Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

As soon as I greeted the queen the next morning, the queen smiled and ordered someone to hold me down and said: "The emperor has already said that you are not allowed to salute anymore, just sit down." I had to sit down, and the queen said: "This morning the emperor personally told me The queen mother is very happy to hear that you are pregnant, and later you will go with me to pay her respects to the queen mother." I bowed my head and agreed.When I came to Yining Palace, the Empress Dowager was in a very good mood, she was planting flowers and plants in the courtyard with a kettle, she was even more happy to see that the Empress and I came together, so she clapped her hands and went in together.

I stood in front of the Empress Dowager according to the etiquette, and the Empress Dowager said: "It's fine for others to stand, but you are a man with a body, so sit down." We thanked and sat down, and the queen mother asked the queen: "The day after tomorrow is the day of canonization, how are you preparing?" She looked at me and said to the queen: "Your concubine can be regarded as a serious master. For the canonization ceremony, it’s just that the days are too tight, so it’s a bit hasty.” I hurriedly stood up and said: "The concubine dare not ask for anything, everything depends on the queen mother and queen."

The Empress Dowager said: "Sit down, the Ai family knows that you are sensible, but although you are in a hurry, you can't lose your dignity." The queen smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry. The concubine has already prepared everything. It's just that the auspicious clothes and crowns for the concubine Guangui on the day of canonization are too late to make, so the concubine asked the Ministry of Rites to take the auspicious clothes and crowns that Jingfei used to confer Shuyi in the past. Remodeled." "En." The queen mother nodded and said: "The queen has done a very good job. It is expedient and courteous." She said and motioned to the maid serving beside her to bring a silver plate with a big red silk on it. Hehe Ruyi hairpin, the whole body is decorated with lotus, double happiness characters, bats, and the head of the hairpin is Hehe Erxian. If you look closely, it is the one given by the Queen Mother when Meizhuang was pregnant.That day Xuan Ling threw it out in a fit of rage, smashing a corner of the hairpin, and now it has been re-set with sapphires.The queen mother beckoned me to come forward, and said with a smile: "Du Liangyuan is pregnant, and the Ai family gave her a pair of bracelets with emerald and fragrant beads. Now I will give you this red gold and wishful hairpin."

There was a "thud" in my heart, and I immediately thought of all the incidents that happened to Meizhuang due to pregnancy, and felt a little ominous.But in a daze, the Empress Dowager inserted the hairpin firmly into my hair, and said with a smile, "It really looks pretty." I woke up to thank you.The queen smiled and said, "The empress really loves Concubine Wangui. Back then, Concubine Cui was pregnant, and the empress only rewarded her with a jade pendant." After exchanging pleasantries like this, the Empress Dowager gave me a lot of instructions on how to prevent pregnancy and keep healthy, and each of them went back to the palace.

Back in Yingxin Hall, just about to change into regular clothes, I saw many bottles and jars on the dressing table, especially a small sapphire box with green pastel and ammonite consecration was the most eye-catching. I opened it and saw that it was a box Cool and fragrant transparent ointment, can't help asking: "What is this?" Jinxi smiled and said: "This is Yulu agar cream. The emperor just ordered someone to send it. I heard that it is the best for removing scars." Someone pointed to a small pastel box and said, "This is for rejuvenating the face like jade frost, coagulating blood stains." While talking, I pointed and said again, most of the medicine to heal the scars on my face was given by Xuan Ling.

I sat down facing the mirror and stroked the scar on my face. Fortunately, the pine nuts didn't hit me directly yesterday, which slowed down the force. The claw didn't grab deeply.It's just that there are two blood-red scars lying under the left ear, which are shocking, like two blood stains on white frost and snow. Jinxi was silent for a long time, and said: "Thinking about what happened yesterday, this servant is still afraid. After the empress is pregnant, she should be careful in everything." I let out a "hmm" and stared at her for a moment, Jinxi understood, and said: "Your Majesty's food servants will take extra care of them. Yesterday, the emperor sent a cook from the imperial dining room to take care of your Majesty's food. The hands of outsiders. The medicines taken by the empress are also managed by the imperial physician Zhang, and the imperial physician Zhang is an experienced person, so there will be no mistakes."

