Da Suining

Chapter 139 Shang Ji Palace

finally.

Xiang Suining wears palace flowers.

Tang Xiaoniang wears palace flowers.

Mrs. Xiang Lao wears palace flowers.

Xiangyan wears amber hairpins and palace flowers.

Xiang Daying reminded: "After lunch, the emperor will take a short break to get tired, and in the afternoon, he will meet with the ministers to discuss state affairs. In the evening, a banquet was held in the palace. The emperor was considerate and specially confessed to a few ministers to take their children. I think Come on, you just want to enter the palace to thank you, so let's dress up and go together."

Going to the palace for a banquet is much more prestigious than going to some earl's mansion for dinner.

Those who can enter the palace to eat, the food is second, and the status is the first.

Tang Xiaoniang couldn't help yearning: "Which adult's children are going?"

"Mei Jing, the granddaughter of Uncle Mighty's family, the granddaughter of Duke Dong'an, the grand-niece of the Prime Minister's family, and the two daughters and one son of Vice General Zhongyong. By the way, Lord Xiaolan of Changxinhou's Mansion naturally also On the list, there is also the son of the third-rank imperial physician Lu Zhan, called Lu Yu, because his father has done a good job in treating the second prince Guo, so the emperor granted him permission to enter the palace."

All have identities.

"Then...who is our master taking?"

"Guo Xin has been studying in the upper study room all year round, and has made friends with a group of princes. The emperor also has a good impression of him, and asked him to go by name. As for his daughter's house, Suining should also go. If you get something, you must thank him."

"What about Yan'er?"

"Yan'er embroiders at home, so she can read and write very well." Mrs. Xiang cast a glance at Tang Xiaoniang: "For the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, you must leave a child at home, so we girls can be reunited."

"Then why don't you leave the second girl behind?"

"The second girl is from the concubine. If Guo Xin and Yan'er are brought to the palace and the second girl is left alone, wouldn't it be important to concubines and despise the concubine? It would make people laugh."

Tang Xiaoniang's mouth has always been unspeakable for Mrs. Xiang, but how could she not seize such a good opportunity?
You must know that the princes will definitely attend the banquet in the palace, and the sons of the generals outside are also indispensable. My future son-in-law will probably be among these people. How can Xiangyan be missing at this time?

Tang Xiaoniang pushed Prime Minister Daying's arm: "Guo Xin and the second girl will go, and the third girl is not allowed to go, isn't it good? What does the master think? Besides, didn't the emperor say that the child is allowed to enter the palace? The third girl is also a serious gentleman. The child of the scriptures, the family tree of the ancestors also has a name."

Xiang Daying has always listened to Tang Xiaoniang.

So he nodded.

Naturally, Tang Xiaoniang and Xiangyan were overjoyed and didn't know what to do. For a while, they discussed what head jewelry to wear, what kind of silk and satin to wear, what kind of makeup to wear, and which pair of shoes to choose.

Xiang Suining was thinking about the patients in Min'an Hall.

Qingcheng is in jeopardy, and pushing Liza to others is not a good idea.

Xiang Suining blessed him and said, "Father, why don't we go? Why don't we just stay at home?"

These words offended Tang Xiaoniang.

After finally taking the opportunity to go to the palace, Xiang Suining actually let everyone stay at home?

"Second girl, the emperor treats guests to a banquet, how can there be no reason not to go? The second girl said no, maybe because of Yan'er going? Yan'er is the second girl's younger sister after all, why the second girl can't tolerate her so much? Because she is more beautiful than the second girl?"

Xiang Daying also scolded her: "If it wasn't for the emperor's banquet, I wouldn't have the time to take you into the palace, so I just have to prepare for it, and what kind of tricks will come out—"

Xiang Daying originally wanted to say a few harsh words, but seeing Mrs. Xiang staring at him seriously, she swallowed the rest of the words.

Xiangyan was wearing a chest-length skirt in smoked gauze. The edge of the skirt was embroidered with small white pearls. The pearls were evenly distributed, and each pearl was shining brightly.On the outside of the skirt, she wore an ice pink wide-sleeved shirt, tied around her waist with a peach pink palace sash, and wore a pair of light gray embroidered shoes with peach blossom locks and silver borders.

She has long hair that reaches to her waist, and only two buns are combed high on her temples. She wears palace flower and amber hairpins on one side, and a gold hairpin inlaid with pink crystals on the other. The pink crystals are made into the shape of grapes. There are at least seven or eight gold hairpins on them, the crystals are transparent, the color is clean, and it is also an excellent material.

She wore a pair of silver earrings inlaid with peach blossoms. The peach blossoms were made of red tourmaline, and the color was a layer darker than the pink crystal in her hair. The alternating shades were very bright.

Because of entering the palace, Tang Xiaoniang specially prepared four bracelets for Xiangyan, four different bracelets.

