After half a meal, the music outside the palace suddenly played loudly, and the women knew that it was the emperor's royal car that arrived, so they hurriedly got up, stood behind their desks, and waited with their hands down, in Yang Qingxi's loud shouting, the concubines of the six palaces bowed down and shouted: "The concubines wish the emperor an auspicious New Year, ten thousand blessings and Jin'an, and the imperial concubine is auspicious in the New Year, and the longevity and health are safe." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Arise, give me a seat." Because it was the night banquet of the inner palace, the emperor also changed out of the bright yellow court clothes, wore a newly made big hair clothes, and wore a melon skin hat on his head, and the hat was inlaid with a crystal clear Hetian jade, Emperor Xianfeng just sat down, saw that the palace was very festive, and looked towards Lan Concubine on the left, looking at Lan Concubine on the left hand side, seeing that Lan Concubine was wearing a crimson cheongsam today, and the dress was also very red, his heart moved, and he smiled at Lan Concubine with a smile: "Lan'er, you are wearing a delicate dress." ”

Xingzhen hurriedly stood up: "This is a good day for Chinese New Year's Eve, how can you not wear a happy point, so as to touch the blessings of the emperor and the imperial concubine." ”

Emperor Xianfeng pressed his hand blankly, motioned for Xingzhen to sit down, turned his head and said to Emperor Kangci's concubine: "Imperial concubine, this night banquet has begun, right?" ”

"Listen to the Emperor."

Xingzhen heard what the emperor meant, and hurriedly waved his hand, Tang Wufu, who was standing at the door of the hall, understood and clapped his hands, and the palace people outside were busy.

Zhonghe Shao music still sounded.

After the banquet began, the eunuch sent a message to serve hot dishes and soup dishes. According to the custom, the emperor's banquet table is generally 20 hot dishes, 20 cold dishes, 4 soup dishes, 4 side dishes, 4 fresh fruits, 28 melons and fruits, candied fruits, 29 dim sums and cakes, a total of 109 products. On the banquet table below the queen, there are 15 dishes such as hot dishes, cold dishes, pastries, melons and fruits. The dishes of the emperor's family banquet are mainly chicken, duck, goose, pig, deer, sheep, pheasant, wild boar, as well as bird's nest, mushrooms, fungus and various vegetables. The specific names of dishes, such as bird's nest stewed chicken, chopped pheasant, duck stew, tofu stew, deer tail sauce, save plate meat, etc. Because of the need to be frugal this year, Xingzhen instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to cut the dishes by one-third.

Xingzhen tilted her head and said to Emperor Xianfeng: "Your Majesty, this concubine put the place for the night banquet in this palace in this Shufangzhai, thinking that our ** family can watch some plays while drinking wine, the drama list and the corners have been prepared, look, when will the drama be transmitted?" ”

Emperor Xianfeng may have drunk some wine, and he had an unobstructed view of his obsession with the play, "Okay, hurry up and ask them to present the play list, and today we will sing the second hall at home like the people outside!" ”

Xiao Xiazi hurriedly presented the play list, and Emperor Xianfeng said: "Let the imperial concubine order first," Emperor Kangci waved her hand, "My old woman doesn't have anything to watch, the emperor, you can just light it." Emperor Xianfeng picked up the list and opened it, "Well, the first one will play a "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", which will be lively, the second one will play "Dream in the Garden", and then "Three Forks", well, this "Running to the Moon" is also on, by the way, "Zhan Wuchang" is inevitable! Emperor Xianfeng turned his head and asked Xingzhen: "There is also a play in "Zhan Wuchang"? ”

Xingzhen blinked her eyes and replied with a smile: "Guang Shengfeng's team has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Okay, okay, then let's go to the show, hurry up!" Emperor Xianfeng couldn't wait, and shouted again and again to play.

A gong, the big play began, the beginning of the "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" of the troupe used all their strength, full of energy, a large group of monkeys in the hanging "Feng Yacun" on the stage turned their heads, playing tricks, more gods and devils, spitting smoke and fire of the gods will open their teeth and dance claws, the concubines watched interestingly, the emperor also watched with great interest, saw the monkey was coated with gold powder of the eighteen Arhats and the Buddha pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain, the emperor was even more excited to clap his hands, laughed and said: "Okay! Reward! ”

The eunuchs outside heard the emperor's words, and hurriedly sprinkled a lot of brand-new money in the basket on the stage, and the Buddha, monkey, and gods on the stage knelt on the ground, and the mountain shouted long live, and Emperor Xianfeng laughed more and more.

After half of the wine, the play was also performed in "Running to the Moon", Chang'e shook her water sleeves and sang babblingly, the imperial concubine was a little tired, so she said to Emperor Xianfeng, who was looking at Chang'e with relish: "Emperor, I'm a little tired, the emperor and them are having a good time, my wife will go back to the palace to rest first, and I won't be here to sweep everyone's interest." Emperor Xianfeng nodded: "Then the imperial concubine should rest in peace." Everyone got up and saw off Emperor Kangci's concubine, and then sat down to watch the play.

Yun Guiren is holding the wine, saluting Rong Chang who is sitting under his head, Xingzhen also smiled and raised his glass, and sat in his own hand Ying Concubine touched the cup from afar, saw a peaceful atmosphere in the hall, the stage outside the hall staged joys and sorrows, Xingzhen drank Tusu wine, couldn't help but be a little intoxicated, if the days are like this flowing water banquet, watching the play, flowers brocade, cooking oil, watching the play, drinking and passing, don't care about the outside, how good it should be, no wonder in such a luxurious living atmosphere, After Emperor Xianfeng fled to the summer resort of Rehe, he was drunk with money, and it is no wonder that Louis XIV said the astonishing words "After I die, let him flood the sky".

After the gong sounded, the play of "Zhan Wuchang" was over, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening, the emperor let go of the reward, got up to change clothes, and Lan Concubine ordered: "Take some hot snacks for the people in the troupe to eat, tell them to rest and sing again, sisters, let's relax and relax, and make a night of beating gongs and drums, and my brain hurts." ”

After the night banquet in the palace, the emperor and the concubines also drank milk tea. After drinking tea, the banquet is not over, and at this time, the banquet should be removed and the wine and food should be rearranged. When the banquet was held, the emperor's banquet table had 20 meat dishes and 20 fruits. On the banquet table of the concubines, there are 15 kinds of wine and food.