The righteous way of returning pearls

"Marquis Emma, ​​you came really early."

"Baroness Bourne, you are not too late!"

"I heard that His Majesty the King summoned the princess from the East today?"

"No, it's not a summons, it's an invitation. You also know that? A few days ago, His Majesty the King left the palace in disguise and was assassinated at a masquerade ball. It was the nobles of the Qing Dynasty who saved His Majesty's life."

"Great Qing Dynasty? Is that the Great Qing Empire whose ground is covered with gold and whose roof is inlaid with precious stones? Oh, I really can't wait to meet this Great Qing Princess and see if it's really what the legend says."

"Have any of you seen this princess?"

"No, except the Marchioness de Pompadour."

"Oh, what did she say?"

"She didn't say anything."

"Don't you think it's strange? Doesn't she like to talk about secrets that others don't know? How can she not talk about such things as a show off?"

"What's so strange about this? Your Majesty has been cold to her for a few days. How can she still have such thoughts at this time?"

"Hehe, whoever told her to encourage His Majesty to go out of the palace to attend some masquerade ball deserves to be left out in the cold."

"I think it's not so much that His Majesty is deliberately indifferent to the Marquise de Pompadour these days, but rather that he is a little absent-minded."

"How to say?"

"Perhaps the Marquise de Pompadour is going to step down."

"what do you mean……"

The noble ladies were about to ask the question, but the captain of the guard stepped forward and urged: "Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty the King has already left the gate of the palace, please move."

"Oh, here they come."

"let's go."

In the gaze and expectation of the crowd, six carriages slowly drove into the Palace of Versailles.The nobles in the palace stared intently at the ebony carriage from far to near. They praised the driver's clothes from the carvings on the outside of the carriage, and then sighed at the horses pulling the carriage. satin.The carriage finally stopped in front of the main hall, the ladies and jazz stared at the door of the carriage with good eyesight, and exclaimed the moment the crane appreciating the clouds got off the carriage.

"Ah, come out, come out! Is she the princess of the Qing Dynasty? She is indeed very beautiful."

"Hey, she's so young."

"I don't think she is a princess. You see, the people in the carriage behind have also come down. Their clothes are all the same style. They are probably the princess's maids."

"Maid? Oh, that's impossible! Their clothes are made of expensive embroidered brocade, and they are covered in jewels. Are these what maids should have?"

"I think the princess of the Qing Dynasty is a very rich and generous woman."

"Oh, look, who is that? Oh! How handsome is he?"

"Do you know who he is? I have never seen such a charming oriental man."

"Oh, look at how chic and elegant he is when he turns around and raises his hand."

"Oh, God!" The noble ladies stared eagerly at the eastern man, watching him greet the princess of the Qing Dynasty in the auspicious costume of the Phoenix, and were stunned for a while, and it took a long time to breathe a sigh of relief, and sighed deeply: "She She is a true nobleman, her temperament is unmatched!"

Since Tianyou stepped out of the carriage, Louis XV's eyes followed her. He straightened his stomach, stepped forward with a smile on his face, and said loudly, "Welcome to Versailles, my guests!"

"It's an honor to be invited by you, Your Majesty Louis." The cloud appreciating crane put his right arm around his son, raised his left hand slightly to hold the jade finger that Tianyou put on it lightly, walked towards Louis XV, bowed and smiled lightly.

"Oh, you are the Jueluo County King of the Qing Dynasty, right? I'm glad to see you again." Louis XV smiled and nodded at Yunhe, then turned to the slightly blessed Tianyou and said, "It must be that this It is Her Royal Highness Princess Gu Lun and Princess Rui Zhen of the Qing Dynasty. You are truly radiant, and I am extremely fortunate that today my Palace of Versailles welcomes an oriental elf."

'I am flattered by His Majesty's words. '

'Oh, I am the luckiest woman in France to have your compliments. '

In the past, Louis XV heard a lot of such words.He just praised casually, and the women would immediately raise their heads and puff their chests, proudly like a hen that just laid eggs.Even girls who are shy by nature will blushed and say "You're too proud", but they are actually ecstatic in their hearts.She blushed not necessarily because of shyness, but because she was praised by the king, which is a supreme honor.The light of power behind the king shrouded her in an instant, at least during the days of Versailles, because of this sentence, she could have the right and left among many jazz, and made all the ladies jealous.

