Chapter Twenty-Eight: Going to the Feast, the Storm is Coming
Early in the morning, the little eunuch of the Star Picking Hall came to pass the word: "Girl, tonight is the time for the celebration of the second prince's crown, and he will leave for Chengde Palace at dusk. ”
Yu Die'er had to sigh at Heyan's intimacy, and she didn't forget to think about her little thing in her busy schedule, is it so obvious that she is greedy?
In the Star Picking Palace! Gonggong Rui stood sideways beside Heyan and said softly: "Your Highness! Lord Jiang will also participate in today's banquet, every banquet in the past, Concubine Jiang is with him, if you don't go this time, I'm afraid ......."
"Who am I going to bring, does it depend on the courtier's intentions?" Heyan was a little angry.
"Your Highness forgives your sins, the slave doesn't mean that, but after all, Lord Jiang is a courtier, and His Highness still has to plan for the days to come. Grandpa Rui said vaguely.
Heyan didn't say anything, as if he was weighing, and said after a long time: "It's not a big deal to take her more, it's just Die'er?"
"Although the fish girl has not been in the palace for many days, the old slave can also see clearly, she is definitely not the kind of woman who has nothing to do and is unreasonable and has no mind, she will definitely be considerate of Her Highness, otherwise, the old slave will go to Youlanxuan to explore the wind first?"
"No need, go to Evian Hall to spread the word!" Heyan said as if he had made up his mind. He was afraid to say it first, in case the fish and butterflies were unhappy, he wouldn't go directly, so he would take one step at a time, and then explain it.
As soon as the sun was in the west, Yu Die'er had an early meal, sat alone in front of the bronze mirror in the bedroom, dismantled the hairstyle by himself, and slowly combed the silk-like smooth and shiny black hair from top to bottom with a chicken blood rosewood comb, and the jewels hanging at the end of the wooden comb swayed with the rise and fall of the comb. In the swaying of the palace lights, it still can't hide the alluring posture reflected in the mirror!
Looking at himself in the mirror, for a while it was like his previous life, when he combed his beautiful hair every day and wore the most beautiful clothes, just because he showed him, the corners of Yu Die'er's mouth pulled a mocking smile, and today he wants to dress up as beautiful as a flower, but no longer for him. I'm going to see the demon with his hands covered in blood tonight!, and her hands trembling slightly at the moment.
You must be living a good life, but all sins have cause and effect, and the cause of the previous life, you will swallow the evil consequences in this life.
With the mood of turning a thousand times, she combed the hibiscus bun, chose a few headdresses to embellish, wore a jade flower crown, a hollow red coral hairpin, two clusters of tassels hanging on both sides, and a few roses, a pink-purple intarsia bead chain around the forehead and ear temples, adding beauty and aura, can be described as the finishing touch!
Yu Dieer doesn't like jewelry, so she rarely uses jewelry, the so-called woman is the one who pleases herself, maybe because she doesn't want to be involved in love in this life, she only has one serious thing, that is, revenge, and the others really can't be hearted, but Heyan sent someone to send new jewelry and new clothes yesterday, and she is not good at brushing his kindness again, and for his face, he still dresses up with all his heart, so as not to make him laughed at with a rustic woman in the countryside.
Tidy up your hair, put on good makeup, and start to pick out clothes, there are seven or eight sets, some are too gorgeous and heavy, Yu Butterfly feels that it is not suitable for herself, and finally chooses a pink shirt, the cuffs are embroidered with bushes of green grass, the embellishment is just right, it is very elegant, the plain smoke skirt, the skirt is embroidered with a large rich peony, which can be regarded as adding a bit of luxury.
Everything was in order, Yu Butterfly turned around a few times with satisfaction, just stood still, and heard a loud noise, the bead curtain was lifted, Peony stepped in, and saw the people standing in the room at a glance, she was obviously stunned!
I saw that the skin of the person in front of me was like clotted white jade flawless, the face like peach blossom dew, the eyebrows were like horizontal smoke and emerald, and the tenderness was thousands, and the eyelashes like a fan seemed to be the smoke and rain that had been gathered for half a lifetime. The cherry mouth bends a beautiful arc, like a blooming petal, pink and delicate. With a touch of rouge, the corners of the lips are slightly upturned and not smiling, so beautiful that they are so delicate and flawless, and they are out of the world.
At this moment, the beautiful woman was looking at herself, her eyes were as clear as a stream, and her smart eyes were turning wisely, with a little naughty and mischievous.
"Girl?" said Peony tentatively.
"Silly girl, what are you doing stupidly? This girl will not recognize her when she dresses up?"
Before Peony could speak, a person behind him crashed in.
"Oh, Sister Peony, what are you doing standing here, you almost knocked it down!" Qiu Ying complained, and then urged: "Quickly dress up the girl, wait a moment and go to the banquet, our girl is so beautiful, wear it well, you will definitely compare to other women."
The autumn warbler walked into the house as she spoke, and when she looked up, she saw the fish and butterflies.
Is this a fish girl? It's so beautiful! The autumn warbler was stunned!
"Sister Peony, did you comb the girl's hair? I didn't expect you to have this skill, the comb is so beautiful. Autumn Oriole praised.
Who knew that Peony shook his head.
