Although the fame spread far and wide in Beijing and China, now she has become the favorite concubine beside the emperor Xiao Che, and ranks first among the four concubines. I think she is "virtuous".
On the contrary, everyone feared her, hated her, and feared her.
Today's palace banquet was supposed to be hosted by the queen.
However, according to the etiquette system, such a major event as the peace ceremony, as the mother of a country, the queen should watch the ceremony with the emperor to show the great power of the summer.
So, it was Wei Yi's turn.
Anyone who sees it, this is a privilege second only to the queen. I should be very happy to have this job, but Wei Yi is not.
When others came to report that the General's wife was here, she had just exchanged a few words with the empress, and was using the gesture of serving tea and drinking tea to hide her impatience.
The person was sitting right next to the queen, but his bearing completely overshadowed the queen.
As early as ten years ago, she was already one of the three beauties known to everyone in Beijing. Even, most people think that it is not an exaggeration to call her "the first of the three beauties".
Just because of the temperament between the eyebrows, it is far better than the other two.
It can be seen from this that, apart from her amazing beauty, her connotation and temperament are even more unbeatable.
In fact, it's not that far off.
Almond eyes and lips, pink face with affection.
Delicate facial features, no matter what angle you look at, you can't pick out a half-point error.
Below the end of the eye, which was lightly traced with Qingdai, was adorned with a small tear mole, which instantly made this face that was so beautiful that it did not seem to be in the world become a little more real, and it was extra recognizable.
Today's Wei Yi is still dressed in her usual style.
The dark purple palace dress is made of cloud brocade, and the fine silver thread outlines the delicate pattern of flowers, plants, phoenixes, birds, pheasants and pheasants. hang down. The light from outside shines brightly, and the cloud brocade and silver embroidery patterns are full of color.
With a flowery face on the temples, the steps tremble slightly, it is a kind of lazy grace.
It's just such a beauty, too rich, too fiery, like flowers with brocade and fire cooking oil, giving people a dazzling feeling that they dare not look directly.
Seeing her for the first time, Lu Jinxi felt this way.
There are very few people in the world who can give her this feeling, even Gu Juefei's appearance is perfect, it seems to be very similar to Wei Yi. Can…
Really different.
When this thought came to her mind, she couldn't help but slow down.
Wei Yi's eyes turned around at this very moment.
The eyes of the two people coincidentally collided.
When she saw what she looked like now, Wei Yi's eyes showed a bit of strangeness and daze, and then it was a kind of complexity that was slightly mocking.
Although they were all beauties in Beijing back then, she and Lu Jinxi were actually not very acquainted.
Wei Yi was born in Taifu's mansion and was the direct daughter of Taifu Yuan's wife. Later, her younger sister Wei Xian and younger brother Wei Di from Taifu's family were not as good as her. Who else in the capital could compare with her
Even Sun Xuedai, who is known as a talented person, could only have a few words with her.
As for Lu Jinxi
Although they have met several times, they are not the same people. Wei Yi had always thought that the jewel in the palm of Lord Lu had only one face, but his temperament was mediocre and weak.
Not to mention, she later married Xue Kuang by decree and became a married woman, and there was nothing to do with each other.
just see now...
Wei Yi couldn't help but be in a trance.
Time flies, and when I think about it, it is still yesterday, but I can count with my fingers, and it has been more than ten years.
Time seems to treat people like them with special preference.
She didn't look very old, and Lu Jinxi also vaguely looked like she used to be. But the brows, eyes and demeanor, stacked with the shadow that was already confused in memory, actually felt a big change.
Wei Yi wasn't sure if she couldn't remember, or if she had changed so much that she almost didn't recognize her.
"Madam is here."
The queen raised her eyes and saw Lu Jinxi, with a kind smile on her face, and she said hello first to save face.
Although Lu Jinxi felt that Wei Yi's eyes were a little strange, but at this time, he had no choice but to press it down.
Hearing that the queen took the initiative to talk to herself, she didn't change her mind, walked in from the gate of the palace, walked through a long road left between the banquet halls, came to the queen and the concubine Wei Yi, and bowed and saluted.
"The court lady has seen the queen and all the empresses, and I wish the empress and all the empresses to be safe."
hiss…
As soon as she came in, everyone's eyes were on her. They only felt that although she was beautiful, she was very comfortable, and she didn't have Wei Yi's overbearing beauty.
