Vol 4 Chapter 441: Birthday feast

Regarding the birthday of the empress dowager this year, Gu Zhen had discussed with Yun Fenghuang alone before leaving. He decided to do a big deal to ease the relationship between the two sides... at least ease the relationship between the two sides on the scene, for example, let Yuan Ke Don't bother with Gu if you have nothing to do.
It was brought up at this moment, and as expected by Yun Fenghuang, the empress dowager was just a symbolic excuse, saying: "The Lai family is so old now, and people are not in the palace now, but how troublesome it is. Is the queen and concubine so worried?"
When the queen said that this was not a troublesome thing, the concubines all wanted to talk about filial piety for the emperor. The most important thing was that the emperor himself agreed. The empress dowager did not insist on insisting, but complied with the public opinion.
After all, the empress dowager, who has experienced defeats in Fuyang County and then in the palace, has tossed half of her life before finally returning to the Imperial Capital, but has not been able to return to the court. She really needs a grand birthday banquet to show off. His position is still strong.
Gu Zhen organized the birthday banquet, and worried that Yun Fenghuang would be very busy.
In these days, Yun Fenghuang paid much attention to cultivating a few young heirs under his knees, and had to deal with the jealous Qin Wang Zhaoqing. Many things were left to De Fei and others to deal with, as if there was no other idea.
"The imperial concubine empress specially asked about the foreign minister's return to Beijing for a banquet in the past two days." The attendant once again told the queen, "Everything else is as usual."
Gu Zhen frowned and said, "What does she ask this for?"
"The empress forgot?" the waiter reminded, "After the imperial concubine empresses rose up in the palace, they helped some of the Xie clan. But these people had mixed good and bad, and once caused trouble to the imperial concubine Nyonya. Later, the imperial concubine empress was so cruel and treated them I sent it out. The result was that I escaped the disaster of Huizhou City. Counting the time, some people here have nothing to do, but their qualifications are enough to mention. The maid thought, the imperial concubine is about to fight. Of this idea."
"Her brothers are all observing filial piety now. Counting the days, there is still some time for filial piety," Gu Zhen said. "Are you worried now?"
There was some suspicion, "Which ministers did she specifically ask?"
The waiter said: "I mainly asked some courtiers in remote places and rich places. I didn't pay much attention to the ones in the middle."
Of course, the land of the affluent is lack of fertility. Although the conditions of the remote land are not good, the victory is very dazzling if you do a good job.
Gu Zhen pondered for a while, and said, "It does seem like she wants to benefit her brother, but she is too impatient."
The waiter smiled and said, "The person who was born in a humble background, has never been able to calm down, hasn't he?"
"Let's not take it lightly." Gu Zhen said, not so relieved, "Stare a little more."
But Yun Fenghuang followed and nothing happened.
Even when Chunjia learned of her behavior, she asked if she wanted to find a bad guy for her brother, and hinted that she could be given some care and favoritism, but Yun Fenghuang refused: "Although my concubine is more headstrong, it’s a national issue. How dare you intervene without authorization? The reason for doing this is not for Meng'er?"
She cast a blank look at Chunjia, "Your Majesty was a nimble matchmaker at the beginning. After the incident, I'm afraid I will leave a pair of quasi newcomers behind? I didn't say it earlier. Then Deng Chengzhai will be released outside for two years to sharpen it? So, based on the relationship between him and your majesty, it is either to go to the place of wealth, or to the remote places, and there is no one in the middle? The concubine's most beloved niece is Meng'er. She is young and does not understand. Can you help her watch it?"
It turned out to be caring for his niece, and the emperor thought it was reasonable.
After all, Yun Fenghuang just finished Xie Kuo's affairs, and now he even thought of Xie Meng. Isn't it logical?
So he laughed blankly and promised that he would not treat Deng Chengzhai and Xie Meng badly, and the matter passed.
Soon it was the day of the birthday of the empress dowager. At the invitation of Chunjia and the queen, the empress dowager went to live in the palace one day in advance, so as not to work too hard the next day.
Taking advantage of the great victory, the state and the government are in a good mood, and they are more interested in participating in this birthday celebration.
The whole palace is decorated with lights and colorful decorations.
In order to please, the queen specially arranged for the Royal Animal Garden to domesticate some sexually-tame animals, dressed in red and colored, and raised in the palace to increase their joy.
He also taught the Royal Workshop to specially make a batch of dishes and tableware. The dishes are carefully designed and embedded with various auspicious meanings.
There are also songs and dances rehearsed by the Jiaofang Division, which can also be seen everywhere.
All in all, this birthday banquet was very satisfying to the emperor and his ministers from the beginning.
So much so that Chunjia, who had never had much hope of the queen, offered a glass to the queen after drinking three rounds and said: "The queen and the concubine have worked hard this time."
Although the unhappy imperial concubine basically didn't touch her hands much, but she received a name, but was credited to the emperor just like herself, but Gu Zhen still smiled and felt that his busy schedule was not in vain.
For the elderly in the past, they will have to sing three days and three nights in a row. The royal palace banquet is placed in the palace. Even if the palace rules are not as formal as Miyagi, it is impossible to say that the officials are in the palace for three days. Three nights of wanton fun.
But in order to show the importance of the empress dowager’s birthday, a compromise method was finally adopted, which was to hold a banquet in the palace for three consecutive days, get up early and leave late, and congratulate the empress dowager together.
On the first day like this, everything went well, including the mother-in-law empress dowager, all praised the empress, saying that Mingjun came out of virtue, and Chunjia's harem was all virtuous and virtuous.
