The next morning, as soon as I paid my respects to the Queen, the Queen smiled and ordered someone to hold me down and said: "The Emperor has already said that you are not allowed to salute anymore. Just sit down. www." I had no choice but to sit down, and the Queen said again: "This morning, the Emperor
I personally told the Queen Mother that you are pregnant, and the Queen Mother is very happy. You will go with me to pay my respects to the Queen Mother later."
I bowed my head and agreed. When I arrived at the Yining Palace, the Queen Mother was in a very good mood. She was holding a kettle and planting flowers and plants in the courtyard. She was even more happy to see me and the Queen coming together, so she wrangled her hands and went in together.
I stood in front of the Queen Mother according to the etiquette, and the Queen Mother said: "It's okay for others to stand. You are a human being, so sit still."
I thanked and sat down, and the Queen Mother asked the Queen: "The day after tomorrow is the day of the canonization, how are you preparing?" Then she looked at me and said to the Queen: "Your concubine can be considered a serious master.
The canonization ceremony was held, but the time was too tight, so it was a bit hasty."
I quickly stood up and said, "I dare not ask for anything, everything is decided by the Queen Mother and the Empress."
The Queen Mother said: "Just sit still. The Ai family knows that you are a sensible person, but even though you are in a hurry, you cannot lose your dignity."
The queen smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I have already prepared everything. It's just that the auspicious robes and crowns for the concubine Wan Gui's canonization day were not made in time, so I asked the Ministry of Rites to take the auspicious robes and crowns from when Concubine Wan was conferred upon Shuyi."
Restructured."
"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded and said, "The Queen has done a great job, following expediency without being rude." As she said this, she motioned to the maid serving beside her to bring over a silver plate covered with red silk, with a red gold stick placed on it.
Hehe Ruyi Hairpin, the whole body is decorated with lotuses, double happiness characters, bats, and the two immortals of Hehe are on the head. A closer look shows that it is the one given by the Empress Dowager when Mei Zhuang was pregnant. Xuan Ling threw it away in anger that day.
I went out and broke a corner of the hairpin, which has now been re-set with sapphire. The Queen Mother waved me forward and said with a smile: "Du Liangyuan is pregnant, and the Aijia gave her a pair of bracelets with emerald fragrant beads. Now she combines this red gold with
I’ll give you the wish-fulfilling hairpin.”
There was a thump in my heart, and I immediately thought of all the incidents involving pregnancy in Meizhuang, and I felt a little ominous. However, while I was stunned, the Queen Mother had firmly inserted the hairpin into my hair, and said with a smile: "It really looks good."
I hurriedly woke up and thanked her. In my ears, the queen smiled and said, "My mother really feels sorry for my concubine Wan. When my concubine was pregnant, my mother only gave her a jade pendant as a reward."
After such exchanges of greetings, the Queen Mother gave me many more advice on pregnancy and health care, and then we all left and went back to the palace.
Back in the Yingxin Hall, I was about to change into my regular clothes when I saw many bottles and cans on the dressing table, especially a small sapphire box with green pastel and ammonite consecration that was the most eye-catching. I opened it and saw that it was a box.
The cool and fragrant transparent ointment made me ask, "What is this?"
Jinxi said with a smile: "This is the jade dew agar ointment. The emperor just ordered it to be delivered. I heard it is best for removing scars." Someone pointed to a small pastel box and said: "This is like jade frost, which condenses the blood marks."
As he spoke, he gave various instructions and said, most of them were medicines to heal the scars on my face, all of which were given by Xuan Ling.
I sat down in front of the mirror and stroked the scars on my face. Fortunately, the pine nuts did not hit me directly yesterday, which slowed down the force. The claw did not scratch deeply. There were only two blood-red scars across the bottom of my left ear, which was shocking, like
Two traces of blood stains on the white frosty snow.
Jin Xi was silent for a long time and said: "I am still scared now that I think about what happened yesterday. I have to be careful in everything since I am pregnant."
