Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 171
At the gate of the palace, the eunuch yawned. He was sent by the imperial concubine to pick up people at the gate, but it has been a long time now, and no one will come at this time.

As a result, as if specially threatening him, a carriage stopped at a slow speed.

Even if you were late, the eunuch immediately raised his eyebrows as if he was not in a hurry.

"The flower banquet has already begun, no one is allowed to enter..." The "inside" at the back was swallowed abruptly, and the eunuch saw that it was not a lady from a wealthy family, but a man.

The man was dressed in simple clothes, holding a gilded fan vaguely in his hand, showing a section of his wrist.Others would definitely think that he was putting on airs, but this man is very relaxed.

The eunuch only felt that the face was extremely familiar, but he couldn't tell the other party's identity for a while.

At this moment, the other party took out a flower feast post kindly and handed it to him.The eunuch hurriedly opened the post and quickly scanned it. The ink brush on it was written by the imperial concubine herself. I respectfully invite Mrs. Qinghe...

No need to read the following words, the eunuch closed the post, took a deep breath, and showed a respectful and perfect smile: "I really didn't expect Mr. Suye to come to the flower banquet. If the empress knows, she must be very happy."

Never mind that the post said it was Madam, but the one who came was not.Who else could Mrs. Qinghe's post fall into?Except for her direct son Suye Liqing, no one else will be able to get it.

This Mr. Su Ye is a person who is three points more mysterious than Mrs. Qinghe...

The eunuch was respectful and bent his waist ninety degrees.

Su Ye's smile was light: "I'm just here to appreciate the rare feast in the palace, so you don't need to send someone to report it, do you understand?"

The eunuch responded cleverly: "I understand, this servant understands very well!"

Su Ye gave him a substantial bounty, and walked into the palace gate.

The eunuch immediately stood up and stood up. No matter whether Master Su Ye is a legend or a real person, he really lived up to his reputation.

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At the flower banquet, Duanyang Ling and Hua Hongxiao were still fighting openly and secretly because of the dance just now.The two of them didn't want anyone to let the other go, and tried everything possible to prevent the other from showing any outstanding performance.

Yun Wei has been drinking beside her, and then talking with Concubine Liang.He naturally noticed that there were two women at the banquet who had never looked at him much, and they were the two most prominent at the banquet.

Duanyangling is the prostitute daughter of the four major families, and Yunwei doesn't care about her. What makes him interested is Hua Hongxiao, the daughter of the governor's mansion.

The daughter of a second-rank military officer can be so prominent in the capital, of course it is inseparable from the support of Liang Guifei, and Hua Hongxiao's appearance is also the best among the female family members in the capital, at least it can surpass Duanyang Ling.

Yun Wei took a sip of the wine and glanced at Hua Hongxiao again. The lady sitting next to Hua Hongxiao saw the clue first and touched Hua Hongxiao with her elbow. , She covered her fan and said softly: "Miss Hua, Master Yun is looking at you."

Hua Hongxiao originally thought that the other party was joking with her, but at this moment, a glance came over her, and Hua Hongxiao responded subconsciously, meeting Yun Wei's eyes.

Yun Wei's eyes were not eager, calm, but seemed to be just looking at the other party.

But this is the difference between men and women. When a woman is watched, no matter how the other party looks, the woman will feel uncomfortable.

Hua Hongxiao's heart pounded a little, she immediately turned her head away, and the lady who reminded her laughed.

From her point of view, it is probably because of Hua Hong's silk dress.

Yun Wei said at this time: "Your Majesty, excuse me first."

It was Concubine Liang Gui who brought her here, how could she stop her now, she said with a smile, "Okay."

Yun Wei left the table, causing many noble ladies to look sideways, Duanyang Ling said nonchalantly: "I heard that Yun Shizi will choose a relative this year, and the choice will be made among the female relatives of each family. I don't know who has such luck."

