Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 80 If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight

The two agents, Shang Gong, slowly led Sheng Shaoqing to the warehouse where the phoenix crown was stored, pushed open the door, and Liu Sizhi hurriedly said, "Empress Dowager, I should have brought the phoenix crown to the Palace of Eternal Light for the empress to choose in the afternoon, but I didn't expect the empress to come and see it in person, this is really a dereliction of duty."

Liu Sizhi went in first, and asked someone to bring two big boxes over, and Sheng Shaoqing also sat down under Aning's arrangement.

So Liu Sizhi began to open the box for display. She put on gloves and carefully took out the phoenix crowns one by one from the small box in the box.

Sheng Shaoqing, a poor migrant worker, finally felt at this moment what is meant by supreme enjoyment. This VIP exclusive one-on-one luxury display service is also very considerate!

Or the kind with commentary!

"Look, Queen Mother, this set of phoenix crowns is made up of ten golden luan hairpins and two golden phoenix-inlaid ruby ​​swings, each of which is made of gold silk filigree. It came here as a tribute from the Huyue Kingdom, its whole body is as bright as blood, it is an extremely rare pigeon blood red, under the sunlight, it can produce an extremely eye-catching brilliance."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was not very disinterested in this set, Liu Sizhi gently put this set into the box, then took another box out of the box and opened it.

"This phoenix crown was worn by Empress Sushun of the previous dynasty, and it has been kept in the warehouse and never taken out." Liu Sizhi paused and continued, "This set is called Bainiao Chaofeng, after the Siamese crown. Hundreds of South Sea pearls tributed by the country are carved into bird shapes, and the agate in the middle is crystal clear, carved into a phoenix, and inlaid in the middle. Similarly, each of these pearls is one in a hundred, and the craftsman used ingenious techniques to carve hundreds of birds on it, and they all worshiped under the phoenix, so it is called Bainiaochaofeng."

Sheng Shaoqing was fascinated by it for a moment, and didn't even bother to react.

These things are too extravagant!In modern times, I am afraid that all of them are priceless, oh no, even now, they are priceless treasures!

Seeing that the queen mother was silent, Liu Sizhi's expression was also very stiff, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. These two sets are already considered top-notch in the store. If the queen mother is not satisfied, this...she has no other preparations. Yes.

Liu Sizhi's voice faded away, and an awkward atmosphere gradually rose.

"My minister has the guts to ask the Queen Mother, what color dress will you be wearing tomorrow?"

At this time, Zhong Zhangling came out from behind Cui Yun and saluted Sheng Shaoqing.

Only then did Sheng Shaoqing come back to his senses, "What did you say?"

Zhong Zhangling respectfully repeated his question, then bowed and waited for the Queen Mother's reply, Sheng Shaoqing glanced at Cui Yun, Cui Yun understood, and said, "Tomorrow, the Queen Mother's dress will be mainly in red, and black will be the belt. "

Cui Yun has always arranged Sheng Shaoqing's dresses and accessories. Sometimes Sheng Shaoqing himself doesn't know what to wear tomorrow, so he just wakes up and stands there, and someone comes in to help her get dressed.

Zhong Zhangling laughed and said, "That humble minister dared to suggest that the queen mother choose this set of birds and phoenixes. This suit is very suitable for the queen mother's tomorrow's dress, and the two complement the queen mother's temperament even more."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded silently, waiting for Zhong Zhangling's next words.

Sure enough, she began to explain her reasons, "Most of the works written by the Empress Dowager tomorrow are yellow. If you use gold accessories, it will look tacky. The Empress Dowager is already fair, why not choose this set of pearls and embellish it with plain white?" The empress dowager's skin is like gelatin. Besides, the late emperor died not long ago, so the empress dowager's jewelry should not use too bright colors."

Zhong Zhangling seemed to summon up his courage again and said, "Empress Sushungao assisted the emperors of the three dynasties all the way from the queen, the queen mother, and even the empress dowager. It is just right to set a hundred birds towards the phoenix."

It was only at this moment that Sheng Shaoqing noticed the command in front of her. While helping her choose the head, she could also inadvertently flatter her.

Liu Sizhi was on the sidelines, his teeth itching with hatred. He was so busy, but in the end he was upstaged by the order of the bell.

"you are?"

Zhong Zhangling hurriedly bowed down and said, "The humble minister, Zhong Shi, is temporarily acting as the Shang Palace."

Only now did Sheng Shaoqing remember that there was such a thing. When Wang Shanggong was imprisoned, Madam Xu recommended Liu Sizhi, and Li Shanggong launched Zhong Zhangling for balance. At that time, it was said that they should act together for a period of three months. The final assessment will determine the outcome.

From now on, it seemed that Zhong Zhangling was smarter than Liu Sizhi.

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "Then let's do this."

