Chapter 56
Four years after Emperor Ningwu ascended the throne, this year was the busiest year in Taiji Palace. The royal family was overjoyed - except for the Prince Shen's Mansion which was not on the invitation list, all the other royal family members who were above the Jade Butterfly could enter the palace to kowtow to His Majesty and the Crown Prince and wish them a happy new year.
How can I not be happy?
On the 29th, the Crown Prince entered the East Palace. On the 30th, there was a palace banquet for all officials and relatives. On the first day, the Emperor and the Crown Prince offered sacrifices to their ancestors. From the third day onwards, there were sporadic palace banquets. The Emperor was lazy and asked the Crown Prince to entertain them.
The prince was so angry that he jumped up and down when he heard about the palace banquets.
"Father, why do I have to do it all? I want to go out and play."
"You are the Crown Prince. If I am not your father, who else can I rely on?" Zhong Yun asked.
His Highness jumped on the spot again and said, "No, no, it's too much. If you keep eating, you will get fat."
"Are you still afraid of being fat?"
Prince: ...My cheeks puffed up with anger.
“I don’t even have time to dye my hair!”
Xu Xiaoman smiled and said, "You can dye it today. After breakfast, Dad will dye it with you." He then said to Zhong Yun, "It's only today. Duoduo still has to deal with his classmates."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately became happy, "Today?"
"The palace banquet will be in the evening." Since Xiaoman had spoken, Zhong Yun ended teasing Xiao Lengzi.
When I counted my blessings, I realized that I had no time to spare all day today.
The palace seemed to be hosting a night banquet for all officials and royal family members, which was organized by the Internal Affairs Office and carefully watched by the stewards of various places. The emperor did not need to worry about it. Even the two concubines and dowagers had become more active after several palace banquets.
Actually, Concubine Yi and Concubine Yu were not very old, in their 37th or 38th or early 40s. They were favored several times by Emperor Minghe because of their good looks, otherwise they would not have been granted the title of noble ladies, and at least had a status.
The two concubines came from humble families, and were not qualified to be placed in the harem before. No one would even look at them. But things have changed, and the graves that were once surrounded by flowers and splendor are nowhere to be found, as the two concubines have risen up.
Before, the two of them were randomly stuffed into a remote palace. Ever since Emperor Ningwu needed to employ people, he did not hesitate to move the two concubines to new palaces. Concubine Yi now lives in Changqiu Palace behind Qingshou Palace - Qingshou Palace was the residence of the empress dowager in all dynasties.
Concubine Yu was in Zeyun Palace, just behind Concubine Yi's palace.
Emperor Ningwu treated the two of them well, and they knew how to return the favor - they had been sitting on the bench for more than ten years, and now that they were being treated well, they naturally didn't want to go back to the way things were. They also knew clearly in their hearts that neither of them was the biological mother of the current emperor, and they couldn't even get close to her, so they could only work diligently.
Moreover, Emperor Ningwu temporarily handed over the management of the harem to the two of them.
Therefore, at this year's palace banquet, the two concubines were very busy and were involved in everything.
Wang Yuanyuan was behind the East Palace, and Wen Lianglu was in front. The royal family's female relatives were received by two concubines, and the court officials were watched by the Internal Affairs Office and Zhao Erxi. The family of three was indeed quite idle during the day on New Year's Eve.
Xuanfu then asked people to carry out his treasured "hair dye".
Get ready, get ready.
The East Palace also has a bathroom pool, but it is smaller. Like the Zichen Palace, it is located behind the warm room, which is convenient for heating up.
Therefore, Xuanfu dragged his father to the bathhouse to get his hair done.
Zhong Yun: "I'll go take a look too."
"Dad, this is really weird. Why did I fall asleep with my feet down this morning?"
Xu Xiaoman felt guilty, and Zhong Yun walked behind him and said as usual: "I was talking to you, you didn't sleep well and you even punched."
"Ah?" Xuanyuefu was confused. "Did I hurt you?"
"No." said Xu Xiaoman.
Zhong Yun said casually: "You hit me."
