Chapter 604: Prepare for new year's eve dinner

Day by day, I saw it entered the middle of winter, and soon after, it was the New Year.
Braziers and quilts have been replaced in various palaces. A heavy snowfall brought the temperature to the extreme, and everyone put on thick winter clothes. Du Xuechun also avoided the daily morning and dusk, and the concubine. We catch the cold in this severe winter.
However, the matter to be discussed still needs to be discussed.
There was a heavy snowfall last night. The outside was wrapped in silver, and the red palace wall was covered by a layer of white snow. There was a kind of tranquil beauty.
Early in the morning, Du Xuechun gave a notice to summon all the concubines in the palace to discuss various matters concerning the New Year.
What is rare is that Du Qingheng came very early, and it can even be said that he was the first to arrive. When Concubine De and Concubine Shu arrived, they were stunned for a moment when they saw her, and even doubted their eyes.
"What's the matter with Concubine De?" Du Qingheng said in dissatisfaction when seeing them staring at him.
Concubine De concubine received her gaze, shook her head, and laughed dryly: "Concubine Du is not busy today? It's really rare to come here so early."
"I haven't seen you sisters for so long, I also want to see you sooner." This slanderous remark is also fortunate that she can say it.
De Fei rolled her eyes several times, naturally she didn't believe it.
Not long after, Du Xuechun walked in from outside, and the concubines crowded up one after another, leaning over to salute, looking very lively.
"See Empress Empress."
"Be flat." Stepped to the Phoenix seat, sat down and looked at the Yingying and Yanyan all over the room. Everyone put on thick winter clothes. Perhaps it was almost the New Year, and their faces looked beaming. of.
Looking back and seeing Du Qingheng beside him, a trace of surprise flashed in Du Xuechun's eyes, but she disappeared quickly. Obviously, she was also a little surprised. Du Qingheng came so early today.
"Everyone is here, right?"
"Hui Niangniang, we are all here." Concubine Shu responded in reply.
Du Xuechun nodded, very pleased.
"Niangniang is calling all the sisters here early in the morning. Didn't Niangniang alone arrange New Year's matters in previous years? What do you mean by calling us this year?"
Hidden needles in Mianli and knives in laughter are people like Du Qingheng.
Du Xuechun didn't look at her, as if she didn't understand the irony in her words, her thin lips curled up: "In previous years, at the New Year's Eve banquet, there were only a few things going back and forth, and I was tired of seeing it, so this palace thought If you don’t want to make some new tricks this year, sisters are idle in the palace, so why don't you think about it together."
In previous years, apart from singing and dancing, the New Year's Eve banquet was basically nothing. A group of people sat together and only had dinner. It was very boring.
"The New Year's Eve banquet is a palace banquet. What should the palace banquet do? It was left behind according to the rules of the ancestors. I am afraid that my mother changed rashly.
Du Qingheng stood still and talked, not having a backache, fiddled with his hair while refuting Du Xuechun.
The concubines who were originally interested, heard her words, the voice of discussion suddenly became quieter, and finally there was no sound at all. Yes, this broke the rules, I am afraid it is not as simple as being punished.
Just one sentence made the atmosphere of the palace full of dignity, Du Qingheng really has the ability to mess up everything.
Du Xuechun was not annoyed, and said: "This is the result of discussions between this palace and the emperor. The emperor also found the previous New Year's Eve banquets to be too boring, so he left this matter to the palace. Now, Du Does the imperial concubine still have objections?"
When I heard that it was the emperor’s idea, a trace of unwillingness flashed across Du Qingheng’s face, and he broke off his long armor abruptly, with a smile on his face: "It turned out to be the emperor’s idea, so sisters, please give your opinion. Give some more ideas."
Du Xuechun glanced at her faintly, and stopped paying attention to her.
"Which of you has a good proposal, don't prevent it from speaking out and listening."
"What you can watch this New Year's Eve banquet is nothing more than piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy. Everyone knows it, but that's it. If you want to have a good idea, it will happen for a while.
Concubine Shu's remarks uttered the hearts of everyone present, and everyone nodded. How could this novel thing be so easy to come up with?
Du Xuechun naturally took this into consideration: "This is not in a hurry. This palace just proposed it, and there is no intention for you to come up with a solution now, so let's tell this palace after half a month what you have. Good idea, how?"
Meisou scanned a room of people, but it was very gentle.
"Half a month, say it is not long, say it is not short, if there is really any good proposal, wait until it is really settled, until the night of New Year's Eve, the time will be tight." De Fei pinched her finger to forget it. , Said Concubine Shu, who turned her head to her side.
Du Xuechun smiled and nodded, she was exactly the idea.
The atmosphere that was originally solemn was finally getting acquainted at this moment, and everyone was happily discussing with the people around them to see if there were any good suggestions.
Du Qingheng alone is the only one who sits alone and ignores no one. He is very arrogant and his eyes are full of contempt and disdain. If she can't fit into this atmosphere, it would be better to say that no one cares about her.
When everyone was discussing with great interest, Mingying hurriedly walked in from outside and leaned over to Du Xuechun's ear: "Niangniang, the people from Shangyi Bureau are here."
"Let them in."
"Yes." Mingying responded, and shouted outside: "Bring everything in!"
Soon, several court ladies walked in side by side holding red lacquered wooden plates.
"See Empress Empress, dear masters."
"Free gift."
From the moment they came in, the concubines who were still whispering were attracted by all their eyes, and they looked curiously at the new fabric in their hands.
"Empress Niang Niang, these are the new materials that have just been sent to the palace today, please have a look at Niang Niang."
Before Du Xuechun spoke, Concubine De walked forward: "Niang, this is a new style? Why haven't you seen it before? You look at the colors and patterns. It's really novel."
Du Xuechun also saw it far away. At first, she always felt that the material was a bit familiar, but now that she was picked up by Concubine Dee, she finally knew why she felt familiar.
That was exactly the clothes she bought in Qingcheng, which was what she asked Shen Yingwu to make a special trip to Qingcheng to win over that shop.
"Niangniang, this is not..." Mingying also recognized it, and she said in surprise.
But before she finished speaking, Du Xuechun gave her a wink and stopped her.
"It's a coincidence. You can see this Lingyue Pavilion thing in the Empress Palace." Du Qingheng stood up suddenly, with a happy expression on her face, she went straight up to touch the material, unlike De Fei, there was nothing like that. Scruples.
The name in her mouth made people feel very unfamiliar. De Fei couldn't help but ask: "Lingyue Pavilion? Does the concubine know?"
Du Xuechun signaled Mingying not to speak, but she wanted to see what Du Qingheng could say.
"Of course I know that the material of Lingyue Pavilion was bought by me and sent to the palace."