Don’t Show the Son

  Chapter 89 Love House and Wu

  It is very different from the singing and dancing of the night banquet in the middle palace. A certain hall in the harem is peaceful at this moment.

  In this hall, except for the concubines of the harem, the noble wives and concubines of the powerful family, the most distinguished women in the entire Daxia, are all in this hall.

  Of course, no matter how noble the concubine or the noble woman is, they are noble but the empress dowager. At this moment, they are lining up, one by one, presenting gifts, trying to please the empress dowager.

  A lady was holding a scroll in her hand and asked a court lady to help. After slowly unfolding, there was actually a statue of Guanyin embroidered on it.

The Guanyin on the embroidery is lifelike, holding a clean bottle with a face of compassion, the lady smiled and said: "The empress dowager, this is a statue of Guanyin pierced on the finest embroidery by a concubine who asked a skilled craftsman to embroider. , The concubines wish the Empress Dowager longevity and health, and never grow old in the spring and autumn..."

   Her own maid presented this Guanyin embroidery, and the Queen Mother looked at it for a long time, and said happily: "Okay, good, such a beautiful Guanyin statue, you are interested, watch and appreciate..."

  The grandmother took the reward and sent it to the lady. She saluted with joy: "Thank you, Empress Dowager..."

  Although there are not many silver rewards, it is a good prize. The important thing is to win the favor of the Queen Mother. This is nothing compared.

  After she retired, several wives from Gonghou's Mansion came forward and presented birthday gifts to the Queen Mother.

The empress dowager likes to worship Buddha on weekdays. This time it is the 80th birthday, so everyone gave away things like Wanshou pictures, Guanyin statues, Buddha statues, lotus stands, Buddhist scriptures and so on. At first, everyone was a little fresh. If there are too many, I don't think there is anything better.

  At this time, another stocky figure walked forward, holding something in both hands, and said: "The Queen Mother, this is the Pagoda of Longevity given to you by the little girl. I wish the Queen Mother the best of East China Sea and the longevity of Nanshan..."

  What she holds in her hand is an exquisite glass stupa, which is also a rare thing.

  But the concubines and ladies who were present did not pay attention to the pagoda, but to her.

This woman is really special. In the Daxia House of Power, the requirements for the women in the family are relatively strict. They must always maintain the demeanor of a lady, not only to learn manners, but also when to eat, every meal There are strict requirements for how much you eat.

  Women who come out of the rich and powerful's homes may be mediocre in appearance, but their temperament and posture must be incomparable to ordinary women. No wealthy daughter can make her body so bloated and will be laughed at by others.

  Look at her, and then at the girl sitting behind the table next to her. It's like a sky and an underground. The contrast is more intense and tragic.

  Even the Queen Mother couldn’t help asking: "Which girl are you from?"

  Song Yuzhi saw that he had attracted the attention of the Empress Dowager, and said happily: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the grandfather of the youngest daughter is Ning Guogong..."

  Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother just shook her head and said, “Since she is a girl from the Ningguo family, she must be more strict with herself. You should eat less every meal in the future...”

The smile on Song Yuzhi's face was stagnant. If someone else had said this to her, she would have been furious, but when faced with the queen dowager, she could barely squeeze a smile and said: "The little girl remembers the teachings of the queen dowager. …"

  After speaking, she returned to her place in a desperate manner.

  Xue Ning'er's position was next to Song Yuzhi. After Song Yuzhi, it was her turn to present a gift. She picked up a brocade box on the table and slowly left the table.

  Song Yuzhi was ashamed and angry, but when she saw Xue Ning'er getting up, an inexplicable smile appeared on her face.

  In this palace, the empress dowager sits above the main seat in the middle, and the queen empress sits beside her. After that, there are noble concubines, concubines, concubines, and some concubines and nobles.

  Tonight’s harem, all the girls gather. In addition to the brightest and most charming concubines, Xue Ning’er, who is young and lovely, is also a flower that attracts attention among the crowd.

  When she walked out, even many of the concubine’s eyes were cast up.

  Even they have to admit that this little girl who doesn’t know who is born is too beautiful, and her temperament and manners can’t pick up a single problem. Compared with the Song family just now, hey, this idea shouldn’t be there...

  The only girls of the same age they knew could be compared with her, Minghe.

The imperial concubine did not look at Xue Ning'er. She was concentrating on teasing the pet in her arms, thinking in her heart whether she should let Lin Xiu take her out of the palace again in a few days. She was a little bit greedy about the food in the Jiangnan Xiaoguan. There is a girl from that theater, her voice is very nice...

Concubine Shu, also looked at Xue Ning'er, but when her gaze passed over Song Yuzhi's face inadvertently, her eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

At this time, Xue Ning'er had already walked into the hall, holding a palm-sized square brocade box in her hand, and said: "This is a string of Buddhist beads that Master Hui Kong was holding when he was sitting and translating. Xue Mansion got it by chance and took this opportunity. Dedicated to the Empress Dowager, I wish the Empress Dowager Songhe Changchun, blessings and longevity..."

Zen Master Hui Kong was a very famous Zen master in Buddhism a hundred years ago. His belongings are invaluable to those who worship the Buddha. When the Queen Mother heard this, she also expressed joy and said: "Hurry up, bring it up and let the sorrow. Look at home..."

  A nanny stepped forward, took the brocade box from Xue Ning'er, and presented it to the Queen Mother.

