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In fact, there are also holidays in this era. New Year’s Eve is a statutory holiday for government agencies, and all government agencies, large and small, are closed for three days.It was already the middle of winter, the snow in the sky was getting thicker and thicker on the ground, and it was the New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and the palace was already decorated, with colorful silk on the corners of the eaves, streamers on the treetops, peach charms on the door couplets, and strings of palace lanterns. Hang it across things, and at night, it will be a school of lights, and the light of the fire will reflect the snow, and it will look more golden and jade-wrapped, magnificent.

The emperor's palace is very huge, so the festive decoration project is also extremely huge, and the construction period is long, but the results are shocking.The magnificence and splendor of the three halls of the former dynasty in the thirty nights is not like the world.The big state banquet is held in Hanyuan Hall, the main hall of Taiji Palace (the name of the imperial palace). From noon until the moon is in the sky, there are interlaced cups of wine, singing and dancing.The Grand Palace Banquet is not limited to official grades, and all Beijing officials who are on vacation can participate.But members of the royal family will only show up at noon. The most difficult and important meal on the New Year's Eve can only be a reunion dinner with the family. The arrival of the new year.

On the early morning of the 31st year, I got up, and with the help of many court ladies, I put on the emperor's highest standard dress, the mian suit.As the king of a country, the New Year's Eve is a very busy day. Early in the morning, he has to accept the congratulations from the officials, give condolences to officials, take the lead in participating in sacrificial activities, hang peach talismans and burn green incense, sacrifice to the gods, and express gratitude to the past. The blessing of the year... and so on and so on, too many to list.When this busy work is over, it is almost time for lunch.

Hanyuan Hall is worthy of being the facade of the entire Great Yin, its aura is like the Han Dynasty, and its momentum is like the sun.The structure of the palace stretching out on both sides is like a pair of solid arms, open-minded to embrace the world.After nine days, the palace was opened, and the clothes of all nations worshiped the crown (Wang Wei, "The Work of He Jia Zhisheren in the Early Dynasty of Daming Palace").On that day, not only the officials of the Great Yin capital, but also representatives of officials from all over the country, guards and generals of important military areas, envoys from various countries, representatives of the people, celebrities from all walks of life... all the guests from all walks of life gathered together. Generally, it pours into the treasury, showing the wealth and prosperity of the Great Yin.

The Hanyuan Hall is huge in scale, but at the time of the banquet, there were still no empty seats in the entire hall.When everyone congratulated me in unison, the sound waves were deafening, and they seemed to be able to overwhelm me. Fortunately, this suit, which took me half an hour to put on, gave me a proper sense of heaviness, so that it would not Taken a step back.After I appear on the stage, the empress dowager, empress, and high-ranking concubines in the harem will appear on the stage. If there is a prince, they must also show their faces at this time to show their presence.But at present, there are only two people in "my" harem, plus Yue Zhi, the queen mother who rushed back to celebrate the new year, this is the smallest number of royal families in the history of Great Yin.

The royal family is the most important person on the stage. After receiving the greetings like a tsunami, as the initiator of the banquet, I started the routine New Year's Eve speech.In fact, the Hanyuan Hall is so big, and there are no loudspeakers in this era. Only a few important people in the front row can hear my speech, but it doesn’t matter. There must be a copy on the table, and it is thoughtfully marked, what should be done in a certain paragraph of a certain sentence, very witty.

I patiently recited the lengthy speech. The content was nothing more than what happened this year and how to solve it. Emperor Xian, let me emphasize that in the new year, I, the newly appointed emperor, will continue to work hard.The speech was very routine, and this kind of routine would have been criticized by netizens in the previous life.When the last speech was over, I almost couldn't wait to say: "The New Year's Eve banquet begins!"

After the words fell, the rite and music team that had been arranged earlier began to play music. Under the miaomiao fairy music, a group of dancers came out of the hiding place like butterflies wearing flowers, and took the way between the banquets, bringing fragrant winds, Gradually, they stepped onto the stage reserved earlier and began a graceful dance.At the same time, the palace people held cups, chips and dishes in their hands, and served delicious food and wine to many banquets in an orderly manner.The guests raised their chopsticks one after another, and few of them did not pay attention to the imperial meals of the palace.After the enthusiasm for tasting the dishes was satisfied, everyone was distracted by the wine and beauties.

In the interlacing of wine and wine, the singing and dancing to add to the fun has been changed several times, and the dishes on the banquet are about to be eaten up, and the New Year's Eve banquet is coming to an end.Because it was a luncheon, few people got drunk, and when the emperor and empress left the banquet, everyone could still say goodbye with clear articulate voices.After the royal family members left, the banquet ended naturally.Although there will be a dinner afterwards, most officials will still choose to go home to spend the New Year with their families. After all, it is not mandatory to attend the dinner, so the scale of the dinner is much smaller.Because it was impossible to determine the number of people for the dinner, and it was necessary to set up a banquet, the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace gradually formed a form close to a buffet.The cooks in the palace prepared ready-to-use snacks and cooked food in advance, and placed them on the long table of the banquet. If an official wanted to eat hot food, there was also a dedicated stove for them to cook it.Even because the night banquet is not strictly controlled, it is relatively not so formal, and some eunuchs and female officials who are free have the opportunity to participate in the banquet.

