On the ninth day of October in the first year of Zhenghe, Renming Hall began to get busy early in the morning, Zheng Hongmei had breakfast as before, Cuizhu led the palace maid to walk in, gave a blessing, and said with a smile: "Niangniang, please change your clothes!" ”

"Hmm!" Zheng Hongmei sat in front of the dressing table with Cuizhu unfazed, Cuizhu opened the mother's hair, Zheng Hongmei's hair was sprinkled down, Cuizhu took out the jade comb from the makeup box to smooth out the hair, and then knotted the hair at the top, and then tied it with a silk rope in the strands, and then braided into a wig, bent into a mustache, and supported by a pillar, so that the hair was inclined to both sides, as if there was a majestic look.

"Niangniang, today you are going to stay in the Ciming Palace, the mother of the world, why don't you like it?" This hairstyle is very cumbersome, Cuizhu asked as she combed it.

"Ahh Zheng Hongmei sighed and didn't speak, she was born in a small official family, her father was just a foreign official in the palace, and she was also able to run a wine shop. The emperor was only the prince of Duan at that time, and he had to enter the palace every day to ask for peace, he was good at calligraphy and painting, liked poetry and writing, was well versed in music and rhythm, song and dance, and was proficient in various amusement arts.

Who would have thought that a few years later, Prince Duan ascended the throne and became the emperor, and at that time the emperor had forty-eight wives and concubines. On the family background, she is not as good as the queen, and even Concubine Cui De can rely on her natural posture and national color, solemn and elegant, good etiquette and cultivation, can read the past and the present, know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and be more witty and lively.

Thinking of this, Zheng Hongmei was a little excited, the emperor regarded herself as a bosom friend, and after giving birth to a pair of children, she was promoted to a concubine, and she was even favored by the emperor.

"Niangniang, your hair is combed, are you okay with it?" It took Cuizhu half an hour to finally get this temples to the sky, picked up a bronze mirror and put it behind her head, so that she could see it.

"Why is it so dark, I can't see clearly, take the glass mirror with the ivory handle that Ta'er gave me!" Zheng Hongmei said as she looked at the blurred reflection in the mirror.

"Niangniang, you have the glass mirror from Prince Yan, and you feel that any bronze mirror is dark, this is newly polished!" Cuizhu smiled and turned out a glass mirror, and ordered a palace maid to take a picture left and right.

"Well, yes, let's change clothes!" Zheng Hongmei looked at it and nodded.

"Waiting for the mother to change her clothes!" Cuizhu shouted, a team of palace maids holding the queen's crown dress rushed in, and Cuizhu waited for Zheng Hongmei to put it on one by one.

The hair is not easy to do, the clothes are not so easy to wear well, there are more than ten pieces inside and out, this crown dress is very precious, the queen is only worn when she is canonized, pilgrimage to Jingling Palace, court meeting and other big ceremonies. Its system is dark cyan, and the ornamentation is woven and embroidered; Zhai Wen is listed as a double row according to the correspondence, a total of twelve pairs. The inner lining is also a traditional plain yarn medium single, and embroidered with black text and vermilion on its cuffs. Equipped with the same color as the color of the dress to cover the knee and the color of the clothes with the color of the belt, at the same time to tie the waist of the white jade double wear and all kinds of scarves, feet wearing green socks, black (舄, for satin shoes, the sole of the wood to prevent mud from wetting).

After getting dressed, Cuizhu carefully held the phoenix crown and prepared to put it on Zheng Hongmei, "Cuizhu, is this phoenix crown newly made?" Zheng Hongmei suddenly asked.

"Niangniang, the phoenix crown is according to Niangniang's instructions, and the old crown is restructured, you see that this bead is still on the original crown!" Cuizhu replied, this matter Niang Niang has said many times, the canonization ceremony is simple, save national expenses, the phoenix crown does not have to be new, just use the old crown of the original concubine to transform.

