Although the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is hosted by the Queen Mother, the main purpose of this birthday banquet is to make the Queen Mother happy, so the specific procedures must be determined according to the Queen Mother's mood.
Seeing that the Queen Mother liked that potted plant so much, the Queen Mother did not want to interrupt her. After the Queen Mother's happiness subsided, the Queen continued to move forward with the birthday banquet process.
"Mother, please take a look at the congratulatory gifts that your Majesty and your ministers have prepared for your mother."
The gifts for the juniors have all been given away, and now it’s their turn. The gift carefully prepared by the Queen is naturally used as the finale.
The gift prepared by the queen this time is both gorgeous and exquisite, and the workmanship is not easy. Although she had already started preparing it half a year ago, it was only made in a hurry, and it was only a few years ago.
This thing was just finished a few days ago.
"Okay, bring it over quickly and let the Ai family take a look." The Queen Mother said eagerly.
"Mother, wait a moment." The Queen said with a faint smile.
After saying that, the queen slowly turned her head and looked at the little palace maid standing beside her. The little palace maid hurriedly ran to the queen, leaned over the queen's mouth, and listened to the queen's instructions to her.
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Afterwards, the palace maid left the hall.
Seeing this person, Bei Mingchen was startled. He took a breath and looked straight at the palace maid.
These delicate facial features, seemingly delicate body, and more importantly, those sharp eyes...
This woman is very similar to the woman in the portrait that Shuo Jin gave him, and her relationship with the Queen is so close.
Could it be that this woman is the woman Shuojin saw that day?
No matter what, Bei Mingchen must not be careless no matter what. He must be careful and cautious. He would rather believe that something is true than something that is not true. His hands clenched into fists nervously.
Not long after the palace maid left, she returned to the hall again. This time, she brought four more palace ladies. Several palace ladies carefully walked into the hall carrying an exquisite dress.
"This is a dress made of the highest-grade mulberry silk in the south of the Yangtze River. I hired some of the best embroidery workers in the south of the Yangtze River to carefully sew it for my mother. The queen will definitely be very comfortable wearing it," the empress introduced leisurely.
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Silk is thousands of times better than the cotton fabrics they usually wear. Even if they are princes and concubines, they rarely have silk clothes to wear.
And this best silk comes from the south of the Yangtze River. The silk from the south of the Yangtze River feels smooth and soft, and has a beautiful halo flashing in the sun, making people think of the silk and satin worn by fairies. The silk feels soft to the touch.
It looks bright and bright.
The soft, smooth, delicate, noble and elegant silk shows good retro and purity.
Of course, the reason why this dress is so outstanding is not only because it is made of high-grade mulberry silk from Jiangnan, but also because of the exquisite patterns on the dress. Wearing such an exquisite dress, everyone present
They couldn't help but praise the superb skills of those embroidery workers.
Even a layman can see that the workmanship of this dress is very fine. Every stitch on the dress is made with so much care, from the pattern in the middle of the dress to the pattern on the sleeves, every detail.
Everything is so delicate, and every place is unique.
In the middle of the clothes is a noble phoenix. This phoenix is sewn with gold threads and sparkles in the sunlight. If you look at it from different angles, you can even see different colors.
The phoenix was so lifelike, and its eyes looked bright, as if it was about to fly out of its clothes in the next second.
Of course, in addition to the extra care in the embroidery in the middle of the dress, the collar and cuffs of this dress are also very carefully treated.
Perhaps, compared to the noble phoenix in the middle of the clothes, the few Ling'an flowers on the sleeves require more effort from the embroidery workers to complete them.
Although the Ling'an flowers are only on the sleeves and in an inconspicuous position, they are still very carefully crafted. The Ling'an flower itself is the most difficult flower type to make into handicrafts because its petals are very messy.
, there are no rules to follow.
However, those embroidery workers embroidered the flowers vividly, and the layers of the flowers were very distinct.
Su Ningqing was stunned as she looked at it. She was now focused on that gorgeous dress. Of course, not just her, everyone present was focused on that gorgeous dress.
Only Bei Mingchen didn't, because at this moment, his attention was all on the palace maid. He sat there, looking at the woman carefully, paying attention to her every move, paying attention to her
behavioral habits.
The more he looked at it, the more he noticed that the woman looked like the woman Shuojin had mentioned before.
Bei Mingchen became more and more certain that it was this woman, and he hurriedly poked Miss Xiyan who was sitting next to her.
