Chapter 312: Feast (Part 1)

Changchun Garden, southwest corner, guard office room.

Cao Yong was in a daze and was sleeping soundly, and he heard someone call him, "Xiao Cao, wake up!"

Cao Yong opened his eyes and saw a figure shaking on the ground. Little Sula brought the water to wash her face.

Heshan was wearing Cuxin's second-class guards, stood by the kang, and smiled at Cao Yong and said, "Get up quickly, you are the only one in the room but you are still lying on the bed!"

Cao Yong got up and took a sleepy look. No, there were nine people in the room, and he was not left yet. He touched his head with a little embarrassed and got up in his clothes.

Li Ding had finished washing up and gave up the basin and said, "Cousin comes here, I'm using it!"

Xiao Sula changed into new water, and Cao Yong approached to wash.

It was purely an accident that he was able to return to the guard office again.

Yesterday, Cao Yong accompanied his father to Changchunyuan to bid farewell in the rain. Cao Yin was reported to have come in to see the car. Cao Yong was bored and knew that the Minister on duty was Fu Erdan, so he went to visit Taipu Xuan, where the Minister of the Inner was.

Fu Erdan is Yongqing's wife's uncle, and he has always taken good care of Yongqing's niece and son-in-law. Cao Yong went to visit him and also wanted to ask questions.

On the day of the Wannian Festival, Kangxi issued an edict to the whole world, saying:

For more than fifty years, I have feared the will of heaven and respected the people, and thought about the principles with respect and sincerity. I have never slacked off with all my heart. I have never slacked off a moment. Lai Haoqiong's favor, the harem of his ancestors, the country has accumulated more than surplus, and the people have been prosperous in their lives.

I am willing to be a saint with my good deeds, and I am very generous and upright, and I worry about worries. I am willing to live in the rest of my life, and I am in the light, and I am afraid of the night. I am silent in the spring and autumn, and I am in the sixty years. I read from the Qin and Han Dynasties, and I have been the emperor for 193 years. I have enjoyed a long life, and there is no such thing as long as I have.

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I take the world as my heart, and the world should also reflect my heart. Everyone is sincere and respectful, kind and kind, kind and kind, obedient and dedicated, and diligent in their profession. The bureaucrats advised them, and people were excited to make the people everywhere, and the small and big are all in order to enjoy the blessing of peace. This is not my virtue, but the gift of the ancestors of heaven and earth.

Now I am comforting the feelings of Chinese and foreign subjects, conducting extensive rituals, and using great etiquette to express the greatest meaning of benevolence and longevity. I am in the play. I use blessings to make the emperor a sign of longevity. I control the people to be generous and lenient, which is the basis for peace and peace in all countries.

Notify the world and all people will hear about it.

With the Ming Dynasty, there were also 45 items of grace, including the general amnesty of the world.

Because Cao Yong had already received the news, he had already sent Cao Fang to Shengjing. Cao Fang had passed the last time, but this time he still borrowed the name of the Prince of Pingjun's Mansion, and he was familiar with it.

Looking at Wan Jiha's intention, the Wanyan family seemed to be unable to rely on. If Yongqing wanted to come back to the army, he would be afraid that he would leave Fu Erdan's relationship.

In Taipu Xuanli, except for Fu Erdan, Aling and Guisheng were also there. They were all very enthusiastic when they saw Cao Yong coming.

Cao Yong greeted several adults. Because there was an outsider here, Yongqing was not easy to say, so he just said that he was accompanying his father to express his respect. He knew that several adults were here to pay tribute to his bosses.

When Guisheng heard this, he remembered that Cao Yong's guard's waist sign had not been collected. His eyes lit up and he smiled and said to Fu Erdan and A Ling: "Are you both worried about the two masters? If you don't say it, you haven't remembered that Xiao Cao is also from our guard office, and he is just included."

A Linga pondered and said, "This...is not great. Lord Cao is already in charge of Taipu Temple!"

Guisheng smiled and said, "What's the matter? It's just a delay of two and a half days, and it doesn't matter!"

After hearing this, Fu Erdan nodded and said to Cao Yong: "My two adults and I are having a headache about tomorrow's banquet. If it is convenient for you, you can come and help!"

