Splendid concubine

Chapter 104 Birthday Farce
After visiting several shops, Liu Ruyi was very satisfied, and Mu Zitan also had a great time, everyone was happy.

Mu Zitan was suggested by Liu Ruyi to write longevity characters as a birthday gift for the emperor. He thought it would be better to write a picture of a hundred years of life, but unfortunately Mu Zitan is not good at calligraphy, so he gave up after learning it for a few days, Your Majesty I just recognized my daughter, as long as I gave her a gift and put my heart into it, I wouldn't think it would be disgusting.

So there is nothing fancy about the longevity characters, just an ordinary thick stack of paper, all of which are longevity characters, and Mu Zitan copied it seriously, which can be regarded as a kind heart.

Even if Liu Ruyi's birthday gift was carefully prepared, she will make it a big one, which will shock the government and the public.

Because the matter is too big, Liu Ruyi has been planning secretly. Although Mu Zitan is with Liu Ruyi every day, he doesn't know what Liu Ruyi has done.

Soon came the Longevity Day, and Liu Ruyi didn't care about the affairs of the house at all. Unexpectedly, Linglong was a big deal, and the arrangements were well organized.

Although the wives couldn't go out due to their own reasons, the ladies, except for the third lady who was about to marry and had something to do, the other four boarded the carriage.

The arrangement this time was very appropriate. Liu Ruyi's carriage took the lead, which was regulated by the princess. Walking on the street, the luxurious carriage pulled by two tall maroon horses was very eye-catching.

Behind is Liu Xuanshuang's daughter-in-law's carriage. Although it is not as luxurious as Liu Ruyi's carriage, it is not bad, but Liu Ruyi steals the limelight, and no one pays attention to her.

In the back, of course, are the carriages of Liu Wanwan and Liu Jiaren. All the carriages made by concubine daughters look much better than the carriages of concubine daughters in other mansions, even better than the carriages of concubine daughters from small households.

Looking at his own carriage, he was quite satisfied, but there was no comparison, no damage could be seen, and Liu Xuanshuang's face darkened when he saw Mu Zitan specially waiting for the princess-made carriage by the side of the road.

"Why? Why?" Liu Xuanshuang squeezed her fingers into the palm of her hand and stared fiercely at Mu Zitan's carriage. She could comfort herself even before, although Mu Zitan was much more beautiful than her, but After all, the birth is not good, the daughters of third-rank Beijing officials are everywhere in the entire capital.

But now, Mu Zitan's status is already a princess, and there is no more noble one.

I hate it.

The flame called jealousy was burning in Liu Xuanshuang's heart, and it was about to burn her to death.

After getting off the carriage, Liu Xuanshuang managed to suppress her jealousy, her face was as usual, with a gentle and amiable smile.

However, seeing Liu Ruyi and Mu Zitan's special treatment of driving directly into the palace gate without getting out of the carriage, it was almost a failure.

When people gathered around and looked at Liu Xuanshuang, Liu Xuanshuang almost felt guilty, and did what she used to do, smiling, and showed her kindness and amiability to the maid gently.

"You girl, why are you humiliating yourself like this? If you want you to sit up, you won't listen. Are your legs numb while sitting on the carpet?"

However, when she heard someone whispering next to her, it wasn't even considered whispering, but it was intentionally let her hear it.

"Who is that?"

"Oh, you really just came to Beijing. You don't even know that. That person is a famous person in the capital. Who else doesn't know that His Royal Highness pointed out that the poem was plagiarized in public, and you still have the face to attend the banquet? What, do you know, that person made a public explanation, and the stench is so bad. Hahaha."

Soon, the noble ladies found a common topic one after another, and those who were not familiar with Liu Xuanshuang became familiar by talking about Liu Xuanshuang together.

Liu Xuanshuang couldn't maintain her expression any longer, gritted her teeth fiercely, turned her head angrily, and slapped the maid beside her, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai: "Little bitch, who do you think you are? You're just a dog, and you deserve to say I?"

The servant girl originally paid too much attention to the discussions of the ladies, but she was taken aback for a moment, then covered her face, lowered her head and stopped talking.

Those noble ladies witnessed everything, and they became more and more mocking, "I don't know who just pretended to be considerate to the servant, and pretended to show it to whom? Who doesn't know who? Now it's revealed? I don't want to ask anything. It’s impossible to do such a wicked thing.”

Liu Xuanshuang looked around, trying to remember the faces of those who mocked her, but there were too many noble ladies around here, so she couldn't remember them at all.

At this time, a group of noblemen came riding over, and the leader was the crown prince, because the candidate for the crown princess had not been announced, and even the side concubine had not been decided. At this time, the noble ladies all looked at the crown prince with hope, hoping to win the favor of the crown prince. , and later became the mother of the world.

Opposite to a group of people stood Liu Xuanshuang, which was very obvious, especially Liu Xuanshuang was always well-dressed. The crown prince held a horsewhip, made random gestures, and said with a smile to the other princes and young masters beside him: "Hey, isn't that what happened that day?" Is it the girl who smells so bad in the Duke's Mansion? What's her name? I don't remember."

