Chapter 534 This is a night-shining pearl!
Although Li Xi'an was the eldest prince, he was weak and sickly before, and was kept in the Yangxin Palace by the emperor. He rarely attended palace banquets.
Only a few ministers had ever seen him, and even fewer concubines had seen him, let alone court ladies and young ladies from official families.
Li Xian had always looked frail and sickly, as if he would be blown down by the wind. After being recuperated in Xu's house for half a month, he could be described as having been reborn.
Not only did he no longer look sick, he had even grown a lot taller and was not as frail as before.
Therefore, none of the guests who arrived today recognized him.
Because of Song Yuntang's status and the emperor's high regard for Xu Qingye, there are many more guests coming today than at the previous housewarming ceremony.
The whole family is busy.
Fortunately, the first birthday party went smoothly.
After combing his hair, burning incense and praying, it was time for the one-year-old ceremony. Hao Ting crawled around on the blanket and finally picked up a small golden lock amid the cheers of the crowd.
But who would have thought that as soon as he picked up the little golden lock, a child less than two years old stumbled up to him and snatched the thing from his hand.
Mrs. Liu didn't expect that her son would suddenly run up at this time.
He panicked and shouted harshly.
"Manman, what are you doing?" She snatched the gold lock from Manman's hand and put it back on the blanket, then looked at everyone with embarrassment, "I'm sorry, my child is naughty and it was unintentional. I'll take him away now."
After saying that, as if she was afraid that others would blame her child, she quickly walked to the backyard holding the crying Manman.
The guests coming today are all well-known figures in the capital. Now that her own child has been disrespectful in front of so many people, she will have to bear the spit from everyone.
What’s more, he has a young son who is less than two years old.
Seeing this, Jiang felt a little angry.
Normally when there were no outsiders around, it was okay to let the children make noise at home, but today was Hao Ting’s first birthday party and there were so many people watching.
How can we allow children to act like this?
Tang'er's sister-in-law really can't tell the difference between important and unimportant occasions.
The Song family was angry and embarrassed when they saw this.
Lin was so angry that he pounded his crutch and felt pain in his chest.
"The child doesn't know the seriousness of the matter, how can the adults not know? She is so grown up, a mother of two children, but she can't even take care of a child. I think she did it on purpose!"
Zhao Qiao'e supported her and looked at her eldest son beside her.
"Jinyuan, go tell Liu to stay in the backyard with the child. When the banquet starts, ask someone to bring some food to the mother and child separately. Don't come to the front yard."
Song Jinyuan nodded.
"good."
Song Jinsheng grabbed his arm and turned to look in the direction of his parents and grandparents.
"Today is Hao Ting's first birthday party. Sister-in-law is also a sensitive person. If she is not allowed to sit at the table at the party, it will be embarrassing for Tang Er if she is dissatisfied and makes a scene at home. In my opinion, my eldest brother and sister-in-law should take care of Man Man together. We can talk about this matter after the party is over."
The Song family thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.
Song Xingye spoke up, "That's what An Jinsheng said, Jinyuan and Liu are watching Manman together."
"Okay, I'll go and watch Manman."
After Song Jinyuan finished speaking, he went in the direction where Liu had left.
Some people looked at Song Yuntang as if they were watching a good show.
"Mrs. Xu, whose child was that just now? Why was he so rude?"
"That's right. If this was a family with many rules, they would have picked up sticks and chased him out long ago. Madam Xu has a really good temper."
This was a mockery of her, saying that the Xu family had no rules.
Song Yuntang raised the corners of his lips slightly, but was not angry about what he said.
"Every child has a naughty time, and if you are not careful, they can cause a lot of trouble. If you tell this lady, and use a stick to chase the child when he makes a mistake, not only will the child lose face, but it will also make the host appear intolerant."
Chen Yin tried to smooth things over.
"Mrs. Xu's words make sense. Besides, the lady just apologized on behalf of her child. I think it was unintentional. Let's just let this little incident go."
Just now, when Hao Ting's little gold lock was snatched away, he did not cry or make a fuss. He just frowned and continued to look for his next target on the blanket.
When everyone saw this, they all sighed in their hearts at how calm this little guy was in the face of difficulties.
If it were an ordinary child, he would have started crying long ago.
Mrs. Tang stepped forward with a smile.
"I find this child very pleasing to me. Let's give him a flower and bird pendant."
As he spoke, he handed the jade pendant in his hand to Nanny Chen beside him.
Nanny Chen took it and placed it on the mat for Hao Ting to choose.
Seeing this, Song Yuntang felt helpless.
"Master's wife, this jade pendant is too valuable."
Mrs. Tang waved her hand and looked at her with loving eyes.
"It's okay. At worst you can keep it for him first and wear it when he's older."
Everyone looked at the nose and the nose at the heart. They had heard from people in the capital before that so many of Lord Tang’s students had married, but Mrs. Tang was the only one who took good care of this county lady.
I always thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true.
Li Xian also stepped forward.
"In that case, I'll add one too."
He took out a small box, unfolded it and placed it on the carpet.
When everyone saw that it was just a child, no one paid any attention to him.
But those who know the goods will quickly recognize the contents of the box.
"This is a night-shining pearl! I had the honor of seeing it once before in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Most of Daxia's night-shining pearls were tributed by the Western Regions. Due to the tense situation at the border in recent years, the Western Regions stopped paying tribute.
There are a limited number of night-shining pearls in the palace.
Unless the family has made great contributions, it will not be rewarded easily.
The Duke of Zhenguo spent most of his life fighting on the battlefield, and his three sons died one after another, leaving only his orphan, his widowed mother and the elderly Duke.
However, when he made great contributions, the emperor gave him many rewards.
The night-shining pearl is one of them.
Hearing that voice, everyone looked at Li Xian, with curiosity and surprise on their faces. He took out a night pearl as soon as he made a move. Which family did he come from? How come I've never seen it before?
He then turned and looked in the direction of Song Yuntang.
Upon closer inspection, the two men actually look somewhat similar. Could he be her brother?
But this child looks noble and doesn't look like he comes from the countryside.
For a child from the countryside, it is surprising that she has such a special case as the county princess.
Not everyone can be like her.
Usually, Li Xi'an was kept in the Yangxin Palace and rarely appeared at palace banquets. Even his grandmother, Madam Tang, rarely saw her.
Looking at this handsome young man, an inexplicable sense of familiarity came over me.
"Who are you?"
Although Li Xian had met Lord Tang, he had never met Mrs. Tang.
Just from the way others addressed her just now, he could tell that she was the grandmother he had never met.
He bowed politely to Mrs. Tang.
"Junior Xi'an, greetings to Madam Tang."
After hearing this, Mrs. Tang's hand, which was supporting Nanny Chen beside her, trembled inexplicably.
Xi'an!
She remembered that her daughter named her grandson Xi'an.
She once said that she only hoped that when she was gone, he would be able to distinguish between good and evil and live a peaceful and happy life.
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