Chapter 1039: What a Living Bodhisattva (1)
In the past, all the ladies wore gold and silver, extravagant and extravagant. He was dressed much simpler now.
It was probably because it involved money, so he kept a secret.
The empress dowager glanced over and narrowed her eyes.
She leaned lazily against the couch. Back then, she was completely suppressed by Noble Consort Lin and her son was not favored. He had suffered a lot in the palace.
Every year at the banquet, these madams would step on her to support Noble Consort Lin.
Now, her son was in control of the world and had become a hegemon.
These people were here to flatter her again.
“Empress Dowager, this is a tribute from the Western Regions. It was sent here at top speed, you have to try it.” The lady who spoke was full of smiles, and her words were filled with flattery.
“Aijia can’t eat.”
“The commoners froze to death in the snow and ice, countless refugees, and corpses littered the ground. How could this widow eat such precious food?” The empress dowager’s eyes narrowed slightly, and the madam immediately felt embarrassed.
“This lady is the mother of the lady who embarrassed Lulu just now,” the lady from the Zhuang family whispered. Flattery is on the horse’s leg.” Miss Zhuang laughed secretly.
“Lulu, did you notice that the girls today are all dressed very plainly?”
Lulu raised his eyebrows.
“It’s probably a little low-key. It won’t cost so much money.” Lulu guessed.
“No,” Miss Zhuang shook her head gently. His Majesty was twenty-two years old this year and it was said that the Empress Dowager was extremely anxious. Taking advantage of the spring banquet, the Empress Dowager is also inquiring about the young ladies in each residence.”
“I have to say, how many noble ladies in the world don’t miss a dragon among the people like Your Majesty?” Especially when they heard that the Emperor had detested the Jiang family’s young lady, everyone felt that they had a chance.
“The Empress Dowager and the late emperor were deeply in love. Ever since the late emperor left, she had been worshipping Buddha and praying for the late emperor. She would definitely like a girl who wore plain clothes. Look at the banquet on the table. Most of the dishes are vegetarian. It was also arranged according to the Empress Dowager’s preferences.” Miss Zhuang whispered.
Lulu was stunned when he heard that.
“The Empress Dowager is right. The world is not peaceful, how can we enjoy it peacefully?”
“Moreover, the Empress Dowager has been worshipping Buddha all year round and has to pray for His Majesty. How about this, remove all the meat and fish on the table. Eating too much meat and fish would cause death. It was better to eat more vegetarian food. Yingying eats vegetarian food all year round. In the face of such a great disaster, she can also accumulate more blessings for the people and share Your Majesty’s worries.” The girl who spoke swayed her body slightly, and her skirt swayed like a blooming lotus flower.
The words that came out of his mouth were like a living Bodhisattva.
The empress dowager’s body paused, and her eyes widened.
He looked deeply at Miss Yingying, thinking that the Empress Dowager would remember him deeply.
The ladies gritted their teeth. How shameless.
“Very good, this widow understands your intentions. Granny, remove the meat.” The Empress Dowager seemed to be gritting her teeth but also seemed to have heard something.
“Lulu, guess who that is?” The Zhuang family’s girl pursed her lips and looked at Yingying with fear and disdain.
“Do you still remember His Majesty’s selection a few years ago? At that time, several of the most popular female cultivators had met with accidents. One of them was the eldest daughter of a border governor. This was the second daughter. She is the twin sister of Guan Qing.”
“I heard that this young lady is quite intelligent. When she was born, the river was full of twin lotuses. It was a legend in the border areas.”
“If she wasn’t so young back then, I heard that she would have been sent to the palace to be selected.”