Chapter 183 New Year's greetings (Part 1)
On December 20, after several heavy snowfalls, the roof piled up with several inches of snow, and the trees were covered with ice, but these could not conceal the atmosphere of the New Year.
Xiao Bing's carriage also went on the street. At this time, the snow had stopped. Dozens of fireworks flew into the sky, colorful and endless.
Until the palace, I had to stop the car and get off the car and walk, and Xiao Bing was no different. Although this was just a renovated palace, not a real palace, but the courtyard was deep, the flag was like a forest, and the soldiers were magnificent, which showed the kingly spirit.
The ceremonial voices were like a bell, and the ministers came forward one by one and worshiped them first. This is the tradition of that world, that is, the New Year's banquet. From then on until the tenth day of January, there will be a month off.
"Greetings to the king, queen, queen, princess, princess!" The great gift, even the queen, queen, princess, princess, etc., were about to come out to accept the congratulations of all officials, Xiao Bing had to kneel down and salute with a group of people.
"The Lord of Yunmeng County asked to get up and give him a seat!"
This kind of hall is newly built and built with huge trees. The hall can accommodate thousands of people. Generally speaking, only officials above the sixth rank can enter to pay homage. However, since it was the first year of becoming the king, the territory was only five provinces, and the real officials of the rank of ranks will not be too overflowing. Therefore, the emperor issued an order that from the eighth rank or above, the province, no matter the civil and military, they can enter to pay homage. Of course, some of them have to be placed in other halls during the banquet.
Xiao Bing was wearing a cemetery dress, his eyes were as bright as stars. In the luxurious and colorful colors, he was extremely beautiful. When he walked, his skirt was floating, and his aura was pure, which made many people's eyes lit up.
Xiao Bing's seat was very forward, with a traditional single-seat ceremony, but with a small stool, there was no need to kneel down.
After sitting down, she looked up and saw Fang Xin wearing a golden crown on the jade stairs and eight pearls were inlaid with them.
At this time, the system of Great Chu was generally followed, with one bead of the baron, two beads of the viscount, three beads of the earl, four beads of the marquis, five beads of the duke, six beads of the prince, seven beads of the prince, and eight beads of the prince, and nine beads of the emperor.
Now Fang Xin is called the king and the future Emperor of Humanity, he used Eight Pearls. Although these details are small, they have fully reflected Fang Xin's ambition to unify the world.
The one I was wearing was a dragon robe, but it was a bit strange. The corners on it were not big and there were only two claws.
Fang Xin seemed to be aware of her eyes, but when he came back, he just smiled.
Looking at each other, Xiao Bing's eyes floated, but he saw a dragon transformed from dragon energy, circling proudly on Fang Xin's top. The small two corners and two claws were indeed the dragon in Fang Xin's current crown robe!
The two-clawed dragon was worthy of its name. She turned her face in front of her and accepted the congratulations from the ministers. The confidence, calmness and leisure that she showed in every move, smile and words made her have to understand that her husband was already mature.
After paying a visit to the fourth rank, you can be given a seat. If you have a visit to the fourth rank, you have to have a meal in the left and right halls outside. The visits came in batches. After bowing three or nine, you will take your seat one after another.
After waiting for an hour, I finally received the last group of officials from the eighth rank to pay homage. Although these were limited to this province, there were still thousands of people. It was really a huge opportunity to pay homage to each other.
Xiao Bing suddenly felt Fang Xin's gaze, and a voice sounded in her heart: "Look!"
She looked up with a little surprised and saw that Princess Shouning Li Xin was staring down. Although her expression was as indifferent as possible, she could not escape the sensing. When she went down, she saw an inconspicuous place, a small officer from the eighth-rank military uniform attracted her attention.
"Let's talk to her later!" Fang Xin said again.
Xiao Bing smiled and responded in his heart.
When the last group of people finished their visits, the sound of orchestral silk and bamboo changed, which meant that the meeting ended.
Fang Xin looked around in the main hall, but saw many officials, with respect, flattery and fear. Fan Guo had already established. These people were clear-eyed and knew that they had the most hope to capture the world. Therefore, during this New Year greeting, they would show their loyalty and complacentness.
Life is like a dream!
Fang Xin started giving a banquet and said, "Let's go!"
Suddenly, hundreds of beautiful maids came out with dishes from both sides, and filled them one by one on the table with melodious drums and music.
After the dishes were put down, the ministers, led by the Prime Minister, toasted Fang Xin three times. Fang Xin naturally wanted to say something that everyone asked everyone not to be polite and had fun in the festival, the atmosphere in the hall became a little warm.
According to the etiquette system, the seats are actually divided into several levels. First of all, of course, the queen, prince, queen, etc., together with Fang Xin, is the first level.
The second is the princesses and dukes. Of course, those who are too young are not allowed to enter. Among the dukes, Duke An Guo Li Xiang will be the one who is fifteen years old after the Chinese New Year. He barely enters, and Xiao Bing is among them.
The third level is the seat of the cabinet members, who come with his wife and children.
The fourth level is the officials of the sixth ministries, and they can also bring their wives and children to visit.
Next, from the inside to the outside, expanding around some officials above the fourth rank and their wives and children.
"Thank you, my king, for thousands of years!"
