Chapter 384 Imperial Edict Establishing the Empress, Proclaimed by the Emperor Himself

Eunuch Li emphasized the words "ancestral worship," looking at Ji Qingwu as if afraid she might not hear him clearly.

Ji Qingwu's gaze was fixed on the bright yellow and red imperial edict.

Gibran was still in shock when he saw the red background... He almost lost his balance and had to be helped up by his eldest son.

Ji Changlin's eyes were filled with complex emotions. The emperor hadn't just casually mentioned wanting to appoint an empress; he had been planning this for a long time.

This type of imperial edict with this background color will only be used on one type of decree.

Ji Qingwu also realized that this imperial edict was extraordinary.

Previously, when Qiao had tutored her in the Six Arts at home, she also learned some basic etiquette and common sense of the Northern Li people.

At that time, when Ji Qingwu turned to the page recording the royal ceremony for the investiture of an empress, a thought popped into his head.

I wonder which noble family's daughter she is, to be able to ascend that throne that everyone looks up to.

Zhao Mingyan glanced at Li Yuzong, straightened his perfectly wrinkle-free robe, stood tall and imposing, and said with his head held high, "Proclaim the imperial decree."

Li Yuzong opened the scroll, and on the back of the decree, a pair of dragons and phoenixes nestled together were depicted in gold powder.

Tears welled up in Ji Qingwu's eyes, blurring the handsome face before him.

This means that before Emperor Wusu left the palace, before that assassination attempt.

He then wrote down the imperial edict establishing an empress.

Li Yuzong cleared his throat and said with a smile, "Please welcome the imperial decree, Miss Ji."

Ji Qingwu suppressed the stinging sensation in her eyes, lifted her skirt, and prepared to kneel down to receive the imperial decree.

Zhao Mingyan raised his hand to stop him, then glanced at Li Yuzong with a strong sense of condemnation in his eyes.

Li Yuzong hunched his shoulders and kept his mouth shut.

Kneeling to receive the imperial edict is a custom passed down through dynasties, and it is also his duty...

The tears in Ji Qingwu's eyes cleared, and she stretched out her hands.

He asked, "Eunuch Li, could you hand it over directly to me?"

At this moment, she didn't want to share the contents of the imperial edict with anyone. She just wanted to be alone, to find a quiet place, and to carefully read the edict.

She thought it, and she did it.

Without hesitation, Li Yuzong placed the hot potato in Ji Qingwu's hands.

Emperor Wusu is so unprincipled, why should he follow any rules? Besides, this is the future empress; it's better to please her sooner rather than later.

The Ji family members peered longingly at the imperial edict, wanting to see its contents, but Ji Qingwu put it away and held it in his arms.

When Zhao Mingyan saw that she had accepted it, his eyes and brows were full of smiles.

"Keep this dish of Awu; I will issue another one to announce it to the world."

After embracing the imperial decree, Ji Qingwu became quite reserved and dared not look up at him.

Li Yuzong, using his keen observation skills, said in a low voice, "Please, Madam, may the adults please excuse themselves for now..."

This was Madam Ji's room, and Ji Qingwu felt uncomfortable there. In addition, the person who made her feel both embarrassed and warm-hearted was standing there.

People dared not look directly at the emperor, but they dared to look at her.

Ji Qingwu's face flushed red under the gazes of everyone, as if she were on fire.

She said, "Since Your Majesty has come here for this matter, please return to the palace once it is done. I will also be going back now."

Zhao Mingyan said without changing his expression, "The journey here is long, I'll rest in your courtyard for a while."

No one else dared to object.

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Ji Qingwu and the emperor arrived at Wutong Garden one after the other.

But she was the one who entered first.

When Lanzhi saw the man following her, she was about to cry out in surprise when Sihai, who jumped down from the tree, covered her mouth and abducted her away.

Ji Qingwu turned around, her eyes like spring water reflecting countless stars.

He urged, "Your Majesty, please go back quickly."

All she wanted to do now was unfold the scroll and read it word by word.

Seeing that she was holding the imperial edict establishing her as empress as if it were a precious treasure, she was actually issuing an order for the emperor to leave.

It seems like they're prioritizing the casket over the pearl.

Zhao Mingyan suppressed a laugh and said, "You've just bribed A-Wu like that? It's just an imperial edict."

"That's all?" Ji Qingwu said seriously, "Doesn't Your Majesty know that a gentleman judges by actions, not by intentions? This imperial edict is more effective than any sentimental words."

Zhao Mingyan had not expected that she would care so much about this.

But upon closer reflection, I realized that I had given her too little, which is why she valued this item so much.

Fortunately, he brought an imperial edict with him on this trip, but what happened next...

His eyes changed slightly.

Zhao Mingyan approached her and said, "With this, I'm dispensable?"

That is certainly true at this moment.

Ji Qingwu had not forgotten the enormous shock Emperor Wusu had dropped at the Ji family today, leaving everyone stunned.

I hadn't told her a single thing about this before.

The imperial edict, brimming with his heartfelt intentions, seemed to please her even more than he himself.

Seeing that she only smiled sweetly with her lips curved up, but did not answer, Zhao Mingyan put his arm around her waist, lifted her up and hugged her.

Fearing that he might crush the imperial edict, Ji Qingwu cried out in alarm and quickly removed it from between their chests.

Zhao Mingyan carried her all the way to the couch by the window and sat down. Instead of putting her down, he turned her around and hugged her tightly from behind.

Ji Qingwu felt his hand moving upwards from her lower abdomen, kneading here and pinching there.

The window was still open, and she turned to look at him.

"This...this is still broad daylight..."

"What do you think I'm going to do?" Zhao Mingyan tapped her forehead with his finger and asked, "What kind of wonderful things are you thinking about inside?"

When asked this question, Ji Qingwu recalled some images in her mind, and said with a flicker in her eyes, "I didn't, I wasn't thinking about anything."

Zhao Mingyan took her hand that was holding the scroll and said slowly, "Didn't you think about it? I thought Awu wanted to see what was written in this imperial edict."

Ji Qingwu nodded and said, "Then I've thought about it again."

Seeing his hand move to the black ribbon of the scroll, Ji Qingwu said, "Does Your Majesty wish to look at it again?"

She thought that she could now enjoy the contents of the edict on her own.

Why would he bother reading an imperial edict written by Emperor Wusu himself?

Zhao Mingyan asked tentatively, "Is that not allowed?"

Ji Qingwu pursed her lips, having figured out his temper, and said, "What good would it do if I said no?"

Zhao Mingyan decisively replied, "It's useless."

Ji Qingwu snorted angrily and shifted unintentionally in his arms.

Zhao Mingyan, holding the scroll, patted her buttocks and said, "What are you humming about? If you make any more suggestive noises, I won't care if it's daytime or not. Make this noise a fact."

Ji Qingwu stared in disbelief, clutching his buttocks with his left hand.

She hadn't even become empress yet when she was struck by the imperial edict appointing her.

But she calmed down and watched him eagerly as he untied the ribbon and pulled open the jade shaft, revealing a silk fabric embroidered with auspicious clouds and cranes.

The imperial edict is decorated with two giant golden dragons that fly around, and opening it gives one the feeling of a house full of gold and jade.

Ji Qingwu's eyes had just turned to the powerful characters written in gold ink.

Zhao Mingyan's deep, cold voice rang out at the same time.

"I have heard that only when the order of heaven and earth is established can the grand plan of covering the world be revealed, and only when the sun and moon follow their orbits can the magnificent spectacle of eternal ascension be displayed."

The imperial edict establishing the empress was proclaimed by the emperor himself...