Chapter 218: Before the Banquet
The two entered Ningshou Palace as they spoke, and entered the main hall after the report. The pen is interesting www.biquge.info, and Concubine Yi took Wufujin and Hajilan and the dragon and phoenix fetus, and then entered Ningshou Palace.
I saw that in the main hall, Concubine Tong Jia, Concubine Rong and Concubine De sat in a row, and there were also a lot of concubines below the concubine position, the crown princess, the princes and the young sons and daughters of the princes also gathered in the main hall, and everyone was chatting with the queen mother with you and me.
When the Queen Mother saw Concubine Yi, Wufujin and Hajilan arriving, she hurriedly beckoned and said: "The mourning family is waiting for you, the mourning family in the viewing pavilion that Lao Jiu made in Ningshou Palace loves very much." This winter, the mourning family enjoyed the warm snow in the pavilion from time to time, not to mention how special it was. Come here, the mourning family has to reward Concubine Yi and Hajlan with something. ”
In a word, everyone in the room looked at Concubine Yi and Hajilan, and Concubine Yi and Hajlan didn't care about these envious or jealous eyes, and walked generously in front of the Queen Mother, and bowed to the Queen Mother before approaching for the New Year. The Queen Mother took Hajlan's hand and said to Concubine Yi on the side: "You don't know, Lao Jiu is really a daughter-in-law!" The mourning family also likes Hajlan, how can they embarrass her if they don't like it. ”
Concubine Yi hurriedly said: "It is the blessing of this girl that the Queen Mother likes Hajlan, and Lao Jiu is filial to the Queen Mother, isn't it what it should be!" Slaves are embarrassed to ask for a reward! ”
The Queen Mother smiled happily and said, "Hajilan, live a good life with Lao Jiu, you are a blessed one!" Speaking of which, this year is really a happy event, the ninth daughter-in-law and the fourteenth daughter-in-law have been scattered for the royal family, the fifth and tenth daughters-in-law have also had bodies, and our sixth and eighth princesses have also successfully married to Mongolia......"
"What Huang Mama said is right, there are a lot of happy events this year, and after today, there will be many happy events waiting for the coming year." The crown princess with the highest status among the concubines was the first to smile and said, "Oh, listen to the prince, the marriage of the sixth princess and the eighth princess is quite grand, and we are sisters-in-law, and we are happy for them in our hearts!" ”
"The grandeur of the marriage of the sixth princess and the eighth princess is of course, but it's a pity that we don't have the eye to see it in Mongolia," Bafujin's fanfare is still the same, rushing in front of the sisters-in-law of Sanfujin, Sifujin, Wufujin, and Qifujin, and then the crown princess opened his mouth, and then turned to Thirteen Fujin and asked, "By the way, thirteen brothers and sisters, the thirteenth brother went to get married in person, and he must have told you the progress of the wedding when he came back, right?" ”
"Thirteen brothers and sisters, just tell us all about it," Sanfujin didn't seem to be annoyed by Bafujin's act of rushing to speak in front, he only looked at Thirteen Fujin with a smile and said, "Listen to our master, the marriage of the sixth princess and the eighth princess is a combination of two ceremonies, and there should definitely be many new ideas." ”
"Of course I have to say it," Thirteen Fujin said with a smile, "Even if the third sister-in-law and the eighth sister-in-law don't say it, I also plan to talk to Huang Ma Ma about it today." ”
"It's hard for you to still think about me," the Queen Mother said to the Thirteen Fujin with a smile, "However, I already know pretty much that." ”
"The granddaughter-in-law naturally wants to think about the imperial grandmother, the imperial grandmother is our backbone," the thirteenth Fujin said to the queen mother with a smile, "However, the imperial grandmother has understood the meaning of the wrong granddaughter-in-law, and the granddaughter-in-law knows that the imperial grandmother already knows very well about this matter, and the filial piety of the imperial grandmother to you is known to the world. And the granddaughter-in-law wants to tell you about this, our father's temperament, the royal grandmother knows, not a meticulous, he said that some Mongolian rules at the wedding make the granddaughter-in-law a paste, so with today's work, the granddaughter-in-law begged the imperial grandmother to solve the puzzle. ”
"That's right," the crown princess nodded with a smile, "The prince also said that he was not very detailed, and I don't understand some Mongolian rules, so I really have to listen to the royal grandmother to talk about it." ”
"When it comes to the rules of Mongolia, the ten brothers and sisters must understand, so they don't have to bother the royal mother," Bafujin interjected with a smile, and said to the queen mother, "Imperial grandmother, you sit there for a long time, drinking tea, eating snacks, let the crown princess and the thirteen brothers and sisters say, if you don't understand, the ten brothers and sisters will explain, if the ten brothers and sisters can't understand, then ask your old man to come out." ”
"You should arrange a good errand for me," the Queen Mother glanced at Bafujin and put away the smile on her face. She has always been dissatisfied with this granddaughter-in-law. Thinking about the rumors during this time, I found that Ba Fu Jin was a jealous person, and she only took pity on her old eight good grandson, and she had such a good fortune.
