Concubine Yu smiled and said nothing, maintaining her enigmatic persona.
Concubine Li curled her lips, not wanting to believe it in her heart, and couldn't help but say: "It's not a secret what the princess gave her as a birthday gift. She revealed it a long time ago, and I was also present."
As soon as she finished speaking, countless people asked, obviously everyone wanted to know.
"Concubine Li, you have just given birth to the little prince and are weak in energy and blood. This stewed snow swallow is very good. It is full of blood-tonifying things. Take a bowl and try it." Mrs. Zhong spoke directly, interrupting her. Start a topic.
Obviously he didn't want her to say it. Regardless of whether the emperor liked the gift from the Crown Princess, sending Manager Qin to pick her up in person proved that the emperor cared about the gift.
It would be absolutely stupid for Libi to disrupt her right now.
In the Guangming Hall, Lu Wuji was sitting on a dragon chair. There were several rows of tables on both sides of the table, and countless dignitaries and courtiers were sitting there.
They all secretly competed with each other, and everyone worked hard to give gifts today. The rich contributed money, and the poor contributed efforts. They always tried their best to show their loyalty, for fear of being remembered by the emperor.
"The Crown Princess has an audience—"
Manager Qin's protracted voice sounded outside the hall, and the hall fell into silence. Everyone was shocked.
You know, except for the palace maids, no woman has come in for an unknown period of time in this Guangming Palace.
The last time was when the emperor and empress got married. The empress came once, and there was no one else after that.
"Brother, what are you doing here now?" Lu Qingfeng immediately came over to ask.
Lu Zhao didn't hide it from him: "A birthday gift."
"Aren't you two members of the same family? My father likes the Feiyu bow you just gave me. What gift is she giving me now?" Lu Qingfeng was curious.
"We are indeed a family, but when necessary, I am the crown prince of Northern Qi and she is the princess of Dayan."
Lu Qingfeng was choked by these words, couldn't help rolling his eyes, and sneered: "Brother, others say that the Crown Princess is so pampered that she has climbed over you. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it. She She is here for marriage, no matter how noble the princess is, she is just a trophy in front of you."
"The fact that she built a princess mansion before was outrageous enough. Is it possible that in the territory of Northern Qi, you still want to be her consort? No matter how rich Dayan is, it is just a shabby household with weak military strength. There is no need to show such shame!"
Lu Qingfeng didn't know whether he was trying to sow discord or whether he really looked down on Dayan. These words he said were very rude and full of contempt.
"The face my father gave me, you go and tell him, it has nothing to do with Gu." Lu Zhao turned to look at him and said in a serious tone.
Lu Qingfeng was instantly stuck. It was indeed Lu Wuji's nod to be able to come to the Hall of Light to offer a gift. Only then could Chen Xueying have the chance. Lu Zhao was not that capable.
But if he were to say this in front of Lu Wuji, he would definitely not dare to do so because he was full.
He smiled softly and said: "Since I got married, my eldest brother has become much more sharp-tongued. It seems that he has been quarreling with my sister-in-law a lot."
The Crown Princess yelled "Lu Zhao, you idiot" several times in front of the palace people. The news spread throughout the palace, and Lu Qingfeng naturally knew about it.
After the couple got married, there was no lingering love, but frequent fights.
Lu Zhao had obviously thought of this, and his face darkened a lot.
He had lost so much face because of Chen Xueying, but she didn't feel ashamed, and continued to threaten him with this as if she had an excuse.
Chen Xueying entered the hall, and a "gurgle" sound came from behind her. It was obvious that the wheels were sliding across the ground and must be carrying extremely heavy objects to make such a clear sound.
Everyone's attention was diverted instantly.
Chen Xueying is wearing a red dress with a ginkgo leaf pattern embroidered with gold thread. The red and gold colors are a classic combination. Coupled with her head full of pearls, she looks graceful and luxurious.
However, such an exquisite and complicated shape does not look tacky on her. On the contrary, because of her exquisite face, it is just the right foil.
What is even more eye-catching than her is that she is followed by eight powerful guards, who are pushing a giant object forward with difficulty.
The object was covered with bright yellow cloth, so you couldn't see the inside at all, only a vague outline of its shape.
The threshold of the Guangming Palace was extremely high. The heavy objects stopped in front of the door. The eight guards took a deep breath and the leader shouted slogans.
"One, two, three, get up! One, two, three, get up!"
All eight of them gritted their teeth and puffed out their cheeks, using all their strength to feed themselves.
Everyone in the hall couldn't help but grit their teeth, as if they wanted to help secretly.
I finally lifted the thing up, and when it passed the threshold and fell to the ground, I heard a muffled "dong--" sound, like it hit my heart.
This thing is taller than an adult man, at least the height of a man and a half. Thanks to the wide and high gate of Guangming Hall, otherwise it would not be possible to lift it in.
"I have met my father. This is a birthday gift prepared by my daughter-in-law for you. After the craftsman finished it, in order to let you see it first, he specially asked someone to cover it with a cloth. Please take a look." Chen Xueying saluted him.
When Lu Wuji heard this, the expression on his face softened a lot.
"The Crown Princess is interested. In that case, let me unveil it myself."