Among them, there is a pair of two-finger-wide gold bracelets carved with magpies and inlaid rubies, and a pair of one-finger-wide silver-covered jade bracelets carved from Hetian jade.

The four bracelets hung on her creamy skin, which was really beautiful.

Xiang Suining looked a little straight.

Look at Xiang Suining again, his arms are bald, and even in his hair, he only wears a silver gardenia hairpin inlaid with small pearls.

Plain clothes and thin shirts, long skirts that reach the floor, and a pair of embroidered shoes are covered by the long skirt.

Looking at the whole body, except for the color of the palace flowers on the sideburns, the other places are really lacklustre.

Tang Xiaoniang glanced at Xiang Suining, and felt that she was two blocks away from Xiang Yan in appearance and attire. After all, she was a child without mother's control. She didn't know the size of the scene, the feast in the palace, and the luxury. , has always been a lot, dressed like Suining, can there be a bright future?Even the maids in the palace are probably three points more expensive than her clothes.

Tang Xiaoniang said: "The second girl is wearing plain clothes. It happened to be my birthday a few days ago, and the master rewarded me with a pair of bracelets. Why don't you bring them over and put them on first, so that you can decorate them. Don't let outsiders You underestimated the daughter of our prime minister."

Xiang Suining didn't speak yet, Tang Xiaoniang hurriedly pushed her into the carriage: "Your father's carriage has already set off, it's getting late, don't delay, hurry up and go to the palace."

Presumably those words just now were meant for Prime Minister Daying.

As soon as Xiang Daying left, Tang Xiaoniang immediately changed her face.

Xiang Suining has long been used to her like this.

Xiang Daying and Xiang Guoxin sat in the front carriage, and Xiang Suining and Xiang Yan sat in the rear carriage.

Because they wanted to go to the palace for a banquet and to see the big scene, so Xiang Suining and Xiang Yan consciously coexisted peacefully and ignored each other.

The carriage went all the way along the moat, turned on the palace road, and after another incense stick, it reached the gate of the palace.

The palace is majestic and majestic.

There are hundreds of thousands of houses, layered on top of each other, extending from front to back, and I don't know how deep they are.

If you walk to measure the houses in the palace, you don't know when you will be able to finish it.

Xiang Suining has been to the palace several times.

So standing at the gate of the city a few people tall at this time, it is quite calm.

Xiang Daying still reminded them: "Going to the palace is not like being at home, you need to be cautious in your words and deeds."

Xiang Yan had never been in the palace, so Xiang Suining thought this was for her.

Sure enough, she was wrong.

Xiang Daying glanced at Xiang Suining and said: "Second girl, do you remember? You run wild all day long, and the Xiangfu can't lock you up. The palace is the emperor's residence. You must behave properly when you go in. Don't let outsiders see the joke." , do you understand?"

Xiang Suining arched his knees copingly: "Understood."

Xiang Suining was familiar with the road when entering the palace, and there were eunuchs from the House of Internal Affairs to greet her at the gate of the palace. The eunuchs were leading the way, so she just followed them to Shangji Palace.

Shangji Hall is the place where guests are entertained in the palace.

Every year, festivals, or interviews with foreign envoys will be held here.

Xiang Yan had never been in the palace before, and the tall wooden poles for feeding crows in the palace alone were enough for her to look at them for a while. At this moment, the eunuchs were leading the way, and Xiang Yan was looking left and right. What kind of flowers and plants were planted in the garden? After passing the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the pillars of the Hall of Mental Cultivation are thicker than a human being. There is a fragrance at the door.

It is dizzying, every plant and tree, red walls and yellow tiles are all scenery.

Xiangyan gently held the corner of her skirt, like a bird just out of the nest, curious about everything.

So the pace is slower.

The eunuch who led the way had to stop and go, and when they reached the Shangji Hall, it was dark and the palace lanterns were lit, and Xiang Daying was already waiting in the corridor.

The ivory curtain of Shangji Hall has been rolled up, and the hall is as bright as day.

Xiang Daying's expression was not clear, he put his hands behind his back and said, "Why are you so slow? It's not the first time you have entered the palace, and you have been on the road for so long."

Ok.

Always blame Suining.

The eunuch who led the way gave Prime Minister Daying a blessing: "Master Xiang, please enter the palace. The banquet tonight is divided into two parts. The emperor and the concubines sit in two rows. Behind the ladies are the princes and their relatives." The female family members of the royal family, and behind them are the adults and their children, the position of the prime minister is behind Chang Xinhou, and before the third-rank imperial physician Lu, the younger ones will lead the way for the adults."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Prime Minister Daying cupped his hands.

Xiang Suining and Xiang Yan followed behind Xiang Daying.

Shangji hall is very large.

