Da Suining

Chapter 140 Concubine
This Lu Yu can quarrel with others wherever he goes.

If the woman provoked her, he would not let it go.

I have never been a master of pity and pity.

No, it made Xiangyan cry.

His father didn't mention him too much, how could he not learn the gentle manner of his son.

Xiang Suining stood up, clasped his arms, and clasped his hands around his waist: "So it's Mr. Lu and Mr. Lu."

Xiang Suining was very knowledgeable and reasonable, so the doctor Lu gave her an extra look, and then poked his precious son Lu Yu: "Miss Xiang saluted you, you should return the salute."

Lu Yu clasped his hands together: "Second Xiang...Miss Xiang is polite."

I have seen it.

Xiang Daying and Imperial Physician Lu also greeted each other and returned to their seats.

After all, it is a palace garden. Although the Shangji Hall is large, there is no other noise except for the eunuchs walking back and forth to guide the way and the maidservants, except for the soft greetings between everyone.

Suddenly, a eunuch shouted at the door: "Concubine Mei is here, Concubine He is here."

Everyone stood up.

Concubine Mei wore a dark red palace dress embroidered with the word "Fu", with a swallow back in her bun, two or three gold hairpins inserted obliquely, and a string of uniformly sized pearl necklaces around her neck.

Everyone saluted Concubine Mei, and Concubine Mei said lightly: "Get up."

Concubine Mei Gui sat closest to the emperor's throne.

Next is Concubine He.

Concubine He wore a pair-breasted palace dress inlaid with silver and magpies ascending to the heights. She wore a flying fairy bun, with two gold hairpins inserted between the buns, one silver-studded sapphire hairpin, and a gold-studded seven-treasure necklace around her neck.

Normally, she would not appear at the same time as Concubine Mei. Concubine Mei was the former master and always wanted to suppress her limelight. In front of Concubine Mei, she was the servant girl who served others.

Unfortunately, she was combing her hair in the Heyiyuan, but the style of her hair was not satisfactory to her, and after a couple of tossings, it was too late.

When she came to Shangji Hall, she happened to see Concubine Mei in front, and she couldn't be late, so she had to bite the bullet and follow behind Concubine Mei, thinking in her heart how she could outshine Concubine Mei in such a big scene, such as holding her wrist He rolled the golden lotus bracelet on his hand, or deliberately took a longer step, revealing the pair of shoes that the three embroiderers took half a month to embroider.

It's a pity that Concubine Mei Gui didn't even look her in the face.

Concubine He greeted her, and Concubine Mei just nodded without saying a word.

Very annoyed.

As soon as she entered the Shangji Hall, with open flames and candlelight, although Concubine Mei was a few years older, she was the daughter of a general. She was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and her overall style was enough to shock everyone.

Concubine He could be brought out by herself, but now that she is standing behind Concubine Mei, it is as if the candlelight shines on the moon. It seems that she has nothing to do with her, and everyone greeted her with just one word.

The key point is that Concubine He has to sit in the lower seat behind Concubine Mei, and she is extremely upset.

The emperor had many concubines, the flowery and jade-like concubines were so beautiful, Xiang Suining was very unfamiliar with the row of concubines who came in, only to see that they all went to bow to Concubine Mei, and after saluting, they sat down respectively.

After the emperor came, the people in the imperial dining room began to serve dishes.

The dishes in the palace were not as big as they imagined. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was quite elegant.

Suining had never seen many of the dishes on the low table, so he couldn't name them. There was a large plate of steamed fat crabs. Beside the crabs, there were shrimps and water shield, and a lily soup.

Because of eating crabs, the maids put a set of tools for eating crabs on each short table.Commonly known as the eight pieces of crabs, there are hammers, pliers, shovels, etc., all of which are silverware.

The emperor drank the wine in a crystal glass cup and said some auspicious words. The little eunuch clapped his hands, and a dozen or so exotic women in colorful dance clothes walked onto the red carpet barefoot.

The women all covered their faces with white gauze, with silver bells wrapped around their ankles, elegant dance clothes, and light waists. The white and tender waist was exposed, shining white, and above the navel, there was also a small silver bell.

When the woman danced on tiptoe, the bells on her feet rang, crisp and melodious, mixed with the rituals and music in the palace, and the serious rituals and music seemed much lighter.

Normally, it is rare to see such a scene.

The foreign woman is so beautiful, so beautiful, those deep eyes can suck people in.

Although it is covered with a veil, it is even more mysterious because it is unpredictable.

Xiang Daying watched with relish.

Xiang Suining also watched with relish.

The figures and dancing postures of these women are easily invisible from the outside.

