Chapter 7 New Year’s Eve Dinner (Wednesday)

Zuo Liangyu was eager to make contributions and wanted to restore his image in the emperor's heart, so he submitted a memorial to Zhu Yinglong, hoping that the court could intervene in the battle between the Red and Huang sects of Tibet. His current idea was to support the weak Huang sect and include it within the protection scope of the court, and at the same time suppressed Bailitus Dunyuedorji and Zangba Khan, and finally achieved the purpose of the court's entry into Tibet.

Zuo Liangyu's impetuous and aggressive thought made Zhu Yinglong very angry, but it seems that he can't be blamed entirely. He almost stood in the wrong team, so he naturally had to find ways to remedy it. This is also a common sense. The officialdom is a place full of crises. If you are not careful, you will become nothing. Therefore, worrying about gains and losses is simply a chronic disease in the officialdom, and it seems to be a terminal illness that cannot be cured.

The Tibet issue is not an easy solution. First of all, it is religious belief. This is already very difficult for the central government. In Tibet, almost all people believe in Buddhism. Lama monks not only have privileges, but also have higher status than secular regimes. Moreover, whether it is the Red Cult or the Yellow Cult, even if they submit to the central court, they will not allow the central government to intervene in Tibet's rule. Religious power is greater than that of the regime. This is what Zhu Yinglong cannot tolerate. Before finding a good solution, Zhu Yinglong would rather maintain the status quo than intervene too early. Of course, letting Zuo Liangyu go to the northwest is not to let him do nothing. The Tibet issue will need to be solved sooner or later, and it must be inseparable from force. Zhu Yinglong's purpose is to train him to train a force that can adapt to plateau combat, rather than intervene in Tibet's power struggle now.

Therefore, Zhu Yinglong sent someone to scold Zuo Liangyu, corrected his mistakes, and then understood his good intentions.

On New Year's Eve, the palace was decorated with lights and decorative colors. The palace maids and eunuchs were busy shuttled back and forth, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces. The palace also specially invited several famous opera troupes from outside to perform in turn, and was open to all the palace maids, eunuchs and guards in the palace for free. Zhu Yinglong, who had been busy for a year, seemed to feel free at this time.

Zhu Yinglong is now considered to have a large number of wives and concubines, and a full house of children. From the queen to the concubine, to Hai Lanzhu in the Red Chamber, Zhu Yinglong has a total of sixteen beauties of nature and national beauty. He gave birth to four princes and eight princesses, arranged according to birth order, namely the eldest princess Xu Ying (the imperial concubine Xu Ruying), the eldest princess Zhu Cilang (the imperial concubine Xiong Hu), the third princess Zhu Ciyu (the imperial concubine Tian Shulan), the fourth princess Zhu Ziyun (the imperial concubine Tian Shuying), and the eldest son Zhu Cihuang (the imperial concubine Zhou Yingning) and the eldest son Zhu Cihuang (the imperial concubine Zhou Yingning)

), the eldest princess Zhu Mengxue (departed by Empress Zhou Yingning), the seventh princess Zhu Miqin (departed by Concubine Kang Taisong), the eighth princess Zhu Xiruo (departed by Concubine Gong Ye Lianyi), the ninth princess Zhu Xiaorui (departed by Concubine Chen Shen Qianqian), the tenth princess Zhu Hanxuan (departed by Concubine Yi Ma Fenghuang), the eleventh princess Zhu Rushuang (departed by Concubine Depeng), the twelfth princess Zhu Cijiong (departed by Concubine Ning Zhang Yan), the remaining pregnant concubines are Concubine Yu Yanhong and Hai Lanzhu (later enthroned as Concubine Jing), and the ones who have been reluctant to give birth to children are Concubine Zhuang Li Qing, Concubine Hui Li Yao and Concubine Shun Lin Rong.

Among the twelve children, the oldest is the eldest princess Xu Ying, who is seven years old this year, and the youngest is the twelfth son of the emperor Zhu Cijiong, who is only less than three months old and is still in his infancy. Among them, the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Cilang is five years old, and the third son of the emperor Zhu Ciyu is also five years old. The eldest son of the emperor Zhu Cihuang and the eldest princess Zhu Mengxue are both four years old, and the rest are three years old and two years old.

There was no longer enough for such a family, one table or two tables. Including Shanghai Lanzhu and Da Yuer, who was named after entering the palace to visit the former lord, they bought three huge round tables in total, and the whole family sat down. If the children were not young, some were still in their mother's arms or were taken down by the wet nurse to feed them alone. In addition, the children in the belly of the two women Yufei Yanhong and Hai Lanzhu were born, I am afraid that they would have to buy another table in the future.

