Chapter 440 Ascension to the throne
Xiao Muyu nodded heavily, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Yu Youning became even gentler.
"You're right! I have so many friends and family, I won't end up alone. It's great to have you around!"
Yu Youning hugged Xiao Muyu's arm and closed his eyes, "Go to sleep quickly! Otherwise, you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning!"
Xiao Muyu took a deep breath, "Okay! Let's go to sleep now!"
I said I wanted to sleep, but when I closed my eyes, my mind was in a mess and I couldn't fall asleep at all.
Xiao Muyu was afraid of disturbing Yu Youning, so he wanted to pretend to be asleep.
But he was immediately discovered by Yu Youning.
"Sister Muyu, can't you sleep?" Yu Youning opened her eyes and asked.
"Did I disturb you?"
"No! You're so quiet, how could you possibly disturb me? It's just that if you can't sleep, I can help you fall asleep!"
"Help me fall asleep?"
Can this still help?
"Sister, do you want me to help you?" Yu Youning asked back.
Xiao Muyu thought about it carefully.
I was afraid that I would be busy all day tomorrow. If I really couldn’t sleep, I would probably not have the energy, so I agreed immediately.
She was just about to ask Yu Youning how she could help when she felt a little soreness in her neck, and then...she felt nothing.
As soon as Yu Youning made a move, Xiao Muyu immediately fell asleep.
"Sleep well!"
As he spoke, Yu Youning closed his eyes.
The next morning.
Hearing the gentle knock on the door, Yu Youning immediately opened his eyes.
She tapped Xiao Muyu's acupoint again, and Xiao Muyu woke up quickly.
The person is awake, the body feels very relaxed, and the spirit is very full.
But it's still a little strange, to some extent.
"Youning, how did I fall asleep?"
Xiao Muyu couldn't even believe that he had fallen asleep before.
Why don’t I feel anything at all?
But whether she believed it or not, it was the truth.
"Sister Muyu, don't think too much about it for now. Hurry and get up! My mother and everyone are waiting outside!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Muyu no longer cared about anything else and immediately stood up.
The next step is to take a shower, change clothes, put on makeup and comb your hair.
The bride is beautiful, but it is also complicated to make her look so beautiful.
It took two hours for Xiao Muyu to finish dressing up.
Yu Youning had already gone to have breakfast and came back, and also brought some snacks for Xiao Muyu.
These snacks are relatively hard.
Xiao Muyu cannot drink tea when eating.
Today's outfit is complicated and changing clothes is very inconvenient.
In order to reduce the number of times you need to change clothes, you can only drink less water or try not to drink water.
If you want to be a beautiful bride, you have to suffer a little.
Yu Youning watched from the side and couldn't help but be amazed.
Yu Tingwan turned around and saw Yu Youning's expression. She immediately laughed, "What's with that expression? When you get married, you'll have an even harder time than your sister Muyu. I guess you won't even have time to sleep on the first night of your wedding."
"What?"
Yu Youning looked shocked.
"Mother, why?"
Yu Tingwan nodded Yu Youning's head, "Of course it's because the person you married has a different status! You still have to worship your ancestors and accept the worship of the officials, so it will naturally take longer."
Yu Youning opened his mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.
never mind.
It will take several more years for her to marry Ah Xu!
We’ll talk about it when the time comes!
Right now, she doesn't need to think about anything, she just needs to join in the fun and enjoy the feast!
When it came to welcoming the bride, Chu Huaixu's identity naturally made it difficult for him to come.
But before watching the ceremony, Chu Huaixu arrived at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion in advance.
Chu Huaixu has been the regent for two or three years and is completely different from the previous crown prince who was only in name only.
Now, in the court, anyone who is not hopelessly stupid has already seen what the emperor means.
The crown prince is already the future emperor.
The fact that the Crown Prince would attend the ceremony in person undoubtedly sent a signal to the people in the court - when the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, the Marquis of Zhenbei will still be highly valued.
This point has actually been made clear long ago.
After all, Huo Qingchen and the prince were classmates, grew up together, traveled together, and had an extremely good relationship.
As long as the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion does not rebel, there will be no accidents in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion in the next hundred years.
For a moment, the eyes of all the officials looking at Zhenbei Hou and others turned into envy and jealousy.
But there is no use in being envious.
There are so many students in the Imperial College, and many of them are classmates with the prince.
But none of them had any friendship with the prince, so it can only be said that there was something wrong with them.
The Marquis of Zhenbei and his wife sat in the main seat, and Huo Yunan and Xiao Muyu bowed.
After the ceremony, Xiao Muyu was sent to the bridal chamber, and Huo Yunan went to entertain the guests.
Yu Youning had nothing to do, so he sat at a table with Chu Huaixu, waiting for the meal.
The wedding banquet at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is naturally not bad.
