Chapter 1129 It's Just Out of Etiquette

So, Ruoyin followed the crowd to stand up and salute.

The next moment, fourth master in bright yellow dragon robe.

And the Empress Dowager, who was wearing a dark purple flower-patterned flag dress, both entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After Si Ye and the Queen Mother sat down first, they said solemnly inside and outside the hall: "Today is the Queen Mother's Longevity Day, so you don't need to be too polite, just celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday lively."

Here, some elder emperors and empress dowagers celebrate their birthdays, also known as Longevity Festival.

Then, the queen mother smiled and said: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Queen Mother." Ruoyin stood up with everyone and took their seats.

Immediately afterwards, the slaves of the imperial dining room began to serve Manchu special food.

For example: crisp fried pies, small pastries, large pastries, red and white twigs, dried fruits, fresh fruits, animal meat and wine, etc.

After the imperial dining room had prepared all the meals, a group of performers came in from the center of the hall to celebrate the birthday.

After the birthday celebrations were sung, the sound of whips sounded outside.

Then, people inside and outside the hall stood up one after another and saluted the empress dowager, "I wish the empress dowager a long and healthy life, and a long life without bounds!"

"Okay, okay, there is no need to be too polite." The Queen Mother said with a pleasant face.

After everyone was seated again, the fourth master said solemnly: "The Queen Mother's Longevity Day is coming soon. I have ordered all the temples to chant scriptures to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and I have personally copied the scriptures and presented them. In addition, during the Longevity Festival, slaughtering by the people is prohibited, and the court prohibits beheading." criminals......"

In short, the Empress Dowager's birthday is mainly organized around the eight words "celebrate together, amnesty under heaven".

It also shows that the Queen Mother's status in the dynasty should not be underestimated.

After fourth master finished speaking, some guards and servants brought in many exquisite boxes.

Su Peisheng spread out a piece of bright yellow paper, all of which were the congratulatory gifts presented by the fourth master to the queen mother, and he said sharply: "The emperor presents a wishful hairpin, a Jingfu long cotton hairpin, and a ten thousand year auspicious celebration hairpin to the queen mother." piece..."

"As well as the glass screen of Wanshou Sea House, the gilt-inlaid treasure tripod of Wanshou, the enamel square peace flower statue of Wanshou, the natural Ganoderma lucidum offering longevity fairy peach plate..."

It took Su Peisheng nearly a cup of tea just to read these words.

Fourth master is the emperor, although she is not compatible with the queen mother, she will always be such a queen mother in her life.

Even if there is a estrangement in each other's hearts, no matter what, it still breaks the bones and connects the tendons.

In addition, the whole life is only once in ten years.

Therefore, regardless of his actions, he congratulated the Queen Mother on her birthday.

He also ordered the slaves to collect many precious gifts for the Queen Mother.

And this is not the end, because this kind of big birthday requires a big celebration, and a very high-standard "nine or nine birthday gift" must be presented.

It's not as simple as ninety-nine and eighty-one.

It refers to giving nine categories of birthday gifts, and each category must contain nine items.

It's just that ninety-nine and eighty-one are just the number of gifts for a day.

As for the next few days that fourth master will give away, that is the number of days multiplied by eighty-one items, which is the total amount that fourth master will give away.

"The Emperor has a heart." The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

After the fourth master's gift was read, it was time for princes, ministers and officials to present gifts to the Queen Mother.

They don't offer as many gifts as Fourth Master, and they usually offer one or two gifts.

After all, there is still a difference between a courtier and a son.

Besides, their strength doesn't allow it either.

But in order to make the queen mother happy, every piece they gave was considered a treasure.

Most of them are pens, inks, papers and inkstones, porcelain, bonsai, calligraphy and paintings with nice names and good omens.

The women's relatives sent nothing more than brocades, clothes, jewelry and so on.

As a queen, Ruoyin naturally wanted to make sense of it.

But, the relationship between her and the queen mother has always been to maintain the superficial harmony between the royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

So, don't spend too much effort to please this person.

Because she knows, it's just like that, whether you want to please or not.

Therefore, she ordered her servants to present to the queen mother an ancient bronze tripod of longevity, as a token of her heart.

Anyway, it won't be too eye-catching, but it doesn't lose the status of a queen.

Due to the large number of guests present, if everyone offered gifts, this process alone would take an hour.

An hour later, all the guests present had finished presenting their presents.

The gifts the Queen Mother received this time were all of great value. Ruoyin made a rough estimate, at least one million taels.

However, the Queen Mother did not appear to be a money fan.

On the contrary, he smiled very decently and dignifiedly, and said in a very official way: "You all have a heart, and you can come here for your birthday in the future. You don't have to send such and such precious items. One by one, the men assist the emperor in handling the government. Women who help their men manage their internal affairs and let them handle political affairs boldly are the best gifts for Aijia."

Look at her speaking skills, she also received the gift, and let her say all the good things.

Just such a pleasing queen mother.

She smiled kindly, and the corners of her upturned eyes were slightly fine lines left by the years.

Who would have expected that she would not get along with fourth master in private, and no one would believe it if she said it.

This is the benefit of doing enough face-saving work.

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, all the people present only smiled slightly, but did not agree.

The queen mother said that there is no need to give it away in the future, can they really not contribute?

The answer is definitely to continue contributing!

After the most important links are over, some dancers enter the hall to sing and dance.

For a while, there were singing and dancing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The guests present enjoy singing and dancing, drink and chat, and have meals.

If Ruoyin sat alone, it would be more convenient to eat.

She ate almost all the meals in front of her.

Then I ranked these meals in my mind.

If it's not tasty, she doesn't move her chopsticks anymore.

If it is delicious, she will eat more chopsticks.

However, there were too many people present, and she couldn't let it go.

In any case, the dignified image of the queen must be maintained.

However, Concubine Yugui, who was sitting on her left, was very cautious because she was pregnant with the emperor's heir.

A table full of dishes, dare not move chopsticks.

He only occasionally held a cup, seemingly drinking water, but actually didn't even touch the rim of the cup, and was very reserved.

After about a stick of incense, the singing and dancing in the hall has performed three programs.

Concubine Yugui looked unable to sit still, and turned her head to wink at Ziqing from the corner of her eye.

After Ziqing understood, she winked at a certain position in the hall.

After coming and going, Ziqing made a gesture towards Concubine Yu.

Then, Concubine Yugui greeted Ruoyin, "Queen, this concubine has a big belly, and I always have to go to the toilet soon."

Ruoyin turned his head, glanced at Concubine Yu Gui lightly, "Go."

She has been pregnant before, and she knows that the baby will grow up in the later stage of pregnancy, and the bladder will be pressed down, and she always wants to run to the latrine.

Therefore, it is not necessary to suppress Concubine Yugui with her big belly here.

If something goes wrong, it will also spoil the atmosphere of the Longevity Festival.

It can't be solved on the spot, it's outrageous.

Besides, it doesn't matter if she agrees or disagrees.

As a noble concubine, Concubine Yu still has the right to live in a hut.

They just greeted her out of courtesy.

Concubine Yugui bowed to her apologetically, then got up.

Logically speaking, as long as Concubine Yu Gui greeted Ruoyin.

You can go out from the side in a low-key manner to avoid attracting too much attention.

But Concubine Yu held her stomach upright, put her hands on her belly, and moved very slowly.

She looked like she was afraid that others would not see her get up.

The next moment, Concubine Yugui said "Ah" and fell down beside Ruoyin's table.