Chapter 66: The Crisis Comes
The moonlight is cool and the breeze is blowing.
The carriage that departed from the door of Shangguan's house was gorgeous and high-profile, it was the kind of carriage with veils all around, and under the blowing of the night wind, the stunning people sitting on it were exposed, and many people were amazed along the way.
And Shangguan Beiling, Bai Junqian, and Shun are all riding horses.
Chang Yuechen took Lingxi's hand, as if she wanted Lingxi to relax.
"It's fine. Lingxi replied with a smile.
In the following time, Chang Yuechen began to talk about the background of the Shangguan family.
The master mother of the Shangguan family is surnamed Chen, and she is the daughter of Chen Ba, who is now the imperial court captain.
There are two boys and one girl in the Shangguan family, the two men were born to the main mother, and the girl was born to a concubine raised outside by the deceased head of the Shangguan family, who was beautiful and eighteen years old.
He is also proficient in poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
And Lingxi, to be honest, she will, as long as she doesn't ask her to write or something, she can more or less cope with Ye Xuanji's memory.
However, participating in such a palace banquet, whether it is her or Ye Xuanji, it is the first time.
I don't know how long it took, when Lingxi memorized what Chang Yuechen said one by one, he began to enter the palace.
Looking from afar in all directions, they are all guarded by tall towers, which are similar to those watchtowers outside the palace, but the number is even more.
On top of the high wooden towers, there are open flames, and on each tower there are two people standing, looking around, one with a bow and the other with a crossbow, such weapons seem to be more capable of attacking people in the distance.
And Bai Junqian and the others were also carefully observing.
Yeonfu Palace, where the queen in the harem usually accepts other concubines to worship, is also the place where the wives and relatives hold a banquet this time.
Shangguan Beiling and Bai Junqian were both left in the banquet of the previous dynasty, and then, Lingxi took the few maids he carried, including Chang Yuechen, and was guided to the harem.
Along the way, the blue-gray palace walls were built high, framing the road into impermeable narrow alleys, and the laughter and laughter seemed to be cut off, with an icy atmosphere.
When she arrived at Yanfu Palace, the ground was covered with a thick plain red brocade blanket, and the palace people who came and went to serve were light and did not make a sound.
The top of the palace of the high to hang down the glazed colorful palace lamp, thirty-two, each painted with an auspicious pattern, the long bright yellow silk silk falling below, the tail end is tied with gold beads, occasionally pulled up by the breeze, the ripples like floating waves, accompanied by the delicate crisp sound of light into the ear, showing the royal style.
Lingxi sat in the middle of the banquet, wearing a long skirt of bright smoke and satin, pinning her hair with a flashy silver-plated hairpin with a pattern of Shoushan Tuan, and some extremely smart small accessories in her hair.
The pearl tassel earrings hang down between the shoulders and neck, shining brightly.
She is not too dazzling, nor is she gloomy, among the jeweled wives, as well as the young and energetic ladies, she is just the right amount of beauty.
Suddenly, the sound of music sounded.
An imposing woman appeared in a dazzling costume.
"Meet the Queen Mother! Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose!" all the people in the hall knelt down and arched their hands.
When Lingxi saw it, he quickly knelt down and looked at the queen with his spare eyes.
The queen was only about forty years old, her slightly wrinkled cheeks were shrouded in a layer of jeweled golden mist, as if the sunset was dissipating, and her eyes were as bright as stars, and she looked even more hopeful from afar.
It can be imagined how captivating she was when she was young. She was given the title of Empress Xiande, the most beloved person of the emperor today, and the mother of the current Prince Chongyi, the adoptive mother of Yin.
"You don't have to be restrained, just be reckless. After the queen sat down on the seat coiled by the phoenix, she said in a voice.
At the feast, the cloisonné gilt dining table was full of various delicacies, and there was a dazzling array of dishes.
There are even more people, if it weren't for the fact that this Yanfu Palace was spacious enough, I am afraid it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
The ladies and ladies were all lively with each word. Lingxi observed the arrangement of the guards in Yanfu Palace and the arrangement of the immortal cultivators, and began to eat those delicacies.
On the opposite side of Lingxi is a young woman, her glory is shining, her cheeks are showing a little red, as if Xiaoxia is about to disperse, and the color next to her eyebrows and eyes is a faint eggplant red, like the prevailing sandalwood makeup, and her eyebrows are smoky, which is extremely charming.
Lingxi's gaze at her flashed, and then quickly moved away, glaring the flattering gaze over the others in turn.
"These people, do you know all these people, Fairy Yuechen?" Lingxi asked in a low voice.
"Hmm. Chang Yuechen replied, "Lingxi, I'll go out of Yanfu Palace to investigate first, you stay here and adapt to the situation, but you must not wander around." ”
"Good ......" Before the words fell, Chang Yuechen had already lowered his head, blended into the maid and walked out.
In the middle of the night, another middle-aged man slowly filled the cup with wine, holding the purple silk and emerald skirt in one hand, and the wine glass in the other, Xu Bu stepped forward to serve Empress Xiande, and said in a gentle voice: "I feel very honored to be able to come to the queen's palace to participate in the banquet, I don't know if the queen has paid attention to my family officials......
As soon as these words came out, most of the people in this hall began to follow suit.
But the queen kept looking at the spirits in this row of seats in the midst of the movement of people's heads.
This made Lingxi surprised for a moment, stopped the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, and pretended to be clumsy a little.
"Oh, whose young lady is this?" the people around them saw it and laughed.
For a long time, "Lingxi, you stay first, I'll go outside to check first." Chang Yuechen said next to Lingxi's ear.
"Uh-huh. Lingxi nodded lightly, and then watched Chang Yuechen leave the Yanfu Palace.
And the queen's jokes to others and the departure of some maids seemed to be unaware, and she still continued the banquet in a dignified manner, greeting everyone with a decent smile.
And she didn't look at Lingxi like before, but in the gap between the banquets, the eyes that occasionally cast showed kindness and friendliness.
Suddenly, there was a "bang!" sound.
Lingxi was suddenly sprinkled with a bowl of water, and the maid who sprinkled the water hurriedly reacted, knelt on the ground and kowtowed one after another: "Slave and maid should die!
"......" Lingxi saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, indicating that he was not angry.
"Mademoiselle is going to change her clothes?" another maid came up and sniffed the spirit.
Lingxi lowered his head and looked at the clothes directly, some places were almost soaked, "Okay." ”
Lingxi lowered his head slightly, stretched his left arm to the right and shook his left hand and right hand together in his crotch twice, and at the same time squatted and squatted, which was a blessing.
This action is done in one go, and it has the demeanor of a young lady from a famous family.
"Exactly. The queen said lightly while raising her glass and drinking.
That demeanor is really inviolable.
Lingxi cautiously hid the joy of that moment in the depths of his eyes, and pushed out the Yanfu Palace according to the rules.
"Miss can change her clothes from here. One of the female officials beside the queen came to a side hall with Lingxi.
Who knows, as soon as Lingxi wanted to step into the side hall, he was grabbed by someone's hand.