Only then did I feel relieved, and changed into a light gauze top of jade-colored smoked radish, paired with a soft peach red skirt, felt tired after admiring the flowers, and fell asleep on the Xiangfei couch.Sleeping hazily, I felt that there was a shadowy figure in front of me as if someone was sitting, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that thin figure was Mausoleum. She smiled and said: "Seeing that my sister is sleeping well, my sister will not dare to disturb her." In the spring weather, Ling Rong only wore a plain dark green robe.When I looked closely, I noticed that there were extremely shallow blue and white concave patterns floating on the clothes.The hairstyle is also the simplest snail bun, adorned with a flat flower silver hairpin inlaid with dark red agate and scattered silver foil beads, making it look more and more thin and weak like a soft willow swaying in the wind, very weak.

As soon as her words came out of my mouth, I was so shocked that my expression almost changed.Lingrong has always been favored for her singing, and her voice is as gentle as an oriole's twittering. Unexpectedly, the wind and cold were so severe that her voice was so broken that it was rough and unpleasant, like a flute that missed a note. Ling Rong seemed to see my surprise, his expression darkened as if he was sad, and he said slowly: "My sister was shocked. Ling Rong really shouldn't go out like this." I hurriedly took her hand and said: "Why is the wind and cold so severe, the imperial doctor can't see it?"

She nodded slightly, her eye circles turned red, and she forced a smile and said: "The imperial doctor said that the medicine used was a bit heavy for wind-cold stagnation, and as a result, her throat fell down." I said angrily, "What a foolish imperial physician! You are already weak, how can you use the medicine of tiger and wolf? How are you doing now? I'm going to report to the empress to send the imperial physician away." As I said that, I turned over and looked for my shoes Put on. Ling Rong hurriedly stopped me and said, "Sister, don't go, I was the one who asked the imperial physician to use heavy medicine because I was in a hurry to see the disease well, so I don't do the imperial physician's business."

I sighed: "But your voice is like this...what does the emperor say?" Ling Rong smiled wryly, and brushed the corner of his clothes and said lightly: "Two days after the wind and cold, the emperor called me to sing in the Yiyuan Hall, but unfortunately I couldn't sing out loud, the emperor told me to take a good rest, and repeated this twice, The emperor never summoned me again." Her tone was very indifferent and peaceful, as if what she was talking about was just about a person who had nothing to do with her. I was surprised: "When did it happen? I don't even know."

Ling Rong said calmly: "It's not something glorious, why should everyone know about it?" I couldn't help feeling sad, "It's really hard for you." The two sat opposite each other for a long time, each having their own concerns.Ling Rong suddenly smiled and said: "I made my sister sad by talking about me, and I forgot the purpose of today's visit." She stood up and blessed her: "I heard that my sister is pregnant, my sister first congratulates my sister." I smiled and said, "What is being polite between you and me?" Ling Rong said again: "Yesterday I heard that my sister was injured. I was so frightened that I lost my mind. I don't know what to do. I was going to see my sister immediately, but I just took the medicine and couldn't see the wind, so I had to wait till now." I just came here, sister, don’t take offense.” Then asked: “Is sister better?” I was combing my long hair like a cloud from the mirror, and when I heard her mention yesterday’s fright, I hated it, and the comb in my hand slapped heavily on the rosewood dressing table, leaving a long lingering sound.Ling Rong hurriedly persuaded: "Sister, don't be angry, the beast Songzi has already been killed, I heard that Du Liangdi was frightened, and even chopped off its four paws to vent its hatred." I put down the comb and said, "I don't hate pine nuts, what I hate is that someone uses pine nuts to attack people." Ling Rong thought for a moment and said: "My sister thought about it for a long time after finding out the ins and outs. If it wasn't an accident, someone must have made it. But I can't figure it out. All the empresses and masters are here. How come the pine nuts in the hands of the concubine are only What about Du Liangdi, but is there anything unusual about Du Liangdi?" I lowered my head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "I once smelled a special fragrance on Du Liangdi's body, I heard that it was given to her by the emperor a month ago, and she is the only one who owns it." Ling Rong said: "That's it. The concubine is good at teasing cats. Once the other concubines have children, they will pose the greatest threat to the eldest son of the emperor. The concubine is the birth mother of the eldest son, so naturally she will not sit idly by. Of course this It's just my sister's speculation, but my sister must be careful in the future. It