Chapter 166
Concubine Shu was shocked to see Mu Xiyao dressed like this. When did Mu girl be so diligent and know how to take care of herself? She's not the most languid, unwilling to work on it. Could it be for her son Chengqing to be more respectable in front of outsiders?
It's no wonder that Chengqing can do this once in his life, so naturally he should be more grand, and the mother should put up a good posture first, so that his son can be looked up to a bit. It's just that she didn't realize that this girl is still an out-and-out beauty. After such a tidying up, she is much prettier and more handsome than usual.
It's just that this makeup looks a little weird...
Concubine Shu, who has lived in the palace for most of her life, has always been made up and combed by the maids in the palace. She has never seen such a novelty dress, so she couldn't help but stare at Mu Xiyao twice. The small stand-up collar and gold-rimmed flower tints seem to be good, and I can ask someone to try them later.
Concubine Shu has seen people, and then looked behind Mu Xiyao, and she saw the white and fat Cheng Qing who was lying in the arms of the nanny with round eyes open, looking around excitedly. That spirited head made Concubine Shu smile.
"I haven't punished you much yet, but I have used my words. Hurry up and hug Chengqing, and the auspicious time will come." Concubine Shu laughed and scolded, thinking about her grandson, and missed the relationship between Mu Xiyao and Zong Zhenglin If there is a seemingly nonexistent eye contact.
Mu Xiyao called someone to send over the little bun dressed as a fuwa, seeing the little one was quite sensible, and knew how to please others, which made Concubine Shu smile all over her face. Only then did she feel relieved to sit next to Helian Minmin, looking back at the man with slightly narrowed phoenix eyes, she raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.
Boss, you can bury the concubine vigorously, the concubine has plenty of ways to make you speechless. How old is she now, and she is disgusted by this man and has no waist, should she still be a favorite concubine? Regarding this issue, the boss must be dealt with to death, so that he will not speak lightly and make fun of her inappropriately.
Mu Xiyao is enchanting and enchanting, with only a feather fan, she just flirts around leisurely, sitting on the small pier and firing at Zong Zhenglin from a distance.
Zong Zhenglin had been keeping a close eye on Mu Xiyao, since she entered the palace, his gaze never turned away. At this time, the woman covered half of her face with a feather fan, leaving only a pair of seductive eyes. Looking over, there was obvious provocation and glamorous charm. Zong Zhenglin's eyes darkened when she saw Zong Zhenglin's eyes. Turn slowly.
"Why, Sixth Brother, are you staring straight at people? It's no wonder. Not to mention that you are indifferent to the relationship between men and women, and there are only a few women in the backyard. Even if you are lonely, you have countless women, and you have never experienced such a scene. That's it, I've never seen someone with such a figure and appearance like Mu's, and that amorous aura is... It makes people scratch their heads and feel flustered."
The prince was speechless, staring at Mu Xiyao, who was sitting in a stately manner, with a pair of eyes, especially lingering on her face and chest many times, the obscenity was undoubtedly revealed. Seeing Kong leaning sideways to Zongzheng Lin's ear, provocatively drawing out his tone, sure enough, he immediately lost face when he saw the person who was always happy and angry.
The prince was proudly giving Zong Zhenglin a good look, and he was taking advantage of his woman with his tongue, but the man who was used to having a cold face suddenly regained his composure, his face was serious, and his words were extremely tough.
"Second elder brother, if you forget your father's admonition, my younger brother advises you to keep it in mind and go back to the mansion to take good care of the princess. The prince should respect the women in this hall." After finishing speaking, he didn't care about Zongzheng Chun's reaction, and didn't look back. Going to the main seat, only the crown prince turned blue from being contradicted.
The crown princess gave birth to a sick and weak son-in-law prematurely the year before last, but in the end she couldn't raise her to stand still. As soon as the weather changed, he caught wind and cold, and couldn't even wait for the imperial doctor to see him, so he died in a hurry.
Although Emperor Yuan Cheng didn't have much hope for this grandson, but when he heard that the crown prince was not in the East Palace when the incident happened, the crown princess sent someone to invite him but did not return to the mansion, and was having fun with a group of ministers outside, so he was so angry that he directly called people in. After being reprimanded by the imperial study room, he was fined to kneel overnight, and even the courtiers who had made friends with him were also fined with their salaries.
It's not long since this happened, so Zong Zhenghui will naturally not forget it. Now being turned out by Zong Zhenglin to shame him, and being accused of speaking rudely and doing immoral things, he immediately got angry and cursed in a low voice.
"What's so good about that girl?" The voice was a little louder, and Zong Zhengming just heard it not far away.
