Chen Jieyu sat in front of the mirror and numbly pulled out the two chrysanthemums on her head.
Hong'er watched helplessly as she slowly clenched her hands and rubbed them until the petals fell.
When she finally let go, the shapeless flowers fell from her palms.
What a pity that the master spent a lot of money to get these two famous chrysanthemums from the people at Yuyuan Garden.
When the master is being favored, there is no need to say a word, and the people below will naturally give him the best things.
But today is different from the past.
It is certain that Chen Jieyu will fall out of favor, and those people who were eager to please her in the past have long disappeared.
She didn't catch the chance during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so Chen Jieyu thought she would have a chance to see the emperor again during the Double Ninth Festival.
She had never thought that meeting the emperor would be so difficult before.
At that time, she always had the opportunity to accompany her several times a month.
The emperor was so kind and gentle, and he would not blame her even if she lost her temper.
Therefore, Chen Jieyu always felt that it would not be difficult to regain his favor.
As long as she saw the emperor, acted coquettishly and explained her feelings, the emperor would treat her as gently as before.
Chen Jieyu has this confidence, because she is more beautiful than the current imperial concubine and concubine Jin who relied on their belly to win the title, and compared with concubine Shen who relied on old friendships to gain the title.
She is more beautiful than them all.
Even among the new beauties entering the palace this time, Zhao Meiren and Tang Cairen are more charming.
But what's the use?
Chen Jieyu finally came to understand now.
She couldn't get to the emperor at all.
No matter how unique the clothes she made, the novel jewelry and flowers she wore, it was all in vain.
Before, she always thought that others were working against her.
Whether it was the doting concubine who doted on the hypocrisy, Bai Hongqi who turned against her, or those who fawned over her in the past but now ignored her or even ridiculed her, it was because of their fault that the emperor still had her in his heart.
But today Chen Jieyu finally understood something.
If the emperor has her in his heart and wants to see her, then no matter where she is, what she wears or does, it is just a matter of saying that the emperor wants to see her.
With this realization, her face reflected in the mirror became distorted and desperate.
Those tenderness, those favors, are all fake, all fake.
The emperor never had her in his heart, everything was just her own passion.
This resentment was like a fire burning in her chest.
She felt like she couldn't breathe, and her chest felt like it was about to burst.
This anger made all the pride, vanity, and even the calculations and guilt she had towards the emperor disappear, and nothing was left burning with anger.
Along with the anger comes boundless panic.
The emperor doesn't have her in his heart, so what should she do?
She is only in her early twenties, and there are still decades to go.
Could it be that if she stayed in Yunhe Palace like this, living in such a deserted manner from opening her eyes to closing her eyes every day for a year or two, Chen Jieyu felt that she would be like a fruit forgotten in the corner, going from fresh and tender to The plumpness gradually became shriveled and shriveled, and finally became moldy and rotten.
No, no, no, she didn't want to live like that.
If she had never been pampered or tasted the power and glory, maybe she would be better off now.
But she had been prosperous before, stood on the clouds and fell down again.
She didn't know how to live her life in the future.
Hong'er stood aside and didn't dare to express her anger.
Chen Jieyu is having a hard time, and people like her who serve around her also feel deeply.
In the past, when she went out, people would chase her and call her Sister Hong, and some would even call her Aunt.
But now when I go out, I have to smile when I see people, and I get shouted at by people.
Someone even vaguely reminded her that her name was a taboo for new talents in the Tang Dynasty, so it was best to change it.
Chen Jieyu was adamant this time and said she would not change.
Tang Cairen is just a small talent, and even if she is no longer favored, she is still Jieyu.
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It's okay to be overshadowed by the imperial concubine.
She has to avoid even a small talent.
Then no one will take her Jieyu seriously.
What's more, Tang Cairen was not promoted to the throne this time.
The eunuch from outside brought in a poster, bowed and said, "Master, Concubine Shen sent someone to deliver a poster."
“What post?”
The eunuch who replied was illiterate and only said: "I heard from the person who sent the note that it was Concubine Shen who invited the master to a banquet at noon."
Hong'er took the note and handed it to Chen Jieyu.
Chen Jieyu opened the post and asked, "Where is the person who sent the post?"
"I put down the stickers and left.
I said I still had several stickers to send."
There were only a few words on the post, which simply said that it was the festive season and I invited people to come over to enjoy the chrysanthemums and taste crabs.
Chen Jieyu is not interested in chrysanthemums, nor does she like eating crabs.
She never thought crabs were delicious, they were troublesome, and there was nothing to eat.
But for so long, this was the first time someone posted an invitation to her.
"Do you know anyone who is going?"
The eunuch happened to know about it and said quickly: "To tell you my master, I heard that Gao Jieyu, Cao Shunrong, Li Zhaorong, Zhao Meiren and many others were invited."
Chen Jieyu held the post and said nothing.
Hong'er asked tentatively: "Master, are you going?"
The emperor has long said that there will be no banquets during the holidays.
Is it appropriate for Concubine Shen to invite people to eat crabs like this?
