Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Early Spring Ceremony

At this time, the weather can be called a good season in March, every household can clearly feel the vitality of recovery, and the whole capital is full of vitality and harmony.

The queen commanded the little maids, dividing the best tributes into small portions and putting them in bamboo baskets, while watching the big maids beside her register everything.

This is a spring gift to be sent to the concubines of the palace, at this time of the year, the queen will use this to sacrifice to the heavens, to distribute rewards to the palaces, implying that winter has passed, spring has arrived.

It is also to pray for the incomparably noble emperor and queen mother in Jimo, pray for the prosperity of the heirs in the palace, pray for the people of the dawn of the world, and hope that the people of the five continents will no longer suffer from hunger and cold.

This move began since the queen ascended the phoenix throne, and it has never stopped for so many years, and has also won the emperor's appreciation, is deeply loved by the people, and the officials of the DPRK and China are also praised.

There are crystal clear amethysts, goose eggs-like night pearls, and coral pendants decorated with dazzling flowers, and a dazzling array of items, which are carefully matched with large bright flowers as a foil, which seems to complement each other like that.

"Niangniang, all the palaces are ready, and when the ladies and ladies of the palaces come to greet tomorrow's morning ceremony, they can distribute it, they must be very happy." The little maid on the side said happily.

"Okay, this year's spring is here again, seeing them happy, Bengong is also happy." The queen smiled with satisfaction.

"Sister, didn't you have to wait for the weather to warm up for a long time in the early years before holding this spring celebration? It's still early this year..."Yan'er, who was standing under the porch, said to Hongyu.

Hongyu looked at the room covered by the curtains, and from time to time there was the joyful laughter of the maids, "Yes, in previous years, it was necessary to wait for a while, maybe the queen wants to surprise the palaces!" ”

Yan'er sighed and said: "Our queen mother only thinks about others, how can those concubines meet such a good queen, the queen picks the best ones to send to the palaces every year, and this year she even gives her share to the queen mother." ”

Hongyu glanced at Yan'er, her expression was dark, "Yes, our mother is the best person in the world!" It's just..."

"Just what, sister?" Yan'er didn't notice the helplessness in Hongyu's words, and just subconsciously spoke.

"Ruby." The queen's shouts rang out in the room.

"It's just that the queen mother called us, let's go inside!"

So saying, the two turned and walked in, and the curtain hanging on the door was lifted and lowered, and finally fell to the ground, not moving.

At night, all this is calm, but the princess who usually keeps watch in the Splendid Palace is not standing in front of the door, and the swaying palace lamps are covered by shadows at the moment, fluttering alone in the wind, which looks terrifying.

The night passed in a hurry, as the sun had not yet jumped out of the horizon, the officials who had not yet fully opened their eyes from the palace gate were about to begin, and the harem concubines were also taking heavy steps, reaching out to cover one yawn after another, waiting in the queen's palace.

A new day, a day no different from the usual, began again.

The queen was dressed in homely civilian clothes, not wearing a heavy queen's palace dress, she was already an approachable queen in the eyes of everyone, but at this moment she was standing in front of everyone like a big sister next door, without playing the majesty of the queen at all, which made the concubines who had been waiting for a long time have no complaints.

After everyone saluted as usual, the queen smiled mysteriously and gestured to the red jade next to her.

After receiving the eyes of her master, Hongyu stepped out, and after a while walked back again, standing beside the queen as if nothing had happened.

Everyone didn't know so the ground looked at each other, what was this queen doing in the morning?

"Come in!" The queen commanded towards the door.

The curtain was lifted, and a group of maids and fish entered, each holding a beautiful flower basket in his hand, which was full of dazzling and dazzling treasures, which made the concubines stare in surprise.

Glittering things are women's favorites and the ones that attract people's attention the most, just like glittering gold.

As the maids stood in front of the concubines with flower baskets, the queen spoke: "Sisters, this is this year's Spring Festival, all sisters have been serving the emperor wholeheartedly, hard work!" ”

Everyone got up one after another, "The concubines are not hard, the queen has a heart, and it is the concubines' duty to serve the emperor and the concubines!" ”

"Okay, just treat it as a lively family, there has been no joy in this palace for a long time, all the sisters left home and entered Beijing, the palace should have taken care of it more, all the sisters, please get up." The queen smiled.

This is said to everyone's heart, in the palace can not come and go at will, there are no friends who can be honest with each other, thinking of the parents at home, there are many concubines with red eyes, grateful to the queen.

At this moment, a voice rang out at an inopportune time, "Niangniang, didn't this Le Concubine come to greet you again?" It's also excessive, these rewards of Niangniang may not be as good as the emperor's rewards, and Le Concubine can't look down on it! ”

When these words came out, the originally happy atmosphere instantly fell into embarrassment, the air was almost condensed, and everyone looked at the queen sitting upright, with an inexplicable look in their eyes.

The queen didn't have any reproach, and took the lead in breaking the quiet atmosphere, "It may be that Concubine Le's body is getting heavier and heavier, it's okay not to come, it's not yet dawn, and there are no mistakes, the emperor also likes this child very much, and we should add some vitality to this palace." ”

"Yes, think about it a few years ago, our princes were born one after another, and the emperor and the queen mother were very happy, and there were happy events in the palace every day at that time." The concubine on the side opened her mouth and relieved the siege for the queen.

"Yes, I want to come here to Le Concubine so that the child can be born healthy and healthy, I am afraid that I will accidentally bump and hurt the prince."

"Yes, yes, I heard that Concubine Le was so nervous that she refused to even step out of the palace gate of the Splendid Palace..."

In this way, you said a word, and the stagnant atmosphere gradually became lively, and someone proposed: "In this case, we might as well send this flower basket to Sister Le Concubine in person!" It's not in vain for us to be a sister. ”

The atmosphere that had just been active fell silent again, and everyone looked at the concubine who made a sound, and their hearts were full of reluctance.

What is their identity, they are concubines who have been in the palace for many years, and their status is much higher than that of the concubine who has only been in the palace for a year, and now they are asked to visit a concubine who is not as good as their own in person, it is really mouthful!

"Then let's go! Thinking about entering the palace since the concubine, I haven't seen this sister much in this palace! Then those of us who are sisters, let's go and have a look! It was still the queen's easy-going words that broke the solemn atmosphere.

The queen spoke, and they naturally buried all their dissatisfaction in their hearts, smiled, and willingly followed the queen to Le Zhengling's splendid palace.