Chapter 173: Palace Banquet II
Ke Jiaomin was dressed in a colorful dark flower cloud brocade palace dress, wearing an emerald blue crepe sheepskin gold trim hoop on his head, and a sachet embroidered with lotus flowers with silver thread hanging from his waist. The pen % fun % pavilion www.biquge.info looks dignified and beautiful.
"That's what stability should do." Kedumin said gently.
The empress took Kedumin's hand, deliberately put on a straight face, and told her: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, there are fireworks to see after the dinner, you are not allowed to go back early." “
"I wanted to see fireworks last year, and I won't miss it this year." Kedumin said with a smile.
"That's good." The queen smiled, finally relieved.
After a few words, the queen mother turned around, only to find that Yu Nianniang was still kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly said: "Why are you so honest, why are you still kneeling on the ground?" Hurry up. “
Yu Nianniang got up slowly, saluted, and then stood calmly to the side of the old lady Wei, without a little embarrassment on her face.
Duchess Zhenguo and Mrs. Wuhou couldn't help but glance at her.
Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei were complicated in their hearts, and they didn't dare to show it on their faces, it was said that they could give Mrs. Wei a seat, which shows the queen's attitude towards the general's mansion, but why did she let Yu Nianniang kneel on the ground all the time, and the queen didn't know Yu Nianniang!
Mrs. Wei felt that she had to inquire carefully about this matter. Who knew that I heard the queen smile and say: "Your quiet temperament is a bit like stability." “
Ke Dumin stood respectfully beside the queen, listening to the queen's mother with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes drooping slightly, and the brilliance in his eyes was removed.
The queen asked Yu Nianniang: "What pastimes do you usually have?" “
Yu Nianniang turned to the queen mother, saluted, and replied: "Read, fiddle, herbs!" “
"You still know how to heal?" The queen said in surprise.
"No, it's medicine." Yu Nianniang said.
"Oh." The queen nodded.
At this time, someone from the palace came in: "Back to the queen's mother, Mrs. Ning Anhou is here." “
The queen was overjoyed: "Announce it quickly!" “
There was no special will, and after the audience, she was about to leave the hall, and Yu Nianniang saluted the queen with Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei, and went out of the hall. He passed by Mrs. Ning Anhou, who had just entered the hall.
Mrs. Ning Anhou is in her forties, from the Shi clan in Luoyang, graceful, upright, and a first-class lady.
Seeing her mother, the queen's eyes were bent into crescents, and she hurriedly asked the palace people to bring a stool for Mrs. Ning Anhou, and Mrs. Ning Anhou respectfully saluted before sitting down.
"Why did my mother enter the palace at this time?" As soon as Mrs. Ning Anhou sat down, the queen mother asked, and she didn't care that there were three people in the hall, so she directly changed her title.
Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Yu each held tea as if they hadn't heard anything.
"There was a delay in the house." Mrs. Ning Anhou said with a smile, to put it mildly.
"Is it a good brother...... "Halfway through, the queen's daughter stopped again, saying that it was unlucky to be sick for the New Year.
"It's fine." Mrs. Ning Anhou didn't know her daughter's worries, she was the queen, and she had too many things to worry about, she didn't want the queen to be too tired, so she smiled lightly and said: "He's fine, but he ate spicy food a few days ago, and his throat has been a little uncomfortable in the past two days." “
The people in the entire capital knew that after Ning An Hou Shizi was poisoned a few years ago, he had a problem with his throat.
"It's sick!" Mrs. Ning Anhou said, and asked again: "It was Mrs. Wei from General Wei's mansion just now, right?" “
"yes." The queen mother looked at Mrs. Ning Anhou and said with a smile: "The girl in the General's Mansion is not only good-looking, but also has good etiquette!" “
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Out of the main hall of the queen's mother, Mrs. Wei whispered to a few people about Kedumin's identity.
"It's the youngest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, many years ago, she accidentally entered the palace and got the queen's eyes, at that time the queen always wanted to be a princess, and when she saw that the county lord of Anding was well-behaved and sensible, she left her in the palace, and she has always been liked by the queen, and was later named the county lord."
