Chapter 22: All Beauties
In the blink of an eye, Sizhen stayed in the Forbidden City for almost three months.
On the third day of the ninth lunar month of Shunzhi, it is the Qianqiu banquet of Queen Meng Guqing.
Meng Guqing, who has been a queen for more than a year, has just turned sixteen today.
Early in the morning, the queen mother and the emperor's reward was sent in, in the middle of the morning (eight o'clock in the morning), the concubines of the six palaces went to the Kunning Palace to celebrate the ceremony, and then, the fortune of the mansions, the wives and the concubines of the family also entered the palace to congratulate, and when the celebration ceremony was over, it was the queen's Qianqiu banquet.
According to the rules, the banquet is set up in the main hall of Kunning Palace, the queen ascends to the throne in the south, the concubines and the wives sit together, there is a stage in the south of the palace, you can eat tea and drink wine after the banquet and watch the play.
The Queen Mother was afraid that in her presence, others would restrain her, but she sat down and left.
specially asked Jianning to help the queen greet those wives, of course, they are still young, and the objects of greeting are the Geges of the mansions.
After the incident of the horse startling last time, the Queen Mother asked Ah Yunduo to recognize the concubine as her stepmother, and sealed a Dorogge with Ihanna, leaving her with Jianning, Sizhen and Talma to be raised by her side.
Ah Yunduo thought that the Queen Mother didn't blame herself, so she was naturally overjoyed.
Concubine Gongjing understands that this is because the Queen Mother feels that Ah Yunduo is not suitable for the emperor as a concubine, and when she grows up, she will not stay in the palace, and in the future, she may be pointed out by the Queen Mother to which princes and nobles to marry and consolidate the power of the royal family.
Fortunately, it is also decent to be the emperor's righteous sister, so Concubine Gongjing did not expose it, but only told Ah Yunduo to listen to the words of the queen mother and concubine and learn some rules.
When the four of them were about the same age when they appeared in front of everyone, even the concubines of the Sixth Palace felt refreshed, not to mention the foreign women.
The four men wore a flag suit of one style, but in different colors.
The fabric of the flag costume is made of folded branch roses and gold treasure ground makeup satin, this kind of digging flowers and makeup craft weaving, is a precious variety in the cloud brocade, the stamen is dotted with white or gold and silver thread, the three-dimensional effect of the pattern is obvious, the flower butterfly on it looks lifelike, worn on the four young girls, the demeanor is walking, the luxury is more beautiful.
Ah Yunduo wore garnet red, her figure was already a little plump, quite exquisite, her waist was slender, her exposed neck was snow-white, lined with bright facial features, and she looked very moving.
Talma is a goose-yellow flag suit, she is the youngest, with a pink round face, she looks a little childish, but the eyes are slightly hooked upward, it is a pair of natural peach blossom eyes, which makes people feel too smart, and her face always has a bit of femininity when she speaks, showing a scheming that does not match her age.
Jianning is a pink rose color, which makes her eyebrows and eyes more and more beautiful, her eyebrows are slender, she still has a bit of a girl's noble and delicate when she speaks, and her skin is also extremely delicate and shiny and fair, which looks very delicate, but her back is straight and elegant in her manners, showing her different upbringing.
Because she is still in the filial piety period, Sizhen wore a light cyan, although the clothes are light, her eyebrows and eyes are extremely gorgeous, a pair of eyes are black and big, the long eyelashes are like a small feather fan hanging lightly, and the bridge of the nose is straight, if it weren't for the two straight thick eyebrows that add some heroism, it looks too charming.
Because of his distinct facial features and red lips, even the plain clothes are a little strong.
Everyone saw that they were wearing high flower pot bottoms, but they were flying like clouds and water when they walked, and there was no mess in the slightest, and they suddenly burst into an exclamation.
Fulin's fourth brother, Fujin Tubu Su's Fujin Tubu Su clan of Ye Bushu, the Duke of Fuguo, took the lead in praising it: "It's okay for our Manchurian Gege to be so good, that Zhen Gege is a Han Chinese, and he can walk so steadily in the bottom of a flower pot, it seems that the rules are similar to Jianning, which shows that the queen mother teaches well." ”
"Tsk, it's not, it's really enviable to look at, it's so good no matter which one of them, the Queen Mother is really a blessing, if this is my daughter, I will wake up laughing when I dream!"
"The princess has already promised the prince of Pingxi, and you still have a chance for the other three, hey, such an outstanding girl, if I have a suitable son in my family, I will ask the queen mother to allow one."
"These children are really very well born, or the old saying is that people are more popular than people! The four of them, no matter which one looks at it alone, are first-class appearances, and when they stand together, they are like flowers, and there is nothing bad about them! In my opinion, this queen is the bright moon in the sky, and these girls are the stars next to the bright moon. ”
"But it's not, let's just say that the water in the Queen Mother's palace is better than that of other places, you see that Ah Yunduo, it wasn't so beautiful before, and now the more people come and go, it's not worse than Concubine Gongjing, and Princess Jianning, it's really a year a year, the longer she grows, the more like her mother!"
"The Chileis? No wonder Hai Lanzhu was so favored back then, she could win the favor of Emperor Taizong, she was indeed a beauty! ”
"Or Zhen Gege is more beautiful, I look at her like that, but a little like the queen's eyebrows, this will grow in a few years, I don't know what kind of alluring color it is. I heard that the horse was also riding, and the queen treated her like a sister. ”
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The ladies in the hall praised each other, firstly, because the girls were indeed extraordinary, and secondly, they were also for the queen mother.
The queen sat upright in the middle, smiling silently, only nodding slightly when the ladies spoke to her.
My aunt's careful arrangement was not in vain, and everyone did not have much rejection of the Han personality in the palace, although a few girls did this, some of them stole their own limelight, but it was also worth it.
Thinking of what my aunt said, I must let the emperor go to Kunning Palace to rest tonight, and the queen had a little more smile on her face.
When Sizhen came in, he first greeted the queen, and then took out the sachets, shoes and socks, snacks and other things he made as a gift for the queen's birthday.
After all, no matter what they give, the queen will not be rare, and it is better to be polite and affectionate than what she makes herself.
After the queen rewarded them with the red envelopes they had prepared, she asked them to stand on both sides of herself, and said with a smile: "This palace is at home, I like my sisters and sisters to play together, but when I get to this palace, I need to be busy with too many things, and even the mother and queen are very negligent. ”
She pulled Jian Ning and Sizhen with her left and right hands: "Today, I want my sisters to help Zhang Luo, so I will be biased towards you." Don't be restrained, there are a lot of girls here today, you have fun together, just the same, don't drink too much of that wine, even if it's fruit wine, it will be intoxicating if you drink too much. ”
After speaking, the palace maid who ordered the queen to take charge of the affairs led the four chastity and they greeted the women and nobles in turn, there were many people today, and the sisters and sisters knew each other, and the palace was suddenly very lively.