Chapter 233: Collecting the net (2)
Bang bang, the sound of firecrackers outside, the color practice is in the sky.
The originally dark night became colorful under the reflection of fireworks.
Several round tables were placed in Yong'an Palace.
The old man sat in the main seat with Liujin in his arms, and Zhu Yunxiu sat down next to him. Next to him was the old man's baby little daughter Xiao Fuer, and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui brothers accompanied him.
The little princes had a single table, and the old man's concubines and Zhu Yunyu's concubines also sat down.
Fireworks bloom in the sky, illuminating everyone's face full of happiness.
"It's the New Year!" The old man grinned as he looked at Liujin hot wine for himself.
"Yes, Grandpa Emperor, celebrate together!"
The old man looked at the table full of wine and food and suddenly felt a little emotional, "I wish every household in the world would be like this!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi first looked at Zhu Yunxiu, and then smiled, "Grandfather, my Ming Dynasty has been in good weather and harmony in the past few years. Every household must not be able to do this. But during the Chinese New Year, it is still possible for the whole family to eat dumplings with meat!"
"Not necessarily!" The old man weighed six pounds, "Don't fool us with good words. If everyone can eat pork white noodles, then he is the greatest prosperity in ancient times!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man and said softly, "Grandpa Emperor, there will be such a day!"
"I hope!" The old man sighed slightly, his eyes deep.
"Grandpa Emperor, it's not a wish, but a certainty!"
Upon hearing this, the old man looked at Zhu Yunxi for a long time, nodded and said, "Yes, sure!"
"Old ancestor!" Liu Jin raised his head and asked, "Why do we have to have a round table for the New Year? My grandson remembers that when the banquet was given in Fengtian Hall, they were all divided into tables!"
"That's with the minister, now he's with his family!" The old man held Liujin, first pointed to Zhu Yunxiu, and then pointed to Xiao Fu'er, "We are all young and old. What is a family? The family just eats in the same pot without distinguishing each other. There are you, ours, your father, your mother and you!"
Liu Jin nodded and asked again, "Then... why are the mother and the concubine not sitting at the same table with us!"
"Women can't have a table with the men!" The old man continued to laugh, "This is the rule left in the old age. Men and women will get messy when they sit at a table."
"But grandson heard that if it is among the people, every New Year Festival, the grandfather and grandmother in the family will sit on the upper head, surrounded by children and grandchildren!" Liu Jin said with a blink of an eye.
"Ha, if your grandmother was here, of course she would be with us, but now..." the old man said, and his smile suddenly became bitter.
At this time, Liujin suddenly struggled to get out of the old man's arms, and then walked to the table of Queen Zhao Ning'er in everyone's surprise eyes, and pulled the even more surprised Concubine Guo Hui to the old man's side.
"Crown Prince, no!" Concubine Guo Hui whispered in a cramped manner.
Liu Jin was stubborn and said, "The bachelor said that children and grandchildren should be filial. If the grandmother is not here, you will be the leader in the harem. Although you are not your grandson's grandmother, you are treating your grandson like your own child and have been caring for you since childhood. During the Chinese New Year this year, you are the biggest elder, so you naturally have to sit on the head of your grandson and sit in the main seat!"
"No!" Guo Huifei pried out Liujin's hand and said, "Go and sit there, obediently!"
All these years, as long as it is the New Year, the old man’s seat is empty, so everyone knows why it is empty.
Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly spoke, "Come here, since Liujin is asked to come over, just sit next to us!"
"Old man?" Concubine Guo Hui was stunned.
Not only was Guo Huifei stunned, but Zhu Yunxiu was a little surprised.
"Thank you for all these years!" The old man smiled, "You have to rely on you for big and small things in the palace, and you have taken good care of these children." As he said that, the old man picked up a glass of wine, "Come here to have a drink with us!"
"I don't dare!" Concubine Guo Hui became more and more urgent, but she still pulled it out of Liujin and sat carefully next to the old man.
"Liujin is right!" the old man raised the wine cup and said with a smile, "You are their elder. Although you are not your biological child, you raised it. Especially the emperor, you have regarded him as your eyeball since you were a child!"
