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Chapter 458: Men will only be honest if they become tablets
There are a total of sixteen rare gifts!
After Chen Yaming finished his introduction, the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department carried all the treasures in and placed them carefully.
Chen Yaming bent over and smiled flatteringly: "Empress Xianfei, there is another mysterious gift, which will be delivered to you by His Majesty himself later!"
Nangong Xuanyu mentioned this matter the day before yesterday, and Shen Zhinian has been curious about it. She can't help but be more curious when she finds it is still so mysterious today.
Anyway, it won’t be long before Nangong Xuanyu will be here.
Shen Zhinian nodded slightly, and smiled as he let Fuqiu reward them.
From Chen Yaming to the last eunuch, everyone received a generous reward and had a beaming look on their faces.
"Your servant thanks the Empress Consort for the reward!"
"Happy birthday, Madam Consort Xian, and may all your wishes be best to you!"
Chen Yaming smiled and said, "If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."
After they left, Shen Zhinian walked around the rewards, admiring them carefully, with a satisfied smile in his eyes.
Nangong Xuanyu is thoughtful!
Not to mention Handan and the others, even Yuanbao and others who had been in the palace for a long time rarely saw so many rare treasures!
Fuqiu exclaimed: "Madam, look at this jade ruyi. The material is fine and the carving is exquisite. The most rare thing is that it is bright green throughout. It is so beautiful!"
Handan nodded repeatedly: "There is also this glass lotus lamp, each petal is crystal clear. I can't imagine how beautiful it will be when it is lit at night!"
Fuqiu smiled and said, "In fact, what is more valuable than these treasures is the love that His Majesty has for the Queen."
"Didn't you notice? Including the mysterious gift that hasn't appeared yet, His Majesty's rewards this time total seventeen items, corresponding to the Queen's seventeenth birthday."
After she reminded them, everyone realized it belatedly: "That's right!"
"So, Your Majesty is making up for all the birthday gifts Her Majesty has given her for the past seventeen years at once?"
"Your Majesty is too attentive to the Queen!"
"Our queen is so good, who wouldn't like her? His Majesty will definitely love her!"
"..."
Although Shen Zhinian felt happy and touched, he was not so grateful that he shed tears.
Because Nangong Xuanyu is the emperor, these treasures are just a matter of a few words to him.
He has the ability to be nice to a woman and if he really wants to, he can indeed pamper her to the sky.
Of course, the other party gave her so many precious gifts, and each one touched her heart. Shen Zhinian was of course grateful in her heart, and she also remembered Nangong Xuanyu's kindness, otherwise wouldn't she be an ungrateful person?
Nanny Lin reminded her, "Your Highness, you can't be exposed to the wind during confinement. Let's go back to the inner room first."
Shen Zhinian nodded slightly: "Fuqiu, register these treasures and store them in the warehouse."
After finishing today's work, she will think carefully about where to put all the ornaments.
Fuqiu said excitedly: "Yes!"
Although these treasures do not belong to her, it would be nice to satisfy her gaze and touch them!
Soon, the imperial carriage arrived.
Everyone knelt down and saluted: "Your servants pay homage to His Majesty. Long live His Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu was in a good mood today: "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen Zhinian was still not ready to perform the ceremony when the emperor stopped her: "Nian Nian, today is your birthday, no need to be polite."
Families with better conditions would hire a wet nurse to feed the baby after the woman gave birth, not to mention the royal family.
Concubines never breastfeed themselves, so Shen Zhinian doesn't have to worry that some ingredients in rouge will enter the breast milk and affect the baby after applying makeup.
But she had to hold the Fourth Prince in her arms every day, even though the cosmetics she used before were specially developed by Tang Luochuan for pregnant women. But the baby's skin was delicate, and she was afraid that the Fourth Prince would feel uncomfortable if he came into contact with cosmetics. Anyway, she didn't have to go out during the confinement period, so after giving birth, Shen Zhinian went out with a plain face every day.
Fortunately, she is young, with good skin, and her skin is like a peeled egg. Even without makeup, she has a natural beauty.
But today, it was a rare birthday, so Shen Zhinian asked Handan to dress her up.
She was wearing a light blue palace dress today, with gardenias of various shapes embroidered on the hem. Because it was sprinkled with fragrance extracted from gardenias, one could smell the fragrance as soon as one got close to her. It was as if the gardenias on the hem of her skirt were real.
The skirt is light-colored, and the gardenia is more elegant, so Shen Zhinian's makeup today is also simple.
Her skin is whiter than snow, her eyes are full of affection, her gaze is bright, and her gentleness reveals a noble temperament. Especially those eyes, when they look at someone seriously, they seem to have a soul-stirring state, making people dream about them!
Nangong Xuanyu has seen Shen Zhinian without makeup many times these days, and at this moment, there is an undisguised look of amazement in his eyes: "Nian Nian is very beautiful today!"
Shen Zhinian glared at him: "I understand. Your Majesty means that I have been unkempt since I gave birth to Ah Xu. Although you didn't say it before, you thought so in your heart."
"Sure enough, all men are lustful!"
Handan stood nearby, lowering her head and trying very hard to hold back her laughter.
Because she remembered what the queen said, don't have too many fantasies about most men. Even if they really love a woman, it doesn't stop them from favoring beautiful concubines and maids.
A man will only be honest when he turns into a tablet!
The emperor had long been accustomed to Shen Zhinian's boldness in front of him, so he was not angry at the moment, but said helplessly: "Nian Nian is trying to accuse me, and she will find a pretext for it."
"In my heart, Nian Nian is beautiful no matter what she looks like, but she is even more beautiful today!"
Shen Zhinian suddenly raised his head and stared at Nangong Xuanyu, with a hint of jealousy in his tone: "Your Majesty turned over the card of Concubine Hao last night, and used such nice words to coax her?"
"Your Majesty is so lucky that there are so many beauties around you..."
Shen Zhinian actually doesn’t care who Nangong Xuanyu favors, as long as it doesn’t harm the interests of her and Axu.
After all, ordinary rich young men have many wives and concubines, let alone an emperor who has three palaces and six courtyards?
The competition for favor in the harem was based on the means used. It was also her ability that allowed Concubine Hao to make Nangong Xuanyu turn over her card.
But... in Nangong Xuanyu's heart, Shen Zhinian has always loved him deeply. If she is not jealous at all about Concubine Hao, it will seem too fake.
It was natural for the emperor to turn over the names of his concubines. Just as Shen Zhinian had said to Handan, in Nangong Xuanyu's mind, all the concubines in the harem were his women.
How can a king of a country be with someone for the rest of his life?
To him, favoring them was as common as eating and drinking.
His being happy and thinking of others were not in conflict with him flipping through other people's cards.