The two of them discussed it like this, and soon after, Concubine Yong invited Li Qingru, the wife of King Qi, to come to the palace for tea.
Li Qingru likes to show off her identity. On weekdays in Prince Qi's Mansion, she does not allow her servants to call her "Mrs.", but requires everyone to address her as "Madam". Anyone who dares to step outside the distance will be slapped.
It just so happened that a maid named Yi Ge beside her helped her into the Linlin Garden. When she got off the covered bridge, she said, "Madam, please be careful!"
But she suddenly became furious and slapped the maid: "You are so presumptuous, how many times have I told you not to call me a lady. I am Mrs. Qi Wang. Am I the kind of lady who has no name and no status?"
"Madam, madam, I don't dare!"
"I'll remember it from now on!"
"yes!"
When Na Yige saw that everyone in Yongguo Mansion was there, she had no choice but to lower her face where she had received a slap and continue to help her forward.
As soon as she entered the door, she bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please be in peace, Your Imperial Concubine!"
Mingxuan looked up and saw that she was wearing a pink coat with long sleeves and a crown of gold wire and agate beads. The whole person was dressed like a vase filled with flowers. This posture was not like her. The tea drinkers seemed to be attending some kind of banquet.
She could only purse her lips and smile: "Get up! Sit down."
She glanced at the red and swollen cheeks of the maid next to her, paused for a long time, and then called the waiter to serve tea.
The two talked for a while, and then Mingxuan got down to business. She ordered someone to bring over the imitation mother-of-pearl dress and said with a pair of gentle and loving eyes: "I invite my sister to drink today. Tea, I would also like to take this opportunity to give you one of the few ceremonial clothes the Queen gave you last time."
As expected, Qingru couldn't let go of her guard and asked: "Why do you want to give me a wedding dress? In fact, I don't lack these items in the palace."
"Oh, this is the intention of the Queen. It just so happened that when I visited the Queen last time, she said she would give me a few pairs of hairpin clothes so that all the sisters can wear them more beautifully!"
"I thought it would be good for you to buy some more clothes since you just got married, so I left this light pink set for you. Do you like it?"
She was going to decline politely and had already put her palms on her knees for a long time, but she saw that the dress was edged with pearls, and there were thin tassels hanging on the shoulders, and there was a thin layer on the outside of the dress. The gauze was of novel and dazzling style, so she couldn't hold back anymore and stepped forward to take a look.
Then he asked: "How do you know that I like pink?"
"I don't know that you like pink, but I think you look good in pink and look smart and pretty, so I left you in this outfit. It's not as elegant as your ability to dress up. I chose a dull grass color at a young age."
"She also chose?"
"Well, I picked a suit at random. I think the style and appearance are not good. She also said that she would wear it at the next safari banquet. It will definitely be compared with others!"
When Qingru heard this, she suddenly smiled and said, "Hey, my second sister is used to being simple! She has been like this since she was a child, but she didn't expect that she will be like this when she gets married."
"Yes."
"I think this dress is suitable for a safari banquet. It's not too grand, nor is it too simple."
"This dress is very beautiful, thank you sister!"
Mingxuan stepped forward, held her hands up and said, "Why are you thanking me? I don't have any rare treasures in this palace. Only the embroidery workers in the palace can make this dress so good. Thank you, I must thank the Queen!"
"But I, I have already metabolized it!"
"Thank you, empress!"
Mingxuan invited her to sit down, ordered some more fruits and pastries, and then asked: "How is your wedding now? Is King Qi not that cruel?"
She lowered her eyes slightly and said: "His Highness is kind to me, but on weekdays, he will lose his temper a little, but not with things or people. I am still comfortable today."
"That's good, that's good. I'll be more gentle in front of King Qi. In fact, I can live a good life. If I give birth to a child in the future, my status will be more stable."
"The king has a princess and two wives, but only one girl has grown up. He must also want a son."
"To put it bluntly
It's also strange that the second sister has been married for such a long time and there is still no movement in her stomach? "
"That's how she is. She doesn't do things in a hurry, so let's just go with her."
The two chatted for a while, chatted about trivial matters at home, and wandered around the courtyard before Qingru resigned.
On the day of the Autumn Hunting Banquet, the emperor held a banquet at the hunting ground in the south of the city. As in previous years, he entertained all the princes and prime ministers. However, Li Shi had recently been demoted and did not go.
Just like last spring, the emperor and empress sat high, flanked by the princes and grandsons. Wan Yanyong was the head of the princes and the grand master, so he sat in the seat closest to the emperor as a matter of course. He was surrounded by the imperial concubines and three ladies in the back row.
The vast grassland looks desolate at this time when the fallen leaves return to their roots. The cold black water stream in the distance is decorated with the afterglow of the warm afternoon sun. The sparkling waves are imprinted in the eyes. The dim glow of the Western Mountain outlines the hills. Rows of poplar trees. The emperor inadvertently raised his head, looking at this scene, and then looking at the elegant figure sitting quietly in the distance, the past came to mind. ..
"Your Majesty, I, together with my family, would like to offer a drink to Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Autumn hunting and spring outing are the rules set by Taizu. King Hun didn't know this and abolished autumn hunting. Now your majesty has proposed it again. It is an act to carry forward my great gold and martial spirit and unite the clan. In this regard, I am willing to use With a sincere heart, I wish your majesty a long-lasting legacy!"
