Shen Xuangui was the Taifu and one of the six high-ranking emperors in the Wei Dynasty. His husband was honored and his wife was noble. Mrs. Su was granted a title of first rank, so she was among the first to be introduced to the Weiyang Palace for an audience.
At this time, Wei Changying also let go of Wei Lingzi, said goodbye to Zhibentang with a smile, then straightened his skirt, and followed Mrs. Su inside with his sister-in-law.
Carefully stepping over the knee-high threshold of the palace, because I didn't dare to raise my head, from the corner of my eye I could only see the palace being splendid... When I got to the position of saluting, I bowed with Mrs. Su in a formal manner, and kowtowed to the queen and other nobles.
Listening to Mrs. Su's greetings one by one, there are now the queen, the noble concubine, Miao Jieyu, Zhong Xiaoyi, and the two princesses Linchuan and Qingxin in the palace. While Wei Changying saluted, he thought: "It is said that Queen Gu is very powerful. She is truly a worthy person despite her great reputation. Now looking at Princess Linchuan's birthday, all the Zhongs of Xiaoyi's level have come out. But there are only so few people in the palace. The emperor has been on the throne for decades, even the Huo family and others who were deposed or died before. How can there be only so many concubines in this palace? However, today, they can attend the Changle Palace. Apart from Zhong Xiaoyi who was lifted up by the empress, it was Concubine Deng and Miao Jieyu who was on the concubine’s side.”
Then he thought, "Didn't I say that there are three unmarried princesses in the palace? Why don't you see Princess Anji? Could it be that she is not favored? On an occasion like today, not only the unhappy concubine has no right, but also Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
Before I could finish thinking about it, I heard a clear voice above me shouting "no courtesy", and another woman said gently with a smile: "Mrs. Su, you don't have to be polite." Then she ordered everyone to sit down.
Mrs. Su was busy saying: "Thank you, Queen, for your grace." Then Mrs. Liu helped her slightly and sat down on the table at the bottom. Duanmu, Wei Changying and others were standing behind her.
At this time, Wei Changying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could look around, he heard Queen Gu ask again: "I am very unfamiliar with the woman wearing a green lotus jacket behind Madam. Could it be that she is the wife of Shen Qianwei?" "
The captain of the Wei Dynasty, Ying Jin'er, was wearing the brocade jacket with the green lotus and four-in-one Ruyi auspicious cloud pattern. Hearing this, Mrs. Su had already answered on her behalf: "As for the queen, it is my third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wei. "He then asked Wei Changying to go out and see the queen again.
Queen Gu accepted the gift with a smile, asked her to stand up, and said, "Raise your head and let me have a look."
Wei Changying secretly took a breath, raised his head generously, and looked at Queen Gu. This queen, who was born in the Gu family of Hongzhou and was only in the middle-lower ranks among the famous families in the world, should be considered to be older. He is forty years old, but due to proper maintenance, Wangzhi's complexion is still very white and tender, and can be broken by a blow. When illuminated by the lights in the palace, at a glance, he looks straight as if he were twenty-eight.
Empress Gu had favored her for many years, and once defeated the deposed Qian family, who was married to the emperor because of her beauty. Even the emperor's direct cousin Deng Guifei was no match for her, and her appearance was certainly good.
The queen has a long face, eyebrows and phoenix eyes, eyes like spring water, white teeth and bright lips, hair on the temples like lacquer, dignified and beautiful like a beautiful woman, and the light of her face can almost shine through the palace. Today, perhaps in order to express the importance to Princess Linchuan, she specially wore a formal flower hairpin dress. The twelve tree flower hairpins on her head were dazzling, and the hanging pearl necklaces fell on her temples and ears. The queen is majestic and inviolable.
...After all, he was just his wife. Wei Changying didn't dare to look at her. He was caught by Queen Gu's intoxicating eyes, and immediately lowered his gaze. He only dared to see the queen's slender jade hands on her knees, with the brightly colored phoenix on her fingertips. Fairy flower juice, as white as jade and as bright as blood, is particularly conspicuous when placed on the crimson Zhai clothes.
