Chapter 318

Ye Xiaoxian also makes moon cakes in the backyard.

The moon cakes she made were different from those of this era. She would put a lot of fillings, such as bean paste, lotus paste and five kernel, and they were more exquisite than Zhang Deshui's.

When Zhang Deshui heard that ye Xiaoxian had made moon cakes, he came early and asked to ask Ye Xiaoxian for some to eat.

Ye Xiaoxian was not stingy either. She gave him a few of everything.

When Zhang Deshui tasted it, he only thought that the moon cake tasted very good, which was better than the dessert chef in the court.

Ye Xiaoxian did a lot and sent some to the maid in waiting for her in the yard.

She comes from modern times and has the concept of "everyone is equal", so she doesn't treat the palace maids differently. Everyone has a share.

The palace maids and women in law can't help being grateful when they eat her moon cakes. They can eat moon cakes in the house at ordinary times, but they are not as delicious as ye Xiaoxian's. Now they are more fond of Ye Xiaoxian.

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Li Chengyi and Li Chengru also celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival.

Although the road is far away, the Mid Autumn Festival can't be better.

They are now walking by water. There is a small square table on the boat with a plate of moon cakes. When the full moon rises from the river, they begin to sing poetry.

What moon on the sea, the end of the world, and so on.

Chanting poetry, eating moon cakes, drinking wine, and talking about some things in the imperial court, they both lamented in every way.

But no matter what, they are out of danger this time. It won't be long before they can return to Baoning city.

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The situation in the north is different.

All parts of the imperial court were happy and United, but the war was raging in the north. On the Mid Autumn Festival, xiaobaoshan launched a new round of offensive, which drove the Beiqing army back 50 miles, with heavy casualties.

If Beiqing can't fight back, or if they don't have reinforcements, they can only surrender.

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After the Mid Autumn Festival, the capital is still peaceful.

Good news came from the north, which made Li Chengkun very happy. It was also good for the harem. Some rare treasures from all over the country were sent to the harem.

When the queen counted these treasures, she thought there were so many treasures, so she planned to hold a small banquet and invite the officials and their families to attend. After the dinner, she would reward the treasures.

While sorting out the list of officials and family members, the queen suddenly thought of Ye Xiaoxian.

Last time I saw Ye Xiaoxian, I only knew that she looked like the Empress Dowager. At a glance, I didn't have much impression, and I didn't know what kind of person she was. She could make Li Chengru happy.

You know, Li Chengru seldom makes real friends. The people he likes must be capable people.

In addition, ye Xiaoxian looks like the Empress Dowager. It happens that the queen and the Empress Dowager don't deal with each other very well. She has been looking forward to some rumors from the Empress Dowager. It's better to have a bad reputation.

If ye Xiaoxian is invited into the palace, other officials and family members will talk behind her back when they see that ye Xiaoxian looks like the empress dowager, thus involving the national teacher.

After all, ye Xiaoxian lives in the master's house, and the master has an affair with the Empress Dowager.

Maybe they will think ye Xiaoxian is the daughter of the national teacher and the Empress Dowager.

Wouldn't it be happier if ye Xiaoxian and the Empress Dowager could get into trouble at the same time?

When the queen thought of this, she added "Mrs. Ye of xiaobaoshan" to the list.

Anyway, Xiao Baoshan is fighting and doing meritorious service outside. It's also natural to invite his wife to come.

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The invitations of the master's residence, the master's wife and ye Xiaoxian also arrived.

The national master didn't think much, but asked wanshijie to take the invitation to Ye Xiaoxian.

Now Xiao Baoshan is not in the capital, and Li Chengyi and Li Chengru are back. No one wants to rob Ye Xiaoxian. As long as one or two experts are sent to stare at Ye Xiaoxian, she will not escape.

Besides, Jin Xiaoyu is still at home. Jin Xiaoyu can't go anywhere.

Jin Xiaoyu was so angry about it that he wanted to explode.

She doesn't want to enter the palace, but why is she the one left behind every time?

After staying at the national master's house for a long time, she will be bored, too, okay?

Unable to follow Ye Xiaoxian into the palace, she angrily went to the garden of the Guoshi family to pick flowers, picked many flowers and put them in bottles.

The housekeeper and mammy told her not to pick flowers indiscriminately. She didn't listen. She just liked it and said, "I'm from the countryside and don't understand the rules here."

The housekeeper and mammy were angry, but they couldn't do anything about her. The national teacher said to be kind to them.

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If ye Xiaoxian wants to enter the palace, she must dress up.

This dress can't be an ordinary dress. It needs to be very careful, almost according to the standard of entering the palace.

Bathing and grooming is certain. After washing, you have to pull out the fine hairs on your legs and hands, repair your eyebrows, and comb your bun according to the standards in the palace.

The queen probably knew that ye Xiaoxian didn't have much clothes and jewelry, so she gave her some gifts and asked people to send them to the National Teacher's house in advance.

Ye Xiaoxian is now the general's wife. She can stand these. She is just some clothes and jewelry. She won't attract the envy of other officials and family members.

