Before dawn, Yinzhen woke up silently in the back hall of Yangxin Hall.
He always fell asleep easily and woke up early.
Ji Ling was originally resting on his arm. Yinzhen slowly pulled his arm away and saw that Lingling muttered a few words in her sleep, turned her head, and turned over, with her face facing the bed.
Sleeping inside.
Her cheeks were covered with sleep marks and her brows were furrowed. She pulled away half of the brocade quilt with force in her dream and held it in her arms.
Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh, lowered his head and kissed her gently on the forehead, and then whispered to the palace servants to come in and serve her.
The palace maid came in very quietly, for fear of accidentally waking up Concubine Chen who was sleeping soundly.
After Yinzhen washed his face, he took a handkerchief and wiped the water on his face. He lowered his voice and told the palace attendants in detail: "Let Concubine Chen fall asleep first. Don't make any noise to wake her up. If Concubine Chen doesn't get up by noon,
, then you can urge her to eat."
The palace servant knelt on the ground, waiting for the emperor to put on his boots, and said: "Yes, the slaves have remembered it."
After Yinzhen washed up, was served and dressed neatly, he walked out.
The dining table is placed in the East Nuan Pavilion of the front hall.
Yinzhen had the habit of having breakfast and receiving his servants at the same time. He did both at the same time to save time.
At this time, he waved his hand to Su Peisheng and called in the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were waiting to report outside.
The official followed Su Peisheng and walked in quickly.
In the hall, because the sky was still dark, a dozen extremely bright palace lanterns with twisted branches were lit. Added with the heat from the earth dragon, it was as warm as spring.
The huge golden dining table surrounded by nine dragons occupied a large area and separated the distance between him and the emperor.
Across a table of porridge, soup and side dishes, steaming hot, the official knelt down and kowtowed: "Slave, Baoyang, the doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, pays your respects to the emperor, may the emperor be blessed!"
Yinzhen came out of the back hall and was in a good mood. He asked him to get up and said, "Su Peisheng." Then he pointed to the porridge on the table.
Su Peisheng understood, stepped forward and filled a bowl of porridge with his own hands, held it in both hands, handed it to Baoyang, and said with a smile: "Sir, the emperor has given me a meal!"
The doctor in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was only a fourth-rank official, but he was actually given the gift by the emperor himself. Baoyang was so frightened that he opened his sleeves, knelt down with a flattered look on his face, and held the porridge bowl high above his head. His words were almost unreasonable: "Slave...slave
I thank you, Lord, for your kindness!"
Yinzhen took a piece of milk pastry and put it into his mouth. He raised his hand and said to Baoyang with a pleasant look: "Tell me."
Baoyang held the porridge bowl in front of his chest, calmed down, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs meeting is in progress - these days, the servants have made arrangements for the princess's wedding, but there are only a few rooms for the princess to stay in the imperial city.
When Princess Heshuo Shushen married Qianyi, the courtyard was probably not enough.
I have already thought about appropriating two houses belonging to the Qingfeng Division and acquiring one house under the treasurer's name for repairs and preparations. I don't know if it is possible, so I came here to ask the emperor for advice."
The porridge bowl was very hot. As Baoyang talked, he usually took turns switching it with his hands. Yinzhen saw that he was almost wincing because he was so hot. He looked funny. He didn't dare to put the porridge bowl on the ground, so he pointed
He pointed to the small table next to him and said, "Put it down."
Baoyang quickly thanked him and put down the bowl. He heard the emperor say: "In the imperial city, there are six places for the princess to live when she gets married and returns to the capital. Since it is not enough, she can look for a house with a more spacious courtyard in the imperial city outside the Forbidden City.
,Three and four places can be purchased and repaired."
Baoyang kowtowed in response, and handed over the list of personnel needed by Princess Heshuo Shushen on her way to Mongolia.
Su Peisheng stepped forward to take it, glanced at it and saw that it was densely packed, and handed it to Yinzhen.