I said "Hmm" and stared at her for a moment. Jinxi understood and said: "Your Majesty's food and beverage slaves will be particularly careful. Yesterday, the Emperor assigned a cook from the imperial kitchen to take care of your Majesty's diet. He will never be a regular."
In the hands of outsiders, the medicine that the empress takes is also administered by Dr. Zhang. Dr. Zhang is a mature person, so there will be no mistakes."
I was relieved and changed into a jade-colored gauze top, paired with a light peach red skirt. After admiring the flowers for a while, I felt tired, so I took a nap on Xiangfei's couch. I fell into a hazy sleep.
In the hazy moment, I felt like there was a shadowy figure sitting in front of me. When I opened my eyes, I saw that the thin figure was actually Ling Rong.
She smiled and said: "Seeing that my sister is sleeping well, my sister doesn't dare to disturb her."
In the spring weather, Lingrong only wore a plain dark green robe. Looking closer, he noticed that there were very light blue and white concave patterns on the clothes. His hair style was the simplest screw bun, decorated with a dark red robe.
The flat-flowered silver hairpins of agate and the sporadic silver-foil beaded flowers look more and more thin, like soft willows swaying in the wind, as weak as the wind.
As soon as her words came out, I was so shocked that my face almost changed. Lingrong has always been favored for her singing voice, and her voice was as gentle as the cry of an oriole. Unexpectedly, the wind and cold were so severe that her voice was so broken, rough and unpleasant that it sounded like leakage.
A tuneless flute.
Lingrong seemed to see my surprise, her expression darkened as if she was hurt, and she said slowly: "I'm surprised, sister. Lingrong really shouldn't go out in this state."
I hurriedly held her hand and said: "Why is the wind-cold so severe? Even the imperial doctor can't see it? Easy reading on mobile phone: Organize"
She nodded slightly, her eyes were red, and she forced a smile and said: "The imperial doctor said that the wind and cold were blocked, so he used a heavier medicine, and his throat collapsed."
I said angrily: "What a stupid doctor! You are already weak, how can you use the medicine of tiger and wolf? How can you do better now? I will go and report to Queen Ming to send that doctor away." After saying that, he turned over and found his shoes.
wear.
Lingrong hurriedly stopped me and said, "Sister, don't go. I am anxious to take good care of the disease, so I asked the imperial doctor to use heavy medicine. I don't do the imperial doctor's work."
I sighed: "But your voice is like this... what does the emperor say?"
Lingrong smiled bitterly, brushed the corner of his clothes and said calmly: "Two days after the wind chill happened, the emperor called me to sing in Yiyuan Hall, but unfortunately I couldn't sing out loud, so the emperor asked me to take a good rest and recuperate. He repeated this twice.
The Emperor has never called me again." Her tone was extremely indifferent and calm, as if what she was talking about was just about a person who had nothing to do with her.
I was surprised: "When did it happen? I don't even know."
Lingrong said calmly: "It's not a glorious thing, why should everyone know about it?"
I couldn't help but feel sad, "It's really hard on you."
The two sat facing each other for a long time, each with their own thoughts. Lingrong suddenly smiled and said: "I was so busy talking about my things that I made my sister sad. I actually forgot the purpose of coming today." She stood up and said happily: "I heard that sister
She is pregnant. My younger sister wants to congratulate my elder sister first."
I smiled and said, "Why are you and I so polite?"
Lingrong added: "I heard yesterday that my sister was injured. I was so scared that I lost my soul. I didn't know what to do. I originally wanted to rush to see my sister immediately, but I just took medicine and couldn't see the wind, so I had to wait until now.
I just came here, don’t be surprised, sister.” He then asked, “Is sister feeling better?”
I was combing my long hair in front of the mirror. When I heard her mention yesterday's fright, I felt resentful in my heart. The comb in my hand hit the rosewood dressing table hard, leaving a long lingering sound. Lingrong was busy.
He persuaded her: "Sister, don't be angry. That beast Songzi has been killed. I heard that Du Liangdi was frightened and even chopped off its four paws to vent her hatred."
I put down the comb and said, "I don't hate pine nuts. What I hate is that I'm afraid someone will use pine nuts to attack people."