Xuan Xuanfu felt embarrassed and said, "Father, I didn't mean to do that. No wonder I ended up sleeping at your feet. It's good this way, because I can't hit you and my father." When he got up in the morning, he was in his own bed, wrapped tightly in a quilt like a dumpling.
I see.
Zhong Yun said generously, "It's okay. You are just a child and your hands don't have much strength. I'm afraid you'll be cold. I'll get up in the middle of the night and wrap you up."
"Father, you are so kind." Xuanyun Fu was moved and reflected. He would never complain about his emperor father again.
Xu Xiaoman: ...How can you be so easily deceived?
Zhong Yun smiled.
Little fool.
When they arrived at the bathroom, it was even hotter than the warm room. Xuanyu Fu quickly took off all his clothes except his underwear. When he turned around, he saw his father and the emperor father talking in a low voice and in a very intimate manner. Because of the incident of boxing in his sleep last night, Xuanyu Fu was very obedient this time and turned his head away, pretending he didn't see it.
Xu Xiaoman lowered his voice: "You lied a lot."
"How can it be called a lie? I really covered him with a blanket late last night." Zhong Yun said in a low voice. At the same time, he threw the bundled "zongzi" to the end of the bed, otherwise Xiaoman would not be able to sleep.
Xu Xiaoman: That’s good. Zhong Yan is the biological father after all, so he cares about his son.
So Xu Xiaoman was satisfied and stopped talking about it. He even smiled at Zhong Yun.
Zhong Yun couldn't hold back his smile anymore, so he coughed and said, "Come, I'll dye your hair. How do you dye your hair?"
"I don't know either!" The prince said confidently, and then happily said: "Dyeing hair is like that, I have never dyed it but I know it."
Zhong Jue:......
"Then tell me."
"Father, please don't worry. I will study it." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince opened the box. Inside the big box were small round boxes. When the lids of the small round boxes were opened, they contained cough blood red powder, which was dried and ground into powder.
Xu Xiaoman went over and pondered with Duoduo, "Why is there white powder here?" He pinched it and said, "Pearl powder? It's slippery."
There is also a set of exquisite tools next to it. Perhaps it is for the ladies of the noble family who want to dye their nails. The small bowl, small brush, and nail wrapping cloth used for mixing are all very small.
Zhong Yun looked down from above, bent over, and with two slender fingers, he peeled off the paper stuck on the inside of the wooden box lid and read: "One box of cough blood rouge and one box of pearl color fixing powder, mixed with half a bowl of water."
The two of them squatted on the ground, still thinking: …
"!"
Xu Xiaoman touched the baby's head happily, "It's done!"
"That's one to one to 0.5. This bowl is too small to use." Xuanyufu asked someone to bring a basin.
Zhong Yun was watching the two busy at the side. Xuanyunfu and Adie said: "We have a lot of hair, one box is not enough?", "Then two boxes of powder, two boxes of pearl color fixing powder and one box of water?", "Two boxes are okay?", "Then three boxes?", "Okay!"
The two hit it off and started working immediately.
Zhuyue brought the wash basin and Duoxuanfu started stirring. He was so strong that he accidentally got some on his hands. As a result, his skin turned red after rubbing it with water. Duoxuanfu immediately shouted in shock: "Dad! Be careful, you have to wear gloves."
There are gloves, but they are made of cloth.
Xuanyu Fu was still very cautious: "Put oil paper inside the gloves and wrap them up."
Zhuixing Zhuyue was busy looking for things, including a big brush, and finally got everything together.
Xuanyunfu washed his hands in the water for a long time, but the blood was still not washed off. However, the color turned pink. He couldn't help but happily raised his little pink hands and said, "Dad, this cough blood red is quite strong!"
"Indeed." Xu Xiaoman also got some.
The two little pink hands clapped their hands, and everything was ready to be dyed.
"Let me go first." Xu Xiaoman had never dyed hair before, and was afraid that he would mess up Duoduo's hair, so he thought that he would be the first to go to gain experience, and then he would be able to dye Duoduo's hair better.
Xu Xiaoman let her hair down and sat on the stool.
Xuan Duofu put on gloves and said very carefully: "Dad, let me dye the ends of your hair first--"
"What are you afraid of? Just come directly." Xu Xiaoman said straightforwardly, "They are all dyed."