After the Empress Dowager Feng left the private treasury in a mighty manner, Liu Sizhi came up behind Zhong Zhangling and gritted his teeth and said, "You're a fool!"

The decent smile on Zhong Zhangling's face gradually dissipated, and before turning around, he changed into a brighter smile and said to Liu Sizhi, "Don't dare, it's Liu Sizhi's ingenuity and considerate service."

Liu Sizhi knew that Zhong Zhangling was mocking him for not knowing how to flatter horses, but he couldn't get angry for a while, and said angrily, "Then the credit was taken away by you."

She memorized her lines last night and rehearsed them several times in front of the mirror, trying to describe the baby clearly, but she never thought that it was not as good as Zhong Zhangling's flattery in the end. Really, she was so angry!

"You and I are both agents of the Shang Palace. Everything we do is for the Empress Dowager. If we do well, it is naturally the credit of everyone in the Shang Palace Bureau."

Liu Sizhi knew that Zhong Zhangling, the old fritter, had always been very talkative, and if he argued with her, he would not get any good results, so he had to calm down and go back to the apartment in a dejected state.

Cui Yun ordered people to put Feng Guanhaosheng away, walked up to Sheng Shaoqing and said, "Which of these two people do you think will win in the end?"

Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while, "Let's take a look again. It seems that Zhong Zhangling has a better chance of winning."

According to her observation, Zhong Zhangling definitely has the potential to sell crowns. She knows how to grasp the psychology of customers. When she chooses a phoenix crown today, what Sheng Shaoqing needs to know is not how precious the jewelry is, but which set is most suitable for her to wear.

"However, my minister has heard some rumors, saying that Zhong Zhangling treats his servants harshly, and that he is not as popular as Liu Sizhi in Shanggong Bureau."

"Lu Yao knows horsepower, and he can see people's hearts over time. Sometimes good popularity can't explain anything, so we have to look again."

Cui Yun nodded and remained silent. In her opinion, Liu Sizhi might not lose.

At night, Lu Dianyi personally delivered the dress that Sheng Shaoqing was going to wear tomorrow. Sheng Shaoqing thought that the set of pearl and phoenix crowns was the pinnacle, but he didn't expect that the workmanship of this dress was so exquisite that it was even worse than that set of jewelry. .

Weighing the weight, Sheng Shaoqing said with a wry smile, "With this clothes and that phoenix crown, how can I have a good dinner tomorrow?"

Aning covered her mouth and said with a smile, "The queen mother should put some belly in the palace tomorrow, otherwise the etiquette at the banquet will be cumbersome, and I am afraid that many things will not be eaten in her mouth."

Yuan Che, who had been watching from the sidelines for a long time, also said with a bitter face at the moment, "Mother, tomorrow's Yanfu is too heavy, and I can barely walk in it."

"My son heard that our riding clothes used to be very light, and it was much easier to wear than these formal dresses."

Sheng Shaoqing touched the back of Yuan Che's head and said, "No way, if you want to wear a crown, you have to bear its weight."

The next morning, Sheng Shaoqing, who hadn't woken up yet, was called by Cui Yun to get up and tidy up. While yawning, Sheng Shaoqing asked Cui Yun with a bitter face, "Are you really going to wake up so early?"

"Isn't it for the banquet?"

Why is it earlier than her morning court?
"You need to dress up to attend today, and it takes one hour to make up your face. There are also hair buns and dresses. It takes two hours in total. It's time for the wives to enter the palace. You need to meet them in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so this hour is the right time for you." gotta get up."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded dully, come on, let the storm come more violently!
But Sheng Shaoqing didn't expect that the pearl phoenix crown looked light and light, and when it was put on her head, her neck was compressed and shrunk a lot.

Sheng Shaoqing moved around tremblingly, and the steps on the phoenix crown collided back and forth, making a crisp and tinkling sound.

In order to keep her balance, Sheng Shaoqing's head could only move within a small range. She was like holding a bowl of water. She had to move forward steadily without letting the water spill out. This was really difficult!

Two hours later, Sheng Shaoqing slowly walked out of the Palace of Eternal Light with the support of Aning and Lianqiao.

Lian Qiao was still smiling and said, "The empress dowager usually finds it cumbersome, but I didn't expect this dress to look like the Guanyin empress in the temple. It looks so good!"

Sheng Shaoqing was about to turn around and scold her, but was restrained by the phoenix crown on his head, so he could only silently roll his eyes, "Look at how I will deal with you when I come back tonight!"

Lianqiao only stuck out her tongue, didn't speak any more, and concentrated on helping Sheng Shaoqing onto the sedan chair.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Sheng Shaoqing's main job in the first half of the day was to listen to all kinds of auspicious words spoken by these wives whom he had never met before, and to raise his hand to make them fall flat.

