Chapter 183: New Year's Greetings (I)

On December 20th, there were several heavy snowfalls, the roofs were covered with snow several inches thick, and the trees were covered with ice strings.

Xiao Bing's carriage also went to the street, and at this time the snow had stopped, and dozens of fireworks flew into the sky, colorful and splendid, endlessly.

Until the palace, you have to park the sedan car and get off the car and walk, Xiao Bing is not another, although this is only a renovated palace, not a real palace, but the courtyard is deep, the flag is like a forest, and the armor is forested, which has shown the kingly style.

The singing official voice is like a bell, and the ministers step forward one by one to worship it first, which is the tradition of that world, that is, the New Year's banquet, and from now until the tenth day of January, there is a month off.

"Meet the king, the queen mother, the queen, the prince, the prince, and the county lord!" The big gift, even the queen mother, the queen, the prince, the county lord, etc., all had to come out to accept the congratulations of the hundred officials, and Xiao Bing had to kneel down and salute with a group of people.

"Lord Yunmeng, please get up, give me a seat!"

This kind of hall, is newly built, built with giant wood, the hall can accommodate thousands of people, generally speaking, only the officials above the sixth grade, can enter the meeting, but because it is the first year of the king, the territory is only the land of five provinces, the real grade of officials is not too flooded, so Fang Xin decreed, from the eight products or above, the land of the province, without the martial arts, can enter to meet, of course, when eating the feast, some have to be lined up to other halls.

Xiao Bing is dressed in court clothes, his eyes are as bright as stars, in the luxurious and colorful, but he is beautiful and incomprehensible.

Xiao Bing's seat is very forward-facing, and it is a traditional single banquet, but there is a small stool, so there is no need to kneel and sit.

After sitting, she looked up, and saw that on the jade step platform, Fang Xin was wearing a golden crown with eight pearls inlaid on it.

At this time, the system of Da Chu was generally attacked, with one pearl for the baron, two beads for the viscount, three beads for the earl, four beads for the marquis, five beads for the duke, six beads for the county king, seven beads for the prince, and eight beads for the prince, and nine beads for the emperor.

Now Fang Xin is called Wang Liguo, the future emperor, and he uses eight beads, although these details are small, but they have fully reflected Fang Xin's ambition to unify the world.

What he was wearing was a dragon crown robe, but it was a little strange, with small horns and only two claws.

Fang Xin seemed to be aware of her gaze, and he just smiled when he came back.

The four eyes looked at each other, Xiao Bing's eyes floated, but he could see a dragon transformed by dragon qi, hovering proudly on the top of Fang Xin, the small two horns, and the two claws, were indeed the dragon in Fang Xin's crown robe now!

The two-clawed dragon, worthy of the name, looked at the front and turned his face again, accepting the letter from the ministers, the kind of confidence, calmness, and leisure that were revealed by the gestures, smiles and words, made her have to understand that her husband has matured.

More than four grades, after the visit, you can give a seat, below the four grades, you have to dine in the two halls on the left and right outside, the visit is a batch of people come up, after three kneeling and nine bows, they are seated.

After waiting for an hour, I finally had to receive the last group of officials and generals from Bapin, although these were limited to the province, but there were thousands of people, and it was really powerful to meet together.

Xiao Bing suddenly felt Fang Xin's gaze, and a trace of voice sounded in her heart: "Look! ”

She was a little surprised and looked up with the induction, and saw that Li Xin, the lord of Shouning, was staring down, although her expression was as indifferent as possible, she couldn't escape the induction, and then she went down, and she saw an inconspicuous location, and a small officer from the eight-rank military uniform attracted her attention.

"Later, you can talk to her!" Fang Xin's voice said again.

Xiao Bing pursed his lips and smiled, and responded in his heart.

After the last group of personnel finished the meeting, the sound of the orchestra silk and bamboo changed, which represented the end of the meeting.

In the hall of the main hall, Fang Xin looked left and right, but saw many officials, with respect, flattery, and fear, Fan Guo had been established, these people were clear-eyed, and knew that the most promising thing was to seize the world, so in this New Year's greeting, they expressed their loyalty and were complacent.

Life is like a dream!

Fang Xin began to give a feast, saying, "Let's go!" ”

Suddenly, hundreds of beautifully dressed maids came out from both sides with dishes, and filled the table one by one to the melodious sound of drums.

After the dishes were put away, the ministers, under the leadership of the prime minister, toasted Fang Xin to the three links, and Fang Xin naturally wanted to say something to ask everyone not to be formal, and to enjoy the festival, the atmosphere in the palace became a little warm.

According to the etiquette system, in fact, the seats are divided into several weights, first of course, the queen mother, the prince, the queen, etc., together with Fang Xin, it is the first weight.

The second is the county lords and the princes, of course, those who are too young are not allowed to enter, and Li Xiang, the prince of the country, will be fifteen years old after the year, and he will barely enter, Xiao Bing is among them.

And the third is the seat of the cabinet members, who bring their wives and children.

The fourth is the officials of the six ministries, who can also bring their wives and children to visit.

Below, from the inside to the outside, there are some officials above the fourth rank and their wives and children.

"King Xie Wu Chitose Chitose Chitose!"

