Chapter 133: Rookie
On the day of the canonization ceremony, the small lords who were promoted to the throne in front of the Mantis Palace lined up neatly and waited for the arrival of the emperor and queen.
Xu Ying naturally became the focus of everyone, and everyone gathered around her to congratulate her on her honor and admire her outfit. Xu Ying's face was modest and gentle, but her heart was full of pride.
The Li sisters stood outside the crowd, they did not want to and did not need to flatter the new imperial concubine. Today's costumes of the two are very regular, auspicious cloud pattern Lingjin Jifu, green butterfly float is gorgeous, there is nothing out of the ordinary.
Luo Zixiao, Jiang Lianhuan and Wen Hao congratulated Xu Ying and walked towards the Li sisters.
"Congratulations to Sister Shufei, my sister is honored to be the fourth concubine at such an age, which shows that the saint's grace to Niangniang is incomparable." Luo Zixiao's words were sincere, but for some reason, Li Jingxiao always felt that she could smell a trace of imperceptible vinegar.
"Concubine Ke is highly loved, and you are the only one among these concubines today who has been promoted to the throne, and this kind of treatment has never been enjoyed in this palace." Li Jingxi said modestly.
"Sister Ke has a meritorious role in giving birth to the eighth prince, and she has intimately selected an empathetic beauty like Jing Baolin for the emperor, how can the emperor not love it?" Jiang Lianhuan agreed.
"Concubine Ke and Lian Zhaoyi are both blessed people." Li Shutian was lukewarm and perfunctory, Wen Feng saw that Shu Tian's mood was wrong, and pulled Luo Zixiao's sleeve to signal to leave temporarily.
Luo Zixiao brushed away Wen Feng's pull without a trace, and said: "This palace and Lian Zhaoyi are like sisters, so naturally they want to be blessed with each other, this palace gave birth to Yingzhe, and Lian Huan also got a lovely princess like Yuxi." Concubine Niangniang and Sister Tian are cousins, and the relationship is better than others, and Niangniang should also be more involved in the blessings of Tian's noble concubines, and give birth to a dragon heir for the emperor as soon as possible, and it will not be in vain for the emperor's great favor for Niangniang. Who doesn't know that Li Jingxiao's current body has not been favored for a long time, and she has never been pregnant with a man and a woman for many years in the palace, Luo Zixiao's words are a little ironic. Li Shutian's face changed at the moment, Jiang Lianhuan and Wen Feng also looked slightly embarrassed, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"That's what my sister said. It's all because Bengong's body is not angry, and he is not as blessed as his sister. The emperor is almost here, so let's go back to each of you. Li Jingxiao was not angry, and sent a few people away in a few words, only Li Shutian was still standing beside her.
"Sister, Concubine Ke is disrespectful to you, aren't you angry?" Li Shutian was also very close to them, but since Luo Zixiao's miscarriage last time, Shutian felt that she was a little different from before. It wasn't until later that Jinghua accepted her favor and she became more and more aware of Luo Zixiao's changes. She was afraid that Luo Zixiao would develop in the direction she least wanted to see.
"Why bother? She's right. Let alone...... She's just eating it. Li Jingxiao didn't notice Luo Zixiao's hostility towards her, but she didn't care. Because what Luo Zixiao wants, or the harem, what a woman wants is not what she wants.
"Sister, I think Concubine Ke is different from before. How so? She became ...... It's getting more and more like the people in the harem. Li Shutian didn't know how to describe it.
"There are some things that I can't help myself. In a big dye vat like the harem, how many people can be clean? Li Jingxiao only hopes that Luo Zixiao will stop on the road of competing for favor, and don't fall deeper and deeper, and in the end, she will suffer herself and others, and the gains outweigh the losses. Such examples abound in the harem, but there are still people who follow one after another.
After a while, the hour came. In the distance, the emperor and queen appeared hand in hand, and the phoenix danced in a long skirt with a cloud of makeup and satin weaving a colorful phoenix tail dragging the ground, and the person with a red gold phoenix crown on his head symbolizing power and majesty couldn't open his eyes. Seeing Xu Ying's grand over-the-top dress, Feng Wu smiled contemptuously, Xu Ying narrowed her eyes, hiding the jealousy and hatred rolling under her eyes.
"The concubines see the emperor and the queen." Led by Xu Ying, everyone knelt to welcome the emperor.
This is the supreme imperial power, even if there is only a one-level difference between the imperial concubine and the queen, there is still a world of difference. Xu Ying knelt closest to Feng Wu, and she once again felt the trembling of shame and unwillingness in the depths of her soul.
"Flatten. Fonda, read the decree. "Duan Yulin has been busy lately and doesn't want to waste more time on this form.
Fang Da took a step forward, unfolded the holy decree and began to read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Virtuous Concubine Xu, Kexian Neize, dignified Shurui, respectful and cautious, long-serving palace eunuch, sensitive and wise, and courteous." was immediately canonized as the imperial concubine; Concubine Zhuang, Li, is cautious, diligent and submissive, pure and pure, gentle and good-natured, virtuous and virtuous. was immediately canonized as a concubine; Gui Concubine Luo, Roujia Shushun, elegant and pleasant, dignified Shurui, Keling Kerou, An Zhen Yeji, Yonghe Cuichun. was immediately canonized as Concubine Ke; The noble concubine Li is quiet and gentle, beautiful and light, graceful and quiet, cautious, and soft, and deeply comforted. He was immediately canonized as Zhaoyi...... Chin this. After Fonda finished reading the edict, the women bowed their heads and thanked them, and listened to the queen's teachings.
