The Prince's Mansion is busy, and the scene in the palace is even more lively.

When they got up early in the morning, the palace maids and eunuchs were busy arranging banquets and sending clothes and jewelry to the concubines and nobles; The delicate women stood in front of a large pile of silk and silk and boxes of gold and silver jewelry and jade, wondering how to match them to become the most attractive women at the banquet.

Of course, most of these busy people are new nobles or unfavored concubines, who want to take the opportunity to turn the situation around, and those senior concubines who are already familiar with this kind of banquet do not need to prepare with such fanfare at all, not that they don't pay attention to it, but they have already been confident and know what kind of occasion to behave. For example, Changchun Palace.

Different from the scenes of palace maids and eunuchs running back and forth in other palaces, Changchun Palace is as plain as in the past, doing what needs to be done.

Li Anyue and Luzhu were playing with Shenyue Haozhe in the garden, Biyun was waiting for Concubine Xian to embroider flowers in the pavilion, and the other palace maids and eunuchs were cleaning and watering the flowers. Of course, there will be some panicked little situations.

For example, when Li Anyue was about to leave the Lily Hall in the morning, she was almost hit head-on by a little palace maid, and the little palace maid didn't even apologize, so she ran away in a hurry. Later, Li Anyue learned that it was a little palace maid from another palace who was sent to borrow jewelry from Concubine Xian.

After such a situation in the morning, Li Anyue was surprised and puzzled from the beginning, and in the end, it was no longer strange.

The palace maid of Zhong'an Palace: "Concubine Xian, my maid wants to borrow the fulcrum jade peach blossom jade bead hairpin you wore when you enjoyed the flowers last time." ”

The palace maid of the Yingchun Palace: "Concubine Xian, my mother wants to borrow you that pair of bright yellow satin gold phoenix embroidered shoes." ”

The palace maid of Yonghua Palace: "Concubine Xian, the slave and maid will borrow from you the red embroidered phoenix pattern single luo gauze and the golden phoenix-shaped golden step shake that I mentioned to you last time." ”

The palace maid of Le Cheng Palace: "Concubine Xian, Concubine Ling said that last time I saw you wearing a twisted beaded peony gold hairpin, which is very compatible with her clothes today, and I want the slave maid to borrow it from you." ”

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In short, palace maids and eunuchs of all sizes did not bother to come all the way to borrow things from Concubine Xian, some only borrowed one, some borrowed two or three, and some even borrowed a whole set of clothes to go back. And Concubine Xian's answer to these people will always be only one, "Take it." ”

Even Biyun couldn't stand it anymore, and when those people walked over and persuaded her: "Niangniang, most of your clothes and jewelry have been lent out, why are you still in such a hurry?" ”

"That's right, Niangniang, the concubines who came to borrow it usually don't have much contact with Niangniang, and they come so diligently when they borrow things!" Green bamboo is also on the side to help out.

Concubine Xian continued to sew the begonia flower with a calm face, "It's just something that you don't need, what's the hurry, they will return it when they run out, anyway, there are many things rewarded by the emperor, and it doesn't matter if you borrow some to go out." ”

"But, mother, the slave maid thinks it's not worth it for you. You see that you usually help them like this, but they usually treat you ...... That's it. ”

"This palace doesn't live by looking at their faces, and they can't control what they like, and besides, this palace doesn't need to change the way things are done for these people, right? If the palace does not borrow, the punishment is the palace maids who come to borrow things, so why should the palace add these crimes to them in vain? ”

"Woo, Niangniang, you are really kind-hearted, and it is a great blessing for slaves and maids to serve you!" When Luzhu heard this, he was so moved that tears were about to fall.

Concubine Xian amusedly told her to stop, and continued to embroider wholeheartedly, but she was upset that there were too many people in the back, so she asked Biyun to deal with them, only saying that except for the jewelry and clothes in the eight treasure chests, everything else was arbitrary.

Li Anyue admired this virtuous concubine's style of acting, but on the other hand, she felt that she was too easy to bully, and it was a matter of course for people to borrow things, and these people were so inch-inch.

In the afternoon, there were fewer people in the palace, but that didn't mean there weren't. Ziyu and Luzhu took Shenyue Haozhe to rest, because there may be a banquet in the evening, it may be later, and if you don't rest for a while, I'm afraid you won't be energetic. Because Biyun was Concubine Xian's personal palace maid, she knew better about the placement of her clothes and jewelry, so she was instructed to deal with those who came to borrow things. Li Anyue had just sent the white fungus snow lotus soup to Concubine Xian, and saw Concubine Xian standing in front of the suitcase and pondering.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Concubine Xian turned around and smiled when she saw her, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm preparing clothes for the banquet, although I don't need to decorate it too much, but I have to dress up to go." ”

"Is the lady trying to wear something?"

