Chapter 399: Gift-giving
In March, the Zhongjing Dading Mansion has begun to warm, especially when the sun rises during the day, the sun is also warm on the body, which makes people feel very comfortable, but when the sun just sets, the temperature will drop immediately, and occasionally there will be a cold spring, and even the night may freeze.
The core area of the Liao State Palace, the middle of the nature is the imperial tent of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, and there is also a gorgeous big tent behind the left of the imperial tent, the big tent is raised with a charcoal furnace, which makes the room warm, a noble lady wearing Khitan traditional clothes sits in front of a bronze mirror, and there are two maids next to her who are helping her take off the hair ornaments on her head one by one.
I saw that this concubine looked like she was about thirty years old, with Danfeng eyes and willow eyebrows, her appearance was extremely charming, and her skin was extremely fair, sitting there like a white jade Guanyin that the Khitan people believed in the most.
The lady was also looking at her appearance in the mirror at this time, although she looked only in her thirties on the surface, but in fact she was fifty years old this year, just because of her natural beauty, especially her fair and delicate skin, coupled with proper maintenance, which made her look more than ten years younger than her actual age, although there are few people like her, but it is not nothing.
This concubine is the biological mother of the prince of Liao, that is, Xiao Yunjin, who later caused trouble in the entire Liao Kingdom, she was ugly when she was young, but then she suddenly became extremely beautiful, and she has remained until now.
Li Zhang guessed that Xiao Yunjin was not ugly, but he was suffering from some kind of skin disease, which caused the skin on his face to be dark and rough, and then he took some kind of medicine by chance to cure the disease, and the result suddenly became bright and moving, just like a little girl with a face full of pimples in later life, when her skin recovers after college, and then she dresses up a little, and immediately looks like a different person.
"I'm really old, and I have fine lines at the corners of my eyes!" At this moment, I saw Xiao Yunjin, who was looking at her appearance, suddenly sighed and said, she suddenly found that there were a few fine lines in the corners of her eyes unconsciously, and she usually cared most about her appearance, which made her feel a little lost.
"Concubine Yuan is not old at all, I heard some concubines in the palace say, what was Concubine Yuan Niangniang like when they entered the palace, so many years have passed, but Yuan Concubine Niangniang is still the same, it's like a white jade Guanyin, not old at all!" At this time, a palace maid next to him who was combing Xiao Yunjin's hair opened her mouth to flatter.
"Hehe, you little girl has a sweet mouth, I've rewarded you!" Xiao Yunjin was also in a happy mood when he heard the words of the palace maid who combed his hair, and picked up a hairpin in front of him and threw it directly to the other party, which made the palace maid who was rewarded also excited and thanked him again and again.
"Concubine Yuan, the slave maid is here to give you good news!" At this moment, I suddenly saw Zhao Anren walking in quickly, and when he saw Xiao Yunjin, he also said loudly with excitement.
"Look at your happy looks? Didn't you just ask the envoys of the Song Kingdom to ask for a few gifts, are you coming? Xiao Yunjin saw Zhao Anren's happy appearance, and couldn't help but glance at him and said, Zhao Anren was arranged to be by her side when he entered the palace, and Zhao Anren was smart and clever, and he was very effective in handling things, so she also attached great importance to Zhao Anren, and when there was anything important, she would hand it over to him.
"It's coming, the envoy of the Song Kingdom is unexpectedly young, he looks like he may not be twenty years old, and after he heard the name of Concubine Yuan, he also respected you very much, and immediately agreed to give you a lot of gifts, many of which are said to be intended for the queen." Zhao Anren is worthy of being Xiao Yunjin's confidant, and he also knows what she likes to listen to the most, and he is also sincere at the moment.
"Oh? Did the envoy of the Song Kingdom really give me the gift he was going to give to Brother Xiao Bodhisattva? Sure enough, Xiao Yunjin's eyes lit up immediately when she heard Zhao Anren's words, she is Yeluzong's real biological mother, but she is not the queen, which makes Xiao Yunjin also very unconvinced, so she is usually very incompatible with the queen Xiao Bodhisattva, and the two have had countless conflicts openly and secretly, but Xiao Bodhisattva's family has a big business and a deep foundation behind it, so Xiao Yunjin has always been at a disadvantage.
"Concubine Yuan, you don't have to doubt it, the envoy of the Song Kingdom even took out a few private treasures to give to you, the slave has already brought it back, you will definitely like it when you see it!" Zhao Anren said and beckoned behind him, and immediately two small chamberlains sent three exquisite boxes of different sizes, and they didn't know what they contained?
"Concubine Yuan, please take a look!" I saw Zhao Anren reach out and pick up a small square box on it, and then gently opened the lid of the box, revealing a crystal clear glass bottle inside.
"What am I supposed to be, isn't it just a glass bottle? Although it looks quite transparent, it is too small, and the envoys of the Song Kingdom are embarrassed to give gifts? Xiao Yunjin casually swept the glass bottle in the box, and said with some disdain at the moment, in fact, with her status and status, it doesn't matter to her what gift the envoy of the Song Kingdom gives, the important thing is to be able to suppress the limelight of Brother Xiao Bodhisattva.