The emperor turned away to see him, with his head raised and not daring to disobey him. The concubines behind him all bowed in respect. He was very happy, so he raised his hand to get the wine and said: "I don't like drinking, but for Wulu As this legacy lasts forever, I will drink this cup!”
After drinking, he glanced at Qingya. Today, she brought the Qibao Yingluo bracelet that she gave him. It was at this glance that he burst into tears and said straight ahead:
"The autumn scenery in the south of the city is still the same as when I first saw it, but the people have changed.
Let's look at the mirror wine in the cup, Xiao Shu's temples are white against the Chinese years.
The ocher yellow dragon robe is still with me, and the beautiful mountains and rivers are at my fingertips.
In this life, I live up to the wishes of all sentient beings, but I forget to say hello to my wife. "
After hearing this poem, Wanyanyong paused in his glass of wine, waited a moment, and drank it all in one gulp.
Mingxuan looked at the face of her husband next to her and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are really deeply affectionate towards your empress. Even concubines will be envious when they see her. I don't envy immortals, but I envy the love of emperors and empresses."
At this time, Qingru, who was dressed in pink, came with wine and said, "Yes! Your Majesty, the concubines, etc. are all envious of me!"
Looking at the King of Qi in front of her, he has a burly figure, looks like Wanyan Yong but does not have his kind face. He has a black beard and a pair of slightly sharp eyes, and his angular facial bones are always hanging Displeased, as if everyone in the world owes him something.
Next to her, Princess Qi is the daughter of the Tushan family. She is beautiful and gentle, with a hint of haggardness in her eyes, and she is cautious in every move she makes.
When King Qi stood up to toast, Qingru also bowed and straightened her clothes a little.
At this time, Wan Yanying, who had a big belly in front of her, sat next to Wan Yan Yong because of her status as the eldest princess, and was close to the throne of Qi. She seemed to be looking at Qingya secretly, she quietly turned around and pretended to glance at King Qi, and then glanced at Qingru in the back row.
She patted the little tuan shirt and said with a smile: "Brother Qi Wang, I see the patterns on your wife's clothes are quite unique!"
King Qi looked back and said, "Sister Ying has never seen anything before, it's just an ordinary pattern!"
She deliberately said loudly: "Brother Qi Wang is really strange. Your wife has a phoenix pattern on her body? Why is it so ordinary?"
After hearing this, Qingru said calmly: "Your Highness, Princess, please don't say this nonsense!"
What came was Wan Yanying's disdainful look, and she sneered coldly: "Who are you? Do I have the right to talk nonsense to you?"
"Do you think I am you? Confusing right and wrong?"
King Qi said angrily: "Sister Ying, please be careful what you say! You should also call Ru'er sister-in-law!"
"Sister-in-law? I only recognize two sisters-in-law on my brother's side. When will it be her turn! What the hell."
"you……"
Wan Yanying stood in front of the emperor with a small fan, pointed at Qingru and said: "Fourth brother, dare I ask fourth brother, who in the world can wear phoenix patterns on clothes?"
"You're so cold-blooded
Yes, do you still want me to explain this rule clearly to you? Naturally, there are only the Queen Mother, the Empress and the Yuan Concubine. "
"Okay, brother said it. Just now, I saw that the clothes worn by Mrs. Li, King of Qi, were covered with phoenix patterns. May I ask what should I do?"
After Wanyan Liang heard this, he turned to King Qi, became furious and yelled: "Bring him here!"
Only then did Qingru take a closer look at the patterns embroidered with silver thread on the clothes. The ends of the patterns were not peacock tail feathers, but phoenix tail feathers. Only then did she panic and ran to the emperor. He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"
The queen sent the female officer beside her to take a closer look. The female officer said again: "Bold, this is clearly a phoenix pattern. You, a little royal wife, dare to overstep like this and despise the authority of the queen. What crime should you face?"
She broke down and cried, and King Qi was so frightened that he quickly ran over and bowed his head: "Your Majesty must have made a mistake, he must have made a mistake!"
"Bold!" The emperor was furious and smashed the wine glass, causing all the ministers to panic.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Qingru knelt down, looked at Mingxuan and Qingya who had stood up lightly, and pointed at the two of them: "Your Majesty, empress, I was framed. This dress was given to me by the concubine of the Yong Kingdom. She said that the empress wanted to give it to the royal wife. A few pieces of clothing! So you gave me this one and tricked me into wearing it today."
"Your Majesty, everything was framed by Concubine Yong Guo, and I don't know who I am!"
The queen examined her gown carefully and calmed down.
"It seems that what I gave to Princess Yong's concubine that day was for the Imperial Concubine and Lady Wan Guo!"
Mingxuan and Qingya calmly stepped forward and bowed. Mingxuan was the first to speak and said calmly: "My Lady, how could I have the guts to give the clothes you gave us to others? Isn't this a crime of beheading?" "
"I have been a concubine for more than ten years. If I don't understand this, I am definitely not qualified to accompany King Yong."
"Concubine, you obviously gave it to me personally that day. You said that Mrs. Wan Guo chose an old-fashioned grass-colored dress and asked me to keep it. How can you deny it?"