No, looking back, he was wearing a hat, only revealing a little bit of his temples, and his red hair was just red hair. He was the supervisor of the East Factory, so naturally this eunuch was different from other eunuchs!
When Xuanfu heard this, he went forward boldly.
Zhong Yun put on gloves and stood on the other side. Compared with Xuan Duofu's clumsy hands, Xuan Duofu was very careful, but his hair was a little frizzy as it was his first time dyeing. Zhong Yun was different. He combed Xu Xiaoman's long hair as if he had combed it thousands of times. He first smoothed it out strand by strand, then used a brush dipped in cough blood red paste and brushed it over and over again, very carefully, until every strand of hair was dyed.
Many people watched and learned carefully, and then became proficient in it.
Xu Xiaoman was sitting and couldn't see, so he asked, "How is it?"
"Dad, I just painted it, and I can't tell. This color is okay for skin, and it looks like black for hair." Xuan Fu remembered that in modern times, to dye light-colored hair, one has to bleach the hair.
Black is difficult to color.
Xu Xiaoman comforted Duoduo, "Dye it first, if it doesn't work, try it a few more times. It's still early anyway. If you can't do it, then there's nothing you can do."
"Okay, Dad, I'll brush more."
Xuan Xufu was like a painter, brushing his hair from head to toe. His father's hair was a little soft, not the kind of hard hair, but he had a lot of it, and it was neatly trimmed and not particularly long. He secretly looked at his father the emperor, who was so meticulous. He even lifted his father's hair, and his father moved.
"What's wrong, Dad?" Xuanyufu asked with his head down.
Xu Xiaoman said it was okay. In fact, because Zhong Yun touched his neck, his scalp felt tingling, but of course he couldn't say that to Duoduo.
Zhong Yun thought that dyeing hair was quite interesting and he could play it with Xiaoman later.
When the dyeing was finally finished, Xu Xiaoman wrapped a scarf on her head. Zhong Yun folded the scarf carefully, looked at it carefully and said, "My Nine Thousand Years Old is going to become a red-haired beauty."
Xu Xiaoman gave Zhong Yun an elbow embarrassedly.
The child is still here!
Xuanyuefu's eyes sparkled: I can also not be here.
The bathtub was too hot, so Zhong Yun took off his coat and told his son, "Keep stirring, brush me too."
"You want to come too?" Xu Xiaoman had a bump on his head, and he didn't know whether it was okay for the emperor to dye his hair like this.
Zhong Yun said: "Nothing."
This great prosperity was the great prosperity of Emperor Ningwu, so naturally, Emperor Ningwu had the final say on the rules.
Xuanyuefu worked hard to get a basin of paint for the emperor father, because the emperor father also had a lot of long hair. When his hair was loose, the black hair poured out like a waterfall.
It’s really like in the TV commercial, with smooth and straight hair, which sets off the emperor’s profile perfectly.
In the world created by the author, A Dad and Emperor Dad are the protagonists, and they have too many halos of the protagonists, such as his father's appearance and intelligence, his father's skills, a peerless martial arts master, and the identities of the two people hit it off -
You can live in your brain.
The filial son can forget about thinking about the rest.
Xuanyuefu saw that his father was really attracted by his father's appearance, and his eyes were a little dazed. Then he looked at his father sitting on the chair, and it seemed that his father was - pretending?
Not sure, let’s wait and see.
"Xuandongfu, dyeing your hair, what are you standing there for?"
"Oh oh oh." Xuan Xufu: Father really got the angle right.
Many of the young painters in Fuqin worked hard, and the master painter Xu Xiaoman was a little clumsy at work. In the end, Zhong Yun dyed their hair all the way to their foreheads. They hurriedly said, "No, no, let's change Zhuyue and the others. You have too much hair."
"Not only are there a lot of them, but they are also long, black, coarse and hard." Xuan Fu was unable to do anything beside them.
Zhong Jue:......
"That's it." No more.
Xu Xiaoman was not so happy, "I'll continue, but I'm afraid I'll ruin your relationship."