Duan Yulin personally handed over the treasure book and treasure seal to Li Jingxi, while Xu Ying's treasure book and gold seal were handed over by the queen, which made her feel even more uncomfortable. Feng Wu saw these little emotions of hers in her eyes, and a mocking light shot out of her eyes, but Xu Ying bowed her head and thanked her for not seeing it.
"Today, the sisters are happy, and the palace will not say much. I hope that you will be self-sustaining in the future, harmonious and harmonious, and diligently serve it to the emperor's heirs. The newcomer is about to enter the palace, and we have to set an example. "Feng Wu has done the errand of teaching too many times, and it is already easy to come at the moment.
"Chengjiao meets the queen, and the concubines are overjoyed!" Everyone replied respectfully. After the ceremony was completed, the emperor and queen left together, and the concubines dispersed.
As soon as Feng Wu returned to Fengwu Palace, she immediately removed the phoenix crown, and Miao Qing pinched her sour neck for her.
"I really don't know how Xu Ying swaggered through the market with such a heavy crown, and the neck of this palace is about to break." Feng Wu's tone was marked with obvious disdain.
"The imperial concubine is not like you, and she is tired of wearing this heavy phoenix crown. I thought it was the first time I wore it, and I felt fresh, so I came to everyone to show off, hehe. Even Miaoqing was amused by Xu Ying's grandstanding appearance today.
"She is the imperial concubine, no matter how out-of-the-ordinary she dresses, no one will say anything. But Concubine Shu's good life is probably coming to an end. Feng Wu remembered that when the emperor gave the seal with his own hands, the other concubines had hidden jealousy on their faces, and they felt sorry for Li Jingxi. Is it a blessing or a curse to be loved by such a man?
"What do you mean by this?" Li Jingxi has always favored the sixth palace, who dares to trouble her?
Not to mention that Xu Ying is a person who can't rub sand in her eyes, this palace looks at it, and even Concubine Ke is faintly dissatisfied with Concubine Shu. That's Concubine Ke, who has always been gentle and submissive, hehe, interesting...... "They are so jealous of Li Jingxi, I don't know what kind of expression they will have when they see Luo Yiyi, who is a little similar to Li Jingxi, a few days later? Feng Wu is looking forward to it!
This harem is about to be lively again.
On July 16, the third day of the rookie's entry into the palace, the beauties returned to their respective residences after an audience at the palace.
A total of more than ten show girls were retained in this draft, namely: Shiba Sakura, the queen of Zude, the king of Hubu Shangshu who lived in Jiying Palace, was named a nobleman and given the name Sakura; Yu Furui, the daughter of Yuhai, the servant of the Criminal Department, was also named a nobleman, but was not given a title, and now lives in Furong Pavilion; Luo Yiyi, the daughter of Luo Zheng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, lived in the graceful and elegant Lihua Palace, and was praised by the emperor as "modest and deferential, gentle and courteous" and won a good title, which is a humble person;
Xia Yubing, the sister of the crown princess, also sealed the nobles to retain the Yilan Palace this time, and the relationship between the two sisters suddenly became interesting, the younger sister became the brother-in-law's mother-in-law, and the elder sister became the sister-in-law's daughter-in-law; Princess Xiang's nieces Bi Kite and Tingxuan were registered as Xin Guiren and Xuan Guiren respectively, and lived together in the exquisite Ming Cui Xuan; Du Fangwei, the daughter of Du Yun of Honglu Temple, moved into Qiutang Palace as a talented person, Du Yun and Du Wei are half-brothers, and this daughter can also be regarded as a relative of the eldest princess of Hongluan; as well as the Zhou Cairen, Huacai and several Baolin and Cai Nu who lived in Dengyu Pavilion......
Originally, there should have been a place for Deng Zhenxuan, the only daughter of Deng Qingyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, in the harem, but Deng Zhenxuan suddenly fell ill and missed the draft registration, which also became a regret for the whole family. The Deng family was unwilling, so they naturally tried their best to make up for it, but these are later stories.
When Luo Yiyi returned to the dormitory, she was already sweating and her face was pale. She was born with heart palpitations, afraid of tiredness and noise, if it wasn't for the honor of the family, she would never have entered the palace. I had just been basking in the sun outside the main hall of Fengwu Palace for a while, and I felt uncomfortable at this moment. Her maid ran to the small kitchen to prepare the summer soup and the usual medicine for self-cultivation, and Luo Yiyi, who had no one around to serve her, had difficulty moving if she wanted to soak a hand towel.
At this time, Bang Xin, who was cleaning in the courtyard, saw it, and hurriedly ran into the side hall to help Luo Yiyi soak a hand towel and put it on her forehead.
"Does the little master feel better?" Bang Xin was worried that the new little master would not adapt to the environment in the palace.
"Much better, thank you." Luo Yiyi felt that this little palace maid was enthusiastic and clever, so she couldn't help but ask more: "What's your name?" ”
"The slave and maid are the rough maids in the palace." Bang Xin replied in a proper manner.
"I see that you serve people very well, not like you are doing rough work all the time." It's also strange to say, Luo Yiyi liked it as soon as she saw Bang Xin.
"Back to the little master, the slave maid used to be Meng Cairen's personal maidservant, and later followed Zhu Baolin for a while. Because the slave maid made a mistake, he was punished and demoted to a rough palace maid. Bang Xin was a little embarrassed.
"No wonder. I think you're quite clever, and it just so happens that there is a shortage of people around me, so I begged the queen to come, what do you think? Luo Yiyi thought it would be better to take this opportunity to stay by her side to serve.
"The little master is very gracious, and the slave and maid will not hesitate to go to the soup and the fire!" can finally get rid of the identity of the rough palace maid, Bang Xin was excited, knelt down and kowtowed.
"Hurry up, hurry up, it's not that serious." She patted him on the shoulder and smiled softly.