Shu Shu did not dare to delay and got off the carriage.
Qi Fujin, who was ahead, also got off the bus.
The two looked at each other.
Although they were dressed decently, they were just in regular clothes, with a few pieces of jewelry and no makeup. In addition, they were traveling all day and were dusty. It was completely different from what they had imagined when they first appeared.
"Don't say it's about showing wealth. I'm afraid it's not just about showing cowardice?"
Qi Fujin said with annoyance: "I tried on two pieces of jewelry given by Concubine Yi's mother in the morning. I thought I would pack them in my luggage when I get to the right place tomorrow..."
The Empress Dowager summoned her to see her immediately, and her sisters-in-law couldn't afford to delay. They didn't have time to rearrange their makeup, so they had no choice but to go there.
While talking, the two of them arrived at Wufujin.
Wu Fujin was already waiting. He glanced at Qi Fujin and greeted her: "I have a pair of shoes in the car as a spare...but they are not new..."
Qi Fujin lowered his head, showing annoyance: "Why did I forget this?"
She was wearing one-inch-high flat-soled flag shoes. Not to mention her short stature, the cheongsam also had some leggings underneath, making her look a bit sloppy and unkempt.
"Thank you, Fifth Sister..."
Qi Fujin said and couldn't wait to get on the carriage.
Shu Shu said, she was just thinking about jewelry, but she didn't pay attention to Qifu Jin's stature.
In fact, Shu Shu also wears one-inch flag shoes, but she has grown an inch taller these days.
Even among the noble ladies of the Eight Banners, she is outstanding in stature.
Plus, you have good manners, your waist won't sag like others when wearing flat-soled flag shoes, and your posture remains upright, so you can't go wrong.
By the time Qi Fujin got off the carriage, he had already put on flag shoes that were two and a half inches high.
The sisters-in-law stood together, but there was still an obvious difference in stature.
"My four-and-a-half-inch shoes are in the luggage..."
Qi Fujin's voice was filled with annoyance.
"It's okay, let's just make up the numbers and go through the motions. The princess reunites with her relatives after a long absence and has her own words to say. Who would pay attention to this..."
Shu Shu comforted.
While they were talking, the three of them arrived in front of the Queen Mother's carriage.
The Queen Mother has already got off the carriage, holding a beauty in a flag dress in her hand.
Yes, beauty.
Even if she is not as bright as Concubine Yi or as gentle as Concubine Liang, she still has her own charm.
This should be the "three princesses" and Princess Duanjing.
He looks to be in his early twenties, with skin as white as snow, delicate eyebrows, petite and cute figure...
Shu Shu's first feeling was that she didn't look like a princess.
Not only does she not look like a princess, she doesn't even look like a noblewoman of the Eight Banners. Instead, she looks like a charming young lady raised in a boudoir.
The princess of Fumeng has such a character!
Shu Shu somewhat understood why among the four princesses in Fu Meng, this one's biological mother had the lowest status, but she was the one closest to the capital.
You must be worried!
After all, Kangxi was his biological father, not his descendant.
Several Fujins looked at the princess, and the princess also looked at her gently.
The Queen Mother called several people forward and said to the princess: "This is the fifth Fujin. This is the seventh Fujin. They married into the palace together last year... This is the ninth Fujin, the great-great-granddaughter, great-grandmother, and grandmother of Princess Wenzhe.
The lineage of Prince Lilie..."
Shu Shu was by the side and understood what the Queen Mother meant.
Because Brother Jiu mentioned it before, in addition to Princess Heshuo, the Haraqin tribe also has several princesses who were in Meng in the early years. The county princesses and their clan daughters are still alive, and most of them are from the lineage of Prince Lilie.
This is the imperial court's favorable view of this lineage of clans. Even if the clan daughter cares for Meng, she is the closest to the capital.
In this way, we are relatives again.
