Chapter 211 If You Recognize Me as Your Emperor, You Must Recognize Her as Your Empress
The wind in late spring brings with it the restlessness of approaching summer, making the leaves rustle.
In mid-April, the tribute sent by Nan Xin to redeem Si Wang was gradually transported to the capital.
As for the three cities that Emperor Nanxin promised to Dongji, Jun Chenyi also sent General Han and other members of the Han family to help him win over the hearts of the people.
Since then, the Zhennan Army’s garrison has moved further south.
It has been more than a month since Han Qiongyue passed away.
The Deng family originally wanted to let Nanny Dou stay in the mansion, and Deng Youning also wanted to treat her as her own grandmother, but Nanny Dou did not want to disturb the Deng family and took the initiative to return to Taoxi Mountain, the base of the Huayan Army.
She was originally a female general in Huayan's army.
A civil strife also caused a sharp reduction in the military strength of Dongji country.
Originally it was divided into five parts, with a total of 300,000 troops, but now less than half is left.
Deng Ren and Deng Yan'an have already started helping Jun Chenyi recruit soldiers and horses.
In addition to the normal military force, this time, they also plan to appease some people in the martial arts world.
Through this duel with Si Wang and a group of Nanxin martial arts masters, they felt that these martial arts masters had high skills and unique abilities, and a few of them could easily defeat a hundred.
This war also brought about a major reshuffle in the Dongji imperial court.
Jun Wenci and Si Wang did one good thing. When they broke into the harem and captured the Queen Mother, Concubine Li and Jun Wenying, they killed all the other princes, princesses and concubines. The entire harem was bathed in blood.
At present, in the entire Dongji royal family, there are only two bloodlines left: Jun Chenyi and Jun Wenying.
There was no one in the harem, and there was not a need for too many palace maids, eunuchs, and imperial guards to serve.
Jun Wenying finally gained his freedom.
Jun Chenyi allowed her to leave the palace at will.
The Deng family also arranged a courtyard for her in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so that she could come and live there whenever she wanted.
In fact, she and Deng Yan'an could have discussed marriage, but after Han Qiongyue's death, the entire Deng family and Han family's descendants voluntarily observed three years of mourning for her.
Even Jun Chenyi didn't dare to mention marrying Li Qinghuan.
Deng Youning and Li Tianzhuo were even less anxious.
They are all people who have lived their lives again, and there are still too many more important things to do in this world than getting married.
The day before Jun Chenyi's accession ceremony.
Imperial Palace, Yongshou Palace.
"Old Nine, have you decided?"
The Queen Mother asked earnestly.
Just now, Jun Chenyi went to the Queen Mother and told her that he would mourn for Han Qiongyue for three years. He would not choose a concubine and would not accept any woman within three years.
The Queen Mother knew that he was nominally mourning for Han Qiongyue, but in fact he was waiting for Li Qinghuan for three years.
If she still hasn't woken up after three years, even if Jun Chenyi doesn't make her queen, he will have to select a girl from the imperial family to be his concubine.
"Don't think about it. It's my duty as a grandson to mourn for my grandmother."
"We, the two of us, owe our great-aunt too much. We will never be able to repay her in this lifetime."
Jun Chenyi emphasized that Han Qiongyue died to protect the Queen Mother, which made the Queen Mother feel very uncomfortable.
She sighed and glanced at Li Qinghuan behind Jun Chenyi.
"Huan'er's illness..."
The Queen Mother began to worry again.
Li Qinghuan's eyes were dull, staring straight ahead.
Jun Chenyi realized that the Empress Dowager wanted to talk to Huan'er and shook the bell on his wrist.
She received the order and turned to look at Jun Chenyi who was holding the bell.
"Huan'er, this is the Royal Grandmother. Please pay your respects to her." Jun Chenyi said patiently.
Li Qinghuan blinked his eyes, said nothing, but made a standard greeting gesture.
Deng Youning said that as long as she remembered it, she would do it now.
"My good child, you have suffered so much!"
