The palace maid went into the closet and took out some clothes, put them on the bed and picked them out. She said with some distress: "Miss Long, I'm afraid the clothes you wear are not suitable for you!"
Long Chuxia looked at Concubine Shu's plump body and was a little annoyed, "Concubine Shu, do you have any smaller clothes?"
Concubine Shu covered her mouth and snickered, "You are taller than me, why are you so thin? Fortunately, there is still some food in your chest. You should eat more from today!" After tonight, Concubine Shu will not follow Long like this again.
What Chu Xia said
Long Chuxia finally chose a lake green long palace dress, with golden butterflies embroidered on the sleeves. The silk was light and made Long Chuxia, a tall and thin person, feel a little ethereal when she put it on. Long Chuxia touched her own breasts.
There was no decoration at all on her neck. Her hair was tied into a simple bun with a jade hairpin inserted sideways. She looked at Concubine Shu again. Concubine Shu was dressed elegantly, with a pair of slender golden earrings studded with diamonds hanging from her earrings.
, with the tassels of the hairpin swaying, a string of dark green jade chains hangs around her fair neck, a bracelet of the same color on her left wrist, and several small gold chains on her right hand, the pattern is very unique, and
Put on a string of dark green jade bracelets, such a combination is not tacky at all, but on the contrary, it looks noble.
A good jade belt is very noble
Concubine Shu took out a pair of jade earrings for Long Chuxia to wear, and then found a violet jade chain to hang around Long Chuxia's neck. After tidying it up a little, the whole person suddenly became radiant. Concubine Shu looked a little confused.
Dumbfounded, "Chu Xia, you are actually really beautiful!"
Long Chuxia looked at herself in the bronze mirror and giggled. She was really dressed up in a different color. With such a little jewelry, she looked more noble. But as she looked at it, she felt a little like herself. Forget it.
Tonight is a big occasion after all, so it’s better to dress neatly. Maybe you can find one or two handsome guys inside to talk about love or something.
Concubine Shu's beauty is a bit sexy. In vulgar terms, she looks like a mistress, but her behavior is very elegant. I believe it has something to do with her tutor since childhood. If these ladies from official families are not a little unruly,
It's still endearing
"Concubine Shu, do you love the emperor very much?" Long Chuxia always saw a look of sadness on Concubine Shu's brows, as if she had never been happy.
Concubine Shu was stunned, "Why do you ask that?"
"It's nothing, I'm just asking. All the women in the harem seem to love the emperor!" Long Chuxia said thoughtfully.
Concubine Shu smiled slightly, "No, the only ones in the harem who really love the emperor are Concubine Ying and the Empress. The others all love the glory and wealth that the emperor can bring to them, including Concubine Hua. In fact, once love involves the powerful
A relationship will be impure, but the emperor never believes in love. He does not require all the women in the harem to love him. What he wants is that all the women in the harem are obedient and do not cause him any trouble."
"Men are all selfish!" In modern times, none of these women are superior. Some of them are talented in literature, some of them have strategies, some of them have strategists, some of them have martial arts skills. It can be said that in modern times, they can stand alone.
On the one hand, but now, for the sake of an emperor, I keep my tail between my legs and dare not do whatever I think. Even a trip to my parents' home requires three applications and four guarantees.
"That can't be said. Your Majesty is busy with affairs in the country. It would be inappropriate if the affairs of the harem bother him." Concubine Shu smiled softly.
"What about you? Don't you love the emperor?" Long Chuxia heard that the only people who really loved the emperor were the concubines and the empress. She was a little surprised, didn't she not love the emperor?
"It's not that I don't love, but I don't dare to love. The women in this harem are more scheming than the others." When Concubine Shu said this, she hesitated, "Forget it, I won't say it anymore."
Ya Fan interjected from the side: "The emperor used to dote on the empress, but some people just saw that the empress was too favored, so they dealt cruelly to her behind the scenes, and almost caused the empress to die..."
