The hustle and bustle of New Year's Eve has not yet passed, and the Zhengdan Dynasty is coming one after another.
Compared with the thirty years old age, the Zhengdan Dynasty is more important to the Ming Empire. The congratulations from civil and military officials, the emperor's rewards for his ministers for a busy year, and the expectations for the new year for the people all over the world. There are also various
Envoys from foreign countries took turns to visit him.
Zhengdan is not the New Year, but it is better than the New Year. It is already the most grand ceremony in the dynasty.
Dangdang!
Just as a subtle fish belly white appeared on the horizon, the bells in the Forbidden City rang.
Zhu Yunxi resisted feeling sleepy, lifted the curtains of the bed and sat up.
"Slave, please help His Highness change your clothes!" Bastard stepped forward silently, saying the words he repeated every day.
However, today's bastard is dressed much more solemnly. Because he is the chief eunuch of the East Palace, and is now one of the only eunuchs of high rank in the Forbidden City.
He wore a brand-new red robe with embroidery, a top hat, official boots, and a purse hanging on his head.
"Are you going on a blind date? You are so energetic!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
The bastard laughed softly and said, "It was Eunuch Pu who sent the message that today the Emperor and His Highness are going to the Ancestral Temple, and the slaves must accompany them. Let the slaves dress decently and say that the ancestors' souls are in front of them. If the slaves are shabby, it will lose the face of the ancestors."
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This year's Zhengdan is different from previous years. It is not held in Fengtian Hall, but in Taimiao Temple.
The old man and Zhu Yunxi rode in imperial chariots, the vassal princes rode horses, and all civil and military officials walked. Not only officials of the sixth rank or above in Beijing participated, but also envoys from various vassal states, such as Annam, Siam, Ryukyu, Champa and other small countries,
We should also go together.
"Your Highness, my servant will comb your hair!"
At this moment, more than a dozen palace servants came in carrying toiletries and were busy around Zhu Yunxi quietly. The bastard held an ivory comb and smiled.
The comb used to comb Zhu Yunxi's hair will always be in his hand, and no one can take it away.
Zhu Yunxi nodded and sat in front of the mirror. The long black hair on his head was spread out, and the bastard combed Zhu Yunxi's hair with an almost pious and careful manner.
"My hair is too long and is in the way, so I should cut it!" Zhu Yunxi suddenly said jokingly.
He was joking, but the bastard was so frightened that his hand shook and the comb fell directly to the ground.
"This slave deserves to die!"
"Get up, it's not a big deal!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Old Wang, how many years have you been combing alone?"
"I don't even remember this!" The bastard whispered and continued to comb his hair, "Your Highness is so gracious that I will comb your hair for the rest of my life!"
Suddenly, looking at his face in the mirror, Zhu Yunxi felt a little dazed.
On the day when he first came to this world, and on the morning when Zhu Biao passed away, it was the same eunuch and the same comb that slowly combed his long hair.
At that time, he set a goal in his heart, and he must win the title of crown prince of the East Palace. Now, he has everything. Even what he has obtained has far exceeded his expectations at the time.
The long hair was combed, tied on the head, and fixed with a hosta. Then Wang Bashi commanded the palace people to start washing and grooming Zhu Yunxi.
At this moment, footsteps came from outside, "Old servant, see your highness!"
Zhu Yunxi was wiping his face and put down his hand towel, "Here comes Lao Pu, come in!"
Pu Bucheng was also unusually dressed solemnly, and he was accompanied by several eunuchs also wearing red robes. Each of them held a box in their hands.
"Old slave, please pay homage to Your Highness!" Pu Bucheng led people in and saluted respectfully with the eunuchs again.
"Okay, you don't have to be so lavish for celebrating the New Year!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "What's the point of coming here to see me early in the morning? Let's make a deal first. I want a red envelope, but I don't have any!"
"How dare you, a slave and a lowly person, ask for your red envelope!" Pu Bucheng said with a smile.
"Hey!" Zhu Yunhe scolded, walked over and said with a smile, "You have followed Grandpa Huang all your life and watched Gu grow from a baby to a man today. What kind of despicable person is he? In Gu's heart, I have never regarded you as a despicable person.
man of!"
"Your Highness's kindness will never end in my lifetime!" Pu Bucheng suddenly became sentimental and kept looking at Zhu Yunxi's face, "The Crown Prince did this to my slave back then!"
As he said that, he quickly lowered his head, expelling some sentimental emotions in his heart, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, I have been ordered to give you a dress!"
"Dress?" Zhu Yunxi was puzzled, "What kind of dress? Aren't you going to wear a dress for the official meeting today? I already have it!"
"The emperor said that if your clothes are old, I have already asked the servants of the Shangyi Prison to prepare new ones for you!" Piao Bucheng said with a smile, "The emperor also said that the military uniforms are worn during worship. During the Zhengdan Dynasty,
You want to wear a dragon robe, and I asked the slaves to prepare a new one for you!"
As he said that, he waved his hand slightly and asked the eunuchs who followed him to open the box.
When Zhu Yunxi saw it, he was stunned on the spot and speechless.
There are fundamental differences in etiquette between the royal robes worn by him, the grandson of the emperor, and those worn by the emperor. The old man's robes had many heraldic emblems on them, and he couldn't use them at all. But now this brand new robe is actually the same as what the old man wore during the ceremony.
Yes, there is no difference at all.
What made him even more shocked and panicked was that in a box, there were twelve tassels that only the emperor could wear.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was speechless, Pu Bucheng continued, "Your Highness, in addition to military uniforms, there are also dragon robes!"
After the words fell, a dragon robe embroidered with gold thread was unfolded in front of Zhu Yunxi.
The dragon robe is covered with complicated and precious gold threads, and the bottom of the skirt is embroidered with a swastika pattern. In the center is a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon with fierce eyes.
Zhu Yunxi also wears a five-clawed golden dragon robe on weekdays. But it is not embroidered with patterns of the sun, moon and stars like this one.
This dragon robe can only be worn by the emperor.
"The emperor has said that preparations will be made for you sooner or later, so let the servants hurry up sooner rather than later!" Pu Bucheng said in a low voice, "Your Highness, the emperor also said that you should change into your robe and go to Yong'an Palace to see him!!"
"I know!" Zhu Yunxi whispered.
He seemed to have guessed something in his heart, but he was a little unsure. It wasn't that he was unsure, but that he didn't want to and didn't dare to believe it.
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In Yong'an Palace, the old man looked at himself in the mirror and touched his gray hair and beard with some displeasure.
"Those who suffer from mother-in-law will soon develop this virtue!" He said, sighing slightly, "Since ancient times, heroes are like beauties, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world!"
As he said that, he suddenly grinned and said, "Damn, the words said by the plagued scholar may be a bit pretentious, but they are really what they are!"
At this time, Pu Bucheng came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids have sent the things to His Highness!"
"What do you say to our dear grandson?" the old man said with a smile.
"Your Highness was stunned several times!" Pu Bucheng replied.
"Ha!" The old man laughed, "Silly boy, he will have some fun in a while!" He then looked at his face in the mirror, "Old Pu, come here and change our clothes! Dress carefully!"
"yes!"
This chapter has been completed!