Everyone led by Suo Li knelt down and said: "I and others will do their best to protect the queen and the prince, even if they die!"
Looking at the people kneeling in front of him, Yunli nodded heavily and said one word, "Okay!"
After everyone else had gone out with their bowls, Yunli filled another bowl and placed it in front of Ling Ruo, saying respectfully: "My queen, please use it."
Ling Ruo nodded and was about to eat when he saw Yunli still standing aside and said, "Seventeenth Master, please sit down and eat together."
"I'm not hungry, but my wife should eat first!" Before Yunli finished speaking, Ling Ruo couldn't help but said: "I'll let you sit down, otherwise I won't eat either." Seeing her say this, Yunli had no choice but to obey.
Yan sat down. Ling Ruo saw this and said, "Ping'er, go and serve a bowl of dumplings to Master Qi."
After taking a bite of the dumpling, Ling Ruo praised: "The skin of this dumpling is very tough and the filling is very fragrant. It tastes very delicious."
Facing Ling Ruo's compliment, Yunli smiled warmly and said, "As long as your Majesty likes it."
At this time, there was a sudden soft sound of "pop" outside, followed by several more sounds in succession. When I went out, I saw that someone was setting off fireworks. In the dark night sky, fireworks bloomed from time to time.
, and then withered. Although it was only for a moment, the extremely gorgeous beauty was unforgettable for a long time.
There were not many fireworks here, and they were all set off in just a short while. Looking at the night sky that had become silent again, Yunli said with some emotion: "When I was in the capital, the fireworks would stop at midnight every time."
Ling Ruo looked at the pattern on her sleeves and said, "This is just a small town. It can't be as prosperous as the capital city. But compared with it, I prefer the plainness here. If I can spend my whole life here, it may not be a blessing."
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Yunli looked sideways at Ling Ruo and said, "Is it because of the emperor?"
Ling Ruo shook his head slightly and said: "I can't tell who it is because of, but I feel tired. Ever since I entered the palace, I have been fighting over various things. There are almost few peaceful days. It is in such fights.
I lost Jiyue and Hongli."
For some reason, the sorrowful look on Ling Ruo's face made Yunli feel a little depressed. He looked away and said, "But the queen still has the emperor. The emperor always treats the queen very well."
"Maybe." Ling Ruo answered casually, not wanting to continue talking about this issue, and instead said: "By the way, I remember that Seventeenth Master has not gotten married yet, and you are not young at all, Seventeenth Master."
Yes, why haven't you been getting married for so long? Didn't Concubine Qin urge you?"
As soon as she heard this, Ping'er's ears immediately stood up. The noble and handsome Seventeenth Master was not married yet?
Yun Li was a little embarrassed and said: "When Huang Ama was still alive, he once arranged a marriage for me, but the girl died of a sudden illness before the marriage. Afterwards, Huang Ama became ill, and I didn't have the intention to do so.
, so she has been putting it off until now, but E Niang has urged her several times. During the emperor's draft in the second year of Yongzheng's reign, E Niang wanted to ask the emperor to arrange a marriage for me, but I did not agree."
His words made Ling Ruo even more puzzled, "Why? Doesn't Master Seventeen want to get married as soon as possible?"
Yunli looked even more embarrassed than before. He coughed slightly and said with a slight blush on his handsome face: "Since we are going to be together for a lifetime, we should be in love with each other. If we marry someone at will, there will be no feelings between the husband and wife, but they will stay together for a lifetime. I feel that, for
It’s a torture for each other.”
Yunli's words made Ling Ruo feel a little dazed. After a while, he sighed: "It's easy to say it's easy to say it, but it's too difficult to do it. There are so many couples in the world, but there are only a few couples who really get married because they are in love. Most of them.
All are the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers."
Ping'er said softly from the side: "Master Qi is so outstanding, I believe that all women will fall in love with Master Qi."
Faced with Ping'er's words, Yunli smiled and said: "I don't want to fall in love with so many people. I just want to fall in love with a woman who can make my heart beat. I don't know if I have this blessing and can find her."
A congenial person."
Ping'er quickly said: "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings, and you will definitely find him."
"Let everything take its course." When he said this, for some reason, Yunli's eyes fell on Ling Ruo, but he quickly moved away.
Like a butterfly flying by, flapping its wings without leaving a trace...
The next day was the first day of the first lunar month, which was also the first day of the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign. As in previous years, Yinzhen gave a banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to celebrate the New Year with the princes and officials, which was called the Banquet of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
At dawn, all civil and military officials entered the palace gate under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they stood in eighteen rows in the east and west in accordance with their rank, waiting for the emperor to arrive in person.
Although there were many people standing there, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent, and one could hear the drop of a pin, until Imperial Master Yinzhen appeared, and as the bells and drums rang in unison, everyone clapped their sleeves and knelt down to greet the Holy Master in unison.
Yinzhen's face didn't look very good, and he was followed by Hongshi. After Yinzhen sat on the throne, all the officials worshiped him again, knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, and said such things as the health of the holy body and the prosperity of the country.
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After accepting the congratulations from hundreds of officials, Yinzhen ordered Sixi to deliver a banquet. During the banquet, Yinzhen only moved a few chopsticks and stopped eating. Hongshi, who was sitting at the bottom, saw this and stepped forward with concern: "Your Majesty
Amma, but the dishes are not to your liking, why don’t you ask the imperial kitchen to bring a few more dishes?”
Yinzhen waved his hands and said, "No need, I have no appetite and don't want to eat."
Looking at the almost untouched dishes on the table, Hongshi advised: "Huang Ama, you have been eating less and less these days. If this continues, it will be a good thing. You'd better take two more bites."
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Si Xi also advised him, "Yes, Your Majesty, just take a few more bites."
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry." After saying that, Yinzhen said to Hongshi, "I feel a little tired, so I'll let you go and toast to the officials on my behalf."
Yinzhen's words made Hongshi's heart beat wildly. During the banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperor would toast to all officials to reward them for their hard work in the past year. If a prince was established, the emperor would sometimes ask the prince to toast on his behalf, but still
There has never been any mention of asking an elder brother to toast on his behalf. Now that Huang Ama is doing this, is he ready to make himself the prince? If this is the case, then his hard work during this period will not be in vain.
Hongshi endured the excitement in his heart and said: "My son, I obey!"
When all the officials saw him coming to toast, they were all a little surprised, but they soon returned to normal. Since the prince passed away, the emperor has only three elder brothers, and among these three elder brothers, he is the most qualified to succeed to the throne.
The most important person is none other than Prince Ding Hongshi. Now that the emperor has asked him to propose a toast, it seems that he is preparing to pass the throne to him.