Chapter 405 One Servant and Two Masters 1

Today,

When Zhaohua dressed up and walked to the main gate of Changle Palace, she saw that the Fengjie envoy in charge of the queen's coronation ceremony was actually Xiao Jingyan.

He was wearing a dark brown four-clawed dragon robe, which was the unique court dress of the prince.

The dull color and majestic python embroidery were obviously incompatible with his romantic and suave personality.

The wealth and luxury of the Tian family were worn upright on his body, and it looked as if he were wearing heavy shackles, which was extremely abrupt.

When he saw Zhaohua coming out, he solemnly announced,

"kneel!"

The female officials and palace maids standing on both sides of the long street immediately knelt down in response, leaving a long road in the middle of the long street covered with a bright red peony and phoenix pattern of thousands of clouds, stretching endlessly with no visible end.

Zhao Hua walked in the middle of the Qianyun Carpet, moving step by step towards the Chaoyang Palace.

Xiao Jingyan stood beside her and protected her all the way, just like a brother sending his sister off to get married.

But his expression was solemn and serious, without any trace of joy.

Faintly, one could see that his eyebrows were slightly raised, as if he had a lot on his mind.

The sound of the imperial guards' whips echoed like thunder along the long street.

The sound of rituals and music that came one after another drowned out all the noise.

Zhao Hua opened her red lips slightly, and asked in a low voice that only she and Xiao Jingyan could hear,

"Brother, does something seem to be bothering you?"

Xiao Jingyan stared straight ahead, pretending not to hear Zhao Hua's question.

But his expression became visibly gloomier.

Zhao Hua probably guessed why Xiao Jingyan treated her so coldly.

So, she didn't ask any more questions.

It was unknown how long they had been walking. When Zhaohua arrived at Chaoyang Palace, he saw all the civil and military officials standing respectfully in the court outside the Chaoyang Gate.

Xiao Jingheng stood on the porch in front of Chaoyang Palace, facing the light and overlooking everything from above.

To walk from the Court of Hearing to Chaoyang Palace, one must climb ninety-nine steps with dragon reliefs.

The dragon-patterned wall in the middle of the steps was only for the emperor to walk on.

The official platform on the right is where the court officials and concubines can go.

The Fengtai on the left is the correct path that is exclusively available to the queen.

When Zhaohua came to Chaoyang Palace in the past, she had walked through the official platform countless times. She knew every tiny defect on the stone steps like the back of her hand.

But today is the first day I walk on the Phoenix Terrace,

Although the distance was the same, she walked cautiously, as if she had walked for a long time before she finally arrived in front of Xiao Jingheng.

She looked at the smiling man in front of her, bowed respectfully, and thanked him:

"I, Luo, have received Your Majesty's grace. I will manage the harem properly and fulfill my duties as a wife. I will be a role model for the whole nation and will live up to Your Majesty's grace."

Xiao Jingheng followed the rules and said solemnly, "Queen, please stand up."

Then he quickly grabbed Zhaohua's hand and helped her up.

Then he whispered excitedly:

"Zhao'er, I have finally waited for this day."

Zhao Hua smiled shyly, and after standing up, he wanted to move back a step,

But after taking half a step back, she felt Xiao Jingheng grab her hand and squeeze it hard.

Then I suddenly realized,

Now, she has become the Empress of the Central Palace,

She was no longer a concubine, no longer had to step back behind the emperor, and was qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Jingheng.

At this moment, a gentle breeze blew from the high platform, ruffling the sleeves of Zhaohua's luxurious phoenix robe.

She stood side by side with Xiao Jingheng, and heard the congratulations from the civil and military officials on the stage pouring in like a tide.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and a thousand years and a thousand years of long live the empress."

This was the first time Zhao Hua stood in Xiao Jingheng's perspective and looked down.

Only then did she realize that no matter how high their official positions or how grand their appearances, these court officials

Standing in the hall, they were just a drop in the ocean, forming a dark sea of ​​indistinguishable heads of people in official hats.

Xiao Jingheng said in a voice as loud as a bell: "My dear ministers, please stand up."

All the officials stood up and shouted, "We bow to thank the Holy Spirit for your grace."

But he just straightened his back and continued to bow.

Xiao Jingheng saw that Zhao Hua looked a little dull, perhaps because she was nervous, or maybe she was frightened by the big scene, so much so that she forgot the rules of the coronation ceremony that the etiquette nanny had taught her.

So he smiled and joked with her in a low voice: "Does the Queen intend to let our subjects be so formal?"

Zhaohua finally came to his senses.

She raised her face slightly, imitated Xiao Jingheng's tone just now, and said with a smile:

"All the nobles, please stand up."

What happened later was the remaining trivialities of the ceremony of crowning the queen.

That's how it is in the palace. No matter how small the rules are, they must be followed.

The higher your position and the more powerful you are, the more eyes will be watching your mistakes, so you cannot let your guard down.

By the time the ceremony was over, it was already dark.

They were supposed to move to Fengluan Palace today, but Zhaohua was really tired and too lazy to make any more trouble, so he asked Xiao Jingheng for permission to postpone the six palaces' greetings tomorrow and move from Changle Palace to Fengluan Palace tomorrow morning.

The next morning, the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to Changle Palace and started working.

It was almost noon when Zhao Hua finally settled down in Fengluan Palace.

At that time, Yunshan massaged Zhaohua's sore shoulders and said with a smile:

"Although these past two days have been hard, it's worth it now that I see that the Fengluan Palace is gorgeous and bright, and the residences of the princes and princesses are much more spacious."

Zhao Hua also smiled, "Yes, didn't you hear Cheng Yu say just now that he likes his current living room very much?"

Yunshan said, "That was all because the young lady wanted the Second Prince, so she specifically asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to change it. The young lady really cares about the Second Prince."

"Is there any mother in this world who doesn't care about her own child?" Zhao Hua said, holding Yun Shan's hand and gently said, "Don't just focus on serving me. I saw you holding your waist when you were carrying heavy objects just now. Is it twisted? Let Xiao Fuzi take a look at you later..."

"Miss!" Yunshan's face turned red all the way to her ears, "I...I am fine!"

While the master and servant were joking, the person who was being rapped came over.

When Xiao Fuzi entered, he saw Yunshan blushing and turning away from him, but Zhaohua was staring at him with a meaningful smile, which confused him for a moment.

He scratched the back of his head, but did not delay his work, reporting:

"My lady, the little seal in front of the emperor is here."

As he spoke, he moved closer to Zhaohua and whispered in her ear, "The show has been arranged."

Zhao Hua nodded slowly and said with a calm smile: "Then let him in."

When Xiao Yinzi arrived, he put on a flattering smile and kowtowed to Zhaohua.

"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

Zhaohua raised his hand to invite him to stand up, and then asked Yunshan to serve new tea.

"Why is Eunuch Yin here now?"

Xiao Yinzi smiled and said, "This is the gift that the Emperor bestowed upon the Empress. Master asked me to bring it to you."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands three times, and then palace maids filed in, offering gold, silver and treasures like a stream of water.

Zhao Hua never cared about these material possessions, but he still thanked the emperor for his grace and asked Xiao Fuzi to take people down to take inventory and put them away properly in the warehouse.

Only after all the strangers in the hall had left did Xiao Yinzi say secretly:

"There is one more thing that I would like to present to Your Majesty."

Zhaohua looked at him carefully, and after a while she smiled and said, "Eunuch Yin has been with Eunuch Jiang for a long time, and he has always served the emperor in front of the emperor, so naturally he has a good eye. I will definitely like the things you give me."