As for the other concubines, those who are willing to come over will have their lives made easier, and those who are unwilling to come over can live well on their own. The queen manages the harem according to this method, and so far it has been quite good.
Time passed quickly, and it was the day of the palace market. Such a day could be said to be very grand. As for the Queen, Si Yue had sent a set of clothes early.
"My lady, this is brocade that has been processed to look ordinary. It will be more comfortable to wear and look like a commoner's outfit."
The Queen blinked her eyes and said, "I never thought that silk and satin could be made to look so ordinary. Change them first, and then go find the Queen Mother."
Soon the queen changed into clothes that looked like coarse linen, and also had her hair done in a new hairstyle.
Since she became the queen, she had tied her hair up for the dignity of a mother of a country. This time, she finally had the opportunity to become a commoner, so she naturally missed her old bun.
So she let her hair down, and looking at the queen in the mirror, Si Yue couldn't help but sigh: "The queen is so beautiful. Si Yue really admires the queen. It is a great honor to be able to follow the queen."
In the past, I only knew that the Empress was dignified and generous, but it turns out that if she changes her outfit, my own Empress can be so beautiful.
The Queen couldn't help laughing when she saw Si Yue's exaggerated look: "You are always good at making me happy. I am already this age, how can I be more beautiful?"
Seeing the queen happy, Si Yue was also very happy: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? I think you are the most beautiful person in the harem. Even those who are younger are not as pretty as you, Your Majesty."
Having dressed up, the queen stood up and walked towards the Queen Mother's Palace. The Queen Mother was the same today, wearing a dress that only common women would wear, and she was quite satisfied. Today, everyone in the palace was wearing coarse linen clothes.
The Queen came in with her people and stepped forward to greet the Queen Mother: "Greetings, Mother."
The Queen Mother laughed. "On a day like today, there's no need to be polite. Just call me mother. You've come just in time. Is everything ready for the market outside?"
The Queen had already had someone check it out to make sure there were no problems, and then she nodded: "Everything is ready. If you want to go and take a look, we can leave now."
There is no government affairs today, the emperor has given everyone a day off. Anyone who wants to participate in the palace market can do so.
Beibei naturally would not miss such a fun event. You know, the Palace Gate Market was supposed to be held a few months ago, but in order to wait for her, it was delayed until now. How could he not go
Cao Suixin looked at Beibei and said, "Senior Sister, what should we wear today? Well, if we are going to the Palace Market, the Queen Mother has already said that we are going to experience the lives of ordinary people, so we definitely can't wear luxurious clothes."
Beibei looked at Cao Suixin with a smile: "Don't worry, it's already been prepared. It's what those little girls outside usually wear. It's much more convenient than our skirts."
What was prepared this time also looked like coarse linen, but it was made into pants and clothes. The pants were black and looked quite cool.
She wore a white inner shirt and a red short-sleeved shirt on the outside, and tied her hair into a ponytail, looking very cool.
Cao Suixin's outfit was exactly the same as Beibei's, except for the color. She also had a ponytail, and after changing, she nodded with satisfaction.
"Senior Sister, who made this dress? It feels very comfortable to wear, and it looks very convenient."
As she spoke, she turned around and it turned out that she really preferred wearing pants to wearing skirts!
Beibei looked at Cao Sui's satisfied expression and laughed, "This is the style designed by your second senior sister. How is it? It looks good, right? I think it suits us very well. When we go out today, I guarantee that others will look at us and enter the palace."
After changing clothes, the next thing was to go to the palace. They wanted to have fun, but some people were thinking about whether they could meet the Queen Mother today.
You have to know that the Queen Mother is kind-hearted. If you can get her special treatment, it will be of great benefit to you both in terms of family treatment and in choosing a husband in the future.
Beibei and Cao Suixin arrived at the palace gate and saw that many people had gathered there. It was really a long street with stalls on both sides selling all kinds of things.
Cao Suixin looked at all this and suddenly raised her eyebrows: "Senior Sister, let's set up a stall too. I haven't sold anything yet!"
Beibei looked at Cao Suixin's interested expression. While she found it funny, she was also willing to satisfy her: "Okay, what do you want to sell? Instead of setting up a stall, why not find something ready-made? Come on, if we like any of them, we can just grab them."
