cpa300_4(); Feng Yuheng didn't know what could make Princess Wenxuan so concerned, but the conversation just now made her understand that Princess Wenxuan didn't come here just for the palace banquet. As early as the day when Yao came to ask for the post, Princess Wenxuan had already made up her mind to look out for Fu Ya at this palace banquet. But today Fu Ya was nowhere to be seen, could it be that the latecomer had finally arrived?
She was still thinking, and when she looked at Princess Wenxuan, she saw that she had already instructed her maid to walk out of the Qiankun Hall. Then she looked at her and nodded slightly, indicating that she should be relieved.
Feng Yuheng was relieved. With Princess Wenxuan in charge, she believed that even if Fu Ya came, she would not cause any trouble.
In the square outside the Qiankun Palace, two people were talking happily, or rather, one of them was holding the other's hand and talking excitedly. The person who took the initiative was none other than Concubine Yuan Shu, who had temporarily left the concubines' table. The person she was holding, if not Fu Ya, who else could it be?
"The girl looks like this, it's a gift from God." Concubine Yuan Shu stared at Fu Ya, almost stunned. Is there really someone in the world who looks so similar? She couldn't help but suspect that this girl named Fu Ya was Feng Jinyuan's daughter who was left behind. She also had a thought in mind. She would definitely send someone to find out if the Feng family really had a daughter who was left behind.
Fu Ya listened to Concubine Yuan Shu talking affectionately for a long time, and gradually, she became calm from the initial strangeness and fear, and even smiled occasionally. At the same time, she also understood why the other party, the master of a palace, could condescend to talk to her. It was all because of her face. Fu Ya didn't understand until now that as long as she wanted, this face that looked very similar to Feng Yuheng could really do a lot for her. Even Concubine Yuan Shu invited her to the palace more than once to chat with her often, and as the girl said before, as long as she was willing, she would be another Feng Yuheng, at least in the eyes of many people, that was the case.
It turned out that a trip to the palace could bring such a harvest. Fu Ya couldn't help but wonder, did Yao know about this result? Or maybe this time was already within Yao's control. She knew what she would get, how many nobles she would meet, and she also knew that she would eventually think of replacing Feng Yuheng. But what exactly did Yao want? She deliberately calculated her own daughter and instead raised her as a substitute. What benefit would it bring to Yao?
Fu Ya was confused for a moment. At this moment, she saw a maid rushing towards her. When she came close, she bowed to Concubine Yuan Shu and said, "Please forgive me, Concubine Shu. My master wants Miss Fu Ya to come into the palace."
Concubine Yuan Shu was stunned and asked casually, "Your master? What master?" There was anger between her eyebrows. She looked at the maid's dress. Although she looked familiar, it was obviously not the dress of someone in the palace. So she became arrogant again: "This is the palace, not the mansions of your small families. Your master will be nothing if he enters this palace. Why do you call the people around me back?"
Concubine Yuan Shu's current fierce aura was completely different from before. Fu Ya was a little dazed, but she also understood that people in the palace always had many faces. When she wanted to change, she would change immediately without any process. And if she didn't have this face, she would be worse than an ant, and people would not even look at her. Thinking of this, she decided to cherish her face more. She had to rely on this face to avenge her parents.
The maid who was scolded by Concubine Yuan Shu was not angry. After many years of experience, if she could not even bear this, she would have served in the palace for so long in vain. She smiled at Concubine Yuan Shu, leaned forward and said, "My master's status is naturally not comparable to that of Concubine Shu. The queen is the head of the palace and the biological mother of the eighth prince, while my master... is just the head mistress of the Wenxuan Princess and the biological mother of Princess Wuyang."
Concubine Yuan Shu was stunned and looked very embarrassed. She opened her mouth to say something, but was choked by the maid's introduction. She was annoyed. No wonder she felt that the maid looked familiar. Wasn't she the one who served Princess Wenxuan? It was also her fault that she rarely left the harem and had little contact with Princess Wenxuan, so she made such a mistake today.
But she was a noble concubine after all, so she would not apologize to a servant. She no longer maintained a tough attitude and turned to Fu Ya and said, "Miss, you must come to the palace more often in the future. If I am free, I will send someone to the other courtyard to invite you. Please take to heart what I said just now." Then she patted Fu Ya's arm and said, "Go, Princess Wenxuan is still waiting." With just one sentence, she had already surrendered.
Fu Ya was thinking a lot at this moment. She was amazed at the status of Princess Wenxuan in the palace, and she also knew that if she wanted to make plans, she would need the support of Concubine Yuan Shu. So she immediately smiled and nodded happily, "Don't worry, Madam. I will come often." After that, she followed the maid and left.
Concubine Yuan Shu stood there without moving, just looking at Fu Ya's back and muttering to herself, "She is a little thinner than that girl, but you can't tell unless you look closely. She is also taller, but it doesn't matter. I didn't expect that there is such a person hidden in the capital. They look so similar. If Fu Ya is released outside... If Mo'er knew about this, he would probably have some plans!"
