I heard that Concubine Shu's birthday party had a dozen guests, and Xie Ning was neither the last one nor the top one among them.
When Qing He got up early in the morning, he deliberately dressed up Xie Ning.
If you just look at the faces of the two of them, Xie Ning's face is pink and her lips are as red as petals.
You can tell that she slept well at night.
But Qing He's face turned a little yellow, looking very gloomy, and his eyes were a little swollen.
It was obvious that he had not slept well all night.
For those who don't know, they really can't guess which of the two of them is going to attend the birthday banquet today.
"Master, this is your first time back to Yanning Palace.
Don't be careless about what you wear.
Others will laugh at you."
Xie Ning just smiled: "I heard that among the people who went there today, Liang Meiren and I are really not of the highest class.
If I wear something so eye-catching, others will laugh even more."
When Qing He heard that his master was right, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
I am afraid that the shabby clothes will make my master lose face.
This is the first time I can show weakness in front of everyone, otherwise those people will not take my master seriously in the future, and they will not know how to arrange it behind his back.
But what the master said is right.
After all, the rank of beauties in the palace is high and low.
Those attending the meeting today include Jieyu, Zhaorong, and Shuyuan.
The ranks of these nobles are all higher than that of their master.
Indeed, they cannot wear it.
It's too eye-catching.
Seeing her embarrassment, Xie Ning also knew that she was thinking about her own plans, so she picked up a branch and made a sign on her temples: "You don't have to think so much.
What I usually wear when I see guests is what I will wear today.
Concubine Shu Your Majesty is the birthday girl today, so I guess the guests she invites will be well-dressed and will not overwhelm the guests.
Qing He understood now and quickly dressed up for Xie Ning.
"The gifts are ready" "Already installed."
Last time Chen Jieyu was given a wind bottle as a gift for her birthday, this time for Concubine Shu’s birthday, she couldn’t be too perfunctory.
Xie Ning searched in his box and found a jade bonsai.
The material is not expensive, but the look is unique and exquisite, making it a handy ornament.
I was afraid that a single piece would not look good, so I found a picture of cedars and white rivers to put together.
After Xie Ning finished dressing up, Qingmei from outside came in and reported: "Beautiful Liang is here."
Xie Ning said: "Please come in quickly."
Liang Meiren also got an invitation, and the two of them agreed to attend the meeting together today.
It's not that their friendship is particularly good these days, but that there are so many people in the back garden, and they are the only two who got the post, so they can be companions if they go together, so as not to be alone without anyone to talk to.
As soon as Qing He saw Liang Meiren, he knew that his master was right.
Liang Meiren's clothes were quite decent, nothing fancy.
Qing He vaguely remembered that Liang Mei was not like this when she was favored.
At that time, she seemed to be walking with a breeze, her chin was slightly raised, and her steps were light.
I remember a word passed by someone I don’t know at the time, saying that the emperor once praised Liang Mei’s graceful figure, just like “Liang Shangyan.”
Now Liang Meiren has almost been forgotten by people.
Qing He and the others had secretly guessed that Liang Meiren might have offended the emperor for something.
Otherwise, how could she have fallen out of favor so quickly?
The emperor seemed to have completely forgotten about this person and never called her again.
Xie Ning stood up and went to greet her: "Sister Liang came so early."
Liang Meiren looked at Xie Ning's clothes without leaving any trace.
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A pink shirt, underneath is a mandarin duck skirt made of water wave silk.
Such skirts are worn by many people in the palace this year.
Liang Meiren never liked to wear the same clothes as others.
She felt that those people were swarming in the same clothes and dresses, which was gaudy and ignorant.
But looking at Xie Ning now, she suddenly felt that she had thought and done wrong in the past.
She used to always appear to be different from others, and no one complained about her "pretending to be noble", but she felt that it was her noble character that set her apart.
Too jealous.
Others saw this characteristic of hers, so they knocked her to the ground as soon as they took action.
It's too late for her to regret now.
The emperor probably doesn't remember her long ago.
When she received the message from Concubine Shu, Liang Meiren was still thinking about whether she would see the emperor at Concubine Shu's place.
The thought made her heart throb and feel hot.
She hoped to have a chance to see the emperor again, admit her mistakes to him, and beg him to forgive her for the wrong things she had done in her youth and vigour.
It was still early, so the two sat down and talked for a while.
Liang Meiren asked her what gift she planned to give, and she showed Xie Ning the gift she had prepared.
Liang Meiren prepared an exquisite embroidered screen with peach blossoms, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms embroidered on it.
"This embroidery was probably painted by my sister herself."
Liang Meiren said with a smile: "I usually have nothing to do when I am free.
I just smudge a few strokes at random.
I asked Miss Wan from the needlework bureau to embroider this.
Thanks to her exquisite skills, the painting was not very good at first, but the embroidery is still passable." ” More than just passable.
Compared with this embroidered screen, Xie Ning's bonsai seems very insincere.
This gift cannot be prepared in three or two days.
It must be prepared at least one or two months in advance.
After the painting is finished, it will take several days to embroider it, and then the frame of the screen frame is made and the embroidery picture is framed.
But Concubine Shu's post only happened in the past few days.
I wonder if Liang Meiren prepared this gift for Concubine Shu's birthday early in the morning.
Compared with others, Xie Ning felt that his life was too miserable.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xie Ning and Liang Meiren set off to Yanning Palace together.
This is Xie Ning’s first time here, but this is not the first time for Liang Meiren.
Yanning Palace is very spacious, but it doesn't look particularly gorgeous.
Everywhere in the courtyard was swept clean and spotless.
The eunuchs and palace servants who came and went were all dressed up and their faces were beaming with joy.
On the master's birthday, they were rewarded with a new set of clothes each.
This month, Concubine Shu rewarded them with double monthly money.
I heard that they would also be given extra food today.
Xie Ning was secretly ashamed.
She also celebrated her birthday, but she didn't dare to compete with Concubine Shu in style.
When celebrating her birthday this year, she was still just a talented person, so she couldn't afford to reward each person with a piece of clothing.
However, everyone in her courtyard was given a reward, and on that day, she also gave extra food to the palace people in Yingxiang Pavilion.
Calculating the number of people serving Concubine Shu here, it seems that celebrating Concubine Shu's birthday will cost a lot.
The palace man led Xie Ning and Liang Mei into the main hall and sat down.
On the ground floor of the hall was a crimson tapestry embroidered with five-color peonies.
The wealth and grandeur exuded by this tapestry alone was already impressive.
Several guests had already arrived, but Xie Ning only recognized two or three of them.
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In addition to Li Zhaorong and Chen Jieyu, there was also Gao Jieyu whom she had met before.
Gao Jieyu was born very plump, with fair skin and plump body, like a noisy white steamed bun just out of the cage.
They arrived early and were sitting together drinking tea and talking.
The palace attendant led Xie Ning and Liang Meiren to their seats.
Today, the seats were arranged in a spread-out fan shape, with Xie Ning and Liang Mei sitting on the far right side.
Xie Ning knew where she was going today, and she had originally planned to go through the motions, so Liang Meiren sat down next to her.
At this moment, both of them thought in unison that it was a good thing they came with someone else, otherwise it would be really embarrassing to sit in such a lonely corner with no one to talk to.
As soon as they sat down, another guest came.
This Shi Shunyi served in the latent residence before the emperor ascended the throne.
She was a palace servant who served the former queen.
When the emperor ascended the throne and enthroned the harem, she was granted the title of Shunyi.
It is said that this rank was promoted by the queen at that time.
She herself Not favored
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