Chapter Ninety-Three: Dressing Up for the Feast

Hu Xianxian went to a large garden with Cui'er, and saw that the flowers and trees were flourishing and the pavilions were exquisite. It's a pity that Hu Xianxian is unwell, and he has something in his heart, so he doesn't have leisure to enjoy.

For four or five days in a row, Hu Xianxian lived a stereotypical life of being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, taking medicine, and then accompanied by Cui'er to the garden.

By the seventh day of the Qingqiu Kingdom, Hu Xianxian's body had recovered seven or eight points, and her voice was no longer hoarse, so Lie Yufeng sent someone to invite her to the banquet.

Cui'er took over the new clothes and skirts, pink fat hairpin rings and other things from the handmaid she sent, and let Hu Xianxian take a bath.

When Hu Xianxian was about to undress, Cui'er walked in with a small flower basket: "Miss Hu, you haven't put petals and fragrance yet, don't worry, I'll wait for you to bathe after the bath soup is ready." ”

Hu Xianxian pinched his clothes and said embarrassedly: "No, no, how can there be a bath and let people wait?" I don't want those flowers and fragrant ones, just get me some soapy water. ”

Cui'er asked, "What is soapy water?" ”

Hu Xianxian said: "Soapy water is the juice boiled by soaphorns, doesn't Qingqiu country use soapy water?" ”

Cui'er said: "No, the soap horn is not fragrant." Miss Hu, let me serve you, our lord likes me to bathe him. ”

Hu Xianxian's eyes widened, "What?" He's a big man, and he wants you to take a bath with a little girl? ”

Cui'er's face was slightly red, "Miss Hu, what's so surprising about this?" ”

Hu Xianxian said: Yes, Lie Yufeng is the lord of Qingqiu Country, and it is understandable to do this, but he just feels weird and awkward.

Hu Xianxian stopped to sprinkle flower petals into the bathtub, fragrant Cui'er, "I don't like these." Please, Cui'er, go outside and rest. She pushed Cui'er out as she spoke, and quickly bolted the door.

Cui'er waited outside for a while, and Hu Xianxian put on her wet hair, changed her clothes and walked out.

Cui'er said: "Miss Hu, you wash so fast, our country wants to soak for half an hour." ”

Hu Xianxian twisted his wet hair and said with a smile: "Take a bath, just wash it clean and refreshing, and you are not afraid of soaking your skin wrinkled after soaking for so long?" ”

Cui'er pursed her lips and chuckled: "When our lord bathes, he must first wash his body with warm water, and then bathe with glutinous rice milk; Then soak in a bath sprinkled with fresh flower petals, and finally rinse with warm water again when dressing. ”

Hu Xianxian said "hehe" twice, "Glutinous rice syrup bath?" Your lord is really extravagant. I've heard the merchants of the Heavenly Kingdom say that their princesses bathe in cow's milk, and your country must also bathe in cow's milk mainly in the Heavenly Kingdom, right? ”

Cui'er used a flannel cloth to help Hu Xianxian dry her wet hair, and answered: "Our lord once tried to bathe with cow's milk, but the lord of the country thinks that cow's milk smells fishy. And although milk can make the skin smooth and tender, it also has a greasy feeling, so it is no longer bathed with milk. ”

Hu Xianxian "tsk" twice, "Milk, do you still think you like this or that for bathing him?" ”

Cui'er didn't think that Hu Xianxian meant to ridicule Lie Yufeng, but felt that she was praising him.

She replied, "Yes, the taste of our lord is not comparable to that of those barbarian women. Our lord said that glutinous rice milk not only has a natural sweet fragrance, but also is neither astringent nor greasy. Another special benefit is that glutinous rice milk can also dispel evil dampness, so that the skin does not have sores and ringworm. ”

Hu Xianxian's "um" was an answer, and she really didn't know how to answer this maid's words. She regarded her lord as a god of perfection, and no matter how much she said it, it was superfluous.

After Hu Xianxian's hair was dried, she had to tie her bun and go to the banquet.

Cui'er stopped her, "Miss Hu, you can't go to the banquet like this, you have to dress up." ”

Hu Xianxian said: "I understand, when I go out, I don't wear this old clothes, I wear the Taoist robe of the golden thread cultivation. ”

Cui'er grabbed her and said, "That's not good, the clothes and accessories you need, the lord of the country has already arranged." Come, I'll comb your hair first. ”

Hu Xianxian said: "No, don't ......"