Putting the list together, in addition to the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the internal leaders, guards, Hu Jun, milkmen, haha beads, tea masters, rice masters, bow and arrow craftsmen, Treasury envoys and other accompanying personnel, it is also necessary to use the Ministry of War post car
, the flag-carrying vehicle is used to escort the princess’s dowry and daily utensils.
But the area for escorts is empty - just waiting for the emperor to come and order it.
When a princess gets married and goes to Mongolia, the escorts are usually her brothers.
Yinzhen glanced at it and said, "There's no need to rush. I'll think about it before notifying the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Baoyang was a quick-tempered person, and because the matter was so serious, he was also responsible for the princess' pre-marriage rituals. He thought to himself that this was something that "you don't have to worry about". It was all happening right in front of you!
However, when the emperor said this, he naturally did not dare to urge him. He just put away the list, responded non-no, and talked a few more about the dowry matter. It was all trivial, and then he heard the emperor interrupt: "Kneel down."
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He quickly stopped talking, kowtowed and retreated.
When he got to the steps of His Highness, Baoyang raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and at the same time he thought about what he had heard vaguely before, about Princess Shushen's marriage to Princess Hehui.
The sky was covered with heavy clouds, and before noon, it finally started to snow.
This is the first heavy snowfall in Beijing since the beginning of winter.
Snowflakes are falling from the sky, whirling down from the sky, covering the red walls and yellow tiles of the Forbidden City like a thin quilt.
Not long after, in front of the Yangxin Hall, there was a vast expanse of white. There were eunuchs on errands and palace maids walking among them. Looking at it from a distance, they looked like groups of small ants.
Yinzhen went to court in the front hall, and Ji Ling woke up in the back hall.
When she first opened her eyes, hearing the sound of falling snow outside, she thought it was raining. It wasn't until the palace attendant softly said that it was snowing that Ji Ling realized it.
She was waited on by the palace maids in the apse, had breakfast comfortably, and was helped by Su Peisheng, who asked two young eunuchs to carry eight baskets of her favorite sponge cake.
The sponge cake has just come out of the oven, is soft and delicious, each piece is covered with gold-sprinkled sugar paper to prevent sticking, and is wrapped in emerald green brocade. The boxes are made like works of art.
Ji Ling got on the warm sedan and returned to Chengqian Palace.
In the Chengqian Palace, the snow has almost covered the ground in the courtyard. There are only a few roofs under the eaves. Because there are wind-proof eaves, there is still a little green and yellow turf exposed under the snow.
The third princess was lying in front of the window, looking at the falling snow outside, and was very excited.
Aunt Chen and Bixue were afraid that their little mistress would be frozen, so they managed to bring her back, wrapped her up thickly, and only let her watch the snow in the room.
Outside, Ji Ling's warm sedan was put down.
Xiao Fenzi had already held an umbrella and came out to greet him. When he saw his master getting off the sedan, he and Qixi overlapped their two umbrellas, covering the top of Ji Ling's head.
Ji Ling put her hands in the snow-white rabbit fur muffs, carrying a Tang Pozi in a crabapple-red brocade suit, got off the sedan, and walked in.
Although the sky was overcast, the white snow reflected the light, making the entire Nuan Pavilion clear.
Just as Ji Ling was being served by Qi Xi and taking off her cloak, the third princess rushed up to her, hugged her waist, with bright eyes and a look of expectation on her face, and shook her desperately: "Eniang, take me out to play in the snow!"
Brother Six also staggered over and hugged Ji Ling's other leg with an "I agree" expression on his face.
Ji Ling bent down and picked up the sixth brother first. The third princess followed him and left. When he got to the window, Ji Ling pointed outside and said to the third princess: "It's the same when I watch with you in the house."
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The third princess became anxious immediately. She held up the hem of her clothes and walked around in circles a few times. Then she pointed to the southwest corner and said, "Snow doll! Snow doll!"
To enjoy the snow in the Forbidden City, many large and small snow lions are brought in, and they are decorated with golden bells and colorful threads to make snow lanterns, snow mountains and the like, and are filled with gold basins for viewing.