Cao Yong was confused when he heard Guisheng smiled and said, "Tomorrow, I will hold an imperial banquet at the gate of the garden. Long lively emperor will host the elderly in the world. The Ministry of Rites and Guanglu Temple have already arranged, and it is said that there are two-class tables. There are more than a hundred tables in the first-class tables to entertain princes, first- and second-class civil and military officials, Gaoshou and foreign envoys; there are more than a hundred tables in the second-class tables, and there are more than a hundred tables in the second-class tables to entertain officials below the third-class level, and other elderly people. On the other side of the first-class tables, the prince, the grandson, the royal family and the royal family will be held; the second-class tables will be sent to our guards."

It is hard to blame Guisheng for saying that he lacks manpower. The guards of the Three Banners and the royal guards were full of only 663 people. In fact, there were only more than 500 people on duty on the guards’ office, and the rest were short of those and the royal family was named.

Even if Xiu Mu's guards came to serve, there were still people in some places, including the palace and garden, and the emperor. Therefore, there were only more than 300 people who could be ordered tomorrow, and several adults were discussing what to do.

Since several adults said it, Cao Yong couldn't refuse, so he agreed.

In fact, he was quite curious about tomorrow's feast. This should be the imperial banquet of the palace that later generations called the "Thousand Old Banquet". There was no such statement at this time, only the banquet of the old man.

Because they were going to help the Ministry of Rites tomorrow morning, Cao Yong stayed at the garden and asked Xiaoman and the others to go back to get the guard uniforms and send them.

Except for those who were scheduling in the palace, the rest, whether they were on duty or not, were staying in the garden yesterday. These also included the guards of Nalanfusen, Heshan and Li Ding on duty the next day.

As soon as I finished washing up, I heard Dethei's loud voice: "Xiao Cao, have you gotten up? Let's go, Nalan Laoshu and the others are on duty today, you are mingling with Lao Hei!"

Dethei was also transferred to the inner class, but he was on duty for the afternoon and was leisurely.

Narantouson smiled and said, "Brother De, why are you anxious? This breakfast is useless! Come in and eat with us!"

While talking, Xiao Sula already brought breakfast, including meat buns, flower rolls, meat porridge, and side dishes.

Dethei was familiar with everyone, and he was not polite. He turned around and talked to his guards, and went into the house to eat here. Because he felt the table was crowded, Dethei waved to the two little guards sitting by the door and said, "You two go to our house to eat. Yesterday they brought roast chicken here. Now they may be able to grab two more bites."

The two guards caught a few buns and went to the next room with a smile.

Dethei bit half a flower roll in one bite and said to Nalanfusen: "What about you, you don't have any body? You don't have any hidden personalities!"

Narantouson smiled and said, "It turned out that there were two packs of beef. I rested late yesterday and everyone ate it!"

Cao Yong also took a flower roll and took a bite with a smile.

In a few years, the food in the guard office was still not strong enough. Everyone was too humble to eat, and no one took the initiative to get to the table. Those who needed to stay in the garden mostly brought food from home to add food.

After breakfast, it was already Maozheng (6 o'clock in the morning), and Nalanfusen and the others were already packing their appearance. Although they were on duty from Chenchu ​​(7 o'clock in the morning) to Wuqing (11 o'clock in the morning), according to the rules, they had to go over and hand over the shift two quarters of an hour in advance.

Cao Yong, together with Detehei and others, went to the gate of Changchun Garden.

Because the total number of people attending the elderly banquet was more than 4,000, and more than 800 tables were required to hold banquets, the venue was chosen at the entrance of Changchun Garden.

I originally cleaned up early, and the bluestone slabs near the gate were laid, which was clean; even the places far away from the gate were covered with yellow sand and clear water. Unexpectedly, it rained all day yesterday, and it seemed a little muddy and water was accumulated in some places.

The banquet was hosted by the Ministry of Rites, offered by Guanglu Temple, and deployed by the Essence and Food Department, and the number of military and civilians sent to the service reached tens of thousands.

When Cao Yong and Detehe arrived at the gate of Changchun Garden, they saw crowds of people and a lively scene.

The Seventh Prince was also here, and was consulting with the Minister of Rites Heshuo, the Minister of Rites Shu Lan and others to arrange some personnel and personnel allocation.

Indet and his friends were going to look for the Minister Guisheng of the Inner, Cao Yong looked at the Seventh Prince in the distance and said, "Brother De, Prince Chun is here. You go and find Lord Gui first. Brother Rong will go and see him!"