Anyway, there are no small houses in the palace, even in places like the Lenggong, there are more than a dozen of them.

Standing at the door, Shang Ji Dian Da, the emperor's throne was a little blurry.I just feel that the throne is shorter and smaller than the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but it is placed on the eight steps, it is also solemn and solemn, making people dare not speak loudly.

There are bead curtains hanging around Shangji Hall. The bead curtains are off-white and are all made of South Sea pearls. Under the octagonal palace lanterns, the bead curtains are shining like water waves.

There are dozens of nanmu low tables in the Shangji Hall. The low tables are placed in the east-west direction. Beyond the short tables, there is a big red blanket wrapped in gold, extending from the entrance of the Shangji Hall to the emperor's throne. This is a blanket from Persia, thick and precious.

The little eunuch led Xiang Daying and others in by the window on the left, and stopped at a position in the penultimate row. This was Xiang Daying's sitting order for the night.

The dragon and crouching tiger are hidden in the deep palace, and Xiang Daying, a high-ranking official in the temple in the eyes of the common people, can only sit in the penultimate row, almost squeezed to the bottom of the wall.

Changxin Hou Lanyong sat in the front row with the princess, and two maidservants stood beside the princess.

Although the princess is a female family member of the Marquis of Changxin, she is a princess after all, so some unfamiliar noble ladies came to salute her, the princess sat there smiling and nodded, and these people dispersed.

Xiang Daying also took Xiang Suining and Xiang Yan to say hello to Chang Xinhou.

Chang Xinhou is very easy-going and doesn't talk much. Under the lights, the princess's hair is full of pearls and emeralds, shining brightly. She is wearing a moon bun. On the golden hairpin on one side of the bun, a gem the size of a pigeon egg really shines! , so flashing that people dare not look directly at it.

Xiang Daying greeted them, but before Xiang Suining could speak, the princess took her hand and said, "Second Miss is here too? I haven't seen you for a few days, Second Miss has lost weight."

Xiang Daying hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Princess Lao is thinking about it. It's hot, and the second girl's diet is not good, so she lost weight. This is my other daughter Yan'er, does the princess have any impression? Yan'er, give it to the princess quickly. Please."

Just now when the princess held Xiang Suining's hand, Xiang Yan was already feeling uncomfortable.

At this moment, the son hurried forward and bowed deeply: "Princess, Yan'er is being polite."

The princess took a second look at the amber on Xiangyan's hairpin.

Immediately, the princess gave a cold snort and smiled, but the smile was forced.

Xiang Yan has an outstanding appearance and thick makeup, compared with Xiang Suining's light eyebrows, it is too deliberate.

The princess has lived in the deep palace since she was a child, and has never had a good impression of things that are too deliberate.

"Come to our mansion when you have time, and Lan Xie has missed you several times, but unfortunately she is not feeling well today, so she didn't come with you. Before she came, she told me that if I see you, the second girl, I would like to say hello to you on her behalf. "

"Thank you for remembering me." Xiang Sui Ning blessed him.

After seeing the princess's family, he sat back in his seat.

Before she could sit still, she felt someone behind her calling her, "Hey... Girl... I'm here."

This voice is very penetrating.

Several ministers and their wives looked sideways.

Xiang Yan turned her head and saw Lu Yu sitting against the wall, wearing a light red wide-sleeved gown with a dark red belt around her waist, and a carved silver crown on her head. But he was holding a sachet in his hand, and he was smiling evilly. He was really frivolous and dissolute. The key point was that his father was a low-ranking third grade.

Xiangyan's face immediately turned red to the ears: "Young master of the Lu family is so disrespectful, this is Shang Jidian, the young master calls me that, how embarrassing it is."

Lu Yu didn't call her at all, she just answered the words as if she was affectionate, and even made rude words.

Lu Yu slowly rolled the sachet and said, "It's not that I'm disrespectful today, I'll make you laugh at Miss Xiangsan."

"Not at all, because I didn't put you at ease at all, so why laugh at me."

"That's right, it's not the first day Miss Xiangsan despises me."

"It's good that you know, look at the seats, you are in the bottom row, next to the wall, so don't worry about anything."

There are thorns in this statement.

The sachet in Lu Yu's hand almost couldn't be rolled up, and his tone of voice was not pleasant: "I'm in the bottom row, aren't you also in the bottom row? Why are you in the bottom row so superior? The third girl is so ambitious, but sitting in the second-to-last row is wronged, you should sit in the first row, no, you should sit on the throne."

Xiangyan sobbed.

Lu Yu's words are very taboo.

His father, Imperial Physician Lu, secretly twisted his leg: "This is Shang Ji Palace, the place where you mess around?"

Lu Yu grinned in pain, but still did not forget to say hello to Xiang Suining: "Xiang Er, what are you thinking? Why don't you speak?"

(End of this chapter)