Qing Chuan's confession of fate

After eating breakfast and returning to the palace to freshen up, I need to go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to celebrate the New Year with the Empress Dowager. Not only the concubines in the harem, but also Princess Fujin and his wife Gege came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to celebrate the New Year with the Empress Dowager.

First, Kangxi led the near-branch clan, the princes of Manchu and Mongolia, and the second-rank officials of the Manchu and Han Dynasties to the Palace of Compassion to give the Empress Dowager a farewell ceremony.As for the female family members of the harem, they stayed in the apse and waited for Kangxi to leave before going to pay their respects.

With Kangxi in front and the kings and ministers behind, they bowed three times to the Empress Dowager.The Empress Dowager each rewarded a pair of purses, and then Kangxi and the ministers returned to Qianqing Palace.

After Kangxi left, Niu Gulu led everyone to salute the Empress Dowager, and the female salute officer of the House of Internal Affairs sang and directed.Finally, the court ladies and eunuchs kowtow.Then, Fujin, Ming Fu and others saluted the concubine again.Secondly, Fujin and Mingfu are divided into senior and younger, and salute each other to bid farewell to the new year.The princesses also bid farewell to the elders.Manchurian etiquette is like this. Miss Gege will not kowtow except for offering sacrifices to the Buddha, or kowtow to the queen, and she will not kowtow to her biological parents.Because a woman from the Banner family is supreme in the family before she gets married.

It was family dinner in the evening, so there was nothing to do for a long time.Xiao Zhuang then proposed to watch a big play. At this time, singing big plays was not promoted in the Qing Dynasty, and there were no actors in the palace.That is to say, some court ladies and eunuchs performed a few well-known dramas, such as "Ming Feng Ji" and other dramas about loyalty.

Those court ladies and eunuchs have not received professional training, and the performances are a bit boring.Everyone also didn't care about watching the show, and secretly talked small things below.Sitting at the front, Xiaozhuang and Niu Gulu naturally heard the chirping behind them.It's just that this drama is really boring, and it coincides with the New Year, so don't blame it.

Xiaozhuang looked at the actors on the stage, but he was talking to Niu Gulu: "The daughter of the Tong family will enter the palace next month. You are the master of the six palaces, so you can do whatever you want. The Ai family is also getting old, so you will be in charge of the affairs of the harem from now on. But once you enter the palace, there are nobles, and I am afraid that some people will make trouble again, you just don't let them make trouble, and let them do the rest. "

It seems that Xiaozhuang intends to delegate power to the Niu Colu family, but in fact Xiaozhuang needs someone to hold Tong Yuejian down.Tong Yuejian entered the palace as a nobleman, and the Tong family was bound to make a comeback. It would be even worse if Tong Yuejian was the only one in the harem.Regardless of whether Tong Yuejian will be favored or not, Xiaozhuang must be fully prepared.The first ones Tong Yuejian felt in danger when entering the palace were naturally the concubines in the harem, so it would be good to use this to suppress her limelight.

Niu Gulu smiled slightly, no matter what Xiaozhuang was thinking, since he had put all his strength in his hands, it would be difficult to go back.

"The concubine obeys the order, and will definitely live up to the entrustment of the empress dowager."

Ya Yue also heard the conversation behind them, but Tong's entry into the palace just diverted everyone's attention, which was good news for Ya Yue.

Since you want to divert attention, it is still very important to increase the hatred value.Yayue sighed faintly, and Ma Jiashi who was beside her looked over strangely and asked, "Why is my sister sighing? If the Empress Dowager hears about this great day, I'm afraid there will be some scolding."

"My sister didn't know something. My sister suddenly thought that once the new year is over, our harem will have a new noble sister. You can imagine how much the emperor loves this sister. When the time comes I'm afraid that my younger sister will be like a passing day, being forgotten by the emperor. I can't help but feel a little sad, sister don't need to care, now that she has a prince, the emperor will never forget her." After finishing speaking, she sighed softly again , but immediately remembered that it was an auspicious day, so he stopped talking.

Ma Jia's family is also an old man in the palace, and it's not once or twice that newcomers enter the harem. Of course, it won't be a big headache because of this kind of thing.But it would be deceiving to say that she is not nervous. This Tong family is Kangxi's cousin, and her status is higher than those of them.Naturally, he had to get closer to Kangxi, and it was indeed enviable to be a nobleman after entering the palace.

Smiling, he patted Ya Yue's hand and comforted him, "This harem always needs newcomers, even if it's not Tong Guiren, there will be other people. Don't you see that my sister came here like this, besides, you are now in favor, Your Majesty I will never forget you, just relax."

"Thank you sister for explaining. It's my sister who is narrow-minded. But my sister also knows that Tong Gui is a noble person, and my sister may not be easy to get along with."

"It's reasonable, just be careful when the time comes, and remember not to offend Tong Guiren." Although Ma Jiashi comforted Yayue in his mouth, his heart was already turning a thousand times.

Yayue looked at Ma Jiashi's thoughtful face and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, it seemed that Ma Jiashi had already paid attention.You don't have to worry about the next thing, someone will come forward.

However, Tong Shi will be the adoptive mother of her own family in the fourth quarter. It seems that she can take advantage of the Ma Jia family's suppression of Tong Yuejian to plan how to get close to the third queen of Kangxi.

Only Kangxi and all the concubines participated in the family banquet in the evening, and Xiaozhuang and the prince and princess were not allowed to participate.The family banquet is set on the throne platform under the plaque of "Uprightness and Brightness" in the Qianqing Palace. The golden dragon banquet table used by the emperor himself is specially placed, sitting north to south, with vases on both sides.In front of the emperor's throne, there are high banquet tables with curtains used by concubines, which are arranged on both sides according to their rank and status.

Although it is a reunion dinner, there is no joy of reunion.There is a courteous officer beside him reminding him over and over again what to do next, which is really depressing.After the family banquet, the emperor got up and went back to the palace, and the concubines also went back to their own palaces.

Of course, this is not over. Everyone needs to watch the year until midnight, and eat boiled pastry before resting.

In the middle of the night, there are palace people lighting candles for the Longevity Lantern on Majesty Dan in the Qianqing Palace, which is called "Lighting".At that time, one person, the deputy chief of the palace supervisor, will lead the master of ceremonies, musicians, chiefs, eunuchs, etc. from Qianqing Gate to line up on both sides of Danbi.The head of the construction department went up, kneeled and kowtowed, and praised the lamp.One eunuch in the respect room and one eunuch in the Qianqingmen, first lit the lanterns, and then Qingyue, the master of ceremonies, started to play music.The eunuchs of the construction department lit the "Longevity Lamp", and the leaders and eunuchs lit the lamps on the hatchback railings.Then Kangxi ate the boiled pastry with vegetarian stuffing before New Year's Eve.

The next few days will be all kinds of morning celebrations, and they will not disperse until the Lantern Festival.The concubines in the harem also had to go to the empress dowager's palace to pay their respects every day. Although it was a bit busy, the harem was peaceful.Xiao Zhuang looked very satisfied, taking advantage of the joy, he planned to let Tong Yuejian enter the palace on the [-]th day of the first lunar month.

The Chengqian Palace gifted by Tong Yuejian had no concubines to live in before, and because of her status as a nobleman, she lived in the main hall and was in charge of the palace.