The next day, Gu Zhen discussed with Yun Fenghuang in private: "Do you think this palace can talk to the mother empress dowager today?"
Yun Fenghuang knew what she said was the old grievance that Yuan Ke had gone to Gu’s Summer Resort two days ago, so he persuaded the queen to slow down:
Tomorrow, there’s still one day, if you’re a mother The empress dowager is unwilling to reconcile, do you mean it’s not embarrassing? Besides, this is still a day in the palace, you go to talk about this, you don’t have to make the mother empress think you threaten her. If she is not wrong, she won’t help you persuade that Yuan Ke, I won't give her a banquet tomorrow. Isn't this wrong?"
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Gu Zhen was reminded by her and felt that he was too impatient. He couldn't help but sighed: "Where is that interesting in this palace? I just think that the mother-in-law empress dowager looked in good spirits yesterday and thinks it is possible to strike while the iron is hot."
"Don’t you ask the six princes to accompany the empress dowager exclusively today." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and gave her advice.
After seeing the empress dowager, the empress dowager came to the palace the day before, although she was very kind to all the emperors and heirs, But after all I looked at the Sixth Prince a few more times. This is the kind mother empress dowager personally raised for some time. It must be different. In addition, the six princes suffered in the smallpox, and the mother empress dowager feels distressed too."
Gu Zhen said: "Oh, this palace is afraid that the mother-in-law empress dowager will see the marks on Xiao Liu's face, and it will feel more distressed..."
All in all, it is so difficult to not be favored by your husband or be treated by your mother-in-law.
Because of the lack of emotion, these two would not put herself in the position for her, but would only think of ways to be picky.
It's no wonder that Gu Zhen was originally a very hearty person, but now he looks forward and backward more and more.
Yun Fenghuang's mood was calm and unwavering, so he persuaded him a few words and didn't pay attention to it.
Perhaps this day was because something was happening in the Queen's heart, and something went wrong when it was about to end, that is, the Sixth Prince and the Tenth Prince quarreled for a toy.
Gu Zhen was very worried.
Because she was not present at the time, it was the Mother Empress Dowager who was there. Although the Mother Empress Dowager scolded the Six Princes and gave the toys to the Ten Princes, the Queen didn’t know where she was. Not to mention how much affection the Mother Empress had towards the Six Princes, she certainly didn’t. Like ten princes.
She was biased towards the ten princes. This decision was not due to an elder's idea that he should give a little brother to being a elder brother. Most of them have hated the ten princes ever since.
Sure enough, the waiter cautiously told the queen in the evening: "Just now, someone in the palace heard that the mother-in-law empress dowager said to her majesty that the tenth prince had the attitude of not letting the elder brothers at a young age.
This almost said that the ten princes were domineering and could not tolerate brothers.
Gu Zhen sighed in his heart, beat his spirits, and called the ten princes to persuade him: "You are a brother, and you should respect your elder brothers. If you like the toy today, if you like it, you can make a new one after returning to your mother. Yes. But why fight with your sixth brother? You also told your grandmother to see it."
The tenth prince was young and was not very good at looking at his face. He plausibly said, "The toy was originally owned by the son, the sixth brother wants to borrow it, but the son doesn't want to give it to him. Why does he secretly take it? Besides, the emperor. My grandmother is also in favor of the children!"
The queen looked at him with a confident and determined expression, rather weak. Does your grandmother approve of you?
She hates you in her heart at this moment.
"But you are a prince, you deserve to be an example to your brother." Gu Zhen has been very tired these two days, but he dare not just let it go.
After all, this is the future prince, and he can't make a mistake.
It's just that the ten princes have been raised in the past two years with a spoiled sex-son, how can you listen?
The queen persuaded him a few more words, and he asked in tears: "Does the mother dislike her sons and elders anymore, and like the sixth brother? How else would you say that to your sons?"
Gu Zhen squeezed his forehead, only to feel that he really couldn't tell the child. He was helpless for a long time, but finally let him go to rest. He only said to the left and right, "This child really can't be spoiled like this anymore... At the end of the banquet, the palace must have a good life to discipline him!"
This time, neither left nor right spoke to the ten princes, because they were also clear about the position of the next prince, even with the emperor's private promise, but the existence of the imperial concubine and others would have to go through some storms.
This is not the time for the ten princes to be willful.
She hates you in her heart at this moment.
"But you are a prince, you deserve to be an example to your brother." Gu Zhen has been very tired these two days, but he dare not just let it go.
After all, this is the future prince, and he can't make a mistake.
It’s just that the ten princes have been raised with a spoiled in the past two years.
The queen persuaded him a few more words, and he asked in tears: "Does the mother dislike her sons and elders anymore, and like the sixth brother? How else would you say that to your sons?"
Gu Zhen squeezed his forehead, only to feel that he really couldn't tell the child. He was helpless for a long time, but finally let him go to rest. He only said to the left and right, "This child really can't be spoiled like this anymore... At the end of the banquet, the palace must have a good life to discipline him!"
This time, neither left nor right spoke to the ten princes, because they were also clear about the position of the next prince, even with the emperor's private promise, but the existence of the imperial concubine and others would have to go through some storms.
This is not the time for the ten princes to be willful.
Gu Zhen squeezed his forehead, only to feel that he really couldn't tell the child. He was helpless for a long time, but finally let him go to rest. He only said to the left and right, "This child really can't be spoiled like this anymore... At the end of the banquet, the palace must have a good life to discipline him!"
This time, neither left nor right spoke to the ten princes, because they were also clear about the position of the next prince, even with the emperor's private promise, but the existence of the imperial concubine and others would have to go through some storms.
This is not the time for the ten princes to be willful.
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