jdhmnovel Chapter 118 The Young Master of the Marquisate’s Bad Ways 10
Chapter 118 The Young Master of the Marquisate’s Bad Ways 10
"The Queen Mother has arrived." A loud shout suddenly interrupted Yiang's thoughts like thunder.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother, may she live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years." Everyone shouted in unison, their voices uniform and loud.
"Everyone, get up!" The Queen Mother's voice came, with the majesty of having been in a high position for a long time, but also with kindness.
The Queen Mother slowly walked into the hall surrounded by the crowd.
She was wearing a gorgeous brocade robe embroidered with a phoenix pattern. The phoenix looked lifelike, as if it would spread its wings and fly high at any time.
He wore a dazzling golden crown, and the gems inlaid on the crown sparkled with dazzling light, each of which was priceless.
The Queen Mother had a kind face, but she exuded a natural air of majesty that made people afraid to offend her easily.
Yiang raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother and estimated that her actual age should be around fifty years old.
If this happened in the modern world, you would still be a corporate slave working hard and wouldn't have retired yet!
The Queen Mother may seem kind, but she is definitely not an easy person to get along with.
Otherwise, how could she stand out among the many concubines and successfully send her son to the throne and sit on the supreme position.
When the emperor saw the empress dowager seated, he signaled with his eyes that the banquet officially began.
The sounds of stringed instruments in the hall are melodious and graceful, like the sounds of nature.
The dancers are dressed in colorful clothes with fluttering sleeves as they dance gracefully, like fairies descending to the earth.
All the ministers and their families were looking at the emperor and the empress dowager above.
The emperor stood up, holding up his wine glass, respectfully toasted the empress dowager, and said loudly:
"Mother, today is your birthday. I, your son, respectfully wish you everlasting youth, a life as long as the Southern Mountains, everlasting spring sunshine, and great blessings.
May the Queen Mother be happy every year, enjoy eternal health, and be blessed with lasting blessings and grace for all the world."
All the ministers echoed in unison, shouting, "Long live the Queen Mother!
Your Majesty's benevolence spreads throughout the world, and your grace benefits all people, bringing blessings to the world."
The sound resounded throughout the hall with great momentum.
The dancing girls and the pianists all stopped and respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother to wish her a happy birthday.
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, her eyes filled with satisfaction. She said, "Your Highness is thoughtful. I am happy today thanks to your good governance. The world is peaceful, and I am very satisfied."
"My dear ministers, please do not be polite. I am able to enjoy this blessed longevity thanks to the efforts of all of you in assisting the Emperor.
I hope you will remain loyal and dedicated in the future, and work hard for the prosperity of our dynasty."
The Queen Mother's voice was steady and powerful.
"Don't worry, mother. I will do my best to help Huiyue Dynasty advance further."
The emperor spoke earnestly and his eyes were firm.
"We, your servants, will do our utmost to fulfill our duties, share your worries, and devote our wholehearted attention to your discussions."
The ministers responded in unison, their voices firm and powerful.
"Okay, okay, everyone get up! There is no emperor or ministers today, so everyone relax and have fun." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Everyone expressed their gratitude in unison.
The sound of stringed instruments continued to echo in the hall, the dancers continued their graceful dances, and the atmosphere became lively again.
"Mother, your daughter-in-law respectfully wishes you a long and healthy life.
This is a gift carefully prepared for you by your daughter-in-law, to express her respect, love, and blessings. May you be blessed with great fortune and a long life."
As the queen spoke, the maid beside her walked towards the empress dowager with gifts in her hands.
The nanny beside the Queen Mother took the gift and walked to the Queen Mother.
Following the Queen Mother's gaze, he opened the gift.
It turned out to be a picture of longevity!
Look at the embroidery, the stitches are fine and the patterns are exquisite, as if it was embroidered by the queen herself.
The Queen Mother looked at the Queen in surprise and said, "The Queen's craftsmanship is becoming more and more exquisite. This longevity painting has a very good meaning.
I will treasure it well, your kindness is so precious."
The emperor also looked at the queen with satisfaction, his eyes full of admiration.
The other concubines were so angry that their teeth were about to break, but no one dared to show their dissatisfaction today.
Xia Jinshu also prepared a gift for the empress dowager, which turned out to be a hand-copied Buddhist scripture!
This really surprised the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and made the Empress Dowager change her opinion of Xia Jinshu a lot.
All the concubines gave their gifts.
The ministers also sent gifts one after another, all of which were thoughtful or rare items.
After all, when it comes to preciousness, who can compare with the royal family?
If they really took out valuable items that even the emperor couldn't take out, I'm afraid their property would be confiscated soon.
After the gifts were given, one performance after another began.
Yi'ang was drinking lazily when the emperor suddenly looked at him.
Suddenly, he said, "Lord Duanmu, I heard that your youngest grandson once had a very close relationship with the imperial concubine?"
No, this old bastard is sick, right?
Are you okay?
Bringing up this kind of topic at this time?
Did you drink too much and it went into your brain?
Yiang thought silently in his heart.
Duanmu Lingyue was also cursing in his heart, today is your mother's birthday, why don't you celebrate it properly for her, and you want to become a minister?
Is it because there aren't enough memorials? Is the world already unified? Too much idle nonsense!
But his face was still respectful and fearful, and he said, "Your Majesty, I have only encountered him a few times.
The Imperial Concubine is famous for her talent, everyone knows it!
My grandson is unskilled in both civil and military affairs and is a complete dandy. How can he be qualified to be on good terms with the Imperial Concubine?
It's just a rumor spread deliberately by some people with ulterior motives."
Duanmu Lingyue looked terrified and knelt down quickly as he spoke.
It felt like I was afraid that the emperor's son would confiscate my property and exterminate my clan if I finished speaking for a second.
"Really? Why did I hear that the young master of the Marquis' Mansion is in love with the Imperial Concubine?"
The emperor looked like he was saying, "I don't believe it, explain it to me."
Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Duanmu Lingyue's thoughts turned, "Your Majesty, this disappointing grandson of mine admires the talent of the Imperial Concubine.
Those outsiders misinterpreted what my grandson meant.
In their hearts, there is nothing else a man feels for a woman except love between men and women.
In fact, it was because he was too spoiled, so we, the elders, often used the outstanding children of our colleagues to motivate him.
He should know that the Imperial Concubine is the best of her generation, and she is a woman, so he just admires her."
As soon as Duanmu Lingyue said this, the emperor had no choice but to hold on to it.
If he holds on to it, doesn't it mean that he, an emperor, is as shallow as a common child?
But he still wanted to scare Duanmu Moyu, so he said, "Duanmu Moyu, is that so?"
Yiang saw that the emperor's son actually tagged him? What's going on? He even added me to the group chat?
"Your Majesty, your grandfather is right.
The ministers were full of admiration for the imperial concubine.
As an uneducated person, I admire two types of people.
One is more dissolute than me, and the other is very knowledgeable.
Everyone in the family and outsiders were very impressed when they heard that the imperial concubine was the most talented woman in the capital.
Especially after encountering it a few times by chance, I found that it was true.
I admire him even more. How did he say that? My admiration for him is like a surging river.
This is how I treat the Imperial Concubine."
As she spoke, she blinked her innocent big eyes and looked at the emperor sincerely.