Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 90 Model, catwalk

Kunning Palace is holding a grand and lively banquet.

Today is the queen's birthday, and many wives of dignitaries came to the palace to celebrate her birthday.Those who are eligible to attend the birthday banquet are generally ordered wives, that is, women with imperial orders.

They are dressed in imperial costumes and well-dressed. They should not only look festive and happy, but also maintain etiquette at all times, and be careful and cautious in every move.

Before the banquet started, the ladies felt exhausted, and they wiped the sweat from their faces with handkerchiefs from time to time, but they did not dare to show any signs of impatience.

From entering the palace at Yinshi, until Weishi, only the maids led them into the main hall.

The queen smiled and sat on the chair, also dressed up.The noble ladies lined up for the shift, headed by Mrs. Xing, the wife of Yipin Gaoming, and knelt down to worship and congratulate.

"You have come to congratulate me on my birthday. I am very happy. Please take your seat quickly," the queen said.

Several tables and low stools have been placed in the hall, and there are rich wine and dishes on the table.The noble ladies took their seats in order according to their rank, and Mrs. Xing was still the most distinguished chief on the left.

"I will go to the Hall of Martial Arts to accept the congratulations from the ministers, and then I will go to the Taimiao to offer incense, and then I will return to Kunning Palace. I kept you waiting for a long time," said the queen.

The noble ladies said in unison: "The empress's mother is in the world, and all the blessings and gold are safe!"

The queen smiled and exchanged greetings with Mrs. Xing: "The emperor often tells me that Mrs. Xing understands righteousness. When she arrives in Nanjing, she is used to eating and living. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. The crown prince also said that Zhu Yuanjue is a child. Well-behaved and sensible, the prince likes him very much."

"My mother and son are deeply favored by the royal family, and death is hard to repay!" Mrs. Xing stood up and saluted.

"It's rare for us to get together, so there's no need to be formal today." The queen motioned Madam Xing to sit down, looked at everyone with a smile, and said, "The imperial dining room has prepared thousand-year-old ginseng and black-bone chicken soup, which is the most nourishing and beautifying, everyone should try it."

Afterwards, many court ladies brought bowls of steaming soup and handed them to the ladies respectfully.The queen took the lead in drinking it, and the ladies, whether they liked it or not, drank it too.

The soup is a good soup and tastes good, but I feel hot after drinking it.

The queen kept persuading her to drink again. After a few glasses of wine, the ladies became even hotter, their faces flushed like tides, and sweat oozes from their foreheads.

Their faces were all powdered, much more intensely than usual, and now they were sweating and wiping them with handkerchiefs, which were stained with rouge.

The noble ladies are a little embarrassed, their makeup is smudged, and it affects their own image. The main thing is that they must always maintain a dignified and graceful demeanor in front of the queen, otherwise they will be disrespectful.

But they didn't bring cosmetics with them, and they didn't dare to leave the table without reason. There was no way to make up for it. The ladies squirmed and lowered their heads in unison. Some simply covered their faces with handkerchiefs and sleeves.

The queen smiled in her heart when she saw it, and said calmly: "I don't like to put on makeup, I have no choice but to do it today. I just drank wine and sweated, so I must have worn makeup on my face, which made me laugh. "

As he said that, he took out a delicate leather bag, opened it, and took out a palm-sized mirror, rouge box and other things from it, and touched up makeup in front of everyone.

"Oh, this is a lady's leather bag newly made by Jiangnan Tannery Factory. The emperor gave me a birthday present. I said it would be perfect for storing bits and pieces of women's products. I didn't expect it to come in handy. It's very convenient. of!"

The queen explained to herself while touching up her makeup, and said: "I still have a bag here, give it to Mrs. Xing."

Mrs. Xing took the leather bag from the palace maid, thanked her first, and then looked it over carefully.

I saw that the leather bag was small and exquisite, soft and elastic, probably made of cowhide.The bag is embroidered with beautiful patterns, and there are two strange patterns embroidered with gold thread, "DM".

Opening the bag, there were rouge boxes, eyebrow pencils, lipstick and other items inside. The most eye-catching thing was a mirror inlaid with silver, which was sparkling and many times brighter than a bronze mirror.

Mrs. Xing took a look in the mirror and exclaimed, "Oh, so I look like this!"

She was so surprised that the mirror fell on her knees.

The noble ladies are baffled, Mrs. Xing is about 40 years old, and she has spent most of her life, how come she doesn't even know what she looks like?

Shi Kefa's wife, Yin Shi, was sitting next to Mrs. Xing, reached for the mirror, took a look at it, was also stunned, and said for a long time: "So I have so many moles on my face!"

The ladies were even more surprised. Driven by curiosity, they passed mirrors to watch, and exclamations came and went.

Finally someone couldn't help but said: "Empress, this mirror is a hundred times clearer than the bronze mirror, may I ask what it is made of?"

"Glass!" said the Queen, "The glass mirror is indeed extremely bright and extremely rare. Jiangnan Tannery has produced some limited edition ladies' leather bags, and every purchase will come with a glass mirror."

The ladies were obviously tempted, the queen smiled and said: "Let's not talk about the glass mirror, you should have a good understanding of the leather bag. I have prepared a program for you, please enjoy it."

The voice fell to the ground, and several musicians played beautiful tunes.Many graceful maids of honor appeared at the gate of the palace, either carrying purses on their shoulders or carrying purses in their hands, and walked in step by step.

One step weakens the willows and supports the wind, and the other step makes the lotus leaves swing in the wind, like butterflies piercing flowers, like koi carp playing in the water, full of charm and charm.

Moreover, these court ladies either wore palace attire, ordinary attire, or plain attire, with delicate and small leather bags, all of which had a special flavor.

The ladies thought to themselves: "So this is the magical function of the leather bag. Don't say that men will be tempted when they see it, but I, a woman, also feel that my soul has been seduced!"

The last one to appear was Chen Yuanyuan, who immediately ignited the atmosphere of the audience.

I saw her full of style, holding a round fan to cover her face in one hand, and a leather bag in the other, with a cherry fan in her mouth, a willow in a small waist, and a lotus flower at each step. The fragrance blows people, just like Chang'e under the moon!

The ladies were astonished and had a strong sense of substitution, thinking: "Wow, if I had a purse, I should be so beautiful!"

The queen said: "They are the models that the emperor has found, and they are walking on catwalks. Don't they look good and seductive? Except for Chen Yuanyuan, the rest of the people are ordinary court ladies, but today they all seem to be transformed into a different person." , it’s so beautiful, I think it’s because of the purse.”

"Yes, yes!" The ladies nodded in admiration.

Yin Shi said: "We women are always troubled by makeup on weekdays. Among other things, rouge and gouache are difficult to carry with you. If you have a leather bag, it will solve a big problem."

"The key is that the glass mirror is amazing. With a glass mirror, makeup is more convenient, and any flaws can be found!" Mrs. Xing said.

Someone said: "Empress, how much is a purse like this?"

"100 taels of silver."

"So expensive?" The ladies frowned.

(End of this chapter)