Chapter 5: Tea Ceremony

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Today, I had to enter the palace to give tea to the Queen Mother, and the two of them were not verbose, and ordered their subordinates to come in and serve, Shen Zhiyun instructed Mu Hibiscus to comb a solemn bun, and put on the big red dress sent by Ji Qingyun before, seeing that Ji Qingyun was also ready, the two went out together.

The people who participated in today's tea ceremony are mainly the queen mother, the emperor and the queen, as well as the crown prince and the second prince born by the queen, Shen Zhiyun, as the daughter of the prime minister, naturally knows some things about the royal family.

Today's queen is the princess of Dalin, the two countries married, the emperor married a beautiful woman as he wished, registered as the queen, and then gave birth to two princes one after another, the emperor was happy, and within a few years he canonized the prince as the prince, and amnesty the world.

In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Ji Qingyun took out the prepared gifts, and carefully warned Shen Zhiyun which one was for the crown prince and which one was for the second prince, and what should be paid attention to, and finally took out a bracelet of flowing spinel for Shen Zhiyun to wear, replacing the bracelet that Shen Zhiyun was wearing on his original hand.

Ji Qingxuan's hand gently stroked the bracelet, and said meaningfully: "This is the dowry of the queen mother, she has already given it to this king, saying that after this king marries, she will leave it to the princess of this king, and now that you are married to me, this bracelet is yours......"

Ji Qingyun was actually a little reluctant to give the bracelet to Shen Zhiyun in his heart, but when he saw Shen Zhiyun wearing his well-designed tea ceremony dress and sitting opposite with a calm expression, he took out the bracelet by surprise.

He was a little curious, since he saw Shen Zhiyun yesterday, her attitude has always been lukewarm, her expression is flat, not as enthusiastic or resistant as he imagined, Ji Qingyun said unconsciously: "I don't know what the princess thinks about the marriage between this king and you?"

When it came to the matter between them, Shen Zhiyun's eyes flashed, and the hand on the shirt was slightly restrained, and she said, "We're already married, aren't we..."

Ji Qingxuan was speechless, yes, no matter what, they have already married...

Walking all the way to Qingning Palace, the princess beside the Queen Mother hurriedly knelt down and said, "The slave has seen His Royal Highness King Yue and Princess Yue." ”

Ji Qingxuan glanced at it and said, "No courtesy." ”

The time has come, the queen mother and the emperor and queen have also come, and the recognition of relatives has officially begun.

First of all, the Queen Mother, Ji Qingyun and Shen Zhiyun knelt down, holding tea and saying in unison: "Queen Mother, please drink tea." ”

The Queen Mother was very happy, she took the teacup and took a sip, put it on the coffee table on the side, took the reward from the maid, and said softly: "Okay, you are now married, and you will love each other in the future." ”

Shen Zhiyun took the reward and said: "Thank you for the reward."

Next is the emperor and queen, Ji Qingyun and Shen Zhiyun saluted in turn, the queen on the side was very happy, she helped Shen Zhiyun with her own hands, and said with a smile: "Now that Yunyun is Princess Yue, I will enter the palace more in the future, talk to me, and His Royal Highness King Yue will be willing to let go of people at that time...".

Ji Qingxuan coughed lightly and said, "The imperial sister-in-law is joking." ”

The queen gently called the crown prince and the second prince, and said softly: "I haven't seen your imperial uncle and aunt yet." ”

The crown prince and the second prince are only five years old and three years old, they look very cute, the two of them stood up and bowed together, and said in a milky voice: "I've seen the emperor's uncle and aunt." ”

Shen Zhiyun smiled slightly, took the gift from Ji Qingyun's hand, and solemnly placed it in the hands of the two.

At the end of the ceremony, the emperor was busy with affairs, got up to leave, Ji Qingyun and Shen Zhiyun sat and talked with the queen mother until lunch.

After returning to the palace, as soon as Ji Qingyun entered the door, he instructed Mo Feng to prepare a return ceremony, Shen Zhiyun got up early and was a little tired, she said softly: "The concubine went back to Qingwuyuan to rest first." ”

Ji Qingyun thought for a moment, stretched out his hand to stop Shen Zhiyun, and said with a somewhat restrained expression: "Then you go back and rest first...... I'm still resting at Qingwu Court tonight. ”

Shen Zhiyun was slightly stunned, glanced at Ji Qingyun in surprise, and said with a gentle and obedient expression: "Okay." ”

She turned around and left with the maid, and Ji Qingyun looked at Shen Zhiyun's departing figure with a thoughtful expression.

In the evening, Ji Qingxuan came to Qingwuyuan on time, but he did not sleep on the bed tonight, but ordered Fudong to move a couch, and the two of them had their own thoughts and couldn't sleep all night.

Shen Zhiyun woke up when he slept in a blur, it was still early at the moment, and Ji Qingyun on the couch next to him had long since disappeared, Shen Zhiyun silently lowered his eyes, and whispered to them to fetch water to wash their faces.

Today is the door, Shen Zhiyun carefully dressed up and wore a goose yellow dress, she rarely wears this color, and she is a little unaccustomed to it.