"Second brother, it's better to be more cautious when speaking." Regardless of Mu Xiyao's attire today, which can indeed be called heavenly beauty, the prince's words are unfair. The word "women" had obvious humiliating connotations, and Zong Zhengming frowned upon hearing it.
The prince is becoming more and more inappropriate, and his words are vulgar and unsightly. Zong Zhengming didn't bother to be with him, so he moved a step away from him, got together with Zong Zhengyun, and started talking casually.
In fact, the person the crown prince talks about is Mu Xiyao. He was complaining that the Crown Princess was not good enough to take care of her son, not to mention that he was too sick to get out of bed, which caused him to be reprimanded by Emperor Yuan Cheng for being fickle and treacherous, and Zong Zhenglin reprimanded him face to face.
Now being humiliated by Zong Zhengming in front of everyone, he was already furious. He wished that Emperor Yuan Cheng would give up the throne immediately. After he ascended the throne, these ignorant people would definitely regret it.
The prince has hit a wall one after another, and people with good intentions have noticed it. Among them, Zongzheng Chun, who has been suppressed by the prince for a long time, feels relieved.
"The second brother is the crown prince, with a noble status, and he is used to speaking casually, so the brothers should relax. In case there will be a misunderstanding one day and hurt the brotherhood for more than ten years." Zongzheng Chun added insult to injury, and spared no effort to ridicule the prince.
"The auspicious time is here, brothers, do you want to go up to watch the ceremony with my younger brother?" Zong Zhenghan, who was always silent from the beginning, finally couldn't help but interrupted the farce.
Seeing Mrs. Mu, he also lost his mind for a moment, but he was not as lustful and ecstasy as the prince. It's just that he looked more into the woman's eyes, and the unrestrainedness in it made him especially memorable. Still thinking about the woman's temperament, Zong Zhenghui's several unbearable remarks disturbed the peace.
His elder brothers, the oldest two, are the most useless. Two ignorant wastes dare to covet the most noble chair in the world. How many princes in the history of the Wei Dynasty took the lead and hurriedly climbed up, and which one will have a good death in the end? Even if you have the ability, if you don't have the ability, you are on your way to death.
Today I came to Zongzhenglin's mansion, the best quality Yulu was not good, but it was so noisy that people lost their peace and became upset and irritable. If he had a choice, he would rather not come this trip, seeing that these two people never made people feel comfortable.
Zongzheng Yun and Zongzheng Ming are not bad, they usually don't talk to others, they are all proud people who don't bother to lower their status. Only Zong Zhenglin has a cold temper. Whoever provokes this cold-faced and cold-hearted person, how he ends up depends on his temper at the time.
Emperor Yuan Cheng often had headaches because of Zong Zhenglin's tough temper, let alone Zong Zhenghui's idiot.
Zong Zhenghan put down the teacup, got up and went to the center of the hall. After that, several people followed one after another, and finally stopped the previous dispute.
The several princes over there secretly confronted each other several times, but it did not affect the lively atmosphere in the hall at all.
When the red silk on the brocade mat in the center of the main hall is uncovered, the fur-covered carpet is full of exquisite and gorgeous objects, which are priceless. In addition to gold, jade and seven treasure toys, there are also the four treasures of the study, Daoist scriptures, armor and helmets, all of which add up to more than half a hundred.
Among them, the most eye-catching is a famous antique sword with a scabbard. His Highness Six has personally inscribed a calligraphy treasure. It turned out that the Great Wei swordsmith master was invited to cast a small saber for Chengqing.
As soon as the sword appeared, Concubine Shu showed disapproval on her face. Cheng Qing is only a little older, why give him a sword? The sword is a dangerous thing after all, and it rarely appears in the children's grasping ceremony.
Only the brilliance in Mu Xiyao's beautiful eyes flowed, seeing the sword scabbard inlaid with gems and jade, watching Zong Zhenglin beside her with a naked winking eye flying over.
Boss, you are really willing to make up the scabbard so fancy, I am really worthy of your flamboyant personality. I'm afraid that others will not know your rich family property and throw everything away!
His Highness Six's pupils narrowed, seeing Mu Xiyao's bright, eye-catching appearance, her phoenix eyes gradually darkened. It's very good, if you do provocative things in broad daylight and have a banquet later, this woman will never get it right.
Everyone was startled by His Highness Six's magnanimous move, and all lowered their heads and whispered. With great difficulty, he turned his eyes away from the saber, and when he looked carefully, the rest of the objects also made his heart tremble.
Needless to say, the Four Treasures of the Study Room were bestowed by Emperor Yuan Cheng. Only this kind of grace, no matter Cheng Qing or Mu Xiyao, is of great benefit. The origin of Daoist scriptures is not small. It was actually a lonely copy given by the abbot of Anguo Temple. Even the queen mother did not have the luxury to look at the lonely copy. It has always been copied by people, and no matter how good they are, they can pick up the original, and occasionally invite them out to observe.
