Chapter Seventy-Nine: Meeting the Emperor and the Empress
Zhang Yue nodded while eating, and the crystal osmanthus cake brought by Xiaotong entered Zhang Yue's stomach for a while.
Zhang Yue took the handkerchief handed over by Xiaotong and wiped his mouth and hands clean.
"Xiaotong, how's it going outside?"
"At the prince's wedding banquet scene, Xiaotong can't enter, I heard Mu Bin say, it will take some time for His Royal Highness to enter the wedding room and perform a wedding ceremony with you."
Zhang Yue nodded, and Xiaotong said something more, for fear that others would find out, so he withdrew from the marriage room.
Zhang Yue felt that her back was sore and uncomfortable, so she leaned on the carved wooden screen at the head of the bed, feeling that her waist was much more comfortable......
When Zhu Youzhu walked into the wedding room of the Mingde Palace, he saw a brightly dressed bride leaning on the head of the bed and falling asleep.
Zhu Youzhu was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhang Yue's defenseless appearance, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
He stopped the palace maid who was about to wake up Zhang Yue, waved his hand, and retreated the people in the room.
He came to Zhang Yue's side, gently helped Zhang Yue take off his big red shirt and shoes, gently put Zhang Yue down on the bed, and covered Zhang Yue with a quilt.
Zhang Yue was sleeping very soundly, and he didn't mean to wake up at all, but frowned slightly and pursed his lips.
Zhu Youzhu secretly laughed, what kind of dream is this? He stretched out his hand, stroked Zhang Yue's eyebrows, and carefully helped her stretch her brows.
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When Zhang Yue woke up, it was already the next morning, she opened her eyes and sat up, and found several maids kneeling in the house, shouting,
"Slave maid, see the princess Niangniang."
Only then did she realize that she was already the crown princess of Daming in name.
Xiao Tong also walked up to him excitedly, "Little...., Niangniang, you should get up." ”
Zhang Yue responded in a daze, "Oh, Xiaotong, I, I fell asleep last night?" What about Your Highness? ”
"Your Highness got up very early, and you have changed your clothes and are waiting in the front hall, Your Highness instructs you to dress up as soon as possible, and you will enter the palace today to thank the emperor and the queen."
Zhang Yue replied with a sigh in his mouth, stretched out his left hand and scratched his head, recalling the events of last night in his heart, he seemed to be waiting to fall asleep, what happened when he came back?
When she was puzzled, the maid had already helped her get dressed, and Xiaotong waited for her to use some breakfast. He was led by the maid to the antechamber.
Zhu Youzhu was waiting for tea in the front hall wearing a red prince's court clothes, and when he looked up and saw Zhang Yue, wearing the princess's court clothes and walking in with the support of the maid, he was looking at him in a daze.
The corners of Zhu Youzhang's mouth rose slightly, stood up, walked in front of Zhang Yue, and asked gently, "Yue'er, did you rest last night?" ”
Zhang Yue's face turned red, pursed his lips, and whispered, "It's good, it's good, thank you Your Highness for your concern." ”
Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "Well, today is the first day after our wedding, according to the court etiquette, you have to follow me into the palace to thank your father and mother." The carriage is ready outside, shall we?"
Zhang Yue looked at Zhu Youjiao's bright smile and nodded.
Zhu Youzhu took Zhang Yue's hand and walked out. Zhu Youzhang's hand was soft and warm, and Zhang Yue, who held it, felt numb and crispy in his heart, and let him lead him into the carriage.
The carriage drove steadily towards the palace. In the carriage, Zhang Yue and Zhu Youzhu sat next to each other, and the two did not speak. For a long time, Zhang Yue couldn't help it,
"Your Highness?"
Zhu Youzhu turned his head and looked at Zhang Yue gently.
Zhang Yue cleared his throat, "Cough! That, Your Highness, last night, I seemed to fall asleep first. I mean, I'm not causing you trouble. ”
Zhu Youzhang's eyes flashed slightly,
"It's okay, it's just that I didn't do the ceremony."
"Huh? Will that leak out and make people find out that we are a fake couple? ”
"Don't worry, Xiao Jing and they know how to do it."
Seeing Zhang Yue's anxious appearance, Zhu Youjiao's eyes looking at Zhang Yue at this moment actually brought a hint of ridicule,
"The news that reached the ears of those who have a heart must be that our husband and wife were so happy last night that they lingered all night."
Zhang Yue's face suddenly turned red, he lowered his head slightly, and stopped talking several times.
Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Yue's unspeakable appearance when he wanted to ask, laughed in his heart, and said slowly for a long time,
"I slept on my couch last night."
After Zhang Yue heard this, he exhaled a long breath in his heart, the expression on his face relaxed, he turned his head to look away, and the carriage fell into silence again.
"Yue'er," Zhu Youjiao's gentle voice sounded,
"After entering the palace for a while, you only need to be by my side and meet the elders of the harem such as the father and the queen mother, no need to be nervous, everything is with me."
Zhu Youzhang's words were like a soothing incense, which calmed Zhang Yue's nervous mood a lot, and she nodded obediently.
After the two entered the palace, Zhu Youzhu first took Zhang Yue to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor Zhu Jianshen.
Zhang Yue met Zhu Jianshen during the draft. This is the second time I've seen Tianyan, so I'm not very nervous.
After the two of them thanked Zhu Jianshen. Zhu Jianshen's reaction was very cold, and after a few words of simple instruction, he let the two retreat.
The two then went to Kunning Palace to pay homage to Queen Wang. Queen Wang was very kind, and after a few words of earnest advice, she also let the two leave.
Next, according to the dignity of the harem, the steward eunuch led him to the Chengqian Palace where Wan Guifei lived.
When the two arrived at the Chengqian Palace, Wan Guifei actually greeted her, with a smile on her face, and before the two of them finished their salutes, she stepped forward and took Zhang Yue's hand.
"Hurry up, our crown princess is so cute and cute! Come into the temple. ”
As he spoke, he pulled Zhang Yue into the hall.
After a few people sat down according to their dignity, Concubine Wan said with a smile,
"The crown princess is still adapting to the new marriage in the East Palace! If the prince dares to bully you, you have to tell the mother, and the mother will support you. Haha......"
In the face of Wan Guifei's various false gestures, Zhang Yue felt a little disgusted in her heart, she saw that Zhu Youjiao's expression was always as plain as water, and she didn't say a word, only nodded slightly occasionally. Zhang Yue had to deal with a few words in confusion on the surface.
The coldness of the two made Wan Guifei's smiling face gradually stiffen, and at this time, the palace maid brought a large plate of chilled fresh lychees.
"This is a lychee from Lingnan, which is particularly juicy and sweet. The tribute was not much, and His Majesty gave it all to the palace. While it's fresh, the crown prince and the crown princess should try it. ”
As he spoke, he picked up one and handed it to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue saw that the lychee was fresh, and secretly scolded this witch in his heart that there were so many good things, and he was about to take it in his hand, Zhu Youzhu pulled Zhang Yue on the side, and the angle just avoided the lychee handed over by Wan Guifei.
Zhang Yue looked at Zhu Youzhu strangely, only to see him open his lips slightly,
"Concubine Wan forgives her sins, the crown princess had an old illness when she was a child, and she can't eat lychees."
Wan Guifei's hand holding the lychee hung in the air, and her face became ugly.