Chapter Eighty-Three: The Ceremony After the Closure
On the third day of the ninth month of the eighth year of Dayan Kangqi, it was a good day. On this day, the lights in Beijing were full of lights and joy, and every street and alley was covered with a red carpet. People have come out of their homes to see the style of the new queen Luan.
The Chengde Gate opened again, and after five years, Dayan finally ushered in their new queen.
In the Taishi Mansion, Xu Zhaoyi had already finished dressing up, and four noble wives with sons and daughters were dressing her in the queen's auspicious clothes.
She swallowed nervously, and took one last look at the boudoir where she had lived for many years, and from then on, she would live within that high wall!
"Niangniang, you are so beautiful!" Mrs. Ning Wuhou said with a smile: "Da Yan is blessed, and the people are blessed!" β
Xu Zhaoyi looked at her, smiled faintly, nodded and said, "Thank you, madam!" β
After they dressed Xu Zhaoyi, they helped her slowly walk out of the door.
She covered her face with a fan and looked up at her family. Xu Taishi took the lead, and after seeing Xu Zhaoyi come out, he knelt down.
"Weichen, see the queen mother! Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose! β
Xu Zhaoyi's heart was sour, and tears flowed down.
But she still stood straight, her eyes not squinting.
After they all knelt down, they slowly said, "Flat!" β
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" They thanked them, and Taishi Xu stood up and arched his hand and said: "Weichen looks at the queen's mother, abides by the palace rules, treats people leniently, is docile and courteous, promotes harmony in the harem, and spreads branches and leaves for Dayan!" β
Xu Zhaoyi listened, bent his knees slightly, and then said, "Follow your grandfather's teachings!" β
"The auspicious time has come! Please move the mother! With the eunuch's shrill voice, Xu Shu'an's wife Zhou stepped forward, stepped forward with a plate of sticky bean paste, and then put a chopstick into Xu Zhaoyi's mouth.
"Niangniang, I wish you a sweet and intimate life as a husband and wife in the future!"
"Thank you, aunt!"
Then Xu Shu'an's eldest son Xu Wenyi came over and bent down slightly, Xu Zhaoyi stepped forward and climbed on his back with the help of everyone.
Taishi Xu's eyes were already red, he looked at his granddaughter who grew up beside him, although he knew that there would be this day, but he didn't expect it to come so soon!
"Go ahead!" He waved his hand and said, "In the future, take care of yourself!" β
"Grandpa!" Xu Zhaoyi couldn't help it and cried out.
"Don't look back, just walk out like this!" Master Xu couldn't bear it in his heart, and told Xu Wenyi to hurry up.
"Grandpa will visit you often in the future! Hurry up, don't miss the auspicious time! β
Xu Zhaoyi nodded, lay on his brother's back, walked out of the Taishi Mansion step by step, and got into the queen's luan.
Xu Wenyi got on the horse and looked at the people who came to pick up his relatives.
Originally, Yan Linjun should have come over, but now he is in the prison, so he can only find Yan Linyu's youngest brother, King Changping.
The fifteen-year-old young prince sat on his horse, looked at the eunuch beside him and said, "Can I go?" β
"That's it!"
The music sounded, and the palace maids on the side spilled gold leaf all over the sky, and this mighty battle told the people in Beijing that their queen was going to enter the palace!
Zhao Yuru was also in the team, she rode a horse and followed closely beside Luan. Her task today is to protect the queen!
"Protection? If there were assassins, I'd be the first to run! She said leisurely, waving at the people around her from time to time.
When she was sealed for the first time, she was still young and didn't look at it when she was locked up in Qinyunju, but this time she not only saw it, but she really felt it.
"If only I had swapped bodies with her, I'm the queen now!" She thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "I'm really unlucky! β
Having said that, she still carefully stared at the wind and grass around her, now that Beijing is overcrowded, if something really happens to Luanjia, their Zhao family will not be able to eat and walk!
But fortunately, nothing happened along the way, and I walked smoothly to Chengde Gate.
Zhao Yuru glanced up at Chengdemen, and thought of what Master Yuchuan had said.
"Will Lin Yufu have this good fate, pass through this door?" She muttered to herself.