"Hey, don't talk nonsense!" Concubine Shu angrily scolded
Yafen shut her mouth and didn't dare to say any more.
Long Chuxia remained silent. In fact, it is conceivable that if the emperor favored one concubine, he would definitely arouse the jealousy, rejection and frame-up of many concubines in the harem. Concubine Shu did not seem to have any scheming. After three years in the palace, she had never
Being pampered and living a quiet life now, I must have gone through a lot of ups and downs.
Finally, she said: "Life goes by so quickly, I really can't bear it anymore!"
Concubine Shu smiled bitterly and said: "Now, I have the same plan."
Looking at the sky, Concubine Shu said again: "Okay, it's time to go. Let's go to Shouning Palace to meet the Queen Mother, and then accompany the Queen Mother to Yangming Palace." Yangming Palace is the place to die for tonight's dinner.
"Okay!" Long Chuxia responded
After getting on the shoulder carriage, they went all the way to Shouning Palace. Concubine Shu asked about Concubine Ying's condition, and Long Chuxia also informed her one by one. Concubine Shu was still frightened and said: "Fortunately, you are here in Chuxia, otherwise, I will never be here again."
I can’t see Sister Yingfei anymore.”
Long Chuxia couldn't help but feel distressed when she thought that Concubine Ying's hair had been burned away. Concubine Ying was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. Now that she had lost her hair, she was even more pitiful and pitiful.
She doesn't feel ugly, but she is no longer as charming as before. "It's a pity that all her hair was burned off. Fortunately, her scalp was not damaged, otherwise she would never be able to grow hair again in the future."
When they arrived at Shouning Palace, the Queen Mother was also ready to go. She was wearing a black embroidered gold peony dress, covered with an off-white transparent gauze, adding an extra layer of elegance.
The Queen and Concubine Hua are here, and several concubines are also standing behind the Queen Mother. Everyone is dressed more beautifully than the flowers.
The Queen Mother teased: "You girl, how can you wear Concubine Shu's clothes? Look, they are all baggy, like a child who has stolen an adult's clothes!"
Everyone laughed, because they knew that Long Chuxia was very favored now. Although she was not the emperor's woman, she could not be treated lightly, so Long Chuxia inevitably heard a few flattering words. She was not ignorant of current affairs.
Everyone accepted the order one after another, and also praised the concubines. Everyone was hypocritical for at least a quarter of an hour.
The lights in Yangming Palace were brightly lit, and two rows of eunuchs and maids lined up outside the palace. When the masters came, they all took their seats one after another.
Since it was a family banquet, the ministers were not invited. The concubines, princes and princesses from the harem were also here. From a distance, Long Chuxia saw Princess Qingping and King Qingping sitting near the main hall, surrounded by several richly dressed young people.
, Long Chuxia didn’t recognize any of them, but judging from their clothes, they should be princes.
Before the emperor came, the Queen Mother sat at the table next to King Qingping. King Qingping and Qingping came forward to say hello. The Queen Mother teased: "Ai Jia said, how long are you going to delay?"
Princess Qingping pretended to be angry and said: "Mother, my sons and ministers are not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?"
The Queen Mother sighed: "You are already in your twenties, and you are already the oldest unmarried princess in this dynasty!"
Princess Qingping glanced at King Qingping and said with a smile: "My son wants to marry, but he must have someone to marry him!"
"It seems that you are not telling me this. Qingping, this precious daughter of the Ai family is dissatisfied with you!"
King Qingping laughed and said, "The princess wants to marry, but the man is lining up from the capital to the border. Unfortunately, the princess is too ambitious and has not fallen in love with any man yet. What a pity!"
Princess Qingping's face turned ugly on the spot, but she couldn't get angry. She just glared at King Qingping resentfully, and King Qingping just pretended that he couldn't see it.
Concubine Shu and Long Chuxia also sat down. Seeing this situation, they both remained silent to avoid being resented.