The Queen’s birthday banquet is still held in Tian’en Hall.
Everything that needs to be used has been prepared early, and the feast is just waiting for the official day.
It was still dark that day, and all the concubines in the palace got up and put on their makeup.
In the Ronghua Palace, seven or eight maids dressed up around the queen.
There were several layers of palace attendants holding towels, clothes, hats, socks and shoes surrounding the outside.
But no matter how many people there are, no one can stop the emperor from blocking the seven-foot-tall bronze mirror in front of the queen.
Queen Yao Ziyun looked at the luxuriously decorated figure in the bronze mirror and couldn't help but feel emotional in her heart.
Thinking of the difficult ten years since I entered the palace at the age of sixteen to now in my thirties, the past ten years were flashing through my mind like a picture album.
"My queen, my queen, look, would it be better to hang this string of East China Sea pearls in front of you, or the big South China Sea pearls that were just brought to the palace yesterday?" the palace maid asked carefully.
After asking two or three times, the queen was surprised to realize that she was distracted and asked Liang Jing: "Which string do you think is better?"
Liang Jing said: "These two big beads are naturally good, but I have already chosen beads from the East China Sea, and it is not appropriate to change them now."
The queen nodded and said: "I think so too, so just put away the other bunch first!"
After finally dressing up, everyone retreated. The queen quietly waited for the time to come before leaving the palace and heading to Tian'en Hall. Liang Jing was naturally waiting in front of her.
The queen first asked him: "Is there nothing going on at Tian'en Hall?"
Liang Jing replied: "Don't worry, Madam, everything is going according to plan over there."
The queen nodded and asked again: "Are you ready for that matter?"
Liang Jing naturally knew what the queen was talking about and replied: "Ready."
The queen said: "The prince is outside, right? Call him in. I have something to say to him."
Liang Jing went out and invited the prince in.
After the prince came in, he first greeted the queen and congratulated her. Naturally, he had already prepared a set of elegant and auspicious congratulations.
The queen was happy when she heard this, asked him to sit down, and said: "Today is my birthday, you are my only son, and no one is closer to me than you.
I have a few words to tell you today, and you must listen carefully."
"My sons, please listen to your mother's teachings." The prince said and stood up to show respect.
The queen did not let him sit down again, but just said: "Filial piety is the first among all virtues. Filial piety is the most promoted and respected in all dynasties. You always know this, right?"
The prince quickly answered yes.
The queen added: "Your father values me and makes you the prince. This is naturally good. But you also know that I always have some worries in my heart.
In any case, you are not the only prince in this palace. As long as it is not until the last day, there is no guarantee that there will be no changes in the middle."
The queen always mentioned this point frequently, and this feeling made the prince feel like a stick in his throat, like a thorn in his back, and on pins and needles.
But he couldn't do anything, couldn't say anything, he could only remain silent.
The queen didn't want him to say anything at all, but continued: "So I thought that no matter what, I must make the emperor value you the most in his heart. At that time, no matter who makes any slander or says bad words, it will not work. But your paper
I'm not very good at martial arts, so I thought of using filial piety to impress the emperor.
For parents, nothing is more important than the filial piety of their children."
"Mother, although my son is not outstanding in other aspects, he still has filial piety. There is no doubt about this." The prince raised his head and straightened his chest slightly and said.
"Of course I know that you are filial, but does Your Majesty know that? Do the ministers know?" The queen said and sighed, "You should know from the history books that the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty wanted to depose Emperor Hui several times and install his more favored emperor.
The son born by the bully will become the prince as expected.
Empress Lu was also extremely anxious at that time, and finally listened to others' suggestions and invited Shangshan Sihao, the most famous hermit at the time, to the prince's banquet.
These four hermits were distinguished guests that Emperor Gaozu himself could not invite.
When Emperor Gaozu and other ministers saw these four hermits, they concluded that Emperor Hui had something beyond ordinary people's reach, and they never thought of changing the crown prince again.
Now the emperor has no one he wants to see but cannot see, so we cannot use this method.
But no matter what, such a big banquet is a good opportunity for you to show off, so you can’t miss it under any circumstances.”
"Mother, what should I do?" The prince also wanted to know, because he wanted to satisfy the queen so much. He didn't want her to always have disappointment in her eyes every time she saw him.
When the queen saw the prince taking the initiative to ask questions, she was very pleased. After all, the child was still sensible.
So he said: "Didn't I say it before? The most important thing is to let your parents know that you are a filial child. You must show your filial piety in front of everyone at this banquet.
I have made arrangements for you in advance. On the ceiling above where the emperor is sitting today is the two dragons playing with pearls.
The bead is a hollow copper ball, but it weighs hundreds of kilograms. There will be a dancing girl performing a dance at the banquet. When the Queen Mother presents the fairy peach, the copper ball will fall from the top, and your position will be
As soon as your father bows his head.
When the incident happens suddenly, everyone will be startled and most of them will be stunned in place. But at this time, you suddenly pounce on your father and block him with your body."
"But, Queen Mother..." What did the prince want to say? He was interrupted by the queen.
"Don't worry, no one will be injured. The copper ball will stop halfway and then split from the middle.
Many flower petals will float down inside, accompanied by fairy charms written by profound Taoist priests.
Then the people from Shanglijian would stand up and say that this was a lucky draw they had deliberately created without telling anyone about it beforehand.
In this way, everyone will see your filial piety towards the emperor. The emperor will not be angry because of this, or even angry at anyone.
I still understand your Majesty's temperament." The queen said, "He likes auspiciousness the most, and when the time comes, he only needs to say a few auspicious words to suit the occasion, and it will be over."
But the prince shook his head and said: "Mother, isn't this filial piety, isn't this deception?"
"How could you say that? If that was the case, wouldn't you have protected your father?" the queen asked.
"Although it didn't happen and I don't know it, I believe that I can do it. But doing it intentionally is different. What's the difference between that and deception? I don't want to do such a thing." p>
"You kid, why are you so pedantic at such a young age? How can you be an honest person when you are a king? You need to know how to plan and conspire! This matter will not harm anyone. You
