This year is the Queen Mother's 50th birthday, which is an important day for the entire Daqian period. Your Majesty's benevolence and filial piety will naturally be carried out in a big way.
Give amnesty to the world and open up the law to recruit scholars. The Queen Mother was dressed up and invited to the Golden Palace early in the morning to receive congratulations from the civil and military officials of the court.
After the grand ceremony, the Queen Mother returned to the harem to rest for a while, then went to the Royal Garden to accept the congratulations of the harem concubines.
The entire imperial garden was decorated, the eunuchs and maids all changed into new clothes, and the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvest where the Queen Mother lived was even more lively. Women from the entire harem were gathered here, as well as super-class princes, noble ladies, and royal family members. There is no grade but a chance to kowtow.
Even so, everyone did not dare to be sloppy in their makeup. They all worked hard and showed their beauty.
In the harem system of the Daqian Dynasty, the queen was in charge of the harem. Under the queen, there are four concubines: noble, virtuous, virtuous and virtuous. Under the four concubines, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong and Chongyuan were the nine concubines.
Next to the nine concubines are: Jieyu, Beauty, and Talent, each with nine concubines, called the twenty-seventh concubine.
Under the nine concubines: Baolin, Yunu, and Cainv, each with twenty-seven, called eighty-one imperial wives.
If these are all in place, the emperor's women will be able to gather together a reinforced platoon. And each of them must be a stunning beauty or a high-ranking official.
An Xiaoshan was well trained by Daukou on the hierarchy of the harem, and he was reminded not to call himself a villain, but to call himself a slave.
Yanshou, the chief eunuch of the harem, a fat old eunuch, stood at the door to greet the guests and arranged the peonies offered according to the rank of the concubines.
But the position belonging to Concubine Lan was always vacant. Yanshou felt strange that he would make such a mistake. No peonies on the Queen Mother's birthday?
The position belonging to Concubine Lan was too conspicuous, right between the Queen and Concubine Wei Shu.
The queen's peonies are graceful and majestic. The five peonies are all white and carved in pink and jade, just like the queen's own temperament.
As for Concubine Wei Shu's peonies, the seven peonies were in three rare colors. They were so dazzling that they outshone all the others.
There was nothing between the two pots of peonies.
The time has come for the Queen Mother to enjoy the flowers.
The emperor and the queen were on the left and right, half a step behind the queen mother. As for the concubines of high rank, they followed the queen and the emperor.
"The queen's pot of peonies is simple and elegant, just like the queen herself. It doesn't matter the color, but it is the most magnificent. The royal family is lucky to have you as my daughter-in-law."
The Queen Mother is fifty years old, in good health and in good spirits. The Queen commented that she also expressed her support. It is an affirmation of the queen's coordination of the harem.
"My concubine is not doing well enough, so I ask you to give me more advice." The queen replied virtuously with a slight smile.
"Oh, Concubine Lan's peonies are quite bright this year." The old queen mother pointed at Concubine Wei Shu's peonies and said.
The Queen Mother made a mistake and thought that Concubine Wei Shu's peonies belonged to Concubine Lan. Wei Shufei immediately seized the opportunity.
"If I go back to the Queen Mother, the peonies were cultivated by me personally. It's best if the Queen Mother likes them. As for Sister Lan Fei, I'm afraid she forgot the Queen Mother's birthday, so this position is vacant."
Concubine Wei Shu took small steps to the side of the Queen Mother and answered earnestly.
Wei Shufei is in her twenties, wearing a light pink embroidered loose skirt. The bun is ordinary, with only one ebony hairpin.
She has a pure white face, gentle eyes, a strong little nose, and two passionate red lips.
It can be seen that she deliberately dressed up today. But it's hard to hide her romantic charm, especially her sweet and soft voice, as if she is acting like a coquettish girl anytime and anywhere.
This woman is charming on the outside but coquettish on the inside. An Xiaoshan watched with cold eyes not far away and judged in his heart.
