A grievance that can be seen by the master is not considered a grievance.
Xiao Fenzi was silent for a moment, sullenly without raising her head, and whispered: "It is a great blessing for me to be able to stay with my master and serve my master all the time!"
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The concubine was generous - the purse she gave to the slaves was more than three times the combined monthly income of everyone in a year.
For a moment, everyone was overjoyed. Some people knelt down and kowtowed to Ji Ling eight or nine times. They were so excited that they were so happy that they couldn't even scream or stop him.
Regarding the purse distribution at the end of the year, Ji Ling had already thought about it: Qixi, Xiaofenzi and the others had followed him through times of trouble, so naturally he could not treat them badly.
But those low-level handyman eunuchs cannot be ignored - they do the most tiring and complicated work, and they are not considered to be the official staff of the Chengqian Palace. No matter how good they are at it, it is difficult for them to go directly to the master.
Ask for favors in front of you.
The more this happens, the less we can make these people cold-hearted.
Ji Ling Wenyan encouraged several handy eunuchs, and finally succeeded in making them cry.
Ji Ling:......(⊙︿⊙)
As for those nuns, she didn't give too much - firstly, instead of leaking this reward from her hands, it would be better to give it to Yangxin Palace; secondly, the other nuns were fine, but the leader, Nanny Chen,
Mammy was feeling more and more superior to everyone else.
If she rewards you generously and is kind without authority, she will inevitably appear cowardly.
Another one: when the child is born later, whether it is Mother Shui or Aunt Jingqi, they will continue to stay in Chengqian Palace.
The water flows slowly, and Ji Ling doesn't want to whet the appetite of the mothers so quickly.
After all this joy, when the New Year's Eve banquet arrived and the concubines were present, Ji Ling was surrounded by people and walked out of the Chengqian Palace. There was already a warm sedan waiting at the entrance of the palace.
Qixi and Bixue helped their master carefully sit in the sedan, lowered the curtain, and then signaled to start driving.
In the Forbidden City, lanterns were decorated everywhere, the lights were as bright as day, and the concubines and concubines were passing by in sedan chairs and carriages on the palace roads, with the sound of jingling bells and the faint fragrance filling the road.
When they arrived at the Qianqing Palace, the eunuchs at the Yangxin Palace saw that the concubines were coming and quickly came up to lead the warm sedan to a stop. Another palace maid came up to greet Ji Ling and pointed her to the back hall of the Qianqing Palace.
Ji Ling's position is the most noble position after the empress, concubine Yu, and concubine Qi, followed by concubines such as concubine Xi.
The table for the distinguished people is further back.
Ji Ling passed by the seat, and the nobles all stood up as if placing candles, and greeted the concubines with smiles on their faces.
Ji Ling saw Zhang Guiren squatting down to say hello respectfully. In front of everyone, she could only reach out and help her up, and nodded to Shengjian.
Earlier, Yinzhen burned incense with clean hands at the "bright window" of the east Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall, personally lit two red candles on the "Jade Candle Long Tune" candlestick, and poured Tusu wine into the "Jinou Yonggu" cup.
After that, he wrote three auspicious notes with a "dyeffengreen" inscription pen.
This is the "opening the pen in the open window" ceremony that has been handed down since the Kangxi period.
During the Kangxi Dynasty, this ceremony continued intermittently.
When Yinzhen ascended the throne, it continued like this every year.
After the opening ceremony, Yinzhen went to each of the gods to offer incense and salute. The eunuch in charge of the imperial kitchen in Yangxin Hall presented dumplings with spindles to the emperor, which symbolized good luck in the coming year.
After eating the dumplings, Yinzhen accepted the congratulations from the princes and ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Later, he returned to the Palace of Qianqing, where the queen led the concubines, princes and princesses to congratulate him.
After such a large set of ceremonies was completed, and the emperor finally sat down, the atmosphere immediately became lively, and the New Year's Eve banquet officially began.
In the Palace of the Qianqing Dynasty, there is a golden dragon banquet table for the emperor in the middle of the ground, facing south and facing north. The tableware used is all made of gold. Ji Ling is the concubine, and she uses a yellow cloud and dragon bowl with blue ground.
She didn't care what she used, she was just too sleepy.
The Forbidden City has been warmed up for a long time, and the warmth in the Qianqing Palace is as warm as spring, making people want to doze off even more. Before Ji Ling came, he knew that tonight's New Year's Eve banquet would have to be held until the end of the year. At night.
