Chapter 28: Chinese New Year's Eve
Chen Lixin's child was not saved after all, and the emperor was furious and killed a few minions who were carrying the chariot. Chen Lixin passed out several times due to grief, and the emperor was even more sad when he saw it, so he stayed alone in Qianhe Palace, and everyone in the harem was gone!
Although Chu Sheng did not blame out loud, the incident was caused by the queen after all, and the queen blamed herself for this and knelt in the Qianning Palace for many days to chant Buddhist scriptures. The concubines went to persuade them a few times, but they didn't even see each other!
For a while, everyone in the Six Palaces was cautious, for fear of reversing the dragon scales at this juncture!
On this day, the Queen Mother finally couldn't sit still, and ordered to appease Chen Lixin into her position, and she was given the title of Lan Chongyi, and she was given the Ronghe Palace. He also praised the queen, telling her not to be too sad, to be sure to manage the six palaces well, and appease the emperor! The New Year is approaching, let the little masters of the palace find a lively and lively way to open branches for the royal family as soon as possible!
So far, Chen Lixin has ascended to the throne of the first palace in just a few months after entering the palace, although she has lost her child, it can be regarded as a comfort!
Chen Lixin is still in confinement, and her slippery tire has slowly faded away. Chu Sheng was sad for a few days and began to flip the cards, it was really chilling to think about it, if it was an ordinary couple, it was the time to gather around and ask for warmth. The queen was busy with the Spring Festival, and she didn't have the energy to worry about it anymore. The concubines discussed for a few days, and there was nothing new to say. This matter is like a drop of rain falling into the water of the river, and no one cares about it.
Because the Queen Mother ordered it to be lively, the queen was extra attentive. The New Year's gifts distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to each palace are very festive, and people are happy to see it! I finally have the taste of the New Year!
On this day, Chu Sheng came to accompany Yu'er for dinner, and asked Father-in-law Li to bring a lot of things.
"Do you like it?" He asked with a smile.
"Hmmm! Like! ”
"If you like it! I'm also worried that these mundane things won't get into your eyes. ”
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already divided a lot of things!" Yu'er also smiled and made her tea.
He took a sip and said, "I naturally know, but I'm afraid that those minions will step on the low and climb high and wronged you, and I think that this is your first year in the palace, I'm afraid that you will miss home, but don't please you with your heart!" ”
"Chu Sheng....." Yu'er was tempted for a while, and she didn't know what to say except to call him by name.
"That's moving? Don't worry, you haven't seen me yet! He reached out and took Yu'er into his arms and patted her on the back gently.
Yu'er leaned on his arms and hugged him tightly, wishing that time could stay a little longer.... A little longer......
In the afternoon, she had nothing to do and couldn't sleep, so Yu'er asked Jinxin to choose a few pieces of jewelry and take them to see Xin'er, but she was afraid that her first New Year in the Forbidden City would be really bad.
When Yu'er arrived, she was still reading the book as always, and she was happy when she saw someone coming and stood up.
"Why is my sister here now?"
"If you have nothing to do left and right and can't sleep, I'll come to see you! How are you doing this time? ”
"It's not the same as it used to be!"
"Can the New Year's gift be divided? What's in it? ”
Xin'er was just about to reply to the maid beside her and hurriedly replied: "Little master, those servants of the Internal Affairs Office saw that our little master was not favored and actually deducted the New Year's gift, there are not a few things to see in total, and this time it is even less pitiful!" Xin'er's face turned red, and she put her eyes on her mouth and said, "Sister, don't worry, it's just some external objects, I don't care." "Zhuang Xin'er is younger than Su'er, she was at the age of being coquettish and obedient at home, but now she can only be wronged and swallowed in her stomach when she is sent to this palace!
Yu'er glanced at Jinxin, she hurriedly put the small burden in her hand on the table, and opened it: "Little Master Zhuang, this is our little master specially selected from the reward just received, do you still like it?" ”
Zhuang Xin'er glanced at it, although her face was not shocked, but the joy in her eyes was not blocked. She is so young, how can her youngest daughter not be tempted when she sees these bright hairpin earrings.
"Sister, these are too valuable!"
"I just see that these jewelry are brightly colored, you have the best at this age, don't be old all day long, dress brightly and the emperor is happy to see it!"
"Sister...."Her face was even redder, and she looked shy!
"Alright, put it away." As she spoke, the little maid had already happily accepted it just now.
After talking for a while, Yu'er got up and took her leave.
On the way back to the palace, the snow had been swept away, so clean that it was as if it had never rained! It's like a child in Chen Lixin's womb!
The palace people who came and went were busy decorating the entire Forbidden City. In a few days it will be Chinese New Year's Eve, and at this time in previous years, he and Xi'er had begun to wear new clothes at home and steal New Year's goods. I don't know if my father and mother are good at home, and I can't see if the New Year of my two daughters is really festive!
