Then the two of them turned their attention to their daughter-in-law's belly. Chang Luohua's face turned red. He also liked the little prince and princess, but she really couldn't do it herself.
At this time, Zhu Biao, who was far away in Fengyang, had already drunk and was helped into the house to sleep. How could he not hope to return to Beijing for the New Year? It was just his duty to be self-disciplined.
Chang Luohua also returned to the East Palace afterwards. She was the only owner of Nuo Da's palace. Yun Jin and Nuan Yu were waiting for her to wash up, and Chang Luohua's maids and wives were waiting outside.
Girls who are responsible are always popular. It has been so long that Yun Jin Nuanyu is still innocent. It is conceivable that they are not the kind of charming people, and Chang Luohua also intends to get closer to them.
After all, everyone can see Zhu Biao's nostalgia for the past. The more people come to the East Palace in the future, the more status they, the old people who have served Zhu Biao since childhood, will gain, and Chang Luohua doesn't mind supporting him.
The big and small Shuang'er put away the Ruyi and Fengchai given by the emperor, but they didn't know how many jade Ruyi there were in the East Palace. Nuanyu spread out Chang Luohua's long hair and put the jewelry aside. The prince The concubine seems to like her more and more, which makes Nuanyu's little life more and more comfortable.
Yun Jinze still had that calm look, exuding a soft aura, which made people fall in love with her. Chang Luohua sometimes couldn't help but secretly think that Yun Jin would do better as a princess. .
After Chang Luohua finished washing, Yun Jin carefully put Mrs. Tang inside. The princess was cold and wanted to be warmer. Nuanyu helped Chang Luohua lie in.
Chang Luohua suddenly reached out and grabbed her little hand. Nuan Yu's big eyes instantly became round, and she looked at the Crown Princess with a cute look, wondering if the Crown Princess knew about her sneaking food at the fruit shop at noon?
Yun Jin raised her eyebrows and continued to do her own thing without changing her expression. Chang Luohua looked at Nuanyu who seemed to be about to explode and said with a smile: "It's too cold at night. Why don't Nuanyu warm my bed? His Highness said It’s warm to sleep with you in my arms.”
Nuan Yu looked at the Crown Princess blankly. Chang Luohua looked like Lan and was very beautiful, but he also inherited some of Chang Yuchun's characteristics and was full of heroic spirit. Zhu Biao liked this in the first place.
After a while, Nuanyu's cheeks turned red, she said something in a squeaky voice, and then ran out with her face covered. Chang Luohua buried his chin in the bed with satisfaction and said, "No wonder His Highness likes Nuanyu so much and went out of his way to It’s so cute to arrange her in the Wenhua Palace.”
Yun Jin chuckled and sat down on the bedside to tuck her in the quilt: "I will guard the Crown Princess, and I will change the soup for you later."
Chang Luohua smiled and refused: "You go down and have a rest. There are many things in the palace tomorrow, and you have to take care of them."
Yun Jin didn't say any more. She was the head of the female officials in the palace, and tomorrow was New Year's Day, so she was naturally very busy. If she didn't sleep tonight, she might not be able to endure it tomorrow, so she went out and asked the princess's wet nurse to come in and take care of her. .
At five o'clock on New Year's Day, the maids will get up early, burn incense and set off fireworks, drink pepper and cypress wine, and eat dumplings. At the same time, money will be secretly wrapped in dumplings, "those who get them can predict the good fortune of the year."
At dawn, a Jiaofang Temple musician will beat the big drum beside the Fengxian Gate. First, he will hit the drum frame once, and then use his double hammers to continuously hit the heart of the drum, one heavy beat and then another light beat. The rhythm will change from slow to fast and then from fast to fast. Slowing down, the drum sound changes from weak to strong, and then from strong to weak, and then ends with another Jiaofang Temple musician hitting the big bell next to Fengxian Gate.
