After taking a shower, her body was filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus. I went back to my room and sat by the dressing table. Xin Yue helped me comb my long hair. Staring at his own face in the mirror, his mind was in a daze. Tomorrow was the second day of September, the day the Nian Corporation would enter the house. Ever since that day when he secretly left the residence, he had been feeling very depressed. Yin Zhen's words had a bit of an impact on me. Ever since I came here, I gradually accepted my fate. The possibility of going back was very small, and women had no status here. Most of them were just accessories of men. Deep down, she always felt that she was different, but the truth was depressing.
She combed her long hair and waited for it to dry. Xin Yue took my clothes to wash. My heart is in turmoil. Yesterday, Nala took the time to see me and tactfully warned me that I had to go and serve tea to her tomorrow. After heaving an unknown number of sighs, I shook my head and smiled bitterly. I refused to admit defeat because I was escaping from reality. My status was just a lowly Ge Ge, only better than the servants in the wang fu. The Nala family took care of me because of my father, so I didn't go out and provoke other women. Gradually, I forgot my lowly status. But tomorrow, I'll have to kneel at the feet of the woman that my beloved man has just married. I'll serve her tea, kowtow to her, and say auspicious words…
She unconsciously took down her pipa and played a few notes gently, singing softly," The mistakes of my life begin after dusk, please move closer to the candlelight. What is it in the darkness that leads my hand towards the unknown, slowly walking through the night, turning it into a thousand nights. The night and feelings are like water, and in the distance, there are dark thunders, and low echoes. How many worldly affairs can only be recalled in the melancholy sound? Don't expose the traces of my tears. My passion has become ice. Love will not leave any ashes after it burns. Don't erase my madness. I don't care about the mess of rouge. Red tears have my desperate beauty. What's wrong with you?" Raising her misty eyes, Xin Yue leaned against the door and looked at me worriedly. I wiped my tears away. You're back so soon?"
" Miss, I…" Xin Yue looked at the ground and stammered,""Just now General Manager Su sent someone to say….. that tomorrow the Prince's mansion is holding a wedding and his highness wants the young miss to go to the kitchen to make a dessert. It's that dragon and phoenix auspicious dish that you made the last time when Elder Brother Yuanshou washed his third birthday.”
" Dragon and Phoenix…" I lowered my head, the corners of my mouth twitching slightly. I didn't know if I wanted to cry or laugh. I sincerely made that dessert, but tomorrow's wedding banquet is a wound in my heart. 60 tables of guests, 60 desserts, Yin?，You're really good to me!
After a sleepless night, I woke up the next morning. Ignoring the joy and excitement in front of me, I brought Xin Yue to the kitchen and washed the prepared sweet potatoes, taro, coriander, onions, and black sesame seeds. I cut the golden sweet potatoes and silver-gray taro into strips and fried them in a wok. Then, he boiled the white sugar in water, added the sugar while stirring, and when it had a certain degree of stickiness, he added coriander, onion, and black sesame seeds and stirred them evenly. Finally, he poured the potato and taro into the syrup, turned off the fire, and stir-fried them until the syrup solidified into sand. After making sixty sets of desserts, her hands went soft when she put them on the plate.
I returned to my room to take a shower and change my clothes. I changed into a white satin Han costume. I was a little angry. Wearing white on a big day was really presumptuous. When Xin Yue saw that I was wearing this dress, she knelt down with a plop."Miss, are you crazy? You can't wear white today!"
I sneered.”
"Miss, don't take things too hard!" Xin Yue's tears were flowing down her face."Today is a big day. If you wear this to the hall, you might be beaten to death…"
I was dumbfounded. Yes, what am I doing? I'm really going crazy! Could it be that he still hoped that he was still alive? Was there a place in his heart?
I took off the white satin Han clothes and took out a red brocade sweatshirt with gold beads. The outside was covered with a tulle of the same color. A jade butterfly sachet hung on the red belt.，Didn't you not like me wearing it? I want to let you know that someone else is willing to give you something you don't want to give!
