Empress and concubine

It stands to reason that a state banquet should be used to entertain the envoys of the Li Kingdom, but the Li Kingdom has some intentions of getting married, and Xia Yunjing regards the Li Kingdom as something in his pocket, so naturally he is not willing to entertain the Li Kingdom with such a high standard, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching , so this banquet was held together with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.Han Yu felt that something was wrong, but Li Guo's attitude towards Daxia in recent years has been somewhat subtle, and even if she had any opinions, she would not be accepted; and she herself had some small calculations, so she didn't say this up.

Chu Yao had made up her mind not to go, and she had never dressed up. She only wore an ordinary goose-yellow palace dress, with a delicate golden chrysanthemum on her hair, which was considered appropriate for the occasion.The phoenix hairpin presented by the Queen Mother, of course, was never worn, but Hongzhu was careful, and put it in a small box in case someone came to give the reward, and still carried it close to her body, so that she could look for it immediately whenever she needed it. Take it out and put it on Chu Yao's hairpin.Chu Yao laughed at her carelessness, but also felt that she was delicate, so she rewarded her with a pair of emerald pendants as a reward. Who told Chu Yao that she was getting lazy when she came in, and she didn't even want to wear jewelry anymore. , not to mention the "scheming" behind it.

Chu Yao didn't go to the banquet, so she ordered the people serving under her to call Yi Palace and closed the palace door early, and all the maidservants gathered in one place for a "reunion".

"This year's reunion festival, why don't you come and have fun with the maidservants?" The palace people pushed me and I pushed you, and finally they ordered Huaying to come out and invite Chu Yao to enjoy the flowers and the moon together.

Chu Yao drank the chrysanthemum wine in the cup, pointing to the flower shadow with a smile and said, "It can be seen that I am not sincere. If I go, you may still hope that I will leave sooner in your heart." It's just a cup of tea, there's no such trouble."

Seeing that Huaying was about to speak again, Chu Yao interrupted, "Your clever mouth can be regarded as a true biography of your sister Hongzhu, so don't say any more," and said, "Although it is in the way of the palace rules, you can't wait." Drinking and having fun, replacing wine with tea also has a special taste, the Pu'er bestowed by the sage is just right for today's festival, but I don't like it, so you can find it and share it."

"Usually in the palace for festivals, there is no palace that is safe and secure, but now that you are sympathetic to us, you have subsidized money to clean up a large table, and you have bestowed us with good Pu'er. The servants of the palace can enjoy the last round of reunion festival. I don’t know how much I should envy the servants of the other palace when they get the letter.” Huaying heard the words and complimented her, and then said, “Your Majesty, you don’t love Pu’er, but the servants do I thought it tasted good, so I went back to look for it, and asked the aunt in charge of the tea room to show us a hand."

Huaying's words are a bit playful, but they are also a little bit beyond her status, but Chu Yao likes her like this, and there are no outsiders at the moment, and she is not afraid of anything.So when he saw her acting like this, he just waved his hand pretending to be disgusted, "Let's go, let's go, don't disturb my mood of admiring the moon here."

"Okay," Huaying agreed, then looked at Hongzhu who was waiting on the sidelines, and squeezed her eyes, "Sister Hongzhu, I'll go first, and I'll come back later to replace you."

"Go, go, there's no need to grind people here," Hongzhu deliberately chased her away, and said, "I've used up a little bit just now, and it's almost done, I'll take your vacation tonight, so I can have some fun. One night, just don't delay tomorrow's affairs."

"I don't drink alcohol, so what can I delay?" Huaying waved her hands indifferently, and unceremoniously accepted Hongzhu's kindness, and said goodbye to Chu Yao and the two, and she really joked herself.

After Huaying had left, Chu Yao smiled and said to Hongzhu, "In your eyes, I think you are also a stern-mouthed and tofu-hearted person. You always say that she is wrong, but you are the one who loves her the most."

Seeing that Chu Yao's cup was empty, Hongzhu hurriedly came over to fill it up, and said with a clever smile, "Your Majesty, don't tell me, I learned this from you. In our palace, who doesn't know that our Concubine Shu The most sympathetic to slaves."

"You also use these words to make me happy, and you are not afraid of being heard, saying that we are frivolous in the palace of ceremonies." Although there was a sense of reproach in Chu Yao's mouth, it was a real joke.With her current status, such words have already become the icing on the cake, and it will definitely not cause Xia Yunjing to have other meanings, on the contrary, it will be more reassuring of her softness and tolerance.The concubine in the harem is innocent and lovely, kind and gentle, destined not to be able to do great things, which is the most reassuring.The late emperor's harem was in such a chaotic state because people like this died too early and too many times.

After Chu Yao drank a glass of wine, a hazy drunkenness appeared in her eyes, which were shining brightly. Although she had no face, she also had a different posture.

Seeing Hongzhu, she filled up the wine and put snacks on Chu Yao's plate, "My lady, don't just be greedy for the drink, you won't have the smell of alcohol, you can't drink too much, hurry up and try this crab roe bun, specially Ask the dining room to make it smaller, just enough for one mouthful, it is the most suitable for your taste."

"It's okay," Chu Yao said, but she ate the snacks as she said.The atmosphere here is harmonious, but the flower shadow over there hastily returned.

Both Chu Yao's master and servant were a little puzzled, and Hong Zhu said even more, "If the little girl doesn't go to play, nothing will happen."

Chu Yao frowned, "Hongzhu, help me go back to take a bath and change clothes, and ask my subordinates to bring up a bowl of hangover soup, hurry up, I'm afraid there will be a summons ahead."