Lingrong thought for a moment and said: "My sister thought about it for a long time after she found out the ins and outs. If it wasn't an accident, someone must have been the mastermind. But I can't understand why all the empresses and mistresses are here.
Here’s Du Liangdi, but is there anything unusual about Du Liangdi?”
I lowered my head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "I once smelled the special fragrance on Du Liangdi's body. I heard that the emperor gave it to her a month ago and she only owns it."
Lingrong said: "That's it. The Concubine is good at teasing cats. Once the other empresses and their mistresses have children, they will be the greatest threat to the eldest son of the Emperor. The Concubine is the biological mother of the eldest son of the Emperor, so naturally she will not sit idly by and ignore this. Of course, this
It's just my sister's speculation, but I must be careful in the future. It was Du Liangdi yesterday, I'm afraid their eyes will be fixed on my sister in the future."
Seeing that she spoke in an orderly manner, I couldn't help but sigh that the old Lingrong's mind was now sharper. I couldn't help but look at her deeply and nodded in agreement.
Seeing me looking at her like this, Lingrong felt a little embarrassed and said in embarrassment: "My sister's words are just my own confused thoughts. What doesn't my sister understand? It's more like my sister is a master of her own craft."
I slowly said: "If you weren't close to me, you wouldn't have said these words to me. How could you be so confused?"
Lingrong lowered his head slightly, and when he raised his head again with a faint smile, he came close to me and checked the wound repeatedly, and said: "It is already healing. As long as there are no scars, it will be fine."
I touched the wound on my cheek and said, "It's nothing important. The imperial doctor has already looked at it, and the emperor also gave me some medicine. I think if I apply the medicine for a few days, I'll be fine."
Lingrong was slightly startled, looked at the ointment Xuan Ling rewarded, and said: "The medicine the emperor rewarded is naturally good, but firstly, my sister can't just use any medicine when she is pregnant. Secondly, some of the medicines the emperor rewarded are...
Those who pay tribute from foreign countries may not be suitable for our constitution, sister, don’t you think so?”
I thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
She took out a small and delicate enamel flower-drawing round bowl from her sleeve and said: "This box of Shuhen glue is passed down from the Lingrong family. It is said that Mrs. Deng, the beloved concubine of Sun He, the lord of Wu, was injured by Yu Ruyi.
Restored. According to the ancient recipe, it is made with fish bone glue, amber, pearl powder, white otter marrow, jade shavings and honey mixed with the purified peach blossom juice." She came up with all her treasures one by one: "Peach blossom and pearl powder Yue Ze
Human face brings good color; fish bone glue and honey make the skin smooth; jade chips and amber can heal wounds and smooth scars, especially white otter marrow, which is the most precious and can make scars fade and look like new again."
Painted on the beautifully crafted hat of the alms bowl is a gold-plated pattern of flowers blooming in all seasons. The alms bowl contains a milky white translucent paste, with the fragrance of flowers and plants hitting your nostrils. Wherever you touch your hands, a cool feeling enters your skin. I was surprised and said: "
That's it for the rest. White otter marrow is extremely rare, even in the palace. White otters are only born in the Fuchun River. They are timid by nature. When someone catches them, they will escape into caves under the water, making them extremely difficult to catch. Only
During the fish sacrifice every year, white otters often fight for their mates. Some otters will die in the fight, or have broken bones hidden in stone caves, so that a little bit of bone marrow can be taken out. It has to be done while it is still fresh.
, otherwise only bone powder will be left. Although it is useful, its effectiveness is far less than that of bone marrow."
Lingrong listened with a smile and praised: "Sister, I am well-informed and well-informed. She is very right." Then he continued: "Originally, some spices were added to make the smell sweet, but I thought that my sister is pregnant and should not use it.
Spices, so I used more flowers to mediate the smell, so that my sister won’t feel the medicinal smell.” He handed it to me under my nose, “Does your sister like it after smelling it?”
I sniffed it gently, and sure enough I felt that the fragrance was rich and strong, as if I was in the boundless sea of flowers in Shanglin Garden in spring, so I smiled and said: "It's very good, but it's too expensive. How can I get it?"