Just after breakfast, Mo Feng beside Ji Qingxuan came, he lowered his head and said, "Princess, everything is ready, the prince is waiting for you at the main gate." ”

Shen Zhiyun said unhurriedly: "Okay, I'll come now." ”

Ji Qingyun had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Shen Zhiyun coming, he still looked faint, without any annoyance, and only called her to get into the car in a gentle tone.

Today, the Prime Minister's Mansion opened the door, Shen Yi and his wife had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when they saw the carriage coming from a distance, Mrs. Li excitedly grabbed Shen Yi's hand and said, "Husband, Yun'er is here." ”

Shen Yihui held his wife's hand and said, "Your Highness, they will be there soon, don't be excited, madam." ”

The carriage stopped, and the first to come down was Ji Qingxuan, who was dressed in a light blue suit, wearing a crown on his head, with an indifferent expression, pursed his thin lips, and a serious face. After Ji Qingyun came down, he turned around and put his hand into the car curtain, grabbed Shen Zhiyun's hand, and helped her down.

When she returned to the door today, Shen Zhiyun was wearing a goose-yellow princess suit, wearing pearls on her head, and her expression was dignified, seeing her parents standing at the door waiting for her, Shen Zhiyun's eyes suddenly shone with water.

After Ji Qingyun and Shen Zhiyun went up, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion led by Shen Yi knelt down and saluted: "Meet His Royal Highness King Yue and Princess Yue." ”

Ji Qingxuan helped Shen Yi with both hands and said, "Today, this king and the princess return to the door, Shen Xiang doesn't have to be polite." ”

Shen Yi waved his hand and said, "Please let the princess get started." ”

Everyone entered the door one after another and came to the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when Shen Yi and his wife sat down, Ji Qingyun and Shen Zhiyun stepped forward to salute.

The banquet was held as early as the day Shen Zhiyun got married, and when he returned to the door, he recognized the woman's relatives, but the Shen family was scarce and they were all thousands of miles away, so he gave up.

Everyone had dinner in the Prime Minister's Mansion and set off to return to the palace, before leaving, Mrs. Li Shuxue reluctantly took Shen Zhiyun's hand and kept instructing, Shen Zhiyun kept comforting with red eyes, and promised to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit when he was free.

Reluctantly returned to the palace, looking at the scenery of the palace, Shen Zhiyun knew that she would be the princess Yue on the surface from now on, she didn't forget what Ji Qingyun said, he and her were just a political marriage, maybe she would have to give up the position of Princess Yue to others in the future, Shen Zhiyun smiled self-deprecatingly.

Ji Qingyun didn't know what he was busy with, he didn't know where to go all afternoon, Shen Zhiyun had nothing to do, so he went out of the room alone and walked around the Qingwu Garden.

I don't know if it's because the palace occupies a large area or Ji Qingxin gives her face, Qingwuyuan is very large, it is an independent small courtyard, the environment is clean and elegant, and a lot of bamboo is planted on the edge.

There is also a pond of a living spring in the courtyard, and there are many lotus flowers planted here, but now the weather is getting colder, and the lotus flowers have long since withered.

The color is clear and mossy, and the cold condenses the purple edges.

The autumn wind was whining, Shen Zhiyun stood on the small bridge and felt a little cold, suddenly, a cloak was draped on her, she looked back suddenly, and said to her gently: "Miss, go back quickly, be careful of the wind and cold." ”

Shen Zhiyun tucked his shirt and smiled faintly: "Okay, let's go back." ”

The past can't be traced, the future can be expected, she should think about how to spend this dull day in the future.

Not far away, Mu Hibiscus ran over from afar and said happily: "Miss, Miss, the prince sent someone over to say that he would come over for dinner in a while." ”

Shen Zhiyun was slightly surprised, and then said, "I know, you can start preparing." ”

In the evening, Ji Qingyun was late, he brought a lot of people to take a lot of things, and as soon as he entered the door, he ordered them to place the things, Shen Zhiyun looked at it casually, it was all some poetry and book utensils, silk and satin, etc., she got up and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

Ji Qingxuan said lightly: "The princess is polite, if there is any shortage in the future, even if you open your mouth, this king will arrange it." ”

Shen Zhiyun thought for a moment and said, "The concubine likes to paint, and I also asked the prince to prepare a set of good painting tools and send them to Qingwu Garden." ”

Ji Qingxuan said: "Okay, this king knows." ”

From beginning to end, Shen Zhiyun has always looked indifferent, his movements are calm and elegant, Ji Qingyun sat down and ordered his subordinates to pass the meal.

Even if there are other women in his heart, Ji Qingyun can't deny that Shen Zhiyun, as the daughter of Shen Xiang, has really impeccable manners and appearances, but what makes him strange is that Shen Zhiyun doesn't seem to be interested in everything in the palace, as if she is an outsider.

Anyway, since they got married, she is his wife, he has not forgotten his promise, Princess Yue's power and glory are indispensable, so Ji Qingxuan pondered for a while, and said lightly: "You are tired these days, take a good rest first, and in a few days I will ask Mo Feng to send you all the cards and seals in the house, and you will preside over the affairs of the house." ”。

Shen Zhiyun pondered for a moment and nodded.