Chapter 2798 2800【Buddha Bathing Festival】


    Half a month later, it will be the Buddha Bathing Festival.


    Before the Buddha Bathing Festival, Xiang Nan specially brought Qu Xiaofeng and Zhao Sese to visit Queen Zhang Meiniang.


    ?Different from the play, Li Chengyin paralyzed Zhang Meiniang and Gao Ming in order to make a show, deliberately ignored Qu Xiaofeng, and doted on Zhao Sesu, making their relationship incompetent.


    Xiang Nan is not that fussy.


    His relationship with Qu Xiaofeng and Zhao Sese was pretty good.


    ?In every ten days, I spend three days with Qu Xiaofeng, two days with Zhao Sesu, and the remaining five days I sleep by myself.


    Neither does he seem to favor anyone alone, nor does he appear to be addicted to beauty.


    “Children pay homage to their mother~” Xiang Nan and the others bowed and saluted.


    “Get up.” Zhang Meiniang smiled and said, “Take a seat~”


    "Thank you, Queen Mother." Xiang Nan smiled and then took Qu Xiaofeng and Zhao Sese to sit down. "Mother, in a few days it will be the Buddha Bathing Festival. I specially made a batch of fragrant cakes. It will refresh your mind and calm your mind. Tongqiao, I hope my mother will like it.”


    After he became the prince, he gradually became estranged from Gao Ming. He used to go there every two or three days, but now that he has ascended to the position of prince, he has never been to Gaofu again.


    On the contrary, he only came to Qingning Palace once a week before, but now he comes every one or two days.


    Xiang Nan knew that the conflict between him and Gao Ming could not be reconciled.


    ?Gao Ming hopes that he will be as weak as possible, so that he will be more easily controlled by the Gao family. But Xiang Nan didn''t want to be his puppet, and Xiang Nan would definitely get rid of a powerful official like him.


    But the conflict between him and Zhang Meiniang was not that big.


    ?Although Zhang Meiniang also wanted to control him, she was not Wu Zetian after all, and she had no delusions of listening to politics behind the curtain. She just wanted Xiang Nanduo to get close to her and help her family get more benefits.


    Xiang Nan was completely satisfied with this, so Zhang Meiniang was naturally very satisfied with him.


    “Yin’er is determined.” Zhang Meiniang smiled and nodded.


    …


    At this moment, Cao Ji shouted, "The emperor is here!"


    Zhang Meiniang, Xiang Nan and others stood up to greet him, and saw Li Yu walking into the palace with dragon and tiger steps.


    “No etiquette, no etiquette, no etiquette. We are all one family, and it’s uncomfortable to have so many etiquettes.” Li Zuo waved his hands and smiled, and then sat down on the queen’s seat.


    “How come your Majesty is so lucky to visit Qingning Palace today?” the queen asked with a smile.


    “In a few days, it will be the Buddha Bathing Festival. This year is different from previous years because the crown prince and crown princess have been ennobled and announced to the world.


    So I would like to take this opportunity to let the prince and princess represent the royal family to receive envoys from various countries. This way, it’s better to practice and practice! "Li Hao explained, "Queen, what do you think? "


    “I think it’s very good,” the queen said with a smile.


    "By the way, you told me before that the uniforms of your crown prince and crown princess were incomplete due to the rush of time, right? So how are you preparing now?" Li Hao asked again.


    “What a coincidence, Your Majesty, look at it, these casual clothes and skirts have been delivered, and they are about to be tried on by the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess! Your Majesty, would you like to take a look?” the Queen said with a smile.


    “Princess, come over and see if it suits you?” Li Hao asked Qu Xiaofeng.


    “The stuff from the Palace Silk Weaving Bureau is different, so exquisite!” Qu Xiaofeng walked over, looked at the Buddha Bathing Festival dress, and couldn’t help but praise it.


    "Xiao Feng, you have to keep this uniform well. It is specially prepared for the Buddha Bathing Festival. According to the palace''s etiquette, it cannot be worn on weekdays." the queen reminded.


