The ceremony is relatively simple, He Xianxian and Xu Xun are separated from each other, and they live in different places in the Taisun Palace, so they are separated as soon as they enter the palace. Xu Xun was led into a courtyard, and some cases had been laid out in it, and she didn't know what they were. Anyway, according to the explanation of the female history who came over the day before, with her instructions, what should be risen, what should be worshipped, and what should be said.

Thanks to the palace etiquette she learned during the draft, as well as the education she received during her time outside the palace, Xu Xun successfully completed the canonization ceremony and obtained a silver-plated book—this page was shown to her, and she handed it over to Shang Gong again—judging from the reaction of everyone, her demeanor was also elegant and solemn, and in line with etiquette.

Then she and He Xianxian met again and went to meet Zhang Guifei Niangniang, who had the highest rank in the palace and was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces.

Xu Xun is now more familiar with some of the personnel in the palace, at least the few concubines in charge, she knows very well. This Zhang Guifei Niangniang, born in the Hejian Palace, her father and the emperor had a good relationship, and she was the first fierce general under the emperor's command, and died in battle for the emperor's great cause. The eldest brother inherited his father's will, made great contributions, is the emperor's most important, the most trusted, and the most affectionate general, I was elected to the palace since I was a child, and two years after the death of Empress Renxiao, I was canonized as a concubine.

Because the emperor and the late Empress Renxiao Xu have a deep relationship, the rest of the concubines have no children, and they do not have the conditions to be established as the successor, and the long live Lord also made a statement that he will not be established in this life, so Zhang Guifei Niangniang can not go one step further, but because the other concubine Wang Guifei Niangniang has not been in good health in recent years, and the emperor ordered her to take charge of the six palace affairs. Zhang Guifei Niangniang naturally became the master of the harem.

She lives in the Changyang Palace of the West Palace, and has a single palace, and there are no other concubines living in the palace. Therefore, the Changyang Palace is relatively quiet, and only Zhang Guifei is waiting for their arrival. - Canonizing the grandsons Jieyu and Zhaoyi, it is not the same as whose grandson takes a concubine, and the etiquette is still more cautious. Zhang Guifei is wearing a regular dress today, and this regular dress is not a daily dress, but refers to the dress worn in ordinary etiquette.

The imperial concubine often wears a phoenix crown with a flower hairpin, a dark blue bow coat inside, a real red woven gold embroidered phoenix with large sleeves, a xia veil, and a red Luo skirt and red Luo skirt. Although Zhang Guifei gave birth to a round face, she was dressed so solemnly and preciously, and she looked not angry and powerful. Xu Xun and He Xianxian, under the guidance of the eunuch of Zanli, bowed several times, and after finishing the ceremony, they got up and stood with their hands tied, both of them looked at their noses and noses, and did not dare to act rashly.

Speaking of which, Zhang Guifei is not very old, she is in her thirties this year, not like Xu Xun's ancestors, she accepted the salute quietly and majestically, then smiled, and asked them all to sit down and talk. "I've been busy since I got up early, have you eaten? Have you drunk it? ”

Xu Xun knew that she was growing up in Beiping, and she was a hero of Beiping who started the emperor, so she had a strong northern accent as soon as she opened her mouth. She barely understood, or He Xianxian was more clever, and replied on behalf of the two people, "I got up early and ate a cake and drank a glass of water." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Guifei smiled and nodded, "It's a big salute, it's not good to go to the clean room suddenly." ”

She instructed the palace maids beside her, "Let them drink a bowl of almond tea, on a cold day, after kneeling in the courtyard for a long time, you have to eat something hot." ”

And he said, "Fortunately, this is the south, and if you are in the north, in the weather of the first month, you will kneel in the courtyard like that, and your stomach will be empty, and you will have to have a serious illness when you turn back." ”

Zhang Guifei was really kind, just a few words, let the two nervous little girls gradually relax, Xu Xun was also used to her accent, she smiled xiexie Zhang Guifei, "Niang Niang loves concubines." ”

All four grandmothers taught her the etiquette of advance and retreat, and when talking to people, she should smile and look at each other naturally, but she should not stare into the eyes of others. Starting from Mama Zhao, the four mammas took turns to talk to Xu Xun, and if any of them found fault, Xu Xun had to be beaten up and said, now she can use this set very freely, and as soon as she relaxed a little, she raised her head.

