Today is the Queen Mother's 50th birthday, so it is naturally very festive.
As for some etiquette aspects, as early as daytime, the emperor went to the temple to offer incense and asked eminent monks to pray for the Queen Mother.
Xia Boran participated in these activities, but Xia Chiwan was not qualified.
As far as the eye can see in Xia Chi Wan, there are gold pillars, white walls, and white jade stone floors.
Because the Queen Mother is celebrating her birthday, the palace is naturally filled with red lanterns.[
The lanterns are also covered with the Chinese character longevity in various fonts.
The sound of silk and bamboo, the curling of dancing postures, and the lingering fragrance are all peaceful and joyful.
On such a big day as the Queen Mother's birthday, the first people to present gifts to the Queen Mother must be people from the royal family.
The emperor first said that on the birthday of the Queen Mother, the people would be exempted from taxes for three years and the whole country would be granted amnesty.
Of course, this amnesty is also conditional.
Only death row prisoners who have been imprisoned for three years can be pardoned.
New offenders cannot enjoy this right.
Of course, Xia Zixuan, who had just been sentenced to death, really had no chance of survival.
After the emperor issued this imperial edict, there was a chorus of respectful shouts from the "Holy Ming".
Hearing the flattering sounds of the ministers, the emperor laughed happily, and even the queen mother was very satisfied, and her eyes were as crooked as moon buds when she laughed.
After the emperor presented them, they became the concubines.
In order to win the emperor's heart, on such an important day, the concubines would do all kinds of weird tricks in the hope of attracting the emperor's attention.
In fact, a concubine did quite well.
She danced a dance called Step by Step Shenglian.
In the cold late autumn, the concubine wore a single summer lotus dress, dancing with light steps and graceful posture.
Her complexion, like a hibiscus emerging from water, was perfect for the occasion.
The best thing is that the concubine didn't know where she found the dye, which dyed the outside of the ironware a golden color.
The concubine danced to the end, took the first turn, twisted her dancing shoes, and stepped on a golden lotus under her feet.
Even Xia Chiwan had to praise him, he is truly a lotus born every step of the way![
Naturally, such a strange dance attracted the attention of the Emperor and the Queen Mother.
Both the emperor and the queen were rewarded, and the concubine became the big winner.
Concubines compete for favor, and princes and princesses even more compete for favor.
Even the little princess, who was only five years old, gave it to the Queen Mother with a copy of the Chinese character "Longevity" written by herself.
On the other hand, the fifteenth prince, who has always been the most popular with the emperor and the queen mother, has never shown any signs of it.
Of course the Queen Mother had to ask:
"Xiao Shiwu, where is the gift you prepared? Why hasn't the Imperial Grandmother seen it?"
Zhou Xuanxi has always been an eccentric person with many evil ideas.
Seeing that Zhou Xuanxi remained silent, the Queen Mother knew that Zhou Xuanxi must be hiding some tricks.
The Queen Mother is looking forward to this very much.
"Don't be anxious, Grandma Imperial. To prepare this gift, my grandson has to perform it with Sister Xia. I hope Grandma Imperial will approve it."
Zhou Xuanxi bowed to the Queen Mother and said.
"Oh, so is the Tao?"
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up, she knew that her little girl, Fifteen, liked the girl from the Xia family very much.
Xiao Wu would occasionally say in front of her that the girl from the Xia family was so smart and beautiful and was the best woman in the world.