After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked over, and all the officials lowered their heads...

The Queen Mother was so angry that her face turned pale.

Just like that, the matter of releasing Hu Yanxue was left unsolved.

The Queen Mother and Princess Side looked gloomy when they sat down. They did not look like they were here to celebrate a birthday, but rather to hold a funeral in advance.

Prince Shou had always been timid and cowardly. He was frightened out of his wits after the commotion just now. At this moment, he looked at the Queen Mother, then at his straightforward sister, and finally found that no one could persuade him, so he simply raised his wine glass and drank one cup after another.

Wait a while and pretend to be drunk and leave.

He couldn't stay in this Cining Palace for even a second.

When Zhao Ying sat down to the table, Shangguan Shu did not forget to take credit in her ear, "Ying'er, are you satisfied with your husband's performance today?"

Zhao Ying glanced over inadvertently and found that Shangguan Shu was looking at her cautiously, as if trying to please her.

What kind of trick is this?

Worried that she would get angry and torment him again?

Zhao Ying was too lazy to guess what he was thinking and simply nodded perfunctorily.

Shangguan Shu had been immersed in officialdom for many years, so he could see that Zhao Ying was being perfunctory, but he had no choice.

He stared deeply at Zhao Ying beside him, and then drank glass after glass of wine.

Across from him, the prince frowned when he saw this, "Runzhi, your injury has just healed, so you should stop drinking so much."

Hearing the voice, Zhao Ying stared at the prince opposite him with a deathly gaze. The prince was stunned for a moment, then closed his mouth and turned away his eyes.

Facts have proved that as long as you don't offend Emperor Jianxi, he will be a good son who is worthy of the Twenty-Four Filial Piety.

The Empress Dowager's birthday party was celebrated in a lavish manner, with various performances. Even though the Empress Dowager had just been unhappy, her expression now relaxed.

The next step is to present gifts to the Queen Mother.

Needless to say, the Empress Dowager did not dare to be dissatisfied with Emperor Jianxi.

Prince Shou and Princess Side were particularly loved by the Queen Mother.

When it came to Zhao Yao and Zhao Zihua, the empress dowager was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

The Queen Mother was full of praise for Zhao Zihua, and Zhao Yao said modestly: "Zihua is vulgar, I believe the gifts prepared by Yingjie's children will please the Queen Mother more."

This is not modesty at all, it is obviously putting Zhao Ying on a pedestal again.

Besides, whether or not you will please the Queen Mother has nothing to do with the gift; it all depends on the person!

Upon hearing the voice, all the officials took a look at the kids around Zhao Ying. Well, they were quite handsome and all of them were very excited to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday.

But everyone knew that the Queen Mother didn't like Princess Chengqian, and as a result, she didn't like these kids either, so it looked like they would be disappointed.

All the officials felt sorry for the children, but Zhao Ying and Shangguan Shu didn't seem worried at all. Instead, they sat there with blank expressions, as if they were being judged.

"Grandmother, Wan'er spent many days preparing this gift for you!"

Shangguan Qingwan stood up first, very excited, and called the young eunuch over in front of everyone.

"Xiao Mizi, bring the box up to my great-grandmother!"

Xiao Mizi placed a square brocade box in front of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother had already prepared a speech to embarrass Shangguan Qingwan. Princess Side next to her was also ready for a battle, determined to make Shangguan Qingwan cry in front of her.

However, the moment you open the box...

No one spoke.

The scene fell into an eerie silence.

Shangguan Qingwan was still feeling proud, observing the Queen Mother's expression. Seeing that the Queen Mother was dumbfounded, Shangguan Qingwan elbowed Shangguan Bailin and said, "I told you, my gift is the best! Look, the great-grandmother is so happy that she is speechless."

Shangguan Shuze and Zhao Ying glanced at each other inadvertently, then silently avoided each other's gazes, continued to remain silent, and pretended to be dead.

Emperor Jianxi was so curious that he leaned over half of his body while holding the cup and looked into the brocade box. At that glance...

"puff!"

"His Majesty!"

Wu Yonggui hurriedly wiped Emperor Jianxi's mouth. Emperor Jianxi grabbed the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, actually trying to hide the smile that was rising from the corner of his mouth.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……

"Grandma, I made this jewelry box for you. Do you like it?"

The officials had not seen the real thing, but only heard Shangguan Qingwan say it was a jewelry box. They had heard that Shangguan Qingwan was not like other girls in the boudoir. She did not like needlework and knitting, but instead loved Lu Ban's techniques.

Several officials wanted to curry favor with Shangguan Shu and Zhao Ying, so they praised them repeatedly: "Miss Shangguan is really creative! This jewelry box must be a masterpiece of ingenuity!"

"His filial piety is very touching..."

As she was praising him, the Queen Mother took out the jewelry box from the brocade box.

Everyone looked at it intently, until they saw the so-called "jewelry box"...then they all shut their mouths tacitly.

A square box that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The lid is an embedded push-pull type. This type of lid is very common. The pattern on it can be considered delicate and exquisite. The box body is inlaid with various precious gems, but...

Shangguan Qingyue raised her eyebrows, pursed her lips, and asked in confusion: [How did Big Sister make a coffin? ]

How could Shangguan Shu and Zhao Ying not know what their children look like?

He had pretended to be dead a long time ago, but when he still heard Shangguan Qingyue's voice, his chest ached.

Well……

Shangguan Qingwan refuted Shangguan Qingyue in a low voice, "Yue'er, what nonsense are you talking about? It doesn't look like a coffin at all!"

Shangguan Qingyue was afraid of angering his elder sister, so he covered his mouth and snuggled into Zhao Ying's arms like an ostrich.

"Shangguan Chengjing" was stunned when he saw for the first time that someone sent a small coffin to the empress dowager on her birthday.

However, the Queen Mother got used to it.

Really, I'm used to it.

As long as no one threw firecrackers into the stove in her Cining Palace, she could tolerate it.

The child is naughty and ignorant!

Right?

"Why did you bring me a coffin?"

The Queen Mother still asked.

The Queen Mother was furious, and Zhao Ying and Shangguan Shu were implicated. The Shangguan family knelt down, and Shangguan Qingwan said innocently, "Grandmother, why is that a coffin?"

"I am your granddaughter, why should I bring you a coffin?"

"Of course it's you..." The Queen Mother wanted to say that you were jealous of my love for Zhao Zihua and Huyan Xue, so you deliberately sent a coffin to anger her. But when she said that, it seemed that she was biased, and she was in the wrong.

The Queen Mother suddenly realized that she had made a big mistake!

She shouldn't have admitted that this was a coffin. Even after admitting it, why did she ask whether Shangguan Qingwan should be held accountable?

There was no way to ask for accountability. If she didn't ask, she had to keep the gift. The problem was that if she didn't make it clear, she would have kept it. Now that it was clear that it was a coffin, she would have kept it...

It was Prince Shou who gave his mother a way out. "Princess, Lord Shangguan, please stand up. What kind of coffin is this? I think it's just an exquisite box. My birthday is not far away. Wan'er must give one to my uncle!"

The tense atmosphere was dispelled by Prince Shou's few words.

Shangguan Shu helped Zhao Ying to stand up, and they both sneered, thinking that this was only the first level, there were still four more levels to go!

Next, it was the gift from “Shangguan Chengjing”.