good wife

Chapter 87: Eighteen Phoenix Rings (3)
Cui Qianqian had a little coldness on her face, "Miss Su is talking about my third sister, right? She is talking with her mother and the wives over there. Speaking of which, my third sister also has a relationship with Miss Su. There are quite a few similarities." After finishing speaking, he chuckled lightly.

They were not the only ones in the hall, and when Cui Qianqian said this, her voice was deliberately raised, so that everyone in the pavilion could hear them clearly.I saw that the other people in the pavilion covered their lips with handkerchiefs, laughed lightly, and looked at Su Jingwei slightly differently.Jing Wei's face turned even paler, this Cui Qianqian was insinuating that she came from a humble background, she didn't know how to advance or retreat!
By the way, among the noble ladies in the capital, who doesn't know that Cui Moli's aunt was born in a lowly family background, she was originally a embroiderer, but later she won the favor of Ding Guogong and was accepted as a concubine. Dingguogong's favorite concubine—Ziji added a small amount of musk to the embroidery, which caused Ziji, who was just pregnant at that time, to have a miscarriage, and even hurt her body due to miscarriage, so that she only gave birth to Dingguogong. One son, but weak and sickly.

This matter was later found out by Zi Ji, and as soon as the complaint was brought to Ding Guogong, Ding Guogong ordered her to be killed on the spot!It's a pity that she only left Cui Moli, who was still a baby at that time.

Cui Qianxi is mentioning this now to tell everyone that she, Su Jingwei, like Cui Moli, comes from a humble background, and her aunt is an unruly, cruel-hearted person. This is to make the ladies present stay away from her. The aunt is so unbearable, how can the daughter she gave birth be better?

Jingwei glanced at Cui Qianqian angrily, but there was nothing she could do!I had to stomp my feet and go elsewhere.

Seeing her leaving, Jingyi didn't stop her.Today I mainly want to protect my cousin, but I don't care so much about other things.

The crowd chatted and laughed again, and then a servant sang loudly: "The empress is here! The concubine Xian and the concubine De are here!"

Everyone got up immediately, knelt outside to meet them and said, "Participate in the queen's empress, empress Jin'an!"

After the queen sat down on the main seat, she lightly raised her right hand to help everyone, and said, "Stay flat."

Everyone stood up and stood on both sides.

The queen laughed and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, you don't need to be formal, just sit down as you like."

Everyone saluted again before taking their seats nearby.

Seeing that everyone was seated, the queen said to the lady on the right: "Sister Xian, today's Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet was proposed by you. Then I will host it today. I am happy to be an idler."

Concubine Xian lowered her head and said respectfully: "Yes, I will follow your mother's will." After finishing speaking, she turned her head and said to a nanny behind her: "Go and bring some pots of chrysanthemums that were newly tributed to the palace this year. , to be appraised by the empress and all the wives and ladies!"

The queen glanced at it, picked up the wine glass in front of the table and said, "This is the latest chrysanthemum brewed in the palace. Let's try it."

All the ladies also raised their wine glasses and tasted the chrysanthemum brewing.

For little girls like Jingyi and the others, each had a cup of chrysanthemum tea.Jingyi secretly slandered in her heart, why is it always like this in the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet?Can't it be something new?What a bore!
The queen said some insignificant things again, it was nothing more than the hard work of the ladies, they should take care of their husbands, raise their children and so on.Jingyi glanced at Gu Yu, she was sitting opposite her with her head lowered, as if she was listening to the queen's admonition.

Jingyi turned her head to the direction of the queen again, but raised her head slightly, she couldn't see the queen's face clearly, only saw that the queen was wearing a set of bright yellow phoenix robes today, but with blue borders, and There are patterns embroidered with gold thread, but it is too far away to see what kind of pattern it is.

At this moment, someone brought several pots of chrysanthemums over and placed them in a straight row in front of the queen.

The queen saw the pot of chrysanthemums in the middle, and said in admiration: "This chrysanthemum is really strange. I don't know what it is called?"

Concubine Xian smiled and said: "This chrysanthemum is a new tribute to the palace this year. When I first met my concubine, I was overjoyed and couldn't put it down, but I didn't know its name. Later, I asked Si Yuancai who was still sleeping I know the name of this chrysanthemum. Today, the concubine has the courage to ask the concubine to allow the concubine to show off first. Let the wives and ladies here guess, what is the name of this chrysanthemum? I don’t know what the concubine thinks?"

Concubine Shu interjected: "Sister Concubine Xian said it very well. Today is a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet. It is better to have fun alone than to enjoy it alone. Let everyone come and appreciate it, and then guess the name. How about setting up a lottery?" "

The queen smiled and said: "What the two younger sisters said is very much in line with the palace's wishes. So, this round, let Concubine Shu make a big splash. How about it?"

Concubine Shu smiled and said, "What's so difficult about it?" As she spoke, she reached out and took off a red jadeite drop bead phoenix-headed golden step shaker on her head, and put it on a tray covered with red silk.

The queen glanced at it, with a strong smile on her face, "Sister Concubine Shu's lottery is not small! The cost of this golden step is at least 1000 taels of silver, right?"

Concubine Shu smiled, her face remained unchanged, "Yes, this red jadeite dripping bead and phoenix-headed gold step shaker cost 3000 taels of silver." As soon as her words fell, the banquet below was filled with commotion.And Jingyi and the others took a deep breath, it was just a step, and the cost was so expensive!That's enough to cover the living expenses of a family of three in Shanghai for ten years!
Jingyi secretly thought, this concubine Shu is really generous, presumably her natal family must be extremely rich.

The queen heard the discussion of the people below, and said lightly: "My sister is really rich! I really feel ashamed of myself."

For a while, the discussion below stopped abruptly.The queen's meaning is very clear, as a queen, she probably has no other headgear that can match this golden walk except for the phoenix crown.This is alluding to Concubine Shu's usurpation!
Concubine Shu chuckled, "Sister, I'm worrying too much. This is just a birthday gift from my concubine's sister-in-law when the concubine celebrates her birthday. What's the matter? Do you think it's the Shang Gong Bureau in the palace honoring my sister?" ?”

The queen's face changed a little when she heard the words, who didn't know that the queen was equipped with six bureaus and 24 divisions?Concubine Shu actually talked to her like this openly, she was really provoking her majesty!
In just a moment, the queen's expression returned to normal, and she said with a smile: "What Concubine Shu said, it's overstepped! However, I also like your straightforward temperament. Just don't be so straightforward in the future, so as not to say something unpleasant. If the words that should be said fall into the ears of the emperor, it will be bad."

Concubine Shu's face turned pale, and she wanted to argue a few words, but was stopped by a nun who was beside her with a wink.

After all, Concubine Shu came here after groping around in the palace, and she put on a smiling face and said: "Sister Concubine Xian, the lottery is already there, let's start quickly."

Seeing this, Concubine Xian said loudly to the following: "If any lady or lady is interested, you can come up and appreciate it. If you are right, this red jade drop bead phoenix-headed golden step of the empress Shu is very good. It's hers."

(End of this chapter)