The next day, the new year begins.

Xi Rui got up early, called Little Fatty, and first wished E Niang New Year's greetings.

Received the first New Year red envelope.

After a simple nap, he followed the imperial concubine to Shoukang Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother.

This morning, the entire harem and concubines gathered in Shoukang Palace.

Xirui was reluctant to accept the red envelope.

Both the Queen Mother and the concubines in the harem must give a share.

The princes and princesses returned home with a full load.

As for the entertainment time after celebrating the New Year, Xirui has already arranged it.

How can we celebrate the New Year without setting off firecrackers?

Firecrackers have a long history, and Xirui is not worried about not having fun.

I just asked someone to make a batch of small batches in advance to make it easier to carry around.

After paying New Year greetings to Shoukang Palace, Xi Rui couldn't hold it any longer.

The imperial concubine carefully checked her daughter and put snacks in the purse on the left, just in case she got tired from playing and got hungry.

The purse on the right contains some small gold and silver coins, which are used by the envoys during the New Year.

"The firecrackers are dangerous, just let the people following you set them off. Don't do it yourself." The imperial concubine was worried about her daughter's temperament.

Unfortunately, she had to stay with the Queen Mother and couldn't leave, so she had no choice but to ask the eldest maid Yun Ye to follow her.

"Yeah, yeah, don't worry, Mom, I'll be careful." Xirui's face was full of sincerity.

Be sure to be careful not to be discovered.

Yin?, who was waiting by the side, urged, "Are you ready? Fifth Brother and the others are all waiting."

The younger brother has a short temper. He was attracted by the firecrackers that his sister talked about early in the morning and couldn't wait any longer.

"Okay, okay." Xi Rui said goodbye to E Niang and the Queen Mother, then turned around and followed the little fat brother to meet other friends.

It just so happened that people were gathering at Shoukang Palace right now.

In addition to the above-mentioned brothers who claim to have grown up and don't play with children, there are also a few sisters who can't let go of their inhibitions.

Everyone else ran along.

The elder brothers started from the fifth elder brother Yinqi to the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang.

Among the princesses, there is a sixth princess who is the same age as Xi Rui.

A bunch of dolls swarmed to the imperial garden.

There is no way, the place where people live in front is destined to be crowded with people, and there is no place for them to play.

The imperial garden was empty.

None of the children let off the firecrackers themselves, and the people around them were worried and tried to persuade them one by one.

"Brother, please spare this slave. If something happens, I won't be able to cut off a few of my heads." The little eunuch next to Yinzhen urged him desperately.

Xi Rui thought about it, it was indeed like this at this time. If something happened to the master, the slave would definitely suffer.

Wasn't that what happened when Yin was bitten by the tortoise?

At that time, I was not used to the imperial power that could easily kill people, so I was careless.

Now that they are sensible, it is better not to embarrass them. This Chinese New Year is not easy.

"Brother Ninth, let them show it to us first, don't worry." Xi Rui shouted through her little chubby brother.

"Yes, yes, brother and princesses will go to Wanchun Pavilion to sit down first, and let the servants do the firecrackers." The little eunuch hurriedly followed Xi Rui's words.

The eldest Yinqi felt that he was his elder brother. He glanced at the four- and five-year-old little ones in the team and agreed to the young eunuch's suggestion.

The group went to Wanchun Pavilion and sat down.

Wanchun Pavilion is located on a high ground and overlooks the entire Imperial Garden.

Yinqi and the fourth princess coaxed their younger brothers and sisters to watch quietly.

The little eunuch below took out various styles of fireworks and firecrackers to set off.

Several children who had not had much entertainment since childhood were extremely happy.

Xi Rui lost interest after a while.

"Yunye, I want a can filled with water." Xi Rui remembered that when she used to play with firecrackers, she would often throw the firecrackers into streams or pools.

When the firecrackers explode, water will splash, which is much more interesting than playing on the ground.

"Is the princess thirsty?" Yun Ye asked, about to pour water for the little master.

"If you're not thirsty, it's not for drinking. If you need water cans, let's get seven or eight of them. Just cheap clay pots." The ones used to explode firecrackers may break after a few times, so it's better to use cheap ones, no. Feeling distressed.

Yunye didn't understand what the little master wanted to do with the clay pot, so he asked someone to find it in confusion.

It might be easier to find expensive porcelain in the palace, but worthless clay pots are not available everywhere.

Yun Ye went to the imperial dining room and took a large bowl, a pottery basin, a pottery pot, a small pottery jar, and a pottery urn specially used for making pickles.

I asked someone to help me get it together.

Xi Rui is already waiting.

After explaining the method, several young eunuchs filled the bowls, basins and bowls with water, then lit the firecrackers and threw them in.

I didn't master the trick at first, so I threw it into the water as soon as it was lit. The water wetted the lead wire and made it go silent.

"Throw it slowly, and throw it away when the fuse is almost burned out." Xi Rui commanded remotely.

The little eunuch obeyed and lit the firecracker, holding it in his hand and staring at it. The fuse burned quickly, and he saw the right opportunity and threw it into the pottery basin with the largest opening.

The firecrackers entered the water, and the sparks could no longer be extinguished. A burst of white smoke bubbled up, and "bang~!" The water splashed up to half a meter high.

"Wow~!" This scene shocked those who had never seen it before.

"This is fun, come again and again." Yinzhen was still the most excited and wanted to jump up and order it himself.

"Sit quietly. If you make any noise, ask people to put all these things away and stop playing with them." The fourth princess was born and raised in Yikun Palace, and she was the best at suppressing Yinzhen.

The people below continued to move.

"It's not safe to throw a jar with a small mouth. Be careful not to blow yourself up. It's just a firecracker and not worth it." Xi Rui warned loudly.

The people below responded gratefully. With the words of the Seventh Princess, they felt more at ease.

I fried a few more in clay pots.

The little eunuch felt that he was comfortable with it and wanted to challenge the difficult pottery urn.

The mouth of the pottery urn is not big, and I am nervous with the lit firecracker in my hand, so I may not be able to throw it accurately.

The little eunuch was lucky and got in first.

The sound of exploding firecrackers is much duller than that of a pottery pot, and the splash is much smaller.

"Try the other ones." Yin? He stared at the other ones, wondering if the sound would be different.

Practice brings true knowledge. Different containers have different explosion sounds and splashes.

Several children played around these bowls in the imperial garden for most of an hour.

It wasn't until people from each palace came to look for him that he reluctantly followed him and left.

There are many ceremonies on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and although the princesses are still young, they cannot avoid attending them.

It's nice to be able to play for a while.

As for those who haven’t had enough, they’ll have to wait until next time.

Of course, there was also a clever man who went straight back to pester his mother, and also asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find some firecrackers.

Xi Rui doesn't know this.

By the time Xi Rui found out, it was already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

All kinds of ancestor worship and grand ceremonies are almost done, only the banquet remains.

Xi Rui was taking a break from her busy schedule with E Niang and her brother, basking in the sun in the yard, when suddenly a loud "bang~!" sound of water came from behind the house.

The mother, son, three people and the people in the first palace were all dumbfounded.

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