Chapter 125: Before and After the Palace
The relationship between her and her parents in her previous life is not bad, but they are very independent and can even be said to be withdrawn, so it is very rare to be able to "specially" write a letter and say a sentence for each other.
Yang Ruai saw that Feng Zhirong had no problem, and said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival has its own custom of admiring the moon, and the palace banquets in the past were also arranged in the evening. However, according to Emperor Yong'an, he moved the time forward, saying that it was good for the ministers to feast, but the early dynasty was delayed the next day, so only some important ministers who had gained His Majesty's trust could stay in the palace until the evening. "The Yong'an Emperor mentioned by Yang Ruai is the third emperor since the founding of Daye, and the temple name is Xiaozong, and the current emperor Taikuang Emperor is the sixth emperor of Daye.
"Since you are an important minister of the court, shouldn't you sleep more?" Feng Zhirong disagreed: "If the important minister doesn't sleep enough, how should he work with people tomorrow?" Isn't it nonsense? "In these years, there were no electric lights, so people still worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, and it was difficult to stay in the palace to admire the moon and have to go to court early the next day.
Daye has had the habit of going to the court every day since the first emperor, but because the general affairs of the court and the central government do not have to reach the heavens for everything, so if there is no major event in the so-called early dynasty, it is also of the nature of a little bit of a point, and by the way, the emperor will see the faces of the ministers in the court, and then let them go to their respective jobs, and they don't even need to ask questions, but because of such regulations, the courtiers still have to get up early every day, go to the morning hall after strict inspection, and wait for the roll call.
Yang Ruai just described the matter truthfully, but didn't dare to complain about this, and Tang Ranyan laughed when she heard it: "What you said is very reasonable!" But they also use the excuse of moon viewing to talk to His Majesty about national affairs, which is counted as overtime! ”
Yang Ruai added: "If you are valued by Your Majesty, you have to work harder." ”
Feng Zhirong wanted to complain, "Then don't other people have to work hard?" But thinking that Yang Ruai was thin-skinned and couldn't bully the thirteen-year-old girl, so he said casually: "I really can't be idle for a moment...... It seems that I really have to cherish this time when I can still have fun, otherwise I will be really busy when I get married. ”
Among the several people in this pavilion, the oldest is Zhao Mingyun, who is already in time, and naturally has more feelings about what Feng Zhirong said: "You still have five years to go, so naturally you have to grasp it well." ”
Tang Ranyan said: "I still have a year to go, and my family is only preparing to choose a good relative with me." But what about you? It's already time, and it won't even be changed yet, right? ”
Women in this era are not a little shy when they talk about their future marriages, after all, they are all the orders of their parents and the words of matchmakers, even if they have any imagination for the future, they will not have any deep feelings because everything is completely blank for their future husbands and even their husbands' families.
Zhao Mingyun said: "I have already made a family appointment during the Spring Festival this year, and I will officially accept and marry after the last year of study this year." ”
"Where's the object? Which family is it? Tang Ranyan was curious: "Your father is an official of the second grade, and he is also a secretary of the ministry, so it is not bad to find someone for you." ”
Zhao Mingyun hesitated for a while, but did not let go: "Father said it, I have to wait until I am hired." ”
Tang Ranyan disagreed: "Such a mysterious, what other family has the courage to pose for the official book?" ”
Zhao Mingyun didn't say anything, but Yang Ruai's expression was a little subtle. And Ge Yuening, who had never spoken, opened his mouth and said slowly: "After all, it is a big deal for the two families to get married, and it is good to be cautious." ”
Feng Zhirong looked at the expressions of several people, and guessed Zhao Mingyun's marriage, but because she knew too little about the relationship between the hundred officials and courtiers, she couldn't guess anything, but said: "I came to Anxiu Palace early, even if I leave Anxiu Palace three years later, it will take two years to get married, but the sisters have come to Anxiu Palace for a different time recently. ”
Feng Zhirong asked this question out of pure curiosity. After all, in the case of Zhao Mingyun, she has done the ceremony this year, so it is also timely to leave the palace after the end of this year, but if there are girls who come to Anxiu Palace to study at night, and when they leave the palace, they will pass the age of Daye's prescribed marriage, what should I do?
Ge Yuening listened to Feng Zhirong's words, and couldn't help but laugh with a "poof": "You also think too much." Our Daye stipulates that a woman must be engaged at the latest at the age of fifteen, and she must marry at the latest three years after being engaged, but this Anxiu Palace does not accept girls who have already passed the marriage, and no matter how old they are, they will not exceed their age. ”
Yang Ruai also said: "Yue Ning is telling the truth, last year there was a sister who left the palace when she was fourteen years old, and she was seventeen when she left the palace, although it was late, but it was also within the rules. ”
Tang Ranyan interjected at this time and added: "What's more, not everyone has to study for three years!" ”
"Huh?" Feng Zhirong was stunned by this: "But everyone told me that after entering Anxiu Palace, it will be three years before I want to go out?" Although Tang Ranyan once told herself that Lan Feng said in class that she would not be able to leave the palace in three years, but she would only be able to learn to leave the palace in the spring of next year, but she only thought that it was Tang Ranyan's casual joke at that time, and she didn't take it seriously.
"That's a mortal like us, or you look at Mingyun......" Tang Ranyan said with admiration on her face: "Don't look at Mingyun with such a person's momentum because she learned it in Anxiu Palace, she!" Last year, she was told that she could leave the palace early, but she wanted to stay for three years before she continued to stay! ”
Zhao Mingyun's eyebrows moved, and said: "What you said is also exaggerated, I just want to study hard." ”
Yang Ruai said with a sad face: "It's good for Mingyun to stay here for a while, otherwise when we all leave Anxiu Palace, there will be few time to gather like now." ”
Tang Ranyan listened, and said with regret on her face: "You are right, although the daughters of our official families are not taboo to show their faces, it will be criticized if they often interact with each other outside, not to mention that in the future, maybe the husband's family will have their own things, and even if they want to hand over posts and visit on weekdays, I am afraid that they will not have the last opportunity for a few years." ”
In this year, there is no telephone, no Internet, and it is naturally more difficult to contact feelings, but relatively, the longevity between people is more delicate than that of later generations, even if they are reunited after a long absence, the emotions are still the same as in the past - just like Feng Zhirong's mother Zhou Youshao in this life, she has heard Zhou Youshao sometimes talk about how to make good friends in his hometown in the past, although it is difficult to have contacts due to geographical factors, at most the letter and gift that makes people greet during the New Year's holidays is a little heart, But later, Zhou Youshao returned from the southern province, Feng Zhirong saw that she was overjoyed, and even mentioned to herself a few times how her former best friend was, the joy on her face really couldn't be hidden, she was stunned when she didn't understand it at the time, and Zhou Youshao thought that she was too young to understand.