In March, Zhongjing Dading Prefecture has begun to warm up, especially when the sun rises during the day, the sun shines warmly on your body, making people feel very comfortable. However, as soon as the sun sets, the temperature will drop immediately, and occasionally there will be late spring cold, and it may even freeze at night.

The most core area of ​​the Liao Dynasty Palace, the middle is naturally the imperial tent of the Liao Dynasty Emperor Yelu Longxu. There is also an extremely gorgeous tent behind the left side of the imperial tent. A charcoal furnace is raised in the large tent, making the room warm. A noble lady wearing traditional Khitan costumes sit in front of a bronze mirror, and two maids next to her are helping her take off the hair accessories on her head one by one.

I saw that this imperial concubine looked about thirties, with her phoenix eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows, and her appearance was extremely charming. In addition, her skin was extremely fair, and she sat there like a white jade Guanyin that the most believed in by the Khitans.

The lady was also looking at her appearance in the mirror at this time. Although she looked in her thirties on the surface, she was actually fifty years old this year. It was just because of her natural beauty, especially her fair and tender skin, and her proper care, which made her look more than teenagers younger than her actual age. Although there are fewer people like her, there are not none.

This imperial concubine was the biological mother of the prince of Liao, which was Xiao Nojin, who later caused trouble to the entire Liao Dynasty. She looked ugly when she was young, but later she suddenly became extremely beautiful and has remained until now.

Li Zhang guessed that Xiao Nojin was not ugly either, but he suffered from some kind of skin disease, which caused his face to be dark and rough. Later, by chance, he took some medicine to cure the disease, and it turned out to be bright and charming, just like a little girl with acne on her face in later generations. When her skin recovered after college and dressed up for a little, she immediately seemed to have become a different person.

"I'm so old, there are fine lines at the corners of my eyes!" At this moment, Xiao Nojin, who was looking at her appearance, suddenly sighed and said. She suddenly found that there were a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes unconsciously, and she usually cared about her appearance the most, which made her feel a little disappointed.

"Empress Yuan Concubine is not old at all. I heard some concubines in the palace say what Empress Yuan Concubine was like when they entered the palace. After so many years, Empress Yuan Concubine is still the same. She is like a white jade Guanyin, and she does not look old at all!" At this time, a palace maid who was combing Xiao Nojin's hair next to her spoke flatteringly.

"Haha, you little girl is so sweet-mouthed, I'll give you a reward!" Xiao Nojin was very happy when he heard the words of the palace maid combing his hair. He picked up a hairpin in front of him and threw it to the other party, which made the palace maid who received the reward also thanked him excitedly.

"Empress Yuan, I am here to report you good news!" At this moment, Zhao Anren walked in quickly and said loudly with excitement when he saw Xiao Nojin.

"Look at how happy you look? Didn't you just ask you to ask the envoys of Song State for some gifts? Are you coming?" Xiao Nojin couldn't help but give him a blank look when he saw Zhao Anren's happy look. Zhao Anren was arranged to be with her since he entered the palace, and Zhao Anren was smart and very capable of doing things, so she also valued Zhao Anren very much. She would leave it to him whenever there was any important thing.

"Here I'm coming, the envoy of Song State was unexpectedly young. He may not be twenty years old. Moreover, after hearing the name of the concubine Yuan, he respected you very much and immediately agreed to give you a lot of gifts. It is said that many of them were prepared to give to the queen." Zhao Anren is worthy of being Xiao Nojin's confidant, and also knows what she likes to hear the most. He said sincerely at the moment.

"Oh? The envoy of the Song Dynasty really gave me the gifts he was going to give to Brother Xiao?" Sure enough, Xiao Nojin immediately lit his eyes when he heard Zhao Anren's words. She was the biological mother of Yelu Zongzhen, but she was not the queen. This made Xiao Nojin very dissatisfied. Therefore, she and Queen Boss Xiao were extremely disagreeable. The two had countless conflicts openly and secretly, but Brother Xiao’s family had great achievements and had a deep foundation behind them, so Xiao Nojin was always at a disadvantage.

"You don't have to doubt the Empress Yuan. The envoy of the State of Song even took out a few private treasures to give to you. I have brought them back. You will definitely like them when you see them!" Zhao Anren said as he waved behind him. He immediately sent three exquisite boxes of different sizes. I don't know what it contained in it?

"Please look, Empress Yuan!" Zhao Anren reached out and picked up a small square box on it, and then gently opened the lid to reveal a crystal clear glass bottle inside.

"What do I think of it? Isn't it just a glass bottle? Although it looks quite transparent, it is too small. The envoy of Song State is also embarrassed to give gifts?" Xiao Nojin casually swept the glass bottle in the box and said with some disdain. In fact, with her status, it is not important to her what gifts the envoy of Song State gives. What is important is that it can suppress Brother Xiao's limelight.

