Chapter 144: Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet
Liu Qin passed the door for three or two days, and it was Chinese New Year's Eve. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
According to the rules of Dachu, on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the day before Chinese New Year's Eve, the monarch and the courtiers celebrated together, and the palace feasted.
Emperor Yuan took a group of courtiers to a banquet, and Empress Yan took the internal and external wives to set up wine.
In order to make it more lively, Queen Yan proposed that all the wives should bring their daughters to the banquet this year.
In previous years, during the banquet, the princes would come to toast to the queen's mother.
Therefore, everyone guessed that this should be Queen Yan's desire to let the princes and their mothers have the opportunity to meet the daughters of each family, and plan for the election of the princess next year.
If you think more, you will naturally think that the prince is seventeen this year, the princess is undecided, and the backyard is empty.
After the New Year, the prince is about to move into the East Palace, could it be that the queen wants to choose a daughter-in-law?
No matter what the reason, the family who intends to marry the royal family will dress up their daughter and bring it into the palace.
The Qin clan didn't want to take Yan Ning into the palace, but this year, Yan Mingde wants to enter the palace, Yan Lie is on duty on Chinese New Year's Eve after arriving at the Royal Forest Army, and he wants to enter the palace again, isn't Yan Ning alone to keep the New Year?
In addition, Yan Ning was going to follow her into the palace for a banquet, so the Qin family had no choice but to take her.
On the day of the palace banquet, it was snowing in the morning. Emperor Yuan was afraid that the heavy snow would affect walking, and he also ordered the people of Kyoto to have a reward for snowsweepers.
The officials of each family had a reunion dinner at home, and when it was time to Shen, the ladies all got into the carriage and were escorted by their lords and sons to the palace together.
At this time, the snow has stopped, there is no snow on the streets, and the traffic is busy for a while, and the sound of firecrackers in people's homes is lively.
According to the rules, after everyone handed the sign into the palace, they were first taken to the queen of Fengxi Palace to say goodbye. If there is a daughter in the house, she will also be given the opportunity to visit on this day. At the end of the Shen period, as soon as the dinner was ready, the palace attendants invited everyone to the table.
Qin and Yan Ning got off the carriage outside the palace gate, Yan Mingde went to the front hall, and Qin's mother and daughter followed the palace attendants into the palace gate.
Aunt Hui Ping in the Queen's Palace was already waiting at the gate of the inner palace, saying that Empress Yan had specially ordered to prepare a soft sedan chair for the Qin family and Yan Ning.
Qin and Yan Ning both felt that this was too eye-catching, so they hurriedly excused themselves.
Hui Ping hurriedly said: "The queen mother saw the heavy snow today, I am afraid that everyone will get wet in their dresses, the eldest princess and the Duchess of Anguo all entered the palace in a soft sedan chair. ā
Queen Yan thought thoughtfully this time, I was afraid that only her sister-in-law and niece would be honest in a sedan chair, so the few families who arrived first were given sedan chairs.
When Yan Ning heard this, he let Qin sit in a soft sedan chair, and he still followed behind the sedan chair.
Hui Ping saw that she insisted on this, so she was no longer reluctant.
When they arrived at Fengxi Palace, several families had already arrived first, such as Duchess Anguo with Li Jinniang, Shi'an Hou with two daughters, General Wude's old lady Zhou and the general's wife, etc., were in Fengxi Palace, chatting with Queen Yan.
The Qin family entered the main hall with Yan Ning, asked An to salute, and said that it was too late.
Queen Yan naturally didn't blame, gave the Qin family a seat, and called Yan Ning to her side to talk.
Yan Ning saw that next to Queen Yan, there was a woman wearing a crimson palace skirt with a spring on her face, and when she looked closely, it turned out to be Liu Qin.
Originally, it was not the turn of the prince's concubine to come to the queen's side to set rules and serve, but now there are no other princes and concubines, and Liu Qin, as a daughter-in-law, is standing beside the queen.
Looking at Liu Qin's expression, it seems that he is in harmony with Chu Zhaoye, and the appearance of a shy bride is eye-catching.
Li Jinniang was originally a good friend of Liu Qin, but now that she has a different identity and can't talk, she smiled friendly when she saw Yan Ning sitting down opposite her.
