Chapter 44: The Imperial Seal Carriage
The palace cannot tolerate slaves who betray their masters, but if the master is dead, they will not care so much.
Shuhua's reluctance can only turn into a sigh.
Seeing that Shuhua stopped talking, Concubine Su raised her chin proudly, and tried the light apricot-colored embroidered jade hairpin flower on her body again and again, and couldn't let it go.
No wonder everyone in the palace wants to climb up. The higher the position, the more beautiful the clothes they wear and the more luxurious the jewelry they wear. Which woman can resist such temptation?
In the daytime, a banquet was held in the palace. All the guests were ministers of the court. They dined with the emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together.
Thanks to the bright sun today, the weather was not too cold. There was a stove in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the ministers who entered took off their cloaks.
The envoys from the four countries also brought their families with them, but this was a battlefield for men, with verbal battles and back and forth, and no one dared to bring their families in.
When night fell, gorgeous carriages from various families appeared one after another at the gate of the palace.
Jiang Yulin secretly lifted a curtain and looked at the majestic and magnificent palace with curiosity, and was even more amazed by the beautiful scenery.
"Pa!"
Soon, she was slapped on the back of her hand. The noble lady in the silver-gray dark-patterned flag dress said coldly: "You are unruly. Have you forgotten what I said to you before entering the palace?"
Jiang Yulin's excited look was put away: "Daughter, remember, mother said that she would let her enter the palace to serve the emperor and replace Jiang Xinyue."
Zhou nodded: "Although your father said that she didn't kill your sister, why did she get the emperor's favor when your sister died? If she doesn't save your sister, you will avenge your sister."
Well...
To be honest, Jiang Yulin still lacked confidence when she thought of Jiang Xinyue's face that was so beautiful that everything in the world was eclipsed.
But in front of her tough mother, she didn't dare to say it out loud, otherwise she would be scolded again.
What is the saying that boosting others' ambitions and destroying one's own prestige, what is the saying that treating others with beauty, will not last long...
The key is that Jiang Xinyue is still very cunning!
In the past, when she was at home, her sisters loved to bully her, but now looking back, the one who was scolded the most by her father was the one who bullied her the most.
She is used to pretending to be innocent in front of her father.
While her thoughts were surging, the eunuchs had already come to ask them to get off the carriage, pass through Taihua Gate, and walk to Baohedian.
There are exceptions, such as the mother of the Empress Wang, and the mother of Concubine Li Pei. They all had special sedan chairs to carry them. In the envious eyes of the crowd, they were carried into Taihua Gate and went to Yikun Palace and Changxin Palace respectively.
Jiang Yulin rolled her eyes: "Isn't it said that Jiang Xinyue is also very favored? Why didn't she send a sedan chair to pick up your mother?"
Zhou snorted and laughed: "No matter how favored she is, she is just a little noble lady. She is not qualified to ride in a sedan chair, so how can she send a sedan chair to pick us up?"
"Then she is not very powerful!"
Jiang Yulin pouted. When she entered the palace, she would definitely win the heart of the emperor and make the emperor fall in love with her, and only favor her from then on.
"You are different from her." Zhou touched her head: "You are a legitimate daughter. With her humble background, she is not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath with you."
If Aunt Ruan hadn't been born with that beautiful face, she would have died in the bed of some corrupt official long ago. How could she have the blessing to marry her father?
A daughter born to a plaything is only fit to be a plaything.
The main hall of Baohedian is covered with golden carpets, and lanterns and red couplets are hung all around, revealing a strong flavor of the New Year everywhere.
The pillars of the hall are round, and the two pillars are connected by a carved whole dragon. The dragon head sticks out of the eaves, and the dragon tail goes straight into the hall. Practicality and decoration are perfectly combined into one, adding to the imperial spirit on the throne.
Because it is the grandest and most festive festival of the year, everyone is dressed up, and there are beauties and talented people everywhere, and the scene is unprecedented.
The emperor must not be the first to arrive, but at this time, all officials and their families have arrived.
Jiang Xinyue checked her clothes again, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, she tied on the fox fur and walked out holding the hand of the magpie.
"Master! Master!"
Xiao Xuanzi came in from outside, with a look of joy on his face: "Eunuch Wang is here."
He did not come alone, but brought a huge reward.
Jiang Xinyue took a few quick steps and saw a gorgeous sedan chair parked at the door of Hexi Palace.
It was more than five feet and four inches high, and the sedan chair seat was two feet and two inches high. There were four carriages,
all painted red. Two carriages in the middle, and two on the left and right. The sedan chair pavilion was three feet and eight inches high, with four pillars five feet and two inches long, and four red curtains. Each curtain was carved with gold flowers and figures of gods.
"Eunuch Wang, what is this..."
Jiang Xinyue was puzzled. With her qualifications and status, she absolutely could not sit on a sedan chair.
Wang Dequan bent his waist and smiled attentively: "Today, Cining Palace has awarded Concubine Rong a sedan chair. The emperor remembered that Master Zhen was poisoned before, and was afraid that you would be troubled, so he specially ordered the servants to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get another one and send it to Hexi Palace. It's getting late, Master Zhen, please come in!"
All right!
Very good!
She hasn't even tried to touch Cining Palace and Concubine Rong, but the dog emperor has decided to make her a target.
How to say it?
If she uses it well, it will benefit her in every way, but if she doesn't use it well, it will be a double-edged sword, which may hurt the empress dowager or herself.
From another angle, Emperor Xuanwu is giving her a chance to choose!
Maybe she will be promoted again.
All right!
Sure!
She thinks she is good again.
Smiling sweetly at Wang Dequan, with a harmless look, Jiang Xinyue was carried by four eunuchs to the Baohe Hall.
The ladies and young ladies who met along the way lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Jiang Xinyue's noble and inviolable beauty.
"Is that Concubine Li?"
"Of course! I've heard that Concubine Li is the most beautiful woman in the harem. Even the fairy concubines can't compare to her. Who else could it be but Concubine Li?"
"Ah? My father wants me to take part in the beauty pageant in three years, and has hired a nanny at home to teach me the etiquette. But I see that Concubine Li is so tender and beautiful, she can still be the favorite in the harem for at least another twenty years. Otherwise, I'd better persuade my father not to think of letting me enter the palace."
"Me too. How can a little beauty like us compete with the sun and the moon?"
Xi Que and Shuang Jiang both raised their heads: "Master, do you want me and Shuang Jiang to go and tell them that you are not Concubine Li."
Jiang Xinyue shook her head nonchalantly, half leaning on the sedan chair, looking lazy and sexy: "No need. When we get to Baohe Hall, who wouldn't know my identity?"
It was better to make them admit their mistakes, so that when they knew her true identity, they would be shocked enough.
Isn't it more credible to hear what others say about her than what she says herself?
"The precious lady is here..."
When the eunuch finished his words, Jiang Xinyue's sedan chair stopped outside the archway. She was helped down by Magpie and Frostbane. Her snow-white dress made the crowd go crazy.