Chapter 22: Entering the Palace (II)

Soft sedan chair across the bridge, all the way bumpy, Yuan Xi's thoughts were also bumped into some confusion, just when Yuan Xi was lost in thought, Cai chief tube's voice: Cheng Hua Huanzhang Hall has arrived, will Yuan Xi's thoughts pulled back.

Ying Yun and Ying He separated the two sides of the sedan chair and helped Yuan Xi out. Once out of the sedan chair, the golden characters of the Hall of Containing Zhang were reflected in the eyes. Yuan Xi stood under the plaque, stopped for a moment, these words are really written in a powerful and imposing.

"Cheng Hua, it's cold outside, let's go in first!" Eunuch Cai said.

Yuan Xi withdrew his gaze from the plaque and asked Cai Quan, "I wonder why this powerful and good character was mentioned by someone?"

"The plaques in this palace are all from the hand of the late emperor."

Not only did the late emperor unify the north, but he was also able to write with a handsome, soaring and elegant handwriting, so he could really be called a talented and bright ruler. Yuan Xi's heart was filled with admiration, and she couldn't help but wonder if today's emperor had the same eloquent and poetic spirit as his predecessor.

Yuan Xi thought and carried Ying Yun and Ying He into the Hall of Containing Zhang.

This is a two-entry, two-exit palace, compared to the three-entry, three-exit palace where your concubine Guihua resides, is naturally smaller. In the front yard, there are three rooms, one main hall and two side halls. In this courtyard, there are rockeries, water ponds, porches, plum trees and begonias. Although the place is not big, but it is very elegant and chic.

"Cheng Hua, please speak inside the palace!" Eunuch Cai guided Yuan Xi inside.

Following the guidance of Eunuch Cai, Hu Chenghua entered the main hall, mahogany door carved with complex and elegant patterns, gently pushed open the door, into the eyes of a finely carved tung wood seats, covered with good brocade and cushions, spacious hall in addition to exquisite seats and a few corridors and veils is the eight treasures on the display of furnishings, in addition to the main hall of the left and right of the two rooms, there are a few rooms behind, but as far as the main hall is concerned, although the furnishings, But as far as the main hall is concerned, although there are not many flowers and plants, there is a delicate and elegant atmosphere everywhere, and at this time there are two women and two men waiting in the hall.

"Cheng Hua, these are the people who will serve you in the future, if they don't serve you well enough, feel free to tell the slave."

Hu Yuanxi nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Eunuch."

Cai Quan also said: "Cheng Hua, you are at the end of the concubines, according to the position should be four courtesans, two yellow door to serve. Slave see you bring two people into the palace, it is only allocated to the two palace maid, you want to feel not enough to use, it will be explicitly said to the emperor. Slave girl think to the emperor to your favor, even if it is allocated to you six call palace maid is also make."

"Your Excellency has flattered me." Hu Yuanxi bowed slightly.

"Cheng Hua, the Emperor asked you to go to the East Hall of the Taiji Hall for today's banquet once you are settled, so I will retire first."

"Take your time, Eunuch."

Before Cai Quan left, he also instructed that all the court ladies use the word Qian as their name, so Cheng Hua will also follow the customs and change a name for them.

"Many thanks for the eunuch's reminder." After Yuan Xi thanked him Cai Quan turned around and left the hall.

After Cai Quan left, Yuan Xi then asked the name of these four people, it turns out that the name of Qian Lan, Qian Ning, Chang Yong, Cui more, so Yuan Xi changed the name of Ying Yun to Qian Yun, Ying He changed his name to Qian He, with the name of the palace.

Just after changing the names for Ying Yun and Ying He a shrill voice came from outside the hall, "Hu Cheng Hua receives the decree."

Yuan Xi then greeted all the people in the house together and knelt down to receive the decree.

Shangyi Bureau and Shangzhen Bureau, Shangyi Food Bureau chief yellow door Zhang Youwen read the imperial decree: "Hu Chenghua first entered the palace, special reward a pair of jade Linglong, glazed marigolds a set of snow fox cape, a horse of silk, jewelry hair ornaments, several sets of palace clothes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Said Yuan Xi as he rose to receive the decree and thanked him.

