Chapter 332 National Celebration(1/2)
Three days will come in a blink of an eye.
The entire capital city was bustling with activity, including the inner courtyard of the palace.
In order to make his daughter's wedding more lively, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately granted amnesty to the whole country and allowed the people of the Ming Dynasty to celebrate together. This situation had never happened when Princess Lin'an and Princess Ningguo got married.
And Hu Fei also announced in the city that on the day of the wedding, all the elderly people in the city who have no children under their knees can come to Hongbin Tower to have fun together, as if they are watching their daughters get married and their sons get wives.
Hu Fei also specifically told Mu Ping to find out in advance the people who knelt in front of the palace gate to plead for him that day, and invited them all to Hong Bin Tower as guests. He also gave money and food to all the old people, euphemistically calling them Daizi Jin.
filial piety.
In addition, Hu Fei also placed a plaque in front of the Hong Bin Tower with a letter saying a blessing of one tael of silver. It should not be repeated.
As soon as the news spread, all the people went there one after another, forming a long queue in front of Hong Bin Tower early in the morning, fearing that others would tell them that they were late.
As soon as these two incidents came out, the whole city was filled with voices of appreciation, praising the merits of Hu Fei and Princess Anqing.
Royal Palace.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you so happy for a long time."
Pang Yuhai couldn't help but smile while changing Zhu Yuanzhang's clothes.
"That's natural. Today is Chang Shu's wedding day. Of course I am happy!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said happily.
"The people of the world have also benefited from your majesty. Now that your majesty has granted amnesty to the world, the whole country will celebrate together. The old slave also heard that the Marquis of Jiu'an set up a plaque in front of the Hongbin Tower. As long as someone comes to the building and says a blessing, it will be free.
One tael of silver, the city is very lively now."
Pang Yuhai continued to talk while arranging Zhu Yuanzhang's new dragon robe.
"Only he can come up with these ideas!"
"But speaking of which, he went to the palace yesterday to ask for an order from me. He said that he wanted to send something to the palace today for the guards at the palace gate to let through. I wonder what it could be?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly, thinking deeply as he spoke.
"This old slave can't guess it. Jiu'an Hou's actions are always unexpected. I'm afraid we will only know when the time comes."
Pang Yuhai said with a wry smile.
"Too."
"How are the preparations at Fengtian Palace?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, nodded, and asked slowly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Fan Qian, the Minister of Rites, will be watching personally. Nothing will go wrong. By this time, the guests should have begun to arrive at Fengtian Palace."
Pang Yuhai replied softly.
"Okay, then I won't ask any further questions."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said with satisfaction.
In fact, he had never cared much about this kind of thing before, but today he couldn't help but care about it.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I have heard that the Marquis of Jiu'an is going to entertain all the childless old people in the city at Hongbin Tower today, and also distribute money and food? Is it because he is fulfilling his filial piety on behalf of his sons?"
Pang Yuhai hesitated and asked curiously.
"Yes, I also heard the prince mention this matter yesterday. I am very relieved that Hu Feineng has such a heart!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said earnestly, with a look of approval on his face.
He is a person who always values respecting the elderly and caring for the young. When he sees Hu Fei doing this, he naturally appreciates it very much. Moreover, this is not the first time Hu Fei has done this.
That's why he was in an especially good mood today, so good that he forgot all the troubles Hu Fei had in the past.
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Fengtian Hall.
In front of the main hall, Hu Fei and Hu Weiyong, one on the left and one on the right, greeted the civil and military officials who arrived one after another.
Originally, Hu Fei was ready to sneak to Kunning Palace to see the bride, but before he could slip away, he was caught by Hu Weiyong. He had been standing there for half an hour, and he could no longer stand still.
It doesn't matter whether I'm tired or not, the main thing is that I'm bored out of my mind.
All the people present, regardless of whether they were on good terms with him or had conflicts with him, today all had a smile on their face. This was the most annoying social interaction for him.
But with the wedding coming soon, if you don't reach out to hit the smiling person, not only will you not be able to get angry, but you will also have to return the favor one by one.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! His Highness the King of Hell!"
At this moment, I heard Hu Weiyong suddenly say something, and then hurriedly bowed his hands.
Hu Fei turned around to look, immediately smiled mechanically, and bowed along with him.
Unexpectedly, the two brothers came together.
"See His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Yan!"
Hu Fei said loudly while saluting.
"Let's get married for free."
"You are getting married today, so there is no need for so many ceremonies."
Zhu Biao walked closer, raised his hand and said with a smile.
Hu Fei grinned and slowly straightened up.
"Congratulations, good brother!"
Zhu Di cupped his hands at Hu Fei and said happily.
"Thank you, fourth brother!"
Hu Fei returned the gesture and responded with a smile.
Hearing the intimate words between Hu Fei and Zhu Di, Zhu Biao subconsciously turned his head slightly and glanced behind him, with a strange smile on his lips.
"Seeing you like this, why aren't you too happy? The reason why you stand here to welcome guests is because you were forced by Hu Xiang, right?"
Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei again and asked jokingly.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince misunderstood the old minister. He asked for it himself."
Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong hurriedly waved his hands to explain.
But Hu Fei on the side had already nodded at Zhu Biao with a bitter face.
Seeing his son's face, Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment, and his old face turned red.
"It just so happens that I have something to tell you, so please come."
Zhu Biao smiled and walked away while talking.
"yes!"
When Hu Fei heard this, he immediately agreed with his hands, then said hello to Zhu Di, and hurriedly followed Zhu Biao.
Zhu Di glanced at Hu Fei, who had followed Zhu Biao, and walked straight into the hall without saying anything. The smile on his face seemed to have faded a lot.
"Your Highness, what are your orders?"
Hu Fei followed Zhu Biao to a deserted corner, cupped his hands and asked with a smile.
"It's nothing serious. I just saw that you were tired, so I thought of a way to bring you here to have a rest."
Zhu Biao smiled and said slowly.
"His Royal Highness is the best to the ministers!"
Hu Fei said with a bitter face and gratitude.
As soon as he finished speaking, he sat down directly, took off his shoes, and rubbed his feet unscrupulously.
Seeing Hu Fei's unceremonious look, Zhu Biao couldn't help but shake his head in laughter.
"By the way, I went into the palace yesterday and mentioned to my father that you planned to entertain the elderly in the city at Hongbin Tower. My father was very happy when he found out and even praised you a few times."
Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment and said slowly.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for speaking kindly to me in front of His Majesty. I am grateful!"
"But I am not doing this to win His Majesty's favor, I just want to do something for the people in the city."
After hearing this, Hu Fei hurriedly raised his hands and said to Zhu Biao with a pious look on his face.
But he forgot to hold a shoe in his hand, and the way he held it in his hand looked nondescript. It was only after he finished speaking that he realized it and hurriedly threw the shoe aside.
Looking at Hu Fei's appearance, Zhu Biao couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, but he didn't care.
"Okay, go back quickly. It's almost time and everyone is almost here."
"Today is your happy day. Even if you don't want to, you have to persist."
Zhu Biao looked in the direction of the entrance to the hall and slowly reminded him.
To be continued...