Chapter 20: Knotting the Beams
Before the word "no" could be spoken, it was interrupted by Xiao Ruyue.
Xiao Ruyue said: "Old lady, Xiao Shangshu has passed the weak crown, and it is time to get married." When Xiao Shangshu gets married, these can be used. The old lady doesn't have to excuse herself. ”
The queen's words have come to this point, and Mrs. Xiao has no way to shirk it, so she can only accept it.
Xiao Ruyue talked to the old lady for a while, and when it was almost noon, she called Yinlin in and told her to prepare a carriage to send the old lady out of the palace.
After all, Yinlin is Yuwenhe's person, and he didn't let her be present because he didn't want her to know too much.
After Mrs. Xiao left, Xiao Ruyue passed on lunch. Yin Linyu said that when the gentleman went to Concubine Ye of the Liuli Pavilion, he would not accompany the queen to lunch.
Xiao Ruyue is happy to be idle. I don't know why, she felt pressured when she saw Yu Wenhe.
Yu Wenhe is now twenty-five years old, and ten years ago, when she Xiao Ruyue was in her teens, he was still a fifteen-year-old hairy child, and she didn't know what was wrong, she would be so jealous of him being a kid who was several years younger than herself.
When Xiao Ruyue was eating, the green clothes had been hesitant, as if she had something to say, but because of something, she didn't say anything.
"Do you want to ask me, since I am so good to Old Madam Xiao, why don't you leave her for lunch before leaving?" Xiao Ruyue suddenly stopped the ivory basket in her hand and raised her eyes to look at the green clothes.
Green Yi shook his head first, then nodded again, then nodded again, and confused himself.
"Old Madam Xiao is a first-class lady, and it is an ordinary thing for the palace to summon her, but if you keep lunch, it will be another matter."
Green Yi nodded, but he didn't seem to understand.
Xiao Ruyue was not reluctant, but turned her head and instructed Yinlin, "Yesterday I ordered you to clean up the embroidery room, but are you ready to stop?" Princess Wei is about to enter the palace after noon, but she can't neglect Princess Wei. ”
Yinlin replied: "Back to Niangniang, the slave maid has already cleaned it yesterday, and she will tidy it up again this morning, and Niangniang will go to check it later." ”
Every time Yin Lin replied, she was decent, her tone never fluctuated, and Xiao Ruyue doubted whether she had no temper.
"Okay, prepare paper, pen, needle and thread for the palace, be sure to have everything, and in the afternoon, the palace should ask the princess about the skills of female red embroidery."
"Yes." Yin Lin responded and withdrew, knowing that she was not popular, so she consciously did not dangle in front of Xiao Ruyue.
Before the time, Yao Ziyan entered the palace.
She was dressed up as always brightly, wearing delicate plum blossom makeup, wearing a dark vermilion embroidered long jacket, and a rich vermilion woven golden horse face skirt, as if she had to compare anyone.
"The princess's makeup and dress up today are so exquisite!" Seeing Yao Ziyan, Xiao Ruyue sighed in amazement, "This long jacket and woven gold horse face are so atmospheric, the palace is still young and can't hold it up, and this plum blossom makeup, after listening to the empress dowager's favorite when she was young, the princess is really ingenious, not only the female red embroidery skills are exploratory, but even the makeup is so good, the palace really found a good teacher." ”
Yao Ziyan's face changed when she heard this.
Xiao Ruyue's words sounded like she was praising her, and it was clear that she was old, how could she not be angry? But to outsiders, these words were clearly a compliment to her, and Yao Ziyan wanted to have a seizure but couldn't.
Xiao Ruyue not only invited Yao Ziyan, the princess of Wei, into the palace today, but also invited several ladies of the Imperial Decree to the palace, saying that there were many people.
At this time, several ladies looked at Princess Wei who was dressed up, and quietly covered their mouths and smiled.
But I saw that Xiao Ruyue was wearing a light green spring dress today, green clothes helped her comb her simple hair bun, and her face was only decorated with a thin layer of gouache rouge, the powder was picturesque, and when she stood there, the girlish breath came to her face, delicate and vibrant, glamorous like a peach and plum, but with the delicate nature of a girl, it was simply beautiful.
On the other hand, Yao Ziyan, who is dressed in full costume, is dressed in brocade, and her head is decorated with many noble gestures, and the rouge gouache used is the boutique of Yanshui Pavilion, which is difficult for ordinary people to find. The makeup is delicate and delicate, and it really takes a lot of effort to dress up.
It's a pity that as soon as she stood in front of Xiao Ruyue, Xiao Ruyue's freshness and pleasantness made her more and more old-fashioned. She was instantly compared.
Of course, how can an old woman who is about to cross thirty be as delicate as a girl? The years are ruthless, no matter how beautiful the country is, it can't compete with the vicissitudes of time.
Yao Ziyan's face was not to mention how ugly it was, but there was a difference between the monarch and the minister, she still endured her anger and bowed to Xiao Ruyue, before she pretended to be modest and said, "The queen mother praised it falsely, how dare the courtiers bear such praise?" ”
"Princess Wei doesn't have to be humble, everyone present, in terms of beauty and craftsmanship, who dares to compare with you, the princess?"
Xiao Ruyue said with a smile and led everyone into the embroidery room.