Yan Ning saw the expressions around him, if he went to his aunt's side at this time, wouldn't it lead people to reverie? She was already familiar with Empress Yan, and she was not restrained, and after walking to Empress Yan's side to salute, she whispered: "Auntie, you talk to the ladies, and I will go to talk to other sisters." ā
Empress Yan naturally agreed, and Yan Ning walked over and talked to Li Jinniang for a few words.
Mrs. Zhou said with a smile: "It is a great grace for the queen to allow the daughters of various families to come to the palace banquet. It's just that those of us who don't have daughters have to watch other mothers and daughters lively. ā
Mrs. Zhou only raised two sons, Zhou Yukun and Zhou Yulun.
The Yan family and the Zhou family are world friends, and when Queen Yan was not married, she was also familiar with Mrs. Zhou, and when she heard her words, she said with a smile: "Ning'er, Mrs. Zhou's eyes are hot, you go and give her some eye medicine to clear the fire." ā
Yan Ning stood up, walked up to Mrs. Zhou, and said jokingly: "Auntie, don't worry, you have to worry that no one will ask for the red envelope on the first day of junior high school, and I will come early the day after tomorrow." ā
Da Chu customs, on the morning of the first day of the new year, the family has a daughter who gets up early to pay New Year's greetings to the elders, and gets up early to help the mother save her head to serve and freshen up, which means that filial piety must start from the beginning.
And after the mother is freshened up, she has to give her daughter a New Year's red envelope, commonly known as a head-saving red envelope.
Yan Ning said this, and Qin nodded in agreement: "That's right." ā
Mrs. Zhou also made fun of it, and blamed Mrs. Zhou: "Let you talk too much, and wait for a big red envelope the day after tomorrow." ā
"Mother, don't feel distressed, I'll give it from my private room tomorrow." Mrs. Zhou smiled and pulled Yan Ning over and joked.
For a moment, the room was full of laughter.
However, the other ladies are not like the Qin family and Mrs. Zhou, who dare to be presumptuous in front of the queen's mother, and they only have fun, and laugh and talk about the advantages of their daughter's meticulousness and intimacy compared to their son.
After a while, the concubines in the palace, led by Concubine Liu, also arrived.
This kind of banquet can only be attended by concubines and above.
This year, Concubine Lin was grounded, and Concubine Liu was still recuperating from a miscarriage, but there were two fewer than in previous years.
Concubine Liu Guifei is now only an assistant to the palace affairs, and she has less power in her hands, Chu Zhaohui and Chu Zhaoye have suffered several losses in the fight, but she has restrained the arrogance of previous years a little.
It's just that when Liu Qin stepped forward to ask for peace, Liu Guifei looked at her delicate appearance, she was a little angry, raised her eyes to look at her headdress, and said with a smile: "You are the first side concubine to enter the royal family, and you should also make good rules and set an example for the future." The queen is a generous person, but the golden hairpin on your head is a bit arrogant. ā
Liu Guifei said, then turned her head to her female official and ordered, "Go, bring the white hosta in my dressing box." ā
Liu Qin wore a Ruyi golden hairpin on his head. She is also considered a bride, and tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is not a big mistake to wear a good and auspicious eloquence.
But when Liu Guifei said this, it was tantamount to ridiculing her for not knowing her identity.
After a while, the maid gave the white hosta, and Liu Guifei said to Liu Qin with a smile: "You go to the back and put it on, it's time to start the banquet, but it's not too late." ā
Liu Qin looked at Empress Yan as if asking for help.
When Mrs. Ji Anbo saw it, she was secretly distressed, her eyes were red, and she could only bow her head and quietly wipe away her tears.
When the other ladies saw Mrs. Ji Anbo like this, they secretly sympathized with Liu Qin's mother and daughter. Concubine Liu Guifei is already vitriol, and Liu Qin is the side concubine of the third prince Chu Zhaoye, how can she not step on a few feet when she has the opportunity?
If Concubine Lin is here, she will naturally defend Liu Qin.
Now that Concubine Lin is grounded, as long as Concubine Liu doesn't make everyone ugly, Queen Yan naturally pretends not to see it, and pulls the Qin family to speak.
(To be continued.) )