was Du Liangdi yesterday, and I'm afraid that their eyes will be on my sister from now on." Seeing that she spoke in an orderly manner, I couldn't help but sigh that the former Ling Rong's mind has become more sensitive now, so I couldn't help but take a deep look at her, and nodded in agreement. Seeing me looking at her like this, Ling Rong was a little embarrassed, and said in embarrassment: "My sister's words are just a little bit of my own muddleheaded thinking. What doesn't my sister understand? It's like my sister is playing tricks on me." I slowly said: "If you hadn't been close to me, you wouldn't have said these things to me, how can you be confused." Ling Rong lowered his head slightly, and when he raised his head again, he had a light smile on his face. He approached me to inspect the wound repeatedly, and said, "It is already healing, as long as there are no scars left, it will be fine." I touched the wound on my cheek and said: "It's nothing serious, the imperial doctor has already seen it, and the emperor also gave me the medicine. If you want to apply the medicine for a few days, you'll be fine." Ling Rong was slightly taken aback, looked at the ointment rewarded by Xuan Ling, and said: "The medicine rewarded by the emperor is naturally good, but firstly, my sister is pregnant and can't just use any medicine, and secondly, some of the medicine rewarded by the emperor are not good. Those who pay tribute from other countries may not be suitable for our physique, my sister said, right?" I thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "You are right." She took out a small and exquisite enamel flower-painted round bowl from her sleeve, and said: "This box of Shuhen glue is handed down from Lingrong's family. Restored. According to the ancient recipe, it is prepared by mixing fish bone glue, amber, pearl powder, white otter marrow, jade chips and honey with the cleaned peach blossom juice." She listed all the treasures one by one: "Peach blossom and pearl powder Yueze The human face makes people look good; fish bone glue and honey make the skin smooth; jade chips and amber can heal wounds and smooth scars, especially the white otter marrow is the most precious, which can fade the scars and restore them to new. " What is painted on the beautifully painted bowl cap is a gold-stitched pattern of flowers blooming in all seasons.The bowl is filled with a milky white translucent paste, and the flowers and plants are fragrant.Where it touches the hands, it cools into the skin.I was not surprised and said: "Others are fine. White otter marrow is extremely rare, even in the palace. White otters are only born in the Fuchun River, and they are timid by nature. When they see someone catching it, they will flee to the bottom of the cave. Among them, it is extremely difficult to catch. Only when the fish is sacrificed every year, the white otters often fight for their mates. Some otters will die in the fighting, or have broken bones hidden in the stone caves, so that a little bit of bone marrow can be taken out. It has to be taken advantage of when it is fresh, otherwise there will be only bone meal left, although it is also useful, but its effect is far less than that of bone marrow." Ling Rong listened to it with a smile, and praised: "Sister is well-informed and well-informed, and what she said is very true." He continued: "I would have added some spices to make the smell sweet, but I thought that my sister is a healthy person, so I should not use it." Spices, so more flowers are used to adjust the smell, so that my sister will not feel the smell of medicine." He said and handed it to my nose, "Sister, do you like it?" I sniffed it lightly, and really felt the fragrance was strong and strong, as if I was in the boundless sea of ​​flowers in Shanglin Garden in spring, so I smiled and said, "It's very good, but it's too expensive, how can I collect it?" Ling Rong pressed my hand, and said with concern: "My things belong to my sister. As long as my sister's scars fade away, I will feel at ease. Does my sister want to look at me so disturbed?" Ling Rong was anxious, and spoke The voice became hoarse, with a hissing grinding sound in the rough, as if the sound of wind was flowing between the lips and teeth. I couldn't bear to hear it, and seeing her being so affectionate, I had no choice but to accept it. Lingrong also instructed: "My sister has a wound on her face. There is a lot of pollen and dust in the spring, and the epidemic is not clear. There is a lot of mugwort being burned in the palace, and the grass ash is flying everywhere. If you accidentally get it on, it will not be conducive to the condensation of the wound. , and don't let the wind blow after applying the Hemorrhoid Gel. It's better if you don't wear a veil, sister." I was grateful for her friendship and said with a smile: "This is where you are careful. The imperial doctor also said that the wound on my face should not be stained with dust and pollen." Ling Rong's eyes relaxed for a moment, as if the heavy clouds and mist had been pushed away, and there was a clear and clear sky, and he smiled and said: "This is the best. My sister