King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 336 New Year's Eve
Zhu Jinghong stood outside for a quarter of an hour, and then a eunuch came out and called him in.

However, when he entered the palace, his action of slapping snowflakes aroused the dissatisfaction of the emperor, and he scolded him again.

So Zhu Jinghong didn't feel comfortable eating this dinner.

In fact, except Zhu Yunsheng, everyone at the scene felt uncomfortable.

The prince and Prince Rui are hostile to each other, Chen Zhi and Yuan Chunxu are at odds with each other, the queen is worried about her son's quarrel, and the emperor can't stand the prince's weakness...

In the superficial harmony, the banquet ended after an hour, and the three brothers Zhu Jinghong bid farewell and left.

It is now the end of the twelfth lunar month, and when the ten years of orthodoxy are coming to an end, all government offices in the imperial city are very busy.

Reconciliation of accounts, recording of merit, rewards and punishments, promotions... these matters must be handled before the end of the year, so that each government office can rest peacefully in the first month.

Of course, as the emperor, Zhu Xianming would be even busier. He was receiving envoys and giving banquets to his ministers, so the whole day was basically full.

When the emperor himself became busy, his control over his son would weaken, so Zhu Jinghong had another few days of easy life.

Every day he either practices riding and shooting with the guards, or goes hunting with some young officers in Shanglinyuan. The main thing is to "not do his job properly".

Of course, Zhu Jinghong did not miss studying either, but instead of going to Wenhua Hall, he went to the East Hall of Kunning Palace.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, which is New Year's Eve.

Even on the last day of this year, the palace is still very busy.

For example, in the Kunning Palace right now, the Empress is summoning Mrs. Gao Ming, and all those summoned today are in the first rank.

At this moment, Mother Jia has also entered the palace, and she is talking to a group of ladies in the outer corridor of the main hall. This is almost impossible in the past, and it is obviously the influence of Yuanchun's enfeoffment.

The people outside were chatting, while the newly promoted first-rank imperial orders in the hall were listening to the queen's instructions.

In the room on the west side of the main hall, more than a dozen court ladies are ready. They each hold a tray with bright and gorgeous crowns neatly stacked.

Obviously, these things will be given to the new imperial orders outside.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner, but sometimes accidents come suddenly.

Because the palace is very large and requires additional lighting even during the day, there are currently four candlesticks in the room.

There was no problem at first, but suddenly a strong wind blew open the closed window and knocked down one of the lamps.

It just so happened that the candle fell onto one of the trays, and although the nearest court lady tried her best to save it, the red gift was still burnt with a hole.

"This...how can this be good?"

All the maids in the room hurriedly stepped forward to watch, seeing the holes in the clothes, they were so frightened that their faces paled with fright, and they even forgot to close the windows that were blown open.

The leading female officer was also in a hurry, since the reward was about to be rewarded, how could she do it if one of the clothes was damaged.

Although the Shangfu Bureau still has stock in stock, it would take at least two quarters of an hour to come and go, and the time was simply too late.

At this moment, a cold voice came from outside: "What's going on?"

Everyone took a closer look, but it was a female official from the Shangfu Bureau. Her arrival meant that the rewards would start soon.

The leading female official showed anxiety, and said: "Hu Shangfu, just now the wind blew the candlestick down, and burned a gift!"

"what?"

Hu Shangfu's eyes widened, and he hurriedly stepped forward to push away the people who were blocking him, and saw the clothes with a burnt hole.

"You idiots are too careless, how can you explain to your empress like this?"

Hu Shangfu scolded fiercely and was thinking of countermeasures, but he had no idea at all.

"It's fine, why are you arguing?"

Hearing this voice, everyone looked towards the door, but it was Zhu Yunsheng who was wandering around bored, and several waiters who were playing with her.

Before anyone could answer, Zhu Yunsheng entered the room and said with a smile: "What good thing can you let me see?"

Everyone quickly moved out of the way, and then Zhu Yunsheng saw that there was a burnt hole on the tray of the gift.

"Princess, they are careless in their work, and the slaves are teaching them!" Hu Shangfu replied.

But Zhu Yunsheng asked: "A reward is coming soon, do you have a remedy?"

Even though Zhu Yunsheng was young, he could see the key problem at a glance.

"This slave is worried about this, but it really can't be done... I can only report it to the empress, and I will give up!"

If something goes wrong at this time, it is certain that he will be severely punished, and Hu Shangfu also sees it very clearly.

"This dress... I also have one over there, why not use it to replace this damaged one!"

Everyone looked at Baochai, and Hu Shangfu seemed to be grasping at a straw, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "You really mean what you say?"

Baochai smiled and said, "Why should I lie to you!"

Grabbing Baochai's sleeve, Hu Shangfu was extremely excited: "It's not too late, I ask the girl to get it quickly, the young lady is very grateful!"

"Okay... just wait a moment, everyone!"

Baochai lived in the Kunning Palace, and within a few minutes of coming and going, she brought over a brand new gift, which was exactly the same as the one on the tray.

"Thank you girl, thank you girl..." Hu Shangfu beamed with joy.

It was at this moment that a female official appeared outside the room and informed everyone to get ready, as the queen was about to reward the new emperor with official uniforms.

Seeing that the room was getting busy, Zhu Yunsheng led the attendants out.

"When did you get this clothes?" Zhu Yunsheng asked the other people's doubts.

Baochai replied calmly: "The Queen gave me a reward a few days ago!"

"Why didn't I hear you say that?"

"This... I don't like glitz and glamour, so I didn't make it public!"

This sentence does not like flashiness, which can be said to be half true and half false. After all, it is true that Baochai was happy and excited when he received the reward.

But her calm and composed look really made Yang Jingting feel heartbroken, she hadn't received such a reward yet.

As for Zhen Qin, she is simply envious of this and fantasizes about when she will be blessed.

Zhu Yunsheng didn't ask any more questions. After wandering around for a while, she returned to the east hall. She was extremely bored at the moment.

Sitting back on the chair in the study, Zhu Yunsheng said sadly: "Why didn't Brother Thirteen come over? He promised to bring me fireworks!"

I only heard Xiangyun say: "Princess, don't worry, what the Thirteenth Master promised, I will definitely do it!"

In Xiangyun's heart, Zhu Jinghong is the number one hero in the world, so he naturally trusts him unconditionally.

Seeing her expression and tone, Baochai couldn't help sighing inwardly: "This girl, I'm afraid she's going to fall into it too!"

Zhen Qin, who was on the side, was not very happy, secretly thinking that even this little girl wanted to get involved.

"In just three to four months, the Thirteenth Lord will choose a concubine, I must hurry up to please him!" Zhen Qin cheered herself up secretly.

Besides, in the main hall of Kunning Palace, the newly promoted first-grade emperors all received their obedience and bowed down to express their gratitude before exiting the hall.

During this free time, Hu Shangfu appeared next to the queen and told her about the accident just now.

Hearing that it was Baochai who resolved the incident, Yang Qingyin praised her a little more, and then ordered Hu Shangfu to give Baochai the gift, and rewarded her with a jade ruyi.

The summons in Kunning Palace continued, and the emperor was also summoning civil and military ministers, and batch after batch of officials entered Qianqing Palace.

In the morning and afternoon, the emperor and the empress did not rest, and they did not really finish their work until the sun was about to set.

Today is New Year's Eve, the country's affairs are over, and the emperor and empress have to be busy with old Zhu's affairs.

At the moment in the Chonghua Palace, a large number of maids and eunuchs are ready, and the royal family will hold a family banquet here today.

(End of this chapter)