As for that pair of bright armor, it is the emperor's uncle, Prince Yi, who is thousands of miles away from the South China Sea. He sent people to escort him all the way to congratulate him with the armor that was bestowed upon him by his ancestor when he was crowned king.
Everyone's eyes slowly tasted the past, and the sound of exclamation was endless.
Other items are either masterpieces from the past, or rare treasures that are unparalleled in the world today, and they all have their origins and profound meanings behind them. The person who can see the goods is dizzy, and his heart twitches.
The eldest son of His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince is a baby dumpling, isn't he just one year old, should he open up his private treasury and bring out the genuine products one by one for him to mess around with? If one accidentally falls, His Highness the Sixth Highness doesn't feel bad, but they do.
When they looked at Concubine Helian again, the wives had doubts in their eyes.
It has been hundreds of years since the rites of grasping the Zhou Dynasty, and it is more through this pomp to show the world whether children are not valued at home, whether they will be well-educated in the future, invited celebrities to teach, and will inherit or share the family property when they become adults.
This time, the eldest son of His Royal Highness Six, Zhuo Zhou, took up a long word, but he was not the son of the prince's concubine, so he should not follow the current regulations no matter what. I didn't realize it just now, but now after seeing the ceremony, I realized that the number of tables opened outside seems to be wrong.
There are rules in the royal family, the sons born of serious princes and concubines can count to seventy-two at the first birthday ceremony; But just looking at it with a blink of an eye, there are more than fifty people at the outer table?
His Highness the Sixth Highness arranged this banquet in such a way to show everyone that he valued the eldest son born by the side concubine almost as much as the first son born by the main concubine? So clearly violating the family law of the ancestors, wouldn't he be afraid of being brought before Emperor Yuancheng by the censor?
Dao He Zhengbin pondered over and over in his heart, but he really didn't dare to guess rashly whether His Highness acted in such a way. For example, is there dissatisfaction with Helian's family? Still remember the turmoil before, to suppress the arrogance of the concubine's natal family?
If His Highness gets a son-in-law again in the future, what should he do then? With such an association, everyone's minds became complicated. When he looked at Concubine Helian again, he felt a little embarrassed.
Most of them came to congratulate His Highness Sixth Highness with heavy gifts for the foreseeable bright future. Who would have thought that His Royal Highness was so unruly, so that they would also acquiesce in this unruly banquet, and rushed over to curry favour, and show favor in front of the side concubine to earn favor?
This thing is done, it is really disturbing...
No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, Chengqing Baozi is very happy. She was just placed on the brocade mat by Nanny Gui, with a grunt, her chubby body moved extremely nimbly, with a push of her little butt, she turned over and got up several times, her feet were stepping steadily and she looked around on the mat.
Mu Xiyao and the others were watching with gusto, waiting for the little Douding to pick something at random, so that he could carry someone back to feed him rice cereal. The small hand under the wide sleeves was suddenly held by the man beside her, which made her heart thump.
Boss, you are thinking about having some adultery in full view, and you have notified me in advance. If the concubine hadn't been so courageous, wouldn't it be embarrassing if she yelled out loud? Besides, your son is scratching his head. On such a serious occasion, why did you suddenly do something?
Mu Xiyao raised her fan to block other people from peeping, and cast a coquettish wink at Zong Zhenglin, Zong Zhenglin really loved that little look.
While everyone's eyes were focused on Cheng Qing, the pair of biological parents who were not doing their jobs were flirting with each other, so that they had a good time.
Zong Zhenglin leaned close to Mu Xiyao's ear, leaving only meaningful words, so frightened that Mu Xiyao quickly corrected her expression, and stared at her son intently, seemingly concentrating on her son, but in fact she was terrified.
Mrs. Boss just threatened her, "If you continue to flirt, you won't be able to go to the banquet later."
Where can I go if I don't go to a banquet? Mu Xiyao resolutely restrained her expression, watching her son look good at the brocade banquet, picking and choosing.
Zong Zhenglin caught a glimpse of her finally calm down from the corner of his eye, so he covered her with his sleeves and gently kneaded her palm, his brows and eyes softened. Looking at it from others, they would only think that His Highness Sixth Highness looked at Cheng Qing with a bit of tenderness in his eyes, and he must have a special love for the eldest son.
Together with Mu Xiyao, it has been three years in the blink of an eye, and even his son has turned one year old, so this life is really satisfying. Zong Zhenglin recalled the past days and nights of the two of them, and felt that it was safe to iron them. Except for Mu Xiyao's petty temper, which caused headaches, he was satisfied with everything else. With today's outfit, Zong Zhenglin was really annoyed.
