The concubine is also very good today

Chapter 24 Returning to Ning Banquet ([-])
When Xu Changjiao gave an order, the nearby maids dared not be vague, and hurried to the corner of the garden to find a cage for catching cats, and hurriedly handed over the cage to lock up the birds, but Xu Changjiao was still dissatisfied and said: "This The gap in the cage is a bit big, and it won't last long, so hurry up and find the bird cage, and go now!"

"Yes!"

Several court ladies hurried to find the birdcage.

While clutching the cage, Xu Changjiao turned to Jing Yu and said, "Third brother-in-law, where did you buy this bird? How much is it?"

Jing Yu explained: "I didn't buy this bird. If you don't believe me, you can ask a knowledgeable person about it. It's called a blue-throated sunbird, but it's a rare species. I caught it myself!"

Xu Changjiao was really amazed by this bird, and she was full of praise: "This bird is too beautiful! Third brother-in-law, you are really amazing!"

Jing Yu waved his hand and said, "What's the matter, it's nothing more than digging out a bird's nest."

"You have to be able to get things out of the bird's nest! I used to hear people say that the third brother-in-law is not doing a good job, but now it seems that they have little knowledge. Third brother-in-law, don't listen to these people's gossip in the future, you are in this palace. I'm so excited!" Xu Changjiao was talking, when Xu Jin'er, Princess of Shou'an arrived, Xu Changjiao greeted her, "Sixth sister, come here quickly! Let's see if this bird is beautiful!"

After being greeted by Xu Changjiao, Xu Jin'er walked towards her as soon as she came over. After seeing the bird, she also said in surprise: "It's so beautiful! Is this the fifth sister's?"

Xu Changjiao straightened her back and proudly replied: "That's right! This is called a blue-throated sunbird. It's so rare that you can't even buy it from a bird dealer!"

Jing Yu introduced by the way: "This bird is not like ordinary things. It doesn't eat ordinary grains. It likes to eat nectar."

Xu Changjiao now knew how to feed the bird, she turned her head and continued to talk to Xu Jin'er: "Hey! You haven't seen it before!"

Xu Jin'er laughed in agreement, at this moment Jing Yu came to Xu Jin'er's side and handed over a box.

"This is a gift for the sixth sister."

Xu Jin'er quickly thanked and took the box, but she didn't open it in public, she just saluted Jing Yu again after taking the box.

Xu Ruyi introduced to Jing Yu that Xu Jin'er is a concubine princess, and she can't compare with Chongning and Lou Yang. It's hard to say who has a better life compared to her, but compared to Xu Changjiao, who likes rare things, Xu Jin'er must have preferred some practical items.

Even if she didn't open this gift in person, she would probably be very satisfied after returning.

At this moment, the maids found the birdcage, and Xu Changjiao said loudly: "Be careful! Don't hurt the bird of the palace!"

And just as the maids were in a hurry, a sharp voice came from the front: "The emperor is here! The empress dowager is here!"

Hearing the sound, the princesses present immediately stopped what they were doing and saluted respectfully.

The court ladies even knelt down and saluted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live! The queen mother is a thousand years old!"

Empress Dowager Jiang took the lead and said, "Quickly flatten your body!"

"Thank you, Empress Dowager!"

At this moment, Emperor Zhengkang Xu Yinghong saw his daughters having fun, so he inquired, "What are you sisters studying? It's so lively!"

Xu Changjiao came to Xu Yinghong with an exquisite birdcage and said, "Look, father! Is this bird good-looking?"

Xu Yinghong praised: "The feathers of this bird are very gorgeous!"

Xu Changjiao smiled proudly and said, "It was given to my daughter by the third son-in-law!"

At this time, the Seventh Prince Xu Mingxiao, who was following Empress Dowager Jiang, looked at the little bird eagerly, and said, "Grandmother, my grandson also wants a little bird like this!"

Xu Ruyi at the side heard this, before Queen Mother Jiang could answer, she came to Xu Mingxiao first, and said to Xu Mingxiao: "There are some birds in our house that can pull carts and sing little songs, which are interesting. I can play with Xiaoer, do you want Xiaoer?"

After all, Xu Mingxiao is a six-year-old child. When he heard about this kind of interesting bird, his eyes were immediately attracted, and he hurriedly replied: "I want to!"

Xu Ruyi continued to coax him and said: "That's right, let the third brother-in-law deliver it to Xiao'er in two days."

Xu Mingxiao responded: "Okay! Thank you, Third Sister!"

Xu Ruyi continued: "Then you have to say hello to your third brother-in-law, otherwise you don't know each other, how will he send the little bird to you then?"

Xu Mingxiao seemed to understand something, hurriedly ran over with his calf, rushed into the crowd, raised his head and asked, "Who is the third brother-in-law? Xiaoer is here to visit the third brother-in-law!"

Seeing that Xu Ruyi dismissed Xu Mingxiao so quickly, Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile: "It's still Zhaorong who can coax the children. Ai's family is getting old, and living alone in the palace is boring, so she wants to raise a child to be lively by her side. No, I took Xiao'er over to raise her, and it turned out that the two days were really lively, but this child is still young, after all, she is a bit naughty, you sisters, you should take more care of her."

But Xu Changjiao sighed and said: "Children at this age are the most rambunctious, and when they are seven or eight years old, they are even more rambunctious."

Xu Ruyi replied: "It's easy to solve the situation like a child's fuss, suppress the root cause of his fuss, don't give him a chance to take root, teach him more, and he will gradually become sensible in the future."

When Xu Changjiao heard this, she reminded her: "So the birds in this palace can't let him say anything, so as not to encourage unhealthy tendencies. Let him pick whatever bird he wants. Isn't it? Father!"

At this time Xu Changjiao had jumped to Xu Yinghong's side, Xu Yinghong praised: "Lou Yang is right."

The Empress Dowager Jiang listened to their discussion and didn't comment much, she said bluntly: "What are you doing here? Take your seat!"

After the words fell, everyone took their seats.

Although Xu Yinghong said that this is a family banquet and there is no need to be so particular about it, but when they actually took their seats, Xu Yinghong and Queen Mother Jiang still sat in the front seat, Xu Ruyi was next to Queen Mother Jiang, and Xu Mingxiao had to come to Xu Ruyi's side, ready to take a seat, but not yet. When Xu Mingxiao took his seat, Jing Yu hurriedly followed and quickly took the seat next to Xu Ruyi.Xu Mingxiao pouted, but Jing Yu pretended to be okay, and turned his head to look at him, his eyes were full of embarrassment and joy. Xu Mingxiao knew that he had just come to Empress Dowager Jiang's palace, and his status was not as good as Xu Ruyi, so he could only sulk Take a seat next to Jing Yu.

On Xu Yinghong's side were Xu Changjiao and Xu Mingshu, and Xu Jin'er was sitting in a more off-centered position.

Jing Yu counted them carefully—the eldest princess Xu Mingshu, the third princess Xu Ruyi, the fifth princess Xu Changjiao, the sixth princess Xu Jiner, and the seventh prince Xu Mingxiao who has not yet been crowned king...

A total of five heirs arrived, and neither the second prince nor the fourth prince was present.

After a while, the maid began to serve the dishes. Xu Ruyi told Jing Yu in advance that it was already dangerous to sell in front of Empress Dowager Jiang last time. When you are in front of the official family, you must not rush to show off, and you must be careful.

The key is--

Xu Ruyi was raised by Empress Dowager Jiang's side, and she had a bad relationship with the official family. If something went wrong, whether Xu Ruyi would be able to keep him was still unknown.

(End of this chapter)