Chapter 66: Fang, that vixen!
The first day of the Silkworm Ceremony is to offer sacrifices to the Silkworm God.
A eunuch ran to the center of the altar, flicked his whisk and said, "The Queen is kissing the silkworms, ladies of honor, please pay your respects!"
The musicians began to play music, and the ladies at the foot of the stairs knelt down and bowed: "We welcome the Queen!"
Supported by Xu Miaoyan, Empress Yang slowly walked up to the high altar and looked down at everyone.
When the music stopped, Empress Yang spoke a few words of encouragement to the ladies in a warm and gentle voice, then turned around to prepare to worship the Silkworm God.
The atmosphere was solemn. There was a row of imperial guards guarding each side of the altar, and none of the ladies at the steps dared to speak.
But just because they didn't say it didn't mean they didn't have any thoughts. All the noble ladies who came to participate in the silkworm ceremony were dressed up in their best clothes, obviously wanting to show off their beauty.
For example, Lu Wanrou kept exchanging glances with Du Jinzhi and the others, as if they were discussing something.
The position where the ladies stand is also very particular.
Fang Qianxue and the eldest princess stood together in the first echelon closest to the altar, while the others lined up in the back according to their rank.
Fang Qianxue looked up at Queen Yang, who was wearing a Juyi robe on the altar, and suddenly remembered something.
The Queen Mother did not come today. The Queen was the head of the ladies. She had a rosy complexion and the light yellow dress she was wearing made her face even more charming.
In the original book, Queen Yang is also an important supporting character. In the early stage, she promoted the heroine Xu Miaoyan and formed an alliance with the hero Lu Changqing.
Later, Lu Changqing supported the son of Empress Yang to ascend the throne and become the regent with great power. Yang Yunxia, who had become the empress dowager, actually fell in love with the male protagonist Lu Changqing and used her power to seduce him. Of course, the male protagonist was loyal to the female protagonist. After years of forbearance, Lu Changqing designed to kill Empress Dowager Yang. In order to please the female protagonist, he turned Yang Yunxia into a human pig and wiped out all the Yang family forces in the court.
The hero and heroine finally grew old together.
Fang Qianxue frowned. The plot of this book was more outrageous than any other storybook she had read before. The hero killed countless people for the heroine, and it was very bloody, with bones dug out, blood drawn, and people being turned into human pigs.
Fang Qianxue looked up at the sky.
God is watching what you do, and she believes that there is cause and effect in this world.
The musicians began to play again.
Xu Miaoyan helped Empress Yang to kneel down slowly, and kowtowed three times and nine times to the Silkworm God. She was dressed in a plain white robe, with a smile on her face, and seemed to enjoy everyone's attention.
After the sacrifice to the Silkworm God, two palace maids carried out a large silkworm plaque and asked Empress Yang to review it.
There are many white silkworms lying on the big silkworm plaque.
"Miao Yan, look, the silkworms have come out, thanks to the blessing of the Silkworm God." Queen Yang reached out and touched the young silkworms on the silkworm tray, then clasped her hands together, looking very pious.
"It's because the Queen is beautiful that the silkworms are eager to come out and get close to the Queen." Xu Miaoyan said a flattering word.
Empress Yang was in a very good mood after hearing this: "Wu Dayong, order us to pick mulberry leaves and feed the silkworms tomorrow."
According to the rules of Dayong, after worshiping the Silkworm God, if the young silkworms have hatched, the queen can pick mulberry leaves and feed the silkworms the next day. If the young silkworms have not hatched yet, she will have to wait a few more days before picking mulberry leaves and feeding the silkworms.
"Yes!" The eunuch next to him turned and shouted to the ladies below, "The Queen has ordered that we pick mulberry leaves and feed the silkworms tomorrow!"
The ladies knelt down a few more times, and the first day of the silkworm ceremony ended. Everyone left one after another.
When passing by the officials waiting outside the door, Lu Wanrou deliberately slowed down her pace and threw a few seductive glances at Jiang Xu, but received no response.
"Wanrou, stop wasting time. In my opinion, the young marquis doesn't even think highly of you," Du Jinzhi smiled softly as she watched her flirting. "You should just be content to be my brother's concubine."
"That's right. You've been chasing after the young marquis for so long, but he hasn't even looked at you." A noble lady next to her mocked.
"Wanrou, if I were you, I wouldn't have that kind of dream. With your background, it's a great honor for you to be Mr. Du's concubine," another noblewoman patted her shoulder contemptuously, "The young marquis will never fall in love with you."
Lu Wanrou was furious, and pointed at the ladies around Du Jinzhi: "Who said he looked down on me? He talked to me last time, but have you talked to the young marquis?"
"Wanrou, I thought about it carefully later. Didn't you say last time that you were riding in a carriage with your second sister-in-law?" Du Jinzhi leaned over and whispered in her ear, "The young marquis might not have said that to you at all, but to Lord Fang."
Lu Wanrou's mind exploded with a bang, and she almost couldn't breathe: "No... Impossible!"
In fact, she knew in her heart: It's possible! It's too possible, that vixen Fang!
The noble ladies all covered their mouths and laughed softly.
"Believe it or not, we're leaving!" Du Jinzhi said, and waved her hand to call away all the noble ladies around her.
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