Chapter 9: Canonization
Finally, tomorrow is the canonization ceremony, in the evening, Mama told me the details of the ceremony again, I remember them one by one, she still did not feel at ease and said: "The princess must not make a mistake!" "I see, Mama," I said helplessly.
"Is the princess tired of the old slave?" Mama asked suddenly, and I quickly denied it: "How can it be, Mama is for my good, I know it in my heart," she said with confidence: "It's good that the princess knows the hard work of the old slave, and the princess is tired today, so it's better to rest early." "I had to go and rest.
But I couldn't sleep tonight, I wasn't used to it for a month, and although there were people to attend to everything, there were many rules to follow, and I couldn't help but ask myself if I really liked this kind of life.
After tomorrow, I will be the true princess of the kingdom, and there is no room for remorse, but in reality, from the moment I stepped into the palace, there was no choice. I suppressed these strange thoughts and told myself in my heart: Qingluan, this is your fate, no matter what the outcome is, you must go on like this.
The next day, I got up and freshened up, the red peach combed a Lingyun bun for me, inserted red gold peacock agate tassels on both sides, and put on jade bead earrings for me, and Mama put on a gold hundred butterflies and moire satin for me, and put on a golden peacock long-tailed luan robe. Lu Jiao said while tying the jade flower and bird pattern belt for me: "The princess must compare all the people at the banquet today!" ”
There were already people waiting outside the door, and a man in court clothes stood in front with a knot, and two others stood on the right and left, one of whom held a golden book, and then led me in front of him.
We walked for a long time to arrive at the Taihe Palace, hundreds of officials in court clothes stood on both sides, the father and the queen were sitting in the center of the hall, I walked slowly, the hall was very quiet.
The harem concubines and the prince and the princess stood on both sides of the emperor and queen, and I walked slowly in front of them, at this moment, everyone's eyes were on me, and I couldn't help sweating in my palms, and I couldn't make a mistake.
"Worship-", the official said aloud, and the heavy music began......
I knelt down solemnly, bowed three times to my father, and then listened to the sermon: "Princess Shi'er Qingluan, the daughter of me, is cautious, and Rou Jiawei is ...... It is to use Fenger as the princess of Jiahe, and the golden book of tin ......"
Then Mama knelt down and took the golden book and presented it to me.
I knelt down three times and bowed three times, and then it was over.
Back at the palace, I was so tired that I just wanted to lie in bed. For the first time, Mama praised me with satisfaction: "The princess is really royal! "I was very happy when I heard it.
I still need to go to the palace banquet in the evening, this palace banquet seems to be for my canonization, but in fact it is my father to invite civil and military officials for the banquet, it is said that the last New Year suffered a serious snowstorm in the north of the country, and the father had no intention of setting up a banquet, and today it is made up.
Even though I was tired, I had to go to the feast.
There is already the sound of singing and dancing in the Taihe Palace, I entered the hall, the father and the queen have not yet come, the concubines and princesses are sitting on both sides of the royal seat, the right is Concubine Ping, Zhang Jieyu and other flowers and branches of the harem concubines, the left is Ziye Zichu and other princes who are sitting in danger.
"Princess, you should sit there," Mama looked at the seat next to Qing Li and gently reminded me in her ear, and I just sat down.
Qing Li looked at me sideways, with undisguised jealousy in his eyes,
Qingli is the name of Princess Zhaowen, and Mama introduced her to me in detail a few days ago.
Qingli's mother, who is also the mother of the sixth prince Zixuan, was once a beauty who moved the world and his father's favorite concubine.
When his father was still the crown prince, he married her into the palace despite everyone's opposition, but unfortunately she died within a few years after giving birth to a son and a daughter.
My father is very fond of the two of her, and my father has not many concubines, so the heirs are thin, and the princess is the only one, so she loves her even more princes, and now she naturally dislikes me very much when I suddenly return to the palace.
The father and the emperor brought the queen into the table, and the hundred officials bowed, and we also saluted: "Long live my emperor, long live the queen's mother, thousand years old, thousand years old," the voice was like a rainbow, so it was not shocking!
"Let's get flat!" Father raised his hand and said, he is radiant today and looks much younger.