I asked Xinyue to tie my hair up high, put on a red silk flower, a tortoiseshell pearl hairpin, a cloisonne auspicious hairpin, and inserted my aunt's golden step shake. Today was a happy occasion. She opened her dressing box, carefully applied powder, drew her eyebrows, put on light red eyeshadow, pink rouge, and red lipstick. It was enough to make her look happy! In the mirror, she looked so beautiful and charming, but her eyes were so sad. He took a deep breath and dug his nails into his palms. He told himself not to be sad because this fate was not mine, but Sonya's. I'm just living on her behalf. Although I am the one feeling her emotions, I can treat this as a play. In the play, I am the main character and also the spectator. To play out her life well, I can't put too much emotion into it.
After dressing up, he checked himself again. He was indeed impeccable. "It's almost time, it's time to go!"”I nodded and walked to the front hall.
When I walked to the garden, I saw Hongshi walking over from afar. When he saw me, he mumbled with a complicated expression,"…Ge Ge…"
I smiled brightly,"Third Brother, where are you going?"”
"I…I'll go find you." Hong Shi lowered his head and stammered,""The Fujin has already entered the residence. Mother wants you to go quickly.”
I took the lead and said: " It's just this matter ah, just send someone to say it, how dare you trouble Third Elder Brother to call it!"”
Hong Shi didn't speak. I turned around and saw that his face was terrifyingly dark. I understood that he didn't want to see the Nian family enter the residence, just like how he hated me when I entered the residence. The reason he rejected us was because of his mother. Madam Li probably often spoke ill of other women in front of him, causing him to be filled with hatred for us at a young age.
When they entered the front hall, the entrance was bustling with noise. The guests standing outside the door were all of lower status. The princes and the Baylor were all inside. I carefully entered through the side door. Hong Shi pulled my sleeve and said softly,"Follow me." I pulled Xin Yue and followed him inside.
After passing through the corridor, I arrived at a courtyard that I had never been to before. From afar, there was laughter mixed with laughter. I gritted my teeth and walked in.
Standing at the door, I saw that it was a small hall. The pillars were wrapped in red cloth, and even the walls were painted red. The floor was covered with a red carpet. It made me dizzy and nauseous. There were two people standing on the ground in the middle of the room-Yin in a red groom's suit? She was also dressed in red and had a petite figure. I sized her up carefully. Madam Nian looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, slightly shorter than me. Although she wasn't a beauty that could topple a country, she was still delicate and charming, making one feel pity for her. I was a little surprised, what kind of woman is this? Would he like it?
At this moment, most of the people surrounding him were Yin? I don't know any of them, including their Fujin and a few other men. Vaguely, I saw Zhen Yin standing in the crowd with a dark face looking at the couple. His eyes inadvertently swept to the door and saw me. He seemed to be shocked. I smiled at him. He opened his mouth wide, his eyes filled with obsession, and his feet began to move towards me. I was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Hong Shi took me to the Nala family's Li family who was sitting on the chair on the right.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was teasing the newcomer and no one was paying attention to me, I moved to the side of Nala to greet her. Nala looked at me and smiled with satisfaction."Your outfit today is really eye-catching.”
"Yeah, even more dazzling than the new Fujin!”Madam Li chuckled and said in a low voice,"I think the bride is inferior to you!"”
"Ce Fujin, don't talk nonsense!" "I'm just a lowly Gege. How could I dare to be compared to the new Fujin?" The new Fujin is young and beautiful. I can't compare to her!”
"Sonya!" Nala frowned and looked at me worriedly.
I smiled nonchalantly. Aren't you going to serve tea to the new Fujin?"
The people in the hall were all surrounding the newlyweds and laughing. I didn't understand what they were saying. It was probably Manchu. "Let them make a scene now, if they don't make a scene tonight!"”
