I heard that the master will go to Kunning Palace to serve the empress on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and all the servants around Pan'er are very happy.
Rushing through the night to make new clothes and prepare jewelry, Aunt Qing even put out all her housekeeping skills. For two days in a row, she would smear some things on Pan'er's body and face every day, and Pan'er couldn't stop her.
On the same day, Pan'er got up early in the morning, Bai Shuqingdai helped her change her clothes and combed her hair, and Aunt Qing put on her makeup.
After dressing up, the sun outside became three poles.
Pan'er looked at herself in the mirror, pulled out a few hairpins from her head, and she only picked one of the bracelets that Cattail brought, but she didn't wear the others.
"Okay, I'm not here to show off. The Crown Princess can't show her face today. Hu Liangdi is also here. I have the lowest status, but I dress up like this. It's not obvious that I won't stop after I come back. Auntie, I will tell you clearly, today I will Going is just a foil, maybe the empress doesn't need my service at all, but the prince just wants to make me look good on purpose."
After the call was over, the servants in the room were immediately discouraged.
In fact, it's not that they don't understand the reason why being in the limelight can't show too much, it's just that a happy event comes suddenly, and they get carried away for a while.
"The master has considered it thoroughly, so let's do it."
Afterwards, Pan'er went out without anyone else with her, but took Bai Shu with her.
When they arrived at Jide Hall, Hu Liangdi and Xu Liangyuan were already waiting there, and the Crown Princess finally showed her face. However, she was dressed plainly, with homely clothes and not too much decoration.
On the contrary, Hu Liangdi was dressed in a splendid attire, a wide-sleeved summer blouse with begonia red sprinkled with gold and folded peony branches, a moonlight skirt, and a complicated upside-down bun.
There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her figure was rounder than before, but her skin was still flimsy. Although her stomach was sticking out, it didn't detract from her charm.
Xu Liangyuan, on the other hand, is no different from the past, her clothes are well-regulated, but it can be seen that she has been well-dressed, but she will not be too presumptuous.
After Pan'er came in, the eyes of the three people in the hall moved over.
I saw that she was wearing a light yellow double-breasted summer shirt embroidered with purple orchids, and a red eight-panel Hunan skirt. A butterfly bun is combed on the head, and a few hairpins are inserted in the bun in a regular manner for embellishment.
Seeing that she is dressed all over, she not only shows off her appearance, but it doesn't make people feel that she is too much stealing the limelight, and it meets the standards of festive festivals.
Hu Liangdi gave her a meaningful look, then turned her face away.
Xu Liangyuan smiled and said, "Sister Su is really well dressed today."
Pan'er lowered her head and said shyly, "Thank you sister Xu for your praise, I'm not as good as sister Xu."
Xu Liangyuan hit a soft nail and stopped talking. The Crown Princess looked around at the three of them and paused for a moment on Pan'er.
"Today you represent the face of the East Palace. Please be careful with your words and deeds, and don't embarrass the East Palace." Her face was solemn, with almost no unnecessary expressions.
After finishing speaking, she picked up the teacup, which meant seeing off the guests.
Hu Liangdi stood up, held picturesque hands, saluted the princess in a perfunctory manner, and walked slowly to the door. Seeing that Xu Liangyuan didn't move, Pan'er went out after her.
She and Hu Liangdi stood in the courtyard waiting for Xu Liangyuan, during which Hu Liangdi didn't speak to her, but just stared at a flowerbed in the courtyard.
There used to be a hibiscus tree planted there, but since the last time a person was hanged from above, the tree has been dug up, and now it has been replaced by a row of flower beds with flowers blooming inside.
This kind of handwriting is probably only available in the palace.
After pan'er took a few glances, Xu Liangyuan came out.
She didn't say anything, she seemed to be a bit disapproving of letting the two of them wait for her. In fact, it was conceivable that Xu Liangyuan had always stood on the side of the princess, so naturally she was not afraid of offending anyone.
The three of them didn't say much, and each walked out of the gate with the people around them.
After leaving the gate of Jide Hall, I saw Ruyan leading several young eunuchs standing not far away, with a shoulder car carried by two people parked behind him.
Seemingly seeing that the two were looking at each other, Hu Liangdi smiled charmingly: "This is specially rewarded by the empress, she is sympathetic to my pregnancy and it is inconvenient to come and go."
