Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 119
On this day, princesses from various palaces were invited by the queen to go to Kunning Palace to watch the newly opened Zaohe this year.

Inside Kunning Palace, beside Fengzao Lake.

The lotus leaves grow lushly in the soil on one side of the lake, and the green is deep and shallow at a glance. It just happened that there was a heavy rain last night. As soon as it blows, it slides and sways on the leaves like a playful ball.

And this season is also the time when all kinds of flowers are blooming. The sharp-leaved lotus by the Fengzao Lake is in summer, and people can only enjoy it when they put on light Luo shirts. This year is only late spring and early summer. It is already blossoming and blooming, which is really rare.

Three or two court ladies supported narrow wooden boats, paddled to the lotus bushes, pinched off the most blooming pink lotus branches, and gently put them into the bamboo basket. The baskets were then sent to the banquet pavilion by the lake by a maid in a small boat.

The queen sat on the phoenix seat in the pavilion and told the maids to send all the powdered lotuses they picked back to the imperial dining room as raw materials for Baihechu rice soup.The princesses leaned around the rail seat in the pavilion in twos and threes, pointing at the scenery in the lake with clever smiles, talking and nodding.

Xia Zijin lazily sat with his face propped up in a secluded corner, staring at a lotus bud swaying in the wind in the lake, lost his mind, in a few months, the flowering period of the lotus would have passed, and this phoenix algae There are only bare ruins left by the lake.Fortunately, after the lotus flowers have fallen, there are still lotus pods. It is not a pleasure for me to make all the small and jade-like lotus seeds into soup and porridge.

She really thought so, but she heard the two maidservants who were standing by the pavilion and listening to orders stand together and looked at a place in the pavilion and clicked their tongues.

"Sister Cui'er, why do you think the fourth princess is here today? I heard that the emperor punished her to convalesce in the Qiluo Courtyard. It's only been a few days. I thought it would be closed for several months." The tall round-faced palace lady wondered.

The court lady called Cui Er let out a sigh, covered her lips with her hand and approached her companion in a small voice: "Isn't it? The fourth princess is released! It's a coincidence, I heard that Concubine Yue thought that the one who was elected as the crown prince was her own daughter, and even prepared the dowry, but it turned out to be an unpopular Seventh Princess The emperor directly asked Concubine Yue to transfer those materials to Concubine Lian, the adoptive mother of the Seventh Princess, Concubine Lian and Concubine Lian are deadly rivals, and this time I made wedding dresses for others for no reason, I am afraid I will be so angry that I will not be able to eat!"

Another court lady chuckled a few times, and said brightly: "It's no wonder the noble concubine Yue is angry. If I have such a daughter who is not successful enough to fail, she must be even more angry. I heard that King Rong has already given in. The succession of the son means that the concubine will be promoted to be a princess in a short time, so if such a big advantage falls to the Yuehua Palace, wouldn't it be so regretful that the intestines are green!"

The maids chattered non-stop, Xia Zijin followed her gaze, and as expected, she saw Xia Ziqi in orange clothes, perhaps she had been reprimanded by Concubine Yue and Emperor Ming Sheng in private, she was already very watery The big eyes were slightly red and swollen, as if it hadn't disappeared from crying for a long time at night.

At this time, she was sitting on a small fragrant wooden chair with a thick blanket specially padded by the court lady, holding a cup of jasmine tea in her hand, her eyes were full of resentment and anger, and she was staring straight at the girl who was talking to the eighth princess on the side of the pavilion. Xia Ziyan.

"Seventh sister, I've seen that your complexion has been very good for the past two days. At first, your complexion looked a little weak, but now it is flushed. Could it be that you have become more cheerful because of the new marriage that you wish to have?" Eighth Princess She is a cheerful woman, and she couldn't help joking when she saw Xia Ziyan.

Xia Ziyan touched his cheek, smiled embarrassedly with downcast eyes, and said, "Where is the eighth younger sister... It's just that the rainy season is over and the days are going to be sunny, so I'm just more energetic."

The eighth princess didn't break it, and took a few sips of jasmine tea, which was kept at a suitable temperature, from the hand of the maid with a smile. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the shimmering light on Xia Ziyan's bun, put down the teacup and tilted her head to look over. , exhaled in surprise.

"Ah! Isn't this the cat's eye Biying hairpin?"

Everyone who was talking separately couldn't help but look over when they heard the exclamation of the eighth princess.

I saw a single hairpin of clear and faint blue inserted in the bun Xia Ziyan was caressing unconsciously. The head of the hairpin was a pebble-sized cat's-eye gem. It is a fine stone, and the body of the hairpin has a willow-curved unicorn horn made of extra gold material, hooked with soft gold tassels, and more than a dozen small emerald beads the size of rice grains are held at the tail, which can be described as a wonderful workmanship. It is a hairpin ornament that makes any woman love her heart when she sees it.

Sure enough, everyone showed amazement and astonishment, staring intently at the beautiful hairpin on Xia Ziyan's bun, envious.