New Year's Eve is a family dinner. There are no outsiders. Zhu Yinglong only invited Concubine Liu, who has always taken good care of herself, to attend the New Year's Eve family dinner.

The old concubine looked at Zhu Yinglong, the family, and the branches were blooming. She was so happy that she couldn't stop talking. She pinched this and hugged that, and smiled into a flower on her face, especially a few little guys who could call her "grandma" and her mouth was sweet and oily. The old concubine was so painful that she kept crying "baby" and was happy to send red envelopes and gifts.

When Hai Lanzhu entered the palace for the first time, she naturally dressed up carefully, but due to her identity, she was still a little worried, and she was not as natural as her sister Da Yuer.

After staying in the palace for two years, Da Yu'er was naturally familiar with the things in the palace, so she was naturally not as nervous as her sister Hai Lanzhutou was admitted to the palace.

The majestic momentum of the Forbidden City also deeply shocked this Mongolian beauty who came from the grassland. Only by being in it can one deeply feel the great creativity of that great nation, the towering temples, exquisite layouts, and beautiful arrangements reflect the vast and majestic style of this unrestrained country.

The palace is too big and the palace is too high. This is Hai Lanzhu's most direct feeling. In Hai Lanzhu's impression, the largest and most gorgeous house should be the Khan Palace in Shengjing. She has been there once, but the Khan Palace in Shengjing is much shorter and simpler than the Forbidden City. This is the imperial city of a great country. Hai Lanzhu sighed in her heart.

Thinking that he would live here in the future, Hai Lanzhu felt that she was happy and was about to faint.

The location of the New Year's Eve dinner was placed in the Qianqing Palace. After all, this was also the emperor's official residence. Although Zhu Yinglong could not stay in the Qianqing Palace for a few days all year round.

Although Hai Lanzhu didn't know the rules in the palace, there was a Da Yuer who knew the rules around her, so she made a quick move, at least she wouldn't make any jokes.

Zhu Yinglong was very caring for Hai Lanzhu, and personally ran over to pick him up from the sedan chair. Then, regardless of whether she agreed or not, he grabbed Hai Lanzhu's warm and delicate little hand into her hand, and whispered in her ear: "Let's wait, don't be too nervous when you see the queen. I'm just aside, be more casual. Tonight is a good day."

Hai Lanzhu couldn't help but feel relieved, her cherry lips opened slightly, and she said tenderly: "I have recorded it!"

The Qianqing Palace is the main hall of the inner court, one of the three palaces behind the inner court. It is 9 rooms wide, 5 rooms deep, 20 meters high, and has a double-eaved hip roof. There is a throne in the middle and a warm pavilion at both ends. The Qianqing Palace was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty.

Qianqing Palace has a double-eaved hip roof with yellow glazed tiles, located on a single-story white marble base. The corridor is 9 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep. The building area is 1,400 square meters. It has more than 20 meters high from the tabletop to the main ridge. There are 9 ridge beasts in the eaves. The upper floor is single and double and seven stompings. The lower floor is single and five stompings, decorated with golden dragons and seals, and the three and six stompings are separated by doors and windows. The bright room in the hall is connected to the east and west, and the front eaves are reduced.

The golden columns are removed, and the beam structure is a form of reducing columns to expand the indoor space. A screen is set between the two golden columns on the back eaves, a throne is set in front of the screen, a warm pavilion is set between the east and west ends, and a fairy tower is set in the back eaves, which can connect to the hall of the Jiaotai Hall and Kunning Palace. The hall is covered with gold bricks. On the spacious platform in front of the hall, there are copper turtles, copper cranes, sundials, and Jialiang. There are four gilded incense burners in front, with Danbi coming out in the middle, connecting the high platform corridor and Qianqing Gate.

The Ganqing Palace was the first of the inner court and was the bedroom of the Ming emperor. From Emperor Yongle Zhu Di to Zhu Yinglong, the Ganqing Palace had fourteen masters. According to records, during the Jiajing period, more than ten palace maids attempted to strangle him to death when Emperor Jiajing was sleeping. After the "Renyin Palace Change" that Emperor Shizong moved to Xiyuan and did not dare to return to the Ganqing Palace to live. The "palace transfer case" by Emperor Taichang Li Xuanshi all occurred in the Ganqing Palace. Following Emperor Tianqi, the Ganqing Palace had a close relationship with government affairs. The emperor studied here, reviewed memorials, summoned officials, received foreign envoys, and held inner court ceremonies and family banquets. Since Zhu Yinglong moved to the Yangxin Palace, it was an important place for the emperor to receive congratulations to the ministers of foreign vassal states and to hold banquets.