Lingrong held my hand and said with concern: "My things belong to my sister. As long as my sister's scars fade away, I will feel at ease. Do you want your sister to feel uneasy seeing me like this?" Lingrong was anxious and spoke.
His voice became hoarse, with a hissing and grinding sound, as if there was wind flowing between his lips and teeth.
I couldn't bear to hear it, and seeing how affectionate she was, I had no choice but to accept it.
Lingrong then told: "Sister has a wound on her face. Nowadays, there is a lot of pollen and dust in the spring, and the epidemic has not yet been cleared up. A lot of mugwort is burned in the palace, and the ashes fly everywhere. If you accidentally get it, it will not be conducive to the healing of the wound.
, and besides, don’t let the wind blow on you after applying this adhesive. It would be better if my sister puts on a veil."
I was grateful for her friendship and said with a smile: "This is where you are careful. The imperial doctor also said that the wounds on my face should not be contaminated with dust and pollen."
Lingrong's eyes relaxed for a moment, as if the heavy clouds and mist had been lifted away, and there was a clear sky with clear clouds and clear wind. He smiled and said, "That's the best. My sister is having a good time, and my sister will take my leave first."
After dinner, I was so busy that I picked up my needle and thread and embroidered two stitches of the Spring Mountain Picture. Pei'er came over and poured some tea and said, "Do you still want to embroider this now? It hurts your eyes and your mind. Let me leave it to my slave."
It happened that Huanbi came in to change the flowers on the table, and hurriedly came up and said: "Miss, please drink less tea. Aunt Jinxi has told me that tea can cause unrest in the fetus, so it is better to drink less." He added, "It is better to do something."
Nourishing soup? Bird's nest, honey, or clear dew?"
Pei'er blushed and muttered, patting her head and saying: "Look, this slave has forgotten what my aunt told me. My aunt also ordered the small kitchen not to use fennel, pepper, cinnamon, chili pepper, allspice and other spices when cooking.
Don’t drink too much wine, and avoid deep-fried food.”
I smiled and said, "Jinxi is too careful, it doesn't matter if you think about it a little bit."
Huanbi changed the honey water and carefully kept it warm before handing it to me and said: "Miss, I'm so lucky to have a child almost a year ago. Not only is the emperor and the queen mother blessed with a baby, but we are also very careful in our own palace.
, I just hope that the young lady can give birth to the little prince safely." Huanbi smiled again and said: "Young lady should take good care of yourself. Your left hand is injured again, so I will leave these needlework to the palace people. Besides, it is not appropriate to embroider this.
Yeah." I listened to what she said sincerely, and I remembered that since I had reprimanded her, she no longer had any hesitation in her actions. Xiao Lianzi had been paying attention secretly for a long time and didn't think there was anything wrong with her, so I slowly and confidently told her some things to do.
No more deliberate precautions.
The purpose of embroidering the Spring Mountain Picture was to practice my state of mind and strive for peace of mind. Now I no longer have that state of mind, so I said, "It's okay if I don't embroider this. It's just that I feel bored lying down all the time."
Huan Bi pursed her lips and smiled and said: "If you find it boring, young lady, why not cut some small clothes and embroider them with some patterns? The little prince can wear them when he gets married."
Liu Zhu also joked at the side: "Yes, it's time to start doing it now. When the lady's belly is six or seven months old, her body will be heavy and her movement will be inconvenient."
I was so moved by what they said that I immediately ordered someone to go to the warehouse to get some soft materials, and watched a few people sitting around under the lamp tailoring clothes.
When I woke up early and heard the orioles outside the window, Chun'er came over to see me. We had breakfast with her and then sat across from each other and chatted about daily life.
Chun'er said: "I heard that when my sister is in labor, her mother can come into the palace to be with her. Is it true?"
I said: "Yes. The emperor will have a favor in eight months."
Chun'er sighed lowly. She never had any thoughts, let alone worries. She laughed and played like a half-grown child all day long. Now she suddenly learned to sigh, which surprised me. Chun'er
He clapped his fingers and said, "I haven't seen my mother for a long time. It's good for my sister. When the baby grows in her belly, she can see her."
