Hibiscus Flower West Moon Splendid

Chapter 262 The Palace Soul Broken (1)
The new year of the third year of Yuanchang was passed safely by the whole country, and the Shangyuan Festival came again, and everyone celebrated the arrival of another year of peace and prosperity. This day is a regular holiday, and the evening is a palace banquet, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs has never sent a long live The auspicious clothes worn by the King of Jin during the Qianqiu Festival.

At that time, I woke up early and urged Feibai to get up and change clothes, but Feibai was so drowsy that he wouldn't let me get up, and pulled me to be warm under the quilt for a long time.

"The sun is drying our ass, so get up soon, maybe the clothes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be delivered."

Feibai gnawed at my neck, and his hands became unruly, "Don't worry, the auspicious time is late, anyway, it's the affairs of the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is under the control of your sister. I think your sister has a headache for Mrs. Xuan recently. , don’t worry about Father’s Qianqiu Festival.”

"That's right. I went to the palace several times to meet Jinxiu and the empress, and I heard them say that the emperor is accompanying Mrs. Xuan. It seems that the Holy Majesty really favors... Mrs. Xuan."

Panting for breath, I pushed him away with a smile, struggled to get up, and said helplessly, "My third master, it's a pleasure to have sex during the day."

But his strength is so great now, he pressed me under him again, panting and laughing: "I just want to have a baby soon, where is the lust?"

I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, and I was bored there.Seeing that I was silent, Feibai sighed, lay down on his back, took my hand and said softly, "Don't think wildly, Dr. Lin never said that we can't have children in this life."

I reluctantly nodded, laying on his chest, letting the green silk drip down on him, and said sullenly: "Since you came back from the battle, we have been together for more than half a year, why is there no movement? I eat those things every day I’m almost tired of eating supplements for nourishing the body.”

"Me too," Fei Bai was also depressed, "I feel like throwing up when I see ginseng."

I couldn't help laughing, "I feel like vomiting when I see the bird's nest."

Fei Bai continued: "I feel like vomiting just thinking about it now."

I followed suit: "I'm going to throw up."

The two of us looked at the gold-plated smoked beads on the four corners of the hibiscus tent and laughed together.

At this time, Yuhua outside the tent replied crisply: "I report to the King and Princess of Jin, as Doctor Lin ordered, it's time to ask the masters to supplement with ginseng and bird's nest soup."

We froze for a moment, looked at each other, and burst out laughing at the same time.

Hang Hua outside the tent looked at us through the bead curtain without knowing why.

It was nearly [-] o'clock, and the eunuch from the House of Internal Affairs sent it to him belatedly. The little eunuch looked at the face, knelt on the ground and held the Chinese robe in the red lacquer tray, panting: "I report to the king and princess of Jin, so it turns out Finished one piece, but a servant from the Department of Clothes Bureau fell asleep and poured candle oil on it. The empress had already punished that lazy servant and asked the Department of Clothing Bureau to make another one. This auspicious garment was embroidered just now. "

I gave the little eunuch a reward, and the little eunuch ran away quickly.It was a lotus-colored satin gown with the characters "Five Dragons Tuan Fu" for the prince, with five apricot golden dragons piercing the clouds and fog, with outstanding embroidery skills.

Weiwei knelt on the ground and straightened Feibai's robe. Xiaoyu and Yanhua helped me comb an elegant white lotus bun. Feibai just finished dressing, turned around and saw me in the mirror, and couldn't help but praise: "This The hair accessories are really pretty."

I glanced at him, and he smiled, "But people are more beautiful."

Knowing that he was teasing me, he was overjoyed and complained lightly: "It's just too cumbersome, my neck hurts from sitting."

Weiwei took the purple-gold crown, straightened it for Fei Bai, took a candle to illuminate it, and stood there suddenly, with a look of fear slowly appearing in her eyes, "Your Highness, this robe seems wrong."

