When Queen Huiming brought His Highness the Seventh Highness to the Qiande Hall, she learned from the little palace man who was guarding outside that His Majesty and the Empress had already gone to the Xinuan Pavilion.
It was already too late, and Hui Ming was not in a hurry, so he simply asked Mammy Wang to take His Highness to wait outside for a while, and told her to go first and have a look. come in again.
After the two people were settled, Hui Ming arranged the corners of his clothes, and then went back to the warm pavilion. It seemed that His Majesty and the empress had just arrived, and the warm pavilion was not as lively as when she left, but a school of rules. And calm, separated by Nanmu 槅, can only hear the empress's unhurried voice saying something.
The Empress is only about forty now, and she has a decent appearance. Although her body has been ill for many years and her face is not very spirited, her every move has the demeanor of a mother of a country, which is almost the same as that of the Lord of Letters. It is generally carved out of a mold.
And Su Gongzheng stood under the window lattice beside His Majesty, bowed his head slightly, and didn't move, but he didn't seem to be bothered.
Huiming only glanced at it from a distance, and then walked to Lu'an, who was standing at the door. Lu'an bent the corner of his mouth towards her, and silently separated the lacquer plate in his hand from her.
Hui Ming nodded slightly and took it. When serving the meal, their errands were simpler than usual. Before the meal, His Majesty used to put down the fingers and bracelets on his hands, so they just took the lacquer plate as usual. Put it away, wait for it to be used, and then present it.
And because they are the palace maids in front of the royal family, in this house full of masters, only the empress and her majesty are one, and she needs to serve Lu'an separately. Except for the concubine Xian, who brought her own maid Meihua, the rest of the masters. It has to be more interesting, and there is no such trivial trouble.
His Majesty didn't even care about the two adult sons of Wang Rui, the king of letters, and even more as if nothing to the two princesses sitting outside. Ever since Huiming entered the house, she didn't even ask a single question, she stood at the door. After waiting for a long time, I finally waited for His Majesty to call the three or four-year-old Xiao Wangsun, who was under King Rui's knees, to come forward to ask questions, but the childish words were not flustered at all, and only made His Majesty laugh.
Seeing that there is no more suitable time than now, Huiming winked at the little inner supervisor who had already asked for it outside the door. After a few breaths of time, a melodious sing-along sounded outside the door: " The Seventh Highness is here—"
Listening to this singing ceremony, the warm pavilion was obviously stunned for a moment. His Highness Seventh Highness has not appeared in the palace for many years. His Majesty next to him, for the time being, took the little grandson of Prince Rui's family to his side and sat down, looking up with a hint of meaning.
Amidst all the attention, the performance of His Highness the Seventh Prince made everyone feel a little underwhelmed. He just kept his head down all the way, and when he walked to the front of the imperial palace, he knelt down with the mammy beside him, but he didn't even say the words of greeting. Not to mention, he looks like he is timid and cannot get on the table.
His Majesty was obviously a little disappointed. He leaned back on the pillow and waved his hand at will: "No gift."
Madam Wang kowtowed and helped the Seventh Highness to stand up straight, revealing a face with delicate facial features and fair complexion. Many of these good looks were somewhat useful, and His Majesty asked again: "He is not yet Can you talk?"
"Go back to your majesty, yes." Wang mama looked cautious: "It's just that your highness is timid. I have never seen so many people in Jingfang Zhai, and I am a little scared."
His Majesty nodded noncommittally, squinted his eyes and took a closer look, seeing that the seventh-ranked son was very handsome, but his eyes were dull, he just stared at one place without moving his lips. He moved slightly, and when he released the Buddha, he seemed to be reciting words, but he was very stupid and had no spiritual energy. He couldn't help but lose most of his interest and just waved his hand.
Mammy Wang and Hui Ming at the door saw this, but they both breathed a sigh of relief. When the Seventh Highness withdrew, they sat down in front of the table closest to the door with their heads lowered and turned around quickly. Buddha beads, although several concubines and princesses around also spoke up, but after they couldn't respond, they sat back uninterestingly, only thinking that there was no such person as him, this was regarded as a complete heart in the stomach.