Louis XV always liked lively and cheerful women, and those who were lucky enough to be favored by him should not only be beautiful, but also be able to speak well.And among the women around him, there was not a single one who was flattering and currying favor with him.But the princess of the Qing Dynasty in front of him kept silent about his deliberate and courteous words, and just smiled, the smile was faint, as light as the breeze blowing.Her calm and indifferent, noble and reserved appearance made Louis XV feel a strange freshness in his heart, and he was deeply fascinated by it.

For Louis XV's blatant admiration, the lords on the left and right all showed a sense of agreement and talked in a low voice without any trace.

"Is that the princess of the Qing Dynasty? Oh, she is so beautiful."

"Her skin has a pearly radiance."

"Oh, eyes like black pearls, hair like ebony, they are so charming."

"Look at her dress. It's not the dress that is popular in Paris nowadays, but the dress in the oriental palace. It really matches her. It's very classic, very elegant, and has a mysterious temperament."

"Yes, His Majesty always has a good eye. Although this princess looks different from the French girls, it is undeniable that she is so beautiful."

The king's graciousness and the jazz's words undoubtedly aroused the jealousy of the women, especially when they heard that the handsome and tall man next to the princess was her husband, the envy in their hearts suddenly turned into jealousy, and they all fanned her. Covering his face, he glanced at Tianyou critically, trying to find fault with it, and suppress the arrogance of the princess of the Qing Dynasty.

Tianyou wears a court crown and walks side by side with Yunhe.The two are dressed similarly, both are formal gowns with black background and gold trim, with double-breasted stand-up collars, cloud shoulders, and twelve pairs of buttons.Tianyou’s auspicious clothes are embroidered with hundreds of birds and phoenixes, and Yunhe’s court clothes are woven with auspicious clouds and golden phoenixes. The colors are gorgeous and vivid, occupying most of the fabric. The phoenix’s look is lively, the birds have different postures, and the auspicious clouds are ever-changing. The colorful phoenix and phoenix on Guan Ji's suit flapped its wings, as if it was about to spread its wings and fly high, as if it was real.

The top of Tianyou's crown is inlaid with round amber the size of a child's fist, shining brightly in the sunlight.A golden oriental bead hangs around the neck, exuding a warm luster.Holding a silk handkerchief in the left palm, it is a treasure of Jiangnan Jinshang. There is no embroidery on it, but the color keeps changing with every swing.Yunhe is not crowned, and her hair is only tied with silk ropes at will, which reveals a sense of chic and leisure.From his left shoulder to his right waist hung three strings of red emeralds, the color of which was like fire and flames, and the golden phoenix clouds woven on his clothes were dazzling in red, as if the imperial phoenix had been nirvana.

Wonton, who had been put down by Yunhe, was wearing a small crown, a moon-white slanted-breasted silk gown, a two-inch white jade unicorn hanging on his chest, a jade hook on his waist, and flying fish boots on his little feet. It is cute and smart.

Tianyou and Yunhe were followed by eight nuns, all of whom were wearing flag buns, with matching step-ups and golden jade hairpins in their hair.Except for the two chiefs who were wearing black-collar autumn-colored gowns with cherry patterns, the rest were all red-collared gowns with moxa-green chrysanthemum patterns.

Then there are 24 court ladies with 'two hairs', wrapped with begonias and roses, with four strings of falling beads hanging from the left and right, shaking with each step.The court ladies all wore white silk as their collars, and wore concubine-colored wide-sleeved short gowns embroidered with magnolia flowers of the same color. □Wearing a skirt, the skirt is above the knees, and a few flower branches are woven on the mirror surface of the skirt, exuding the breath of a girl's chastity.

The nunnery and maid followed by twelve guards with bundled hair, dressed in a dark-pattern robe of crab-shell green, with a lotus-colored belt around the waist, extremely capable.It is either holding, carrying, or carrying various gifts, making people stretch their necks and keep looking around...

After watching this for a long time, to the disappointment of the ladies, they couldn't find even a single flaw.Even if you talk about conservative clothing with strong words, it is also an oriental rhythm and exotic style, which is naturally different.

"Your Majesty Louis XV, I wish you good health." Wonton straightened her body, raised her head and bowed to Louis XV.

Louis XV looked at Wonton with complicated eyes for a moment, then sighed softly, faced the cloud appreciating crane and said with a smile: "This child is very good, is it the son of you and the princess? He is much smarter than my grandson. Louis Hurry up and say hello to the princess and the county king."

Six-year-old Louis stepped out of the crowd, his feet were forked back and forth, his left knee was slightly bent, his left thumb, ring finger, and little finger were bent and clenched, and his index finger and middle finger were stretched out to the brim of the three-cornered hat on his head, saluting Yunhe and Tianyou : "Welcome to Versailles and have a nice day."