"We are alive, they are filial to us. If we die one day, they will also be filial to you. You and us are all a family!"
These words immediately made Concubine Guo Hui's eyes turn red.
She knew that she could not compare to the person the old man had always been worried about, but these words were affirmation of her for the rest of her life, and even told her that even if the old man was gone in the future, she would not need to worry.
This is a promise.
"Old man!" Concubine Guo Hui choked up.
"Come on, let's have a drink!" the old man smiled.
Then, the two raised their glasses and drank silently.
Concubine Guo Hui looked at Liujin's eyes, full of gratitude and a faint gratitude.
"It's the Chinese New Year, let's say a few words!" The old man raised his glass and everyone listened.
"This family must be like a family, harmonious and smooth!" The old man smiled, "Now there are few people in the palace, and there will be more people every day after tomorrow. Children grow up quickly and become adults in three to five years. No matter how many people there are in the future, you must still follow the rules you should follow. Put down all the etiquette and sit together for dinner during the holidays."
As he said that, the old man turned to look at Zhu Yunxiu, "Big Sun!"
"Grandson is here!"
"Remember, people can really care about nothing in their entire life and help each other. Except for their own family, everyone else is useless!"
"The grandson remembers the teachings of the emperor's grandfather!"
"You two brothers!" The old man looked at Zhu Gaochi's brothers again.
"Grandson is here!"
"Although you and the emperor are cousins, your son and the prince will be far away from each other in the future." The old man said seriously, "But remember that you all have the surname Zhu and have an ancestor. The family cannot speak two families. The descendants must teach them to remember that blood is dissolved in water."
"The grandson remembers the teachings of the emperor and grandfather!" the brothers said respectfully.
"Come on, grandson's wife!" the old man smiled again.
Zhao Ning'er stood up in the envious eyes of all the concubines, "The grandson-daughter-in-law is here!"
"Today I can't help you to arrange a few more delicious dishes, busy!" As he said, the old man smiled, "You are the eldest grandson's wife, and the mistress of my Zhu family's house. In the future, you will be even more busy during the New Year. As the saying goes, a good woman can be a half-family family. In the future, you can't forget the rules in the emperor. Even if there is anything unhappy between uncles and nephews, you have to be more responsible and you have to persuade them."
"Don't worry, old man, grandson-in-law will do it!" Zhao Ning'er smiled.
"Okay, we won't say much, we'll start eating!" The old man waved his hand, "What's the stuffing of dumplings today!"
"It's made of meat with cabbage and mushrooms!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled.
"Okay!" The old man nodded and laughed, "The dumplings are like wine, and the more you get. The days of our Zhu family and the lives of the people in the world will definitely be better and better every year!" As he said that, he pushed the plate of dumplings in front of him to Zhu Yunxiu, "Let's eat soup dumplings, come on this plate!"
Then, he looked at Zhu Yunxi with a smile.
The latter also looked at the old man with a smile and picked up a dumpling, but as soon as he entered his mouth, he felt something strange.
"I ate the first one?" the old man laughed.
Zhu Yunxi spit out half a dumpling in his mouth, revealing a small gold coin.
"Grandpa Emperor!"
It turned out that the old man didn't have to eat soup dumplings, but deliberately let Zhu Yunyu eat dumplings wrapped in gold coins and beautiful meanings.
"Good omen!" The old man smiled, "In the coming year, grandson, you will definitely achieve all your wishes!"
Zhu Yunxiu felt warm in his heart and raised his wine glass, "Grandson wishes you, Grandpa, all your wishes will come true!"
"You are so good, we are so good!" The old man smiled and clinked glasses with Zhu Yun.
At this moment, a faint sound suddenly broke down next to him.
The old man and Zhu Yunxi looked over and saw Zhu Gaochi covering his cheeks, and then slowly spit out a gold coin wrapped in a dumpling, with his clear tooth marks on it.
"Look, it's said that fat people are lucky, and he eats one too!" The old man laughed and shook his head, "Hey, we only know why you are so fat now!"
As he said that, he continued to smile, "Look at the wolf-tiger spirit of eating, even more strength can break his teeth!"
"Hehe! Hehe!" Zhu Gaochi raised his face and laughed silly.
Chapter completed!