"Empress Yuan, you misunderstood. This gift is not a glass bottle, but something in the bottle!" Zhao Anren said as he picked up the bottle in the box. At this time, Xiao Nojin discovered that the bottle was still filled with a light pink liquid, but the silk lined under the box was also pink, so she didn't notice it just now.

"What is the bottle?" Xiao Nojin asked, looking at the beautiful pink liquid in the bottle, and finally showed a curious look.

"This thing is called perfume, which is specially used for women like the Empress. It smells so fragrant on your body and will not dissipate all day long. You can tell if you try it!" Zhao Anren said excitedly again.

The Khitans are nomadic peoples, and their staple food is beef and mutton. They are mainly made of these two kinds of meat. Both men and women carry a special smell. This is also one of the main characteristics of distinguishing Han and Khitans. For men, this taste is nothing, but for women, this taste seems a bit annoying. Especially for women who pay attention to appearance, women who have long paid attention to the taste of their bodies. She even wears sachets for many years to cover up the smell of their bodies.

"Hurry! Let me try!" Xiao Nojin's eyes lit up at this time, and he hurriedly ordered, and Zhao Anren immediately opened the bottle. Xiao Nojin immediately smelled a light fragrance of flowers, and could not tell what the smell of flowers was. Anyway, it smelled very attractive, as if he was in a sea of ​​flowers.

Zhao Anren sprinkled a few drops of perfume on Xiao Nojin's body, and then Xiao Nojin also walked around the room for a while. The whole room was immediately filled with this elegant fragrance of flowers, and the palace maids serving around all showed envious expressions. After all, as long as they were women, they could not resist the temptation of perfume.

"It's indeed a good thing. It's much better than a sachet!" Even though Xiao Nojin was used to seeing the world's rare treasures, he couldn't help laughing happily. Although Yelu Longxu is now seriously ill and his entire palace is covered with a kind of sorrow, Xiao Nojin is not affected at all. He should laugh no matter how he should. After all, she is used to being domineering in the palace. Even the queen, Xiao Boss, usually she has to give her three points.

"What are the remaining two boxes? Open it quickly!" With perfume, Xiao Nojin was more interested in the remaining two gifts, and at the same time, he also felt more and more fond of the envoy of Song State whom he had never met.

When Zhao Anren saw Xiao Nojin so happy, he smiled and then opened another larger box, revealing three smooth round cakes inside, with exquisite patterns carved on them. Then he said, "Please look at the Princess Yuan. This thing is called soap. It is similar to pancreatic sap for bathing, but its effect is much stronger than pancreatic sap. After cleaning the body, it will also leave a faint fragrance. It will be better when used with perfume!"

"So there are indeed many talented people and strangers in the Song Dynasty. Even women can make things so exquisitely!" After hearing the introduction of the soap, Xiao Nojin couldn't help but pick up a piece and observe it carefully. At the same time, a faint fragrance could also be smelled in her nose, which made her even more amazed.

"Empress Yuan, you praised it too early. This is the real exquisite thing!" When Zhao Anren said this, he picked up the last small box and opened it, and then exposed an exquisite glass mirror inside.

Li Zhang really invested a lot in order to please the concubine Shunsheng. Among them, perfume and soap were fine. He could make both of them by himself. Moreover, Yan Niang's powder shop was always selling them, but the mirrors were very rare. In addition to the women in Li Zhang's family, there were only a few sides in the palace. The main reason was that the glass was not successfully fired. Li Zhang could only make some mirrors with the glass on the plane, which was temporarily unsuccessful. The mirror given to Xiao Noujin was actually used by him.

"This... is really a mirror?" When Xiao Nojin saw his beautiful appearance in the mirror, he also widened his eyes excitedly. Then he reached out to pick up the mirror and looked at his appearance carefully. But soon she put down the mirror sadly and said, "Things are good things, but seeing them too clearly may not be a good thing. Now I have even counted the few wrinkles I have."

"It's okay, the Empress doesn't have to be sad. The Empress is three years younger than you. But look at the Empress, she looks much older than you!" Zhao Anren sneaked into Xiao Nojin's ear and whispered. He dared not say such words to criticize the Empress, otherwise it would be a big trouble for people to hear it.

Xiao Nojin likes to compete with Xiao Bodhisattva in everything. Now when he heard Zhao Anren's words, he immediately turned sad to joy and said, "It's still Xiaoxi, you know what I think. Tomorrow you go back to the envoy of Song State. I like his gift very much!"

"Empress, in addition to giving these gifts, the envoy of Song State also asked me to give you a message!" Zhao Anren suddenly looked around carefully again, and then whispered again.
Chapter completed!