The next morning, the Ministry of Rites sent over all the items needed for the coronation ceremony, including clothing, jewelry, jade ruyi, and the imperial edict of conferring the title, and also arranged for several maids to come and explain the details of the coronation ceremony to them one by one.

This time, the coronation ceremony of the new emperor and the ceremony of conferring the title of empress were held together. Originally, the coronation ceremony should have been held on the second day after he seized the imperial power, but he chose this day against all odds, which was a painstaking decision.

After reading the thick book, she realized that the empress should fast and bathe three days before being crowned. However, Liang Qingchen didn't want her to be too tired, so he exempted her from all this. However, many subsequent matters were still unavoidable.

After working all day, she finally got to rest at night.

But when she thought about tomorrow, she couldn't sleep. It was just like when she was in school and was told to give a speech in front of the whole school. She felt inexplicably nervous and uneasy.

I was afraid of making mistakes on my business trip, afraid of making a fool of myself, and now I am even more afraid of getting my family into trouble.

The empress is the mother of a country. She represents not only her own reputation, but also the reputation of Liang Qingchen and the royal family. If something goes wrong at the coronation ceremony, she will probably be criticized for the rest of her life.

The more I thought about her, the more nervous I became, and the more nervous I became, the more I couldn't sleep.

Seeing her tossing and turning, Liang Qingchen stretched out his arms and held her in his arms, and asked softly, "What's wrong? Are you thinking about tomorrow's ceremony?"

"Yeah." Jiang Muyu moved closer to him, feeling his aura and feeling more at ease. She sighed helplessly, "I haven't been this nervous for a long time. I'm afraid something will go wrong and the chain will fall off tomorrow."

"It's okay. I'm here. Even if something goes wrong, I'll make it right for you."

"No, there can't be any mistakes."

He stroked her back gently, like coaxing a child, and said, "Zhao Zhao, don't put so much pressure on yourself. It's just a coronation ceremony. Just treat them as radishes and vegetables, just like buying vegetables at the market. Just hold your chin up and walk out with the aura of a local god of wealth."

Jiang Muyu thought of the scene of himself going to the market with his head held high and chest puffed out to pick vegetables. He found it weird and humorous, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What the hell is this?"

"Look, you feel much better now."

"Uh... you know what, I'm not that nervous anymore."

"Well, then go to bed. It's getting late. Don't go out tomorrow with a haggard face. That would be a joke."

"You have a point." Jiang Muyu put her arms around his waist and winked playfully: "Good night, my emperor."

"Good night, my queen."

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Before daybreak, Jiang Muyu was called up to wash up. Considering that she might not be able to eat for the whole day, she ate two extra bowls of porridge and a steamed bun for breakfast. As a result, she could hardly fasten her belt after putting on so many layers of clothes. Fortunately, she was thin to begin with, so she took a deep breath and fastened it.

Liang Jinghe and Liang Jingtang each wore the formal attire of a prince and a princess. Nanxing, as Liang Qingchen's adopted daughter, was also named a princess and naturally wore the attire of a princess.

They had to go to the palace first to say goodbye to Jiang Muyu.

Tangtang came up to her and said happily, "Mom looks so beautiful today."

Jiang Muyu smiled and said, "Tangtang looks good today too."

Liang Jinghe said: "Mother, the time is almost up, we have to go to the palace first."

"Well, take good care of Tangtang and Nanxing. See you in the palace."

"The child understands."

Several people bowed to her and left.

Jiang Muyu was ready to go, and soon a governess came to receive her. A red carpet was rolled out from the door of her bedroom to the gate of her mansion. She was helped to sit in a sedan chair of queen specifications and was carried all the way to the front of the Noon Gate.

After getting off the sedan chair, there was a red carpet laid out all the way to the front of the palace. Armored guards and court etiquette attendants were lined up on both sides of the palace gate.

The clothes on his body were thick and heavy, with the long skirt dragging on the ground. The heavy crown with nine dragons and four phoenixes on his head made Jiang Muyu's neck ache.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, she finally arrived at the steps in front of the hall. From a distance, she saw Liang Qingchen wearing a dragon robe standing in front of the hall door waiting for her.

She stepped onto the steps and walked slowly, step by step, uprightly to his side.

The two looked at each other and got closer. He stretched out his hand to her and she put her hand in his palm.

She said softly in her heart: "Achen, you have finally returned to the top of the world that belongs to you. From now on, you don't have to be controlled by others anymore."

After the ceremony, Jiang Muyu was sent to her own bedroom.

She looked up at the three characters written in a dragon-like and phoenix-like pattern on the brand new plaque above: Qingyu Palace. She smiled and said, "This person... really knows how to make the best use of things."

Yunyan also smiled: "The emperor wrote this plaque himself to show his special favor to the queen."

"Who else can he favor besides me?"

"That's right. Given the emperor's love for you, he should follow the example of the late emperor and leave the harem empty."

Jiang Muyu said nothing and walked into the palace.

Unexpectedly, the ceremony took a whole day. She was so tired that she ached all over. After taking a bath, she went straight to bed.

When Liang Qingchen walked in, he saw that she was already fast asleep and didn't even notice that most of the quilt had slipped off.

He walked over, covered her with the quilt again, then sat beside the bed, staring at her sleeping face for a long time.

"Zhao Zhao, returning to Xuan Cang's palace, you know that I am more sad than happy." He murmured to himself: "In the past, my mother lived in this bedroom. This was built for her by my father. The best craftsmen in Xuan Cang were hired, and every brick and tile was made of the best materials in the world. But that big fire burned this place to ashes. I tried my best to restore this place, but in the end, it can't be the same as before..."

"Zhao Zhao, when I was young, I was always dissatisfied. I felt that being a prince was too hard and boring. I couldn't choose what I wanted, including food, clothes, jewelry, and even the person who slept with me. Everything was arranged for me.

So I tried to resist, and I lost everything... I regretted my incompetence and my stupidity, but I didn't regret choosing you."

"Zhao Zhao, it is so lonely on this mountain top. Fortunately, you are by my side. Now I finally understand why my father would not care about his own life for my mother. He loved her more than himself. Just like now, I feel the same way about you."

"Zhao Zhao, I think I will never let you go in this life..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly felt a slightly cool little hand covering the back of his hand. He was stunned for a moment, and then he heard a lazy voice saying, "Don't worry, I won't let you go either... You're disturbing my sleep in the middle of the night, do you want to kneel on the washboard?"