Although Yang Yun felt that Lin Qing's idea was novel, he still wasn't very optimistic about it, so he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty's dragon bed is not just placed on it."
"Hee" Lin Qing laughed after hearing this, and said, "I just asked His Highness to say that, and you really thought that if you asked him to do this, you would not allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, let alone His Majesty."
After hearing this, Yang Yun hurriedly asked: "What do you say, sir?"
Lin Qing whispered to Yang Yun: "Didn't the Holy Majesty often ask about your highness's studies at every banquet? Next time, the Holy Majesty will ask your highness about your studies. When your highness recites the three-character scripture 'Xiang Jiuling, you can warm the seats', please mention what you want." Just follow Huang Xiang's example and give the saint a warm seat, it's fine."
Upon hearing this, Yang Yun realized that the idea was really good, and he planned to teach his Highness behind his back. But he still asked: "The congratulatory gift for the Holy One?"
Lin Qing thought for a while, and said: "Get some festive, good meaning, and regular ones. Anyway, the Holy Majesty knows that our highness has just opened a mansion, and his highness is young, so he probably won't say anything."
Yang Yun nodded and said: "Then let's do this. I'll go to the library to see if there are any jade ornaments and the like, and pick one that doesn't violate taboos and send it up."
After Lin Qing and Yang Yun finished talking, seeing that the three children were almost tired from playing, Lin Qing took them all to the study next to them and began to teach today's lesson.
In the next few days, Yang Yun really went to several palaces to ask the butler for a copy of the year's gift list, packed up a few annual gifts and gave each of the several princes of the royal family a copy, and then began to prepare to give Greetings from the Holy One.
Yang Yun searched the warehouse for a few days, and found that the things in the warehouse were not gifts from the emperor, but tributes. There was really nothing new, so he went to the largest jade workshop in the capital to have a look, and finally ordered a jade screen, and then sent Into the palace.
On Lin Qing's side, he then hugged the sixth prince temporarily. Since the sixth prince might be a little lazy, Lin Qing told him in advance this time that he couldn't see people always recite the same recitation, and had to change their recitation.
The sixth prince nodded obediently, indicating that he understood.
On New Year's Eve, not only the sixth prince Lin Qing and Yang Yun got up early in the morning to enter the palace to attend the palace banquet, Wang Yan also got up early, changed into the clothes of Mrs. Wupin Gaoming, and prepared to enter the palace.
All the wives of officials above the fifth rank must go to Jingyang Palace on New Year's Eve to pay their respects to the empress, and then attend the palace banquet.
Wang Yan looked at Lin Qing nervously, straightened her clothes, and asked Lin Qing: "Is the concubine wearing something appropriate?"
Lin Qing looked at it, smiled and said, "It looks good on you."
"My concubine met Feng Yan, what if I accidentally lose my manners?" Wang Yan said nervously.
Lin Qing knew that this was Wang Yan's first time entering the palace, so she was inevitably nervous, so she comforted her: "Don't worry, there are hundreds of foreign wives at the palace banquet every year. In addition to summoning a few first-rank wives and some female family members , I seldom summon others in person, and the rest is done by kowtowing outside Jingyang Palace. When you go, stay with the wives of those fifth-rank officials, and you just do what they do. Even if it¡¯s a little Wrong, no one will hold on to those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, so you don¡¯t need to worry.¡±
After hearing this, Wang Yan relaxed a little.
Lin Qing said again: "However, when you go to the palace, be careful not to talk nonsense, so as not to accidentally spread it and make a taboo."
Wang Yan nodded quickly after hearing this, and said: "Erlang, don't worry, I must be cautious in my words and deeds."
Lin Qing instructed her a few more words, and asked the housekeeper Xiao Lin to take Wang Yan into the palace. Then he went to the main courtyard, and entered the palace with the sixth prince Yang Yun.
With the experience of last time, Lin Qing has become a lot familiar with entering the palace this time.
The process of this palace banquet is actually similar to that of the original Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Lin Qing wondered if the Ministry of Rituals had only one template in total, and it was used after a slight modification for each banquet, or why it was so similar every time.
However, similarities also have similar benefits. At least you don¡¯t need to memorize all kinds of etiquette every time, and you don¡¯t have to worry about losing your manners before the imperial court. This is probably the original intention of the Ministry of Rites!
Compared to the mid-autumn festival, when King Cheng Wang Gong and the three princes fought openly and secretly, maybe it is the Chinese New Year now, but the three princes are much more peaceful.
