Chapter 22: Are the people in Yuqing Palace dishonest?
Lord Long Live opened the door, and Concubine Hui, the head of the four concubines in the harem, quickly summoned the other three to discuss the procedures for the palace banquet.
According to the custom, Concubine De has always been in charge of the meals at the banquet. Regardless of the content, hotness and coldness of the food, and the order, all the food is reported to her.
The most popular thing is to welcome married women and official family members outside the palace. This is usually the concubine Yi who is enthusiastic, generous, cheerful and well-spoken.
But sometimes if Concubine Yi had a disagreement with the three of them, Concubine Rong would come over from the management and logistics arrangements to act as a manpower.
Concubine Hui is generally responsible for the decoration of palace banquet venues.
As for the four of them, whoever gets the dragon ride first will normally stay overnight in the concubine's palace that night to give dignity to these "old" people who have been raising children in the harem for more than ten years.
Counting the number of times, among the four, Yi Fei, who has the strongest connection with the Holy Family, is naturally slightly better.
Concubine Rong herself was no longer favored by the emperor, but the emperor's favorite second princess was her daughter. The third elder brother Yinzhi was also modest and talented. For the sake of his children, Kangxi would occasionally visit his daughter. , and sat down with Concubine Rong by the way.
As for overnight stays, they are relatively rare.
Looking at the later years of Kangxi's life, there were more and more colorful and young Han women in the palace, which shows that the emperor had many other choices.
Concubine Hui was the first of the four concubines. Kangxi valued his elder brother Yinzhen, so he would not easily refute Concubine Hui's reputation.
On the other hand, Concubine De was not a showy person, but Liang Jiugong and other people who served beside him knew that in fact, the number of times the empress in Yonghe Palace had been favored was not much less than that in Yikun Palace.
Compared with the tall and popular Empress Yifei, Empress Defei is completely low-key.
From the outside, it doesn't look as good as the first two, but in fact, it has many benefits inside.
Sometimes, when Kangxi ate his favorite food at a palace banquet, he would go to Yonghe Palace that night.
A woman who has been promoted from a young palace maid to a queen mother should never be underestimated.
In short, although there is no good banquet in the palace, the four hosts will never fail to do their best whenever they meet.
Just as the four of them are as stable as a mountain, let alone the concubines with lower status than them in the harem.
This was an unexpected opportunity to meet the emperor more than waiting for the brand to be turned over in his room and planning a chance encounter in the imperial garden. Who wouldn't rummage through the cabinets, prepare suitable makeup, and think about how to attract attention that night.
Pin'er, Sen'er and Jing'er beside Lu Fei were also rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
Among the recent Fu Jins, except for the quasi-Crown Princess and the Second Fu Jin Shi family, who was preparing to enter the palace, who would have thought that the most "showy" one would be the Ulanara family who was initially rated as "elegant and quiet".
Who can blame this?
Blame the cow that ran away? Or do you blame yourself for chasing the cow together?
Therefore, at the palace banquet, others tried their best to compete.
The people around Lu Fei were thinking about how to keep a low profile.
The wind is light and the clouds are light, and the beauty is shallow and clear. It is the best among all the blessings.
However, the Fujins are newlyweds, so this year they naturally stick to bright red, crimson, purple, and green colors. It is also the season when winter turns to spring, and most of the clothes in light colors are summer styles.
There was something suitable. The palace banquet was held in a hurry and they were brought in from outside the palace. The ones at the bottom of the box had not been dried and were creased, so they were not suitable.
Lu Pheasant watched them busy and just watched them in amusement without making a sound.
After leaving the palace, they are all close to the mistress in the house. They need to think more and deal with problems so that they can do good things for Lu Pheasant in the future.
Until Grandma Er went out to inquire about the news and came back, she only took one look and said: "In this kind of occasion, the more elegant it is, the more it looks like a person. The color should not conflict with the color of the master and the ladies, just choose the safest red color." , does not lose its solemnity, and does not look outstanding at first glance.”