"Well, Biyun doesn't know which one to wear, and usually asks her opinion." Concubine Xian nodded and looked at Li Anyue, "Why don't you pick and choose for me this time." ”

"Huh? The slave and maid are worried that the slave and maid will not be in line with the mother's wishes. ”

"It's okay, if you don't like it, just pick it again, anyway, there's still time." Concubine Xian shook her head to indicate that it was okay, pointed out a suitcase to her, and motioned for her to pick it up here.

Li Anyue could only nod and walk over. Most of the clothes inside are usually worn by the virtuous concubines, although they are also very delicate and beautiful, but they are not solemn enough to attend the banquet. Li Anyue picked for a while, and caught a glimpse of a moon-white dress at the bottom of the box, most of the clothes in it were dark-colored, and the moon-white clothes were very conspicuous inside, so she took it out of it.

"Oh? I forgot about this dress. "A look of surprise appeared on Concubine Xian's face when she saw the clothes handed over by Li Anyue, and it turned into a full smile." Hongu thought you would pick out some brightly colored clothes, but I didn't want you to pick them out. ”

The slave maid thought that everyone at today's banquet was wearing bright clothes to be eye-catching, but it got the opposite effect, and this moon-white Liuxian dress was eye-catching and easy to attract people's eyes. And this skirt has a plain and elegant style, which is very in line with the temperament of the mother, but because this fairy skirt has colorful embroidered auspicious cloud patterns, the style is exquisite, but it adds a touch of luxury, and it will not look solemn enough. ”

Concubine Xian smiled, "Then let's put on this and take a look." ”

Sure enough, Concubine Xian's complexion was originally moist, which matched this moon-white embroidered fairy skirt very well, and as soon as she put it on, she naturally revealed a quiet and elegant atmosphere, and there was an atmospheric calmness in her gestures.

"It's so nostalgic." Concubine Xian rubbed the fabric of her clothes as if she was reminiscing, "If you wear this dress, would it be better to change your hair to a new bun?" ”

Concubine Xian is not very good at dressing up in the palace on weekdays, but she just loosely holds a bun, if the emperor comes, you can get some hairpins, and the emperor does not blame, but feels very real. But if you are attending a banquet, you will have to put your hair in a new bun.

Li Anyue saw her looking at herself, and waved her hand again and again, "The slave is really not good at this, and the slave and maid still feel very uncomfortable tying their hair in a bun every day!" ”

"Poof, hehehe, this palace can see this, so I can only wait for Biyun to come back. Come, come over and help Hongu comb her hair first. ”

Li Anyue walked behind her, untied her hair, and picked up a comb to comb her hair for her, "Niangniang's hair is so soft, no wonder her heart is so good." ”

"Oh, the emperor also said so, saying that the hair of this palace is thin and soft, and the temperament must be gentle and kind, and this palace also said that the emperor is trying to comfort himself." Every time Concubine Xian mentions the emperor, there will always be more brilliance in her eyes.

"The emperor also combed his mother's hair?"

"Well, there were." Concubine Xian nodded, and looked at the clothes on her body again, "This Liuxian dress was rewarded by the emperor several years ago, and the style is a little old, but fortunately it is still well preserved." ”

"Although the slave maid has never seen the emperor in Changchun Palace, I always feel that the mother and the emperor seem to have a very good relationship."

Concubine Xian smiled and said in a low voice, "The emperor has indeed not been here for a while. ”

Li Anyue realized that she might have said something that made her sad, and felt a little uncomfortable, so she hurriedly comforted, "The emperor has every opportunity, and there must be a lot of official delays." ”

"You don't have to care, this palace won't be sad because of such a thing, if that's the case, I'm afraid this palace will end up depressed, but maybe it's a little helpless."

Li Anyue looked at her in the mirror, her appearance in her thirties, but she did not show her age, but looked younger than her actual age, but the temperament between her eyebrows was gentler and calmer than that of women of the same age. "Isn't Niangniang really sad?"

"Maybe it used to. The person you love is accompanied by different women, and it is very painful for you to be gentle and generous and say that you don't mind. Concubine Xian stroked a lock of hair on her chest and said slowly, "I don't feel so sad now, maybe I'm used to it, or I understand." The emperor is not only the husband of one person in the palace, but also the husband of other women in the harem, they are all waiting for the emperor to come in the same mood, and some women have not even seen the emperor's face and will die alone. ”

"Mother is great." Purgatory said from the bottom of her heart that she would definitely not be able to share the same husband with another woman, let alone these three thousand beauties.

"It's nothing, it's just that the emperor already has too many things to worry about, so he doesn't want to bother him anymore."

Li Anyue nodded silently, feeling that the topic might be a little serious, so she changed the topic, "Niangniang, why don't you let the slave put makeup on you." ”

"Oh? Do you also wear makeup? ”

Li Anyue smiled and nodded, of course people who know how to make up will also know how to make up, and besides, she has also learned a lot of makeup skills in modern times, although there may be some cosmetics that are not available here, but the principle of makeup and dressing up is the same, that is, to promote strengths and avoid weaknesses.