Bang bang, there was the sound of firecrackers outside, and the sky was full of colorful firecrackers.
The originally dark night became colorful under the reflection of fireworks.
In Yong'an Palace, there are several round tables.
The old man was sitting at the head of the table with his six pounds in his arms, and Zhu Yunxi was sitting at the bottom. Next to him was the old man's precious daughter, Xiao Fu'er, and brothers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui.
The little vassal princes sat at a table alone, and the old man's concubines and Zhu Yunxi's concubines also sat down separately.
Fireworks bloomed in the sky, illuminating everyone's faces filled with happiness.
"It's Chinese New Year!" The old man said with a grin as he watched Liu Jin scalding wine for himself.
"Yes, Grandpa Huang, everyone is celebrating!"
The old man looked at the table full of food and wine and suddenly sighed, "It would be great if every household in the world were like this!"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi first, and then said with a smile, "Grandfather, my Ming Dynasty has had good governance and good people in the past few years. It is definitely not possible for every household to be like this. But during the Chinese New Year, it is still possible for a family to eat dumplings with meat!"
"Not necessarily!" The old man weighed the six kilograms, "Don't fool us with nice words. If everyone can eat pork white noodles, then it will be the greatest prosperity in history!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man and said softly, "Grandpa Huang, there will be such a day!"
"I hope so!" the old man sighed slightly, with a deep look in his eyes.
"Grandpa Huang, it's not a wish, it's a certainty!"
After hearing this, the old man looked at Zhu Yunxi for a long time, nodded and said, "Yes, definitely!"
"Ancestor!" At this time, Liujin raised his head and asked, "Why do we have a round table for the New Year dinner? My grandson remembers that when giving banquets in Fengtian Hall, we always have separate tables!"
"That was with the ministers, and now it's with the family!" The old man held six pounds in his arms and pointed first at Zhu Yunxi and then at Xiao Fu'er, "We people are just a family. What is a family? A family is
Regardless of each other, we eat from the same pot. There’s yours, there’s ours, there’s your father’s, your mother’s, and there’s yours!”
Liujin nodded as if he understood, and then asked, "Then...why don't the Queen Mother and the Dowager Queen sit at the same table with us?"
"Women can't sit at the same table with old men!" The old man continued to laugh, "This is a rule left over from the old generation. If men and women sit at the same table, there will be chaos."
"But my grandson heard that in folk circles, every New Year's Eve, grandparents and grandparents sit at the top of the table, surrounded by their children and grandchildren!" Liujin said with a wink.
"Oh, if your great-grandmother were here, of course she would be at the same table as us, but now..." the old man said, his smile suddenly turned bitter.
At this time, Liu Jin suddenly struggled to get out of the old man's arms, and then walked to the table where Queen Zhao Ning'er sat at the table in front of everyone's astonished eyes. She pulled Concubine Guo Hui, who was even more astonished, towards the old man's side.
"Prince, no!" Guo Huifei whispered nervously.
Liujin stubbornly refused to let go and said, "The bachelor said that children and grandchildren must have filial piety. If my great-grandmother is not around, you will be the head of the harem. Although you are not your grandson's biological great-grandmother, you have treated your grandson as if you were your own child.
Take care of me. During the Chinese New Year today, you are the eldest elder, so naturally you have to sit in front of your grandchildren and take the main seat!"
"No!" Guo Huifei opened Liu Jin's hand and said, "Go sit there and be obedient!"
In recent years, whenever it is Chinese New Year, the seat next to the old man has always been empty, and everyone knows why.
Unexpectedly, at this time the old man suddenly said, "Come here, since I'm asking you to come here with six pounds, just sit next to us!"
"Old man?" Guo Huifei was stunned.
Not only was Concubine Guo Hui stunned, Zhu Yunxi was also a little surprised.
"I've worked hard for you all these years!" the old man said with a smile, "Everything in the palace depends on you, and you take good care of these children." After saying that, the old man picked up a glass of wine and said, "Come here and have a drink with us.
cup!"
"I don't dare!" Guo Huifei became more and more anxious, but she still sat down carefully next to the old man under the pull of six pounds.
"Liu Jin is right!" The old man held up the wine cup and said with a smile, "You are their elder. Although he is not your biological child, you raised him. Especially the emperor. You have regarded him as your child since he was a child.
Eyeballs!”
"When we are alive, they will be filial to us. If we die one day, they will also be filial to you. You and we are all one family!"
