April 14.

Shu E saw the most solemn ceremony and the most noisy prosperity in the entire palace.

As soon as the fifth watch arrived, Shu E had already washed up.

Shu E came to the main hall of Yong'an Hall, burned the good sandalwood on the three pillars, bowed three times first, made an inquiry, and folded her hands, bowed deeply three times, and prayed silently in her mouth.

By the time Shu E finished worshipping, Lilac and Hua Fu had already prepared their clothes and jewelry, waiting to comb her hair and change clothes. Lilac didn't wait for Shu E to finish worshipping, she had already covered her mouth and laughed, saw her coming, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you worship Buddha like this, kowtow again, bow again, worship is not worship, prayer is not prayer, and there are words in your mouth...... It is similar to the judge who did it in the view [Note 1]. ”

Shu E smiled but did not answer, sat in front of the mirror, and scattered her hair. Hua Fu smiled slightly: "Lilac girl, the Queen Mother doesn't like everyone in the palace to talk about the ghosts and gods [Note 2], although it is not clear that it is forbidden, but it is always bad for outsiders to hear it." ”

Lilac stuck out her tongue and said, "That's amazing." I don't know if it's because the palace rules are strict, or if Huafu is cautious. But I was still very happy in my heart, and finally Waffle didn't think of herself as an "outsider".

Hua Fu and Lilac solemnly combed a doxedtail bun for her, inserted five flower hairpins, and piled gold and silver, like a flower tree. One tree in the center, two trees on the left and right. There are also five pairs of hairpins, which are inserted to the left and right.

The leader of the ruyi pattern piping on the head embroidered in crow blue, and the wide-sleeved shirt with stone blue brocade placket embroidered with five pheasants in silver silk thread. He wore a jade-blue collared mid-shirt with a green onion and a long green skirt, a blue-and-white knee [Note 3], a silver-blue belt, cyan stockings, and a pair of jade-colored brocade flower-faced platform shoes.

Facing the polished bronze mirror on the desk, he stretched out his arms and let the big sleeves hang down slowly. I saw that the person in the mirror had a slender waist, his shoulders were sharpened, his temples were like mist, and his hair was towering, which was Shu E under the costume.

Shu E saw that Hua Fu and Lilac were looking at her in a daze, she was very embarrassed, turned away from the mirror, greeted Sister-in-law He and Hua Fu, and walked out of the door together. Because both of them have grades, they went with Shu'e. It's just that the women below the sixth rank and the ninth rank are dressed in swaddling clothes [Note 4], but they don't have a headdress or ribbon.

Shu E and the other three went to Qingshou Palace first, and Sister-in-law He and Hua Fu greeted the Queen Mother with her. He rushed to the front of the Imperial Palace.

Early this morning, at the right time, the emperor and the queen first went to the temple to worship their ancestors, after the death of Zhenzong, the temple of the god [Note 5], the temple has become the system of the seven temples of the Son of Heaven. After the worship is completed, return to the palace, and the emperor will go to the queen mother's palace to meet the queen mother, and then meet the queen mother in the palace of the imperial concubine.

At the right time, I went to the Daqing Hall to accept the worship of the ministers. When the emperor returned to the harem, in the east of the Zichen Hall and the south of the Chongzheng Palace, the queen had already led the people of the harem to stand behind the queen according to their rank and position, and to pay homage to the monarch and ministers.

After Shu E arrived, there were already many concubines and concubines waiting. The two female officials of Shangyi Bureau, dressed in the clothes of the sixth-grade women, led the people to stand one by one. The concubine on the left, and the female history on the right. Everyone is dressed in gorgeous clothes, wearing heavy makeup, Diao Chan is slightly lost, Xi Shi is slightly less radiant, breathing only smells the aroma of fat powder, and acts but listens to the sonorous ring.

In just a moment, everyone was already standing neatly with bated breath. Shu E looked up and saw two dressed palace maids supporting a tall dressed woman left and right, and slowly walked over.

The red leader is embroidered with an eggplant purple dragon pattern on the edge, with a dark blue background with a wide sleeve made of cloud brocade, and the body is embroidered with colorful pheasants woven into a robe [Note 5], and the head is full of beaded emerald three-winged dragon and phoenix crowns. The gait is condensed, and the divine light is restrained.

After Shu E entered the palace, it was the first time to look at the queen carefully, and I saw that her face was very beautiful, and her facial features were very upright, not like the Qingyan of the Qin beauty, the gentleness of the Yang beauty, the delicate beauty of the talented people, the coldness of the Liuxian Jun, nor the dignified majesty of the queen mother, the gentle smile of the imperial concubine, and not like the unknown woman in the yellow shirt who was beautiful and beautiful.

She is not like any woman Shu E knows, she is beautiful but not delicate, beautiful but not glamorous, beautiful but not light, beautiful but not remote. The appearance and demeanor are all just right and beautiful.

The two Shangyi stepped forward to salute, but they were far away, and the voices of the two were very small, and Shu E only heard what seemed to be talking about the beauty of the qin.

The queen didn't speak, but just swept her eyes from left to right. These two eyes are peaceful but keen, and they have the dignity and pride of a country. I only heard the queen say one word calmly and firmly: "Wait." ”

The two Shang Yi stood on their knees, not daring to stand up straight. It's not their fault that Kotomi didn't arrive on time. However, they are in charge of informing the congregation, when they arrive, where they stand, and when someone is late, and it is inseparable after all.

