One hundred and five full moon
A thick layer of felt pad was laid in the ground in front of the main hall of Yong'an Palace. The two Shanggongs held Xie Ning and knelt on the felt pad. The eunuchs who came to the inner palace to announce the edict were already very old, and even their eyebrows were white. When they read the order, they were full of energy and their voices were loud. After he finished reading it, Xie Ning and Xie Xie were grateful to him, the two Shanggongs came over to help her stand up again, and the others congratulated her and saluted her.
After the promotion and promulgation, all the guests who congratulated him arrived. Not many royal family members came, but all the concubines in the palace had counted. Among such beauties with their own unique styles, Chen Jieyu's beauty and charm were still outstanding. She wore a silver-gray striped magenta embroidered auspicious cloud dress, and a flowered hibiscus skirt on the bottom, which set off the white skin like snow. A bright red color was rubbed on her lips, making her look even more cherry lips. If you want to be romantic, I am afraid that she will be the best among the people who come to Yong'an Palace today.
Unfortunately, Chen Jieyu wanted to show the emperor this cute dress. She was arrogant and beautiful. As long as she could meet the emperor, she would definitely win back the emperor's favor. Unfortunately, her news was not as good as before. Today, Yong'an Palace was just a small banquet, and the emperor brought the second prince to Qianqiu Palace. Her dress could not attract the emperor's favor, but attracted a lot of jealousy from others.
When Chen Jieyu came today, the palace maids around her advised her not to dress up too flirtingly. Today is a good day for Yong'an Palace. Even if Xie Jieyu is a generous person, Chen Jieyu dressed up too well and robbed her of the limelight, it is inevitable that she will feel uncomfortable. Three hundred and sixty days a year, it doesn't matter if she doesn't have any signs, but the good day for her to give birth to a son and promote her throne, can't she show off her power at this time? Should she be congratulating or making enemies?
But Chen Jieyu only thought that she could not miss this opportunity today, and she didn't hear a word.
There were many guests, but Yong'an Palace had prepared a long time ago. The side hall could not greet so many guests, so it simply set up a shed in the garden at the back, and the banquet was placed in the garden. At this time, it was late spring and early summer, and the flowering period was over, but it looked brilliant and prosperous. The breeze was blowing under the flower shed, and the flowers were blooming outside the flower shed, which was refreshing and pleasant, which was much better than holding a banquet in the hall, and it was stuffy and crowded.
After receiving the order, Xie Ning went back to change her clothes. Although today was a good day for her promotion, she did not wear red brocade, but a light apricot and yellow embroidered butterfly flower and grass palace dress, and a snow-curled skirt. In addition to hairpins, she also brought a beaded forehead. This forehead was made of new, and it was inlaid with jade brought back by her uncle from outside. It was crystal white stone, not jade, and the shiny luster on the head was like moonlight. I heard that the locals called this moonlight stone. Xie Ning liked this, so he deliberately made someone to make jewelry and put it on.
No one had ever seen this gem in the palace before. Xie Ning wore it like this and immediately attracted everyone's attention. No one asked her where the gem came from. They thought that such a treasure was of course a reward from the emperor.
That jealous and envious look was revealed on the faces of many people.
Concubine Chen did not come forward to talk to Xie Ning.
When she saw Xie Ning for the first time, she was just a talented person and was summoned by the emperor several times. Chen Jieyu didn't really take it seriously when she went to Yun Pavilion. She used to this kind of thing, giving this new show of power and showing off her current favor.
In the past, those people swallowed their anger and retreated to her, and Chen Jieyu's arrogance became more and more arrogant. She never even thought about how she would deal with her when she met someone who was not afraid of her or even contradicting her.
Xie Cairen was not afraid of her, and even stabbed her in person, which made Chen Jieyu very angry. She complained to the emperor not only to let her breath, but also to protect her status and dignity. If such a small talented man didn't take her seriously and was safe afterwards, who would take her as a concubine in the future?
But unexpectedly, the complaint was made, and Xie Cairen became more favorable, and he was successfully promoted to the first level and promoted to the beauty.
Although no one in the palace laughed at her in person, Chen Jieyu felt that countless people were pointing behind her and sarcastic.
After the hand stove incident, her personal palace maid committed suicide. Chen Jieyu was locked up for a month. When she came out again, Chen Jieyu felt so uncomfortable.
They must have thought she was out of favor. Although no one has stepped on her head yet, that day will not be too far away.
The more this happens, the less she can't get out of her airs, and people can see the decline.
However, in more than a year, Xie Cairen has become Xie Jieyu, and the momentum of promotion is even faster than that of her back then. What's more, Xie Jieyu was out of favor, but Xie Jieyu had just given birth to a prince, which was just as time as the sky.
Chen Jieyu watched a group of people come forward to please Xie Jieyu. It turned out that the center should be hers.
In the sun, the unknown gems on Xie Jieyu's head had a shiny and soft light like flowing water. The halo made people almost unable to see her face clearly. It was the symbol of favor, the light of the stars holding the moon, and the limelight that Chen Jieyu dressed up as stunningly as she could not catch up.
