Chapter 148: The Palace Banquet (I)

"You say, if I can do it, I'll help you."

"Jewelry, in fact, involves family background, bearing knowledge, and body social circles, and I can't get in touch with the circle of the official family, and I can't understand their real jewelry taste."

Li Jingshan said sincerely: "Knowing that you are from a wealthy family, can you take me to see the makeup and accessories of the nobles?" ”

Yue Qingzi tilted his head and asked, "What do you want to think?" Will I show you my mother's dresser? ”

Li Jingshan smiled, "No need, if you don't mind, let me enter your mansion, be a rough maid for a few days, and look at the clothes and makeup of the ladies in your mansion." ”

Yue Qingzi suddenly said, "It turns out that you already know my identity!" ”

Li Jingshan stood up solemnly and saluted Yue Qingzi, "The folk girl pays a visit to the county lord of Anping in Yue Wangfu. ”

Yue Qingzi hurriedly helped her up and glanced outside, "Do they also know?" ”

"The folk girl didn't tell anyone."

Yue Qingzi was unhappy, "Don't always call yourself a people's daughter and a people's daughter, in Tianqiao Hall, I am just your little junior sister." Seeing Li Jingshan nodding yes, she became happy again, "Okay, then I'll take you home as a guest." On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, there is a defilement welcome party in the palace, and I can also take you there. ”

Li Jingshan was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly thanked her. Yue Qingzi stretched out his hand to stop, "I treat you as a sister, don't be polite to me." ”

"Okay," Li Jingshan was also cheerful, "can you wait for me for two days?" I'll make a jade pendant for my friend, and I'll go home with you. ”

And so it was settled. Li Jingshan secretly rejoiced, it turned out that this was: there is nowhere to find it when you step on the iron shoes, so it takes no effort to get it.

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On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, Chu Tiankuo's armor was fully equipped and was about to go to the barracks, when the housekeeper came in to report, and a young man asked to see him, saying that he was sending something.

Chu Tiankuo ordered to bring people in, but it was Li Jingjue.

"General Chu, this is my sister's gift to you, I wish you a victorious start and a triumphant return to the dynasty as soon as possible!" Li Jingjue smiled and handed over a lacquer box.

"Thank you, your sister ......" Chu Tiankuo's throat was astringent, and he wanted to ask her why she didn't come, but when it came to his mouth, he paused and changed it, "...... Is she okay? ”

"Very well, I was invited to her sister's house today. Send me over on errands. ”

Chu Tiankuo nodded and said apologetically, "I'm going to the army soon, and I can only leave you a cup of tea. ”

Li Jingjue waved his hand and said with a smile, "The general is busy with himself, and my task has been completed, so I don't dare to continue to bother." When you are triumphant, let's talk about affection. "Say goodbye.

Chu Tiankuo personally sent him out, and only then did he open the small wooden box and take out a jade pendant from it. He looked at the jade pendant, his eyes were fixed, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

It is a rectangular black jade double-sided waist wear, a simple long package border out of the pattern inside: the general on the horse is carved with relief techniques to face the wind and snow to the distant mountains, the white silk in the jade is like a large snowflake formed naturally, and the artistic conception of flying snow in the sky is natural. In the upper left corner, the fine pen is engraved with these small characters: a thousand mountains and snow at night.

On the other side, the general is carved to stop immediately, the wind has stopped and the snow has stopped, and a red sun is rising from the mountain. There is still a line of small words: Morning Light Wanguo Red.

The front and back are connected, which just shows the image of a general running on a snowy night and winning victory at dawn.

Chu Tiankuo's heart was hot, and he held the jade pendant in his hand for a long time before carefully putting it on his waist and running across the horse to the barracks.

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At this time, Li Jingshan was sitting in the garden of King Yue's Mansion enjoying plum cooking wine.

Yue Qingzi specially invited a few sisters who often come and go on weekdays to come to the house to enjoy the plum blossoms. However, the topics of the chat are all about the learning and art of the county lord of Anping in the past six months. Everyone just thought she was passing the time on a whim, but when they saw that she was commenting on the jewelry, they were all interested and asked her to show her hand.

Yue Qingzi said with a smile, "With my little effort, I don't dare to get an axe in front of Sister Li." If you want to see how to make beautiful jewelry, you go to her. ”

Everyone paid attention to Li Jingshan, who was drinking tea silently on the side, and pestered her to make a small jewelry on the spot, so that everyone could open their eyes.

Li Jingshan smiled and asked Yue Qingzi to prepare the gold and silver threads, which were deftly coiled between her fingers. After a while, a white plum hairpin was formed in her hand.

These eunuchs have never seen the production of jewelry, but they feel that it is extremely magical and interesting.

