11, luxury dress up
Ouyang Huiru thought that the prince took the initiative to ask her to have a meal to get the place for Wu, and deliberately made things difficult for him. However, after she came back, she heard that Wu was confined to half a year, and she was very surprised.
Such a similar stand-in is hard to find! I heard that the prince was like a treasure when he got Wu. Even though Wu was not in a good position, he forced the empress dowager to get the position of concubine for three days. He favored Wu for two years and never scolded him. Now he punished Wu for a confinement and had to be banned for half a year. This is the first time that he has made him imposed on him for the first time.
Either the prince took the wrong medicine or found a new substitute!
Ouyang Huiru thought casually and did not think about her at all. Until two or three days ago, the prince summoned her to have dinner with her every day, and frequently made dishes for her during the meal, with a gentle and gentle attitude, and even gave her a gift when she had nothing to do. Only then did Ouyang Huiru dullly discovered that the prince was trying to please her.
Discovering the value of my sister? To win over my sister is to win over Ouyang Jingyu, which is conducive to consolidating his position as crown prince. Wanyan Z is not completely confused by Liu Wenqing!
Ouyang Huiru understood it clearly. Although she was bored, she did not refuse to please the prince. No matter what, the prince was also the boss of Yuqing Palace, and her direct superior. If she had a good relationship with the prince, it would be more convenient for her to act in the palace.
As a temporary ally with the prince, Ouyang Huiru released her kindness to the prince at the right time and expressed her willingness to be a nominal couple with the prince, which made the prince even more satisfied. She took her to Cining Palace frequently to perform the deep love between husband and wife, which made the queen mother feel at ease.
When Emperor Shizong saw that the prince punished Wu, he had a deep relationship with the princess, and had a harmonious relationship, which made the queen mother and prime minister Lao Huai feel very relieved and satisfied with the prince.
This happy situation was what Ouyang Huiru tried to strive for, and it was most beneficial to her. She gradually changed her image in the hearts of everyone, consolidated her position, and would be more favorable to deal with Jiang Yingyue and Liu Wenqing in the future.
The first step to reverse the image of a useless person has been taken, and the second step Shizong has paved the way for her. She helped the Queen Mother prepare for the rain prayer and fundraising ceremony. This is her opportunity. She must do her best to do it properly and let everyone completely change her view of her.
With this idea, Ouyang Huiru wrote down some methods of modern charity fundraising, adding and reducing, and changing it to a list suitable for Dajin, and presented it to the empress dowager for viewing. After reading it, the empress dowager was extremely surprised and praised her for being able.
In the intense preparations, the day of praying for rain has finally arrived.
Emperor Shizong has announced that the world will hold a rain prayer ceremony. The altar is set on the top of Tianhua Mountain. He will lead royal members and civil and military officials to pray for disaster victims in the arid areas in the southwest.
As soon as the will was issued, on this day, there were thousands of people coming to the capital, and all of them flocked to Tianhua Mountain, hoping to admire the royal style.
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Yuqing Palace, Ouyang Huiru was dressed properly and was about to go to Cining Palace to report, but was stopped by Madam Qin, "Miss, please try this ruby face again? For such a grand occasion, you only need a silver hairpin, it's too simple."
Xiaoyu held a set of exquisitely crafted ruby stones and presented it to her, looked at her eagerly, and begged with her eyes: You try it, give it a try.
Ouyang Huiru was wearing a red princess court uniform. She did not wear any extra jewelry on her body, and she did not apply any makeup on her face. She only applied some lip-filled lipstick. Her hair was covered with black hair and she was tied into a cloud-shaped bun without the embellishment of Shixin's head. She just inserted a cloud-shaped silver hairpin behind her head. Although her outfit was simple, she was not without solemn, which further highlighted her appearance and high-end temperament.
