After a night of spring rain, the buds that had not bloomed in Qishan yesterday also bloomed into beautiful flowers. Push open the mountain gate, and look at the mountains and fields full of purple and red flower clusters.

Yuebai got up early and prepared the palace clothes for me to wear during the Flower Dynasty.

About a little bit of the day, Yuebai pushed the door in and opened my curtain, at this time I had been awake for a long time, but I just wanted to rely on it a little longer.

I had a nightmare just now, in the dream I was still at the feast of the Flower Dynasty, I knelt on the main hall, Zhao Peiyu and Lu Huiling stood beside me and laughed loudly, and everyone here looked me up and down with vicious and disgusted eyes.

I knelt on the hall and shivered, and I tried desperately to explain, but no one wanted to listen to me. Their laughter and scolding filled my eardrums, and the corners of their terrible mouths kept changing before my eyes.

I struggled to wake up, and lay on the bed looking at the curtain.

Yuebai saw that something was wrong with me, so she took a wrung out towel to wipe my face for me, and said distressedly: "Miss, you have to cheer up." You can't let the princess and her laugh at you anymore. ”

Yuebai didn't see the scene with her own eyes, but when she heard Princess Wangshu talk about it, she also felt terrible.

When I heard her say this, all my defenses collapsed like a levee, and I couldn't help but hold her and cry, and I began to play a little trick: "I don't want to go." I don't have a face to see anyone. ”

Yesterday things happened suddenly, and today I realized the seriousness of the situation when I think about it later. How important is a woman's chastity? I'm afraid I'd rather die than be humiliated.

Yuebai hugged me in distress and let me vent her tears.

But after crying, what needs to be done still has to be done.

Yuebai helped me sit in front of the bronze mirror, I looked a little tired after a night of rest, my face was pale, and there was a black circle under my eyes. This look, how depressed and depressed it is.

Yuebai combed a spiritual Feixian hair bun for me, because my face was pale, and he didn't wear a lot of expensive hair accessories for me, I pointed to the gold hundred butterfly makeup hairpin that I bought last time in the jade box and said, "It's enough to wear this." ”

After finishing grooming and dressing, I pushed open the door of the dormitory, and Qi Jingqin was waiting for me under the peach tree.

Today is different from usual, he is always dressed in a purple prince's suit, but today he is dressed in a prince's suit with silver filigree dark stripes, which is somewhat similar to the moon-white dress I am wearing today.

He played with the falling peach blossoms with his back to me, not noticing that I was behind him.

Qi Qi has always been loyal, probably because he was afraid that I would make a ghost behind the prince, so he pretended to cough twice to remind Qi Jingqin.

Qi Jingqin heard his cough and quickly turned around, I looked at him, smiled and said nothing.

He looked at me for a long time, then brushed his hand on my cheek, touched my slightly red and swollen eyes distressedly, and said, "Didn't you rest?" The eyes were swollen. ”

I was holding back my emotions, I didn't want to lose my honor in front of him, and I couldn't help crying when I heard him ask me so concerned.

He took me into his arms, patted me on the back, and said softly, "You can be a little weaker in front of me." ”

I couldn't hold back any longer, and the golden bean was about to fall off with a pinch of my mouth, and Yuebai whispered behind me to remind me: "Miss, pay attention to your appearance." ”

I thought that I would have to participate in the ceremony of worshipping the god of flowers later, and I didn't want to lose my honor in front of the temple. So he hurriedly raised his head to prevent the tears from falling, probably a little funny like this, Qi Jingqin laughed out loud when he saw me like this.

I pretended to be angry and struck him.

At this time, Concubine Mei sent a reminder to the father-in-law who participated in the flower worship ceremony in each hall has arrived at the door, and we should get up and go to the Ronghua Palace.

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Worshipping the god of flowers is an old custom of the Celestial Empire.

Legend has it that at the beginning of the founding of the country, the Holy Ancestor Emperor was killed and fled to Qishan, and the pursuers could not find the Holy Grandfather when they chased to Qishan. Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Holy Grandfather specially established a palace in Qishan in order to repay the lady of the god of flowers, transplanted the famous flower seeds from all over the Central Plains, and built a splendid statue of the lady of the god of flowers in the Ronghua Palace.

When we arrived at the Hall of Glory, everyone was late.

Concubine Mei Niangniang was dressed in a purple dress, her head was inlaid with gold, her demeanor was dignified, and her posture was thousands. She stood in front of the crowd, with her back to us, and knelt in prayer in front of the statue of Lady Flower with her eyes closed and sincerely.

