Chapter 328 Blessing Ceremony
Yuan Ruan: [Oh, I'm scared, it's so high! ]
System: [Aruan, don't be afraid. We won't go up there.]
Yuanruan: [But this thing has already been done...]
Yuan Ruan originally wanted to say that she couldn't refuse such a kind invitation, especially since this was a big day for her brother, her son's mother, and even the whole of Da Xia. It would be a bit awkward if she didn't go up.
System: [Don’t be afraid, Tong’er. I’ve seen that these are made of wood. At worst, we can just chop them up and burn them. If they’re gone, we don’t have to go up there…]
The Third Prince and the Crown Prince: ...
Yuan Ruan's mouth twitched: [No need to do that, since everyone is here, just go ahead and get it done. ]
The court officials heard this: !!!
For the ten thousandth time, I am thankful that the person who can control the supernatural power is Xiao Guoyun, not the system.
At this time, palace guards with handsome features, upright posture, wearing bright armor and red feather crowns on their heads quickly set out from both sides. They climbed up the three-story ladder with "thumps, thumps", and two palace guards stood on each level. Their movements were in unison and they did not move at all. They looked quite majestic.
Their appearance once again aroused cheers from the surrounding people.
But Yuan Ruan didn't look at any of them. Yuan Ruan was only concerned about the condition of the ladder itself. Seeing so many big men running on it and the ladder not shaking at all, Yuan Ruan felt a lot more at ease.
The horns sounded and the musicians began to play sacrificial music.
As the melodious piano music sounded, a solemn atmosphere came over us. The common people in front of us quieted down one by one and waited silently.
The palace guards escorted the emperor and his entourage up the stairs.
Except for the supervisor of Qintianjian, all the court officials stopped in front of the first floor and stood with their hands hanging down.
The emperor led a group of princes and princesses and continued to walk up.
When they arrived at the second level of the ladder, except for the emperor, the crown prince, Yuan Ruan and the people from Qin Tianjian, all the other princes and princesses stopped and stood with their hands hanging down.
When they arrived at the top floor, the emperor also stopped and signaled Yuan Ruan to follow the people from Qin Tianjian up.
Yuan Ruan: [Oh my god. This thing is so tall. It’s almost taller than the city wall next to it.]
System: [Aruan, don’t be afraid. I can help you. If you don’t want to go up, don’t go up.]
Yuan Ruan was afraid that the other party would bring up the "burn, burn, burn" theory again, so he coughed lightly and said, "It's okay, I'll go up. I just didn't expect to see such an altar. It looks quite technological."
As he spoke, Yuanruan climbed up the highest ladder.
She looked around. Above her was the blue sky and white clouds. In the distance were quaint buildings arranged in an orderly manner. Further away were neatly distributed farmlands in the suburbs. She looked slightly downward and suddenly saw a dense crowd of heads. No, that's not right. These people were all looking up at her, so Yuan Ruan could barely make out some of their faces.
When she saw the face clearly, Yuan Ruan noticed that Tian Langjun, with a gauze wrapped on his head, was smiling at her foolishly.
Yuan Ruan was stunned: [Mr. Tian, are you working so hard in class? You even have a gauze on your head? Are you injured?]
The emperor and the prince were startled when they heard this.
The emperor gave the prince a look, and the prince immediately came to the palace guard and ordered him to arrange for someone to find Tian Langjun and take this talent away to rest.
System: [He was not injured. When he was building the altar ladder, he did a lot of extreme operations to verify safety. He lost his balance once and fell from a high altitude. Fortunately, there was someone to support him, so nothing serious happened.]
Yuanruan was surprised: [Did he design this? ]
System: [Yes, you also know how much Mr. Tian admires you! He has always felt that the nearby sacrificial platforms are too low, not high enough, not powerful enough, and not worthy of you. He has always wanted to rebuild a new sacrificial platform for you. Originally, he chose a site on the top of a high mountain in the suburbs, with a cliff below. It is particularly high and has a fairy-like aura. Originally, your brother agreed...]
Yuan Ruan was stunned. A cliff on a mountain?!
This is so scary!
The corner of her mouth twitched: [What! Brother agreed?! I will persuade him to give up later. What's the point of so many formalities? This is still better, this is better.]
The emperor and the prince, who knew that Yuan Ruan liked to be in the limelight and didn't like to go out in the night in fancy clothes, said: ...
The two of them were stunned and almost laughed out loud, but then the emperor and the prince both realized the hidden meaning.
Yuanruan is afraid of heights.
The prince looked at the emperor worriedly. The emperor said nothing and walked up to the top platform without hesitation.
Everyone below was stunned. Your Majesty, this seems to be against the rules.
Then, the emperor looked at the somewhat dazed Yuan Ruan, gently picked her up, and said, "Jiu'er, your father is with you. If you are still afraid, I will take you down to a place where you are not afraid."
Yuan Ruan was stunned.
When Supervisor Qin Tian heard this, he didn't know how to light the incense. He was trembling with fear and hesitation.
The court officials below all had dazed expressions. Your Majesty, this is even more against the rules!
But the court officials were only shocked for a moment, and then most of them calmed down. After all, it was not the first time that the emperor had broken ancestral rules for the sake of the little imperial teacher. For example, in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, concubines and princesses were often not allowed to participate. But now, wasn't the princess standing there with the prince?
Only a few officials who were particularly strict with rules could not help it. It was fine to bring more women to sacrifice, after all, the fate of the country depended on women, but now even the procedures for offering sacrifices to heaven had to be changed. This was not acceptable! This was disrespectful to heaven, and then this person quietly handed a note to the prince.
The prince took it and looked at it. "Your Highness, offering sacrifices to heaven is an ancient ritual. The ritual cannot be abandoned! Please advise His Majesty!"
The prince looked at it and put it in his pocket without saying anything.
As for admonishing his father, let’s not talk about whether his father can be admonished. Compared with the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and Ah Ruan’s fear, he also thinks that Ah Ruan’s good mood is more important.
Besides, just because he had been blamed for many things, it didn't mean that anyone could blame him. The prince made a note of the official who delivered the note and planned to deal with it after the sacrificial ceremony.
Yuanruan had no idea of the complicated emotions of the people behind her.
She thought about it for a moment, pulled the emperor and shook her head: "No, father is with me, Jiuer is not afraid. Jiuer can do it"
The emperor observed Yuanruan's expression and acquiesced.
At the same time, Yuanruan said to the system: [Tong'er, open now.]