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the sky was beautiful and there was a big sun.
When I got up in the morning, the people of Qiushui Yiren waited for Yu'er to put on new clothes, and everyone in the palace was beaming. After freshening up, Yu'er took Jinxin to Fengyang Palace and waited for Chu Sheng to have breakfast. When they arrived, there were already palace people who put dozens of new kinds of yellow rice, dumplings, rice cakes and other kinds of breakfast on the dining table, with rich colors and variety, which made people have a great appetite when they looked at it.
When Chu Sheng came, breakfast had just been set up, and he was wearing a new dragon robe, and he was smiling when he saw everyone. The queen led the crowd to kneel down and pay homage, saying auspicious words in her mouth. Chu Sheng stepped forward and took the queen's hand to help her up, and said, "You've worked hard this year!" The queen hurriedly replied, "The concubines are not hard, these are the concubines' affairs!" Chu Sheng patted her hand and pulled her to her side, and the two stood side by side and held hands tightly, what a beautiful pair!
"Rise up all of you."
"Thank you for your grace! Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother! The concubines hurriedly kowtowed and thanked them, and got up in order! Rao is a person who just wants to spend her life in peace, and at this moment she is a little envious of the queen, she can stand with her husband, this person is still the king of a country, what a glorious and happy thing it should be! Yu'er raised her eyes and looked at everyone. Li Xiyue stared at the hands held together by the emperor and queen in a daze, Concubine Shu looked calm and seemed to be faintly disdainful, Chen Lixin had just come out of confinement, her face was pale, and she was standing unwillingly with her handmaid under her eyes, and the Su'er next to her lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking. The rest of the people are mostly envious and eager, much the same!
"Are you feeling better?" Chu Sheng asked Concubine De, who was standing at the top.
"It's still the same!" Concubine De Yingying replied. I didn't have any image of Concubine De who entered the East Palace with the queen concubine before, but I heard that she was not very favored after giving birth the year before last, and she didn't have any sense of existence in the harem. Now if you look closely, she is a beauty, different from Li Xiyue's well-behaved and lovely, and not as delicate and bright as Su'er, but with a dignified atmosphere.
"Okay, don't stand and talk, breakfast is going to be cold." The queen spoke, and only then did everyone take their seats.
The meal was full of joy and laughter. After the emperor finished eating, he took the princess and the concubines of the palace to pay homage to the queen mother. The Queen Mother was also rarely happy, and rewarded everyone according to her rank and hugged the little princess and teased her for a long time. After that, they went back to the palace and waited for the state banquet in the evening.
When she returned to the palace, Yu'er was already a little tired, and she lost a smile for half a day after walking this big circle. I just wanted to go and take a nap, but suddenly remembered the unknown Concubine De, so I called Jinxin: "Do you know anything about Concubine De?" ”
"Back to the little master, the slave maid only knew that Concubine De was pointed out to the emperor by the emperor, and the emperor was also very loved, but I heard that after the miscarriage, I was disheartened and changed my temperament, and I always said that I was not very favored if I didn't see anyone."
"It's also a poor one!"
"But fortunately, the identity is the most expensive, and you can live quietly without a yellow pet!"
"What you said is true, if you can really live like this for the rest of your life, it is not a blessing!"
"Little lord, rest for a while, see that your face is not good. Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, after the state banquet, there is still a New Year's Celebration, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep until the second half of the night! ”
"Good!" As he spoke, he took Jinxin's hand and entered the dormitory.
In addition to the princes of the royal family at this year's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, the emperor also made an exception to allow all civil and military generals above the third rank to attend the banquet to show the wealth of the imperial court and the trust in the courtiers.
The main hall of Qianhe Palace has already been newly arranged, and the palace people have already arranged the cold dishes at noon. As soon as Shen Shi arrived, the Queen Mother brought the little masters of each palace to the main hall, and the two of them stood in their seats according to their positions. The ministers waited outside the palace.
In the sound of Zhonghe Shao music, the emperor came, and after sitting at the top golden dragon banquet table, everyone kowtowed. After the music was over, the courtiers rushed in, and after three kowtows, they sat on the ground on the futon far away from the concubines! Three people at a table, and there is also a long small table in front of each table!
At this point, the banquet really began, and the little eunuch began to send soup to the emperor, and the soup was served in pairs! The emperor's pair of boxes is two, the left box is a bird's nest red and white duck soup meal, and a japonica rice dry meal. The right box is a product of mutton egg soup powder and a product of deer antler pork rib soup. Then the eunuchs sent soup to the concubine, although they also used the right box, but the number was halved and each person had one pair. Finally, the princes, kings, and ministers of the clan will halve the soup and food per person. After that, it is the transfer of the table, the so-called transfer of the table is that all kinds of food start from the emperor's table, and turn it once at each table, which means that everyone enjoys it together, and also has the meaning of having a reunion dinner. After the transfer of seats, there is a real wine banquet, and there are various songs and dances to cheer up. Only then did everyone relax, although they had to follow the rules, but it was much easier than just now.
