The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1428

[1428. Chapter 1356 Long Blessings to the Queen Mother]

Zhu Houcong looked at his cousin with a look of resentment.

He had finally seen how domineering his cousin was.

So he took a step back obediently.

But when the Empress Dowager saw it, her face sank slightly: “You are brothers, how could the prince speak to his brother like this?”

Zhu Houzhao said hurriedly: “Yes, Sun Chen was wrong.”

He admitted his mistake easily.

Zhu Houzhao is like this. He usually behaves randomly, but it does not mean that he is unreasonable.

In fact, he understands the truth, but he just can’t do it.

The Queen Mother softened her face and smiled. She looked at Zhu Houzhao and then at Fang Jifan: “You two are inseparable. The Ai family knows that you will definitely come together.”

“Speaking of which…” Tai The Empress Dowager smiled again: “The Ai family was talking to Concubine Fang and Xiurong just now. The Ai family are old and I really envy you young people. I heard that you are now in Shuntian Mansion and you are doing a good job. His Majesty is full of praise for you. The Ai family is a woman who doesn’t understand the affairs of the foreign dynasty, and of course, she shouldn’t understand. But knowing that you have done a good job makes the Ai family feel at ease. With the blessing of our ancestors, there will be descendants in this country.”

Zhu Houzhao laughed. Said: “Yes, it is said outside that Sun Chen is more holy than the father…”

Fang Jifan immediately said: “Your Majesty, you are so ridiculous. How can the prince and his ministers deserve such praise? However, His Royal Highness is full of love for the people.” , but this is true. The prince often said that he would have no regrets if he only did two things in his life. The first was to be filial, to be filial to the Queen Mother, and to be filial to the Emperor and the Queen. Well, it means loving the people. The common people are the heart and soul of His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness is not willing to let them be hungry or cold, let alone let them suffer injustice. It is precisely because His Highness the Crown Prince is like this. Inspired by him, try your best to do what is reasonable.”

The Empress Dowager glanced at Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi listened to Zhu Houzhao but didn’t know what he was bragging about. His face was not only red, but clearly turning purple. After hearing Fang Jifan’s words, his face softened slightly.

The Empress Dowager Zhou then smiled and said, “That’s good. Come on, you all come close.”

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan then stepped forward.

Zhou took some candied fruits from the table and stuffed them into their hands. Although Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao were both grown up, in her eyes, they were still just children who hadn’t grown up yet. She said, “You guys eat it. I want to come here all the way.” I’m hungry. This candied fruit is a tribute from the Duke of Guizhou. It tastes really good.”

Zhu Houzhao ate the candied fruit in one bite and chewed it. Fang Jifan was rather leisurely.

“Speaking of tribute, I have a big gift to give to the empress on her birthday.” Zhu Houzhao burped and said.

Although the Empress Dowager knew that her great-grandson would give gifts, when Zhu Houzhao said it himself, she still felt pleasantly surprised and said with a joyful face: “Oh, I wonder what kind of gift it is?”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan.

These days, he has been busy with the revision. Fang Jifan agreed anyway, so he was too lazy to ask more questions.

Now that I am the Empress Dowager, I am waiting for Fang Jifan to offer her.

Anyway…Fang Jifan is rich.

He is very confident.

Fang Jifan nodded with a smile, and then whispered something to the eunuch on the side.

The eunuch understood, went out for a while, and then took out a baggage.

It’s a baggage.

This baggage is soft.

What’s inside?

Everyone knows that the Duke of Qi is as wealthy as any other country, and it is no exaggeration to say that his family’s money is worth gold and silver.

Then, the gift he gave must be extremely precious.

So people opened their eyes and wanted to see what kind of rare treasures were given.

Even Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but stand up, with his hands behind his back, looking somewhat curious.

The other fate wives all held their breath.

The Empress Dowager likes this feeling very much. What is worth looking forward to is the most precious.

Fang Jifan just unpacked the baggage layer by layer.

It seemed that the things contained in this bag were so valuable that even he had to be careful.

Immediately afterwards, the baggage was unpacked layer by layer.

Dang Dang Dang!

In Fang Jifan’s heart, the prelude to the symphony of destiny sounded.

Then, a piece of clothing was shaken out.

Clothes…

People looked at Fang Jifan’s unfolded clothes in surprise… They were all dumbfounded.

The prince and the Duke of Qi just gave him a piece of clothing?

This…

it is difficult to hide the feeling of loss on many people’s faces.

This is it?

The Queen Mother couldn’t help but wipe her eyes and put on her reading glasses.

She looked stunned.

Emperor Hongzhi took a closer look. This dress… was certainly extremely expensive. The selection of materials, materials used, and even the style were beyond words.

But…he immediately became disappointed.

Even so, such a birthday gift is certainly a treasure in ordinary people’s homes, but in front of the Empress Dowager, let’s look at what other people gave, not to mention the pearls, agate, the coral, and all kinds of other rare things. All treasures are exquisite.