Since traveling to the Yongzheng period, apart from Yinzhen coming to accompany her, she has actually not had any colorful entertainment activities at other times.
Because of this, she is used to not going to bed too late.
After finishing the wine tour, Qixi saw her master sitting behind the banquet table, exhausted, and gradually unable to raise her eyelids. She couldn't help but look at each other with Bixue.
Xi Pin was beside her, but she smiled and asked in a moderate voice: "Sister Chen Pin, I look like you are almost dozing off, but you think the New Year's Eve banquet is boring?"
Boring? Xibi, are you so anxious to criticize me in public?
Ji Ling chuckled twice in his heart and regained his energy within a second.
Xi Bin paused and then said with concern: "My sister is pregnant now. If she feels tired, there is no need to force herself. Just make it clear to the emperor. The emperor loves my sister so much, how could he not do it?" Sister Yun, will you go back first?"
When she said this, several concubines around her looked over.
Ji Ling straightened her back and raised her eyebrows with a bright smile on her face: "How could it be? Thank you to Empress Xi for your kindness. The Forbidden City is so beautifully decorated today. I am dazzled by it and even a little dazzled." Got it!"
After Ji Ling finished speaking, he saw that there was a plate of dried white lychees in front of him, but not in front of Xibin. He pushed the plate towards Xibin, looked at her, and said with a smile: "Ms. Xibin, have a taste." Come on, cheer up, I just looked at you and yawned several times!"
Xi Bi was speechless for a moment, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. Then she returned to her gentle and gentle look, and said with a smile: "Sister Chen Bi is so meticulous."
She reached out and took out a piece of dried white lychee fruit, and was about to put it into her mouth to chew. When she turned around, she saw the emperor looking at Concubine Chen and her, and then turned to give Su Peisheng a few instructions.
Xibi's movements froze and her hand movements stopped, and she did not bother to eat the dried fruit.
Ji Ling was sitting on the chair. He had just been supported by Qixi and adjusted to a more comfortable position when he saw Su Peisheng walking over with a warm smile on his face. He bent down and whispered: "I would like to pay my respects to the concubine, concubine. The emperor asked the servant to take the empress back to Chengqian Palace to rest! He said that looking at your face, it seems that you are tired. It is enough to attend the New Year's Eve banquet. Where can we celebrate New Year's Eve? There will be firecrackers soon, and there are so many people. There are so many gifts, but it’s not good to accidentally tire your Majesty!”
Ji Ling was eager to hear these words, especially the sentence "Where can we celebrate New Year's Eve without celebrating it?"
She glanced at the queen with slight hesitation. Su Peisheng's eyes flashed, and he smiled and lowered his voice a little: "Don't worry, concubine, the emperor has just told the queen that the queen has a body now, so there is no need to follow these etiquette." ."
Ji Ling almost wanted to applaud Fourth Master in her heart!
After Su Peisheng's words reached this point, Ji Ling stopped being a mother-in-law. She glanced at Yinzhen and saw that he nodded and motioned for her to go back.
Ji Ling stood up, and all the servants gathered around her to leave her seat. When she got out of the Qianqing Palace, she saw eight people in the ceremonial sedan of the concubine, who had lined up neatly and waited under the jade steps.
Su Peisheng led the way, and everyone escorted the concubine to the sedan chair like stars holding the moon. Su Peisheng lowered the sedan curtain himself, then bowed next to the window and raised his head and said: "I send you off to the concubine concubine! Please go first. Return to the palace, and I will bring the meals for the New Year’s Eve banquet to you shortly!”
Ji Ling was a little surprised when he heard this, and quickly shook his head and said: "Eunuch Su, the Emperor cannot be without you during the New Year's Eve banquet today. You are also too busy to keep your feet off the ground, so you don't have to worry about me here."
With a smile on his face, Su Peisheng bowed his body and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty is so kind and blessed! I thank you so much for your compassion! But this is the emperor's wish, and the Emperor always misses your Majesty in his heart - to your Majesty Sending meals is also the Emperor's wish, so I will let my servants deliver them!"
He asked her to go back first and brought her meals. The fourth master was so meticulous...
Ji Ling lowered his head and snickered sweetly. When he raised his head again, he simply said: "Okay, since it is the emperor's wish, I am disrespectful."
Su Peisheng smiled and agreed, then flicked his fly whisk and said in a loud voice: "Concubine Chen—get on!"