But when these words came out, many people secretly took a deep breath!
Today's reconciliation ceremony, the whole world celebrates.
On the other side of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the outer court, where the emperor and civil and military officials will celebrate together with the Hun envoys; on the side of the Hall of Rouyi is the harem, where the queen and the concubines and concubines in the palace will gather and have a banquet with foreign wives.
According to the rules, outside, the emperor is the largest; inside, the queen is the largest.
But in the world, where is the word "rule" so simple
All fools know that the queen in the harem is going to be reduced to a decoration. Compared with Wei Yi, the virtuous concubine who is popular in front of Xiao Che and is very popular in the palace, the queen is really nothing!
Whoever comes to greet her will not take care of the queen and leave the concubine Xian behind.
This great general's wife is a good one, and the words "Ladies and gentlemen" brought the virtuous concubine Wei Yi, who was feared and feared by everyone.
Someone who noticed it, only felt heartbroken.
But no one dared to say anything more. One is that Lu Jinxi's identity is there, and the other is that the speeches when asking for peace are the default things, and the only way to offend people is to say them.
For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was eerily silent for a moment.
Even the queen was slightly startled, and then the smile on her lips widened a bit, and she quickly said, "Madame, don't be too polite? Please take your seat quickly."
"Thank you Queen Empress."
Lu Jinxi stood up as she said.
As soon as the palace servant invited her, she followed.
The positions of the inner and outer life women are separate.
The wives of internal life are the concubines in the palace, and from the queen down, they are headed by Wei Yi; the wives of external life are the wives and mothers of the ministers, and from the queen down, they are headed by Lu Jinxi.
The position that the Queen arranged for her was higher than that of Gu Taishi's wife Tang's, Taifu's wife Dong's, and even Dingguo's wife Daji's.
A long case is placed on the right hand side of the queen.
Lu Jinxi thought that today should be a special day. When she was seated according to her words, she looked up and saw Wei Yi, who was sitting in the first place on the bottom left of the queen. She was looking at her with a bit of unconcealed thought and scrutiny in her eyes.
It seems that she is trying to figure out the intention of her just asking for An's speech.
What can you guess
Originally, the status of the Lu family was very high, not to mention that the queen should be respected on this occasion. She just didn't want to get involved in the mess of entering the harem, so she just spoke according to the rules.
Everyone in the capital said that Wei Yi was smart and shouldn't be able to guess.
Therefore, Lu Jinxi didn't panic at all, just smiled slightly and looked away naturally.
It's so natural that I can't find any clues at all.
It was as if she didn't say anything special from the beginning to the end, and she didn't do anything special, and she didn't look like the concubine Xian concubine who had been told by her words.
Wei Yi tapped lightly on the slender fingers on the armrest and laughed.
People, of course, do change.
Even Lu Jinxi, who she disliked at the time, has cultivated such a quiet ability. What should those people be like back then
The thick eyelashes like butterfly wings drooped slightly, she squinted slightly, and the moles at the corners of her eyes trembled slightly.
After all, Wei Yi didn't say anything. After watching Lu Jinxi for a while, she turned her attention back to the palace banquet at the moment, coping with the clinging and greetings of others as usual, but couldn't see that the one just now was not considered an episode. The episode, had any effect on her.
Eye-catching and charming.
It can be seen that her status in the palace is indeed very detached.
Just like what Lu Jinxi had heard from others before, the queen was a lot worse than Wei Yi in terms of background, appearance and temperament, and many clues could be seen from the response at the banquet.
For internal and external women, the palace banquet is a rare opportunity to make friends, so most of them are talking.
But here, Lu Jinxi is not included.
First, Mrs. Lu rarely appeared on these occasions in the past, and she didn’t know a few people; secondly, the queen’s position in the queue for her was too high for others to speak; thirdly…
General Xue Kuang had been dead for almost six years, and it was so cold that it was almost useless to play with her.
Therefore, although the banquet was lively, Lu Jinxi was quiet here, as if everyone had forgotten her.
Most of people's attention is on Wei Yi.
It seemed a little restrained at first, but as the wine began to drink, the chatter box gradually opened, and the distance between people naturally narrowed, and the topic began to turn to a few official ladies who were fortunate enough to enter the palace today.
The queen also seemed to remember it at this time, put down the wine cup, and asked with a smile: "Yes, there are many young ladies from the official family coming today. Ben Gong just went to observe the discussion and the ceremony first. It's all done by Concubine Xian, and I haven't seen it before. Where are all the people?"