"Concubine Yuan, you misunderstood, this gift is not a glass bottle, but something in the bottle!" Zhao Anren said and picked up the bottle in the box, and then Xiao Yunjin realized that the bottle still contained a pale pink liquid, but the silk lining under the box was also pink, so she didn't find it just now.
"What's in the bottle?" Xiao Yunjin looked at the beautiful pink liquid in the bottle, and finally asked with a somewhat curious look.
"This thing is called perfume, it is specially used for women like Niangniang, it is sprinkled on the body and has a fragrant smell, and it will not disperse all day long, you will know if you try it!" Zhao Anren said excitedly again at the moment.
The Khitan people are nomadic people, the staple food is beef and mutton, these two kinds of meat are mainly eaten all year round, both men and women have a special taste, which is also one of the main characteristics of distinguishing the Han and Khitan people, for men, this taste is nothing, but for women, this taste is a little annoying, especially for women like Xiao Yunjin, who pay attention to appearance, have long paid attention to the smell of the body, and even she has been wearing a sachet for many years, in order to cover the smell of the body.
"Quick! Let me try! Xiao Yunjin's eyes also lit up at this time, and he hurriedly commanded at the moment, and Zhao Anren also immediately opened the bottle, Xiao Yunjin also immediately smelled an elegant fragrance of flowers, and he couldn't tell what the smell of flowers was, anyway, it smelled very attractive, as if he was in a sea of flowers.
Zhao Anren sprinkled a few drops of perfume on Xiao Yunjin's body, and then Xiao Yunjin also walked around the room, and the whole room was immediately filled with this elegant floral fragrance, and the palace maids serving around also showed envious looks, after all, as long as it was a woman, she couldn't resist the temptation of perfume.
"It's really a good thing, it's much stronger than a sachet!" Even though Xiao Yunjin is used to seeing the treasures of the world, she can't help laughing happily at this time, although Yelu Longxu is seriously ill now, and the entire palace is shrouded in a gloomy cloud, but Xiao Yunjin is not affected by this at all, how to laugh or how to laugh, after all, she is used to being domineering in the palace, even if it is the queen Xiao Bodhisattva, she usually has to let her three points.
"What's in the remaining two boxes, hurry up and open them!" With the perfume, Xiao Yunjin was more interested in the remaining two gifts, and at the same time, he also had a good impression of the envoy of the Song Kingdom who he had never met.
Zhao Anren was so happy to see Xiao Yunjin, and he smiled at the moment, and then opened another larger box, revealing three slippery round cakes inside, which were also carved with exquisite patterns, and then he opened his mouth and introduced: "Concubine Yuan, please see, this thing is called soap, and it is similar to pancreas for bathing, but its effect is much stronger than that of pancreas, and after cleaning the body, it will also leave a faint fragrance, which can be used together with perfume, and the effect is better!" ”
"There are really talented people in the Song Kingdom, and even the things used by women can be made so exquisitely!" After Xiao Yunjin heard the introduction of the soap, she couldn't help but pick up a piece and observe it carefully, and at the same time, she also smelled a faint fragrance in her nose, which made her even more amazed.
"Concubine Yuan, you praised it too early, and this is the only thing that is really exquisite!" When Zhao Anren said this, he picked up the last small box and opened it, revealing a delicate glass mirror inside.
In order to please this Shunsheng concubine, Li Zhang really made a lot of money, including perfume and soap, he can make his own two things, and Yan Niang's fat powder shop has been selling, but the mirror is very rare, except for the women in Li Zhang's family, there are only a few in the palace, mainly because the glass firing is unsuccessful, Li Zhang can only use the glass on the plane to make some mirrors, and it cannot be sold on a large scale for the time being, and this mirror given to Xiao Yunjin is actually his own use.
"This ...... Is it really a mirror? When Xiao Yunjin saw her beautiful face in the mirror, her eyes widened excitedly, and then she reached out to pick up the mirror and carefully looked at her appearance, but soon she put down the mirror a little sadly and said, "Things are good things, but it may not be a good thing to see too clearly, I can even count how many wrinkles I have now." ”
"It's okay Niangniang don't be sad, the queen is three years younger than you, but look at the queen, she looks much older than you!" At this time, Zhao Anren sneakily leaned into Xiao Yunjin's ear and whispered, he didn't dare to say it loudly if he criticized the queen like this, otherwise it would be a big trouble for people to hear it.
Xiao Yunjin likes to compare with Xiao Bodhisattva in everything, and now when he heard Zhao Anren's words, he immediately turned his sadness into joy and said: "I am still happy that you know my thoughts, tomorrow you go back to the envoy of the Song Kingdom, I like his gift very much!" ”
"Niangniang, in addition to sending these gifts, the envoy of the Song Kingdom also asked the slave maid to bring you a message!" At this time, Zhao Anren suddenly looked around cautiously again, and then whispered again.