Chapter 80: Grace and Luxury
Yang Guang was reborn after the catastrophe, and he was also looking forward to a happy event, and he was very much looking forward to this festival. Therefore, the palace looked at the emperor's meaning, of course, it had to be done in a big way, the lanterns were colorful, the flow of people was crowded, and all kinds of rare treasures should also come out from time to time, and I don't know how many of them have become priceless treasures that have been handed down to future generations.
Needless to say, the competition between the concubines and concubines of the Houcourt is the focus of the festival. The concubines put on their most beautiful clothes and the jewelry at the bottom of the box at the party, their faces were carefully retouched, and the green clouds were not messy at all, which could be described as full of flowers and radiance, almost overshadowing the limelight of the moon in the sky.
The breeze came out, the air was fragrant, and the moon was ashamed to compare the beauty of the world, and pulled a cloud to block her face.
When it comes to the moon, you have to mention Zhou Shanshan, how could she be missing at the critical moment? and everyone's magnificence, Zhou Shanshan did it abnormally and wore a moon-white silk dress. The effect is similar to the set sent by Yuwen Chengji before Yuan Ziyan entered the palace, and it may have been borrowed.
It looks like a set of clothes, but in fact it is made of more than a dozen layers of tulle staggered and folded, the outermost layer is simple and elegant, but it is extremely thin, and the inside is gradually added to the gold wire process from the inside and outside. In addition, the long skirt has just touched the surface of the foot, as you walk, people seem to float in the clouds, and the faint golden light reflected by each step is not the same, rich in strong variability.
Under the hazy light, Zhou Shanshan is like Chang'e in the moon, with crescent-shaped earrings, tinkling, making people feel like they are in the mood of admiring the moon by the stream.
Therefore, as soon as Zhou Shanshan appeared on the stage, she stole the limelight from all the concubines, because other people's costumes are single, but Zhou Shanshan is like a witch of change, which is overwhelming.
Looking at Zhou Shanshan, Yang Guang naturally included Yang Guang in his eyes, and there was a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.
Yuan Ziyan pouted when she saw it, this stinky girl was simply sarcastic in order to be lucky, and she was fighting for favor in her head.
But for the sake of the fact that she can still burn paper for the princess, Yuan Ziyan is too lazy to stop it, how can she love it, I hope she can get what she wants tonight.
Yang Guang beckoned to Zhou Shanshan, compared with other people's heavy makeup, Zhou Shanshan's outfit is more beautiful and outstanding, and it is full of artistic conception.
Seeing the emperor summoning herself, Zhou Shanshan was overjoyed and walked over with her skirt.
Yang Guang stretched out his hand and held Zhou Shanshan's small hand in his palm, which immediately attracted a bunch of envious glances. According to the past practice, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the same night for emperors and queens, and it has been this habit for many years. However, Yang Guang and Empress Xiao have been married for too long, and they have long had serious aesthetic fatigue, so a few years ago, this rule was broken and changed to the most favored concubine.
After a few years of pondering, everyone also discovered a rule, that is, the Mid-Autumn Festival can accompany the emperor, and the future grace is good, so they tried their best to sharpen their heads to Yang Guang's side.
Before the moon appreciation began, Zhou Shanshan seized the opportunity, which made everyone immediately feel a lot less interested, wilted, and the atmosphere was a little cold.
"Sanshan?" Yang Guang asked with a smile.
"It's a concubine." Zhou Shanshan is as happy as a flower, it seems that His Majesty still has an impression of herself.
"The trip to Daizhou, I was upset and made you feel wronged." Yang Guang said softly, to Yuan Ziyan's ears, this is nothing more than the sweet words of an amorous man, and there is nothing new.
But Zhou Shanshan was so excited that she almost cried, and hurriedly said: "How can the concubine have grievances at all, but Your Majesty, she was oppressed by Na Bi for no reason......
"Shhhhhhhh......h ”
"Yes! Be! Zhou Shanshan hurriedly saluted and said with a smile: "Shanshan is late, but she still offends Your Majesty, she really deserves to be punished!" ”
Late? Haha, Yang Guang laughed heartily, and couldn't help but nod Zhou Shanshan's nose: "You girl, it's also exciting." ”
Yuan Ziyan belongs to the kind of person who pulls out a knife to help when she sees injustice, seeing Zhou Shanshan being obedient, her palms are itchy, and she always has the urge to beat her, and said disdainfully: "It's the queen who is late, and Zhou Cairen really can't change it!" ”
Zhou Shanshan's face turned pale, and Yuan Ziyan grabbed the handle, and he was speechless for a while, but Yang Guang didn't care about this, but the queen was not there, which really surprised him.
Yes, where is the queen and why hasn't she appeared?
"Ziyan, you have been moving around a lot with the queen these days, do you know what she is busy with?" Yang Guang was also a little puzzled, could it be that his daughter-in-law was in a mood, waiting for the emperor to send someone to invite her?
Oh? Zhou Shanshan couldn't help but glance at Yuan Ziyan, her eyes were very complicated. Hmph, what an eight-sided delicate guy, and when he got to the palace, he climbed with the queen again.
"Your Majesty, I don't know, maybe the queen attaches too much importance to this Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's dress up carefully and come over." Yuan Ziyan said casually.
