Chapter 59: Chinese New Year
The eldest princess was still worried about her daughter, and couldn't help asking, "What does Your Majesty plan to do?!" β
Emperor Wu An was silent for a moment: "I haven't thought about whether to do that yet, but if I have no choice but to let Pingle marry the crown prince, with the identity of 'queen' in the future, it will be easier to control the government." β
The eldest princess muttered: "No wonder Your Majesty made Pingle the prince's companion, from the very beginning, Your Majesty has already calculated it!" β
Immediately, she thought of another question, "Your Majesty, you forgot, Pingle's surname is Xiao, and he was born on the clan jade plate, and they can't be together." β
It is impossible for the emperor not to know this, "I understand, so I am not willing to take any step unless I am forced to do so." It's just that if it really comes to that point, Pingle can only be allowed to 'recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors'. Emperor Wu An said helplessly.
"Pingle is my child, and he has nothing to do with the Qi family!" The eldest princess's face sank like water, obviously unable to accept this matter.
Emperor Wu An soothed: "Imperial sister, there is just that possibility, maybe you won't be able to take any step in the future." Actually, there's a faster way, but I don't know if you'll agree. β
"What's the solution?" The eldest princess couldn't help but ask.
"The imperial sister must also know the tradition of our Xiao family, when the new emperor is not yet able to govern in person, the princess can be the regent on her behalf. Now the only princess of the royal family is the royal sister, and then only the royal sister needs to come forward to act as the government. β
The eldest princess was very surprised by Emperor Wu'an's suggestion: "The emperor should know that I don't know anything about court politics, and I don't have this ability at all." β
"I know, so I chose Pingle, if the imperial sister had this ability, I would have handed over the power of the court to the imperial sister a long time ago."
Seeing her younger brother in a dilemma, the eldest princess was very distressed, and she also understood how helpless he was, "That's it, it's all up to Your Majesty to decide." β
After the eldest princess of Fushou left, Emperor Wu An sighed: "Imperial sister, I'm sorry, I can't watch the ancestral inheritance buried in my hands!" β
On the side, Gonggong Liu comforted in a low voice: "The eldest princess will understand you." β
Xiao Han didn't know anything about the things in the palace, she was in the county lord's mansion at this time, arranging for Liu Xing to give rewards to the people in the mansion, and arranging for them to go home for the New Year.
Of course, Lu Yi, who was arranged in another courtyard, was no exception.
However, they are all a group of fatherless and motherless orphans, and she asked Liu Xing to arrange for them to prepare some things for the New Year, and gave them some silver to arrange by themselves.
After the incident of Liu Sheng passed, she asked someone to find a young man from a poor but very talented family to raise his son and go to another hospital to teach them knowledge.
Once she had them in place, she didn't think much of them because she had more and more things to do.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor's uncle only summoned the empress, the crown prince, the eldest princess, and her, the closest people, to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together.
They have a tradition of keeping the New Year, so everyone chats about various things while eating and drinking.
Her mother has been chatting with the empress, and the emperor's uncle has been talking to her and His Royal Highness the crown prince about some things above the court.
I don't know if it's her delusion, she always feels that the emperor's uncle intentionally or unintentionally taught them the experience of managing the government, no matter how much she doubts in her heart, she still remembered all the words in her heart.
Compared with her seriousness, Xiao Qi listened for a while, and her expression began to empty, and she didn't know where she had drifted away.
Seeing the crown prince like this, Emperor Wu An was still calm and did not have any dissatisfaction.
I don't know when, my mother and the queen have left quietly, and there are only three of them in the entire hall.
Under the Chunchun teaching of Emperor Wu'an, time passed quickly.
When the dawn broke, the first day came, and Emperor Wu An asked the two of them to go back to make up for sleep.
Because a great court meeting was to be held on the first day, Emperor Wu'an had to continue to go to the court to receive the New Year of the hundred officials, and some neighboring countries would also send envoys.
In the evening, a grand banquet will be held in the Zhengyang Hall to receive hundreds of officials and envoys from neighboring countries.
At that time, if there are no special circumstances, as a royal family, they will definitely be present.
It's not just them, like Xiao Yan's biological father, the current King of Qin. and Prince Zhuang, who rebelled in his previous life, etc., these royal relatives who were originally in the fiefdom will also enter Beijing to congratulate.
I went back to Huanxi Building and slept for a while, and I didn't get up until Shen.
Waited by the four palace maids, she began to bathe and change clothes, and then combed her hair, put on makeup, painted her eyebrows, and appliquΓ©d.
The woman in the mirror is wearing a haircut in a sky-high bun, a transparent gauze silk on her shoulders, a goose-yellow narrow-sleeved shirt, a pale green floor-length skirt, a light red belt hanging from her waist, pink and white cheeks, and a plum blossom on her forehead.
Xiao Han's appearance follows the lineage of Zhenguo Gong, and when he doesn't apply powder, there is a trace of heroism between his eyebrows and eyes.
But now she has a slender posture and is bright and moving.
There was still an hour before the dinner began, and Hongxiu made something to eat from the kitchen. After all, on such a grand occasion, it is basically impossible to eat enough in order to maintain grooming.
After finishing the meal, there was not much time before the start of the dinner on the first day, Cuiwei made up some lipstick for her master, and the group hurried to Zhengyang Palace.
When they arrived at the Zhengyang Palace, many princes and ministers had already arrived, and they all brought their wives and heirs to the banquet together.
Xiao Han's position is still under the head of Princess Fushou, and opposite is the 'old acquaintance' Prince Zhuang!
Prince Zhuang's real name is Xiao Shan, now more than Chinese New Year's Eve years old, with a white face and beard, a slightly chubby figure, and a kind smile all year round.
He was originally the child of the previous Prince Zhuang, because the princess of Lao Zhuang could not have children, and after the side concubine Xu gave birth to him, he was raised under the name of the princess, and since then the old Prince Zhuang has nothing to do.
Eight years ago, after the death of Prince Lao Zhuang, Xiao Shan inherited the throne of the prince.
According to the seniority, Prince Zhuang and her own generation, she should still call her cousin.
However, thinking about the fact that he conspired with the Xie family to rebel in his previous life, the eyes that looked at him were full of disgust.
Fortunately, the two sides are far apart, and they can't see each other's expressions clearly, otherwise they may arouse his suspicions.
Just as she was turning Prince Zhuang over and over again in her heart, the emperor and queen arrived with the crown prince.
She knelt down with the hundred officials and shouted "Long live my emperor, long live, long live", "Queen Mother thousand years old and thousands of years old", and "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thousands of years old and thousands of years old".
After Emperor Wu'an sat down, he raised his voice and said, "The ministers are exempt from courtesy. β
The emperor spoke, everyone sat back in their places, and the palace people began to put food on the table one after another.
In addition to food, wine is also indispensable, and thinking of her own amount of alcohol, she was a little worried for a while.