Chapter 339: Seventh Prince, Murong Huai
On the day of the enthronement, Su Wan got up early in the morning and took a bath, then put on the dark blue court dress of a princess. Her hair was combed neatly and meticulously, and she also put on light makeup on her face.
When Su's mother saw her daughter's outfit, she was so relieved.
"Oh, my dear, this princess looks so beautiful in her court dress."
"Mom, it will look even better when I put on the imperial crown." Su Wan turned around in front of her.
"When you come back, Fifth Brother will draw a portrait for you, okay?" Su Yi felt that Su Wan's day must be recorded.
This is a must. This is the highlight moment of Su Wan's life, and he must take a picture to record it.
"Okay, thank you, Fifth Brother."
"You're still saying thank you to me?" Su Yi scratched her nose lovingly.
Sun Ling'er also looked at Su Wan with envy. She had never been convinced by any girl of the same age in her life. Su Wan was the only one she was convinced by.
Everyone saw her out and watched her get on the carriage and go into the palace.
Su Wan got off the carriage in front of Xuanwu Gate. Nanny Jin, who was beside the Queen, had been waiting for a long time. She brought people and prepared a sedan chair. She would carry Su Wan to Wanhua Palace for the enthronement. This was the etiquette and decency.
Su Wan sat in a sedan chair that was swaying back and forth. The sedan chair was carried by four people, and Nanny Jin followed beside it.
After arriving at Wanhua Palace, Su Wan knelt on the cushion. The enthronement ceremony was held in the courtyard. The Queen Mother arrived soon. She specially wore a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown today.
She stood in front of Su Wan, who saluted her, and the queen smiled dignifiedly.
A eunuch was reading a long prayer. Su Wan didn't know what he was reading. She just knelt down with her head down, bowing when she was asked to, and kowtowing when she was asked to. It was very tiring to go through the whole process.
Su Wan's knees were numb from kneeling, and finally she reached the last step. The Queen Mother placed a hair crown of the size of a princess on her head. The hair crown was made of kingfisher feather craftsmanship, and it matched the court dress she was wearing perfectly.
It's very heavy. The moment I put it on my head, I could feel the weight of the hair crown.
After the Queen Mother put the cap on her, she helped her up with both hands.
"Princess Xuanle, the ceremony is over, please get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You're welcome. Princess Xuanle is so kind and has made such a contribution to our Jin State. I should thank you. I'm afraid you're still hungry after getting up early to prepare these ceremonies. Why don't you move to my Fengyi Palace for some refreshments?"
It was past breakfast time, so the Queen Mother suggested having some tea and snacks.
There are many rules in the palace.
Since the queen spoke personally, Su Wan naturally had to give her face, so she followed her to Fengyi Palace.
But she didn't expect that not long after she arrived, Concubine Chen, Concubine De, Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian and Concubine Xu Zhaoyi all arrived.
So Su Wan chatted with a group of ladies, but mostly they were talking while she was listening. Today, it was as if they had agreed on it, and they kept praising her.
Especially Concubine Chen. Her son Murong Huai and Su Chen were good friends in the military camp. After Murong Huai came back, he kept telling her to be polite to the Su family. So Concubine Chen looked at Su Wan more and more favorably.
Su Wan was extremely hungry, but he couldn't lose his composure. He only ate two pieces of snacks on the table and didn't drink much water.
Until Nanny Jin came in again and whispered a few words in the Queen's ear, the Queen finally spoke:
"Alright, Princess Xuanle is tired today. I'm sure you've seen the enthusiasm of the sisters. Minister Su is waiting for you at Xuanwu Gate to go back together. Let's not keep you here."
Upon hearing this news, Su Wan cheered inwardly, thinking that he was finally liberated.
"That's right. Princess Xuanle held her enthronement ceremony today. I'm afraid she has been busy since early morning and hasn't had breakfast yet. Let's let the princess go back." Concubine Chen was proud of her son's success and became more generous in her words and deeds.
The Queen Mother asked Nanny Jin to escort Su Wan out of the palace. The Queen Mother and other concubines sent gifts and asked a few eunuchs to help carry them.
Su Wan walked behind Nanny Jin through the imperial garden. The hair crown on her head made her neck uncomfortable, and she wished she could go faster.
As a result, a man in a gorgeous robe came towards them, followed by two young eunuchs. He walked with his hands behind his back and hummed a song.
Every accessory on her body is extremely valuable, exuding a sense of preciousness.
Nanny Jin saw the visitor and immediately bowed:
"This servant greets His Highness the Seventh Prince. May His Highness be well and safe."
Su Wan didn't understand either, so he just bowed along with her.
When she heard that it was the seventh prince, she sighed inwardly. So he was a prince? No wonder he was so noble.
"Get up," Murong Huai said, waving his sleeves.
He looked at the woman in court dress and guessed that she was Su Chen's sister, Jiang Yu's sweetheart, Princess Xuanle.
"This must be Princess Xuanle, I've heard of you for a long time."
When Su Wan heard him ask her, she looked up at him, and seeing him smiling brightly at her, she immediately lowered her head again.
Therefore, she also saw Murong Huai's face clearly. The men of the Murong family were indeed all good-looking. Murong Huai's mother, Concubine Chen, was so beautiful, and her son was also handsome and suave.
"It is you, my lady."
Murong Huai smiled when he heard this. He saw Su Wan's face clearly and thought to himself that Brother Jiang was really lucky. His sweetheart was so beautiful. No wonder he was thinking about her so much and treated Su Chen like a treasure.
He also had to pay his respects to his mother. Nanny Jin was also here. She was the Queen's person and it was not appropriate for her to talk too much with the princess.
So, Murong Huai said:
"Congratulations to Princess Xuanle on her great joy, but I still have to pay my respects to my mother, so I'll excuse myself first." Murong Huai left without saying anything more.
After he left, Su Wan followed Nanny Jin out of the palace.
After a lot of effort, they arrived at Xuanwu Gate. Her eldest brother's carriage stopped at the gate. Xizi saw her coming and hurriedly notified Su Jing who was in the carriage.
Su Wan was dressed in complicated clothes. Xizi helped her get into the carriage, and Su Jing also reached out to pull her.
"Are you exhausted today?" Su Jing asked with concern.
The first thing Su Wan did after sitting down was to take off the hair crown on her head. In an instant, she felt her energy and blood flow smoothly.
The carriage started, and Su Jing conjured up a box of food like magic.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to get out for a while. You probably didn't eat anything this morning, so I asked Xizi to buy you some cheese and some steamed dumplings. They should still be hot, so eat them quickly."
It’s really my brother who is considerate and saved my life. Su Wan is so hungry now.
"Brother, you are so nice." Su Wan held the food box. The carriage was moving smoothly, so she could eat in the car.
Su Jing looked at her lovingly and told her to eat it quickly while it was hot.
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