Yu Youning ate happily and seriously, and Chu Huaixu watched from the side, feeling a little curious.
Why does Youning only think about eating?
Doesn’t the scene before you make you think about what they will look like when they get married?
He thought so in his heart, but seeing Yu Youning eating happily, he finally suppressed it.
never mind.
Let’s talk about the future later!
Right now, as long as Youning is happy, that’s enough!
Yu Youning had no idea that Chu Huaixu had thought so much in just a short while.
She only noticed that Chu Huaixu didn't move his chopsticks.
"Ah Xu, you really don't want to try it? It tastes delicious!"
There weren't many people sitting at their table.
Chu Huaixu, Yu Youning, Huo Qingchen, Wen Xiangli, Jiang Lingzhou and Zhai Heming.
In other words, they grew up together and have a deep relationship, which is why they can sit at the same table with Chu Huaixu and eat calmly.
If it were someone else, they would either be nervous or try to please, which would only annoy Chu Huaixu.
When Chu Huaixu heard Yu Youning's words, he immediately picked up the chopsticks in his hand.
"eat!"
If Youning says it’s delicious, it must be good!
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After Huo Yun'an and Xiao Muyu got married, life in the capital became peaceful again.
However, this calm did not last long, as this year's autumn examination and next year's spring examination were about to begin again.
Countless students went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations.
In the capital city, all the inns, big and small, were full.
There are also some small courtyards specifically for rental, and they have all been rented out.
Although there were many people taking the imperial examinations in the past, it was not as high as this many.
This year is different from previous years.
Because this year women can also take the imperial examinations.
Originally, some civil officials did not agree with women taking the imperial examinations.
However, after Xiliang was destroyed, these civil officials no longer dared to go against the emperor.
They also realized that the emperor was not someone they could manipulate at will.
No matter how long they opposed what the emperor wanted to do, they had no choice but to agree in the end.
After understanding this, things will naturally go much more smoothly.
Today, women can finally take the imperial examinations just like men.
But, it might be because it’s the first year.
There were only eighty women who were able to go to Beijing to take the imperial examinations.
Although compared with men, the number of women is really too small.
But there wasn’t one before!
If you can have eighty this year, you might have eight hundred in three years.
This is a good start.
If something does happen, it will definitely develop in a better direction.
From the autumn of the first year to the spring of the second year, the imperial examination finally ended.
In the end, only eight women passed the exam.
There are not many people.
But the same thing.
There wasn't one before.
Having these eight people is a great start!
After intense discussions, the official positions of these eight people were finally determined.
Not long after the affairs of the court were arranged, the five-yearly prayer ceremony was held.
Yu Youning watched with great interest the little girls praying on the stage.
She hugged Yu Tingwan's arm and said, "Mother, was I like this back then?"
Yu Tingwan smiled and nodded, "Yes! You were just like them back then, a little one. Now, you've grown into a big girl."
Yu Youning is already fourteen years old.
In another year, she will be of marriageable age.
Although she hasn't reached marriage age yet, she looks like a grown-up girl.
How come it grows so fast!
Yu Tingwan was feeling emotional, but Yu Youning was watching the Teng Snake appearing in the sky with great interest.
The Teng Snake appeared again in the sky above the capital, indicating that Dayong would still have good weather and abundant harvests in the next few years.
Whether it is the superiors or the ordinary people, what they hope most is good weather and a good harvest.
Only when the people can live and work in peace and contentment can the country truly be peaceful and prosperous.
The prayer was successful, and the people of the entire capital were very happy, and so were the officials.
The emperor was even happier.
So while he was happy, he announced at the morning court the next day that he would abdicate and become the emperor, passing the throne to the crown prince.
At this time, Chu Huaixu was only seventeen years old.
Although the emperor's decree was somewhat sudden, it was not particularly sudden.
Not only this incident, but everyone has known it in their hearts over the past few years.
However, they didn't expect that this day would come so soon.
But the emperor was a man of decisive character.
He said he wanted to be the emperor emeritus, and that meant he really wanted to be the emperor emeritus.
After leaving court, he urged the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the coronation ceremony.
The coronation ceremony is a very solemn and tedious matter.
Fortunately, there is plenty of time now and I can prepare slowly.
In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
As the new year approaches, Chu Huaixu is about to ascend the throne.
The coronation ceremony was grand and solemn.
Although Yu Youning has not yet married Chu Huaixu, she holds an official position, so she can naturally attend.
Seeing Chu Huaixu wearing the dragon robe and walking up the stairs step by step, Yu Youning used all his strength to hold back his smile.
This occasion requires solemnity and no laughing.
But even if I can't laugh, I still feel happy in my heart!
Her Ah Xu finally sat where he should be!
After Chu Huaixu sat on the dragon throne, he immediately looked in the direction of Yu Youning.
There was a distance between the two men, and in front of other officials, but they still made eye contact at the first moment.
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