She grabbed the reins, then dismounted, walked to Luan Jia, stretched out her hand and said, "Niangniang, please move." β
Xu Zhaoyi glanced at Zhao Yuru and said softly, "Sister Zhao, how should I go next?" β
Zhao Yuru raised her head and looked at her, her timid face was full of panic.
"Mother, next, you have to go by yourself! But don't be afraid, I will be by your side, and there will be many people around you, and they will follow you and move forward together! β
Xu Zhaoyi hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand, and gently placed it on Zhao Yuru's hand, and followed her off the luan.
The long red carpet is endless, and she knows that she can see her husband when she walks along this red carpet all the way to the end.
Dayan's most honorable man!
Thinking of this, Xu Zhaoyi took a deep breath, raised the fan, and walked towards the palace step by step.
Walking in the front was the king of Changping, who was holding the queen's phoenix seal and walking expressionlessly. followed by Xu Wenyi, who held the holy decree of canonizing the queen, which was also a respectful recital.
Then there are the four noble wives, and walking among them is Xu Zhaoyi. There are two children behind her, a boy and a girl, one is the eldest son of Princess Maoshuo, and the other is the concubine of the Ministry of Rites. They are all children who choose their birthdays and coincide with her, and they drag the corners of her skirts and follow behind.
It was followed by eighteen ladies who had gone to Beijing for more than three grades, followed by the dowry maids and boxes of jewels she brought from the Taishi Mansion.
Zhao Yuru looked at this huge team from afar, and couldn't help but think in his heart, if he got married, what would be the scene?
"Ah, then my brother wants to carry me out, it's really a bit miserable!" She showed a mischievous smile, and a eunuch stepped forward and said, "Sect Chief Zhao, please go to the side door and meet the hundred officials!" β
"Oh! Good! Father-in-law Lao is leading the way! β
"You're welcome!" The eunuch smiled and said, "Chief Zhao has worked hard, please go here with the slaves!" β
Zhao Yuru hurriedly followed him, and the group left to the side door and came to the front of the Chengen Palace.
The civil and military officials had already stood up according to their ranks, and Zhao Yuru found his father and walked up silently.
On the steps, there are the concubines in court clothes, and further ahead, there are envoys from various countries, Prince Sumeng, Ji Yuanjing, and the annoying Li Han are among them.
In front of the Chengen Palace, Yan Linyu stood quietly, waiting for his queen to come towards him.
Eight years ago, he was standing here, waiting for his wife to come to him!
On that day, Arou was wearing a red auspicious dress, and the fan couldn't hide the smile in her eyes. Because of nervousness, I almost tripped over the hem of my skirt when I went up the steps.
It was the happiest day of his life.
Now, a similar scene appears in his sight, but it is no longer the person he once was.
He subconsciously looked at Qi Yun who was standing at the head of the hundred officials, he lowered his head, and his gray hair was particularly conspicuous in the wind.
Back then, the six generals of the Qi family stood neatly at the foot of the steps, watching their daughter, their little sister, walk up to this supreme phoenix position.
At that time, they were high-spirited, but now there is only one veteran left.
A wry smile overflowed at the corner of Yan Linyu's mouth.
In this world, in this country, he seems to have no effort, but who knows what he has lost?
The sound of ritual music was melodious, and even Yan Linjun, who was in the prison, could hear it faintly.
That year, he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he walked at the front of the team with the phoenix seal, although others kept telling him, he still couldn't help but turn back frequently.
Take a look at that happy and cheerful woman, and you will definitely be very happy on this day!
Eight years have passed, Yan Linjun slowly closed his eyes, and all the past came to mind. In the blink of an eye, she has also been gone for five years!
"This is a good girl, you can rest assured!" He clenched his fists and said, "What should I do, what should I do to keep Dayan well?" β
In the crowd, Zhao Yuru saw Song Moqing who was looking around with his neck stretched. As soon as she wanted to beckon, she was quickly held down by Zhao Guanming's eyes.
"Honestly, don't you know what occasion this is?"
"Oh!" Zhao Yuru stuck out her tongue, but fortunately, Song Moqing also saw her and smiled at her.
Zhao Yuru was overjoyed, and then sighed.
