For the Empress Dowager's birthday party, Shen Jingli only wanted to fight soy sauce. He did not want to be in the limelight, nor did he want to be hated. If it was not for him as a prefecture king and Mu Chen was an official in the court, he would not even want to step further.
There are many rules. If you don't say it, the people inside are still careful. If you do something, you have to think about you. They are not tired. He doesn't want to be tired of himself.
However, some people didn't want to let him go. The Empress Dowager summoned him to the palace to meet him about ten days before the birthday banquet.
hearing this news, Shen Jingli only felt headache, not that the Empress Dowager worshipped Buddha all the year round. Except for the grand banquet, he did not summon anyone else.
Moreover, in order not to disturb the Empress Dowager's quietness, the emperor even avoided the daily morning and dusk meditation. Except for the queen and several gentle princesses, no one was allowed to go to see the Empress Dowager without being summoned.
Under the service of love, Shen Jingli changed her clothes and was ready to go out. However, she was stopped by the mother from the palace.
"Lord, you can't just go out like this." Mother Wang stood in front of Shen Jingli, looked at his makeup with disgust on her face, turned and cursed at her age, "how do you become a servant? How could you afford to pay for such a shabby make-up for the princess and the loss of people in the palace?
Love was scolded inexplicably, the master did not like those enchanting makeup, he was not allowed to put on so thick makeup, and even did not allow the people in the house to wear big red makeup. He said that looking at the infiltration, he also had no way?
However, in the face of mammy from the palace and the people around the queen, he did not dare to talk back at will. Otherwise, he would have offended mammy Wang, and even the master would not be able to protect him.
Years of respectfully bent over, a word dare not say.
"Why can't you go out?" Shen Jingli looked at the clothes on his body. It was the official uniform that the prince should wear. There was nothing wrong with it?
When she saw Shen Jingli, she didn't know anything about it. She was really a bumpkin from the countryside. She didn't know anything about etiquette.
During this period, after she came to the prefectures' mansion, Shen Jingli ordered people to treat her well and eat good food and drink. However, she was not allowed to see him well, let alone teach him etiquette. During this period, Wang and mammy had accumulated a lot of resentment.
What do you look like now? How nice of you to go out and meet people? "Mother Wang took him to the bronze mirror, pointed to it and swore at him.
Shen Jingli looks at himself in the mirror. His clothes are neat and his appearance is beautiful. He knows that he is a good young man who is rooted in Miao Hong. Where can he not see people?
Is it because he didn't draw a red monkey ass? Did not paint, cover oneself not to see the original appearance?
What kind of aesthetics are people of this era? I think I look good?
"You, you You, you don't change after repeated education... " Mother Wang was so angry that she pointed to Shen Jingli and kept shaking.
"Well, if something goes wrong, I'll take care of it myself. You don't have to worry about it." If he was really painted like a monkey's buttocks, he would not dare to go out to meet people. That would throw his face into the 21st century.
Mother Wang covered her forehead, her eyes closed slightly, and she almost fainted. A second-class servant girl quickly caught her and eagerly reached out to pinch her.
Shen Jingli was too lazy to pay attention to mother Wang. After greeting her, she got on the carriage and left.
After pressing the person, Mammy Wang awoke leisurely, pointed to the door and scolded: "the wild boy from the countryside is not polite. As a twin, she is so angry that she turns her eyes and faints.
Shen Jingli entered the palace and was led by a father-in-law to go directly to the Empress Dowager's Ci Ning palace.
On the way, he met again the lawless imperial concubine Zheng. With her was the pregnant beauty Zheng. He respectfully retreated to one side. She gave a high spirited hum, but did not embarrass him. She led people past him like a proud peacock.
Tut Tut, Princess Zheng, is this a sudden brain growth?
In fact, it's not that imperial concubine Zheng doesn't want to trouble him, but that he is summoned by the Empress Dowager. If he is in trouble at this time, if she annoys the empress dowager, the Empress Dowager will not want to see her.
However, Shen Jingli also has no tendency of self abuse. It is the best for imperial concubine Zheng not to trouble him. After Zheng Guifei left, Shen Jingli came to the Empress Dowager's palace safely.
The Empress Dowager is 65 years old. She looks good. She is wearing a dark golden phoenix robe. She sits on the throne with a light smile on her face.
Ignoring the momentum she exudes, she looks like a kind-hearted grandmother. She is indeed the queen mother of a country. Shen Jingli salutes her and does not dare to take it lightly.
"Flat." The Empress Dowager raised her hand and said, "come on, give me a seat to the county Lord.
Soon, two small eunuchs brought a chair over. Shen Jingli thanked him and sat down generously.
The Empress Dowager looked at him with a smile, "listen to the queen, the princess is an interesting person, today I see, it is true. When Shen Jingli saw that the Empress Dowager was happy, he also laughed. In ancient times, the Empress Dowager was in charge of the power of life and death of others. If one accidentally offended her, he had to move his head.
