Inside the Li Mansion, lanterns were decorated. Grandma Chen Xiangfang, Xie Xiuzhu, and Zhen Yuhuan directed the servants to hang colorful silks and paste happy words, making the home more festive. Li Guolou came back and told them that there would be two wedding banquets tomorrow.
More than a hundred Jinshi came to drink the wedding wine, which surprised Chen Xiangfang, Xie Xiuzhu, Zhen Yuhuan and others, and they clapped their hands and high-fived each other in celebration.
Chen Xiangfang was the most worried about the preparation of the dishes. She had to rush to Baozhifang early in the morning to check the inventory, purchase fresh ingredients, and make menus. She was impatient and stopped talking to Li Guolou and asked Wei Xiaoliu
After exchanging a few words, she went back to the inner house to sleep, preparing to get up at four o'clock tomorrow. Xie Xiuzhu also went to bed with Yelia as she had many things to do in order to look good and present herself tomorrow.
The three brides-to-be left, leaving the living room quite deserted. Wu Peipei frowned and said: "Xiaolou, go take a shower quickly. You smell of alcohol all over your body. You have to get to the *** at 00:00 tomorrow. Don't make a fool of yourself."
"Hey, my eighth grandma, I'm going to take a shower right now." Li Guolou spun around, as if he was dancing in the British Hall with Yelia in his arms. He went straight to the bathroom, and several grandmas behind him laughed.
Wu Peipei shook her head dissatisfiedly and followed behind, scolding: "You are really like a child."
Zhen Yuhuan glanced at her and said, "You can be Xiaolou's mother."
"What are you talking about!" Wu Peipei was furious, turned around and shouted: "You can do it, you have the nerve to talk to me." She was going to serve Li Guolou to take a bath. Why does such a big man want her to serve him? There is something strange and hidden in it.
The grandma in the inner house knew the secret, so she deliberately made fun of her.
Yingying and Yanyan were quarreling together, swaying with laughter, and praised Zhen Yuhuan for her courage. The lamp in the living room was blown out, and several grandmothers climbed up the stairs, smiling coquettishly as they walked, regardless of the fact that the other grandmothers were already asleep.
They were so excited that they couldn't sleep. On the eve of the wedding, the grandmothers were preparing to make trouble for the groom, Li Guolou, and not give him a chance to rest.
Now Wu Peipei is very good at shaving hair. She shaved Li Guolou's forehead into a shiny shape in just three to five strokes. She also washed Li Guolou's hair carefully and said with approval: "Xiaolou, your braids are now black and long. You can already see them."
If it has been cut off, people will not criticize you for forgetting your ancestral lineage."
"Well, I know Sister Peipei is good and will make you happy." Li Guolou hugged Wu Peipei's waist with both hands, closed his eyes and enjoyed the itchy feeling of his scalp being scratched.
"Well, I am very satisfied with living here. It will be a bit troublesome to go to your hometown next month. Your uncle knows me, and many of his officers also know me." Wu Peipei only mentioned the actual difficulties at this time, explaining that she
In my heart, I still want to go to Hefei, and I still hope to get married to Li Guolou in her hometown.
Li Guolou frowned, hesitated for a moment, swallowed back what he wanted to say, and had an idea: "What are you afraid of? You wear a veil and say that you are a Hui tribe member and don't see outsiders. I will try my best, although
I won’t let you be the royal wife again, but in this home,
Whoever helped me the most will be remembered in my heart. Even if you are fifty or sixty years old, I will still treat you well." As he spoke, Li Guolou gently touched Wu Peipei's oval face, and the slight wrinkles added to the charm.
It is love for small things, but also love for big things, greedy enjoyment of big love without boundaries.
"Yeah;;;;;;I think so too, but I'm embarrassed to say it." Wu Peipei pressed her delicate body tightly against Li Guolou's body, letting Li Guolou feel her love and looking forward to clinging to Li Guolou forever.
In arms.
Li Guolou held Wu Peipei in his arms and stepped up to the second floor easily, while Wu Peipei hooked her hands around his neck. The two of them stared at each other, so affectionately, their eyes were so intense, as if they were in a ball. Fire burns in my heart.
