Chapter 188: Queen
The diligent new emperor of Daxia missed three morning court sessions for the first time in history.
Jiang Rong also understood a truth: people who practice martial arts are really full of energy!
Afternoon.
Jiang Rong lazily lay on the couch reading a book, not wanting to move even a finger.
Feicui walked in happily: "Madam, Li Jin'er has been arrested!"
"Ah?" Jiang Rong was stunned. Why was Li Jin'er arrested?
"Lord Chu Jue of the Mingxin Division has an important case to report!" Feicui reported with a smile.
"Please come in, Master Chu!"
Chu Jue followed the palace maid in and looked at Jiang Rong in surprise, "Why are you wrapped like a dumpling? Are you sick?"
It is early summer now, but Jiang Rong is wrapped in a cloak, covering herself tightly.
"Well... I just caught a cold." Jiang Rong said casually. The real reason was, of course, that some people left marks on his neck that were shameful to see.
"I heard that Li Jiner was arrested. What crime did she commit?" Jiang Rong asked curiously.
Chu Jue was very pleased with himself when he talked about this. "This is all thanks to my excellent handling of the case. There was a spy in the Mingxin Division who was sent by the deposed emperor to lurk in the Li family. She was the concubine of Li Jin'er's father. It was she who tipped off the deposed emperor and leaked Xie Lingxi... leaked the life story of His Majesty..."
"She has been arrested and is being interrogated in the Mingxin Division. After the emperor was deposed, she confessed everything she knew... This lieutenant noticed something during her testimony. When she was watching the Li family, she discovered that Li Jin'er had sent people to sink a ship."
"It suddenly occurred to me that your cousin was killed in the shipwreck. After further investigation, it really matched. Li Jin'er and Shen Wenyuan colluded and killed your cousin."
Jiang Rong's eyes darkened.
It seems that Li Jin'er was Shen Wenyuan's helper back then...
"By the way, after we caught her and interrogated her, we also uncovered an old case related to you. It turned out that she had found Shen Wenyuan and asked him to take you away from marriage..." Chu Jue continued.
The last piece is connected.
"Duke Dingguo went to His Majesty to plead for mercy, but His Majesty has already ordered the Mingxin Division to deal with him severely and sentence him to immediate execution."
Jiang Rong came back to his senses and said, "Thank you, Lord Chu, for your keen observation and finding the real culprit."
"This captain has always been very good at investigating cases." Chu Jue looked proud.
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Mid-April.
The Queen's coronation ceremony, which had been in preparation for more than a month, was finally ready.
This is the first grand event since the new king ascended the throne.
Princes from all over the country sent envoys to present gifts and congratulate the queen on her happiness.
Jiang Rong was wearing a bright red palace dress embroidered with phoenixes and a kingfisher-inlaid nine-phoenix crown holding pearls on her head. She stood side by side with Xie Lingxi, who was wearing a dragon robe.
The ceremonial officials performed elaborate sacrificial dances, and as the court officials watched, they went through one complicated ritual after another...
Finally, the officiating officer, Master Shen, announced loudly:
"...You, Jiang, are the daughter of the Earl of Loyalty and Righteousness, of a beautiful family, virtuous and virtuous...I am sending an envoy to present you with the golden edict and golden seal to establish you as the empress, to obey the divine rule and be the mother of the world...I will announce this to the world so that everyone will know."
The bell rings and the ceremony is over.
The ministers saluted and said, "Congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen on her 1,000th birthday!"
"Everyone, please stand up."
Jiang Rong and Xie Lingxi took their seats at the main table, and a grand banquet began.
Stringed instruments played music and the dancers danced gracefully.
Everyone gave gifts and congratulations.
The two great princes of the Western Region came to congratulate him personally. Ye Yan didn't need to say much, he was Xie Lingxi's man, so naturally he had to come to congratulate his son on ascending the throne...
The new Fanxing Prince was a sickly young man. He presented a rare flower and said:
"I once owed your majesty a rare medicine. Recently, I opened the glass treasure and luckily got a rare medicine. I present it to your majesty and the queen!"
Xiao Nanxing immediately took the flower pot and said with great joy, "Your Majesty, Madam, this is the Seven Star Lotus, one of the nine miraculous medicines!"
Xie Lingxi had already recognized him. This was the former leader of the Four Seas Gang...
He was originally a descendant of the Fanxing royal family and had been lurking in Daxia with some plans.
There is a dispute over the throne in Daxia and a threat from the northern desert. If we can find some opportunities, it is not impossible to unify the Western Regions and rule the Central Plains.
But after Xie Lingxi came to power, he completely gave up this idea. He also sent the miraculous medicine he found in the Western Regions' colored glaze treasure to show his friendship.
Duke Anguo had originally thought that the gift he had prepared would be the last one to go. Seeing this, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the King of England has also sent a rare herb to congratulate your Majesty and Your Majesty!"
The former Imperial Consort, the King of England’s biological mother, has arrived in Dongyang.
Duke Anguo also sent most of his descendants over there.
But he stayed on his own.
He knew that the emperor did not need hostages, but if he stayed in the capital, he would be the King of England's mouthpiece in the capital.
With him as their own, it is more convenient for both parties to pass messages.
In order to avoid miscommunication and misunderstandings.
The King of England had no intention of attacking the capital. After reuniting with his mother, he was sure that Xie Lingxi really let him develop and had no intention of suppressing or threatening him...
To show his sincerity, he presented a rare medicinal herb that he obtained in his early years.
It is one of the nine miraculous medicines - the root of black vine.
When Xie Lingxi was still the prince of the Northern King, he offered a huge reward for the nine rare medicines. But the King of England had no friendship with Xie Lingxi at the time, and he didn't think he could win over the Xie family, so he didn't care about it.
Now that he remembered this medicine, he immediately sent someone to look for it in the sealed treasury of the royal palace in the capital.
This black vine root is a ginseng-like medicine that has been sealed in a jade box and its medicinal properties have been well preserved.
Xiao Nanxing couldn't help but take the jade box and nodded repeatedly, "It's a hundred-year-old black vine root, just right for medicine!"
Xie Lingxi was very happy to have obtained two rare herbs. A rare bright smile appeared on his cold face:
"Thank you, King Fanxing and King Ying, for helping me a lot. If you two need anything, just tell me."
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