"The queen knows etiquette best, there must be a reason." Yang Guang said casually that he still had confidence in his daughter-in-law. Seeing that the auspicious time has arrived, presumably the queen can come on time and don't worry too much.
Zhou Shanshan couldn't interject about this, just stood on the side, but her hand held Yang Guang and never let go.
The scene was a bit dramatic, Yang Guang stood in the middle, holding Zhou Shanshan's hand on the right, but kept turning his head to laugh with Yuan Ziyan on the left.
Finally, the eunuch came to report, the queen arrived, and then a group of people rushed here. So, except for the emperor, the rest of the people hurriedly got up to greet them.
Soon, a person dressed in a gorgeous costume walked in the distance, the pace was a little faster than usual, but it was like flowing water, with a lot less pretentiousness and a capable state.
The vermilion dress is inlaid with gold wire, and it is gorgeous under the moonlight, which is a color that only the queen can use, even if the other concubines have tried their best to dress style, this is not comparable to the solemnity and unattainable of this phoenix crown.
It's just that no matter how beautiful the clothes and moonlight are, they can't compare to this youthful face, with bright eyes and bright teeth, a face like a silver basin, a fair and slender neck, and that tall figure. Especially the graceful self-confidence of being the mother of a country, the aura is shocking, and the indescribable majesty emanates out, coupled with this stunning face, even Yuan Ziyan can't help but take a few more looks.
Hey, this woman should only be in heaven.
Everyone was amazed by the queen, their eyes were fixed on her, and they didn't leave for a moment, and the queen walked towards the emperor without squinting under the envious gaze of everyone.
The corners of Yang Guang's mouth raised a smile of satisfaction slightly, the years flew by, but they did not leave too many traces on the queen's face, and even added a lot of indescribable touching.
Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but smile, in fact, the queen lives in the palace, and often holds meetings to meet with everyone, what other luxurious costume jewelry can attract everyone's attention, in the final analysis, it is the pair of inner height shoes under her feet.
suddenly increased by six or seven centimeters, making the queen's posture more slender, and the design of high heels will make people stand tall and raise their heads, and their temperament is better, Queen Xiao is originally beautiful, the only flaw is that she is short, no wonder everyone looks stupid.
Yang Guang involuntarily let go of Zhou Shanshan's hand and took the initiative to greet the queen, the queen smiled when she saw this, stretched out her lotus root-like wrist a few steps away, and then shook it with Yang Guang.
Yang Guang and his wife, who were standing together, looked more suitable in height, and Yang Guang lowered his head slightly to see his beautiful wife's talking eyes.
"Your Majesty, is the beautiful girl beautiful today?" Empress Xiao stared at Yang Guang with hot eyes, no more than those jerky girls who had just entered the palace, her eyes were bold and very provocative.
For a while, Yang Guang was a little uneasy, and couldn't help but hold up her chin, kiss her lightly on the forehead, and said softly: "There is no one in the world who can match the queen's face!" ”
"Hehe, Your Majesty is used to laughing, the concubines are all old, how can they compare to the vigor of these sisters."
"But they don't have the grace and luxury of a queen."
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Two old husbands and wives, you and I are in public**, I don't know how many people in the deep palace are envious. You must know that in this back court, it is difficult for many people to see the emperor, even if they sleep at night, there is rarely dialogue and chat, not to mention hugging and hugging in public, talking and laughing.
Some older concubines touched their palms that began to dry up, sighed slightly, and wondered if they regretted that they shouldn't have married into the palace in the first place, so that they couldn't even enjoy the minimum love of husband and wife.
Besides, Yang Guang used to kiss his daughter-in-law's forehead, so he had to bend over and pout, he was so smart, he quickly understood that Queen Xiao was different from the past, and it should be on the shoes.
Yang Guang couldn't help but glance sideways at Yuan Ziyan, knowing that such a heart and eye was not something that the queen could come up with, otherwise would she wait until today? I have long heard that Yuan Ziyan went to Yong'an Palace to give gifts, and it turned out that it was these shoes that were given, but he put his heart and soul into it.
At the same time, Empress Xiao also glanced at Yuan Ziyan and nodded slightly, both of them were somewhat grateful in their hearts.
For the country, the harmony between the emperor and the queen is the foundation of the court, and the dispute between the court is avoided to the greatest extent, so Yuan Ziyan can think about the overall situation, which is commendable.
For women, it is of course a great happiness to be able to talk to me and my husband and envy others. Empress Xiao also knew that if it weren't for Yuan Ziyan's shoes, she would not have attracted the emperor's attention so quickly.
In fact, the shoes are not quite commensurate with today's costumes, they are too simple, according to the past practice, they should be inlaid with jewels, looming in front of the skirt, showing the subtle bearing of women.
And Queen Xiao also wants to make another pair of higher heels, increasing the height by more than ten centimeters, or even twenty centimeters, but she found a large number of skilled craftsmen, although they are more than gourds to draw scoops, there are decent ones, but they are either unstable in the center of gravity and can't walk, or they are extremely uncomfortable and old heels.
Later, when I inquired, it turned out that Yuan Ziyan provided the design drawings that day, and without the drawings, it couldn't be done! The festival is approaching, time is pressing, and Queen Xiao is not willing to bow her head and beg for help, so she will make her clothes longer, but she will also show her stature.