Chu Chi smiled at Lu Yiling and said, "You will definitely be more beautiful than me. When you get married, you will be the most beautiful bride in the world."
Lu Yiling said, "The most beautiful bride is my mother. She was so beautiful when she married my father."
Chu Chi smiled faintly and said, "Little Princess, how did you see your mother marry your father?"
Lu Yiling thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I have. I was there when my father and mother got married. My mother was so beautiful that day."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and touched Lu Yiling's head. Lu Yiling was indeed still there that day. "Empress, the auspicious time has arrived. It's time to get up."
Qi Yuning helped Chu Chi out and got into the phoenix sedan chair. After leaving the Chu family villa, Qi Yuning saw Zhao Jie who came to welcome the bride. According to the rules, His Majesty was not required to come to welcome the bride, but he did not expect Zhao Jie to come.
Chu Chi was also stunned for a moment in the phoenix sedan chair, then smiled happily.
After entering the palace, the ceremony of crowning the empress began. Queen Mother Zhou, who was sitting at the head of the table, saw Chu Chi slowly entering the palace. She stood up in shock and asked, "Why is it Chu Chi?"
"Empress Dowager," Princess Pingrou stood up and pressed Empress Dowager Zhou's shoulder, saying, "Empress Dowager, today is the ceremony of crowning the empress. All civil and military officials, princes, nobles, and foreign envoys are here. We cannot afford to make any mistakes."
Queen Mother Zhou glared at Chu Chi who came in with extreme anger, her face turned black, but she had to sit down for the sake of the overall situation. If she made a fuss at this time, it would be Zhao Jie who would lose face.
"By the grace of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Chu Chi, the eldest daughter of the Chu family of Yangzhou, is beautiful, intelligent, virtuous, gentle, elegant, and noble, worthy of being a model mother to the nation. Therefore, I bestow upon Chu Chi the title of Empress of the Great Sheng Dynasty, giving her authority over the six imperial palaces. This is my decree."
Chu Chi knelt down, raised her hands and took the imperial edict, saying: "I bow to thank you for your grace."
When Zhao Jie saw Chu Chi took the imperial edict, he hurriedly helped Chu Chi up and smiled faintly at him, "You look especially good today."
Chu Chi reached out and touched the faint scar on his face, and smiled gently at Zhao Jie.
Empress Dowager Zhou was furious. After the ceremony, she hurriedly asked everyone to leave. She glared at Zhao Jie and said, "Well, you've grown up now, and you can even deceive your mother at will, right? I really raised you in vain. If I had known this would happen, I might as well have gone with your father..."
Zhao Jie held Chu Chi's hand and said to Queen Mother Zhou, "Mother, I said I would marry the eldest daughter of the Chu family in Yangzhou. I didn't lie to you. Chu Chi is Chu Yan's eldest daughter."
"What?" Empress Dowager Zhou was stunned. "How could it be?"
Zhao Jie said, "I can't say anything nonsense about this matter. Chu Chi is indeed the only legitimate daughter of Chu Yan's family, the real daughter of the Chu family."
Empress Dowager Zhou frowned and sighed helplessly, saying, "Jie'er, now that you've married the queen, it's time to fill your harem and expand the Dasheng royal family as soon as possible. I'll leave the matter of the queen conferring the title to you, but I'll have the final say on the concubines in the future. Ning Ji is deeply loved by me, so you should issue an imperial decree to make her a noble concubine."
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