Concubine Shang Yunxiao

Chapter 13 The Young Queen Mother

The sky had cleared up for a few days, and then a light snow fell in the haze, thinly covering the beautiful scenery of the palace in the past.Occasionally, the branches poking out from the white snow embellish the blank plain white with faint dark green.

The red Luo charcoal burning vigorously in the Jincuotong Boshan incense burner placed in every corner of the Jingtai Hall warms all parts of the hall.Almost invisible smoke curled up and floated.

The aroma in the hall is dense, which makes people calm down.

A little palace maid wearing a green blue palace jacket walked lightly to the Empress Dowager Chen who was reclining on a soft couch covered with tiger skin, and whispered in her ear: "Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager has come to greet you."

"Biography." The Empress Dowager Chen spoke lazily, and only after the little maid retreated, she slowly opened her eyes and sat up straight.

Empress Dowager Chen is already nearly sixty, but because of proper maintenance, her skin is still firm and fair, just like a woman in her early forties who still has the charm.Gorgeous hairpins, hairpin flowers, and pearls are inserted in the high bun.A pair of golden phoenix hairpins in slanted silk stood out from the crowd of headwear, shining golden and hitting people's eyes.

The phoenix head of this pair of phoenix hairpins is made of gold leaf, and the phoenix's neck, chest, abdomen, legs, etc. are all made of long-lin-shaped feathers made of hair-thin gold thread, which are neatly arranged.Phoenix claws are made of twined rope-like gold wires, grasping powerfully on an auspicious cloud.The whole golden phoenix hairpin is slender and beautiful, ingenious.

Such luxurious things are naturally only eligible to be worn by queen mothers and empresses.

Empress Dowager Chen spent her entire life in Jingtai Hall, living a luxurious and superior life.She took the incense flakes handed over by the court lady, gracefully and slowly opened her red lips with rouge, took a symbolic sip, and placed it on the silver plate.Half-closed her eyes, she watched Empress Chen, who was wearing a deep purple ruyi pattern wide-sleeved shirt, walking slowly in front of her, squatting down to salute.

"Mother Jin An."

"Sit down." Empress Dowager Chen patted the vacant space beside her, motioning for Empress Chen to sit beside her.

"Thank you, Auntie." After the salute, the relationship between Empress Chen and Empress Dowager Chen also became casual.She was originally the niece of Empress Dowager Chen, that is, Gong Qinglong's cousin.

At that time, in order to consolidate her status as a queen, the Empress Dowager Chen not only arbitrarily appointed relatives surnamed Chen as officials in the imperial court, and helped her brother Chen Jiutang to sit on the position of prime minister, but also made Chen Jiutang's daughters as beautiful as flowers and jade. Married to Gong Qinglong, who was still the prince at that time.

(End of this chapter)