Xu Liangyuan and Pan'er couldn't say anything, so they could only smile, but in the following journey, they each led a court lady to walk behind Hu Liangdi's large army, feeling rather disgraced.
There is a long distance from the East Palace to the Kunning Palace.
Hu Liangdi was sitting on the shoulders, naturally much faster than the two of them, she also seemed to deliberately not wait for the two of them, and walked quickly, and when Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan arrived, she was already sitting inside drinking tea.
It's not the main hall, but the side hall. Empress Fu is not here, so she is accompanied by a few court ladies.
Seeing the two of them came in under the guidance of the maid, Hu Liangdi lazily said: "The two sisters seem to be walking slowly, I have left tea for you, sit down and drink to quench your thirst."
These words were too sarcasm, Pan'er usually kept silent, unexpectedly Xu Liangyuan, who was always known for her straightforwardness and had something to say, didn't say anything today.
The two went to the chairs and sat down. Not long after they sat down, a court lady in her twenties walked in from the outside. She smiled at them and came to Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan: "It's hot, the two little girls The lord should go with the servants to freshen up, so as not to be rude when seeing the empress later."
Indeed, even though Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan were not disheartened, they were sweating profusely during the journey.
Pan'er was fine, she had experience in her previous life, and because of her young age, she put on some lip balm without even applying makeup. Xu Liangyuan put makeup powder on her face, and now the makeup powder is quite white, so that sweat marks are left behind after sweating, which is quite indecent.
Xu Liangyuan smiled awkwardly, and when she got up, she saw Pan'er's little face like a peeled egg, and a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
"Then please trouble Aunt Nianci."
Pan'er had never met Nian Ci before, but once he heard that he was from the generation of literati, he knew that she was probably the same as Nian Qiu, and she was also the maid of honor next to Empress Fu, no wonder she didn't salute when she came in, and called her and Xu Liangyuan as the young masters .
Don't look at her being called the master by everyone before and after in the East Palace. In fact, she is not a master at all, but just being praised by others. As for leaving the East Palace, even half of the master is not counted, the young master is just an elegant name.
Pan'er followed Xu Liangyuan and Nian Ci left, while Hu Liangdi continued drinking tea.
At this time, she seemed a bit embarrassed, and from the appearance of Cai Nianci and her tone, it was not that Empress Fu was busy, but she hadn't seen Hu Liangdi at all, and she probably planned to meet the three of them together .
From this point of view, Hu Liangdi was not as embarrassing in front of Empress Fu as she usually did.
Nian Ci led the two of them to a clean room, and a group of maids filed in to help them clean up.
After they washed and tidied up, Nian Ci led them to the side hall just now, and then she left. The three of them continued to drink tea for a while, when a little maid came and said that the empress had summoned them.
It goes without saying that the Kunning Palace is majestic and even rich. Pan'er walked at the back, just walking quietly with downcast eyes.
As a curtain was raised, it seemed that she had finally reached the place. Pan'er continued to stare at the gold brick floor and walked forward. Seeing Xu Liangyuan in front of her stop, she stopped, knelt down and bowed down.
"Okay, let's all get up. Hu Liangdi is pregnant, Nianqiu, ask someone to move a chair for her."
Only then did Pan'er stand up and look at Empress Fu on the throne.
As for Empress Fu, her memory has long been blurred. She only remembers that she was a dignified and beautiful woman, but she was a little thinner, and her health seemed to be not in good condition. Not a few years after the crown prince ascended the throne, Empress Fu, who was the empress dowager, passed away.
Looking at it at this time, it is indeed dignified and beautiful.
She wears a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes on her head, and a bright yellow auspicious suit. She has fair skin, long eyebrows and fine eyes, and the eyebrows look like a prince, but more delicate. There are a few deep wrinkles between the eyebrows, giving her Added a bit of seriousness.
"You are the prince's family members. Since you have come to Kunning Palace, don't be cautious. There is nothing wrong today, but the princess is ill and cannot be with me, so I chose you to come. Since you can come , it means that you usually understand the rules, and today I will follow Bengong, talk less and watch more, and be cautious in words and deeds."
"Yes." All three of them lowered their eyebrows and said in unison.
"It's still early, and the wives who will enter the palace to pay homage will arrive. Move a seat for the two of them, and rest first."