These words immediately made Guo Huifei's eyes turn red.
She knew that no matter what, she could not compare to the person that the old man had always cared about, but these words affirmed her life and told her that even if the old man was gone in the future, she would not have to worry.
This is a commitment.
"Old man!" Guo Huifei choked.
"Come, let's have a drink!" the old man said with a smile.
Afterwards, the two of them toasted and drank silently.
Guo Huifei looked at Liu Jin with loving eyes full of relief and faint gratitude.
"It's Chinese New Year, let's say a few words!" The old man raised his glass, and everyone listened attentively.
"This family should be like a family, harmonious and beautiful!" The old man said with a smile, "There are few people in the palace now, but in the future there will be more people day by day. Children
He grows up quickly, and he will be an adult in three to five years. No matter how many people there are in the future, we still have to abide by the rules. During the holidays, we will put aside all etiquette and respectability and sit together to eat together."
With that said, the old man turned to look at Zhu Yunxi, "Grandson!"
"My grandson is here!"
"Remember, people, in this life, we really don't care about anything and help each other. Except for our own family members, everyone else is in vain!"
"My grandson, please remember the teachings of Grandpa Huang!"
"You two brothers!" The old man looked at brother Zhu Gaochi again.
"My grandson is here!"
"Although you and the emperor are cousins, your son will be a room away from the prince in the future." The old man said sternly, "But you must remember that your surname is Zhu and you all have one ancestor. A family cannot tell two people.
When it comes to family, children and grandchildren must be taught to remember that blood dissolves in water."
"My grandson, please remember the teachings of your imperial grandfather!" the two brothers said respectfully.
"Come on, eldest granddaughter-in-law!" the old man said with a smile again.
Zhao Ning'er stood up under the envious eyes of all the concubines, "My granddaughter-in-law is here!"
"It's hard for you to prepare a few tables of good food today, so you are busy with extra work!" As he said that, the old man smiled and said, "You are the eldest son's wife, and the mistress of my family Zhu's house. From now on, during the New Year's Day
You are even more busy. As the saying goes, a good woman can rule half of the family. In the future, if the emperor forgets the rules, you can't forget them either. Even if there is any unhappiness at home or outside the house, between uncles, nephews, and brothers, you have to take care of it.
You have to be persuaded.”
"Don't worry, old man, my granddaughter-in-law will definitely do it!" Zhao Ning'er said with a smile.
"Okay, let's not say any more and let's start dinner!" The old man waved his hand, "What are the fillings for the dumplings today!"
"Pak choi stuffed with mushrooms and meat!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"Okay!" The old man nodded and laughed, "Dumplings are like wine, and the more they go, the better they get. The lives of our Zhu family, and the lives of the people all over the world, will definitely get better and better every year!" With that, he put the plate in front of him.
Pushing the dumplings to Zhu Yunxi, "Let's eat soup dumplings. You can take this plate!"
Then, he looked at Zhu Yunxi with a smile.
The latter also smiled at the old man and picked up a dumpling, but as soon as he put it in his mouth, he felt something strange.
"You ate the first one?" the old man laughed.
Zhu Yunxi spit out the half-pull dumpling in his mouth, revealing a small gold coin.
"Grandpa Huang!"
It turns out that the old man did not insist on eating soup dumplings, but deliberately let Zhu Yunxi eat the dumplings with beautiful meanings wrapped in gold coins.
"A good sign!" the old man said with a smile, "In the coming year, grandson, you will definitely have everything you wish for come true!"
Zhu Yunxi felt warm in his heart and raised his glass, "My grandson also wishes you, Grandpa Emperor, that all your wishes will come true and all the best!"
"If you wish, then we wish!" The old man clinked glasses with Zhu Yunxi with a smile.
At this time, there was a sudden and subtle crash next to him.
The old man and Zhu Yunxi looked over and saw Zhu Gaochi covering his cheek, and then slowly spitting out a gold coin wrapped in a dumpling, with his clear tooth marks on it.
"Look, they say fat people are lucky, and he has one too!" The old man laughed and then shook his head, "Hey, now we know why you are so fat!"
As he spoke, he continued to laugh and said, "Look at how energetic he is when he eats. If he exerts more energy, his own teeth will fall out!"
"Hehe! Hehe!" Zhu Gaochi raised his face and looked silly.
Zhu Yunxi raised his glass and stood up, "Come on, we men of the Zhu family, let's toast Grandpa Huang together today and wish him a long life..."