In ancient times, due to the turmoil in the court and the harem, the emperors generally did not live long.

Like Kangxi, who ascended the throne at the age of eight, remained the emperor until he was sixty.

Those who have made a lot of contributions to the country can be regarded as the emperor of the ages.

The Qianshou Banquet is huge and luxurious, and anyone who comes to participate is provided with the highest-end Manchu and Han lunar calendar for free, and people who come will definitely be indispensable.

Therefore, the Qianshou Banquet was not held in the Forbidden City.

Instead, it was held in Changchun Garden, located south of the Old Summer Palace.

Ruoyin and the Fourth Master lived in the Old Summer Palace, which was close to each other, but they arrived early.

I originally wanted to see if there was anything that could be helpful.

But when we arrived at the Qianshou Banquet, we saw thousands of long tables, round tables, and square round tables of the Eight Immortals, which were placed outside the hall from inside the Changchun Garden Palace.

Moreover, at the banquet in the hall, there were already old people coming from all over the place.

I guess in a while, the outside of the hall will be full.

The Fourth Master was walking in front of him with his hands behind his back.

After seeing this scene, he paused and ordered: "Su Peisheng, take your concubine's master to a royal banquet and sit."

"Waaa." Su Peisheng made a gesture of inviting Ruoyin.

If the master is so careful about the concubine, is it still afraid that the concubine will be lost?

Ruoyin knew that the Fourth Master had something else, and there were many people and chaos here, and there were all kinds of people.

She is a woman, and it is really hard to walk around, so she should stay in a safe place.

After a while, Su Peisheng brought her to a banquet exclusive to the royal family, which was in the hall.

When we got there, many princes and concubines were already sitting there.

There are also some other side branches that she doesn't know very well.

After glanced around, Ruoyin found the Eighth Concubine, Tong Jiacailing, the Thirteenth Concubine, and the Fourteenth Concubine, sitting on an Eight Immortals table.

Ruoyin was quite familiar with them, so she followed her into the seat.

Tong Jiacai Ling, the thirteenth concubine and the fourteenth concubine all smiled and said hello when they saw her.

The Eighth Concubine was gentle and wanted to give a polite manner.

When Wanyan saw Ruoyin, she held her and whispered in her ear: "Sister-in-law, your method is so good. After Concubine De's birthday that day, he went to our yard that night."

While talking, Ruoyin saw Wanyan's blushing red.

"That's a good thing," she said.

"It's indeed a good thing." Wanyan pouted and said unhappily: "But I can't be happy."

Ruoyin covered her mouth lightly with her hands and said to Wanyan's ear: "Are you just like Shi Si, you tend to be masochistic?"

"No, I just...I don't know if he really has feelings for me or because he is not convinced." Wanyan muttered.

Ruoyin raised her eyebrows, "I can't be anxious about this. After waiting for a long time, you will know what he is thinking. Anyway, I'll help you think about it. What happens next depends on yourself."

"Hehe, no matter what, thank you, my fourth sister-in-law." Wanyan said with a smile.

Seeing that Wanyan was so good with Ruoyin, Tong Jiacailing was a little jealous.

She also held Ruoyin's arm and asked, "What are you two whispering, fourth sister-in-law."

"What else can I say is nothing more than some bad things." Ruoyin said lightly.

Then, the Thirteenth Concubine also said a lot to Ruoyin.

For a moment, the sister-in-law at a table was like an outsider.

In fact, the Eighth Concubine wanted to join from the bottom of her heart, but she couldn't help it.

If she has a more intimate relationship with the fourth sister-in-law, the eighth master will ask her to use these relationships to do some bad things.

So, it’s better to have some barriers between each other and not disturb each other.

All the sisters-in-law here are good friends. After a while, it was almost time to have a meal.

"Sister-in-law, look, the outside of the hall is full, and it seems that the table is still added." Tong Jiacailing pointed outside.

Ruoyin stretched her neck and looked at it. At this angle, she looked around and saw that it was full of dark heads.

I saw more and more people, and they kept rushing from the door.

The hall was full of people.

The outside of the hall was also full of people.

There was also a group of newly arrived people standing there waiting.

Fortunately, some guards brought in again, and some people took their seats one after another.

Ruoyin withdrew her eyes and it was actually very rare to see such a scene.

The common people also know that this is the opportunity in their lifetime.

That's why so many people are present.

"Hey, what kind of people are there here? Even some envoys of the vassal states sat outside the hall." Tong Jiacailing asked curiously.

Ruoyin was not very clear, so she didn't speak.

But the Thirteenth Prince explained there: "These people are long-lived elderly people invited from all over the country, including princes, ministers, vassal states, and representatives of Tibet. The rest are ordinary people at all levels. Of course, they are not ordinary people, but representatives, including farmers, business gentry, scholars, and officials."

"Oh, I thought it was just some ordinary old people." Tong Jiacai Ling said.

After listening to the Thirteenth Concubine's words, Ruoyin had another understanding of the Qianshou Banquet.

It seems that such banquets that seem to have no interest relationship are actually purposeful.

It is nothing more than the royal family to win over people from all walks of life and stabilize the hearts of the people.

But at the same time, it has indeed promoted the style of respecting and loving the elderly.

"Of course, it's not ordinary old people. Moreover, not only do they invite these old people to enjoy the Manchu and Han banquet for free, but they will also give some valuables to some elderly people. Because some elderly people who come from other provinces to receive the imperial edict must not let them pay their own travel expenses, so the court will pay silver for the elderly who come to celebrate their birthdays in other provinces to avoid appearing stingy." said the Thirteenth Concubine.

"Then doesn't it cost a lot of money?" Tong Jiacailing said in a low voice.

Ruoyin and others looked at each other and smiled with understanding.

If the Thirteenth Concubine hadn't said this, she wouldn't have known that she would not only treat the Manchu and Han banquet, but also bring money.

She was thinking about how much money this Manchu-Han banquet would cost for thousands of people.

Moreover, I heard that Kangxi was going to hold a banquet for three days!

No wonder in history, the national treasury was deficient in Kangxi's later years, leaving behind a mess for Emperor Yongzheng.

However, Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight, took power at the age of 14, and got rid of the regent Obai, who formed a party for personal gain at the age of 16, and bullied the young master, and weakened the power of the Eight Banners.

At the age of 20, he faced the Three Feudals, led by Wu Sangui. After eight years of hard work, he calmed down the war and maintained the unification of the Qing Dynasty.

From these things, he is indeed an excellent politician and military strategist.

He is clear-headed, both civil and military, is harsh on himself, is diligent and cautious in the government affairs, and is able to handle relations between nations well.

This was the founding of the Kangxi Dynasty and the prosperous Qing Dynasty, laying the foundation for the unified territory of the Qing Dynasty.

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