Concubine De smiled at what she said, pointed at Nian and said to Yinzhen and others: "Look at that monkey mouth. I haven't said a word yet, and she just said a lot of words first. This is forcing me to
I can’t be dissatisfied with her etiquette. Come on, I’ll like whatever you give me, so that’s alright.”
"Okay, Su Yan, don't be pretentious. Your birthday gifts are packed in two carriages. I don't even know what they are. Please take them out quickly." Yinzhen was in a rare good mood.
"I obey." Nian smiled and knelt down and ordered someone to carry the birthday gift. She saw two eunuchs carrying a mahogany screen into the palace. Just when Concubine De thought this was the birthday gift from Nian and wanted to speak,
Two more eunuchs carried screens similar to the ones they carried, and they continued this process over and over again, carrying six screens before stopping.
After the eunuch put the screens in order and retired, Nian Fang smiled and recited the Wanfu ceremony: "It's my mother's birthday. I don't have any good things. Only this set of mahogany carved screens inlaid with tapestry and silk paintings can I barely get it."
Take action, I hope Eniang won't dislike it."
Each of these screens is nearly one foot high and more than four feet wide. They are carved from mahogany and surrounded by a large number of precious materials such as Xiangfei bamboo and rosewood sandalwood. Each screen is inlaid with two tapestry flowers in the middle, a total of twelve.
Each tapestry is surrounded by continuous embroidery of longevity.
Words. It is said that one inch of tapestry is worth one inch of gold. These twelve tapestry flowers alone are worth no less than ten thousand gold. Together with the precious Xiangfei bamboo, rosewood sandalwood, mahogany, etc., their value is immeasurable. Fortunately, the main hall of Changchun Palace is large enough.
, otherwise it would be impossible to put down these screens.
There are also many screens in the Changchun Palace. On the window case of the main hall is a red sandalwood screen carved with dragons less than one foot high. But none of them is as amazing as the one in front of me. Not only is the material precious, but also because of the preciousness of the material.
The carving is so delicate; even if there are skilled craftsmen, it will take a long time to complete.
Concubine De hid her wonder in her heart and said to Nian: "I will be very happy if you have such a heart. As for this gift, it is too precious, so you should take it back."
Nian pretended to be sad and said to Yinzhen: "Master Beile, you see, E Niang really thinks that the gift from me is too vulgar. She is not as sincere and filial as you, Thirteenth Master and sister."
Yinzhen put a smile on his lips and said calmly: "You know E Niang didn't mean this." His eyes swept over the set of mahogany carved screens inlaid with tapestry and silk paintings and said to Concubine De: "E Niang, since Suyan has
Just accept this filial piety, it doesn't matter whether it's valuable or not, besides, E Niang is one of the four concubines, so she deserves this birthday gift."
Seeing that Yinzhen had said the same thing, Concubine De could only nod her head and said: "Okay, I will accept it, but I am not allowed to give such expensive gifts in the future. Long live the Lord has said many times that we must guard against arrogance and extravagance, and must not be greedy.
enjoy."
"My son, I know." Nian agreed softly and sat down again. There was a sense of silent pride as his eyes passed over the silent Nala.
Later, Mrs. Li also presented her own congratulatory gift, which was an emerald pine and crane to prolong the life of the mountain. Both sides of the mountain are carved with patterns, and one side shows the wild scenery of the mountains, including pines, stone cranes, deer, etc., which means "the pine and crane prolong the life".
"Crane and deer spring together"; on the other side, there are two longevity stars and a boy collecting herbs. In the background are the buildings and palaces. On the top of the mountain, there is a reddish-brown green skin spreading from the other side, creating a scene of the rising sun and the flowing rays of light.
, extremely unique and interesting.
Concubine De happily accepted it and asked her a few more questions about the fetus in her belly. After she answered that everything was fine, she told her to take a good rest and make sure she didn't inflate the baby by mistake.
Although Ye also has a child, who is several months older than Li, Concubine De undoubtedly values Li's child more. The mother is more valuable than the son, and the son is also more valuable because of the mother. In terms of birth, if they are both boys,
, there is no doubt that the son of the Li family will inherit the throne.
"Okay, okay!" Concubine De said three good words in a row, obviously in a very good mood, "You are all very thoughtful, and I like it very much. You will stay in the palace and have lunch with me, and then go to Changyin
How about listening to a play in the pavilion?
Everyone agreed. Concubine De nodded and was about to speak when she suddenly saw Mrs. Li standing up and saying, "Eniang, there is one person who has not congratulated you on your birthday."
"Who is it?" Under Concubine De's puzzled gaze, Ling Ruo nervously stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, "Your servant Niu Hulu Lingruo pays your respects to Concubine De, may you be blessed."
