On the third day of the first month of March, the annual suburban festival and the ceremony of enjoying silkworms and mulberry were carried out as scheduled. This is a major event of the country, even if there is a miscarriage of the crown princess and the death of An Jieyu in the palace, there will be no delay.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites have long been ready for relevant matters, and it is still the Shaofu Supervisor Weaving and Dyeing Department to prepare the emperor's big crown and the queen's dress, and the weaving and dyeing department is still Song Hong. After experiencing the lack of two chapters of Hua Worm and Zong Yi in the big crown last year, Song Hong is extremely attentive to everything.

Chi Qing of the weaving and dyeing workshop, when he sent the big crown and the dress to the weaving and dyeing department, he also deliberately opened the big crown and carefully inspected it in front of Song Hong, and both sides confirmed that everything was fine, so he went to the western suburbs with confidence.

This time the suburban sacrifice is no different from previous years, there are still people standing on the ridge, Emperor Chongde personally went down to the field to help the plow, to pay tribute to the heavens, pray for the heavens to bless the great determination, and ask for the wind and rain to be smooth and the country and the people are safe.

On the side, there are officials from Taichang Temple and Si Tiantai, and behind them, there are hundreds of civil and military officials.

This time, Shen Du did not come to the western suburbs. Worship the sky, will be auspicious and peaceful, Shen Du has just returned from the land of the epidemic in Runzhou, and his body is somewhat unlucky, so he will go differently.

The son of Changyin was sick and did not come to the western suburbs like last year. Without him, there would be no immortals in the crowd, and the suburban sacrifices seemed to be a little less immortal.

Compared with the suburban festival, this year's gift of enjoying silkworms and mulberry is very different from previous years. Because Queen Xie Zi was secluded in Kunning Palace, she naturally couldn't attend such a grand ceremony, so this year's silkworm pro-mulberry ceremony was received by Concubine Youshu.

Being able to perform the silkworm kiss ceremony on behalf of the queen represents the status of the concubine. It also represents the recognition of Emperor Chongde. After all, it is only the queen who can do things to enjoy the silkworm kiss and mulberry ceremony.

The so-called "enjoy" is a memorial offering, and the ceremony of enjoying silkworms represents the importance and respect of the dynasty to silkworms. Dading believes in the silkworm god, the legend is that the silkworm god is in charge of the silkworm, it is the existence of the silkworm god, will ensure that the spring silkworm spinning, mulberry leaves lush, so that women can spin and tailor.

This enjoyment is the worship of the silkworm god. The queen is the mother of the country, and on behalf of the women of the country, she pays homage to the silkworm god. The significance is extraordinary.

Concubine Shu knew that she was on behalf of Xie Zixing to enjoy the silkworm kissing ceremony. I couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear, and I started preparing very early. The process of enjoying the silkworm kissing mulberry ceremony, Concubine Shu was very clear, before Xie Zi entered the palace. She is the one who came to do the salute.

It's been more than four years. Concubine Shu once again presided over the silkworm kissing ceremony. The excitement in my heart is hard to describe. - Even though she just lost a grandchild, even if Zhang Miao is still bedridden. None of them could affect her good mood.

When she put on the special silkworm and mulberry dress made by the Shaofu Supervisor, Concubine Shu seemed to feel that she was holding the entire harem, and even raised her head higher, and the feeling of looking at everyone came to her heart.

It's been a long time since I've felt this feeling. The feeling of holding everything in your hands is long gone.

Concubine Shu gently rubbed the luxurious dress on her body, and couldn't put it down. If she could, she would like to wear this dress forever, no matter how heavy it was.

"Niangniang, you wear this dress, it is much more majestic than the queen's mother, this harem should be Niangniang." Qingluo said this, with a sincere look on her face, as if she was telling the truth.

Good words, Concubine Shu likes to listen to it the most, especially if she thinks so herself, her experience and momentum are placed here, and she doesn't know how many streets she is majestic about.

It didn't take long for officials from the Ministry of Rites to come and invite them. - Enjoying the silkworm pro-mulberry ceremony is too important, it is handled by the officials of Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites, and the concubine only symbolically holds a few mulberry leaves to feed the spring silkworms.

The person in charge of this silkworm pro-mulberry ceremony is Taichang Temple Chengyun Jingde and Zhao Pingming of the Ministry of Rites, they are very familiar with this ceremony, although the master of the ceremony has been changed from the queen to the concubine, but everything is in order, it is an easy errand.

However, they didn't expect that it was such an easy errand, and a big mistake almost killed them!

Let's say that the concubine Shu began the silkworm pro-mulberry ceremony at the foot of the West Mountain surrounded by the harem concubines and official wives. In front of her, there were already a few squirming spring silkworms, and next to them were baskets of fresh mulberry leaves.

These spring silkworms and mulberry leaves are all prepared by the Forestry Department of Sinong Temple. The spring silkworms are selected to be the healthiest and strongest silkworms, and the mulberry leaves are picked early in the morning of the third day of the new year, so that the silkworm kissing ceremony can be carried out smoothly.

With a dignified smile on her face, Concubine Shu put on the most majestic demeanor, gently picked up a few mulberry leaves with her armor, put them on a plaque of silkworms in the center, and then waited for the spring silkworms to finish eating the mulberry leaves.

Repeat this three times, and when the spring silkworms finish eating these leaves, the silkworm kissing ceremony is completed. Regardless of whether the silkworm god really exists or not, but this ritual exists, it has a different meaning.

The significance of the ritual lies in its strong binding force and sense of awe, even when the concubine is doing these things, she can't help but hold her breath and concentrate, this is a natural awe.

Her eyes fell on the spring silkworms eating mulberry leaves, hoping that they would eat faster and that the ritual would be completed sooner.

Then, her eyes widened in astonishment, and she looked at the scene in disbelief. I saw that the spring silkworm that was eating mulberry leaves quickly suddenly stopped, and then ...... He stiffened and froze.

The plaque of spring silkworms that originally squirmed and made a "rustling" sound suddenly died, and they appeared right in front of Concubine Shu's eyes. In that instant, things happened.

What the hell is going on?

Concubine Shu was shocked, and everyone who was watching the silkworm kissing ceremony gasped, all of them were frightened by the scene in front of them.

What the hell is going on here? How did the spring silkworms die? Moreover, it was only the silkworm that Concubine Shufei fed died! This...... This......

The wives all looked at the concubine, but they only saw a luxurious back.

And the faces of Yun Jingde and Zhao Pingming, who were standing on the edge of the silkworm plaque, turned pale, they were responsible for enjoying the silkworm pro-mulberry ceremony, and now that something happened, they could not escape their responsibility!

Yun Jingde quickly came back to his senses, and immediately said: "Niangniang, the lower official immediately replaced another plaque of silkworms for Niangniang, maybe something went wrong, Niangniang, please wait."

After that, several principals carried away the plaque of dead silkworms, and another plaque of fresh spring silkworms was carried to Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu forcibly endured the horror in her heart, pretending to be calm and watching the actions of the officials, her hanging hands trembling unconsciously.

Next, she repeated the previous action as required by the ritual, and then looked nervously at the spring silkworms.

A new plaque of silkworms, a plaque of silkworms that are alive and wriggling, when they are eating happily, suddenly stiffened, and then did not move!

After changing the spring silkworms and mulberry leaves three or four times, it is still the same result!

At this moment, Concubine Shu's face finally changed. (To be continued......)