Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Ceremony of Worshipping the Heavens

Li Yunqing only felt empty in his arms, and turned his head to see that Zhao Bingyan was already standing in front of the bookshelf behind the table, holding a book and reading it, reading it very seriously.

The next moment, Lin Wan had already entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, and when she saw Li Yunqing holding a child, she asked suspiciously, "What is the emperor doing?" ”

"Ahem, nothing, nothing!" Saying that, he hurriedly got up and bowed to Lin Wan and said, "I've seen the imperial sister-in-law." ”

"I've seen the Queen Mother!" Zhao Bingyan also turned around at this time and said slightly to Lin Wan.

Although Zhao Bingyan had stayed in the palace for two years, he was always shown in disguise, so Lin Wan naturally wouldn't notice a palace maid. And although it has been more than ten days since Zhao Bingyan and Li Yunqing returned to the palace after the war, Lin Wan has not often been to the Qinzheng Palace, and today she has only seen the real Zhao Bingyan for the first time.

The first time I saw a woman in a woman's clothes, Zhao Bingyan like a fairy!

Seeing Zhao Bingyan's appearance, Lin Wan was stunned, as the second queen of Daqian, and now the queen mother, Lin Wan is naturally a rare beauty in the world. But even so, she was still stunned by Zhao Bingyan's peerless appearance. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked suspiciously, "Who is this girl?" ”

Seeing this scene, Li Yunqing hurriedly said: "This girl is my savior, and she captured Li Mingyuan this time, otherwise I wouldn't have taken Li Mingyuan down so easily!" Now it's my former female officer! ”

Hearing this, Lin Wan looked at Zhao Bingyan and then at Li Yunqing, and smiled: "I see, that's the work of saving the driver!" This palace is going to thank the girl for the people of Daqian and the Li family! As he spoke, he got up and was about to salute Zhao Bingyan.

Seeing this, Zhao Bingyan hurriedly stopped Lin Wan and said softly: "It's good for the Queen Mother to call me Bingyan, don't be polite!" ”

Hearing this, Lin Wan looked at Zhao Bingyan carefully, nodded and said, "I don't know where Miss Bingyan is?" ”

"The folk girl is a person in the rivers and lakes, and she was raised by her teacher since she was a child." Zhao Bingyan smiled. In front of Lin Wan, she couldn't tell her true identity, in that case, she would definitely scare the young and beautiful Queen Mother, and she herself would probably be thrown into prison as a felon.

Lin Wan showed regret when she heard Zhao Bingyan say this, in her opinion, now that the country is not enough to establish a country, and the murderous spirit has not disappeared, the queen naturally does not need a woman who is rich and noble, a high-ranking official and a prominent family, but at least she has to be a scholarly family. Although the woman in front of her is beautiful, she can't be a queen without knowing the roots. can see that her brother-in-law is obviously thinking a lot about others, if this is the case, it is very difficult for her, a sister-in-law.

Thinking in her heart, Lin Wan smiled and said: "The mourning family knows very little about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, but I have also heard that a chivalrous woman like the Bingyan girl is the most affectionate and righteous, and the emperor is very happy to be friends with you." Speaking of this, Lin Wan deliberately accentuated the word friend, and then turned to ask Li Yunqing: "It doesn't matter if the mourning family comes over, just to ask how the emperor is preparing for the sacrifice in two days?" ”

Since ancient times, emperors have held ceremonies to worship the heavens on the day of midsummer and winter solstice, and Daqian's inheritance of the ancient system is of course no exception. Two days later, it was the winter solstice, and Li Yunqing naturally wanted to sacrifice to the sky.

Hearing Lin Wan ask about this, Li Yunqing nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, rest assured, everything is ready, and the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens will definitely go very smoothly." ”

Lin Wan was very relieved when she heard this, her little uncle is becoming more and more Mingjun's demeanor, so she is also right about the spirit of Taizu Taizong. After chatting for a while, Lin Wan got up and left, she knew that Li Yunqing still had a lot of things to do. It's just that before walking out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, Lin Wan glanced at Zhao Bingyan very meaningfully.

