After I was reborn, I became the queen mother by fortune telling

Chapter 226

"Lan Xin, you..." Jiang Yu just wanted to say a few words of comfort, but Lan Xin shook her head.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to say good things for Hong He. Now that he has climbed a high branch, he will have a bright future in the palace. Naturally, he will no longer think highly of this little maidservant."

Lan Xin had a lonely look on her face.

Just as Jiang Yu was about to say a few more words, the maids of the Changxia Palace came over and told them that the Queen Mother was ready, and invited Jiang Meiren to go there together, and then set off for Taishan Palace together.

Jiang Yu had no choice but to interrupt the topic first, led Fugui and Lan Xin, and followed the court lady to meet the Queen Mother.

Behind the Empress Dowager was a long line of courtiers, some holding in their hands or shoulders, all of which were gifts to be presented to the envoys of the Ningqiu Kingdom.

If she hadn't known that the Queen Mother was not from Ningqiu, Jiang Yu would almost have thought that the Queen Mother was going to see her family.

The Empress Dowager sat in a sedan chair, and Jiang Yu walked, and after walking for about a stick of incense, they arrived at the Taishan Palace.

This is a place in the palace where foreigners are specially entertained.

During the holidays, the ministers will also be entertained.

Today, it was used to treat the envoys of Ningqiu to dinner.

The eunuch waiting at the door saw the Empress Dowager and Jiang Yu coming, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager, Empress Jiang, the emperor and the envoys of Ningqiu have arrived, please come in."

Two maids led them in, and a eunuch shouted loudly: "The Empress Dowager is here! The Empress Jiang is here!"

Jiang Yu followed behind the empress dowager, looked inside, and sure enough, Mu Qingyuan was already sitting in the upper seat, and a man wearing Ningqiu's characteristic costume was sitting in the lower seat, who should be the visiting envoy.

The vacant seats on both sides of Mu Qingyuan probably belonged to the Queen Mother and himself.

When the envoy heard that the queen mother was coming, she quickly bowed her head and bowed deeply.

"Meet the Empress Dowager!"

He got up slightly again, and said to Jiang Yu, "I pay my respects to Lady Jiang."

Jiang Yu always felt that no matter his body shape or voice, he seemed to have seen and heard of this person somewhere, and when he raised his head, Jiang Yu was stunned.

Isn't this person Yin Yan, a jeweler from Ningqiu Kingdom?

Yin Yan was also stunned.

Isn't the concubine of the Great Xia Emperor, who is as beautiful as a fairy in the sky, dressed in palace attire in front of her, that Miss Han?
Before that, he never thought that Han Yaoqin would be accompanied by a concubine from the harem.

Now, all kinds of doubts seem to have answers.

However, Yin Yan immediately put away his surprised expression, and said with a smile: "The foreign minister still has gifts for the Empress Dowager and Empress Jiang. It was inconvenient to take them out in the court just now, but I can just present them now."

He turned sideways and clapped his palms.

A follower stepped forward, holding a wooden plate in both hands.

Yin Yan gently lifted the wooden plate, revealing a plate of dazzling pearls.

In the middle is a string of perfectly round pearl necklaces, and the rest of the pearls are scattered on the crimson brocade, although there are no lights now, they still shine with soft light.

"This is our country's special sea pearl. We selected the best 58 beads and dedicated them to the Queen Mother." Yin Yan introduced.

The Empress Dowager stood up from her seat in surprise, thanked her repeatedly, and presented the gifts she had prepared, saying that they were only for the envoys of Ningqiu Kingdom.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" Yin Yan bowed deeply again.

"Where does the envoy live in Beijing? Are you still used to life?" the Queen Mother asked with concern.

"The foreign minister lives in the 'Debao Inn'. The capital is prosperous, and the life of the foreign minister is good. Thank you, the Queen Mother, for your concern."

The Queen Mother's gifts are finished, and the next one is the gift for Jiang Yu.

This gift was packed in a long wooden box.

Yin Yan stepped forward, knelt down slightly, and opened the box by herself, but what was inside was a strangely shaped musical instrument.

It looks like a zither, but it has only four strings, and the body is also curved.

"This is the 'Xianyue Qin' made by the best musician in the Ningqiu Kingdom. It has a history of hundreds of years and has been preserved by the famous musicians in the country. I heard that Jiang Niangniang likes rhythm, so I specially present this piano." Yin Yan introduced with a smile.

Mu Qingyuan suddenly felt a little vigilant in his heart.

If the Empress Dowager likes Chinese clothes, gourmet food and good attire, it is reasonable for this banquet to cater to her liking and present precious pearls.

Jiang Meiren's participation in today's banquet was Yin Yan, who was notified last night, but he was able to immediately send gifts that matched Jiang Meiren's hobbies. It can be seen that this person must have brought a lot of precious gifts to Beijing. different gifts.

What made Mu Qingyuan even more strange was that the envoy of Ningqiu Kingdom just now reacted when he saw Jiang Meiren, as if he knew her, slightly surprised.

Mu Qingyuan was very concerned about this matter, and planned to ask Jiang Meiren later.

Jiang Yu nodded slightly: "'This stringed moon qin is called 'Breaking Dawn'. It was made by Mr. Lan, a famous luthier maker back then. It can be regarded as a treasure in Ningqiu Kingdom. Don't your envoys feel sorry for the Xia Kingdom?"

Yin Yan was a little surprised again: "Ms. Jiang actually knows the origin of this qin? As expected, she is very knowledgeable. The foreign minister thought that no one in the Great Xia knew this qin!"

Mu Qingyuan was also very surprised. Jiang Yu knew that this violin was called "Xianyue Qin". After all, she knew the rhythm, but she actually knew the name and maker of this violin, which is not something ordinary people can know.

Even Mu Qingyuan himself did not know such remote knowledge.

"Your envoy's words are wrong." Jiang Yu suddenly smiled, "Most of Ningqiu's language, rhythm, divination, etc., come from the Central Plains, and there are countless people in Daxia Kingdom who know the strings and can play strings." There are also a lot of Yueqin."

Yin Yan's eyes flashed: "If Jiang Niangniang said so, she should also be able to play the string moon qin?"

"There are not a few three-year-olds in Daxia who can play, so what's so special about me?" Jiang Yu said dismissively.

The Queen Mother interjected unhappily from the side: "Jiang Meiren, Aijia knows that you play the zither very well, but this qin looks weird and is very different from the zither. This is the first time Aijia has seen it. Don't brag too much. Alright, it's almost done."

Her tone was very sharp, as if she was afraid that Jiang Yu would make a joke and offend Ningqiu's envoys.

Jiang Yu walked up to the Empress Dowager slowly, and bowed: "The Empress Dowager, this concubine is willing to present a piece of music played on the stringed moon qin to the Empress Dowager and the emperor, please allow the Empress Dowager."

"You really will?" The queen mother was dubious, "Then go, be careful, don't break this antique piano."

Yin Yan personally picked up the stringed yueqin from the wooden box and put it on the long case brought by the palace servants.

Jiang Yu sat in front of the desk, closed her eyes and thought about it.

The master once taught me how to play the string moon qin.

"This piano looks a bit strange, and it's a bit complicated to play, but the timbre and range are far inferior to the Central Plains instruments. It must be the result that the person who invented this piano did not learn the Central Plains instruments well." At that time, the master played a piece. , explained to the curious Jiang Yu.

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