Yongxi Calendar, fifth year, first day of the first month.
The annual New Year's Day ceremony was about to begin.
However, he had never personally seen Jia Cui, who had participated in the celebration of the first day of the New Year, so he still had a lot of curiosity and anticipation in his heart.
The Imperial City held a congratulatory gift. From the royal family and nobles to the fifth rank officials, all the officials in the capital had to enter the palace to give the emperor a congratulatory gift.
At the third quarter of the hour, all the officials in the capital had already arrived outside the Imperial Palace to wait. It was not until dawn that teams of Imperial Army soldiers appeared and placed the dragon flags of honor of the Retired Emperor and Emperor Yongxi outside the Imperial Palace.
A bright fan was set up in the hall, and a carriage was set up on the red steps. Four people were standing facing North.
Soon after, the imperial band of the Education Bureau entered the hall and lined up on the east and west sides of the palace. The ceremonial department set up a table on the east side of the red steps.
Dressed in golden armor, tall and burly generals lined up with the imperial guards from the Imperial Palace's red steps to the palace gates.
At dawn, the grand New Year's Day ceremony had officially begun. Judging from the scale, it was only slightly smaller than the emperor's coronation ceremony.
"Dong! Thump! Dong!"
The drum beat was heavy and light. The beat first turned from slow to fast, then from fast to slow, then from weak to strong, and then from strong to weak. Finally, with a melodious bell sound, the drum beat suddenly stopped.
At this moment, the officials dressed in court robes lined up in front of the palace gates. Then, as the drums sounded again, they divided into two teams of civil and military officials and entered the palace through the left and right side doors.
The Retired Emperor and Emperor Yong Xi also arrived at the Pill Court in front of the Extreme Emperor Palace on the dragon carriage carried by sixteen people, one after the other, ready to receive the congratulations of the officials.
According to the usual rules, the Jia family held a cold meeting.
Jia She and Jia Wei went to court to worship the emperor.
Jia Lian's fifth-grade Tongzhi didn't need to attend the court's congratulatory gifts, so he led the butlers to handle all the affairs and prepare the banquet.
Jia Zheng was a rank six official, so he stayed at home to receive the gifts and arrange the gifts.
It wasn't until the sun was high up in the sky that the congratulatory gifts of the New Year came to an end.
Next, the new and old emperors received the " New Year greetings " from the officials. Not only did the civil officials who were sent out need to return to see the emperor, but even the generals and commanders who were fighting or guarding a region outside also brought blessings and gifts from the border on this day.
All the civil and military officials first paid their respects to the Retired Emperor before paying their respects to Emperor Yongxi.
Other than the civil and military officials who were coming to pay New Year's greetings, the emissaries of the various vassal states of the Great Zhou also wanted to pay tribute to the Great Zhou on this day.
Grandmother Jia's courtyard was bustling with people coming and going.
In Rongqing Hall, Grandmother Jia sat in the middle on a chair covered with a large white fox fur mattress. Madam Xing, Madam Wang, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, and Wang Xifeng surrounded her as they spoke.
Wang Xifeng was the most active, and her witty remarks made Grandmother Jia laugh heartily.
"Second Master Bao and the girls are here!"
Just as they were talking, they heard the servant girl outside report.
Everyone looked at the door. After a while, Baoyu, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Baochai, and the Sanchun sisters walked in.
Today, Baoyu was wearing a lychee colored pegasus arrow sleeve, a big red orangutan felt plate gold embroidered stone green satin lined with a tassel robe, tied with a five-colored silk flower knot long tassel palace sash, a precious jade hanging around his neck, and a black cloud leopard robe outside.
"Baoyu is here. Come over quickly."
Grandmother Jia quickly called Baoyu over and carefully examined him from head to toe. She was very satisfied and half-hugged him before looking at Daiyu and the others.
Daiyu was wearing a pair of gold-studded red sheepskin boots, a crane cloak covered with a red feathered veil and white fox fur, and a green, golden, and green double-ringed sash. She also wore a snow hat on her head, making her look even more delicate and lovable.
Xiangyun was wearing a mink head with a big fur black grey rat lining, a big coat with a fever inside and outside, a yellow gold lining on her head, a big red gorilla felt Zhaojun cover, a big mink wind collar, a bow-knot long tassel five-colored palace sash tightly tied around her waist, and a pair of small leather boots.
Xue Baochai was wearing a honey-colored cotton jacket, a rose-purple coat with a gold-and-silver mouse shoulder to shoulder, and a yellow silk skirt. It was half new and not old, and it was covered with a crane cloak with lotus-green patterns and gilded flowers.
The three sisters were dressed in the same clothes. They were all wearing red gorilla felt and feather satin cloaks, and they were wearing Arctic White Fox leather clothes.
Not long after, Grandmother Jia's room was already filled with flowers, golden bells and jade ornaments ringing, and laughter and laughter continued.
This year's New Year's Eve party was held in Grandmother Jia's courtyard as usual. The womenfolk set up a few tables in the flower hall, while the men outside set up a few tables in the east wing room.
Zhou Rui's family brought a table in and began to decorate. Everyone was talking and laughing.
"Second Master Lian is here." Hupo walked in and said.
After a while, Jia Lian came in and bowed to Grandmother Jia, saying,""Grandson greets grandmother."
"Get up."
Jia Lian stood up, turned around, and bowed to Madam Xing, Madam Wang, Aunt Xue, and the others.
"Just now, the old masters sent the steward back to report that after today's congratulations, the Saint will give a banquet and told us not to wait for them.”Jia Lian said.
Grandmother Jia nodded. She had expected this.
It had been a long time since the Jia family had been given a banquet. However, the East Mansion had a Jia Cui, so he would definitely be given a banquet.
Naturally, the Rong Mansion would be left behind for the banquet.
The two Manors had always been bound together.
However, he did not know how long this situation could last.
The young master of the East Mansion did not take them seriously.
"Then let's start the banquet."
Grandmother Jia shook her head. What was the point of thinking about this?
Jia Cui sat beside a table.
He had been sitting for almost two hours, but the banquet had not started yet.
Courtship was a complicated and time-consuming process. Time passed slowly and torturously. He didn't even have the energy to talk to others and brag. He could only listen to Jia She and the others talking.
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