Qing Dynasty Chronicle

In fact, Yinti really felt that celebrating the New Year in ancient times, especially among the ancient royal families, was indeed a tiring job.In modern times, if there are elderly people at home, they may be tired and ready to prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner in the days before the New Year’s Eve, and then they will just sit together, drink, chat and watch the Spring Festival Gala on the [-]th day.Some families don’t even prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner for fear of trouble, and drive to the hotel to have a meal, and the next day on the first day of the new year, they only need to pay New Year’s greetings.

But here, here 400 years ago, Yinti certainly didn't have such a worry-free life. Although he didn't need to do anything for the New Year's Eve dinner, the food was not considered safe.

Before the New Year's Eve, Yinzhen was so busy that he was dizzy and dizzy. On the New Year's Eve, he could take a breather and sit on the opposite side with his own Fujin. He had the New Year's Eve dinner with Master Kang, and Wanyan followed Defei to serve the Empress Dowager. .

It wasn't until he was seated that Yinti realized that all the brothers gathered together on this day throughout the year, regardless of whether it was the big elder brother and the prince who wanted to tear each other apart when they met, or they seldom attended the brotherhood except for work or work. The workaholic fourth elder brother Yinzhen, or the seventh elder brother Yinyou, who has always lived in seclusion, finally sat together around Kangxi today, with happy expressions on their faces, maintaining the superficial harmony.

Sitting at the top, Kangxi said some pompous words, nothing more than that everyone has worked hard for a year and hoped that everyone will continue to work hard in the coming year. The princes sitting below all nodded in agreement.

Coming and going, there was an elder brother who was willing to talk to Kangxi, and the rest just drank and chatted with the brother sitting next to him.

Except for the special case of the prince, the seats are arranged according to age, so sitting on both sides of Yinti are Yinxiang and the fifteenth elder brother Yinxu.

Yinxiang looked at Yinti's exhausted look and joked, "It's only been a few days, why are you so tired?"

Yinti picked up a piece of snack and put it in his mouth, and said helplessly, "Actually, there are not many things, but trivial things are very troublesome, making people dizzy."

"New Year's day, there are always a lot of trivial things." Yinxiang added a piece of it like honey and put it on Yinti's plate, "You will get used to it slowly."

Yinzhen smiled back at Yinxiang's thoughtfulness, "I thought so too, are you familiar with each other once?" Then he asked Yinxiang, "Speaking of which, Brother Thirteen, you will come back with Khan Amasi on tour. Didn't talk to you well, is the west tour fun?"

Yinti's question made Yinxiang a little bit dumbfounded, "Look at your words, if you are heard by Khan Ama, you must be punished. I went to the west with Khan Ama not to go out for fun."

"Let's talk in private, but no one heard it." Yinzhen touched his nose, then turned his head abruptly and frightened Yinzhen who was sitting beside him, "Xiao Shiwu, what did you hear?"

Yinyu just wanted to stretch out his chopsticks to pick up Sixi meatballs, but when Yinti was so frightened, he withdrew his hand and shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, I didn't hear anything on the fifteenth day."

"You've done enough!" Seeing that Yinyu was about to jump up in fright, Yinxiang couldn't help pinching Yinti lightly, "Don't scare Shiwu."

Yinzhen chuckled, changed his face again, and put Sixi balls into Yinzhen's plate, "Eat it, my brother was teasing you just now!"

Yinyu looked at the fourteenth elder brother with a bright smile, and almost cried. I am still young, so don't scare me with such a surprise?

After thanking him, he finished eating the Sixi balls that Yinzhen had given to him, and subconsciously leaned towards his sixteenth younger brother, Yinlu. Yinzhen found out that Yinzhen's small movements were just squinting and smiling, but Yinxiang didn't care when he saw it. He glared at Yinqi angrily.

Yinzhen received Yinxiang's gaze, and doggedly picked food for his Thirteenth Brother, "Thirteenth Brother, don't just drink, eat vegetables, or you will get drunk easily."

