It's just after dusk and it's night time, with incense burning in the streets and alleys.
At this time, in the homes of ordinary people outside the Forbidden City, it is the time for families to prepare their meals.
Every household invited the Kitchen God who was enshrined in the shrine, smeared his mouth with sugar, and asked him to say more good things and not say bad things in front of the Jade Emperor.
Then he burned the image of the Stove Lord together with straw paper, paper horses and other objects, and kowtowed and chanted.
"I send the Kitchen King to the West. There are good horses and fodder, and the journey will be smooth and safe. The sugar melons offered are sweet. Please say good things to the Jade Emperor!"
In fact, these kinds of rituals are actually a form of reverence for God.
In the country of China, respecting heaven and ancestors has long been integrated into the blood of the people and has become a belief passed down from generation to generation.
It is this nameless and devout belief that makes generations of Chinese people stubborn and stubborn to live. No matter how many foreign things, no matter how fancy they are, they cannot change the customs.
This year, the matter of sending stoves to the Forbidden City will be left to Zhu Gaochi and the minor vassal kings.
Zhu Yunxi and the old man have more important things.
Outside Fengyi Building, the two men were leaning against the window, looking inside with smiles, and the little boy was being held by his grandma to get acquainted with him.
Xiao Nian must be followed by an Er pronunciation, which makes it playful and smooth to read.
To be honest, among Zhu Yunxi's three sons, he thought that the old man had the best start at this young age.
But when he thought of Xiao Nian'er's name, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Zhu Wenyao? Oh my god, the periodic table of elements from the Zhu family is not enough, the old man and Hijikata are doing it again?
The third child's name has three elements of earth. If the fourth child has a name in the future, will his name have four elements of earth?
Zhu Wen?(kui)?
What about the fifth child? What about the sixth child?
"This child is so handsome!" The old man beside Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
He drank a lot today, and now his face is a little red, and his eyebrows are full of smiles, "When the six and four pounds were born, their little faces were wrinkled, but this child was born with open eyebrows.
"The old man continued to laugh and said, "I guess he will be a handsome young man in the future!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Don't you say that a man is useless if he is too handsome?"
"That means other people's babies. Our baby is prettier...good!" The old man glared fiercely, then turned his head and looked inside again, waving his big hand twice on the window, "Hey,
Can you watch? Xiaonian? We are your ancestors!"
"Wow!" Suddenly there were two loud cries inside, and the old man laughed heartily outside, "Look, he listened!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi felt something... something was wrong.
The old man hopes to have as many great-grandchildren as possible, but when his second son weighed four pounds was born, the old man couldn't get enough of it by lying on the window.
And at this time, the old man looked at the little boy inside, as if he were looking at a six-pound child, full of doting.
"Back then..." The old man pondered for a moment, turned around with his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out, "When your father was born, he was only five pounds. Hey! At that time, we were leading the army to attack Yingtian Mansion. Wait until we really see him.
When your father was born, he happened to be in his junior year that year."
During the festive season, I miss my family even more. On this day, the old man will definitely think of his favorite wife and son. Unfortunately, the yin and yang are separated forever, and they are all just memories.
Zhu Yunxi felt sour in his heart. Just when he was about to say something, he saw the bastard coming quietly.
"Your Majesty, Duke Cao Guo, and Princess Nankang's consort handed over the sign."
"It's a big festival, what are they doing here?" Zhu Yunxi looked up at the sky. He saw the prince off today, so he was late in the palace confinement.
"They said they came to congratulate the emperor!" the bastard said with a smile.
"Say I know, tomorrow..."
"Hey, they are all our own relatives, so there is no reason to drive away Daoxi's relatives!" The old man was unhappy, and then he stepped forward, "Let's go over and have a look." He said with a smile, "We just like to hear the second girl say good luck. Words make me feel at ease!”
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"I congratulate my emperor on the birth of his son!"
