Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Silkworm Ceremony

Zhiran left and went to the fiefdom with Liu Qin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Wang Zhengjun stood on the city tower and watched from afar, the mighty convoy crowd gradually drifted away on the clear and wide marble road. Zhiran lifted the curtain, and also looked back, and the reluctance in her eyes became deep in tears. This time I parted, I am afraid that I will never see each other again in this life.

Yazhu supported Wang Zhengjun, and there was some sadness in his eyes, "Queen Mother, everyone is far away, it's time to go back." ”

"yes, it's gone, it's gone." Wang Zhengjun sighed softly, and there were some tears in his dark eyes. She turned around, and a warm ray of sunlight came into view. The light was a dazzling golden yellow, just like the brilliance of this glorious golden temple.

Wang Zhengjun returned to the Jiaofang Palace, and the palace people had already sent the silkworm clothes for the silkworm ceremony. The silkworm dress is extremely noble, and it is worn by the queen when she leads the princesses and the ladies of the princes to kiss the silkworms. Because the silkworm festival is in spring, the color of the clothes is green with the color of the season. The upper part of the silkworm robe is cyan, which represents the positive color of the East, and the lower part of the silk garment is intercolored. From Mrs. 2,000 Shi to the queen, they all use silkworm clothes as court clothes. Wang Zhengjun touched his clothes and said in a deep voice: "If Zhiran stays for a few more days, he will be able to kiss silkworms with this palace." She has been the most fond of these hilarious ones since she was a child. ”

"Did the Queen forget? Princess Huaiyang is the wife of Huaiyang Wang Mingmei, and after returning to the fiefdom, she will be officially canonized as the queen. Now that the mother of the King of Huaiyang, Zhang Jieyu, has passed away, the silkworm ceremony of the Huaiyang Kingdom is to be presided over by the Queen of Huaiyang according to the custom. Is the queen still worried that she can't see such excitement? Lingjuan leaned over to her side and smiled kindly.

"Yes, Zhiran will be the queen. She can't miss this silkworm ceremony. Wang Zhengjun waved his hand to let Gong E hang the silkworm clothes aside, and smiled slightly, "You look at the memory of this palace, I only remember that she is playful, but I forget that her identity is different now." ”

Lingjuan opened the curtain for Wang Zhengjun, and then laughed in response: "The queen mother is the head of the six palaces, and she is usually busy, where do you remember these trivial things?" The slaves and maids are stupid, and that's all they can distinguish and remember clearly. ”

With a faint smile in his eyes, Wang Zhengjun walked out of the door slowly, "Let's go, go with the palace to see if the things to be used for the silkworm ceremony are ready." ”

Silkworm ceremony is a very important etiquette, since the Zhou Dynasty began the national rituals, has established the "Son of Heaven personally ploughed the southern suburbs, the queen kissed the northern suburbs of silkworms" sacrificial pattern. The silkworm ceremony is held on an auspicious day in March every year, presided over by the queen herself, and leads all the concubines to worship the ancestors of the silkworm god and collect mulberries to feed silkworms, so as to encourage the people to be diligent in weaving.

Wang Zhengjun checked a few places, and when he saw that the female officials who managed all affairs had been arranged, he came out with a smile and satisfaction. When I came out of the silkworm room, I saw Fu Yao walking around the corridor and walking here. Ling Juan couldn't help but be a little suspicious when she saw this, and lowered her voice and said, "Queen Mother, what is Fu Jieyu doing here?" Isn't it ......."

"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Zhengjun stopped Ling Juan in a low voice, didn't let her continue, but looked sideways at Fu Yao's figure, the bright purple red was really dazzling. Wang Zhengjun didn't care, only closed his lips slightly, and took gentle steps as if nothing happened, and the scenery that fell into her eyes was suddenly fresh and peaceful.

Fu Yao smiled with a hint of flamboyance from a distance, and when she approached, she restrained herself a little, and bowed respectfully to Wang Zhengjun, "The concubine sees the queen's mother, and the queen's mother is happy!" ”

"Get up!" Wang Zhengjun waved his hand skillfully, and he was secretly observing Fu Yao when he raised his eyes. She is Liu Zheng's most favored concubine in the end, her face is ruddy, her face is radiant, and even this dress is newly made, rich and rich, and her identity is also very suitable.

After getting up, a faint sneer appeared on the corner of Fu Yao's mouth, "The queen mother is really virtuous, and she does everything herself." It's just that these trivial things can be left to the people below, so why should the queen work so hard? ”

Wang Zhengjun smiled lightly and didn't answer quietly, but he couldn't hide the desolation in his heart. Is it hard, which queen in history is not hard?