Yinxiang shook his head as he had nothing to do with his older but more childish younger brother.

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere at the banquet gradually heated up. Yinti and Yinxiang chatted and laughed, and occasionally took care of the two younger brothers who were bowing to him. Yinxiang blocked the flagon.

Yinti looked at Yinxiang with puzzled eyes, "Brother Thirteen?"

Yinxiang pushed Yinti's hand away from the jug, "Stop drinking, you've had several drinks just now."

"It's New Year's Eve today, let me drink a little more." Yinti didn't know when his brothers reached a consensus to strictly control the amount of drinking, but today's peach blossom wine is right for Yinti With a strong appetite, Yinqi couldn't help but want to drink a few more cups.

It's a pity that Yinxiang's attitude is firm, "That's not okay, brother Jiu said, let me watch you and don't let you drink too much, or he will settle accounts with me when he gets drunk."

Hearing that Yinxiang had carried Yinzhen out, he pursed his lips, but still refused to give up, "Brother Thirteen, I'll just have another drink, just one."

Yinyu and Yinlu don't often get together with their grown-up brothers, but now when they suddenly saw that Yinzhen was such an adult and still playing tricks, his eyes widened in shock, and the poor Yinzhen just picked up the dish and fell on the ground with a clatter. on the table.

The reaction of the two little guys was seen by Yinxiang, and he felt extremely ashamed, so he hardened his heart and put the jug on the other side, "If you say no, you can't, look at you, you still have your brother in front of Shi 56." look."

Being called out suddenly, Yinyu Yinlu sat up straight, looking at his nose and heart with both eyes, pretending not to notice the embarrassment of his fourteenth brother at all.

Now Yinti is used to gagging and making jokes, seeing that Taohuaniang is hopeless, he also put away the winking look just now, picked up a cabbage heart and ate it silently like a hamster in boredom.

Seeing Yinti like this through Yinxiang's Yinyi, he laughed out loud, and persuaded, "For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, let Shishi drink two more cups, just to be happy."

Yinti's eyes lit up when he heard Yinlin's words, he swallowed the cabbage heart quickly, and said, "That's right, Chinese New Year, how rare, why don't you let me drink to my heart's content!"

At this time, Yinxiang's attitude was firm like a revolutionary soldier, shaking his head, "No, your wine quality is too bad!"

As soon as Yinxiang said this, Yinti turned into a deflated balloon again, glanced at Yinxiang sleepily, and whispered, "Brother Thirteen is so stingy, I won't sit with you next time, next time I will I want to sit with Brother Twelve!"

Just because Yinxiang was not allowed to drink, Yinxiang was so disgusted by him, Yinxiang couldn't laugh or cry, he took a look at Elder Brother Yinlin, "Look at this man!"

Yinyi also laughed, and teased Yinti, "Come on, sit with me next time on the [-]th, brother will let you have a good drink."

Yinti applauded the venue and giggled, "That's right, that's right, Brother Twelve is better."

I have to say something here, maybe many people think that Yinli was raised by Lagu Su Ma, he must have a gentle personality, honesty, honesty and dedication to Buddha, but according to Yinti's observation, this is not the case, not to say that Yinli It is wrong to focus on Buddha, but the one with a gentle personality is really far from the facts he has seen.He is actually a bit similar to Yin Yu in character, outgoing and bold, and will burst into curses when his temper comes up, but because of the presence of Lagu Su Ma, he is more reliable than Yin Yu, maybe because of his similar personality The reason is that apart from the Baye Party who were originally mixed together, the relationship between Yinyi and Yinyi is still okay.

Bringing back the topic, Yinxiang was caught in the middle and watched Yinfei and Yinti talking enthusiastically across him. The helplessness in his heart was beyond words, and he stretched out a hand and smiled, "Okay, next time you and ten Second brother, let's sit together, I won't keep you two from getting close."

