Chapter 270 Throwing Money on the Street
"I hope the place won't be cleared. I've lived my whole life and I've never seen the emperor. I don't know what he looks like. I hope to see him."
"I hope so!"
Everyone waited with hope for the arrival of three days later.
Three days later, in the palace.
The Queen Mother personally made a set of clothes for Jiujiu. It was red, a very festive and warm color.
This was the first piece of clothing that the Queen Mother carefully made for Jiujiu. The Queen Mother hoped that Jiujiu could live a passionate life, so she chose red.
Today, Jiujiu is going to follow Emperor Zhaoning and her brothers out of the palace to inspect the expansion of the moat, so she wore this red dress.
The skirt has narrow sleeves and a corseted waist. The body of the skirt is embroidered with many lively small flowers in gold thread, which is suitable for Jiujiu's age.
Jiujiu looks very good when wearing it.
Jiujiu also wore corresponding gold ornaments. The ornaments were simple, but grand and noble.
The queen looked at Jiujiu with a look of relief.
"This skirt is very beautiful. It suits Jiujiu very well and makes her look particularly sunny and bright."
"This gold ornament is also very suitable for Jiujiu."
"It's because of mother's good craftsmanship." Jiujiu praised: "The small floral patterns on this skirt are embroidered just like the real ones."
"Thank you for the compliment, Jiujiu." The Queen smiled, her eyes full of pampering.
Jiujiu saw that it was almost time for her to go find her father, but before leaving, she held the Empress's hand and said coquettishly, "Mother, why don't you go with us to inspect the moat? My mother has something else to do so you can go too? Just think of it as going out to relax."
"It seems like mother hasn't left the palace for many years."
Jiujiu said this and started counting on his fingers.
But after calculating for a long time, I still didn't understand.
The main reason is that Jiujiu doesn’t know the exact time the Queen has been bedridden, and the rumors from outside are too vague.
The Queen did have this intention. Ever since she became ill, she no longer liked to go to crowded places and just wanted to be alone in peace and quiet.
But today, for some reason, she really wanted to go out for a walk, and follow the emperor to walk along the moat.
It's just very strange.
This emotion came out of nowhere.
"Okay, let's go together." The Queen Mother said, "This way, Mother can also take care of Jiujiu."
"Jiujiu doesn't need care."
Jiujiu said this, and she opened the Queen's golden nanmu wardrobe in a familiar manner to help her find suitable clothes.
After finding and putting on the clothes, the Queen Mother took Jiujiu to find Emperor Zhaoning.
"Your Majesty, today, I would like to go with you to inspect the moat. Is that okay with you?" asked the Queen.
"..."Emperor Zhaoning was very surprised. The queen had been staying indoors for many years. Everyone in the palace was afraid that she was bored and wanted her to go out for a walk, but she didn't want to. But today she was willing.
"Of course." It's Concubine Jia's side...
Emperor Zhaoning was worried that Concubine Jia would overthink and get angry, so he sent someone to give her a message and a love knot to tell her his feelings.
At this moment, Concubine Jia was lying on the chaise longue, eating and reading a storybook. Thank God, the emperor and the princes and princesses who needed her care and greetings every day had finally left the palace.
She could finally have a day of peace and live for herself.
When Concubine Jia heard the news that Emperor Zhaoning and the Queen were leaving the palace together, she was not unhappy, but rather relieved.
"The Queen has had a hard time these years because of the Sixth and Sixteenth Princes' affairs."
"It's good for her to think it through and go out for a walk. It's better than being bored in the palace."
"Why should I be jealous? I am not that petty."
"Besides, the Queen is very kind to me and Jiujiu as well. She almost treats Jiujiu as her own daughter. Recently, she has been making clothes, shoes, and jewelry for Jiujiu. She even sent someone to ask if Jiujiu's wedding dress has been embroidered. She can also help with the embroidery..."
"The Queen is so kind. I really have nothing to say."
Concubine Jia is a person who knows what is good for her.
She didn't even have time to thank the Queen.
Why is he so jealous for no reason? He is picking on the queen.
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The emperor and empress left the palace in a phoenix carriage, accompanied by the imperial guards, with great fanfare.
The princes rode on horses and walked behind.
Jiujiu sat next to Emperor Zhaoning.
Along the way, the little girl waved enthusiastically to the people watching on both sides.
The people also looked at Jiujiu beside Emperor Zhaoning.
"The little princess is so pretty, and the dress she wears is beautiful too, making her look like a little sun, bright and sparkling."
"The emperor's eyes followed the little princess the whole time, as if he was afraid that she would fall or get hurt. The emperor really dotes on her."
"The Queen who never shows up has also shown up. Today is such a good day!"
Jiujiu said to everyone: "Hello everyone!"
"Thank you for your hard work standing by."
As Jiujiu spoke, she reached into the small bag on her shoulder and after searching for a long time, she pulled out a handful of something and scattered it around.
The people thought that the little princess was imitating the wedding procession and throwing sweets at them.
They just took the inappropriate wedding candy.
After all, it’s the little princess’s gift, so I have to accept it.
But when they received them, they found out that what the little princess scattered was not wedding candy, but money!
"Oh my god, I received three copper coins, enough for a bowl of noodles."
"I received one, enough to buy buns."
"I got two."
"The little princess is so arrogant! She actually threw money in the street. Only she dares to do this."
Many people picked up copper coins.
Not much, but everyone was very happy and the atmosphere was very high.
Jiujiu originally wanted to scatter silver ingots, so that there would be more. But Aunt Gui said that if she smashed someone's head with a silver ingot and blood flowed, it would be bad and there might be a riot.
So we just scatter some coins to show our appreciation and make everyone happy.
Dijiang also came out. He followed at the end of the team. Seeing Jiujiu throwing money on the street, he smiled dotingly.
The little girl is so interesting and fun.
Soon, the team arrived at the moat.
Not far away, the porters who were carrying rice were still working diligently and they had not been cleared out.
However, they also could not see Emperor Zhaoning and his entourage who were patrolling the moat on the other side of the avenue.
They were just carrying sacks and took a break from their busy schedule to take a look from afar. Because they were too far away from the inspection team, they couldn't see what Emperor Zhaoning looked like. They could only see a huge team, very long, as if there was no end in sight, and there were many people surrounding it, making it very lively.
For some reason, the Queen on the phoenix carriage came out, but she still had no interest in anything. The only thing she saw was the porters by the river, at which she looked at them a few more times.
Emperor Zhaoning saw that the queen had been staring in one direction, so he suggested, "Queen, do you want to go to the riverside porters to have a look? Can I accompany you to have a look?"