"It's still too extravagant!" Zheng Hongmei looked at the phoenix crown on the plate and sighed and said, these twelve dragons and nine phoenix crowns, the crown is decorated with twelve dragons and phoenixes, the front top is decorated with a dragon, the middle layer is seven dragons, and the lower part is five phoenixes; one dragon in the upper part of the back, three dragons in the lower part; One phoenix on each side. Dragons rise with their heads held high, stand upright on all fours, or walk in different postures. The lower part of the dragon is a green phoenix with wings spread. The dragon and phoenix are all ornamented with jewelry, and the lower part of the dragon and phoenix is decorated with beads, each center is inlaid with a gem or six or seven or nine pieces, and each gem is surrounded by a bead string one or two circles. In addition, there are 90 pieces of green clouds and 74 pieces of green leaves between the dragon and phoenix. The crown is topped by a jeweled band, edged with gold bars, and set with twelve precious stones. Each gemstone is surrounded by six pearls, which are separated by beads. There are six temples, each of which is decorated with a golden dragon, two jewelry flowers, three bead flowers, and a bead charm on the side. There are 121 gemstones, 3,588 pearls, and 18 small rubies inlaid with phoenix eyes. ,

After a set of tedious dressing procedures, Zheng Hongmei stood up and walked to a floor-to-ceiling dressing mirror, the frame of pineapple wood, surrounded by peonies and lilies, with gold and silver pasted petals and stamens, it looks comfortable, and the tone and shape are really compatible in her palace. Looking at the graceful and elegant beauty reflected in the mirror, she showed a slight smile on her face, Ta'er's congratulatory gift is really amazing, this 'huge' glass mirror can be said to be a unique treasure of the Great Song Dynasty, that day the emperor was amazed when he saw it, and called a miracle!

"Niangniang, the canonization ceremony is about to begin, let's go, the hundred officials are waiting for the court!" Cuizhu urged.

"Well, I'll see what's not suitable!" Zheng Hongmei didn't move, and took another look in front of the glass mirror, "Cuizhu, where did you say that Ta'er got this mirror, it shines so clearly on people, you can see that every hair can be distinguished!" ”

"Niangniang, you've said it several times!" Cuizhu said with a smile.

"Really?" Zheng Hongmei touched the smooth mirror, as if gently brushing her son's cheeks, today is the day when she becomes the mother of a country under one person and above ten thousand, but her son can't congratulate her in person, so that she always has deep regret in her heart.

"Niangniang, although Prince Yan did not come in person, but sent you such a valuable gift, I heard that several other Niangniang are very jealous, and now ask everywhere where to buy, you see that the official family has been staying here these days, I think he also wants to take care of this glass mirror every day!" Cuizhu said with a smile.

"Let's go, Ta'er must have spent a lot of money on this mirror, it's a bit too extravagant." Zheng Hongmei said in the mirror, as if she was teaching her son a lesson.

"Niangniang, this is also a piece of filial piety of Prince Yan, in order to celebrate the grand ceremony, he sent someone to send fireworks made in the house, I heard Huang Daguan say that it was designed by the prince himself, I really want to see what it looks like!" Cuizhu said with anticipation.

"This kid still likes to mess around, he doesn't have to focus on studying, and he will find a master for him after the New Year!" Zheng Hongmei complained on her lips, but she was beautiful in her heart, three years ago, when she came out of the palace gate and cried, she not only moved the Beijing master, but also resolved the crisis of the mother and son, but he had a hard time!

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Night has fallen, the whole palace is brightly lit, Xiao Song bursts, the fragrance of wine is diffused, the canonization ceremony dinner is being held, Zheng Hongmei sat beside the emperor, frequently raised her glass, her face was tired, after accepting the congratulations of hundreds of officials for a long time, she retreated to ** to accept the worship of the concubines and women in the palace, and there was no rest for a whole day.

