Eight-year-old Princess: Phoenix Reborn

In the next few days, Yun Chang didn't have the heart to care about Xia Houjing and Liu Yinfeng's life experience, but because the palace banquet was approaching day by day, although Yun Chang had two nuns to help, she was still a queen after all. , couldn't completely leave things to others, and was too busy for several days. A few days passed quickly.

On New Year's Eve, Yun Chang got up early in the morning, but there was no one in the dormitory. Yun Chang heard that it seemed very lively outside, so she put on a cloak and left the dormitory. The palace people in Weiyang Palace have already started to get busy, pasting Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, door gods, and New Year pictures. Seeing Yun Shang get up, Qian Zhuo hurriedly told Pei Lan who was beside her: "Your Majesty got up, go and paste the window grilles in the bedroom."

Peilan quickly agreed, and together with Qinghao, they took some window grilles and blessing characters, big and small, into the dormitory. Su Mu was standing in front of the door, holding Spring Festival couplets and gesticulating there: "Sister Qianzhuo, do you see that this is correct?"

Qian Zhuo hurriedly stood far away and took a look, then waved his hand quickly: "It's crooked, it's crooked, go a little further to the left."

Su Mu hurriedly did as he said, "It's too much, let's go back a little bit."

Yun Chang looked at it, and couldn't help laughing. The snow that fell in the yard last night was a bit heavy, and a thick layer had accumulated in the yard, but now that the snow has stopped, it is colder than usual. Just looking at this festive atmosphere, I don't feel how cold it is.

Qianzhuo directed Su Mu to paste the Spring Festival couplets, then turned around and said to Yunshang: "The servant has already ordered someone to prepare breakfast for the empress, and it will be delivered immediately. Madam, let's go back to the house first, and the servant will give you breakfast." You dress and dress."

Yun Chang nodded slightly, and went back to the inner hall. Peilan and Qinghao had already pasted the window grilles, and were pasting blessings on the palace lanterns, tables, chairs and cages. Seeing this, Yun Chang smiled and said, "Enough, Enough is enough, but don’t fill the room with plasters.”

"In this way, you will be blessed in the coming year." Qian Zhuo said with a smile, pulled Yunshang to sit down in front of the dressing table, stared at Yunshang in the bronze mirror for a long time, then frowned, and muttered to himself : "Today, a lady has to dress more solemnly, but the servants and servants are really confused about the three layers inside the phoenix robe, and how do you put the hair in a bun?"

After a pause, he hurriedly said to Yun Shang again: "Mother, don't be in a hurry, this servant will go and call Nanny Qi, Nanny Qiu and Sister Qinyi to ask questions." When Yunshang answered, he ran out of the bedroom like a gust of wind.

Yun Shang couldn't laugh or cry, she raised her head to look at Pei Lan and Qing Hao, "Look at this impatient person."

Peilan also thought it was a little funny, and burst out laughing with a "puchi", and then hurriedly said: "Aunt Qianzhuo is afraid that something will go wrong because of her lack of experience."

Yun Shang nodded, raised her head to look at Pei Lan and Qing Hao, and said with a gentle smile: "Now that Qin Yi has gone to the House of Internal Affairs, there are a lot of internal and external chores in Weiyang Palace. , you have stayed in the palace for a long time, and I am afraid that you know more about some things in the palace than I do. I hope that you two can grow up as soon as possible, and you can also shoulder the sky by my side Come on. Are you confident?"

Peilan and Qinghao's eyes were full of surprise, they kept nodding their heads: "Yes, the servant (slave) will definitely live up to your mother's high expectations."

Yun Chang nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "It's just that some things still depend on you. I intend to use you two again, but you two have to let me see your value. Maybe you understand?"

"Slave (servant) understands." The two quickly responded, and Yunshang laughed. Seeing that Qianzhuo came in with Qi and Qiu, Yunshang waved and said: "My bedroom The window grilles and other things are almost pasted up, so go and do your own work."

Peilan and Qinghao hurriedly bid farewell and backed out slowly.

Nanny Qi smiled and said: "Today is a more formal palace banquet, the phoenix robe and phoenix crown, I am afraid that the empress has to wear it well, but there is still half a day before the palace banquet, should the empress wear it now or just put on ordinary clothes first, and I will wait for a while How about changing into a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown?"

Yunshang heard the words, and quickly responded: "Then put on ordinary clothes first, and then change into a phoenix robe after lunch. The phoenix robe and phoenix crown are too heavy, and half a day is already torture. If you wear it for a whole day, it will be even worse." Just thinking about it makes me feel tired.”

Several people in the room laughed, and Nanny Qi responded with a smile, then said with a smile: "Then let Nanny Qiu and the empress talk about what needs to be done for the palace banquet later, and first prepare everything that needs to be prepared. Get ready, lest there will be trouble in the busy schedule."

Yun Chang nodded, and Mother Qiu stood up, and said slowly: "The New Year's Eve palace banquet is different from other palace banquets in terms of time. Other ordinary palace banquets start in the evening, while the New Year's Eve palace banquet starts in the afternoon. The banquet is held in the Taiji Hall. The emperor’s banquet table is placed on the top of the hall from south to north, and the queen’s banquet table is placed on the east side of the west seat. Under the steps, the east is the banquet table for the inner palace, and the west is the courtiers’ banquet table. At the beginning of time, music will be played in the hallway, His Majesty enters the hall, and then the empress and concubine enter the hall, and Director Liu will ring the golden bell to announce the start of the banquet."

