Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty

After that day, the two had more topics to talk about, and they also discussed what to plant in the fields after the rice was harvested, and they got along like a folk couple.

The little elder brother grew up fast, and Jinlong didn't follow the little elder brother all day for a long time after that.

Time flies, and it will be Qixi Qiqiao Festival in a few days.The day before, on July [-]th, Chen Xiuming ordered Fanghua to fill a bowl of water and let it dry in the yard.

On the afternoon of July [-]th, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager led everyone in the harem to burn incense and worship.

According to regulations, worship "Qianniuhegu Tiangui Xingjun" and "Tian Sun Zhinu Fu Xingjun". Incense cases and tablets are placed during the worship, and venison, cured meat, celery, coriander, spring old, King melon, iced eggplant, cowpea horn, lentil horn and finely crafted fruit.

The food on the Qixi Festival is all crowned with the word "qiao", among which "qiaoguo" is the most distinctive food.

Qiaoguo, also known as Qiqiaoguozi, is the general name of Qixi Festival noodle food.

Every Qixi Festival, the bakery inside and outside the imperial dining room has to rush to make pasta for the festival overnight, the Qiaoguo of Qixi Festival.The method is to use oil, noodles, and honey as raw materials to blend, and then use molds to press out various novel and exquisite patterns, or steam or fry mature food.

Qiaoguo, each of the seven kinds is pretended to be a portion, and then decorated with sesame seeds, red beans, etc., and finally served on the table for consumption.

Today's worship and banquets are all held in Ruijingxuan, and after the worship, they will take their seats.At this time, not only the members of Kangxi's harem were here, but also the elder brothers and accompanying Fujin.

"You don't have to be restrained for today's Qiqiao Festival, and you can watch movies now." Kangxi said.

"That's right, from Aijia's point of view, no matter whether it's the concubines or the Fujin Gege, they all brought some sun water."

Qi Qiaojie threw a needle to see the shadow, put the needle in the water, and the sunlight passed through the needle to leave a shadow on the bottom of the bowl.

The reason why throwing a needle to watch movies is successful is because the water in the bowl is not ordinary water.The water in the bowl is from the noon of July [-]th to the afternoon of July [-]th.

After nearly twelve hours (24 hours) of standing and settling, this bowl of water already has "water tension", so it can support embroidery needles.However, at this time, people call this "water skin", as long as the hand is steady, the needle can almost be placed on the water.

After a while, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager stood up, looked at everyone's shadows, and finally the Empress Dowager said, "Some needles look like a shuttle, Si Gege said, they can weave cloth with skill; Can tie and embroider..."

After hearing this, Kangxi asked the Queen Mother, "According to the Empress Dowager, whose needle shadow is the best today?"

The queen mother smiled, "If the emperor let Aijia praise, Aijia only praises the noble concubine, but Aijia has seen her ingenuity, and she really wants to reward her, but the needle shadow is really not good..."

"Emperor Niang really gave the concubine face. The needle shadow of the concubine is really not good-looking. The following concubines will not participate in the needle piercing. If the empress is willing, she will prepare a reward for the concubine alone." It's also possible." The next needle threading will be at night, although the lights are brightly lit, it will be a bit troublesome, Chen Xiuming doesn't want to come again.

"Emperor Niang's reward is for the handy ones. What are you asking for? I'll just prepare for you." Kangxi shook his head, not letting the queen mother be unfair.

"My concubine, thank you, Lord Long Live."

Kangxi smiled and raised his hand slightly, and Li Dequan raised his voice to indicate that the troupe could go on stage and start the show.

There are two discounts in the Yueling Yingying Opera of the Qiqiao Festival, which are "Qixiang Newspaper" and "Lady Qiqiao".

These plays are all stipulated by the palace, Chen Xiuming didn't like to listen to plays when he was still in the pavilion, so he didn't pay attention to the stage at this time.

Chen Xiuming has been lazy these days, and has not gone out for a walk, but he has never seen a qualitative change in Prince Yong's luck.

The original snake with black golden scales has turned into a half-dragon with golden scales and dragon horns.

Prince Yong's luck wasn't like this before, what happened, or...Kangxi has made up his mind?

In the 49th year of Kangxi, he ordered the construction of Kaiyunlouyue in Changchun Garden to give to Prince Yong. At that time, almost all elder brothers who participated in the seizure of the throne were in a downturn...

I'm afraid that such a move is already hinting...

Chen Xiuming just glanced at Prince Yong and then looked at the stage. Today's hot weather didn't bring the little elder brother, leaving Madam Su to take care of her.Kangxi's golden dragon also followed today, and he didn't run around when he came, but followed Kangxi closely, and swayed the pillars from time to time.

Because the architecture of Changchun Garden tends to be simple and not as luxurious as in the palace, the golden dragon coiled on the pillars is much more conspicuous than in the palace.

After the two zhezi operas were sung, it was time to light the lamps. It was very bright inside and outside the house. On the new moon, eunuchs brought up needle-threading tools.

This needle threading is divided into two groups, that is, the concubine Fujin and other masters, and the maid and other slaves.In this way, the maids will not be disrespected by their masters, and the rewards can be divided into masters and servants.

Threading a needle is also a hassle.Each person is given two sets of needlework, two sticks, and two belts.

