Red makeup against the world

Chapter 443
Empress Dowager Xiao's confidant Nanny Ding stepped forward and personally helped Emperor Qinglong up, and Empress Cao also stood up.The concubines also stood up and took their seats.

"Your filial piety, the Ai family knows!" Empress Dowager Xiao said with a smile: "This birthday is celebrated every year. According to the Ai family's intention, there is no need to mobilize people like this."

Emperor Qinglong walked to the seat next to her and sat down, and said gently: "It's just my son's thoughts. Right now, the world is peaceful and the inner treasury is full, so the queen mother doesn't have to worry."

Empress Cao presented a dress made by herself, and said with a smile: "The emperor often tells his ministers that it is not easy for the mother to raise the queen. The son thought, the mother's place is absolutely full of gold, silver and jewelry. How can those vulgar things enter the house?" The eyes of the empress? After much deliberation, I decided to make clothes for you, but I don't know if it suits your wishes or not?"

Empress Dowager Xiao joked with a smile: "Who says I don't love that screwdriver? Naturally, the more gold, silver and jewelry, the better."

Empress Cao made a look of being hurt, and said aggrievedly: "It turns out that the minister didn't know what the empress mother was thinking, so he should be beaten!"

"However," Empress Dowager Xiao changed the tone and said, "Since you made it yourself, it is naturally much more expensive than ordinary things. Open it quickly and let Aijia take a good look at it."

Empress Cao smiled brightly, and said flatteringly, "The empress mother's eyes are naturally good! My son only feels that his face is bright."

Her colorful clothes to entertain her relatives made Empress Dowager Xiao burst into laughter, and said to Emperor Qinglong: "Look, your daughter-in-law is really good at beating snakes and sticking sticks! This is not such a boastful family, it is obviously Praising herself!"

Emperor Qinglong's face was soft, and he looked at Empress Cao with a gentler gaze, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with her, the empress only needs to punish her."

"The Ai family doesn't want to be such an ugly person. If she is punished, the emperor's heart will ache!"

While they were talking, Empress Cao had already walked in the middle, and personally picked up the folded clothes from the tray, and presented them in front of the Empress Dowager.

There is nothing special about this dress, nor is it a big dress for meeting guests, without the slightest bit of brilliance and splendor.Let all the compliments prepared by the concubines below be swallowed back in their stomachs, and they have to think again.

But when Empress Dowager Xiao saw it, she motioned to Empress Cao to bring her the clothes, stroked the smooth stitches and soft fabric, and said with a smile: "The empress has a heart!"

Emperor Qinglong swept his eyes over his clothes and nodded.This birthday gift is not expensive, let alone grandstanding.The fabrics used are not the most precious, but they are the most comfortable, and are most suitable for the Queen Mother's daily wear in the palace.It's no wonder the Queen Mother is satisfied with such kindness.

Empress Cao's behavior is as steady as ever.

It was only this year that Emperor Qinglong was in a different state of mind, and he realized that Empress Cao was careful in everything, and that he didn't spend the slightest bit of thought in managing Nuo Da's harem.Her evaluation in Emperor Qinglong's heart was a little higher invisibly.

When the Crown Princess Fu arrived in a soft sedan chair, it was the time when Yanqing Palace was full of excitement.

She got up from the sedan chair, and her maid, Shui Lan, helped her up.Mrs. Fu touched the scripture in her bosom, thought over the words she was going to say in her heart, and then slowly walked up the steps in front of the hall.

Fu Shi's figure looked a little dignified and strenuous.

"Granddaughter-in-law Fu, on behalf of the crown prince, I wish the emperor's grandmother a long life, a long life and a long life!"

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled kindly, as if she didn't know what happened a few days ago, and she just asked why the prince didn't show up at this moment, and ordered Liuli behind her to accept the birthday gift of the princess, and then smiled and chatted with her. .

Mrs. Fu couldn't help crying in her heart, Empress Dowager Xiao didn't answer her words at all, how could this make her speak?What's more, there is an emperor and empress by his side.

It's just that she comes to celebrate her birthday every year, and she knows the rules of this birthday.

In Yanqing Palace, the emperor, empresses, concubines, and the prince celebrate their birthday in turn, they are regarded as a family of blood relatives.Afterwards, the Empress Dowager will move to Baolin Garden, and after accepting the congratulations from all the wives, they will have a birthday banquet together.

After the lunch break, Empress Dowager Xiao will watch a play with all the wives on the high stage, which is lively and lively.

Therefore, the only time for her to see the Queen Mother is the precious quarter of an hour now.She shuddered when she thought of the disheartened expression and the stern light in the eyes when the prince handed over the Buddhist scriptures to her.

Swallowing, not caring about the suddenness, she smiled and said, "Grandmother, those just now are just granddaughter-in-law's birthday gifts, and the prince's birthday gift is still in the granddaughter-in-law's arms! We must dedicate the birthday gift he prepared to the emperor's grandmother to express his guilt for not being filial at the emperor's grandmother's knees."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Fu felt that the whole hall fell silent.

Emperor Qinglong lowered his eyes, showing no trace of sadness or joy on his face; Empress Cao looked at her with a trace of pity in her eyes; even Empress Dowager Xiao's smile froze for a while.

Sitting there, Fu Shi felt overwhelming pressure coming towards her, making her breathless.But the words had already been spoken, and at this moment she could only bite the bullet and present the Buddhist scriptures handwritten by the prince.

She forced a smile, and said: "The prince sincerely repents, and the emperor's grandmother thinks of him for the sake of his filial piety..."

Empress Dowager Xiao nodded, and before she could finish speaking, she asked Liuli to pick it up and put it in her hand.But he didn't read it, and said calmly: "The prince's filial piety, the Ai family knows."

Fu looked embarrassed and wanted to say more.Before she came, the task assigned to her by the crown prince was clear and urgent, but now she has not spoken half a word of intercession, and the attitude of the three in front of her made her dare not continue.

She originally thought that Empress Dowager Xiao would look through the Buddhist scriptures after receiving them, and then boast a few words about the prince's handwriting.She just climbed up the pole and won the opportunity for the prince to enter the palace to celebrate his birthday.

As long as he can enter the palace, the three-month ban will naturally be invalid.

Empress Cao looked at her coldly. The prince was reprimanded in the imperial study, and she knew the ins and outs of it very well.Unexpectedly, the prince was so restless.How many days has it been?Let Mrs. Fu take the opportunity of Empress Dowager Xiao's birthday to intercede.

At this time, Emperor Qinglong's lingering anger still persisted, and he chose to use his filial piety to play tricks. The prince really wanted to kill himself.

Thinking of this, the corners of her lips curved into a beautiful arc.Isn't it the best thing for opponents to make mistakes one after another?On this matter, her position was sensitive and delicate, and she made up her mind not to speak up.

Emperor Qinglong's mood fluctuated, and the good mood early in the morning was ruined.Such opportunism, the prince seems to have completely failed to understand his good intentions, let alone why he was punished and grounded.

Empress Dowager Xiao had spoken, ignored Fu's embarrassment, picked up the tea in hand and drank slowly.

Fu's standing in front of him is really unable to advance or retreat.Several times, I wanted to muster up the courage to speak, but I swallowed the words again.

Empress Dowager Xiao put down her teacup, glanced at her, and said in surprise, "Are you still there?"

(End of this chapter)