"This is the best! Thank you, Imperial Grandmother, for upholding justice!" Princess Xiyue bowed.
Ye Qingcheng had no choice but to pull her. She didn't want to compete in any competition, such as poetry, poetry, chess, calligraphy and painting, horse riding and archery. Well... she actually knew a little bit about them, but female celebrities...
Although she is not afraid of losing, she is afraid of trouble. She just wants to taste the delicacies of the palace banquet today and doesn't want trouble.
"Royal Grandmother, didn't cousin Lian'er leave the palace? And she has injuries on her face! This is not fair!" Princess Chenyang was afraid that injuries on He Lian'er's face would affect her performance.
"It is indeed inappropriate to return to the Queen Mother. I don't want to win without force. Miss He was injured today. If I win against her, I will take advantage of others' danger! This is disgraceful! Let's forget it! I know it."
He is not worthy of His Highness the War King. Besides, His Highness the War King has already broken off his engagement with his daughter, so this competition is really unnecessary!" Ye Qingcheng immediately responded, this is the best, she really doesn't want to compete.
But her words angered He Lian'er, who was originally afraid of unfairness and didn't want to compete.
"Ye Qingcheng, can you not be so arrogant? How can you win without fighting? Even if my eldest sister is injured, you are no match for her!" He Min'er said harshly.
"That's right, Sister Lian'er is the most talented woman in the capital! She's stunningly beautiful! She's much better than your nameless Ye Qingcheng!" Su Man took the opportunity to belittle Ye Qingcheng.
She is the cousin of Ye Qianying and Ye Meidai. She usually goes to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Of course, she has heard too many complaints from Su Rou, mother and daughter, and is full of hostility towards Ye Qingcheng.
"Where can you be allowed to act wild in front of the Queen Mother?" Concubine Xian dared to come after hearing the news.
She had no worries about her son, the fourth prince, and she didn't have to worry about anything for him, but for this little daughter, she dragged and guarded her every day, but she could cause trouble for you in the blink of an eye.
Just now the palace maid went to tell her that the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Princess were quarreling again.
Normally, the two princesses are of the same age, so a few quarrels are not harmful, but today there are envoys from all over the world, as well as civil and military officials, how can they lose the royal face?
The two of them were scolded by Concubine Xian, and they lowered their heads and did not dare to speak anymore. However, Chen Yang was not afraid. She hated Concubine Xian for taking away her mother's love. How could she listen to her so obediently?
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"Concubine Xian, what Su Man said is right. She, Ye Qingcheng, is inferior to cousin Lian'er in every aspect! If you are not convinced, then let's compete! What's the use of just talking about your skills?"
The Queen Mother just watched several girls arguing and had no intention of speaking out.
At this time, He Min'er stepped forward and knelt down, "Aunt Queen Mother, my father found two myogenic pills the day before yesterday. My eldest sister's wound should be healed now!"
"The Ai family didn't know that my brother is so capable! That's okay! Go find Lian'er! Today is the Ai family's birthday, and it happens to be very lively!"
In Ye Qingcheng's heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped past.
She competed and decided without asking her opinion.
This is the tragedy of imperial society. If you have no status or rights, you can only wait to be manipulated.
Even if you want to marry someone, you can't get it.
Eunuch Zhang, the chief eunuch of Cining Palace, immediately sent people to Yongchang Hou Mansion to invite people.
"Okay! It's time for the palace banquet to begin. Let's all go in!" The Empress Dowager gave the order, and no one dared not listen, and they all went to Wuyang Palace.
The Wuyang Hall was decorated magnificently, and seats for men and women had been arranged in rows. The officials with low official positions and their family members did not dare to move too much. Jizhan was sitting quietly in his position, not daring to speak loudly.
At the top are the Queen Mother and the Emperor, the Queen's position is followed by the three people in power, starting with the fourth concubine Xianliang Shude, and then several princes.
There are only three princes in Beijing, namely Jing Wangjun Haochen, Li Wangjun Yichen and Zhan Wangjun Mochen.
The late emperor also had three sons, two of whom were deposed as common people and one died.
Further down, there are the Sixth Princess, the biological daughter of the Queen Mother! Then there are the positions of the princes and princesses.
These six princesses are the only ones in Beijing. The other princesses have all married far away. Those who are getting married and those who are marrying are not here today.
Then there are the civil and military officials. Opposite the civil and military officials are the envoys from various countries, and then there are the positions of the female relatives.
After everyone sat down, they heard the eunuchs singing: The Emperor has arrived, the Queen Mother has arrived, and Concubine Xian has arrived!
Everyone stood up and knelt down to salute again.
It wasn't until the emperor helped the Queen Mother to sit at the front of the table, and waved her hand to say that everyone was able to get up and sit down.
"My beloved sirs, today is the Queen Mother's fifty-eighth birthday. A special birthday banquet will be held for the whole country to celebrate!" With the Emperor's words, today's birthday banquet has officially begun.
"I wish the Queen Mother to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains! May she live a thousand years and a thousand years!"
The loud voices of the crowd shocked the eardrums.
Ye Qingcheng knelt beside the female family members of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and was pulled beside her by her grandmother.
Although I really don't like kneeling here and there, I have no choice but to kneel down anyway.
"Pingsheng!" The emperor waved his hand.
Then there was a round of speeches, welcoming envoys from various countries, praising the civil and military officials, and then praising the Queen Mother.
Ye Qingcheng stared at the delicacies in front of her. Although the main course had not been served yet, there were all kinds of pastries, which made her salivate.
Until the emperor's long speech ended, I thought it was finally my turn to eat.
Who would have thought that the Queen Mother started a long series of speeches.
Then came the Queen, who took the lead in sending congratulatory gifts while talking.
Ye Qingcheng understood that he could not eat without paying for the meal first.
After the queen had given away the congratulatory gifts, the four concubines sent congratulatory gifts one after another, followed by the prince and the sixth princess.
The Queen's gift was a picture of a hundred years of longevity, which she embroidered by herself.
As the head of the harem, you can see how busy he is on weekdays, but he was able to personally embroider a hundred-year-old picture and send it to the Queen Mother.
This is no longer a question of whether the gift is expensive or not, but that although she is a queen, she has fulfilled her duty as a daughter-in-law and embroidered a hundred-year-old picture for her mother-in-law.
Ye Qingcheng was shocked when he saw the one meter wide and two meter long picture of a hundred years of longevity embroidered with gold thread that the Queen Empress took out.
Maybe this is not a perfect work in the eyes of an embroiderer with excellent embroidery skills, but in front of a novice female celebrity like Ye Qingcheng, it is the most awesome existence.
She knew that no one would dare to present embroidery to the Queen Mother again.
"The Queen is attentive! The Ai family likes it very much!" The Queen Mother said with a smile on her face, "Zuo Yan, hang this hundred-year-old picture in the Ai family's palace!"
"Yes! Queen Mother!" Zuo Yan responded and asked the maids to put it away.
The first of the four concubines, Concubine Xian, saw that the queen's gifts were finished, she stood up and picked up a set of exquisite tea sets from the tray in the hands of the maid next to her.
"I know that the Queen Mother loves to make tea. This is a set of white jade tea sets that I asked someone to find. I hope the Queen Mother will like it."
The Queen Mother looked over and was filled with surprises. This was no ordinary white jade tea set. This was the legacy of Master Zhuo Ran. She had loved collecting these tableware and tea sets throughout her life.
My favorite is the work of Master Zhuo Ran. I have collected many sets. Even this last work cannot be found.
She stood up excitedly, "Come and take a look!"
Concubine Xian smiled and walked forward to show the Queen Mother.