Besides, the festival banquets in previous years were always organized by Concubine Shu, who was in charge of matters in the Sixth Palace.
It won't be done this year.
If it is done, it should be done by the imperial concubine.
By doing this, Concubine Shen is making trouble with the concubine?
Hong'er didn't know a few words, but she had heard a sentence.
There is no good feast.
It's best not to go to this chrysanthemum feast.
But Chen Jieyu thought about it for a long time and then ordered her: "Change my clothes and take out the two newly made palace clothes."
Hong'er was taken aback, but she didn't dare to persuade her or refute, so she had to kneel down and say yes.
For the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival, Chen Jieyu spent money to make two new clothes.
Of course, if you don’t take care of it, there are usually clothes suitable for one person and two people.
But those people in the needlework bureau are very powerful.
The newly favored and powerful people will have their clothes made with fine workmanship, while the unfavored people who have fallen out of favor will have to move to the back, and the materials and embroidery work will rarely be good.
If we don’t spend money on it, we might not even be able to make these new clothes during the Chinese New Year.
I sent someone to ask the needlework bureau, but they refused.
They just said there was a shortage of manpower.
If you can't wait, you can take the materials back and make it yourself.
The clothes she wears are a green lotus purple palace dress with moon white embroidered peony clusters and a blue wave skirt.
This is made for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but there is no festival banquet for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so this outfit is of no use.
It looks too thin to wear now.
The other outfit was made for the Double Ninth Festival.
The deep rose red is longer than the armor, and the begonia flowers embroidered on it are decorated with pearls to form stamens.
This pearl was still in Chen Jieyu's collection.
A large box of pearls was taken out, but the people from the needlework bureau intercepted most of it, and only a small half was used on her clothes.
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"Master, do you want to wear this?"
Chen Jieyu said a little fiercely: "Just wear this one."
After spending so much money, she originally planned to show it to the emperor.
If I don't wear it now, it will get cold, and by next spring these clothes may not even be bright anymore.
Hong'er carefully hid her disapproval.
The master's temper has become increasingly bad recently, and she doesn't dare to persuade him.
According to Hong'er, this dress is not good.
The red is too dark and too formal, and the clothes are too eye-catching.
Concubine Shen posted a message to treat guests, and if she wore such a red color, she might overshadow the guests.
She had cut off the two best flowers from the pot of flowers that she had brought in the morning and put them on her head, but now those two flowers were completely dead.
There were two more flowers on the branch, but they were no better than those two.
Chen Jieyu looked at them critically, then put the hairpin on her head and took Hong'er to Yanfu Palace.
It was not too early when Chen Jieyu arrived.
The distance from Yunhe Palace to Yanfu Palace was not too far or too close.
Someone had already arrived before her.
Chen Jieyu stood outside the palace door and looked around.
After entering, she first greeted Concubine Shen and then sat down under Gao Jieyu.
Gao Jieyu didn't look good either.
Chen Jieyu looked at her carefully.
Gao Jieyu's face seemed to be a little swollen, and even if she applied powder, she couldn't completely hide it.
The clothes Gao Jieyu wore were equally exquisite and luxurious, but her figure was not too slender.
Chen Jieyu thought fiercely in her heart, when you get old, you have to obey your age.
Even if you expose so much of your breasts, you won't become a 28-year-old girl.
Gao Jieyu saw her coming in and greeted her lightly, and Chen Jieyu forced a smile and said, "Sister Gao has been here early."
"It's not that early."
Gao Jieyu said angrily, "Anyway, I'm just an idle person.
If I don't come, I have nothing else to do."
These words also stung Chen Jieyu.
She came a little late, but there would still be nothing to do if she didn't come.
Concubine Shen smoothed things over and said, "Come on, have a taste of this tea.
This white tea has a different flavor than spring tea."
Concubine Shen is still dressed in an old-fashioned way.
The color of autumn leaf yellow is inconspicuous, and even the new materials look old-fashioned.
Chen Jieyu took one look at her and stopped looking at her.
She felt that Concubine Shen, sitting with them, looked more like a concubine than her contemporaries.
The guests arrived and the scene became lively.
Several people from Houyuan came together.
Liang Meiren, Bai Meiren, Zhao Meiren, Tang Cairen and Liu Cairen all came.
Concubine Shen invited everyone to come and enjoy the chrysanthemums and talk.
During the banquet, in addition to crabs, there was also fine Jinhua wine, which was hot and served.
Gao Jieyu drank several glasses of wine, and her face became red.
"It's boring to sit and drink like this," Gao Jieyu turned her head and said to Concubine Shen rather politely: "Let the Jiaofang Secretary come over and help us enjoy the music and singing."
Others at the table also fell silent.
Gao Jieyu used to talk to Concubine Shen like this, but at that time Concubine Shen was just following the rules.
Now that she is a concubine, Gao Jieyu is still so rude and has no respect for the concubine.
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Everyone else wanted to see if Concubine Shen would be as easy to bully as before.
Concubine Shen didn't seem to be displeased, she just said: "This is inappropriate and disrespectful to the deceased
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