Cui'er couldn't help her, clutching her hair tightly and starting to curl her hair. Her hair was grabbed and she couldn't walk if she wanted to, so she had to obediently let Cui'er help her with her makeup.

After Cui'er fastened her belt, Hu Xianxian already felt that she was almost out of breath. However, when Cui'er asked her to take pictures in front of the big glass mirror, she still felt that Cui'er was really good at dressing up.

In the mirror, the willow eyebrows are slightly bent, the peach cheeks are pink, and a pair of apricot eyes are shining. Hu Xianxian felt that this appearance was a little different from himself, and then looked at the double hairpin on his head like ink clouds flying obliquely, and a pearl and phoenix hairpin on the hairpin, and inserted three red, blue, and citrine flowers, so that the face was more beautiful and beautiful.

Hu Xianxian touched his face and asked suspiciously: "Cui'er, are you dressing me up, or are you giving me a disguise?" ”

Cui'er looked at her with a smile: "How can Yi Rong be so natural?" It is Miss Hu who was born beautifully, and the ornaments arranged by our lord are just right for Miss Hu. You see, this aqua blue dress shows off your figure, and the lord of the country hasn't let you try it, how can he know that you wear it just right? The lord of the country is really meticulous. “

Hu Xianxian couldn't help laughing, "Cui'er, you really changed your way to praise your lord." Although this outfit is good-looking, it is a bit constrained. Take me to the banquet, and I'll change into my clothes when it's over. ”

Cui'er led Hu Xianxian to a brightly lit high-rise building, and as soon as they arrived downstairs, several women wearing gold and silver came to greet them warmly. Hu Xianxian didn't know how to socialize, so she let Cui'er laugh with them, and she smiled silently and pretended to be quiet.

Entering the hall, a beautiful woman in red greeted her with a smile, "Miss Hu, please." The lord of the kingdom specially asked me to welcome you. After speaking, he said to the women, "You stand down, Cui'er and I will send Miss Hu upstairs." ”

The women respectfully said, "Yes, Red Girl." Then he withdrew.

The woman in red looked at Hu Xianxian with a smile for a while, and praised softly: "Miss Hu is really a fairy, no wonder our lord praises Miss Hu when he mentions it." ”

Hu Xian said: "This sister praises falsely, Xianxian is really ashamed." How can I, a wanderer who runs the rivers and lakes, compare to my sister's beauty and generosity? Well, I don't know what to call my sister? ”

The woman in red took Hu Xianxian and Cui'er upstairs, and said as she walked, "It's okay for Miss Hu to call me Hong'er." I am just the servant of the lord of the country, and Miss Hu is the guest of honor of the lord, how dare I compare with Miss Hu? ”

Hu Xianxian smiled, Lie Yufeng treated him so politely, and he didn't want to say more, so as not to refute his face.

Walking into the main hall of the banquet, the light of the lights and candles was not so dazzling, but the main hall did not look dim.

Hu Xianxian took a closer look and realized that there were no lights and candles in this hall, but a pearl the size of an egg embedded in the ceiling.

Lie Yufeng got up to greet Hu Xianxian, and when he saw her staring at Mingzhu, he asked, "Miss Hu, do you think I'm too extravagant?" ”

Hu Xianxian realized that he was out of shape, so he said, "Where? Qingqiu is rich in national things, and there are countless treasures in the country, how can it be too extravagant? It's just that I'm surprised by my shallow knowledge. ”

Lie Yufeng smiled slightly, and before he could speak, there were already a few laughs behind them.

Hu Xianxian looked back and saw that it was a handsome man in a purple dragon robe walking with several delicate women.

He said as he walked: "Miss Hu is right, what are these pearls in my Qingqiu Country?" The king is not used to the smell of the candle, nor the smell of the oil lamp, this night pearl is the East China Sea mermaid tribute, just in line with the king's heart. ”

Hu Xianxian was talking to this big lama, and the prince who did not exist as the lord of the country was a little curious, and she looked at Lie Yufeng.

Lie Yufeng smiled, but his smile was a little bitter: "This is the second brother of the widow, the regent of Quangong." ”