Fengming Chen Palace

Chapter 558
It had already entered the twelfth lunar month, and because of the heavy snow, Su Qingning hadn't started anything about New Year's Eve.

The heavy snow finally stopped, and the snow accumulation was also resolved. After discussing with the emperor, Su Qingning decided not to hold a palace banquet on New Year's Eve this year.

In fact, every New Year's Eve palace banquet is almost the same, except for watching songs and dances, it is just eating.

Most of the time, people look forward to the midnight hour so that they can go home and be with their families.

The food on the palace banquet is always more wasted than eaten, and few people pay attention to the singing and dancing in the palace.

Not only that, it costs a lot to hold a palace banquet, so it's better to save money and help the people rebuild their homes.

The orders of Emperor Chen and Su Qingning were spread throughout the harem, and the officials naturally had no objection, especially the concubines in the harem.

For the officials, it is really great that they can watch the new year with their families, talk and laugh without having to go to the palace to stay until the twelfth birthday.

But for the concubines, it's the same thing every year, no difference, no meaning.

Not long after the order was issued, Su Qingning issued another order, because there will be no palace banquet on New Year's Eve, and the concubines in the harem can return home on New Year's Eve to watch the new year with their families.

For those whose families are far away and unable to meet their parents, if they have a good relationship, they can go home with them, or they can choose to stay in the palace and celebrate the new year together.

As soon as this order came out, the harem suddenly boiled, and the concubines were full of joy, and hurriedly sent letters to their families.

For those whose families are far away, although they regret not being able to celebrate the New Year with their family members, they always have a good relationship, so they can go out of the palace and go to other people's homes to spend a different New Year's Eve than in previous years.

"Master, will this break the rules?" News from the harem continued to spread to Fengyang Palace, and the concubines were naturally grateful to Su Qingning.

Hongxiu was a little worried, so she asked Su Qingning, she had never heard that concubines who entered the palace could leave the palace and go home for the New Year.

"Rules are dead, but people are alive. Which article in the harem says that concubines are not allowed to celebrate the New Year with their families?"

Smiling and speaking, Su Qingning didn't care. The concubines in the harem were actually quite pitiful. It's a pity that she could help them elsewhere, but she would never share her man with her.

It's just letting them go home for a new year, it's not a big deal, it won't violate the laws of the ancestors, and the royal face, so it doesn't matter.

She said so, Hongxiu nodded, "Master, what about you? Do you want to spend the New Year in the palace, or go to Shen's house?"

Thinking of something, Hongxiu said again, Su Qingning looked at her with a deeper smile, "Me? Of course I stayed in the palace, my husband and children are here!"

She is not those concubines in the harem, she is here, and someone will accompany her during the New Year.

"It's because the servant is dull, it's time to fight." When Su Qingning finished speaking, Hongxiu said with a smile.

There is no need to prepare for the New Year's Eve palace banquet. There are many things in the harem, so it can be kept simple.

Outside of the capital, everything went smoothly. Although there were two more snowfalls afterwards, it was not as heavy as before.

Years ago, the people moved back to their rooms one after another, and the reconstruction of their homes made them very grateful to the court.

The porridge sheds outside the capital had already been removed. After all, most of them had returned to their residences. A small number of them, ashamed to bother the Shen family to provide porridge for them, left the temporary residence outside the capital and returned to the village.

Or find a good relationship, hang out for a few days first, or work with the people arranged by the court, squeeze in at night, and then make do.

On New Year's Eve, all the people returned to their homes.

When Emperor Chen finished his work and came to Fengyang Palace, it was already afternoon, and Su Qingning was taking the children, trying to make dumplings.

The dumpling fillings were prepared by Madam Chen. There are meat fillings, vegetarian fillings, and seafood. Anyway, there are all kinds of fillings.

The noodles are made by the palace servants in the small kitchen, and when the noodles are ready, they will make the noodles.

The job of rolling the skin was handed over to Hong Jin and Hong Xiu, and Su Qingning only needed to take the children to make dumplings.

The eldest princess is also there, Concubine Hui has gone out of the palace, and she won't be back until tomorrow.

"Your Majesty, wash your hands, you can try it too." Just at the beginning, when the emperor came back, Su Qingning said with a smile.

Looking at everything in the hall, Emperor Chen blinked. He tried making moon cakes before, and he also tried making Yuanxiao. This time he wanted to try making dumplings, but he refused in his heart.

However, Su Qingning looked at him with a smiling face, and under the beauty's smiling face, he had no choice but to answer and took Zhou Chengren to wash his hands.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty told you to wash your hands. Why are you dragging this servant?" Zhou Chengren wanted to follow along to watch the fun, but was held back by the Emperor. He whispered and asked the Emperor.

He knows how to make dumplings, but he doesn't want to make dumplings, he just wants to eat. The emperor pulls him, which means he has to do it too, and he refuses in his heart.

"Look at this palace, everyone is busy, even my little princess is holding something in her hand, so you can't be idle."

As long as everyone in the temple is empty-handed, they are all busy. Of course, there are not many people who actually make dumplings.

Su Qingning's craftsmanship is not bad, although the package is not very good-looking, but it is also correct.

The big princess bag is also good, after all, she is old, she is smart and skillful, so after learning for a while, she learned it.

The eldest prince looked decent, but he didn't know how to do it at all, he just put on a show, he didn't wrap a few dumplings, and wiped his face with flour.

The second prince is also okay, he has a stable temper, unlike the first prince, and he is serious about his studies, so he can still read the packaged ones.

The little princess is similar to the eldest prince, she says she is making dumplings, but it seems to be playing, she and the eldest prince get close, and from time to time, the two of them hold the dough they have kneaded for a long time to compare.

Su Qingning didn't expect the children to actually make a pot of dumplings, but just tried it, and someone in the palace prepared all the dumplings they needed.

On their side, if they have them, they cook and eat them together; if they don't, they just let it go.

Emperor Chen and Zhou Chengren finished washing their hands, and came to the panel, looked at the dumpling wrappers and stuffing on the panel, and looked at the children who were 'busy', could only resign themselves to picking up the dumpling wrappers, and followed them Make dumplings.

Zhou Chengren's dumplings were well made, each of them looked like a small ingot, the emperor's looked a bit deflated, but no matter what, the emperor had tried his best.

With the addition of two adults, the speed increased, and after a while, the dough was finished.

The emperor and Zhou Chengren hurriedly washed their hands, while the eldest prince and the little princess still had something to say.

The eldest princess and the second prince watched the palace servants take away their dumplings with joy on their faces.

As for Su Qingning, just like the eldest prince and the little princess, she still has some unfinished business, and she thinks she can pack a few more.

(End of this chapter)