Zhang Guifei looked at Xu Xun carefully, and she smiled with satisfaction, "You two are both born beautiful, and you are beautiful billets - I myself was born average, and I love such a delicate and cute little girl the most." Especially Xu's, well, it fits my eyes very well, and I thought you were too young at that time. I said, I'm young now, and I wasn't too young when I entered the palace, but no, it's only been less than two years, and I've really become a big girl. ”

Xu Xun suddenly remembered that during the draft, the old voice asked, 'What do the Zhang and Wang families think'.

It seems that the Zhang family here refers to Zhang Guifei Niangniang. It was her kind words that made her life change dramatically.

He Xianxian also raised her head and looked at Xu Xun with envy, Zhang Guifei didn't favor one over the other, she also praised He Xianxian a few words, "You are also dignified and pretty, well, it's good-looking." The concubines of our harem, you can't choose those mean and charming looks, you have to be like you, they are all goose egg faces, and you are blessed when you look at them! ”

Zhang Guifei's appearance can indeed only be called ordinary, but she is well maintained, with fine skin and tender meat, a pair of eyes that are very bright, and her demeanor is also very attractive. Seeing that she was a little overwhelmed by the praise of the two little girls, she smiled again and diverted the topic, "Come, almond tea is here, stop talking, drink it while it's hot." ”

There is a warm road in the Changyang Palace, although it is not in the warm pavilion, but it is much warmer than outside. Xu Xun and He Xianxian were already dressed a lot, the almond tea was hot, and both of them drank like pomegranates, and Zhang Guifei was even happier when she saw it, "Just sweat a little." In this weather, it is clammy and cold, and it is easy to catch a cold, and when you are older, your bones hurt. ”

And he said, "Ouch, your shoes are wet!" It rained a few days ago, and the palace was waterlogged again, and there was standing water when you walked over, right? I said to Banzai, how can people live in this palace like this? Long live said, you have to wait patiently for two years, and after two years, Xingzai will be repaired, and we will all live in Xingzai. I said, even now, isn't Banzai also half a year in the line and half a year at home? Long live Lord is also used to living here, and he doesn't want to move places......"

Almond tea is hot, sweet, and has a faint milky smell, Xu Xun was already a little thirsty, and now he can't drink it. She took a few sips, then put the bowl down to drink tea, but He Xianxian drank it all in one go. Zhang Guifei looked at her and smiled with satisfaction, "Are you a little more comfortable now?" - Jieyu, don't be in a hurry, drink slowly, I'll talk to Zhaoyi, it'll be okay later......"

She said to He Xianxian, "You haven't been to Beiping, you don't have to say anything about it, the sky is high and refreshing, the place is also big, and the palace you are in is much bigger than here." When you get there, you will know that you are in good hands. Now there is something outside about not moving the capital, you are not allowed to talk nonsense in front of Da Lang and your brother. The emperor has already made up his mind, and you can't defeat his interest. ”

He Xianxian also smiled and said, "We are looking forward to going here, as soon as it rains in the Roujia Palace, the water in the courtyard can reach the top of the steps, and the house is very wet......"

"Isn't it?" Zhang Guifei smiled happily and sighed, "Come on, a few years will pass!" ”

Xu Xun drank a few sips of water, and the almond tea was also a little cold, she felt delicious when she drank it now, and it didn't take long for her to drink the almond tea. Zhang Guifei saw that she was drinking sweetly, so she smiled and asked her, "Do you want to drink another bowl?" ”

Xu Xun hesitated, a little embarrassed - Mama Qian has said many times, harem concubines, what is there? You must not be greedy in front of people, which is not in line with the cultivation of the concubines - but she really has never drunk almond tea before, which is the habit of the emperor and a few relatives brought back from the north. This thing is sweet, fragrant, and warm, and drinking it in her stomach makes her feel refreshed and hungry even more.

"I want to ......," she said with a blushing face.

Zhang Guifei burst out laughing. "What's so embarrassing, just drink another bowl if you want to!"

As soon as he was happy, he rewarded her with a piece of snack, "Eat a piece of cake, don't eat more, you have to go to several places." ”

Xu Xun also knew that she couldn't delay for too long, she hurriedly ate half a cake, drank the second bowl of almond tea that had just cooled a little, and stood up with He Xianxian to say goodbye and retreated from Changyang Palace.

Walking outside, the two little girls became lively, holding hands and whispering, He Xianxian poked Xu Xun and whispered, "You are stupid, you drank the second bowl just now, turn around and let the grandmothers know, you are allowed to talk about you!" ”

Xu Xun stuck out his tongue, "I'm dizzy from hunger......"