This is to meet the ladies of the official family.
As soon as the Queen spoke, the ladies of the official family, who were originally at the back, hurriedly stood up. The rules in the palace had already been taught when they entered the palace. At this moment, with a little panic, he walked out, stood in the middle, and saluted the queen.
"The ministers and daughters will greet the empress and concubine."
These official ladies, the queen set a precedent, and specially approved a few high-quality life women to bring in, so there are not many people.
But young after all.
Most of the wives were old, and the concubines and concubines in the palace were all gorgeous, but they had passed the greenest time. Therefore, when these young girls stepped up to the hall, the entire Rouyi Hall lit up.
The expressions of the little girls were all reserved and shy.
When some concubines saw it, their faces became unnatural, and they didn't even feel like drinking and eating. Even the queen was a little complicated, but Wei Yi didn't react.
Lu Jinxi thought it was interesting, and went to look at these official ladies.
She didn't know most of them, and they looked good at a glance.
It's just that when his eyes swept over one of the figures, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly—isn't this the little girl from Kangping Hou's mansion
If I remember correctly, it's called Xie Taoling.
I met him at the birthday banquet at the Taishi Mansion. I was teased a few times by my friends when I was enjoying the flowers in the back garden, so I made a scene, and one of them accidentally fell in front of Lu Jinxi.
Lu Jinxi had a very general impression of this little girl, but thought that Sun Huihui who fell down was pretty good.
This is also a very strange feeling.
Xie Taoling is wearing a tender powder today.
She was only seventeen, at the age of a girl who was as beautiful as a flower. When she wore this dress, her complexion was snow-white, her hair was thick and crow-green, and her whole person looked like a hibiscus out of water.
Standing neatly below, with his hands folded around his waist, it looks really good.
In a group of official ladies, she is already the most dazzling one.
After the queen told them to get up, she asked someone to bring out the rewards that had been prepared for them to share. After everyone thanked them for a while, they got up again.
At this time, the queen looked at Xie Taoling and nodded her hand: "It's all about this palace, you don't have to be polite. But who is the one on the left?"
Mrs. Kangshun Hou sat in the middle. Seeing that the queen called her name, she immediately wanted to get up and report her daughter's birth name.
But I didn't expect that Xie Taoling was not slow.
After hearing the Queen's words, she took the initiative to take a step to the side and replied: "Report to the Queen's Empress, the servant Kangshun Houfu, Xie Taoling."
"Ah, it turned out to be the Miss Xie family who is now famous in the capital."
As soon as the queen heard this, she remembered. It's just that when he said the words "Famous and moving the capital", his eyes turned towards Wei Yi.
"Get up quickly. I heard that Miss Kangshun Hou's family has been around for a long time, and now she is as beautiful as a flower, demure and dignified."
Being so praised in public, Xie Taoling's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he said as finely as a gnat: "Niangniang praised, how can Xiangling be worth it?"
The queen is only polite.
In fact, she saw such a good-looking woman, and she was still a young girl. Someone might come to the palace one day, how could she be happy
She was about to go back to Xie Taoling, but she didn't expect that there was a mouth below her faster than her.
"What kind of nonsense is this?"
A voice with a smile came. He was a little old, but he couldn't tell whether it was praise or ridicule. The tone was very strange.
"In today's capital, who doesn't know the beauty of Miss Xie's family? I heard someone say a while ago that if Fang's capital is today, who can be worthy of the eldest son of the Gu family, Xie family Xiangling is none other than Xie family."
As soon as this statement came out, all four were really shocked!
Even Lu Jinxi, who had nothing to do with him hanging up high, couldn't help but his eyelids jumped. After searching for a moment in his memory, he recognized the owner of this voice, so he turned his head to look.
Sure enough, Dingguo's wife Daji!
She was actually sitting next to Lu Jinxi. Although she was old, her makeup was still gorgeous, for fear that others would not know that she was the queen mother's sister.
Anyone who has attended three or two banquets in Beijing doesn't know who she is
A mouth has never been a door, what to say, because of his high status, he has never had any scruples, and he can often make people half-dead with anger.
When the birthday banquet was held at the Taishi's mansion, the Taishi's wife, Mrs. Tang, took a lot of anger from her.
But Lu Jinxi didn't expect that when this one entered the palace, there was no restraint at all. This is simply seeing whoever hits whomever you want.
