Chapter 27 The Imperial Palace Goes to the Banquet

The Liu family has always been gentle and amiable, but I didn't expect that this time it was really true, Ren Yan Haiyue was coquettish and stunned without even blinking her eyes, and on the second day, she really only took Yan Xiaoyu to the palace for a banquet.

Early in the morning, the Liu family sent a maid jacaranda to Mufeng Courtyard to serve her in bathing, changing, and grooming.

When the jacaranda saw that she was still the same as before, who owed her money, she didn't even give her a good face, and when she combed her hair, she didn't know whether it was unintentional or deliberate, and pulled her hair around, grinning in pain.

finally dressed up, and before Yan Xiaowei took a selfie in the mirror, Ya Xiang on the side exclaimed first: "Oh my God, girl, I don't think on weekdays, you are dressed up like a different person, it's so beautiful!" It is estimated that all the girls and ladies in other houses will be compared! ”

The light blue dress skirt is solemn and lively. The bangs in front of the forehead on weekdays have been combed up at the moment, and the childishness of the girl in the past has quietly faded, revealing big eyes that are bright like water, looking forward to life. The jet-black and soft hair was curled into a flying fairy bun, and the ends of the hair were decorated with a few round and full pearls, which were both gentle and pretty, and the slender and white neck was revealed at the moment of bowing the head, which made people feel new pity.

Jacaranda glanced at the person in the bronze mirror and pouted at Yaxiang: "Are you blind?" If you look beautiful, at best, you can get your hands on it. People don't look very good, and they are rustic to death, if I hadn't worked hard to help with it, I don't know how many people would laugh at it in private! ”

Ya Xiang flattened her mouth dissatisfiedly: "It's clearly good-looking, it's useless if you don't admit it!" ”

Yan Xiaowei didn't have the energy at this time because the two of them were distracted by bickering, and she didn't know how many things Hua Ying put on her head, she only felt that her hair was heavy, and the clothes on her body were heavy, almost destroying her cervical vertebrae.

However, a quick glance at the bronze mirror, it is indeed like a different person, and I have to admire the eyes of the jacaranda!

She tugged at the belt tightly on her body with one hand, supported her head with the other, and thanked her sincerely: "I'm really bothering you today, Jacaranda!" ”

Hua Ying put the jade comb in her hand in the dowry box, like an arrogant white swan as always: "Don't thank me, if I didn't listen to my wife's orders, I don't want you to embarrass Yan Mansion in a rustic way, I don't want to serve you!" When you arrive at the palace in a while, you must be cautious, what to say and what not to say, and you must have instructions in your heart, don't always show the appearance of a redneck entering the city, in case you offend anyone who has your good fruit to eat! ”

After saying this, Yan Xiaowei suddenly discovered that although this girl had a weird temper and a poisonous mouth, she actually had a good heart. Just like what she just said, it seems to be sarcastic, but in fact, it is also mentioning what she said and did when she went to the palace. Recognizing this fact, Yan Xiaowei not only didn't think she hated it, but felt that her awkward little personality was a little cute.

So he chuckled, revealing his white teeth: "I'm measured, thank you for worrying about me!" ”

Hua Ying twisted the handkerchief in front of her with both hands, and blushed slightly: "Who is worried about you, I am afraid that if you make a mistake, the blame from above will affect me!" ”

Yan Xiaowei didn't speak, her eyes looked at her obediently, and her lips bent to reveal the two small pear vortices at the corners of her mouth.

The tips of the jacaranda face and ears were red, as if on the verge of going berserk: "Look at what I'm doing, let's go, do you still want the queen to wait for you with a shelf!" ”

With the sound of clattering horses' hooves and the creaking of ruts rolling on the stone road, Yan Xiaowei came to the palace for the first time. It is almost as imagined, the vermilion city wall, the yellow-orange glazed tiles, the dragon and phoenix carved on the sandalwood cornices seem to be ready to fly, the straight avenue leads to the unknown pavilion ahead, and the jade steps are at the feet.

Guards lined up on both sides of each gate, and a solemn air came to the face.

However, after getting out of the carriage and following the grandmother in the palace into the back garden, the atmosphere suddenly began to brighten, along the way the strange flowers and plants, it was beautiful in a flash, the wind moved the flowers and fell, the faint fragrance, which was refreshing and pleasant.

Today, this banquet is set up in the back garden, and when the Liu family brought Yan Xiaoyu to the table, the ladies and girls from other houses had already come, all of them were wearing red and green, competing for beauty, and the flowers in this flower garden were almost the same.

Not long after, a young girl in a rose-colored waist-cinching skirt supported an old lady in a sixtieth birthday, this is Princess Ruixiang and the queen mother.

The crowd bowed, said a few auspicious words, and began the feast. Although it was a birthday banquet, the princess and the ladies of the various provinces obviously sang the opera from the beginning in order to make the queen happy, mixed with local accents.

Yan Xiaowei really couldn't appreciate this, and she couldn't be interested in the symbolic dim sum in front of her, so she could only hide in the crowd in a daze, pricking up her ears and listening to the gossip chatting about the ladies in other mansions around her.

