Immediately afterwards, the winter solstice came on the second day. I saw the plum blossoms in the Changchun Palace in the imperial city dancing with the white snow in the sky. One night, the white snow mixed with crimson plum petals covered the ground. The cold wind passed by, and the faint smell of The fragrance of plum blossoms filled the entire palace.
The Changchun Palace Plum Garden in the Huining Imperial City has the most and most beautiful plum blossoms in the entire Dajin world. The Jurchens love plum blossoms and enjoy drinking while admiring the plum blossoms. Therefore, whenever the plum blossoms bloom in the garden, the queen will order the wives of the clan to enter. The palace admires plum blossoms.
The leisurely Emperor Wanyandan stood beside the golden gate of Changchun Palace. He was in his prime, more than eight feet tall, and burly. He was wearing a long-sleeved pale white robe, a crown on his head, a fox fur collar on his shoulders, and a burly figure on his waist. The jade pendants of various colors collide with each other, and the clear sound becomes longer and longer, slowly ending.
Her hair is made into a thin braid on the top of her head and fixed with a crown studded with various colored gems. There are two separate thin braids on the temples hanging down and held together by gold threads.
His facial skin has the unique characteristics of fishermen and herders. The dark skin is slightly rough and reddish. The beard around his mouth and cheeks are shiny and black. His eyebrows are thick and raised. He has an extraordinary air and a dignified appearance.
His wandering eyes wandered through the branches and leaves of the plum garden, and there seemed to be a thousand sails in the sea. Suddenly, the inner warden walked by with his head bowed, and his thoughts were brought back.
The eunuch Da Xingguo, who was more than thirty years old and was Wanyan Quan's most capable assistant, came quietly and said: "Everyone, the Queen has invited you to a palace banquet. All kinds of meals have been prepared."
He raised his hand and moved forward, followed by a large group of palace maids Huangmen, protected by guards on the left and right.
In the Changchun Palace, the queen is sitting on the queen's throne wearing a Xia pei. Down a few steps, women are sitting on both sides. On the right is the foreign woman wearing a pearl hairpin dress, and on the left is the inner woman wearing Xia pei. It is really dazzling to look at this crowd of orioles and swallows, all dressed in fragrant hair and surrounded by green beads.
The front row on the right is where the prince's wife is, and the back row is filled with various concubines and lower-level wives. Among them, Shan Lirou, the concubine of the Qi Kingdom, is the most noble, and she is the closest to the queen. The second row is the wife of the Qi Kingdom. It is Wulin Mingxuan, the concubine of the Yong Kingdom.
Mingxuan wore a light purple and plain white hairpin dress, and wore a large gilt-moulded hairpin with flowers and vines in her hair. There were pearls and jasper steps hanging on both sides of the bun. She turned sideways to the right, facing forward. He was talking to Shan Samao, the concubine of Xu State who was sitting next to him, and chatting about home affairs.
Following her gaze, I only looked at Na Samao. I was really shocked by her appearance. She was not as generous, dignified and beautiful as Mingxuan, nor as quiet and graceful as Naqi's concubine Lirou, but she had her own charm. appearance.
Her face is like a silver plate, her eyebrows are like hills, and the small curve at the end of her eyebrows is naturally charming. Her small jade nose is set on the frost-like facial skin, and her red lips are slightly moving, trying to make the person sitting opposite her The imperial concubine Nei Ming lost all her color when she looked at her, who was lightly applying pink and white, wearing a white and red skirt with a white fluff collar, which made her look very charming.
Mingxuan gently held the Tang Pozi and handed it to her. She curled her lips and said, "My sister has returned from Zhongjing. Maybe she is not used to it yet, so I want to bring the Tang Pozi to keep me warm."
She gently raised her hand to take it, and accidentally touched Mingxuan's hand and said: "I only felt that my sister's hand was warm, but I didn't take a closer look at your grace. Now it is even better than before, but King Yong Moisturized by all means?"
"It's such a shame to say this!"
"Everyone in the clan knows that King Yong is famous for his gentleness. My sister's life has been extremely nourishing. Not only did she receive King Yong's favor, she was also able to give birth to a pair of children who were respected by concubines. It's me. Everyone is envious."
Mingxuan hid her face and said happily, "When will my sister prepare to have a baby?"
After hearing this, she calmed down a little, then nodded and lowered her eyebrows: "Don't be in a hurry, I'm only eighteen years old, it doesn't matter if it's later."
"Yes, my sister is still young. If I can't help it, she is about to run away for three years now."
"Look what you said, isn't it still a few years away?"
"Yes, my sister said so."
After Mingxuan answered, he turned around and glanced at Li Rou on the left.
She was taciturn and quiet. She just sat upright and quietly, not saying anything.
I just heard Na Sa Mao deliberately ask: "Looking at Concubine Qi Guo, she has been married for several years. When are you going to have a child?"
Although the tone was gentle, every word hurt her heart. Lirou only replied: "No hurry, no rush."