After Tianyou and his wife nodded in return, Louis XV introduced the crown prince, several princesses and royal family members to them, and then walked towards the hall while talking.

"The envoys of the Qing Dynasty once mentioned to me that you may pass through France when you come to Europa. Unexpectedly, you will become my benefactors." Louis XV, or all the people in power in the territory of Europa, expressed their gratitude to the neighbors. The country is covetous, and all kinds of small frictions have occurred all year round, which have escalated into wars.For this reason, they are very vigilant about the movements of neighboring countries, but they are extremely tolerant of guests from distant countries.

For example, if the Austrians who have been at war with France want to enter France, not only must they be carefully interrogated, they must not bring in Austrian products, and they must change all their clothes to prevent them from bringing even a small note.And the envoys of the Qing Dynasty, like Tianyou and Yunhe, can step into the territory of France as long as they can produce the corresponding documents.In the eyes of Louis XV, showing goodwill to the Qing Dynasty may become an ally.For France, which is surrounded by enemies, it is a good choice to have a powerful ally like the Qing Dynasty. Naturally, Louis XV will not let others take the lead.

The grandeur of Versailles is simply the epitome of a city.On both sides of the wide driveway are large expanses of grass and shade, clumps of flowers in full bloom, pines and cypresses pruned into symmetrical shapes of various colors, bronze statues and marble statues in various poses and with different poses, and fountains here and there sprinkle crystal water drops. The surrounding scenery is still and moving, thick and light, which just embellishes the garden "live".

If we only talked about the garden of Versailles, the nuns and spring maids could just boast about it out of nowhere, but the moment they stepped into the main hall and saw the entire Palace of Versailles, their hearts were shocked by the visual impact.

Look at the towering and broad hall, surrounded by resplendent gold and jade, and the carvings inside are refreshing.The huge oil painting on the top of the head is full of the style of Europa, integrating local history, religion and mythology, and explaining the profound things in simple terms.There are many tapestries hanging in the halls passing by. The patterns on the blankets are delicately woven, and most of them are themes of rural landscapes, flowers, birds, animals, and figures and buildings, which match the decorations of each living room just right.

In particular, there is a long corridor called the Hall of Mirrors, with seventeen huge arched windows facing the west side of the garden. Floor-to-ceiling mirrors are inlaid on the opposite wall. It is said that each mirror is made of countless pieces of lenses. , so it is also called the mirror gallery.The walls and corridors in the Hall of Mirrors are paved with white and light yellow marble. The mirrors are separated by green marble columns. , wreaths and angels, the bling is extraordinarily beautiful.On the ceiling are oil paintings praising the achievements of the Sun King, and 24 Bohemian crystal chandeliers hang down, with countless white candles embedded in the lights. Under the sky, the Hall of Mirrors will become a golden ocean, and people walking in the promenade will feel like a dream, as if they have arrived in heaven.

Tianyou, Yunhe and their party admired Europa's top art at this time, and were amazed in their hearts.It's not that the Forbidden City is bad, but that it's normal after watching too much.If Louis XV went to the Qing Palace, he would definitely sigh when he first saw him.

While appreciating Yunhe and others watching the Palace of Versailles, he didn't know that he was also an attractive scenery in the eyes of the nobles in the court.

"Look at the way they walk, oh! how charming they are."

"As expected of the princess and grand duke from the Qing Dynasty! The swinging of the arms and the size of the steps of these female officials are all the same. How difficult is this?"

"England or Spain say that French women are the most attractive, and I have always thought so. But today I have to say that French women are less charming than Qing women, and 'it' happens to be I'm hooked."

"Joseph, didn't you say that the Marquise de Pompadour is very attractive a few days ago?"

"Shh, what do you know! This person is afraid of comparison."

"Isn't it? Kesai, you're still young..."

"Screw you……"

Louis XV took Tianyou and his wife to see many places, and finally took their seats in the flower hall, and waited for the waiter to serve black tea, then he waved his hand and ordered the guards to present a small gift.

The gift in Yunhe's mouth made Louis XV dumbfounded.Three years ago, an envoy from the Qing Dynasty came to Versailles and expressed his friendship on behalf of the Qing Emperor. He gave many gifts, and he kept them as treasures.He specially arranged an oriental room in the palace for people to look at, which won him many envious eyes and compliments.Although Louis XV did not understand the value of those collections, he understood that the gift from King Doro was much more valuable than his collection.