Seeing this, Fu Yao's eyes rolled slightly, her clear eyes were full of proud smile and coldness, and she suddenly said with a smile: "But that's right, if the queen mother didn't work so hard, how could she keep this hard-won position?" After all, everyone knows that the emperor is very reluctant to make you the queen. Oh, in the end, the concubine underestimated the ability of the queen mother, otherwise how could the queen mother play this trick behind the concubine? However, the concubine had to advise the queen mother, you still have to be careful, if you make the emperor unhappy one day, I'm afraid that ......" Speaking of this, Fu Yao paused deliberately, walked to Wang Zhengjun's side with a light smile and said in his ear, "I'm afraid that this posterior position will not be guaranteed." ”

Wang Zhengjun was choked by Fu Yao's words, and only paid attention to state affairs and trivial matters in various palaces for several days, forgetting that there were still battles in this palace that would never disappear. And this battle has unwittingly evolved into a battle between Fu Yao and her. She gritted her teeth and smiled back, "There is Lao Fu Jieyu to worry about this palace." Seeing Fu Yao smiling proudly, he gently reminded her, "It's just that Fu Jieyu is not going to the silkworm room?" ”

Fu Yao didn't say anything more when he heard this, glanced at it, and then proudly raised his sleeves and left. Ling Juan saw it in her eyes, and she was already so angry that she couldn't help but say: "The slave really can't understand, now that the mother is the queen, why are you still afraid of Fu Jieyu?" ”

Wang Zhengjun ignored Lingjuan's anger, and only looked at her with a smile, "Silly girl, this palace is not afraid of her." ”

Ling Juan was still a little puzzled, "Why did the queen mother ...... just now?"

"Why do you say? What do you think is the right thing to do? Wang Zhengjun looked at Lingjuan steadily, and saw that she lowered her head and didn't know how to respond, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Lingjuan, do you really think that this palace wants to fight with Fu Jieyu?" No matter how arrogant and unreasonable she is, she is still the emperor's favorite concubine after all. As long as she doesn't do too much, Bengong can turn a blind eye. This palace is the queen of the Han Dynasty, and what we want to ensure is not the harmony of the first class, and isn't it so that the emperor has no worries? If this palace and Fu Yao compete against each other, then you say, how can this ** be calm, and how can the emperor feel at ease? ”

After hearing this, Ling Juan lowered her head, "The queen mother understands righteousness, and the slave is extremely dull. ”

"You're not stupid, but you're not in your job, you don't think about it, and you don't know what it's suffering." Wang Zhengjun smiled, the first half of the sentence was for Lingjuan, and the second half of the sentence was for herself.

The silkworm ceremony after 10 days will be held at the selected auspicious time. ** The many concubines also arrived, saw each other, and were led by the queen Wang Zhengjun into the palace to perform three bows and nine bows. The ceremony is carried out in order according to the procedures of welcoming the gods, the first offering, the second offering, the final offering, the withdrawal of food, the sending of the gods, and the inspection of the deceit.

After the ceremony, Wang Zhengjun changed into regular clothes and led the internal and external women to the mulberry picking altar to pick mulberry. She is the queen, so she picks three mulberries. The three princes ordered the women to pick five, and the liehou Jiuqing ordered the women to pick nine. After the mulberry picking is completed, the mulberry leaves are used to feed the silkworm mother in the silkworm room.

At the end of the day, Wang Zhengjun was so tired that his whole body was sore. After the dinner, she thought about going out for a walk. The warm sunset slowly emitted a soft light, dyeing half of the sky red. She was quietly admiring, but there was an intermittent sound of small voices from the other side of the greenery. With a gentle step, she glanced over and saw a man reclining on the grass, smiling at the woman in his arms. And the woman in his arms turned out to be Yunluo. With a burst of surprise, Wang Zhengjun's palms seemed to be sweating, and his mood suddenly became a mess.

The man seemed to sense that someone was watching them, and he rolled over and ran away in a panic. I can't see my face clearly, and I can't see my body clearly. Wang Zhengjun approached and stared straight at Yun Luo, she never thought that Yun Luo would do such a thing. The cold and puzzled eyes made Yun Luo uncomfortable, she looked up, and a trace of sadness slipped through her lacquered eyes, "Have you seen enough?" See how unbearable I am? ”

Wang Zhengjun's heart was a little tingling, and he asked her bluntly, "Who is that person?" Why should you ......"

"There's no why." Yunluo interrupted coldly, and she got up and stepped forward, about to leave. The heavy ink shadow still couldn't hide the tears in her eyes, the tear stains that were so poignant that they made people feel distressed. After a moment, she turned around again and said in a deep voice, "Zhengjun, I beg you for one thing. That is, you didn't meet me today, and you didn't see anything. ”

"But don't you want to explain anything to me?" Wang Zhengjun stepped forward, just wanting to ask more clearly. In the palace, it is very dangerous. How could she let Yunluo go on like this?

Who knew that Yun Luo not only didn't answer, but smiled even more indifferently, "Don't you agree?" ”