Zhen Guogong is also the former general, Kemeng.
Li was quite envious: "The county lord is really a blessing!" "In the eyes of the queen, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future!
Mrs. Wei laughed twice: "Yes." “
"The county lord is not only dignified and beautiful, but also calm and demure, no wonder the queen likes it." Li said, turned around and whispered to the two sisters Wei Qixue in the back: "If you have a chance, you can see how the county lord acts, and learn a little." “
Old Mrs. Wei's face sank, Kunning Palace was full of people, and Mrs. Wei hurriedly changed the topic: "Old lady, let's go to the side hall and sit down." “
Yu Nianniang and her entourage went to the side hall.
When Mrs. Wei entered the palace for the first time, many people didn't know her, and as soon as she entered the palace, Mrs. Wei came to greet her. Mrs. Wei was grateful and talked to Mrs. Wei. And Mrs. Wei talked to Wang Xingshi's wife, Shi, who was Mrs. Wei's sister-in-law.
Li saw Yu Nianniang standing next to Mrs. Wei and waiting, so she stood beside Mrs. Wei and greeted Shi, Wei Qiyu sisters looked for Shi Yingxue and others to talk, Wei Qixue and Wei Qijiao were not familiar with everyone, so they had to stand beside Li.
At the time of Shen, everyone followed the empress to the Bohe Hall, and the Chinese New Year's Eve Palace banquet was held in the Bohol Hall.
This year, there are many people attending the palace banquet, and the seats are divided into left and right, male left, female right, in order of rank. The first place on the left is the seat of the princes, then the first is the prince of Zhenguo, then Ning Anhou, Wu Houye, and the general Xiao Yi...... Like Chi Langyi, who has a noble status and a limited rank, sits in the second row.
Because there is no princess on the female side, all the seats are staggered with the princes opposite, and they begin to be arranged according to the position of the ministers.
Like Mrs. Ning Anhou and Mrs. Wu Hou are both first-class orders, while Ning Anhou is a super-grade first-class waiting, and Wuhou Ye is a super-grade second-class waiting, naturally Mrs. Ning'anhou's seat is in front of Mrs. Wuhou.
The girls sat behind the ladies and wives, and Yu Nianniang chose a position in the last corner to sit down, because the position was far away, the light was dim, and the whole person was hidden in the shadows, and the people on the opposite side could not see her clearly, but she could see the whole surroundings and the opposite side.
When everyone was seated, I heard the voice of the waiter outside: "The emperor has arrived!" “
The crowd stood up and knelt on the ground and saluted.
The sound of gentle footsteps was mixed with the sound of jade pendants clanging and colliding.
After a while, the emperor's voice was heard: "Civilians." “
Everyone sat down one after another, the emperor sat on the top in a bright yellow dress, the queen sat on his left side, and on the right sat a dignified, graceful and gentle woman, who was the most loved by the emperor Pang Guifei!
In the middle of Shen Shi, the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet began.
The palace maids and eunuchs entered with plates, the emperor raised the wine glass and said two symbolic words, and everyone in the hall echoed in unison, at this time, the banquet really began. Food and wine, singing and dancing!
In addition to enjoying the glory of enjoying the banquet with the emperor and queen, sitting here is a kind of torment for people like Yu Nianniang who must eat every meal.
Each dish is very exquisite, however, the dishes are mostly light, and the portion is very small, in this noble occasion, everyone is not thinking about eating, it is completely a ceremonial image, almost one or two chopsticks are put down, no one dares to eat more, let alone eat, that will be laughed to death.
When they have tasted it, the ladies will remove the plate and replace it with another round of dishes. In fact, more people don't use chopsticks much, all of them enjoy singing and dancing, whether they are really appreciating singing and dancing, or watching something else, Yu Nianniang doesn't know, anyway, every dish, dim sum, dessert, she tasted it, Xiangwu just ate a bowl of noodles, her stomach was hungry, and she was still holding it at this time, so she was only hungry!