The queen also stood there upright, looking at everyone with her eyes level. All the women were silent, and they all stood with their heads bowed, not daring to make eye contact with the queen.

After another tea hour, there was the sound of footsteps in the west. Everyone looked up, and as expected, it was Qin Meiren who led Yazheng and two other palace maids over.

Shu E frowned slightly, as if she had smelled the fragrance from afar. It's just that the matter hasn't been figured out yet, and Shu E doesn't dare to make a judgment. On the one hand, he reminded himself that Qin Meiren was the one who added pollen and spices to his jade muscle spirit fat powder, and on the other hand, he was a little worried about Qin Meiren, who had been pregnant for nearly three months, and it seemed that her body had not been completely well. The queen seems to be very serious, and I don't know if she will punish the beauty of the qin. So I couldn't help but look at the queen.

I saw the queen raise her hand slightly, and a palace maid beside her walked forward quickly. went to the side of the qin beauty and saluted, stretched out his hand to support the qin beauty, and walked over with her.

Qin Meiren walked to the queen's side, and Wan Fu bowed. It's just that because I'm pregnant, I bend my knees and it's very inconvenient to move. The queen hurriedly stretched out her hand to support her, but Qin Meiren seemed to be intentional or unintentional, and when the queen's hands were about to support her, she had already stood up.

The queen didn't seem to notice it, just nodded slightly, and the two Shangyi led in front, and took the queen's personal palace maid and Qin Meiren into the team.

Shu E discovered that there were still many concubines she didn't know next to Qin Meiren. There are many others standing behind him. It's really worth the phrase "3,000 beauties in the harem". Shu E sneered in her heart, who is the person who is "three thousand favors in one"? The emperor seems to be very fond of Qin Meiren, listening to the queen mother's tone, it seems that he indulges her in everything; What about Yang Meiren? I heard Xiaoyingzi say that the Chunxi Pavilion was named after her, and with the Chunxi Pavilion, there is the Autumn Pavilion and the Yaoyang Pavilion and the Yixue Pavilion; So what about the willow branch of Lingshan County? Of the eight people who entered the palace together, she is the only one who has been favored so far......

Eight people who entered the palace together.

Shu E's heart seemed to "chuckle". No matter why he entered the palace in the first place, Cao Li of that day, and Cao Shu'e today, originally entered the palace as his concubine! It's just that he already has so many concubines, why do he choose these eight people to enter the palace?

Yes, when I was in the house, I also heard my wife say that the selection of official women as concubines is the meaning of the queen mother. It seems that the emperor "can't bear to confine a group of young women in the deep palace and separate flesh and blood", and he has "always shirked". Alas...... I don't know how sincere the emperor's resignation is? Since he has entered the palace, he should be pampered, and he did not insist on not being punished. And the separation of flesh and blood is a fact of life.

After a period of cranky thought, he suddenly heard a loud voice unique to the inner eunuch, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has arrived." ”

The unification sounded three times, and the emperor came from the east with a full guard of honor.

Until she walked to the front, the queen took two steps forward, bowed down and said: "The concubine specially leads the harem to be above the ninth grade, and I wish the saint ten thousand blessings and longevity." After speaking, he shook his sleeves lightly and bowed down. The concubines and female histories in the back all bowed down, and even the eunuchs who came with the emperor also knelt down together, praying together: "Congratulations to the saint for ten thousand blessings and longevity", and bowed three times after speaking.

The emperor hurriedly stepped forward and helped the queen with both hands. The queen didn't wait for the emperor's support, and hurriedly stood up. The emperor let everyone settle down again. Through the layers of people, Shu E saw the emperor's clothes, crisp and dazzling, she looked at the emperor's appearance towards the queen, and she was also very respectful, and she became more and more puzzled, what did the emperor like more about that concubine in his heart?

Originally, Shu'e didn't care about these problems, but from Hua Fu and Hua Dongyang, she keenly sniffed out that the relationship between the two was extraordinary, but she couldn't help the two, she obviously remembered each other, but she avoided it and didn't hear it. Now thinking about the emperor and his concubines, Shu E feels even more puzzled.

Men and women love each other, and the two love each other, I'm afraid, I don't have a chance to experience it! It's okay, anyway, after entering this deep palace and leaving the third young master, she no longer has the mood to like anyone.

[Note 1] Judge: Originally a Taoist term that refers to a practitioner of magic. These sorcerers are also wizards.

[Note 2] Shiwu: A term for a folk shaman.

[Note 3] Knee: An apron tied to the front of a garment. 敝, through "shelter".

[Note 4] Shirt: also used as a robe. One of the six costumes recorded by Zhou Li, the most solemn one of the "three Zhai" of the concubine and the sacrificial dress. A kind of dress for noble women with titles in ancient times.

[Note 5] Robe: "History of the Song Dynasty and Yufu Zhi": Yizhiyi, dark blue weaving, Zhai Wen red, five-color twelve, etc. Green yarn in the single, collar, Luo Xuan, knee cover with the color of the dress, with the silk as the collar, with Zhai as the chapter, third-class. The big belt follows the color of the clothes, Zhu Li, the outside of it, the upper with Zhu Jin, the lower with the green brocade, New York with the green group, the leather belt with the green clothes, the white jade double wear, the black group, the double big ribbon, the small ribbon three, between the Shi Yuhuan three, the green Yun, the elbow, the elbow plus gold ornaments. Received the book and paid homage to the Jingling Palace.