But the prince, Fang Jifan, and the empress dowager loved you, but the result… was…

Emperor Hongzhi’s face sank slightly.

The Queen Mother seemed to feel the emperor’s chill.

But she glanced at the prince and Fang Jifan with great consideration, pretending to be surprised and said: “This dress is really beautiful, very good.”

She stood up and rubbed the material with her fingers.

How could Emperor Hongzhi not know the Empress Dowager’s protective intention, but he didn’t do anything and still kept smiling.

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, this dress is priceless. It is the only one in the world. Only your Majesty is worthy of this dress. For this dress, the prince and his ministers have worked hard and spent countless efforts. I beg your Majesty.” Accept it.”

“Okay, okay, as long as it is a gift from you, the Ai family will like it. This is a sincere filial piety.”

The married women did not dare to show their anger. Although they forced a smile, they felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

Only Zhu Houcong said at the side: “Prince, Duke of Qi, look, my family gave such a big coral as a gift.”

“…”

Such a big coral tree!

The King of Xing, Zhu Youtiao, felt embarrassed. He pulled Zhu Houcong and looked at Zhu Houzhao with an apologetic look. Zhu Youtiao was a cautious person.

This nephew can do anything.

There is also that bitch Fang Jifan. He is like a goose who plucks his hair, and eats people without spitting out their bones. Anyone who has ever bought a house has a deep memory of this. Although he was the closest clan member to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youqian did not want to offend the prince and Fang Jifan. He smiled and said: “This dress… looks very expensive at first sight.”

He raised his head.

Ever since…

everyone nodded.

“Yes, yes, the colors are really good.”

“Such good materials are rare.” “

The filial piety of His Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi… is really… really…”

the wives agreed one after another.

But everyone’s heart is like a clear mirror, and they understand each other tacitly.

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Empress Zhang seemed to think that the prince and Duke of Qi had gone too far, and she couldn’t help but cough.

Only Zhu Xiurong was very determined, sitting aside with a calm smile and saying nothing.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to kick Zhu Houcong into the sky.

What he hates most is naughty kids. Why are you joining in the fun?

Because Zhu Houzhao also felt that… the birthday gift that Fang Jifan had vowed to prepare was a bit shabby.

Lao Fang…this is a trick on me.

He wailed inwardly.

Fang Jifan continued: “Your Majesty, let’s see if this dress fits you?”

“Okay. Here comes…”

The Empress Dowager didn’t care.

At her age, she has long lost interest in so-called gold and silver jewelry. She doesn’t have much of anything, but she can’t have more of this gold and silver jewelry.

Fang Jifan gave this dress as a gift, which can be regarded as…unique.

Etiquette is less important than affection.

With a glance from her, a eunuch came forward and carefully changed the clothes of the Empress Dowager.

This garment has a double lapel, so it is very convenient to wear. You only need to put it on your body.

The colors used are gorgeous and it feels extremely soft when worn on the body. Needless to say, the materials used are of the highest quality.

The Empress Dowager put it on her body and felt that it fit her perfectly. She nodded with satisfaction: “The Ai family has worn many of the dresses woven in the palace, and they are still not used to them. But wearing this dress makes me feel more comfortable.”

Fang Jifan said with a smile: “My Lady, the really great thing about this dress is not that it is comfortable to wear, but that… its name… is called Wanfu Yi.”

Wanfu Yi…

The Queen Mother was stunned. She stared at Fang Jifan: “Oh, what’s this again? What is it? “

“This… this… is really famous. It’s just… I can’t explain it at the moment, but I will understand it after seeing it.” He turned around and looked again. To a eunuch.

The eunuch didn’t dare to be negligent, so he had no choice but to go.

After a while, several eunuchs brought in several instruments.

In addition to a higher-power magnifying glass, someone actually brought a microscope.

Everyone looked at it in confusion.

But he was confused.

Even the Empress Dowager became confused.

Fang Jifan first took out a high-power magnifying glass and stepped forward: “Your Majesty, please take a look.”

The Empress Dowager took the magnifying glass, and Fang Jifan gently pushed the other end of the magnifying glass and pointed it at the cuffs of the clothes.

Seeing this…

the Queen Mother fell silent.

On this clothes, small characters appeared in the lens of the magnifying glass.

The Queen Mother had to identify it carefully, and then she realized that the word on it… seemed… seemed… to be the word “福”.

Such “福” characters are so densely packed that almost nothing can be seen with the naked eye. They can only be seen under a magnifying glass.

The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but move the magnifying glass, but found that except for the cuffs, the top and bottom of this dress were actually filled with the word “福”.

Wan Fuyi…

The Queen Mother understood.

The so-called Ten Thousand Blessings Clothes are clothes with the word “blessing” written all over them. How much effort does this… take?

The Empress Dowager has enjoyed every blessing in her life. To be honest, she believes in Taoism. People who believe in this have their own preferences for these things with moral meanings.

Now there is so much ‘blessing’ in such a piece of clothing. Fang Jifan just said that this piece of clothing is priceless, and he was right.

(End of chapter)