After cleaning her whole body, the maid changed Ye Xiaoxian into the clothes given by the queen and put on the jewelry given by the queen. After wearing the jewelry, ye Xiaoxian only felt heavy.

The jewelry on the bald head is about five or six kilograms.

There are more than ten kilograms on hands, neck and clothes.

These clothes look light, but with jewelry, it's also a little uncomfortable to walk.

In addition to clothes and jewelry, the makeup is also different from ordinary days. It is stipulated by the imperial family of Daqi dynasty that official women on formal occasions should wear palace makeup, such as lips, which should be turned into quite modern lip biting makeup, and only half of their eyebrows are painted.

After wearing court makeup, ye Xiaoxian is like a lady in the painting.

Looking in the mirror again, she could hardly recognize herself.

The woman in the mirror is charming, but she seems to be wearing a mask to cover up her real self. In short, it is a thick makeup of the feudal period.

Jin Xiaoyu has been tucking up this makeup, ugly, normal women make complaints about how to make up.

Modesty is modesty, but it's too extreme.

After putting on makeup, two maids helped Ye Xiaoxian out.

One person helped her and the other carried her skirt. It was very solemn.

After leaving the house, there were two carriages outside. The maid told her that one of them belonged to the lady of the national teacher. The lady of the national teacher had not come out yet. She could not get on until the lady of the national teacher got on the carriage first.

Ye Xiaoxian had to wait at the door.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the National Teacher's wife also came slowly.

Although she had lived in the house for so long, ye Xiaoxian met the National Teacher's wife.

The National Teacher's wife looks in her forties. She has a good figure and excellent skin maintenance, but her face is not very good. She looks a little mean, like her face accumulated because of long-term resentment.

She has also heard a lot of gossip in the house these days. The national teacher and his wife are not affectionate. They have hardly slept with each other. The National Teacher's wife burns incense and worships Buddha for many years, ignoring world affairs.

But ye Xiaoxian felt that the National Teacher's wife was never like a long-term Buddhist. People who really believed in Buddhism were kind-hearted or indifferent. The lady of the national teacher is obviously a person who is unwilling to do things in the world.

Madam Guoshi also saw Ye Xiaoxian at this time.

She has always heard that ye Xiaoxian came from the countryside and has good cooking skills. Therefore, in her eyes, ye Xiaoxian should be an ordinary peasant woman, dark and slightly fat, similar to Zhang Deshui.

Unexpectedly, she was stunned when she came closer.

Where is the impression of a cook? It's clearly... How does it look so like that fox spirit?

Although the National Teacher's wife has always pretended that she is sincerely seeking Buddha, she knows a lot of gossip. She also knows that the national teacher is entangled with the Empress Dowager.

The National Teacher's wife has a portrait of the Empress Dowager. When she is depressed, she takes out the portrait of the Empress Dowager. Every time she looks at it, she feels that it is a fox spirit. If it is not because she is the empress dowager, she will take someone to strip off the fox spirit's clothes and throw it into the street.

Now, when Mrs. Guoshi saw Ye Xiaoxian, she couldn't help showing a portrait of the Empress Dowager.

How could it be so similar?

The same makeup as like as two peas and a gorgeous fox, is exactly the same as the appearance of the fox.

Could it be that... There's another reason why my man trapped Mrs. Xiao in the house?

Or did his own man have children with the Empress Dowager?

It's impossible. She heard that the Empress Dowager was dedicated to the former Emperor by a national teacher. If she had a child, didn't the former Emperor notice it?

Anyway, the National Teacher's wife thought it was dirty, so when she came to Ye Xiaoxian, she looked at Ye Xiaoxian and gave a fierce "hum".

"..." Ye Xiaoxian felt inexplicable and unprovoked. She didn't know where she offended the National Teacher's wife?

Is it because there's no cooking for her?

Without saying a word, the National Teacher's wife got into her carriage, and then ye Xiaoxian was helped into the carriage behind by the maid. That wanshijie followed the carriage with a group of guards, and the carriage walked slowly towards the palace.

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In the palace, ye Xiaoxian was helped down, and then changed into a sedan chair.

The treatment this time is much better than the last time. The last time I walked all the time, this time I was almost off the ground.

Last time she was not allowed to enter the concubines' living area, but this time she was directly carried in.

The more you go inside, the more gorgeous things you see, all kinds of rockery pavilions, all kinds of flowers and trees, and busy palace maids and eunuchs.

The place where the queen lives is called Ziyun palace. This place is more exquisite than Guoshi mansion, because it is a place where women live. There are more flowers and plants in it than Guoshi mansion. All kinds of chrysanthemums and roses decorate the garden like a fairy palace.

After a while, ye Xiaoxian was also taken to the inner hall.

Although it was a party, there was no noise. The officials and their families sat at two tables in the hall.

The National Teacher's wife was taken to the front position. Because of her identity, ye Xiaoxian was arranged to sit with the wife of a waiter.

These are still small square tables. There is no place to sit. You have to kneel down.