"I can only know how many things," Shi Fujin, who was already holding up his belly, now had a hearty smell of expectant mothers, and said with a smile, "It has to be Huangma's well-informed." ”
"I've been out of Mongolia for many years, and I don't know as much as you," the Queen Mother smiled, but without waiting for Shifujin to speak, she asked the others, "Do you all want to hear it?" ”
Naturally, everyone nodded in unison.
"Okay then, there's nothing else to do today anyway, let's have more fun together." The Queen Mother also nodded, and asked with a smile, "Who started speaking first?" ”
"Thirteen brothers and sisters come first." The crown princess said with a smile, "The thirteenth is going to get married, and he must know more than the prince." ”
"This may not be," Thirteen Fujin also said with a smile, "The crown prince is with Huang Ama, so what can escape his old man's eyes?" ”
"Okay, then I'll say it first, in the process of speaking, if you think there's anything you need to add, just insert it and add it." The crown princess no longer shirked, and after giving instructions to the Thirteen Fujin, she said to the others, "You are the same, if you know, or want to ask, just say it." ”
"That's it," the Queen Mother nodded approvingly, "just to talk about it together, so that it looks lively and festive." ”
"Don't worry, Huang Mama," San Fujin said with a smile, "The sixth princess and the eighth princess are our younger sisters, and our great joy, those of us who are sisters-in-law, must be very willing to participate in it and share the joy." ”
This is true, after saying it, everyone's speeches are quite enthusiastic, expressing admiration is the most mainstream, of course, there are a lot of questions, most of them are related to the customs and habits of Mongolia, in fact, they don't know if they don't know, but to vote for the queen mother's favor, the hall is filled with a festive and lively atmosphere.
At this moment, a little boy came in, he was about four or five years old, wearing a small fur hat with red coral top beads, a lake blue satin jacket, a big red Baturu vest, a white fox around his neck, and black silk Fuzi cotton shoes.
After the ceremony, after the worship, he presented the Queen Mother with a few cold plums that he had picked in the imperial garden early in the morning, and he liked it so much that the Queen Mother held him in her arms and said in her mouth: "Little eighteen, it's so intimate, Mother Huang Ma also said when she got up this morning, I don't have time to see the plum that just bloomed before on Chinese New Year's Eve, oh, no wonder the emperor likes our little eighteen so much!" ”
When the eighteenth elder brother heard the praise of the queen mother, he bowed his head shyly and replied in a low voice: "The imperial grandmother likes this plum blossom, and the little eighteenth Ming'er will pick it for the imperial grandmother again, this plum blossom is so fragrant." ”
After that, the atmosphere in the temple was filled with warmth, and soon the time came for the women to say goodbye. The eighteenth elder brother also returned to his mother's back. Of course, the New Year's banquet began after a while, before Kangxi took all the brothers to meet the Queen Mother for the New Year, and then took the brothers and a group of officials who entered the palace to meet the banquet in the Qianqing Palace, and the concubines, the crown princess, the prince Fujin and the wives accompanied the Queen Mother to drink the banquet in Ningshou Palace.
Everything went smoothly at the New Year's banquet in Ningshou Palace, and the women were talking or eating some dishes in front of them. Hajlan was also given to sit behind Concubine Yi, eating a meal that looked good, but was obviously cold. Soon, the banquet at which Hajlan had eaten and had a stomachache was over, and most of the officials and wives had withdrawn.
Hajlan took the time to feed Rui Rui and Jing Jing, the two little ones, and then waited in the Queen Mother's Ningshou Palace, because there was still a family banquet to attend in the evening.
Hajilan and other princes and Fujin accompanied them in a regular manner, and the Queen Mother chatted with Kangxi's concubines and the clans. During this period, Hajlan observed the concubines left behind, and saw several beauties at this glance.
Eighth Elder Brother's Eniang Wei is very beautiful, she was canonized as a good concubine in the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi, I saw that she was wearing an emerald green palace dress, her skin was fair and delicate, her facial features were exquisite, and her demeanor was also very serene, giving people a gentle look. Concubine Wei stood honestly behind Concubine Hui, and was instructed by Concubine Hui to do something from time to time, looking like Concubine Hui's eldest palace maid, but she was always that indifferent, and there was no trace of dissatisfaction in her eyes, but her eyes flickered when the Queen Mother talked about the eighth elder brother with others.