As he spoke, he stepped down from the dragon chair, stood directly next to the tall object, and even walked around twice.
Everyone was stunned when they saw the emperor's high interest.
Zhao Li originally disliked Chen Xueying and had a quarrel with her before, but now he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what is going on here. The Crown Princess is from Dayan and doesn't understand the rules of Northern Qi. For safety reasons. , it’s better to let others do it for you.”
Chen Xueying immediately rolled her eyes when she heard the word "rules" from his mouth again.
"What are you talking about, General Zhao? These eight guards carried this object all the way, and nothing happened. If I really did something bad, how could I hide it all the way? You can tell me, what bad things are there?" How can you hide like this without being discovered?" She immediately spoke back.
"Be careful with your ten thousand year ship." Zhao Li responded calmly.
Chen Xueying sneered: "I often hear this sentence, but I heard it from Yan Wenchen when he wanted to negotiate peace, and now I heard it from a certain general in Northern Qi. It's not surprising when you think about it. After all, Zhao The general is only a second-grade general, so he must be timid and not very courageous. You can see that General Changsheng has not said a word. It is obvious that he is very confident that even if there is an accident, he can protect His Majesty in time."
"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery are a joke. General Zhao still needs to practice martial arts and courage, otherwise he will only judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
It can be said that she is standing among the men now. Except for the palace maid waiting in the corner, all the others in this hall are males, or castrated males.
Beiqi's tendency to despise women was extremely serious. At least before she entered the palace, many people despised her in their hearts.
After she entered the palace, countless eyes were staring at her, as if waiting for her to make a mistake, which invisibly increased a lot of pressure.
But Chen Xueying seemed not to feel it at all. Faced with Zhao Li's suspicion, she did not back down at all. She even went head-on with him, using sharp and sinister words to undermine Zhao Li by name.
Zhao Li's face turned blue and white when he heard this, and his body was shaking with anger.
As expected of the sharp-tongued Princess Dayan, this familiar feeling of frustration came back.
Zhong Hai was quietly observing the Crown Princess. He had learned from his wife that the Crown Princess had a grudge against his daughter, so he took this opportunity to get to know the Crown Princess.
Who would have known that she would drag her into the battlefield before he even laid eyes on her? She didn't know if she was angry at him because of Li Bin.
"Princess, please be careful what you say!"
"General Zhao, please shut up. Before you spoke, the atmosphere was quite good. As soon as you opened your mouth, everything turned cold and everyone felt uncomfortable. Today is my father's birthday banquet. You are not good at words, so it's better to say less. Otherwise, it will be self-defeating, like it is now, and it will not end well."
Zhao Li finally managed to hold back a sentence, but he was greeted by a violent storm. Chen Xueying's words were still as sharp as ever.
"Just say a few words, I will unveil it." Lu Wuji waved his hand, frowning slightly, obviously unhappy.
He didn't expect that these two people would actually dare to quarrel in front of him.
Chen Xueying liked to quarrel, which was not surprising to him. After all, the few times he had seen his wife-in-law, she had quarreled several times, and they were always with different people.
But he didn't expect Zhao Li to be so quarrelsome.
First of all, Zhao Li is a military general who is good at fighting but not at all good at quarreling; in addition, Zhao Li is a rough man and looks down on women very much. He feels that there is nothing to quarrel with women, and he will never talk when he can do it.
But now he had an argument with the Crown Princess in front of the courtiers, and he refused to give up even after losing the argument. He was both playful and fun-loving.
As soon as the emperor spoke, Zhao Li, who was already on top, instantly calmed down. He shrank his neck and quickly confessed.
Lu Wuji waved his hand, no longer paying attention to him, but stretched out his hand to peel off the silk cloth.
The silk cloth flew to the ground in an instant, revealing the true appearance of this tall object, which turned out to be a gleaming golden wolf.
This wolf is in a full leaping state, with its sharp fangs exposed, ears erect, and sharp claws exposed, ready to knock its prey to the ground at any time, with a ferocious look on its face.
"Is this made of gold?"
"It can't be all gold. I guess there's just a layer of gold water on the outside, and the inside is probably made of copper."
Facing such a tall statue, everyone started talking instantly.
The craftsman who created this statue must have superb craftsmanship. Even the wolf's hair was carved out, making it lifelike.
If there were no wolves with golden fur in the world, some people would definitely misunderstand that this is a real wolf.
After all, the look was so similar, as if there was a real wolf hidden inside.
When someone questioned the gold content of this statue, Chen Xueying immediately chuckled.
"I heard that someone questioned that only the outer layer of this statue is made of gold, and the inside is entirely copper. The gentleman who said this must be very experienced. Anyone who has used silver coins should know that gold ingots of the same size are comparable to Silver ingots and copper ingots are much heavier. Could it be that the lord who is questioning has never used gold?"
Chen Xueying rolled her eyes and mocked unceremoniously.
All the doubts in the palace suddenly stopped. Facing such a powerful Crown Princess, no one dared to speak more.
After just a few questions, he was ridiculed and told directly that he had never used gold. Those who could go to the Guangming Palace to celebrate the emperor were all respectable people, and no one wanted to bear the reputation of being poor. :,,