It wasn't until the three princesses showed up that Sheng Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief. He had already arrived at the royal clan, and the worship was almost over.

"Everyone in Qinghe Palace pays respects to the Empress Dowager!"

Hearing this name, Sheng Shaoqing became very sensitive. She remembered that Li Lingjiang's wife seemed to be the county lord from Qinghe Palace?

Li Lingjiang's rank was not high enough to give his wife a chance to confer an edict, but his wife had her own edict, so she was able to enter the palace to attend the banquet today.

Princess Qinghe was already old, she knelt down tremblingly on crutches, and tremblingly said auspicious words of New Year's greetings, which grabbed Sheng Shaoqing's heart and made her flutter. When Princess Qinghe finished speaking, Sheng Shaoqing She quickly got someone to help her up, and Princess Qinghe stood up tremblingly on crutches. This old lady is old, and she has been pampered all year round. Others worship her, so don't do it just because of yourself. If the year hurts the body, it's not good.

When Princess Qinghe got up, all the people from Qinghe Palace behind her bowed down, waiting for Sheng Shaoqing to let them stand up.

"Is Anyuan County Lord here?"

Everyone in Qinghe Prince's Mansion looked at each other, and they all tacitly turned sideways to make way for Anyuan County Lord who was in the last row.

"Chen... Chen Qie pays homage to the Empress Dowager, wishing the Empress Dowager a happy life and eternal blessings."

Mr. Anyuan County didn't know why he was suddenly called by the queen mother, and his tone trembled in a panic.

"You, look up."

Sheng Shaoqing is now very curious about everything about Li Lingjiang. The Lord of Anyuan County and Li Lingjiang have only been married for a few years, and he doesn't know what his husband has done.

Lord Anyuan slowly raised his head, but he didn't dare to look directly at Sheng Shaoqing. He only caught a glimpse of a corner of the fine clothes on the high platform from a distance, and quickly looked away.

Sheng Shaoqing lingered on the face of Anyuan County Lord, um, I got to know each other, let's see what Li Lingjiang looks like at the palace banquet tonight.

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, and the little eunuch understood, and made everyone in the Qinghe Palace retreat.

Princess Qinghe led a group of people out of the palace gate, and then asked Anyuan County Lord to help her to Hanzhangtai.

Anyuan County Lord was flattered and walked forward. Not only did the queen mother call her name today, but now the old matriarch also asked her to help him, and he didn't know what kind of luck he had hit.

"Old Madam, granddaughter..."

Princess Qinghe interrupted Mr. Anyuan's confession, and asked directly, "You... how did the Queen Mother know about you?"

Mr. Anyuan County was confused when asked, "Granddaughter, granddaughter doesn't know..."

Princess Qinghe pondered for a long time before she spoke, "Maybe it's because of your husband."

"Ah?" Lord Anyuan thought for a second, his husband is Mrs. Li's younger brother, and the queen mother and Mrs. Li are in the palace together. Perhaps it is because of this that the queen mother knows that there is someone like him. "My husband is Mrs. Li. Madam's younger brother, the Empress Dowager probably learned about her granddaughter from here."

Princess Qinghe just wanted to call this stupid granddaughter, but then she thought that this is not her own granddaughter, the daughter of a concubine who came out of the second room, only got the imperial order of a county lord through Qinghe Prince's mansion, and her marriage with the Li family of Jiangzhou can be regarded as flattering her , Why do I have to bother to dial.

Princess Qinghe didn't speak any more, she walked towards Hanzhang Terrace step by step, leaning on a cane in one hand and the County Lord Anyuan in the other.

At the beginning when the second room was married to the Li family, I didn't know how I played this move. The dead old man asked wholeheartedly, and the old woman had to worry about the family affairs. Although the Li family has become famous in the south, in recent years, the Li family's children They were not taken seriously in the imperial court. If Li Lingjiang was considered talented, the daughters of the Qinghe Palace would not have married into such an inconspicuous family.

Many people behind Princess Qinghe were beating their hearts at the same time. This Anyuan County Lord is usually silent, but today he suddenly became a blockbuster and won the favor of the Queen Mother?
They didn't believe it was because of Mrs. Li, they had already heard the news that Mrs. Li had lived in Yeting Prison for a while because of breaking the palace regulations, and she just moved to Yilan Yuan a few days ago. If the Queen Mother really treats her because of Mrs. Mr. Anyuan County looked at him differently, then he really saw a ghost.

Whether it is true or not, we will know at the palace banquet tonight.

Sheng Shaoqing didn't know that her small actions caused waves in Qinghe Prince's Mansion. She was busy adding more meals at the moment. According to this posture, it would be strange if she could eat enough for the palace banquet tonight. Now that there are no people, Hurry up and fill your stomach, save yourself from being hungry and tired, and throwing embarrassment into the public.

(End of this chapter)