[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

After the old and the young conspired together, the emperor saw that the time was only three quarters, it was still early, and now it was early summer, and it was getting dark, so he simply ordered someone to deliver a decree: a banquet will be held in Linghua Hall in the evening, and the sons will be born. All the grandchildren came and brought their princesses and concubines with them.Naturally, the purpose is to formally introduce Jiang Yingrong to everyone.

The emperor knew that his sons were waiting impatiently. Except for the fourth and eighth sons who had met once, the others were eagerly looking forward to seeing the true face of Mount Lu.Simply satisfy their wishes and introduce them as soon as possible, so as not to come up with any bad ideas behind the scenes.Of course, the most important thing is to use this to get rid of Jiang Yingrong's reputation as a magic stick. So, sons and daughters-in-law, come on, it's up to you whether the royal father's treasury can be filled.After this banquet, I will go out to publicize more, especially the daughter-in-law, go back to her natal family to talk about it, and make sure her natal family believes in the ability of the fourth girl, crying and crying to give money.

After thinking about it, the emperor still felt that it was not enough, so he simply held another banquet in the Taiji Hall next door to Linghua Hall, and asked the queen to bring all the concubines to have a banquet here. Everyone go.Although it is stated that the concubine is prohibited from passing messages outside the palace, how can it be forbidden in practice? As long as it is acceptable on the surface, and don't bump into the emperor, most of them will pass by with one eye closed.

Oh, when it comes to the queen, let me say a few more words, this is the current successor, surnamed Wang.The crown prince's biological mother died in childbirth that year. This was originally a concubine, and later she was named the queen of the middle palace. It's just that she has no children for many years, and her life is very boring.Originally, based on this family background, she was going to be registered as a queen at the beginning, but she couldn't bear her father's delay, relying on the name of the assistant minister, how domineering, and had to get involved in everything, the emperor was dissatisfied. Only then did he change his mind to seal the crown prince's biological mother, and wanted to use the crown prince's family to restrain him, so he got a noble concubine.

Later, the Empress Yuan died early. In order to paralyze the royal family, the emperor straightened the noble concubine and became the queen of the middle palace.Queen Wang is an exquisite woman, knowing that her family cannot escape the fate of being liquidated, she knelt in front of the emperor to express her loyalty on the night of canonization.I personally boiled a bowl of Duanzi soup and drank it in front of the emperor. I only begged the emperor to leave a little blood for the Wang family, and my father dared not ask for more.

Only in this way did he save his younger brother. Fortunately, this younger brother of the Wang family is also a quick-witted person who knows how to hide clumsiness and pretend to be stupid.So once Father Wang died, the emperor's serious worry was gone, so he lifted it up and put it down gently, and the Wang family was finally saved.Anyway, the emperor is not afraid, no matter whether he is pretending or real, the Wang family will never recover.It's just superficial, without grace, the Wang family naturally gradually disappeared from the sight of the capital's dignitaries.

The Queen has no children and no favours, and her mother's family has been in decline, so the life in the harem is naturally very hard.Fortunately, the emperor was still grateful for her timely surrender. The golden book and seal of the middle palace are still in the hands of the queen, but the power in the palace is divided in half by the two concubines who are favored and have children.Queen Wang herself is a person who can bear her temper. She sits in a high position and lets the people below grab it. Even the favored high positions don't take her seriously. As for being bullied in the end.Because of her clear heart, outsiders feel that the life of grandma's house is hard, but in the eyes of Queen Wang, it is still passable.

The topic is far away, let's go back to the upcoming banquet.The emperor thought that as soon as he came out, the people under Zhang Zhang's mouth would be in a hurry, especially in the imperial dining room. In the past, there were festivals and festivals. The banquets were prepared several days in advance. Received a notification when it was time to apply.

As soon as the chief steward of the imperial dining room received the order from above, he rolled up his sleeves and raised his morale loudly: "This is a temporary order today. Although only the master and the master's ladies are here, there must be about a hundred tables. Be prepared, the time is tight and the tasks are heavy, everyone is going to do it with vigilance, if you find someone who is shirking, slacking off, or chatting with your teeth, our family will be the first to spare, and we will work together to deal with it first. After this, our family invites you all to have a drink." After the chief steward shouted, he went to the battle and got busy himself. With these words, no one dared to be lazy, and they all started to move their hands and feet non-stop.For a moment, although the entire imperial dining room felt a little bit like being turned on its back, it was still busy and orderly.

Not only the palace people who were preparing for the banquet were busy with their feet on the back of their heads, but also the various prefectures that had been entrusted out of the palace were also busy.The decree sent the eunuchs to ride horses all the way to deliver news to each mansion. Some of them were not at home, and they had to send people to find the men non-stop, so that they could go to the palace for a banquet together.

And I specifically explained that I had to bring all the younger generations in the family, and with this sentence, the baby in the swaddling baby had to be dressed up and brought with me.In some mansions there are many children, which can worry the mistress in charge.Usually, when there are big festivals, some decent side concubines will also enter the palace to pay their respects, so that their children can take care of themselves, and not all children can enter the palace.But this time is different, the mistress is alone, and she has to take care of a large number of children in the whole house. Although she has a personal attendant, she will be responsible for improper care if she is a little careless.

