Chapter 23: The sky is vast, the stars are immortal
Another thunderbolt on a sunny day!
"What? Our cages are not allowed into the palace!"
"Then what do we use?"
Upon hearing the news, all the beautiful ladies who had just arrived at Qunfang Hall collectively exploded.
They were going crazy. On the first day they entered the palace, they suffered too many beatings. One after another, they were overwhelmed.
They were tortured all afternoon, their legs and feet were numb from standing, and their palms were red and swollen from the beatings. They were not released into the palace until the end of the Shen period.
Before leaving, the three nuns said something to each other: "We are here today. All of you are tired, so we divided the rooms into rooms to rest by ourselves. Someone will tell you when it's time to eat and sleep, so let's go."
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The show girls were already hungry, tired and hungry, their feet and palms ached. They thought they were liberated and were ready to go back and apply medicinal oil to rest.
But they found that even bigger beatings were coming, and there was no cage left for them! Their fragile hearts could no longer bear it!
The palace maid reassured: "Don't worry, my young masters, the Shang Palace Bureau has made arrangements, and there will be no shortage of the young master's expenses."
But it didn't work, Xiu Nu exploded.
This person said: "The things prepared for me at home are all what I am used to. If I use anything else, I'm afraid..." She doesn't want to use the same things as others, because it won't show her taste!
The one said: "I brought a lot of new clothes, but I haven't worn any of them. How can this be so..." She hasn't even shown off yet!
Others said arrogantly: "Whoever wants to wear the same clothes as them, wherever my cage is, I want my cage."
There was quite a commotion, and the palace maid was dragged away and refused to let her go. She was almost crying and rolling around.
Until the eunuch Eunuch Zeng arrived to arrange the house, the show girls were still noisy and seemed to be getting worse.
Eunuch Zeng didn't have that much patience. Seeing this, he said with a smile: "My young masters, the houses are picked first when they arrive. If you don't have time to pay attention, I will make arrangements for you."
Only then did the beautiful ladies burst into tears, gritting their teeth and went to grab the houses first.
Eunuch Zeng was very dissatisfied with this group of people, so he naturally didn't have a good face. He decided who would live in which room with one stroke of his pen, and there was no way to change it.
Except for their own maids who had some money with them, the show girls were now very poor. They wanted to use money to accommodate them, but they were righteously and sternly rejected by Master Zeng.
With all the rewards from Lihua, Eunuch Zeng still looked down upon this small amount of money.
In the end, Xiu Nu could only watch helplessly as the house she wanted was settled, and she had no time to cry.
All this has nothing to do with Lihua. She closed the door of the house and was taking Chiharu Yuzai for a walk. They were walking around within the allowed range. She was the first to visit the place where the food was placed!
Lihua's boxes and cages had been carried away. Instead of emptying them all, she put some stones inside, covered them with a layer of cloth, pretending that they were full, and placed a piece of paper under the cloth.
This approach was greatly appreciated by Eunuch Zeng. There are very few masters who are so smart and willing to consider their slaves!
Later, when Mrs. Wu heard that beautiful women's boxes were not allowed to enter the palace, and saw that her little daughter's boxes had been pulled back, her heart began to tighten. When she opened the box, she found that her daughter had taken away all the things that needed to be emptied, and she sighed with emotion.
My little daughter is really foreseeing the future and is completely at ease.
This is a story for later.
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Xiao Shunzi hurriedly climbed up a wide step made of white marble, looked up, and saw a majestic and magnificent palace, rising up into the sky and down to nowhere.
He looked towards the wide white marble square in front of the palace and found the person he was looking for.
Zhang Defa's eyes lit up outside the hall and he quickly waved him over.
When Xiao Shunzi told what happened on the brocade stage, Zhang Defa was shocked: "Wu Xiunu has such ability, it is really impossible to measure the sea water."
The daughter of a minor official should not be underestimated.
Except for the person in charge of the ceremony, few people in the palace knew about that set of ancient rituals, let alone outside the palace.
Xiao Shunzi was stunned, why hasn't Manager Zhang's accent changed yet? His accent is also about to change.
Zhang Defa was wiping the fly whisk as he was still thinking about something. The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.
He squinted his eyes and murmured these three words: "Wu Xiunv..."