"Dad, why don't you just dye the hair on top and leave the bottom alone?" Xuanyi Fumoyu suggested.
Xu Xiaoman: "Is it okay?"
"Trust me! I can do it." Xuanyu Fu almost patted his chest to promise, but when he saw his red gloves, he quickly put his hands down.
Zhong Yun followed the two of them and nodded at this time. He didn't really want to get involved, he was just coaxing the two of them into having fun.
Finally, Emperor Ningwu's hair was dyed. Manyu Fu was hungry, but he didn't say anything. He still had to support his classmates in Hongmao Town, so he put down the brush, took off his gloves, and sat on the stool, "Me, me, me, it's my turn!"
Zhong Yun's patience was almost up, so it was his turn to brush his son's hair. It was a vigorous job, while Xu Xiaoman was very meticulous and rough. When one of them finished, Xu Xiaoman was brushing slowly, while Zhong Yun took the big brush and brushed it like he was brushing a steamed bun. With two "bangs", he finished.
Xuanyunfu felt that the Emperor was just brushing sauce on a pancake. He was the pancake, motionless at this moment, looking up, "Is it really done? Father, Dad, please touch it up for me, I think it's a bit rough."
"Thank you, a grown man—"
"I'm a little boy, it's normal for me to like beauty." Duo Xinfu said seriously. He muttered to himself: Father is still showing off in front of my father, but he didn't say anything.
Zhong Yun: ... continue to refine the painting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Duoduo, sit down. Daddy will check you carefully and let your father brush you."
"Okay, okay, daddy is the best." Xuanyuefu said, and another brush of 'sweet bean sauce' was applied to his head. He thought, at least it's all dyed.
The dyeing was finally completed. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrapped his hair and said he was hungry.
Xu Xiaoman was amused. "I thought you weren't hungry. You should have been hungry by now."
"I'm hungry. Serve me." Zhong Yun took off his gloves and pinched Xuanyufu's face. Xuanyufu dodged nimbly, laughing, and then was patted on the head. Xuanyufu: No, laughing.
Xu Xiaoman watched the two of them playing around and went to eat first. Zhong Yun was actually very particular about his image outside, but he was very casual at home. However, because the three of them had their hair tied up, their inner clothes were inevitably stained, so the food was placed in the warm room, and they put on their outer clothes and ate first.
All the servants retreated to the outer room.
When the family of three was eating, Duo Xinfu started laughing while eating. Zhong Yun looked at him and said, "Xiao Man, the prince is starving."
“I just think it’s funny.”
When Xu Xiaoman saw Zhong Yun like that, he also laughed. Zhong Yun was really patient and had a good temper. In the past, no one except him would dare to do this to Zhong Yun.
Zhong Yun looked at the laughing adults and children and picked up some food for Xiao Man. "Don't laugh while eating. You might choke."
"I know, you eat fish, this piece has no bones."
Manyu Fu has his head buried in his rice bowl, but I eat by myself!
Because he was so eager to know the effect, Xu Xiaoman ate very quickly. The father and son were really in sync. They finished lunch early and were about to run to the bathing room, but were pulled back by Zhong Yun.
"I just finished eating, let me calm down. It's too hot inside and I feel uncomfortable." Zhong Yun said.
So the father and son, unable to wait any longer, obediently waited outside for a cup of tea.
"Father, can I come in?"
"Zhong Yun, I think the food is almost stable."
Zhong Yun: "Let's go."
I picked them for Xu Xiaoman first.
Xu Xiaoman was very generous when he was dyeing the flower, but he was still a little nervous when he really picked it. He was not good-looking, and Zhong Yun was not with him because of this - he didn't know what Zhong Yun liked about him specifically, Zhong Yun said he liked everything about him.
But Xu Xiaoman now has a little burden about his appearance in front of Zhong Yun.
"if--"
"Mine is not completely dyed. If my hair color is ugly, please don't think I am ugly, Mr. Nine."
Xu Xiaoman forgot what he was going to say, and pulled Zhong Yun aside and said firmly, "No."
"Xu Xuanfu, please get out. Your things will be opened later." Zhong Yun drove him away.