Zhao Bingyan looked at the place where Lin Wan disappeared and said with some sadness: "Your sister-in-law is actually the most pitiful, ordinary women die and men are big dealers to remarry, even if someone is talking behind their backs, after all, there is a confidant by their side, but they can't be in the heavenly family." ”

When Li Yunqing heard this, he said: "Emperor Taizong didn't want to keep his imperial sister-in-law in the palace for a lifetime, they have no heirs, and the imperial sister-in-law actually has some less restraints. It doesn't hurt to tell you, Taizong gave the imperial sister-in-law a secret decree. ”

Zhao Bingyan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked curiously, "Secret Purpose?" ”

Li Yunqing nodded and said, "Yes, the secret decree says that if the imperial sister-in-law doesn't want to stay in the palace, she can kill herself." ”

Seeing that Zhao Bingyan's face was a little ugly when he heard the word self-killing, Li Yunqing smiled bitterly: "Brother Huang is to let the queen mother of Daqian die and let Lin Wan live." The Queen Mother is dead, and Lin Wan is just Lin Wan. Find a place to change your name and live your life at ease. ”

Zhao Bingyan's mouth opened wide when he heard this, throughout the ages, the Heavenly Family looked at face more than anything else. The queen, the mother of the country, naturally has to be loyal to the emperor, even if the emperor dies, the queen can only be the emperor's. If it is really as Li Yunqing said, the Taizong Emperor Li Hongyuan issued such a secret decree, it can only show one thing that he is a truly benevolent emperor and a wise monarch with a heart like the sea.

At this moment, Zhao Bingyan is more aware that the reason why the Li family can finally win the world is because of this leniency.

"Then why is the Queen Mother still in this palace?" Zhao Bingyan came back to his senses and asked.

Li Yunqing said with a deep sadness on her face: "Because the imperial sister-in-law has never fallen in love with the emperor of Daqian, the person she loves is called Li Hongyuan, but Li Hongyuan!" ”

Zhao Bingyan's body was shocked when he heard this, most of the women in this world who entered the high walls of the deep palace were because of the emperor's authority and supreme position, and getting the emperor's favor was their greatest purpose in this life. However, there is really such a woman who falls in love with the emperor, but not because he is the emperor, but because he is him.

Sitting obediently in Li Yunqing's arms, his head resting on Li Yunqing's heart, Zhao Bingyan said softly: "The person I fell in love with is called Li Yunqing, but Li Yunqing." Looking at the beautiful woman in his arms, Li Yunqing felt that he was the most contented man in the world at this moment, what more could he ask for if he had a wife like this?

The winter solstice day sacrifice is one of the few ceremonies in the year of the Great Qian Empire, and the mighty relied on the Canglong Gate and walked on the main road of Tai'an City in an orderly manner. One hundred cavalry took the lead, followed by thirty-six palace ladies holding palace lanterns, all lightly dressed and streamered, like fairies in the sky. After the palace is a bright yellow canopy symbolizing imperial power, and there are as many as eight huge canopies, because it takes two eunuchs to lift it. Behind the canopy was the huge golden dragon that Li Yunqing was riding, like a small palace. The dragon was too large, and there were eight stout horses in front of it.

At this moment, Li Yunqing was sitting there in a dress, and his whole body reflected the majesty and dignity of being the lord of the world. Let's not talk about it, let's just say that the green and shining beads the size of an adult's thumb on the crown of the flat sky only need one to buy a street. Not to mention the dragon pattern on the dress, which is woven with an unknown amount of gold and silver thread. I only know that such a dragon robe requires dozens of skilled weaver girls to spend three years to make a garment. Li Yunqing will never wear this dragon robe more than three times a year, and he usually wears simplified court clothes in the last court.

Zhao Bingyan on the side looked at Li Yunqing, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really expensive, do you know how much your dress is worth?" ”

Li Yunqing shook his head when he heard the words and said, "No one has calculated it, if you have to say it, it is a priceless treasure." Although such luxury should not be deserved, etiquette should not be abolished. Otherwise, you can't be heavy! ”

As he was talking, Long Bao stopped, Li Yunqing's brows couldn't help frowning, if something went wrong in the ritual of sacrificing to the sky, it would be very inappropriate. Zhao Bingyan lifted the curtain and asked a palace lady outside: "What happened, why did the car stop?" ”

Hearing this, Gong E hurriedly bowed down and said, "If you go back to the girl, there seems to be someone in front of you blocking the way." ”