The Evil Emperor Pursues His Wife: Sheng Chong Shifei

Chapter 84
The birthday of the old lady of the Shangguan family has arrived.

Early in the morning, the main gate of the Shangguan Mansion was opened with lights and festoons, and guests had already been prepared to come in droves, which lowered the threshold of the future prime minister's house by three inches.

Many guests left after putting down their gifts, and only guests with invitation letters and distinguished status were eligible to be seated.

The stage in the front yard has been set up, and the actors from Wazi, Dongcheng started the gongs and sang the first big play "Happy Spring", dispelling the remaining coolness of the morning.

Shangguan Qing was awakened by the noise in the front yard, knowing that today was destined to be a quiet day, she got up and called Zhu Qing to come in to help her get acquainted, along with Liu Liuniang, a female official from the palace, and Nian Ci from the Prince's Mansion, they In his hand, he held the clothes, Xiapei, and coronets of the second-rank female officials.

Shangguan Qing saw the entanglement, and asked, "Sister Liu, do you have to wear this?" She was used to being free, so she called Liu Liuniang Sister Liu, and Liu Liuniang corrected her several times to no avail, and that was it.

"Young lady is promoted by the head of the Taitai department. Many of the female guests who come here today are temporarily employed by the Taitai department. They will come here in high-quality clothes. The girl must consider the face of the Taitai department." Liu Liu Niang was very persistent, and together with Zhu Qing and Nian Chi bathed and changed Shangguan Qing.

When seeing the wound on Shangguan Qing's ribs, Nian Ci couldn't help crying and said: "Girl, it's only the servants who are useless to hurt the girl."

"Don't cry, I'm still alive and well." Shangguan Qing comforted me gently, and Nian Ci put away her tears, and her hands and feet became more agile.

It was almost noon, and the inner house of Shangguan's house became more and more lively. The female relatives from various noble mansions in the capital gathered, and the courtyard was full of beautiful flowers.

Mrs. Liu, the old lady of the Shangguan family, sat on the main seat in the inner court of the main garden, accepting the blessings of the guests. The old lady was dressed in a second-rank official uniform, and greeted every female visitor gently. Behind the scenes, introduce each female guest's identity in a low voice, and remind the old lady to have a few more conversations with the guests when she meets a noble lady.

"Miss, Shangguan Xiao pays homage to the old grandmother."

The maid at the door announced loudly, and Liu hurriedly said: "Let her in quickly." Then she took the hand of a certain Mrs. Shangshu who was chatting with her and said: "My eldest granddaughter is very good. She was taken care of by her parents since she was a child." Strict, knowledgeable and reasonable."

"The granddaughter of the old lady must be fine."

"Look, here we come."

Mrs. Liu looked at the door and saw a colorful pendulum floating in. Today, Shangguan Xiao was wearing a feminine formal suit with five-color flowers embroidered on it, perfectly showing Shangguan Xiao's youthful beauty.

She walked slowly in front of Mrs. Liu, knelt down and bowed down: "Granddaughter wishes grandma a blessing like the East China Sea and a long life in Nanshan."

"Hey, get up and let me see."

Seeing Huanxi, Mrs. Liu hurriedly called Shangguan Xiao to get up, and held her hand like a baby. Just when the grandfather and grandson were enjoying themselves, another maid announced: "Second Miss, Shangguan Qing wishes the old lady a birthday."

The servant girl's voice trembled a little, as if she had been frightened by something.

Liu wanted to maintain a gentle smile, but she was a little stiff. She looked up at the door and saw a group of precious purple coming in from outside.

Shangguan Qing's aloof figure appeared in front of everyone, and the female guests who were chatting and laughing at first quieted down, looking at the second-grade clothes on Shangguan Qing with envy and jealousy.

It was only then that people remembered that Shangguan Qing was promoted by the Secretary of Taitai, and he was in charge of all the women present in his position.

Liu clenched his fists under his sleeves, tried to maintain a smile, and said angrily in his heart: "Who is this for? As my wife said, this lowly servant girl is an unfamiliar wolf."

The old lady who was robbed of the limelight was extremely dissatisfied, but she couldn't show it.

"Granddaughter wishes grandma a long life, joy and well-being." Shangguan Qing bowed and saluted, and got up before Liu Shi could speak. She was wearing second-grade clothes, so she could not kneel to Liu Shi. This was the rule, and it was also the so-called court face.

Shangguan Qing likes this rule, at least she doesn't have to kneel down to those she hates.

"Get up." Mrs. Liu added later, and asked someone to bring a chair over, and asked Shangguan Qing to sit on the lower left side of her. After greeting Mrs. Shangshu, Shangguan Qing sat there quietly.

Shangguan Qing sat quietly, just smiling and not speaking, but she had a strong aura, like a cold wind that swept away the spring in the garden.

"Who is this for?" Liu was dissatisfied, but could not speak out in public.Shangguan Qing did nothing wrong, she just sat there quietly.If it was in the past, Mrs. Liu could still scold: "If you show your face to someone, you still don't get out." The concubine has no status, which is the case in many noble families, but now Shangguanqing has a title and rank, and Mrs. Liu Don't dare to mess around, I can only keep my anger in my stomach.

When the atmosphere in the courtyard was depressed, a servant from the front yard came to report: "Old Madam, the Second Prince, Third Prince, Sixth Prince, and Eighth Prince have arrived."

"How can this be done?" Mrs. Liu panicked.

She is only a lady of the second rank, and she has no reason for the prince to come to celebrate her birthday. The lady concierge behind her whispered: "Old lady, let's go out to greet her, we can't break the rules."

"It should be so." Mrs. Liu got up and walked out first.

Shangguan Qing followed behind and found that Mrs. Liu had good legs and feet. After thinking about it, she understood. Her father, Shangguan Wenhe, is the eldest son of Mrs. Liu. He is 41 years old this year. In ancient times, women married early. After all, Ms. Liu is not yet 60 years old this year. , in modern times, this is the theoretical age of square dance aunts, and they are still able to fight against vegetable vendors and stray dogs.

Shangguan Xiao wanted to synchronize with Shangguan Qing, but was held back by the lady concierge behind her, she said angrily, "What's the matter?" Ever since Shangguan Qing appeared, she couldn't suppress her anger.

The concierge lady reminded in a low voice: "Girl, be more careful, you should be twelve steps behind."

"Why? I'm grandma's direct granddaughter, and she's just a concubine." Shangguan Xiao still has some brains, and even if he complains, his voice is very low.

The concierge lady said: "The second girl is of high class. If you didn't look at Mrs. Shangshu, you are three steps behind."

"Okay, I get it." Shangguan Xiao really wanted to curse, but considering that the concierge woman was not a member of the family, she swallowed the curse and followed behind angrily, cursing Shangguan Qing in her heart for walking and throwing a face.

A group of female family members left the back house and stopped outside the front courtyard. The male guests were in the courtyard, and it was inconvenient for them to enter, so they greeted the four princes here.

A few servants ran quickly from the direction of the main entrance, checked along the way, cleaned up all the small sundries, and notified the welcoming people that the prince would be here soon.

Soon, Chu Qianshui's voice came from ahead: "Your Majesty Wenhe, you are too polite. Please come to the door to meet us personally."

"This is the duty of a humble minister."

Shangguan Qing saw Shangguan Wenhe, Chu Qianshui walking over, and Chu Qianhan walking aside.He looked over and smiled warmly. Shangguan Qing's originally cold heart melted instantly. All the troubles of the world could not reach her ears or eyes. The focus of the whole world was on that man, and she couldn't extricate herself.

(End of this chapter)