On the thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve, the palace was busy with lights early in the morning.

Steamed pastries, cooking cakes, and making all kinds of sweets.

Two peach talismans are placed next to the doors of each hall, which are composed of peach wood boards, on which are written the names of the two gods of Shen Tu and Yu Lei, or their portraits are painted for the purpose of driving away ghosts and warding off evil spirits.

The door god was pasted on the door, and the black charcoal general was erected at the door.

The so-called black charcoal general is to use solid wood to burn into charcoal, carved into the appearance of the general, because the black does not slip into autumn, so it is called the black charcoal general.

It is also necessary to hang portraits of ghosts, Zhong Kui or gods of fortune in the interior, hang gold and silver eight treasures on the bed, burn cypress branches and firewood in the courtyard, and insert sesame stalks under the eaves......

It's a lot of exquisiteness, but it's also cumbersome, but this process doesn't need the apocalypse to participate, and he has more important things to do, to carry out the "sacrifice" for the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty in the Taimiao.

The so-called "sacrifice" is a grand sacrifice to the ancestors, solemn and solemn.

In ancient times, sacrifices were very important, and the emperor's house was even more so, so there was a special department such as Guanglu Temple to manage this matter, and there were strict regulations.

I was busy for most of the day, although I was very tired, but Apocalypse felt that this was the taste of the New Year.

As soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passes and the new year begins, this time is not called the Spring Festival, but the Zhengdan Festival.

At the time of the fifth watch, that is, the time of yin, in the later life, it is the period from three o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the morning, and the sky is not yet dawn, but people have begun to get up early.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The loud sound of firecrackers woke up the huge Jingshi from his sleep, and fireworks were also set off in the palace, dazzling and dazzling.

Tianqi, who was dressed in a crimson gown, and Zhang Yan, the queen who was wearing a golden Yanju crown dress, stood at the main gate of the Qianqing Palace hand in hand, welcoming the first day of the eighth year of the Apocalypse with great enthusiasm, and Vientiane was renewed.

Remove the deadbolt and throw it three times in the open space to let it fall three times, which is called "falling a thousand gold", which means that this year will be rich and rich.

Drink a glass of pepper and cypress wine to each other, pay tribute to the ancestors, bless the elders, ward off the epidemic, and drive away all unhealthy spirits.

Eating water dim sum in the morning, that is, dumplings, at this time there is already a custom of bread on the water dim sum bread with silver coins, who eats dumplings with silver coins, which means the beginning of the next auspicious year.

Apocalypse seemed to have a feeling, so he ate very slowly, and suddenly, he only felt a pop in his mouth, and his teeth were smacked.

Sure enough, he carefully spit out a copper coin.

"Long live the silver money, long live the auspicious."

Kebaba hurriedly knelt down and sent her blessings, because she had put the silver money with her own hands, and she had been waiting for this moment.

"Long live auspicious." The eunuchs and palace maids also hurriedly knelt down.

"Haha, Mama, please get up." Although Apocalypse knew that it was boring, he also smiled happily.

"Long live Xie......" Kebaba stood up happily, and she was in a very good mood during this time.

Because since the last time Wei Zhongxian borrowed the hands of Jinyiwei to kill chickens and monkeys with the heads of sixteen people, he quickly stabilized the hearts of the eunuchs, and the powerful scholars and doctors in Beijing took advantage of the New Year's pass to do their best to curry favor.

From the day of the 24th day of the lunar month to yesterday, only seven days, gold, silver, silk, and all kinds of rare treasures, into the account innumerable.

Moreover, the Apocalypse also rewarded her as a sign of grace.

Today is the New Year's Day again, the first day of the new year, it must be another bumper harvest day, can she not be happy?

At this moment, Zhang Yan's expression moved, her lips opened slightly, and she also spit out a silver coin.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen has also eaten the silver money, the Queen is auspicious."

Kebaba quickly knelt down again, a sincere smile on his face.

Although she doesn't like and even hates Zhang Yan, she is not stupid and knows what kind of occasion she should do a good job of superficial work.

"Mama, please get up." Zhang Yan hurriedly said.

"Her Royal Highness Empress Xie."

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The end of the series of activities of dropping thousands of gold, drinking pepper and cypress wine, and draught snacks indicates that this year will be peaceful, smooth and profitable, and the financial resources will be rolling.

Although he knew that this was just a kind of self-psychological comfort, Apocalypse still cherished such a tradition, because it was rare in later generations.

At this time, the sky has gradually brightened, and the annual Zhengdan Dynasty will begin.

This custom is not a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty, because it has been inherited since the Han Dynasty and has developed to this day, which is unprecedentedly grand.

When the sky was bright, the civil and military officials of the Beijing Division set off from their homes and rushed to the palace.

The court meeting is mainly divided into two parts, the first part is the "courtly ceremony", that is, the civil and military officials and foreign envoys to the Ming Emperor to celebrate the ceremony, held in the wide open space in front of the imperial palace.

Last year, due to Apocalypse's unfeeling and bedridden, last year's pilgrimage meeting was not held.

This was the first great court meeting after the apocalypse, and many people came, including foreign envoys from more than 10 countries, as well as several Western missionaries.

The apocalypse sat upright, accepting people's worship, and the congratulatory voices came and went, which really made him a little uncomfortable.

After all, it's the first time to face such a grand scene.

Fortunately, the quality of my heart is not bad, and there are officials from Honglu Temple presiding, so I don't need to spend any effort, so Chaohe is proceeding in an orderly manner.

In addition, some of the invited officials' wives and wives will also come to the palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress.

However, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have passed away, and now the Empress Dowager is in charge of the Empress Dowager's seal and the power of the Empress Dowager, who lives in Cining Palace.

Therefore, today's Cining Palace and Kunning Palace are quite lively, and there is a sound of congratulations.

Kebaba's performance is the most eye-catching, although she is not a high-ranking official, but who makes her a long-lived nurse, or the husband and wife of Father-in-law Wei, she is very favored.

Not to mention the women outside the palace, even the women in the palace are afraid of them.

For example, Concubine Liu, who is in charge of the power of the Empress Dowager, although she knows a lot of evil deeds of Kebaba, she does not dare to provoke easily.

Her biggest stubbornness is not to go along with it, but just stay quietly in the harem and do nothing.

Zhang Yan watched everyone's compliments to Kebaba better than herself, and she didn't see it, but she quietly maintained her dignity.

In fact, Kebaba doesn't want to be like this, although she is flamboyant and ostentatious, she also knows when to divide.

Now Banzai is secretly mixed with Zhang Yan almost every day, if he falls into any trick and is blown by the wind on the pillow every day, it will inevitably not attract Banzai's attention.

However, these women are not as proficient in officialdom as their husbands, and they are good at disguise, and their long-term fear of her has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and they can't hide it even if they want to.

Therefore, Kebaba can only bear it.

So, in this New Year's drama in the harem, Concubine Zhao and Queen Zhang Yan, who were the most respected, didn't say much, but they were almost sung by Kebaba alone.

Fortunately, the queen did not get angry and make a big deal out of it, maybe because of her gentle personality, or maybe even she didn't dare to reprimand Kebaba in public, so as not to completely offend her.

At the gate of Kunning Palace, watching a group of prominent women leave with Kebaba in their arms, Zhang Yan's expression was calm, and she could vaguely hear the sound from the direction of the Imperial Palace.