Chapter 31: Concubine De's Birthday
Five days later, Concubine De's birthday.
The post has been delivered to Yunyan Pavilion for two days, but at this time, Yao Chuxi has not decided whether to go or not.
Not only her, but even the rain and snow were hanging, and they didn't want the master to go.
It's not that they don't like Concubine De, but if they go today, they will definitely be able to meet He Jieyu and them, or Queen Qingfei, which one can be sincere to the master? I'm afraid that something will happen in Concubine De's palace, they are all concubines with heads and faces, how can they investigate deeply?
Even if they don't make it bad, if anyone mentions the fact that Zhao Cairen fell, it must not bother the master?
Han Shanggong didn't think so.
"According to the slave maid, the little master only needs to go with confidence."
Yao Chuxi raised his head and looked at Han Shanggong.
She actually wanted to go in her heart, but she didn't want to see He Jieyu's aggressive face.
"Tomorrow is Concubine De's birthday, naturally Concubine De is supporting the scene, how can He Jieyu afford this stage alone?"
Han Shanggong's words are indeed very reasonable. Concubine De's birthday, she won't go to Ningshou Palace to show her majesty, right?
Besides, He Jieyu is grounded now, if it weren't for Concubine De's birthday, how could she come out? Don't you want to cherish it? If something really happens, the emperor can spare her?
"As for the queen mother, the slave maid feels that as the lord of the six palaces, she naturally understands what to do and what to say, even if she sees it, there is nothing wrong with it, as long as the little master knows how to protect herself."
This protects oneself by saying, 'Don't eat, don't drink, don't walk with people.' ’
Yao Chuxi felt like a child.
"Not only He Jieyu, but also Concubine Qing Niangniang..."
Except for He Jieyu, Concubine Qing is naturally not easy to mess with.
It is not difficult to see from the congratulatory gift she sent last time that this is a narrow-minded person.
"Although Concubine Qing gave birth to a prince, but she is not favored except for this, how can she be presumptuous in front of the queen?" Han Shanggong seemed to have seen through everything.
This is indeed true. Concubine De's birthday queen naturally wants to act like the lord of the six palaces, how can she tolerate others playing prestige? At that time, if Yao Chuxi has a good character, the emperor will definitely feel that she has not done her as a queen.
"Han Shanggong is right." Yao Chuxi said, "Then please ask Han Shanggong to help me prepare a dress to go to Ningshou Palace tomorrow." ”
That means she's going to make a decision tomorrow.
Concubine De's birthday Yao Chuxi didn't need to dress up at first glance, Han Shanggong controlled this point well, and only chose a light purple long skirt with flowers, a pink and white palace dress on the upper body, and a shirt embroidered with auspicious clouds on the outside.
Such clothes are respectful and unshowy, and the meaning is not bad, so you can't make a mistake no matter what.
I heard that in addition to Yao Chuxi in the back garden, Concubine De also sent a post to the Ju beauty of Guishuang Pavilion.
This beauty is Yao Chuxi has heard of, it seems that she has been silent for more than six years, and she entered the palace with Concubine De Niangniang, but at that time, she was the only one who entered the palace with her, and she was still living in the back garden, and she was just a beauty.
It's not that she hasn't had a beautiful time, but the time of the scenery is too short, just for a while, more than a year.
Yao Chuxi and Ju Meiren have only met once, but when they just entered the palace, they haven't seen her for a long time and can't remember Ju Meiren's appearance.
It's really strange, why didn't the queen see her on her birthday that time?
It's also possible that I saw it, but I didn't recognize it.
The next day, Yao Chuxi took the rain and congratulatory gifts on the chariot, and prepared to go to Concubine De's Ningshou Palace.
The congratulatory gift was prepared by Han Shanggong, and before leaving, Yao Chuxi opened the box and looked at it, it was a set of green jade and gold tea sets. This was given to her by the emperor a while ago, but she felt flashy, so it was useless to put it in the treasury. Today is Concubine De's birthday, and I can only borrow flowers from the tea set sent by the emperor to offer Buddha.
When Bu Yuan walked out of the back garden, Yao Chuxi vaguely heard someone calling her behind her, she didn't hear it clearly when she first sounded, and then she heard it again, she looked down and asked Luo Yu, Luo Yu looked back and found that it was Ju Meiren's Bu Yuan behind her.
Yao Chuxi asked the eunuch who was carrying the chariot to stop and wait for a while, and Ju Meiren's chariot also caught up.
"I heard that Yao Cairen is pregnant, and I haven't been to see you, so please don't blame my sister."
If he didn't know that she was a beauty, Yao Chuxi would still think that she was a talented person or Baolin.
may have been silent for so many years, and the charm of the beauty on her body has been worn away.
The two of them said a few polite words, and Bu Yuan kept walking, and unconsciously stopped in front of the door of Ningshou Palace.
Luoyu hurriedly helped Yao Chuxi and cautiously stepped down.
Ju Meiren looked at it, and her heart suddenly felt sour.
The entire Ningshou Palace has the vitality of the master's birthday, and the eunuchs and palace maids are all full of energy, and it is not difficult to see that Concubine De is usually good to them.
Otherwise, who would sincerely be happy for the birthday of the master's mother?
