golden scales

There are not enough sleeping halls in the Jinan palace, so the emperor and empress lived in the same hall, but they lived in two warm pavilions, the east and the west.

After the emperor and empress made their son feel tired, they broke up the family gathering, returned to the dormitory, and went to bed under the service of the palace servants.Perhaps because of the excitement brought by their son's return home, the two of them did not fall asleep for a long time.In the end, Chongzhen pretended to be raving, and said, "I don't know who is serving Brother Chun."

"Is the service not good?" Zhou Hou finally turned over, obviously holding back for a long time.She said: "I think Brother Chun is much stronger and taller."

"The sleeves are two inches short." Chongzhen said: "His subordinates are all mighty generals, how can he convince others if he doesn't pay attention to his majesty?"

Zhou Hou felt a little ashamed: "I, a mother, didn't notice it, but you are careful. I will tell Mrs. Liu tomorrow."

"Alas, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. At this time last year, the palace was still gloomy, and Brother Chun didn't even hear from me." Chongzhen laughed at himself and said, "Who would have thought that so many things would happen in one year. I Even the ancestor's mausoleum was lost."

"Fortunately, Brother Chun is sensible." Zhou Hou said: "I knew he was mature since I was a child, but I didn't know that he was so mature. It's really thanks to my ancestors."

"That's what I'm afraid of." Chongzhen turned over and faced Zhou Hou, and said, "That day I went to the battle in person, and I saw how Brother Chun was fighting against the enemy. After I came back, I always had a thought in my mind. don't go."

"What's the idea?" Zhou Hou asked in a low voice.

"I always think that Brother Chun is with someone who has nothing to do with me." Chongzhen was a little reluctant to say it, and seeing his wife's eyes shining in the dark, he summoned up his courage and said, "Huo Qubing."

Zhou Hou was puzzled and asked, "Huo Huoqi? What is the similarity between our Brother Chun and him?"

"It is said in the book that Huo Huqi was given by Emperor Wu to wipe out the Xiongnu." Chongzhen said: "So he went out at the age of 17, and left after sweeping the desert at the age of 24." He saw a trace of panic in his wife's eyes: "Many people are now Said that Brother Chun was ordered by heaven to suppress the bandits. I was worried..."

Tears came out after Zhou Hou, and he forced himself to calm his voice and said: "Then what should I do?"

"You can't know the fate, you have to take a step to see." Chongzhen sighed: "The people around Brother Chun also have to find some caring people, don't even know if the clothes don't fit."

"Yeah." Zhou Hou responded.After a pause, he said again: "Master, let's act in a hurry and do what Brother Chun wants."

"You mean..."

"I thought about it. The ancestor's spirit is mainly for the ancestor's spirit in the sky. It is enough to have a god. As for the outer hall. That is the last day. Let Chun Geer get married in the new year, maybe there will be one? We are also good Rest assured."

Chongzhen turned over and lay on his back, staring at the top of the bed in a daze, before he said after a long time: "Let's see what the courtiers say then."

Zhou Hou felt more at ease in his heart, and finally fell asleep in a deep sleep.Chongzhen stayed awake for a long time, and did not fall asleep until dawn.

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The New Year's Day has become the biggest festival of the year in the Ming Dynasty.From the beginning of offering sacrifices to the stove on the [-]th day of the first year, the palace people began to wear gourd Jingbuzi and boa clothes.Every family has to steam dim sum and reserve meat for use on the [-]th and [-]th day of the Spring Festival.It was the evening of the thirtieth.They began to pray to each other, which is called "Farewell to the Old Year".

The whole palace will drink and eat, and drums and music will be noisy to celebrate.Beside the door, there are peach charm boards, general charcoal, and door gods.New Year paintings of the God of Fortune, Ghost Sentence, and Zhong Kui are hung indoors to ward off evil spirits.Gold and silver eight treasures and Zefan prayer wheels are hung on the bed.Or braid yellow money like a dragon.Sesame stalks are inserted on the oar couplets, and cypress firewood is burned in the courtyard, which is called "Qian Sui".

From the end of the year and Zhengdan, the palace people all wear "naomoth" on their heads, which is the so-called "naoyao" among the people: it is cut out of black gold paper.They are all in the shape of moths, grass insects, and butterflies, and the hairpins are on the head. The big ones are like palms, and the small ones are only the size of copper coins, in response to the festival scene.There are also some rich internal officials who wear small gourds, which are only as big as peas, and are called "Gold in Caoli". The two pieces are worth two or three taels of silver.

After Zhu Cihong returned to the palace, she once again fell into the annual holiday burnout.Outside, no matter if it's Long Solstice or Winter Solstice, as long as he doesn't want to go out, no one can bother him.But in the palace, he had to participate in all kinds of festive activities.Otherwise, the empress would bring Dingwang Yongwang, and even Princess Kunxing, but the crown prince was not there, which would inevitably give people too much imagination.