The eldest prince Cheng Wang even joked with Dai Wang that he had just accepted a new side concubine.
"The third younger brother has recently enjoyed the blessings of the Qi people. Concubine Zhang is from a famous family and is a famous talented woman. The third younger brother is very lucky." Cheng Wang said with a smile.
Dai Wang laughed and said, "Where is it?"
Prince Gong also said beside him: "The side concubine Zhang is not only a talented woman, but also the jewel in the palm of the officials. The third brother is not just a good fortune. Big brother, you think so!"
Hearing this, Lin Qing understood why Dai Wang married aA side concubine can alarm Cheng Wang and Gong Wang. It turns out that this side concubine is the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
Lin had heard early on that because the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was a prot¨¦g¨¦ of the elder Wen Ge, he had always been very close to the King Dai. Now that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials married his daughter into the Palace of the Prince Dai, it seems that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has completely turned to the King Dai .
Thinking of the importance of the Ministry of Officials, Lin Qingxin said, the court probably needs to be shaken again, but fortunately he is now in the Sixth Prince's Mansion, and the Sixth Prince is still a child who knows nothing, no matter how much others fight, they will not be able to win over their mansion So, I no longer worry about it, just listen to it as gossip.
After a while, the Holy Majesty came with the Empress and Concubine Wen Gui. Seeing Concubine Wen Gui, Lin Qing lamented that it was no wonder that the whole court knew that Concubine Wen Gui was favored. The usual festive banquets were nothing more than that. At palace banquets like New Year¡¯s Eve, the Holy Majesty He would actually bring her to show up. You must know that the New Year's Eve banquet can only be presided over by the empress.
However, seeing that everyone was not surprised, Lin Qing knew that it seemed that this was not the first time that Concubine Wen Gui had appeared at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
After the Holy Majesty and the Empress and Concubine were seated on the top, maybe it was Chinese New Year, the Holy Majesty did not bother with the sixth prince's homework, but announced the start of the palace banquet.
Shen Ru, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and praised the achievements of the Holy Majesty this year. Lin Qing fell asleep, thinking that this article must not have been written by Shen Ru herself, and it was probably caught by the head of the Imperial Academy. When I was in the Hanlin Academy, the articles in charge of the academy were notoriously gorgeous, that is, it was the most suitable for making dragon farts.
After Shen Ru finished singing, music began to be played in the hall, and the palace banquet officially began.
The Holy Majesty had a drink first and moved his chopsticks, and everyone dared to start eating, but they said they were eating, but in fact, everyone just used the chopsticks to grab some snacks. As for the food on the table, because it had been cold for a long time, it was not Several people move.
The Holy Majesty waited until the banquet was in the middle, and suddenly asked Dai Wang: "San'er, I heard that you accepted the young lady of the Zhang family a few days ago."
King Dai was surprised when he heard this, got up quickly, and said: "Returning to what the father said, it is so. My son heard that Master Zhang's daughter is a famous talented woman, and he fell in love with him, so he sent someone to Master Zhang's house to propose a marriage. A few days ago, he went to marry her. gone."
After hearing this, the Holy Majesty said with a smile: "It's just a concubine's room. If you accept it, you can accept it. You can use whatever you want to marry, and it's fine to make a side concubine."
When Dai Wang heard this, his face turned pale, the Holy Majesty was beating him.
The Holy Majesty said to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "I heard that you have a little daughter who is thirteen this year, and she is also talented and beautiful."
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials hurriedly got up, bowed and said: "The little girl is mean, and she doesn't deserve the praise of the Holy Majesty."
The Holy Majesty said indifferently: "My elder sister is a talented woman, and my younger sister must be not bad. Aiqing, I just want to be a matchmaker today. I don't know what Aiqing wants."
The Holy Majesty said it in front of all the ministers, but Zhang Shangshu dared not say a word, and hurriedly said: "But it is up to the Holy Majesty to decide."
"My second son, Princess Gong, passed away due to a serious illness a few days ago. As a father, I also feel sorry for my son. Your girl is both talented and beautiful, and she must be a good match for Prince Gong. Aiqing, what do you think? " said the Holy One.
When Zhang Shangshu heard it, his mouth suddenly became bitter, but at this time there was no other way but to thank him, Zhang Shangshu knelt down, kowtowed, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, my servant thanked you on behalf of my daughter."
Lin Qing could not help sighing as he watched the Holy Majesty knock down the important officials who had just been recruited by Dai Wang with a few words:
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