Yinlin is really reliable in doing things, and everything is properly prepared. Everything you need is available.
Today, I said that I would like Princess Wei to consult the embroiderer, and Xiao Ruyue was like a beginner, from composition to pattern to needle wiring, I had to ask Yao Ziyan to talk about it in detail.
Yao Ziyan talked about what she was good at, and she became proud, and said that she was the way, and took a few Mrs. Orders and Xiao Ruyue to draw drawings and patterns, and choose needles and threads.
Three women in one play, there are five women here, and two flowers can talk for an afternoon.
Xiao Ruyue gave Yao Ziyan enough space to play, and seeing her gushing about how she felt good about herself to the point of expansion, Xiao Ruyue felt sarcastic.
Once upon a time, she taught Yao Ziyan the same things, she taught Yao Ziyan to draw patterns and choose needles, taught her how to choose embroidery threads to match materials, and now she just moved over according to her words word for word, and put on her own face as the best in the world, which is really shameless!
"I heard that Princess Wei's female red studied under the master, and today I see that it is really true, the courtiers learned this little bit of kung fu from their mother at home, and they are really stretched in front of the princess, so I smiled." The wife of Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry said with envy.
"Mrs. Wang's craftsmanship is so exquisite, how can it be said that it is a small effort? How dare Ziyan bear it? Yao Ziyan said this, and her smile was almost to her ears.
The wife of Lord Liu of Dali Temple also sighed enviously, "I heard that the princess and the courtiers are the same age, but the princess is so young, this kind of maintenance work really makes the courtiers envious and ashamed." ”
The smile on the corner of Yao Ziyan's mouth froze, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
Xiao Ruyue sneered in her heart, she was caught off guard by being mentioned her age, and anyone would be unhappy in her heart, let alone Yao Ziyan.
However, Yao Ziyan's disgust was quickly put away, and she pulled out a delicate smile as if nothing happened, "What did Mrs. Liu say this, you have a rich face and a plump body, Ziyan is ashamed of herself." ”
Yao Ziyan is narrow-minded and will be retribution. It will never be good.
So, this time it was embarrassing to change Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu's posture is well-known in the circle of hundreds of officials and women in the court, drinking water can make you fat, but you can't lose weight, tried dozens of methods, dieting and taking medicine, all of which didn't work, and I also looked for a doctor, and it was real acupuncture and cupping, but it was useless at all.
And Yao Ziyan has a graceful body, slender and slender, and is the type that countless women envy.
Now everyone avoids mentioning posture problems in front of Mrs. Liu, but today it was mentioned in front of Yao Ziyan, a thin man, and Mrs. Liu's embarrassment and displeasure are self-evident.
Seeing that the eyes of the two women were fighting, the fire was shining, and they were about to pinch it, when they suddenly heard the sound of porcelain falling to the ground, which was very crisp.
Yao Ziyan and Mrs. Liu turned their heads to look, but saw that the queen's tea cup was shattered into pieces, and the goose-yellow tea soup was also wet with embroidered shoes.
"Yikes." Green Yi shouted, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly ran over, "Niangniang, you're not hot!" ”
"It's okay, it's okay, the tea soup is not hot, it's okay. It's good to go to the main palace and change your shoes. Xiao Ruyue said calmly, ordered everyone to be busy, and left with the hand of the green clothes.
Yao Ziyan and Mrs. Liu glanced at each other, and then dispersed to work on their own embroidery. It seems to be peaceful, but in fact, there are turbulent waves.
Today's beam is concluded.
Although Yao Ziyan is the princess of Wei and has a big background, she often likes to show off and show off, and she dominates the crowd at various banquets at every turn, which makes many people look down on her.
If they fight into black-eyed chickens, it will be considered lively.
After a while, Xiao Ruyue changed her shoes and came back, and they were still pretending to be busy. Yao Ziyan and Mrs. Liu did not speak to each other.
Xiao Ruyue instructed Lu Yi to prepare some snacks and asked Yin Lin to bring the delicate box on the dresser in the dormitory.
Taking advantage of the fact that they had not come back yet, they chatted about family life by the way, "The princess is naturally beautiful, and she is very favored by the king of Wei, the prince of Wei holds the princess in the palm of his hand, and he can't wait to hold all the treasures of the world in front of the princess for the princess to enjoy, and, for so many years, the king of Wei has never even accepted the side room, let alone a concubine, which many women can't do." Princess Wei is willing to talk about this way of the royal husband? ”
Yao Ziyan smiled, turned around and skimmed the chubby Mrs. Liu, and said: "The queen is willing to listen, the courtiers will be ugly, and the prince treats me kindly, all because the courtiers can always change their tricks to please the prince. ”
Dali Temple Qing Lord Liu is known to everyone, Lord Liu went outside to mess with flowers and grass, and Mrs. Liu overate because she was angry, so she became what she is now. Later, she wanted to reduce her light body again, but she couldn't get it back after no amount of effort, so she could only watch one woman after another enter the room. It's infuriating to think about!
As soon as Yao Ziyan said this, Mrs. Liu lit up, "Does the princess have a clever plan?" ”
Yao Ziyan said "um", but she didn't plan to say more, thinking that she was still angry because of what happened just now.