Resourceful beauty

Chapter 143 Auspiciousness
"Miss, Miss Song returned the gift box. She said, since Prince Song gave it to you, there is no reason for her to take it back for her elder brother. Please keep it, and Miss Song will deliver it to him when he comes back."

After entering the house, Kapok took out the brocade box that Song Qian threw into Fang Ruxuan from the carriage last time, and shrugged helplessly.

Seeing that what Song Qian sent was armbands, Fang Ruxuan packed another box the next day, and asked Song Bai to send it to Anyuanhoufu to Song Qian in the name of Fang Zhengjun.

It was sent back, but the next day, the gift box was sent back as it was.

Seeing Fang Zhengjun's bewildered look, Fang Ruxuan knew that if this continued, even her father might know about it.

Therefore, Fang Ruxuan took out the gift box again after Song Qian set off for Luzhou, and sent the New Year's gift through the Anyuan Marquis Mansion. Chen Mei prepared the time to return the gift and gave it to Song Yue.

Before Song Qian sent things to Fang Ruxuan, it was all in the name of Song Yue. Presumably, Song Yue also knew about her brother's doing so.

But now it seems that she not only knew about it, but also stood by Song Qian's side.

Sighing, Fang Ruxuan took out the small box and handed it to Ding Xiang, "Let's find a place to put it."

Knowing that this thing is not trivial, Ding Xiang didn't dare to be sloppy, and went to the small warehouse to carefully put it away.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued the decree of awarding rewards, and Chen Mei's concubine finally had the imperial order of the second rank. Therefore, due to emotion and reason, Chen Mei had to enter the palace to thank her.

After conveying the decree, the eunuch said to King Qi and Su Yuan courteously: "The day after tomorrow will be a dinner in the palace. The Empress is considerate, and she said that she will not let the prince and concubine enter the palace tomorrow to thank you, and we will go to the banquet together on New Year's Eve." That's it."

It's better to have less trouble, Su Yuan thanked, and Fang Zhengjun stepped forward to hand over a purse.

On New Year's Eve, just after Shenshi, King Qi and his party dressed according to their grades, left the palace and entered the palace.

King Qi took Fang Zhengjun to Zhaoyang Palace, and Su Yuan, Chen Mei and Fang Ruxuan went to Fengyi Palace through the inner palace gate.

Many foreign wives had already arrived. Fang Ruxuan helped Chen Mei across the threshold of Fengyi Palace, then let go of her hand and took a step back, giving a big gift to the empress. Chen Mei helped her to sit with Su Yuan.

The sixteenth princess sat beside the queen like stars and moons. Seeing Fang Ruxuan coming, she excused that there were too many people in Fengyi Palace, so she waved to Fang Ruxuan, and the two went to Yanxi Palace.

"You are getting heavy now, did the Empress forgive you?"

When they arrived at the inner hall, Fang Ruxuan asked curiously as she saw Princess Sixteen lying lazily on the bed.

The sixteenth princess smiled playfully, "It's really boring to be bored in the house all day long. After the news of the pregnancy was released, the mother and the queen pointed out a few nurses who were good at nursing, and the mother-in-law was ready. Yes, these people surround me, trying their best to make me eat this and that all day long, you see, I have come full circle..."

Although she was complaining, the corners of Princess Sixteen's eyes and brows were full of the happiness of being a mother. Fang Ruxuan pursed her lips and smiled, "This is a blessing that no one else can envy."

Talking about her pregnancy, the sixteenth princess suddenly remembered that Chen Mei was also pregnant, so she hurriedly called Chen Xiang over and said, "Go to Fengyi Palace and have a look, if it's nothing serious, invite Prince Qi's concubine over here. Otherwise, you have to wait until the banquet to come out, and it would be a real pain to sit there."

Knowing that Princess Sixteen is Aiwujiwu, Fang Ruxuan is very grateful.

After a stick of incense, Chen Mei came.

Although she hadn't met the sixteenth princess several times, Chen Mei learned from Fang Ruxuan that she had a very good temper. When they met, she greeted her well and was not cautious. She followed the words of the sixteenth princess and said what she was interested in. The topic, after a while, the two hit it off very much, as if they had met each other and hated it late.

The Sixteenth Princess even ordered the maid to move the soft couch over so that Chen Mei could tilt it, and the three of them talked together.

After a while, the topic turned to the auspiciousness that King Lu wanted to offer.

Looking very interested, Princess Sixteen said with sparkling eyes: "Uncle Lu Wang is very mysterious. He arrived in the capital before noon yesterday, and he only brought two entourages into the palace to pay respects to the emperor brother and the queen mother. All the people were arranged at the post station outside the city, and they didn't even bring the auspiciousness to offer, saying that they were just waiting to offer it at the banquet tonight. What do you think it will be?"

Fang Ruxuan shook her head, "I heard that Ningbei is a place of bitter cold. I really can't think of anything good to find there."

"Yeah, it would be nice if you don't ask for things from the capital. It's rare to have something to offer this year. It's really unexpected."

King Lu's act of beating the autumn wind has become a joke in the capital. This year, when they learned that King Lu was coming, the people all joked in private, saying that they didn't know what he wanted to ask for when he came this time, and Chen Mei just uttered the words , Princess Sixteen and Fang Ruxuan laughed out loud.

The banquet at Zhaoyang Hall started at Youshi, and the three of Fang Ruxuan talked for a while, during which Princess Sixteen and Chen Mei fell asleep for a while.

When Fengyi Palace sent word that it was almost time, the three of them got up, adjusted their makeup and rushed over.