It is required to thread the two sets of needles with thin thread and thick thread respectively. After threading, the cuts of the threads are aligned, and the buttons must be tied on top of the threads. The buttons of the ten needles should be tied evenly.

Then hang down the thread with the needle and hang it on the bamboo stick. After the needle is set, tie one end of the bamboo stick tightly with a ribbon.There will also be a bow at the end of the ribbon that will line up with the peacock's head on the other end of the stick.

Those who are mentally and visually exhausting can't do it if they are in poor health or are too old. There were not many young concubines present, but Fujin Gege, who came with him, was much younger. After a stick of incense, there would be Several people finished it, and the Queen Mother rewarded a set of headgear regardless of its advantages or disadvantages.

After that, there are court ladies. All court ladies have to take embroidery exams when they enter the palace, and some court ladies are also good at needlework and embroidery with very dexterous hands.

The number of palace maids participating is relatively large, so the venues are all on the veranda outside. There are also many lanterns hung in the veranda, so it will not feel dark at all.

Kangxi and the Empress Dowager walked in front, followed by concubines, elder brother, Fujin, and Gege, wandering the corridors to see through the needles of the court ladies.

Some court ladies are dexterous, and they threaded a few needles in a short time, and some court ladies may not be able to wear half of them after a stick of incense (half an hour).However, they were not upset or unhappy. The needle threading today was just for luck and celebration.

When the time came, many maids in the court had finished their clothes, and they were doing well. Those maids stood in the middle of the room with the needles they had dressed, and the Empress Dowager rewarded one person with a pair of silver and jade bracelets after admiring them.

The maids immediately knelt down to give thanks, so far, the Qiqiao Festival is almost over.

The last item is to release the river lanterns. The river lanterns are played back several times a year, such as March [-]rd, Qiqiao Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival.

This river lantern was specially ordered to be made, and the materials and color styles used were all stipulated.Ladies and eunuchs can also be placed, but only the simplest lotus lantern can be placed, and this lotus lantern needs to spend a few taels of silver to buy, and the written note must be prepared in advance.

Kangxi led his masters to write their wishes on the paper, fold it a few more times, and use the paper to light the candles in the river lantern, so that no one would know what was written on the paper.

The Empress Dowager and Kangxi didn't have to go to release the river lanterns in person, they just ordered the attendants to release them.

Chen Xiuming took this matter to heart, carefully wrote down his wish on the paper, and followed Kangxi to the lake.

Kangxi was worried that Chen Xiuming would fall when the lake was wet and slippery, so he asked Li Dequan to release Chen Xiuming too, and the people who stood with her by the lake and watched carefully put the river lantern into the lake.

This lake was built by diverting water from the river, and finally the water will flow into the river, and these river lanterns will also float out of Changchun Garden with the water flow.

"What did you write?" Kangxi looked at the river lamp in the lake and asked.

"Bless the Queen's Mother, the Long Live God, and the little elder brother, father and mother, and brothers in good health." And... I hope that the relatives in future generations will be carefree and live a long and healthy life.

Chen Xiuming looked at the river lanterns floating in front of her, including hers, Kangxi and the Queen Mother.Others couldn't see it, but Chen Xiuming could see clearly that Kangxi's golden dragon was hovering over the three river lanterns.It seems to be escorting, and it seems to be playing.

"Where is the Lord Long Live, what did the Lord Long Live write?" Chen Xiuming turned to look at Kangxi.

"The weather is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe." Kangxi looked at Chen Xiuming and said.

I write like this every year, but now I have written two more sentences, one is about the queen mother, and the other... is about the little woman in front of me.

Chen Xiuming was stunned for a moment and then realized that Kangxi cared about the common people, so it was normal to write such words.I just don't know why, but I feel a little pain in my heart...

"It's about the same, let's go back and have a rest." After the river lanterns were set off, it was getting late after the excitement, so Kangxi called to leave.

"Congratulations to the emperor, empress dowager, and imperial concubine."

Kangxi went to rest at Chen Xiuming's place as usual, and simply took Chen Xiuming to go with the Queen Mother.

Sitting on the shoulder pad, apart from listening to frogs and cicadas today, you can also see scattered river lanterns floating on the lake reflecting the crescent moon.

The orange candlelight was slightly lit, as if it warmed the cold lake water. These river lanterns carried many wishes.

The master probably wants to wish himself or his relatives a long and healthy life...

The servants asked for something different.Some of the maids begged to ensure that they were lucky enough to be able to leave the palace to get married, some begged to protect the health of their families, and some begged to be able to fly to the branches one day...

Most of the eunuchs are looking for a good home, because many eunuchs are old and dead in the palace, even if they leave the palace, they have nowhere to go.It’s okay if some money goes out of the palace, maybe you can enjoy your old age comfortably, but if you don’t have anything, it’s not a good end...

The guards have nothing to ask for, most of them are the children of the Eight Banners. At most, they want their family members to live a long and healthy life, or their own prosperity, or else a harmonious family or a virtuous wife...

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--small theater--

Chen Xiuming: Kangkang, I'm afraid of slipping, so go and release the river lantern

Kangxi: Alright, Li Dequan, go, let your master let it go

Chen Xiuming: ...

Li Dequan: ...

Golden Dragon: ...

Chen Xiuming: Ah, Kangkang, what if the river lantern is overturned?

Kangxi: Jinlong, go, protect

Jinlong: Trash...

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