After all, as long as they don't take over the stalls opened by the wives of the ministers, it will be fine. Most of the stalls here are opened by the palace maids, and some are found from the public.
The two of them walked around and actually saw some opera singers and jugglers. These were basically performers from outside the palace.
Beibei and Cao Suixin watched for a while and found it interesting, especially the fire-breathing one. They couldn't help but stand by and applaud.
At this time, a half-grown child came out, beating drums and gongs: "Welcome everyone, those who have money can show their support with money, and those who have people can show their support with their presence."
Cao Suixin's eyes lit up instantly: "This is fun, Senior Sister, let's do this."
Beibei's mouth twitched. She really didn't expect that Cao Suixin would be interested in asking for money. She took a deep breath and said, "Do you really want to play? Okay, let's go over and talk."
The leader of this performance put a lot of effort into getting to the palace gate. He knew that those who came here today, even if they were dressed poorly, were all dignitaries and nobles, and they were not people they could afford to offend.
So after coming here, I also hope to get through it safely, at least without any major problems. Now I suddenly heard someone was looking for me, and I was also shocked.
He saw that the people coming were two half-grown children. Most importantly, he couldn't tell whether they were boys or girls. He could only ask tentatively, "What do you two want from me?"
Cao Suixin looked at the squad leader's worried expression and smiled, "Don't worry, there's nothing serious going on between us two. It's just that the one among you who beats the gong to beg for money is quite fun, so we wanted to try it out. Let us have some fun, okay?"
Uh! The monitor was speechless. Are all the girls from rich families so willful? Well, after hearing Cao Suixin's voice, the monitor confirmed that these were two girls.
"You really want to play?"
Seeing that the two girls were not ordinary people, the monitor did not dare to offend them and could only ask again. Beibei nodded: "Just play for a while, when my sister is no longer interested, we will leave and will not cause any trouble to you."
Having said this, the squad leader had no choice but to call over the two people who had just rang the gong to ask for money and give the gong to them.
Beibei and Cao Suixin each held a gong and walked into the crowd. The two little guys whose work had been taken away from them were speechless and could only do somersaults to the side.
After Cao Suixin got the gong, he was very happy. He walked into the crowd and struck it with a bang. Then he said, "Welcome everyone. Those who have money can show their support with money, and those who don't can show their support with their presence."
After saying it several times, he turned the gong over and went to ask for money. He came to a man and said, "Give me money, give me money."
Beibei found Cao Suixin's behavior a little funny. Those who were called were basically children from large families who came shopping. These people were all wealthy and could come up with a little money.
Someone looked at the maid next to him, and the maid took out some small change and put it in Cao Suixin's gong. Cao Suixin nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you, thank you."
She thanked everyone along the way, and everyone she walked in front of gave her money. Beibei raised her eyebrows, and it was estimated that when the two of them asked for money here, it would soon spread.
Cao Suixin turned around and looked at Beibei: "Senior sister, why don't you move?"
Beibei smiled and started to beat the gong: "Thank you all for coming. Come on, those who have money can support us with money, and those who don't can support us with their presence."
While talking, she was beating the gong. Then, wherever she walked to, Cao Suixin's gong would appear directly. She looked at everyone with a smile. Everyone obviously recognized the two of them and asked for money.
Soon Cao Suixin's gong was full, and Cao Suixin came to the squad leader with satisfaction: "Here, take it, we will continue."
The people in front of him almost gave the money and left, because with Beibei around, everyone was subconsciously avoiding her! Only Wan Zhenzhen, who had been asking for news about Beibei as soon as she came here, finally heard about it from others, so she quickly walked over here.
When the Queen Mother and the Empress came out, they were surrounded by only one person and a maid, and were lost in the crowd. The Queen Mother looked at the crowd and was very happy: "Yes, it's lively with so many people. I just don't know where Beibei went to play?"
This child has always been playful. The Queen was a little amused: "Let's look for her. The palace market is only this small. How can she not come?"
The Queen Mother smiled and shook her head: "That's impossible. How could she miss such a lively event? Well, do you smell a fragrance?"
The Queen sniffed and indeed there was a fragrance: "It smells like sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Could it be that someone from the imperial kitchen is here today?"
This palace market is also a convenience for the palace people. It is normal for people from the imperial kitchen to come here: "Just go and take a look and you will know."