There was a rule in the palace of the Qing Dynasty that when the emperor got up at three o'clock in the morning, the imperial dining room would serve a bird's nest stewed with rock sugar as breakfast. Occasionally, Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun did not need breakfast, so he would have a meal at Mao hour. The daily breakfast consisted of eight meat and vegetable dishes, as well as side dishes, pickles and Desserts. There is no main meal at noon. We usually eat a snack called Bazhen Gao, which is made of ginseng, poria, yam, lentils, barley, lotus root, fried gorgon seeds, meat japonica rice noodles, and glutinous rice noodles, mixed and grinded, and then added with sugar. Heyun steamed cakes. Dinner meals were usually served at the second or third quarter of the last day, and the number of dishes was similar to the breakfast meal. The emperor also ate late-night snacks in the evening, which was called "Wanxiang". He often ate wine, fruit cakes or butter snacks.
It can be seen that the emperor's meals are not extravagant, and are not much different from those of ordinary wealthy people. The Empress Dowager Cixi is an alternative in the palace. The empress dowager who likes to enjoy herself is used to holding power and has become a style of her own. The Chinese people imagine that royal meals are extravagant and wasteful. It is only reflected in the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Today, the young Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun is particularly excited. Yesterday, the scientific examination came to an end, and he finally fulfilled his mission and selected new Jinshi for the first time after his wedding. He can relax now. He will review a few memorials later, and he will be perfunctory. If you have something to do, you can sneak out of the palace to play. On the morning of the fifth day, if the Qing emperor does not go to the morning court, he will review the memorials in the Yangxin Hall. Usually after finishing the work in the morning, he will say a few words to the minister in the study and explain the day's plans. When you are working, you feel relaxed. Then you have to go sightseeing. No one cares about which yard you go to play in.
A diligent emperor, such as Emperor Yongzheng, could sit in the Yangxin Hall all day, review memorials, and go to the upper study to listen to the reports of several ministers in the upper study. But Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun was still at a lively age, although the two queen mothers The government will soon cancel the behind-the-curtain administration and let him lead the government alone, but how can Zai Chun sit still at this moment? His classmate, Zai Cheng, the eldest son of Prince Gong Yixin, who is waiting for him, takes him to see the "Praise of Officials Parade" on Chang'an Street first. Take a leisurely stroll through the flower streets and willow alleys, snuggling up against the red trees and chasing laughter.
Zai Chun sat on the desk, reading the memorial and the pocket watch on the desk, feeling uneasy. He thought to himself: Why hasn't Zai Cheng, that brat, come yet? The ministers quickly arrived at the Yangxin Hall. For this trip, he didn't even look over the three empresses' brands last night. He just waited to see the handsome and charming twenty-eight beauties in the Chu Pavilion of Qin Tower. Thinking about the Queen Mother marrying him A queen and two concubines, how can they be flirty and coquettish? When they meet, they emerge from the bed naked and have no interest at all.
When Zai Chun was thinking wildly, Zai Cheng came to the door of Yangxin Palace. Although the emperor and his ministers were different, they still had to communicate and kowtow, but they had been close since childhood, studying together in the study room, and listening to lectures in Yuqing Palace. After the ceremony, Zaicheng picked up the snacks on the table and ate them, shouting: "Your Majesty, I risked my life to come here just for you to catch up with the official parade, and I haven't even had breakfast yet."
The eunuch waiting next to him quickly poured tea for Zai Cheng and handed him a hot towel, knowing that this gentleman was generous and was the "second master" of their slaves.
Zai Cheng was two years younger than Tongzhi Emperor Zai Chun, but he was young and mature and was accustomed to big scenes. On the contrary, Tongzhi Emperor Zai Chun still had to listen to his orders. Zai Cheng was born in the Prince's Palace, and his mother was a direct descendant of the Fujin Guarjia family. She was the daughter of Shi Guiliang. She was granted the title of Duoluobele, wore a three-eyed plume, and walked in the inner court. She was already the capital of Mongolia under the Zhenghong Banner. She rose to prominence at a young age, thanks to the Meng Yin of Prince Ama Gong.
Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun saw Zai Cheng eating in such a hurry, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Dorobel, don't worry, I have to show my face in the study, otherwise your Ama will blame me again. Slow down." There's still time to eat." After saying this, Zai Chun winked. He didn't really want to see any "parade of officials", it was just an excuse. He could sneak out of the Forbidden City with a legitimate reason. So early, Qin Tower was so fun. The Chu Pavilion hasn't opened for business yet, and the petite and exquisite singer hasn't gotten up yet.
