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Chapter 229 The Empress Dowager’s Birthday Banquet (2)
Chang Sun Qingqing was the closest to the two of them, not only could hear the conversation between the two, but also could clearly see the changes in the expressions of the two of them, the surprise in her heart was greater than that of others.It never occurred to me that the most unfavorable couple would actually have the most harmonious relationship. They would not treat each other like a guest like a royal couple, but would instead be as relaxed and intimate as ordinary lovers.

Chang Sun Qingqing sighed silently, suppressing the envy in her heart, and stood up when she saw that the mighty team had arrived in front of her.

Not only the elder Sun Qingqing stood up, but everyone present stood up.

As soon as the whole group stood up, Shuilong and Changsun Rongji, who were still sitting, were particularly eye-catching.

Shui Long glanced sideways, and saw that the sedan chair in front had been put down, and the people inside also came out one after another.When the gaze met the Queen Mother Huang's gaze, I was sure to see the coldness in Queen Mother Huang's eyes for a moment, and stood up from Changsun Rongji's arms with a slight smile.

Changsun Rongji's hand was still on her waist, and he stood up along with her, his eyes swept across the sedan chair slightly.

Although Shuilong and Changsun Rongji both stood up, everyone could understand their slow movements. Such an attitude was obviously disrespectful to the Queen Mother.Everyone had different thoughts, thinking that the Empress Dowager Huang loved Prince Wu the most, but it seemed that Prince Wu didn't respect the Queen Mother much.

The eldest grandson Luoyin frowned imperceptibly, then smiled in a blink of an eye, walked to Queen Mother Huang himself, helped her to walk, and said with a filial expression: "Mother, my son will lead you away."

Today's Empress Dowager Huang is wearing a queen mother's costume, her hair is also coiled into heavy and elegant temples, with golden hairpins inserted, and gorgeous makeup.At first glance, even the empress is eclipsed by her side, not as gorgeous and beautiful as her, which makes everyone who sees it amazed: no wonder the former emperor had a special liking for the empress dowager, and she is clearly a grandmother She was born, but she was so young and beautiful, and she looked like she was only in her thirties and still had a charm.

Some people with dirty minds even think that such a beautiful woman who still has charm is already a widow, and they don't know how she will spend her life if she is empty and lonely on weekdays. What a pity.

After the Empress Dowager Huang, the emperor and others took their seats, all the people present followed suit.

After Changsun Rongji sat down, the hand on Shuilong's waist still pulled her to sit on his lap with unresistable strength.This scene fell into the eyes of the Queen Mother Huang and the others, and they all changed slightly, but no one reprimanded them.

At this time, the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet really began.

Amidst the joyful sound of silk and bamboo music, accompanied by the beating of drums, strips of silk and satin were hung up by the palace attendants.There is a row of words written on these silks and satins, which is the record of birthday gifts given by each official.

This birthday gift is a mental job, if it is light, it will be heartless, and if it is heavy, it will be suspected of being a corrupt official.When the banners were hung one by one, these officials and officials looked at the content of the banners calmly, comparing themselves with others.

The banners of officials giving gifts were hung up, followed by the birthday gifts of the sons and daughters of the royal family.

One after another, Shuilong sent her gifts one by one, Shuilong looked at them for a while, and found that most of them gave jade and emerald gifts, but some people she knew gave slightly different gifts.The fourth prince gave a string of Buddhist beads, and the elder Sun Qingqing gave a handmade Chinese dress.When this gift was given out, the whole audience was shocked for a moment, no one thought that the honorable Princess Qingyan would be able to make clothes with female reds, and the embroidery was so good that she never shy away from it compared to Jinxiufang.

This gift was full of heart, and it really aroused the praise of the Queen Mother Huang and the emperor.

Shuilong watched with great interest, and suddenly thought in her heart, if she remembered correctly, the situation in Xiling has not been good in recent years, a birthday banquet cost so much money, and most of the gifts they gave were high-quality treasures. However, when the country encounters a disaster in the country, it can't provide money for disaster relief?Even the army's military resources are also very tight.

It is clear that the money worth the value of any high-quality treasure here is enough to solve the disaster situation in a place.

"What are you thinking?" Changsun Rongji noticed Shuilong's distraction.

Shuilong blinked her eyes, she didn't care, but said innocently: "I forgot to prepare the birthday gift."

Changsun Rong laughed lightly, and couldn't help reaching out and pinching the tip of her nose.It was clear that he didn't have any intention of preparing for it, and he didn't care about it at all, but he said it so innocently and pitifully.

Shuilong turned her head away from Changsun Rongji's hand, and gave him a sidelong glance.The act of pinching one's nose is really annoying.

Elder Sun Rongji smiled even more intensely, "I'm ready."

Shui Long raised her eyebrows, "I can't tell, you're quite filial?"

Changsun Rongji was really amused by her intentionally sour tone. The "puchi" laughter was not loud, but it could still be heard by the people sitting around.

On the right of the two are the queen, the emperor, and the queen mother, and on the left is the empty seat of Shuilong, and the person sitting next to them is Prince Qing and eldest grandson Siyuan.

