The long-prepared ceremony for the canonization of Princess Yihe finally arrived. I entered the palace early that morning and went to her Yihe Palace to help. There were a lot of maids, mothers, and eunuchs waiting around, but I couldn't help at all.
When I was busy, I just sat next to her and talked with her.
Because Yihe was born in Beiling, she came all the way to Kyoto for the marriage between the two countries. In order to show his sincerity, the emperor of the country directly canonized her as "Concubine Yi", and the palace where she lived was directly renamed "Yihe Palace"
"The imperial concubine's costumes were rather complicated. I sat next to her and watched her pile them on one after another. I secretly lamented that the weather was not cold. If it were summer, people would have fainted from heat stroke in the middle of the ceremony.
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In ancient times, concubines were clearly distinguished, and imperial concubine was just a gorgeous nickname for concubine. Regardless of whether it was private or royal, only the head wives could wear red for weddings. Therefore, the color of the entire Yihe Palace was pink, and the maids entering and exiting also wore pink clothes.
The palace clothes swayed back and forth, making me dizzy.
The canonization ceremony was held in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Although I was the conferred princess, I was not considered a member of the royal family, so I could not attend the ceremony. I slept in the side bedroom of Yihe Palace for most of the day, and then Yihe was helped by the maids.
When I came back, I couldn't hide the tired look on my face. It looked like I was very tired.
The banquet was held at Yonghe Temple, and all the ministers and their families and children were required to attend. I barely ate a few snacks at noon. Thinking about the big fish and meat at the banquet, I got a little excited and held Chunzhu's hand into the palace.
At that time, there was a moment of silence in the palace. I was so surprised that I quickly lowered my head to check my clothes and found that there was nothing wrong. Then I slowly walked in with a smile.
In fact, my appearance is not very good. I am not as bright and attractive as Gu Qingcheng, and I am not as weak as other girls from aristocratic families. Although I still have a pleasant oval face, because of my personality, I have added a bit of neutral color.
It's not that I don't feel that when I smile, if I keep a straight face and don't speak, but raise my eyebrows, I look a bit like a Rakshasa ghost, so I usually smile when I pretend to be a lady.
The main store of Yonghegong is very large. There are countless tables for banquets. Dressed-up palace maids shuttle in and out carrying plates. The red gauze is surrounded by palace lanterns. It feels like a palace on TV. The eunuch who led the way saw me coming in.
, hurriedly took me to his table, where I sat down and took a look. On the left, His Highness the Third Prince was holding a beautiful lady in palace attire and holding a glass of wine in her hand. On the right, the three members of Murong Qingfeng's family were staring at me with complicated expressions. Opposite of them, Shen Nanfeng narrowed his eyes.
I smiled like a fox, and the hairs ran down my spine. I didn’t know which “good position” was arranged for me to die.
Neither the emperor nor the queen came over. Everyone in the palace was more casual. From time to time, someone left the table to toast at other tables. The table was a small table. It was not as tall as the Eight Immortals table in my princess's palace. Fortunately, I was prepared.
There is a small cushioned stool, and if I have to kneel and squat all night like in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, my feet will be completely useless.
Pretending to be blind to the gazes around me, I picked up the chopsticks and ate from the small plate. In this era, the seasonings were already very abundant, and the palace was the most abundant in ingredients, so the dishes were very rich, including roasted leg of lamb and braised fish.
, braised duck, honey-glazed pork ribs and other meat dishes are very delicious. I raised my eyes and looked around quietly, and saw that the girls from the aristocratic families were eating green vegetables in small bites, not daring to touch the slightest bit of meat, so I couldn't help but take a big bite in my hand.
I sympathized with them secretly. No wonder they had to be supported by maids even when they walked a few steps. They often fainted and fell unconscious. They were all hungry.
The banquet had been going on for more than half an hour before the eunuchs sang in harmony: "The Emperor is here, the Queen is here, and Concubine Yi is here!"
The emperor strode forward in bright yellow casual clothes, and the queen was also dressed in bright yellow clothes. She held Yi He's hand affectionately in her hand, looking like a wife and concubine. It turns out that everyone in the palace is a top actor, so just pull out one of them.
Even though I could keep up with the popular protagonist in the opera house, I stood up and knelt down along with everyone else. After a while of fussing and fussing, I sat back down.
Because today's protagonist is Yihe, the queen said a few high-sounding words, drank three glasses of wine, and went back to Kunning Palace to rest on the pretext of having a headache. The emperor knew this well and did not stay much longer. He left after a few words of advice.
She left. Yihe was dressed in peach red palace attire, with a decent and elegant smile on his face. Although he was from a foreign race, he made no mistakes in etiquette. He must have been taught by his nanny in advance.
The emperor sat with Yihe for half an hour, then stood up and left hand in hand, retreating under the pressure. The banquet suddenly lost its formality and returned to the lively situation just now. His Highness raised a glass of wine with narrowed eyes.
He raised his slender fingers, looked at my desk, and said, "Sister Jinyue, why don't you offer Third Brother a glass of wine? Could it be that Third Brother has offended you somewhere?"
I quickly picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "What the hell, my sister didn't eat lunch. Isn't it because she was hungry? She was thinking about eating and ignored His Highness. It's really damned. Congratulations to the third brother.
Return with the beauty in your arms."
His Highness the Third Highness raised his head, leaned toward me, and rebuked in a low voice: "Humph, the beauty that comes to my door is boring. Only one as fierce and rare as my sister is enough to be interesting."
I pushed him on the shoulder and chuckled: "You are so affectionate to me. You don't care about a woman hiding her face and begging her father to enter the palace. Such a strange woman is rare in this world. She is not much worse than me, a heroine on the battlefield. Your Highness, don't do it."
If you fail others, there will be thunder and lightning from heaven."
"Sister, your beautiful mouth is really tight, otherwise you wouldn't have attracted your cousin and General Shen to fall in love with you. On one side is Beijinghou and on the other side is the Shen family. My father is suffering from a headache these days. Both sides are worried.
I don’t want to offend, but both sides are aggressive and refuse to give up, wishing that there would be another Princess Jinyue.”
It's true that I don't want to pick up any pot. When I talk about this, I feel depressed and I suddenly have no idea of eating. However, Shen Nanfeng across from me looks affectionate and looks at me without blinking. The man next to me
Murong Qingfeng couldn't help snorting, I held my chin and sighed, helplessly saying: "Hey, originally I was only annoyed by Shen Wanyao, but now that the Third Highness is the cannon fodder, Shen Wanyao took the initiative to solve the problem for me.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. After two days of not being happy, Shen Nanfeng showed up again. I was really depressed. Could it be that I owed them to the Shen family in my previous life? They came out one after another to cause trouble."
His Highness the Third Prince pursed his lips and chuckled, and asked: "Then what should you do? You are not going to marry the wrong person to the Shen family just like this, are you?" After a pause, he looked at Shen Nanfeng and chuckled: "Actually, Shen Nanfeng is not bad at all.
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I shook my head: "If I accept my fate so easily, then I wouldn't be Cheng Jinyue."