Chapter 22: The Palace Banquet (1)

In mid-March, the second prince led a large army back to Beijing with the Turkic envoys, along with the most noble princess of the Turkic court, who was presented to the emperor as a concubine.

Before this, the women of the harem were already talking about the princess.

Concubine Zheng Guifei was disdainful: "What kind of princess of the royal court is she, but she is just a barbarian! Besides, she is still a defeated princess, how spirited can she be!"

Wang Zhaoyi asked curiously: "I heard that the Turks are burly, red-haired and green-eyed, and their appearance is different from that of our Han people, and they are all good at singing and dancing!"

Xin Jieyu covered herself with a fan and sneered: "I don't know what they look like, I only heard that they live on the grassland, and they live on beef, horses and mutton as their staple food, and they can grow thin skin and tender meat in the sun and rain!"

Zhou Meiren immediately covered her nose and smiled: "Eat mutton every day?

Xin Jieyu immediately said: "If you are not afraid of the smell of sheep, you are afraid of ......" She covered it up with laughter, but everyone knew what she meant.

Everyone laughed, and the queen looked at their rare appearance, so she said: "At this time, it's just a matter of talking and laughing, when the newcomer enters the palace, everyone and the sisters have to get along well." No matter what, they are also princesses of the Turks, and if they embarrass them, the Turkic court will not give up. ”

Concubine Zheng snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? If the Turkic royal court talks too much, then let the second prince fight back!" The second prince is about to return, and the color on her face is becoming more and more obvious.

The queen stopped talking, and said to the concubine: "What the noble concubine said is so light! If it is my seventh prince, I would rather him stay in the capital in peace and stability, why suffer the hardship of sleeping in the open air!"

Zheng Guifei's eyebrows moved, no matter how strong she was, after all, she felt sorry for the second prince, if it wasn't for earning military merits, how could she, as a mother, be willing to let her son suffer?

Wang Meiren immediately said: "That is also the emperor values our two princes, there are so many princes, the emperor only brought the second prince, isn't it the blessing of the concubine!"

Concubine Zheng Guifei's face was pale, and Concubine He didn't reason, so she turned her face.

Because a Turkic princess wants to enter the palace, it is rare for everyone in the harem not to fight, and there are several powerful people who fight on weekdays, and they have nothing to say these days. Everyone's attention was completely on the princess, and they were very prepared.

Also, no matter how you say it, they are all Han and courtiers. Suddenly there is an exotic blonde and blue-eyed princess who can sing and dance, how can they not be curious and aggressive?

I sat silently at the bottom, ignoring their slightly nervous discussions, and I knew that the princess's name was Azia, and that her figure was not as burly as that of the average Turk, and that it was a healthy feeling. Her appearance is top-notch, her skin is naturally honey-colored, and among all the fair-skinned women in the harem, she has formed a unique landscape. And the most jealous thing is her good figure. Plump breasts and fat buttocks, convex and backward, it's really not an exaggeration at all. This not only made the women in the harem jealous, but even I was a little envious at the time.

In my previous life, I didn't have a good relationship with this princess because we served the same husband. is also because our capital to attract the emperor is the same - appearance and dancing skills. Although she was ultimately defeated by me, she was still alive when I died.

The Ministry of Rites set the day of the banquet on April 16, and the venue was on the Changyuan Terrace in Qinchun Garden, and the banquet was attended by the emperor, the queen and more than a dozen favored concubines in the harem, including me. Even the princes are also listed, and there are also several close ministers.

On the morning of that day, as soon as I got up, I saw Gu Yu and Xiaoman Xiaohan holding a series of colorful costumes in their hands, and said with a smile: "Niangniang, this is the first time you have participated in the palace banquet, and it is also the time to meet the emperor after you are sick.

I glanced at her lightly, and didn't look at those gorgeous clothes, but said to the equinox: "I remember that I just made a azure snow tulle skirt, you go and bring it for me to wear." ”

When the spring equinox was answered, Gu Yu was stunned for a moment, and said: "But Niangniang, the color of that dress is very light, although the texture is light, but among the concubines who are competing for beauty, the emperor may not notice it!"

I smiled slightly and said, "Why do I want the emperor to notice me? Don't forget, today is the Turkic royal court to present the princess to the court, and that Turkic princess is the main master! Even if the emperor wants to pay attention, he will also pay attention to her, what am I doing with this excitement?"

"But ......" Gu Yu still wanted to say something, I waved my hand to prevent her from talking, I knew that she was for my good, I hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, she was afraid that I would lose my grace. However, I care more about my life than grace! Let her and Xiaoman Xiaohan take away the gorgeous clothes and change them into short skirts and shawls brought by the spring equinox.

The azure blouse, only the neckline is darker, it is the same color as the long skirt, lake blue, embroidered with white flowers. The long skirt is polar, there are no complicated patterns on it, and it is only embroidered with light-colored small flowers, but fortunately, I have long been preparing to wear this dress, which has been smoked with incense, and at this time there is a faint fragrance on the clothes, and when the skirt shakes, those small flowers seem to come to life.

The comb is the most ordinary fallen horse bun, fixed with a jasper hairpin, and then inserted a half-moon-shaped multicolored engraved silk ivory comb grate in the bun, and then two beaded tassel hairpins under the hairpin, hanging down a row of tassel beads, fluorescent between the actions, and the small jasper is full of charm.

I am still small, and my body has not yet grown, but I look in the mirror, lightly sweeping the moth eyebrows, thinly applying powder, the eyebrows are picturesque, and the green silk is enchanting. I think my mother often lamented that I was born well, and it was like this before I grew up, and if it was another two years, wouldn't it be ...... Although today's dress is not eye-catching, it will not be overwhelmed. And I thought that the concubines would definitely take advantage of today's competition, so I might as well just be indifferent and not steal the limelight from them.

The spring equinox appreciatively put on a muslin shawl for me, and said: "Niangniang really has the posture of sinking fish and falling geese, and the face of the moon is shy of flowers, such a fresh and refined dress will definitely make the emperor's eyes shine." ”

I smiled faintly and said softly: "I only wish that in the aroma of fat powder, I can be alone." ”

Seeing that the hour was almost up, the spring equinox told Gu Yu to take a good look at the palace, not to mess around, and not to allow anyone to enter the inner room, so he held my hand, first went to the palace with the concubine, and then went to Qinchun Garden together.

Gu Yu wanted to go with me to have a lively time, but the spring equinox was calmer than her, so she asked her to guard the door at home, although she was not happy, but she couldn't, so she had to respond.