The deputy prime minister knelt all night, his legs were numb, and the ground was so cold, the sky was freezing, and even a few ministers were already infected with the wind chill and coughed lightly.

Despite this, none of the ministers left, still kneeling outside the imperial palace.

When he saw that the stage outside the imperial palace began to be set up, the deputy minister: "......" The stage has never been set up outside the imperial palace, what does this mean, do you want them to watch the theater together at night?

Originally, the deputy ministers still felt that they were doing this very righteous and loyal, so even if they were a little unable to kneel, they still had straight waists.

Who knew that such a play came, and it was like child's play for them to kneel here now, and they were naturally very angry and awkward.

The weather was still very cold and windy, but there was no sun at all, and just when they suspected that they might be frozen to death, some eunuchs and palace maids came over carrying screens6.

The screens are very large, twelve of each, placed in the direction of the tuyere, like a wall, to block the cold wind for them, although they are not so cold, but they are: "......"

Since ancient times, when a loyal minister knelt down and begged, a screen blocked the wind for the loyal minister......

The deputy ministers looked at the screen wall that blocked the wind for them, and they felt that they were kneeling here and were actually children making trouble unreasonably, and they were even more uncomfortable.

When it was almost dark, another eunuch and palace maid came carrying tables and stools.

If it was placed elsewhere, the deputy ministers would not care, but it was placed in front of them, and each of them had a table and a stool in front of them.

When the lanterns outside the imperial hall are lit, there is also a small copper stove on each table, the copper furnace is divided into two layers, the bottom of the copper furnace is burning charcoal, the top layer of the copper furnace is not spicy soup, the lower layer of the copper furnace is spicy soup, the bright red spicy seeds float on it, and there are a lot of small dishes on the side of the copper stove, and there are all kinds of dishes on the plate that are scalded in the soup, and the ministers of the vice minister of the hook are secretly swallowing their saliva.

You know, except for the Imperial Doctor, the prime minister hasn't eaten since yesterday afternoon, and they are very hungry and cold, and now this hot pot is really hooking them.

In the imperial hall, at the door, a large rosewood round table was set up, and as soon as the palace eunuch brought the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Li Zijing, Gu Ruohan, Su Lianjin, Mu Zhenhong, and Li Yujin went to the table to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Gu Ruohan and Li Zijing sat facing the door, Su Lianjin and Mu Jinghong sat on the left side, and Li Yujin sat on the right side; Directly ahead, a hundred steps away, is the stage that has been built; On stage, the opera is singing a particularly lively opera.

And the deputy ministers knelt within these hundred steps.

There was not only a hot pot on the table in front of them, but also a few dishes that could be eaten directly, and a pot of wine was boiled on the table for each person.

Some even began to growl violently......

It's torture!

Even if they had kneeling for three days and three nights before, they were not as tortured and uncomfortable as they are now.

Li Zijing didn't expect her to speak openly, so as soon as she sat down at the table, she smiled at the deputy minister and others kneeling outside the imperial hall: "Since you don't want to go back to celebrate the New Year, then celebrate the New Year with us." ”

Seeing that the deputy ministers and other ministers were still kneeling, and none of them were willing to get up, Li Zijing smiled and said, "What, do you still want your emperor to personally invite you one by one?" ”