The Empress Dowager took a sip of tea and looked at Shen Jingli vividly. Seeing that Shen Jingli was neither humble nor arrogant, she felt a little happy.I heard that there is a servant in your house who is good at making snacks, but there is such a thing? " Slender fingertips across the body of the cup, the Empress Dowager's smile with an irresistible dignity.
"There is one." Shen Jingli was a little curious. The Empress Dowager asked what she was doing. Did she want Li Qi to go into the palace to make snacks for her?
It is said that he can make many snacks, which are not only good-looking, but also delicious.
He likes to fiddle about, and it doesn't necessarily taste good. " Br > "if it doesn't suit his taste, don't make him laugh at it." Let Li Qi come into the palace to make snacks?
"Master, what do you say? Why didn't I understand? " Li Qi, who was found in the shop by Shen Jingli, jumped up at Shen Jingli's words.
Shen Jingli drank tea leisurely, looked at his excited appearance, and said calmly, "calm down, is it that the Empress Dowager asked you to think of some special cakes to entertain all the officials at her birthday party. What are you excited about?
the maid and servant beside him are all dumbfounded, which is not exciting? It's the Queen Mother's birthday party. What a blessing to be able to show her face in front of her?
"Master, that is, but the Empress Dowager?" Not excited yet? Not everyone has the chance to serve the Empress Dowager. Of course, he is happy to be liked by the Empress Dowager.
What happened to the Empress Dowager? The deep palace courtyard is a pool of muddy water, deep and muddy. One is not small, that is, the head falls to the ground. I really think it is a good thing to get the Empress Dowager's sympathy.
You have to be careful about this. It's not a casual thing to make snacks for the Empress Dowager. You must be careful and watch out for people who have enemies with our family. "If it's not that he can't refuse the empress dowager, he really doesn't want Li Qi to help. In case someone does something on the Empress Dowager's birthday party, it will be troublesome.
Li Qi sees Shen Jingli look serious, the excited mood is all of a sudden doused, but he does not understand why the master is so worried?
Next to mammy Jin, she was able to understand it. She looked serious and stretched out her hand to pull Li Qi. "Master, how can this be done? Qi'er Zhen is still young and doesn't understand the twists and turns. In case of trouble
Mammy Jin couldn't think of going down. If something went wrong, it was not a matter of a head.
"There is still some time to go before the Queen Mother's birthday party. We'll discuss it carefully and make sure we behave properly. You don't have to think about it. If you get into the eyes of the empress dowager, you may get in the way of others. He doesn't want to cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
When Mu Chen came back in the evening, he saw Shen Jingli drawing on the book case.
Hearing the voice, he raised his head, "come back, Jinyu, go to get a basin of hot water and wash the face for the master. He put down his pen and met him. Mu Chen held him in his arms and said, "what are you worried about? Do you look sad
"It's not about the Empress Dowager's birthday party." He had already planned and acted in a low-key manner. What was the result? The queen mother had to push him to the top of the wind and waves.
He was made a prince, which made a lot of people unhappy. Now the Empress Dowager took a fancy to him. Those people would like to strangle him.
"Aren't you ready?" He asked, lifting up a trace of his untidy hair.
"It was originally prepared, but the Empress Dowager summoned me today to ask Li Qi to make snacks for her birthday party. Shen Jingli frowned.
Jin Yu brought in a basin of water. He wet his handkerchief, wrung it dry, wiped Mu Chen's face and his hands again
"Li Qi, that boy, doesn't understand the activities. I'm afraid that he will be sold, but I don't know." "Don't worry, I'll let Wei Zuo Wei and you watch him well, and he won't be in trouble.
"No problem." It's better for him to think too much, but he still has to make the worst plan. "I'm afraid the gift to the Empress Dowager has to be changed. I'm in a headache. What kind of gift do you want to prepare for her old lady?"
"You don't have to be flattered at will. Every year on New Year's day, all the officials will come to the palace to give gifts. The Empress Dowager receives more gifts than you have in your warehouse every year. She has never seen anything before, so you don't have to pay special fees.
I think so. But she said that attitude today, clearly want me to give her something special, but also not stingy praise me, said I can The Empress Dowager's praise, he is really a little frightened.
"The Empress Dowager likes you."
Come on, he'd rather not like it.
Am, am "Xun'er came running over on short legs and cried out before entering the door.
"Young master, please walk slowly, don't fall down..." Jinyu followed nervously behind, afraid that xun'er would fall.
"Am Xun'er ran to Shen Jingli and threw himself on him, "am, hold." He stretched out his hands. Shen Jingli bent down to hold him up and frowned: "you It's heavy again. Xun'er twisted his body unhappily, but he didn't get heavy. Obviously, everyone said he was thin. "Am, sleep."
"To sleep with me tonight?"
The little guy nodded his head and held Shen Jingli. Shen Jingli touched his head and gave him a kiss on his forehead. Recently, when he was busy with the shop, he really ignored this little guy. No wonder he was so upset.OK, let's sleep togethe