It snowed again in the middle of the night last night, and when I woke up in the morning, the sky was white.
Today is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. When I woke up early in the morning, the palace was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. There is no other reason, because it is a holiday.
From today onwards, the imperial court will seal the pen. Since the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the major yamen offices will no longer be on duty, and will not resume their duty until the 20th of the year.
Because Shangyuan also has holidays, Yuanri and Lantern Festival are combined, and the annual leave lasts from the 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the 20th of the first lunar month. The emperor and the prince, who did not change in the cold and heat, and could not rest, finally got a good rest during the Chinese New Year.
Today is the last day of the court this year. Fortunately, the six major figures also want to rest. There is nothing to do in the early court, and the court will soon disappear. Afterwards, Li Chengjing went to the Wenhua Palace to walk through the scene, and one after another, courtiers came to celebrate the New Year for him. It didn't take long before he returned to the Ciqing Palace.
Seeing Li Chengjing coming back, Cheng Yujin smiled and said congratulations to Li Chengjing: "Congratulations, Your Highness, this year's government affairs have gone well, everything went smoothly, and the curtain ended successfully."
Li Chengjing was able to rest for nearly a month, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "I am really overjoyed to marry the crown princess this year. It can be seen that what you said to me at the beginning of the year is very reasonable, because it is your first congratulations, this The New Year is really smooth and smooth. It seems that every year from now on, I have to hear you say Happy New Year first."
Cheng Yujin did not expect that Li Chengjing still remembers such a long time ago. During the New Year's Day last year, Li Chengjing left Cheng's house to visit friends. Cheng Yujin thought he would not come back, but on the second day of the first lunar month, he saw him hurried back. At that time, Cheng Yujin was still worried about getting married. She thought that Li Chengjing was not there, so she went to catch young talents with confidence, but she was hit by Li Chengjing while drinking tea with Lin Qingyuan.
At that time, in order to escape, Cheng Yujin deliberately flattered that she had waited for Li Chengjing for a long time on New Year's Eve, and wanted to be the first to say Happy New Year to Li Chengjing, but she didn't see anyone. She just talked about it casually, she couldn't remember it herself, but Li Chengjing remembered it to this day.
Cheng Yujin was a little guilty, but she couldn't let Li Chengjing see it, and nodded solemnly: "Yes. It can be seen that there is a certain number in the sky. I told His Highness that I wanted to celebrate the New Year to you for the first time every year, and then I really married His Highness. Spend your years with His Royal Highness."
Li Chengjing smiled and nodded Cheng Yujin's eyebrows: "This is not destined by God. It is man-made."
Cheng Yujin originally wanted to hold the air, but in the end she couldn't help laughing. She sighed: "Yes, God's arrangement, how can it compare to His Highness's wrist. His Highness is on holiday today, take off the court clothes first and change into light clothes."
Li Chengjing also has this intention. He walked to the inner hall. Since Cheng Yujin came, this kind of personal matter was transferred from the eunuch to Cheng Yujin. She personally chose a light blue woven gold brocade dress for Li Chengjing, and the crown was too lazy to wear it again, so it was still the crown of the crown prince.
Cheng Yujin stood on tiptoe to tidy his collar for him. There were only the two of them in the warm and fragrant inner hall. Li Chengjing could feel her breath on his neck. Li Chengjing lowered his head slightly, pressed her head sideways against her hair, and sighed in a low voice, "You have worked hard these days. Thanks to your coming out to communicate with the ladies, the East Palace has today's situation, and you are very responsible."
During this time, as the New Year's Day approached, Cheng Yujin took the opportunity to walk with many noble ladies. Although the progress was slow, it was really advancing. Madam diplomacy is also a profound knowledge. With the buffering between the wives of the two sides, Li Chengjing and other high-ranking officials finally got on the line, and they tested each other in a low-key and cautious manner.
"Don't dare to be." Cheng Yujin pressed the collar for him, took out the jade belt from the closet, and said, "It's because His Highness won the hearts of the people, I don't dare to take credit."
Li Chengjing put on his regular clothes. This outfit was elegant in color, and there was a faint golden light flowing between his movements, which echoed the golden crown that he issued. Light blue and light gold add radiance and radiance to each other, making him look handsome and noble, and his eyebrows are even more handsome.
Cheng Yujin took the belt, and seeing Li Chengjing still standing upright, she had to remind: "Your Highness, please raise your hand."
Li Chengjing looked down at her and slowly raised his hands, but the distance was still not very wide. Cheng Yujin had no choice but to get closer and buckle the jade belt around his waist.