She asked He Xianxian, "Don't you feel hot when you drink it so fast?" ”

"It's hard to drink...... I just poured it down my throat. He Xianxian's voice was as small as a mosquito's call, and seeing that there was no one before and after, she opened her mouth to show Xu Xun, "Look, the roof of my teeth has been burned with a layer of skin!" ”

The two of them laughed quietly, and they were still grateful to Zhang Guifei, "It's good to have a stomach, otherwise, I'm really hungry." ”

After Zhang Guifei, there is Wang Guifei. Wang Guifei took Concubine Han Li to live in Yonghua Palace, she was not in good health for a while and was bedridden, it was Concubine Han Li who came forward to receive the two concubines and concubines, and let them salute in front of Concubine Wang's bed.

Concubine Han Lifei is a North Korean, her face is like a full moon, and she looks very beautiful, but she speaks with a strange accent. Although she treated them very kindly, it was inconvenient because Wang Guifei was bedridden, so the two concubines quickly came out of Yonghua Palace and returned to the Chunhe Palace where the prince lived.

Chunhe Hall is the place where the crown prince and the princess live, in the past half a year, the envoys of Changyang Palace and Chunhe Hall have often come to Roujia Palace, so although it is still the first time to come, Xu Xun also feels very cordial to Chunhe Palace.

The crown princess Zhang, who has been married into the heavenly family for more than 20 years, is filial and cautious, docile and simple, and has always been very favored by the emperor and the queen of benevolence. The eldest son is the current imperial grandson. is the palace people, and they secretly say in private that compared with the prince who is huge and weak, the crown princess and the imperial grandson are the people that the emperor and the queen value most in the East Palace. Generally, the crown prince is still alive, and there will be no other grandson, but soon after the emperor was crowned as the crown prince, the position of the grandson was given, in order to further stabilize and improve the status of the grandson and the crown princess.

It's almost lunchtime, and she is not the only one in the princess's house, and she is also wearing a dress, and when she sees the two little girls coming in, the princess smiled and said, "It's just right, hurry up and salute, go in and see the princess, you've seen it, and then go out to eat together." ”

Xu Xun and He Xianxian hurriedly saluted everyone in the house, and the crown princess introduced them one by one, "This is the crown princess Li family, this is the crown prince Zhaoyi Guo family...... and then asked them to go to the Taisun residence near the Chunhe Hall to see the princess.

The residence of the grandson is actually a small courtyard separated by the spring and the back of the palace. The inner palace is not very big, except for Zhang Guifei, there are many concubines who share a palace room, and the place of the Chunhe Palace is very cramped, the crown princess occupies a courtyard, and the rest of the concubines, a few people live in a courtyard. The treatment of the grandson is actually quite good.

Concubine Taisun also wore her gown, and waited for them in the main hall, that is, the hall, and when she saw the two of them enter, she said happily, "We haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

Although Concubine Zhang and the crown princess are also very important, but the princess is the master of this small courtyard and the top boss of the two, Xu Xun and He Xianxian did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and meticulously performed the worship ceremony. Concubine Taisun also restrained her smile and passed the ceremony, then she stood up, helped them up, and said with a smile, "After walking for so long, are you tired?" The house has been packed up for you, and the things have been delivered, so change your clothes quickly, and we will go to the concubine's place for dinner. ”

The two little eunuchs took Xu Xun and He Xianxian to their own rooms.

The two of them shared a small courtyard, and the upper room seemed to be inhabited, and Xu Xun and He Xianxian divided the east and west wings, which was similar to when they were in the Roujia Palace. However, the Roujia Hall is remote, so it occupies a relatively large area, and Xu Xun and He Xianxian are divided into east and west side halls. It's not like it is now, it's as if a few people live in a big courtyard.

Their belongings had been brought to the house, and the furniture and furnishings were new. Grandma Sun had already opened the suitcase and picked out the clothes that Xu Xun should wear at noon and dried them in the sun. When the palace people surrounded Xu Xun to change her clothes, Mama Zhao stood behind Xu Xun, removed the full set of hair and face for her, re-combed a homely combed bun, and inserted a golden step. Mama Qian stood beside Xu Xun and asked her to tell her what happened this morning, and it was best to tell her what a few mothers had said.

Xu Xun never felt that these grandmothers were too much of a substitute, in fact, she was more at ease if someone could call the shots for her. Since the grandmothers asked so, she honestly told everything about this morning. I thought that I would be blamed for eating greedily, but I didn't expect several grandmothers to laugh, and I didn't blame her, but said, "Jieyu is a solid eye, which is quite painful." ”

Yes, although she has not seen her grandson until now, she has been canonized, and she is the grandson Jieyu of the Eight Classics. Last night, Xu Xun had already opened her face, and she was now a real big girl.

