Chapter 43: Enthronement Ceremony I

The sound of "dong dong" drumming came from the front of the Taiji Palace, telling everyone in the Daxing Palace that the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor was about to begin, and at the same time pulling me back from my imagination to reality.

I turned around and walked towards the Taiji Gate, only to see Princess Changle walking towards me. I hurriedly greeted her and saluted: "Jingjing greets Sister Lizhen!" ”

Princess Changle is also wearing elegant makeup today, wearing a white filial piety dress, only her hair is combed into an elegant double-knotted bun, which is only decorated with a delicate white jade grate comb, but it can still bring out the innate graceful and luxurious temperament of Princess Changle.

Princess Changle smiled at me: "Why is Jingjing stunned at Xue Chuqing?" ”

I thought that Princess Changle had seen through my thoughts, so I immediately blushed and explained, "How can Jingjing have." It's just that Lord Xue is quite presumptuous, and he didn't say anything when he collided with me, but he still said nothing to me! Jingjing was only angry for a moment just now, and she was stunned there. ”

Princess Changle was a little surprised: "Xue Chuqing actually has this guts?" He just relied on his brother Xue Shenfu to get the official position of the Great Si Lezheng in the Ministry of Rites, and he dared to be so rude to Jingjing in this palace? ”

"Actually, it's not that serious." I was a little scared, afraid that Princess Changle would stand up for me and then harm this Xue Chuqing.

"It's just relying on his father's right guard general, Lord Xue." Princess Changle's expression was quite disdainful.

I really didn't want to dwell on this matter, for fear of causing trouble to Xue Chuqing, so I pulled Princess Changle and said, "Sister Lizhi, Jingjing has only been to the Taiji Hall once, and she has never attended such a grand ceremony, and now she is nervous and afraid of making a mistake." So I also asked my sister to bring Jingjing, so that Jingjing would feel at ease. ”

Princess Changle was really diverted by me, she lovingly tidied up my slightly scattered sideburns, and then pulled me over the Taiji Gate and walked towards the Taiji Hall. I followed her silently, grateful in my heart for her love for me, although I knew that she had only treated me as a substitute for Mingda over the years.

Stepping out of the Taiji Gate, there is a wide square, with bell towers and drum towers on the left and right sides. The majestic Tai Chi Hall is located in the north of the square. The floor of the square is paved with gray bricks, and a large stone slab is used in the middle to pave a large avenue in front of the main hall as a royal road, which directly resists the door. The Tai Chi Hall is the most magnificent building I have ever seen in Daxing Palace, with about 12 rooms open and about 15 rooms deep. And the top of the hall adopts a single eaves and four slopes, and the bucket arch jumps out of four layers, which makes the top of the palace look simple and complex, so that people have to be amazed by the ingenuity of the architect Yu Wenkai!

I followed Princess Changle into the Taiji Palace, standing in front of the palace on the right side of the harem concubines and the area where the princess should stand. As soon as he stood still, the sound of drumming came from the drum tower in the square outside the hall. There was silence all around, and the officials who had gathered together to chat returned to their positions, waiting for the arrival of the new monarch.

Dressed in a dragon robe and a crown, the prince walked towards the royal gate under the escort of the Imperial Forest Army. As he went, officials at all levels bowed down to him one after another. After the ceremony, the officials were in place, and at this time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu came out to invite the crown prince to the emperor's throne.

Still guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, the prince slowly walked into the sacred and solemn Taiji Hall, walked up the steps of the hall step by step, until he reached the dragon chair, which symbolized the highest power, and turned to sit down. All of us present knelt down three times and bowed nine times at the command of the chanting officer, and shouted at the same time: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" "The palace people in the palace began to play the Dan Majesty music at the right time.