Yao Chuxi and Ju Meiren were led into the main hall by the palace maids of Ningshou Palace.
There is a portrait hanging in the center of the main hall, and the woman on the portrait is light veil, and the beauty is incomprehensible.
Could this be Concubine De's mother? Yao Chuxi thought to himself, and was stunned when he looked at the portrait.
"This is when Concubine De didn't enter the palace." Ju Meiren said.
Yao Chuxi retracted his gaze and smiled at Ju Meiren, "Concubine De is so beautiful." ”
Two people are seated, and it is the most cornered position. Yao Chuxi is the lowest in the median of the people who came today, and the position is naturally the most marginal, which Han Shanggong has already told her.
The two of them didn't sit for a while, and another came in the door.
"This is Jiang Zhaoyi." Ju Meiren reminded Yao Chuxi in a low voice, raised her head and smiled at Jiang Zhaoyi.
Jiang Zhaoyi also smiled back at her, nodded her head, and took a seat.
Yao Chuxi felt that it was the first time he had seen Jiang Zhaoyi, but Jiang Zhaoyi was not the first time he had seen her. When Pan Zhenan was cleared in the Imperial Garden that time, Jiang Zhaoyi still pulled He Jieyu over.
As soon as Jiang Zhaoyi took a seat, another person came in outside the door.
It seems that the two of them came together, but Jiang Zhaoyi came in first.
The person who came in this time seemed to be older than Jiang Zhaoyi, and he looked older than everyone here.
You must know that Ju Meiren is six or seven years older than Yao Chuxi, but the two of them stand together and don't show who is particularly old.
But this one is too 'old'.
"This is Gao Shunyi." Ju Meiren whispered again.
When it comes to Gao Shunyi, Yao Chuxi is a little impressed. I heard that in the first year after entering the palace, Gao Shunyi played a song at the palace banquet, and at that time, this matter was spread to the back garden.
Yao Chuxi's position is only a talented person, and he can't enter the palace banquet at all, but a beauty can, so this may be how this matter was spread.
At that time, Yao Chuxi thought that Gao Shunyi was a beauty, but he didn't expect him to be so old.
The gift box brought by Gao Shunyi was smaller than that of several people, and the objects contained were like bracelets and earrings.
Immediately after that, some people came in the hall, what Shen Zhaorong, Lin Jieyu, and Xu Jieyu also saw Xu Jieyu.
This Xu Jieyu and Yao Chuxi can be regarded as not seeing each other for more than a year, and the last time the two met was in the Imperial Garden, but a quick glance doesn't count. If it is arithmetic, the last time the two met was when Xu Jieyu moved out of Yunyan Pavilion, she was still favored at that time, and Yao Chuxi was an ordinary talent who had never slept in the room.
When they meet again this time, the mood of the two is only completely different from that of a year ago.
He Jieyu also came, with a smile before entering the hall, and when she came in, she saw Yao Chuxi stunned for a moment, her slender willow eyebrows wrinkled, as if she was angry.
Yao Chuxi responded with a smile.
She was still stunned, and finally the palace maid urged her, and then she took a seat.
Immediately afterwards, Concubine Qing also arrived, and after coming in, her expression was very similar to He Jieyu's, and it seemed that they didn't know that Yao Chuxi would also come.
Luoyu guessed that this might be the deliberate intention of Concubine De, or they knew in advance what to do if they prepared something unfavorable to the master.
After everyone was seated, Concubine De entered the palace with the queen.
Yao Chuxi followed everyone to get up and salute, and sat back in his seat.
Several palace maids came over with wine jugs of white jade, and filled everyone's cups with wine.
It is more appropriate to say that it is wine, but in fact, it is more appropriate to say that it smells of alcohol.
Yao Chuxi didn't say that she couldn't drink alcohol, in this Ningshou Palace, she didn't dare to drink anything.
Concubine De also understood, and specially prepared honey water for her.
Yao Chuxi felt that the appearance of this concubine was not very similar to the portrait, it was not ugly to say that it was ugly, as if the whole person was rounded, but in some places it was a little more slender than in the portrait.
I remember that Luoxue said that Concubine De was pregnant with two children, and they both had miscarriages, probably because of this injury.
The birthday banquet began after Concubine De's two sentences, and a group of palace maids in new clothes went in and out with square plates, and in a short time the table was full of plates.
Yao Chuxi noticed a few dishes that Yuan Shaoyu was good at.
Out of politeness, she also took a few bites, but most of them put a little food on the plate, listening to the concubine in front of the position, someone smiled when they looked at her, and the things in the plate were almost not touched, but others couldn't tell that she hadn't eaten anything.
People have clips, do you have to remind you to take a look when you eat?
This was Han Sanggong's idea.
Yao Chuxi noticed the queen, she sat on the main seat with Concubine De, but one was in the right position and the other was in the side position.
Although it is Concubine De's birthday, the queen must be invited to sit on the throne, otherwise it will be a reversal of dignity and inferiority.
She is wearing a golden-red dress today, looking noble and worthy of the queen's demeanor. Concubine De was dressed in rose red, but she looked more amorous than the queen.
Yao Chuxi didn't dare to eat anything here, but Concubine Qing and He Jieyu took the lead in toasting.
With such a row one by one, it is only a matter of time before Yao Chuxi takes his turn.