Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 42

The banquet continued. At this time, the weather was cool and the moon and stars were sparse. During the banquet, the concubines kept laughing and laughing.

After Shi Rou'er sat down, she looked at Su Mi beside her, and said with admiration, "My sister is Lian Jieyu. I have long admired my sister's beauty, she has both talents and looks." Her expression was pure and natural.

Such a pure expression fell into Su Mi's eyes, but it had a special meaning.

Talented and beautiful? !Su Mi smiled slightly, everyone in this palace knew that she was favored partly because of her beauty, and partly because of Qi Taki's life-saving grace.As for talent, the concubines have never heard of Su Mi's outstanding expertise in singing, dancing and embroidery.

Many concubines showed disdain on their faces, Shi Rou'er smiled tactfully, and continued: "My sister has an elegant temperament, which is really beyond my sister's reach. If one day I can be as noble and elegant as my sister, that would be great. "

"My younger sister's dancing posture is touching and unique, which is what makes people enviable. She deserves to be the daughter of a general." Su Mi said flatly.

"My sister has won the prize. In fact, the key to the quality of dancing lies in the skills on your feet," Shi Rou'er said frankly: "As long as my sister works hard on her feet, with her talent, she will surely be able to surpass Rou'er soon. "

Everyone couldn't help but look down, Shi Rou'er didn't wear shoes for the convenience of dancing, her white jade-like feet stepped on the petals all over the ground, and her soft and full nails were painted with deep red rouge, which was more than layer upon layer. The petals on the upper layer are more delicate and charming, with a kind of enchanting allure.

Looking at Su Mi's feet again, Su Mi's feet are also slender and elegant, exquisite and exquisite, but they are heavenly feet, which are extremely rare among noble women where foot binding is prevalent, and this is even the focus of discussion among the concubines in the harem One of them became the best proof of Su Mi's humble background, but she was only concerned about her favor, and no one mentioned it to her face, but the discussions behind her were indispensable.

Seeing Su Mi's feet at this time, the concubines couldn't help laughing secretly, the contempt in their eyes naturally revealed.

Shi Rou'er still smiled gently and innocently, Su Mi felt disgusted in her heart, these intrigues, hints and accusations annoyed her very much.

She wanted to use means to refute, but from time to time, she felt a different kind of gaze from behind her on her body, which made her feel cramped for no reason.Those coquettish and coquettish words, as soon as they reached the throat, I felt sick and couldn't say them.

She really wanted to turn her head away fiercely and teach that guy a lesson: "What are you looking at!"

Shi Rou'er saw that she was not interested, so she stopped talking, and turned around to compliment the clothes of the concubines, the corners of her mouth were very clever, even if the concubines were wary of her in their hearts, she said it in face Smiling all over the face, the table here was very lively for a while.

"Concubine Wen's round fan is so unique, I'm afraid it is gemstone butterfly embroidery in Suzhou. This is a rare thing. I heard that only the masters in the Lingcai Embroidery Hall in Suzhou can weave it, and they only accept orders. But the quantity is dozens of handles, I remember the last time I begged my father to order a side for me, but I didn't make a decision, but now I see the empress holding it in my hand, I am really like a fan, and I am more delicate than a fan." Shi Rou'er praised casually .

Hearing her fan being mentioned, Concubine Wen's face turned blue, and being compared to a fan hurt her heart, she snorted coldly, and threw the troublesome fan in her hand towards Shi Rou'er Tucking it in his hand, he said: "Since my sister likes it so much, I should give it to my sister as a token of my affection. I hope my sister will become more and more delicate like this round fan."

Shi Rou'er's smile faltered, she didn't know whether to answer it or not, she was wondering which sentence she had offended her.Concubine Li Xian who was next to her knew what was going on in her heart, and she quickly smoothed things over: "Look at how thoughtful Sister Wen is, we didn't even have time to prepare the meeting ceremony when we met our new sisters, so she just sent her away with a fan."

The concubines next to her laughed, Shi Rou'er took the fan with a smile, and said, "My sister will be disrespectful to my sister's gift.

When the lights came on, it was already the time when the moonlight was thick. Just now, seeing the crowd having a feast, Su Mi found an excuse and left.

Taking advantage of the bright and clear moonlight, she gradually stepped towards the west, along the winding and winding corridors, and before she knew it, she had already arrived at the Compassionate Ning Palace.At this time, the Compassionate Ning Palace had lost its original prosperity and peace. Under the cover of the pitch-black night, the vegetation swayed silently with the wind, shadows were faint, and a few birdsongs could be heard intermittently.

Su Mi raised her head and looked at the empty palace from a distance, feeling a sense of loneliness in her heart for no reason.

She lifted her foot and walked into the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace.Since the last fire, the Empress Dowager and all the concubines have temporarily moved out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and lived in Zhongcui Palace behind Fengyi Palace.

Afterwards, Qi Long ordered the Ministry of Industry to prepare relevant materials, appropriated the silver taels, and began to rebuild.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qi Long meant to renovate and rebuild many old palaces including the Compassionate Ning Palace and Chuxiu Palace.The first place to start construction is of course the Compassion Palace.

So these days, there are craftsmen and servants coming in and out everywhere here, and even the decent court ladies have avoided seeing them.There are only a few unscrupulous people left to take care of them.

At night, men outside the palace were not allowed to stay in the palace, so the project naturally stopped.

At this time, the huge palace was empty, and even the little eunuch who guarded the house was gone.The current Compassionate Ning Palace is full of building materials such as wood and stone, and the furniture and furnishings in the room have been emptied. There are no precious objects, not even the value of guarding.

The flowers and trees in the Compassionate Ning Palace were originally aged, with complicated branches stretching horizontally and obliquely.Compared with the magnificence and magnificence of the palace, a kind of classical and peaceful atmosphere blows over us.

Su Mi turned a corner, she wanted to visit Jingsheng Zhai.Since the fire broke out, she hasn't had time to come here to take a look.

The more we walked forward, the more desolate and gloomy it became. Most of the palaces that were dilapidated by the fire had been cleared by the craftsmen, but the smoky traces on the surrounding flowers and trees and artificial hills were still as good as new.Because of the construction, there are only a few sporadic lights shining on it, which is dim and hazy.

From time to time, a few sharp and strange cries of jackdaws could be heard from a distance, and Su Mi felt a little scared in her heart.The dark clouds rolled around, covering most of the bright moonlight, the night was gloomy, and the wind became more hasty. She tightened her collar and stepped over the threshold.

He looked up suddenly, but saw a hazy figure standing in front of him, standing in front of the gate of Jingsheng Zhai.

"Ah," Su Mi exclaimed in a low voice, startled.

That figure turned around, and through the moonlight, Su Mi saw his face clearly, it was Qi Hao!

(End of this chapter)