"This is a hidden flower dress. This servant used to serve Prince Zhen[1] in the previous dynasty when he was still King Xuan. Because he danced well, Prince Zhen liked the 'Insect Flower Dance' performed by the servant, so he rewarded the servant with a white butterfly dress. The flower hidden skirt, under the front light, I can only see the butterfly dancing but not the flowers, because the color of the flower scriptures and the earth scriptures are similar, you have to hold a candle from the side to see the hidden flowers inside, " Weiwei With a pale face, she put the satin robe in the backlight, lit another candle, and lit it from the side, showing us, "Your Majesty, please look here, this is not the four-clawed prince's suit, but it's true." The five-clawed cloud dragon pattern that only the Holy Majesty can wear. Because it is lotus root white satin, it is not easy to find. At the wedding banquet in the evening, the candlelight is placed behind the master, and people will definitely see the hidden claw. The former His Royal Highness The master triumphantly returned, with great military exploits, and now he has made great achievements in governing the Yellow River, and everyone outside knows that his fame is flourishing, but people will say that His Highness has exceeded the rules, and the emperor will think that His Highness is arrogant."

It was the first time in my life that I saw the hidden flower skirt. I only knew Bai Juyi's "Liao Ling" poem before:
The colorful and strange patterns are hidden, and the flowers are uncertain when you turn to the side.

However, now I have no intention of admiring the gorgeous dresses, I just turn pale with horror.At this time, it was only two hours before the congratulatory time.This is a new robe awarded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is also a gift from the imperial concubine. It is offensive and against the rules to attend without a dress.But now it is impossible to change one exactly the same.

Everyone was a little panicked.At this time, our heroine Vivi stood up and bravely said: "Your Highness, fortunately, there are only five dragons on this robe, and there are twenty dragon claws in total, and they are not too big. The embroidery is not bad, and the servant knows that Xiaoyu is also good." , it’s better for the two of you to embroider a small cloud pattern on the hidden dragon’s claw, which can be completed in an hour.”

Fei Bai pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Feibai and I didn't want to publicize this matter, so I found warp threads of the same color with Yanhua, Xiaoyu, and Weiwei, and after agreeing on the size, each of us mended it with half a piece of robe.Yuhua and I held a candle to illuminate them, and Qingmei and Qifang, who had been waiting outside for a long time, saw that we hadn't come out, so they came in to ask for instructions.I explained it to them, Qing Mei frowned, and said coldly: "The imperial concubine's move is really ruthless."

Qi Fang put his hands behind his back like a man, and said: "You are not good at sewing, why don't you hurry up and help the master light the candle."

Our invincible King Qing gave him a sideways glance, but obediently took the candle from Feibai's hand, and Qi Fang took the candle from me, and Feibai and I pulled out from the crowd, staring at Wu Rutu Go to the front and say hello to Shi Qing's companion, and say that it has been raining for the past few days, the carriage got stuck in the mud, and he will be there soon, and ask him to say something nice in front of the emperor.

With half an hour left, it was finally finished. We checked again and there was no problem.Feibai had asked Wu Rutu to prepare the horse outside, "It's too time-consuming to drive, let's ride the horse together."

So Feibai rode a horse with me.I hugged my bun desperately all the way, but when I arrived at Shuanghui Dongguilou, my hair still fell loose.Shi Qingpei quickly led us to a palace lady's room, and Jihua and Xiaoyu quickly shook the snow for me, took away the righteous bun, combed a slightly simple coiled cloud bun for me, and inserted gold steps Shake, hastily embroidered with golden beads and cordyceps nets, and braided the remaining hair into a big braid, with pearls on each node.

After entering the main hall, we were the last to arrive and gave the big salute. The emperor smiled and excused us. Then his sharp phoenix eyes turned twice on Feibai and me and said, "The day you just came back, what happened to you two? Dark and thin, I don’t think my complexion will make up in the past few days, and today’s flushing is even more gratifying, and Chang’an’s rice water nourishes people.”