Xiao Shunzi's eager accent was finally triggered and he blurted out: "Little Beitu?"
Zhang Defa came back to his senses and felt that his train of thought had been interrupted. He took a whisk and slapped it: "What a mess, rolling."
Xiao Shunzi covered his head and ran away. He was afraid of being fined and felt a little aggrieved. Manager Zhang had an accent, so why couldn't he have one too?
After running halfway, he remembered something, so he ran back again and told about the murderous attack on Zhou Yuzhen on the Jinxiu Platform.
At that time, Xiao Shunzi was looking at it intently. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuzhen blocked his view, so he stepped forward and pulled it hard, not sure if it was okay.
Zhang Defa waved his hand impatiently, "This little thing is not worth mentioning. Don't bother him." Xiao Shunzi felt at ease.
After Xiao Shunzi left, Zhang Defa stroked his beloved whisk, his thoughts kept changing.
This beautiful girl seems to be interesting, no wonder she was recognized by the emperor's sharp eyes.
It just so happened that the emperor had been unusually reticent since he secretly met with the ministers, so he was ready to find some interesting things to make fun of.
Look, isn’t this the fun story coming?!
Let’s see the curative effect first. If it’s good, then let Xiao Shunzi stare at the beautiful girl to find more interesting things!
With this thought in mind, he turned around and walked towards the main hall. In front of the main hall he entered, there were three characters written on it: Cangchen Palace.
Vigorous and powerful, majestic and domineering, a domineering aura rushes towards the face. Legend has it that these three words were written by the first generation of Emperor Wu Chiyou himself.
This palace has been the residence of emperors for thousands of years, but it was not called this name a few hundred years ago, but was called "Star Palace".
Classics record that Emperor Wu Chiyou changed the name to "Cangchen Palace" in memory of his parents, Emperor Shengying Yuchi Zhao and Queen Shengde Lianshi.
It takes the meaning of "the sky is vast and the stars are immortal" and echoes the "Canglan Yuan" where Queen Shotoku lives.
Since then, the name Cangchen Palace has been used, while Canglan Palace has been buried in history and has never been used again. It still stands on the west side of the palace, witnessing the changes over the years.
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At night, Zhuangning Palace.
Nanny Qin combed the hair of a graceful and elegant woman and slowly reported today's events.
The woman is in her forties or fifties. She is well-maintained and has a peaceful and graceful temperament.
When she heard that the show ladies were late and blocked the emperor's passage, the woman became interested and asked, "How did the emperor react?"
Nanny Qin smiled bitterly: "Returning to the Queen Mother, I have never seen her with my own eyes, but I guess I must be annoyed."
The emperor ordered a beautiful girl to be dragged out of the palace, and also personally ordered that the beautiful girl not be allowed to bring a cage with her.
The Queen Mother frowned, and then sighed: "Forget it, let him go. Send someone to the beautiful lady's house to make more compensation, so as not to ruin her reputation."
As for the cage, the emperor had decreed that she would not slap her son in the face.
Anyone who becomes a Queen Mother is never a bad person. If you can't accept the favor given to you, then just let it go.
Aunt Qin will take care of the matter.
The Queen Mother asked again: "I heard that all the beautiful ladies were slapped today?"
Aunt Qin had been prepared for a long time. She was still working hard and explained the whole story.
The Queen Mother sighed: "After all, it was their choice, and they can't blame others. It doesn't matter if they are punished."
As she spoke, Nanny Qin judged that the Queen Mother was also in favor of punishment, and she couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the matter had been settled.
Then the Queen Mother asked with some interest: "You said someone defeated that girl from the Li family?"
"Exactly." Nanny Qin said, combing her hair. This was what she wanted to mention.
The Queen Mother was surprised: "That girl is not the best among the ladies in the capital in terms of etiquette? How can she be compared to her?"
Nanny Qin shook her head: "There is a saying that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. I have seen it today." She explained the matter in summary.
"Wuli?" The Queen Mother was not impressed by this name, but she became somewhat interested.
Without waiting for her to ask, Nanny Qin told Lihua's background and performance on the brocade stage one by one, in great detail.
He also specifically mentioned how worried about the country and the people he was after Lihua won.
"There is such a child." The Queen Mother was slightly surprised and thought of something. She asked: "What do you think of these two people?" This chapter has been completed!