Chapter 103: Harem Horror
Duanyue trembled when she heard this. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 In the four years since he entered Beijing, except for the old emperor who first came to the palace, the old emperor ordered Duanyue and the two brothers and sisters to enter the palace, the rest of the times were nothing more than a dinner party or something, and they were never ordered to enter the palace again. She turned her head to meet Cuiguo's eyes.
"This ...... This is an order from the palace, so the county lord should obey it. Cuiguo frowned and shook her head slightly at Duanyue. She politely persuaded Duanyue, for fear that something would happen in the days when the wind was away, otherwise there would really be no one to clean up the aftermath for her.
Duanyue really had no other choice, so she had to nod obediently. Her beautiful eyes swept over Cuiguo and Rong'er, and finally landed on Uncle Tong. "I know, Uncle Tong, you go down first, get some broken silver and send some people in the palace, and wait for me to dress up." Uncle Tong nodded, then bent down and retreated.
"I don't want to go!" The moment Uncle Tong closed the door, Duanyue fell on the table and wailed loudly. It doesn't look like she was ordered to enter the palace, but like she was forced to marry.
Cuiguo and Rong'er didn't dare to delay, the two of them had a smart heart and one hand, set up Duanyue, and changed into a decent dress for her in an orderly manner. When the clothes were finished, he pressed Duanyue in front of the dresser. Regardless of Duan Yue's repeated resistance, he painted her makeup and put on her headdress.
Duanyue looked at herself in the blurred bronze mirror, and couldn't cry or laugh.
"You dressed me up like this, did you want me to go on a blind date?" In the bronze mirror, his lips are red and his teeth are white, and his eyes are beautiful. The playful and lovely appearance, with the pink silk flowers on the top of the head, covers all the anger of Duanyue, and looks very beautiful and beautiful. She couldn't help but shake her head slightly, and the two symmetrical golden hairpins inserted in the side of the bun clanged.
"This palace is no better than the county lord, you go for a walk on the street, naturally you have to dress decently and look dignified." Cuiguo patted Duanyue's shoulder and said with a smile. Duanyue stretched out her hands, and Cuiguo and Rong'er immediately helped her up.
It's hard to dress like this! Duanyue lifted the top of her heavy head, for fear of being overwhelmed by the hair ornaments on her head. Uncle Tong had already ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair, and Duanyue sat in the sedan chair with the support of the two. She lifted the sedan curtain and waved her hand at Rong'er. "You stay in the mansion, I'll go with Cuiguo."
Tilting her head and thinking for a while, Duanyue suddenly thought of something and immediately ordered Rong'er. "My brother will be back in a few days, you can find a few people to clean his house well, don't forget the corners!" Rong'er nodded when she heard this, waved her hand at the departing sedan chair, and watched her leave.
Duanyue leaned her head back in the sedan chair, looking at the top of the sedan chair in a daze, she really couldn't figure out why the palace would let her enter the palace. I also blame myself for not asking clearly, is it the emperor? Empress? Or does the Queen Mother want to see her? Duanyue sighed, and could only see the move.
The sedan chair shook so that Duanyue's stomach was sour, and she had just drunk the bowl of bitter medicine, so she had to purse her mouth desperately to keep herself from throwing it out. When the sedan car stopped, before Cuiguo lifted the sedan curtain, Duanyue rushed out of the seat with a brisk step, retching against the bright red palace wall, so not embarrassed.
"County Lord, County Lord! You okay! Cuiguo's heart immediately tightened. Seeing her look so uncomfortable, she could only stretch out her hand and pat Duanyue's back with Wen Ru to make her feel better.
Duanyue vomited for a long time, but she didn't vomit anything, but she just made herself embarrassed in vain. She pulled the handkerchief from her chest, wiped her mouth, and shook her head at Emerald Fruit. "I don't know how these subordinates carried the sedan chair, and I was so shaking that I had to vomit out the overnight meal." Her eyes were horizontal, and she pointed to the four subordinates who were carrying the sedan chair and said sharply. "Punish you for deducting half of your monthly money this month! Who made you sad me! ”
When the four subordinates heard this, their faces turned pale, but they didn't dare to refute Duanyue's words, so they had to accept it silently without tears. Standing next to the palace gate, a dignified and mellow woman over thirty years old walked towards Duanyue with a smile, her cheeks were flushed, and a pair of slender eyes narrowed into a crescent moon with a smile. Seeing that Duanyue did not bend down and salute like an ordinary palace person, the woman nodded and said politely.
"The slave maid is Aunt Hoyaka next to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has ordered me to wait here for a long time, and the county lord invites the slave to come." As soon as the words fell, she walked ahead in an unhurried manner. When Duanyue heard that it was the Queen Mother who was looking for her here, her face suddenly turned pale, and she didn't dare to make any moves, so she had to obediently follow Aunt Honoka.
She looked up mischievously and came to Aunt Honoka's side, which scared her all over.
"Aunt Hooka, I don't know what the Queen Mother is looking for me for?"
Aunt Honoka took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed her panic. She coughed dryly, and her cloudy eyes glanced at Duanyue very unpleasantly, but she still replied respectfully. "When the county lord arrives, he will know, and the slave and maid can't say more."
Hearing this, Duanyue rolled her eyes helplessly. She followed Aunt Honoka around a few corners, and finally stood in front of a large and ornate palace. Duanyue raised her head and looked at the plaque of the palace, on which were written in gold lacquer with the three big characters of "Furong Palace". This is where the Queen Mother lives.
The moment she stepped into the Furong Palace, Duanyue was oppressed by an invisible pressure, so that she didn't dare to act rashly, she didn't even dare to raise her eyelids to probe wantonly, she just followed behind Aunt Honoka, looking well-behaved.
Walking into the hall, Duanyue saw the Queen Mother sitting on the golden soft couch on the upper seat, and there were many people sitting in the lower row. The ones she knows are queens or concubines, and there are several women who still look like girls. Duanyue looked at it suspiciously, and felt that it was very inexplicable. She couldn't figure out what so many people were sitting here for. Is it because of yourself? It doesn't make sense, Duanyue is just an ordinary person who hasn't done anything.
Before she could think about it, the Queen Mother moved on the soft couch and said with a smile. "Oh, Shi'an is here, hurry up and take a seat, get closer to the mourning house." After that, two palace maids came out of nowhere, moved a chair and placed it on the side of the queen mother's soft couch, just face to face with the queen's position.
Duanyue didn't dare to disobey, so she had to bend down and thank the Queen Mother, walked to the seat step by step, and sat down with a "swish". She just looked down at the tips of her shoes, not daring to look up. Because as soon as she looked up, she met the queen's eyes, which made her feel uncomfortable.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Lord Shi'an, but I didn't expect to be so smart now. I don't know how old the county lord is this year? The queen smiled, her bright red lips like ripe cherries. But no matter how beautiful a person is, he can't withstand the ravages of time. The glamorous queen still has nasty fine lines between the corners of her eyes.
Duanyue secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, lowered her head and replied uneasily. "Back to the queen, Duanyue is fifteen years old this year, but she hasn't done the ceremony yet."
"Oh, Lord Shi'an is the same age as Shuran!" The queen suddenly laughed. Duanyue trembled when she heard the word "Shuran". This Meng Shuran is the fourth princess who was rejected by her brother, and she is also the princess born of the queen. Could it be that the queen has been holding back this evil breath, thinking that it will all be sprinkled on Duanyue today?
Thinking of this, Duanyue sweated in the palm of his hand, and it was very sticky and cold.