On the Chinese Valentine's Day, Xu Yin entered the palace early in the morning.
She first went to Yongshou Palace and played with Princess Changning for most of the day. In the afternoon, the two of them freshened up, changed clothes, and dressed up to meet the Concubine Xian.
Concubine Xian was dressed grandly today, with a golden phoenix hairpin with pearls on her head, phoenix feathers hanging on her ears, necklaces, bracelets, and rings all filled with jewels, which were really bright and eye-catching.
Princess Changning wowed: "Concubine Xian is so beautiful today!"
It is said that Concubine Xian is only in her thirties and has never given birth. Although she is not as delicate as the new beauties, she is still beautiful and graceful. However, in the past, under the limelight of Concubine Shu and Concubine De, she acted in a low-key manner and rarely wore such makeup.
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Women are not unhappy when they are praised for their beauty, let alone the harem, which uses beauty as a weapon. Concubine Xian smiled and said in a friendly manner: "Are you here?"
As he said that, he turned to Liu Xi'er and said, "Didn't you just ask me which pearl flower is the most beautiful? They are all little girls. The princess and the county prince must have better taste than me, so please ask them to give you an idea.
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Liu Xi'er bit her lip, not daring to show her reluctance, and responded: "Yes." Then she showed a shy smile to them, "Princess, Miss Xu San, please excuse me."
Princess Changning was not very happy, but she still gave Concubine Xian's face and went to see Zhuhua with Xu Yin.
Liu Xi'er chose the magnolia beaded flower for herself, with its lustrous jade color and beautiful petals, which matched her very well. But Concubine Xian felt dissatisfied, so she picked a few more bright and beautiful flowers.
Princess Changning also liked bright colors. She excluded the magnolia beads at a glance and said rudely: "Although this is suitable for you, today we are celebrating the festival. Wearing it so plainly will inevitably offend the nobility of the empress!"
Liu Xi'er was a little embarrassed and forced a smile: "What the princess said is that I didn't think well."
The rest include flowers and birds, all of which are beautiful.
Princess Changning couldn't choose, so she pulled Xu Yin and asked: "Which one do you like?"
Xu Yin thought for a while, then ordered a gold-colored beaded hairpin: "Here, the empress is wearing a golden phoenix today. If Miss Liu wears a golden butterfly, it will match perfectly."
The palace maid then took out the beaded hairpin and put it on Liu Xier.
The butterfly made of gold silk trembled in her hair, as if it was about to flap its wings and fly away, adding a touch of nobility to her dull face.
Xu Yin asked the palace maid to change her red lipstick, and then applied a light layer of rouge to the corners of her eyes and cheeks.
Concubine Xian nodded with satisfaction and praised: "You still have good taste. Xi'er should learn more in the future."
Liu Xi'er said yes, and when she glanced at Xu Yin, she felt a little bitter in her heart.
If she had Xu San's appearance, would she still be afraid that she couldn't restrain herself from dressing up?
After packing up, the three of them followed Concubine Xian to the terrace.
The terrace is a place for people to enjoy the scenery and escape the summer heat in the palace. It is surrounded by water channels and fields of lotus leaves, which is the coolest place in summer.
Xu Yin looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar landscape and couldn't help but feel sad.
After my sister entered the palace in her previous life, she often stood here and looked at her hometown, which she could never return to. Later, Emperor You renovated and rebuilt the terrace and renamed it Yingtai, where she often drank and had fun.
Everyone said that he built the Yingtai for his sister. Only Xu Yin knew that since then, there was no place to miss her. In the end, she was burned to death there and buried with Emperor You.
Xu Yin let out a breath and quickly pulled out his melancholy from his memories. Now that King Duan has lost power early, this scene will never happen again.
There were already many people on the terrace, including the beauties of the palace concubines and the royal family. Seeing the arrival of the virtuous concubine, they all stood up and saluted.
The wise concubine smiled and asked them to keep their bodies straight, looking graceful and graceful.
Seeing her like this, the concubines had mixed emotions. They had really underestimated the virtuous concubine in the past, but they didn't expect that she, who had been silenced in the past, would become the final winner. Your Majesty has no plans to establish a queen. Recently,
And she trusts the Concubine Xian very much, so she is no different from the Lord of the First Palace.
The girls were not interested in these undercurrents. As soon as Concubine Xian sat down, Princess Jinghua couldn't wait to come over and greet her: "Chang Ning! Why are you here so late? Come and see the noodle doll I just bought this morning."
Princess Changning immediately said: "Is there any new look? A Yin bought me a set for Chinese Valentine's Day a few days ago. There is a magpie bridge in it. It's so beautiful! Jinshu, take it out quickly."
Princess Jiayi and others also came over, chattering around the two sets of puppets.
Liu Xi'er took the opportunity to interject a few words, and for Concubine Xian's sake, everyone's attitude was quite friendly.
When the emperor came over, this was what he saw.
He had been worried about Prince Duan for two months, but now he saw everyone enjoying themselves and his mood improved.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Xian took the lead and stood up to greet her.
When the emperor saw her makeup, he was in a daze - he had the impression that the concubine was quiet and indifferent, as if she had no color. Only then did he remember that the daughter of the Liu family was famous for her beauty back then. If not, he would not have cared about Miss Liu.
love at first sight.
"My dear concubine, please get up." He personally helped the concubine and waved to the others, "Let's all get back on our feet. We are all members of our own family today, so just feel free to do as you please."
Everyone thought so, and then saw a group of young people behind the emperor.
The prince and several princes, as well as Yan Ling and a strange young master mixed in among them.
Everyone is familiar with Yan Ling, but the other one has never been seen.
Concubine Li saw it at a glance and said first: "This strange young master, could he be the prince of Zhaoguo? He is really a talented person."
Concubine Xian cast her gaze over.
Everyone in the Yan family is tall, and so is Yan Cheng. He is obviously more like his father and not as bright and dazzling as his younger brother, but he has handsome features and a calm demeanor. Standing among this group of frizzy teenagers, he is particularly eye-catching.
The virtuous concubine slowly smiled, watching Yan Cheng come forward and saluting them: "I, Yan Cheng, have met several empresses."
"Please get up quickly!" She said softly, "Today is a family holiday. His Majesty has brought you here. You are his nephew, so there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, empress." Yan Cheng stood up straight and thought to himself that this virtuous concubine is indeed as good-tempered as the rumors say, but she doesn't know what's going on inside.
After seeing the ceremony, everyone went to play separately.
The emperor and his concubines were together, the prince and others had their own banquet outside, and the girls also had other places to beg.
Yan Ling watched Xu Yin go away and sighed in her heart. She thought she could spend the festival together when she came to the palace, but now that she saw her, she couldn't even say a word.
Yan Cheng glanced at his face and teased in a low voice: "Is your thought in vain? Chinese Valentine's Day is a festival for girls, why would you spend it with us? Okay, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet later, don't let others see you with your slumped face.
Not happy."
"I'm not happy and they still want to be happy? Humph!" Yan Ling muttered, but finally kept her emotions in check.