Looking at the row of sons and daughters lined up from high to low in the main courtyard, I never thought that there were so many of my father, son and daughter, but now I can see that they can make up two or three Cuju teams.Resisting the urge to hold their foreheads, the mistresses checked their outfits one by one.

In a mansion, there are those who are favored and those who are not.After making a bunch together, the difference is obvious.The mistresses don't suspect that the houses have bad intentions at the moment. Many of them are meeting the saint for the first time. They wish that their children will be favored by the saint and receive many honors.If it weren't for the fact that many clothes and jewelry are not suitable for children's families, they can all be hung up.

Those who are poorly dressed are all because their biological mothers have no money, so they can only do so.The mistresses inspected one by one, and found that this dress was not new enough, that one was too plain; this hat was too big, that one looked shabby; Is such a bright and heavy collar suitable?What an idiot, thinking that by doing so, you can win the favor of the Holy Majesty?Take it off, take it off quickly, and you are not afraid of crushing people.

They also sent people to dig out the clothes, jewelry, and accessories of their own children, and those who were out of shape were stripped off one by one and put on again.The older sons and daughters had to rummage through the boxes and cabinets to find out the clothes they had when they were young, even though they were old, they were a hundred times better than the dilapidated clothes on their bodies.

Although there are people who are not favored in every government, but if they go to face the saint with such a shabby appearance, then not only will they lose the face of their own men, but even the mistress of the house will lose face.The children in a mansion can't be treated equally on the surface, and the mistress's responsibility is not exhausted, but she still blatantly gives excuses and rumors to outsiders.

Fortunately, the weather is not cold at this time, so I will not catch cold if I take off and change clothes in such a hurry.Fortunately, they are all emperors and grandchildren, and they have been taught not to be petty in key situations since they were young. Now they all put away their temper, and even the usual little bullies quietly let their aunts send someone to clean them up.

The backyard was busy and chaotic, but at any rate, when my men came to confirm, the arrangements were not bad.Of course, it's just a big picture. If you really look at each one carefully, you can still see a lot of inappropriate parts.Although the clothes are brand new and beautiful, they are obviously a little too big; the hat is a little crooked... But there is nothing to do right now, time is so tight, it is not easy to do this.

The adult princes who opened the mansion were also involved in lawsuits. They worked well in the ministry's yamen, and were hurriedly invited back. Why did the father, who is not on holidays and holidays, take the initiative to hold a banquet? The eunuch did not give a reason, only said that His Majesty ordered a family banquet, and brought all the young masters of the family.

I hurried back to the mansion, changed into suitable clothes, and had to decide whether to bring some gifts or not, and I was afraid that it would be unnecessary. After all, I didn’t have a definite reason, and I couldn’t start with what to prepare. Could it be just a An impromptu family dinner?

I can only hastily explain to my sons and daughters to talk less when they arrive in the palace, and they are not allowed to cry and be self-willed, otherwise they will not come back when the grandpa gets angry. The thieves stand in a row in order.Definitely used both coaxing and scaring.As for the little baby who was still spitting bubbles, the princes could only secretly pray for more strength, and it would be fine if there was no thunder and rain at the banquet.

To be honest, it is really stressful for so many children to gather together this time, especially the third prince who has the most children in the mansion. After facing the scene of too many children, he made up his mind to abstain from sexual intercourse for a period of time, so that he would not be able to regenerate.Among them, only the eighth prince is the most trouble-free. There is not even half a girl in the mansion. I am afraid that seeing other people's children running around the ground this time, the eighth prince and the eighth prince's concubine will not be able to eat and sleep.

Anyway, no matter what, all the governments packed up and got on their carriages and hurried to the palace.

As for some underage princes, such as the fifteenth son of the emperor and some older grandchildren, they happen to be studying in the study room, and they can come directly after school.

The others were too busy, but the two masters were very comfortable. After a while, the emperor took Jiang Yingrong to visit the imperial garden and showed her the scenery. He became interested, and the old and the young simply played chess in the gazebo. Come.The two met each other at chess, and the fight was so hearty that they forgot the time. They didn't stop until Ryan reminded that the banquet was about to start. The emperor didn't forget to make an appointment to play chess together again when he had time.

From the crown prince down to the 21st prince, as well as the emperor's grandson, the emperor's granddaughter, the prince's concubine, the princess, and the prince's concubine gathered together, everyone looked at each other in dismay, and felt a little sympathy for each other. What is this, really? For the first time in life so many dolls gathered together.By the way, I have to add one more thing, Daqi came in from the north, and he didn't value the defense of men and women as much as the previous dynasty, so at the family banquet, princesses and concubines can sit at the same table with their own men, without the need for men and women. separate.

The men and women's relatives of all the prefectures watched their children carefully, while waiting eagerly for the master to come.The Taiji Hall next to it was not so nervous, they just incidentally, but they were all guessing the purpose of today's banquet.

After everyone stretched their necks and waited for a quarter of an hour, the eunuch finally heard the chorus from outside the hall: "The emperor is here." Before everyone had time to kneel down and shout long live, they immediately heard: "Taizhen Yuanjun has arrived."

Everyone looked at each other, Taizhen Yuanjun?But that mysterious real person?Come on, I found the reason for today's banquet, thinking in my heart, while kneeling down to pay homage to the emperor.