During the dinner on New Year's Eve, the Tian family all sat together to eat and watch songs and dances.Then there is the theater.Because Zhou Hou likes Kunshan accent, some new repertoires were added this time, such as "The Dragon King of Fury" and "Burning Hancheng", which are all adaptations of the Eastern Palace War Case.

"The Dragon King of Fury" is still a serious martial arts drama. It is about the main battlefield of the Battle of the First Moon River in 17.Considering that the common people do not accept the idea of ​​"exchanging captives", and also want to protect the face of veterans such as You Shiwei, this play introduces in the antecedent: In order to protect the common people and evacuate, the crown prince personally led the army to retreat, so he and Li Chuang encountered.

After the simple singing, a frozen Yellow River was laid out on the stage with white flower paper, and then two groups of Wu Xiaosheng began to perform battles with flower guns.Seeing the troops under the banner of "Ming" retreating slowly, King Ding and King Yong who were watching the play covered their mouths and exclaimed. Even Concubine Yuan and Kun Xing covered their chests and stared wide-eyed.

Zhu Cihong only watched it as a joke, and deeply felt that naive and naive people can always get more joy.

"On the River" soon exploded with fireworks, and yellow, green, and red sparks danced on the stage. Under Li Chuang's banner, the whole drama reached a climax.

Although the art form is very strong, it still gives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield.Especially Emperor Chongzhen, now he no longer suspects that he lied about the results of this battle, he enjoyed watching it very much, called Wang Chengen, and ordered a reward in a low voice.

When the curtain came to an end, the eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, "The emperor is very kind, and I will reward Xiao Luotang: two pieces of brocade and silk, and two pieces of silver beans."

A group of actors burst out on the stage over there, lined up, and wished the New Year loudly.Standing at the forefront was Xiao Luotang who was rewarded this time. He looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, and his singing voice was average. He only got the reward because he played the role of the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

"Burning Hancheng" is a surprise attack on Hancheng in the battle on the river, but the storyline is very small, but it is a great display of acrobatics and stage effects.The only one who stands out is the Fu Jiao who plays Li You.

In Kunqu opera, the clown and the supporting role are similar to each other.

Most of the clowns are small people in the market, with a bright, outgoing and hot personality, such as bartenders, children, Caidan, etc., are all played by clowns.In contrast, Fu Jiao often plays a character with a certain culture and status, with an introverted personality, and a slow, dignified, and humorous narration.

This time, Fu Jiao who played Li You was like this. He told cold jokes in a serious manner, and matched with the clown who played Cao Ning to set up a routine, which made the audience laugh.Even Zhu Cihong, who often memorizes words in his head while watching a play, laughed out loud several times.

"Reward." Zhu Cihong called the servant: "Compared to the reward given by the emperor's father, it will be reduced by one level."

"Master," the servant said with a smile, "this is a big show, as usual, the reward will be increased."

"Oh..." Zhu Cihong really didn't know this rule, "Then... no reward."

Zhu Cihong was sitting next to Chongzhen, who happened to be serving tea and drinking water, and was about to end the show after watching it.Hearing what Zhu Cihong said, he spouted a mouthful of tea, and laughed out loud.The female relatives were all sitting on the other side of the curtain, and when they saw it, they looked over one after another, not knowing what kind of joke the emperor saw.

"Reward, reward." Chongzhen pointed at Zhu Cihong and said with a smile: "Add a class, it is the crown prince's reward."

"A little too much." Zhu Cihong touched his chin and whispered.

Chongzhen finally calmed down, and said with a smile: "Although today's family is not as good as the master of the temple, those who should be rewarded should still be rewarded. That is the duty of a theatergoer. It is also a credit to make you smile happily." What's more, this little money is of no help to us, but it is the basis for them to eat. You usually have clear rewards and punishments, why are you so stingy today?"

"To make my father laugh." Zhu Cihong also laughed and said, "Don't my father think that I can act better than that other character?"

Chongzhen was ticked off by the laughing bug, and he laughed so hard that he seemed to laugh out all the depression that had been in his chest for more than ten years.Zhou Hou and Zhang Hou's family members also heard the cause and effect, and they all covered their mouths and laughed.On a whim, Kun Xing wanted to "reward" her imperial brother, and the aunt beside her was so frightened that she quickly pulled her back.

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Xiao Tang sincerely did not ask Chongzhen to ask for a reward, but Xiao Tang personally thought that Emperor Chongzhen was very wise in this regard.Thank you for your recommended votes. Let’s wait until 4.28 at the end of the month to vote for the monthly pass. It can be doubled.