Su Yuan's position had changed, and she sat next to Concubine Su Xian at some point. The two of them were talking about something, but they both looked happy.

Seeing Chen Mei and Fang Ruxuan coming in, the smile on Su Yuan's face gradually faded.

A group of people went to Zhaoyang Hall and sat down according to their status and rank. Fang Ruxuan was on Chen Mei's right, directly opposite, and happened to be Song Yue from Anyuanhou's Mansion.

Seeing her kindly smiling at herself, Fang Ruxuan also nodded and smiled, and thinking of Yin Hong's armbands, she felt a little awkward no matter what.

At the dinner party, it was nothing more than some singing and dancing. Sitting on the left hand of Emperor Rui'an, King Lu watched intently, as if Ning Bei could not enjoy such a life.

But looking at his fat figure, Fang Ruxuan's mind appeared the image of a big mouse stealing food in the granary.

At the hour of Hai, the dinner party was coming to an end, and the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came in to reply, saying that the fireworks were ready.

Emperor Rui'an got up and left the main hall, and everyone in the hall followed in order.

I don't know when the snowflakes fell. Standing on the steps and looking down, I can only feel that the ground is covered with crystal frost, and the swaying palace lanterns in the corridor add a bit of coolness to the empty palace. .

When Emperor Rui'an gave an order, jagged loud noises rang in his ears, and the splendor of fire trees and silver flowers rose to the night sky and exploded, sprinkled countless brilliance.

The few children clapped their hands and cheered happily. The sound of melodious laughter, mixed with the sound of celebration outside the palace, added a lot of bustle and bustle to the silent night.

Going back to the palace to sit down again, King Lu got up at the right time, saying that the auspiciousness descended from heaven in a bitter and cold place like Ningbei indicates that Da Yuan will have good weather for the country and the people in the coming year, and asked His Majesty to allow him to offer auspiciousness.

As soon as Xiangrui said that it had been widely circulated in the capital since Laba, the king of Lu came all the way from Ningbei, and he didn't reveal the slightest news, so it really sold out.

Everyone's attention was instantly on King Lu.

"Then there is Uncle Laulu."

Emperor Ryan laughed.

"Carry in."

King Lu nodded and said "I dare not", walked out from behind the case, and raised his voice to shout outside the hall.

Sixteen burly and strong men carried a huge square box covered with red cloth. At the moment, nothing could be seen, but there was a faint sound of kicking inside.

When the box was put down, King Lu stepped forward and tore open the red cloth, but it turned out to be an iron cage.

A layer of hay was spread in the cage, and on the hay were a pair of snow-white elk with dark blue eyes.

Xu Shi was a little nervous to be watched by the crowd. The two elks turned their backs to their bodies, and their four eyes looked around vigilantly, while their right front hoof tapped the ground lightly, even their movements were indistinguishable.

All the people under the seat began to discuss in a low voice, and at the first place, Emperor Rui'an stared intently, with joy hidden in his eyes.

Dayuan has a vast land and abundant resources. Over the years, what weird things haven't been seen?
However, Emperor Rui'an had only seen such a snow-white elk without a trace of hair in his essays, and the contents there were all fabricated and could not be true.

It is said that the gods in the sky like to use white elk as a mount. When the elk spreads its hooves and gallops, a lotus-shaped colorful auspicious cloud will burst out of each hoofprint, which is a great auspicious omen.

"Your Majesty, please see..."

As if guessing what Emperor Rui'an was thinking, King Lu smiled and pointed to the elk's hooves.

A strong man came out from the side, and amidst the neighing of the elk, he grabbed the elk's lightly raised right front hoof. On the hoof print, a block suddenly protruded, which was exactly the pattern of auspicious clouds.

It is conceivable that if the elk is galloping across the grass or in the snow, it must be clouds along the way.

Several concubines sitting around Emperor Rui'an exclaimed in amazement, and Emperor Rui'an laughed and asked King Lu, "Sure enough, as Uncle Wang said, it is auspicious from heaven. I don't know where Uncle Wang got it from?"

Lifting his robe and kneeling on the ground, King Lu said solemnly: "With the blessing of the Holy One, the harvest in Ningbei this year is nearly [-]% better than last year, so I don't plan to go to Beijing. At the end of November , I took people to hunt in the mountains, I wanted to hunt some tigers and leopards, took the skins, and expressed my heart to send them to Beijing. I happened to meet this pair of divine deer, and they were not afraid when they met me, but the deer The direction the head was facing was the direction of the capital, so I boldly speculated that the auspiciousness descended from the heavens on Dayuan should have landed in the capital, but unexpectedly appeared in Ningbei by accident, so I decided to enter the capital temporarily Offer auspiciousness."

This remark sounded a little unbelievable, but Emperor Rui'an seemed to believe it.

Getting up and walking to the cage, Emperor Rui'an paced around and looked at the pair of elk with great interest in his eyes.

Fang Ruxuan's eyes were fixed on King Lu.

At this moment, Fang Ruxuan could even imagine Emperor Rui'an's thoughts.

Anyone who sits in a high position thinks of the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people. During the time of the first emperor, Dayuan was already prosperous and prosperous. After Emperor Rui'an came to power, the past few years have been fruitless, which is considered pretty good.

But he himself may not think so. Let me ask, who would not want to surpass the predecessors and become the eternally famous sage emperor?

The auspiciousness from the sky is undoubtedly the affirmation of the heavens for Emperor Rui'an's outstanding achievements. King Lu's move was very good, and he used it very well.

(End of this chapter)