The weather in Yizhou has been gloomy in early spring, and I finally saw the sun on the birthday of the Son of Heaven. The sun shines brightly on the Qitiantai, and the dazzling sunlight shines on the altar of worship, reflecting a dazzling light.

I was helped out of the Qingluan Bowl, and countless guards were already standing on the left and right, and the people around me were blocked by onlookers. The celestial flags cover the sky and the sun, the ritual music is faintly heard through the noise of the crowd, and a woman in a white witch robe is dancing a strange dance on the Qitian platform.

"Why is the princess so pale today? If you feel that the sun is too hot, why don't you let me explain to my father that I will accompany you all the way back. The sedan chair stopped behind me, and I saw her walking towards me in full costume.

I smiled faintly and said, "The crown princess came to worship the sky, how can there be a reason to go home for Zhaoyuan." Let's go over together, don't let others wait for a long time. ”

Seeing that I showed a long-lost smile, I was stunned at first, and then came over and took my hand, and said with a smile: "The princess still understands me." ”

I didn't answer anymore, I just felt that in the short journey from the front of the sedan car to the Qitiantai, the eyes coming from all directions were far more dazzling than the sunlight, and the undisguised flow of the crowd also reached my ears without any difference.

"Did you see it, that woman in red is Princess Zhaoyuan! I heard that she was famous for her bold exit from the cabinet in Chang'an, and she ran to beg the emperor to beg for a horse! Teach us how ordinary people can't do it! ”

"Isn't it? Others say that she killed several of her husbands alone! My husband and I passed by Jianmen Pass a while ago, and there were corpses all over the way, what is the difference between it and hell? Even the nephews of our festival envoys were killed by her! I heard that General Jin Wu jumped into the river for her, so I came today to see what kind of woman she is......"

"You say that she is so ridiculous and reckless, how did she become the only eldest princess of our Great Zhou, and she can still come to attend the ceremony of worshiping the heavens, you see that she is followed by the current princess of the East Palace!"

“……”

The crowd debated for a long time, but it seemed that no conclusion had been reached. I was about to ignore it, but I said to me worriedly, "Princess, if you are a nuisance, I will call them away." ”

"Coaxing them away is just by virtue of the grace of the Son of Heaven and me, but with the power of this person, how can it not withstand the mouth of the people of the world."

The shadow of Qi Ye suddenly appeared in my mind, and there was silence for a moment.

His phrase "wait for me" made me wait too long and made me more and more desperate.

"The breath of Dongze, the sun and the moon shine together. This is the Rui Zhao inherited from the heavens on Princess Zhaoyuan. There is a princess who has a peaceful and prosperous era of the Great Zhou in one day, so why can't she bear these imperial gifts? ”

A man's voice suddenly came from the crowd, low and powerful, with a hint of disdain for the discussion, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

I followed the direction and found a man in brocade in the bustling crowd, and it was he who caused an uproar just now. I was spotted by his gaze, and he bowed to me from a distance, and I was stunned by his inexplicable behavior, and caught a white figure in the afterglow of his eyes.

My heart seemed to be reflected by a ray of moonlight, and I was suddenly chilled. The white shadow disappeared in the blink of an eye, and when I came back to my senses, I met the inquiring gaze of the Nyora.

I made up my mind and said, "I was stunned, and the sun was dazzling." ”

The sun is three poles, and the sky is bright. Looking up, the prince on the Qitian platform was dressed in a lin robe, kneeling respectfully under the altar, Xiao Chongyan and the concubine stood on the left and right, and a group of officials and palace dependents stood behind him.

I asked Yu Ruo suspiciously: "The auspicious time is coming, why haven't you seen my father yet?" ”

Yu Ruo replied: "Yuwen on the day of the Turkic hijacking...... General Jinwu protected his father and changed the road, and it took two bumpy days to arrive in Yizhou. My father may have suffered some wind evil on the road, and he has been relying on medicinal stones for the past few days. Now she may be accompanied by Chang Jieyu. ”

The Son of Heaven has never been absent from the major events of worshipping the heavens. I was silent, didn't ask any more questions, just leaned on the side of the Qitian Terrace and watched with great interest as the Lotus Witch chanted on the altar, and her long hair danced with it.

The witch dance of the lotus witch danced over and over again, and the sunlight lazily sprinkled on the body, teaching people to be sleepy. I yawned a few times in a row, and when I came back to my senses, I realized that everyone had a little anxiety on their faces.

"Hasn't my father come yet?" The crown prince under the altar was already kneeling and his legs were numb, and I watched as fine sweat soaked from his forehead, gritting his teeth and holding on, but I didn't see the arrival of the holy car.

"The emperor's illness is good and bad, and the doctor my uncle is looking for really works?" On the side, Xiao Guifei asked, her voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone who was waiting. It sounds like concern, but it's actually cold.

Xiao Chongyan smiled: "The imperial doctor is helpless, but these masters in my Yizhou collection can share their worries, and the medicine stones prescribed have also been checked by the imperial doctor, so there will be no big problem." ”

"I'm afraid that my uncle's kindness won't be able to do good things. I haven't seen the emperor yet, and I don't know how many people are worried. Xiao Guifei smiled softly, and her phoenix eyes swept around, which made everyone instantly lift their spirits and force a few happy colors.

Xiao Guifei smiled, and her beautiful appearance was hidden in the colorful brilliance refracted by the golden crown of the Five Phoenix Pearls, and she couldn't be forced to look at it.

She stroked her sideburns with one hand and spoke: "The auspicious time is coming, the emperor's dragon body is sick, and the matter of sacrificing to the sky cannot be delayed." Jingluan, as the crown prince, you will preside over it today. ”

The prince knelt on the ground and was stunned for a moment, then showed a little flattery, rubbing his numb legs and preparing to stand up. Suddenly, a eunuch came from a distance, carrying a holy decree in his hand, and he was so frightened that he knelt down again.

The eunuch Huang Jue stood firm in the center, and Shi Shiran opened the imperial jade shaft and chanted loudly: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: I only rule the world with literature, and I feel the merit of creation, which is for the grace of heaven." The virtue of the gods of heaven and earth, but the slightly ill body is afraid of blaspheming the gods. Zhao Yuan, the eldest daughter of the special emperor, respectfully received the intention and performed the gift of sacrificing to the heavens, admiring this! ”

A light breeze suddenly blew overhead, and a few clouds suddenly drifted overhead, blocking out the dazzling sunlight. There was a subtle streak of froze all around, and the expressions of shock or horror on everyone's faces were clear for a moment, until I fell to my knees and took the order.

"Zhaoyuan received the order, long live my emperor."

I took the decree from Huang Jue's hand, and when I turned around, everyone was silently staring down at the ground. The prince finally couldn't support his stiff body, and sat down on the ground with a look of shock and hatred in his eyes. Yu Ruo on the side stood up from his position, sat back down, was glanced at by Xiao Guifei, looked panicked, and knelt on the ground.

In the East Palace, no one dared to put their beaks on their knees, and the officials and emperors knelt down one after another. Seeing this, Xiao Chongyan generously closed his jacket, knelt upright, Xiao Guifei looked at me a few times with an unpredictable expression, and lowered her head and eyes, and did not say anything else.

"May God bless the Great Zhou, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live......"

I lifted the floor-length skirt in one hand and slowly stepped onto the altar to the sound of the celebrant whipping. The thin clouds blew away, and the sky spread out in an instant, reflecting the majestic grandeur of the Qitian Altar, like a sign of the arrival of the gods.

Looking back, all living beings knelt down under the ninety-nine jade steps, and I seemed to hear one or two bird calls, and the long song broke through the sky.