A woman in pink took the white plum blossom and looked at it carefully, and said curiously: "This plum blossom hairpin is quite similar to my set of white begonia headdresses." Is Miss Lai working in the Treasure Hunt? ”

"White begonia headdress?" Li Jingshan suddenly remembered that when her eye was injured, she used gold and silver thread to do the assessment homework. She drew a rough outline on the paper in three or two strokes and pushed it in front of the young lady, "What the young lady said, but this style?" ”

"Exactly, exactly." The young lady clapped her hands and laughed, "Haha, it turned out to be from you, it's a coincidence." That set of jewelry has been praised by many people! They later went to the Treasure Court to look for it, but they couldn't find a similar style. ”

Yue Qingzi pulled Li Jingshan and introduced, "This is Cheng Caiyu, the daughter of Tobe Silang. ”

smiled at Cheng Caiyu again, "Sister Cheng, you have earned it." That's the only one in the Treasure Hunt, and there is no similar layout. ”

When everyone heard this, they all gathered around Cheng Caiyu to inquire about what kind of face he was. Cheng Caiyu said with a smile, "In two days, I will wear it to the sisters for the defilement banquet of the concubine Niangniang." ”

Li Jingshan smiled and continued, "If the girls like it, you can order it in Your Excellency, and the master craftsmen in the Jingbao Pavilion will definitely satisfy the girls." ”

Everyone said yes. In the midst of the frolic, Li Jingshan saw Yue Qingzi looking at her with a smile, and winked at her playfully.

In the blink of an eye, it has reached the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and the day of the spring banquet in the palace is expelled.

Those who can enter the palace for the banquet are all women and noblewomen who have received invitations from the palace. Yue Qingzi asked Li Jingshan to pretend to be her personal maid and took her into the palace.

"Light posture, this way."

As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Cheng Caiyu beckoning in front of him. She wore an emerald green jacket and skirt today, covered with a light green fluffy cape, and the hairpin hairpin's formal Li Jingshan's white begonia head and face made people more and more fresh and refined.

She also saw Li Jingshan beside Yue Qingzi, and said with a smile, "Miss Li, you are here too." This set of heads can be fresh and luxurious, it is really easy to use. ”

Li Jingshan smiled and curtsied, "Being able to win Miss Cheng's love is also its creation." ”

Cheng Caiyu was very impressed by Li Jingshan's humble and polite attitude. She can be good friends with Yue Qingzi, and she is also a hearty and generous character, and immediately smiled, "Your craftsmanship is very good, I will definitely recommend your work to my sisters later." ”

Yue Qingzi pushed Li Jingshan and smiled, "Haha, Sister Li, you are the gold master, Caiyu and his father are in charge of the money bags of the entire Dalang Dynasty." ”

Cheng Caiyu's father is the head of the household department, and he is indeed in charge of the financial funds of the Lang Dynasty. Cheng Caiyu smiled and tore Yue Qingzi's mouth, and several people walked towards the palace laughing. On the way, I met a few eunuchs and walked to the Taihe Hall together.

As soon as they crossed the Jinshui Bridge, the ladies who were originally hip-hop for fun immediately calmed down, lined up in a regular line, and the maids around them took half a step back and followed beside them, walking in a row.

Li Jingshan followed behind Yue Qingzi, quietly raising her eyes and looking around, shocked by the solemn atmosphere, as if something had quietly taken root in her heart.

Today, the ministers will follow the emperor to pray and receive rewards in the Taihe Palace, while the female guests are much more casual, introduced by the palace eunuchs into the harem, enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden and visit friends, and at the beginning of the banquet, enter the palace to participate in the banquet.

The royal garden is covered in silver, but the warblers and swallows in the garden bring a piece of purple and red, laughter and laughter. In this piece of spring, there are elegant, gorgeous, beautiful, enchanting, and each showing its elegance.

Li Jingshan followed behind Yue Qingzi, adhering to the principle of seeing more and talking less, paying attention to the makeup and dressing of the nobles who came and went, and secretly remembered it in her heart.

When he arrived at the unitary time, nine drums sounded in front of the main hall square, informing the ministers and guests to enter the banquet, and Yue Qingzi took Li Jingshan to the direction of the Taihe Palace.

There is a side hall on the left and right of the Taihe Palace, the left side is the Xihe Palace, which is used to entertain the male guests of the ministers, and the right side is the Baguio Palace, where the female guests are tried to entertain.

Yue Qingzi, as the county lord of Anping, has a high seat, only below a few princesses. She sat down, and the concubine Niangniang, who was sitting on the main seat, saw her and beckoned to her with a smile. Li Jingshan saw her step forward, snuggled in front of the concubine's knees, talking and laughing, which showed that she was quite favored in the palace.

"I heard Lord Yue say, what did you learn to make jewelry on a whim?" Lan Guifei said with a smile, "You kid, what jewelry do you want, is it not in the palace, and do you still need your dignified county lord to do it himself?" ”

"Niang Niang Mingjian, what others do well is naturally different from what you make yourself." Yue Qingzi said with a smile, "And it's not just for jewelry, but also to learn a lot of related knowledge." ”

She pointed to the bracelet on the concubine's wrist, "For example, this shrimp beard inlaid with treasure phoenix flower bracelet you brought." Once upon a time, I would have only seen it as a skein gold bracelet. Nowadays, it can be seen that this bracelet uses twisted wire, coiled flowers, dark engraving and other processes. ”

She squinted and smiled at the concubine, "Hehe, I feel like I've become so powerful." ”

Yue Qingzi's delicate demeanor made Concubine Lan also laugh, "You kid, listening to you say this, it has aroused my interest, but you tell me what you have learned?" ”

Yue Qingzi's eyes flickered, and said, "My wild path to becoming a monk halfway, don't take it to your mother to make fun of you." However,My maid's family has been doing jewelry for generations.,And followed me into the school to serve.。 Let her talk to you, and that's fine. ”

Concubine Lan was in a good mood today, and when she heard her say this, she asked her to summon the maid to talk to her. Yue Qingzi happily beckoned to Li Jingshan, who was waiting behind her seat, and asked her to come forward.