Xuan Fu wanted to stay, but he still obeyed because it was good for him. This novel is quite pornographic, but he has not forgotten it.
"Dad, call me when you're well."
"Okay, Duoduo."
Xuanyuefu went to the warm room to wait and had some snacks. In the bath, Zhongyun undid Xiaoman's hair, first scooped up water to rinse it several times, then took off his clothes and soaked in the bath.
If you take off your clothes and go in to soak in the water at the beginning, the whole pool will be dyed red.
"Your Highness has become a popular figure around me." Zhong Yun suddenly made a joke.
Xu Xiaoman laughed out loud after he figured it out.
He thought the joke was hilarious.
"I washed yours too." Xu Xiaoman smiled and looked at Zhong Yun with his wet hair. He felt that Zhong Yun's eyes were a little hot when he looked at him, so he felt a little shy. "Does it look good?"
Zhong Yun answered affirmatively, "It looks good." He ruffled Xiaoman's hair and praised her again, "It's different from black, it's colored, very novel and beautiful."
Whether it's black or red, they both look good.
Xu Xiaoman felt relieved and didn't even look in the mirror. As long as Zhong Yun liked it, it was fine.
"Next time I want to dye my hair, it will be more convenient to go to Zichen Palace." Zhong Yun sighed.
Xu Xiaoman: "Duoduo is a little smaller here, but it's okay—"
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Xu Xiaoman understood and felt a little flushed. The baby was still waiting outside, so it was not good to mess around. So he said seriously: "I'll take it apart and wash it for you. Let's change the water."
"Yeah." Zhong Yun would not mess around here.
Xuanyifu waited outside for a while, and the two fathers asked someone to go in to change the water and clean up. After a while, the two fathers came out, wearing clean underwear.
When the two fathers were resting here last night, Eunuch Zhao sent someone to bring over clothes, as well as tooth powder, facial tissues and other things that the two fathers usually use.
Dad's hair was still wrapped in a dry cloth, and there was a charcoal stove in the warm room.
"Dad, please heat your hair." Xuanyuefu walked over and wanted to see the effect.
Xu Xiaoman did not hide it and took off her hair scarf without hesitation. Manyu Fu immediately exclaimed, "It's been dyed. I thought it wouldn't turn out well and wouldn't color well."
"It looks good, Dad."
Xu Xiaoman became more confident and said, "It's confirmed. I don't even know who dyed it."
Manyufu straightened his chest and dyed it. Zhongyun smiled and shook Xiaoman's hand.
The two of them took out the dry towel and dried their hair. Manyu looked at his father. I don't know if it was because his hair was hard or if they only dyed the upper part, but his hair was a dark wine red. It was not obvious at first glance, but after drying it, you could see a mixture of black and red.
"Wow, father, you look so handsome." Manyu Fu flattered him, "My father's red is more eye-catching, beautiful and shiny like silk satin. Father, you are the emperor of the dark night!"
Xu Xiaoman laughed happily.
Zhong Yun couldn't hold back his smile, and raised his hand to pat Xu Xuanfu on the head. Xu Xuanfu was so happy that he jumped up and down in anticipation: "It's my turn to wash now." He is the Scarlet Prince!
"Dad will help you."
Xuanyu Fu: "No need, Dad. I want to take off all my clothes."
"You naked kid, I've seen it everywhere."
"I'm shy." Xuanyifu's coquettish voice became increasingly distant.
Zhong Yun pulled Xiaoman to sit down, and carefully wiped Xiaoman's hair with a towel. When the hair was dry, the red color became more prominent and it looked really good. He took the hair care cream beside him, and skillfully melted it in his palm, slowly protecting Xiaoman's hair. The red hair applied with the hair care cream was very smooth and beautiful.
"It looks good." Zhong Yun's eyes were full of admiration.
Xu Xiaoman didn't see his own hair, but he saw that Zhong Yun's hair color was very dark, and thought his was about the same. Duoduo just said that if it was a little redder, that would be fine.
"Let me do it for you, your hair is still wet."
Zhong Yun asked Xiao Man to wipe his hair. He first used a dry cloth to absorb the moisture, then dried it, and then applied hair cream.
