Chapter 169 (1/2)
Rosie knocked on the door outside and whispered, ”mother, it's time to get up.”
Xie Yingmei turned lazily in the quilt. Grumbled discontentedly, ”why did you get up at this time?”
Rosie pushed the door in and tied up the curtain by the window. The bright sunshine outside the window poured into the house like a tide. ”You're going to see the imperial concubine today.”
”Your imperial concubine?” Xie Yingmei suddenly opened her eyes. ”Is it like your imperial concubine?”
”Yes,” Rosie nodded. ”Ronghua went out in advance this morning. Today, my maid and xuanxiao will accompany you.”
Xie Yingmei turned her eyes. If the imperial concubine is Su Rushuang, the cousin of former empress mu Langhua. I didn't expect to be a imperial concubine so soon.
”Princess Wan will also go to Huayang palace,” Rosie called two palace maids to come in with a basin of water. ”You have to freshen up. Don't delay the time.”
Xie Yingmei was still stiff on the edge of the bed and refused to move. She met Su Rushuang when she was a child. So long has passed, but the special birthmark at the eye and tail is still there. Su Rushuang will recognize herself. At that time, she will be in trouble.
Rosie put all the walking gold combs she would use to comb her hair on the stage and saw her in a daze. She asked in a low voice, ”mother, get up quickly.”
Xie Yingmei's face was wrinkled like a balsam pear. She said with a sad face, ”can you not go?”
Rosie said with a bitter smile, ”how can I not see the imperial concubine? Even if I don't go now, I will see her in the future.”
”But I'm not feeling well today.” Xie Yingmei covered her stomach and groaned. ”You'd better not go.”
”How can this work,” Rosie pursed her lips. Advised, ”people will say that the people of the state of Qin don't know the number of rites.”
I was not from the state of Qin. Xie Yingmei looked down and thought. She can't hide from the 15th day of the first day of the first day. Now she's gone in a big way. Su Rushuang won't be suspicious. She may not recognize herself. If she hides it, she may doubt her identity.
”Well,” said Xie Yingmei, relieved, getting up and putting on two shoes, ”I'll come down and wash my face and make-up now.”
Rosie put her heart down. ”Can my mother know the etiquette in the palace? The Qi State and the Qin State may be different.”
Xie Yingmei shook her head in ignorance. She can't understand the etiquette in the palace of two countries.
”I'll show you later,” said Rosie, combing her hair with some water. ”The imperial concubine pays great attention to these rules. Don't let others talk in this place.”
Xie Yingmei understood in her heart that the rules in the palace were the most, ”where's Princess Wan?”
”Empress Wan is the most amiable and gentle empress in the palace,” Rosie smiled. ”Empress can be more close to her. She is now the most loved by the emperor in the palace.”
Xie Yingmei smiled and said, ”then I'll go to Zhongcui palace more in the future.”
”One more thing to remind the empress,” Rosie said solemnly. ”The imperial concubine sometimes picks a new imperial concubine's thorn. No matter what the imperial concubine says, she doesn't answer back and bow her head.”
Xie Yingmei trembled all over. Su Rushuang was a quiet and shy little girl when she was a child. How could she suddenly become such a lady, ”then the imperial concubine doesn't sound easy to get along with.”
Rosie replied, ”your imperial concubine is a high-ranking concubine who entered the palace early. Her qualifications are naturally deeper. Don't worry, as long as she doesn't disrespect in front of her.”
Su Rushuang picked some snow cream with her fingertips and wiped it on her cheeks. She lost a lot of weight in the bronze mirror, and her eyes were dim, not as graceful as before.
”Xiao Yi,” Su Rushuang looked anxiously at the mirror, ”do you think the palace is old?”
Xiaoyi tied the green silk into a double knife bun for her, and put a string of tassels on both sides. A Golden Phoenix tired silk like jade Babao Phoenix hairpin was obliquely inserted between the bun. Su Rushuang reached out to touch these jewelry, straightened her waist slightly, and returned to the status of the supreme imperial concubine.
”The empress is still young,” Xiao Yi helped her straighten the Zhengfeng hairpin, ”how can she be old.”
”This palace is not old, but it's much younger and more beautiful than this palace,” Su Rushuang said, bending her lips. ”I'm going to see you soon.”
Outside the door, a palace maid came and said, ”Princess Wan is here.”
Su Rushan hummed softly, ”say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is coming. She always comes the first. It's really amazing. I'm afraid she's neglecting the palace.”
Xiaoyi whispered with a smile, ”since Princess Wan came early, let her wait in the hall.”
Su Rushuang said with a smile, ”you are so clever. You have the same idea as this palace.”
Xiaoyi pouted. ”Concubine Wan is coming. Why can't you see concubine Chen coming.”
Su Rushuang frowned and a trace of displeasure flashed across his eyes. ”It's from the state of Qin. I don't know the etiquette.”
”Since imperial concubine Chen put on airs and didn't arrive at Huayang palace for a long time, the empress didn't have to praise them too much,” Xiao Yi asked the palace maid to arrange the newly made beautiful clothes in turn. ”The empress chose the clothes slowly.”