If other people said this, they would naturally be envious of Gao Pan, but she is a Duanyang spirit, so these words will only arouse curiosity and speculation.

In particular, Concubine Liang sipped her wine and smiled without saying a word, which made people's emotions flutter. Several noble ladies could not help but blush.

Duanyang Ling sneered in her heart, she was going to disgust Hua Hongxiao, just now Yun Wei frequently looked at her, and Duanyang Ling also saw it, seeing Hua Hongxiao's aloofness every day, it was good to make her feel heartbroken.

Hua Hongxiao really had a bad face, and pinched the handkerchief bitterly.

Yun Shizi is very good, but compared to Su Ye...

Two daughters of aristocratic families took the limelight and went up to perform live screen painting and calligraphy and painting with a brush. They also won a burst of applause, but it was not the opening after all, and it was still a little less amazing.

However, the other women tried their best to be dignified. Now the Holy Majesty is in his prime, and there are very few noble sons with good backgrounds and good looks in Beijing. Concubine Liang at the top.

Because the goal of some of them is to enter the harem.

People with strong backgrounds like Duanyang Ling and Hua Hongxiao have set their sights on the top family members like Yunwei early on, and there are too many wolves left, so instead of wronging themselves, they might as well make a bold move to the harem. Marry the most honorable man in the world.

Palace servants came up one after another with trays covered with red cloth. Concubine Liang lifted the cloth and said, "This is the grand prize of this banquet. When the banquet is over, the daughters who just performed, remember everyone Take one back."

Everyone saw that there were bolts of gorgeous silk and satin on the tray, but they didn't expect that everyone would have a share. Sure enough, Concubine Liang spent a lot of money on this banquet.

The position of the Huahong silk was just in front of her face, she pretended to look at it, and said: "I saw that this flower looked novel, a few days ago, my aunt seemed to be wearing a material that was very similar to this." picture."

All the female relatives also saw that the embroidery on the silk satin was unusual, and they were being attracted. Hearing what she said, they also looked at it.

Duanyang sneered: "Miss Hua wants to say that the sisters here are not as knowledgeable as you?"

Hua Hongxiao pursed her lips and smiled: "I didn't say that."

Concubine Liang smiled to smooth things over: "Stop arguing, this is a silk and satin shop that just came to the capital, and the patterns are very unique, even I want to try some clothes."

Hua Hongxiao hastily sent over a compliment: "Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand gold. Your Majesty rewards Your Majesty with the best materials in the tribute every year. How can I use these vulgar things?"

Silk and satin are already top-grade, but even rarer and more precious are the leather silks that are tributed from all over the world. For a concubine like Liang Guifei, her clothes are made of these top-grade materials.

The noble ladies present were a little unhappy, this Hua Hongxiao could speak in front of noble concubines, but she couldn't behave in front of them.Said that this piece of silk and satin is vulgar, are they also vulgar?
Duanyang Ling was even more sarcastic, and wanted to find an opportunity to suppress her, when suddenly her confidant's little girl came to her side quietly, regardless of etiquette, and whispered something into her ear.

Duanyang Ling couldn't believe it for a moment, staring at the little girl's eyes: "Really?"

The little girl nodded to confirm, Duanyang Ling immediately had blood rushing up all over her body, and she was a little excited and couldn't help herself.

That person, that person also entered the palace?
Thinking of the Duanyang family's eyes and ears set up around the palace gate, it was originally to prevent accidents, but they really saw an unexpected person by accident.

Duanyangling immediately clenched the handkerchief tightly. At this moment, all her thoughts had flown away, and she only wanted to get out of her seat.

At this time, she saw Hua Hongxiao on the opposite side, still smiling from the corner of her mouth, she sang with Concubine Liang.

Duanyang Ling suddenly sneered even deeper, she immediately said to Concubine Liang Gui: "Your Majesty, my servant was a bit overwhelmed with drinking just now, and I want to go to the garden to get some fresh air, I wonder if Your Majesty will allow it?"