Ouyang Huiru looked around at the Mercury Mirror, nodded with satisfaction, and waved her hand to Madam Qin, "No need, it's just right to dress like this. Although today's scene is grand, don't forget that the drought in the southwest is still aggravating, and the national treasury is becoming increasingly tight. The father just issued an edict a few days ago, ordering the harem to practice rigorous economy and reduce costs. The people who are in the capital are watching. The more time comes, the more the royal family will set an example."
Madam Qin and Xiaoyu suddenly realized that they admired their daughter's vision and quickly put away their heads and faces. The lady looked more and more like the prime minister. They all said that a tiger father had no dog son, right?
When the three of them arrived at Cining Palace, the empress dowager just finished cleaning up and was waiting for the concubines to meet up. When she saw Ouyang Huiru's simple and solemn dress, she nodded in satisfaction with her eyes.
Ouyang Huiru saluted the empress dowager. After getting up, she caught a glimpse of the empress dowager's face, and she knew that she had done the right thing.
The two sat down and talked for a while, and then the concubines in the harem arrived one after another. Seeing the concubines in the harem who were dressed up one after another, one more beautiful and one more luxurious, the queen mother had a dark face.
"Today I am a sacrifice to pray for rain, not a concubine in the harem! People are suffering from disasters, the national treasury is tight, and the emperor issued an edict to practice rigorous economies. Don't you know? You dress up to make the people understand what it means to 'there are bones on the road, and the rich people smell wine and meat'? Well?" The empress dowager frowned, her face was deep and angry. With a "bang", she hit the desk beside her and asked sternly.
All the concubines lowered their heads, silent as if they were cold, and they felt very regretful.
Shizong happened to come to pick up the empress dowager out of the palace. He heard the empress dowager slamming the table from afar, as if he was angrily scolding something. He couldn't help but speed up his pace. After entering the door, he saw her face unwillingly, and immediately asked unhappily, "What's wrong? Who made the empress dowager angry?"
Everyone was buried lower and dared not answer.
When Emperor Sejong looked at the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager sighed and pointed at the concubines at his fingertips, "I am going to pray for the victims and pray for rain. I am establishing the image of my Dajin royal family loving the people as much as their children and sharing weal and woe with the people. Look at their outfits, I wish everyone in the capital knew about the extravagance of my royal family and was so angry that I was so angry with the Ai family!"
After the empress dowager finished speaking, she held Ouyang Huiru's hand beside her and praised with great satisfaction: "It's still the Crown Princess who is sensible and understand the emperor's painstaking efforts." She knew that Shizong was not satisfied with Ouyang Huiru as the Crown Princess, and the Empress Dowager gave Ouyang Huiru extra points in front of Shizong.
The empress dowager was too worried and did not need her help. Ouyang Huiru's series of actions of holding her thighs had achieved results. Shizong's impression of her was better and he had long lost his initial prejudice.
When he saw the Empress Dowager's side, the Crown Princess was solemn and simple, but looked particularly gorgeous. Emperor Shizong's eyes lit up and his heart was slightly touched: There was no more outstanding color in the palace than the Crown Princess. Turning back to see the thick makeup and luxuriously dressed in his lavishly, he felt tired and angry.
"Come on, bring a big tray." Shizong raised his hand and gave a cold order to the attendants beside him.
Jiang Yingyue, who was clean, came out of the way and quickly brought a big pallet and stood beside him.
"Take off the jewelry you wear and put it in the tray." Sejong looked at the concubines who stood there in a cold eyes and dared not move, saying impatiently.
After the concubines were ordered, they rushed to take off their jewelry and put them into the tray. In just a while, the tray was filled with fullness. Seeing Jiang Yingyue's slightly struggling expression, the weight must be quite good.
Sejong glanced at the colorful precious jewelry in the tray and spoke lightly, "These jewelry is counted as the additional donations you donate today. After you come back, each of them will be fined three hundred times to compensate for your crime of resisting the imperial edict today."
When all the concubines heard this, their faces turned pale and their hearts were painful.
