On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the ministers of the Taihe Palace feasted the civil and military officials to pay their respects to the emperor in the Taihe Palace, the most majestic palace in the Forbidden City.

Before dawn, the princes and officials were about to gather outside the noon gate.

At the time, under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, the ministers entered the palace gate, and outside the Taihe Palace, according to the grade, there were eighteen rows of east and west.

The emperor came to the throne of the Taihe Hall in the sound of Zhonghe Shao music.

After the proclamation official read out the brief congratulatory message, the princes and officials bowed three times and bowed nine times to the emperor.

The envoys who were invited to come should also bow three times and bow nine times, and after bowing, the emperor gave tea. After the ministers drank tea, they bowed again, and then retreated in order, and the pilgrimage ceremony was over.

After the congratulatory ceremony, the emperor will hold a large banquet in the Taihe Hall to celebrate the Spring Festival with the princes and officials, which is called the Taihe Hall banquet.

The banquet was supervised by the officials of Guanglu Temple, together with the ministers of the guards and the officials of the relevant departments, and the ceremony was solemn and the scale was very large.

If you want to ask how big is the scale of the banquet in the Taihe Palace?

That is, in the Taihe Hall and on the steps of the Dan Majesty outside the Taihe Palace, there are two hundred and ten tables for the banquet of the ministers.

For this banquet, 100 sheep and 100 jars of wine were used alone.

Those who are eligible to participate in the banquet of the Taihe Palace include internal and external princes and civil and military ministers above the second rank.

The ministers all wore court clothes and were arranged according to their official ranks.

When the auspicious time arrives, the bells and drums on the noon gate sound in unison, and the royal band plays Zhonghe Shao music.

After Zhou Jing took his seat in the music, the ministers bowed, and then there was a very elaborate ceremony of tea, wine, and meal.

Zhou Jing and the ministers ate and drank while enjoying the dances such as "Happy Dance" and "Qinglong Dance", as well as music such as "Zhonghe Shao Music" and "Dan Majesty Great Music".

Fengyi Palace

Xiao Yao supervised the palace people to place the auspicious fruit plate.

The auspicious plate is generally placed five green apples, red dates, chestnuts, and persimmons on the grinding plate, which means "Qingping Wufu, early standing, and everything is as expected".

Out of the fruit bowl and the night box.

The night box refers to the sweets such as candy and honey that the concubine likes to eat, mostly dairy products, dried and fresh fruit preserves, etc.

The box containing the night fruit is a delicate lacquer box, and there are also wooden boxes, or two or three layers, or round and square, and the surface of the box is inlaid with pearls and gems to inlay various patterns such as flowers, plants, landscapes, birds and beasts.

In the previous dynasty, after the auspicious plate and night box were made, Emperor Tianyou had to personally review and evaluate them, and the best ones would be rewarded.

It is said that during the reign of Emperor Tianyou, he was very concerned about the placement of the night fruit box.

On December 23, the 14th year of Tianyou, seven days before the Chinese New Year, Emperor Tianyou asked about the fruit table in the Yangxin Palace and Chonghua Palace, and passed the decree through the personal eunuch: "The tea room serves the night fruit box." ”

After the decree, the cooks of the imperial tea room immediately took action, placing candy, candied fruit, fresh fruits, etc. in the palace where the concubines lived, putting together the New Year's table, and setting up the night fruit box.

In the Yangxin Palace, where Emperor Tianyou lived, and in the Chonghua Palace, where the Empress Dowager served for dinner, twenty-six different shapes of flower and bird patterns were posed with fifty-two kinds of candy and fifty-two kinds of candied fruit, each with an auspicious name.

Emperor Tianyou was not very satisfied after seeing it, and sent an edict on the 27th: "The jewelry box placed in the Yangxin Palace is not as good as the Chonghua Palace", and asked "the jewelry box in the Yangxin Palace will be removed, and it will be placed in the same way as the Chonghua Palace". After that, the imperial tea room used a variety of candied fruits many times to put out patterns such as "Five Blessings and Longevity", "Three Friends of the Cold Year", "More than Auspicious Celebration", etc., which were respectively packed in wooden boxes and placed in the Palace of Nourishing Heart until Emperor Tianyou was satisfied.

Although Zhou Jing will still value it, he obviously will not go into battle in person like his father, so since he ascended the throne, this life will not belong to him, but to the queen.

Qi Yuansang didn't care about this kind of thing, and after entering the palace, he was supervised by Xiaoyao.

Today is Zhou Chen's birthday, and it is rare that he doesn't have to do his homework, Qi Yuansang accompanies him to have fun.

Zhou Chen suddenly asked, "Queen Mother, will my father come again today?" ”

Qi Yuansang was stunned.

Today's day is special, even if Zhou Jing is not for them, he will make the envoys believe that the emperor and queen flounder will come, and he will always seize the opportunity.

I don't know whether this is praise or depreciation.

Qi Yuansang hugged Zhou Chen and said: "Father~ Father Emperor still has to feast ministers in the Taihe Palace, it will be late, are we hungry?" ”

Zhou Chen, who was dressed as a cute jade snow, covered the loss in his heart, trying not to let the queen mother see it, he held Qi Yuansang's fingers, and said in a childish voice: "Chen'er is not hungry...... Chen'er is also very happy to have a queen mother and a medicine mother. ”

Qi Yuansang rubbed Zhou Chen's head, the little head melon seeds were pressed into the neckline, looking at the flesh,

A little kid who has learned to comfort others.

I don't know where I learned it.

After Xiaoyao prepared the things that should be rewarded, Zhou Jing also came.

Zhou Jing hugged Zhou Chen as before, and said fondly to this Zhou Chen: "Chen'er has grown up a lot, has your homework improved?" ”

The corners of Zhou Chen's mouth couldn't help but rise, and he said happily: "Yes, Lord Lan said that Chen'er is making rapid progress. ”

After Zhou Jing praised a few more words, he made eye contact with Qi Yuansang.

The atmosphere between the two is a little estranged, as if there is a vacuum in the middle, looking close, if you want to cross over, you have to pay with your life.

In fact, they didn't suddenly do this overnight, but as the days passed, there were more and more women in the palace, Zhou Jing in order to balance the forces, the rain and dew were evenly wet, and when he returned to this palace, he was quieter and quieter every time, and silent every time.

Zhou Jing is in charge of all opportunities, the affairs of the world, and the affairs of the court are his focus.

The harem is supposed to be a place for him to soothe and vent, and if you want him to give him extra energy, what is he, the emperor?

One has the dignity of an emperor, and the other can't stand the other's cruelty and share it with others, and it has come to this point.

Xiao Yao was anxious to see it next to her, and the atmosphere was so tense that she sweated.

Xiao Yao glared at Father-in-law Li who pretended to be a wooden stake, and Father-in-law Li felt Xiao Yao's gaze, but in this case, he could only stare at the upper of his shoes with his eyes, and he couldn't do anything.

In the end, it was Zhou Jing who spoke first: "How is today's play?" ”

Qi Yuansang raised a professional smile and said: "It's almost the same as in previous years, it's nothing more than "Five Places of Joy", "Sanyuan Hajj", "Sweeping Flowers" and so on. ”

Zhou Jing pondered for a moment and said: "If you feel old-fashioned, let the troupe rehearse some new ones, or change the troupe." ”

Qi Yuansang responded with a smile, but he was speechless in his heart.

No matter how well they sing outside, the troupe will be assimilated when they enter the palace.

In this place, what else can be sung but those few things that can be sung?

No matter how innovative you are, you can't take your life as a price, and if you're not careful, you'll lose your head, and you must have no problem singing this old style.