The night was cool, and the top of the mountain was even cooler. After leaving Xuanzhen Temple, Jia Qi stood on the top of this mountain, which everyone called Wuji Mountain, and was speechless for a long time.
The stars all over the sky outline a mysterious picture. Looking up, the starry sky is vast and boundless.
Jia Qi suddenly realized that he was a little insignificant. Facing the boundless starry sky, he couldn't help but feel a sense of insignificance. Human power was limited!
Thinking of his own life experience, Jia Qi shook his head helplessly. He originally thought he was the bastard of Ning Guo Gongfu, but now it seems that a question mark has to be added.
Then a strange look flashed in Jia Qi's eyes. It might as well be this way, but if that were the case, the little girl wouldn't be able to run away. He didn't intend to let go anyway.
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The Daming Palace is brightly lit. Young eunuchs and maids are shuttled back and forth in Fengtian Palace, Imperial Study Room, and several harem empresses and nobles, such as Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, Fengzao Palace and other palaces, constantly checking the palace. Are the Aoshan lanterns and fireworks that have been installed inside there? If they are blown away by the wind, quickly replace them.
The maids went to notify the maids on duty in each palace to see if the peach charm boards, general charcoal, door gods, etc. in the house had been hung on the door.
Have Fu Shen, Gui Ban, Zhong Kui, etc. in the house been hung up? Tomorrow the emperor will hold a banquet for hundreds of officials, and all the ladies and ladies with official orders will come to the palace. Those seemingly inconspicuous things must not go wrong.
Also, are the eight treasures of gold and silver, Western economics, or yellow coins woven like a dragon on the bed ready?
Emperor Mingkang stood in front of the Imperial Study Room, watching the fireworks blooming in the night, and he still felt quite sad. At this time last year, it was actually not as good as this year. At least after Jia Qi returned to Beijing, all the nobles were honest.
But that boy...
"Queen, Concubine Yi has returned to the palace~"
Fan Zhixuan put on the phoenix robe and restored her previous graceful and luxurious appearance. Compared with her usual palace attire, Fan Zhixuan now had a hint of awe-inspiring and inviolable temperament, which complemented her stunning appearance. , but has an unparalleled appearance.
Hearing the words of the palace maid, Fan Zhixuan did not turn her head, and her cold voice was filled with a hint of playfulness, "Is there nothing wrong with Concubine Yi??"
The palace maid did not dare to be negligent and replied respectfully: "Back to the Queen, Queen Yi Fei seems to have nothing to do this time. It is better than the previous times. The old concubine does not seem to be in trouble~"
Fan Zhixuan stood there and looked at the brightly lit palace for a while, then curled her lips and said, "She's not stupid. If the emperor sees the flaw at this time and knows the truth, even the Supreme Emperor may not be able to protect her!!"
"How is Concubine Shu doing?"
Then Fan Zhixuan asked again.
"It's over, everything is ready!!"
Hearing the words of the palace maid, Fan Zhixuan'e nodded lightly.
There are already two among the four concubines, one is the former Concubine Zhen, and the other is the later Yuanchun. One of the noble concubines is Concubine Shu of Yong'an Palace. Apart from these few, the other concubines do not need her. Go to the trouble.
Those people were careful! They were afraid that they would plot against them. She had long been accustomed to this and was too lazy to care about it. She didn't have a prince at her knees, so she could plot against them.
"I heard that the emperor summoned Lord Lin Ruhailin??"
The maid on the side gave a ten thousand blessings, and then said: "Mother, Lin Ruhai, Lord Lin is the Minister of Etiquette, and many matters tomorrow need to be presided over by him~~ Lord Lin came just after midnight~~"
Hearing this, Fan Zhixuan nodded. In the royal family, there are many rules and many things to do. In addition to those of ordinary people, there are also banquets for ministers, sacrifices to heaven and earth, and sacrifices to ancestors.
It doesn’t seem like much, but the rules are quite complicated!
Let’s just talk about the big-eyed officials. Tomorrow there will be a big court meeting. This court meeting is different from the usual ones. It mainly consists of two parts. In the first half, hundreds of officials congratulate the emperor and present gifts; in the second half,
It was the emperor who rewarded officials, including giving gifts and holding banquets.
This alone is estimated to take an hour, and the subsequent rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven will be even more onerous.
Even she can't avoid it.
It should be said that yesterday morning, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Guanglu Temple, and the Ministry of Rites and other departments responsible for planning respectfully invited all the emperors, queens, gods, and lords of the past dynasties to the main hall to worship together. Today, after the morning session, the emperor will lead the ministers and royal family members to the main hall.
A shrine dedicated to the emperors of all dynasties.
The ladies in their harem are not immune either. It can be said that tomorrow is the busiest day in the palace.
"The guards in several palaces have already made arrangements. If something happens, I will be scolded at most, but you will lose your head!!"
When the palace maid heard Fan Zhixuan's words, she didn't dare to be careless. She thought about it carefully, checked with the people around her, and then continued to reply: "Go back to the queen, everything is ready, and everyone is responsible for it. Everyone is on duty at that point.
The assignment has been made clear!"
Fan Zhixuan nodded slightly after hearing the answer, "Show me the list of guards later, and report to Grandma Wang the fruit and vegetable snacks for tomorrow's reception of Mrs. Gaoming. Make sure there are no mistakes!"
After a while, Fan Zhixuan returned to the back room, lay down on the imperial concubine's couch, and planned to rest for a while. Before, she didn't have to do these things herself, she only had to say hello to Jia Yuanchun, and she would arrange it herself.
Everything, you just need to see the results when the time comes.
Unlike now, she had to do everything by herself. When she thought of this, she missed the Concubine Yi, but now she couldn't come over to help her take care of it.
In the Lin Mansion, when he had just passed away, Lin Ruhai received the imperial edict from Emperor Mingkang and summoned him into the palace. The Ministry of Rites was actually not busy on weekdays, it was only like this during festivals.
He hastily ordered the housekeeper to guard the door at home, gave Daiyu a New Year's gift, talked to her for a while, and then hurried to the palace.
Daiyu felt empty when she saw her father leaving. She was the only one left in the huge Lin Mansion. Her mother was not here and her father was busy with things, so no one was with her. Zijuan, who was standing by, saw that Daiyu seemed to be in a low mood.
He whispered to her and comforted her softly.
Daiyu knew that her father wouldn't be back for a while, and even those relatives who came to visit probably didn't come early. After talking to her son for a while, she went back to her room to sleep.
As soon as Jia Qi returned to the room in the Champion House, he heard three New Year's greetings coming from behind. It was Cai Luan, Xiang Ling, and Qing Wen wearing new clothes, bending down to bow!
Jia Qi smiled and didn't think about anything. He just said casually, "Happy New Year~~"