The princess and several younger siblings held hands in order to greet each other, their eyebrows were curved, showing a sense of closeness, and then they praised each one in front of the Queen Mother: "Imperial grandmother is so lucky, my grandson and daughter-in-law are all such talents... The fifth younger brother and sister are very graceful, and the seventh younger sister is slim and graceful.
The nine younger siblings are cute and lovely..."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "They are all selected from thousands of people. They also get along well with several brothers. They are affectionate and loving. It makes people happy to see them..."
The princess was still smiling, and when she looked at Shu Shu and others, she was filled with envy.
envious?
Shu Shu looked at it and had some bad guesses.
The Queen Mother did not get into the car, but was surrounded by everyone and entered the palace.
On the left hand of the Queen Mother are the two concubines, and on the right are the princess, Concubine Yi and Concubine Zhang.
The princess' biological mother, Bu Guiren, and Guarjia Guiren were one step behind, walking alongside Shu Shu and the others.
Guo Guiren was not seen, and few people agreed.
You are not qualified to get in front of the Queen Mother, but what about Guo Guiren?
I have been out of Beijing for more than ten days and have never seen that person.
Shu Shu suppressed the doubts in her heart and glanced at Bu Guiren.
Bu Guiren's eyes were red.
The princess had just been polite and distant to this biological mother, and was not much closer to her than other concubines.
But this is normal, because according to the rules in the palace, the princess was taken to Zhaoxiang to be raised as soon as she landed.
After the child is one year old, he is raised and educated by a qualified adoptive mother.
When he was six or seven years old, he came out of the palace and lived in the princess's house at the back of the Queen Mother's palace.
A low-level concubine has no chance of getting along with her biological daughter.
Who is the princess's adoptive mother?
You must know that although this princess is ranked among the "third princesses" according to the time of canonization, the "eldest princess" is an adopted daughter.
She is the second daughter raised.
If the tooth is in the front, both the princess and the prince are noble.
It can't be the fourth concubine, otherwise something would have been revealed a long time ago.
It won't be Empress Tong. In that case, growing up with Si Age will always be remembered in history.
It's probably because of Empress Xiaozhao and the mysteriously missing "Concubine An" and "Concubine Jing" that no one mentioned this.
Before Shu Shu could ask Brother Jiu, he got the answer.
Everyone surrounded the Queen Mother as she entered the palace and just took her seat.
A eunuch came to report that all the princes and elder brothers came to pay their respects to the princess.
The third elder brother was the leader, and several princes' elder brothers came in one after another.
The seventh prince, who had disappeared from the public for a few days, was also among them.
The princess stood up to greet her and looked at her brothers.
The princess was born in the thirteenth year of Kangxi's reign and was older than all the princes.
"The third sister is still graceful and elegant..."
The third elder brother was very warm and familiar: "I still remember when Khan Ama taught us to recite poems. These years have passed in the blink of an eye..."
The princess smiled and said: "The third brother has become more elegant and noble. Congratulations to the third brother for being knighted..."
The third elder brother was vaguely proud: "It's all Khan Amaron..."
The remaining fifth elder brother, seventh elder brother, ninth elder brother, and the princess are all of different ages. They don't seem to have much contact with each other. They are all polite to each other.
Even towards the fifth elder brother, the princess didn't show much intimacy.
The temperament is evident.
Otherwise, no matter if it is for the sake of the Queen Mother, there should be some intimacy with her.
On the contrary, for the tenth prince, Princess Duanjing held hands and looked at her carefully, with red eyes: "They are so big..."
Shu Shu saw it in her eyes and knew it in her heart.
This princess should have been raised by Empress Xiaozhao.
The tenth prince was also moved and looked at the princess' expression: "Sister, life is going well..."
Princess Duanjing cared for Meng in the 31st year of Kangxi's reign, and her thirteenth prince was already ten years old at that time.
Looking at how the siblings get along, they have been close since childhood.
Princess Duanjing nodded: "Everything is fine for me. I live a comfortable life and have ample supplies... How has my brother been doing these past few years?"
