Bright Spring

When Zhu Gaoxu entered the open hall, everyone bowed down and saluted, and said some auspicious words.

"It's all a family, no courtesy." Zhu Gaoxu stood for a while, with a kind smile on his face, and said casually, "Dear relatives, take your seats and prepare to serve the food. You don't have to be polite, it's rare to be reunited, eat and drink well."

After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he took his queen Guo Wei inside and took a seat at the upper seat; the others divided into two tables.The mothers of the concubines and their concubines and daughters sit together around a table on the right, with Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law Xu sitting in the north.

The rest of them sat at another table, including the two princes.Among them, Imperial Concubine Mu Zhen is also here, and she has to take care of Zhan Qi who is only two and a half years old.

Compared with his elder brother, Zhan Qi seemed less naughty. He was only two and a half years old, but he sat obediently in his seat without moving or crying.

The mothers of the imperial concubines on the right can barely be regarded as the elders of the emperor in terms of kinship; but they are not from the Zhu family, and they still follow the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers.Unless Zhu Gaoxu's mother and concubine Empress Xu is still alive, then the emperor Zhu Gaoxu would have to kneel down to the queen mother; the Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the moral relationship between mother and child is greater than the relationship between monarch and minister.

Most of these "old ladies" are relatively young, and the youngest is undoubtedly Concubine Zhuang's nominal mother, Shen Baoyan, Shen Xu, who has a married lady.Shen Xu was originally only in her thirties, and her skin was well maintained. People who didn't know her would definitely think that she was one of the concubines, and would not associate her with any "old lady".

Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the left and right, and when Shen Xu's eyes flicked past Shen Xu's face, her eyes seemed to be a little flickering and slightly embarrassed.In Zhu Gaoxu's mind, many unserious pictures of white flowers also appeared.

Therefore, this atmosphere of respecting the old and loving the young, respecting the young, and respecting the young, in Zhu Gaoxu's feelings, suddenly shrouded in a certain sense of lewdness|lewdness.

Among them, the oldest person is undoubtedly the mother of Concubine Shu Du Qianrui, but she should not be the oldest.

Mrs. Du's hair is gray and her face is haggard and wrinkled.She was wearing Madam Gaoming's satin gown on the outside, but there was a patch on the inner collar, and the material was also poor.Its inner and outer clothing, only the outer gown is very new, other accessories are different from that

The gorgeous clothes are out of place.

But Mrs. Du is definitely not short of money. She has a concubine daughter who lives in the big house bestowed on her son by the emperor, and is raised by Du Erlang, the governor of Jinyiwei North Town who fears the courtiers and holds special privileges.However, Zhu Gaoxu also knows that some people, like Mrs. Du, can't change the habit of frugality for a lifetime.

Mrs. Du was still nagging in dialect, looking very excited, Zhu Gaoxu roughly understood the meaning: I never thought that I would be able to live a fairy-like life when I was old.When you ask your younger brother to return to his hometown, repair the ancestral grave of the Du family.

The other Gaoming wives are all from good backgrounds, and they should have a little disdain for such an old woman in their hearts, but they will not show it, with polite and respectful smiles on their faces.After all, this is a royal family banquet, and those who can sit here are not only relatives, but also ordinary people.

The style and materials of the dress are only related to the grade, and they are all established rituals.But there are mysteries in the details of the lining of the jewelry. The ladies are silently comparing the jewelry, and even the material and embroidery of the collar that is exposed in the lining; only Mrs. Du does not have to argue.

At this time, there was a soft cry from the table, and Mrs. Du suddenly knocked over the wine glass on the table, and spilled all the wine on the body of Mrs. Chen, the wife of Duke Qian!

Chen's expression changed, but he stopped in an instant.Everyone around looked sideways.

Mrs. Du panicked, she wiped Chen's clothes with her sleeves, and at the same time seemed to want to kneel down and beg for mercy.Du Qianrui hurriedly pressed her mother with both hands, and said to Chen Shi: "Old Madam Mu, I'm really sorry. This junior has sewed a new dress with his own hands in the past few days as an apology."

