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Chapter 211 The Clever Tongue (2)

In this time and space, there is a saying that "the crane is wise and old".In the era of backward medical conditions, the elders hope that their children will live a long life, so they will naturally place their ancient beliefs on them.

The crane is a good wish for longevity, and it is often used when celebrating birthdays.

Today is the Fifth Prince's birthday banquet, so it's not unusual for him to use things like cranes during the week.What's more, the extraordinary product of the crane must be with the old pine.

Cranes made of paper not only imply a deeper blessing, but also a homonym for "wise age".

But Dong Yuan's question still made the Empress slightly taken aback.

She didn't talk about the meaning of the crane, and didn't talk about the slip of the tongue of Mrs. Hou Ye, but asked about the hemp paper folded into a crane.Not only the queen, everyone was slightly stunned.

She also asked whether the Prime Minister used this kind of hemp paper.

The empress was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses.

In the past, the emperor would write the edict on yellow and white hemp paper, so the word "Xuan Ma worships the minister" came into being.

The fifth prince caught the crane, obviously with the intention of a long life without bounds, and the concubine also took advantage of Mrs. Hou's slip of the tongue to provoke the queen to be dissatisfied with the empress Sheng Guifei and the fifth prince.

But Dongyuan avoids the implication of "crane wise age", but says that the paper folded into the crane is hemp paper.

Even if the prime minister is an extremely human minister, he is still under the monarch and is a minister.

The fifth prince is not about eternal life, but the life of a courtier.

The empress looked at Dong Yuan, saw her clear eyes, she was really anxious to ask, she couldn't help but chuckled, and said: "You, you have been spoiled since childhood, and you can't tell the difference! What's wrong with this? Paper? It's clearly for everyday use..."

After all, she passed it on to Concubine Sheng, and said angrily, "Look, what a stupid little daughter-in-law the eldest son of the Sheng family married?"

Concubine Sheng pinched the crane in her hand, her eyes secretly revealed a bit of inquiry, but her face softened a lot, she smiled and said to the empress: "The empress is very knowledgeable. I looked at this paper and thought it was good. Hemp paper. It is probably also used to proclaim imperial edicts and worship ministers..."

As soon as the words fell, she showed panic again, and knelt down to kowtow to the queen, "Empress, my concubine is discussing court affairs..."

Concubine Sheng had already bowed down when she said, "Worship is made by the emperor", and now she knelt down again. How could the empress not understand the meaning of respect and self-deprecation towards the queen?

That's all the empress wants.The smile in her eyes was even bigger, and she asked the female officer beside her to help Concubine Sheng: "We're just chatting together, why are you talking about the state affairs?"

The amiable face of the empress and the submissive voice of the imperial concubine made the suffocating atmosphere relax, and everyone laughed and echoed.Some said that the empress was kind, some said that the noble concubine was blessed, some praised the five princes for their good looks, and said all kinds of auspicious words.

It's just that the empress and the imperial concubine glanced at Dong Yuan from the corner of their eyes while they were talking.

Mrs. Sheng could not bear it in her eyes.

It was probably the first time she saw her daughter swallow her anger in the empress's position.

The empress must have deliberately wanted to find fault today.Without the empress's permission, how dare that imperial concubine speak rudely and provoke trouble at the fifth prince's birthday banquet?
If Dong Yuan hadn't stepped forward, the matter might not have been resolved so smoothly.Dong Yuan is the Empress Empress's cousin, even if the Empress Empress wants to punish Concubine Sheng, she still has to look at the Xue family's face and fight for her cousin's face.Now that Dong Yuan came forward, the empress had no choice but to suppress her desire to punish.

If the queen empress doesn't respect her natal family, she will be laughed at by others.

As for what Dong Yuan said, it was just cleverly giving the empress and the empress a step down.What finally worked was the kneeling of the imperial concubine in public.

Mrs. Sheng couldn't help feeling sorry for her daughter.

If you marry into an ordinary family, how can you let your daughter suffer such grievances in light of the prominence of the Sheng family?
Mrs. Sheng's eyes fell on Concubine Sheng.

Just when Concubine Sheng looked back, she saw Madam Sheng's expression.Seeing her mother like this, she felt a pain in her heart and was instantly moved.

Dong Yuan saw Mrs. Sheng's expression was a bit miserable, and seeing Concubine Sheng looking over, he leaned next to Mrs. Sheng, squeezed her hand heavily, and said with a low voice: "Mother, look at the fifth prince, sir. It's so gratifying. You seem to cry when you're happy, don't do this, it will make the empress feel uneasy."

Mrs. Sheng really saw bright tears in Concubine Sheng's eyes, and she knew that she had made her daughter unbearable, so she forcibly put away her sadness, smiled, and said to Dong Yuan: "I'm getting old, looking at the Fifth Prince like this, It can't be avoided..."

After the fifth prince's grasping week was over, the empress got up to say goodbye.

Before she left, she called Dong Yuan up.

Dong Yuan had no choice but to leave Mrs. Sheng and follow the Empress to Kunning Palace.

"Ninth sister gave birth to a clever mouth." After arriving at Kunning Palace, the Empress Empress, who was in the phoenix position, asked someone to give Dong Yuan a seat of tea, and said this casually.

Dong Yuan could tell that she blamed herself for being troublesome.

She hurriedly got up and knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, this concubine is talking too much today, I've lost face to your empress, this concubine deserves to die."

The empress smiled: "Get up. You are talking too much, but what you said was beautiful and did not embarrass me. The words are well-spoken, but it also shows the talent and wit of our daughter of the Xue family. You are punished."

There was a hint of a joke in his tone.

