concubine daughter

Chapter 40 Preparations (2)
Yunzhi looked at Manqing in fear, "Grandma, it's demeaning..."

"I don't care what my status is. I can't even practice etiquette since May. What status is it? Yunzhi, in this world, I can't trust anyone except you. If you don't worship me, it can only show If you don't believe me, it's useless for me to believe you so much."

Man Qing got up from the bed and knelt on the ground, Yun Zhi knelt down hesitantly, and the two swore together that they would become sisters at this moment, and share joys and sorrows from now on.

Yun Zhi and Man Qing looked at each other, Yun Zhi's eyes were full of fear, but Man Qing's eyes were full of tears, thinking, "Sister, I can finally call you that."

"Did she notice something..." Yunzhi thought anxiously, and lowered her head.

Hou Ye's birthday banquet finally arrived.Because it was the [-]th birthday, Concubine Xue Shu and Ying Chongyi were allowed to return to Ning, so the emperor would not miss the big birthday of the important officials. seat and sit.

After the emperor, Lord Hou and empress took their seats, other people also sat down according to their status.

The Shoutang is the Fulu Hall of Yongshouyuan. Fulu Hall is the largest hall of Yongshouyuan and is often used to celebrate birthdays.

On the wall in the middle of the Hall of Fulu, there is a picture of a hundred years of longevity, and a couplet of congratulations on both sides: the white-haired Zhu Yan ascends her [-]th birthday, and enjoys a happy old age with ample food and clothing.

The 100 Xiaoshou characters in the Baishou picture have their own advantages and different fonts, but none of them are the same.Among them, Kai, Li, Zhuan, Xing, Cao, oracle bone inscriptions are all there, and the source of the style is also indicated next to the characters of Xiaoshou.Among them, there are Shang Dingwen, Zhou Dingwen, Han Dingwen, etc. by dynasty; by region (the name of the country in ancient times) there are Fin Li, Yan Shu, Xixia Tai Shu, etc.; in terms of fonts, there are Yi Zhuan, Gu Li, and Gu Dou Jin In terms of calligraphers, there are Cheng Miao, Huai Su, Yu (Shinan) Shu, Cai (Xiang) Shu, Xiao Wang (Xianzhi) Shu, and the "Changing Goose Classic" style of calligrapher Wang Xizhi etc.There are also Tadpole Wen, Xingdou Wen, Huo Wen, Shu Wen, Long Wen, Feng Wen, Ju Bao Wen and so on, which are shaped like their own characters.In the "Jubao Wen" with peach-shaped dots, there are coral, ivory, rhinoceros horn, pearl, bear's paw, jade jade, etc., which are all vivid and dazzling.

"Hahaha, the house is full of descendants of the founding marquis, and the ostentation is getting bigger and bigger. In a few years, I am afraid that there will be no room for the Fulu Palace." Before the birthday ceremony began, the emperor spoke first. The emperor's heirs were rare, The meaning in Chinese couldn't be more clear.

Lord Hou was already tired of such words. Almost every birthday, the emperor would say such a sentence, so Lord Hou could only politely say, "Thanks to the blessing of His Majesty."

The birthday ceremony officially began. The descendants of the founding Hou's mansion paid homage to Lord Hou in batches. One bow, wishing Hou Ye a life higher than the sky and blessings deeper than the sea; Master Sun and Moon Changming, Songhe Changchun.

After the birthday greetings are completed, the next step is to give congratulatory gifts.Beginning with the eldest son Hongshi of Ningyao Mansion, they presented congratulatory gifts one by one, and then offered congratulatory messages. Lord Hou just smiled and rewarded them one by one.

Finally it was Qin Xi's mansion's turn.

Hongyao sent a small sculpture, which was exactly Hou Ye himself, who carved it himself, and was appreciated by Hou Ye, who gave him a palace brocade quilt.