No wonder the ancient emperors could not go to court for several days when they got beautiful women.

If you get these beauties, you really can't be busy for a while, so how can you have the time to go to court?

These beauties are much prettier than the old men in the court.

Everyone ate crabs and stared at the dancing girls silently. Those girls danced faster and faster, as fast as rays of light, like fairies walking out of a mural.

Their skirts flew up, higher and higher, higher and higher, and the skirts were about to lift up. When the music stopped, everything was silent. The woman leaned back, almost to the ground, and all movements stopped. Only Shang Ji The octagonal palace lanterns in the hall illuminated their white and tender waists.

Stunning.

Xiangyan lowered her head and sobbed softly.

"What's wrong with Yan'er? It's a great day." Xiang Daying shook Xiang Yan's hand.

"Father, how do you perform this kind of dance in the palace? It's really embarrassing. Look at their clothes... how can they wear such... disgraceful clothes? My daughter is young, watching this kind of dance, How will you meet people in the future?"

"Yan'er, this is the palace. The dance in the palace is different from the folk dance. Just watch it."

"But father, this kind of dance, my daughter, a lady of great family who doesn't go out of the door, really can't stand it." Xiangyan sobbed softly: "I knew that I went to the palace to see this kind of thing, my daughter would rather not come. "

Lu Yu sat in the back row, and he heard Xiang Yan's words clearly.

Obviously when watching the dance just now, Xiangyan's eyes were as round as grapes just picked, why is she not happy after watching it?This is obviously a cheap and good-looking ah.

hypocritical.

Lu Yu beat the crab with a shovel: "Crab, crab, if you don't want to look at it, just close your eyes. Look at you, you are dead, but your eyes are still open. Why do you owe it?"

Xiangyan turned her head, with a knife in her eyes: "Young Master Lu, why are you targeting me everywhere? When did I have an enmity with you?"

"That's not it."

"So Mr. Lu is meddling in his own business?"

"It's...it's okay."

"I don't have any friendship with Mr. Lu. I don't know where I offended you. Maybe it's because you are close to the second girl that you always oppose me?"

"Hey - you said I can, don't bring Xiang Er."

"Xiang Er—hehe..." Xiang Yan was about to continue, when she saw Guo Kai turned to look at her diagonally, her face blushed immediately, she didn't have the time to pay attention to Lu Yu, she just sat there clutching her handkerchief She is as shy as a flower trembling in the night wind.

After watching a few singing and dancing performances, serving a few rounds of food, the wine was almost drunk, the emperor raised his glass and said: "Today I invite you to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together. I am very relieved. The rewards are for you. It's just a small meaning, I have your thoughts in my heart, it's good for you to understand. What's more, you bring your children here tonight, and the children can get to know each other, which is of great benefit .”

"The emperor said so."

"I want to send the Queen Mother back first, and I have to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to review the memorial, so let's go first, and you sit down for a while."

As soon as the emperor left, the atmosphere in Shangji Hall became much more relaxed.

Concubine He took out a box of incense powder from her sleeve and showed off to the concubines behind her: "My family, Jia'er, bought this from outside the palace. It is said that it is the rouge shop, which only gets two or three boxes a year. The powder is fine and fine, it’s as if you haven’t put it on. I just feel that my complexion is better. Occasionally I stay up late, and the small pimples on my face can be covered. To tell the truth to my sisters, since I put on this powder, this month, the emperor has more I went to my Heyiyuan once, and I only said that the skin on my face is softer than moonlight."

"Sister Concubine He is so lucky to have such a caring son as the Second Prince."

"Yes, yes." Another concubine flattered: "I only get two or three boxes of incense powder this year, even if I have money, it's hard to buy. For people like us who are rough-skinned and thick-skinned, it's worth it." If you don't get the powder, just wipe it off, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep the emperor, but Sister Hefei has the foundation and ability."

This flattery made Concubine He feel more at ease.

Seeing Concubine Mei, she didn't turn her body, let alone look back at her. Concubine He's old problem happened again. Knowing that Concubine Mei didn't want to see her, she decided to tease her: "Miss Concubine, how about my face powder?" ? If my sister likes it, I’ll ask Cheng’er to buy an extra box later.”

As Concubine He said, she poured a little of the fragrance powder on her wrist, and with a swipe of it lightly, her wrist became a little whiter, and the powder still had a pearly luster, which was really radiant.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Mei was not tempted at all, she didn't even glance at it at all: "Our daughters of generals never rely on their looks to please others."

amount.

One sentence choked Concubine He to death.

The issue of birth has always been the shortcoming of Concubine He.

Now in front of so many people, Concubine Mei Gui didn't save her face at all.