Qi Jingqin took me to stand behind Concubine Mei, on the opposite side of the crown princess Zhao Peiyu.

Before the festival really started, Zhao Peiyu looked me up and down, and sneered: "It's really worthy of being the daughter of a general, and she still has the guts to come out after such an ugly appearance yesterday." If I were you, why would I sneak back to the Shangjing General's Mansion last night, and I wouldn't show up again. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, several ladies and ladies who were good with the East Palace Prince's Mansion also catered to her and laughed at me.

Princess Wangshu will also come over at this time, and when she saw that they were so verbally insulting me, she refused to show weakness, and replied sharply: "Yesterday, the mother concubine educated the imperial sister-in-law, so that the imperial sister-in-law will be cautious in her words and deeds in the future, and she must not be humiliated indiscriminately." The imperial sister-in-law also really has the face to claim to be the daughter of the king of Shuzhong, but she didn't learn half of the spirit of the king of Shuzhong, but she learned a lot of skills to know her mistakes and not change them, and she was accused of education in public and still did not repent. ”

Zhao Peiyu's face turned blue and white after hearing this, and we were so festive.

Lu Huiling, who was beside her, also refused to show weakness at all, and when she saw Princess Wangshu's sharp words, she also stepped forward and replied: "It is a fact that Liang Huanqing lost his honor in front of his palace, so many pairs of eyes have already seen it, and the princess, as a model of the official family in Shangjing, did not educate Liang Huanqing, but accused the princess of coming." This is not convincing. ”

"Miss Lu also knows that this princess is a model of the official family in Beijing, so why is what I taught you yesterday still committed today? Liang Huanqing is a loss of honor in front of the palace, but you know the reason better than me. ”

Princess Wangshu has always been unforgiving, and when Lu Huiling said this, she remembered the lack of character in public education by her yesterday, and she was speechless for a while, so she also bowed her head and stopped answering.

Concubine Mei devoted herself to worshipping the god of flowers, but she was disturbed by them, so she frowned and reprimanded: "Enough! Yesterday, the palace said that it was not allowed to discuss this matter again! Wait until you talk about it, and then you will pull it out and play 20 boards. ”

When everyone saw that Concubine Mei was angry, they didn't say anything more.

Qi Jingqin said at this time: "It's hard to believe that the imperial sister-in-law still cares about Huanqing so much. I looked at him in amazement.

When the people heard him say this, they all looked at him.

He smiled softly and said, "Yesterday the incident happened suddenly, after the banquet, the king sent someone to check the ribbon used in dancing at that time, and the ribbon did have traces of deliberate damage. When he said this, he deliberately looked at Zhao Peiyu, and Zhao Peiyu also frowned and looked at him, not knowing what the hell he was doing.

Qi Jingqin continued: "In order to confirm that it was not Huanqing's doing, this king also specially interrogated the palace people who prepared the ribbon..."

Zhao Peiyu's face began to change slightly.

"It's just that the palace people are too careless and confuse the two props, which is why they make such a farce. This matter is related to Huanqing's innocence, the king has brought the palace people, and he is already waiting outside the palace at this time. If the imperial sister-in-law doesn't believe it, and insists on wronging Huanqing's conduct, she can bring someone up at any time for careful interrogation. ”

Zhao Peiyu's expression was a little flustered, and I was already sure that those ribbons were her hands and feet.

But I really wondered when Qi Jingqin was with me all the time yesterday, when did these things be arranged, I looked up at him, he seemed to feel my gaze, and he also turned his head to look at me, secretly took my hand, and signaled me to relax.

Zhao Peiyu reluctantly pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, and said, "No need, since Prince Jing has already been tried, then why should I bother with that god." Those palace people are too careless, and they will be punished heavily. Fortunately, there was nothing major in Huanqing, and the people present were all female dependents, which was not a shame, it was just an accident. ”

As she spoke, she looked at me again, laughed dryly, walked over and took my hand, looked her up and down, and said, "Fortunately, nothing happened to Sister Huanqing." Yesterday, my sister wronged my sister indiscriminately, and my sister is here to compensate you, and I ask my sister to forgive my sister for being reckless. It's a family from now on.,Please take care of my sister more.。 ”

Qi Jingqin put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Now that the truth is revealed, everything is just an accident. Huanqing, you deserve the crown princess's apology. ”

I finally knew what Qi Jingqin meant by saying that he would return my innocence yesterday. Yesterday, if the palace people who prepared the props were interrogated in public, those palace people would definitely tell the truth when the matter was big, and then it would involve the prince of the East Palace, which would be unfavorable to the big thing.