"What are the uncles and aunts talking about, so happy?" The person who spoke was Prince Qing.

There was a curious smile in his eyes, and his bright and clear eyes were very charming. The curious look made people feel a little cute, but not feminine.This is the cuteness of mature men, but it is more special and attractive than the cuteness of teenagers.

Shui Long narrowed her eyes and looked deeply into his pupils, before she could take a second look, her head was held back by some domineering guy.

Chang Sun Rong glanced at Prince Qing with extremely cold eyes, and the impatience in his calm tone was particularly obvious, "It's none of your business."

Prince Qing was startled, then smiled, sniggered a little narrowly, touched his nose with a smile, and nodded to himself, "Well, it's none of my business for uncle and aunt to make out."

His behavior and words made people feel disgusted, but they unconsciously let go of their guard against him.

Shuilong thought, a special person.

"What are you thinking?" Changsun Rongji raised her face and asked again.This time the tone was not as calm as last time.

Shuilong didn't even think about saying: "I miss you."

Changsun Rongji clearly knew that she was lying, and his heart skipped a beat when he heard it.He looked at her coldly, as if he had seen through her.

Shuilong thinks that he is getting more and more stingy and jealous, but his petty temper is really cute.Sometimes she is really worried, according to how often he is so jealous, should she let him in on purpose sometimes, lest he be suffocated by herself.

A big cat bulging like a balloon appeared in her mind, and the face of the big cat was stretched like a doughnut. It's getting better and better.

Chang Sun Rong had no idea what she was smiling suddenly, and had a faint feeling that her smile must be for himself, and felt that she might not be thinking of something good, so he was in a mixed mood of boredom and joy. Turning his head and looking around, he found that many people were obsessed Looking over with his eyes, he turned his sulking anger on them, and fired a series of icy eye knives, tearing the corpses of those who dared to spy on him, Ah-Long.

Prince Qing was also angered, although he felt that he was quite innocent, he blinked his eyes and thought to himself: This rumored uncle's aura is really terrifying, when he looks at him, he even feels a little scared.

Thinking of this, he just realized that the gift givers were almost finished, so he stood up and walked towards Queen Mother Huang.The palace servants who had been prepared early in the morning pushed a tall one-person figure shrouded in red silk and walked over together.

Prince Qing bowed to Queen Mother Huang, and said with a pleasant smile: "Grandma Huang, this is a whole piece of beauty jade that Zichu found when he was traveling abroad. I personally carved it according to the portrait of Grandma Huang. I hope Grandma Huang likes it."

Zichu is the name of Prince Qing.

After Prince Qing's words were finished, the red silk was pulled down, revealing the one-man-tall jade carving.

There was a burst of exclamation from the audience.

Not only is this jade carving white and attractive in texture, but more importantly, it is the beauty of the jade carving.The statue was carved so smoothly that it was almost impossible to find any flaws. The jade-carved beauty was formed with a smile on her face. The smile on her eyebrows and the agility on her lips were perfectly carved, as was the softness of her fluttering clothes.

When Shuilong saw this jade carving, she couldn't help admiring it as a masterpiece.

She glanced at the Queen Mother Huang's face from the corner of her eye, but unexpectedly found that the Queen Mother Huang's face seemed to be different.

Is there something wrong with this statue?
I saw the Empress Dowager Huang staring at the jade carving closely, her eyes didn't look like she saw something she liked, but more like she saw something she hated.However, this gaffe did not last long, and the Queen Mother Huang returned to her usual smiling face, and said to Prince Qing, "Zi Chu has a heart, and the Ai family likes it very much."

If the Empress Dowager Huang hadn't changed her face too quickly, Shuilong might suspect that she was wrong.But it was her changing so fast that she was sure that what she felt just now was not wrong.Her gaze shifted from Queen Mother Huang's face to other places, and she immediately found another suspicious thing about Queen Mother Huang—the hand of Queen Mother Huang clutching the armrest of the chair so hard that she could already see the knuckles, and her fingertips turned white.

Shui Long hooked the corners of her lips, and looked at the jade carving again.

It stands to reason that a woman should be happy to see her youthful beauty carved into such an exquisite jade carving.Even if Queen Mother Huang is abnormal in some aspects, she doesn't hate her own statue.

"As long as grandma likes it." Prince Qing smiled with his brows crooked, and the clear and bright air made the hearts of many women present tremble secretly.He bowed to the Empress Dowager Huang again, and said with a smile: "Zi Chu congratulates Grandma Huang on her birthday, long life without bounds!"

"Okay, okay." Empress Dowager Huang's expression was full of love, "Good boy."

Prince Qing turned around and sat back in his original seat, but looked towards Shuilong and Changsun Rongji from the side. He smiled naturally and curiously: "I heard that the emperor often travels abroad, so there must be many interesting and precious things around him. I wonder what Uncle Huang will give Grandma Huang?"

Changsun Rongji didn't even look at him, and held Shuilong's face in his hands, not allowing her to look at him.

Prince Qing smiled even more intensely, as if to watch this scene.

(End of this chapter)