Dethei patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Since Taishan is here, Xiao Cao should of course go there! He just remembered Lao Hei's eldest nephew. After these days, Lao Hei has to go up to meet his house!"

Cao Yong smiled and said, "Brother Bu Xiaode said that he was thinking about waiting for his brothers to rest and invite everyone to have a meal!"

Dethei laughed twice and said, "That's good, Lao Hei is different, you are welcome!"

The two of them left for the time being. Det Hei took Xun Guisheng and Cao Yong went up to greet the Seventh Prince.

Seeing Cao Yong wearing guard clothes, the Seventh Prince was slightly stunned and asked, "Are you staying in the garden?"

Cao Yong replied: "I came with my father yesterday and was left to serve as a man by Lord Guisheng. I have to hold a cup during the meal!"

The Seventh Prince nodded, but his expression was a little uncomfortable.

Cao Yong was puzzled and remembered that Hongzhuo's marriage was left unresolved because of his wife's illness a few days ago. Chu Yu stayed in the royal palace for three days and returned home the day before yesterday, saying that the wife was already better and took medicine to treat her.

Although Chu Yu did not say it in detail, through a few simple sentences, Cao Yong also heard that the disease of the legitimate wife seemed to be related to her two nieces. I don’t know if this counts, but he shot himself in the foot.

Now, seeing that the Seventh Prince was uncomfortable, Cao Yong thought to himself, it was not because he was afraid that his son-in-law would make fun of the inner house.

The Seventh Prince asked about the itinerary of Cao Yin and his wife. He heard that he had already made a reservation to leave Beijing for 28 days, so he kept it in mind and thought about asking someone to prepare for the ceremony.

While speaking, the seventh prince looked at Cao Yong's expression secretly. Seeing that he had no strange looks, he felt relieved. He had heard that his son-in-law was very good at treating his wife and did not care about other women, so he only believed half of it. The other half thought Cao Yong was cautious in his actions and looked at the face of Prince Chun's mansion.

Now, he realized that this is true. Although he valued his son-in-law more and more, he was still a little embarrassed when he remembered the Xinna room in the Nara Courtyard.

Two days ago, when the seventh prince came to the Nala room, he saw a maid next to Nala. Seeing that the maid was not always served by his side, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times. The more he looked, the more familiar he looked, and he looked very much like Nala when he was young.

He was a little careful and asked a few questions, knowing that he had a son from his family, he was a little bit unfair. Why has he never heard of such a person?

Nala saw that he was concerned about it and had always been virtuous, so he cleaned up the house and arranged for her to have a room that night.

When the clouds faded away, the seventh prince talked to her and realized that it was the girl named Xiyu, who was originally Chu Yu's dowry. Because she was old, she was sent home to choose a marriage for herself. Nala liked her good looks, so she stayed by her side to serve her.

The Seventh Prince has always been a polite person. Although Xiyu was still a daughter's house when she came out of the Cao family, she was a daughter's dowry after all, and now she is taking advantage of it. If it is known to others, it is really not nice.

Xiyu was in the first experience of human affairs, and she was sore and trembling in her heart. Seeing that the Seventh Prince put down her face again, she was so scared that she burst into tears.

The look of pear blossoms with rain made the Seventh Prince feel a little more pity. Even the female family in the royal palace, even the Nala family, was not as good as the Xiyu. The Seventh Prince hugged her in his arms and really liked her. However, he immediately thought of Nala's painstaking arrangements and sighed in his heart. It seemed that he had really neglected her these days.

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West of the city, Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.

Chu Yu went to pay tribute to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. After serving the two elders for breakfast, he went back to his yard, but his face was not happy. Even Wu'er, she sent the little girl to lead her to the yard to play.

She sat by the kang, her face darkened, and she didn't respond for a long time.

I heard a little girl coming at the door, saying that it was Amethyst girl who was here.

Seeing Amethyst lifting the curtain in, Chu Yu stood up and smiled a little on his face: "I was about to call someone to invite Sister Amethyst! My sister came over, is it because of the matter of going south for the sake of the master and his wife?"

Seeing that her face was exhausted and she looked a little forced to smile, she felt embarrassed, but due to her identity, she couldn't ask, so she smiled and said, "That's right, although she has prepared a list as ordered by her wife, because the old man and grandma also said that she would prepare another one, so I prepared a list. Grandma, see if there is any increase or decrease?"
Chapter completed!