If you want to forbear, you will not only wronged me, but also ruin my reputation. Now not only has I returned my innocence, but also saved the face of the East Palace, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

The lady of the official family who witnessed my ugly appearance yesterday was here, and when I heard the crown princess apologize to me, I realized that yesterday's incident was just an accident.

Although I am still dissatisfied, this outcome is the most favorable outcome for me at the moment.

I nodded and said: "No one can do anything wrong if he is not a sage, I have heard that the crown princess has always been a transparent person, and I must understand the teachings of Concubine Mei Niangniang, and I hope that the crown princess will be cautious in her words and deeds in the future, and she must stop wronging others without covering her mouth." ”

Zhao Peiyu was sophisticated and sleek, but when she heard me say this, she also bowed to Concubine Mei, and said: "In the future, the sons and daughters should carefully follow the teachings of the mother, be cautious in their words and deeds, and never act recklessly." ”

Concubine Mei glanced at her, ignored her, and stepped aside with interest when she saw this.

Concubine Mei motioned for me to go to her, and I stepped forward obediently, she took my hand, patted it a few times, and said, "I've wronged you." ”

I shook my head with a smile and said, "Xie Niangniang is compassionate." ”

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The ceremonial officer rang the bell, and the sound of "bell~bell~bell~" echoed in the Ronghua Palace.

Concubine Mei took care of her clothes, stood in front of everyone with a solemn face, and the ceremonial officer behind her announced loudly: "The auspicious time has come——"

We and Concubine Mei both withdrew from the palace.

"Bell~" A bell rang.

The celebrant solemnly walked into the arena, bowed to the statue of the flower god 90 degrees, and then turned to the left and stood solemnly.

The official announcement of the ceremony: "Today is the birthday of the flowers, the fragrance of the flowers, and the fragrance of the flowers, more than 100 official eunuchs and ladies of the Heavenly Dynasty in Beijing gathered in Daqi Mountain in Shangjing, and sacrificed to the god of flowers with wine and fruit, and the ceremony began!" Please join the main mother! ”

Concubine Mei entered the column according to her words, facing the direction of the flower god and stood solemnly.

The official of ceremonies announced: "Please join the royal family." ”

Qi Jingqin, Qi Wangshu, the crown princess, and the rest of the low-ranking concubines in the palace were also included in the list.

The ceremonial officer shook off the dust and preached, "Madame, young ladies are invited to join the ranks." ”

Lu Huiling's family and I have the most prosperous status in the court, so naturally we are at the forefront, and we look solemn and follow our words.

The official of the ceremony announced: "Please burn incense for the lord's mother." Concubine Mei took a step forward.

There is a palace maid holding a tray to send incense candles, fire, etc. to the front of Concubine Mei, three pillars of incense are sent to the hands of Concubine Mei Niangniang, and Concubine Mei holds incense to the statue to make a ninety degree bow, inserts the incense into the incense burner, and returns to the position solemnly.

The palace maid tray holds fruits.

The celebrant shouted, "Dedication." ”

The fruit is placed in front of the goddess of flowers by Concubine Mei.

The ceremonial officer said, "Dedication." ”

Concubine Mei took the wine jug and wine jue from the palace maid's tray, poured the wine jue on it, held the wine in front of the altar and sprinkled the wine in the soil in front of the altar, and the wine cup was placed on the altar, and the wine cup was placed on the altar, and the retreat was solemn.

The celebrant shouted, "The dedication is over." ”

Concubine Mei returned to her position and stood solemnly.

The official of the ceremony announced: "Please worship the participants!" ”

All of us tidied up our clothes and solemn expressions, and stepped forward to worship together.

The official of the ceremony announced: "Bye-! Xing—! ”

Repeat this three times.

The official announcement of the ceremony: "The ceremony is the end of the levy, please withdraw the lady of the main seat." ”

Concubine Mei stepped forward to remove the wine glass and put it on the palace maid's tray as she said.

The official announcement of the ceremony: "The withdrawal ceremony is over!" ”

The official proclamation of the ceremony: "Sacrifice to show respect, feast to the fullest, and all those who sacrifice will be blessed." ”

A number of palace maids hold trays to stand on the altar, and Concubine Mei will hold the altar offerings on the tray, and the palace maids will cut them into small pieces and distribute them to all the participants.

We ate all the sacrifices in our hands as we were told.

The official announcement of the ceremony: "Licheng, please return!" ”

The ceremonial officer bowed 90 degrees to everyone, and then Concubine Mei took us to return the salute.

Bow down and take three steps back. Turn around and exit the same way you are.