The Queen Mother frowned, but His Majesty next to her had a gloomy expression and glanced sideways at Concubine Lan.
"If you forget, forget it. The birthday of an old man like me is not that important." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
Hearing the Queen Mother's words, the emperor's face flashed with anger. Concubine Lan Guifei, who looked at Yun Danfengqing angrily, was about to have a fit.
"How could I forget the Queen Mother's birthday? However, the peonies I sent you this year are different and not suitable to be displayed here. After the Queen Mother has finished appreciating the peonies of the sisters in the palace, my concubine's will naturally appear..."
Concubine Lan's smile was full of confidence.
"Sister Lan Fei, it's not like you forgot to prepare. Let's get it done now. You would be too brave to fool the Queen Mother."
Concubine Wei Shu's soft voice was full of viciousness and viciousness.
"Concubine Lan, you'd better not be pretentious." The emperor's voice was cold and his disgust was obvious.
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured. How could I make fun of the Queen Mother's birthday! Let alone stir up trouble on this day." Concubine Lan said calmly.
After Concubine Lan said something meaningful, she didn't even look at the emperor, deliberately pretending that he didn't exist.
The emperor was stunned by these words and felt a little inexplicably uncomfortable. Concubine Lan is very different today. She is no longer frightened?
"Okay, today is a happy day. It's no big deal if you forget. Let's continue admiring the flowers." The Queen Mother said.
The peonies that follow also have their own characteristics, but they are not as beautiful as the seven branches and three colors of Wei Shufei.
After completing a circle, according to the custom, the Queen Mother should comment and then judge whether it is best to give some reward.
"Your Majesty, I've finished admiring all the flowers. Why don't I see Sister Lan Fei's peonies? My concubine's curiosity has been aroused."
Concubine Wei Shu was afraid that the Queen Mother would forget this matter, so she quickly talked about it after everyone was seated, and looked at Concubine Lan provocatively.
"Yes, Concubine Lan, I am also a little curious." His Majesty spoke, his voice cold.
The Queen Mother was also looking at her, feeling a little unhappy. But after all, he didn't say anything. The most important thing today was to put things to rest.
Concubine Lan smiled slightly.
"Since Your Majesty and Concubine Shu are so anxious, then I will be embarrassed." Concubine Lan said and waved towards the outside of the palace.
Kao Kao and An Xiaoshan immediately walked in pushing a cart. Enough for desktop size. All the way to the center of the hall.
"My sister made a birthday peach, right? It's auspicious. But it's just a bit vulgar, and it can't be compared to the peony that shows your heart."
Concubine Wei Shu came up and struck a blow first, blocking Concubine Lan's retreat.
"Sister Wei Fei is so amazing, she can't guess right." Concubine Lan said with a smile.
Concubine Wei Shu bit her lip angrily, but the Queen Mother was amused.
Concubine Lan waved her hand, and An Xiaoshan and Daukou unloaded bags of crushed ice from the trolley.
"What is this? It's really useless." Wei Shufei continued to taunt. She didn't believe that Concubine Lan, a bitch, could have anything better than her seven-branched and three-colored peonies.
It's a pity that no one paid attention to her, and everyone's curiosity was aroused. It is obviously not an ordinary thing to stir up troops and mobilize people to make a mystery.
After removing the crushed ice, the two men removed the baffle, and what emerged was a huge gauze cover. A cool and sweet scent floated out.
It instantly got into everyone's nostrils, making people unable to help but take a deep breath.
"What is this? The taste is quite novel." The queen, who had been silent from beginning to end, couldn't help but speak. His eyes swept across An Xiaoshan's face.
The Queen Mother looked curious, while His Majesty remained expressionless throughout.
An Xiaoshan and Daukou slowly lifted up the veil. The Queen Mother opened her mouth in surprise.
"this……"
"What is this?" The queen also stood up in surprise.
The cold-faced emperor couldn't help but look surprised, so beautiful...what? What's this?