The Marquise de Pompadour observed Louis XV's expression in the crowd. Since the masquerade ball, Louis has been lukewarm to her. Her status today is due to the favor of Louis XV. If she loses his favor , then she will become the laughing stock of Versailles, which she will never allow.

The Marquise de Pompadour knew the owner of the Versailles court better than anyone else. Seeing the way Louis XV stared at the Qing princess, it was obvious that he had a good impression of her.Although the princess of the Qing Dynasty already has a husband, how can a county king compare with the lord of a country?She was introduced into the upper-class social circle through her husband after marriage, and thus carefully planned to lure Louis XV into the bait.Ever since she became the new favorite of the royal family, those who had ridiculed her could only end up being exiled and retreated. Wherever she went, there were countless people fawning on her.Because of the king's words, she has expensive jewelry, castles, and titles. Which woman can resist these?Even if she is the princess of the Qing Dynasty.

The Marquise de Pompadour is very smart, if it weren't for her brains, Louis XV would not have spoiled her for so many years.She once paid the bills of gambling debts for the queen who lost the favor of Louis XV.Louis XV didn't say anything, but he felt that she was different from other women and really loved him.However, there are too many women who please the king, and Louis XV's passion often makes her flustered.Men like to watch women try their best to fight for themselves. Madame Pompadour was never afraid of fighting with women. What she was afraid of was the current situation. Never before.She couldn't let Louis lose interest in her.

It is very difficult for a man to fall in love with a woman, but it is very easy for him to dislike a woman, not to mention that this man is the king of France.The Marquise de Pompadour knew that she was not young anymore, if Louis XV ignored her at this time, perhaps she would no longer be able to grasp that expensive heart.Madame de Pompadour would not, and could not, imagine her life after being rejected.Therefore, she eagerly winked at the Minister of Finance standing beside Louis XV.

The Minister of Finance understood that the stability of his position came from the kind words of the Marquise de Pompadour in front of Louis, so he asked with a smile on his face: "We all know that the Qing Dynasty is the richest country. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty, That is the richest person in the world. I don’t know why, the things given by His Majesty Qing are not as good as those given by the princess?”

"John, what nonsense are you talking about!" Louis XV pretended to scold, but his eyes showed an expression of wanting to understand.He remembered that he had led Yunhe and Tianyou past the Oriental Room just now, and had said a few proud words, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart, thinking that people saw a joke, and there were some deeds in the words.All the discerning people present, Tianyou slightly opened his lips and said: "This statement is wrong. His Majesty Louis has many treasures in his collection. If one of today's gifts can be placed in the Oriental room, that would be a good thing."

"The princess's words are too polite." Louis XV waved his hand and said, "Even if I don't understand oriental art, I also know that the presents from the princess are much better than the things in my collection."

Who are these people!Did you send something wrong?The mothers and maids who stood respectfully behind the county prince's family all secretly despised him.

On the contrary, Tianyou knew what Louis and others were thinking. The king of a country hated being despised by other countries the most, so he explained: "Your Majesty Louis XV doesn't know. My emperor brother is indeed rich, but his harem has three thousand beauties. Countless servants depend on him for their lives. Moreover, his every word, deed, and every move represents the entire Qing Dynasty. I am extremely surprised that he can send out so many treasures. You know, I When we got married, the mother of the imperial brother was the most honorable empress dowager in the Qing Dynasty, and she gave me many things in the palace. More importantly, His Majesty Louis invited me and my husband to Versailles today, which shows that it is a We treat it as friends. Since it is a gift for a friend, we naturally choose the best one."

"Oh, oh! The princess is right, you are my most honorable friend in France." After hearing Tianyou's words, Louis XV's mood improved as expected, and he sighed towards Yunhe: "King Jueluo, what kind of person did you marry?" What a wife! Not only is she beautiful, but her words are even more pleasant to listen to."

The Marquise de Pompadour did not expect a few words from the Qing princess to appease the irritable Louis, her heart was anxious and angry, and her face was gloomy.But at this moment, Louis XV was already interested in looking at the presents. Under the sign of the crane appreciating the clouds, the maids took the gifts from the guards, walked in front of Louis XV one by one, and explained to him .

"Your Majesty Louis, please take a look. This is the 'Red Heavenly Ball Vase in Blue and White Glaze with Bean Green Ground', with green bean green as the background color, and painted with red pine trees, ganoderma lucidum and cranes in blue and white glaze, which means wishing good luck and longevity. Look at its color , no matter it is bean green, blue and white or glazed red, the hair color is bright and pure. And the paintings on it are simple, tall, and graceful. It is a masterpiece that cannot be obtained. I just passed by His Majesty's storage room and saw a red-glazed long-necked gallbladder Bottle, this bottle has a straight mouth, long neck, sloping shoulders, and belly like a gall, so it is also called a gall bottle. The bottom of the bottle is ring-footed, and it should have white glaze inside but no style. Lubai. It has a beautiful shape and beautiful colors. Although it is not as good as the bottle in my hand, it is still a rare good..."

