Luoyang Brocade Chapter 285: Oiran (1)
Two days later.
The flower viewing banquet was held as scheduled.
Queen Xu arranged all the trivial matters for the female officials around her. Everyone lived up to Queen Xu’s expectations and prepared in an orderly manner.
The flower viewing party was held next to a rockery in the Imperial Garden. Beside the rockery is a clear pool with many rare fish in it. There is a circle of weeping willows planted beside the pond. The long willow branches sway gently in the wind, with a graceful and enchanting attitude.
There is a huge pavilion next to the willow tree. There are several tables and chairs inside and outside the pavilion. The table is filled with fresh fruits and various refreshments.
A few musicians sat on the other side of the rockery and played melodious music. Separated by the rockery, it is not too noisy and distracts from the guests, but also adds a bit of leisurely mood.
The concubines followed Queen Xu into the pavilion and sat down each. The concubines with a slightly lower status could only sit a little further outside the pavilion. Fortunately, the surrounding trees were shady and blocked most of the sunlight.
Behind the concubines stood two palace maids, each holding a flower pot in their hands, and the flower pots were also covered with veils made of light gauze. Peony’s true appearance is vaguely visible.
The concubines looked around and looked at each other, chatting and laughing in low voices, which was quite amusing.
Empress Xu cleared her throat and said calmly: “Everyone, be quiet for a moment. I personally invited you yesterday, and the emperor has already promised that he will definitely come to today’s flower viewing banquet. Please be patient. Wait a moment.”
Words~↖长~↖风~↖文~↖学, ww¤w.cfw︾x.n※As soon as the sound of et finished, a servant came running to report: “To the Queen, the Emperor has arrived!”
Queen Xu quickly stood up, and all the concubines also stood up and followed Queen Xu to pick her up.
When the emperor travels, even in the palace, the battles will never be small. The chambermaids and palace maids escorted him, and the entourage gathered around him in great numbers.
“I am here to see you, Your Majesty.” Queen Xu saluted respectfully. The voices of the concubines were even more charming.
“Queen, there is no need to be polite. All my beloved concubines, please get married together!”
The emperor fell seriously ill at the beginning of the year and has been recuperating to this day. On the surface, he appears to have recovered, but in fact his body is still weak. His face looked a little sickly pale.
Of course, the concubines will not tell the truth. After they are seated, they will inevitably compete to flatter each other. One said, “The Emperor’s dragon body is so great that I am very happy.” The other said, “The Emperor is so happy to see my concubine looking so good today.”
The emperor saw how charming they were competing with each other, and Long Xin was delighted: “Today’s flower viewing banquet is worthy of its name. Dear concubines, I will come to appreciate the flowers today and judge the oiran. Such an elegant person The matter is really in line with my wishes.”
Fighting flowers and appreciating flowers are all about talking to each other.
The concubines pretended to be shy on the surface, but they were eager to try it in their hearts.
Empress Xu’s phoenix eyes flashed and she said with a smile: “The Emperor is so elegant today, you all have to behave well and don’t spoil the Emperor’s interest. Beauty Wang, didn’t you say there are new peonies for us to appreciate?” How about starting with you?”
Everyone’s eyes turned over.
Wang Meiren likes to be in the limelight the most, so she did not refuse, and stood up with a smile: “I will show off my shame first.”
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Wang Meiren was so confident and confident that everyone became curious.
I saw Beauty Wang leading the two palace maids to the middle of the pavilion. She first opened the first veil, revealing a pot of pink peonies: “This pot is called Silver Pink Jin Ling.”
Everyone took a closer look and couldn’t help but praise him one after another.
This pot of silver-pink Jinling has four flowers on one plant. The delicate pink petals are layered in layers, just like a beauty’s first makeup, shy and bright. It is indeed a rare treasure.
Wang Meiren was secretly pleased with herself, she opened her mouth and said with a smile: “Although the silver-pink gold bloom is good, it is not as rare as this pot of blue field jade. Please appreciate it and appreciate it, your Majesty and the Queen.”
As he spoke, he opened the second veil.
This pot of peonies is actually an extremely rare blue color. The petals are warm and thick, shining with a mysterious and moving color in the sunlight. I don’t know whether it was intentional or a coincidence, but Miss Wang also wore a blue palace dress today, standing next to the peonies, looking particularly delicate.
“The name of Lantian Jade is indeed worthy of its name.” The emperor took another look at Wang Meiren and praised with a smile.
Wang Meiren was very happy. Shane backed away.
Queen Xu snorted in her heart. No wonder Miss Wang is so arrogant this year, she actually planted rare peonies like Lantian Jade.
Fortunately, Ling Jingshu planted Luoyang brocade, otherwise, this year the courtesan would really be snatched away by Wang Meiren. Where would she put her face as a majestic queen?
As soon as Wang Meiren brought out these two new pots of peonies, the other concubines could not help but feel secretly disappointed. The peonies they prepared were also carefully prepared, but they pale in comparison to this pot of blue field jade.
The first case red, royal yellow, white jade inlaid with gold, purple line jade… pots of delicate and beautiful peonies are presented in front of everyone, which is dizzying.
It’s a pity that they are all inferior to Lantian Jade.
The complacency in Wang Meiren’s eyes grew stronger and stronger, and she pretended to be respectful and said: “I wonder what kind of peonies the Queen has prepared this year?”
Empress Xu smiled calmly and said: “Ruilian, Jingshu, you two stand in the middle and show the peonies in your hands to everyone.”
Empress Xu held her own identity, so she couldn’t simply let the female officials next to her appear on stage holding peonies like ordinary concubines.
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Ruilian and Ling Jingshu stood in the middle of the pavilion holding flower pots with smiles on their faces.
Everyone felt their eyes brightened.
Ruilian is the most useful person around Queen Xu. Her appearance and temperament are no less good than those of the concubines present. Everyone is also very familiar with her.
The girl next to Ruilian is even more beautiful than Ruilian. She has no makeup, but her face is stunning. Wearing a light green palace dress, he stood there handsomely, with a smile on his lips.
The emperor likes beauty the most. When he saw such beauties, he couldn’t help but ask: “Queen, who is this female official? Why have I never seen her before?”
Empress Xu smiled and said: “Her surname is Ling~IndoMTL.com~Her maiden name is Jingshu, and she is the niece of Mr. Ling of the Ministry of Industry. I have a good affinity with her, so I summoned her to the palace to accompany her. She entered the palace at the beginning of the year When she was in the palace, the emperor’s dragon body was weak. In the past few months, she had been serving flowers and plants in the Jiaofang Palace and never went out. No wonder the emperor hadn’t seen her.”
“The two pots of peonies presented today were also carefully taken care of by her. Your Majesty may wish to appreciate them carefully.”
As he said that, he told Ruilian: “Ruilian, take off the gauze.”
Ruilian responded respectfully and opened the veil: “This pot of peonies is called Xiangyu.”
The emperor’s eyes passed over Ling Jingshu’s pretty face and landed on the peony in Ruilian’s hand.
Fragrant jade is a light pink color with large and bright flowers.
Everyone praised him one after another. Peonies are beautiful because of their size. This pot of fragrant jade flowers is bigger than the mouth of the bowl, which is indeed rare. As for the fragrance, there are so many peonies here that the fragrance is too strong to be noticeable.
Next, it was Ling Jingshu’s turn to hold the peony. (To be continued.)