I saw how pitiful she looked, and I couldn't help but feel emotional. Thinking of the kindness of my parents in raising me at home, I felt sad. Chun'er is two years younger than me, and she is a young girl at home. She entered the palace at the age of thirteen and has not been able to see her family. No wonder
It's going to be sad.
Jinxi saw that both Chun'er and I had sad expressions, and was afraid that I would be sad, so she hurriedly came over to explain: "Young Master Chun will be pregnant like our empress in the future, so won't you be able to see your wife? You're living in the palace."
Well, you can rest assured that Madam is in the palace, right?" Jin Xi smiled and said: "And the food in the palace can't be matched anywhere else?" As he said this, he smiled and handed over the hot milk and water chestnut powder.
Here comes the cake.
It’s fine that Chun’er didn’t see it. When he saw something delicious, he twitched his index finger and sighed. In fact, I really envy Chun’er’s simple character. As long as there is something delicious, all worries will be forgotten.
Okay. Books often say that one has a pure mind, which probably refers to a person with Chun'er's temperament. If he thinks too much, he will always annoy himself first.
I smiled and said to her: "I heard that your palace maid Cuiyu said that you like to eat water chestnut cake, so I asked the small kitchen to prepare it for you, and mixed it with milk to make it extra soft. Eat it and see if you like it?
"
Chun'er responded with a loud voice, and Fengjuan Canyun finished a plate of it, licking his fingers reluctantly and saying, "It's much more delicious than what I cook there."
I looked at her with pity and said with a smile: "If you like, I will have the small kitchen prepared for you every day - just one thing, you are not allowed to eat to fill your stomach."
Chun'er smiled and agreed. She stared at my belly for a while, then carefully touched my belly and asked, "Sister Zhen, is there really a child in your belly?"
I smiled and said, "Yes, he is still a very small child. His teeth and hands haven't grown yet."
Chun'er was stunned for a moment, "It's so small!" He hurriedly took off the armor on his hand.
I laughed: "What are you doing?"
Chun'er held her chin and said, "This kid is still so young, I'm afraid the sharp points of the armor will hurt him."
I laughed so much that I almost squirted out water. I finally stopped laughing and said, "How could that be? You like him so much, how about I make him your nephew?"
Chun'er's long eyelashes fluttered, her eyes were as smart as beads, and she said happily: "Really? Can I be her aunt?" As she spoke, she hurriedly took out a flawless mutton-fat white jade pendant from her neck.
, said: "Then I will put down the wedding ceremony first, and he will have to call me aunt from now on!"
I said, "Yes, I have accepted all the gifts, but I can't rely on them." I touched my belly and said, "My dear, look how much your aunt loves you. You are not even a shadow yet, and all the gifts have been sent to you."
Chun'er lay on my belly and said: "Baby, baby, you have to grow up quickly. When you grow up, my aunt will give you the most delicious snacks, jade bean cake, chestnut cake, and two-color bean cake."
, bean paste rolls, lychees, peach strips, crispy walnuts, jujube rings, pear meat, these are the most delicious things in the world, my aunt will let you eat them all, and will never compete with you.
Just eat it and become a fat baby."
I responded: "What's more, your aunt will give birth to many precious children to keep you company. Are you happy?"
Chun'er stamped her feet, laughed and scolded: "Sister, you are not shy, you are taking me as a joke." Then she picked up the curtain and ran away.
I thought she had run away without a trace, but unexpectedly she poked her head in again, her face flushed. After hesitating for a long time, she asked quietly: "Is it enough for me to have seven or eight children and play hide-and-seek with my sister's children?"
?”
I couldn't help laughing any longer, and suddenly I accidentally closed the bowl of honey water on my skirt, dripping all over my body. Jin Xi always behaved herself, and came up to change my dress with a smile, Xiao Yunzi
I laughed so much that I squatted on the ground, Liu Zhu rubbed her belly, and everyone else turned around and covered their mouths to laugh. I suppressed a smile and said: "That's enough, that's enough, we can't control it no matter how much it goes on."