With the singing and dancing, everyone began to toast the emperor and queen, and the queen mother got up and left the table after drinking two glasses. The eldest princess and the eldest prince ran all over the hall, eating meat here and drinking tea there, laughing Yan Yan! Although the emperor was good at drinking, he was already a little drunk after a round, and his cheeks were red and he leaned on the throne and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Yu'er looked around and saw everyone drinking and tasting food with laughter, and she teased the eldest prince when she was bored for a while. This kid is not very sensible at the age of more than two years, and he is innocent and cute! Yu'er was holding and feeding him snacks, the eldest prince's mouth was full, and her little cheeks were round and bulging, and Yu'er looked at it and envied Concubine Shu from her heart. Regardless of identity and status, it is not in vain to have such a likable and lovely child in this life. The eldest prince was eating a snack, and he didn't know what was new, and he jumped off Yu'er coldly. Yu'er didn't hold it tightly, and she didn't pay attention to it for a while, and she saw that the eldest prince was about to fall, and a fall was not a big deal, but there was a table in front of her, but the child's forehead was hitting the corner of the table. didn't have time to think about it, Yu'er hurriedly reached out to stop it, and the eldest prince's forehead hit Yu'er's hand and slammed on the corner of the table, and blood flowed all of a sudden. The child was so young that he was so frightened that he cried "wow".
When Concubine Shu heard the child crying, she came to see that it was the eldest prince who was crying, so she stood up anxiously and asked, "What's the matter?" When the emperor heard the movement, he also opened his eyes to look, only to see the eldest prince standing in front of Yu'er's table crying, and Yu'er was squatting beside him and touching up and down. He frowned slightly and waved his hand, and the dance music stopped suddenly, and the whole hall only heard the cry of the great prince. Concubine Shu had already come to the eldest prince's side and asked carefully while inspecting, "What is the pain in Qin'er?" Tell the mother! The eldest prince only knew how to cry, and Yu'er on the side was so frightened that she turned pale, and she didn't even notice that her hands were bleeding.
Only then did the emperor figure out what was going on, and said to Concubine Shu: "Children don't have to worry too much about wrestling, I fell much harder than this when I was young!" But in the end, he couldn't rest assured, and said to Li Fu beside him: "Let's take a look." ”
At this time, the eldest prince had stopped crying, and Yu'er on the side hurriedly opened her mouth to explain to the concubine: "Niangniang, it was the concubine who accidentally almost made the eldest prince fall, but the concubine protected her when she fell, so it should be fine, and Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much!" Seeing that the eldest prince was indeed fine, Concubine Shu squeezed out a smiling face and said, "Qin'er is fine, Yu Ronghua doesn't have to blame herself too much!" Chen Lixin, who was on the side, stood up angrily and reproached: "You are so bold, if there is anything wrong with the eldest prince, how many lives do you have to pay?" Yu'er hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "It's the concubine's carelessness, and I hope that the emperor will atone for her sins." The queen didn't want to intervene in this matter, but when she saw that the emperor's brows were furrowed even tighter, she said, "Okay! It's not a big deal, don't say something unlucky about this New Year. Chen Lixin sat down angrily. Yu'er's kneeling palm leaked outside, and it was already bloody, and Concubine Shu exclaimed when she saw it: "Yuronghua, your hand is ......" Everyone saw that Yu'er's hand was bleeding. The emperor was distressed and shouted loudly: "What about the imperial doctor? Haven't come yet? Li Fu hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, I will be there soon." ”
After the imperial doctor arrived, he carefully examined the eldest prince, knelt down and kowtowed, and replied: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the eldest prince, he is very healthy!" ”
"That's good, go and take a look at Lan Ronghua's hand!"
"Yes! Wechen obeyed. ”
Yu'er went to the side hall with the old lady, and after the doctor checked Yu'er's injury, she asked the palace maid to clean up the wound, and then took out a vial from the small box she carried, poured some medicine, and took out a cotton cloth to bandage the wound. From beginning to end, although it hurt in her heart, Yu'er didn't say a word, thinking about it, I was really afraid, if the forehead of the eldest prince broke, I don't know how much trouble it would cause! Thinking about the child's injury, I felt distressed first, let alone the emperor and the concubine!
After dealing with the wound, the imperial doctor spoke: "Little master, Weichen will give you a pulse, just now that you are bleeding a lot, it is better to prescribe some blood-replenishing medicine!" ”
"There's a doctor of Lao!"
The imperial doctor put his hand on Yu'er's wrist, and he looked shocked for a moment! Yu'er saw the strange and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The old lady suddenly knelt down with a happy face, and said, "Congratulations, little master, you are pregnant!" ”