After putting down His Highness for the time being, Hui Ming concentrated on the errand in front of him. His Majesty teased the grandson born by King Rui again. Concubine Xian responded with a smile. After a while, King Xin and Empress Dowager Not to be outdone, I mentioned the pair of sons and daughters that I had not brought to the Prince’s Mansion because they were too young. After a while, the musicians who were guarding the corridor sounded Qingping music from light to loud, and the warm pavilion gradually became a family gathering. , it's fun.
After half an hour like this, the sky began to darken gradually. With all the instructions, the dinner party officially started. After Huiming and Luan were busy with their own errands, they stayed outside the Duobao Tower. Once In and out every time, the removed candied fruit is brought out one by one, and then the main dishes are put in one by one, and then the palace gates who are serving in front of the master are presented to the table.
The banquet went on in such an orderly manner, and before you knew it, the twelve dishes had already reached the ninth one, and at this time, Qiu Ya, who had always been very ugly, seemed to finally be unable to bear it. After staying for a while, taking advantage of the gap between the dinner, he bowed his head and retreated from the corner. He whispered something to Aunt Wei who happened to be standing at the door, and hurried out of the house.
Aunt Wei frowned when she heard the words, her eyes swept outside Duobao, and she put it on Huiming, motioning her to come closer.
"Qiuya can't hold her stomach anymore. You go in and take her job after a while. Serve at Concubine Xian's table. Be careful. Just watch what happens to Hongyun, and you just follow." Aunt Wei said concisely, with a calm tone. With some anxiety, it was obvious that such a thing had not been expected.
Qiuya was uncomfortable. Hui Ming had known it for a long time. Although she was a little surprised at why Aunt Wei chose her, but thinking about it, she and Liu were the only ones who were out there. An two, compared to her, her qualifications are older, and in any case, the boss has already ordered and there is no reason to refuse, and then he just bowed his head in response, waiting for the next dish to come up, then bowed his head Entering the room, he stood at the table where Concubine Xian, Empress Dowager, and King Rui, Wang Xin.
At this time, the meals that came up were mostly filled with soup, water, pots, etc. Hui Ming put it on the table with twelve points of care, but nothing went wrong. In a blink of an eye, twelve dishes were served one by one. After all, the banquet is halfway through, and it is time to replace it with some melons, fruits and refreshments for the masters to chat and watch the night.
It's just that on Huiming's side, in addition to the saucer, there is also a single small porcelain bowl.
Hui Ming was stunned for a moment, and the red cloud on the side was just a little bit on the case between His Majesty and the Empress. When he saw this, he turned around and took it from the plate, helping to explain and bowing his knees towards Concubine Xian: "Niang Niang, Your red bird's nest."
Oh, so it turns out that on such a banquet, Concubine Xian only asked for the nourishing blood swallow? As expected of the concubine's style, Hui Ming was stunned. He was about to take a step back to get out of the way, and then he saw Hongyun handing the porcelain bowl to her.
Although the bird's nest Hongyun has already been obtained, it is not as easy as the place where Huiming stood, and it is not unreasonable to hand it over to her.
It was just the moment he stretched out his hand, perhaps it was the self-consciousness born in the past few decades, or maybe it was a trace of nervousness on Hongyun's face. Hongyun's outstretched hands also suddenly stopped with some hesitation.
But it was already too late, Fang Buddha noticed her hesitation, Hong Yun's face turned pale, and then without waiting for Hui Ming's reaction, he almost forced the bird's nest into her hand.
Hui Ming ducked abruptly, his fingertips brushed the wall of the porcelain bowl, and the porcelain bowl filled with the finest blood swallows' nests fell neatly to the ground.
Yuezhou porcelain is notoriously thin and light, and naturally it is extremely impatient to fall. With a crisp sound, bird's nests splashed everywhere, and even the corners of the concubine Xianfei's skirts were stained with red marks.
