Due to her excitement, Chang Guo 'er woke up early for the first time today. She got Xing' er to get some water and wash her face before starting to dress up. She was still not used to Xing 'er's heavy makeup, so Chang Guo' er still had to do it herself. Using modern techniques, she lightly applied transparent makeup and picked up the box of fluorescent powder that she had specially bought. She stuck a little of it with her hand and gently patted it on her face, making it look like there was a faint layer of light.
She was wearing a white dress that she had specially designed. She took out a piece of white sand and put it on the white dress, leaving it slightly longer than the original dress. She combed her long hair from both sides and tied it into a delicate bun. Then, she loosened the rest of her hair and tied it on her shoulders. Then, he folded the veil into a small butterfly shape and inserted it behind his bun. The lower part hung down a little to cover his long black hair. Then, he covered the top of the veil with another layer. Like this, he was done dressing up.
Xing 'er was amazed. When I was done, Xing' er was in awe." Miss is really amazing. It looks like you didn't put on makeup!" Just like a fairy from the sky."
"Haha." Chang Guo 'er couldn't help but chuckle. Xing' er was too cute.
？"Young miss, we should go to Xuanxian Hall. We can't let wangye wait.”Xing 'er was afraid that his highness would get anxious and miss would suffer again, so she kindly reminded him.
"Alright, let's go." Chang Guo 'er said as she put on her veil.
"Miss, why are you wearing a veil?”Xing 'er asked in confusion. Miss was so beautiful, why did she have to wear a veil? She kept muttering in her heart.
"Xing 'er, this is called hazy beauty." Chang Guo 'er explained in a good mood.
"Oh." Xing 'er helped me out of the bedroom.
The butler waiting outside was already a little anxious, but when he saw me, he was indeed stunned. Hehe, it was within expectations!
"Dong Wangfei, wangye and the other wangfei left first. Wangye ordered this one to escort wangfei.”The housekeeper looked at the veiled Dong Wangfei, who was so beautiful, but why did she have that damned mole! Sigh!
"Oh, okay. Thank you, butler." Damn it, he looked down on her too much. He actually left her alone. Besides, she thought she had woken up early enough.
A crescent moon streaked across the exquisite turret, casting a dim yellow light on the high walls. The palace appeared mysterious and quiet.
From afar, the crimson palaces looked like they were embedded in the snow.
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The palace was situated in the middle of the forest, and its glazed roof was exposed, making it look like a golden island.
The magnificent pavilion of Huaqing Palace was surrounded by the water of Huaqing Pool. Duckweed was all over the ground, green and clear.
The two dragons on the eaves had golden scales and golden armor. They were vivid and lifelike as if they wanted to fly into the sky.
It was a huge palace-like building, and the golden glazed tiles shone brightly under the sunlight.
Under the blue sky, the golden glazed roof of the Imperial City appeared particularly brilliant.
The glow in the sky gradually faded, and the deep red color turned crimson, and crimson turned light red. In the end, when all the red light disappeared, the sky that suddenly appeared high and far away showed a solemn expression. The first star to appear, Morning Star, began to flicker in the dark blue sky. It was so big and so bright that it was the only thing shining in the sky above the palace, like a lamp hanging high in the sky.
Before coming to the Imperial Palace, she had heard Xing 'er mention that her father and brother would also come to congratulate her on her birthday. The Imperial Family was very grand about this birthday banquet. It was said that it was rare to see one in a hundred years. All the important ministers, concubines, and even neighboring countries were present. This made Chang Guo' er feel fear. However, since she had come, she probably could not go back on her word, so she calmed the panic in her heart.
When Chang Guo 'er thought about meeting her relatives in ancient times, she was very happy. After all, they had treated her very well.
Chang Guo 'er saw three big words from afar.' Heavenly Dragon Palace'. Hehe,'Heavenly Dragon Palace' is really interesting. Why isn't it Qianlong?! He was only missing one word.
The Heavenly Dragon Hall was the main hall of the entire Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Jing Hai. It was located in the very center of the Imperial Palace. Usually, it was used to receive envoys from neighboring countries or hold important events. The palace was magnificent and could accommodate about 1,000 people. It was both a large ceremony hall and a large banquet hall.
The 'Heavenly Dragon Palace' was about a hundred meters away, and from a distance, one could hear the noise of excitement.
