Chapter 2 Chuxiu Palace
Because several palace concubines entered the palace together, the sedan chair was not carried directly into the palace, but converged together, the honor guard of the lady concubine was in front, the rou noble, my sedan chair was behind, Lin promised and Li Xuanzhi followed behind, and the maids of several of us followed on both sides of the sedan chair, waiting for the call at any time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info On both sides, there are eunuchs and palace maids who hold the guard of honor, and they are guarded by guards with knives in front and back, left and right.
Sitting in the sedan chair, there were fireworks and drums outside, and Si Yuan whispered to me at the window: "Miss, I'm going to enter the palace." β
I whispered, "Hmm." "As soon as I entered the palace gate, it was difficult to see my father and mother again. Si Kite and Nian Yang grew up with me, and they were like sisters. In the future, when I have no relatives in the palace, they will be my right-hand men, and if they are loyal, they will be able to support me and protect me.
On the corner tower stood itinerant guards, dressed in bright yellow horse coats, which were somewhat dazzling in the sun. Bypassing the corner tower, the sedan chair continued to walk forward for a while, passed through the Shenwu Gate, and stopped outside the Shunzhen Gate, because it was a concubine, not the queen of the main palace, and could only enter the palace from the side door. Only the queen of the main palace is eligible to enter the palace from the Qianqing Gate.
The sedan chair stopped, and under the guidance of the guiding grandmother, Si Kite helped me get off the sedan chair. In front of me, Zhiyu, the queen of Prime Minister Zuo, and Xu Jingya, the daughter of the secretary of the military department, that is, the lady concubine and the noble lady, also stepped off the soft sedan chair with the support of the maid.
Today is an auspicious day that Qintian has calculated, the weather is very good, and there are no clouds. The sky was blue like a thin brocade, and the autumn sun sprinkled warmly on us. The shadows of the trees are alienated and the breeze is blowing. When I opened my hand, I saw a speck beating on my hand, like a lively elf.
A flock of geese flew overhead, as if they were going to the south for the winter. "It is difficult to send the brocade book to the west flying wings, and the wordlessness is just empty memory." When he entered the palace gate, he was cut off from the outside. It was difficult to send letters to my father and mother. I can't help but feel a little sentimental.
Looking at the Forbidden City from outside the Shunzhen Gate, where you will spend the rest of your life, the golden and cyan glazed tiles echo each other, with a gorgeous and peaceful atmosphere. "Zhu Wall Golden Tile, Zhu Door Golden Nail", the high red palace wall isolates how many palace e's homesickness.
After getting off the sedan chair, there were already eunuchs and grandmothers waiting outside the Shunzhen Gate, and the chief eunuch wearing a crown was waiting here. The sedan chair was withdrawn, and the chief eunuch straightened his expression: "Pass the Queen Mother's messageββ"
I hurriedly knelt down with Concubine Shu, Rou Guiren, Lin Promise, and Li Xuanzhi to receive the order: "The courtiers take the order." β
"Reading that the emperor's harem is empty, and Tefenger and others enter the palace, but the rules cannot be spent, so you wait to temporarily live in Chuxiu Palace and teach the palace rules. The sharp male duck learned the tone of the Queen Mother's voice and passed the word.
"The courtiers obey the will of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is a thousand years old. I waited for us to bow down again before we stood up with the help of the maids.
After announcing the decree, the chief eunuch laughed: "Ladies and gentlemen, our family is the head of the worship room, Xiao Dezi, this enters the palace gate, and the future is immeasurable. If it is prosperous in the future, I hope to bring one or two. β
The girl beside Concubine Shu was very clever, and as soon as the words fell, she stuffed a purse and said with a smile: "Father-in-law De is really promising, our little lord has just entered the palace, and I hope that my father-in-law will carry him a lot." β
Father-in-law De listened to the compliments, and it was very useful. At the same time, his eyes were rolling, his fingers were twisted, and he was looking at us squintingly.
Nian Yang saw this situation, and also learned to behave, took off the jade bracelet I gave her on her birthday, and walked to Father-in-law De with a smile: "Father-in-law De is auspicious!
The girls around Rou Guiren and Lin also reacted, and took out silver taels or jewelry to please Father-in-law. Only Li Xuanzhi bit his lower lip lightly, and his face showed a difficult look.
Father-in-law Nade looked at Li Xuan's appearance, his eyes squinted, he snorted heavily, and then said: "Little masters, go to Chuxiu Palace with our family!"
