It was almost noon, the congratulations from the emperor and the empress had not yet arrived, and none of the princes came, so everyone suddenly felt a little puzzled.
Especially those who came to congratulate on the surface, but were actually political enemies who were at odds with Shen Can.
They are usually afraid of Shen Can, jealous of Shen Can's favor, and often do evil behind his back.
In short, everyone is doing evil things for their own family and their own desire for power, and no one is good or bad.
The royal family had lost face to the Shen family, which was naturally an extremely embarrassing thing.
Shen Can's face became a little confused. He glanced at the eldest son Shen Mingsong next to him, then at Shen Mingtang, and couldn't help but snorted.
"Mingtang, go to the backyard and tell the old lady and the others to calm down. Someone will come to the palace soon."
At noon, it is time to pay homage to the ancestral hall, and then the descendants of the family wish the old lady her birthday. If it were later, even if she still came, I'm afraid it would be a little worse.
Even if it is not intentional, it will make the Shen family lose face.
It can also be said that the Shen family is no longer as holy and graceful as it used to be.
It wasn't just as simple as being laughed at. Several adults had already begun to show gloating on their faces. Although they tried their best to hide it, it could still be seen from the corners of their brows and eyes.
The old lady also led her female relatives to wait anxiously in the backyard.
Mrs. Chu and others comforted her that she would come soon, so it might delay her a little bit.
When Shen Mingtang came to talk, it was just for show. He said a few words to Shen Mingzhu and then went out to entertain his colleagues and friends.
At this time, I saw Mrs. Liu holding Kapok's hand, followed by Zhu Jin and others, accompanied by Grandma Sun.
She looked eager and asked when she arrived: "Hasn't the imperial edict arrived yet?"
The old lady waved her hand when she saw her, "You said you are not in good health and you don't have a good rest in the house, so what are you doing here?"
Mrs. Liu looked extremely anxious and said feebly: "Old madam, what time has it been? How can I stay still? I had a headache and couldn't fall asleep all night. I waited for the imperial edict early in the morning, and the result is still there. If you don’t come, then I have to come and see if there is anyone I can use to make you stronger.”
Others naturally understood what she meant. Shen Mingzhu took charge of the matter and something like this happened. Doesn't it mean that Shen Mingzhu was not effective in handling things? It is very likely that she was born to guard against her father's influence.
Anyway, as long as she is told once and everyone agrees, then all the unknown things in the future can be blamed on her.
Mrs. Liu glanced at Shen Mingzhu viciously.
How could Shen Mingzhu not know her vicious thoughts, but it was not appropriate for her to speak at this time.
After all, everyone had misunderstood her. If she immediately went to defend Mrs. Liu, it would make people think that she could not hold her breath and was inferior.
She would not do such a thing that would destroy her reputation.
But the whole family, as well as the family members of relatives and friends, are all watching.
If you don't explain it, it will be regarded as acquiescence.
Shen Mingzhu looked at Mrs. Chu.
While Mrs. Chu was thinking about it, she smiled slightly, supported Mrs. Liu and said, "Second sister-in-law, you are worrying too much. Originally, our rule in the Qin Dynasty was that if the parents of a distinguished official celebrated his birthday, the royal gifts would only be given to the ancestors at noon. That was the case for our Chu family's three birthdays back then."
Mrs. Liu snorted coldly, who didn't know that her Chu family was powerful, but that was in the past.