The New Year's Eve family banquet is located in the East Warehouse of the Ganqing Palace. At this time, it was already very lively. A group of concubines gathered together to chat and have fun.

"The Emperor is here!" I don't know who was sharp-eyed, but he could see Zhu Yinglong, who was slowly walking with a smile on his face through the gaps of the thick door curtain, subconsciously called out.

In an instant, the entire East Warehouse was silent. Even the princes and princesses who were wandering around and playing and playing automatically became quiet. They opened their eyes wide and stared at the thick curtains. The round eyes flashed with cunning and innocent eyes.

There was a palace maid at the door pulling up the thick curtain. Zhu Yinglong walked in with a smile, holding Hai Lanzhu's hand, followed by Da Yu'er who was sober in her heart.

"My concubine Zhou Yingning, Xu Ruying...kill the emperor!"

"My son, Zhu Cilang...Xu Ying...know your father!"

"Haha, today is a family dinner. There are not so many rules. Get up, get up!" Zhu Yinglong put down Hai Lanzhu's little hand, walked up to smile, and helped the girls up.

Hai Lanzhu had never seen such a scene, and was a little at a loss. She was not standing or kneeling, and she looked quite embarrassed. Da Yu'er behind her knew the rules and had already knelt down with the palace maids and eunuchs in the house.

"This is our new sister, Miss Hai Lanzhu, right?" Zhou Yingning walked towards Hai Lanzhu with a smile, and generously held Hai Lanzhu's right hand, and said sincerely in her eyes.

Hai Lanzhu was extremely smart. She had just seen that among the women in this room, the one in front of her is the highest-ranking and called her sister. She must be the queen in the head of the harem. She was immediately blessed and hurriedly bowed: "Hai Lanzhu has seen the queen sister!"

What a smart Hai Lanzhu. Zhou Yingning praised her in her heart, so she bent down and held Hai Lanzhu up and said, "Sister has entered our house and will be a family in the future. Come on, I will introduce you to all the sisters so that we can get along with each other in the future!"

Well, there was no need to introduce it myself. Zhu Yinglong naturally stood aside and smiled as Queen Zhou Yingning introduced the concubines in the harem to Hai Lanzhu one by one. Hai Lanzhu also seriously recorded the appearance of the girls. The concubines also prepared some small gifts to give them, including gold seal jewelry and some small things. Hai Lanzhu also returned the gifts one by one. She had nothing to do with, but just gave out the silk handkerchief she embroidered on weekdays, especially Princess Taisong. Everyone is from Mongolia and has a close relationship with blood. After meeting them, she is even more excited and is not afraid of loneliness in the harem in the future.

"Emperor, Sister Hai Lanzhu has a title. My sister is pregnant with your dragon seed in her belly. She can't be without a single name!" After the introduction, Queen Zhou Yingning actually gave Zhu Yinglong a fierce look and asked Hai Lanzhu for her name in public.

Only the queen and the unintentional concubine Liu are qualified to interfere in this way. Even if other people have this idea, they dare not stand up for Hai Lanzhu. Empress Zhou Yingning and Zhu Yinglong know each other very well, and they support her all the way and know her husband's thoughts best. Therefore, they are not afraid of making Zhu Yinglong unhappy when they say it.

Although Zhu Yinglong had not yet thought about what kind of status to give Hai Lanzhu, he must give this status, so he smiled and said, "Queen, look, what kind of identity should Hai Lanzhu be given?"

Zhou Yingning looked up and down at Hai Lanzhu, who was drooping and was very happy, and smiled and said, "From my opinion, my sister is quiet and elegant, so why not just call Concubine Jing!"

"Okay, let's do it according to the queen's wishes!" Zhu Yinglong agreed readily.

Hai Lanzhu's cheeks flushed with excitement. She didn't expect that the things she had been worried about in her heart would be solved like this. It felt like she was falling into a dream.

"Silly sister, I'm not grateful!" Zhou Yingning saw Hai Lanzhu excitedly standing where she was at a loss, chuckled and reminded.

"Ah?" Hai Lanzhu woke up and knelt down and said, "I thank the emperor for his kindness!"

"Get up, this is not a true enthronement today, and there is no need for such a big gift." Zhu Yinglong helped Hai Lanzhu up.

"Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Emperor!" In an instant, a wave of sounds of Yingyingyan sounded around Zhu Yinglong, but there seemed to be a hint of jealousy in the air.

But he didn't know that Da Yu'er was looking at Zhu Yinglong with a resentful look, and at the same time he casted an extremely envious look at his sister. No one noticed all this, but it fell completely into the eyes of the former advocate Zhang Yan.

My fool, why are you doing this? Zhang Yan sighed and walked towards Da Yu'er quietly.
Chapter completed!