The golden bell rang and the banquet officially began.
Xiao Bing also congratulated the wine. She sat on the middle floor, either a concubine or a royal family, and naturally attracted attention. After congratulations, she sat down on the small stool on the side of the desk, took a small cup, and poured the fruit wine.
When we got down, there were even more kabuki singing and dancing. They were only seventeen or eighteen years old, with their skirts rolling and long sleeves fluttering. From time to time, there were melodious and moving singing, accompanied by dance music to promote the prosperity of the ministers.
According to custom, Fang Xin got up and left after half an hour. In fact, the Empress Dowager and the Concubine were all having banquets inside, and the big banquet outside was just showing their faces!
But the Duke and Princess who were old enough did not leave, but they only had the 18-year-old prince during the Chinese New Year, as well as the Princess Li Xin, Duke An Guo Li Xiang, and Princess Li Qingyi, as for the two children who were too young, they also retreated inside.
Fang Xin left to let his ministers let go of their hands and feet and could enjoy the banquet. Otherwise, the banquet would be served under the king's current situation, and the ritual officials would be supervised, so the chief teacher would feel uncomfortable eating.
What made the ministers even more concerned was the vague sound of the wind that came out in advance.
The king promised that his children would choose their own marriage, especially the princesses, so that they could bring their families and children of the right age to attend the banquet. Now that Fang Xin was dealing with this, everyone immediately understood - this is true!
The prince will become the prince in the future, and the princesses will be beautiful in the country. In the future, they will be the princess. They are not young anymore. After the Chinese New Year, it will be eighteen. It is the time to get married, and many officials suddenly shine green in their eyes.
Some people who were unreasonable even Xiao Bing thought they were there, so many eyes were tempted. However, after a moment, these people retracted their eyes, so naturally some people told him that they were not allowed to lose their favor.
Of course, the banquet was also close to each other, and when they were making friends, they suddenly became noisy in the hall, and many people brought their children to pay their respects to the princess, the prince, and the prince again.
The prince Li Changjun is eighteen years old during the Chinese New Year. He is gentle and polite. Fortunately, Fang Xin has ordered some people. In addition to a limited number of people, the ministers who are in He Jiu can only nod and return the gift. There is no need to drink and return the gift. Even so, they are not busy.
Xiao Bing looked at the scene interestingly, but unfortunately, he couldn't bring a camera when traveling through the plane, otherwise, the photo would be very good.
However, to deal with these, the two princesses and the two princesses were very difficult. Without much time, the two princesses left with excuses - the gaze that treated them as strange goods was really unbearable.
Xiao Bing smiled and followed after a while.
The so-called marquis gate is as deep as the sea. Although the transformed royal palace is inherently inadequate, it is not surprising. It is winter now, and it can also be seen that there are various famous flowers, plants and rugged rocks in the garden.
Following the Taoer to the west, in a place where His Highness went west, there were clusters of early plum blossoms, which had already bloomed. Smelling the clear and cold fragrance of plum blossoms, Xiao Bing stepped forward and leaned over and broke a plum blossom. The plum blossoms were about one foot, with a rouge-like flower, and the fragrance of plum blossoms was with the snow.
After walking again, after a while, a pavilion was clearly visible. This was the location of the sensing place, and the closer we got, the closer we were. Sure enough, Princess Li Xin of Shouning was sitting in the pavilion.
Seeing her sitting on the table in the pavilion, there were a few scrolls and books vaguely placed, just by feeling, she felt a little unwell and anxious.
When she heard the sound, she quickly looked at it, but she saw that it was Xiao Bing, and her eyes suddenly darkened.
Xiao Bing bowed a little: "Princess Shouning!"
"The Lord of Yunmeng County is all his family, so there is no need to be polite." Princess Shouning Li Xin said. He Bing has an unknown origin and is deeply loved by his father. Strangely, he does not accept it as a concubine - but it should not be underestimated.
Xiao Bing looked at it, and the faint depressed aura between her eyebrows was very obvious, and she had a certain plan in her heart.
Xiao Bing looked up and smiled and said, "I just got some wine and then stepped out. I didn't expect the princess to be here too. Well, the scenery here is nice."
"My father is the most virtue of mountains and rivers. He is the heart of forests and springs. Therefore, he hired a master craftsman to make it. Although he lives in a small pavilion, he sat around and felt like a valley and spring, and the scenery of the mountains and waters, a charm, and it is radiant in his eyes!" Princess Shouning said calmly, as if he was admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him.
Xiao Bing smiled with a pursed lips and said with praise: "Yes!"
He chatted with her again. After a while, although Princess Shouning Li Xin tried to remain calm, she changed color slightly. When she looked at Xiao Bing, she became a little anxious.
Xiao Bing knew the little girl’s worries and knew the reason to stop when she was ready. He said immediately: “Ah, it’s not too early, and I still have to go back to pay homage to the Queen Mother.”
Princess Li Xin of Shouning immediately breathed a sigh of relief and started to see him off, without even saying anything polite.
Xiao Bing got off the pavilion and walked slowly across the path. Without turning back, he heard the faint sound of footsteps - but she was not alone in this garden. She just wasted some time and let these two people express their feelings and respect. What's the matter? Now the female guards are not decorations.
Chapter completed!