"Oh, my childhood sweetheart's sister is going to marry someone else, and it's not a taste to think about it! It seems that I am going to comfort and comfort my little husband at night! β
"What are you muttering?" Zhao Guanming turned his head and said dissatisfiedly.
"It's nothing, just thinking about why the queen hasn't come over yet?"
As soon as the words fell, Xu Zhaoyi's red figure appeared in front of the Chengen Palace!
Ji Yuanjing's neck was stretched out, and one hand was still leaning on Su Meng's shoulder!
"I saw it, I saw it, it's a big beauty!"
Su Meng dissatisfiedly took his hand off his shoulder.
"Can you be quiet?"
"It's a pity, it's not as good as my Yufu!" Ji Yuanjing shook his head and said, "In this world, there shouldn't be a girl who is more beautiful than my Yufu, right?" β
Su Meng glanced at him and snorted coldly and said, "It is true that there is no more beautiful woman than Miss Yufu, but she is not yours!" Don't talk nonsense! β
"Huh? It's not mine, is it yours? You don't know how long we've known each other, it's too good to be good! If I hadn't returned to Daqin, how could Yufu have cheapened Yan Linjun, a stinky boy? β
Su Meng said disdainfully: "I can't say anything about knowing each other for a long time, and feelings are never measured by time!" β
"What do you mean, Sumeng? Do you really want to fight with me? β
Su Meng smiled faintly and did not speak.
"I heard that you are going to marry the princess of Dayan, that is fate! We, Yufu, can't be your concubine! β
"Boring!" Su Meng glanced at Ji Yuanjing and didn't pay any further attention.
He's still as crazy as ever!
However, they all understand that the person who can become the prince cannot be a real wine bag and rice bag!
Su Meng ignored him, but did not despise him.
Soon Xu Zhaoyi walked up the stairs, because she was the successor, so she couldn't take the left stairs, she silently walked up the stairs on the right, the sun was scorching, she felt that the heavy dress on her body weighed her breathlessly, but she couldn't stop.
Everything in front of her was so unreal, and the sound of ritual music in her ears seemed to be getting farther and farther away from her.
She walked up step by step, and slowly saw Yan Linyu's appearance.
At the post-sealing ceremony that year, she was the little girl who helped the queen hold the corner of her skirt. Eight years have passed, and she never thought that she would become the queen of Dayan!
The emperor of that year, when he saw the first queen, his face and eyes were full of smiles. At that time, when she was young, she only felt that the emperor and the former queen were really a loving couple, and if she married in the future, she must also find a man who was full of smiles when she saw her!
And when she walked up the steps, she finally saw Yan Linyu standing there.
With a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he was a little more imperial and domineering than eight years ago.
But there was no smile in his eyes, Xu Zhaoyi was stunned, the skirt was too long, and he accidentally tripped over. Fortunately, Xu Wenyi, who was walking in front of her, helped her in time and didn't fall.
She broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly looked up at Yan Linyu. only to find that a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes.
It was as if in her, I saw the shadow of another person!
"Arou Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·" Yan Linyu called softly, and involuntarily took a step forward. Xu Zhaoyi adjusted her mood and quickly walked in front of Yan Linyu, her hand was already sore because she was holding a fan, and when she walked in front of Yan Linyu, she felt that the strength of her whole body had been drained.
"Concubine Xu, see the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! β
Yan Linyu took a deep breath, then turned his head and motioned for the ceremonial officer to start reading the decree.
Zhao Yuru let out a long yawn, then rubbed his eyes and looked at Zhao Guanming and whispered: "What is this post-establishment holy decree, what is it talking about, why can't I understand any of it!" β
"I didn't read it to you, what's the use of you understanding?"
Zhao Yuru pouted, thinking that too.
"It's so smelly and long!" She muttered discontentedly. After reading the holy decree, Yan Linyu stepped forward and gently removed the fan in her hand. Then the king of Changping stepped forward and handed the phoenix seal to Xu Zhaoyi.
From this moment on, Xu Zhaoyi officially became the queen of Dayan!
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live! Queen Chitose Chitose Chitose! β
The civil and military officials and concubines knelt down together and shouted long live, and the scene was grand.