Upon hearing the word "ama", Zaicheng choked on the pastry he had eaten. He rolled his eyes because of the choking. The pastry spurted out from his mouth and nose. Fortunately, he covered his mouth and squirted out. On top of the gold bricks, luckily it didn't hit Emperor Tongzhi's face. The eunuch next to him quickly beat his back, and another eunuch handed him a wet towel.
"Your Majesty, okay, I'm eating. Why are you mentioning my Amma? I want him to know that I'm at your Majesty's place early in the morning. Aren't I going to be unhappy myself?" Zai Cheng saw his old-fashioned "Amma" I am afraid that I have always spoken harshly to him and only cared about his studies. His articles were praised by his teacher Li Hongzao, but I still can't hear a single good word from his mother's mouth.
Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun smiled mischievously and said: "You have a guilty conscience as a thief. You have not done anything wrong. You are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door."
"Okay, Your Majesty, you are biting Lu Tongbin like a dog, and you don't know the heart of a good person. I'm leaving. Why are you here? I've become a ghost. Am I still a human being?" Zai Cheng made a move to get up and leave. Anyway, he was still young, so he initiated His petty temper and his ability to govern the emperor would cost him three points. What's more, without him to guide him and lead a clear path, Zai Chun would be brutally stabbed again.
"Dorobele, please stop pretending. Just make peace with yourself when you come. I'll be back soon. Just sit here and wait for a while." Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun reluctantly got up and grabbed Zai Cheng, pulling and pulling him to continue eating. His breakfast.
Zaicheng was joking, how could he be really angry? Even the emperor gave him face, so he sat on the porcelain stool to eat breakfast with peace of mind. If nothing happened, he would read the Zhu's comments written by Emperor Tongzhi on the memorial. He was actually a very smart man. He has excellent literary talent and can recite poems and compose poems. He is a smart and studious person among the Manchu people of his age. But he spends his time on eating, drinking and having fun, just like the children of the Manchu nobles. He does not study well at a young age because his family is too rich. , I can’t spend all my money, I like to wander in the dimly lit flower streets and willow lanes, and live a nightlife of revelry and extravagance.
Calculating the time, Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun went to the study, hoping that the person coming to the study this morning would not be Prince Gong Yixin. It would be better if he was the teacher Li Hongzao or the bachelor Wen Xiang. These two old scholars are easy to fool and can memorize an article casually. It was just perfunctory. Prince Gong Yixin is not easy to fool. Show him a memorial, and then listen to his analysis and solutions on the spot. Don't give him a chance to escape. How many tricks does he have? Prince Gong Yixin is all You know, there's no excuse to avoid it.
Whatever you are afraid of, Prince Gong Yixin is sitting in the study. When he sees a pile of memorials on the desk, Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun knows that it is over. The scene of "praising officials and parading through the streets" is no longer visible, and the whole morning is going to be in vain. .
Prince Gong Yixin came from the Chuxiu Palace of the Empress Dowager Cixi, not from Xihua Gate. He got up in the morning and practiced Buku and did a set of Tai Chi. He looked very energetic. He had breakfast with the Empress Dowager Cixi. , drank Changbai Mountain ginseng tea, Poria cocos and wolfberry porridge, and a bird's nest. Xiao Dezhang was waiting for me to change clothes, and I changed into a sea blue river silk cotton robe and a bluestone cotton sand jacket. I also calculated the time to go to the study room.
Did Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun know about the relationship between Yi Xin and the Empress Dowager Cixi? There is no airtight wall in the world, not to mention that after so many years, even men have to think about it. Since Prince Gong Yi Xin and the Regent He no longer wants his throne. As Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun, what else can he ask for? Both parties have done their part, and no one will pierce this layer of paper.
Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun was still rejoicing that his mother-in-law Ci Xi had only given birth to a son, and that no brother was qualified to compete with him for the throne of emperor. And the emperor's uncle Yi Xin taught him step by step how to be a qualified king, and he also wanted to ask his Like his ancestor Kangxi, he made great achievements in his youth and cleared up the internal and external troubles of the Qing Dynasty.
Prince Gong Yixin was exempted from kneeling. He signed up to bow and perform the ceremony, and the monarch and his ministers took their seats. The eunuch Liu Deyin brought two bowls of horse milk. The two drank the horse milk first, and then talked about the topic. They looked at each other, and one of them felt sour. , lamenting that one morning was wasted. The other prepared to fight for a long time, to figure out the inner world of "Chun'er", and never let Emperor Tongzhi become the prodigal son.