"Seventh sister, isn't this cat-eyed Biying hairpin a dowry gift of the Empress Dowager? How could it be in your hair!" The eighth princess blinked and said.

Seeing that everyone was looking this way, Xia Ziyan pursed his lips cautiously and said with a faint smile: "Yes... I went to the Empress Dowager's palace last night to pay my respects, and the Empress Dowager rewarded me. Do not disgrace the royal family."

The eighth princess nodded thoughtfully, and couldn't help but look a few more times and said: "Sure enough, the seventh sister is lucky. After all, the empress dowager thinks that the seventh sister is the imperial concubine of King Rong, so it hurts to hold her in her hand." Woolen cloth!"

Everyone knows that Xia Ziyan has been fostered under Concubine Lian's knees since the death of Concubine Chen.

"Seventh Sister is about to become the Crown Princess, so don't forget our sisters in the future, we need to keep in touch with each other more!"

"Yes, yes, seeing that the way of taking care of the princess is very skillful, the seventh sister will definitely be passed on as the daughter-in-law of the princess. It is recommended that the sisters come to ask for advice. I hope the seventh sister will not be stingy!"

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All the princesses chattered around Xia Ziyan and praised him. The alienation from the past has completely changed, which made Xia Ziyan a little at a loss.And the cat-eyed Biying hairpin on her head is still the eyes of the princesses, and it shines so beautifully under the sunlight reflected from the lake.

Xia Ziqi watched all this, the jealousy and hatred deepened on his small face, he held the cold teacup tightly in his hand, bit his lower lip with his white teeth, and his eyes were full of anger.

Even a lowly girl like Xia Ziyan deserves such a good thing?It's just that luck is better, otherwise it's not her turn, a person whose mother concubine died has been unknown in this palace for so many years, if it wasn't for the concubine Chen who arranged such a marriage for her back then, she would just marry casually now Just the life of an ordinary courtier.

In the past, Xia Ziqi was always praised by everyone around the center, but now that Feng Shui has taken turns, Xia Ziqi is extremely arrogant, how can he bear this tone?
She snorted coldly and placed the teacup in her hand heavily on the wooden tray supported by the maid, then stood up from the soft chair, walked up to the crowd with her chin raised, coughed twice Clear your throat to get everyone's attention.

"Hey, Seventh Sister, you're really proud of yourself now."

Princesses, you look at me and I look at you, but I still don't understand why Xia Ziqi is here to join in the fun. In the past, they would still be afraid of her good words to accompany her, but now no one inside or outside the palace Knowing that Xia Ziqi's reputation is already rotten enough, no one wants to hang out with her anymore, lest they get caught in a fishy smell and make others think they are like Xia Ziqi.

Xia Ziyan was a meek person, looking at the condescending and domineering Xia Ziqi, he felt a little timid, and said weakly: "Fourth sister... I don't..."

"Is there any princess who can't see?"

Xia Ziqi snorted coldly, approached Xia Ziyan step by step with arms folded, looked her up and down, and suddenly reached out to pull out the cat's-eyed Biying hairpin on her head, and put it on her hand to play with.

"Fourth sister, you..."

Xia Ziyan stroked the empty bun, feeling a little anxious. Xia Ziqi has always liked to bully others, and it is not the case once or twice that she grabs the share of those unfavorable princesses. Do you keep the hairpin ornaments for yourself?

Xia Ziyan bit her lips in worry, it was a gift from the queen mother, if she couldn't keep it and offended the queen mother, she would be distressed.

"The cat's eye Biying hairpin... Heh, it's really a good thing. This princess can still catch my eyes when I look at this hairpin. It also matches my princess's clothes very well. Why don't Seventh Sister give it to this princess."

Sure enough, she was afraid of something, Xia Ziyan looked at her as if she was determined to win, and she was so anxious that she was about to cry, why not: "Fourth sister, don't make fun of my younger sister. My younger sister dare not dispose of things given by the Queen Mother lightly. If her old man finds out, she will blame her..."

As she said that, she timidly stretched out her hand to take the hairpin back from Xia Ziqi's hand, but Xia Ziqi's palm turned away, but it was in vain.

"That's your business, not this princess's. Don't you understand the principle of respect and humility? Do you want this princess to teach you in person?" Xia Ziqi said arrogantly, and smiled triumphantly, surprised by everyone's pointing Under his gaze, he actually inserted the hairpin into his bun, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Fourth sister, don't embarrass me..."

Xia Ziyan bit her lips heavily, pulled Xia Ziqi's sleeves with both hands, frowning and shaking her head desperately.

"My princess doesn't understand what you're saying." Xia Ziqi gave her a blank look, raised his hand to open Xia Ziyan's hands that were holding his sleeves, snorted, turned around and was about to walk away.

Xia Ziyan was so anxious that he held her back again. If Xia Ziqi was allowed to leave, the things would have to be returned. If it wasn't hers, it would be hers.

(End of this chapter)