Just as Chang Guo 'er was daydreaming, Xing' er, who was beside her, suddenly nudged her." Miss, if you don't go to the palace, something bad will happen!; If we enter the palace after the birthday banquet begins, that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor!”
"Okay!" Chang Guo 'er was a little nervous. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. It's fine. What's there to be nervous about? It's just some feudal apes. However, even though she was cheering herself on in her heart, after all, she wanted to see the Emperor and Empress Dowager! He was more or less excited.
The Imperial City's once-in-a-century birthday celebration was being held in this huge front hall. Everyone present was the relatives of the Imperial Family, the important officials of the Imperial Court, and all the civil and military officials. This time, the emperor had specially allowed the three palaces and six courtyards to attend the empress dowager's birthday. All the concubines were dressed up meticulously to win the emperor's favor.
The center of the hall was centered around the Emperor. The first seat was the Emperor, the Master of All Light, and the rest were seated according to their ranks. The Empress Dowager was the main character of the birthday celebration. She sat on the right side of the Emperor's dragon throne and covered her face with a curtain bead. However, one could vaguely see the Empress Dowager's graceful and luxurious temperament.
Chang Guo 'er saw that the Emperor really looked like Zhu Yuanzhang. He was rich and overbearing, but he didn't look like his sons at all.
However, he looked kind. And the Empress Dowager looked really young, even younger than her son, the Emperor. It was impossible to tell her true age, but logically speaking, she should be older than the Emperor! However, the empress dowager looked like she was in her forties or thirties. Damn, she had taken good care of herself.
The hall had long been filled with civil and military officials who had come to congratulate them. They were discussing in groups of three to five. Some of the personal attendants at the side were not very active. After all, this was the Empress's inner palace. It was not their turn to speak. There were also countless palace maids and eunuchs who were busy serving wine and food or leading the guests. The hall was very lively.
When Chang Guo 'er appeared in front of the officials, she could clearly feel the air in the hall stifling. She thought to herself that no one had ever seen her dressed like this before.
After the Emperor and Empress Dowager sat down in the main hall, the ceremonial officer signaled for the civil and military officials to start kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. Thus, the ministers, personal attendants, and palace servants in the hall knelt down and shouted in unison,"Long live Your Majesty, long live the Empress Dowager!”His voice shook the entire house, his aura like a rainbow.
"Beloved ministers, rise!" The Emperor waved his hand and pointed to the seats on both sides." Take your seats!”
The officials of His Highness stood up and sat down one after another, while the personal attendants stood in the back corner of the hall in turn. Many palace maids came forward to pour wine for the officials. The crisp sound of wine entering the cup rang out, and the hall returned to its liveliness.
The first person sitting on the left was the current Crown Prince, Xuanyuan Jinghao. Damn it, it was really the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince opened a brothel, what kind of world was this! Xuanyuan Jinghao also had a very beautiful woman beside him. She should be his princess!
Xuanyuan Jingxuan sat on the third seat on the left, with two beautiful women beside him. They should be his other two princesses! But wasn't it three? Why was there one less!
Chang Guo 'er's ancient father was sitting on the first seat on the right. Beside him was her beautiful ancient mother and handsome brother. Wow, after not seeing him for a month, her brother had become even more handsome.
Chang Guo 'er sat furthest away from Li Xuanyuan Jingxuan. She couldn't see Xuanyuan Jingxuan's expression, who was sitting on the third seat on the left. However, she felt that he was clearly stunned.
Pure skin does not dirty innocent, dawn to jade standing in the jade pool. The pavilion is covered with a green canopy, full of white dimples, and the makeup is often washed. The waves of the Great Liquid surged, the dancing of the rainbow dress stopped, and the broken soul flowed like water. It is still the same, the old fragrance of light powder, flowers do not look like, people haggard. I want to call Fairy Lingbo. We sail in a small boat, And the vast waves are thousands of miles long. I only worry about looking back, the ice curtain is half covered, the bright eunuchs fall in disorder. The shadow of the moon is dreary, the dew is scattered, and who can rely on the small railing? There is also a snow egret that perches on two sides. It's cold at night and it wakes up.
The banquet began!
