Chapter 112: Consecration
The autumn scenery is pleasant. In the garden of the small courtyard, Song Huaixi is running around in the yard, holding cotton thread in his hand.
The other end of the cotton string was stretched taut, holding a butterfly kite.
"Sister-in-law, look! Our kite is flying so high!" Song Huaixi was wearing a pink jacket. With his head raised high, his blunt, round eyes gazed at the kite flying higher and higher in the sky.
"Huai Xi, be careful. Watch the road and don't trip." Zhao Qionghuan was sitting on a stone bench nearby, packing up the tools for making kites, and she reminded him with a smile.
"I understand. Sister-in-law." Song Huaixi answered obediently.
The tan dog at his feet also followed him around, running around with him: "Woof! Woof woof!"
"Little wolf, don't follow me, I will step on you." Song Huaixi was busy reeling in the line in his hand. While speaking to the puppy at his feet.
But the puppy didn't understand and became even more interested. Surrounding him and barking.
Song Huaixi stopped running with the cotton thread in his hand and stared at the puppy on the ground. The little wolf also squatted down and stuck out his tongue, and the man and the dog stared at each other.
"Do you want to fly a kite, too?" Song Huaixi looked at the kite string in his hand, then at the puppy on the ground staring up at him: "But little wolf, you don't have hands. You can't fly a kite."
“Puff.”
Zhao Qionghuan laughed out loud as she listened to their conversation. Song Huaixi always had some weird thoughts in his mind. It makes people laugh.
The puppy tilted its head, even though it couldn't understand what he was saying. But the enthusiasm remained unabated: "Woof woof! Woof woof!"
Seeing how persistent it was, Song Huaixi pulled the rope to prevent the kite from falling while thinking of a solution.
"Ah! Got it!"
Looking at the puppy, Song Huaixi had an idea. Squat down and use your teeth to bite off the cotton thread in your hand, then tie the cotton thread to the puppy's tail.
"Then you can fly a kite." Clapping his hands, Song Huaixi felt that he was so smart.
Looking up, he saw the kite in the sky swaying and about to fall. Song Huaixi shouted anxiously, "Run! Little Wolf! The kite is going to fall."
This time the little wolf seemed to understand and ran as fast as it could. The kite that was shaky just now is now flying again, flying higher and higher, stretching the dog's tail straight.
“Hahahaha.” Zhao Qionghuan couldn’t stop laughing when she saw the scene in front of her: “Oh, Huaixi, you are so funny…”
The two were playing when Chaolu came running over from the front hall: "Princess, Madam. The imperial court has sent an order. Please go to the front hall to receive it."
"What? The imperial court came to issue an edict?" Zhao Qionghuan's heart skipped a beat. They knew very little about the battle situation on the front line.
Could it be that the prince was defeated? Shaking her head, Zhao Qionghuan suppressed the thought in her mind and decided that it would definitely not happen.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law?" Seeing them talking, Song Huaixi ran over holding the little wolf.
Zhao Qionghuan looked at the knot on the dog's tail that had not been untied yet, stepped forward to untie it and put the puppy down: "The court has issued an order, we must hurry to receive it."
"ah?"
Song Huaixi looked confused and was hurriedly dragged to the front hall. As soon as they entered the front hall, everyone knelt on the ground with solemn expressions. Song Huaixi was also helped to kneel on the ground.
In front of him was a man dressed in eunuch's clothes, holding a bright yellow cloth in his hand.
Song Huaixi was stunned. The scene in front of me seemed somewhat familiar. By the way, when he got married, his father-in-law also came to his house with yellow cloth.
The eunuch who announced the decree saw the main person coming and a smile appeared on his face. He opened the cloth in his hand and announced:
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Huai Xi and I have known each other for a long time and have a deep affection for each other. You are both virtuous and beautiful, and you are gentle, elegant, and respectful. I commend your conduct and now appoint you as the Empress. You will live in the Central Palace and share the same heart and mind with me to benefit the country and protect the people. I decree this!"
"Empress, please accept the order." The eunuch bent down and presented the imperial edict to Song Huaixi with a respectful expression.
Looking at the bright yellow cloth that was brought to him, Song Huaixi stood up and took it with both hands. There was confusion in his expression.
My father-in-law said a lot, but why didn’t he understand?
"Huaixi, you are crowned queen!" Zhao Qionghuan looked at the confused Song Huaixi and reminded her in a low voice.
Song Huaixi blinked his blunt eyes but was still confused: "Queen?"
"The prince won and became the emperor, and you are the queen now!" Seeing that he was not understanding, Zhao Qionghuan had to change her way of saying it.
Unexpectedly, he got the wrong point and turned around in surprise and said, "Zhao Fangye won!? When will he come back?!"
There was a helpless smile in everyone's eyes, knowing that he didn't understand this. I don’t know what an honor this is. In fact, the Song family was shocked when they heard that Song Huaixi was named queen.
After all, there has never been a precedent of a man becoming a queen in all dynasties, and Zhao Fangye's actions undoubtedly set a precedent. This order must have been issued under tremendous pressure to set a precedent.
Song Zigen recalled the conversation he had with Zhao Fangye in front of the bed that day, and now he really believed that Zhao Fangye would treat Huai Xi sincerely.
Song Huaixi didn't know what everyone was happy about, so he was happy too. Zhao Fangye won! Zhao Fangye is so awesome!
"Eunuch, when will Zhao Fangye come back?" Song Huaixi, holding a bright yellow cloth, couldn't help but ask Eunuch Zhao Fangye when he would return.
The eunuch who announced the decree had already gotten used to him addressing the emperor by his name, and he said respectfully, "Your Majesty has ordered us to escort the queen to the capital immediately. The carriage is ready."
When everyone walked out of the courtyard, they saw that the quiet alley was filled with gorgeous carriages, and the end of the line was nowhere in sight.
Song Huaixi was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sitting in the luxurious phoenix carriage. He leaned on the window and looked at the scenery outside, his mind still unable to process what was going on.
Everything happened so fast. He was flying a kite in the yard just now. In the blink of an eye, he was stuffed into the carriage and set off for Beijing.
Reaching out and touching the soft brocade beneath him, Song Huaixi looked curiously at the interior of the carriage. Every detail in sight was engraved with exquisite patterns and painted with gold.
"So beautiful..." Song Huaixi's eyes sparkled. This sedan was bigger and more beautiful than the one he had when he got married.
Adjutant Sun led a group of personal guards to guard the convoy, and the carriage team drove towards the capital in a mighty manner.
In the imperial study, Zhao Fangye sat in an armchair. He put down the list of officials in his hand and pinched his tired brows. The young eunuch at the side immediately handed over a cup of Baihao Yinzhen.
The succession of dynasties is like this, the winner takes all. The Forbidden City just changed hands again, and no one would find it strange and everything just went on as it should.
After taking a sip of tea, there was no extra expression on Zhao Fangye's cold face. The young eunuch standing by was trembling with fear, fearing that he might make a mistake and anger the emperor.
He waved his hand and sent the servants away. Zhao Fangye sat alone in the quiet hall, took out the jade pendant in front of his chest and rubbed it carefully. He had only lived in the huge palace for less than half a month but he already felt lonely and unbearable.
In the middle of the imperial desk was a letter from Sun Shuo: "Your Majesty is doing well and will arrive in Beijing within three days."
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