is a good baby, and my sister will leave first." After dinner, she was too busy to panic, so she picked up the needle and thread and embroidered two stitches of the spring mountain picture. Pei'er came over and poured tea and said, "Is your mother still embroidering this now? It hurts your eyes and mind, let the servants do it." It happened that Huanbi came in to change the flowers on the desk, and hurried up and said: "Miss, please drink less tea. Aunt Jinxi told me that tea can cause uneasiness to the fetus, so it is better to drink less." Nourishing soup? Bird’s nest, honey, or clear dew?” Pei'er blushed, murmured and patted her head and said, "Look, I'm so confused that I forgot, my aunt told me to. My aunt also ordered the small kitchen not to use spices such as fennel, pepper, cinnamon, chili, and five-spice powder. Don’t put too much wine, and don’t fry it.” I smiled and said, "Jinxi is too careful, it doesn't matter if you think about it a little bit." Huanbi changed the honey water and warmed it carefully before handing it to me: "Miss Cheng is lucky to have a child for almost a year, not only the emperor and queen mother are very precious, but also how much care is taken in our own palace. I just hope that the young lady can give birth to the little prince in peace." Huanbi laughed again: "Miss should take good care of himself, but his left hand is hurt again, so let the palace people do the needlework. Besides, it's not a good occasion to embroider Ah." I heard her speak earnestly, and remembered that since I admonished her, I no longer had any second thoughts about what to do, and Xiao Lianzi had been keeping an eye on her for a long time, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her, so I gradually felt relieved and told her to do something, No longer deliberately guard against. The purpose of embroidering the Spring Mountain Picture was to practice the state of mind and try to calm the mind, but now I don't have that state of mind, so I said: "It's fine if you don't embroider this, but it's boring to lie down all the time." Huanbi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If Miss finds it boring, why not cut some small clothes and embroider some patterns, the little prince can wear them even when he falls to the ground." Liu Zhu also jokingly said, "Yes, it's time to do it now. When the lady's belly is six or seven months old, the body will be heavy, and it will be inconvenient to move." I was moved by what they said, and immediately ordered someone to go to the warehouse to fetch some soft materials, and watched a few people sitting around under the lamp and tailoring clothes. When I got up early and heard the chirping of birds outside the window, Chun'er came to see me, had breakfast with her, and then sat and chatted with each other. Chun'er said: "I heard that when my sister is giving birth, her natal mother can come into the palace to accompany her. Is it true?" I said: "Yes. The emperor will have a decree in eight months." Chun'er sighed softly. She has never been thoughtful, let alone worried. She laughed and played like a half-grown child all day long. Now she suddenly learned to sigh, which surprised me.Chun'er snapped her fingers and said: "I haven't seen my mother for a long time, sister is good, the baby will be able to see mother when the baby grows in the belly." Seeing her pitiful eyes, I couldn't help but feel emotionally moved. Thinking of the kindness of my parents' upbringing, my heart also felt sore.Chun'er is two years younger than me, and she is a young girl at home. She entered the palace at the age of thirteen and has not been able to see her family until now. No wonder she is going to be sad. Seeing that both Chun'er and I were sad, Jinxi was afraid that I would be sad, so she hurried over to explain: "Young Master Chun will be pregnant like our mother in the future, won't you be able to see your wife? The young master has a good time in the palace. Okay, Madam can rest assured in the mansion, can't she?" Jinxi smiled and said, "And the food in the palace is not as good as anywhere else outside?" She said with a smile and Ming Piner brought the hot milk water chestnut powder fragrance cake. It's fine if Chun'er didn't see it, but when she sees the delicious food, she twitches her index finger, so she doesn't bother to sigh.In fact, I really envy Chun'er's simple character, as long as there is something delicious, all troubles will be left behind.It is often said in the book that the mind is pure, which probably means a person with Chun'er's temper.If you think too much, you always annoy yourself first. I smiled and said to her: "I heard from your court lady Cuiyu that you like water chestnut cake, so I asked the small kitchen to prepare it for you, and I mixed it with milk to make it extra soft. Do you like it? " Chun'er responded with a lot of voices, Feng Juanyunyun ate a plate, still licking her fingers reluctantly, said: "It's much more delicious than mine." I looked at her with pity, and said with a smile: "If you like it, I'll let the small kitchen prepare it for you every day—the only thing is, don't eat to fill your stomach." Chun'er smiled