Mrs. Chen immediately showed a tolerant smile, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, how can a little thing tire Concubine Shu? Madam Du and Concubine Shu must not worry about it."

Du Qianrui smiled back and comforted her mother, "Don't worry, Madam Mu, Mrs. Mu, she is very nice. I'll ask someone to change a wine glass for Mama Mu."

Xu Shi, Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law, said: "Mrs. Mu is really blessed to have such a filial daughter." Everyone echoed, and the atmosphere returned to harmony.Chen also silently took out a very soft embroidered handkerchief, and wiped the soiled clothes by herself.

The maids who filed in filed in and put all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas on the table.The musicians of the Jiaofang Division also came in stooping, preparing instruments in the corner, and there seemed to be singing and dancing performances at the banquet.

Zhu Gaoxu raised the wine glass in front of him.Everyone looked up one after another, and some raised their wine glasses one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I am very happy to have the royal family and relatives gathered here. I only hope that my family, relatives and friends, and even the people of the world can have a happy reunion. As the emperor, I will do my best. I wish you all peace and happiness."

People have said that the emperor's dragon body is healthy and the country's weather is good.

At this time, the brisk tune played by the musicians of Jiaofang played at the right time.A group of women dressed like Chang'e walked into the open hall with small steps, waving their white long sleeves and dancing in the hall.While enjoying the singing and dancing, everyone laughed and talked, having fun.

The weather is fine tonight, and a full moon is clearly visible in the night sky outside the temple.The pavilion is full of palace lanterns, like countless bright stars, adorning the eternal moon.

Zhu Gaoxu ate some food and was about to leave the table. The queen presided over the rest of the time, so the guests could be less restrained.

Chapter 831 Good Father and Dog Son

In the evening, after dressing up meticulously, Qiuyue finally saw that Eunuch Cao, and entered the palace through the west gate.Mao Lizhen had no choice but to go back after being sent outside a city gate called "Xi'an Gate".

Rows of lanterns were hung under the eaves of the towers everywhere, and the night scene tonight was much more brilliant than usual.There is also a river in the palace, and there are many court ladies playing by the river.

The wide brick square, the majestic palace dotted with candlelight, all kinds of magnificent and beautiful scenes made Qiuyue's eyes dazzled.

Before that, she had never left the "Guchu Mountain City" where she was born. She had never seen such a big Miyagi, nor had she seen so many people together.In Japan, as long as you leave the small city with low houses, you will immediately be in the wilderness, or a rice field village. How can it be compared with the bustle and bustle of the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty?

Those women were in groups, some were lighting Kongming lanterns, some were putting paper boats into the river, and some were fighting.There was no one to restrain them at all tonight.Qiuyue looked at all kinds of shiny toys excitedly, and saw that there were all kinds of words written on the flying paper lantern, including "National Peace and Minan", and "Beautiful as a flower" and so on. .

Soon some court ladies noticed her, and Qiuyue's dress was different from that of the court ladies.

"You are a foreigner, can you understand official Chinese?" A little girl came up to strike up a conversation.

Akizuki smiled and said, "I am Japanese, and my name is Akizuki Kaori."

The little maid asked again: "It's so nice! Why haven't I seen you before, which palace are you from?"

Qiu Yueshi kept smiling, but did not answer.

"I see you have a good face. Let me give you something. Fold a paper boat, light a candle, and put it in the river to make a wish. I heard it is very effective." The little maid handed a piece of paper to Qiu Yueshi and gave her a small Candle.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The Holy Majesty is here!"

As people waited and watched, they saw a large group of people coming from the north, including three gorgeous sedan chairs.The nearby court ladies all knelt down to the side of the road near the bridge, Qiu Yueshi was dragged a bit, and knelt down on the ground too.

