The procedure of worshipping heaven and earth is not a simple one, but is very complicated. One has to kneel three times and kowtow nine times in all four directions. Xingnong didn't know where this belief came from. Anyway, she knelt under the scorching sun for most of the day. Her knees were probably swollen and the clothes on the back were soaked!
Xing Nong glanced at the other women. They were even worse off. Their makeup was all smudged, and it was simply horrible to look at! Fortunately, she didn't wear much makeup.
But the ceremony is not over yet. They still have to go to the Tianlou to worship their ancestors. After that, they have to go back to the stage again to accept the kneeling worship of all the civil and military officials in the court!
After this series of ceremonies were over, it was dark, and then there was a palace banquet.
Normally, after the ceremony, Shen Ruoxi could return to her new room in Kunning Palace, but the King of Jin was reluctant to let Shen Ruoxi wait there alone, so he attended the palace banquet with her.
Everyone had been hungry and thirsty for a day. No matter if they were ministers, ladies of state or noble girls, they no longer had the dignity they usually had when attending palace banquets. They drank a pot of water and ate a little food before they recovered!
Then everyone had the energy to look at the people around them and discovered that except for the Queen Mother and Princess Xingnong who were sitting in high seats, everyone else still looked bright and beautiful, making people extremely envious and jealous.
Among the concubines in the palace, the four concubines sat below the King of Jin and Shen Ruoxi, which was quite close.
Concubine Li took the opportunity to talk to Shen Ruoxi: "The Queen and Princess Xingnong are truly beautiful! After this day, our makeup has faded, only the Queen and Princess Xingnong are still as beautiful as usual."
Shen Ruoxi blushed, “The Imperial Concubine is also very beautiful now.”
Concubine Li smiled and said, "I am not even one-tenth as good as the Queen."
This is not self-deprecation, she is just a few years older than Shen Ruoxi, and she can't figure out how Shen Ruoxi maintains her skin. When she was her age, her skin was not as good as hers.
You know, I was in the palace at that time, what good things didn't I have? And Shen Ruoxi was said to be a lunatic at that time.
Although some people are born beautiful, aging is a natural process. She couldn't help but ask, "I wonder how the Queen takes care of her skin on a daily basis? The Queen's skin is so good!"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of Consort De, Consort Xian, and Consort Shu all lit up, and they all spoke up, "Your Majesty, I would also like to ask for your advice! Your Majesty looks as young as if she is in her twenties, and people would believe that you and Princess Xingnong are sisters!"
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Upon hearing this, the King of Jin looked at Shen Ruoxi, and then at the four concubines. They were certainly beautiful. Although he didn't like to go to the harem before, he didn't want to wrong himself, so the concubines he picked into the palace were all extremely beautiful, and each had its own merits. However, his queen was indeed stunning, and she was good-looking. She looked amazing from every angle, especially when she smiled, it was simply suffocating.
Seeing their enthusiasm, Shen Ruoxi shared the skin care method that Xing Nong taught her: "I use this every day when I clean my face..."
Start with cleansing your face in the morning and evening, and then treat your entire body before bed.
The four concubines were stunned when they heard this!
Is it true that the Queen was born a peasant woman
This exquisite style is even better than any of theirs!
No, the Empress was indeed born a peasant woman, and she had to work in the fields every day, and the Emperor helped her with farm work! The four concubines confirmed this from the Third Prince!
What does this indicate
This shows that the skin care products used by the Queen on a daily basis are definitely not ordinary ones!
Moreover, when the Queen was poor in the past, she must not have taken care of her skin. She must have started taking care of her skin only in the last year.
What magical skin care product can make people look younger and more radiant
The four concubines all thought of it, so they were enthusiastic again, and they asked one after another what skin care products Shen Ruoxi used, which was made by the rouge shop in Chu State. Even if it was thousands of miles away, they would find a way to buy it back!
In return for courtesy, the four of them took the initiative to tell Shen Ruoxi how they took care of their skin and what they used.
After listening to this, Shen Ruoxi told her what was wrong with the skin care products that Xing Nong had told her.
Women all love to discuss topics like skin care and clothes, so the five of them had a great time chatting at the palace banquet.
Shen Ruoxi was so busy talking that she even refused when the King of Jin urged her to eat something.
The King of Jin was ignored by his own queen, and he felt aggrieved and happy. He was happy because he was really happy to see Shen Ruoxi. Well, it seems that the four concubines are not bad, and he will have to reward them tomorrow.
Shen Ruoxi ignored him, and the King of Jin could only raise his glass to toast the envoys and ministers.
The ministers responded with all kinds of auspicious words to bless the emperor and empress on their wedding, and the atmosphere instantly reached a climax!
Everyone, please respect me and I will respect you.
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The four concubines on the high platform pestered Shen Ruoxi to ask for skin care secrets, and the Crown Princess also heard it, and couldn't help asking Xing Nong.
The royal princess, the first-rank ladies of the court, and the noble ladies behind the Crown Princess all surrounded Xing Nong and started asking questions when they heard it.
No one wants to grow old so quickly, especially women like them whose husbands can have many women.
When Princess Shengping saw that the women who usually surrounded her now surrounded Xingnong, her face darkened even more and she couldn't help cursing in her heart: These hypocritical villains who curry favor with the powerful!
Princess Shengping was assigned to greet the female formation masters in the envoy group, so she was sitting with Zhao Luran at this moment.
In recent days, Zhao Luran had people secretly monitor Princess Shengping's movements, and took the opportunity to find two opportunities to talk to her and flatter Xingnong.
She would not let go of such a good opportunity this time. She looked at Xing Nong and smiled casually, "It seems that after tonight, Princess Xing Nong will have another title besides the title of the world's number one female genius formation master—the world's most beautiful woman!"
Princess Shengping's face darkened even more when she heard that. She couldn't even breathe and felt extremely aggrieved!
But no matter how aggrieved she was, she had to admit that Chen Xingnong was indeed more beautiful than her!
The most annoying thing is that the formation is so powerful!
Zhao Luran saw her dark face and smiled secretly in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She was hailed as a genius girl formation master before, and Princess Shengping was hailed as the first genius girl formation master in the four countries.
Zhao Luran even knew that Princess Shengping had ridiculed her in private, saying that she dared to call herself a genius with her level of formation skills!
She knew that Princess Shengping pretended to be indifferent to this title in front of the world, but in fact she was just unhappy to be called a genius like her.
Now Chen Xingnong is the best in the world/young genius/strategy master! She is directly the best in the world, and a master, she is not even on the same level as her! Moreover, the other party is a princess, and she is only a county lady, and her status is one level higher than hers. How can County Lady Shengping not feel aggrieved after all these things
Either explode in silence or perish in silence!
Zhao Luran kindly gave her a chance to vent. She sighed softly, "It's no wonder Princess Xingnong is so good at formations. She only needed to concentrate on learning formations before. We are different. We were born in the royal family and have to learn much more! For the sake of the royal family's reputation, we must be proficient in poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting! How can we have so much time and energy to study formations?"
Princess Shengping was startled.