Verse 299: Lotus is born step by step
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Everyone was playing near Wenyuan Pavilion, and suddenly heard the report from the inner servant of the imperial gate, Concubine Xi Nalan came to the province after half an hour of Mingyue, and the inner servant came to see the direction first, and explained to everyone where to change clothes when Concubine Xi came, where to sit, where to receive gifts, where to have a banquet, and where to retreat.
Before the teaching was finished here, there were patrol eunuchs over there, etc., who brought out many little eunuchs, guarding everywhere, blocking the fence, instructing the personnel of the Nalan Mansion where to retreat, where to kneel, where to eat, where to post, and all kinds of rituals and notes.
There are knights in Nalan Mansion, and they all wear uniforms and makeup. Everywhere in the garden, the waiter arranged for everyone to arrange immediately, for a time the tent danced the dragon, the curtain flew the colorful phoenix, the gold and silver glowed, the jewelry competed for glory, the incense of the lily was burned, the bottle was inserted into the stamen of the long spring, and no one coughed quietly, waiting for the arrival of Concubine Xi.
Half an hour later, suddenly a eunuch came on a horse, and everyone thought that Concubine Xi was coming soon, so they all cleaned up their clothes and makeup and waited quietly, but there was no movement for a long time. In the impatience of waiting, I suddenly heard the sound of horses running outside. At one moment, a dozen or so eunuchs came panting and clapping their hands. These eunuchs knew that they were "coming, coming", and they all stood in the direction.
The patriarch of the Nalan family, the sons and nephews of the Linghe clan, greeted him outside the Wenyuan Pavilion, and the main mother led the daughters of the He clan to greet them in the Wenyuan Pavilion. Nangong Yuhuan, one of the people standing in the front row with the patriarch, recognized that it was the Nalan seniors that the two met when they came to Zuzhou. Because the Nalan family has a lot of family rules, the servants in the family are not allowed to run around, so although Nangong Yuhuan has been in the house for more than a month, he has never seen this Nalan senior. It's just that Nangong Yuhuan noticed him, but he didn't notice Nangong Yuhuan at all.
At this time, Nangong Yuhuan Fang knew that this Nalan predecessor turned out to be the elder brother of Concubine Xi, known as the Nalan pearl of the Nalan family's generation, and was a legendary figure in the Nalan family.
After a long day of quiet, when everyone was anxious, they suddenly saw a pair of red-clothed eunuchs walking slowly on horseback, dismounted outside the door of Wenyuan Pavilion, drove the horse out of the fence, and stood facing west. Half a day is another couple, and the same is true.
When I was young, I came to more than a dozen pairs, and I could hear the faint sound of music. A pair of dragons and phoenixes, pheasant feathers, and a gold furnace burning incense, and then a crank seven phoenix golden umbrella came over, which was the crown robe with shoes. There are also eunuchs on duty holding incense beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, gargles, dusting and so on. After the team passed, there were eight eunuchs behind who carried a gold-topped golden embroidered phoenix version and walked slowly.
A group of people hurriedly knelt down on the side of the road. The version was carried into the gate, entered the pavilion and went east, and in front of the door of a courtyard, there was a eunuch kneeling down to ask him to change his clothes. So the public opinion was introduced, the eunuchs and others dispersed, and only Zhaorong and Cai Concubine led Concubine Xi to the public opinion.
I saw the clear stream in the Wenyuan Pavilion, the momentum is like a swimming dragon, on the stone railings on both sides, there are all kinds of wind lanterns of crystal glass, lit like silver flowers and snow waves; the willow and apricot trees in the courtyard are fragrant, and several lamps are hung under each tree; and the pond is also raised with the genus of the lotus heron, which is more demure. The lamps compete for brilliance up and down, the real glass world, jewelry Qiankun. All kinds of exquisite bonsai lamps in the garden, bead curtain embroidery, cinnamon orchid tree, needless to say.
Concubine Xi moved into the pavilion but saw that the court was burning and empty, the incense crumbs were clothed, the fire trees were flowers, and the golden windows and jade thresholds were sill. It is not enough to say that the curtain rolls shrimp whiskers, the blanket spreads the fish otters, the fragrance of the musk brain, and the fan of the pheasant's tail is lined up. It's really: Kinmen Yuhu Immortal Mansion, Guidian Lan Palace Concubine's house.
Concubine Xi invited the relatives of Nalan Mansion into the cabinet to talk, but Nangong Yuhuan couldn't see it because of her low grade and non-Nalan family. Concubine Xi didn't leave until dinner, and when she went, as when she came, everyone knelt down to greet her.
Concubine Xi rewarded the relatives in the house, watched the talent performances of the female dependents, especially praised the three sisters Nalan Rongruo, Nalan Ronghua, and Nalan Rongyan's amazing palm dance, in order to increase the chances of the three of them, they thought about giving Nalan Ronghua and Nalan Rongyan a pair of crystal bracelets, a pair of Nalan Rongruo red coral bracelets, and gave the three of them a pair of silk embroidered shoes, replacing the previous silk shoes.
No matter how good the silk shoes are, they are just ordinary searches, but the silk embroidery shoes given by Concubine Xi are magic weapons, and the upper of the shoes is decorated with gold and silver silk with splendid flowers and birds, and it is inlaid with wind spirit stones and all kinds of gemstones.
Nalan Rongruo's embroidery is even more peculiar, the sole and upper are embroidered with golden lotus, the embroidered golden lotus is shining, straight like a living thing, as long as the golden lotus on the upper is shining, it can emit a shining golden light, and the brilliance is already eye-catching. I didn't know that the golden lotus on the sole of the shoe was even more peculiar, every step could print a lotus flower in the ground, and the void would slowly dissipate after opening. It's really a lotus step by step, swaying.
It is said that the silk embroidery shoes obtained by Nalan Rongruo were still made by Emperor Nanhua himself when Concubine Xi was favored, because the production was complicated and had no practical use, and it has never been done since, so it can be regarded as the only one.
The golden lotus at the bottom of the embroidered shoes is a hollow design, and when you wear it, you need to pour a powder called firefly into it, which can appear step by step lotus effect, and this firefly is not available everywhere, you need to find it in the valley and bay full of spiritual energy, but there is a long one in the Chunxiao Garden, but the quantity is scarce, after harvesting and drying and grinding into powder every year, only one liter can not be obtained, and there are many concubines in the harem, and it is even more rare to distribute it to each person. Concubine Xi didn't have much in her hands, so she only gave a box to Nalan Rongruo, which was enough for her to dance twice.
Nalan Rongruo was very happy to get this treasure, and his eyebrows were full of pride, as if he had won nine out of ten in this competition. Although Nalan Ronghua and Nalan Rongyan are not as happy as Nalan Rongruo, they also have a smile between their eyebrows and eyes, and they are all happy.
March 3 to March 5 is the day when the dignitaries enter the Chunxiao Garden, these three days are also the days of the palace concubines in the Chunxiao Garden, after these three days the garden activities are officially held, the first five days are for the men to test their talents, show their style, and the last five days are for the women to compete in elegance and show their time. In the past ten days, men and women have watched each other, and they often make a secret promise and make a lifelong promise.
Therefore, the young men and women who come here all have the heart of comparison, and they all want to show their elegance in the competition and find their hearts. The same is true of the three Nalan sisters, even if they are in the garden, before the time to show, they still dare not relax at any time, they visit the garden every day to play, and at night they always have time to practice the Amazing Palm Dance again, so as to keep themselves in the best condition.