Not long after, the queen arrived with the eldest prince.
As soon as Jing Zhao arrived, he first used his eyes to search for Xiao Shuangbao's location. When he saw her, he immediately waved to her, indicating that he had brought her a small gift.
Xiao Shuangbao's eyes lit up when he looked at the brocade box in Jing Zhao's hand.
Afterwards, Jing Zhao followed the Queen to pay respects to Emperor Chengxuan and greet Concubine Luo.
And little Shuangbao stared at the brocade box in Jingzhao's hand the whole time.
"What's in the box that Zhao'er is holding?" Concubine Luo suddenly asked at this time.
"This is a bamboo dragonfly I made." Jing Zhao said with a smile.
"Oh, really? You made it yourself? You put a lot of thought into it. Are you making this as a gift for your sister?" Concubine Luo asked with a smile.
"Yes." Jing Zhao noticed the expectant look in Xiao Shuangbao's eyes and couldn't help but smile again.
When Concubine Luo heard this, she immediately looked at Su Ruyi.
"Ruyi, did you hear that? Your eldest brother made a little toy for you! A bamboo dragonfly. Do you like it?"
As soon as she said this, Jing Zhao and Su Ruyi both had embarrassed expressions on their faces.
Su Ruyi knew very well that this bamboo dragonfly could not possibly be a gift for her.
This is obviously a gift for Xiao Shuangbao.
But even so, she still didn't want Xiao Shuangbao to get it, so she thought of just going with the flow and taking the bamboo dragonfly from Jing Zhao.
Anyway, Concubine Luo said that it was given to her. Jing Zhao has always been filial to Concubine Luo. It is impossible for him to not give Concubine Luo this face for a bamboo dragonfly, right?
"Ruyi heard it and she likes it very much. Thank you, big brother."
So, Su Ruyi immediately stood up and walked to Jing Zhao's side, and stretched out her hands, waiting to take the brocade box.
Jing Zhao frowned.
Naturally, he did not immediately hand the brocade box to Su Ruyi because it was for Xiao Shuangbao.
But since Concubine Luo said so, if she doesn’t give it to Su Ruyi, it seems that Concubine Luo will lose face again...
However, he made this for Shuangbao himself and didn't want to give it to anyone else.
Jing Zhao hesitated.
Right in front of him, Emperor Chengxuan was also looking at Jing Zhao scrutinizingly, wanting to see how his eldest son would handle this situation.
Should we continue with the mistake or set things right?
"I'm sorry, Sister Ruyi, this bamboo dragonfly is not for you, but for Shuangbao. If you really like it, I will order the palace maids to make a better one for you next time."
Not long after, Jing Zhao spoke directly.
He did not mention a word that Concubine Luo had made a mistake. Instead, he just said this to Su Ruyi, then walked straight to Xiao Shuangbao, placed the brocade box on the small table in front of her, and gently touched her hair.
Seeing this, Emperor Chengxuan nodded with satisfaction.
Little Shuangbao was very happy.
"Thank you, brother!"
She spoke sweetly in her baby voice, and immediately opened the brocade box, took out the bamboo dragonfly, and began to play with it lovingly.
Seeing that she liked it, Jing Zhao felt extremely satisfied in his heart. He touched her little head again and walked over to sit down.
Only Su Ruyi was still standing there with her hands stretched out, looking very awkward.
"Oh, so the sister Zhao'er was talking about was Princess Lingfu. I was mistaken. Ruyi, please come back soon."
Concubine Luo said this somewhat awkwardly at this time.
"Yes..." Su Ruyi returned to her original seat with a very disappointed look on her face.
"It's okay, it's just a bamboo dragonfly. When we get back, I'll give you a jade cicada!"
Concubine Luo held Su Ruyi's hand and comforted her.
"Thank you, Madam Toffee."
Su Ruyi quickly thanked him politely.
But she still felt very uncomfortable.
Because she remembered that in her previous life, she would receive many gifts every time there was such a festival.
In the past, Jing Zhao had given her a bamboo dragonfly that he had woven himself, but she thought it was shabby and refused it.
Just when she was feeling down, Concubine Luo suddenly smiled and said, "Ruyi, look, your fifth brother is here! He brought a gift too! This time it must be for you!"
Su Ruyi raised her head when she heard this, and sure enough, she saw Jing Lan holding a long brocade box in his hand.
He first paid his respects to Emperor Chengxuan and the Empress.
Then he paid his respects to Concubine Luo.
"Lan'er, what's in this brocade box?" Concubine Luo asked with a smile.
"My Lady, this is a painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains that I drew." Jing Lan said truthfully.
"Oh? Open it quickly and let me see it!" Concubine Luo looked interested.
"yes."
Jing Lan opened the brocade box, took out the scroll inside and unfolded it.
A magnificent painting of thousands miles of rivers and mountains immediately jumped onto the paper and appeared before everyone's eyes.
Emperor Cheng Xuan’s eyes immediately lit up and he was a little surprised.
The fifth prince is only nine years old now, but his painting skills are so perfect?
"Excellent! Excellent! Well done!" Concubine Luo immediately praised. "This painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains is in no way inferior to that of a famous artist! Are you going to give it to your father?"
"Thank you for the compliment, Concubine Dowager. However, Father has many collections from famous artists. This painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains was just a casual drawing I made on a whim. It has no collectible value, so it is not intended as a gift to Father."
Jing Lan immediately said modestly.
"Then, is this a gift for your mother?" Concubine Luo asked again.
"Not really." Jing Lan glanced at Su Fei and responded coldly.
"Haha, I get it. You must be giving it to your sister, right?" Concubine Luo asked.
Jing Lan had just arrived and had no idea what had happened before.
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