Although I was a little confused, I wasn't interested in asking why. He only smiled and said,"Your Highness usually has a cold face. They are quite bold to be so impudent!"”As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Yin? "Alright, alright, everyone has made enough noise. Let's finish the rules first."”
Everyone fell silent. Two shrewd nannies walked to Madam Nian's side and supported her on both sides. Yin? Sitting on the chair in the middle, Nala also walked to the side and sat down. A servant girl brought over a tray with a cup of tea in it. Concubine Nian took it. The two nannies led her to kneel in front of Concubine Nala and quickly retreated.
Concubine Nian kowtowed respectfully and said softly,"Nian Xinlian pays her respects to the Fujin.”
Nala took the tea, took a sip, and put it back on the servant girl's tray. Another servant girl came up with a brocade plate. Inside was a set of pure gold headdress. Nala pointed at the brocade plate and said,"I don't have anything to give you. You can take these small things. In the future, we will all be one family. I hope you can give birth to more children for His Highness.”
Concubine Nian kowtowed and thanked her. The nanny helped her stand up and walked to Concubine Nian. Just as she was about to kneel, Yin? "Don't kneel, we're all Fujin, do you still need to be polite?"”
A trace of jealousy and hatred flashed through Consort Li's eyes. She then smiled and said,"That's right. Sister, you don't have to be so polite. We're all family!”
Niu Gulu was in confinement, and Geng was pregnant. The rest are me and a few concubines. Nala gave me an unnatural smile."Sonya, come over here." In an instant, it was as if everyone in the room was looking at me.，There was no expression on his wooden face. I gritted my teeth and raised my head with a flirtatious smile. I walked into the room with a toothache like gasp. Madam Nian had already sat down on the right. "This is His Highness 'Ge Ge, Qin Shi. She came half a year earlier than you."”Then he said to me,"Serve tea to the Fujin."”
"Yes." I gracefully walked in front of Madam Nian and picked up the cup in the servant girl's hand. I knelt down and said,"Qin Sangya pays her respects to Ce Fujin. I wish Ce Fujin good health and a child soon!”Concubine Nian glanced at me. There was surprise and jealousy in her eyes, and even a trace of resentment. I stared at her, unable to believe that such a young girl would have such complicated thoughts. Madam Nian took the teacup. My hand loosened, and at the same time, her hand seemed to have let go. A cup of hot tea overturned in my hand. I exclaimed in a low voice. A trace of pride flashed across Madam Nian's face. I turned to look at the servant girl who was serving tea. She avoided my gaze in a panic. So she did it on purpose, or rather, she had planned it all along. That's why she brought me the boiling hot tea!
At the same time, Nala and Yin, who are sitting on my right? At the same time, I stood up. Consort Li in front of me grabbed my hand and screamed,"Oh no, it's bubbling!" I took a closer look. Sure enough, it was a large patch of red and there were blisters. Nala rushed up and pulled me back.”I was in so much pain that I was sweating profusely. I knew that I should immediately take a shower and struggle to stand up. Madam Nian's sobbing voice sounded,"It's all my fault. I didn't hold it and scalded my sister's hand!”
Yin Zhen didn't see what happened, but after hearing what we said, he knew that I had scalded my hand. "Hurry up and apply the medicine!" he said, leaping up.”He reached out and pulled me up.
"Wait!" Yin? "The tea has been spilled. Here's another toast," a cold voice said.”
What was that? I looked at him in disbelief. Concubine Nian's eyes were also filled with doubt. Yin Zhen was about to speak when a familiar voice interrupted,"Fourth Brother, Ya Ge Ge's hand is injured. Let her apply medicine first. We'll toast this tea in the future…"
"No! This is the rule!" Yin? He interrupted Yinxiang,"Hurry up, go and apply the medicine after the toast."”
I looked at Yin Zhen, whose eyes were burning with anger, and Yin Xiang, whose face was full of worry. I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead. "Yes, Your Highness!"”I don't know if anyone has read this article. Why isn't anyone saying anything? Sigh…I really can't afford to be hurt with my hard work…
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