The two of us rode all the way here on Dawan Baoju, which is equivalent to flying over in a modern 4F racing car. Could it be that our faces are not good?We all giggled for a while, saying that we had been honored by the Holy Majesty.The Holy Majesty was naturally happier, and said, "The hibiscus hair accessory is very refreshing."

It was still Feibai who helped me out, and said with a smile: "Today is the Lantern Festival, and she had already dressed up a lot, but she was reprimanded by my servant."

Sheng Shang let out a soft smile, his phoenix eyes quietly waiting for Fei Bai's words.

Feibai said majesticly like a big man: "My son thinks, now that the country has just been settled, a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity. As the daughter-in-law of the royal family, she should obey the emperor's orders and be diligent and thrifty. As a woman, you must not be too extravagant and presumptuous. Forgive me, father."

I gave Fei Bai a blessing as a gesture of virtuousness, and said softly, "Your Highness is right."

Hearing what he said, all the ministers involuntarily glanced at the expensive twelve-broken golden mud tufted butterfly peony pleated skirt on Jinhuangguifei, and the imperial concubine just retracted her gaze from the dragon claws of Feibai Jifu. Hitomi felt cold and unpredictable.

The emperor also took a look at Jinxiu, and laughed, "Imperial Concubine, why do I think that King Jin is much more blessed than me to marry your sister?"

The imperial concubine had never seen a battle before, and her purple pupils with dark circles turned around, and she immediately became charming, and she said calmly and coquettishly: "It is the Shangyuan Festival today, and this concubine is showing off this dress for the emperor. The skirt, this was a reward from the Northern Expedition last year, and I never dared to do it in the past."

The queen also helped and said softly: "What my sister said is absolutely true. Today, it is the concubines and concubines who want to add joy to His Majesty. On weekdays, the imperial concubine and concubines tell the six palaces to practice strict thrift."

The emperor smiled and waved his hands, noncommittal to the wives and concubines' answers.

He excused us, and we secretly heaved a sigh of relief and took our seats.The emperor took Jinxiu's hand from this side, clapped it with a smile, and whispered something in Jinxiu's ear, probably a restricted class, Jinxiu blushed, and sent a charming look to the emperor coquettishly.In layman's terms, it was a blatant ogle, and the emperor readily accepted it.

We retreated to the mat, when a gust of wind blew, bringing with it the breath of wind and rain, and blew out a few candles.

Shi Qing accompanied the eunuch to quickly light the candles.The emperor took a few glances at the seats of the palace family members, and then said something to Shi Qingpei, and Shi Qingpei held a satin cloak with red hibiscus flowers, and ran to a woman sitting under the brocade. There, it seems that the emperor was afraid that the woman would catch a cold, so he specially brought it to cover her.

In fact, Jinxiu was wearing a low-cut double-breasted dress, most of the preserved snow was exposed, but the emperor didn't seem to notice it, and only looked at the woman worriedly from time to time.Jinxiu lowered her thick eyelashes, and her gorgeous face lost any expression.I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart.

Qing Mei whispered in our ears: "This is the Holy Majesty's new favorite Mrs. Xuan."

Feibai and I couldn't help but take a closer look.Mrs. Xuan was in her early thirties, with a slender body, delicate skin, a face like a peach blossom with dew, and a graceful and luxurious demeanor, which seemed different from the young and wanton concubines of the emperor Xinna in the past.She was wearing a light pink skirt and a crimson shawl, revealing her creamy shoulders slightly. On her head was only a bun of clouds, and her ornaments were also pure pearl hairpins, which were full of golden pearls and emeralds like Jinxiu. The head is completely different.

