The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1341: marriage
Chapter 1341 Marriage
Just like in the Jin Dynasty, there were many girls with extraordinary family backgrounds, talents and beauty who would try their best to ascend to the most honorable position among women in the world… the position of empress. Naturally, there were also ambitious men who wanted to ascend to the position of emperor’s husband.
However, during the Jin Dynasty… the idea of male superiority and female inferiority was still extremely serious throughout the country. No matter how much the men desired the position of emperor’s husband, they were still worried that if they used some means to ascend to the position of emperor’s husband, they would be stabbed in the back behind their backs. Therefore, they were more reserved than the women and did not dress themselves up too much, but they still put a lot of thought into it.
It was originally thought that the envoy from the State of Yan who came to the capital this time had committed the crime of assassinating an important official of the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so Bai Qingyan would definitely not invite the envoy from the State of Yan to the Huayan this time. However, it was unexpected that the palace actually invited the envoys from the State of Yan and invited them into the palace first according to the state etiquette.
It was already May, and the sun was still very strong during the day. The little girls from each family, dressed like delicate flowers, got off the carriages outside the palace gate and walked into the palace with their elders according to the rules. Some of them were sweating because they were too obsessed with gorgeous dresses. Now, their sons had been walking with the eunuchs for so long that they had sweat on their foreheads and their makeup was a little smudged.
On the contrary, people like Dong Tingzhen and Lu Baohua were dressed very simply and wore simple clothes. Although they were sweating, it made their unmade-up faces look a little more blushed, which was very beautiful.
Li and Wang held the flower-viewing banquet in Pinxiang Hall, which was originally built by the emperor of the Jin Dynasty for Concubine Tong when she was in great favor…
The Pinxiang Hall is built in the midst of flowers, which are full of fragrance. There are no walls on all four sides, only dozens of thick and heavy gold-painted white marble lotus columns as the base and agarwood columns with carved phoenixes supporting the heavy and majestic roof of the hall. Not to mention the glazed golden tiles, even the ends of the rafters are decorated with golden phoenix carvings.
The eaves of the main hall are decorated with copper bells and hollow tung balls filled with herbs to repel mosquitoes. When the wind blows, you can hear the tiny sounds of the copper bells, which is very pleasant to the ear.
Layers of thin gauze veils hung from between the columns of the main hall and were gathered on both sides of the columns by golden hooks. The color gradually changed from dark to light, like petals gradually opening.
The floor of the hall is paved with fragrant wood. There is no railing to block the view. There is only a bronze crane lamp more than half a person’s height standing every five steps on the edge. Hundreds of flowers are right in front of you. As long as you stand in the hall, you can smell the fragrant aroma of flowers and plants. It can be said that every place is elegant.
When the sky is clear, the Pinxiang Hall stands among the rare and exquisite flowers outside. With the azure sky and white clouds as its backdrop, and the golden light of the sun, it is truly dazzling and more eye-catching than the flowers surrounding it on all sides.
Today girls are all dressed up very beautifully. Many young girls, who look like flower buds, have golden peach blossom ornaments on their foreheads and wear beautiful dresses of various colors, which are extremely beautiful.
Before the flower banquet started, Empress Dowager Dong asked the women of each family to enjoy the flowers on their own. There were sounds of talking and laughing everywhere, and it was very lively.
With the Pinxiang Hall as the dividing line, on the left side… officials in the court all stood together with their familiar colleagues to drink tea and chat, or introduced their own children to their colleagues. Some even asked their colleagues to teach their children literature. From time to time, they recited in a clear voice, and talked about the words of sages.
On the right side, there are old ladies and wives with their own female relatives. The little girls are huddled together with their familiar handkerchiefs, laughing and having fun.
In the pavilion, Old Lady Dong sat below Mrs. Dong. Looking at these beautiful girls, she thought that each of them was good, but she didn’t know which girl was destined to be with their Lord Changyuan.
Before, Old Lady Dong had taken a liking to Huang Arong, a young girl from the family of Imperial Physician Huang. Huang Arong’s grandmother knew about it, and today she made a special trip to dress up the girl beautifully. The girl wore a frosty silk shirt with an aqua green skirt, which looked quite refreshing.
Huang Arong was standing with the third daughter of the Zhen family. The two girls seemed to have not seen each other for a long time. They came together, held each other’s hands and saluted each other. Then the third daughter of the Zhen family said something in Huang Arong’s ear with her lips covered by a round fan. Huang Arong opened her eyes in disbelief. Her eyes were black, bright and very cute.
Old Lady Dong was even more pleased with him. It is said that eyes can best reveal a person’s true nature. Huang Jia’s Arong is so cheerful, lively and innocent that she will definitely be able to get along well with Chang Yuanhe.
The third daughter of the Zhen family gestured to Huang Arong with her hands: “I specially had a spear made this tall. Otherwise, if it is longer, it will be a bit heavy and inconvenient for us to use. Anyway, my father promised me in the letter that he will allow me to join the army when I can practice well. Then we can join the Bai family army together!”
“I have learned a few tricks from Xiao Si of the Bai family. When I get the spear tomorrow, I will teach you…as a thank you gift to you! I will feel guilty if I don’t let you have nothing!” Huang Arong said.
“Okay!” The third daughter of the Zhen family thought of the time when she saw Bai Qingyan returning from a great victory, wearing silver armor shining with cold light and holding a silver spear. He looked so heroic. She envied him in her heart for a long time.
Thinking that she would get her customized Hongying spear tomorrow, she held the round fan in her hand and imagined herself holding the spear. She couldn’t help but randomly made a few moves: “When can I become a general like our Majesty!”
The third daughter of the Zhen family thought that they were standing in a remote place and no one would notice them, but she didn’t expect to be seen by Old Lady Dong.
“We can definitely do it!” Huang Arong was very confident. “The fourth son of the Bai family said that as long as you work hard, anyone can do it! Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, he has allowed us women to serve as officials in the court… and allowed us to make achievements! We are not as good at studying as Lu Fenglang, Dong Tingzhen, and Tan Yaozhen. If we don’t want to be looked down upon, we have no choice but to join the army!”
“In fact, your family has been practicing medicine for generations. Why do you have to suffer this hardship…” The third daughter of the Zhen family knew Huang Arong’s medical skills. At this age, she had already followed her grandmother to diagnose the pulse of the ladies in the inner house. She was really amazing.
“Xiao Si and I are close friends! She later joined the army and was never in the capital, so we didn’t see each other for a long time. If I had joined the army, I could be with her every day! As we said… good sisters never separate!” Huang Jia’s A Rong imitated Bai Jinzhi’s usual way of standing with her hands behind her back, and straightened her chest and said, “Besides, I have to show Xiao Si that I’m not as weak as she thinks. I need her to protect me! I’m going to Southern Xinjiang to scare her.”
Huang Arong didn’t say anything. She knew that her grandmother had dressed her up beautifully today and she might have told some family about her marriage.