and agreed.Staring blankly at my lower abdomen for a while, he touched my abdomen carefully and asked, "Sister Zhen, is there really a child in your belly?" I smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm still a very small child, my teeth and hands haven't grown yet." Chun'er was taken aback for a moment, "It's so small!" she hastily took off the armor on her hand. I laughed: "What are you doing?" Chun'er rested her chin and said, "This kid is still so young, I'm afraid the sharp armor will hurt him." I was laughing so hard that I was about to spit out the water, so I managed to stop laughing, and said, "How could it be? You like him so much, can I make him your nephew?" Chun'er's long eyelashes fluttered, her eyes were as bright as pearls, and she said happily, "Really? Can I be her aunt?" As she spoke, she hurriedly took out a white and flawless suet white jade pendant from around her neck. , said: "Then I will put down the ceremony first, and he will have to call me aunt in the future!" I said: "Yes, the gifts are all accepted, but I can't hold back." I rubbed my stomach and said: "Boy, look at how much your aunt loves you, you don't have a shadow yet, the gifts are here." Chun'er leaned on my stomach and said, "Baby, baby, you have to grow up quickly. When you grow up, Auntie will give you the most delicious snacks, green jade bean cake, chestnut cake, two-color bean cake , bean paste rolls, lychee Haolangjun, long peach sticks, crispy walnuts, jujube rings, and pear meat. They are all the most delicious things in the world. My aunt will let you eat them all, and I will never steal them from you. Just eat and become a fat baby." I interjected: "What's more, your aunt will give birth to many precious children to keep you company in the future, are you happy?" Chun'er stomped her feet and scolded with a smile: "My sister is not shy, she took me for a joke." She lifted the curtain and ran away. I thought she had run away without a trace, but she poked her head in again, her face flushed, and she hesitated for a long time before asking softly: "I gave birth to seven or eight children to play hide-and-seek with my sister's, is that enough?" ?” I couldn't help laughing anymore, and I accidentally closed the bowl containing honey water on my skirt, dripping all over my body, Jinxi, who has always been regular, came up to change my dress for me with a smile, Xiao Yunzi He squatted on the ground laughing, Liu Zhu rubbed his stomach, and the others turned around and covered their mouths and laughed.I suppressed a smile and said: "Enough is enough, we can't control any more." Chun'er saw us in such a state of mind, knew what she said was wrong, couldn't help but blushed even more, let go and ran away. At noon, the sun was sunny and warm, so I reclined on the couch in front of the window of Xinuang Pavilion and read a book to pass the time. I was covered with a thin lake green silk quilt, and I was lying on a soft velvet blanket under my body, which made me feel warm. The curtains were hooked by silver hooks, and on the couch were piled three or four goose down pillows of white satin embroidered with acacia flowers, which were soft and comfortable.After half-reading the book and squinting his eyes, he fell asleep on the bed, slept soundly, woke up late at night, and vaguely heard the voice of Xiao Lianzi talking to someone outside, like Wen Shichu's voice.At this time, there was no one in the pavilion, the windows were half-closed and half-opened, and the evening breeze with the fragrance of flowers blew slowly from the corridor outside the window, causing the curtains to fluctuate faintly like waves on the water, and the gilt patterns stretched like twinkling sunlight.I was too lazy to get up, still reclined on the couch, just turned to sleep by the window, listening to the conversation outside. I only heard Xiao Yunzi say: "I've neglected my lord, my mother is taking a nap and hasn't woken up yet. I don't know what's wrong with your lord?" Wen Shichu said: "It's okay, I'll just wait in the corridor. I heard that the empress is happy, so I came here to say hello." Xiao Yunzi said: "Your Excellency is waiting here, and the slave will leave first." There was a moment of silence outside the window. There was a dim sky shining under the window. Suddenly, I heard slight footsteps approaching. I felt that the window was dark. I slightly opened my eyes and saw Wen Shichu’s figure in front of the window. The veil infinitely focused on me, silent. Covered by crow-wing eyelashes, I still fell asleep in a trance, and he also thought I was still in a deep sleep.After a while, his hand reached out to the window screen silently. He didn't come close, nor did he lift the window screen to peek at my sleeping face, but just stood silently and stared at me, his eyes longingly—in fact, he couldn't see clearly through the golden curtain. I. I felt a little embarrassed, and it was inconvenient to get up and yell at me, so I always left room for meeting and getting along in the future.He treated me really well.After more than a year in the palace, without his careful care, I am afraid that my life would not be so