The queen sat high up and looked at Samao without feeling angry at all. She glanced at her and said, "Concubine Qi is not in a hurry. Why are you so anxious, sister? There will naturally be children. Just wait and see." .”
After hearing what the mother of the country said, Samao bowed his head with a slight smile and said: "Yes, the empress said it is."
After a few people spoke, the emperor arrived surrounded by palace maids and slaves, and all the wives stood up and saluted: "Your majesty, long live my emperor!"
The emperor's eyes traveled through the red and green clothes, and then fell on Samao. He raised his hand and said: "Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
He walked up to the throne and sat lightly on the dragon chair. He glanced at the queen beside him. He looked at the table in front of him and saw that there was nothing to eat. Then he asked: "Queen! How can you make all the women hungry? Hurry up and serve some food." Come eat."
The queen's expression was naturally disdainful, but she also waved her hand: "Hurry up, I don't have a good eye when people come to eat."
His eyes fell on Samao again, and the two suddenly looked at each other. She hurriedly bowed her head and bowed her head. A feeling of shame came to her heart, and she clenched the silk tightly under the table with her crisp hands.
He gently drank a cup of tea and said, "Concubine Xun, why do you seem to have lost some weight after watching you go to Zhongjing for a year?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and looked around in private.
Nasamao buried his head very low, tightened his sleeves, and carefully replied: "In reply to Your Majesty, I go to Zhongjing and often ride horses and hunt with His Majesty. If I move too much, I will lose weight." Got it!"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, his eyes gradually became lost, and he didn't know how to reply. Only the queen saw all this, her heart was bleeding, and she kept spinning the bracelet on her wrist.
After a moment, the queen nodded: "My sister and King Xun are really in love, I am envious of them."
Samao smiled slightly, raised his head and said to the Queen: "My Lady and Your Majesty are the real geese in the sky and mandarin ducks in the water. How can they be compared to people like me."
The Queen looked at her respectful look and then made a show of force. She gently raised the wine glass with her right hand and sipped the wine with an expressionless face, paying no attention to her, looking condescending.
Samao is also a woman who understands righteousness well. She has bowed her head to the power of the mother of the country for many years and has been groveling. Although she understands that His Majesty likes her, she has always adhered to her womanly ways and tried her best to avoid meeting with His Majesty, for fear of alienating the relationship between the two and bringing trouble to the government. Bringing catastrophe.
The Queen suddenly called out: "Concubine Xun, I heard that you are proficient in tea ceremony. Your Majesty and other wives are here today, why don't you let everyone try the tea you ordered?"
After saying this, Samaoqing raised his head to look at the room full of warblers and swallows.
Today, if she agreed, she would have to order tea until the evening like a servant. If she did not agree, it would be disrespectful to the queen. In such a dilemma, she did not know how to make a choice.
The emperor immediately couldn't sit still. He glanced sideways at the queen and said, "Queen, forget it! Isn't it the same as asking the servants to serve tea? There are so many people, so what do you want for tea?"
"I want to try Concubine Xun's craftsmanship! How can I have Concubine Xun pay such careful attention to my servants?"
"The imperial concubine can just light two!" The emperor didn't want to argue with her in the main hall, so he thought about it and came up with a way to get the best of both worlds.
The queen obeyed, and Nasamao stood up respectfully, smiled to cover up his grievances, walked in the middle of the hall, and let the maid carry the crescent case and put the tea set on it.
The small stove was boiling hot water. In order not to touch the hot stove, Sa Mao carefully took the tea cup with his sleeves.
She first crushed the tea cakes and put them in a bowl for later use. Then she boiled water in a cauldron. When it started to boil, she brewed some tea in the bowl. At the same time, she stirred the tea with a tea whisk. The tea powder floated up to form porridge noodles. The consistency was measured. , then let it sit for half a moment before it becomes tea.
The emperor sat in the high hall, his eyes were filled with a pair of crisp hands on the mahogany crescent table, and his heart was filled with irreparable affection.
A moment later, she served tea in front of Wanyan Quan, and only then did she stop his thoughts with a resounding voice: "Your Majesty, please have a taste."
Out of courtesy, Da Xingguo took it from his side and placed it in Wanyan Dan's hands. Although he was taking the tea, he was looking at her with bright eyes, only looking at her youthful childishness, her innocent demeanor, and her pink skin. However, her figure was like a slender willow tree. The more he looked at her, the more he realized that her grace was indescribable.
Then Samao stood up and served tea to the Queen. She held up the cup of Pingting and stood in front of the Queen, nodding and lowering her eyebrows with a smile: "Your Majesty, please have a taste."
The Queen was not someone who let her go so easily. She was seen sitting on the wind throne, leisurely lowering her head and tasting the wine, paying no attention to her.
The scalding rim of the cup was so hot that her hands turned red. Her eyes gradually became watery, and her raised hand hung in the air and trembled.
"Queen, the imperial concubine is still holding tea!" the emperor said, feeling sullen and a little impatient.
At this time, the queen pretended to be surprised, raised her phoenix eyes and smiled: "Oh, look at me, I am in a trance while tasting the wine. It has been a long time since I last saw my sister."