  Xue Ning'er stood in the hall, waiting respectfully, but did not notice that Song Yu made a faint smile crossed the corner of his mouth.

  The elderly mother opened the brocade box in front of the Queen Mother. When she looked into the box, her expression was slightly startled.

  This box is empty.

  There is nothing in the empty brocade box.

  The empress dowager's joyful expression also stopped on her face, and the concubines looked over, and several people couldn't help but speak out in doubt.

   "Is the box empty?"

"What does it mean?"

  "Couldn't you come to amuse the Queen Mother?"

  ...

  The grandmother also showed anger on her face, looked at Xue Ning'er, and reprimanded: "Which girl are you, dare to use the empty box to tease the empress dowager!"

   Xue Ning'er ran forward with a nervous expression, looked at the empty brocade box, and panicked: "Impossible, the buddha is in it. I checked it just now..."

  The grandmother's face sank, and she asked: "Then you mean, I took the baby you dedicated to the Empress Dowager?"

  The brocade box was tied with a ribbon before, and it had not been opened. Apart from Xue Ning'er, she was the only one who took over the brocade box. No wonder she was so angry.

  Xue Ning'er looked at the empty box, her pretty face turned pale, and she muttered, "How could this be..."

  Never imagined that she would encounter such a thing, she stood there in a daze at the moment, not knowing what to do for a while.

  At this time, many ladies and ladies in the hall have been talking about it.

  "This is the granddaughter of Xue Guogong's mansion, right?"

   "The little girl looks smart and clever, why is she doing things so carelessly."

   "The Empress Dowager respects Zen Master Hui Kong very much. Now her elderly will be happy..."

They had never suspected that this was Xue Ning'er deliberately entertaining the Queen Mother. It would not benefit the Xue family at all. It would also put her in such an embarrassing situation. It is very likely that she just lost the gift, although the Queen and Mother would not be able to. How about her, but Xue Guogong's face was lost tonight.

   Tomorrow, this matter will become a joke in the mouths of the powerful and powerful in the royal capital.

  This sudden incident caused a commotion in the palace, and also attracted the attention of the imperial concubine who was teasing Ling Pet. She raised her head and glanced at Xue Ning'er who was standing there, and then continued teasing Ling Pet.

  But the next moment, she suddenly raised her head again, and her eyes fell on Xue Ning'er again.

   To be precise, it fell on the pair of earrings worn by Xue Ning'er.

How could she not recognize her own things? Those butterfly earrings were one of her favorite jewelry when she was a girl. However, as she grew older, she was no longer suitable for wearing such girly jewelry. It's put away.

  And not long ago, she gave this thing to Lin Xiu, how could it appear to the little girl of the Xue family?

  Her jewelry is all made by the top craftsmen in the palace. There is only this pair in the world, and it is absolutely impossible for another pair to be exactly the same.

  In this way, the little girl’s earrings were given to her by Lin Xiu.

  This shows that she has a very close relationship with Lin Xiu. It is very likely that she is a girl Lin Xiu likes. Since she is a girl Lin Xiu likes, she can't just sit back and watch.

  This is called Aiwu and Wu.

  Everyone's attention is on Xue Ning'er. The concubine empress turned her head, and asked a concubine beside her in a low voice: "Prince Wang, this palace has heard that you have a string of sandalwood beads that you want to dedicate to the Queen Mother?"

Before the palace concubine spoke, the noble concubine empress lowered her voice and said, "The prayer beads are for this palace, you can choose another gift for the empress dowager. From now on, this harem, this palace will protect you. Who dares to bully you, this palace? I'll help you."

Wang Guiren was overjoyed when she heard this. She had just entered the palace and had no foundation in the harem. When facing other imperial concubines, she was always with caution. She could only swallow her anger if she was bullied, but she had long heard that the concubine empress was The tigress in the harem, even the queen empress wants to give her three points.

  If you can get the asylum of your noble concubine, not to mention walking sideways in the harem in the future, at least you won’t be bullied.

  How could she miss the opportunity to fawn on the imperial concubine?

   Silently handed the string of sandalwood beads, which was finally obtained, from under her body to the hand of the imperial concubine. She glanced at the concubines who often robbed her and bullied her concubines, and snorted in her heart.

  She is now a noble concubine, little bitch, waiting for this palace!

When Xue Ning'er was embarrassed and overwhelmed, a figure suddenly walked out, and the noble concubine empress came to the empress dowager and presented a string of Buddhist beads and said: "Grandma, it’s all my fault. The girl’s buddha beads are beautiful, so I couldn’t help but borrow it to see it. She forgot to pay it back for a while. This little girl is also true. Why didn’t you remind this palace? Do you think this palace will ignorant of your things?"

   Xue Ning'er looked at the imperial concubine in a daze. When did the imperial concubine borrow her prayer beads, why didn't she know?

   Also shocked was Song Yuzhi. She subconsciously glanced at a palace lady in the corner of the hall. The palace lady shook her head slightly at her. Song Yuzhi retracted her gaze and looked at the concubine empress in surprise.

  And the lady of the court completely let go of her mind when she touched something between her sleeves, she just raised her head and looked at the concubine empress with extremely puzzled eyes.

  However, with a casual glance, she suddenly noticed that there was a line of sight that seemed to be looking at her.

  The lady of the court slowly turned her head, and met Empress Shu's eyes.

  (End of this chapter)