From the side, it looks like Cheng Yujin is hugging Li Chengjing's waist. Li Chengjing put down his hands naturally, surrounded Cheng Yujin, and said, "It has nothing to do with me, it is all thanks to you. You have worked hard for this time, and I don't have to go to court for the next month, so I can accompany you well."
Li Chengjing's hand was behind Cheng Yujin's waist, Cheng Yujin's arm was wrapped around it, and it was inconvenient to buckle it. She moved and reminded him vaguely: "Put your hand away first, you are preventing me from buttoning."
Li Chengjing was disgusted, pursed his lips and glanced at her, and slowly released his hand.
Finally got him sorted. Cheng Yujin was satisfied and didn't take the episode just now seriously: "His Royal Highness has worked hard for a year, and now I can finally rest for a day or two, it's really good."
Li Chengjing said in his heart that he didn't feel it from Cheng Yujin. He sighed and embraced his dignified and beautiful crown princess, who was not at all selfish, and walked towards the east hall, saying, "I guess I won't be able to rest for a month in the end, but at least I can accompany you for the New Year. Today, I will officially stop the imperial pen, Your Majesty. I'm also happy, and it's a small year, and there is a family banquet at your Majesty's tonight."
Cheng Yujin nodded, she knew early in the morning that there was a banquet in the young year. Especially since Li Chengjing came back this year, it was the first time the emperor had such a reunion year, and he was very happy.
Because it is a family banquet, the empress, empress dowager, concubine, prince, and princess will all attend. This is probably a rare event in the harem. Half a month ago, the concubines in the harem happily prepared for today's dress.
But how the palace concubine competes for beauty has nothing to do with Cheng Yujin. She is a prince concubine, the only real female mistress in the prince's generation, compared with the concubines and concubines, that is something Empress Yang should worry about. Li Chengjing also thought of this, so it was halfway through the afternoon, and the two of them were still in a hurry, and had no plans to dress up and change at all.
The two of them even cooked a cup of tea for Xue, and when it was almost time, they walked leisurely to Kunning Palace.
Today's family banquet is set on the site of Empress Yang, the master of the harem. When Cheng Yujin and Li Chengjing arrived, there were already many people in Kunning Palace.
Hearing Cheng Yujin and Li Chengjing coming in, in addition to Empress Yang, the other concubines and princesses stood up one after another, bowed their heads and saluted, "See Prince, see Prince Concubine."
Cheng Yujin and Li Chengjing also saluted Queen Yang, who was in the first place: "See the Queen. The Queen is well."
Empress Yang nodded lightly, facing the two of them, she couldn't make a warm expression: "The prince and the princess are here, sit down."
The two got up, and even the movements of standing up were synchronized. After the two of them stood up, Li Chengjing raised his hand slightly to everyone behind him: "You don't need to be too polite, please get up."
The golden fans in the hall stood up one after another and took their seats. In such a group appearance, the seat order is particularly important. Every time a person comes in, a silent battle starts in the seat. It is clear at a glance who has a high status in the arena and who has a good momentum recently.
Fortunately, these things will not affect Li Chengjing and Cheng Yujin at all, only others give them their seats, and there is no reason for them to be polite to others. There are only three people in the world who can trouble them to stand up.
The more the finale appeared, the later the banquet was about to start. After they waited for a while, the emperor supported Empress Dowager Yang to the scene. Everyone stood up and saluted the emperor and empress dowager. After the empress dowager was seated, Empress Yang announced: "Feast and serve."
Immediately, two teams of eunuchs filed in, walking quickly, adding food to the masters at each table. The emperor sat in the center and looked around. He saw that the concubines and concubines were full of fat and thin, each with their own strengths, and his two sons and three daughters were all under his knees. It was especially rare that Li Chengjing finally came back this year.
The emperor looked at it with emotion and said, "I have been looking forward to it for fourteen years, and now the family is finally reunited. This is a great joy, and we should have a drink together."
When the emperor spoke, the people sitting in the hall of course all smiled and held up their wine glasses, and they all responded. The emperor's words were obviously addressed to the prince. After everyone drank for a while, the emperor was not satisfied, and smiled and pointed the cup at the seats of Li Chengjing and Cheng Yujin.
"This is the first time that the Crown Prince spends Chinese New Year in the palace over the years, right? I didn't expect that the last time you were in the palace, it was not even the height of the table. Now, you have already married and started a family."
Li Chengjing stood up, raised his glass and said, "It's my son's fault. I haven't been able to do my filial piety by His Majesty's side all these years, and my son is ashamed."
With emotion on the emperor's face, he waved his big hand and said, "Since you have come back, you still want to talk about what happened in the past. This is a big happy event, and everyone should be happy."