At the moment when the porcelain bowl was released, Hui Ming's fingertips were twisted, and his hands were only full of smoothness. At that moment, his eyes narrowed, and he made a decisive decision and knelt down before Hongyun.
The still-hot bird's nest and the shattered ceramic pads were aching under Huiming's knees, but Huiming couldn't even care about these at the moment. In addition to the fear after the sudden realization, Yu Guang glanced at the red cloud kneeling behind her. There was only a burst of anger.
The side of the bowl that Hongyun handed her was dipped in talcum powder, and it didn't stick to her hands. If she hadn't stopped for a moment, this bird's nest would have fallen off after she had taken it. At that time, because she had already taken it, It was only her responsibility to break it, and what was more important was that, given her current position, if she took it and fell again, it was very likely that the bird's nest would fall on Concubine Xian's body!
It's also a big difference between falling on the ground and throwing the hot soup on the master. The former alone, if the master is in a good mood or a generous temperament, I can't say it. However, it is only a few months of fines, but if the palace servant misses and burns the master, then it is not a loss to be beaten to death!
Not to mention, what kind of temperament Concubine Xian is, no one in the palace does not know! Hongyun, no, it should be said to be Aunt Wei, they are literally going for her life!
Su Jin, who was standing under the window, saw Hui Ming's heart also tightened. He couldn't help but took a step forward, but at the last moment he controlled himself and stopped.
no! Su Jin's palm trembled slightly, but he had to use his only reason to persuade himself that in front of these many masters, he must not open his mouth to intercede. Nothing... Nothing, such a big holiday, and it didn't hurt anyone. If you want to come to the real Majesty, the concubine Xian will not care about her. The eunuch who executed the execution kept his hand in private and passed by just pretending to be.
Although Hui Ming did not know that Eunuch Su, who was standing beside him, was preparing to instruct the execution eunuch to keep his hand, but she had been in office for several decades, and she already understood the palace rules clearly, but she also understood that this "wrong point" would be at best suffered. The pain of flesh and blood could not kill her, so she was calm in her heart.
Although Hui Ming wanted to beat Hong Yun and Wei Shi to death, she also knew that the talc powder had already melted into the bird's nest at this moment. In front of the masters, if it really made a big mess, Hong Yun would definitely not. Admit that, on such a big holiday, no one of the masters is willing to listen to the two palace maids arguing and arguing with each other, and maybe it is even more troublesome.
"It's a good omen to be safe." It was exactly as I guessed, but a little bit of ideas were splashed on the corners of the clothes, and it was in front of Your Majesty. Although Concubine Xian didn't know what to do with her heart, her face was also lenient. He even said an auspicious word to His Majesty with a smile on his face.
His Majesty also smiled indifferently, waved his hand, and Su Jin, who had a plate of it, was relieved, and then stepped forward and bowed, intending to take Huiming Hongyun with him and handle it according to the "rules".
Unexpectedly, the concubine Xian Yan, who just laughed at Yan Yan, saw Su Jin coming, but she seemed to remember something, and suddenly reached out to stop Su Jin, only looked at Hui Ming, and ordered: "Look up and I'll see. Look."
"Hey, I said this sounded a bit familiar to me, so it's you." After seeing Huiming's facial features, Concubine Xian paused for a while, and then her face showed a smile that was not a smile, and she glanced away. Su Jin, whose face was tense, just looked at His Majesty again, and continued to talk like a small talk, "I also remembered this concubine, and speaking of it, this palace maid is not an outsider!"
On the ground, Hui Ming's heart jumped when he heard the words, his fingers tightly buttoned the lichen, and there was a bad premonition in his heart.
No, no, it's just a few rumors. Even if the concubine Xian heard about it, she wouldn't say it in front of the masters... This uneasy premonition caused Hui Ming to bite his lower lip tightly, but he was still in his heart. Save some hope, this is so comforting myself.
But in the blink of an eye, Concubine Xian's sarcastic explanation rang out clearly in this warm pavilion, shattering Hui Ming's heart of luck: "I heard that this palace maid, but we are the director of Su. people."