As Emperor Qingming spoke, he looked down at Xiaoyin and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's really him."
Qinghu is Xu Yun's character.
Before the late emperor ascended the throne, the young Emperor Qingming and the brothers of the Xu family also played with mud and poked a hornet's nest together.
"Yes." The queen said with a smile: "Looking at Daqing, Mr. Xu should be the best at painting orchids."
Emperor Qingming nodded: "It just so happens that the queen always likes orchids to be elegant and indifferent."
The Queen did not deny it, but looked at it carefully for a moment.
The orchids in the painting are indeed very spiritual.
However, if you look at it carefully, you can only feel that the weeds behind the stubborn rocks are more wanton and unbridled... It seems to be a bit taboo.
Sure enough, he was still resenting her in his heart.
I was so reluctant to paint a picture for her to celebrate her birthday.
"It seems that the Queen likes this painting very much?"
The queen nodded sincerely: "I really like it."
"It's rare to hear you say that you like me." Emperor Qingming looked very happy and laughed loudly: "In this case, I will give a big reward to the Xu family girl——"
While talking, he looked towards the direction of the dining room.
Xu Mingyi stood up when he heard the sound, bowed towards the empress, and said: "I am flattered that the things presented by my daughter can be liked by the empress. I will never dare to ask for any more rewards."
Everything was quiet, and the girl's voice was clear and sweet, with just the right amount of respect in her tone: "Besides, this is more of a thank you gift than a birthday gift for the Queen."
"Thank you?"
Emperor Qingming glanced at the queen and saw that she was also puzzled, so he smiled and asked: "I wonder where the word "thank you" comes from?"
"Not long ago, on my birthday, the Queen gave me a silk fan. I heard that the peace knot tied on the fan was tied by the Queen herself. At that time, my daughter was harmed by someone.
When I was ill, it was said that it was only after receiving the peace fan given by the empress that I was able to find out the truth and get rid of the poison."
The girl's tone was serious and grateful, her eyes sparkling: "I think it must be the blessing of the empress's loving heart that this turn of events happened. I have always been grateful for this. I just want to take advantage of the empress's eternal joy to chat.
Express my heartfelt thanks."
"I didn't know that there was such a thing." Emperor Qingming looked at the queen with unabashed approval: "The queen is kind-hearted. This is the blessing of Daqing."
As soon as this statement came out, there were countless echoes in the table.
At the women's banquet, most people turned their attention to Xu Mingyi, who had just sat down again.
Xia Xi was secretly angry.
They also prepared separate gifts, and hers must be the most valuable, so why did Xu Mingyi get such a limelight?
The compliments from all around were extremely harsh in her ears.
"Miss Xu is also blessed..."
"It's no wonder that the Queen is so fond of you for being so transparent and understanding."
Don't think about it, if this matter spreads, it will definitely be a good talk.
Ms. Cui's heart was in confusion.
How come she didn't know that the peace knot on the fan was tied by the Queen's own hands?
Sensing Mrs. Cui's confusion, Xu Mingyi, who always had a slight smile on his face, said in his heart - It's normal for the mother not to know this. Maybe even the Queen may not know who tied the peace knot, because this is
She made it up.
Even if the Queen Empress gave her a fan, it was still unknown whether she was really trying to remind the Xu family.
If she guesses correctly, this is a response. And if she guesses wrong, the Queen is so smart that she must be able to realize that she has 'guessed wrong', and it is a good choice to make a mistake - no matter what, she will
This can be used to convey the goodwill of the Xu family to the queen.
The Wu family is not their enemy, no matter how troubled they are in the eyes of outsiders.
For a little girl to express her gratitude to the queen through this matter is the most eye-catching, but also the least likely to arouse suspicion.
During the dinner, Wu Chao looked at the hazy figure through the screen.
Miss Xu secretly showed her kindness to him that night, and today she showed her kindness to his aunt——
If it was the intention of the Zhen Guo Duke, he clearly heard with his own ears that night that it was her who was guiding the Zhen Guo Duke.
Not to mention the various insults that the Zhenguo government has recently subjected to his father and son...
He knew that Duke Zhen Guo's fierce attitude might not be deliberately showing off to some people, but... he also felt that the old man really didn't have any good impressions of their Dingnan Palace.
Therefore, this show of goodwill is most likely just the intention of the Xu family girl, at least for now.
What exactly is she planning?
Is it to win over the Wu family? - But for a little girl, even if she is smarter than ordinary people, it would be too strange for a little girl to suddenly have such thoughts and actions.
In comparison, the terrible speculation that he was about to forget could not help but resurface in the young man's mind.
It's not that he thinks too much, it's actually that when he was in Ningyang, there were countless women who admired him, and he experienced too many things like falling in love at first sight...
I hope it's his fault.
The young man took a sip of wine alone to calm down his shock.
Amidst the sound of silk music, a graceful dancer danced in the hall.
There was constant chatter and laughter during the dinner, and several officials nearby invited Wu Chao to have a drink with him.
"Junior's injury has not healed, so it is inconvenient for him to drink too much. I hope you adults won't blame me." The young man said in a casual tone.
Several officials nodded seemingly understandingly, but they were already cursing in their hearts - it's okay to drink by yourself, but it's inconvenient for them to drink too much?!
No matter how bad it is, don’t you know that there is a saying called tea instead of wine?
Although young people are good-looking, they are too arrogant!
But then I thought about it, isn't this aristocratic family, such a large and enduring family, always acting in this aloof manner?
Either Duke Zhenguo and King Dingnan are so different from each other even though they fought together through life and death and conquered the world!
Isn't it because King Dingnan dislikes Duke Zhen as a reckless man who only knows how to kill people with a knife, and Duke Zhen is dissatisfied with King Dingnan's family style?
The young man with a noble temperament sat there, his leisurely look with a hint of arrogance fell into the Queen's eyes, causing her to sigh softly.
Sensing that Emperor Qingming's eyes were also fixed there, she said helplessly: "...Jing Yuan, this kid, has really been spoiled since he was a child. It's okay to do some mischief when he was in Ningyang... I will definitely call someone to be my concubine when I turn around."
Send a message to my brother and ask him to be well disciplined at home."
Emperor Qingming seemed particularly tolerant and said with a smile: "What's the matter? He is still young now. It's not a bad thing for young people to be a little arrogant."
As long as you still recognize your identity, that's fine.
The Wu family is relatively unpopular in this regard.
If Wu Chao is really smooth and elegant enough, then he can't help but think about whether King Dingnan's upbringing of his descendants is inconsistent with the aristocratic nature of the aristocratic family.
"How come your Majesty is so spoiled by him..." The queen smiled and sighed: "Doesn't this really mean that he will be manipulated to the point where he doesn't know what the world is like?"
"When he was in Ningyang, he was free and easy, but when he arrived in the capital, he had to restrain his hands and feet? Doesn't this seem like my uncle is too harsh?" Emperor Qingming was half-joking, and his tone was as if he was talking homely.
The Queen laughed when she heard this and did not answer the question again.
Emperor Qingming looked towards the outside of the palace and whispered: "By the way, why haven't you seen the prince yet?"