"Okay! It's almost the same as when the empress was here..."
The tenth prince replied: "The imperial grandmother is kind, and Concubine Yi also takes good care of her..."
Princess Duanjing looked at the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi with gratitude on her face.
After talking to the tenth prince, it was the last thirteenth prince.
This one is considered the younger brother.
And it comes from a favorite concubine.
Princess Duanjing's expression was ordinary and she said: "When I left the capital, my thirteenth brother had not yet entered school, and now he is so old..."
The thirteenth brother has never gotten along with this half-sister. He only remembers her wedding and smiled shyly.
Princess Duanjing prepared gifts for her younger brothers, each with a Mongolian knife.
"Qili has raised a good craftsman, and he forges good knives. You can keep them to reward others..."
Princess Duanjing said politely.
When she arrived at the Tenth Brother's place, she whispered softly: "You are older too, and you will have to ride a horse when you go in and out..."
Therefore, here is a double gift for the tenth prince. In addition to the same Mongolian knife as the brothers, there is also a saddle inlaid with gold and jade, and a riding whip with a handle inlaid with gems.
"I also got a good horse. It's at the princess's mansion. I'll give it to you later..."
Princess Duanjing's face still looked like she was too polite, and she wished she could give everything she had.
Others are okay, most of them know the origin between the two.
After Empress Xiaozhao passed away, Princess Duanjing did not choose another adoptive mother, and she was often taken care of by Concubine Wenxi.
The scene in front of me is nothing but that of imperial concubine Yu Ze.
Even the Thirteenth Brother, who doesn't know this, is just envious.
The third elder brother couldn't control his expression, and his face turned green.
Shu Shu, Wu Fujin, and Qi Fujin also received the princess's meeting gift.
Each person has a plate of coral pearls and a pair of coral eighteen pearls.
It looks exquisite and simple, in the style of the capital, and it should be a dowry for a princess.
Because I was walking there, there was no banquet that night.
The next day, the Holy Emperor arrived at the residence of the Prince's Palace in Karaqin Right Banner, where the Princess's Palace was also located.
Prince Beile of the two banners of the Haraqin tribe and the daughter of the Fujin clan all gathered at the princess mansion.
The Holy Emperor is stationed directly at the Princess Mansion.
Shu Shu and others naturally moved in as well.
The Princess Mansion occupies an extremely vast area. Although the rules are three spans and five courtyards, the courtyards are very large.
There are also more buildings than the usual five courtyards.
Shushu was once again assigned to a separate yard.
As soon as the arrangements were completed here, the eunuch sent word that the princess and her husband-in-law would attend a banquet tonight to welcome everyone.
Xiaotang had already dug out two pieces of flag clothing and prepared them. They were both fully embroidered cloaks inlaid with tapestry borders.
To wear the necklace, today I chose the one with a small stand-up collar and crane pattern, and then put on the pink tourmaline gold necklace given by Concubine Yi.
Two gold hairpins were also worn on her head, and three pairs of tourmaline earrings were worn on her ears.
When wearing the bracelet, Shu Shu also wore the eight-treasure bracelet given by the Queen Mother in addition to the matching tourmaline bracelet, which did not look out of place.
Just this complete set of jewelry weighs several kilograms, making people straighten their necks unconsciously for fear of falling off the gold jewelry.
Even my wrist is hard to lift.
Today's flag shoes are standard three-inch high, and they are not the usual low-point simple embroidery, but magnolia flowers embroidered with pearls and coral beads on the sides, and there are coral tassels on the front.
This was the first time Shu Shu was dressed up like this and felt like a cheongsam doll.
Brother Jiu looked at it and couldn't move his eyes away at first, and then he started to protest: "Do you need to wear such high shoes? What should I do if my foot is sprained?"
Shu Shu stretched out her finger: "Just this time, the empress has specially instructed that the dignity of the representative of the court cannot be compared with that of the Mongolian Fujins..."