Seeing our attitude, Chun'er knew that what she said was wrong, so her face turned even redder, and she let go and ran away again.
The sun was sunny and warm at noon, so I reclined on the couch in front of the Xinuang Pavilion window and read a book to pass the morning light. I was covered with a thin lake-green Chinese silk quilt, and a soft velvet blanket lay under me. It was warm and the lake was golden in autumn.
The tent was hooked by a silver hook, and the couch was piled with goose down pillows made of three or four months of white satin embroidered with albizia flowers. They were soft and comfortable. I half-read and half-squinted my eyes before falling asleep on the bed. I slept soundly and woke up.
It was almost evening, and I could vaguely hear the voice of Xiao Lianzi talking to someone outside, which sounded like Wen Shichu's voice. There was no one in the pavilion at this time, the windows were half-open, and the evening breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers blew slowly from the corridor outside the window.
The blowing made the tent faintly undulate like waves on the water, and the gold-pinned patterns continued like the twinkling sunlight. I was too lazy to get up, so I was still lying on the couch. I just turned to the window and slept, listening to the conversations outside.
All I could hear was Xiao Yunzi saying: "I'm sorry, sir. My mother-in-law is taking a nap and hasn't woken up yet. What's the matter, sir?"
Wen Shichu said: "It doesn't matter, I'll just wait in the corridor. I heard that the empress is happy, so I came here to say hello."
Xiao Yunzi said: "Then please wait here, sir. I will take my leave first."
There was a moment of silence outside the window. There was dim skylight shining under the window. Suddenly I heard slight footsteps approaching. I felt a darkness in front of the window. I opened my eyes slightly and saw Wen Shichu's figure hidden in front of the window, separated by two screens and
The gauze tent paid infinite attention to me, silently.
Covered by crow-winged eyelashes, I was still asleep in a daze, and he thought I was still in a deep sleep. For a moment, his hand silently reached up the window screen, but he did not come close, nor did he lift the window screen to peek at my sleeping face.
He just stood silently and stared at me with nostalgia in his eyes - in fact, he couldn't see me clearly through the gold-covered curtain.
I felt a little embarrassed, but it was inconvenient for me to get up and scold me, so I always left room for us to meet and get along with each other in the future. He actually treated me very well. In the past few years since I entered the palace, without his careful care, I might not have lived the same life.
So comfortable.
It's just that I don't want to owe someone a lot in terms of "love", but I can't repay his affection for me with papaya, and I don't want to repay him with Qiong Yao. Naturally, I have to find a way to repay him with fame, fortune, and wealth, so that his love for me is not in vain.
My effectiveness.
However, he should also understand that although the palace flowers like fire illuminated my eyes and ignited his eyes, the clouds and mud are different inside and outside the red wall. No matter how much he cares about it, it is still wishful thinking after all. What's more, my heart is
Why, he knew it very well before I entered the palace. There is really no need for me to say these heart-wrenching words a second time.
So he turned over and changed his sleeping position again, with his back to him, and pretended that he didn't intend to use it as a pillow. He waved his hand and knocked the purple jade Ruyi on the pillow to the ground. There was a "clang" sound of the jade breaking, and he seemed to be startled and hurried away.
I retreated far away. I heard the sound of Jin Xi entering the Nuan Pavilion in a hurry. Seeing that I was sleeping peacefully, I collected the broken jade on the ground and went out.
After a long time, I heard no more movement outside, so I raised my voice and asked, "Who is it?"
It was Huanbi who answered me when I came in. He helped me stand up, stuffed two goose down pillows behind me, and said, "Miss, I'm awake. Mr. Wen Shichu has just arrived."
I pretended to be surprised and said, "Why don't you invite me in?"
Huanbi smiled and said, "I originally wanted to come in to say hello to the lady, but I thought the lady was still asleep, and someone from Cunju Hall came over to send a message, saying that it's time to ask for Ping'an's pulse, and Lord Wen is invited to come over."
