Chapter 56 As if it were real
Shen Chuliu smiled and held her hand as he walked out of Cuiyunxuan.
After a month of silence, it's time for this 'favored' talent to come out.
Otherwise, some people might think that she had disappeared during her rest.
During the Chinese New Year, ancestor worship is different from ordinary times. You don’t need to wear plain clothes and jewelry, but you can’t wear too bright or colorful either.
Shen Chuliu wore a lilac skirt and a moon-white cape. The cape was trimmed with rabbit fur and silver thread. It was embroidered with auspicious patterns.
The inner skirt is embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns and flowers representing peace in the four seasons.
The loser is Lingxu Ji, a plain silver inlaid tourmaline jewelry without pattern. A plain silver inlaid tourmaline Luanniao step-shaking, the tassel is rice beads with broken sapphires, swaying, very beautiful.
It contrasts beautifully with the tourmaline earrings on the ears, which is very eye-catching.
Her eyebrows and eyes were sharp today, and her eyebrows were clean and upturned. Her eye makeup was also very careful, and at first glance, it looked like she was about to stab someone in the next second.
But she used light-colored rouge to neutralize the end of her eyes, giving it a hint of innocence.
The plump lips are dotted with crabapple-colored lipstick, which is beautiful and attractive.
Although, she is only a talented person, she must be in the back of the queue today, and the emperor may not be able to see her.
But it doesn’t matter, she is not here for the emperor to see today.
Not everyone dares to poison, but during this month of recuperation, there have been many rumors in the harem.
Many people said that she actually offended the emperor, so she was ordered to "rest."
You know, the word "rest" often means falling out of favor.
When a concubine rests for a long time, she is most likely abandoned.
The emperor had said that she should rest for a month. Those who knew about it said that the emperor felt sorry for her. Those who didn't know or deliberately didn't want to know said that she had angered the emperor and asked her to rest for a long time, didn't they?
What's more, the people in the harem are the ones who can cause trouble even without any wind.
Although the poison didn't kill her this time, someone will still seize the opportunity.
Therefore, she came out today to prove that I am fine. Wait, after the New Year, I will be in glory.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple was located in the southeast of the Imperial Palace. When Shen Chuliu walked there, he found that it was closer than those who lived in the west of the Imperial Palace.
Qi Yixiu brought with him the children of the royal family, as well as the two empress dowagers, the dowager concubines, the queen, and the concubines in the harem.
There are also the second prince and eldest princess who rarely appear.
The third prince was still young, so his wet nurse had to kowtow on his behalf.
The princes of the Dayi Dynasty had single-character names derived from the word "king". The deceased eldest prince was named Qi Li, and he was posthumously conferred the title of prince.
The second prince was named Qi Rui, and the third prince was also named Qi Lian by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The princess is on the female side, and the eldest princess is called Qi Xuan.
At this time, the second prince was standing in front, being served by eunuchs, and kneeling behind Qi Yixiu.
This year has passed and he is four years old.
Everyone knelt and stood up in turn according to the eunuch's order.
Listening to the eunuch reading the blessing, Qi Yixiu went through the necessary rules one by one.
Then he helped the two Empress Dowagers to get up.
These things seemed to happen quickly, but in fact they had left early in the morning when it was still dark, and now it was noon when they were about to go back.
Today the Empress Dowager is holding a family banquet in her palace. Those who can attend are relatives of the royal family and high-ranking concubines in the harem.
That is to say, above the ninth concubine, no one else has a chance.
When walking back, Shen Chuliu couldn't help but look over. Concubine Ning, who had jumped two levels, still had no chance, and he had no idea what she was thinking.
The Queen's belly was getting bigger and bigger, she was already seven months pregnant. The last one or two months were the fastest growth.
However, Yi Chongyuan's belly was normal. It had been three months, so it was considered stable.
After returning to Cuiyunxuan, he soon received the emperor's reward.
This time it was a reward meal.
There is a share of profit during the Chinese New Year.
When she got here, it was warm. This meant that the people in the harem were still waiting and watching, and did not dare to make any conclusions.
In comparison, Yao Baolin’s Cuiyunxuan is much worse.
But it has always been like this, so there is no need to delve too deeply into it.
In the afternoon, Yao Baolin came to Shen Chuliu and said, "Greetings to the talented person on the New Year."
Shen Chuliu smiled and handed her a purse: "Between you and me, it's not a reward or anything like that. It's just for the New Year, and I'm giving it to you."
After accepting it, Yao Baolin handed the embroidery he made to Shen Chuliu: "My heart."
Shen Chuliu naturally accepted it.
Yao Baolin's embroidery skills were not as good as Jimei's, but it was a token of her love after all. She was not an embroiderer, so there was nothing to be disgusted with.
"We still have half a day to relax today, so we can go to bed early at night. We will be busy tomorrow."
Every day he either attended banquets at Zhengyang Palace, or went to Taiji Palace, Fengzao Palace, the Queen Mother's palace, etc.
The main reason is that they have low positions but still have to accompany others, which is sometimes really tiring.
"It's like this every year. Last year I really wasn't used to it, but this year I'm used to it. It always gets better every year."
Yao Baolin listened and agreed, but he couldn't help feeling bitter.
She is getting better every year. Last year during the Chinese New Year she was Baolin, but this year she is Cairen.
I don’t know what next year will be like.
But what about herself? She was Baolin last year and Baolin this year, and she doesn’t know how many years it will take for her to be Baolin.
After seeing Yao Baolin off, Shen Chuliu called his men over.
"Let's gather around the fire tonight and celebrate the New Year. I also thank you for taking care of me for a year. Let's have another good year next year."
The four servants and one servant all kowtowed and wished Shen Chuliu a happy new year.
They also presented each other with gifts, which were insignificant, but were also thoughtful gestures.
In the afternoon, Yuanxiao went to the kitchen with the silver.
When the imperial kitchen saw the silver, they worked efficiently and quickly sent people to deliver Cuiyunxuan copper pots, various dishes, snacks, and all the necessary things.
Shen Chuliu called Yao Baolin over and brought out the wine that was put there last year.
Instead, I had a pleasant drink and a happy meal with her and my own people.
At night, Shen Chuliu felt sleepy when watching the fireworks outside.
I won’t watch it anymore. Anyway, there’s still tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and I can watch it on the 15th.
So I washed up and went to bed. After all, I had to get up in the middle of the night and couldn't lack sleep.
The next day was the first day of the fourth year of Qingyuan. After being woken up, Shen Chuliu didn't care about anything else. While changing clothes, he took the hot porridge handed to him by Zirui and drank half a bowl.
Today she wore a red skirt embroidered with flowers welcoming spring, and a rabbit fur cape on the outside. But the white rabbit fur was dyed pink by the clothing bureau using a special pigment.
The fabric used was rouge white, densely embroidered with patterns with silk threads, which looked gorgeous and beautiful.
Keep warm ok.
The embroidered shoes were decorated with pearls coiled with gold thread, so they were naturally luxurious and were replaced only a few times a year.
But it would be inappropriate to wear anything other than this during the Chinese New Year.
Today she had a hairstyle newly created by Zizhu, which was named "Beauty Bun".
The gold hairpins are inlaid with rose quartz jewelry, the crystals are dazzling, and the plum blossoms are as real as real ones.
Shen Chuliu: Coming out of the mountain.
Everyone: Hold her down!
(End of this chapter)
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