Then the focus turned to Zichen Palace.Because all the things on New Year's Eve were piled up during the day, and the time at night was arranged by the emperor himself.After all, during the Chinese New Year, all the members of the Yue family gather together, and it's me.The main hall of the Zichen Palace is too big, and it is too deserted to stay there without people, so I, my two "wives", my "mother queen", my "brother", the five members of this family, are all in the remote area outside my dormitory. Waiting in the hall, the charcoal basin was burning in the corner of the house. In addition to the carpet under the feet, there was also floor heating. The indoor temperature was extremely comfortable, so everyone removed the extra warm clothes.The women in the harem work extremely hard every New Year's ceremony. For the sake of manners and status, they wear a full set of dresses on their bodies, and the gold, silver and jade hanging on their heads and hands are at least ten or twenty catties.Now it's a private occasion, so everyone changed their dresses into more gorgeous casual clothes, and they are much more comfortable.But the body is comfortable, but the heart is cautious.

I can understand why everyone is cautious, after all, everyone is not familiar with it.Shi Qiang and Luo Chun haven't lived in the palace since they married the original owner, until now, so they don't get to know the queen well, even now it's just a routine relationship.As for Yue Zhi, this younger brother was packed up and taken to southern Xinjiang after the original owner was appointed as the successor by the edict. The original owner and the original owner's wives and concubines didn't have much contact with him, and they couldn't even see each other after that. .In order to prevent the situation from becoming embarrassing, I said to everyone: "Playing cards?"

As the so-called making friends in the poker field, a game of poker can make strangers get acquainted, let acquaintances know each other, and let the tit-for-tat behind the scenes turn into you and me on the poker table, no blood, no cruelty, in the world In the pleasant group puzzle activities, all the strangeness will be eliminated invisible.

"I won again." Throwing down the last card, I said with a smile.

"It's actually three. Brother Huang, I only have the last card left, which is four. If you let me, I will win." Yue Zhi shook his head and sighed.

"Brother, there are no brothers on the poker field, especially when playing fast." I was still smiling.

"Emperor, you don't suffer even the slightest loss, and you don't even give up to Aijia." The queen mother still has five cards in her hand, and she is the worst in the field, but she is not annoyed, and she smiles very happily.

"Mother, I will confiscate your chips in this hand, but don't say I didn't let you." The winner shuffled the cards, and I neatly stacked the randomly stacked bamboo cards while talking.

"Brother Huang confiscated my mother's bargaining chips, but I took double the chips. Brother Huang, you are not at a loss." Yue Zhi complained.

"You can't say that. Being a brother is just giving you a chance to show your filial piety. Donate money and effort for your mother. Doesn't your mother reward you a lot?"

"Hehehe, the emperor is right. Zhi'er has made great contributions to the Ai family and deserves a heavy reward. But, emperor, what do you think the Ai family should give your younger brother?" The queen mother continued following my words.

"Well, that's a good question, Empress, what kind of reward do you think should be given to Azhi?" I used the topic to circle Shi Qiang.

"Your Majesty, this is a difficult situation for my concubine. How can I think of any reward for my little emperor, but I know many beauties and mothers. If I can see my little emperor, I will be as happy as if I have received a reward." Well..." Shi Qiang covered his mouth and laughed lightly, and suddenly moved the topic far away.

Both the queen mother and Yue Zhi were taken aback for a moment, and then the queen mother's expression became less joyful, she said: "Queen, you can't just think about it in the future, the emperor's filial piety period has not passed, let's return to celebrate the new year, other things It cannot be exported at will.”

Shi Qiang immediately restrained his expression and sincerely admitted his mistake: "It's my fault. I will never repeat what the queen mother taught me." The queen mother didn't say anything, but the atmosphere during the banquet was already destroyed.

"Emperor, the Ai family is a little tired, you juniors, continue to play." After finishing speaking, we got up and left, we had no choice but to send the queen mother off respectfully.

After that, I didn't play a few more rounds of cards, Yue Zhi excused something to leave, Shi Qiang and I sat in silence for a while, and then took them to the study.

"Shi Qiang, did you say that on purpose today?" I knocked on the table and asked.

"If you do the math, you don't care. Yue Zhi was over eighteen years old and still hasn't discussed marriage. Now that the late emperor passed away, he should keep his filial piety for at least three years. Don't underestimate marriage. Often a marriage can affect many things. As far as I know, court In the families of several powerful officials, there are girls who can discuss marriage in three years." Shi Qiang acted calmly in front of me.

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A little angel asked me if I was overwhelmed.I will reply here.No.

You count with your fingers. Based on my procrastination, the shou will only appear when the progress is about [-] to [-] words.

And, the little angel is really smart, he can see the main attack of this article at a glance, and compare his heart to Xiaotian~

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