Yinyu squinted, "Brother Thirteen, are you jealous that I have a good relationship with Brother Twelve?"

When the conversation got to the point of being excited, Yin Teng smiled and chimed in, "That's a must."

Yinxiang, "..."

After eating and drinking, since it's New Year's Eve, there are always other sideshows, such as watching fireworks, so Master Kong, who is full of food and drink, takes his sons to the designated place to watch fireworks went.

Maybe Yinti was tired these days, so he didn't go to Master Kong at the moment, but just found a place sheltered from the wind and no one was around, huddled himself in the hooded cloak and squinted to see the brilliant fireworks blooming in the sky , Looking at the person leaning against the pillar, the whole person looked lazy.

It's a pity that although I avoided the wind, it wasn't that there was no wind at all. I don't know where a gust of wind came from. It just happened to blow the dust from the fireworks into Yinti's eyes, causing Yinti to come There were tears streaming down my face in a real sense.

"What's the matter?" Yinti was rubbing his eyes in a hurry, when a voice suddenly rang in his ear.

Yinti was being stimulated by the foreign object in his eyes, and tears flowed down his face. He felt terribly uncomfortable, and he didn't care who it was, so he just answered, "The wind and sand blown into my eyes, it's uncomfortable."

"Why are you so careless?" A warm hand covered Yinti's hand while speaking, "It's done, don't touch it, I'll take a look."

Yinti is only fifteen years old this year, and his stature is still somewhat insufficient compared to his grown-up elder brother, so he had to hold his head up for someone to show him. Tears are still flowing, making his vision hazy , even though they knew who was coming, they couldn't see clearly.

The sound of fireworks blooming next to him, the applause of everyone, and the sound of conversation, all became one, but Yinti's whole mind was fixed on the dry and warm fingers that were placed on his eyelids, and the faint fragrance filled the tip of his nose. Let Yinti's restless heart calm down.

The slightly scented scent of peach blossoms blew over Yinti's eyelids, causing his curled eyelashes to tremble a few times, and then a soft handkerchief wiped away the tears from the corners of Yinti's eyes. A happy voice said, "Okay, you have to be more careful next time."

Yinzhen looked at Yinzhen who was wearing a silver fox cloak with watery peach eyes slightly raising the corners of his mouth with a faint smile, but he didn't know what to say for a while, he just turned his head away Watch the fireworks in the sky.

Yinzhen thought that Yinti was still quarreling, and it was a little funny, "I didn't realize that you are so angry before, come on, can you stop talking about your drunken nonsense in the future?"

Yinzhen, who felt that he was already an adult, was a little embarrassed by Yinzhen's words, and wanted to say something, but in the end, he held back for a long time and said something that was quite aggrieved, "You still asked Brother Thirteen not to give me alcohol today. !"

The grievance and sorrow in the tone fell on the unknowing ears, almost thinking that Yinzhen has bullied Yinzhen, Yinzhen's complexion was stained with a layer of blush, but finally reached out and shook Yinzhen's hand, "But Don't quarrel with me anymore, if today's peach blossom brew really suits your appetite, why don't Brother Jiu invite you to your house to have a drink after you finish your work in a few days?"

"Really?" Yinzhen was addicted to alcohol because of Yinzhen's words, and he turned to look at Yinzhen and asked, regardless of embarrassment and awkwardness.

"When did Brother Jiu lie to you?" Yinzhen looked at Yinzhen's star-like eyes, and couldn't help teasing him again, "Aren't you angry with me this time?"

"Uh..." Yinzhen froze for a moment, said nothing, turned his face to the side and pretended to watch the fireworks, expressing his refusal to answer Yinzhen's question.

It's just that the unstoppable corners of his mouth revealed Yinti's good mood, and Yinti who was standing beside Yinti also showed a silent smile in his eyes, just holding Yinti's hand and looking up together. Looking at the night sky that is now extremely lively.