"Because of the snow disaster in the north, there was no banquet in the first lunar month," my father looked at me, raised his glass and continued: "Today, I will take advantage of the joy of Princess Jiahe's canonization to drink this cup with all the pillars of the country, you don't have to be restrained." ”
After that, he drank all the wine in the cup, "Emperor Xie," everyone picked up the glass, and I only felt very bitter in the mouth, but I had to raise my head and drink it.
Then the music sang and danced, everyone pushed the glass and changed the glass to drink, I looked at the empty glass wine bottle in front of me, the dancing clothes and temples in the hall, I only felt groggy.
It seemed that I was a little drunk, so I had to get up and say to my grandmother: "I'll go outside and blow the wind and come back, you don't have to follow me," "Princess, are you okay, the slave is still ....." Mama said with concern.
"No, I'll be back soon," I said impatiently, and she didn't come along.
Actually, I just want to breathe alone.
When I arrived at the corridor, I felt much more awake as soon as the cool breeze blew outside.
I patted my head when I suddenly heard someone talking, thinking I was hallucinating, but there seemed to be someone talking on the rockery next to the corridor.
I walked over quietly, and through the cracks in the rockery, I happened to catch a glimpse of Ziye and a guard-looking person with his head slightly bowed talking about something.
The man said to Ziye: "Although the ancestral system is not established, but the second prince is just the adopted son of the queen's mother, and he is not a concubine, the eldest prince does not need to be afraid of him, besides, we have enough evidence this time, and we will definitely be able to bring down the queen!" ”
"No, General Zhenyuan is gaining momentum, and it's not time to bring down the queen," Ziye said as he looked around, I was so nervous that I didn't dare to move.
I didn't expect the eldest prince to have such thoughts, if he knew that I was eavesdropping, I was afraid that he would not think of the love of brother and sister and kill me.
"You keep the evidence first, and you can't act rashly," Zi Ye instructed him,
But......" The man still didn't give in.
My heart was beating to my throat, I couldn't listen anymore, I had to get out of here.
"Quack—"
As soon as I stepped out, I don't know what I stepped on.
"Who is it?" The man shouted, and then he heard the sound of his sword drawn. I clinged to the rockery and didn't dare to move it again.
I felt the footsteps getting closer and closer, and my heart was beating faster and faster, almost popping out, and my whole body was tense and hot.
I thought that I would not be able to escape this catastrophe today.
"It's me!" A man's voice came from a short distance to my left.
"It turned out to be Deputy Lieutenant Wei Chi," Ziye's voice came, and I breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that my underwear had been soaked with sweat, clinging to my body, and a gust of wind blew, chilling.
"I didn't have to come out to sober up when I heard you whispering here, but fortunately it was me, and if it were someone else...... Hahaha," the man said, in a rather playful tone.
Zi Ye didn't seem to be angry, and said, "Thank you Brother Wei Chi for reminding me."
Then there was no sound, and I was puzzled, so I peeked through the crack in the stone again, Ziye and the others had gone from the other side, and only a tall man was still standing there, and his face could not be seen clearly in the night.
"Come out!" His voice was indifferent.
Had he already discovered me? I had no choice but to show up, and he slowly walked towards me and said with a smile: "Does Princess Jiahe clench her fists when she is nervous?" ”
I realized that I had been clenching my fists all along, "The princess of the canonization ceremony in the morning is also clenching her fists like this!" He teased.
When I was nervous, I was a little displeased: "What does it matter to you if I'm nervous, have you been watching me since the morning canonization?" ”
I never thought that he would reply with a hippie smile: "The princess is beautiful, what if I take a few more looks, I specially followed the princess out!" "He approached me a little, and a slight smell of alcohol hit me, but I found it very intoxicating.
"Princess, princess," someone called me, and it seemed to be the voice of hearts, "Thank you for today," and after I thanked him, I walked back and replied loudly to hearts, "I'm here".
"Princess, it's cold at night, let's go back to the banquet," she said as she put on a big red peacock cloak for me, "I heard that there will be a dance of the singers of the first music club in Los Angeles later!" ”
I agreed, and when I looked back, the man was gone.