Eunuchs and court ladies holding yellow umbrella cards and lanterns, as well as sedan chairs surrounded by palace people passed by one after another.Qiuyue looked up and saw that the curtain of the carriage in front seemed to have been lifted a little, but she couldn't see the people inside.

Some dignified women left the team, surrounded by court ladies, and also joined the crowd that put out the lanterns.The three sedan chairs went towards the south tower.

After a while, the emperor seemed to be sitting on the tower.Qiuyue looked around for a while, although there were many lights, but the distance was too far, and he really couldn't see what the emperor looked like. He could only vaguely see the yellow cover above and the figure on the chair.

At this time, the light in the sky suddenly brightened, and the sound of fireworks cracking followed.People looked up one after another, and gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky.Some people suddenly cheered.

Qiuyueshi also held hands, happily watching the colorful and beautiful night sky.She also finds it strange, it is obviously a strange place, but people can get used to it very quickly.In such a big city, even at night, there is no loneliness and darkness at all, but the lights make the scenery different from the daytime.

... When Zhang Sheng hunted down the thieves during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he found an unexpected harvest in a pawn shop.

In a nearby pawn shop, he found a bottle from an official kiln in the Song Dynasty. He thought it looked familiar and confiscated it at that time.It took two days for Zhang Sheng to find out that the same bottle had been found when he searched Yang Shiqi's house before; comparing the two compartments, it was indeed almost the same.He also asked a civil official who was proficient in antiques to inspect and confirm that the two antiques were porcelain produced in the same kiln.

So Zhang Sheng arrested the shopkeeper of the pawn shop, interrogated the source, and found out that the porcelain vase was shipped from a pawn shop in Jiangxi, and it was already a deadly antique.Jin Yiwei immediately sent troops to the Jiangxi branch.

Yang Shiqi's only son, Yang Ji, finally showed his feet.A few days later, Jin Yiwei's messenger rushed to report from Jiangxi that Yang Ji had been arrested.

Yang Shiqi, an old official of the abandoned prince's East Palace, was born in a poor family. He is a well-behaved and very humble literati, and he is quite famous.He himself has been cautious for most of his life, but his son is completely different.

After the abolished prince "illegally ascended the throne", Yang Shiqi became Gao Chi's confidant and adviser, with an honorable status.His son Yang Ji also became more arrogant and domineering, and began to do some evil things to bully men and women.

Yang Shiqi only had an only son, and he had endured hardship for half his life, so he tried his best to make his son well-fed and well-fed, even when he was beaten and scolded.But it made Yang Ji more daring.

Once Yang Ji played a cockfight with someone to gamble money, because his chicken was pecked to death, he had a small quarrel with him, and even took his servants to beat him to death.Ying Tianfu arrested Yang Ji and brought him to justice. Yang Ji asked the jailer to provide him with food and drink in public, because he would have to go out in a few days.

As expected, after Yang Shiqi communicated with the eunuch, a close confidant of Empress Zhang, Ying Tianfu cleverly made arrangements and revised the file;In less than a month, Yang Ji went home.

But the sufferer Wang's family was forced to reconcile after receiving a sum of compensation from Yang Shiqi, and was sent back to his hometown by the officials.Unexpectedly, the newly widowed daughter-in-law, Lian Shi, was so persistent that she took the "Da Gao" book issued by the Emperor Taizu back then, and went all the way to the capital to beat drums at the yamen of the Ministry of Justice to cry for grievances.

The Ministry of Punishment then arrested Lian Shi and put him in prison without questioning him or releasing him. He was only released when Zhu Gaoxu led his troops into Beijing.She still lives in the capital, holding up the "Da Gao" from time to time to stop the sedan chair and call for grievances.

The "Da Gao" issued by Taizu has a magical function. Almost every family in the imperial court issued a copy, and promised the common people: when encountering situations such as officials oppressing the people, unjust cases, etc., any common people can take this booklet as a guide Quoted directly to the capital to file an imperial petition, the emperor of Ming Dynasty must be the master of the people (Taizu believed that his descendants were as big|powerful as him);