These words are fine to say in private, but they can be brought to the table...
Mrs. Kangshun Hou's complexion has changed greatly, and even Xie Taoling, who is still young, realizes something. The rosy face before became pale, and she stood there and didn't know what to say.
Many people's faces are a little different.
Some thoughtful people have gone to Wei Yi, who is sitting on the top left, without a trace.
This was the number one beauty in Beijing that year.
Because of her high background and strong personality, she did not learn the things that her daughter usually learned from her childhood. Therefore, the one who got close to her was never a lady or a famous lady from any family, but Gu Juefei, the eldest son of the Gu family who was famous all over the world.
At the beginning, all the capitals of the capital would boast of "a talented man and a woman's appearance are a match made in heaven".
But who would have guessed later
So much happened that year.
Wei Yi entered the palace at a young age, and the six palaces attracted attention; Xue Kuang sacrificed his life for the country, and the government and the opposition shook; Gu Juefei was named on the Golden List, and Shilin passed his name...
In that year, the most widely circulated possibility about Gu Juefei running away from the Jokhang Temple was that he was "wounded by love".
Whether they saw it or not, everyone said it with certainty—
It is said that Gu Juefei, despite the opposition of the Gu family, gave up a good future and went to the mountain Qingxiu, because Wei Yi entered the palace and was disheartened.
What the truth is, no one knows yet.
But no matter what, everyone knew about the friendship between Wei Yi and Gu Juefei. Not to mention, she is still a key figure in the rumors.
Although it has been a long time, Gu Juefei is back now.
There are no holes.
It is said that Gu Juefei admires Weiyi, but what about the other way around
Does this virtuous concubine, who is so fond of now, really have no special feelings for Gu Juefei
People are all curious, let alone such a suspicious "unsolved case".
The entire Rouyi Hall became quiet after Mrs. Dingguo's unobstructed remarks, and even the Empress closed her mouth meaningfully and did not speak.
Whether they looked at it or not, everyone's attention was actually on Wei Yi.
Of course Lu Jinxi was also interested.
Although I don't think Gu Juefei, who is obviously full of ambition, will hide his love for his children for six years, but as another protagonist of the rumor, what about Wei Yi
She turned her eyes and looked quietly.
Obviously, Wei Yi could also sense the change in the atmosphere in the hall.
But equally obvious is her attitude, which is not concealed at all. With a pair of good-looking almond eyes, with a bit of mockery, they glanced at Dingguo's wife, Da Ji's, to see through the person.
Now, at this time, on this occasion, when Gu Juefei is mentioned plainly, it is obvious that she is not pleasing to the eye.
No wonder.
Her aunt was the late empress Wei Qiang, and before the late emperor died, she was in charge of the sixth palace. Empress Dowager Ji suffered a lot under her aunt's hands back then, how could she have no complaints in her heart
Da Ji is Empress Dowager Ji's sister, so why don't you target her
Just, so what
Wei Yi looked at her, her face full of grace, and she just leaned in the seat like that, not even moving her body, and she couldn't see the slightest bit of anger.
She just calmly turned her gaze to Xie Taoling and looked at her casually.
Not to mention that she was originally very smart, she was just an ordinary person. After many years in the palace, she should become a person when she is in this position.
How poisonous is Wei Yi's way of looking at people
At a glance, she could see that this little girl didn't look very good, but she was afraid that she really had some thoughts about Gu Juefei.
laugh.
Just her
Wei Yi laughed in her heart, she really didn't see such a little girl's film in her eyes, she just hung up a little mockery that she didn't take back, and opened her mouth with a smile that was not a smile.
"It's rare to see the empress look at someone differently. I think it's a good thing. Come and see."
To see the reward
At this moment, no one understood what Wei Yi was thinking, let alone what she meant by this move. But the look on her face has never been concealed.
An obvious mockery!
Xie Taoling was surprised by the queen's first glance, and she had already flown to the sky, and when she heard the beginning of Wei Yi, she lost half of her blood.
Her legs were weak, her body trembled, and she knelt back in fright!
"Xian, Concubine Xian's maiden, minister, minister's daughter..."
Wei Yi smiled beautifully: "What's wrong? Ben Gong just sees everyone complimenting you, and when I see you, I feel like it, and I want to reward you with something. Really, I'm scared like this, and Ben Gong doesn't eat people."