Alchemy is a common style in wedding clothes. The three girls looked at Sifujin who was smiling with his lips curled up, and finally ordered a Wufu flag dress with apricot piping and alchemy embroidery.
Jinger started to choose silk flowers and diamonds again.
Grandma Er waved her hand: "No need. The most important thing is to put a few seasonal spring flowers on the back of the head. Just one or two hairpins on the front will be enough. It is not eye-catching but shows importance."
Pin'er pulled the ignorant Sen'er and saluted Grandma Er: "Slaves, please thank Grandma for your guidance."
Lu Pheasant then asked: "What's wrong?"
Aunt Er went to reply to Si Fujin: "My elder brother helped the imperial kitchen cook a few dishes, which looked normal. But when the slave came over, he seemed very happy to see San Fujin. "
Lu Pheasant nodded.
There is no reason for this palace banquet, but Long live the Lord specially told the princes and princesses to attend.
Apart from Yuqinggong, who else could have always been the most attractive person to Kangxi?
Before the prince was deposed, there were two major turmoils. One was that Kangxi ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to execute the subordinates of Yiqiandong Palace who had acted disobediently in the prince's residence. The other was that Hesheli Suo'etu was first convicted and imprisoned, and then sentenced to death. In the house of confinement.
The prince's left and right arms were almost broken, and then the prince became useless.
Counting the time, it couldn’t have been recently.
Could it be that the people in Yuqing Palace were dishonest, and there were signs of this at this moment?
Given the old man's extreme love for his legitimate son, otherwise he wouldn't have been destroyed and reestablished.
The first thought parents have about their children is that he is an excellent child and he will definitely not be like this. It must be the subordinates around him who have taught the prince bad things.
Brother Si asked someone to come over to deliver the message. He went there with his brothers, so Lu Pheasant didn't have to wait for him.
I still remember that when I first entered the palace, every time there was a palace banquet, my dear husband would come back early, saying that he wanted to change clothes, but in fact he was waiting for Sifujin to change clothes and make up, and then set off for the banquet together.
Yinzhen didn't mention it, but Lu Zhi gradually understood that he came back specially to wait for her.
What kind of people are the princes?
There will be a place for them to change clothes in the palace. As for the clothes, not only will the people around them carry them with them every day, but even if someone is sent to send them to them at short notice, it will be completely in time.
Not to mention the nobles in the palace, it is the court officials and their family members who enter the palace. The Zhonghe Hall on the central axis of the Forbidden City is where the emperor and empress change clothes and wait during important ceremonies. There are also orders from the emperor and empress. It was used as a place for courtiers, officials and their families to temporarily arrange their clothes.
But Yinzhen would rather go back and forth by herself, presumably because she was afraid that she would be nervous in crowded places for the first time in the palace.
This little sweetheart is really cool-faced, warm-hearted, careful and considerate.
Lu Pheasant thought all the way, and took advantage of the glowing dusk to go to Shufangzhai for the banquet.
She knew what the little lover meant. Now that the scandal between their couple was at the forefront, it was best not to appear together.
At a palace banquet, don't arrive too early or too late. It's appropriate to be in the middle.
When Lu Pheasant arrived, Dafu Jin Ergenjue Luo Shi, who was always quiet and with a downbeat expression, was already there.
The two nodded to each other.
Dafujin's eyes were mostly on Concubine Hui who was busy in front, and he didn't spend any time on her.
Immediately afterwards, the princess-to-be came in behind her.
As the possible future holder of palace power, Shi had others coming forward to join in the fun.
Lu Zhi saw that her position was right next to the big pillar. As long as she sat smarter, even Master Kang might not be able to see her.
Even if Sanfujin and Wufujin were on her left and right, they wanted to come over to join in the fun, but the emperor just happened to arrive.
Everyone stood up and saluted: "Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"
Lu Pheasant sat down smoothly, without having to deal with anyone else, and his plan was very successful.
But what Si Age and his wife didn't expect was that Emperor Kangxi was welcomed in. Before two dishes were served, and after a few sips of wine, he stretched his neck and asked, "Where is the Yinzhen family? Why didn't you see it?"
