"You have to admit, Her Majesty the Empress has a good eye for people!" Xie Wuyun said with a carefree laugh, teasing her.
Tianyun pretended to hit someone, then said shyly, "The investiture ceremony hasn't been held yet, don't shout nonsense."
"It's only a matter of time."
Xie Wuyun picked up a string of pearls and played with it. Suddenly, she thought of something and said seriously, "I heard that Minister of Rites Yuwen Yi has a close relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Without Yuwen Yi's recommendation, His Highness would not have come into the late emperor's sight so easily and gained his favor.
Tianyun nodded slightly: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"Lord Yuwen has no daughters, but recently he suddenly adopted a beautiful goddaughter. I don't need to explain the implications to you, do I?"
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Xie Wuyun left after a short while.
Only Tianyun remained, sitting quietly in the pavilion outside the courtyard, gazing at the distant scenery shrouded in thick fog, its layers of eaves arranged in a staggered pattern, the hanging bronze bells swaying gently.
Xiao Ziwu was busy searching for rebels, and with the enthronement ceremony approaching, he was somewhat overwhelmed and hadn't had a free time to visit the Siye Mansion in the past few days.
Tianyun started by learning to embroider auspicious robes from the embroiderers. She didn't need to do the phoenix coronet and embroidered robe for the coronation ceremony herself; it was just a way to pass the time.
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The enthronement ceremony was successfully held.
When Xiao Ziyan died, the old ministers who had supported him offered no resistance and surrendered to Xiao Ziwu.
However, the few remaining rabble of Mu Chengye's faction were still clamoring that the new emperor had no experience in handling political affairs and should listen more to the opinions of these old ministers.
One of the officials, Chu Liang, was particularly outspoken, relying on his official position to speak frankly and without reservation.
The remonstrating official Chu Liang said, "The matter of appointing an empress is closely related to the state and should not be decided so hastily. We should first select beautiful women to fill the harem, and then choose a suitable candidate from among them to be appointed as the empress."
The new emperor shut him down with a single question: "Should I be the one to marry, or should Lord Chu marry? Should I marry the woman I love, or the woman Lord Chu likes?"
Lord Chu blushed and said, "..."
The ministers: Ah, this…
The new emperor is using a deceptive tactic!
This isn't some ordinary marriage between commoners; you are the ruler of a nation, marrying the mother of all people! Why are you talking about it like a typical young couple...?
Chu Liang silently felt ashamed.
In the new emperor's mouth, they became the villains who broke up the lovers.
"My mind is made up. Since there is nothing else, let's adjourn the court."
Xiao Ziwu was too lazy to listen to their nonsense. They were all scheming and wanted to put their own daughters into the harem. Their disagreement with making Guaibao empress was simply because they felt that if a position were vacant, their own daughters would have a better chance.
His initial intention in ascending the throne was to ensure that no one in the world could bind him, and to fulfill his beautiful vision of being a devoted couple with his beloved for life.
Forget talent shows and harems, to hell with them all!
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