Chapter 37 New Year's Eve
Perhaps because he was worried, Kangxi felt for the first time that time was passing too slowly. He could never finish reading all the memorials. So-and-so came to greet him again, why did he send in memorials that he didn't have? Kangxi became more and more impatient.
Clearly I have never felt this way before.
When Kangxi finally finished reading all the memorials, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Liang Jiugong, who was standing by, saw that Kangxi's complexion had improved, and he finally let go of his worry.
Who would understand? He just saw the emperor's face getting darker and darker, and he was afraid that if he didn't pay attention, the emperor would throw the letter in his hand away. But fortunately, he didn't in the end.
Seeing that Kangxi stopped writing, Liang Jiugong gave a wink, and a palace maid handed him a cup of hot tea at the right time.
Seeing Kangxi took it, Liang Jiugong spoke up: "Your Majesty, can you take a break?"
Kangxi did not respond, but seeing that he put down the tea bowl in his hand and stood up to leave, he must have agreed.
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The emperor is going to Changchun Palace again with abundant rewards!
The concubines in the harem were not surprised at all when they received the news. After all, in the past two months, not to mention that the emperor had visited the harem less frequently, whenever he did, it was as if he only knew the way to Changchun Palace. He would not even look at the other palaces. Who knew what was so good about Changchun Palace?
It's not that no one wants to intercept her. The last concubine who wanted to intercept the favor of Changchun Palace is still under house arrest and is being punished by copying. It is estimated that she will be kept in prison until after the New Year.
With the chicken being killed to scare the monkeys, no one dares to act rashly. Moreover, the New Year is approaching, who wants to be punished at this juncture?
Isn't that a bargain for Changchun Palace?
For Kangxi, there were few children in the palace in the early years, and few of them survived. Since there were few children, he should give birth as much as possible, and if he gave birth to more children, more of them would survive.
Now that there are more children in the palace, Kangxi doesn't have to treat them all equally and can just do what he wants.
Just at that moment, Yuying appeared.
Time flies, and it's already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Concubine Zhang Jia has finished her confinement a few days ago. Concubine An is not harsh on her concubines, and after Yuying became favored, Kangxi sent her various tonics, and Yuying was generous enough to give Concubine Zhang Jia a portion of them. With the care of these two people, Concubine Zhang Jia's confinement was not bad.
Now that she has finished her confinement, her complexion is rosy and her face is as smooth as a peeled egg. Yuying has to stay with him for a few days.
But Kangxi couldn't stand it. Not only did he force Yuying to go to the Qianqing Palace to serve as a calligrapher during the day, he also kept her in the Qianqing Palace and made fun of her at night.
Yuying has been feeling like she is replenishing her yin and yang these days, and she often dozes off.
Thus, the famous paintings of the Qianqing Palace were born.
Kangxi sat in front of the imperial desk with an upright posture, while Yuying sat beside him, lowering her head noddingly. Liang Jiugong, who was standing by, was afraid that Concubine Jin would accidentally knock her head into the inkstone.
The emperor is really something. He knew that Concubine Jin was extremely exhausted but still refused to let her go.
Of course, Kangxi would never let such a thing happen. All the memorials had been dealt with in the past few days, and Kangxi had some free time. Currently, he was writing the word "Fu" to be bestowed on his ministers. His hands were moving non-stop, but his eyes fell on the person next to him.
Kangxi's blessing character was bestowed the day before New Year's Eve.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Kangxi did not keep Yuying in the Palace of Heavenly Purity tonight. After all, there is a palace banquet to attend tomorrow, and it would be better for Yuying to attend with the main lady.
Early the next morning, Yuying woke up from her sleep.
Today is Yuying's first time attending a palace banquet. She was not qualified before.
Qingtao and Pei'er had already dressed her up early and she sat in front of the dressing mirror to do her makeup.
Yuying was looking forward to this banquet. After all, it was a state banquet and everyone had to attend. Wouldn't she be able to see the other Nine Dragons that Xiaozhuang had never seen before?
Although it was stipulated that only the empress could wear red, for the sake of celebration, Yuying still changed into a peach-pink cloak embroidered with butterflies and flowers. She also changed her hair from a simple bun to a hairpin, which she secured with a silver-plated hairpin with gemstones and a magpie on a plum tree and kingfisher feathers. She also wore a pair of gold-set coral bean bracelets on her wrists.
Although simple, everything Yuying wears is a gift from the emperor and is a fine piece of jewelry.
After packing everything up, Yuying went to the main hall to wait for Concubine An.
It was a little more troublesome for Concubine An to put on the auspicious dress, so she was slower than Yuying.
At noon, the two finally set out from Changchun Palace, and along the way they met Concubine Duan who was coming out of Xianfu Palace.
Concubine An and Concubine Duan performed the flat ceremony, while Yuying had to kneel down to Concubine Duan. Fortunately, Concubine Duan had no ill will towards the emperor's favorite concubine, and did not make things difficult for Yuying, so the three of them went together to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The closer they got to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the more sedan chairs and palanquins of concubines they saw along the way. Yuying bowed all the way, and her originally high spirits now waned.
Finally they arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The banquet had already been set up, but as the banquet had not yet started, those who arrived early could only wait in a side hall.
Yuying really didn't want to perform the ceremony again, so she found an excuse, said something to Concubine An, and left the side hall.
Seeing that they were going further and further away, Qing Tao beside them could not help but remind them, "My lady, let's go back. I'm afraid the banquet will start soon."
Although Yuying was unhappy, she knew that she should not be late for such an occasion, so she went back obediently.
After all the concubines had taken their seats according to their rank, Kangxi arrived late with the Crown Prince, the Queen Mother and the Grand Empress Dowager.
There was no queen in the palace. The Empress Dowager sat next to Kangxi. The Empress Dowager sat next to the Empress Dowager. The Crown Prince was arranged on the other side of Kangxi.
After several big men were seated, Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia and all the concubines stood up and wished the Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager a happy New Year.
Yuying's eyes were still wandering around, looking at the children following the concubines, trying to tell which prince they were. Suddenly she heard a noise, and she quickly came back to her senses, imitating Concubine Fang beside her.
Yuying sat far away, almost close to the entrance of the hall, because she had the least experience here.
Kangxi sat on the top, watching her glances around. He felt for the first time that the Ministry of Rites was not capable of doing things, arranging Yuying's seat so far away from him that he could not hear her thoughts. Looking at her lively expression, he knew what she was mumbling in her heart at the moment.
I swear to God, if the people in the Ministry of Rites knew what Kangxi wanted, they would definitely cry out in injustice. They are all doing things according to the rules. Who made Your Majesty have so many concubines?
After the concubines sat down again, Kangxi stood up and raised his glass. After saying something, he drank the wine in the glass and announced the start of the banquet.
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