In order to get angry with him, this woman had been peeped a lot by outsiders. This kind of exclusive pleasure was shared by others, His Highness Sixth Highness felt depressed.
"Jiaojiao ostentatiously ostentatiously, how should this hall punish me properly?" Zong Zhenglin's eyes twitched when he saw Cheng Qing trampled on the solitary copy given by the master. His son's preference was expressed very clearly.
Mu Xiyao saw with her own eyes that Xiao Baozi was very tempered, and she just walked past the lonely book, and she was immediately happy.
Well done! The old monk had bad intentions, wanted to save her son from becoming a monk or something, and gave away the scriptures every week, so he deserved to be ravaged. So what kind of orphan copy, isn't it just too disgusting, it was almost burned, and there was only one single seedling left, so how could it be as precious as the rumors? Copy a few copies casually, and sell them for cash if you take them out. If it wasn't for the congratulatory gift that had to be fully cataloged and put into storage, Mu Xiyao would actually be more willing to sell the lonely copy at a high price.
"Your Highness's words are wrong. This concubine is doing this all for the sake of making you and Chengqing look good, and she has no selfish intentions at all." Opening her eyes and telling nonsense, she will also.
"Go to the study later. If we don't see anyone, the hall will invite us." Zong Zhenglin didn't want to argue with Mu Xiyao, so he gave the order directly.
Mu Xiyao rolled her eyes, and scratched his palm with her small hand, "Your Highness, I'm not in a hurry, let's talk about it tonight?" It's over, the boss is a little angry...
Zong Zhenglin looked back to see his son standing still in front of the Four Treasures of the Study, and ignored Mu Xiyao's proposal.
I regret it... Mu Xiyao was wronged. Why is the joy of dressing up a woman also deprived by His Royal Highness Six? This man is so domineering and fierce. It's a rare time that you put your mind to it, and this man has such a reaction?
Mu Xiyao muttered secretly, complaining very much about Zong Zhenglin's incomprehension.
Concubine Shu at the other end watched Cheng Qing sit down, touch this, kick that, but she was still unwilling to choose one to pick up, so she couldn't help getting anxious.
Generally, children don't all point to the same thing, and just grab it in their hands when they find it strange. Why is it that Chengqing, like visiting a garden, has been watching these for several rounds, but just doesn't reach out? Her grandson, a small person who is a little bit big, actually knows what to do, compares and chooses, and really follows Namu girl, she is extremely clever.
"Chengqing, good boy, pick one you like and show it to grandma." Concubine Shu encouraged with a smile.
Everyone watched for a long time, and finally realized that the eldest son of His Highness the Sixth Highness is amazing. Not only did he walk steadily and speak clearly so early, but he was also extremely intelligent. They couldn't help discussing curiously in private, what would this favored baby doll look for.
After listening to Concubine Shu's words, Xiao Baozi shook his head from side to side, and when he caught sight of his mother, he immediately smiled.
"Empress, Zhuzhu, baby!" The fleshy little hand made a circle, including all the items on the brocade banquet.
After Mu Xiyao was called out like this, she was once again in the spotlight, and Zong Zhenglin beside her couldn't help but blush. It was so easy to take advantage of Zhou Zhou to reduce the sight of sneaking glances at Mu Xiyao from time to time. How long has it been since then, why did he return to the previous scene?
Feeling the anger of the big boss, Mu Xiyao lamented in her heart, the little bun usually called his father, why is he so intimate with her today, doesn't it look like he can't get along with her? Immediately, the boss slapped her twice on the back of her hand, Mu Xiyao bit the bullet and spoke softly.
"Chengqing, good boy, whichever one you like is fun, hurry up and pick one." Isn't that simple? Xiao Baozi has always been very obedient to her, so he should have an explanation soon. If she leaves this place, she won't attract attention, and the boss can't find a reason to deal with her.
"Mummy, basket." Cheng Qing understood what his mother meant, and started to yell accordingly.
Mu Xiyao was dumbfounded, a basket case? Why do these words sound so familiar... Not only Mu Xiyao, but even the nuns and maids serving in Danruo Garden understood that the little master's basket meant the bamboo basket for his handmade gadgets. According to such a statement, Mu Xiyao's forehead began to sweat.
"Your Highness, is there a rule that you can only take one piece in Zhou Zhou?" Clenching Zong Zhenglin's palm tightly, Mu Xiyao felt that today's flamboyant attire was originally for showing off, but now she was afraid that she would be kicked out by her son. How is she going to walk out the door flirtatiously and nonchalantly, facing the eyes of everyone watching jokes? This psychological quality... Mu Xiyao began to regret not listening to His Highness Sixth Highness's advice earlier.