This sudden shock frightened Xiyan. She shook violently, then slowly turned her face and looked at Bei Mingchen.
This sight surprised her even more.
Xiyan was surprised to find that Bei Mingchen's expression was so serious, and he was breathing heavily from time to time. His eyes were staring straight ahead. That direction was definitely not the direction of the Queen Mother's new clothes, but more like the ones beside the clothes.
who.
Others might not be able to see it, but Xiyan could see it clearly. She could see that Bei Mingchen's hand hidden under the table was clenched into a fist, as if he was about to pull something out in the next second.
It's like smashing something into pieces.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?"
Xiyan asked him eagerly, and as she spoke, she put her hand on his fist, hoping that he could relax a little.
"No, it's nothing." Bei Mingchen kept saying there.
Seeing Miss Xiyan's nervous look, Bei Mingchen smiled at her, and his frown gradually relaxed. On the big day, they couldn't let Yaxing be ruined because of them.
He calmed down slightly and continued to emphasize to Xiyan.
"Xiyan, you have to understand that your attention here can't just be on those material things."
"Yeah," Xiyan responded hurriedly, her expression still a little dazed.
"You must keep your eyes open and your ears open to all directions. You also need to pay attention to those inconspicuous things and people who seem inconspicuous. For example, these palace ladies and the eunuchs who are waiting on the side."
Bei Mingchen was still a little worried and continued to emphasize that although he didn't say it directly, he kept hinting at her.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand." Xiyan agreed repeatedly. After saying that, she took her thoughts away from the dress and began to quietly observe the people around her, paying attention to everyone's every move.
.Just like Bei Mingchen told her, not even a little palace maid or a little eunuch can be spared.
"Good, very good. This dress looks very exquisite. The Queen is really thoughtful about it."
The Queen Mother looked at the mulberry silk dress carefully and praised the Queen's filial piety.
"Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. If the Queen likes it, why not just change into it." The Queen Mother suggested there.
"Okay, okay."
The Queen Mother agreed to the Queen's proposal without saying a word. In fact, she had exactly what she wanted.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly ordered the maid next to her to accompany the Queen Mother to change clothes.
"Zhen'er, why don't you go and change clothes with the Queen Mother?"
"My slave obeys the order." Zhen'er responded hurriedly.
Bei Mingchen was thinking silently there. According to the Queen's intention, the maid should accompany the Imperial Grandmother alone to change clothes in the Imperial Grandmother's palace.
He always felt something was wrong there.
After thinking for a while, Bei Mingchen turned his face slightly to the right, got close to Miss Xiyan, and called her softly.
"Xiyan."
"Um?"
"You come along too." He said to her softly.
"me?"
Xiyan felt very confused, tilted her head and looked at Bei Mingchen, and subconsciously scratched her head with her hands.
She didn't understand what kind of medicine Bei Mingchen was selling in the gourd, and why she was asked to go with him? Could it be that he wanted her to help the Queen Mother change her clothes?
Not to mention that she doesn't understand the Queen Mother at all, let alone the complicated rules in the White House, she may not be able to do it well just by helping others change their clothes.
She is clumsy, what can she do if she goes there?
"Yes, you go with them and deliver this Green Baby Lotus to the Imperial Grandmother's house."
Seeing Xi Yan's confused look, Bei Mingchen smiled and continued to explain to her.
"Oh." After hearing this, Xiyan suddenly realized and kept saying.
So that was the case, so she had to prepare quickly. She couldn't let the Queen Mother and the palace maid wait for her. As she spoke, she stood up and was about to pick up the pot of Green Baby Lotus next to her.
"etc."
Xiyan just stood up and before she left, Bei Mingchen called her. She stopped hastily, looked at Bei Mingchen seriously, and asked him.
"My lord, do you have any other instructions?"
Bei Mingchen didn't say anything, he just stood up and gently arranged her clothes, adjusting the first piece of clothing he gave her. His movements were very light and gentle.
Then, Bei Mingchen stretched out his hand again, reaching to her cheek, and gently smoothed her messy hair that she had just grabbed.
Soon, he arranged Miss Xiyan's clothes neatly and arranged her hair very neatly. At this moment, Xiyan looked much more energetic.
"Your Majesty, I'll go over then."
Xiyan ran to the side with a smile, picked up the pot of green baby lotus, walked to his side again, and spoke to him shyly.