I said: "That's true. The emperor pointed out Dr. Wen to treat Shen Ronghua. He has a responsibility and cannot leave easily." I asked again: "What's the matter with him coming?"
Huanbi took out two pieces of plain paper from her arms and said: "Mr. Wen heard that the young lady was injured on her face, so she specially mixed two prescriptions. He said that in case of scars, he mixed the powder with this to cover the little master's face.
The wounds on the body.”
I took it and looked at it. One is called pearl powder, which is made by pounding purple jasmine seeds to extract the kernels, steaming and making powder; the other is called hosta powder, which is made by cutting off the stems of hosta flowers and making them into a bottle shape, then pouring ordinary beetroot powder into it.
It is steamed to make hosta powder; there is a line of small words next to it that specifically states that pearl powder should be used in spring and hosta powder should be used in autumn. In addition, the dewdrops and powder on the lotus leaves in the morning can be used to mix the surface with the powder for a better effect.
Another one says it is a recipe for pills. Choose a whole motherwort plant that is strong and vigorous during the Dragon Boat Festival. There should be no dust on the grass. After being exposed to the sun, grind it into fine powder and sieve it. Add an appropriate amount of water and flour and mix it into a dough.
Dry in the sun. Use a sealed three-layer yellow clay stove, simmer over high fire for half an hour, then simmer slowly over slow fire. After about a day and night, take out the pills, wait until they are completely cool, and grind them in a porcelain bowl.
Cut into fine powder and set aside for later use. The grinding hammer is also very particular. The jade hammer is the best, followed by the antler hammer - jade and antler both have the effect of moisturizing the skin and removing scars.
I asked again: "Is Shen Ronghua okay?"
Huanbi said crisply: "I asked. Mr. Wen said that the young master is fine, but he can't get out of bed yet and needs to rest." Fu smiled again: "Young lady only talks about others, but she is the same."
I looked at the prescriptions one by one and said with a smile: "Thank you for keeping this in mind. In the evening, Xiao Lianzi will be ordered to grab the medicine and prepare it."
Huanbi agreed "yes" and then withdrew.
March 26th was the best day in the first half of the calendar year. Feng Shuyi and I were conferred on the same day. In the morning, before dawn, the Yingxin Palace was already busy. The maids and eunuchs were holding gift boxes and special gifts for the ceremony.
Ceremonial guards shuttled back and forth. The stone path in front of the palace was paved with long red pulu. The Zhai Fengyu road car specially used for concubines to be conferred was waiting quietly in front of the Tangli Palace.
I was sitting in front of the dressing table. I had just finished dressing up. Liu Jishou, the internal eunuch beside Xuan Ling, personally sent me the clothes and jewelry she wore during the canonization ceremony. According to the etiquette, during the canonization ceremony, the queen wore a Lingyun bun and the concubine wore a Wangxianjiu bun.
The concubines of the palace wore their buns in a high bun, the other concubines wore their buns in a high bun, and the palace ladies wore their buns in a sacred bun. I then styled my hair into a dignified and modest bun.
The person who was ordered to comb my hair was Qiao, an old girl from the palace. She said with a smile: "My queen's forehead is really high. I have combed the hair of so many queens, so it is my queen's height. Now I have it again."
Being pregnant shows that my blessings are profound and unparalleled by others."
The women in the palace all believed that the higher the forehead, the greater the blessing. I was in a good mood, and after hearing what she said was pleasant, I became even more happy, so I was rewarded with money.
There are six hairpins he wears, including a pair of gold and red coral hairpins with the word "Fu", a pair of natural chimes suitable for hairpins, and the most outstanding one is a pair of gilt filigree dotted with green beads and phoenix steps. The steps are originally expensive.
It can only be used by concubines and above. Although Xuan Ling has rewarded me long ago, I can only use it openly today. The steps are decorated with hollow honeysuckle, with pearls, lapis lazuli, bats and emeralds as the canopy, inlaid with fine jade beads, long
It hangs down to the earlobe. The natural hair chime should be decorated with exquisite six-leaf palace flowers, exquisite emerald pearls, and long and slender pendants hanging down, shaking slightly. If this is not enough, a pair of ruby string rice beads and head flowers should be embellished between the buns.