Concubine Liang looked at her with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with this, let's go."

Duanyang stood up neatly, bowed to Concubine Liang, and left the table with her maid.

Seeing Hua Hongxiao looking over suspiciously, Duanyang Ling was not angry, but felt more sympathetic to her, so he gave her a meaningful look.

Looking at the back of Duanyang Ling walking away, Hua Hongxiao suddenly felt a little uneasy, she didn't believe the excuse of drinking, Duanyang Ling had some other reason.

At the moment, Hua Hong felt like she was chewing on wax, and she wanted to find an excuse to leave, but she was also afraid that this was only done on purpose by Duanyang Ling, and she didn't know how she would be laughed at for chasing her.Looking forward and backward like this, even if you chase, you may not be able to catch up.

Arriving at a quiet place, Duanyang Ling couldn't hold back anymore, and asked the servant girl frequently: "Are you sure it's Mr. Su Ye? Don't be blinded by the wrong person. Mr. Su Ye never shows up, so why would he come to this kind of banquet?"

You can't even invite a serious palace banquet, let alone this kind of small banquet between women.

The servant girl insisted: "The person guarding the door is very real. That person must be Mr. Suye. He also brought the invitation card from the imperial concubine to Mrs. Qinghe. The prince didn't dare to stop him. It was put in. Moreover, Young Master Suye ordered Wang Gonggong to say that he was only here to walk around casually, so he asked Wang Gonggong not to pass it on."

Don't pass it on... Duanyang Ling thought about it, and the emotion throbbed even more. That's it, Mr. Suye doesn't like to get mixed up in these things, no wonder people don't pass on his whereabouts.

Duanyang Ling asked impatiently: "Then what about the people now? Where is Mr. Suye?"

The servant girl said: "The people at the door said that after Mr. Su Ye came in, he went east."

Duanyang Ling is also very familiar with this palace, the east side, doesn't that mean it's near them?
At that moment, Duanyang Ling no longer hesitated, and quietly walked around with her maid to find her.She thought that Suye must be here for the flower banquet this time, but he refused to show up, and why, could it be that there will be someone he likes at this flower banquet?
Hua Hongxiao's hateful face flashed in front of her eyes, Duanyang Ling ruthlessly shook off the thought, even if all the women in the world were to die, it wouldn't be that bitch Hua Hongxiao!

At the flower banquet, Hua Hongxiao finally calmed down her thoughts, looked at the silk and satin again, and gritted her teeth. Today's scene will be finished anyway, and she continued: "Listen to my aunt, this silk and satin is a piece she found. It is done by female embroidery workers who were born in the palace, as expected, all the good things in this world must belong to the palace."

Her private compliments aroused the interest of Concubine Liang Gui. Concubine Liang subconsciously looked at the batch of silk and satin, and asked in doubt: "Is this a handicraft in the palace? Why hasn't I seen it before?"

The embroidery was so gorgeous that all the well-informed and well-informed ladies were attracted. Obviously, if it was something from the palace, it wouldn't be so rare.

Concubine Liang Gui especially showed doubts.

Hua Hongxiao blinked her eyes: "My aunt said that the female embroiderer just retired from the palace, and she used to work in the palace."

Concubine Liang Guifei didn't know whether she believed it or not, and said with a smile: "In this way, the embroidery workshop in the palace has such a craftsmanship, but it has been hidden all the time. Come, please come and invite Shang Gong from the embroidery workshop. I will ask her. .”

Immediately someone responded and left, and the noble ladies present also looked very excited, a smile flickered across the corner of Hua Hongxiao's mouth.

It can be seen that everyone is interested in silk and satin, Concubine Liang is an adult beauty, and she didn't wait for the banquet to dissipate, so she directly ordered it to be sent to the noble ladies for them to choose.

The batch of silks and satins were quickly divided up, and when I took it into my hand and looked at it carefully, I felt that it was even more beautiful.