The face shape of Mrs. Xuan is the same as that of Empress Xiaoxian, and she also has a deep beauty point. Coincidentally, her hairstyle is also very similar to the one in Feibai's portrait. It may be that she has experienced the pain of the loss of her motherland and her pair of distant mountains The black eyebrows are drawn into the long temples, and there is a faint tranquility and sorrow hidden between the brows, and the whole person exudes a delicate and pitiful attitude, which is a bit like the overall melancholy and demure temperament of Empress Xiaoxian.

In her beautiful eyes, there is an indescribable familiarity and indifference to the noisy and colorful court, but there is also a kind of alienation that keeps people thousands of miles away, forming an extremely uncoordinated contradiction that makes people unable to approach.Perhaps it was this inexplicable aura, coupled with the temperament fit for Empress Xiaoxian, that made the emperor, who was accustomed to the heavy make-up and flattery of the palace people, feel a breeze on his face.

Feibai pondered for a while, then said softly: "The looks are quite different, but they do have the temperament of a queen mother, but it's weird that I can't describe."

I also have this feeling.This lady looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.At this time, Princess Annian came to toast, which distracted my thoughts, but I saw that Princess Annian also responded to the emperor's call today, and she was rarely dressed so plainly.She walked to the nave and played to the emperor, thinking of her birth mother, Empress Xiaogong, and wanted to rebuild an ancestral hall for Empress Xiaogong by the Wei River to show her filial piety.

The emperor has always loved this daughter, so he agreed immediately, and rewarded Princess Annian for her filial piety.

That night, the imperial concubine prepared a wonderful fireworks show for the emperor, and the emperor happily took the women and children and a group of heroes Fenglu to watch the fireworks at midnight.As a result, the elderly emperor was slightly stricken with wind and cold. On that night, he developed a cold and fever, and had a strange dream in a daze. look at a tree.It was an old tree, but when he pulled it up, he saw blood dripping from the long fibrous roots. After the emperor woke up, he missed Empress Xiaoxian even more, stopped the banquet for a few days, and the construction of Empress Xiaogong's shrine also stopped.

Historians all agree that the members of the Yuan family are particularly superstitious, especially as shown in dreams.At that time, I thought that the emperors of feudal dynasties believed in the theory of divine destiny, but this dream was too bizarre, especially when Empress Xiaoxian Chunyi entered the dream to give advice, and the bloody tree root was in Taizu's heart Dropping a needle, he asked Qin Tianjian to predict good and bad luck all day long, worrying all day long.

Unexpectedly, a major event happened next. The absurd and realistic reality fulfilled this terrible nightmare.

On February [-]th, the emperor's health improved, and the strange dream faded away. Princess Annian asked to build the temple again, and got the emperor's decree, ordering the Qin Tianjian to set an auspicious day and choose a place with good geomantic omen.Then Zhao Shipu decided to find Guaizigou near the Weihe River, where there happened to be two century-old plum trees, saying that as long as these two big plum trees were moved, a living temple could be built, but when he dug up the roots, he saw blood gushing out. Everyone was horrified, and Princess Annian was also terrified.

Feibai went to look at the two big trees, and said to the emperor that there were two connected rabbit nests under the plum tree. Maybe the rabbit family has been around for a hundred years, so the nest was moved unconsciously when the tree was moved. , hurt others.Feibai mentioned euphemistically that it is enough to move the old tree back, and choose another site to build another ancestral hall.

Then came the news from the palace, the imperial censor Qian Yijin said in secret that the king of Jin was unhappy that his biological mother, Empress Xiaoxian, had not opened an ancestral hall, but Empress Xiaogong had an ancestral hall, so she intentionally took advantage of her majesty's dream to blame King Dongxian and have a good year. Princess, the evidence is that the Qin Tianjian Zhao Shipu is one of the [-] scholars of the King of Jin. The King of Jin was able to find out that there was a rabbit nest under the tree that day, and the two old trees were plum trees, which corresponded to the name of the former queen. .Zhu Yingjiu, Minister of the Dali Temple, also reported the collected evidence to the emperor. The emperor was suspicious and silent for a few days.

(End of this chapter)