679.Chapter 679: Imperial Concubine
Ah Feng glanced at the queen and knew that the queen mother's decision could not be disobeyed at this time, so she could only follow her words.
The army stopped where they were, and set up camp on the spot: they only came to the king of Qin to escort them, but they didn't come to attack the capital, so naturally they couldn't follow Ah Feng and the others over.
Jiang Ming and Fu Xiaotian protected the queen and Ah Feng, and only followed the fifth, Xiao Youfu and twenty or thirty soldiers by their side, and galloped towards the capital.
The crowd outside the capital also saw Ah Feng and the others, and after a commotion one after another, it finally quieted down: when Ah Feng was about to get closer, she found that the opposite side was so quiet, which made her heart tighten a little.
The queen sat in the car and didn't speak again, and Ah Feng couldn't guess what the queen mother was thinking at this time, so she didn't say anything to the queen except for the small crossbow on her wrist.
Jiang Ming just gave Ah Feng a smile and reassured her that she would be fine; In fact, he and Fu Xiaotian both pressed one hand on their waists: there was a small hidden bag there, which of course was something that Fu Xiaotian had made out with his own hands.
Because Jiang Ming really couldn't grasp the emperor's thoughts, how could he say that the 500,000 army went to Guzhu, it could be regarded as his resistance to the order; If the emperor really misunderstood, he could die to Mingzhi, but he couldn't let the queen and Ah Feng be harmed.
Finally approaching, Jiang Ming breathed a big sigh of relief. Because at the front is a bright yellow canopy - the emperor is here, right in the front, and there should be no malice.
The emperor walked a few steps slowly: "Ah Feng, you have lost weight and suffered a lot, right?" His eyes were full of pity, a look that Ah Feng had dreamed of for many years, but had never seen in the eyes of her father.
Ah Feng opened his mouth, and suddenly he didn't know what to say; After being angry with the emperor for so long, she was used to talking back, and suddenly saw that the emperor was really like a loving father, but she didn't know what to say.
"Your queen motherβ" The emperor looked at the curtained carriage, "but are you alright?" After he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and the eunuch behind him immediately raised his voice and said:
"Civil and military officials, kneel to welcome the queen's mother-!"
The civil and military officials, including the princes and relatives, all knelt on the ground and bowed down to the quiet, not the slightest flashy car; Of course, many of them still don't believe that the queen is still alive, but the emperor said that if he is alive, he will be alive.
The empress is the empress of the emperor, he said it is true, what else can they say as courtiers? Even if there is something to say, it is impossible to speak outside the city in front of the people of the capital.
As soon as the civil and military officials knelt, all the people knelt down, except for the emperor, only Ah Feng was still standing.
Ah Feng was even more uncomfortable, and glanced at the carriage: "I, I'll go and help my mother get down." She turned away from the Emperor's side, forgetting to bow to her father.
It's not that she doesn't understand, the queen has also taught her some palace etiquette, but she really hasn't done it a few times, and today she forgot about it as soon as she was nervous: as a daughter, as an eldest princess, she should have knelt down to her father first.
Jiang Ming was stunned, but at this time, it was different from the past, how could he remind Ah Feng in front of the emperor? I had to act as if I didn't see anything.
The queen had already lifted the curtain and took a deep breath before taking her daughter's hand; The mother and daughter's hands shook together, only to find that they were the same as each other, and their palms were full of sweat.
"I'm back." The queen looked up at the emperor, because she was in the car, so she looked down on the emperor; And her self-proclaimed name is also me, as if the emperor and her are just ordinary husband and wife, and there is no distinction between monarchs and ministers.
The emperor met her gaze: "You, cleared." β
Old husband and wife, it can be said that there is no one in the world who understands each other better than them; In a word, just a few words, they can know what the other person is thinking.
The queen nodded, slowly got out of the carriage, held Ah Feng's hand and walked in front of the emperor step by step, looked straight at the emperor for a long time before she said softly: "Your Majesty, you have also lost weight." β
She said as she curtsied and bowed: "The concubine is back." This is what she should be like as an empress, the emperor is not only her husband, but also her king.
The emperor hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the queen: "It's good to come back, it's good to be safe, it's good." The Queen, I, am worried to death. He patted the Queen's hand.
Behind him, hundreds of civil and military officials kowtowed in unison: "The queen mother is a thousand years old!" This sound is equivalent to Da Chu acknowledging the identity of the queen.
The queen gently withdrew her hand: "The concubine really doesn't dare to be a hundred officials, let alone the emperor." She bowed down again, meaning to plead guilty.
The emperor pulled her up again: "The queen can return safely, it is my great Chu's blessing." Of course, I have to welcome him from afar, and I can't sit still in the palace. He paused when he said this: "You left the palace and didn't say a word to me, it really scared me." β
There is blame for this, but it is more about concern, and it is more about letting those civil and military officials know that the queen has not been exiled all these years, she has been in the palace, right by the emperor's side.
Ah Feng finally remembered under Jiang Ming's eyes that he hadn't asked his father for peace yet, but seeing that he and his mother were talking, he hesitated for a moment and didn't step forward, wanting to wait a little longer.
She was a little uncertain about the emperor's attitude, and she could let hundreds of officials greet her, and her father and emperor personally greeted her, which can be said to have given her great honor to the queen mother; But, what's going on with that new concubine?
The emperor held the empress's hand and personally sent her to the phoenix chariot before boarding the dragon chariot himself, and everyone naturally followed him into the city; That is, taking advantage of the chaos of returning to the city, Zheng Xiaohou Ye and Lu Rourou squeezed to Ah Feng and Jiang Ming's side.
The first thing Lu Rourou said was: "Last night, the emperor decreed that person to be the imperial concubine. β
Zheng Xiaohou wiped a handful of sweat, he was fat again, and he was squeezed around and squeezed out of sweat: "We learned yesterday that you will go to the capital today." The news that you will arrive today came from the palace at the earliest, and it was a little later that we received your news of flying pigeons. β
Jiang Ming replied very steadily: "Naturally, you have to return to the emperor first, and then you can notify your relatives and friends of the past." He said this and glanced at Ah Feng: "Imperial concubine? β
Lu Rourou exhaled: "Isn't it the imperial concubine, one person is above ten thousand people; Imperial concubine, you can see that the queen does not worship, just bend down. In front of the queen, the imperial concubine has a seat, which is on the right side of the queen instead of below. β
Ah Feng didn't speak when he heard this, but just looked up at Long Yuan and Feng Yuan in the front: What is his father doing in the end?! Today's grand welcome is sorry for the new concubine, so last night was compensated in advance?