The Queen Mother took Li Qinghuan's hand with a distressed look and signaled the palace maid beside her to fetch her only remaining phoenix crown.
When Jun Wenci caused chaos in the harem, he also killed the old nanny who had been employed by the empress dowager for decades.
She gave two phoenix hairpins to Deng Youning and Jun Wenying respectively.
This phoenix crown will be given to the future queen.
At present, it seems that Jun Chenyi is determined to make her the queen.
Jun Chenyi had also heard from Deng Youning and Jun Wenying about the meaning of the Queen Mother giving this headdress as a gift, but he did not react too much.
Jun Chenyi asked Li Qinghuan to sit down, and the empress dowager personally tied her hair and put on a crown for her.
She sat quietly by the small window in the sunshine.
The sun shone on her face, and she seemed to feel it was a little dazzling, and her eyelashes fluttered up and down several times.
At this moment, Jun Chenyi seemed to feel that Li Qinghuan had woken up.
From now on, he would only hope day and night for Li Qinghuan's recovery.
With Li Qinghuan in this state now, Wuying Studio naturally cannot continue to operate.
But Bai Xiaotang was taken over by Li Tianzhuo.
After all, he is Li Qinghuan's cousin, so it is most appropriate for him to manage Baixiaotang.
The palace was solemn and dignified.
The palace servants began preparing for Jun Chenyi's coronation ceremony before dawn.
However, at the hour of Yin, ministers also arrived at the palace one after another.
The Deng family naturally came along.
Unfortunately, everyone in the Han family went to the south to help Jun Chenyi manage the three cities given by Nan Xin, and they were unable to be present in person to watch Jun Chenyi sit on the throne.
When the morning and evening hours changed, music started playing, and all officials came to pay their respects. Jun Chenyi and Li Qinghuan came out together.
Although he did not make Li Qinghuan the queen, he made her wear the queen's dress at his coronation ceremony today.
When the ministers saw that Jun Chenyi had not been crowned a queen but had brought a woman dressed as a queen, they were afraid that he had broken the rules.
As soon as they appeared in front of everyone, an old minister who was good at finding trouble came out and spoke cautiously.
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that you would observe three years of mourning for Madam Han? May I ask who this woman is..."
Without waiting for Jun Chenyi to answer, several fearless ministers recognized Li Qinghuan's identity.
"Isn't this the madam of Wuyinglou?"
"I've been to Wuyinglou, it's definitely her."
"I remember that too. I heard that she was quite famous in the martial arts world. She was the head of Bai Xiao Tang."
"I also heard that she is the daughter of Nan Xin's former crown prince who colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, and is a fugitive from Nan Xin."
Hearing everyone's comments about Li Qinghuan, Jun Chenyi's face gradually became gloomy.
"My lords, listen to my orders. Although I will not appoint a queen, if you acknowledge me as the emperor today, you must acknowledge Li Qinghuan as the queen."
"I don't care what she did before, or what her identity is. She is my queen and the only one in my life."
"If anyone dares to disobey or be disrespectful to Li Qinghuan, I have plenty of ways to kill him legitimately."
Jun Chenyi doesn't want to be a tyrant who kills innocent people.
Therefore, unless that person did not reveal any flaws, he would have countless reasons to kill him.
The ministers dared not say anything more.
But they all secretly sighed in their hearts that Jun Chenyi was simply fooling around.
He made the fugitive Nanxin his queen and made use of the demoted prince of Nanxin...
If this continues, I’m really afraid that one day he will hand over the entire Dongji to Nan Yin.
However, the ministers could only be angry but not speak out.
Deng Youning and others stood silently below, watching Jun Chenyi and Li Qinghuan sit on the throne together.
"Huan'er, we have finally come to an end of our hardships. When will you wake up and rule the country with me?"
Jun Chenyi held Li Qinghuan's cheek with tears in his voice.
“Ahem!”
Deng Ren coughed twice to remind Jun Chenyi not to show off their affection.
Jun Chenyi then turned to face the ministers.
Everyone knelt down and shouted: "Long live the emperor--"
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