    “Oh~” Qu Xiaofeng nodded, “Thank you, Queen, Xiaofeng understands.”


    Xiang Nan noticed that Zhao Sese looked a little embarrassed.


    It’s no wonder that as both a woman and a concubine, Qu Xiaofeng was able to accompany Xiang Nan to meet envoys from various countries, accompany the emperor and the queen to the Buddha Bathing Festival, and even wear special dresses for the palace.? ? ? And she has nothing, it’s really unfair!


    …


    After paying homage to the emperor and empress, Xiang Nan returned to the East Palace with Qu Xiaofeng and Zhao Sese.


    “Sese, I’ll give you a good thing~” Xiang Nan smiled and held out a big box.


    "What is it, Your Highness?" Zhao Sese asked doubtfully.


    Xiang Nan smiled and opened the box. Inside were squares carved from sapphire with different symbols on them.


    “Your Highness, what is this?” Zhao Sese was still puzzled.


    “This is called the mahjong tile.” Xiang Nan explained, then laid out the mahjong and explained how it is played.


    It is said that the Mahjong card originated from Zheng He''s voyages to the West in the early Ming Dynasty. The crew was bored on the ship, so they invented the Mahjong card to entertain themselves. After its birth, the mahjong card became very popular and soon became popular all over the country.


    Life in the palace is actually very boring. These concubines don''t have to work to make money, don''t have to take care of housework, and have a lot of free time. It is also a good way to get together and play mahjong cards and have fun.


    ??Zhao Sese is smart as ice and snow, and he quickly memorized how to play the sparrow card.


    "Four people can play Sparrow. From now on, you can play with little girls like Jin''er in your own palace. You can also play with Xiaofeng, Yongning, and Luoxi." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "We are all a family. It’s time to improve your relationship and stop thinking about what you have and what you don’t have.”


    "Yes, Your Highness, Sese understands." Zhao Sese nodded and heard the implication of Xiang Nan''s words.


    “I know you are smart.” Xiang Nan smiled and said, “Okay, you guys can play, I’m going to Hongwen Hall to study.”


    "Sese sent His Highness off~" Zhao Sese and Jin''er sent Xiang Nan out of the palace together.


    "Miss, His Highness is still very concerned about you." After Xiang Nan left, Jin''er said to Zhao Sese.


    Zhao Sese sighed.


    She could tell that although Xiang Nan cared about her and was polite to her, he didn''t love her.


    ?However, what made her feel a little relieved was that Xiang Nan didn''t love Qu Xiaofeng either, so she didn''t have to be too upset.


    “It doesn’t matter, I still have plenty of time. I am smarter, more capable, gentle and considerate than the Crown Princess. Moreover, my brother is also the Minister of Household Affairs and can also help the Crown Prince in the court.


    As long as I work harder, the prince will definitely favor me more over time. ” she thought to herself.


    …


    Five days later, it was the Buddha Bathing Festival.


    Xiang Nan and Qu Xiaofeng got up early in the morning and washed and dressed up. First, the emperor and the empress went to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to worship the Buddha, worship the monks, perform the ritual of bathing the Buddha, and sprinkle water on the Buddha statue to wash away the dust.


    Then they splashed water on each other, raised boats, raced dragon boats, rode the pendulum, and received envoys from various countries... It can be said to be very lively.


    Qu Xiaofeng has rarely been able to leave the palace since her wedding.


    ??It was easy to go out on the street this time, which naturally made her very happy. Especially when receiving envoys from various countries, she met Qiliken, the envoy sent by the King of Xizhou.


    “Qiliken, how are my father and mother?” Qu Xiaofeng asked with a smile.


    "Okay, the king and the concubine are both in good health. The king hunted this winter and shot and killed two snow leopards, five gray wolves, and six blue sheep." Qiliken said quickly.


    “That’s good.” Qu Xiaofeng nodded.


    “Ninth Princess, your Majesty also asked your ministers to bring your favorite aged grape wine.” Qiliken smiled again.


    “That’s great, dad still loves me.” Qu Xiaofeng said happily after hearing this.


    (End of this chapter)