Chapter 223: Imperial Concubine's Enthronement Ceremony
Today is the day to wear a crown.
The imperial concubine can wear the Golden Phoenix Crown, which is made of pure gold filigree. In the middle is engraved a golden phoenix with its wings spread out, ready to fly. The wings are layered together, as if it is about to soar into the sky. The crown is also decorated with pearls and gems, and a pearl and jade hairpin hangs from the back.
The golden light and jade reflection are gorgeous and shining.
It's breathtakingly beautiful.
Pei Tingyue only wore her hair in a low bun today. When she put on the crown, she sighed, "It's quite heavy."
Yun Shu laughed and teased her, "Others want to wear it but can't, and yet the Empress is so disgusted that she opens it."
After dressing up, Pei Tingyue looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
After being dressed up like this, she looked dazzling, graceful and elegant, and her aura of a first-rank imperial concubine was fully revealed, making people dare not look directly at her.
Pei Tingyue smiled lightly: "Let's go."
When she reached the courtyard, she paused.
The scene of the past was still vivid in her mind. The last time she dressed so formally, someone saw her off and said to her with a gentle smile, "Go."
At this moment, Pei Tingyue seemed to hear these words again.
She looked at the boundless blue sky and murmured, "Don't worry, I will be fine, and you also want freedom."
With the support of Yun Shu and Yun Zheng, she walked out of the palace.
At the palace gate, King Xuan had arrived, and two other important officials in the court served as envoys to confer the throne.
In addition, all the female officials in the palace and several extremely important ladies from outside the palace were also waiting there.
Amidst the sounds of music, a group of people escorted Pei Tingyue to Chengming Hall. When they arrived in front of the hall, King Xuan read out the decree of promotion again.
Pei Tingyue bowed deeply and said, "I, your humble servant, thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Xie Chen ignored the rules and went down the stairs to help her up in front of everyone.
He lowered his voice and said, "The moon is very beautiful today. I will wait for you to come back to Chengning Palace."
Pei Tingyue smiled gracefully and nodded gently, "Okay."
After receiving the ceremony in front of Chengming Palace, he had to go to Fenghe Palace to listen to the Queen's instructions.
The ladies of honor surrounded her and took her to Fenghe Palace.
Queen Cui stood at the entrance of the main hall, wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe, exuding an imposing aura.
Today, not only was she dressed formally, but all the concubines wore the clothes appropriate to their respective positions and put on heavy makeup.
Pei Tingyue knelt at the foot of the stairs and listened to Queen Cui's instructions. Afterwards, Zhiwu personally helped her up.
The moment she stood there, all the palace maids, ladies-in-waiting, and concubines in Fenghe Palace bowed deeply and kowtowed to the ground.
"Your humble servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Your Majesty be filled with eternal joy."
Pei Tingyue looked at the scene where everyone in the hall was kneeling, and her heart was filled with excitement.
This is what it feels like to be on top.
No wonder so many people want to move up.
This tastes so good.
When she comes to power in the future, things will be better and she will be able to see more scenery.
She said simply: "Get up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch raised his voice and said, "The Imperial Concubine has ordered us to stand up—"
Everyone stood up again.
Afterwards, the ladies outside the palace left, and Pei Tingyue was left to teach the palace concubines.
Pei Tingyue said a few words and then gave up.
Then Empress Cui said with a smile: "Come and sit in the palace."
Pei Tingyue agreed: "Okay."
Everyone entered the hall according to their positions.
When the threshold was about to fall, Queen Cui was not careful and almost tripped. Fortunately, Zhiwu and Pei Tingyue stepped forward to support her.
Pei Tingyue turned her head and discovered that the queen had a layer of sweat on her forehead.
She thought back to what had just happened. This was Fenghe Palace, and the Queen was clearly not paying attention to the threshold. It was obvious that her steps were unsteady and she couldn't cross it.
Pei Tingyue's heart trembled.
The Queen looks like... someone who is seriously ill.
A seriously ill person!
Pei Tingyue widened her eyes slightly.
wrong!
Since the beginning of this year, her mind has been on the southern tour and her farewell to Concubine Song. After returning to the palace, she has focused on building the palace.
She hadn't remembered the content of the original book for a long time.
On the one hand, some things are just superficial, and only by being there can you truly understand them. On the other hand, the trajectory of history has changed since she came. Many things have not happened, and many things have changed.
Therefore, Pei Tingyue paid more and more attention to his own real feelings rather than the so-called contents of the books, so he didn't think too much about it.
But now seeing Queen Cui like this, she suddenly remembered.
According to the original book, Empress Cui died in the spring of the sixth year of Xining.
In the spring of the sixth year of Xining…
It's already the tenth day of the first lunar month, which means Queen Cui doesn't have much time left...
Pei Tingyue's face was filled with surprise.
Although she and Queen Cui did not have much interaction, Pei Tingyue always kept those things in her heart, and she admired Queen Cui's character.
Can such a good person still not escape fate?
Seeing her abnormality, Queen Cui patted the back of her hand and gestured for her to be at ease.
Pei Tingyue came back to his senses and helped her into the main hall.
After a brief chat, the concubines in the harem retreated, leaving only Pei Tingyue behind.
"My Lady, your body..."
Empress Cui took a sip of tea and interrupted her with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it's not good."
After getting the confirmation, Pei Tingyue was shocked, "Does the emperor know about this?"
Empress Cui sighed and said, "I knew a little, but I didn't know it would come so soon. I thought it had been several years. So I would like to ask the concubine to keep this a secret."
"Hidden?"
Empress Cui's eyes were vacant and far-reaching. "Yes. The beginning of spring is full of events. Both the imperial court and the harem are restless. First there is the Spring Imperial Examination, and then there is the selection of concubines in the palace. I cannot let this concubine delay the emperor's attention and these things."
Pei Tingyue felt a surge of admiration in his heart.
Their queen was truly a very qualified queen. Even when she was seriously ill, she was thinking about the people's livelihood and the reproduction of the royal heir, and she didn't think about herself at all.
This was her request. Pei Tingyue thought for a moment and agreed, "I understand."
Empress Cui smiled softly and said, "My dear Concubine, you should start managing the six palaces from now on. Don't be too anxious. Learn slowly. If you don't understand something, just ask me."
She said "in charge" instead of "assisting", which means giving all the power to her.
But Pei Tingyue still agreed. She lowered her eyes and said, "If I can help the Queen share her worries, it will be my honor."
Queen Cui continued to smile: "I know you are a smart woman. If you study hard, you will be able to learn it in no time."
The two looked at each other from a distance, just like they did back then.
Pei Tingyue felt a pang of bitterness in her heart after accepting the serious matter. "Your Majesty, why not ask the imperial physician to take another look? Perhaps her condition will be cured."
Empress Cui shook her head: "It won't get better."
Pei Tingyue lowered her voice, "I feel guilty. I haven't yet repaid your kindness in taking care of me."
In addition to admiration, she was also grateful to Queen Cui.
If Empress Cui had not transferred her to Changle Palace on purpose, how could she have met Concubine Song and become good friends with her?
Pei Tingyue kept all these things in mind.
It is also because of this that she, who loves power so much, only wants to be a concubine, not a queen.
She was willing to be under Queen Cui.
Empress Cui comforted her, "These are trivial matters, not worth mentioning. If the Imperial Concubine feels bad about this, please have the palace maids bring Yuzhou to Fenghe Palace more often. I like him."
Pei Tingyue immediately responded: "I understand."
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