25. Chapter 25
As the bright yellow sedan chair landed far away, the people who had just been talking about it were prostrate on the ground one after another facing the trail.
Ruoyun raised her head slightly, and the honor guards on both sides of the avenue stood respectfully.
I vaguely saw a bright yellow figure approaching slowly, the golden embroidered dragon robe hung to the ground, the golden silk emperor crown was dazzling, and there were palace people holding palm fans and holding Huang Luo umbrellas to follow, and behind them was a concubine walking in formal clothes.
When they arrived at the altar, only the emperor stepped forward, and the rest of the palace concubines stood under the steps at the back, arranged in order according to their ranks, in an orderly manner.
The ministers were commanded to get up and kneel before the altar again.
Ruoyun saw that the concubine led by the palace concubine in brocade clothes was wearing a purple embroidered gold shirt with autumn leaves and yellow, with a seven-tailed phoenix hairpin, and estimated that she was the emperor's biggest concubine in the palace at this time, and the one wearing a purple and red shirt with tassels on both sides should be Mo Zhaoyi, who the emperor had brought since the prince's mansion, and the clothes of the rest of the concubines were obviously downgraded.
Among them, there is a palace concubine wearing a blue jacket and only silver jewelry, which Ruoyun is very familiar with, but she can't see the clue from a distant back.
The emperor was at the highest point with his back to the ministers, and the palace people on the side lit incense and handed it over, and all the ministers knelt.
Rong Jinhuan stood holding incense, and the high priest with pure white clothes on the side altar slowly ascended to the main altar, holding a scroll of documents and reading aloud:
"Towering Qiankun, in response to the moves of heaven and earth, the blessings of the gods, the Tianyi Dynasty has been ...... since the founding of the country"
The long document routinely records how the Tianyi Dynasty was born in response to the mandate of heaven, thanking the gods for their protection, and sacrificing to the heavens; Singing praises to the eight emperors of the Tianyi Dynasty, praying for blessings and eternal generations is to worship ancestors
Rong Jinhuan has been on the throne for three years, and the few words he expresses seem to be drowned in the rolling river of history, and there is no trace of brilliance.
Listening to the official words of "Fengtian carrier", Ruoyun couldn't help but sigh.
In the past, those books also recorded those legends, in this world, there are spirits, there are ghosts, there are gods and demons, and they are not just human races. But after thousands of years, the world has changed, some have been destroyed and disappeared, and some have been able to coexist, but people have gradually changed from the initial awe to the current indifference, and the so-called ghosts and gods have slowly become empty and beliefs are gone.
When I was a child, I often saw sacrifices in the family, and the royal sacrifices were frequent, most of them prayed for a good harvest and peace, and there were few sincere worships to the gods, and even she didn't believe that the so-called ghosts and gods were really necessary to worship. It's just that people are content with the status quo and only want to survive, and have long forgotten the original kindness to people and taking nature as the foundation.
It is said that the first emperor favored the immortal law and the old priest, but still failed to live long, the large and small star pavilion is now widely spread, the original construction of the people, the people are not living, now by the new high priest re-activated, the city is full of wind and rain.
Ruoyun deserted, but her eyes caught a glimpse of Rong Yixuan's meticulous expression, and the words of that day echoed in her ears again, Ruoyun hurriedly shook her head, causing Rong Ying to look at her strangely.
After the high priest finished reciting, he slowly walked to the altar to preside, and Rong Jinhuan followed the order to hold incense and worship.
Then the ministers fell on their knees, and bowed their heads, and bowed again.
The complicated etiquette tossed from early morning to noon, and the ministers followed as the emperor moved away from the palace.
In the morning, it is to worship the gods of heaven and earth, and in the afternoon, it is to enter the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and non-royal relatives cannot enter the royal ancestral hall to worship, even then they have to wait in a mile outside the ancestral hall.
The ladies of the high-ranking officials were temporarily arranged in the side hall of the palace, and after a simple meal, they waited for the summons of the dinner.
Xiaohong had been waiting as early as the other maids, and when she saw Ruoyun coming, she greeted her.
"Miss, you're here, I'm in a hurry!" Xiaohong pulled her to take a closer look, as if to find out if she was missing something.
"But you're being bullied?" Ruoyun just smiled lightly, and asked without looking at her.
Xiaohong was speechless: "Miss, how do you know?!" ”
Ruoyun didn't answer, only smiled and asked her to prepare to eat.
Although Rong Wangfu has allocated people, she is neither a relative of the prince nor a royal relative, after the death of her father, she is just a concubine, and her embarrassing identity must have affected Xiaohong.
As soon as the young ladies who were chattering in the sacrifice saw her meeting with the people of the Rong Palace, they affirmed that she was the "person who was brought back to the mansion by the prince", and even "bumped into Lord Hu".
If you want to come to the mouth, it is inevitable to avoid it, Ruoyun thought about it and went to the wing room with Xiaohong.
The county lord Rong Ying has a courtyard alone, she is busy changing clothes and freshening up, and she has no time to take care of anything else, and she must also go to worship her ancestors in the afternoon.
The weather was somewhat warmer in the afternoon, and Ruoyun still didn't participate in the young ladies' gossip and comments, but just sat alone in a corner of the courtyard, looking at the clouds in the sky changing shapes from time to time.