Coming in from the Shunzhen Gate, I walked a short distance along the Imperial Garden, and I arrived at the Chuxiu Palace. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw two vigorous cypress trees. As soon as the autumn wind rose, several little palace maids were sweeping the fallen leaves.
The main hall is hung with the plaque of Chuxiu Palace, and a pair of copper dragons and a pair of copper deer are set up under the pedestal. The eaves of the palace are decorated with "Soviet-style paintings" with light colors and lusters, and the themes include flowers, birds, fish and insects, landscape characters and fairy stories. The doors and windows are carved with fine quality nanmu, with the patterns of "Wanfu Wanshou" and "Wufu Holding Shou".
The east side hall is the Yanghe hall, and the west side hall is the slow blessing hall. There are three rooms in the east and west halls, according to Mama's introduction, there is an apse in Chuxiu Palace, the apse is called Lijingxuan, and the east and west halls of Lijingxuan are respectively Fengguang Room, Yilan Pavilion.
The courtyard of Chuxiu Palace is spacious, and it is more than enough for five people. According to the position, the lady concubine lived in the main hall, the noble people lived in the east side hall, and I lived in the west side hall. Lin promised to live in the main hall of Lijingxuan, and Li Xuanzhi lived in the Yilan Pavilion.
After arranging the accommodation, the chief eunuch said goodbye to us: "Our family will go back to pay the errand first, and the Queen Mother will send her to teach her in the afternoon." With that, he led a group of little eunuchs away.
After Gonggong De left, Concubine Wang Zhiyu walked in front of everyone and said lightly: "In the future, we will serve the emperor's sisters together, and we will value peace and support each other." Alright, if you're a newcomer, let's stay separately first. β
When we were blessed with our bodies, we went away. Because the emperor had just ascended the throne and chose a concubine for the first time, the first emperor did not accept a concubine into the palace for a long time, and Chuxiu Palace has been idle for a long time. Although the palace maid had just cleaned it before, there were still many places covered with dust.
Si Kite looked at the appearance of the room, and silently took the copper basin to fetch water to clean it. Nian Yang stomped his feet angrily: "How can you live so dirty! Miss has never suffered so much!"
I gestured to her to silence her, took her and Si Kite's hands, closed the door, and whispered: "This is not as good as outside the palace, you have to think twice about talking and doing things." Especially when you read the duck, you must be careful that the misfortune comes out of the mouth. He folded their hands in my palm and continued, "You must remember that this is the Imperial Palace, not the Chamberlain's Mansion. You are my personal girl, and if you make a mistake, I am the culprit. Besides, since you have entered the palace, don't call me Miss anymore, just follow those eunuchs and palace maids to call me Little Master. β
Si Yuan flicked Nian Yang's brain: "Silly girl, you see that you almost caused trouble for the little master again." It's dirty here, we can clean it up, and make the little master live more comfortable. β
Nian Yang stuck out his tongue, lowered his head and muttered: "I know it's wrong... Sister Si Yuan said again, Miss... Oh no, the little lord is going to make decisions for me. β
I looked at the two of them with a smile: "Okay, don't make trouble, it's only the first day to enter the palace today, you have to be in good spirits, don't make mistakes." β
Si Yuan and Nian Yang glanced at each other and nodded. The poop went to clean up the room. I carefully looked at the Slow Blessing Hall, which was simply furnished. There is a vertical cabinet in the corner of the north wall, next to which is an interstitial screen of kingfisher flowers and birds, and a long table against the wall on the west side, on which are carved candlesticks and a bronze mirror.
To the south is a stepping bed, on which hangs a gauze tent embroidered with flowers and insects on both sides. "The shadow of the pond scatters the mandarin ducks, and it leads to the breeze embroidery. "Embroidered on both sides, I can't tell which side is the front and which is the tail. The bedpost is also carved with patterns, and when you stroke it, the pulped wood is slippery and greasy, and it feels very good. There are two gauze lamps standing in front of the bed, a green jade incense pillow on the bed, and a brocade quilt embroidered with patterns.
As soon as Si Yuan and Nian Yang cleaned up the Slow Blessing Palace, a little palace maid came to spread the word that the teaching mother assigned by the Queen Mother had arrived. I hurriedly got up, Si Yuan served me to change my clothes, touched up my makeup in front of the bronze mirror, and went out.