When I learned that the fish and butterflies were dressed up by themselves, the peony and the autumn warbler really couldn't believe it, usually looking at the girl is also a beauty, but she is simpler and more beautiful, this dress is simple and incredible, and the girl clearly said that she is a peasant girl, how can she comb the hair in the palace?
Yu Die'er looked at their incomprehensible eyes, a little funny, these two elves are still quite cute.
Heyan personally came to pick up the fish and butterflies, and the minions of Youlanxuan were all smiling, the master was favored, and they would also follow the light, and happiness was certain.
The two walked side by side, and Gonggong Rui and a group of little eunuchs and palace maids followed.
Heyan kept turning his head to look at Yu Die'er, looking at him again and again, reluctant to look away, and said in his heart, not to mention that this little girl is really dazzling when she dresses up, like a flower in a valley, fresh and light, and with a gorgeous and noble atmosphere.
From a distance, she saw the Jiang family standing in front of the Star Picking Palace, Yu Die'er was not surprised at all, she knew that the royal in-laws have always been linked to interests, Jiang's father served as a squire in the military department, although the official position is not top-level, but it is related to military power, it has a certain particularity, and there is still a certain weight in speaking in the court, even if Heyan is the prince, he also needs someone to support and assist.
So this is why Yu Die'er doesn't want to make a noise even if she suffers a loss, she doesn't want to make trouble with her head-on, she just doesn't want to make trouble for Heyan, and she is not a rival in love, and she doesn't want to do anything with Heyan, at best, she just uses him to enter the palace, so why make trouble.
"The concubine greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Thank you, Your Highness, for letting the concubine go to the banquet with you. At this time, the Jiang family was not arrogant.
"Excuse me. Heyan said lightly.
"Butterfly......" Heyan turned to Yu Die'er, thinking about how to speak.
But Yu Die'er grabbed the conversation with a calm and smiling face: "His Royal Highness is the host of this banquet, and there must be a lot of things to be busy when I arrive, I am worried that there is no one to talk to, and it is best for Concubine Jiang to go with me." She looked natural, without a hint of pretense or displeasure.
Seeing her like this, Heyan looked at her in surprise, I don't know what to say, Grandpa Rui secretly praised, this girl is indeed smart, and she understands the overall situation in everything.
Jiang's face was stunned, she thought that Yu Die'er would be angry with Heyan when she saw that she was also going, and then she could let Heyan see how unreasonable the small family was, how unworthy it was, but this surnamed Yu didn't make trouble, no anger, and didn't even have a look of displeasure, it was as plain as a lake without wind and waves, and I didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd.
She frowned slightly, but replied with a smile on her face: "Thank you Miss Die'er for your understanding, what I did before was inappropriate, and I really lost my identity, I have been thinking about it for the past few days, and it will not be in the future, let's get along well." ”
Shi Bei was impressed for three days, could it be that Concubine Jiang had eaten vegetables for a few days and even changed her temperament? So gentle? Yu Die'er didn't want to bother pondering, and said casually perfunctorily: "It's all a little sesame thing, I forgot it a long time ago, and Concubine Jiang shouldn't take it to heart." ”
A few people chatted a few words of gossip while walking, and the surface was peaceful.
The place of the banquet is in the Chengde Palace, the Chengde Palace is the place of the court meeting of the Qiu Chi country, the main gate of the Chengde Palace is the Hongde Gate, the front hall is the Chengde Palace, every time the clan feast, the new emperor ascends the throne, the emperor's wedding, the emperor's "longevity", the queen's "Qianqiu", the prince's wedding, the princess's marriage are all held here. It is also the place where the emperor receives the tribute envoys and celebrates the banquet ministers.
Because Heyan has to supervise and arrange some things on the banquet, so it is earlier than the others to set off, when it arrives, only the servants in the Chengde Palace are busy, arranging the furnishings, holding melons and fruit cakes, the hall hangs thousands of lights, bright as day, the Rui beast Ding burns the dragon birthday incense, and the huge vase is inserted with longevity flowers.
In front of the dragon seat is the emperor's imperial banquet table, the table is surrounded by gold embroidered table circumference, the emperor's imperial table is divided into east and west sides are the banquet tables of the concubines, the queen's banquet table is placed in the first seat on the east side, the imperial concubine, the concubine, the concubine and other royal ladies are in the back row according to the rank status, the emperor, the queen is a table alone, the rest is a table for two people, a table for four people.
The table seats of the princes, nobles, civil and military officials are also arranged in order of rank. The fish and butterflies were bored and roughly counted in their hearts, and there were more than 200 banquet tables, which showed the large scale and the invitation.
There was still a lot of time before the celebration began, so Yu Die'er found an excuse to panic and mentioned to Grandpa Rui that she wanted to go out for a walk.
"The girl walks by the temple, don't go far, you won't know the way by then. Grandpa Rui admonished.
Yu Die'er responded to the sound of Chengde Palace, she walked in a hurry, walked quickly, and left Chengde Palace behind after a short time, and entered the inner city She went straight to the west, which was the residence of the emperor's heir.
Perhaps because of the celebration, the masters are carefully dressed, and the minions are naturally waiting, so there is no one walking on the road, only the occasional insect croaking and frog chirping, accompanied by her footsteps,
In this night when thousands of people in one hall are celebrating and a hundred halls are cold and lonely, will something happen?