At the beginning of Youchu period, the lamps were turned on, and the lights inside and outside were brightly lit.
The clan's wife, who came to attend the Lantern Festival banquet, had almost arrived.
The clan daughter is above the county head, and the clan daughter is above the princess of the country.
The ladies from Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Gong's Mansion are the only three exceptions.
There are fewer people than expected.
There was no woman in Prince Kang's palace uniform.
A total of five people came from Prince Heshuo Fujin, Prince Xian Fujin, Prince Jian Fujin, Prince Zhuang Fujin, Prince Yu Fujin, and Prince Gong Fujin.
There are four princes of Duoluo County, Fujin of Xin County, King Fujin of Ping County, King Fujin of An County, and King Fujin of Xi County.
Prince Duoluo Shuncheng passed away, and the successor king was chosen, but the official decree had not yet been issued, so no women came over.
There are two Mrs. Baylor, three Mrs. Beizi, fourteen people including the Zhen Guo Gong and Fu Guo Gong's wives, and eight people including the Princess and the County Lord.
In addition, there are three elder brothers’ wives from Prince Yu’s Palace and Prince Gong’s Palace.
Then came the Queen Mother and the two concubines.
Six concubines.
Crown Princess.
Four princes, Fujin.
Six princesses.
There were less than sixty people in total.
In addition, there are about two hundred people accompanying him.
The banquet is located in the Qianzun Hall to the east of Danbo Weide Palace.
It is a house with three rooms in width and two rooms in depth, with no partitions.
The queen mother's seat is at the top, and the two concubines are on the left and right. They are all single seats.
The other women's rolls are arranged in east and west rows, with two people per seat.
The order in the east is arranged according to the title. Among those with the same title, the order is according to the elder and the younger.
To the west, Concubine Hui is the leader, followed by three concubines and two concubines, followed by the crown prince and prince Fujin, then the princess, and then the three elder brothers' wives, the princess, the county head and other eldest daughters.
The position of the Crown Princess is below that of the concubines.
Shu Shu was quite surprised.
When she was in Ningshou Palace before, the Crown Princess was right next to the Queen Mother.
Immediately I realized that this was because of "rituals".
The honor of a princess comes from the prince, but she cannot be rude when facing the emperor's harem.
As long as she is Kangxi's concubine, even if she is a concubine, she is also the prince's concubine.
Therefore, when she was in Ningshou Palace, the Crown Princess was not seated properly and was not in her right position.
Not only for the Crown Princess, but also for all the princes Fujin.
The dignity of status is respect and inferiority, and etiquette is etiquette.
Therefore, the Crown Princess sat at the same table as Concubine Wei and Concubine Zhang, and at the same table as San Fujin.
The four lucky Jins and the fifth lucky Jins sat at the same table.
Shu Shu and Jiu Gege sat at the same table, and their aunts and sisters looked at each other and smiled.
The banquet was mainly full, with various kinds of dumplings, plus pots and several cold dishes.
The girls all came after their main meal, and more people were looking at the dishes at the table, so not many people moved around.
Even if Shu Shu is greedy, she will not be presumptuous on this occasion.
She just followed the crowd and took a few bites of the hot pot.
Most women choose this way.
Finally, the glutinous rice balls were served.
Shu Shu smiled when she saw the situation in the bowl.
Yesterday, the manager of the imperial kitchen went to see Brother Jiu personally, just for this reason.
Today's glutinous rice balls are yellow and white in color.
It is small and much more delicate, almost like a quail egg.
Six pieces in each bowl.
Not going to guess, it must be different fillings.
The fillings inside are all sweet.
Three jams, hawthorn jam, apple jam, and peach jam.
A kind of nut, walnut and sesame.
A kind of bean paste.
The remaining one is filled with milk cake.
Shu Shu ate with satisfaction.
I forgot about the milk cake.
This can not only be used to make dumpling fillings, but also steamed bun fillings.
Add egg yolk and it becomes a custard bun.
Jiu Gege, who was standing by, was also satisfied and whispered: "This is considered to have appropriated Sister-in-law Jiu's recipe, isn't it bold?"
