Chapter 272 She doesn't treat me like a human, so I don't have to be soft-hearted
New Year's Eve is coming soon, and Kyoto is full of bustling scenes.
The Zhenguo Palace also put on new couplets and red lanterns, and even Gu Qiong's little black dog was decorated with big red bells by Gu Qiong.
This is a big day in the year. The Holy Father invites all the ministers to this banquet, and all the prominent officials in the court are given posts.
What worries Mrs. Ji is that as a first-grade imperial concubine, Mrs. Ji originally wanted to attend this palace banquet, but she has declined every year since she became a widow, and this year is no exception.
However, as New Year's Eve approaches, something unexpected happens again. Ji Miaoxian suddenly receives a post about the palace banquet.
Every year at the palace banquet, there are many noble ladies from Kyoto who want to attend with their elders to show off their wealth.
But the old lady declined in advance. The old lady's place in the palace banquet arrangement had been canceled, and now Ji Miaoxian was invited to attend by name.
The old lady has already declined once on the grounds of being ill. If Miao Xian declines again, it will appear that the Gu family is ungrateful.
She can only follow Gu Yu as her cousin.
Ji Miaoxian hurried back from Zhuangzi to the Zhenguo Palace, still dressed in plain clothes.
The old lady sighed and said: "There must be someone who is causing trouble. The two people's posts were not posted at the same time. It was only after I refused that the Ministry of Rites sent Miaoxian's. Now that we have gone through a lot of trouble, Miaoxian can't even push it.
This is not a palace banquet, this is clearly a Hongmen banquet."
Gu Yudao: "I don't know if you are here for me or your cousin."
Ji Miaoxian leaned on the chair, supported his head with his hands, and said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? The soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth."
Gu Yu looked at her carefree look, and the gloom in her heart really disappeared, and said: "This time when I go to the palace banquet, I have to dress up, I'm afraid you will be impatient."
Only then did Ji Miaoxian react, looked up to the sky and sighed, saying: "Ah, it is really annoying."
The old lady stroked Ji Miaoxian's hand and said, "Miaoxian, thank you for your hard work."
Ji Miaoxian pursed his lips and said aggrievedly: "I want to eat the crystal elbow, the meat will be stewed to a pulp."
The old lady smiled and said, "Okay, I'll let the kitchen cook it for you."
Although the dishes at the palace banquet were sumptuous, in this winter, they were covered in oil and difficult to eat.
Ji Miaoxian ate the crystal elbow as if venting his anger. Gu Yu watched from the side and couldn't help but sigh: "They say you are as beautiful as a fairy descending to earth. You really should let those people see how gluttonous you are."
Ji Miaoxian took another big bite and said, "Fairies also need to eat well, okay?"
After Ji Miaoxian finished eating and cleaned up from beginning to end, it was time to enter the palace.
Ji Miaoxian was already stunningly beautiful, but in the past she looked like a fairy without wearing fancy clothes.
Now dressed in gorgeous purple attire, with gold hairpins and silk flowers on her head, she looks like a fairy in the sky who has fallen into the vulgar makeup and powder, but is not as beautiful as she is.
Gu Yu knew that she was deliberately dressing herself up in a vulgar way.
Even so, her appearance is still amazing.
The carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Palace arrived outside the gate, and the two of them got on the carriage and drove all the way to the palace gate.
When getting off the carriage, Gu Yu held Ji Miaoxian's hand and asked her to get down carefully.
Before entering the palace, Gu Yu couldn't help but tell him: "Be careful in everything."
Ji Miaoxian shook the heavy gold jewelry on her head and said, "Why are you more verbose than the old lady?"
Gu Yu laughed dumbly and combed her messed up tassels.
This scene was seen by Junze who had just got off the car not far away. His eyes couldn't help but darken. He clenched his hands tightly and felt the black jade finger on his thumb. He finally calmed down.
After entering the palace gate, the road to Tai Chi Palace is covered with sesame straw. Walking on it has the auspicious meaning of "step by step".
Take a step and there will be a crunch under your feet.
After finally walking to the Tai Chi Palace, the little eunuch led him to find his seat and sit down. Ji Miaoxian leaned into Gu Yu's ear and complained softly: "I'm so exhausted from being wrapped in three layers inside and three outside."
Gu Yudao: "You are already wearing thin clothes."
Ji Miaoxian was born with a hot body, and she didn't feel cold even without clothes. Now in order to enter the palace, she reluctantly wore a few layers so as not to look out of place. She still felt that she wore too much.
Ji Miaoxian looked around and said, "Look, there is a woman over there wearing such thin clothes that she is as cold as a silly dog."
Gu Yu met her gaze and saw that there was indeed a woman. Unexpectedly, she was wearing a light autumn sweater in the dead of winter.
Among all the noble ladies who were gorgeously dressed and bulky, she was the only one with a waist as thin as a willow and a body as light as a swallow.
It would have been better if she hadn't hugged Yubozi so tightly that her lips were trembling with cold.
Gu Yu thought about the news from her sister and whispered to Ji Miaoxian: "That is Empress Xu's niece, Xu Dairou, who came to the palace to accompany Empress Xu during her pregnancy."
Ji Miaoxian said: "Just watch, she is wearing so little, something will happen to her later."
Gu Yu raised her eyebrows, Ji Miaoxian's thoughts coincided with hers.
After a little inquiry, he found out that the relationship between Queen Xu and her natal family was not as good as it appeared. She had gone to great lengths to bring her niece into the palace, perhaps to relieve her boredom.
Gu Yu was about to say something when he suddenly felt Youdao's eyes falling on him.
Gu Yu turned around to look, and Junze moved his head away as if he was a guilty conscience thief.
Gu Yu pursed her lips, pretending not to know.
Xu Dairou on the other side also quickly looked away, and the handkerchief in her hand was wet with sweat from her hands.
She stood up, quietly walked out of the palace, and came to a deserted place. Her maid, Xu'er, quietly came to her from another place.
Xudai Judo: "Are you all ready?"
Xu'er said: "Everything is ready, but Miss, do we really want to do this?"
There was a trace of hatred in Xu Dairou's eyes and she said: "She doesn't treat me as a human being, so I don't have to be merciful."
As early as when Empress Xu wanted to find a daughter of the Xu family to enter the palace, Xu Dairou had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Although Empress Xu apparently cared about the Xu family, she actually disliked the Xu family very much.
Xu Dairou knew why. The Xu family has always favored sons over daughters. Even if Queen Xu became the mother of the country, in the eyes of her father and her second uncle, she was still inferior to the men of the Xu family. She had to take orders from the men of the Xu family, and everything was for the sake of the Xu family.
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If it was something Empress Xu requested, it would be easy for Empress Xu to agree to it. If Empress Xu didn't agree, they would secretly say that Empress Xu was indeed the daughter of a married woman.
As a woman of the Xu family, Xu Dairou also grew up in discrimination.
She originally thought that her aunt asked her to enter the palace because she felt pity for her situation and wanted to take advantage of her. So after entering the palace, she tried everything to please Queen Xu. Even the maids around Queen Xu were extremely attentive.
But this didn't bring about Empress Xu's good looks at all. She never knew the reason until she overheard the secret conversation between Empress Xu and the palace maid.