As soon as Empress Fu finished speaking, a little maid moved two piers and placed them under Hu Liangdi. In front of Empress Fu, Hu Liangdi could only get a chair because she could get a chair, so Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan could only sit on the pier.
But Pan'er knew in her heart that it was thanks to Xu Liangyuan that she was able to sit on the pier. With her status, she was no different from a court lady here.
At least as the maid of honor next to the empress, Nianqiu is a few grades higher than her.
After sitting for a while, a court lady came in to report that the wives who came to congratulate him had already waited outside the Kunning Gate. Now, the few of them couldn't even sit down, so they went to stand aside, watching the women who were dressed up in their clothes, and came in row by row to bow down to Empress Fu.
Empress Fu was either solemn and solemn, or smiling kindly, or talking to the other party warmly.
As time passed, Hu Liangdi showed a difficult expression, Nian Qiu glanced at her, and whispered something in Empress Fu's ear, Empress Fu nodded, and Nian Qiu led Hu Liangdi down.
Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan continued to stand like wooden blocks, but in fact they are now serving as background boards. Pan'er's feet were already starting to hurt a little, but she knew it was still too early to finish, so she could only bite the bullet and hold on, secretly changing feet under her skirt.
After waiting for the next group of women to enter, Empress Fu took a sip of tea, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the direction where Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan were standing.
"Lead them down to drink some tea and eat some snacks, and there will be no time to rest later."
"Yes, ma'am."
Pan'er finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that Empress Fu is really considerate and gentle, and she doesn't put on airs.
After going to the side hall, I didn't see Hu Liangdi, probably went down to rest with the maid. During this period, Pan'er and Xu Liangyuan didn't speak, they just drank tea and ate snacks, and asked the maid to lead them to the cleaning room, fearing that they would not be able to find time to show their ugliness later.
Pan'er thought of Aunt Qing and the others who were in high spirits yesterday, as if they had received a great favor, and compared with their current state of embarrassment, it was a stark contrast.
In the Forbidden City, if you can't be one of the top few masters, you are actually a donkey dung. Whenever there are any palace banquets and celebrations in Fan Palace, not to mention suffering in vain, he has to stand and laugh with him, which is just a little bit better than a palace maid.
I won't go into details about the subsequent experience, it is roughly waiting for the wife to congratulate, and then move to another palace to hold a banquet.
There were several places where the banquet was held, and Pan'er and the others followed Empress Fu back and forth to stay in each palace for a while. When Empress Fu received the gift and gave the banquet, Pan'er stood in the most inconspicuous corner as a stake.
In fact, Pan'er also knew that there was probably no one in the whole hall who was relaxed, and not many people even knew how to eat the imperial banquet. After eating and drinking, you will excrete. The Forbidden City looks magnificent, but in fact there is not even a latrine. Anyway, as far as Pan'er knew, the wives outside the palace considered going to the palace to have a banquet as a disaster, and they all planned to come in with the intention of not getting any rice for a whole day.
Pan'er didn't know that when she was secretly slandering her, in fact, many people were looking at her below. How could there be a fool who could enter the palace to congratulate her? Everyone seemed respectful, but in fact, Empress Fu was replaced by a court lady. It can be seen that it is natural to see Pan'er's face.
It wasn't until the time of application in the afternoon that I finally had a rest.
While Pan'er breathed a sigh of relief, she also admired Empress Fu. Wearing heavy auspicious clothes and heavy phoenix crowns, people have to carry them back and forth, so those who can be queens are very human.
Thinking of this, Pan'er suddenly felt a sense of wonder.
Because she seems to have such a mental journey in her previous life, but the object is the current crown princess and the future empress Chen.
"Su Fengyi, this servant will take you to have a rest. There will be a moon feast in the evening, and His Majesty also held a family banquet in Qianqing Palace."
The maid's soft voice interrupted Pan'er's wild thoughts, and seeing that Xu Liangyuan had followed the maid, she nodded to the little maid who was talking to her.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the gate of the side hall, he saw the prince walking towards here.
The prince wore an apricot yellow robe embroidered with four dragons, a gold and jade belt around his waist, and soap boots with gold embroidered dragon patterns. Her jet-black hair was combed into a bun on top of her head, but compared to usual, she was wearing a Yishan crown today.
This auspicious suit made him look extraordinarily handsome and a bit more majestic.
"Your Highness, why are you here?" After saying that, Pan'er realized that there was someone else beside her, so she stopped talking and just turned her eyes to look at the prince.