Xu Xiaoman laughed out loud as he worked, "Duoduo loves beautiful people like you."
"I am doing this because the Nine-Thousand Year Old Prince is so kind. I have no choice but to do so." Zhong Yun said.
Xu Xiaoman knew very well that Zhong Yun just loved beauty, so as a wife, she had to be more accommodating. Jiu Qiansui happily took the blame and said, "Okay, okay, it's really beautiful." He was very happy.
The bathtub.
Xu Duofu stripped naked and jumped in eagerly. Children here really didn't have as much experience as adults. As soon as he got into the pool, the water around him started to turn red. Xu Duofu suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Oh my god!"
“Help!!!”
In the warm room, the sweet couple heard the noise inside. The Nine Thousand Year Old Man rushed in first with nimble movements, while Emperor Ningwu was also a bit anxious. When the couple entered, they saw their eldest son standing naked by the pool, and their eyes met.
Xuanyuefu first reached out and covered Xiaojiji.
"Dad, have I become pink?" Manyu asked his father with tears in his eyes.
Zhong Yun heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no major security incident. He said, "It is pink. There is a family banquet for the whole palace tonight, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a pink face, which is really intimidating."
Xuan Duo Fu: cried loudly.
"No, no, your father is just teasing you. Just wipe it first, and it will be fine if you rub it more later." Xu Xiaoman asked someone to come in to change the water, and took a dry towel to wipe the water off the baby's body.
Xuan Fu was fine, his hair was mixed with water and dripped red, dyeing his shoulders, arms and forehead red and pink, plus his skin was fair, the color was very vivid -
I'm about to cry.
Xu Xiaoman also discovered that he had to wrap his hair first.
Manyu's eyes were filled with tears, and he knew that he was now a "red soup" child. He tried his best to control himself from burying his head in his father's arms. He turned his head to look at his father, who could do it.
Zhong Yun left very neatly.
The child is safe, leaving him here with a lot of blessings and a belly full of "red water".
After a lot of trouble, it took a while to wait for the hot water, so Xuan Duofu finally finished washing, his shoulders and face were all powdery. Xuan Duofu held a small mirror, looked left and right, and hummed, "Can I not attend tonight?"
Zhong Yun didn't want to pay any attention to it because he had said this many times.
Xu Xiaoman said: "The hair is beautiful, especially beautiful. It makes our Duoduo's skin look whiter and more beautiful. Zhong Yun, do you think it is beautiful?"
Zhong Yun then looked over out of kindness.
Xu Xiaofu sat up straight and let the two fathers look at him. Xu Xiaoman might have been with the black-haired Duoduo for a long time, and today his hair color suddenly changed, like a new child. At this time, he looked at him for a long time, as if he had discovered something, "Zhong Yan, Duoduo looks like you."
"Ah?" Zhong Yun looked at Xiaoman, shocked that you could say such words.
Many blessings:!
What I mean is, are you at a disadvantage if I'm like you?
This dad. Hum.
He was very righteous at this moment because his face was so pink that it couldn't be washed off.
"Like me?" Zhong Yun thought Xiaoman was talking nonsense, but Xiaoman looked serious.
"Like, between his eyebrows, he has gained a lot of weight--" Xu Xiaoman let the cat out of the bag.
Many blessings: peace and tranquility, and not wanting to go out to bother classmates.
Xu Xiaoman hurriedly hugged the baby and tried to coax him. Finally, Wang Yuanyuan suggested that they try rubbing with oil or soap. Soap was useless, but oil could be tried.
So Xuanfu went back to washing his face and finally the color became a little lighter.
Zhao Erxi has come to invite him, "Your Majesty, it is already 3 p.m., and all the officials are already waiting outside the palace."
"Let Xuanfu do whatever he wants." Zhong Yun stood up.
Xu Xiaoman was still a little worried about his son, so he asked Zhong Yun to go back first and he would go find Zhong Yun later. Zhong Yun then went back to Zichen Palace first, because there was a palace banquet today and Zhong Yun had to change clothes.
"Dad, you should go back and change your clothes too. I feel much better now, and I have an idea!" Manyufu, the clever kid, immediately became alert. "I'll apply some powder later."
