Chapter 1066: Suspicious Picture of Mother and Son Playing

The so-called front hall is actually the gate of Cining Palace. Going up the high steps from the gate is the main hall.

The main hall is very spacious, and the decoration inside is very exquisite. The banquets are arranged in an extremely orderly manner, and the exchanges of palace maids and eunuchs are also in an orderly manner. When they see Aunt Wei coming with Shao Wanru, they all bowed respectfully and waited. They moved after they passed.

"A banquet is held here, isn't it just for women's family members?" Shao Wanru walked in, looked at the neat rows of tabletops, and asked.

"Both men and women are all here. The Queen Mother's birthday is celebrated by the whole world. Your Majesty does not need to separate birthday greetings. They are all here. Not only the ladies in the palace, but also the Emperor and the princes will come. There are also some Many princes, important ministers, and female relatives came."

Grandma Wei introduced with a smile.

Shao Wanru nodded. It was just as he heard, it was a huge banquet, and what happened next would have the greatest impact.

Moving forward, I saw rows of seats on the steps in front of the main hall. This should be where the concubines, princes and princesses sit. As for the top, there is only one seat, which is not big. But the three chairs around are all made of gold inlaid wood, huge and wide, especially one of them, with dragon patterns on the shoulders, is even more noble.

"Mother Wei, is this the emperor's... dragon chair?" Shao Wanru took a breath of air. This was the first time she saw the emperor's dragon chair. She heard that even in the palace, the emperor's specially made dragon chair Not much.

"It is indeed the emperor's dragon chair. The queen mother specially customized it for the emperor. On both sides are the positions of the queen mother and the empress." Aunt Wei nodded.

After hearing what she said, Shao Wanru turned his eyes to the chairs on both sides and realized that these two chairs were also different from the other chairs. Although they were a little smaller and not as good as the dragon chair in the middle, they still had the same features on the shoulders. The phoenix pattern carving is exquisite and gorgeous, and it really reflects the royal atmosphere.

"Mother Wei, what kind of gift does the Queen Mother like the most? Are there any taboos? It's my first time to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. I'm afraid that I might offend the Queen Mother's taboos by being ignorant."

After Shao Wanru was amazed, she got down to business. This was an important reason why she specifically asked Aunt Wei to lead her here.

Aunt Wei had a vague guess when Shao Wanru asked to see the layout of the front hall. When Shao Wanru said this, she immediately said cheerfully: "Princess Chen, you are too polite. The Queen Mother is actually a very good mistress. , there is nothing particularly taboo on weekdays, Princess Chen only needs to buy birthday gifts according to your wishes."

"There's nothing taboo about it. Then there's always something you like the most, right?" Shao Wanru looked at Grandma Wei and said with a smile.

"This... is actually not a special hobby, I just like something unique and different from other things. The Queen Mother also likes calligraphy and painting..." Nanny Wei reminded implicitly.

"Like more unique calligraphy and painting?" Shao Wanru's eyes lit up, his long eyelashes flashed, and he was quite moved.

Aunt Wei smiled and said nothing, but her meaning was very clear.

"Thank you, Aunt Wei." Shao Wanru bowed sideways, grateful.

"Princess Chen is so polite. How can this old servant bear the courtesy of Princess Chen?" Nanny Wei hurriedly moved her body to the side, letting Shao Wan pass as a courtesy.

"Mother Wei, should I send this gift here first, or wait until the Queen Mother's birthday?" Shao Wanru straightened up and asked again.

"This... is basically given as a gift on the spot during the official birthday." Granny Wei said.

In fact, there are some who give first, but not many, and many of those who give first will still give a congratulatory gift when the time comes.

Giving first has the advantage of giving first, and giving on the spot has the advantage of giving on the spot, but those who give first often have an unusual relationship with the Queen Mother.

But there is no need to say this to Princess Chen in front of her.

"Thank you, Aunt Wei!" Shao Wanru gave another polite salute, but Aunt Wei also avoided it with a smile.

The two of them walked for a while and chatted for a while before returning to the Queen Mother's place.

The Empress Dowager was already tired and had gone to rest. She also told Shao Wanru to take care of himself when he came over. If he was tired, he could go back. If he was not tired, he could stroll in the garden and enjoy the scenery. There was no need to rush back. She was the only master of Prince Chen's Mansion. Too quiet.

Shao Wanru thanked the Queen Mother for her kindness and withdrew from the Queen Mother's Cining Palace. Aunt Wei sent her to the gate and watched her leave before she suppressed the smile on her face and frowned tightly. Frowning, was Princess Chen talking about her nephew before?

Although there are some differences from what my nephew said, the meaning of these words seems more and more similar the more I hear them. Could it be that this matter is really related to Princess Chen? If it was true, I would have to advise my nephew not to collide with Princess Chen. This Princess Chen may not be a big deal, but Prince Chen is the grandson that the Queen Mother loves deeply.

Shao Wanru took Yujie back to the back door of Prince Chen's mansion casually. Chu Liuchen was not in the mansion, so it was inconvenient for her to stay in the palace.