Hongzhu was startled when she heard the words, and before she could speak, Huaying said in surprise, "Your Majesty is really clever, you guessed it before I said it."

Huaying paused, and explained in a few words, "Princess Qingjue attended the meeting, and she coaxed the empress dowager to like her very much. There are not many concubines, and there are only two ears, so it is better to set up two more seats. The Queen Mother has moved her mind, so naturally no one can stop her."

Chu Yao nodded, and led the two of them back, "But when will the palace man who reported the letter come over?"

"When our news came, the sage and Lady Zhao were still dealing with it carefully, but you'd better make preparations early, lady."

"That's right," Chu Yao said, "You send someone to wait in front, you must find out clearly, but there is nothing else." Chu Yao thought for a while, "If he remembers, you can call him Let me tell you one or two things, I am always a little uneasy in my heart, I am afraid that something will happen to the Queen Mother."

Hua Ying left as she said, and came back after a while, with a serious expression, "I heard from the man that the Saint Empress refused in every possible way. Your Majesty, since the old country came, there is still the gift of avoiding it,' Princess Qingjue asked the Empress Dowager Neili, and the Empress Dowager said bluntly that you are the daughter of the Feng family of the Li State."

Chu Yao's heart trembled, and she said to herself that sure enough, although she closed her eyes and let Hong Zhu comb her hair, she kept thinking about what to do, and it was only half a cup of tea, Chu Yao Then he made a decision, "Huaying, I know you have a way to contact your sister, send a letter to daddy for me, tell him to make preparations early, if you can't seize the opportunity in advance, I'm afraid after today's banquet, the Feng clan will be wiped out." worries."

Hua Ying was shocked when she heard the words, but she also understood that people who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries. What's more, if there is no hole, how can it happen, Chu Yao's worries are not unreasonable.Such a major matter related to Feng's survival and Chu Yao's own, naturally requires more consideration.I didn't dare to delay at the moment, so I went out to deliver the letter.

Not long after Huaying left, an official envoy came ahead to invite Chu Yao to the banquet.And this messenger is Zi Yan.

Zi Yan entered the door and saw that Chu Yao already had a charter, and she didn't seem to be in a hurry. Although she was a little surprised, she was more satisfied, "My lady was worried that you would not know the news in advance and was caught off guard, but now it seems that she was worrying too much. "What Chu Yao showed was still that gentle and gentle appearance. The mountain collapsed in front of him without changing his face, which was probably the case. I have to say that this was actually a beautiful misunderstanding.

"It's rare for you to come here in person," Chu Yao said gently, "But what's your request?"

"Your Majesty is far more intelligent than a slave or maidservant." Zi Yan glanced at Hua Ying who had just entered, her eyes flickering, but she said, "It was originally entrusted to me, but now it seems that my empress has already entrusted this to her." Everything has been done, and there is no need to talk about it now.”

Having said that, Ziyan still passed on Zhao Yi's words to Chu Yao. Comparing the two, it was indeed not far from Chu Yao's arrangement, except that Zhao Yi also said that Chu Yao should not be too lavishly decorated. Especially the attractive five-tailed phoenix hairpin is unnecessary. Even if the empress dowager wanted to embarrass Chu Yao, she might not have the strength. After all, Xia Yunjing is the emperor, and the empress dowager ruined Xia Yunjing's arrangement for her own selfishness. I'm afraid it's not far away from dying of illness.

Chu Yao nodded when she heard the words, and she didn't need to order, Hong Zhu and the two naturally took care of it.So in the end, Chu Yao changed into a moonlight dress with a begonia pattern, and the veil was also embroidered with begonia petals sandwiched with silver thread. Against the backdrop of the moonlight, her actions flowed like the moonlight, like a fairy concubine entering the mortal world, but when she was still, she was still. And the color is quiet, you can't see the clues, it can be said to be extremely low-key luxury and wealth, and it is also in line with the name of the first favorite concubine in the harem. For fear of losing the color of the clothes, Chu Yao only used crystals that look extremely clear and thin Ornaments made of enamel, colored glaze, etc., make Chu Yao's celestial appearance even more beautiful.

Chu Yao looked again in front of the mercury mirror, and after careful consideration, she settled on her makeup.Needless to say in detail, the rouge on the lips is so red that it looks like a "kiss".

Seeing Chu Yao's attire, Zi Yan couldn't help but said narrowly, "Your Majesty, with your attire, I don't know how many people will dream of you."

"Just call that one soul dreaming," Chu Yao heard Ziyan's "ulterior motives" and said that Zhao Yi would never forget her outfit, so she replied "meaningfully" and only asked Zhao Yi to miss it. After saying that, he said to Hongzhu again, "You guys will keep a close eye on the people present for me later, come back and talk to me nicely," these words were mostly meant as a joke.

However, these two are also bold, they looked at each other and respected the order, and Hua Ying also narrowly made a face at Zi Yan, which made people laugh.

At the banquet place, Princess Qingjue Han Yuzheng waited a little anxiously, looked up and saw Xia Yunjing and Zhao Yi who had been obstructive in every possible way before, very calm, but the Queen Mother was a little absent-minded, which was quite strange, and she couldn't help secretly calculating in her heart.Turning his eyes, he said, "I just said that Concubine Shu is coming, and Empress Dowager is a little absent-minded. It can be seen that she is very happy with Concubine Shu. It has been a long time now, why don't you ask someone to invite you again, Anyway, the Empress Dowager is not so worried."

At this moment, someone reported, "Concubine Feng Shu is here!"