She quickly changed her clothes, and even wiped the dust off her face, and made up some powder: this powder, of course, is not ordinary powder, it is crushed with shells, small pearls, and precious spices, which is very nourishing, and often can make the complexion fair and tender. Grandma Sun originally wanted to paint her eyebrows, but Mama Li kept watching Shi Leak, and after a quarter of an hour, she immediately reminded Xu Xun to go out, "The crown princess has a fixed number of meals every day, and she will go over with the princess grand, just enough to arrive a little earlier." ”

The mothers' movements are well-trained, fast and rigorous, Xu Xun can go out now, she went to the porch to wait for He Xianxian, but He Xianxian waited for a while before trotting out.

"I went to the clean room once." She whispered to Xu Xun, "I'm suffocating to death - wearing such a thick dress, it's so troublesome, I almost didn't have time to remove my head." ”

By the side of Concubine Taisun, there was obviously such a group of well-trained old grandmothers, and when Xu Xun and He Xianxian arrived at the main hall, she had already changed into civilian clothes and stood in the middle of the room and waved to them cordially. "You're all hungry, aren't you? Let's eat. ”

The crown princess's house was already full of people, as soon as the princess and her party arrived, they couldn't sit down, just right, everyone went to a big room in the side hall and sat down, the princess took the princess and the princess a table, the prince concubine and the prince Jieyu, with Xu Xun and He Xianxian a table. Xu Xun saw that there was still a vacant seat on the princess's table, and he couldn't help but be a little curious, just as the princess said, "Ah, where did the jade girl go?" ”

Xu Xun immediately understood: This should be the original concubine grandson, and the current concubine Sun.

The story of this Sun family is also relatively famous in the inner palace, and when the head is still outside the palace, several grandmothers dare not talk about the palace indiscriminately, so they don't mention a word. After entering the palace, the four grandmothers and He Xianxian successively told some stories about the Sun family, so Xu Xun knew a lot about her.

Her father served in the hometown of the crown princess's mother, Mrs. Peng Cheng, Mrs. Peng Cheng took a fancy to the grandson very early, when the emperor talked about the grandson's marriage, Mrs. Peng Cheng took the opportunity to make a statement, and recommended the Sun family, who was only ten years old at the time, as a concubine. Sun was only ten years old that year—nearly a decade ago.

Unexpectedly, when the Sun family was seventeen years old, the emperor didn't know what to think, and suddenly ordered Si Tianjian to divination, and the fortune was near Jining.

After all, she was personally raised by the crown princess for seven years, and suddenly there was nothing left for no reason, and there was nowhere to reason for her bad luck. Therefore, the crown princess and the crown prince took pity on her, and even the emperor was a little unhappy, so she didn't need to be drafted, and she was canonized as the grandson concubine three months after the concubine was married, that is, five months ago. The upper room of the courtyard where Xu Xun and He Xianxian live should belong to her.

When they saluted the crown princess just now, the concubine was not on the side, and there was no trace of her beside the princess. Xu Xun thought that she had something to go out, but she didn't expect that she seemed to have been by the princess's side all the time, but she slipped away twice in a row. And the crown princess actually left the position next to the princess grandchild to her.

In the harem, the concubines are faintly respected by the noble concubines, and the remaining concubines are treated equally, and there is no difference in rank. Below the concubine position, there are miscellaneous palace concubines, and there is no fixed number in the establishment, and there is no difference in position. Strictly speaking, there is no difference between Xu Xun and He Xianxian's grandson Jieyu and grandson Zhaoyi, and the status of Sun's concubine.

But the rules are all made by people, at least judging from the performance of the crown princess, the status of the princess in the palace of the princess is not much weaker than that of the princess.

Xu Xun immediately added an extra boss to himself in his heart: Taisun Concubine.

As the princess was saying this, the palace people suddenly opened the curtains, and the princess stepped into the house as soon as she lowered her head, and she whispered to the princess to plead guilty, "I was a little uncomfortable just now, and I went back to the house several times in a row, but I delayed the concubine's meal." ”

The crown princess immediately understood, and said repeatedly, "It's okay, you sit down quickly, don't stand still, your stomach hurts even more." ”

The youngest princess concubine in this room may only be a little older than Xu Xun, and many people in the room have similar problems, everyone can understand, so they don't say anything, just sit and wait for the princess to speak.