The court lady knew that the utensils displayed in Louis XV's Oriental room were not considered very good things in the Qing Dynasty, and the gifts from Princess Ruizhen and the county prince were not considered expensive.But for the court ladies, Qing Dynasty is always the best. For this reason, they detailed the benefits of the gifts one by one, secretly ridiculed the ignorant people, and stunned the French nobles present.

The Palace of Versailles is different from the Qing Dynasty. As long as they don't disturb others, the nobles can walk around in the hall at will.The gift given by the county king and his wife now made all the nobles present envious.Xindao, even if he only got one piece, it would be enough to show off for a lifetime.

"what!"

"What a delicate carving, what a beautiful color!"

"Ah! It's so beautiful!"

"God! I didn't expect such a superb work of art, oh!"

"God..."

In the exclamation of the nobleman, the maid explained: "This is called the 'Sandalwood Inlaid Enamel Wuluntu Throne Screen'. It is carved from rosewood, and it has five leaves. Slightly higher in the middle, decreasing on both sides, surrounded by open-carved cloud bat pattern hat. The screen is inlaid with enamel, and the outline of the pattern is drawn with copper wire, and then filled with glaze and burnt to polish and gold-plated. The pattern is taken from "Five Lun Tu" , are the five kinds of birds: phoenix, crane, mandarin duck, wagtail, and warbler, which mean that monarchs and ministers have righteousness, father and son have relatives, husband and wife are different, seniors and children are orderly, and friends have trust..."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Seeing the gifts passing by in front of him, Louis XV wanted to reach out and touch them several times, but he couldn't sit still when he saw the screen. , got up involuntarily and approached, caressing the beautiful pattern on the screen carefully.It took a long time to recover, and waved to the servant to send the screen into the bedroom, and repeatedly told him to handle it with care.

After Louis XV coughed lightly and sat down, girl Chun next to Tianyou held a box and placed it on the coffee table.

What's this?Louis XV and the others all stretched their necks and lowered their eyes, wishing they could bring their faces closer.But I saw that girl Chun opened the brocade box, took out an exquisite dressing box, opened the lid of the box, and opened the small drawers one by one. There were three colorful tassels, a pair of elegant hairpins with magpies on branches, two rubies with emerald greens, Four East Pearl Earrings...

"This is a gift for the queen of your country."

"Oh, Your Royal Highness, you are so polite. The Qing Dynasty is really a state of etiquette, you..."

Amidst the conversation between Tianyou and Louis XV, the jazz and ladies around watched the Qing Dynasty porcelain, embroidered brocade, and gold jewelry leaving with the maid, and their hearts ached. Just put it in your own pocket.

"Did you see that fine jewelry? I've never seen it!"

"What an exquisite workmanship! How did the thin jade piece like a cicada's wing stick on it? Although our jewelry is beautiful, it lacks such delicacy and elegance."

"The princess of the Qing Dynasty is so rich, she actually gave away a box of jewelry, a box! Even that box is very expensive."

"Look at the face of the Marquise de Pompadour. She must be moved. Who wouldn't be moved? She will definitely ask His Majesty to give her the jewelry. Do you think His Majesty will agree?"

"Stop joking, Baroness Solo. The Princess Qing said that this is for the Queen. Even if His Majesty loves the Marquise de Pompadour, she is also a mistress and will never be seen."

"Who knows? Your Majesty has made many exceptions for her."

"Do you envy a mistress? Oh, forget it! Only a woman like Princess Daqing is worthy of envy!"

"Isn't it? The princess of the mysterious country, with endless brocade clothes, countless jewelry, so many servants..."

"Oh, what an enviable woman!"

However, this woman who was the envy of the ladies in the court of Versailles became the object of their envy in the next moment.From envy to jealousy is often only a moment.

The author has something to say: Thank you for your replies, ^_^

In fact, the interaction between Tianyou and Yunhe in this article depends on everyone's supplements. I don't want to make it too obvious. After all, Yongzheng's character and his awkward personality after becoming a woman must have a great interaction with Yunhe. will change the tune.

There are a lot of interactions between them, but I deliberately covered it up when I wrote it.