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Chapter 312 New Year’s Eve Banquet
"Father Emperor, how could you be so? How about I teach you?"
As Hongyao spoke, he stretched out his chubby little hand and tried to touch the emperor's face.
The emperor blocked it with his big hand and gently held the chubby little hand to discuss.
"Hongyao, it's getting late, we should rest."
Without waiting for Hongyao to say anything, the emperor carried the person and walked towards the back hall.
Hongyao hugged the emperor's neck tightly and looked at the unique scenery with his big eyes.
As soon as he saw the big bed under the bright yellow curtains, he let out a series of exclamations.
"Father Emperor, your bed is so big!"
"Father Emperor, your bed is so soft!"
"Father Emperor, you are so awesome!"
......
The emperor, whose head was buzzing from the noise, fed a cup of honey water to his son's mouth, "Hongyao, are you thirsty? Come and drink some honey water."
The emperor finally understood the hesitation on Concubine Shu's face.
He had a feeling that tonight was not going to be a good night.
"Xia Zi, is there anything at the Jixiang Gate... well, please get some water ready for me and the Eighth Prince to wash up."
The emperor, with a headache, grabbed Hongyao, who was taking off his deerskin boots by the bed, and forced him to wash up.
"Hongyao, you can go to bed only after you have washed up."
Hongyao, lying on the bed, was with the emperor for the first time and did not feel sleepy at all.
He twisted and turned in the quilt, poking the emperor who had already closed his eyes from time to time.
"Father Emperor, are you asleep?"
"Emperor Father..."
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The next day, the emperor woke up in a wet place. He sighed heavily and thought to himself that these were the only two good melons and he couldn't beat them.
He gently placed the little fat boy who was clinging to his body in a place without a circle.
"Xiaoxiazi, I want to take a bath and order someone to prepare water."
He was the one who brought up the child, and he wanted to send the child back in a clean condition.
It was his fault that he had to feed Hongyao a lot of honey water last night just to interrupt him.
An Lingrong had just stood up when she heard Xiao Xiazi coming back with the sleeping Hongyao in her arms.
She didn't need to think too much to know that the emperor had already experienced Hongyao's power.
Xiao Xia Zi placed the Eighth Prince in the west side hall, and then went to the main hall to convey the emperor's oral instructions to An Lingrong through the curtain.
"Your Highness, the Emperor said that the Eighth Prince is very strong and has inherited the spirit of his ancestors. We can appropriately increase his evening martial arts classes."
"Eunuch Xia, please tell the Emperor that I will obey His Majesty's orders."
An Lingrong raised the corners of her mouth and laughed at the emperor in her heart.
Originally, Eunuch Wu had arranged evening classes for Hongyao, but the emperor, feeling sorry for the child, directly rejected it.
This time he finally understood An Lingrong's desire to drain Hongyao's energy.
Although Hongyao is a lazy kid, he is definitely full of energy when he plays by himself.
This time, with the emperor's order, the palace servants serving in the East Side Palace could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Bao Que, please inform Eunuch Wu of this good news as soon as possible."
In the next few days, Hongyao fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed at night.
It was not until the day before New Year's Eve that An Lingrong agreed to let him rest for a few days after he made various assurances.
Just after the hour of Yin on New Year's Eve, An Lingrong was awakened by a slight noise outside.
Today the Emperor will have breakfast with the Empress, Concubines, Princes and Princesses. This meal is a family dinner for New Year's Eve.
Ordinary families would schedule their family banquets in the evening, but the emperor changed the time because he held a state banquet at noon that day to entertain important figures such as princes, ministers, descendants of the Eight Banners, and Mongolian princes.
When An Lingrong thought about the many things she had to do today, she couldn't lie down for a moment.
She and the children first filled their stomachs with bird's nest porridge, and then rushed to Yiku Palace.
When the group of four arrived, Fang Jiachunyi and Biyun, who were far away, had already entered the house.
Because it was a holiday, even if there were disagreements among people, no one would just turn their backs on each other.
Concubine Qi and Huanbi sat next to each other, and there didn't seem to be any tension between them.
Even the Mongolian noble who had never appeared showed up, but he didn't talk to the people around him.
Today's breakfast was relatively rich, but with the emperor present, the concubines were a little restrained.
After breakfast, the emperor said a few auspicious words and left with Su Peisheng.
Concubine Hua looked at the people sitting below and waved her hand casually.
"The emperor's rewards will be delivered to each palace later. Go back and wait."
"And everyone, don't forget to attend the New Year's Eve banquet on time."
Not long after An Lingrong returned, Su Peisheng brought the emperor's reward.
Hongzhan, Hongyao and Zhaohua also had a share.
Ten rolls of fine cloth and four bags of gold melon seeds, as well as three sets of four treasures of the study.
"Mother still has things to take care of. Hongzhan, take your younger brothers and sisters to the back hall to play."
Next was the time to reward the palace servants. Baoque, Baoge, Baoli, Xiaolinzi who served her, and the head nanny who took care of the three children each received a purse containing ten taels of silver.
The others each received five taels, and An Lingrong also gave everyone a new set of cotton-padded clothes.
Everyone expressed their thanks happily, and the Yongshou Palace was filled with joy.
On the other side, Yafang from Changchun Palace saw the big smile on Bai Wei's face and hurried forward to try to get close to her.
Not long after, she learned from her that Concubine He had also given rewards to the people who served her.
"My lady, I heard that Noble Lady He rewarded Bai Wei with a ten-liang silver note."
Guarjia Wen Yuan, who was eating snacks, didn't even raise her head.
"The nobleman's annual salary is one hundred taels, and that lowly woman, who was born a slave, has no relatives to support her. She must have hooked up with a wealthy family from the previous dynasty or outside."
"Avon, please take the trouble to check how much rewards others have received and record them all."
When the time is right, she will report it to the emperor and make it impossible for her to turn over.
"The slaves obey."
Avon skillfully took out a booklet with several pages of writing on it from the study, turned to the blank pages and started writing and drawing.
The New Year's Eve banquet is hosted by the emperor and his harem to entertain the high-ranking ministers of the court and their families.
It was freezing cold outside, and the banquet was held in Jiaotai Hall.
Inspired by An Lingrong, Concubine Hua prepared a soup pot for everyone.
This night banquet was meant to be a place for the emperor and his ministers to enjoy themselves together.
After the dancers left, a staggering minister bowed to the leader.
"Your Majesty, today is the New Year's Eve banquet, why is the Empress Dowager nowhere to be seen?"