Although there are no outsiders in this palace, there is still a high possibility of bumping into several princes. Without Chu Liuchen around, she should be more careful.

On the way back, I didn't meet Di Zhaoyi, but I unexpectedly met the female painter Mrs. Ou. The two of them almost bumped into each other at the corner.

Mrs. Ou took two steps back and dropped the scrolls of paintings in her hands to the ground. Seeing Shao Wanru across from her, she was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly saluted: "I have seen Princess Chen!"

The once beautiful girl is now the royal concubine of Prince Chen's palace.

"Mrs. Ou, you're welcome." Shao Wanru smiled softly and asked Yujie to help Mrs. Ou pick up the paintings one by one.

"Where are Mrs. Ou going to send all these paintings?" Shao Wanru asked curiously as he looked at the picture on the unfurled scroll. It was a picture of mother and son playing.

The young child was chubby and looked cute playing, and the young lady looked dignified and gentle, smiling and saying nothing while embroidering the child's clothes.

"On the birthday of the Queen Mother, she asked me to draw more pictures of mother and son in harmony. I just showed it to the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and found it not satisfactory!" Mrs. Ou said helplessly as she took the picture scroll handed over by Yu Jie.

"Is this what the emperor means?" Shao Wanru's eyes flashed.

"The emperor asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase them. I heard that the best ones were selected and presented to the Queen Mother, but now they are all rejected because the painters are not good enough. I heard that they have never been done before." Mrs. Ou sighed in distress. He said, at this time, the best thing is to choose the authentic works that are out of print. How can an artist like them paint like this?

Although their paintings are okay, they cannot be compared with those ancient calligraphy and painting masters.

"Is this what you mean this year?" Shao Wanru asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Yes, that's what I mean this year. Originally, I was going to leave the palace, but now I stay and draw this type of picture." Mrs. District said.

It had been a while since the draft ended. She should have left the palace long ago, but now she was held back by this matter.

"Did the other people draw these as well?" Shao Wanru looked at Mrs. Ou with a pair of watery eyes and asked with a smile.

"It is also of this type. It is to reflect the harmonious relationship between mother and child, and it is still when they are young. I just said that there are fewer children in the painting, there must be three." Mrs. Ou added.

Three, including the late emperor.

Things about the former emperor were blurring in the past, blurring his existence, as if he was just an ordinary king. Some matters concerning the harmony between the emperor and his ministers during the time of the former emperor also slowly faded out of everyone's sight. This Part blur is slow, but very effective.

Nowadays, unless the late emperor is clearly involved, few people mention the late emperor's affairs.

At this time, it is really strange that the artist specifically asked the artist to draw three children.

In the name of the Queen Mother, the biological children are the late emperor and the current emperor, and one is Prince Cheng, who happens to have three children and three princes.

After saying goodbye to Mrs. District, Shao Wanru kept thinking about this issue, always feeling it was too strange and unreasonable.

On the Queen Mother's birthday, the emperor wanted to send a painting. At least it should be an authentic one, rather than just letting an artist paint a random picture. Even if Madam Ou and other painters had extraordinary skills, it was still inappropriate.

If you are not a contemporary person, and you are not of high status, why should you send it to the Queen Mother? Moreover, it is the emperor's wish.

In addition, the matter of the late emperor is too weird.

These things slowly flowed through my mind, seeming to mean something, but I couldn't grasp the point for the moment.

Returning to Prince Chen's Mansion, he sat down and thought about it carefully. His expression became more and more strange. Could it be that this was not the Emperor's intention?

If it's not the emperor's intention, then whose intention is it?

Originally, when she entered the palace today, she first went to report to the Queen Mother. On the surface, Wei Dahai's matter seemed to be about a heartless man coveting his ex-wife's money. However, this matter involved Mo Qiuyi, who behaved strangely and mysteriously, and then involved Arriving at Chuqing, Shao Wanru felt wary.

This led to the matter of entering the palace to see the Queen Mother today.

Aunt Wei, who was standing behind the Queen Mother, behaved a bit strangely. Wei Dahai's surname was Wei, and Aunt Wei's surname was also Wei. Could there be some connection between them?

When I talked about Wei Dahai just now, although she didn't mention him by name, Grandma Wei's behavior seemed a little awkward, as if she knew something!

This abnormality disappeared quickly. By the time Nanny Wei led her to the front hall, Nanny Wei had already returned to normal. No matter how carefully she checked, she found nothing.

Was it that Grandma Wei was too deep in the city, or was she really wrong?

In addition, Mrs. District’s affairs are also strange. The Ministry of Internal Affairs? It seems that I have to ask my grandmother who is in charge of the House of Internal Affairs. This time, the Empress Dowager’s birthday was held by the head of the House of Internal Affairs. When something happened in the last life, I had never heard of the chief official of the House of Internal Affairs being convicted. It seemed that no one was there. He made a mistake, but in the end he forced the King of Zhou and the Queen to rebel.

"Princess, there is a lady who asked to see her, saying that she is related to Marquis Xingguo. You have seen her!" A woman walked into the yard and reported respectfully from the corridor.