Concubine He blushed and threw the powder to the serving maid, and drank a cup of spicy wine sullenly.

Seeing that something was wrong, several concubines hurriedly chattered: "I heard that the emperor took a fancy to a girl, and he always said that he would give it to the second prince for a few days. I don't know which family it is from? What does it look like?"

Concubine He didn't like Xiang Suining at all.

Let alone in this situation.

But the concubines didn't think it was a big deal, and they encouraged Guo Cheng: "The second prince is capable of writing and martial arts, can ride a horse with a hundred steps, and is also very good at riding, which is very popular with the emperor. What kind of fairy woman is worthy of the second prince?" As for people, we are very curious."

Guo Cheng straightened his mind, and immediately walked up to Xiang Suining and said, "What are you doing in a daze, come here to my concubine mother."

Before Xiang Suining could move, Xiang Yan had already stood up, with tears in her eyes and anticipation that those eyes could burn two holes out of Guo Kai's body.

How can you let your daughter go by herself on this occasion?
Xiang Daying had no choice but to introduce at the front.

Xiang Sui Ning was blessed, and Xiang Yan was also blessed.

The concubine said: "Oh, concubine He is really lucky. After all, we are getting old. Look, look, how beautiful the daughter of this Xiang family is. No wonder the emperor has green eyes. It is very good to think about it. The eyebrows, the nose, and the small lips are like those in a painting, not like those in the world. The amber hairpin, if I remember correctly, was rewarded by the emperor himself, right? Such pure amber is only us There is one in the palace. How old is the girl this year?"

Xiangyan took a small step to give her a blessing, with a charming look: "My daughter is fourteen this year."

"Hey, at the age of 14, she is so beautiful, how can she get older when she grows up. Only a woman with this kind of beauty is worthy of being the second prince of my concubine."

Concubine Mei Gui snorted coldly.

Is the popularity of flattering in the palace so strong?

It was the first time Xiang Yan saw Guo Kai's mother, Concubine He, and felt that Concubine He was dressed richly and gracefully, so she immediately saluted Concubine He and said, "Greetings to Concubine He."

Concubine He cast a glance at Xiangyan.

The condescending look in his eyes made Xiang Yan inexplicably uncomfortable.

But because she is Guo Cheng's mother, she had to bear with it for a while, so she forced a smile and said, "The gold collar of Concubine He is really beautiful, and the bracelet is also beautiful."

This is a good word.

Concubine He rolled her eyes at the four bracelets on Yan's wrist, but said nothing.

This guy, wearing a bracelet on his arm, can he still lift his hand?
Concubine He ignored Xiangyan, Xiangyan felt uncomfortable.

It happened that the little eunuch next to the emperor came to call Xiang Suining: "Second girl, the emperor has an invitation from the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Xiang Suining followed the little eunuch to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

You know, there were a lot of people at the banquet, and only Xiang Suining could be summoned by the emperor himself.

What an honor this is.

Concubines, look at me, and I will look at you.

Several noble ladies came to salute the concubine.

Zeng Miao, the daughter of Vice General Zhongyong, was also among them.

Lieutenant General Zhongyong fought with Concubine Mei's brother, so Zeng Miao should salute Concubine Mei.

Concubine Mei accepted her gift and rewarded her with a string of jade beads with a smile.

The concubines looked at Zeng Miao, although she was young, she had a father who fought in war, and her mother was rude, so no matter her attire or temperament, she was a bit off track, and her looks were also counted backwards.

Especially when comparing goods and throwing them away, just seeing Zeng Miao still catches the eye and standing with Xiang Yan, it is too horrible to look at.

Xiang Yan chuckled, "Sister Zeng."

"Oh." Zeng Miaofu gave her a blessing, although she returned the gift, she ignored her.

Xiang Yan pretended to be familiar with Zeng Miao and straightened the beads on her temples: "My sister's beads are very delicate, but I didn't wear them properly. The beads on it are a little old-fashioned for sister Zeng to wear."

This is finding fault.

Zeng Miao was not idle either: "The amber hairpin you are wearing is your second sister's, right?"

"It was... rewarded by the emperor."

"A concubine can also be rewarded by the emperor?"

This can be regarded as piercing Xiang Yan's heart.

One must know that in this Shangji Palace, the noble ladies are all of noble birth, and Xiangyan, a concubine, really has no place to stand.

Concubine Gong looked at Concubine He suspiciously.

Concubine He quickly cleared up: "I don't know if she is a concubine or not. The emperor is not interested in her, but the Xianger girl who was announced to the Hall of Mental Cultivation just now. She is a descendant."

(End of this chapter)