Although it is nothing more than a judgment on the character of a certain girl and lady present, it is much easier to understand than singing, and you can get to know a lot of people by listening. For example, the goose yellow wide-sleeved skirt is the concubine of Lord Mei of Hanlin Academy, and every time she participates in a banquet, she wears an extremely loose dress to hide her slightly plump figure; For example, the daughter of Master Cui of the Criminal Department who eats snacks in small bites on the opposite side, because of her dark skin, she applies a thick layer of powder to the exposed skin every time she goes out, and now every time she bites something, the powder on her face falls off......

Of course, their topic is also indispensable: "Look, the light blue dress over there is the daughter that Mrs. Yan just found, I heard that she grew up in the countryside!" It's human-like to clean up, and Mrs. Yan doesn't know how to train her at home, otherwise she will definitely have a rural atmosphere! Look at her sitting posture, hard like a splint, like a wooden man, I guess it must be Mrs. Yan who is afraid that she will make a fool of herself and does not allow her to move! ”

Yan Xiaoyi's face was black, and she couldn't help but slander in her heart: "I don't move because my legs are numb, okay?" It hurts like a pinprick when you move, who let you have this banquet, you don't even have a chair! ”

Thinking of this, Yan Xiaoyi's eyes fell on Princess Ruixiang, who was kneeling upright in front of her, with a narrow waist skirt outlining a delicate figure, she couldn't help but admire a little, why didn't her legs go numb after so long? Is it possible to get used to kneeling and kneeling?

Before she could finish slandering, she saw this rose-red figure shake for a while, then rolled her eyes, and fell to the side at once!

The crowd immediately blew up, and the palace maid behind her hurriedly surrounded her: "Princess, wake up!" What's wrong with you? ”

The queen mother next to her knocked the crutch on the table hard: "What are you doing stupidly, go to the hospital and call the doctor over!" ”

Several palace maids heard this, and ran out quickly.

The queen mother was supported by others, squeezed into the crowd, and looked at Princess Ruixiang and even her tone trembled, "What's the matter, how can a good person say that he will faint!" At the same time, he urged people backwards: "What's the matter, why hasn't the imperial doctor come yet!" If the princess has three longs and two shorts, don't ask for the lives of these old things! ”

Yan Xiaowei saw that everyone was gathered together, and even the Liu family came up to express her concern, and she was even more stunned as a doctor, so she hurriedly followed Liu and got up.

It stands to reason that she really doesn't want to get involved in the royal affairs, in case anyone secretly drugged the tea and snacks in the banquet and tried to murder the princess, she would be implicated if she didn't get it right. However, if you think about it carefully, if that kind of thing really happens, and you really want to doubt it, I'm afraid that none of these people present will be able to escape, and it is not so easy to protect yourself, so I will be relieved.

Seeing that she pushed through the crowd and squeezed in, several ladies and young ladies who were coming to the front to express their "condolences" were suddenly unhappy: "What a squeeze, didn't you see that the princess fainted!" ”

Yan Xiaoyan looked at it fixedly, it was no one else who was talking, it was the person who had gossiped about her behind her back just now, so she stepped on her feet without squinting, causing a cry of pain.

Princess Ruixiang, surrounded by the crowd, was still unconscious lying on the couch beside her at the moment, her face was pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.

Yan Xiaowei turned her head and glanced at the crowd: "I'm sorry, please let everyone go, you guys are not ventilated here!" ”

The queen mother was eager to save people, and hurriedly beckoned everyone: "Disperse, disperse!" ”

Seeing that the crowd immediately dispersed, the queen mother glanced at Yan Xiaoyi: "Which young lady are you, and you know how to heal?" ”

Yan Xiaowei nodded: "The courtier is from the Yan Mansion, and she knows a little bit about medical skills, before the imperial doctor comes, dare to help the princess take a look first!" ”

Seeing the queen mother nodding, Yan Xiaoyan said to Princess Ruixiang who had fainted: "It's rude!" As he spoke, he put his hand on her pulse, which, as expected, was fast, and her limbs were clammy and cold.

Yan Xiaowei said to the queen mother who was frowning and looking at the side: "Don't worry about the queen mother, the princess is not a big problem, but she fainted from heat stroke, I think I have been sitting under the sun for a long time, and the summer heat is big, and my body can't bear it for a while." As he spoke, he turned his head to the palace maid on the side and said, "Trouble my sister to get a cup of salt water, thank you!" ”

Seeing the queen mother nodding, the palace maid hurriedly took the order and brought a cup of salt water.

Yan Xiaowei found a wide silk square scarf from the palace maid on the side, covered the upper body of Princess Ruixiang, and then reached under the handkerchief and loosened her neckline and belt. Although the dog days are partly due to the heat, her tight-fitting and narrow-waisted clothes may also be the culprit. Although the skirt is beautiful, it is too tight, resulting in poor breathing and poor blood circulation, which aggravates the chance of heat stroke.

Seeing that the salt water was coming, Yan Xiaowei raised her head lightly, fed the salt water into her mouth one by one, and put the towel soaked in cold water behind her head to scrub her hands. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Princess Ruixiang to wake up.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen mother hurriedly sent the princess to the side hall nearby, and the late imperial doctors hurriedly followed up to diagnose and treat.

After this toss, everyone has long lost the interest in the banquet and has retreated.

Liu pulled Yan Xiaowei and was about to leave the table with everyone, when a father-in-law suddenly came up and pinched a small throat: "Mrs. Yan, Miss Yan, please stay, Lafayette has named you to see the two, please come with me!" ”