comfortable. It's just that I don't want to owe people a lot in the word "love", but I can't and don't want to repay the love he gave me with papaya.Naturally, I have to try to repay him with fame and fortune, and it is not in vain to waste his effectiveness on me. However, he should also understand that although the red flowers in the palace illuminated my eyes and ignited his eyes, but inside and outside the red wall, there is a difference between clouds and mud, no matter how much he cares about it, it is still wishful thinking.What's more, he was very clear about my intentions before I entered the palace.There is really no need for me to say the cold words again. So he turned over again and changed his sleeping position, with his back facing him, pretending that he accidentally used the purple jade beside the pillow as a pillow, and knocked it to the ground with his hand. "哐啷" There was a sound of jade shattering, he seemed to be startled, and hurriedly backed away.Hearing the sound of Jinxi hastily entering the Nuan Pavilion, seeing that I can sleep peacefully, she packed up the broken jade on the ground and went out. After a long time, when there was no movement outside, he raised his voice and said, "Who is it?" When I came in, it was Huanbi who replied, helped me up, stuffed two goose down pillows behind me, and said, "Miss is awake. Mrs. Wen Shichu came here just now." I pretended to be surprised and said, "Why don't you come in?" Huanbi laughed and said: "I was going to come in to say hello to Miss, but I thought she was still asleep, and someone from Cunju Hall came to pass a message, saying that it's time to ask for Ping An's pulse, and Master Wen is here." I said: "This is also true. The emperor pointed out that Doctor Wen treated Shen Ronghua. He is responsible and cannot go away easily." I asked again: "What's the matter with him?" Huanbi took out two pieces of plain paper from her bosom and said: "Master Wen heard that Miss's face was injured, so he specially adjusted two prescriptions, saying that in case of scars, according to this formula, the powder can cover the little master's face. injury." I took it and looked at it. One is pearl powder, which is made by pounding the seeds of Mirabilis jasmine and steaming it to make powder; Steamed to make hosta powder; next to it is a line of small characters that specifically indicate that pearl powder should be used in spring, and hosta powder should be used in autumn. In addition, the dew and powder on the lotus leaves in the morning are used to adjust the finish, and the effect is even better.The other one says it is a prescription for pills. The whole motherwort is selected to be strong and vigorous during the Dragon Boat Festival. There must be no dust on the grass.After being exposed to the sun, grind it into a fine powder and sieve it, add appropriate amount of water and flour, mix it into a ball and dry it in the sun.Choose a well-sealed three-layer yellow clay stove, calcine it with a high fire for half an hour, then switch to a slow fire and simmer slowly. After about a day and a night, take out the pills and let them cool completely, then use a porcelain bowl to grind them into fine powder spare.The research hammer is also very particular, jade hammer is the best, followed by antler hammer - jade and antlers have the effect of moisturizing the skin and removing scars. I asked again: "Ask Shen Ronghua if he is well?" Huanbi said crisply: "I asked. Mrs. Wen said that the young master is well, but she can't get out of bed yet and needs to rest." Fu laughed again: "Miss only talks about others, and I am the same." I looked at the prescriptions one by one, and said with a smile: "Let him always remember this, and order Xiao Lianzi to grab the medicine and make it up in the evening." Huanbi agreed "yes" and just stepped back. March 26th, the best day in the first half of the calendar year, I was conferred on the same day as Feng Shuyi.In the morning, the sky was still dark, and the Yingxin Palace was already busy.The maids and eunuchs shuttled back and forth with gift boxes and ceremonial guards dedicated to the ceremony. The stone road in front of the hall was paved with long red pulu, and the Zhai Fengyu Road Car, which was specially used for the canonization of concubines, was waiting quietly in Tangtang. In front of the Pear Palace gate. I was sitting in front of the dressing table, and just finished washing, Liu Jishou, the eunuch next to Xuan Ling, personally delivered the clothes and jewelry worn at the canonization ceremony.According to the etiquette system, at the canonization ceremony, the queen combs the Lingyun bun, the concubine combs the Wangxian Jiuhu bun, the noble concubine combs the Shenluan bun, the rest of the palace concubines wear the Ruyi high bun, and the palace servants comb the holy bun.I combed it into a dignified and modest ginseng bun. It was Qiao Shi, an old lady in the palace who had been in the palace for many years, who was ordered to comb my bun. She said with a smile: "Your Majesty's forehead is really high. I have combed hair for so many women, so it belongs to my high. Being pregnant, it can be seen that the