This surname reminded Concubine De of what happened in the Tiyuan Palace in the 43rd year of Kangxi's reign. The anger of Kangxi that day was still before her eyes. She had never seen Kangxi so angry in the many years she had been in the palace, so she kept talking to Niu.
Hulu Lingruo had a trace of curiosity and immediately said: "Raise your head and let me have a look."
When that face appeared clearly in front of her eyes, Concubine De, like Concubine Rong at that time, took a deep breath. That face looked very much like the dead Empress Xiaochengren, and even more like the paintings hung by Kangxi in the study.
A middle-aged woman, no wonder Concubine Rong wanted to depose her before the draft. If she had faced that face day and night, she would have trouble sleeping and eating. People who have not experienced those years cannot understand Kangxi's love for Xiao Chengren.
The queen is very affectionate.
As for the painting in the study, although it resembled Empress Xiaochengren, the charm was still obviously different. She had seen Kangxi look at the painting with a look of regret more than once. As for the identity of the woman in the painting, Kangxi never
He was never mentioned, only that he was an old friend.
Seeing that Concubine De looked strange and said nothing, Nala thought that she was dissatisfied with Ling Ruo's entry into the palace, so she stood up and apologized: "My son saw Ling Gege's filial piety, and thought that Eniang had asked about it, so I took the opportunity to
I took this opportunity to boldly bring her into the palace to congratulate E Niang on her birthday in person. It’s because I didn’t think carefully and asked E Niang..."
"It has nothing to do with you." Concubine De raised her hand to stop Nala from continuing. Her eyes always fell on the uneasy Ling Ruo. After a long time, she smiled with a little gentleness and said: "Get up, Mr. Jing and I.
She has mentioned you before, she will definitely be very happy if she knows that you have entered the palace."
"How is Mr. Jinggui?" Ling Ruo asked boldly.
"Of course it's very good." Concubine De smiled and said: "It's rare for you to enter the palace. Later, I will ask someone to accompany you to Chengqian Palace to meet Lady Jing. She also misses you very much."
Ling Ruo was overjoyed, kowtowed quickly and thanked her, then took out the "Eight Immortals' Birthday Congratulations" embroidered overnight and presented it with both hands, saying respectfully: "I wish your empress to be as long as the sun, as long as the moon, and as long as the Nanshan Mountain.
Collapse. Like the luxuriance of pines and cypresses, everything will be preserved."
Concubine De was very satisfied with her birthday message. She took the embroidered picture handed to her by the palace maid and unfolded it. Although she had seen many ingenious birthday gifts before, she was still fascinated when she saw this "Eight Immortals' Birthday Congratulations Picture".
I saw that the embroidery work in this picture is extremely delicate. The eight immortals in it have natural and lifelike expressions, and every detail is revealed. The most rare thing is that the ethereal fairy spirit can be embroidered, making the eight immortals look like they want to ride the wind back.
"Hey, why is there a peony flower on it?" Concubine De saw a bright red flower on Lu Dongbin's body. She thought it fell on it by accident, so she brushed it away but couldn't remove it. After a closer look, she realized that it was actually a peony flower.
It's embroidered on the picture.
Concubine De caressed the delicate peony and sighed: "What a delicate embroidery work. It is even more exquisite than what the embroiderers in the palace embroider. Did you embroider this alone? And why does Lu Dongbin have such embroidery on his body?"
A peony flower?" Don't look at the fact that the length and width of this embroidered picture are only one foot. In order to achieve realism, each embroidery thread used is as thin as a hair, and the layers are layered, which is extremely labor-intensive.
"Back to Concubine De, it was embroidered by me and Sister Wen together. She asked me to congratulate the concubine on her behalf and wish her longevity and longevity. As for the peonies..." Ling Ruo knew that Concubine De would ask about this,
Therefore, he had already thought of his words, smiled slightly and said: "I don't know.
Have you ever heard of the story of Lu Dongbin's three plays with White Mudan?" Seeing Concubine De nodding, she added: "There is a folk legend that Bai Mudan was unwilling to be separated from Lu Dongbin after being saved, but was hindered by the immortal rules, so she was willing to give up her immortality.
They turned into peonies on Lu Dongbin’s clothes and stayed with Lu Dongbin forever.”
[Author's digression]: A book friend asked me something earlier. I don't know why I couldn't reply in the book review area. I said that I need to speak harmoniously, so I can only reply here. I hope you can see: Regarding Nian's name, generally
In history, only surnames were recorded for women, and very few names were recorded. Therefore, I am afraid no one knows what Nian's name was. Both Shilan and Suyan were made up by later generations and should not be taken seriously.