Since the Fu family received the invitation from the imperial concubine, they arrived at the palace earlier than other families who came to congratulate the queen mother and her daughter on her birthday. There were also eunuchs waiting for them. When they saw the Fu family's carriage and horses stopped, they immediately came forward.

Mrs. Fu, Mrs. Xie and sisters Fu Rushuang and Fu Xuechen, a total of four people, were welcomed into the palace gate.

In the Yanning Palace, Concubine Xie formally received Fu Laofengjun and Mrs. Xie, and Fu Rushuang and Fu Xuechen met together.

"This is Fu Yuchen's twin sister Fu Xuechen!" Concubine Xie looked fond of her face and asked Fu Xuechen to come closer and reached out to hold Fu Xuechen's pair of Rouyi.

"Yes, Concubine Meng is in love with the wrong one, and Xue Chen is scared." Fu Xuechen spoke in a weak and humble voice, while curiously taking the opportunity to peek at Concubine Xie several times. Finally, he knew why Yun Zuo was so handsome. Most of that guy

She inherited her mother’s appearance! She looks more like a noble concubine than an emperor.

Concubine Xie held Fu Xuechen's little hand and looked at her again and again. She felt like the more she looked at her, the more she liked her. She actually asked the palace maid next to her to give her a beaded chain with a white mutton-fat jade pendant as a meeting gift for Fu Xuechen, and also rewarded her as a gift.

Fu Rushuang, a pearl chain.

Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Xie declined and thanked her, and Concubine Xie smiled gently and said: "Since your family Yuchen has been studying with my family Zuo'er, she has done everything with dedication and responsibilities. She even asked me to do this during the Holy Birthday Festival.

The birthday gift that I was quite worried about was solved after receiving the advice from Yuchen's child. It is not convenient for me to see my foreign husband, so I can only meet you. This meeting gift is nothing, it's all from your Yuchen.

The kids deserve it."

Concubine Xie was even considerate of the inconvenience of Fu Xuechen's "unhealed leg injury". Even though the two parties did not have much time to meet and chat, she gave Fu Xuechen an embroidered pier and sat down behind Xie.

Fu Xuechen, like Fu Rushuang, could only silently listen to the adults' chat. After hearing this, she discovered that Mrs. Fu didn't talk much and was only respectful and polite to Concubine Xie. However, Mrs. Xie was able to chat with the two because she was from the same clan as Concubine Xie.

My ancestor was actually able to recognize a distant cousin, which brought them closer together.

During this period, Concubine Xie actually talked about wanting to set up a mahjong game in the palace, and invited Fu Laofengjun and Mrs.

If the nobleman expresses his interest, Mr.

The focus of Concubine Xie's invitation was originally the Xie family, a sister of the same clan, so she smiled and respected Mrs. Fu's choice, but with a few words, she made an appointment with Xie family for the next mahjong game at the palace.

Fortunately, Yun Zuo was not in the Yanning Palace at the moment, and was probably still in the prince's residence. Fu Xuechen thought boredly. Before coming here, he was worried about meeting Yun Zuo at Concubine Xie's place. He didn't know if he could deceive her.

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It is most likely possible, because the makeup on the facial features of Fu Xuechen in women's clothing and Fu Xuechen in men's clothing are different. The women's clothing has a thin layer of makeup, while the men's clothing is basically plain, with only some imitation makeup adjustments.

After chatting peacefully and happily for a while, after looking at the time, Concubine Xie ordered the four Fu family members to be led out of the Yanning Palace and back to the Renshou Palace where the Queen Mother was.

Both the inside and outside of the front hall of Renshou Palace are filled with tables and chairs. The inside of the hall belongs to the concubines of the harem and the royal family members. The outside of the hall is arranged according to the rank of princes and is a place for banquets for the wives of the emperors and their juniors.

The hour was approaching, and almost all the female guests who were supposed to be present had arrived, and the four Fu family members also found their own seats under the guidance of the young eunuch.

This place is still quite far away from the front hall of Renshou Palace. I can't see clearly what's going on in the palace. I can only listen to the eunuchs at the entrance of the palace announcing that the Queen Mother arrived first. Everyone shouted "I'm waiting to see the Queen Mother."

Madam, I sincerely wish the Queen Mother to be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."

This is the birthday celebration process that we have learned in advance. Everyone should follow the chief of ceremonies and salute together, and that's it.

Immediately after, starting from the queen, the harem concubines, princesses, eldest princesses and other royal family members celebrated their birthdays in order and presented congratulatory gifts. However, many of the wives outside the palace could only watch the ceremony respectfully outside, listening to the eunuchs at the entrance of the palace.

Report who congratulated the Queen Mother on her birthday and what gifts they sent.

Only the prince's family members who are close to the palace gate can see the movement in the palace more clearly. The four Fu family members are a little farther away, so they can't see clearly. As for the gifts they sent, they are not qualified for the Queen Mother to glance at them one by one.

It can only be handed over to the eunuch in charge of Renshou Palace who is responsible for receiving gifts. After registering it, go to let the Queen Mother take a look.

The weather is still a bit cold in April, and the temperature will drop several degrees after the sun sets. Fortunately, everyone has experience and wears thicker clothes. Even if you stand in the open space in front of the temple, it is not easy to catch a cold, let alone the entire front of the temple.

The vast courtyard is brightly lit everywhere, conveying the heat of candlelight invisibly.

The birthday celebration process in the palace was finally completed. As the eunuch at the entrance of the palace announced loudly: "The ceremony is over—a banquet is given—" the palace eunuchs who had been waiting around for a long time took action and began to serve all kinds of steaming drinks and dishes like a stream of water.

Sent desk cases everywhere.

Fu Xuechen feels that cultures are indeed connected. Even if time and space are changed, the specific expressions of certain etiquette are slightly different, but the atmosphere of the festive birthday banquet is still too similar!

The table for the birthday banquet was quite large, and could accommodate about eight to twelve people. The four Fu family members gathered around the table with the other two families who were also marquis-level wives. Coincidentally, those two families happened to be from

Guan Enming’s female relatives of the Guan family, and Zhang Chuyang’s female relatives of the Zhang family.

Mrs. Fu and Guan, the old feudal lord of the Zhang family, Mr. Xie and Guan, and the wives of the Zhang family are also very familiar with each other. They have obviously been arranged to have drinks at the same table more than once, and they have quite a chat.

fiery.

Mrs. Guan's wife brought two concubines, one fifteen and one fourteen. She and her legitimate son Guan Enming were obviously not siblings of the same mother. Fu Xuechen was not familiar with them either, but Fu Rushuang knew them quietly.

They also chatted with each other.

Mrs. Zhang is bringing Zhang Chuyang's biological sister, who is sixteen this year. Due to the age gap, she is also not familiar with Fu Xuechen, who has just been brought out by her mother and has only seen the world a few times, and is not close to Fu Rushuang.

Fu Xuechen found that he had no friends to chat with, so he was depressed and could only compete with the food in front of him, focusing on eating and drinking. Fortunately, the food in the palace was not as bad as he imagined. On the contrary, because of the high-quality ingredients and the ability of the royal chef,

It tastes quite delicious when it's better to keep the heat.

She concentrated on eating and drinking, and inevitably finished eating before everyone else. In the end, she could only put down her chopsticks and just drink the hot soup bit by bit, while the rest of the people at the same table, the fastest, hadn't even finished eating half of it.
Chapter completed!