The author has something to say: After reading the comments, I see that everyone is quite controversial about the relationship between the prince and the princess, and they are "why the husband and wife can't be honest with each other, and they can talk about things directly" and "the princess has developed to this point." The whole point is the prince's laissez-faire' and other issues, let's talk about it roughly.
The crown prince was born in the court, and was born a proud son of heaven. The crown princess was born in the Chen family, and only married into the East Palace when she was old. The two grew up in different environments, and they are destined to have different thinking patterns, personalities, and tempers. In ancient times, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, women had women's virtues to abide by, for example, women should not be jealous. We assume that when the princess married the prince for the first time, she didn't want the prince to take a concubine, would she tell the prince clearly? Won't. She will only keep her thoughts in her heart, because she is not an ordinary person after all, she is the princess who will be the mother of the world in the future, her words and deeds outside will attract people's attention, especially when Donggong is in a bad situation in the palace No matter what she does, others will watch.
Chapter 5 or Chapter 6 Through Mrs. Chen's narration, one should be able to see that the princess was taught by her since she was a child, but she was actually quite scheming. My brother left all the girls behind. Although he didn't specify the means, it shouldn't be difficult to reflect from the side. After she enters the Eastern Palace with this kind of character, what will she do after the crown prince takes concubine? I don't need to go into details, right
Besides, the prince, from the chapter where the prince concubine appeared on the stage, it was written through the white description that after the prince concubine married into the East Palace, she has never been out. During this period, the prince did not take concubines. The queen was in a hurry, seeing that the crown princess had entered the East Palace for more than a year and had no children, so she rewarded her. ?The original text is probably like this.
Why didn't the prince say anything, and why did he tolerate the princess in every possible way? Because Empress Fu was not favored, and because Emperor Cheng'an spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, he and Empress Fu were in a bad situation, so he paid the most attention to rules. The rules here mean that no concubine will be allowed to surpass the concubine (the prince has always followed through on this. Yes, until later conflicts occurred frequently, and the relationship between husband and wife became more and more deadlocked). Including Pan'er's introduction, he didn't go to the prince's bridal chamber that night, and he didn't go there after that, until the princess arranged for a bedtime, he didn't go. When he first went, he had the idea that this was the princess's family, and everyone wanted to go. It hurt the face of the princess.
As for why the prince didn't tell the princess clearly, the princess refused to communicate with him on this issue, what would he say? Could it be that he said with a straight face that I don't take concubines, and it's just the two of us? He should think that what he did is clear enough, but the princess thinks too much. Of course, Queen Fu is also involved here, because the prince has never had a son, so Queen Fu, who is a mother, is also anxious.
The worry is not only about holding a grandson, a prince in his twenties has never had a son, and Emperor Cheng'an doesn't like him, so he can only make up for his own shortcomings, so as to make himself invulnerable and continue to secure the position of prince. That's why Empress Fu rewarded people again and again.
About the prince letting the princess go. In the previous article, when the princess was pregnant at the beginning, the nurse of the princess, Nanny Chen, deliberately said that the princess was working hard in front of the prince (in fact, she wanted to dig a hole for Hu Liangdi), and the prince once said that she could leave the matter in hand to Nanny Chen Nanny or Nanny Gao, the princess mistakenly thought that she was going to be seized power, so she refused. I remember there was a narration at that time, since she didn't want to listen to what she said, the prince didn't want to say any more, and then the prince left.
At this time, the princess still didn't realize that the prince was unhappy, which was enough to prove the estrangement between husband and wife. It also shows that the prince has said something like this before, but the princess does not listen. (Although there is no direct description, I think it should be clearly expressed from the side)
In this case, even if the prince knows some things that the princess has done (some of them are suspicious, after all, the prince made people watch the backyard after those two incidents), he can't expose it, and he has to smooth things over for her, otherwise it will be A lose-lose end (such as this time).
And this kind of thing needs to be kept under wraps, otherwise the Crown Princess will not be able to sit in the position of Crown Princess, and at the same time, the Crown Prince will also be criticized for "how can you sweep the world if you don't sweep a house".
So when it comes to the whole thing, everyone is at fault, and everyone has their own difficulties, so don’t say who is right and who is wrong, anyway, you should be responsible for what you do. It’s not a common saying that after a long time, you always have to Return it.