Xu Xiaoman couldn't help but praise: "What a good idea, why didn't I think of it."
So Xu Xiaoman went back to the East Factory, and he also wanted to change into a proper official uniform.
Xuanyue sat in front of the mirror and asked Zhuixing Zhuyue to comb his hair and put on makeup for him, saying, "Don't put on too much powder, it will look too pale and scary at night. Just apply a thin layer to cover up the pink color..." He was going to go out and kill people, not dress up as a ghost to scare his classmates.
His face wasn't quite pink anymore.
He combed his hair, changed his clothes, put on the crown prince's ceremonial robes, and wore a crown on his head instead of a hat, because the hat would cover his red hair. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince: I want to show off.
I looked in the mirror again and again.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very satisfied, "Everyone will be shocked at the palace banquet later."
At the end of the Shen hour, all officials entered the palace, following the same procedure as the emperor's previous birthday celebrations. Lower-ranking officials were not eligible, so they just bowed from afar in their courtyards to show their regards - of course, the emperor didn't know whether they bowed or not, so it was all free.
Those who enter the palace all have status.
According to his official rank, Wen Erdan was naturally not allowed to enter the palace to attend the palace banquet, but this year he was the chief clerk of the Eastern Palace. As there were only two officials in the Eastern Palace, the prince asked if he was willing to come. Wen Erdan was very excited and knelt down to thank His Highness.
Many people thought that palace banquets were troublesome and stressful, but since Lord Wen was there, they just asked Lord Wen if he wanted to come. It was his first year, and Lord Wen was so excited that he gave him a great gift.
Later, Xuanfu felt that he felt that entering the palace was a hassle, but for Lord Wen it was a glorious and honorable activity. Fortunately, he asked.
Lord Wen started to prepare on the morning of New Year's Eve, washing his hair, trimming his beard, etc. As soon as he finished lunch, he took a car to Taiji Palace. At that time, he was not allowed to enter the palace, so he stood outside waiting because he was a low-ranking official. There were many officials with him, and they were all of the fifth rank.
Some people asked him where he was from because they didn't recognize him.
Lord Wen was still a little ashamed. He bowed and said, "I am the Chief Clerk of the Eastern Palace." Unexpectedly, his superior treated him very kindly.
Not long after, a servant came to invite me, saying, "I am from the Wen Mansion, a guest of the Eastern Palace. My master is in a carriage far away. Please come over and have a gathering."
In fact, it is cold outside, but the higher-ranking officials who live nearby will leave their houses later. Now those standing at the door waiting are all small officials of the fifth rank. They are all happy despite the cold wind.
Wen Erdan went to the appointment and got on Lord Wen's carriage. He felt much warmer all of a sudden. He knew Lord Wen was helping him and was grateful. Lord Wen smiled and said, "We both came from the East Palace and serve His Highness. It's just a small favor. Lord Wen, please don't be polite."
The two of them rode together and chatted about daily life.
Naturally, he mentioned that the East Palace had distributed New Year's goods yesterday, including chickens, ducks, fish, and half a pig. Wen Erdan spoke of his loyalty as if he was "not afraid of dying for the prince".
Wen Lianglu didn't laugh, and said seriously: "Your Highness is not trying to win us over. We are nothing. Your Highness is really thinking about us." He added: "Your Highness is really kind to others and likes to speak directly. We just need to do our job well."
If you perform grand formalities and shed tears to show gratitude all the time, Your Highness will not like that.
Just keep it in mind.
Wen Erdan wrote down everything.
Lord Wen is better at being an official than him and is highly regarded by His Highness.
At the end of the 3:00 pm period, people could enter the palace. It was Wen Erdan's first time attending a palace banquet, and he originally thought that he should stand at the end according to his rank, but when he heard the eunuch say that the people in the East Palace should stand together, he immediately felt relieved and asked Lord Wen to stand together.
The one at Donggong Station is quite close to the front.
When the drums sounded, all officials knelt and performed a grand ceremony.
This was the first time that Wen Erdan saw the emperor - he had a very high position in the imperial examination, and the emperor was still Minghe at that time. This was the first time he saw the current emperor, and so close to him.
