Chapter 48 Narcissus
The aristocratic banquet is themed and quite romantic.
Concubine Chen, the successor of Southern Wu, was born into the Bai clan of Southern Chu, a family of scholars and officials whose totem was the narcissus.
The palace banquet that Concubine Bai Chen will hold in Rouyi Palace this time will definitely have daffodils as the theme.
So, in order to suit the occasion, the women would wear more or less narcissus patterns on their clothes.
For example, the old lady wore a cloak made of moon-colored satin with gold and silver embroidered narcissus and longevity patterns, which made her look very wealthy.
For example, Mrs. Chen also imitated her mother and wore a crimson embroidered daffodil pattern jacket, which was equally magnificent.
Another example is Gao Yan'er, who wore a double-phoenix daffodil-shaped gold hairpin diagonally. Her every move exuded an indescribable charm, attracting many men to look back at her.
For example, Princess Zhao Lian'er of Xincheng, Nanchu, wore a white jade hairpin carved with narcissus flowers, which was elegant and refined.
Princess Pingyang was very generous and gave Concubine Bai Chen a pair of narcissus bonsai with lotus patterns carved from jasper and inlaid with agate, but she herself did not have any narcissus patterns on her body.
Concubine Bai Chen knew that Princess Pingyang was blatantly mocking her.
However, she had just arrived in Southern Yan and had not yet established a firm foothold, so she did not dare to act rashly and had to keep a low profile instead.
Back then, when Concubine Bai Chen had just married into Southern Wu, she was also very cautious. It really is true how things change.
"Where is Princess Ronghua? Could it be that she has forgotten the etiquette after her country was destroyed?" Concubine Bai Chen found a soft persimmon to vent her anger, but she had a sweet face and a fake smile.
Seeing this, Zhu Huaizhen rolled his eyes.
Bai Chenfei was involved in the murder of her mother, and the two of them had long been at odds with each other.
Zhu Huaizhen was well prepared, but was constantly harassed by Concubine Bai Chen at the palace banquet.
"Empress Chen, you don't know. Princess Ronghua is very powerful. She thinks she is a princess who is high and mighty. When the nanny gave her silk, she looked down on it and kicked the person out. Naturally, the nanny had no chance to tell Princess Ronghua that this was an elegant and unique narcissus banquet." Madam Chen was holding a round fan woven ivory inlaid with ivory dyed and carved with narcissus and butterflies, and she was laughing with glee.
After he finished speaking, these noble ladies of Southern Yan looked at Zhu Huaizhen with even more contempt.
Alas, this is the treatment that a princess of a fallen country receives, everyone wants her to be killed.
Even though Zhu Huaizhen was thick-skinned, he felt bitter in his heart.
In fact, it can be inferred that it would not be difficult for Concubine Bai Chen to hold the Narcissus Banquet, and she doesn't even need Lou Li's help.
She sighed and finally turned up her cuffs, revealing a narcissus pattern embroidered with gold thread inside.
"Princess Ronghua, why didn't you say it earlier? Why bother with other people's business?" Concubine Bai Chen put on a gentle smile again.
Zhu Huaizhen took a look and found that it was a man who appeared.
"Empress Chen, if I had told you earlier, you would still have looked at it. Why bother with me?" Zhu Huaizhen was being unreasonable, but Grape's eyes were clear and bright, looking very innocent.
At this time, Emperor Xuan of Yan had already put his arm around Concubine Bai's waist, and Concubine Bai dared not say a word despite her anger.
"Empress Chen Fei, you think I am impoverished because my country has been destroyed. Then where did I get this Xiangyunsha dress? It can't be that the impoverished family of Duke Dingguo's Mansion is willing to spend money on me, right?" Zhu Huaizhen raised his chin slightly, with the corners of his mouth turned up, posing like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Huaizhen clapped her hands three times, signaling the palace maid she had just asked to bring three narcissus bonsai.
Wow, the ivory inlaid jade narcissus bonsai, the green jade chrysanthemum-petal narcissus bonsai, and the old tooth narcissus cloisonné enamel bonsai are all exquisite products.
Although these things are far from reflecting the words "rich enough to rival a country", they at least show that Princess Ronghua has the treasures of the Great Zhou Dynasty and is not short of money even if the country is destroyed.
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