Chapter 42 Organizing a Birthday Banquet
Shen Qingtang didn't know if he had an illusion, he always felt that Lu Jiuan was teaching her particularly hard today, as if he was competing with someone.
This has been going on for several days, and he seemed to have endless energy.
During dinner in the evening, Shen Qingtang asked cautiously: "General Lu, are you okay?"
"Did I give you too much of a blow that night?"
Lu Jiuan shook his head quickly: "Fourth Princess, I'm fine, I just want to teach you swordsmanship well."
He would never let the Fourth Princess know that he was competing for performance!
Shen Qingtang didn't think much of it after hearing this.
"Thanks to General Lu, I have made such rapid progress recently."
"General Lu, you have worked hard, come and eat more." She picked up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl.
"Thank you, Fourth Princess."
Lu Jiuan was happy in his heart. He felt that it was great to live an ordinary life like now.
With high-intensity training every day, Shen Qingtang's swordsmanship became more and more proficient.
Her cultivation level also rose rapidly.
In just one and a half months, her cultivation level broke through to the late stage of Qi training, which was extremely fast.
With her talent and strength, no one at the same level could be her opponent.
During the time when Shen Qingtang was in seclusion, she would not see anyone who came to see her.
This made Shen Tianming very anxious.
Upon hearing the news that Shen Qingtang had come out of confinement, Shen Tianming immediately sent someone to call Shen Qingtang over.
During this period of time, Shen Tianming's mind was full of spies.
He also tried to send people to catch the spies, but the spies were hiding too deeply and he could never find them.
He was so worried.
Shen Qingtang raised his head and glanced at the plaque of the Golden Throne Hall.
Well, I still hate this place.
"Father, why did you call me here?" Shen Qingtang stepped into the hall with a cold tone.
Shen Tianming:...
After many days, Shen Qingtang is still the stubborn donkey, without any change.
Shen Tianming smiled at her kindly: "Isn't your mother's birthday in half a month? Father wants you and Mu Xin to follow Minister Wang to take care of this matter."
"You two have grown up so much, it's time to learn to manage things. This birthday party is a great opportunity to practice."
Shen Tianming thought that he could pay attention to their learning progress from time to time, and eavesdrop on Shen Qingtang's thoughts.
Shen Tianming didn't find any other spies, but Shen Tianming already knew clearly that there was a spy among the examiners of this spring exam, and he would find that person no matter what.
[Hold a birthday party? ]
[That's good, then I will have a reason to leave the palace openly! ]
[It's like a pillow is given to you just when you're sleepy, Lao Deng, you finally did a good thing. ]
"Okay, no problem, I promise to make my mother's birthday party beautiful!"
Shen Qingtang patted his chest and agreed readily.
Shen Tianming:???
Why does this girl always want to run away? He didn't treat her harshly. Isn't it good for her to stay in the palace? !
No, he has to let Lu Jiuan keep a close eye on Shen Qingtang and never let her run away.
He also has to strengthen patrols in the palace and the city, especially during the banquets held by the Queen, no one can leave the imperial city at will.
For some reason, Shen Tianming's eyelids twitched. What if Lu Jiuan was sent away by Shen Qingtang like last time?
He needed to send a few more guards to follow Shen Qingtang.
"Qingtang, you are going to do serious work this time, so father will send two more capable guards to you."
[I think they should send two more people to monitor me.]
[Tsk, do you think you can trap me with just these few people?]
"Okay, no problem." Shen Qingtang nodded and agreed.
"This is the first time you and Mu Xin are doing something, and father will take time to come and see you."
Shen Tianming said in a good temper, he wanted to find a reasonable excuse for himself.
"Okay, Qingtang, go back and get ready, someone from the Ministry of Rites will come to see you in a while."
"Okay, then I'm leaving."
It is now November, and this winter is particularly cold.
The fluttering snowflakes were like egret feathers, falling into Shen Qingtang's hands, and then slowly melted, leaving only a few weak traces.
I still remember that the original owner carefully prepared a gift before Mu Wan's birthday. She didn't have anything good on her, so she went to the Yu Garden and secretly cut off a branch as thick as an arm.
The tree was naturally fragrant, and it smelled very good.
She wanted to carve a statue for her mother.
It was a pity that she had not seen her mother for many times, so she could only rely on her memory and carve it bit by bit with a knife. When she really couldn't remember, she would squat outside the Fengluan Palace, and she could see her mother when she entered and left the bedroom.
In this way, she spent more than two months to complete the carving.
The original owner had never learned how to carve and had little strength, so the finished product she carved with great effort was not pretty at all.
Only the eyes were carved vividly, as if her mother was really looking at her.
Her rough and thin little hands were covered with scars, and a lot of flesh had been cut off for this statue.
But it didn't matter, she was very happy, she finally prepared a gift for her mother with her own hands.
She hoped that her mother would hug her and praise her when she received the gift.
She waited and waited, and finally got her mother's birthday.
She put the statue in an exquisite wooden box and held it tightly in her arms, imagining what her mother would look like when she received her gift.
Would her mother be happy?
Would she praise her for her ability?
When she was begging on the street, she heard other mothers tell their daughters that no matter what their daughters gave them, their mothers would be satisfied.
That day, she took a cold shower, put on the thin pink dress given to her when she first entered the palace, and dressed herself up neatly.
The cold snowflakes fell on her face, but were melted by her smile like the warm spring sun.
She happily came to the banquet venue holding the wooden box, but was stopped by the guards arranged in advance by Shen Muchen.
"Princess Four, please go back. The Queen has ordered that you are not allowed to go in."
She didn't believe it. How could her mother not let her in?
"You lied to me. I want to go in to celebrate my mother's birthday."
She was thin and weak, how could she defeat the strong guards?
Until the end of the banquet, she did not get to see her mother.
She was unwilling to give up. She had prepared the gift for so long and she had to give it away.
She finally plucked up the courage to go to the gate of Fengluan Palace and wait for her mother to come back.
She sat on the doorstep, holding the wooden box tightly in her arms, letting the snowflakes fall on her and finally turn into snow water.
Two palace maids came, they were Shen Muchen's people.
The wooden box that had been guarded for a long time was taken away, and she was taken back to the Moon-Catching Palace by the palace maids and locked up.
Shen Muchen walked out of the darkness, took the wooden box, opened it and took a look.
"How dare you give away such an ugly thing." Shen Muchen laughed sarcastically.
She threw the statue into the bushes, and the statue fell to the ground. In the cold moonlight, she could vaguely see a line of small words engraved on the base of the statue:
Mother, I love you.
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