"Cheng Hua only entered the palace to gain the Emperor's honorable favor, congratulations Cheng Hua." Zhang Youwen's face was full of flattering smiles.

The way of the world is to be up and down, Yuan Xi Yan does not know, Yuan Xi is not interested in life in the palace, more disdain to please a yellow door, then let Qian Lan, Qian Ning several people took the other hand, and did not say more.

Zhang Youwen snapped and walked away, and as soon as he was out of the gate of the Hall of Huanzhang, he spat at the door, "What kind of thing is this Hu Chenghua? This Hu Chenghua is really an iron rooster from the countryside, not a hair. With this deadliness, I don't believe the Emperor can favor her."

Followed him beside the small yellow door a force to comfort: "Gong Gong don't be angry, don't with her general understanding, slave also think this Hu Cheng Hua fixed can't get favor."

Since the emperor has sent the palace clothes, that is to be Hu Yuan Xi bathing and dressing, to participate in the night banquet, Yuan Xi, although the heart is reluctant, but also do not dare to be slow, and so with the guidance of Qian Lan, Qian Ning, came to the inner hall.

The hall is very spacious, in addition to the main hall, the east and west two ear rooms, west for the warmth of the pavilion paved with a fire kang, kang under the empty, winter can lead to fire, summer can be placed in the ice. In addition to this, there is a pond, piano room, clothing room and treasures room, while the concubine's palace room is located on the second floor.

Although she knows that the palace is not as good as the outside, Yuan Xi is still a bit surprised when she arrives at the soup pool, which is a circular pool with a radius of about one meter, the pool is foggy and amicable, and it is full of flower petals, and the two of them, Qian Ning and Qian Lan, serve Yuan Xi in the bath.

After bathing, Yuan Xi walks out from the soup pool, Qian Lan and Qian Ning are busy wiping and draping Yuan Xi. This serving up is no worse than the Qian Yun and Qian He that they brought in.

Today's night banquet, must be dressed up to go, so Qian Ning hold out the clothes for Yuan Xi to choose.

Shangyi Bureau sent a total of five sets of clothes: a set of light pink embroidered gardenia gardenia palace dress, gardenia on the two butterflies fluttering out of the particularly dynamic; a set of light blue palace dress, collar, cuffs, sleeves embroidered with the palace building, cloud pattern, cranes and clouds; a set of light green palace dress, to do the background color of green, collar, cuffs, skirt is actually a green bamboo; a set of moonlight white palace dress, embroidered with the beginning of the spring of the scene of the begonia flower fall; the last set of lotus root-colored palace dress, the top of hibiscus dotted with lingering waves of love. The last one is a lotus root-colored palace dress with hibiscus dotted on it, lingering in love with the waves.

Yuan Xi simply did not care to pick them out, not to mention that she did not want to attend the family banquet. If it was in the past when the awards ceremony Yuan Xi would have wanted to wear something striking, but today, she really couldn't bring herself to be interested, she swept the five sets of palace clothes lightly, and with just one glance, she noticed the moon white palace dress.

The same moonlight white, just like the wedding dress she and Ji Yan wore when they got married; the same begonia petals, just like the forty-nine middle-aged begonia flowers that year. Although I do not want to recall, but the thoughts body.

"Seung-hwa! Which set are you wearing?" This call from Qian Lan yanked Yuan Xi back from his memories.

Qian Lan and Qian Yun finished dressing for her, standing in front of the bronze mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, instantly like a lifetime ago, had been and Ji Yan in the church in the picture flew, Yuan Xi's mind constantly floating in the picture of her and Ji Yan in the church to read the oath! Yuan Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly, even though she had made a sincere vow at the beginning, she was still reneged on in the same way!

"Cheng Hua!" Qian Ning called out to Yuan Xi and helped him in front of the dressing table to comb his makeup.

After a few moments, a head of green silk will be made into a bright moon bun, wearing two butterflies dot cui long step rock, and a pearl plum blossom row comb, quite dignified and elegant.

"Cheng Hua, Qian Yun and Qian He have just entered the palace and don't know much about the palace matters, so let the slave girl take Cheng Hua to the palace banquet!"

Yuan Xi nodded and headed to the Taiji Hall along with Qian Lan.