Immediately, someone interjected: "Where is the daughter of the prime minister's mansion, why can't the crown prince remember it? She is beautiful, but she is far worse than a princess, and she stinks."

A group of people laughed.

The crown prince is usually considered gentle and refined, but everyone in the capital knows about it. The princes thought their voices were relatively soft, but everyone present heard it. Liu Xuanshuang's expression changed, and he no longer dared to hit the maid, and almost got into the carriage immediately Turn around and leave.

Liu Jiaren, who was always behind, changed her mind, came over to hold Liu Xuanshuang, and said in a low voice: "Eldest sister, why bother to be as knowledgeable as them? The emperor's appreciation is the most important thing, and it won't take long for them to forget about it." , Big Sister, this opportunity is rare, so you should seize it well."

After hearing Liu Jiaren's words, Liu Xuanshuang endured it, looked at Liu Jiaren's sincere face, and nodded with difficulty.

Keeping her head down, trying not to attract attention, Liu Xuanshuang deeply hated herself for wearing a gorgeous dress in the morning to attract attention.

Liu Jiaren looked at the back of Liu Xuanshuang who was loitering against the wall and following the noble ladies in front of her, and the corners of her lips curled up. The eldest sister usually doesn't treat them as human beings at all, so she couldn't help it. Want to get revenge on her.

She has made a fool of herself to this extent, and she doesn't even know that she is dressed so outstandingly.

Liu Xuanshuang wore a well-prepared dress today, light pink in color, with many peach blossoms embroidered on it. It was originally autumn, but it made people feel like they were in a scene where the peach blossoms were blooming in the warmth of spring.

The light flying gauze flutters with the wind, like a fairy, and the high waist, which looks like the waist is full and grasped, like willows blowing in the wind, makes the bust bigger and the waist thinner, attracting people's attention.

Even the soles of the feet have been worked on. Under the embroidered soles, many layers have been sewn, and high soles have been made, making people look taller, taller, and more beautiful.

Unfortunately, it is no longer available.

Some gloating, Liu Jiaren suddenly remembered that in the morning she wanted to ride the princess carriage with the second sister, but was rejected by the second sister, and said that she couldn't take her with her today, there was something important to do, so let her be careful, what would the second sister want? do what?
Liu Jiaren's thoughts continued until the banquet started. Don't think about what delicious food you can eat at this kind of banquet. At home in the morning, you will be tired of eating deadly desserts to fill your stomach. Eat less cold food at the banquet. , It also seems that girls are reserved.

Just as Liu Jiaren was sitting in an unobtrusive corner, gnawing on a piece of mung bean cake, the banquet had already entered the birthday party.

Mu Zitan is the emperor's newly recognized daughter, so it is natural to send congratulatory gifts first.

Originally, I was looking forward to the congratulatory gift from Mu Zitan, but I didn’t expect that what she took out by herself was only a stack of papers. The eunuch was stunned for a moment, and then showed it routinely. The Shou character with the same font, the font is not very good, just ordinary.

The ministers and family members who had prepared a lot of compliments were also stunned, completely speechless.

"Show it to me." The emperor coughed and motioned to the eunuch.

The eunuch quickly came back to his senses, quickly handed it to the emperor, and said auspicious words, "Look at the filial piety of the little princess, it has been written for a long time, and I have saved so much, I am full of money, and the little princess didn't recognize it. A few days, writing every day can save so much."

The ministers actually didn't want to go along with it.

After laughing twice, Mu Zitan's former father, Master Mu stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Princess has been working very hard these days, fighting at night with the lights on. Although she can't write a picture of a hundred years of life, her intentions are not bad."

Seeing the triumphant look in Master Mu's eyes and brows, the other ministers secretly hated him, and even a small third grade dared to attend and speak first.

It is true that one person attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven, and raised a good daughter. Why didn't the emperor punish him for a crime of deceiving the emperor?

Touching the pile of solid birthday characters without any fancy words, the emperor finally said, "Well, well, this birthday gift of red sandalwood is the most sympathetic to me, thank you."

The emperor had spoken, and the others naturally didn't dare to say more. The empress dowager, who was sitting on the side and didn't speak, suddenly interrupted: "This country girl is not good enough. She hasn't even written a picture of a hundred years of life. She is really uneducated. Even writing the word "Shou" in one font is not very good." The tone was very mean, causing the emperor to frown.

Seeing the emperor frowning, the queen mother said even more meanly: "That girl in Dingguo is a model for noble girls. Those good words are convincing to the people who wrote them."

Even though he said that, the queen mother put gold on Dingguo princess's face, but the noble ladies didn't think so, no one had seen it before, what's the use of relying on the queen mother alone.

The Queen Mother said it looks good, how can these people say it is not good-looking?
"Go and get the word Dingguo. The Ai family wants those wild girls to know it well. Don't think that it's a big deal now that you are noble. I don't remember what it was before." With one glance at the emperor, it was too obvious to point fingers at Sang and scold Huai.

The emperor's expression was a little uneasy.

He came from a low family background. After becoming the emperor, he was still controlled by the empress dowager's relatives for a long time. He has gotten better in recent years. How can he not hate him?

(End of this chapter)