Chapter 140 This is OK
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the King of Qi!" Mo Yi stepped forward and saluted.
Mo Yuan didn't dare to act rashly. She stood behind Mo Yi and followed him in saluting.
Li Jing was not surprised to see them. He didn't say anything, but just nodded.
"Your Highness, this is my fourth sister. Today, Mo Yi brought my sister to celebrate the old lady's birthday..." Mo Yi explained.
Mo Yuan bowed again obediently, not daring to put on her usual demeanor, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Li Jing nodded again and turned to Zhao Mama, "Father has sent Eunuch Chen, and the Empress Dowager has also sent someone close to her. Let's go in together!"
Eunuch Chen and a senior palace maid got off the carriage and came quickly over.
"Eunuch Chen, Miss Lianxiang."
"Aunt Zhao! I haven't seen you for a while!"
Li Jing ignored them and tilted his head to Mo Yi: "Go in!"
A group of people walked in in a mighty procession.
Li Chang looked at Mo Yi and then at Mo Yuan curiously. It's true that the girls of the Mo family are really good-looking. Especially this one, with lively eyes, she is particularly good-looking... The young man's ears turned red.
Li Jing walked for a while with long legs and big strides, and when he found that Mo Yi was struggling, he slowed down.
Mo Yi followed him three steps away and one step behind.
This is what Aunt Zhao taught me...
The news had already spread to the back, and when they heard that the emperor had sent his close associates, they all stood up.
However, it is very common for the emperor to send people close to him.
But this was the first time that the future princess showed up!
Everyone present, including the maids and servants, held their breath and craned their necks to look.
Mo Yi had never enjoyed such unanimous gazes before, and he became a little nervous, his face getting hot. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
Everyone only saw the future princess: she looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with black hair, a flowery hairpin, clear eyes, and a graceful demeanor.
She was wearing a light green cross-collared shirt and a dark green embroidered waistband, which made her waist look thin and her legs look long.
The skirt is lifted with steady and small steps, light and elegant.
The key is his complexion, which is particularly good. You can tell at first glance that he is in good health.
No one could describe the feeling. It seemed to be quite different from what they had imagined before.
The old lady and Aunt Zhao were particularly concerned and stared at her until Li Jing walked up to them.
How did they come in together? Did they make an appointment? Concubine Feng stood in the crowd and saw two people walking side by side. She had never seen such a scene before and felt so jealous that she couldn't describe it.
Concubine Tian had already understood that this was the person she saw in the palace last time... She glanced at Concubine Feng quietly and saw the expression on her face change slightly.
Alas, from now on, the mansion will be lively.
"Great-grandmother, the emperor has sent Eunuch Chen, and the queen mother has also sent people around to celebrate your birthday!"
The old lady motioned to the maid beside her to help her up, "The Emperor is so busy with all kinds of affairs, yet he still thinks of an old woman like me. And the Empress Dowager, this is really an old woman's greatest honor..." She pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
This way of thinking, this articulation... Eunuch Chen smiled flatteringly: "Oh, old lady, you are so energetic. Please sit down! When I came here, the emperor specifically told you not to be too polite, just sit down!"
"Yes, old lady, our Queen Mother said the same thing!" the palace maid also said.
"How can there be such a rule?" The old lady refused.
"Oh, my ancestor, please don't make things difficult for me. Come, come, come, please sit down..."
He stepped forward personally and gave him some support.
The old lady was no longer polite and sat down directly.
Eunuch Chen repeated the Emperor's blessing, and then carried in a few boxes containing vases, ornaments, precious medicinal herbs, fine materials... they were all good stuff anyway!
The emperor’s move was indeed significant. There are only a handful of people of this age and generation in the capital!
They are all considered mascots.
The emperor has not been in good health, and he is still thinking about taking advantage of the old lady's blessing...
After the process was completed, Eunuch Chen returned to the palace with the Zhao family's thank-you gift.
Only then did Li Jing formally kneel down.
Mo Yi took one look and knelt down beside him.
Everyone knelt down again and officially congratulated him on his birthday.
After receiving the greetings, the old lady said, "Qi Lang, get up quickly... and sit here!"
Li Jing walked forward and sat next to the old lady.
His big stature made the old lady look particularly small.
After carefully examining him from head to toe, the old lady smiled and asked, "Which one is your future daughter-in-law?"
As the so-called old child, she especially loves to make fun of others.
Li Jing smiled faintly and pointed at Mo Yi.
This is the huge difference between a wife and a concubine...When Concubine Feng saw this scene with her own eyes, she felt as if a hand was squeezing her internal organs together, causing her pain and discomfort.
Mo Yi took a step forward and said, "Old Madam, I am Mo Yi, the junior, congratulating you on your birthday! I wish you a long and healthy life..."
"Girl, this name sounds nice. Come here and let me take a look..."
Mo Yi walked up to him and was a little surprised. Even though this old man was so old, his eyes were not cloudy at all but bright and lively.
Coincidentally, the old lady also felt that Mo Yi's eyes were clear and bright.
After taking a closer look, he turned to his eldest grandson's wife, Li Jing's aunt, and said, "This child is very pretty! Especially her eyes. They are bright and clear. This girl is smart and steady."
The old lady likes to praise people, but sometimes she is exaggerated. But at this moment, she is sincere...
The eldest grandson's wife had been serving her all year round, so she could naturally hear it and confirmed it, "According to your knowledge, if you say it's good, then it must be right!"
Mo Yi was a little embarrassed, her cheeks slightly pink.
"When are you getting married?" the old lady asked Li Jing.
"It's tentatively scheduled for next year." Li Jing said casually.
Concubine Feng felt that she was here to suffer today...
The old lady was not happy, "No, it's too late!" She thought to herself, I have to live to see the birth of your legitimate son!
"Then when you have time, please show us a good life..." Li Jing was unusually gentle and patient as he coaxed the old lady.
"Okay, okay! I'll check it out later! It's decided, you have to listen!"
Mo Yi took out something and said, "Old lady, this is something I made myself. Please don't think it's too rough."
"You made this yourself?"
The old lady took it.
It was a yellowish brown log, polished into a round cake the size of a bowl. It was woven with threads, and it should be a pendant...
The wood had twisted lines that looked like cloud patterns, and six characters were carved on it: peace, health, peace, longevity, happiness, and joy.
As soon as I picked it up, I smelled a fragrance. "What kind of wood is this? The grain should be original, right? It has a fragrance, but it's not agarwood..."
"Old lady, this is called cliff cypress. It grows in the high and cold land of Taihang Mountains. With this glossy sheen, it must have been aged for hundreds of years."
"Thuja sutchuenensis... I know cypress, but I've never heard of it." The old lady put it directly under her nose and smelled it. She liked the smell.
"I have read in books that this tree grows on a cliff. It has been growing for hundreds of years and is only a small tree. That is why it has such a fragrance and oily sheen."
"Hmm... this smells delicious!"
"This is pure wood fragrance. It feels softer than agarwood..." Mo Yi analyzed.
"You're right. It smells like being in the woods. Qilang... Back then, I lived with my father in Yuanshan for a while, and it was there that I met your great-uncle.
At that time, we were still young and cooked by the stream. I took a few girls to collect firewood, and your great-uncle took the boys to catch fish and skin rabbits... I remember the whole forest, that was the smell. We sang songs, ran and jumped, and were very happy..."
This smell makes the old lady smile and feel fascinated...
"Ma'am I love this!"
Is this ok?
We all looked at each other and thought, all these valuable objects we have are not as valuable as this piece of wood?
Li Jing stared at Mo Yi for a long while.
Well, this is not bad, Princess...
(End of this chapter)
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