Is she in a good mood today?

Dong Yuan was uneasy, said thank you for your kindness, and got up and half sat on the brocade stick, with a respectful look on his face, he didn't relax because of the empress's occasional joke, and was disrespectful to the empress.

Seeing her like this, the empress really had a smile in her eyes.

She suddenly seemed to have a little affection for this little Jiumei.

"Are there any interesting rumors outside the palace recently?" The queen's voice changed and she asked Dong Yuan.The tone also became distant.

There were a lot of rumors outside the palace, Dong Yuan picked up one or two things, but didn't say that Princess Wen Jing's direct granddaughter might become the crown princess.

The Empress listened to her rambling nonsense without interrupting her, and listened quietly.In the end, seeing that it was getting late, she said to Dong Yuan: "I often walk in front of Bengong. Today I just know that you speak very interestingly. I also want someone to tell me some interesting things from time to time. By the way, the next time you inquire about the affairs of Princess Wenjing's house, tell me about it. I vaguely heard that Princess Wenjing's mansion has been very lively recently..."

Dong Yuan suddenly felt a little cold behind him.

It was obviously still such a gentle voice, but it caused Dong Yuan Fangfo to fall into the icy purgatory.The cold air only came up the spine, and instantly penetrated the heart and lungs.

The advantage of being a person in power is that no matter how thoughtful and eloquent others are, as long as they are in absolute control, they can treat others like puppets.

Dong Yuan felt that the Empress Dowager treated her like this.

The empress calmly watched her talk about him, watched her struggle hard to gain the empress' favor, and her last sentence sent her into hell, warning her: the empress could see her little tricks clearly.

If there are any rumors outside the palace, you don't need to talk about it this time.But if Dong Yuan doesn't say anything, others will.

What the Empress Empress meant was nothing more than telling Dong Yuan not to think that they were sisters, so she could get carried away in front of the Empress Empress and forget about her dignity.

"Yes!" Dong Yuan respectfully said yes, turned around and backed out.

Coming out of the palace, Dong Yuan and Mrs. Sheng were not in any mood.The two sat in the carriage and went back to the Shengchanghou Mansion in silence.

When we arrived at the mansion, it was already the beginning of the lights.Sheng Xiuyi also just came back from the Prince's Mansion, and happened to meet him at the gatehouse.

Sheng Xiuyi accompanied Mrs. Sheng to Yuanyang Pavilion.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Sheng asked Dongyuan and his wife to have dinner.

Then the third master Sheng Xiumu also came back from the palace, just in time for Mrs. Sheng to eat like this, so they stayed together.

Both Shengchanghou and the third master asked how the fifth prince was doing.

Mrs. Sheng restrained her emotions, and said with a smile: "You look very pleasing. Eyes and nose are like the emperor, and the mouth is more and more like your empress..."

I can't say anything else.

Returning to Jingsheyuan after dinner, Sheng Xiuyi asked Dong Yuan: "What happened today? I saw that my mother didn't look very well. Is it the Fifth Prince?"

Dong Yuan didn't hide anything, and told Sheng Xiuyi about a wife of Lord Hou who said something wrong, was caught by the imperial concubine and made a fuss, almost caused a conflict between the empress and the imperial concubine, and finally the imperial concubine knelt down and begged for mercy, etc.

Sheng Xiuyi listened, but didn't speak for a while.

These fights in the palace were commonplace, and he really didn't know what to say.

The days passed peacefully like this.

A few days later, Sheng Lehui really embroidered a silk handkerchief for Brother Cheng.

The excellent Chaozhou lake silk is very precious, and it should not be something that sister Hui can have.Dong Yuan looked at the silk handkerchief embroidered with two snow chrysanthemums and a small and delicate "cheng" character, and knew that this was the meaning of Second Mistress.

She was very happy, and when she turned around, she asked the servant girl to give Sister Hui a pair of bracelets.

The pair of bracelets were ordinary, but they were inlaid with two blood-colored heartstones, which were hard to come by.It was one of the dowry given by the old lady when Dong Yuan got married, and it was not included in the gift list.

Second Mistress received Dong Yuan's gift in return, full of joy, and for the first time rewarded Xun Fang with two eight-cent silver coins.

The first round of their sister-in-law dating was a success, right?

The [-]th day of the winter month was an auspicious day, Dong Yuan's natal uncle's mansion was finally completed, and the [-]th was the joy of housewarming, a three-day banquet was set up, and the families of the ministers in Shengjing were invited to make a fuss.

Dong Yuan, Mrs. Sheng, and the second grandmother, Ge Shi, also received the invitation.

Mrs. Sheng caught the wind and cold accidentally, and Dong Yuan was supposed to take care of her illness.But Mrs. Sheng thought that Xue's parents were hosting a wedding, and Dong Yuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would not go, fearing that the eldest lady who always defended Dong Yuan would think too much, so she asked Dong Yuan and Second Mistress to go.

Dong Yuan had no choice but to go to congratulate with his second mistress.

Although Yanxihou's Mansion is still connected to Zhenxianhou's Mansion by a courtyard wall, the gates are in different directions from north to south.

Sheng Xiuyi accompanied Dong Yuan and Second Mistress to Yanxi Hou Mansion.

Dong Yuan got off the carriage, entered the hanging flower gate of Marquis Yanxi Mansion, looked at the welcoming sister-in-law, greeted her with a smile, handed the second grandma to sister-in-law, and walked around the gate of Marquis Yanxi Mansion with Rose. Jiaomen, went to the Rongde Pavilion of Zhenxianhou.

I haven't seen the old lady for a long time.

(End of this chapter)