Empress Gu didn't have so many scruples, and after taking a long time to look at her, she smiled and said to the people around her: "It is said that the Wei family produces beauties, and it is true that there are no deceitful people under the reputation. This child is bright and bright, but not tacky, just like the one on the branch. Duo Hua is also the legitimate daughter of the Wei family. Even among the people of the Wei family that I have ever seen, she is only comparable to Mrs. Wei, the wife of Sikong's late Yuan Feifa."
Wei Changying couldn't help but laugh a little, and he secretly praised the queen with "the most famous person in the world". Unexpectedly, the queen immediately returned the favor to him.
She was about to reply humbly, but she heard the person on the left side of the queen smile faintly: "Isn't it true? These flowers look like flowers. I think the concubine looks a bit younger."
Wei Changying glanced at it quietly, but she was a noble lady in purple palace clothes. She wore a high bun and a bloodless face surrounded by green beads. Although she was far away, she could still see this face. Even though she takes great care of herself, she is obviously older than Queen Gu... But there is a calm and tough temperament between her eyebrows, like a jade that has been played with for a long time, exuding a warm and subtle brilliance.
She vaguely felt that this lady's appearance was somewhat similar to Deng Zongqi, so she speculated that this lady was Deng Guifei
At this time, Queen Gu's answer also confirmed her guess. The queen smiled and said: "It's rare for Sister Deng to praise someone like this." Then she said to Wei Changying, "Then you can talk to the imperial concubine later, so I can let you go." Let’s be lively in front of the imperial concubine.”
When the Queen said "make it more lively", Concubine Deng's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom - she was the direct cousin of the Holy Emperor, and she was a concubine when she entered the palace. She has only given birth to a son to the Sixth Prince, but the Sixth Prince is gone... and she has not adopted him. The other princes and princesses have been alone since then... can it be lively in front of them
Queen Gu seemed to agree with her words. She praised Wei Changying, and the queen immediately asked Wei Changying to accompany her... In fact, she took the opportunity to ridicule the emptiness at her knees...
After all, they were old rivals. Concubine Deng's eyes flashed with gloom, and then she said calmly: "I'm so grateful to the queen sister. To be honest with you sister, I'm not lucky enough to keep the emperor. Over the years, I've gradually become aware of her inferiority. Lonely and deserted. If I want to talk, I can only talk to the parrot on the shelf! "
At this point, Concubine Deng Guifei changed the subject and said, "It's just that the third young lady of the Shen family is a woman after all, so she can't stay in the palace every day to accompany the concubine. If the queen sister is willing, it is better to let Linchuan go to the concubine's palace. Here, stay with the concubine for a while? Anyway, the queen sister has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Qingxin, and she has a lot of grandchildren, so I guess she won’t be allowed to have a concubine, right?”
Queen Gu choked, and subconsciously glanced at the girl in red clothes on her right - this girl was expected to be Princess Linchuan. She was not Queen Gu's biological child, so she didn't look like the Queen. Her appearance was far inferior to that of the Queen, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. She is energetic and her skin is fair and tender, but when it comes to beauty, she is just mediocre.
At this moment, she is wearing a red-coloured hooded jacket, a moonlight skirt, and a bun on her head. She is decorated with luan bird steps and peony beads. Although she is dressed up with great care, she can only barely do it. It can be called youthful and cute, but it is difficult to call it beauty. As Shen Zangfeng revealed in private, Princess Linchuan has a tricky temperament. Looking at her now, she can see that there is quite a bit of arrogance between her eyebrows.
Seeing Concubine Deng mentioning her, the princess lowered her eyes and said in a clear voice: "Concubine Deng loves her son and wants her to accompany her. It is her blessing. How dare she not obey?" After saying this, she seemed to remember. Queen Gu turned to look at Queen Gu and asked coquettishly, "Mother?"
She has said so, can Queen Gu still stop her? The queen could only smile and said: "The concubine has never been in good health. Although I like you, you can't make the concubine too much. You should stay for a few days and come back, so as not to disturb the concubine too much."
The queen didn't want to give the concubine another chance to speak, so she said to Mrs. Su who was standing next to her: "I want to lend you, my daughter-in-law, to spend time with Sister Deng. Are you willing to do so?"