In this mountain and tsunami, Yan Linyu took Xu Zhaoyi's hand and helped her stand up.
Xu Zhaoyi was still trembling faintly, Yan Linyu looked at her slightly immature face, gently shook her hand and said, "Don't be afraid! You're my queen! β
Xu Zhaoyi tried hard to squeeze out a smile, and still said a little timidly: "The concubine is afraid, afraid that she can't do it well!" β
"Don't be afraid, I'll be there for you!" Yan Linyu pulled her to his side, and the two of them bowed together in the face of hundreds of officials, Xu Zhaoyi looked at the crowd kneeling at his feet, and his eyes gradually filled with tears.
From then on, she is no longer Xu Zhaoyi, but Queen Xu of Dayan, every word and deed is a model for women in the world, and there is no room for mistakes!
But, but she's also just a sixteen-year-old girl!
The burden of this thousand catties still fell on her shoulders after all!
Zhao Yuru bowed with his father, thinking that it was finally over! She's starving! When is the banquet held? She wants to eat meat!
After the ceremony was completed, Xu Zhaoyi, with the support of the women, followed Yan Linyu to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors of Dayan, and the civil and military officials were led by the eunuchs, under the auspices of the king of Nan'an County, to the hall where the banquet was held in the evening.
This sacrifice took more than half a day, and Zhao Yuru leaned on Zhao Guanming, and he was already so hungry that he was talking nonsense!
"Dad, I only ate two steamed buns in the morning, and I tossed at noon, and now the sun is about to set, and I haven't eaten a bite of food yet! I'm really going to starve to death! β
Zhao Guanming glared at her dissatisfied, and then took out a steamed bun wrapped in cloth from his sleeve.
"I've participated in it once, but I don't know how to prepare some dry food on my body!"
Zhao Yuru was stunned, looked at the people around him, and sure enough, they were secretly eating the snacks they had hidden!
"It can be like this! Oops, Dad! Why didn't you say it earlier! Zhao Yu snatched the steamed bun and ate it like a hungry tiger.
Halfway through eating, as if remembering something, he sneaked up on Song Moqing with the remaining steamed buns.
"Champion Lang! Hungry or not? Do you want to eat steamed buns? β
Song Moqing turned around and was startled when she saw Zhao Yuru.
"Sect Leader Zhao, how can you run around?"
"It doesn't matter, the emperor didn't come again!"
"I don't eat it!" Song Moqing hurriedly pushed the steamed bun back and said, "You go back and sit down quickly, calculate the time, the emperor should come!" β
"You really don't eat it?"
"Not really!" Song Moqing smiled slightly.
"Oops, I'm so sad I can't eat it, right?" Zhao Yuru touched Song Moqing's stomach and said, "I can understand!" Okay, then I'll go back first! β
"Okay!" Song Moqing hurriedly took her hand away, and then sat there with her head down and didn't speak.
Zhao Yuru, a big guy, ran around, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.
"This dominatrix is here, too?" Ji Yuanjing showed an interesting smile and said, "Prince Sumeng, have you seen this dominatrix?" It's fierce! It turned out that Song Moqing was her fiancΓ©, tsk, such a thin body, it was really embarrassing for him! β
Su Meng looked at Zhao Yuru, frowned and said: "I have naturally heard that the head of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, when Dayan and Xiji fought a battle, 20,000 horses resisted the 100,000 iron cavalry of Xiji, he is really a heroine among women, and women are not allowed to shave their eyebrows!" After speaking, the two looked at Li Han in unison.
Li Han's viper-like eyes stared at Zhao Yuru, and the water cup in his hand was almost crushed by him.
Ji Yuanjing smiled disdainfully, looked at Zhao Yuru and said, "She is interesting, and her character is quite similar to my Yufu!" β
Su Meng frowned, shook his head and said, "Miss Yufu's character is not like this!" β
"What do you know?" Ji Yuanjing glanced at him and said, "I said it's like!" By the way, it seems that Yufu will be dancing later! Oops, it's been so long, and I've finally seen Yufu dancing again! What a joy! β
Su Meng sighed helplessly, this guy is really indebted in every word and deed!