In order to overwhelm other concubines, which one of them did not take out the jewelry under the box to wear it? In order to shine today and attract the emperor's attention, how could he have thought of the emperor's imperial edict issued several days ago? Now, it's a big loss!
Shizong turned a blind eye to the concubines' expressions of losing their parents, looked straight at the Queen Mother and the Crown Princess, and said gently, "My mother, the time is coming soon, let's set off."
The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with Shizong's handling, and her unexpected expression had already disappeared. She took Ouyang Huiru's hand, sat on the phoenix chariot, and headed towards Tianhua Mountain.
Only when the Empress Dowager and Emperor Shizong were not in trouble, they were fortunate to ride on the phoenix chariot with the Empress Dowager. The concubines were only envious, jealous and hatred for the Crown Princess.
The third floor in Tianhua Mountain, the outer three floors were surrounded by Shizong's personal guards, three steps and five steps. There were imperial guards patrolling and inspecting them at any time, and strictly preventing and controlling them. There were thousands of first-class archery secret guards lurking on the top of the mountain. If the thief in the previous dynasty wanted to cause trouble at this location at this time, he would undoubtedly seek death.
It was safe and the rain prayer ceremony was held very smoothly. The queen mother's younger brother, the most respected wizard of Jesa, the great wizard of Jesa, wore a wooden mask full of feathers, accompanied by strong drum beats, waved the staff in her hand, and danced a mysterious shaman dance with a very mysterious characteristic.
He walked on the beat of drums and music with every move, and danced around the altar, facing the onlookers. Soon, the surrounding priests wearing masks also began to jump up with his movements, but their actions were a little stiff and looked a little inconsistent.
Seeing this scene, the Empress Dowager's eyes lit up, she straightened her body, and even focused on Shizong's expression.
After a while, the people standing in the front row were confused and they were actually circling around the great wizard of Jesa. Like the priests, they jumped up stiffly, like a group of manipulated puppets.
Seeing this scene, the people in the audience were in an uproar and talked a lot. Some people in the crowd had heard of the Shamanism shouted "God descended" and when the people around them asked clearly the meaning of "God descended" that was "God descended to the body of mortals to bless mortals", it immediately caused a burst of amazement. One was passed through ten, ten was passed through hundreds, and more people danced with them.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the Imperial Guards separated the crowd far away, so no more people joined the great wizard of Jesa.
Seeing this, the empress dowager flashed joy in her eyes and sighed loudly: "This is a great god! It is a great god who has not appeared for a long time! My great Jin Dynasty will surely prosper!"
Shizong nodded, and a very obvious smile appeared on his cold and hard face for the first time.
Seeing the excited expressions of the two, Ouyang Huiru thought about it for a moment and understood the key points.
The so-called "God descends" is just the movements of the wizard's dance and rhythmic drums that hypnotize the onlookers. The large number of people being hypnotized is "God descends", which depends on the hypnotist's skills. This is some of the skills of this great wizard of Jessia.
After the legendary sacrificial ceremony, the people were already impressed. The Empress Dowager and Emperor Shizong came forward to announce that the royal family would donate a large amount of property to help the victims, which immediately attracted everyone to follow the trend, from ordinary people to royal relatives, all donated generously.
Because Ouyang Huiru arranged it properly, she sent a special person to maintain order and receive donations. Although the scene was crowded and shoulder to shoulder, it was orderly and there was no problem.
After counting the donations, the huge amount made Shizong and the Empress Dowager dumbfounded. With so much money and materials, not to mention relief to the disaster area, even if it was to rebuild a disaster area, it was more than enough.
Fortunately, after only two days of the rain prayer ceremony, the rain suddenly began to rain in the southwest arid area. The people in the disaster area were wet from the rain and kowtowed far away towards Shangjing, shouting "Long Live" three times, and refused to stop for a long time. The shamanism quietly spread in Shangjing, and there were many religious disciples in just a short time.
Chapter completed!