Shu Shu said: "I also read it from the notes of predecessors. This is a food that existed in the Song Dynasty. Besides, I didn't dare to use it directly. I specifically asked your Ninth Brother..."
Shu Shu attended the Lantern Festival banquet for the first time, but Jiu Gege had attended it several times.
She said: "The list of banquets is the same every year. Since the Lantern Festival is also made with pralines, Khan Ama must have given the order this time, otherwise they would not dare to come up with new tricks."
Shu Shu smiled.
From this point of view, the future Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival rituals will have a direction.
It is actually relatively simple for children to coax their parents.
Royal is no exception.
All you want is the love of your children.
Parents also seek a sense of presence.
Then use some thought to coax.
When the table was removed and fresh and dried fruits were served, there was movement in the room.
Everyone just talked and laughed.
Familiar women gathered together to chat in twos and threes, regardless of their seating arrangements.
Waiting to watch the fireworks feast outside.
Various royal palaces have many granted gardens around Changchun Garden, and other princes of Baylor also have many granted lands.
The area surrounding Changchun Garden for more than ten miles is a land given by the emperor.
So when everyone comes here, they are not worried about returning to the city.
Shu Shu thought of Ah Mou, and there was no other courtyard around here.
She came closer and took Madam Bo's hand and whispered: "We'll be separated soon. Where will Ah Mou go? Is he going to the garden of Prince Shuncheng's Mansion?"
There are no girls coming to the Shuncheng Palace today, and I don't know if it is convenient there.
Mrs. Bo nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, your fourth uncle is in the garden now."
The person Shu Shu calls his fourth uncle is Mrs. Bo's elder brother, who has inherited the title of Prince Le'erjin from Shushun County, and is also Shu Shu's cousin's aunt.
Although he lost his title because of the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories", the title of county prince was not transferred and was still passed down among his sons.
It was bad luck at this time that three of the prince's sons died in a row, and now a fourth one was reported.
After hearing this, Shu Shu felt relieved and whispered: "Ah Mou, our master has also talked about building a garden. He will look for a place nearby later and we can build one too..."
Mrs. Bo warned: "Don't think that what comes out comes one after another. You must follow the rules so that no one talks about you. Even if you want to practice, you must endure it. Wait until the prince in front makes a move. You can ignore the gossip outside. , but the royal family’s rules of age cannot be messed up.”
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mu."
Mrs. Bo added another instruction: "With the Queen Mother, you don't have to compete with Wufujin and Jiugege..."
Before my niece got married, she was naturally the most favored person in the family, but this happened at the same time.
Shu Shu whispered: "Well, it's still a joke if you can't compete..."
Who in this world can compete with others?
No need to roll it that much.
Be self-aware.
Mrs. Bo was relieved now.
Jiu Gege is here to find Shu Shu.
Her Yawanzhai also faces the fireworks fort, and she sincerely invites several sisters-in-law to come over to her place to have tea and watch the fireworks.
It just so happened that Mrs. Bo also had an acquaintance here.
Shu Shu excused herself and followed Jiu Gege out.
In addition to Shu Shu, Jiugege also invited Sifujin and Wufujin.
It's not that she was rude and left San Fujin behind.
Instead, San Fujin was following the Crown Princess, joking with several of his clan relatives Fujin.
Jiu Gege went over to invite him, but was declined.
Arriving at Yawanzhai, Shu Shu took a long breath and coughed several times.
There were about sixty women attending the meeting, each with a maid and a nun.
Plus the people from the Queen Mother Palace.
There were about two hundred people in the room, not to mention it was like a vegetable market, but it was also noisy.
Ears "buzzing".
There is also the smell of powder.
Choking the nose.
And because of the sealing in winter, the smell lingers and mixes together, making it even weirder.
Shu Shu's throat had long been itchy.
Every time, I had to cover it with a handkerchief to suppress the cough.
Jiu Gege realized something was wrong with Shu Shu, so he invited a few people to change places.
Jiu Gege had already ordered the palace servants to make some pear ointment and said, "Sister-in-law Jiu, please moisturize your throat."
Shu Shu drank it and drank it all in one gulp before feeling better.
Si Fujin and Wu Fujin were familiar with her, and they both knew that she was afraid of being smoked and choked.
