Chapter 16: The Birthday Banquet
Two days later, the birthday feast was held on this day, and all kinds of chariots and horses left for the palace. And Mrs. Hou took her and Wan Qi Chaoyu brothers and sisters into the palace. The palace is solemn and solemn, and it is splendid, just as the poem says: the Forbidden City is splendid, and the red wall palace has ten thousand gates. No exaggeration.
"There are thousands of people celebrating their birthday today, but only one person can see it." As soon as they arrived at the Imperial Garden, they heard a group of noble ladies talking.
"But what about Wan Qian'an of the Marquis of Zhongrong's Mansion?" Another woman in pink asked the woman in green who had spoken earlier.
The woman in green had fair skin, a square face, and a single eyelid slitted eye, all of which looked mean. She was full of disdain at this time: "Isn't it the aunt of the Loyal Marquis, these sixty years will not be merciful, but this awakening is not even a little youth, just like an old woman." The women immediately burst out laughing, every word mocking.
Wan Qian Ling Fei was so angry that he immediately went out to find them to theorize, but fortunately he was stopped by Wan Qian'an, but everyone's faces were unhappy.
"Sister Xiu'er, don't say this again, after all, no one provoked you." Another woman came to the noble women, wearing a concubine-colored jade butterfly shirt, covered with light yarn, a willow waist with a hand, wearing a ring and a bell, concave and convex, the palm-sized goose egg face is delicate and smooth, the eyebrows and eyes are affectionate, Chu Chu is moving, with delicate hair accessories on the head, the black hair is smooth as silk, and the action is fragrant and refreshing.
The woman who was called Xiu'er wanted to have a seizure, but seeing that it was Xi Huanqin, she stepped forward and grabbed her arm: "Sister Qin, don't be afraid of her, an old woman, what can you do?" You are the only daughter of Prime Minister Xi. "Prime Minister Xi Heshan is powerful, who dares to offend his only daughter? Even she has to stammer Xi Huanqin.
"Mrs. Hou." Suddenly, Xi Huanqin found Wan Qi'an and everyone with a black face at the gate of the Imperial Garden, and shouted to stop.
Xi Huanqin came over, and all the nobles also turned back to look at them.
Fortunately, she wore a veil when she went out today, otherwise she would have been seen as a monkey by everyone now.
Xi Huanqin leaned over slightly and said: "Mrs. Hou is not strange, the sisters are also unintentional, and there is no malice, please Mrs. Hou and ...... Miss Ann is not to blame. ”
Xi Huanqin secretly looked at Wan Qian'an: there was a meniscus bun on his head, a magnolia hairpin, a few strings of thin tassels falling from the back of his head, wearing a purple dress, embroidered with flowers at the skirt, covered with light purple light yarn, looming, although the light gauze covered the surface, the curved thin eyebrows that could be exposed, and the bright peach blossom eyes were extremely beautiful.
Mrs. Hou was so angry that her chest hurt: "That's the young lady of Lord Yin Lieyin's family?"
Xi Huanqin frowned, for fear of blaming: "It's indeed Sister Yin Xiu, Miss An, don't blame her, Huanqin apologizes to you for Sister Xiu'er."
It was another salute between words.
Yin Xiu didn't follow it again, and stepped forward to help Xi Huanqin: "Sister Qin, hurry up, the words were said by Miss Ben, what can you do?"
This loyal marquis has long been unarmed, and now he only has an idle position, and there is nothing to fear.
"Yin Xiu, don't go too far." Wan Qi made Fei feel like he was about to fight: "Auntie? You see her humiliating you so much, how can you swallow this breath? ”
Wan Qian An stopped Wan Qi Lingfei, Mrs. Hou also grabbed her, for fear that she would do something, and Wan Qian Chaoyu also stood aside and did not speak, but the chill in her eyes only increased.
"Yin Xiu, yes, I remember today's words, I hope you won't regret it. Madame, let's go, don't miss the hour here. After that, ignoring Yin Xiu's shouts, he pulled Wan Qian Lingfei and everyone to turn around and leave.
As night fell, the palace people added new lights, and the people were almost there, and they had found their place.
The huge palace was a little noisy at this time, just because the heavyweights had not yet arrived. At the highest point of the hall is the red gold dragon chair, and there is a seat on the left and right of the slightly lower part of the dragon chair, and the queen's position is below. The other seats were all according to rank, the closer to the emperor, the higher the rank, they were in the middle, and they were below them.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, the Empress has arrived—" A shrill voice came, and everyone bowed.
"Long live my emperor, long live, queen mother, queen mother, queen mother, queen mother
"Zhongqing is flat." A young voice came from above.
"Your Majesty." Everyone got up, knelt in their seats, and waited for the Son of Heaven to speak.
"Today's birthday banquet of the Queen Mother, there are envoys from all countries who come to congratulate her birthday, it is a big feast, here the sons and daughters first pay tribute to their mother and then have a cup, and wish their mother good health and all the best." Emperor Xiaoze first paid tribute to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said yes again and again, and then spoke to open the banquet.
Wan Qi'an looked at the dragon chair, and saw that the person was wearing a dragon robe, the dragon was mighty, not evil but strict, and the spirit of the Son of Heaven was natural, which made people feel awe. It's just that she didn't expect that Emperor Xiaoze would be so young, and she would be at the age of standing when she looked at it. However, this emperor looked a little familiar, and it was very strange.