depth of blessings is unmatched by others." The women in the palace all believe that the higher the forehead, the greater the luck.I was in a good mood, and I was even happier when I heard what she said, so I asked someone to reward her with reward money. There are six hairpins worn, namely a pair of gold chiseled red coral Fu character hairpins, a pair of Tianbao Qingyi hairpins, and the most outstanding one is a pair of gilt filigree dot green beads and phoenix steps.Buyao was originally only available for noble concubines and above, although Xuanling had rewarded me earlier, but today it can be used in a fair manner. Jade beads, long hanging down to the earlobe.On the Tianbao Qingyi hairpin are exquisite six-leaf palace flowers, exquisite jadeite pearls, and slender pendants hanging down, shaking slightly.This is not enough, a pair of ruby ​​strings and rice beads head flowers are dotted between the hair buns, a pair of emerald emerald inlaid coral and turquoise gourd head flowers, and a square pot with a pair of auspicious sideburn flowers. After I finished my makeup, I tilted my head slightly, and couldn't help saying: "It's so heavy." Liu Zhu said with a smile on the side: "Now it's just a noble concubine, the young lady thinks the jewelry on her head is too heavy, what can I do if I become a noble concubine in the future? I heard that when a noble concubine can be conferred, there are sixteen hairpins on her head. " I turned around and said angrily, "What nonsense!" Aunt Qiao smiled and said: "Young lady is very true! After giving birth to the prince, are you still afraid that you will not be named a noble concubine? Is there anyone in the palace who doesn't know that the emperor loves you the most?" I just smiled and didn't answer. I stretched my arms and they changed into a dress for me. The red embroidered and carved silk Ruicao Yunyan wide-sleeved double silk silk luan gown was dragged to the floor, and gorgeous pearls hung from the gold-embroidered scarf Tassels, an extremely long colorful phoenix pattern embroidered on the whole dress, stretches from the chest over the shoulders to the tail of the skirt spreading out like clouds.The cuffs are also embroidered with intricate twisted gold beads, which are made into a one-inch wide pearl-embroidered lace, slightly revealing the whiteness of the ten fingers.A gorgeous blue and red ribbon is tied around the waist, and a silver and vermilion mirror flower silk mantle is wrapped around the arm. Taking self-portraits in the mirror like this also has a dignified and luxurious posture. The canonization of noble concubines is different from the previous canonization. In the past, the canonization was nothing more than Xuanling's oral order or an imperial decree to the six palaces.Concubines and concubines of noble rank and above are regarded as dignified noble positions in the palace. They need to sacrifice to the Taimiao, grant a gold book and a gold seal, and the gold seals of the first rank and four concubines are called "gold treasures".It's just that the Taimiao is only opened for sacrifices to heaven, after the book and major festivals.On weekdays, concubines and concubines canonize, and they can only be symbolized in the Taimiao Temple in the palace. On an auspicious occasion, I knelt behind the respected concubine Feng, prayed in the solemn and solemn Taimiao Temple, and listened to the congratulatory speech of the four or six parallel essays read by the minister of the palace. The gold, dragon and phoenix book case is covered with a red lacquered gold handkerchief, and the four-page gold booklet is awarded, and the eight-page gold booklet is for the concubine.Then it was awarded with a gold seal in a small box with brocade ribbons. The gold seal is a seal script, four inches and nine cents wide, one inch and two cents thick, and a gold plate with luan buttons.Concubine Jing and I shouted "Long live" three times, and then went to Zhaoyang Hall to pay homage to the emperor and empress. The empress sat beside Xuan Ling wearing a purple gold white phoenix gown with wide sleeves and tight breasts. The cuffs and collar were slightly exposed with the piping of the golden red silk jacket. The patterned brocade cloak flows peacefully on the ground, making her noble and dignified even more. The queen's expression was serious and dignified, and she said in a loud voice: "I respect my concubine Feng, and my concubine Zhen has been granted by heaven to inherit Zhao's inner chamber. I hope that in the future, I will cultivate virtue and be self-sufficient, and be harmonious with the palace. I will offer it diligently and extend to future generations." Concubine Jing and I bowed our heads three times, and respectfully agreed: "I am very happy to be taught by the empress." Looking up, I saw Xuanling's bright yellow silk-gold Nine Dragons satin gown, with river teeth and seawater patterns embroidered on the lower part of the robe, the so-called "mountains and thousands of miles", stretching endlessly.I raised my head again and met his warm eyes staring at me like the spring breeze, my heart warmed up, and I couldn't help but look at each other and smile knowingly.