Chapter 3: Into the Deep Palace
It wasn't until the moment the hijab was lifted that Xiao Ziling saw her "husband".
His long figure, handsome face, and bright eyes under his beautiful eyebrows have a hint of evil spirit, and his gestures are full of the momentum of an emperor. The yellow dragon robe made him even more handsome, enough to make people dizzy.
It is no wonder that all the children who have been able to enter the palace and give birth to the emperor in the past generations are peerless beauties, and where will the children born by such beauties be ugly? From generation to generation, everyone thinks that the emperor should be handsome.
And she Xiao Ziling? No wonder the emperor would laugh at her for being ugly, in front of such a handsome man, she should be ashamed of herself as a woman.
Although the emperor "married" twelve women in one day, Ziling was named a noble concubine and had the highest status, so according to the palace rules, the emperor had to stay in the Yongle Palace where she lived tonight. But Xiao Ziling didn't want to "cave room" with a strange man in a daze.
Besides, she knew that she was not beautiful, and this man was forced to marry her out of desperation, just to bear the consequences for her jokes.
has watched so many costume dramas, and she has received half a month of education before entering the palace, she already knows how to bow and kneel to the emperor as a concubine. But if she calls herself a "concubine", she has no name or surname from now on, and is no longer an independent "person", she doesn't want it!
She just blessed her body and asked him to say goodbye: "Ziling greets the emperor, may the emperor be safe." ”
She is reminding herself of the existence of "personality", reminding herself that she is a person, not a "concubine" with no life and no surname. She didn't want to be constrained by strict palace rules and gradually lose her self and dignity.
Meng Hongyu's handsome face was as cold as ice, nodded slightly, and said disdainfully, "Calm down." ”
What an arrogant and proud man! But he has the capital to be proud, doesn't he? Who called him emperor? It is the man that women all over the world dream of. It's a pity that she, Xiao Ziling, is not an ignorant and ignorant woman.
She raised her head and looked directly at him, and said lightly like him: "Zi Ling knows that he seems to have no salt, and he is insulting to what the emperor sees." Please ask the emperor to stay in Yongle Palace tonight without reluctance, and go to sleep elsewhere. ”
Meng Hongyu raised his handsome eyebrows, looking up and down at the ordinary-looking woman in front of him, still expressionless, but there was a trace of displeasure in his heart.
Didn't she know that it was a great rebellion to say this? Didn't she know that in order to survive in this harem as deep as the dark sea, she should do everything possible to get his favor? If it was another concubine, he would definitely wish he would stay in his bedroom, even if he looked at himself more.
Perhaps, the woman in front of her is really inferiority because of her appearance? No! She seems to have low self-esteem, but in fact, she is driving him away without a trace.
Whatever, since she has spoken, he doesn't want to stay in this ghost place anymore, why not go elsewhere to admire his pleasing beauties?
Tomorrow, she will know what a pitiful thing it is to not have the grace of the emperor, and she will have a hard time in this harem!
In the palace, the concubines fought openly and secretly, and even the palace maids and eunuchs knew how to be the grass on the wall. Xiao Ziling, who has an ordinary appearance, even if the emperor doesn't favor her, she may not be able to stay away from the battle and rest easy. After all, she occupies a palace position, which woman in this harem doesn't want to be a concubine?
Meng Hongyu thought: "Next, your life will not be easy. Even if I don't embarrass you, someone will always embarrass you. I want to see how long Prime Minister Xiao's daughter can stay in my palace? ”
He lightly called the personal eunuch Li Zhao to take charge of the lamp, and then secretly left Yongle Palace proudly!
Seeing his figure gradually stretched by the light, Xiao Ziling's heart finally let go, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After a busy day, this time I can finally get a good night's sleep! You know, there is a strange man lying next to him, and no one will be able to sleep if he changes.
On the second day, everyone in the harem knew that the emperor did not spend the night in Yongle Palace last night, but went to Liu Wanruo's Siye Courtyard - it can be seen that Xiao Ziling must be extremely ugly.
Isn't it clear who will be favored and who will be left out in the cold? Therefore, there is an endless stream of people who go to Siye Courtyard to talk to Liu Zhaorong, on the contrary, Xiao Guifei's Yongle Palace gate is full of birds.
But there are also a few Zhaorong, who feel that they are all Zhaorong and disdain to befriend Liu Zhaorong. And in private, they all wanted to see how ugly the ugly girl who occupied their palace was, so they came to the door to "visit" with malicious intentions.
When the little eunuch Guizi came to report, Xiao Ziling was leaning in the pavilion and looking at the group of fish swimming freely in a daze. After hearing the briefing, she didn't raise her head and said that she didn't want to meet guests.
Yunu, the personal maid who has been with her since she was a child, hurriedly persuaded her: "Miss, those Zhaorong are also the daughters of official families, let's not offend, besides, there may be people who will be deeply favored in the future." ”
The palace maid Xiaoru also hurriedly persuaded her: "Concubine Xiao, the slave maid thinks that the jade slave is very right. In the palace, the ladies don't look up and don't look down, if they offend them, we won't be able to do anything in the future. ”
Although she shouldn't say much, Xiaoru had to say that after all, she was now sent to serve Concubine Xiao. Although the master is not favored, he can't put her in a more disadvantageous position. In case she is really calculated by someone and thrown into the cold palace, then they, the minions around Concubine Xiao Guifei, will also suffer.
After a little hesitation, Xiao Ziling still said, "Tell them to wait in the living room." ”
In the Yongle Hall, Zi Ling sat quietly under a veil.
The three Zhaorong sat down, their beautiful eyes open, and looked at Xiao Ziling curiously.
They thought to themselves, this Xiao Ziling must be as ugly as the legend, otherwise why do you need to wear a veil, I don't know if you dare to look at people with an ugly face.
One Zhaorong couldn't help but speak curiously: "Sister Su Wen is extremely beautiful and peerless. When I saw that the real name was worthy today, I guess I was afraid that we would be embarrassed, so we wore a veil, right? ”
Xiao Ziling gently took off the veil, only to see a long scar on her right cheek, extending from the corner of her eye to the corner of her mouth.
The hall was filled with gasps. Yunu exclaimed, "Miss, you ......"
Zi Ling pretended to be inferior, and said sadly: "As you sisters know, sister, I really seem to be saltless, extremely ugly, but I have occupied the position of the concubine that should belong to you, which is really a great crime. ”
Seeing that they couldn't hide their shock, Zi Ling continued: "I put on the veil so as not to scare my sister, and I believe that you are not happy to see such an ugly face, so I hope that my sisters will not come to Yongle Palace in the future." Seeing my sisters every day, I will be in pain. ”
Zi Ling continued to make a grief-stricken look, covering her right cheek, and turned to leave the hall.
After returning to the dormitory, Zi Ling couldn't help laughing. Since she was a child, she has been well-behaved, and she never knew that it would be so much fun to play tricks on others.
The jade slave ran to her panting, looked at her face and asked, "Miss, what's wrong with your face?" ”
Xiao Ziling smiled and said, "You don't have to worry, this is what I turned into, it's fake." ”
Yunu was still puzzled, she never knew that scars could be "painted", and she was "painted" so realistically. Could this be the legendary disguise?
Transfiguration, perhaps, is an exaggeration. But makeup is a piece of cake for a girl in the 21st century, and she likes film and television makeup, and she usually teaches herself a lot, but she didn't expect it to come in handy today.