On the pavilion across the water in the garden, the actors of the Jiaofangsi are showing their strengths. Needless to say, there are also people performing thrilling and exciting tricks such as rope plays, juggling, fire plays, etc. It is rare to be so lively in the palace. The palace people shuttle back and forth to pour tea and serve dishes like butterflies that are graceful among flowers.
After discussing this dish with Xie Ning, the stewed restaurant sent out three orders and finally selected one from it. There were almost no meat dishes and big dishes, and there were no such thing as stew pots. The weather was too hot and people were impetuous. It was just a waste of fish and meat for people to see, and no one would eat it at all.
Today, the dishes on the table are mostly cold dishes, and hot dishes are mainly vegetarian dishes. The stewed swallow cups are small cups for each person, tofu soup, melon dishes, etc. are also served in this way. The sweet soup that comes to the end is fruit dew. In this weather, the fruit dew is often iced in the palace, which makes it cool and refreshing. But the fruit dew on today is warm. It is indeed not as cool as it is pleasant to drink, but after drinking it, it feels very comfortable.
Xie Ning was a little worried about the second prince and was taken away for a long time. Although both wet nurses followed and two old Shanggongs took care of her, there should be no problem. But she just felt that her hands were empty and uncomfortable.
She misses the child.
I just separated for so short time and began to miss it. What should I do when my child is growing up and I really want to study and move out of Yong'an Palace? By then, I would be good to meet each other a day and talk for a while.
Since Chen Jieyu knew that the emperor would not come, she kept talking coldly. She did not talk to others, so naturally no one took the initiative to look for her. Although she was sitting among the crowd, she was alone, so she didn't mention the awkwardness in her heart.
Fortunately, the person sitting next to her was not the one who had conflicts with her in the past, but she didn't have much friendship.
Shi Shunyi has no conflict with anyone. She is gentle and quiet, not like a high-ranking concubine at all. People often say behind her back that she is a palace maid, and even if she becomes a master, she is still a slave habit.
In the past, Chen Jieyu didn't take people like Shi Shunyi seriously, but now fortunately this person was sitting next to her, making her feel more at ease. Chen Jieyu didn't speak, and Shi Shunyi basically didn't say anything. The two of them only said a few words from beginning to end. In other words, the soup was good, and the soup tasted refreshing.
Sitting like this is not a good thing. Chen Jieyu had nothing to say, pointing to the dense flowers blooming not far away, saying, "This flower is blooming well."
Shi Shunyi turned her head and looked at it, and said softly, "This is the best time to see the spring flowers."
Chen Jieyu asked: "What is the spring flowers?"
Cao Shunrong said, "When the flowers bloom until they are over, the flowers bloom, and the spring will be over."
It turned out to be the Peach Flower. Chen Jieyu had heard of it, but she had never seen it before. She just asked casually, but unexpectedly asked about it.
When Chen Jieyu heard it was this flower, why did Chen Jie feel so awkward? She always felt that this flower was not a good omen. She turned her face and pretended to concentrate on appreciating the singing and dancing.
Cao Shunrong is also a talented woman in the palace and is quite familiar with folk art. While listening to the song, he said, "There is a good pipa in the Jiaofang who is good at it today. I remember that she has a long stream of water that is very beautiful.
Shi Shunyi said: "But Zhao Ling?"
Cao Shunrong nodded and said, "That's right."
"She just plays a long flowing water well, and it sounds comfortable. She plays the others with the meaning of a golden drum and a sword, which makes people feel uneasy."
"Master Yang Quan is not angry after he has been old these years. I heard that his apprentice's flute is already better than his predecessor."
Chen Jieyu could also add a few words to these words, but she felt that she was not as uncomfortable as she was at the beginning.
Through the numerous palace walls, Yanning Palace and Yong'an Palace were not far away. The music was light and soft and drifted with the wind. Concubine Shu, who was sitting in the side hall of Yanning Palace, raised her head slightly, and a strange expression appeared on her haggard face.
If others see it, they will definitely not believe it or recognize each other. A month ago, Shufei, who looked plump and fresh, looked like a blooming flower, was so thin that she looked like she was in such a state in just one month, which was beyond recognition.
"Where did the music come from?" Today is not a festival day.
Before the palace maid Biyue, who was standing by, replied, Shufei remembered herself: "Is it Yong'an Palace? Is it the full moon banquet today?"
Biyue replied carefully: "We are close to Yong'an, so it must be from there."
"The full moon banquet is so fast, it's already full moon." Concubine Shu's fingers were intertwined, and her nails, which were originally three inches long, were broken, and she had no intention of caring for her. The emperor did not abuse her, but the food she sent was as delicious as she chewed wax. As soon as she closed her eyes, she had nightmares. She saw Princess Yuyao being bullied in a place she couldn't see, and she also saw the Lin family's house collapsed and the family was destroyed. Such silent torture made her so thin that even Biyue dared not recognize her for a month.
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