Some people have already calculated that if this is really an embroidery skill in the palace, they can ask the parents at home to find a way to bring back a few more horses from the hands of the acquaintances...

Soon the Shang Palace came, she didn't know why she was summoned, she was a little apprehensive, and said to Concubine Liang: "Your servant has seen your concubine."

Concubine Liang Gui smiled: "There is no need to be formal, get up."

Shang Gong stood up, bowed his head and waited for the order.

Concubine Liang Guifei said: "Look at the embroidery on these silks and satins. Some people say they came from the palace, but do you see?"

There was a smile in Concubine Liang's words, and she sounded kind, but Shang Gong did not relax because of this.

Shang Gong clasped his hands together, stepped forward and looked at the embroidery on it carefully, at first he was puzzled, and then his face turned pale.

Concubine Liang saw it, "What's wrong? Is it really from my palace?"

Except for Hua Hongxiao, the others didn't notice anything unusual, and they all thought that the Shang Palace probably had never shown this kind of embroidery in front of the imperial concubine, so now that she was questioned by the imperial concubine, she was a little scared.

He dared to hide his hand when doing things in the palace, no wonder he was exposed by others.

But seeing that Shang Gong's face turned paler, he bowed his head for a long time before saying: "If you go back to your mother, this...is not the craftsmanship of my embroidery workshop."

Concubine Liang frowned: "No? Are you sure?"

Shang Gong's reaction was so abnormal, if it had nothing to do with the embroidery workshop, why did he show such a frightened look?

Sure enough, Concubine Liang didn't believe it, and Hua Hongxiao fanned the flames even more: "Hey, my aunt clearly stated clearly that this embroidery was done by a female embroidery worker who left the palace many years ago. Could it be that my aunt said Fake?"

Hua Hongxiao's aunt is Mrs. Dingbeihou. To say that Mrs. Dingbeihou lied is tantamount to slapping Beihou's mansion on the face.

Sure enough, when Shang Gong heard this, he started to panic.She is just a court lady, no matter what, it is impossible to confront Mrs. Dingbeihou.

Concubine Liang also became serious: "Lin Shanggong, you are also an old man in the palace. You have been in charge of the embroidery workshop for 30 years. You should not know whether this embroidery came from someone in your embroidery workshop."

Seeing this, Shang Gong knew that he couldn't escape today, so he simply knelt down and said softly: "Your Majesty's forgiveness, it's not that the slaves are deceiving, it's really... the slaves are telling the truth, 20 years ago, there was indeed a slave in the palace. The young embroiderer is very outstanding, and her technique is quite similar to the one on the silk. At the beginning, the servants admired her very much, and even deliberately praised her as a female dress, but later, later, this female embroiderer was bold and made a They even fled the palace boldly because of the matter of secretly communicating with others. Afterwards, the servants were also afraid that the scandal would be publicized and would have a bad influence on the new female embroidery, so they did not mention this matter again. Until today, when the empress took The silk and satin that come out, the embroidery on it... are really the handwriting of that female embroiderer back then!"

These words actually brought out the secret of the escaped slaves in the palace. It was obvious that Concubine Liang was also very shocked. She looked at the nuns beside her and saw the two rows of noble ladies sitting at the bottom with an expression of disbelief.

Concubine Liang also deliberately asked one more question: "Lin Shanggong, if you look carefully, is it possible that they are just similar?"

Lin Shanggong was frightened just now, but now he directly said: "I can assure you, because that woman's embroidery technique has always been very special. At the beginning, there were other people in the embroidery workshop who wanted to learn, but they couldn't learn it at all."

This is tantamount to being alone in the world.Concubine Liang's expression became unpredictable.

At this time, Hua Hongxiao's angry voice came from the banquet: "I really don't know who is responsible for the silk and satin, but it was embroidered by a fugitive slave in the palace and sent to the flower banquet of the imperial concubine. This is not to despise the emperor's grace." ?"

(End of this chapter)