "Brother Bai got such a good dress from the Queen Mother, should he tell a joke to make the Queen Mother laugh?"

She likes to listen to Yuan Qingbai tell jokes.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Girl Hui, this is a good idea. Qingbai should tell a joke."

Yuan Qingbai said with a smile: "Well, since the Queen Mother spoke it and it was Sister Hui who mentioned it, I will tell you a joke that is deeply in my stomach today. If the Queen Mother can laugh after hearing it, it will be considered as my filial piety today. .”

Everyone stared at Yuan Qingbai with great interest.

Yuan Qingbai thought for a while and said: "There is a scholar who has been studying for more than thirty years, but he didn't even pass the scholar examination."

"Seeing that he was about to take the scholar examination for the eighth time, he was worried all day long."

"His wife said to him, 'Look at your writing, it's so difficult, it's just like when I gave birth to a child.'"

"He replied, 'It's easier when you give birth to a child. When you give birth to a child, you already have a child in your belly. I write a lot, but there is no article in my belly, it's empty!'"

Hahaha……

Everyone laughed, some laughed loudly, such as the Queen Mother and Yuan Jinghui, and some laughed with their mouths hidden, such as Yuan Chun and Yuan Jingshu.

Yuan Qingbai smiled at Queen He and said, "Since I told a joke to the Queen Mother, I will also tell one to the Queen Mother today."

Queen He looked pleased, and the Queen Mother smiled and said: "Just now you said you had no more jokes. Now that you have told one, you have to tell another one."

Everyone was looking forward to it even more, and once again stared at Yuan Qingbai with great interest.

Yuan Qingbai said: "He is still a scholar and prides himself on his superb chess skills."

"He was playing chess with someone that day and lost three games in a row."

"The next day, someone asked him, 'How many games did he play yesterday?' He said, 'Three games were played.'"

"I asked him again, 'How was the outcome?' He said, 'I didn't win the first game, the opponent didn't lose the second game, and I wanted to draw in the third game, but the opponent refused!'"

Hahaha……

Everyone in the hall laughed again after thinking about it.

In this era, there are not many entertainment methods, and they are not comparable to Yuan Qingbai's previous life.

Even for the ladies in the palace, their main entertainment is listening to plays and banquets...

Funny entertainment is mainly about listening to jokes.

The two jokes Yuan Qingbai is telling now may not be very funny in the previous life, but in this world, the laugh effect is still pretty good.

In fact, he has a few funny jokes in his stomach, but he can't tell risqué jokes in this situation, otherwise...

(End of this chapter)