Mrs. Su smiled reluctantly. Of course Mrs. Su was aware of the fight between the Queen and the Concubine, but she didn't want the two of them to make a fool of Wei Changying as soon as he came in today. It is not easy to offend either of these two people, and no Shen family wants to take refuge. Now that Wei Changying is involved, how can Mrs. Su not be worried
But now that the Queen asked this, Mrs. Su could only say gently and respectfully: "The two empresses like my wife's daughter-in-law. That is the child's blessing. How can I refuse?"
So Wei Changying was recruited to accompany Concubine Deng... The queen said a few polite words to Mrs. Su, and then signaled the waiters at the door to lead the next group of people in...
Wei Changying originally thought that the imperial concubine would say something to him when he arrived. However, the imperial concubine just held her hand when she arrived and said lightly: "Looking up close, she looks even more beautiful and delicious. What a beautiful woman." Good boy." He told her, "I'll finish seeing people with you first, and I'll talk to you later when you're free."
Then he just talked to the ladies who came in to see him and ignored her.
At first, Wei Changying stood there holding his breath and attentively, ready to answer the imperial concubine's questions at any time. Later, he saw that the imperial concubine was concentrating on perverting the situation, so he relaxed a little. Taking advantage of the terrain on the left side of the queen's presence where Deng Guifei was attending, he looked down at the Changle Hall. The crowd came.
Mrs. Su's seat is already very close to the front, but she is not the most advanced among the married women. There are several graceful ladies closest to Danqi. Judging from Zhai Yi's rank, they should be at the level of queen. I just don't know which queens they are... Among the crowd standing behind the queens, there are several young girls in bright clothes and hairpins, who should be princesses or county lords.
The following are Mrs. Su, these first-class wives. The six head wives of Shangzhu Kingdom are all first-class wives. However, the predecessor Situ Weihuan and the predecessor Sikong Song Xinping both returned to their hometowns and did not pass on the honor of Shangzhu Kingdom to their heirs. The current Grand Master Duanmu Xing His wife, Mrs. Qian, has passed away. Therefore, including Mrs. Su, there are only three first-grade ladies in the palace now. The chief wife of Taibao Su Pingzhan, Mrs. Deng, had been met by Wei Changying. Another Mrs. Pei, the wife of Taiwei Liu Siyuan, was called by the chamberlain when the chamberlain came to see her. Wei Changying took a special look at her... the old lady was very old. Now, all the granddaughters brought into the palace have grown up.
Wei Changying saw that Liu Ruoyu and his sister Liu Ruoye, who had been taken home two days ago, were both there. They were both dressed up and followed behind a lady in green clothes.
I also knew that this lady in green clothes must be the Zhang who seduced her brother-in-law and became her stepmother and then harshly treated her sister-in-law's daughter.
Because the Zhang family was rumored to be very capable, although many people privately discussed that she was flirting with her brother-in-law before she left the cabinet, so as soon as her sister-in-law died, her brother-in-law became her husband... However, after so many years, Zhang family has always been sitting on Liu Hai's side. Not only did she give birth to Liu Ruowo, Liu Hai's only heir so far, she also had the intention of supporting her son to dethrone Liu Xixun and seize the position of the next clan leader.
With such a talent, Wei Zhang Ying Zi had to pay more attention. After taking a peek, he suddenly realized that Liu Ruoye's appearance was inherited from Nai's mother. The mother and daughter were exactly cast from the same mold - if Liu Ruoyu looked similar too There is also a difference in appearance between his mother and the Zhang sisters. Since Liu Hai has evil intentions, it is not surprising that he was seduced by his sister-in-law who is more beautiful than his wife...
Thinking of this, Wei Changying glanced at Liu Ruoyu sympathetically - with such a mother and daughter as rivals, Miss Liu Shi's life was really miserable... But Liu Ruoyu also noticed her gaze and looked back to see Wei Changying standing there. The lady next to the imperial concubine was a little surprised, but then she nodded calmly to show her greeting.
Then, she turned back and stood behind Mr. Zhang attentively, with a calm face, dignified appearance, and impeccable demeanor.
Wei Changying was a little surprised: This Miss Liu Shi... seems a little different
She was occupying the position with great interest and looking at the people below. Unexpectedly, a line of sight came from the side, causing Wei Changying to look over subconsciously... (To be continued)