Li Chengjing should have taken the initiative to toast the emperor with three glasses of wine. Cheng Yujin also stood up and toasted the emperor with Li Chengjing.
The emperor looked at the eldest son who was tall and handsome under the light, and then looked at the dignified, beautiful and well-mannered daughter-in-law, and his heart became more and more happy. The son and daughter-in-law are toasting, how can the emperor refuse? When the emperor was happy, he drank all the wine.
When others in the hall saw it, their thoughts were different.
Li Chengjing changed into light blue uniforms, and the precious fabrics are different. Standing in the lights, people are like beautiful jade, floating in gold. Cheng Yujin next to him wore a light pink stand-up collar jacket, the fabric was the same as Li Chengjing's, one light blue and one light pink, standing together was simply brilliant and complemented each other.
It's just too much, as long as the two of them are husband and wife, they can wear suits.
Empress Yang's stabbed eye hurt, and the second prince, Li Chengjun, silently turned his eyes away, and once again found that the matter of marrying the righteous concubine should be put on the agenda. The concubines and concubines sitting at the beginning were both envious and jealous. Once they entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea. Although they were concubines, they were concubines.
Only the emperor was present, and he was happy to see this pair of people.
Cheng Yujin didn't know that she had inadvertently shown her affection in public again. In fact, she really didn't do it on purpose, but she chose all Li Chengjing's clothes. When Cheng Yujin ordered clothes for herself, she bought a set for Li Chengjing by the way, so the clothes on both of them looked like matching no matter how they wore them. . Especially the two of them are good-looking, have good manners, and have tacit understanding in their actions. Just standing up and toasting together makes others feel that they are deliberately showing their affection.
After toasting, Cheng Yujin sat down, Li Chengjing handed her a cup of tea and whispered something in her ear, Cheng Yujin nodded after listening. The interaction between the two fell into the eyes of others, and it was another burst of sore teeth. The imperial concubine couldn't help but ask: "The relationship between the prince and the prince is so good. In front of so many people, I don't know what the prince is whispering to the prince?"
Cheng Yujin raised her head in surprise, but before she could understand how the topic had turned to herself, Li Chengjing had already answered: "Prince Concubine is incapable of drinking, so I was afraid that she would get drunk, so I reminded her to drink tea to sober up."
The imperial concubine tutted, and covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled: "Young couples are different after all, this palace's teeth are going to be sour, and I'm afraid I won't be able to bite if I eat hard vegetables."
Cheng Yujin could only keep smiling and let everyone joke. Concubine Shu sat opposite the imperial concubine and said, "The prince and the prince concubine Qin and Se are in harmony, and their feelings are harmonious. This is a great deed of my court. The concubine is looking forward to being sour and sour."
Concubine Shu and Cheng Yujin had a relationship with the Duke of Chang's mansion and always spoke for the East Palace. Cheng Yujin accepted Concubine Shu's kindness and said with a smile: "Concubine Noble Concubine and Concubine Shu, don't make fun of me. If you two go on, I should be embarrassed. This glass of wine, I respect the two concubines."
The princess toasted, and the concubine had to accept it. After receiving the toast from others, the imperial concubine naturally can't make fun of it anymore. The concubine finally stopped here. I didn't expect that the empress dowager Yang, who was in the first place, listened to it for a while, and said slowly: "What Concubine Shu said is reasonable, and your little husband and wife have a good relationship. The most important duty is to spread the branches for the royal family. It has been half a year since the princess entered the palace, is there any news now?"
Following Empress Dowager Yang's words, the originally harmonious atmosphere in the hall quickly cooled down. The smile on Cheng Yujin's face disappeared. Empress Dowager Yang mentioned this matter in front of so many people, apparently deliberately making her look ugly. In fact, it's only half a year since they got married, and it's normal to not get pregnant. No matter how anxious the in-laws are, they won't urge their daughter-in-law like this. But Li Chengjing stood on the cusp of the storm, and his every move was watched by countless people. With a step-grandmother like the Queen Mother behind him, it was especially easy to be taken out to make a fuss.
Cheng Yujin put down the wine glass and was about to say something when her hand was suddenly covered by a warm palm. Li Chengjing's fingers are slender, the joints are well-proportioned, and he is very good-looking. At this moment, his hand is weak and pressed on Cheng Yujin's hand. It is obviously very light, but inexplicably makes people feel firm.
Li Chengjing looked at Empress Dowager Yang, did not dodge or evade, and said slowly: "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, no empress is the greatest, my son has passed the weak crown but has not yet had an heir, it is really not filial to His Majesty and the Queen Mother. When convicted, my grandson has nothing to say."