Yun Chang nodded lightly, before, she was only attending banquets, and the seats were all led by the palace servants, and she would sit wherever the palace servants said she would sit, but she didn't want to be so particular about it.

"After the banquet begins, Your Majesty will first offer three cups of wine to heaven and earth, which is to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and then the empress will have to toast a glass of wine to your majesty, which is for the harmony between husband and wife. Enjoy the wine. Then, the palace music will be played and the performance will begin."

Yun Chang listened carefully one by one, and nodded lightly in response: "I remember everything."

Mother Qiu nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "By the way, although His Majesty doesn't have to go to court tomorrow is the first day of the Chinese New Year, you still have to get up early. You have to go to worship the heavens on the first day of the lunar new year. The matter of offering sacrifices to the heavens will be handled by the Ministry of Rites." Don't worry, Madam, don't worry."

Yun Chang nodded, smiled and said: "Now I know how much I have to worry about as the emperor. Fortunately, there are no other concubines in the harem. Otherwise, this queen would be really exhausting."

Qian Zhuo stood aside and laughed when she heard the words: "Your Majesty is now in this position, so she needs to work a little harder than ordinary people."

Since she was not in a hurry to put on clothes, Yun Chang simply put on a big cloak, casually put her hair up in a bun, and went out to watch the people busy. The courtyard was almost arranged, and the palace people had already been soaked in snow everywhere. The old red lanterns were taken off and replaced with new ones.

Yunshang looked at a snow-white world dotted with bright red, which made people inexplicably feel much better. She secretly prayed in her heart that everything would go well in the coming year.

Yun Chang was fascinated when she heard Bao'er's voice. Yun Chang turned around and saw the nanny walking out with Bao'er in her arms. Bao'er was also put on a bright red dress with embroidered Xiangyun, embroidered the word "Fu" with gold thread, looking at the powder carved jade, it is extremely cute.

"Bao'er is wearing new clothes today." Yun Shang smiled and hugged Bao'er, and Bao'er happily slipped into Yun Shang's arms, laughing loudly.

"Hey, boy, who taught you to get into girls' arms? Your mother can't do it either." Yun Shang quickly carried Bao'er out, her eyes were full of sternness.

Bao'er blinked and blinked, as if she understood what Yunshang was saying, pursed her mouth, and then leaned sleepily in Yunshang's arms and looked at the snow in the yard.

"You are so young, why pretend to be deep." Yun Chang laughed, and carried Bao'er into the inner hall, "Let's go, let's go into the house with mother, it's warm inside."

After entering the inner hall, Yunshang put Bao'er on the soft couch. Bao'er rolled twice on the soft couch and almost fell down, Yunshang quickly pulled him up again: "Be careful, don't fall!" gone."

Qin Yi laughed when she heard Yun Shang and Bao'er talking like this: "How can the little prince understand what your mother said?"

"Our Bao'er is smart, so we can understand it naturally." Yun Shang stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, took Bao'er into her arms, sat on the soft couch by herself, and then raised her eyes to look at Qin Yi said: "How many days will the Ministry of Internal Affairs be safe?"

Qin Yi nodded lightly and laughed, but there was a bit of contemplation in the smile: "Be safe, be so safe that the slaves can't help but beat the snare drum in their hearts. It's really weird."

Yun Chang smiled, nodded and said, "I'm afraid it's just waiting for you to relax your vigilance and prepare to trip you secretly."

"Yeah, the slaves don't dare to relax in the slightest." As he spoke, he handed the booklet he had been holding to Yunshang, "This is the account book of the House of Internal Affairs this year. The slaves have checked it carefully, and there are many problems. There are also slaves. There are a total of thirteen positions and their respective responsibilities in the Department of Internal Affairs that have been sorted out, and each place has a different division of labor, but most of them overlap."

Yun Shang nodded lightly, took it from Qin Yi's hand, and was about to open it for a look, Bao'er in her arms was about to reach out to grab it, Yun Shang hurriedly took the booklet away, looked at Bao'er helplessly and said : "It's hard to catch, and it's not delicious."

Qin Yi laughed again: "It's Chinese New Year's Eve, you don't have to rush to watch it, when you finish watching it, call your slaves."

Yun Shang nodded, then handed the brochure to Qin Yi, asking her to put it on the desk.

After putting away the booklet, Qin Yi came back again: "Earlier, I heard from the palace people that Qian Jue asked the servants to return to Weiyang Palace to wear phoenix robes and phoenix crowns for the empress, but where did Qian Jue go?"

"I'm afraid that in the side hall, people are busy putting up window grilles, Spring Festival couplets and door gods. Nanny Qi said that the palace banquet will start in the afternoon. I can wear it after lunch. The phoenix robe and phoenix crown are too heavy, so I can wear less." For a while, I would rather wear less for a while."

Qin Yi replied with a smile: "The servant will wait here."\u003c