In the Qianqing Palace, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and his consort Hu Guan kowtowed.
"Get up!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "You have good ears. You received the news so quickly? Who told you?"
Then, he helped the old man sit down on the throne and sat on the stool next to him.
"Your Majesty, I have been ordered to be in charge of Guanglu Temple, so I knew earlier!" Hu Guan, the consort, said seriously, "Dong Cao is... giving a New Year's gift to my family, just in time for me to go out. It's the princess. He said that there was a happy event in the palace, and I, the consort, wanted to come into the palace to congratulate him. When Cao Guogong saw it, I asked him. I thought that since it was a happy event, there was nothing wrong with telling others. But I didn't expect that Cao Guogong insisted on following me into the palace. ....."
Zhu Yunxi laughed secretly, Hu Guan was really careful. He just said something casually, but he explained it over and over again.
But that’s fine, it’s worth using for those who are cautious.
Li Jinglong cursed in his heart, "Hu, your surname is Muddlehead, right? Why do you mean I have to follow you? How dare you tell me about the New Year's gift? You belong to the Stove Lord." Well, you can’t say good things without putting sugar on your lips?”
"Of course I have to come to the palace to congratulate you on such a happy event!" Li Jinglong finished cursing in his heart and said with a smile, "Besides, I have always been a thick-skinned person, and even during the New Year, I came to enjoy the emperor's happiness!"
"What's the big deal!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"My descendants have always had some difficulties!" Li Jinglong lowered his head and said with a wry smile, "I have been busy these years, but just planting that seedling..."
"Hahaha!" The old man on the throne was overjoyed and laughed, "Boy, if you can't do it, you won't be able to get any glory." As he said that, he seemed to feel that it was inappropriate to speak to a junior like this, and said with a smile, "Turn back. I’ll give you some of the palace’s health-preserving prescriptions.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" Li Jinglong was overjoyed.
In fact, he doesn't care whether the prescription is good or not. Has he taken less folk remedies and tonics over the years? The main reason is that when the royal family is celebrating, he must be there.
"Speaking of which, it's a rare happy event!" The old man continued with a smile, "The prince was born just in time for the Chinese New Year. It's a double happiness!"
Li Jinglong immediately smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you always say is wrong!" As he said, he stretched out three fingers and said, "This is not a double happiness, this is a triple happiness!"
"Oh?" The old man was puzzled.
"You see, the birth of a prince is the first happiness, and the New Year is the second happiness. Recently, Yunnan has won a war, and they are about to go to Beijing to present prisoners. Isn't this the third happiness?"
The old man suddenly laughed so hard that his eyes were gone and nodded frequently.
"The Chieftain of Yunnan has been in trouble for many years. This time, just in time for the birth of the third son of the emperor, we can end the trouble once and for all. Isn't it God's will?"
The old man stroked his beard and said, "Well, don't tell me, it really means that!"
"The arrival of three happy events is the auspiciousness of our Ming Dynasty, and it is also a good omen for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty!" Li Jinglong continued to smile, and suddenly, as if he was thinking about everything, he kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I suddenly realized that the meaning of the prince descending from heaven is
, I’m afraid that’s far from the case.”
"Oh?" The old man stood up, "What should I say?"
"You see, after the birth of the prince, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and the people were at peace, and the people from all directions were in submission." Li Jinglong said sternly, "When the emperor's second son was about to be born, he also caught up with the chieftains of Yunnan who made trouble, and the Ming Dynasty won a great victory. Now the emperor's third son is born.
, and there are no more provocative thieves on the border."
"A common people's family pays attention to having more sons and a prosperous family. Every time a prince is born in the Ming Dynasty, there will be good news and good omens. In the future, there will be a fourth prince and a fifth prince... Wouldn't that mean good things happen every year?
Is the world eternally healthy?"
"At that time, our Ming Dynasty will expand its borders and expand its territory, and its majesty will far exceed that of previous dynasties..."