Chapter 141 Dressed as a Maid to Attend the Birthday Banquet
Unlike Xiao Yu's patriotism, Xu Chuchu has no feelings towards the Xia Dynasty. On the contrary, she quite hates these feudal dynasties.
But this does not mean that she can just sit back and watch the Xia Dynasty collapse because of religious issues.
Throughout history, religion has served politics.
Once religion takes its place above the court and attempts to control it, the world will be in chaos.
The Chinese nation is not so bad in this regard. Many Western religions have committed numerous crimes after becoming dominant, leading to the regression of civilization and the suffering of the people.
If the Xia Dynasty is really in the worst situation this time, no eggs will be safe when the nest is overturned.
She might still be able to survive, but Xiao Yu and most of the people would have no way of survival.
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The emperor's birthday celebration began around noon, but all the officials in the court had to prepare to enter the palace before dawn to wait.
When Xiao Yu came to pick up Xu Chuchu, she had just taken off the cucumber slices on her face.
"Right away, right away, wait a moment." When Xu Chuchu saw him coming, she hurriedly wiped her face and put on foundation.
"Don't worry, I'm here too early." Xiao Yu said as he carefully studied the pattern of cucumber slices placed on a plate beside him. "What kind of formation is this?"
Xu Chuchu was embarrassed: "This is not a formation. Cucumbers are used to replenish water. Applying it can make the skin better."
As she spoke, she quickly put on her makeup.
The cosmetics of the Xia Dynasty were naturally not as good as those of modern times, but there were indeed many varieties. There were seven or eight kinds of eyebrow drawing pens alone. It took her a while to figure out how to use each one.
Xu Chuchu's cultivation has improved and her appearance has recovered to a large extent. She is already considered a top-notch beauty, and makeup is just the icing on the cake.
In fact, a person's facial features are determined by nature. Practice cannot change a person's facial features. It will not make their nose straighter or their chin pointed. However, it can change a person's overall temperament by regulating their metabolism.
When Xiao Yu first met Xu Chuchu, she actually looked like this, but at that time she was thin, her skin was dark yellow, and even her eyes were swollen. After practicing to improve her physique and expel impurities, she became rejuvenated and her figure became better and better.
Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him frantically comparing different lipstick colors, he couldn't help but ask, "Can't you just not wear makeup?"
"Why not?" Xu Chuchu asked innocently, "Isn't it pretty?"
"Of course it's beautiful." Xiao Yu said softly, "It's just that you dressed so beautifully that others could see it."
He began to regret agreeing to bring Xu Chuchu into the palace. Because he knew those fat-headed and big-eared officials too well, and knew what nonsense would go through their minds when they saw Xu Chuchu.
Xu Chuchu didn't care: "I don't care whether others see it or not. I'm not dressing up for them."
Xiao Yu was delighted: "Who are you dressing up for?"
"For myself."
"oh."
Xu Chuchu finally straightened her hair, stood up, rushed to the table and started writing on the paper.
With the bright light of the rising sun, Xiao Yu could see clearly that Xu Chuchu was indeed dressed like a little maid today. Her makeup was simple and unpretentious, and she was cute but not glamorous.
"Wake up, don't run around, wait for me here..." He slowly read out the words written by Xu Chuchu, "Signed, your great mother Xu Chuchu?"
Xu Chuchu quickly finished writing and dried it, then folded the paper under the sleeping big orange dog's head and said awkwardly, "Isn't this because I'm afraid it won't be able to see me when it wakes up today, so it'll run away again. I left a note so it knows it's from me and will stay."
"Can it understand?" Xiao Yu looked at the fat cat that couldn't wake up with suspicion.
"It can understand. It can even type. I mean, it can write." Xu Chuchu introduced seriously, "It's not an ordinary cat. You will know it later."
Having said that, just thinking about how Daju and Xiaoyu will get along in the future is terrifying.
"Then 'great mother' refers to..." Xiao Yu deliberately prolonged the tone.
"Hey, stop laughing at me!" The two of them pushed each other out the door.
The capital city today is different from the past. On the emperor's fiftieth birthday, all shops within the three streets near the palace are not allowed to open. The streets are quiet, with only a few carriages passing by in a hurry.
As we saw the palace gate from afar, we began to see more and more people.
There were three teams of soldiers guarding the gate. One team was responsible for maintaining order, one team was responsible for body searches, and one team was responsible for checking the gifts that officials wanted to send for their birthdays, so the team moved forward very slowly.
Everyone in the team wore indigo-blue court robes, and some brought their families with them, but they all lined up quietly, and no one whispered to each other.
It was Xu Chuchu’s first time entering the legendary palace, and she was a little nervous. She stood on tiptoe from time to time to see what was going on in front of her, but she could not see anything except people’s heads.
After a routine inspection, the two were allowed into the palace. Xiao Yu's gift, a collection of calligraphy and paintings by a renowned artist, was taken away by the palace attendant, to be displayed at the banquet.
When registering Xiao Yu's name, the palace servant was obviously stunned, but did not dare to ask any more questions.
This year's birthday celebration was held in the Imperial Garden, filled with flowers, decorations, and a variety of stringed instruments. Xu Chuchu walked around, marveling at the palace's opulence.
When the two arrived, many officials were already present. Some high-ranking officials brought their wives and children. They gathered in groups of three or four to talk, and there didn't seem to be much difference in status.
Xu Chuchu was only one step behind Xiao Yu, and suddenly saw several "familiar faces" in the crowd.
The second prince, who had provoked them in the restaurant that day, was gathered with a group of court officials, chatting and laughing, laughing from time to time, and no one knew what they were talking about.
There was also Shao Mingjie, an official from the Dali Temple whom I had met before in Tai Mausoleum. It was rare to see him not wearing armor, but proper court robes, which were wrinkled and stuck to his body.
He stood alone behind a tree, moving secretly left and right, as if he was feeling uncomfortable.
Then there was Chen Zhaozhi, the handsome young man who had had a conflict in the casino. He was standing with an old monk in a cassock.
Xu Chuchu speculated that this person was the legendary great national teacher.
She originally thought that as a great national master, he should be more introverted and restrain his cultivation.
Unexpectedly, when she casually tested him, she found that he had no intention of hiding anything at all, and openly displayed his cultivation level that far exceeded the seventh level.
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