The hall fell silent. Everyone looked at the dancing in the middle of the hall with solemn expressions. Even if the Emperor granted amnesty to the world and celebrated the Empress Dowager's birthday, he was watching the singing and dancing with the Emperor after all. His subjects naturally could not exceed the principle of monarch and minister. His expression changed.
After the songs ended, many officials in the hall whispered to each other.
"Have you heard? On this birthday, Xuan wangye's Dong wangfei also has a dance for the empress dowager.”
"Is that so? Wasn't the Eastern Princess Consort the daughter of Prime Minister Sima? It was said that she was not favored and was extremely ugly. The newlywed King Jing Xuan only saw her once and never saw her again.”
"Is that so? But look, Xuan wangye only has three wangfei beside him, then where is the east wangfei!”
Even though his voice wasn't loud, it still reached Simayan's ears. "Hasn't Han 'er always disliked this feast? Now, you want to dance to liven things up?" He looked at his son behind him in disbelief.
"Father, whether or not this is the case, we have to see it clearly.”Sima Rui said worriedly. He was also very puzzled about his younger sister." But I didn't see Han 'er in the hall today! Han 'er must have suffered a lot in King Jingxuan's Mansion!”
"I don't know how Han 'er is doing in King Jingxuan's mansion. If I had known, I would have let you take her far away!”After saying that, Sima Yan revealed a sad expression.
"Xuan 'er! I heard that your Eastern Princess Consort is going to perform a dance in front of the emperor to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday. Is that true?”The Emperor looked at Xuanyuan Jingxuan and said in a deep voice.
"This subject does not know." Xuanyuan Jingxuan replied in a muffled voice. He thought, Situ Han, that ugly girl's dance, how can I still watch? However, the most important thing now was that the damned woman had not arrived yet.
"What? You don't know?" The Emperor looked at Xuanyuan Jingxuan in disbelief and thought, He doesn't know? Could it be that the rumors were true that the Eastern Consort was not favored? Seeing that there were only three princesses around Jingxuan, what about the other one? Did she not come?
However, this dance list didn't have East Consort's name!
" This..." Xuanyuan Jingxuan was frustrated. How should he answer? If he had known this would happen, he would have brought her with him this morning. He would not have been here by now!
"I, Sima Han, pay my respects to the Emperor." Seeing that the time was ripe, Chang Guo 'er stood up and walked to the center of the hall. She bowed to the Emperor and said," Good luck to the Emperor, good luck to the Empress Dowager."”
The ministers were speechless. What kind of etiquette was this! Why was it so different!
"And you are? You are Sima Han, the daughter of Prime Minister Situ, the Eastern Princess Consort of Jingxuan.”The Emperor asked in disbelief.
"I am Sima Han, but I am not King Jing Xuan's Eastern Princess Consort.”Chang Guo 'er replied.
"Isn't the daughter of the Prime Minister Situ's residence, Situ Han, Jingxuan's East Princess Consort?”The Emperor asked in confusion.
"This question, please allow me to finish my dance.”Chang Guo 'er thought to herself,' If I want to say it, I'll have to make you happy first.'
"Alright, this one will allow you to finish your dance. However, why are you wearing a veil?”
"I know that my face is ugly and I don't dare to show my true face in front of the emperor and empress dowager.”I have to give you guys a hazy feeling so that you guys can reminisce!
"You're very self-aware!”Xuanyuan Jingxuan said sternly. Situ Han, I want to see what kind of trick you are playing.
However, why did the person in front of her look so much like Chang Guo 'er! That pair of clear eyes, coupled with her white clothes, made her look like a fairy who had stayed in the mortal world. She had nothing to do with the deception of the mortal world. When he first saw her, he didn't think that she was the East Princess Consort that he had ignored.
"Emperor, please allow me to bring up the gift that I have written to the Empress Dowager.”Chang Guo 'er ignored Xuanyuan Jingxuan. He didn't want to talk to him. Talking to him would taint my identity.
"Alright, I agree." The Emperor waved his hand.
Then, a large box that could fit two people was carried into the hall. Everyone looked at the ordinary box and didn't know what was inside.
What exactly was it?
"Emperor, please allow me to extinguish the candle." Hehe, I have a surprise for you.
"Extinguish the candle." Zhen wants to see what trick you are playing, the emperor said sternly.
Instantly, the entire palace turned pitch-black.
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