Chapter 34: The Great Canon
In the past few days, all the people in the Ministry of Rites have been busy with their feet on the ground, and those ceremonial guards and dresses should have been prepared early in the morning, and they were not busy without a clue, and finally arrived on the day of the enthronement ceremony.
Ye Jinqing got up early in the morning, still dressed as a man, because she had been to the palace a lot before, for fear of being recognized, she also deliberately rubbed some powder cream to darken her complexion, and her eyebrows were also slightly modified, which was not eye-catching at first glance.
Su Zhe took Concubine Su's token, pinched it, and brought Ye Jinqing into the palace.
Ye Jinqing followed Su Zhe all the way with his head down, and the palace maids and eunuchs who came and went around him were very busy, and the identities of the two of them were not eye-catching, and no one paid attention to them when they walked in the palace.
Taking advantage of the small number of people around, Ye Jinqing raised his head, only to find that they were now walking all the way to Ganquan Palace. Ganquan Palace is the place where the senior brother is going to sacrifice to the heavens and be crowned this time.
Before I arrived at Ganquan Palace, I saw those kings and nobles from a distance, and the civil and military officials were crowded with people.
Su Zhi took her to an inconspicuous corner and stood still, although it was far away from the main hall of Ganquan Palace, it was a place where the senior brother's car must pass.
Not long after standing still, the people around him suddenly knelt down, and Ye Jinqing also knelt down. She bent over her knees with her hands on the ground.
Today's sun is good, standing in the sun is not cold, there is a bit of spring warmth.
Ye Jinqing knelt on this cold ground was not comfortable, his knees were only separated from the cold and hard stone slab by a thin layer of cloth, and the cold on the ground easily passed through the fabric, and after a while, his knees became numb. The piece of land in front of the steps of the Ganquan Palace was paved with a whole piece of warm jade, and it snowed in winter, and there was no snow on that ground. Ye Jinqing suddenly had some envy for the officials who stood at the front and knelt on the warm jade.
After kneeling for a while, when Ye Jinqing's frozen teeth chattered unconsciously, the steps carried by eighteen people slowly came from the other side of the road.
It was a step of nine people in the front and back, and there were several rows of palace maids and eunuchs behind the steps. Everywhere he went, the crowd knelt on the ground, and there was silence all around, except for the sound of the step.
Ye Jinqing knelt on the ground, a little abruptly, in her memory, she and her senior brother had always been casual, at most, they would curtsy in front of people. And she was kneeling here now, watching the top step slowly approach, as if something had begun to change at this moment.
Oh, yes! From today on, her senior brother is the emperor of the Great Yuan Kingdom, and he has become the most noble person in the world, her heart is a little sour, and she should be happy for her senior brother.
Ye Jinqing raised his head slightly, wanting to see what Zhao Rui looked like at this time. I saw a person sitting on the foot not far away, wearing a dark shirt with a vermilion bottom, and dark crests painted on the top and bottom. The crown of the twelve hid the man's expression well under the jade beads.
Ye Jinqing looked at it, some tears accumulated in her eyes, and at this moment she finally knew why her heart was sour, because the person on the step was the emperor, and he was no longer just her senior brother.
At this moment, the steps that were moving forward smoothly swayed slightly, and the bead curtain on Zhao Rui's head also swayed, and he saw the small figure lying on the ground like the people around him, and he saw the tears in her eyes, and the momentary consternation in her eyes.
Ye Jinqing watched as the footsteps passed by her without stopping, leading to the Ganquan Palace built on a high platform. There, the young emperor was to be worshiped by the officials.
The steps carried by the eighteen people stopped at the foot of the steps of Ganquan Palace, and Zhao Rui stepped on the solemn ancient music and came down from the steps.
Looking at the long white jade steps in front of him, it was a little dazzling in the sun. There were so many people kneeling around, but he felt extremely lonely at the moment, as if he was the only one left in this world.
Yes, he is indeed the only one left, the little man he has been spoiling, thirsty, and protecting, just now, has been left behind by him, he is really alone.
Zhao Rui finally took a step, one step, two steps, higher and higher, farther and farther, and his heart became colder and colder.
Stepping on the last step, Zhao Rui turned around and stretched out his sleeves, only to hear the courtiers kneeling down the steps shouting long live.
Zhao Rui squinted at a corner in the distance, so far away, he clearly knew that the figure that haunted him was no longer in place. The hand in the sleeve became tighter and tighter, and the nails turned white from excessive exertion.
Xiao Xizi, who was standing behind Zhao Rui, fell on Zhao Rui's clenched hand, and his heart was suddenly shocked, could it be that the person he accidentally caught glimpsing just now was really the little master.
Thinking of this, Xiao Xizi hurriedly looked away, and now standing in front of him was the emperor of the Great Yuan Kingdom, and even if he guessed the emperor's thoughts, he would pretend not to guess it.
At this time, Ye Jinqing had already followed Su out of the palace. Sitting in the carriage, Ye Jinqing was still a little shocked, she just stood aside and looked at her senior brother, according to the current situation between the Ye family and the Zhao family, she was also afraid of twists and turns.
Just now, did the senior brother see her?
Thinking of the panicked gaze, the senior brother's eyes seemed to be very calm, but she herself panicked first.
Ye Jinqing wouldn't know that with such a flat glance, it took Zhao Rui how much effort it took to restrain the urge to rush down.
In the seventh year of the Shengyuan Dynasty, the new emperor succeeded to the throne and changed the year name to the first year of Taichu.
"Su An, it's here, you come down first." Su folded out and said.
Ye Jinqing stabilized his mind, lifted the curtain, and stepped out of the carriage. There was another carriage parked at the gate of the Su Mansion, which was not luxurious, but it was large and durable. Su Xuan is not in the mansion, so who is it.
Su Zhe did not take Ye Jinqing into the house, but led her to the carriage.
"Master Dai, this is the medicine boy arranged for you by the master." I heard Su Zhe say to the people in the carriage.
Ye Jinqing was immediately surprised, the medicine boy should be referring to herself, but although she dabbled in a lot of books, she really didn't know much about medical books.
"Come on." The voice of an old man came from the carriage. Su Zhe didn't explain anything to Ye Jinqing, knowing that everything was arranged by Su Xuan, Ye Jinqing could only obediently get into the carriage. It was Su Zhe who personally took charge of the horse, went out of the city directly, and drove towards Zhenbeiguan.
As soon as he got into the carriage, Ye Jinqing smelled a faint smell of herbs, and an old man about sixty years old was sitting in the center. The old man was in good spirits, his face was ruddy, and he smiled kindly when he saw her come up. Seeing this, Ye Jinqing also smiled and sat next to the old man.
"Recognizable herbs?" The old man asked.
Ye Jinqing was suddenly a little embarrassed, Su Xuan let himself be the identity of a medicine boy, but he didn't know anything.
When the old man saw this, he understood and opened a medicine box placed beside him. Ye Jinqing looked over curiously, and saw that there were dozens of small bottles in it, and there were also some small medicine grids with the names of herbs.
The old man took out a yellowed book from a mezzanine and handed it to Ye Jinqing, "I remember that there are some of the most common herbs, and some things that the old man himself wrote down, it will take seven or eight days to get to Zhenbei Pass, you can watch it first." ”
Ye Jinqing took the book, and as soon as the book was started, Ye Jinqing knew that this book must have been read often. The edges and corners of this page have been read for many years, and there is a feeling of warmth, and the paper is relatively soft.
"Zhenbei Pass, you mean we're going to Zhenbei Pass?" Ye Jinqing suddenly heard that what he was going to was Zhenbei Pass, and couldn't help but exclaim.