Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 363
The [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month in the seventh year of the Apocalypse.

Qianqing Palace.

Early in the morning, the whole Forbidden City became lively. The palace people planted peach charm boards beside the gate, burned general charcoal, pasted door gods, hung New Year pictures of Fushen, Ghost Judgment, and Zhong Kui in the room, and hung gold, silver, eight treasures, and Saifan prayer wheels on the bed. , or weave yellow coins like dragons, insert sesame straws on the eaves and eaves, and burn cypress branches in the courtyard, which is called Sui.

Zhu Youjian also got up amidst the commotion, put on a grand and gorgeous dress under the maid's costume, and issued an order in accordance with the usual habits in the palace.

He ordered the relatives and relatives of the emperor in Beijing to go to various imperial tombs in Changping to worship the ancestors on his behalf, and then Zhu Youjian himself went out of the palace surrounded by a crowd of palace people to the Taimiao to preside over the annual sacrifice.

The so-called "祫祭" is to enshrine the tablets of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty in the Taimiao and hold a joint sacrifice.

After the 祫祭 was held in the Taimiao, they went to the Shimiao again non-stop to hold the 祫祭.

After this exciting ceremony, the sun has already set in the sky.

Zhu Youjian and all the officials, who had been exhausted all day, went back to their respective houses, each looking for their respective mothers.

The palace had already prepared the New Year's Eve dinner at this time.

The reunion dinner in the palace is generally held in the Qianqing Palace. According to past experience, the emperor and the emperor's concubines and other female members eat the reunion dinner together.

However, because Zhu Youjian has not established a queen or concubine, this year's New Year's Eve dinner, Zhu Youjian simply called all the harem women who were still in the palace, including not only his own emperor's wife Zhang Yan, but also There are also female relatives of his father's generation, such as Concubine Zhang and others.

All kinds of female relatives, Yingying and Yanyan, gathered together in the Qianqing Palace, which made the usually deserted Qianqing Palace lively.

It also made Zhu Youjian really feel the atmosphere of the New Year.

The menu of the New Year's Eve dinner in the palace is all fixed, and occasionally there will be slight changes due to the emperor's choice. This year, Zhu Youjian directly let the imperial dining room remain the same.

After Zhu Youjian and the female family members of the harem were seated, the maids began to serve various dishes on the table one after another.

The New Year’s Eve dinner in the palace is very rich in dishes, starting from dim sum, including hot meals, cold meals, dried fruits, wine meals, fruit tea and many other types of dishes.

After all the fragrant dishes were brought to the table, the New Year’s Eve dinner officially started with Zhu Youjian’s toast and congratulatory speech. , the entire Qianqing palace is full of joy and harmony.

On the golden dragon table, Zhang Yan looked at the lively scene in Qianqing Palace, smiled and said to Zhu Youjian: "The palace has not been so lively for many years, how could the emperor suddenly want to let the late emperor's concubine come with him? "

Zhu Youjian replied with a smile: "I also think about the rare Chinese New Year. These concubines and concubines spend the festival alone, and they are afraid of being lonely. Anyway, I don't have any concubines. Why don't we call everyone here and have a lively time together. Now it seems It’s a good idea, but every year in the future, the clothes will be like this, and there will still be more popularity in the palace.”

Zhang Yan smiled sweetly when she heard the words, and then said teasingly: "I want to say it, the emperor, you are ashamed to say that you have no concubine, but all the past emperors of my Zhu family who were adults, who didn't gather in the Sangong and Six Courts early on, did not have a concubine. Emperor, you are alone, and you don't know how to think about the inheritance of your ancestors.

Today, as the eldest sister-in-law, Ai's family asked Da to let her talk here.

Among other things, next year's New Year's Eve, the Ai family and the ancestors all hope that there will be a few more female relatives of His Majesty on the Golden Dragon Table. The best thing is to have an extra healthy little prince. What should be done, does the emperor understand? "

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian nodded helplessly and replied: "I know, I have to worry about everything."

"Your Majesty, save yourself..."

The palace banquet lasted until the end of the Xu Dynasty, and the concubines of the palaces dispersed one by one. Zhu Youjian also ended the exhaustion of the day, and fell asleep with the last spark of the apocalypse in seven years.

When you wake up, the first year of Chongzhen will also come on the occasion of the new year.

Say goodbye to the Apocalypse Dynasty and welcome the Year of Chongzhen.

ps: In the sound of firecrackers, the new year is eliminated, and the spring breeze sends

Warm into Tusu.

Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old ones
symbol.

Gentlemen, the last day of 2021 is here, on this occasion
On New Year's Eve, Piaoxue wishes you all peace and joy,

Everything goes well, academic progress, bright future,

Work smoothly, get promoted steadily, and be in good health,
Longevity, good luck in the Year of the Tiger in the coming year, tiger and tiger

Vigorous!
Piaoxue wishes you all here.

Happy New Year!!!!
(End of this chapter)