"Official, the fireworks for Prince Yan's tribute have been prepared, please move to the palace with Niangniang to watch!" Yang Jian bowed down and said, and said with a smile at Zheng Hongmei, he has begun to regret it now, why did he mess up and go against them.

"Hongmei, let's go, Erlang has put a lot of thought into your ceremony, I'm jealous!" Zhao Ji was already a little drunk, and said with a smile to help her up.

"Official!" Zheng Hongmei said angrily, "Tomorrow is Tianning Festival, the pair of glass lion paperweights that Ta'er gave you are also unique in the world, I don't know how many people envy them, and the wine used for tomorrow's celebration is also from his house, it is a special soju, you can't get drunk!" The husband and wife laughed and walked out hand in hand, although Concubine Wang Shu and Concubine Cui De on the side hated to death, but they didn't dare to show it, the two wanted to use the funeral of the queen to put people together, but they didn't expect that in the end, they lost their wife and broke their soldiers, and the queen's seat still let Zheng Hongmei sit on it.

'Shhh Tom... As soon as the two of them left the palace gate, several flashes of light rose into the sky with whistles, exploding in the air more than thirty feet high, as if flying all over the sky, causing an exclamation.

"The official family, the mother, this is the 'three flowers'!" Huang Jingchen was already guarding the door of the palace at this time, acting as a commentator.

"It's three newspapers!"

"This is the fifth son Dengke, and the next is the five dragons playing with pearls..."

"What's that?" Before the air fell, dozens of fire beams suddenly erupted on the ground, emitting red and two colors, like a sudden snowflake, Zhao Ji hurriedly asked.

"Qiqi Guanjia, this is the name of 'Fire Tree Silver Flower', Prince Yan!" Huang Jingchen hurriedly replied.

"Okay, apt!" Zhao Ji praised.

'Boom... One after another, the fire dragons rose into the air, exploded in the air and turned into lotus flowers, golden chrysanthemums, plum blossoms... Although there are fireworks in the Great Song Dynasty, but there are few varieties in the air, now the air in the capital becomes colorful, gorgeous and colorful, the people in the palace and the capital are drunk and fascinated, cheers, exclamations one after another. ,

"Niangniang, please look at this, it is specially dedicated to you and the emperor by the prince!" Huang Jingchen is very satisfied with the performance of the people around him, although this is not his idea, but now he can preside over this 'grand ceremony', he is still very proud.

As soon as Huang Jingchen's words fell, hundreds of bright spots exploded in the air, spelling out a huge smiling face in the air, "Official, Ta'er is smiling at us!" Zheng Hongmei pointed to the smiling face in the air and shouted.

"I saw it, I saw it, Ta'er is happy for you!" Zhao Ji was also infected by Zheng Hongmei's emotions, and Da Lu said with a smile.

'Wow... The smiling faces in the air have not yet dispersed, and a golden waterfall three zhang high and ten zhang wide on the square seems to appear out of thin air, causing people to exclaim again, and there is a burst of "pop" sound, and a line of red letters appeared in the waterfall, "Father, mother, happy every day!" Zheng Hongmei's tears couldn't hold back anymore, flowing down her cheeks, Zhao Ji also calmed down from the excitement, watching a few big words slowly fade and disappear...

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"Quick, tell the fireworks workshop and the glass workshop to step up production, our chance to make a fortune has come again!" The next day, Zhao Ta received Huang Jingchen's flying pigeon message and shouted excitedly.

"Lord Wang, you don't have a fever, our fireworks workshop has just started production, who will buy our things, who will buy the mirror if you plan to sell it so expensive!" Seeing the joy, the crazy prince said.

"Ha Luha, the emperor, the queen advertises for us, who has such a big face except me, orders will arrive in large numbers soon, and this year is another fat year!" Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"Alas, the prince really doesn't suffer any losses, even the emperor's father and the queen's mother have to calculate!" Seeing Xi, he pouted and looked at the smug prince, and said secretly in his heart.