Chapter 23: Reward
"Hooray-save-master-drive-to--!"
Hearing the loud shouts of the eunuchs outside the gate of Kunning Palace, the women who were sitting or standing under the corridor in the courtyard all got up one after another to greet the emperor.
Fu Lin strode into the palace gate, stood on the steps inside the door, held his hands behind his back in a reserved manner, his eyes swept over the people in the courtyard, his expression was indifferent, he raised his hand, and only said one word: "Excuse me." ”
Then he went straight to the apse.
There were also many Fujin and women around the queen who were talking and laughing, and when they heard the eunuch's report, they quickly stopped talking and stood up.
She took two hurried steps forward, as if realizing that her demeanor was not graceful enough, and brushed the fine hair hanging down from her sideburns before she steadily walked to the door of the hall.
As soon as Fu Lin appeared at the door of the apse, everyone led by the queen gave him blessings and greeting him.
Walking up to the queen, Fulin hesitated for a moment and stretched out his right hand to her.
The queen's face suddenly turned red, she stood up with Fulin's hand, and said softly: "Why is the emperor free?" ”
"I'll come and take a look." After Fu Lin finished speaking, he looked at the crowd and said, "Get up." ”
With his words, the concubines, noblewomen and noblewomen who were dressed in beads stood up straight.
Glancing at the women standing below, Fu Lin's face was silent, and he only paused briefly when he saw Sizhen.
The queen saw it in her eyes, and explained softly to Fu Lin: "Zhen Gege originally said that she had filial piety and didn't come, and the concubine was afraid that she would be bored in the house alone, thinking that there were many guests today, so she told the queen mother and asked her and Jianning to help the concubines greet those individuals who came." Thanks to them this time, the concubine didn't make a mess here. ”
Of course, what the queen said was kind words, what can Sizhen girls do, but the queen let Sizhen attend such an occasion, which shows that she takes the emperor's commitment to Manchu and Han harmony to heart, so Fulin smiled with satisfaction and praised her: "The queen has a heart." ”
Just such a simple compliment, the queen felt like a deer, the red glow on her face became more and more prosperous, and her smile bloomed brightly: "What is the emperor talking about!" You and I are husband and wife, this is what a concubine should do. ”
Her words of husband and wife made Fu Lin's face a little colder.
But he didn't brush his sleeves away as before, but asked someone to pour wine, drank a glass with the queen, talked a few words with the wives, and gave her the Chaoyang Jiufeng hanging bead hairpin rewarded to the queen in her hair before leaving.
Because the queen gave her dignity in front of people, the queen opened her glass more and more, and even drank two more glasses with wine.
Not long after Fu Lin left, when everyone was laughing, a eunuch outside the door reported that the emperor had asked someone to send flowers to everyone to enjoy.
The eunuch who passed the message also specially explained: "The emperor said, this is the queen's thousand autumn banquet, Princess Jianning has worked hard, in addition to the flowers rewarded, each person also has an additional reward, which can be regarded as the emperor's gratitude to the queen on behalf of the queen." ”
As soon as she heard this, the eyes of everyone in the hall couldn't help but fall on the four Zhen people, and the envy in the eyes of those girls was even more difficult to hide, so the queen smiled and ordered her subordinates to bring in all the rewards, as if the emperor's move had been discussed with her before.
Because those silk flowers are made inside, the flowers are exquisite, and even the noble ladies who are used to seeing good things are happy to look at them.
After all, this is a reward from the emperor, and when you go home, you will make your sisters and sisters envious and jealous for a while.
However, when they saw a few rewards from the emperor to Sizhen, it was their turn to be envious and jealous.
The four people who were rewarded by Fulin were red gold and gem-inlaid hairpins.
The hairpin is no different from the real one, but the flowers are made up of all kinds of gemstones, not to mention the preciousness of the gemstones, what is more rare is the mind and effort.
For Ah Yunduo and Talma, a red and a pink begonia hairpin, Sizhen and Jianning each got a pair of hibiscus hairpins, the hairpins are very exquisite and chic, plus the gems are dazzling, and when you look at the light, you find that the petals that look the same color are actually colorful glow.
"The emperor is always so hearty, a few little girls wear this today just in time, more and more people are more beautiful than flowers, Jianning come here, this palace will help you change it." As she spoke, the queen picked up a hibiscus hairpin and inserted it in Jianning's hair, and then beckoned Sizhen to go over and plug it in for her.
Ah Yunduo and Talma waited for a while, but they didn't see the queen do it again, and then the queen looked at them with a smile, and hurriedly moved to plug each other in.
The other girls in the hall watched from the sidelines, and they all felt red and hot.
Those family backgrounds are too different from them, and they only have envy in their hearts, but the faces of Jianning's cousins have changed and changed, they have always maintained their noble status, compared to those who have no titles in the palace, they are only high and not low, and they have the affection to grow up with the emperor, but now Talma is more favored than them after entering the palace, not to mention, even Kong Sizhen, a Han person, has only been in the palace for two or three months, and the emperor has rewarded her with the same gift as Jianning, where does this make their faces go? !
Shulan is one of the eight iron hat kings, the sixth daughter of Wang Yuetuo of Dorokeqin County, half a year younger than Jianning, after her third sister said a few words, she raised a round little face, and said innocently: "The queen's Qianqiu banquet is really lively, I heard that several sisters are all talented, do you want to perform some songs and dances for the mother to help the fun?" ”
As soon as Jian Ning heard Shulan's words, his eyebrows suddenly twisted, they wanted to show their talents at the banquet, but it was not a good thing to let Shulan say this, as if they had become musicians.
Jian Ning was already arrogant, she turned her head to look at Shulan, and said: "There are so many people in this hall, no one treats you as a mute if you don't speak, can't you stop your mouth if you eat and drink?" People who perform singing and dancing, and have their own music workshop, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. ”
Without waiting for Shulan to open her mouth to argue, her eldest sister Uburi spoke with a straight face: "I think Jianning, you should pay attention to your words and deeds first, what kind of system is it to shout like this at the Niangniang's Qianqiu banquet?" Shulan is still young, can her words be taken seriously? If you are scheming with her, won't it make people see jokes? ”
Ubri was married by the Queen Mother to the Horqin Department Borjizit's Manzhu Xi Ceremony, and was also named Princess Heshuo, who was on par with Jianning in terms of identity, and was a few years older than Jianning.
Her face flushed, her mouth moved but she didn't speak.
Shulan saw Jianning's deflated appearance, and pursed her lips vigorously before suppressing the smile on the corner of her mouth.