When I was a child, I always liked to look at the sky and think about when I could fly up.
The clouds drifted very fast, and she suddenly remembered the cloud patterns on Cheng Wangfu's body, the clouds changed, and she felt like she was driving the clouds and fog when she wore it.
It's just that among the three princes, only Cheng Qinghe is incompatible with the noble cloud pattern.
"You...... How did you end up here! Suddenly, a high-pitched female voice pulled her back from her thoughts.
Looking back, a thin, slightly tall woman dressed in emerald green satin was trembling and pointing at herself, with a well-defined face and shining almond eyes, slender eyebrows, and small lips, who was it not Chu Rulan?
Ruoyun frowned, it didn't work when she didn't exist, so she could only get up and hesitate whether she would embarrass King Rong's mansion by saluting her.
Seeing that she didn't kneel and her indifferent expression, Chu Rulan had long lost her previous respect for her, so she was extremely angry, raised her head and sneered: "Who should I be, it turned out to be a lowly woman who climbed the dragon and attached the phoenix and became the prince's concubine!" ”
The maidservants behind him laughed.
Ruoyun's face turned white instantly, and she understood that Rulan was deliberately ridiculing her, but she moved her lips but didn't say anything.
The four words of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix are not comparable to Miss Chu.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Chu Rulan took a step forward, pointed at the tip of her nose and asked, "Hey, I'll talk to you!" I was so proud when I entered the palace, I forgot that I was a girl who washed and mopped the floor in my Chu Mansion? I'm afraid you won't be favored when you enter the house, and you're also a girl, right? ”
After speaking, with her disdainful eyes, the girls behind her laughed.
Ruoyun turned her face away and ignored her vexatiousness, if she explained, she was afraid that the more she talked, the more chaotic it became, she simply didn't answer.
But the ridicule of the girls made her helpless - it was really a dog's power, and this point had not changed in three years.
"Don't bully our young lady!" Xiaohong recognized Chu Rulan at a glance as soon as she entered the courtyard with tea, and it was her own young lady who was embarrassed.
"Where did the wild girl who doesn't know the height of the sky come from, and dares to stand and talk with me like this!" Chu Rulan knocked over her tray with a wave of her hand, and the teapot and bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
Ruoyun quickly pulled Xiaohong, but inevitably the tea splashed on the skirt.
Chu Rulan couldn't help but laugh with satisfaction when she saw the embarrassment of her master and servant, and the girl behind her was even more unscrupulously sarcastic.
Xiaohong was about to step forward, but saw the girls' laughter stop abruptly.
Rulan turned back suddenly, Rong Ying changed into a rouge blue-inlaid wide-sleeved coat, wore a gold silk hairpin, and walked solemnly, supported by Xiaocui to stop step by step.
When the girls saw her, they avoided her, and some of them crawled directly on the ground, even if they didn't know her, they knew that they were noble people.
"What a bold man, which cheap maid who doesn't know life and death dares to touch the people in my house!" A loud voice pierced the silence, causing the young ladies and girls in the courtyard of the side hall to be frightened and silent.
Ruoyun wanted to say something, but was blocked by Rong Ying's sleeve, and Xiaohong glared at her and asked her to watch the play.
Chu Rulan was frightened throughout, and the weak green lost its place in front of the domineering brocade clothes for a moment, so she had to stand in place trembling.
"Our young lady is the daughter of Lord Yin Chu of the Capital Mansion! You're ...... again" A girl didn't know how thick the sky was, and the frightened Chu Rulan hurriedly covered her mouth, pulled it suddenly, and knelt down almost like she had fallen.
"County ...... Princess...... Small...... The little girl doesn't know the rules...... I also ask the county lord to forgive me......" Chu Rulan stammered and made amends, eager to bite off her tongue.
Rong Ying glanced at the people on the ground contemptuously, walked straight over, pulled up Ruoyun, who was sitting in a daze, and turned around and scolded angrily: "I should be a big man with a head and a face, but a small county order, a big official with a sesame seed to move the people of my Rongwang Mansion, hum!" What are you guilty of?! ”
Ruoyun bit her lip, her uncle had the ability to get into the capital Mansion Yin in the past few years, and Rong Ying deliberately belittled him and said that he was a small county magistrate...... It is no wonder that at the feet of the Son of Heaven in the capital, any official is much bigger than this Mansion Yin, but the people who govern the capital are considered big officials compared to the local officials who came to the capital to congratulate, and the girls in the mansion are indeed more arrogant.
Chu Rulan just bowed her head and knelt down, not daring to answer.
"You listen to me, in the future, all the palanquins in Prince Rong's mansion, you will avoid them when you see them! The people of Prince Rong's Mansion, you see, you must kneel, do you hear?! ”
"Listen...... I heard ......" Chu Rulan kowtowed in fright.
Rong Ying snorted and pulled Ruoyun away.
Xiaohong glanced at Chu Rulan, who was trembling on the ground, happily patted her sleeves, and said, "Please clean up the pieces, Miss Chu." After saying that, he walked briskly.
When Chu Rulan saw them walk out of the courtyard, she came back to her senses, and she was already in a cold sweat.
She gritted her teeth and looked at Ruoyun hatefully, her gaze seemed to tear her back to pieces.
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