When I sat up at night in the Zhijun Prince's Mansion several times before, my mouth and nose were tightly covered.
Si Fujin said with concern: "It is said that winter diseases can be treated in the summer. When summer comes, find an imperial doctor with a strong pulse to prescribe two prescriptions to treat the disease, so as not to damage the lung meridian over time."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Well, otherwise it would be really annoying to cough due to this stimulation."
Wufu Jinze said: "The "Huangdi Neijing" records that the 'Qi-holding method' can nourish the lungs, and the diet should also be taboo, with less spicy food to increase acidity, prevent dryness and protect yin..."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "I have already stopped eating. I eat lily and white fungus every day, so it's a lot easier. Today the smell is really too strong."
After talking about this topic, Shu Shu looked at Si Fujin and Wu Fujin and said, "It's already the second update after watching the fireworks. How will the sisters-in-law be accommodated?"
Going back to the city is definitely out of the question.
The city gate is closed, there is no token, and the prince's brother has to abide by the time to come and go.
Si Fujin said: "There are official offices in Haidian Town, so just deal with them randomly for one night."
Shu Shu thought of the Old Summer Palace, which was still missing.
By the time the princes were granted gardens, they were already ennobled for the second time.
But before that, Shengjia also began to extend the time he stayed in Changchun Garden every year.
Shu Shu thought for a moment and then let it go.
At that time, Kangxi would not be considerate of his sons, and the princes and elder brothers would also think of their own ideas.
Or build a small courtyard or something first.
Brother Ninth is so low in the ranking, so he just listens to A Mou's instructions and follows the brother and sister-in-law in front of him.
After two cups of tea, the sound of firecrackers started outside.
The fireworks started.
The scale is much larger than yesterday.
First there were firecrackers, firecrackers and two kickers, which seemed to shake the whole house.
Two quarters of an hour later, the fireworks started.
Colorful and colorful.
And in addition to the fireworks stage in the West Garden, there were also fireworks in Changchun Garden.
All box flowers.
The two places complement each other, and the entire garden is shrouded in fireworks.
From Xuchu to Haizheng, it took a full hour and a half before the sound of firecrackers stopped.
All the female clan members present at the meeting left the garden.
Shu Shu was with the Crown Princess this time, seeing off the guests on behalf of the Queen Mother.
It took less than half an hour before it was all gone.
Shu Shu put on her boots and felt that her legs were straight.
Brother Jiu is here, carrying a glazed lamp in his hand, to pick up Shu Shu.
This was discussed in front of the emperor.
The imperial kitchen wanted to use the new Yuanxiao recipe. Brother Jiu would not bother the kitchen manager, but went to the emperor to ask for a lamp as a reward, which happened to be appropriate for the occasion.
The couple walked back to Nansuo.
Foot-washing water has been prepared in the dining room.
After Shu Shu soaked her feet, she felt relieved.
Only then did she realize that Brother Jiu was particularly quiet today.
"What happened to me?"
Shu Shu said.
Brother Ninth said dejectedly: "Before the banquet started today, Khan Amma pointed to a piece of land, where we caught birds that day, and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to start construction next month to build several yards there for the brothers to use..."
Shu Shu asked curiously: "Isn't this a good thing? It's more convenient than living in an official house in Haidian Town. Why is I unhappy?"
Brother Jiu held out his finger and said: "Only building five yards, Khan Ama is so stingy. I don't believe it. He was thinking of five before. This is to blame Brother Bah for not coming today..."
The five courtyards were divided among the princes who opened the mansion, namely the eldest elder brother, the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother.
Not for Eighth Prince.
Shu Shu felt that she deserved it.
To be honest, today's banquet will only take half a day from the capital to the opening of the city gate tomorrow morning.
If the eighth prince wants to be a good husband, he must accept the injustice of his old father.
Speaking of this, Brother Jiu suddenly burst into tears: "I finally understand what it means to ask for something but not getting it. In the beginning, Ba Fujin said it was not safe. In order to save the child, Ba Ge postponed the matter of accepting Fujin. What happened in the end?" Keep..."
Shu Shu felt that he was too greedy and wanted to take advantage of everything.
This was summed up as a psychological effect in later generations. The more you care about it, the more you lose...
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