Hongjie sent a painting named Home and All Things Prosperous, which was made by him, wishing the Hou Mansion to be as harmonious and eternal as in the painting. Lord Hou praised it lavishly and rewarded the jade pendant that he carried with him.

The congratulatory gift from Liuxiangyuan was sent by Man Qing. It was just an antique vase. Although it was exquisite, it was not handmade. Everyone thought the gift was boring, but Lord Hou laughed heartily. He asked the emperor to make Man Qing a first-class wife and give her the title of Shang Qing. , and also rewarded Manqing gold and silver jewelry.

Everyone present was very surprised, what was the origin of this antique vase, which made Lord Hou so happy.

Hongyi sent [-] handwritten books, intending to tell Hou Ye that he was studying hard. Hou Ye thought that Hong Yi didn't like to compete for positions, and his mentality was very good. He should be praised for his quality, so he gave Hong Yi a dozen Waiter, meaning the improvement of status.

After Hongchao and Hongzhi united to eliminate Hongxie, Hongchao's mother became regular, and Hongchao naturally became the eldest son of Yongyi Mansion.

When it was Yongyi Mansion's turn, Hongchao gave two boxes of jade chess pieces. Hou Ye loved Go the most, so Hongchao also got a reward.

The second grandpa Hong Mi gave Hou Ye a medicine pillow to treat stiff neck. Knowing that Hou Ye had a stiff neck recently, he specially made this himself.

Hou Ye was furious and ordered Hong Mi to be driven out of Fulu Hall.

Only the people in Dinghuju knew about the stiff neck. Master Hou thought it was unnecessary to say anything about it. Even Mrs. Hou didn't know about it, but Hong Mi knew about it.

Hong Mi didn't know the reason for the expulsion, and was dragged out of Fulu Hall by the servants begging for mercy.

Man Qing thought to herself, Hong Mi is Hong Chao's blood brother, and Hong Chao valued love and righteousness, so he definitely couldn't bear to hurt his brother, so she subconsciously glanced at Hong Chao, just as she thought.

Hongzhen immediately patted Manqing, bringing Manqing back to his senses, with a look of jealousy, "Cousin sister-in-law Qingyun is possessed?"

Man Qing blushed immediately, and smiled inwardly, "It's because you were jealous again that you called me back, otherwise the soul will be hooked away." Man Qing made a joke on purpose to make Hong Zhen very angry, but she couldn't be rude at the birthday banquet .

Hou Ye didn't seem to calm down. Regardless of the emperor's presence, he said that he would deal with Hong Mi's family law.

Man Qing knew that if she came out to rescue him, there would be a lot of gossip, so she asked Hong Zhen, "You go and save him, the punishment imposed by Lord Hou is unbearable for human beings."

Hongzhen's jealous jar was overturned again, and he asked three times in disbelief, "Are you still related to Hongmi? When did you know each other? Could it be another Hongzhi?"

Man Qing was inexplicably asked, "What do you mean by that? We are innocent, and we haven't said a word. It's just Lord Hou's birthday, how can he delay it?"

Hong Zhen looked at Man Qing suspiciously, and Man Qing's expression seemed to be so genuine that no one could find any flaws, so he nodded, "Okay."

Hongzhen came out and knelt down, "Master Hou calmed down, it would hurt the peace of grandpa and grandson, but grandson has an idea to get the best of both worlds."

"You might as well talk about it." Hong Zhen's words made Lord Hou realize his gaffe, and if he angered the emperor, the consequences would be disastrous.

Hongzhen could indeed guess the thoughts of the emperor and the Lord Hou, so he said, "The Lord Hou is a loyal minister, and the descendants should also be loyal to the Holy One and do things for the Holy One. Since ancient times, all Ming emperors have kept their own paintings for future generations. Hongmi is good at painting, so it is better to let him Hong Mi waited for Lord Hou to paint for the Holy One, not only to show Hou Ye's loyalty, but also to let Hong Mi make up for his mistakes." Hong Zhen carefully raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor, but the emperor was not angry.

(End of this chapter)