A pair of gourd-head flowers inlaid with coral, turquoise, and a pair of square pots with auspicious temple flowers.
When the makeup was done, I tilted my head slightly and couldn't help but say, "It's so heavy."
Liu Zhu said with a smile on the side: "Now that I am just a concubine, I think the jewelry on my head is too heavy. What if I become a concubine in the future? I heard that the concubine has sixteen hairpins on her head when she is canonized."
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I turned around and yelled: "What nonsense!"
Aunt Qiao said with a smile: "What you said is absolutely true! After the emperor gave birth to the prince, are you still afraid of the day when you won't be named a noble concubine? Who in the palace doesn't know that the emperor loves the emperor the most."
I just smiled and didn't answer, stretched out my arms, and they helped me change into a dress. The red embroidered silk silk and auspicious grass clouds and wild geese with wide sleeves and double silk damask fell to the ground. Gorgeous pearls hung from the gold embroidered Xiapei.
Tassels, the entire gown is embroidered with a very long colorful Luan bird pattern, which stretches from the chest over the shoulders to the end of the skirt and spreads out like clouds. The cuffs are also intricately embroidered with twisted gold beads, making them one-inch wide pearl beads.
The lace is woven and embroidered, slightly revealing the white tips of the ten fingers. A gorgeous green and red ribbon is tied around the waist, and a silver and vermilion mirror flower damask is wrapped around the arms.
In this way, when you look at yourself in the mirror, you will have a dignified and noble posture.
The designation of noble concubines is different from the canonization in the past. In the past, the canonization only required Xuanling's oral instructions or an imperial edict to the Sixth Palace. Only concubines of noble concubines and above were considered to have a serious noble status in the palace, and they needed to be offered to the Ancestral Temple and given gold.
The book, gold seal, and the gold seal of the four concubines of the first rank are called "gold treasures". However, the Ancestral Temple is only opened after offering sacrifices to heaven, after the book is released, and during major festivals. On weekdays, concubines are canonized only in the Ancestral Temple in the palace.
Just make it a little symbolic.
At the auspicious time, I knelt down behind the concubine Feng and offered sacrifices in the solemn Ancestral Temple. I listened to the congratulatory message read in forty-six parallel prose by the minister. During the canonization ceremony, Li Lianji, the deputy secretary of the household department, and Chen Xilie, the minister of Huangmen, took the red lacquer carvings.
The gold, dragon and phoenix inscriptions are in a box, covered with a red mud gold handkerchief, and a four-page gold book is awarded, and the concubine is an eight-page gold book. Then a gold seal is placed in a small box with a brocade ribbon, and the gold seal is a precious seal script.
Four inches and nine cents, one inch and two cents thick, with a gold plate and a luan. The concubine and I shouted "Long live" three times, and then went to the Zhaoyang Hall to pay homage to the emperor and empress.
The queen was sitting next to Xuan Ling in a purple and gold phoenix dress with wide sleeves and tight placket. The cuffs and collar were slightly exposed, and the piping of the golden and red silk tunic was exposed. The apricot gold moonlight long skirt was outstanding, and the snow-white brocade base was apricot yellow peony.
The patterned brocade silk draped quietly flowing to the ground, making her even more noble and dignified.
The queen's expression was solemn and dignified, and she said loudly: "Honored concubine Feng, Wan's noble concubine Zhen has been blessed by heaven, and inherited the throne. I hope that in the future, I will cultivate my morality and maintain a harmonious palace. I will serve you diligently and continue to have descendants."
The concubine and I bowed our heads three times and respectfully agreed: "I am very happy to be taught by the Queen."
I looked up and saw Xuan Ling's bright yellow gold-plated Nine Dragons satin robe. The lower part of the robe was embroidered with the pattern of rivers, teeth and seawater. The so-called "land and mountains are thousands of miles away", stretching endlessly. Looking up again, I met his eyes that were as warm as the spring breeze as he stared at me.
, my heart felt warm, and I couldn’t help but look at each other and smile knowingly.