When the bell rings, the feast begins.

Xiao Bing also congratulated the wine, she sat on the middle floor, either a concubine or a clan, naturally attracted attention, after congratulating, she sat down on the small stool on the side of the case at will, took the small cup, and poured the fruit wine.

Below, there are even more kabuki singing and dancing, all of them are only seventeen or eighteen years old, their skirts are tumbling, their long sleeves are fluttering, and there are graceful singing voices from time to time, accompanied by dance music, in order to promote the prosperity of the ministers.

According to the habit, half an hour later, Fang Xin got up and left, in fact, the Queen Mother and the concubines and the like were all banquets inside, and the big banquets outside were just showing their faces!

It's just that the old enough Guogong and the county lord did not leave, but only the eighteen-year-old prince of the New Year, as well as Li Xin, the county lord of Shouning, Li Xiang, the county lord of Anguo, and Li Qingyi, the county lord of Jiaping, as for the two children who were too young, they also retreated inside

Fang Xin left so that the courtiers could let go of their hands and feet and enjoy the banquet in peace, otherwise they would drink the banquet under the eyes of the king, and there would be a ceremonial official to supervise them, and the chief instructor would not be comfortable eating.

What made the ministers even more concerned was the faint rumor of the wind in advance.

The king allowed his children to choose their own marriage, especially the county lords, so he let people bring their families and children of the right age to the banquet, and now seeing Fang Xin's treatment, everyone suddenly understood - this is true!

The prince will be the prince in the future, and the county lords will also be the national color and fragrance, and the princess will be the princess in the future, and the age is not young, and the New Year will be eighteen, and it is the time to get married.

There were some unreasonable things, even Xiao Bing thought that they were in it together, and many eyes were staring at each other, but after a while, these people all withdrew their gazes, and naturally someone would not be told about it.

Of course, the big banquet is also a time to set up a relationship, pull relationships, and form friends, so suddenly the palace was noisy, and many people brought their children to meet the county lord and the prince again, as well as the prince.

The prince Li Changjun is eighteen years old during the New Year, he is gentle and polite, fortunately Fang Xin has already ordered, the courtiers of the wine, except for a limited number of people, just nod and return the gift, there is no need to drink in return, even so, it is not busy.

Xiao Bing looked at this scene very interestingly, but it was a pity that he couldn't bring the camera with him when he crossed the plane, otherwise, it would be very good to shoot it.

However, dealing with this, the two county lords and the two princes of the country were very difficult, and there was not much time, so the two county lords excused themselves and left-the kind of gaze that treated them as strange goods was really unbearable.

Xiao Bing smiled and followed after a while.

The so-called Houmen is as deep as the sea, although the palace is congenitally insufficient, but it is also very considerable, it is winter, and you can also see all kinds of famous flowers and strange stones dotted among the gardens.

Follow the road to the west, in a highness, there is a cluster of early plums in the west, which has bloomed, smelling the cold plum fragrance of Qingfen, Xiao Bing stepped forward and leaned over to break a plum, this plum branch is about a foot, rouge like flowers, and the plum fragrance is with the snow.

Walking again, after a while, a pavilion has been clearly in sight, this is the location of the induction place, the closer and closer, sure enough, at this time the pavilion is sitting Shouning County Lord Li Xin.

Seeing that she was sitting on it, and there were a few scrolls and books on the table in the pavilion, she felt a little uneasy and anxious.

Hearing the voice, she hurriedly looked, but saw that it was Xiao Bing, and her eyes suddenly darkened.

Xiao Bing bowed slightly: "Lord Shouning!" ”

"The county lord of Yunmeng is all his own family, so there is no need to be polite." Li Xin, the county lord of Shouning, said, this He Bing, of unknown origin, is deeply loved by his father, and strangely, he is not accepted as a concubine - but it is still not to be underestimated.

Xiao Bing looked at it, and between her eyebrows, the faint depression was very obvious, and she had a plan in her heart.

Xiao Bing looked up, then smiled again and said: "I have a little bit of wine, so I withdrew, I didn't expect the county lord to be here, well, the scenery here is good." ”

"Father has the most virtue of mountains and rivers, in order to get the heart of Lin Quan, is to invite the wonderful craftsmen and make, although living in a small pavilion, but sit and look around, there is a sense of the spring, the mountain light and water, a volume of style, rippling in the eyes!" Li Xin, the county lord of Shouning, said indifferently, as if admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him.

Xiao Bing pursed his lips and smiled, and said praiseworthily: "Yes!" ”

chatted with her again, and after a while, although Li Xin, the county lord of Shouning, tried her best to remain calm, she changed color slightly, and when she looked at Xiao Bing's eyes, she was a little anxious.

Xiao Bing knew the little girl's thoughts, and knew the truth that she would accept it when she saw it, so she said at the moment: "Ah, it's not early, I have to go back to see the Queen Mother." ”

Li Xin, the county lord of Shouning, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and started to send him off, without even saying much kind words.

Xiao Bing got off the pavilion and walked slowly across the path, without looking back, he heard faint footsteps - but in this garden, she was not alone, she just delayed some time, let these two people be affectionate, keep courtesy, if there is really something, now the female guard is not a decoration.

But even so, it confirmed her thoughts.