With the sound of drums, hundreds of officials in court uniforms began to line up outside the Meridian Gate and walked towards the Fengtian Hall. At this time, the deacons came to the Huagai Hall, where Zhu Yuanzhang had already put on his military uniforms and dragon crowns. Sitting on the throne in the main hall. The deacons performed five kowtows to the emperor. After kowtowing, they invited the emperor to come to Fengtian Hall.
The emperor set off and the Jiaofangsi band began to play "Zhonghe Music". The officials of Shangbaosi held the imperial seal and walked in front of the emperor, led by the guiding officer.
After the emperor arrived at the Fengtian Hall, the bright fan that had been displayed here was opened and the bead curtain was rolled up. The officials of Shangbaosi placed the imperial seal on the treasure table pre-set to the east of the throne. At this point, the Jiaofangsi band stopped playing. "Zhonghe Le".
Nezan officials shouted: "Announce the declaration!". The declaring official must kneel on the ground and wait for the "declaration". The watch officer took the watch, and the announcer came to the bead curtain in front of the emperor's throne and read the "watch list" aloud, and all the officials knelt down to listen to the "watch list."
After a complicated ceremony, the declaration was over, and the ministers and workers inside and outside the hall collectively knelt down and shouted long live the mountain.
After that, the preface officer moved the read "list" to the east side of the hall, and the foreign praise officer shouted: "All officials kneel!" The "delegation officer" who congratulated the emperor on behalf of all officials knelt before Danbi. In the middle of the poem, he addressed the emperor: "I am an official and a minister. It is the first day of the lunar month. The three suns are in full swing, and everything is new. I respectfully honor His Majesty the Emperor, pray for the gods, and pray for eternal prosperity."
After saying these words, the officials stood up. At this time, the Jiaofangsi band played Shao music again, and the officials kowtowed four times to the emperor and then stood up.
The music stopped, and the messenger knelt in front of the emperor to ask for his decree. Then the messenger came out of the east gate of the main hall, came to Danbi, stood facing east, and shouted: "The emperor has a decree!"
The salute officer shouted: "Kneel down!", all officials knelt down again, and the messenger loudly read the emperor's decree: "The celebration of the end of the ceremony is the same as that of the minister."
The salute officer shouted: "Hail the mountain!" The officials knelt down and raised their hands above their heads and shouted "Long live"! The saluting officer shouted again: "Mountain shouts!" The officials shouted "Long live" again! The praising officer shouted again: "Hail again from the mountain!" The officials shouted again "Long live"! . When Baiguanshan shouts "Long live", all the people present must echo in unison. The momentum can be described as earth-shaking!
After that, after a series of complicated ceremonies, the emperor could get up and return to the Huagai Hall, and the officials could leave accordingly. This set of rituals will take more than an hour.
Then there was a banquet, attended by hundreds of civil and military officials and foreign envoys, which demonstrated the emperor's majesty and the Ming Dynasty's status as the "Celestial Kingdom". They all congratulated the Ming Emperor and presented gifts. The second half was filled with hundreds of rewards from the emperor. Officials include rewarding gifts and holding banquets.
According to the etiquette, the banquet must be drunk nine times, with music and dancing during the banquet. For example, when drinking the first wine, "The Song of Good Luck by the Flame Spirit" and "The Song of Longevity" must be played, and at the same time there must be a dance to calm the world. Whether it is drinking wine or raising chopsticks, the emperor must start it.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was already dizzy, he still had to complete this complete set of etiquette. The emperor's New Year celebration was not easy or pleasant. There were too many red tapes, etiquette, and ritual procedures.
However, since ancient times, rituals and music have not been inferior to common people. In order to reflect the spirit of respecting heaven and the ancestors, and also to reflect the majesty of the royal family, these are inevitable.
Zhu Biao, who was far away in Fengyang, escaped. After all, as the prince of the East Palace, he was supposed to follow the emperor through all the rituals, and there were many troublesome rituals that were exclusive to him.
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