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In the Royal Palace, ceremonial music was heard. On the stage, the singer was saying, ”The ice wheel on the island has just begun to turn …”
When the empress dowager's gaze fell upon Princess An Guo, the smile in her eyes grew even wider. She extended a hand towards the princess and said affectionately,
”Come from An, come here to the Queen Mother's side.” Princess An Guo was known as ”Feng Congan”).
Princess An Guo stood up and said, ”Yes, Imperial Mother. We'll head over from An.” Sitting next to the empress dowager, Princess Anguo spoke to her about herself.
In the past, the empress dowager had given up six sons and lost two sons. Today, Emperor Zhou Cheng, the princess of An Guo, as well as the Prince Xin Yang and Prince Ru Yang from other sects were by her side.
Lian Ru Yue looked around and her gaze gradually landed on Princess Eleven. She was playing with a small wooden figure in her hand. But she didn't seem to be in the mood for fun.
Lian Ruyue lightly shook her head. Everyone in the hall was full of joy because today was the empress dowager's birthday. However, Princess Eleven didn't know how to conceal her emotions; it was likely she would bring disaster upon herself. The empress was too busy dealing with the empress dowager to bother with her daughter.
Lian Ruyue instructed the palace maid by her side, ”Princess Eleven, since you like sweets, please give her this plate of Sweet Apricot Congealing Nectar. Please tell her that it's from me and let her have a smile.”
”Yes.” The palace maid accepted the order and placed the dessert in front of Princess Eleven. Princess Eleven was bored to death, so when she heard the palace maid's words, she raised her head to look at Lian Xiyue, who looked towards the empress dowager before nodding to her.
Since Princess Eleven was the empress's daughter, she immediately understood Lian Ruyue's meaning. She smiled at her and quickly straightened up, a trace of a smile on her face as she looked at the people who were currently performing on the stage.
Lian Ruyue sighed in her heart as she remembered what the Ninth Prince had said. ”Yue'er belongs to the sky, but she's cooped up in a cage.”
At this point, the music ended and everyone came forward to pay their respects. The empress dowager was in a good mood as she spoke words of respect and congratulations, a benevolent smile on her face.
When it was the Xiao family's turn, the Duke of Xiao led the three sons of the Xiao family forward and knelt in front of the empress dowager. When it was the Xiao family's turn, the Duke of Xiao led the three sons of the Xiao family to kneel in front of the empress dowager.
Big Brother Xiao Shan composed a poem on the spot and said in a clear voice:
”The Son of the Goddess shall live for eternity, and shall live for eternity. Today, Buddha has been born, and Buddha has been born again.”
This poem seemed like an ordinary birthday poem at the beginning, but after experiencing it for a bit, he was able to see the subtlety of it —
The next day was the emperor's birthday. However, in order to show his filial piety, Emperor Zhou Cheng always gave the empress dowager a birthday banquet, but never a birthday banquet other than the tenth birthday celebration. And Xiao Shan's poem not only wished the empress dowager a lifetime, but also hadn't forgotten the emperor. It could really be described as' a poem for two '.
Indeed, such a delicate arrangement was appreciated by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Especially the empress dowager, Xiao Zhenhai had put a lot of effort into her. She had always liked the third son of the Xiao family and felt that they were all outstanding individuals. Now that he heard this poem, he was even more happy. He even ordered people to remember this birthday poem and said:
”This Dowager has heard that Xiao Shan was extremely talented, and the birthday poem that was given to This Dowager today shows just how great his attainment is. Duke of Xiao, you have been blessed.”
When Xiao Zhenhai heard the empress dowager's praise, he was overjoyed. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, ”Esteemed Empress Dowager Xie appreciates this.”