Chapter 142: Entering the Palace for a Banquet
The carriage stopped outside the Chengde Gate, Yun Qing helped Yilan's men get out of the carriage, at this time the Chengde Gate was already quite lively, this is the palace gate for the female dependents to enter the palace, you can see the beads and rings everywhere, curling Tingting, from time to time there can be one or two women who brighten people's eyes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yun Qing was standing on the side of the carriage and looking, when someone from the palace came to check the identity of the visitor, and after checking, he invited the little eunuch to lead the Jin Mansion and their group into the palace gate.
The little eunuch who led the way, young and generous with a decent smile, was used to being an errand in the palace, and his shoulders and backs were slightly bent all the way.
Cai Quan is the head of the house, so she naturally walks in the front, and Yun Qing and her only stagger half a step and walk aside, although Cai Quan is also a noble daughter of an official family, but in the end, her father is only a four-grade Beijing official, so Cai Quan has not had a chance to enter the court.
And because of the damage to her reputation, she rarely participates in the gathering of the nobles in the capital, especially in the past three years, as she grows older, the gathering of the women who have not left the cabinet, most of the women who participate in the meeting are in their teens, and she is even more reluctant to go.
Therefore, many court rules and etiquette, even if the old lady sent her grandmother to teach her a lot in the past two days, she still couldn't rest assured, and before leaving, she specially instructed Yun Qing to say and do everything in the palace, so that she could help more.
Yun Qing nodded in agreement.
Leaving the slightly crowded Chengde Gate and walking into the laneway, the little eunuch opened his mouth: "Madam, the dinner time is still early, and today is sunny and windless. ”
Cai Quan nodded and said with a smile: "The noble concubine is virtuous." ”
Yun Lan listened to it and asked curiously: "The winter garden is the most boring, it is said that the imperial garden is full of the wonders of the world, I don't know if the imperial garden at this time is still amazing to the world?" ”
The little eunuch smiled innocently: "The girl will know when she arrives, the noble concubine Niangniang personally stared at the people's arrangement, and she will not disappoint the nobles."
Xie Yunyu also opened her mouth, but it was Xie Ruijun who asked when she opened her mouth: "I don't know where did they go, big brother?" ”
The little eunuch was stunned, hesitated, and said: "The sons should be on the side of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the specific ones are not clear." ”
Xie Yunyu frowned, glanced at the little eunuch, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, he was obviously a man, but he could only call himself a slave, it was really sad, and he didn't know anything, it was really useless.
Since he couldn't know what he wanted to know from him, Xie Yunyu stopped talking and stopped asking.
The little eunuch is a clever one, although he has been respectfully bowing his head and replying, he has also been paying attention to everyone's expressions, Xie Yunyu's performance here made him embarrassed for a while, his face was slightly red, and he took a step away from her intentionally or unintentionally.
He glanced at Yun Qing, who didn't speak, and his eyes swept to the golden core jade begonia jade hairpin between her buns, and his eyes narrowed, with a smile.
Xie Yunlan is also the first time to enter the palace, she feels novel everywhere, she is a child's heart, unlike Cai Quan's stability, seeing the appearance of the little eunuch is pleasing, and the person is also enthusiastic, and she is pleasing when she speaks, so she has been asking him east and west, as if she wants to ask all the scenery of the six palaces of this thing.
Although the little eunuch is also young, he is a person, and what he can say and what he can't say is naturally avoided talking to Yun Lan.
Others may not have paid attention to his exquisite thoughts, but Yun Qing could distinguish it, and couldn't help but look sideways at him, showing interest in her eyes, she didn't expect that this low-level little eunuch could be so clever.
The little eunuch could feel Yun Qing's inquiring gaze, but he didn't know, and answered Yun Lan's questions politely and politely all the way.
In this way, after walking for half an hour, when a thin layer of hot sweat appeared on Yun Qing's back, the little eunuch stopped talking to Xie Yunlan and said happily in a relaxed tone: "The front is here!" ”
Everyone was shocked, they all breathed a sigh of relief, cheered up, and followed the little eunuch around a stone arch, and saw lush greenery, covered by a beautiful tree.
Bypassing these shrouded landscape trees, you will see a wide open space, set up a high platform, two rows of seats, on the high platform, there are three women, the colorful flag screen fan behind the three women, the royal momentum is magnificent. The three women on the high platform are all graceful and luxurious, and their postures are stunning.
Concubine Tong sits in the middle, and her left hand is Concubine De, she is the first batch of concubines to enter the palace, and she is nearly half a hundred years old now, and her exquisite makeup can hardly hide the traces of time; On the right hand sat the virtuous concubine.
Yun Qing only glanced at it, and then lowered his eyes, at this time, more than half of the female dependents had already entered the table, and they were not early or late, they came just right.
The little eunuch who led the way saluted them, and then bowed and retreated.
After the eunuch who stood there reported, Cai Quan led them to salute in the middle of the court.
Concubine Tong was easy to talk to, and immediately called out.
I saw her open with a smile: "Jin Guogong is really a blessing, he married such a beautiful wife and chose a good life." ”
Cai Quan's face turned red, and when she was about to reply, the virtuous concubine on the right hand side of Concubine Tong opened her mouth first: "Mrs. Xie is indeed able to keep the clouds open and see the moon, and she has not wasted so many years of drilling camps, but I don't know, can this stepmother do it well?" ”
Concubine Xian has no children, only a princess Ruyue, she is also described as delicate, over thirty years old, but as delicate and beautiful as twenty-eight years old.
Cai Quan's face froze, and she was harassed as soon as she saw the ceremony, which was beyond her expectations, and the person who made the trouble was still the virtuous concubine Niangniang, who was known as a virtuous person! I have never entered the palace, I shouldn't have offended her, right?
Yun Qing quietly shook her hand, stepped forward and greeted Concubine Xian, and said, "It's rare that Niangniang is so curious about the affairs of the courtier's family, and the courtier first thanked Niangniang for her concern." ”
Although she did not explicitly say the relationship between the two, the hands they held together, as well as the meaning of maintenance between the lines of Yun Qing's words, could be seen at a glance by a discerning person.
Concubine Tong straightened her long sleeves, glanced at the gentle and smiling Concubine Xian, pulled the corners of her mouth, and said lazily: "Okay, you guys are tired all the way, sit down and rest, eat some tea and fruit, sister, you also have to pay attention to your identity!" ”
The last sentence is naturally for Concubine Xian. When Concubine Xian heard this, she held the cup for a moment, pursed her lips, and swallowed back what she wanted to say.
Concubine Tong sneered, looked at the few people in the field, raised her arm with a smile, and said: "Come and take a seat, Yunqing, you haven't entered the palace for a few days, but you are bored with Xin'er, I know that you are coming today, I have just waited here for a long time, I am here to enjoy the chrysanthemum at this time, you go and find her." ”
Yun Qing stopped, turned around and saluted Concubine Tong again: "Princess Lao is waiting, is it a courtier, and the courtier will make amends to the princess." ”
(To be continued.) )