The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 284: All the tricks are on the table

The sixteenth was the third day after the birth of the fifth prince Baoqing. It was also the traditional day for the third day of the royal family's birth. The queen's decree had already been announced to the six palaces, so they could skip the morning inspection today.

Although the Empress had ordered that they did not need to go to Kunning Palace to pay respects, the concubines could not take this banquet lightly, so they were all in their respective bedrooms, dressing up carefully.

After all, those who entered the palace today were not only members of the royal family and their wives, but also outsiders, who were also ministers.

There won't be many people coming, but they are all important. The concubines can't lose face in their dress, they can be simple, but definitely not crude!
It is possible to be quiet and stable, but it is absolutely impossible to lose the face of the royal family. Therefore, every palace is busy. Qinrou is also dressed up by the servants. A favorite concubine should look like a favorite concubine!

You can't go beyond the rules of a concubine's position, nor lose the dignity of a concubine, otherwise it would be a blatant violation of palace rules. If this dance goes outside the palace of the former dynasty, isn't it courting death?

Therefore, no one should not take it seriously.

Aunt Chen and the others were also extremely careful. They were all serving carefully!

She tried on one set of clothes after another, matched the jewelry, and changed it again and again. She finally chose three sets of clothes, one in light purple, one in light green, and one in cyan blue.

Among the three sets of palace costumes, Qin Rou felt that she would look good in any one of them. After all, she was not ugly, and her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful.

She has a calm temperament and is emotionally stable. Even when she blinks, she still has a kind of beauty.

Qin Rou looked at the three palace dresses on the rack, and the four servants of Zhen Shun Zhai also looked at the palace dresses. They had spent an hour to select them.

It is the result of their early hard work.

For a moment, they were all a little undecided. Fushun took a look and offered his own opinion, "I think it would be better to wear a light green top. Spring is the time of the year when life is at its peak. The concubine would look the most beautiful in this."

Clothes also choose people, and colors choose people even more. But this color, when worn by a concubine, the clothes are secondary and the person is the main one. It is the person who chooses the clothes.

Aunt Chen remained silent for a while, just looking at Qinrou. Qinrou looked at her clothes, then looked at herself in the mirror. The mirror was a little blurry, and she didn't look that clear.

Moreover, one's perspective is different from that of others. Respect the clothes first and then the person. There are few people in the world who don't look down on others. Especially the wives of the wives in the various families and mansions.

Qin Rou naturally felt that there was no need to please them. But there was no need to make them laugh at her either. We were all human beings, so why should I be the one being played as a monkey on the stage while others were watching me being played as monkeys in the audience?

This is really hard to balance!
"I am short-sighted. I think the concubine looks great no matter what clothes she wears." Cangzi said truthfully, "However, I think the lavender palace dress makes her look more like a concubine."

Cangzi said boldly. In the palace, clothes are also divided into high and low. If we talk about the noblest, it should be yellow, but few people can afford this color. The concubines, of course, dare not even think about it.

The next colors are red and purple. The bright red is eye-catching, but it is not something a concubine can easily wear, especially a concubine of such a low rank.

If it is red, it will not be grand enough for such occasions.

Purple is noble and looks more noble. In addition to purple, light purple can also be worn by concubines. Cangzi understands the nobility of purple, so he boldly chooses light purple.

Qin Rou looked at the clothes and didn't rush to make a decision. She naturally understood that lavender was more noble, but unfortunately, everyone's brain circuits tended to be the same. If she could figure this out, the concubines could naturally figure this out too.

In the palace, there are definitely many concubines who want to wear lavender palace dresses to attend banquets. Wearing the same clothes is not a big deal, but whoever is ugly will be embarrassed. However, whether it is the one wearing the same clothes or the one being worn, they are both monkeys in the eyes of others. And wearing the same clothes with the concubines in the palace is even more disgraceful.

The shame was thrown out of the palace.

Qin Rou figured this out and asked Aunt Chen and the others, "Have you found out what other concubines in the palace have decided on what clothes to wear?"

There are policies from above and countermeasures from below! Qin Rou remembered that at banquets like this, the concubines would intentionally communicate with each other.

After all, everyone is being cautious and trying to avoid disaster.

Aunt Chen smiled slightly. She didn't know whether the concubine was just speculating and asking casually or had such news. She stepped forward and reported: "Concubine Li's palace has decided to wear a lavender palace dress to attend the ceremony; Concubine Ma Jia's palace has decided to wear a light blue palace dress to attend the ceremony; Concubine Dong's palace has chosen a light green dress;"

Aunt Chen paid close attention to the expressions of the concubines out of the corner of her eye. Right now in the palace, the concubines who needed to pay more attention were Concubine Li, Concubine Ma Jia, and Concubine Dong.

One has been favored for many years, one has a noble prince, and one has a second princess. They are all strong and noteworthy opponents.

Therefore, it is natural to be careful. What else? Qin Rou is not arrogant. She does not think that she is the only one in power in the palace except for these people. She actually hopes to live like this.

Aunt Chen thought about it and realized that the concubine was really not angry. In fact, since she came to Zhenshun Zhai, she rarely saw the concubine get angry about anything.

Especially things in the palace, even if the things that hurt the fetus or the body hurt the body, it is the same.

Now, naturally, she was not angry, and Aunt Chen continued to report: "Concubine Zhang chose a dark blue palace dress, but Concubine Wen and other concubines have not made a decision yet." Aunt Chen smiled more and more as she spoke to the end.

Concubine Wen is sensible. This is a place where the concubine can make a move. Why should the concubine choose first? It is also because Concubine Wen feels that she is not as favored as the concubine and her status is not as important as the concubine, so she is willing to make a move.

There are also rules for what clothes to wear at palace banquets.

It’s all about tricks.

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "But Concubine Bila chose a light green color?"

Qinrou raised her head. Bila concubine? Suddenly she remembered that this was the only daughter in the palace who was still pregnant. Qinrou almost forgot about her.

"She's going to attend too?" Qin Rou asked. She remembered that Concubine Bila's baby was not even three months old yet? Strictly speaking, the pregnancy was not well-situated, and the Queen even exempted her from paying respects, just to ensure that the heir in her belly could be well-situated.

As a result, Concubine Bila showed up at such a lively and troublesome banquet, but she was too proud to pay her respects to the Queen. How could the Queen feel embarrassed?

Is there so much water in the brain that it is corroded by water?

"Yes," Aunt Chen remained calm and said with a smile, "Concubine Bila said that it is a rare happy event in the palace to have a new baby, so she also went to the banquet to share in the joy and pray for the royal heir in her belly."

Qin Rou didn't care much when she heard this. If that was the case, then let her be! She also continued to dress up.