Concubine Yuan Shu was still thinking in the back, while the maid had already brought Fu Ya into the Qiankun Hall. When the singing and dancing were in full swing, it was not surprising to see people coming in and out occasionally, and no one paid attention to this side. In addition, Fu Ya deliberately lowered her head, so the whole journey was calm. Until she sat next to Princess Wenxuan, she immediately heard Princess Wenxuan say: "If people want to live well, they should always learn to judge the situation and always remember what their identity is. Don't think that you can replace a peach with a plum by relying on a little bit of appearance."
Fu Ya sensed the chill in Princess Wenxuan's words and was frightened. She could only keep her head down and remain silent.
Feng Yuheng saw all this and snorted in her heart, thinking that this person would indeed change. But she did not regret bringing Fu Ya back to the capital. Just as Xuan Tianming said that day, such a person should be brought back and kept under watch. If she was left outside, that would be the real burying of disaster for herself!
There was nothing special about the palace banquets held every year. It was nothing more than everyone getting together, eating, drinking, singing and dancing, the ladies talking about ladies’ things, the men talking about men’s things, and the Emperor Tianwu and the Empress sitting at the top of the table, which was just a symbol of their status, indicating their importance to the banquet and the people attending the banquet. But if there was any important decision, it could not be made at the banquet.
Today, with the arrival of the ancient Shu princess, there was another gift-giving session at the palace banquet. Fan Tianman came from afar, so she naturally prepared good gifts. When she walked onto the stage during the break in singing and dancing, she bowed to the emperor and empress, and took out a small glass bottle from her sleeve. The glass was colorful, crystal clear, and so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it. Although the bottle was only half the size of a palm, it made all the women who saw it exclaim.
Although the small border countries are not as vast as Dashun in terms of territory and resources, most of them are good at strange and clever tricks. For example, this glass bottle looks beautiful, but if you ask if it has any great use, it is really nothing. It just looks good.
But today, there was something hidden in this glass bottle. Feng Yuheng saw that there was liquid in the bottle, which was light and clear, but very beautiful. Then, the ancient Shu princess twisted the lid of the bottle open, opened it for a moment and then closed it immediately. But in an instant, the fragrance filled the hall, and even the men were intoxicated.
Feng Yuheng frowned, and with a nose that had been trained from growing up smelling medicinal scents, he could immediately detect the presence of musk mixed in with the rich aroma. The amount was not light, but because there were too many spices, it was not easy to distinguish and detect.
The lid of the glass bottle had been closed long ago, but people were still immersed in the fragrance and could not recover for a while. Even Emperor Tianwu was surprised, and the empress and concubines were even more surprised. The empress took the initiative to ask: "Is it the famous Baixiang Water of Ancient Shu?" After thinking about it, "It's not like that. Baixiang Water of Ancient Shu also pays tribute to Dashun every year, but it is not as fragrant as this."
This made the ancient Shu princess very proud. She held the glass bottle in her hand and said happily, "Of course it's not as fragrant. As the name suggests, the Hundred Perfume is made from a hundred kinds of spices. And the bottle in my hand is the Thousand Perfume, which took the ancient Shu perfume maker ten years to make. With a thousand kinds of spices, the fragrance is certainly not comparable to the Hundred Perfume. It took ten years to make this bottle."
hiss!
Everyone gasped. Thousand Fragrances? It was said that it was extremely difficult to make Hundred Fragrances in ancient Shu. Although there was an annual tribute, there were only a few bottles. Their rarity was comparable to the four treasures of foreign countries. But now, even in the harem of Dashun, there was a bloody fight over Hundred Fragrances. Now there was a Thousand Fragrances. Was ancient Shu trying to defy the will of heaven?
Of course, while everyone was amazed by this, there were also some who were clear-headed. For example, Xuan Tiange was whispering in Feng Yuheng's ear: "The concubines' eyes are all wide open, but what's the use? No matter how beautifully they dress up, they all entered the palace more than 20 years ago, and they are already old and ugly. What's more, the emperor never goes to the harem, so what can they do no matter how beautiful they are? Women dress up to please themselves, who are they doing it for?"
Feng Yuheng smiled bitterly, "Can't I look in the mirror and see that I am beautiful?"
"They are really generous." Xuan Tiange did not have a good impression of these concubines. He spoke coldly, but he added: "But if there is only one bottle, it must be given to Concubine Yun. Ah Heng, ask Concubine Yun for some later. We can add some water and use it."
Feng Yuheng stroked her forehead, "Why do you sound so pitiful? You are a princess!"
At this time, the people who were amazed by Qianxiang finally came to their senses, and some began to question it: "This Qianxiang perfume is good, but it smells so good as soon as the lid is opened. How can it be used?"
Someone who knows about Baishuixiang said: "Of course it is mixed with some clean water."
Someone else asked, "Could it be that we take a small bottle of Thousand Perfumes, add a large amount of water, and then distribute it to the ladies? How would that differ from the Hundred Perfumes?"
"But not everyone can have the perfume!"
This sentence awakened everyone: Hundred perfumes are rare, and even if Thousand perfumes are diluted with water, they are still top-quality stuff.
But at this moment, the Seventh Princess of Ancient Shu suddenly said, "Huh? Who said that this thousand perfumes were to be presented to Dashun? I just brought them to open your eyes. How can I dilute them with water and distribute them to the concubines?"
(I am not feeling well, so I cannot write more than two updates. I will definitely make up for the updates I missed during my pregnancy once my health stabilizes. Mmmmm~)
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