The Imperial Astronomical Observatory led hundreds of officials in offering sacrifices to heaven, earth, and ancestral temples. Thousands of people stood quietly on the majestic terrace, all with solemn expressions.

After three bells rang, the Imperial Ceremonial Department set up a case for imperial decrees and treasures in front of the throne in the Fengtian Hall.

Liu Ruyue, dressed in palace dress, walked into everyone's sight with the help of palace maids.

Throwing aside the support of the palace maid, Liu Ruyue dragged the queen's attire weighing hundreds of pounds, and walked alone on the terrace, step by step, slowly and solemnly, towards the high platform for offering sacrifices to the sky.

The fifteen-year-old girl still had a childish look on her face, and her figure was thin and frail. However, at this moment, all the civil and military officials felt a solemn and majestic aura from the woman, as if a god had descended to the world, majestic and solemn.

Everyone didn't know Liu Ruyue's identity as the tasker, but they could feel the aura of a superior emanating from her, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: She is worthy of being a goddess. Even though she is just a little girl, she has such a majestic aura. She is born to lead mankind.

Standing on the high platform, Xuanyuan Yunche was extremely excited as he watched Liu Ruyue walking towards him step by step.

At certain moments, he felt that this was not a coronation ceremony for the queen, but rather that the two were holding some strange wedding ceremony.

When this doubt arose in his mind, Xuanyuan Yunche couldn't help but joke to himself: In this kind of wedding, the bride and groom hold hands and worship in the hall with big red silk flowers, how could there be such a ceremony where they approach each other?

When Liu Ruyue dragged the heavy queen's attire onto the high platform and offered sacrifices to the heaven and earth ancestral temple with Xuanyuan Yunche, the ceremony of crowning the queen was completed.

In order to continue to build a good reputation for Liu Ruyue, Xuanyuan Yunche issued an imperial decree, granting amnesty to the world and exempting taxes for three years.

This move attracted a group of supporters for Liu Ruyue, the "goddess" who was already very famous among the people, and made Liu Ruyue's reputation in Beigan better and better.

Liu Ruyue was not stupid either. She sold the treasures she had taken back from Prince Jing's Mansion and exchanged them for 200,000 taels of silver, which she donated to the flood-stricken areas for flood control.

Because the money was paid by Liu Ruyue, Xuanyuan Yunche would not allow anyone to embezzle it, so he specially sent an imperial envoy to supervise and build a solid flood control embankment in the Yangtze River area.

For many years to come, Liu Ruyue continued to donate money to maintain these flood control dams, and she also accumulated a good reputation among the people...

Time goes back to the night of the coronation ceremony, and everyone says that a night of spring is worth a thousand gold.

The two of them had long since broken through taboos and tasted each other's flavors. Now that they were famous and had a good relationship, they had no scruples at all.

Especially Xuanyuan Yunche, who seemed to want to use all the bullets he had accumulated over the years on Liu Ruyue.

On the night of the queen's coronation, water was called for five times in Kunning Palace, which made the eyes of those hiding in the dark turn red with envy and jealousy.

"Your Majesty hasn't been to the harem for six months, and you thought he was too old to handle it. Who would have thought he was just dissatisfied with the quality of the palace fields and wanted old oxen to plow new ones?"

"Shang Ji is a lowly person. Even as queen, she couldn't hide her lowliness. How could the mother of a country be so unruly and wanton as to seduce Your Majesty?"

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Those jealous concubines could only curse Liu Ruyue secretly in their hearts. They were so angry that they gritted their teeth, but they could do nothing about Liu Ruyue.

After all, His Majesty's moods are fickle, and they have tried many methods before but have not received His Majesty's favor.

Amid the envy and jealousy of the women in the harem, Liu Ruyue's pleas for mercy and Xuanyuan Yunche's heavy breathing, a night passed.

On the second day, before Xuanyuan Yunche left the morning court, Liu Ruyue spent 10 points to exchange for an Indulgence Restoration Pill, restored her strength, got up before dawn, put on makeup and drew her eyebrows, and hurried to pay her respects to the Empress Dowagers of the East and West Palaces.

Having just ascended the throne, her foundation was unstable. At this time, she had to strictly abide by the rules of a queen and try her best to play the role of a good queen who would be loved by the people of Beikan.

After Liu Ruyue married into the palace, Xuanyuan Yunche sent several maids who were skilled in martial arts to serve by her side, and her former maids Luo Sheng and Luo Shu were promoted to senior maids.

Accompanied by six palace maids and a head nanny, the eight of them rushed towards the Empress Dowager Dong's palace.

Although Empress Dowager Cao was not Xuanyuan Yunche's biological mother, this was an era that emphasized the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. Empress Dowager Cao was Xuanyuan Yunche's legitimate mother, and a biological mother could never be superior to a legitimate mother.

Therefore, even if Xuanyuan Yunche ascended the throne, he still respected Cao as the Eastern Queen Mother and his biological mother Shen as the Western Queen Mother.

This East is always better than the West.

However, when Liu Ruyue paid a visit to the two empress dowagers, she came to the palace of the Eastern Empress Dowager first. It was not only because of the distinction between east and west, but also to thank Cao for taking care of Xuanyuan Yunche back then.

It was called taking care of, but in fact it was just a matter of convenience for Cao at that time. He registered the person under his own name and did not specifically target him.

However, in the harem, as long as no one was specifically targeted, it was already a form of care.

What's more, Cao had registered the person under his own name, which was like giving Xuanyuan Yunche a place to live.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is currently worshipping Buddha and is unable to see guests..."

Liu Ruyue arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace. Nanny Fang, who was beside the Empress Dowager Dong, came out and spoke to Liu Ruyue respectfully.

Liu Ruyue saw the indifference between Nanny Fang's brows and the faint sandalwood scent emanating from her body as she walked, and knew that she was not lying to her. Since becoming the empress dowager, Empress Dowager Dong has been devoted to worshipping Buddha and not concerned with worldly affairs.

In fact, this kind of mother-in-law is the best, because she doesn't restrict herself.

Liu Ruyue was not annoyed that the other party did not see her. She bowed three times respectfully in the direction where Nanny Fang came out.

"Madam, I'm not here to disturb the Queen Mother from worshipping Buddha. I just want to thank her for taking care of His Majesty..."

As a wife, she was very grateful to Cao for the little bit of stability she had given Xuanyuan Yunche during his turbulent childhood.

"Did she really say that?"

In the Buddhist hall, Empress Dowager Cao, who had just finished reciting a sutra, was surprised when she heard what Nanny Fang said.

Seeing Nanny Fang nod, she pursed her lips and smiled: She is smarter than that Shen.

"Master, you are not angry?"

Luo Shu felt that her master was already the queen after all. On the first day of her coronation, she came to pay her respects to her stepmother, but she didn't even see her face. How could she live her life if this got out?

So, on the way to Cining Palace, she leaned over to Liu Ruyue's ear and asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Liu Ruyue simply shook her head. "The Empress Dowager has devoted herself to worshipping Buddha for many years and has long since stopped caring about worldly matters. It's not directed at me alone, so why should she be upset?"

Besides, she got up so early today to pay her respects, is she really paying her respects?

No, she wanted to show it to Xuanyuan Yunche, to all the civil and military officials, and to the people of Beigan.

All she wanted was to go through the entire process. As for what happened in between, who she met, and who she didn't meet, it didn't matter at all...