Everyone was stunned by what they saw in front of them and couldn't help but take a breath. A breath of sweet and refreshing breath fills the heart and spleen.
It was a six-layered cake, with peonies of different shapes and colors on each layer.
And on the top is a cream peony flower as big as a bowl of sea. Various fruits and dried fruits are embellished among them. Gorgeous and fragrant.
The bottom layer has four big red characters written on it: "Shoubinan Mountain". The second level is 'Fu Rudonghai'. These eight words made everyone present stunned. They are simple but meaningful.
There are four layers left, each with a sentence written on it.
"Quick, help me over, I want to take a closer look..." The old queen mother had never seen anything so surprising.
She was a little anxious because she couldn't see clearly the four lines of small characters. Not to mention her, even the queen and emperor were moved.
As soon as the Queen Mother moved, these people came up and surrounded the huge cake.
The sweet smell makes people feel happy, especially those who love sweets. Wei Shufei didn't want to step forward, but couldn't help but be curious.
"Concubine Lan, Concubine Lan, come here and tell the Ai family, what is this?" The Queen Mother reached out to find Concubine Lan.
Concubine Lan hurried over and held the Queen Mother's hand.
"Back to the Queen Mother, this thing is called Chen Cake. It was made by my own hands. The inside is supported by a cake embryo and the outside is shaped like cream. A total of fifty peonies were made to symbolize the Queen Mother's 50th birthday.
The concubine was clumsy and even wrote a poem on it. The Queen Mother should not laugh at the concubine. "
Concubine Lan looked at the performance of these people with a calm smile on her face.
"This blessing is as good as the East Sea, and the longevity is better than that of Nanshan. I think it is also good to write poems." His Majesty finally spoke, expressing that he was quite satisfied.
"Oh, your poem is made of dried fruits wrapped in a circle and glued on it. Don't let Aijia make circles. You can read it to Aijia."
The Queen Mother happily patted Concubine Lan's hand and said.
"My concubine is studying now. The Queen Mother is not allowed to laugh at my concubine's lack of talent and lack of knowledge." Concubine Lan said with a narrow smile.
"Oh, hurry up, I'm so anxious." The Queen Mother said with a smile, she was already itching unbearably.
The words "blessed as the East China Sea and as long as the Nanshan Mountain" made her extremely happy. She never thought that she could say this in birthday wishes.
This poem made her look forward to it even more, and she felt a little impatient. The queen saw one of the sentences and had a strange expression on her face.
"The peony demon in front of the court has no character, and the hibiscus on the pond is pure and unfeeling." Concubine Lan read out the first two sentences.
Everyone was silent after hearing this, looking at Concubine Wei Shu with a strange smile in her eyes. Because her name is Shaoyao. Wei Shaoyao.
This Concubine Lan scolded the Queen Mother directly on her cake for being unclassy and charming. Fu Rui couldn't stand up to anyone.
But Concubine Lan is too blatant. This is the birthday of the Queen Mother. Is it okay to stir up trouble like this?
Sure enough, as soon as this sentence came out, although the Queen Mother had a smile on her face, it was very forced. She was unhappy when her birthday was treated as a battlefield.
His Majesty's face, which had just softened, became gloomy again.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Wei Shu was ready to cry. She wanted His Majesty to kill this bitch who had fallen out of favor. Anyway, His Majesty hated her at all.
Concubine Lan will definitely die today. She was already furious. But the next sentence immediately silenced the court.
"Only peonies are the true national beauty, and they move the capital when they bloom." Concubine Lan then added the last two sentences.
The Queen Mother's face changed obviously, and then she showed an excited look, her eyes were red and tears fell down.
"Only peonies are the true beauty of the country, and when they bloom, they move the capital..." the Queen Mother murmured to herself, as if she was in sorrow.
"Concubine Lan, you are so presumptuous..." His Majesty finally became angry and roared in a low voice.
Concubine Wei lowered her head and showed a proud smile. Concubine Lan was also surprised, how could it be different from what she expected?
