Xie Mingxi glanced at Princess Yongning lightly and twitched her lips: "I accept my mother's good words."
Xie Jun immediately stepped forward and gave a bunch of instructions in a low voice. They were nothing more than "Be respectful at all times after entering the palace and never lose etiquette", and also hinted with ulterior motives, "Don't panic if you are lucky enough to meet the princes" and so on.
Mr. Xie felt that his son's instructions were not careful enough, so he added a special sentence: "Ming Niang, you must behave well when you enter the palace today. You must leave a good impression on the emperor and the empress."
Mrs. Xu failed to push forward, but only had time to say: "Put stability first in everything, don't be rash."
The unrelated grandmother actually showed her concern.
Xie Mingxi smiled at Mrs. Xu and got on the carriage.
The carriage drove forward smoothly and soon disappeared in front of everyone in the Xie Mansion.
…
The hour is right.
Outside Donghua Gate, more than a dozen carriages have stopped. There are still carriages coming from behind.
The palace gate has not yet opened, so a group of carriages can only wait outside Donghua Gate.
Against the backdrop of all kinds of gorgeous carriages, Xie's carriage was quite ordinary. It parked quietly at the rear and did not attract anyone's attention. Xie Mingxi sat quietly, looking straight ahead, her eyes heavy, wondering what she was thinking.
Half an hour later.
Congyu couldn't hold it any longer, quietly lifted the car curtain and took a look outside, then turned around and whispered: "Miss, the palace door hasn't been opened yet!"
Xie Mingxi hummed.
Fuyu couldn't help but whisper: "I don't know how long we have to wait."
Xie Mingxi said calmly: "Today is the Lantern Festival. All the concubines, princes and princesses in the palace have arrived, and even the Queen Mother has to show up. Everything in the palace must be intervened by the Queen Mother. As a student, I will wait for a while.
Why not!"
Xie Mingxi opened her mouth, but Congyu Fuyu immediately fell silent.
The lady usually has an easy-going temperament, but once her face sinks, she exudes a strange dignity and coldness, which makes people feel awe.
Another half hour passed.
The heavy vermilion palace door finally opened.
A small cheer came from an unknown carriage. Soon, that cheer was swallowed back.
Xie Mingxi quietly curled up the corners of her mouth, and a smile flashed in her eyes.
The cheer just now was clearly the voice of Yin Xiaoxiao.
…
The girls who had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time finally got off the carriage.
On ordinary days, it would be rare to say hello and say hello to familiar classmates. Today, no one dared to look around, and no one made any noise. Everyone stood quietly beside the carriage.
A beautiful palace maid appeared at the palace gate, glanced at her, and asked in a deep voice: "The Queen has a decree. Please come to Jiaofang Hall and wait for the Queen to summon you."
Queen Yu would go to Lianchi Academy to teach every month, and she would always be accompanied by a palace maid. The face of this palace lady was no stranger to the students of Lianchi Academy.
It was Zhilan, the maid in charge of Queen Yu's side.
The girls responded in unison.
Without Zhilan's instructions, the girls entered the palace gate one by one in the order they came in. Their steps were light and silent.
After entering the palace gate, the girls spontaneously and spontaneously stood in five rows according to their daily habits. Students from each school were in one row. Then, the schools were arranged in order, with Peony School first and Haitang School next in line.
At the end.
Zhilan's eyes showed a look of satisfaction.
These girls are all students of the empress, and they all represent the face of the empress. Fortunately, the girls have all received strict etiquette instruction, and no one has behaved inappropriately or made a fool of themselves.
…
Jiaofang Hall.
Today, the person sitting at the top is Queen Mother Li, and Queen Yu is sitting at the bottom of Queen Mother Li.
Empress Dowager Li, whose face is covered with makeup and makeup, looks pretty from a distance, but looks a little scary up close. No matter how much makeup she applies, she can't hide the wrinkles on her forehead and at the corners of her eyes.
Empress Dowager Li liked the color red, she wore a red palace dress, her lips were painted scarlet, and her long nails were also bright red.
Empress Yu is also wearing a pure red palace dress. She has a thin layer of makeup on her face and has a noble temperament.
All the concubines in the palace were seated according to their rank.
Mei Fei, who has recovered from her illness, has a little plump cheeks, a smile on her lips, and her illness is gone. The beauty that once overwhelmed the Sixth Palace has also returned.
The cold and taciturn Sixth Princess stood beside Concubine Mei.
Several princes have not shown up yet.
Empress Dowager Li picked up the tea and took a sip, then smiled and said: "The Ai family is so old, it's a lot of fun. Today I want to see what the world-famous Lianchi Academy students look like!"
When she mentioned the four words "famous in the world", Queen Mother Li's tone showed a little ridicule.
Empress Yu smiled calmly and said: "The queen mother is just joking. She is just a little girl who is interested in studying. How can she be famous all over the world?"
Empress Dowager Li glanced at Empress Yu with a smile but not a smile: "The empress said that, but she is too self-effacing. The reason why Lianchi Academy is what it is today is all due to the empress."
Empress Yu continued to smile lightly: "Without the mother's consent, how could the daughter-in-law go out of the palace every month to be a master and teach the students at Lianchi Academy. I have to thank my mother for that."
No one among the concubines dared to interrupt in this "vocal" fight between the most noble mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the world, and all of them bowed their heads in silence.
Queen Mother Li choked for a while, feeling quite unhappy, and said with a smile: "Queen, it's getting late, let the students come to see you!"
Queen Yu responded and immediately gave the order.
…
A bunch of young girls filed into Jiaofang Hall.
All of them are young, with outstanding looks and different temperaments.
Then, all the girls, led by the palace maid Zhilan, bowed together: "I have seen the Queen Mother, I have met the Queen." The voices of dozens of sweet and delicate girls gathered together, which was extremely sweet.
This scene is really rare. Even when Emperor Jianwen selected beauties to enter the palace a few years ago, there was no such grand scene.
Empress Dowager Li glanced at the pretty faces of the girls, her mood suddenly improved, and she said with a smile: "Okay! Okay! Get free without any ceremony!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" After thanking each other neatly, all the girls stood up straight, but no one looked up, their eyes were slightly lowered.
As expected of a student of Lotus Pond Academy!
This etiquette alone is far better than that of ordinary ladies!
The concubines felt their eyes light up and looked at it calmly.
The second prince was getting married. Concubine Xian glanced at him casually and then withdrew her gaze. Concubine Shu, Concubine Li, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Jing were each thinking about the candidate for their future daughter-in-law, so naturally they had to look carefully.
If you don't look at it, you'll feel a bit dazzled and overwhelmed at first glance.
This one is beautiful, that one is handsome. This one has a dignified temperament, that one is smart and charming... Oh, I can hardly see it.
By the way, who is Miss Xie San, who is famous in the capital? With so many girls, how can you tell them all with beautiful faces?
Where is Xie Mingxi?
The Sixth Princess searched around quietly, and finally found Xie Mingxi's figure through numerous figures.