Hanyuan Hall, Penglai Hall and Xianju Hall were opened to the public.
After the ceremony, everyone took their seats.
Wen Erdan actually did not go to Hanyuan Hall, but to Xianju Hall, and whispered to Lord Wen. Lord Wen assured Wen Erdan, "This hall is full of your close friends and students of Chongming Hall."
"Yes." Wen Erdan felt relieved when he heard this. He was too low-ranking and had been an official in the Hanlin Academy for nine years. He didn't know how to flatter his superiors in the officialdom.
The palace banquet was still very lively, especially on New Year's Eve. As the old saying goes: New Year's Eve -
Therefore, many people with the blessing of the emperor went to Penglai Palace to meet the royal family and officials first. The hall, which was originally bustling with people toasting each other, started with an act of ceremony, and after the ceremony, it was so quiet that there was not a single sound.
Xuan Fu scanned the face of Master Hu accurately. Master Hu's face was even uglier than when he was the crown prince, because Master Hu had been shocked, incredulous, and sweating in front of the Taiji Hall. Xuan Fu was afraid that Master Hu would turn his back, so he said, "It's New Year's Day, and I dyed my hair red, it's auspicious."
"I think it's good." Emperor Ningwu sat down first to support his son, and said lightly with a mixture of imperial majesty, "It's the New Year. What the prince said makes sense and is quite interesting. I am also interested."
The whole audience: ...quietly glanced at the holy face, then quickly lowered their eyes.
Emperor Ningwu saw it all, and then smiled, being very easy-going.
"The one dyed by the prince is still the best. It looks..." Zhong Yun tried to find a word, "festive."
All the royal family members in the audience started to praise and compliment him, and the atmosphere became lively again. The sentences of praise were so varied that Duoyunfu felt a little embarrassed, thinking: This is too much, too much. But they called him uncle, aunt, brother and younger brother in a very affectionate manner, and acted very close to him. So the royal family members flattered him in many different ways.
The atmosphere was lively and bustling. Tutor Hu was originally thinking "what a disgrace" but held it back - luckily he held it back, because the emperor was also infected.
Prime Minister Lin is old. He looked at the prince carefully again and again in the light in the hall. "The prince looks exactly like the emperor when he was a child." He is really a biological son. Then he thought: Royal blood, the emperor would not recognize him if he is not a biological son.
It’s just that I didn’t look at it carefully before, so I didn’t notice it, but it really looks like it today.
That's really strange.
Emperor Ningwu was sitting on the throne, thinking that Prime Minister Lin had also started to say such things in order to praise Xu Duofu. Isn't this too much? Is Xu Duofu like him when he was a child?
When the older clan member with higher seniority heard this, he looked at the prince and said, "It seems like, with Zhao..." He realized he had said the wrong thing and raised his wine glass to cover it up. Fortunately, the hall was bustling with noise and the emperor did not hear it.
It’s not that the Zhao family cannot be mentioned. After the emperor ascended the throne, he personally rehabilitated the Zhao family.
It was just that mentioning the past on New Year's Day, especially the fact that the entire Zhao family was gone, would displease His Majesty, but fortunately he didn't hear it. But the old marquis thought: It is said that nephews resemble their uncles, and His Majesty looked like his uncle Zhao Shu when he was young, but I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked more like him.
General Zhao Shu had made great military achievements at a young age and was awarded the title of nobility at the age of twenty. When he returned in fine clothes and on a vigorous horse, the people of Shengdu lined the streets to welcome him. Young girls threw flowers, fruits, sachets and handkerchiefs to him, and there were also young boys who admired him. He was a first-class beauty.
Now, seeing His Highness with red hair and a childish face, but smiling freely and carefreely, he looks like Him, and also like the Emperor. When the old Marquis drank a few glasses of wine, he turned around and saw the Ninth Thousand Year Old with red hair. Then he saw His Highness had already greeted him and was talking to the Ninth Thousand Year Old affectionately.
Oh, is he too old and his eyesight is blurry? Why does His Highness look like Xu Xiaoman?
Can't drink too much.
The author has something to say:
His Highness Duozi only has baby fat now.
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