If Concubine Wei is like a lotus, Concubine Tong Jia is more like a peony, Concubine Tong Jia is wearing an apricot-colored embroidered gold-rimmed flag dress today, wearing a full set of gold-inlaid jade phoenix and peony jewelry on her head, earrings are all big opals, and she is wearing several rings inlaid with gemstones of various colors on her hands, among these concubines, her dress is the most complicated and valuable. And these jewelry and clothes can't help but make her look tacky, but set off her noble temperament, and it shows that Tong Jia Guifei is different from ordinary women's net worth, Tong Jia Guifei herself is also very dignified, raising her hands and feet like a queen, giving people the feeling of unconsciously bowing down.
Hajilan looked at Concubine Tong Jia and couldn't help but be very interested in her sister, the deceased Empress Xiao Yiren, that is, the adoptive mother of the fourth elder brother, and wondered if Empress Xiao Yiren was more imposing and dazzling than her sister.
The fifth elder brother and the ninth elder brother's Eniang Yifei give people a cheerful and humorous impression, with big eyes, very funny speech, and very bright and beautiful! When the Queen Mother chatted with others, she often interjected a sentence or two, and the Queen Mother did not blame her for being rude, but was often amused by her witty words.
The eldest elder brother's Eniang Hui Concubine, the third elder brother's Eniang Rong Concubine and the fourth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother's Eniang Defei, each have their own merits, Kangxi, the first emperor of the ages, is really a blessing.
And in the corner there is a graceful Jiangnan girl, thin eyebrows and small face, very pitiful, eighteen elder brother and two big boys are standing beside her, Hajilan guessed that this is estimated to be the eighteenth elder brother's mother, I heard that she is the woman brought back to the palace during the second southern tour of Kangxi in the twenty-eighth year, she is the daughter of a county in the south of the Yangtze River, she was about sixteen or seven years old, Kangxi gave birth to the emperor's fifteenth son Yinlu in the thirty-second year, Kangxi gave birth to the sixteenth son Yinlu in the thirty-fourth year, and gave birth to the eighteenth son Yinlu in the forty-fourth year, when Hajilan looked at her, Mama Wu Ya next to her whispered to Hajilan about this woman, she is quite popular with Kangxi, and now she is a secret nobleman. However, because she is a Han girl, the Queen Mother doesn't like her very much, and every time she meets the Queen Mother, she usually stays in the corner after the goodbye ceremony.
Speaking of Kangxi, the long-lived master, on Chinese New Year's Eve, he got up early in the morning and went to the Great Dome Hall, Zhongcui Palace, Qin'an Palace, and Doutan to incense. After breakfast, he went to the Qianqing Palace to receive congratulations from hundreds of officials. This is all an official article, Kangxi patiently listened to the courtiers sing praises of virtue, and then he led the prince, the brothers and the civil and military officials to worship, his face became serious and solemn, and he prayed sincerely: "Mrs. is born in a lifetime, it is easy to succeed, but it is difficult to succeed; It is easy to succeed, but it is difficult to achieve in the end; Those who are good at the beginning must be cautious at the end, this is Xuan Ye's heart. Since ancient times, there is no perfect person, I wish to reduce my life to fill the gaps, and the jade will become a flawless beauty, but the heavens will silently observe my heart, protect it, and give it a feast! Everyone was silent, savoring Kangxi's prayers. Kangxi took a step back and bowed respectfully, turned around, gave a banquet, and finally settled it after two and a half hours.
Soon it was time for the family banquet, Kangxi specially invited the Queen Mother and several high-ranking concubines to the Qianqing Palace for a banquet, and the crown princess and Fujin followed to the banquet. Like the Liang Concubine Wei Clan, they went back to their respective palaces, and they did not have the status to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet.
The sound of the silent whip sounded, and Kangxi and the Queen Mother arrived. Everyone present got up and knelt down at the gate of the palace, and in the loud sound of long live, Kangxi helped the Queen Mother to walk towards the first seat.
The eastern concubine Tong Jia is the leader, followed by the Hui Concubine Nalan Clan, the Rong Concubine Ma Jia Clan, the De Concubine Wu Ya Clan, and the Yi Concubine Guo Luo Luo Clan, etc., all of whom stand with their hands down according to their grades, and the unmarried princesses are all standing behind the concubines. In the west, the crown prince and the crown princess were the leaders, the adult elder brothers and their respective fortunes and jins stood in order, and then the underage elder brothers and some imperial grandchildren, and then more than 200 deacons and eunuchs with positions stood together. (To be continued.) )