Chapter 775: People's Will
"Long live our emperor!"
"Long live the Queen!"
The continuous shouting seemed to have turned on a switch. Following the children, Hua Wu and Jin Yun knelt down with the black-armored guards. Then came the imperial guards who led the way, the palace maids who came to welcome the bride, and finally even the common people who were accompanying them all knelt on the ground.
The sound waves one after another were louder and louder, and the deafening sound spread outward like a tsunami, and more and more people joined in.
The mountain shouts crossed the main street, passed through the alleys, spread from the market town to the entire capital.
Even if you have never stood in front of the palace gate, you can still vaguely hear the voices shouting "Long live the emperor".
"Brother." Tang Ning felt the hand holding hers was slightly moist, she raised her head and whispered, "I'm here."
The waves in Xiao Yan's eyes gradually calmed down. He held Tang Ning's hand tightly and slowly moved forward.
The court officials standing guard at the Noon Gate looked at the people kneeling on the ground outside, and watched the emperor and empress walking step by step across the Jinshui Bridge and through the crowd towards the archway, all of them looked dazed for a moment, and everyone understood what it meant to be the will of the people and the expectation of the people.
Cao Dejiang's face was filled with emotion.
Qian Baokun smiled with a spring breeze.
Liang Guangyi had a complicated expression.
At this moment everyone knew that no matter how the new emperor obtained the throne, no one could shake it from now on.
He is the emperor of Wei!
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The coronation ceremony and the empress-crowned ceremony went much smoother than expected. After the scene in front of the palace gate, even the court officials and clan members with ulterior motives who had once questioned the new emperor now bowed their heads in front of the emperor and empress.
There was a palace banquet after the ceremony. Tang Ning received the imperial seal and imperial book, and after accepting the worship of all the ministers, he was sent back to the Imperial Dragon Terrace where the emperor lived.
When Hua Wu helped Tang Ning sit on the dragon couch with a bright red canopy and scattered with wedding fruits, Tang Ning felt that her neck, which had been wearing a high bun and a phoenix crown all day, was almost bent by the gold, jade and gems.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has asked you to rest for a while. He has asked the imperial kitchen to prepare some easy-to-eat food. Would you like to have some first?"
Tang Ning rubbed his neck and said, "Shouldn't we kowtow to the Grand Empress Dowager according to the rules?"
Seeing this, Hua Wu quickly reached out to help Tang Ning, using a little force to relieve the discomfort on Tang Ning's body.
Yue Jian, standing by, explained, "The Empress Dowager has been sleeping more and more recently, and Madam Qin has difficulty predicting when she will wake up."
"When the Grand Empress Dowager woke up earlier, she instructed Your Majesty that if she wasn't feeling well today and couldn't wake up, there was no need for you to go to her palace and bother her. You and Your Majesty should just sleep peacefully, and we can go and kowtow to her when she wakes up later."
Tang Ning frowned slightly: "If this happens, I'm afraid the clan members will gossip again..."
"When haven't they said that?" Hua Wu continued to move, humming a bit in dissatisfaction. "Ever since His Majesty ascended the throne, they've been trying to keep those princes in the court to quickly stabilize it. When haven't they tried to cause trouble for His Majesty and His Majesty?"
Those people did not dare to embarrass His Majesty openly, nor did they dare to confront him in the court, but they used the word "rules" and relied on their senior status to "kindly" remind His Majesty and the Empress from time to time, and then pretended to be close but actually said some annoying words that were within their status but people did not want to hear.
Those clan members are used to using soft knives to get rid of people. They don't make trouble with Your Majesty, and openly support Your Majesty as the orthodox of the Xie family. They never let anyone catch them on major issues. But it is this kind of soft knife that does not see blood but is disgusting that is the most disgusting.
But Your Majesty cannot argue with them, otherwise it would seem that the Emperor is cold-hearted and heartless.
As Hua Wu spoke, she remembered what the old princesses had said to the Empress before, and she couldn't help rolling her eyes.
"I see those people are just too bored. No matter how well you do, your Majesty, they can always find fault with you. You've been exhausted all day, and the Grand Empress Dowager has allowed you not to kowtow. You should just take a rest."
Yue Jian also said, "Hua Wu is right. The Grand Empress Dowager will not embarrass Your Majesty."
The Grand Empress Dowager was a kind person and loved His Majesty and His Majesty very much. She had known about His Majesty's health for a long time and understood that His Majesty's marriage did not need to be rushed. Even the coronation ceremony was unprecedentedly hasty.
"She knows that you and His Majesty are here today to honor her because of her health. If Your Majesty insists on going and injures herself, the Grand Empress Dowager will feel guilty when she finds out."
Hearing this, Tang Ning recalled the old man who was so kind when he was awake, and he put his thoughts aside, but...
"Sister Qin has been in the Empress Dowager's palace these days?"
Yue Jian nodded: "Madam Qin is always watching over her."
Tang Ning couldn't help but frown, with some worry in his eyes.
The Empress Dowager's health was originally maintained by medicine, but even after using up all the elixirs, she was still getting weaker day by day. The fact that Lady Qin stayed by her side all the time meant that the Empress Dowager probably didn't have much time left.
If the Empress Dowager were to pass away, my brother...
Hua Wu whispered beside him, "My Lady, are you okay?"
Tang Ning lowered her eyes: "It's okay."
Life, death, separation and reunion are the normal state of life. No matter how powerful a person is, it is difficult to stop it. She doesn't want to be sad or worry about others before it happens.
Without mentioning the matter of the Empress Dowager, Tang Ning only gave instructions to the two people beside him.
"Go get some food, I'm a little hungry."
The people from the imperial kitchen had been waiting outside for a long time. After the order came down, someone brought in food in just a moment. After Tang Ning ate some, she asked everyone to leave. She sat on the bed and waited for a while, but she felt bored, so she went to the antique shelf next to her and took back a travelogue.
When Xiao Yan came back from outside, he saw Tang Ning sleeping on the edge of the bed.
"His Majesty……"
The palace servant who followed in was about to speak when Xiao Yan stopped him with a wave of his hand. He turned his head to look at Hua Wu and whispered, "Go get some hot water."
"yes."
The palace maid retreated. Xiao Yan walked to the bedside and looked at the travel notes scattered on the bed beside Tang Ning. He chuckled, and when he saw the red mark left by the edge of the phoenix crown on the forehead, Xiao Yan's smile faded and he couldn't help but reach out his hand with some heartache.
Tang Ning felt something being removed from her head while she was dazed. When she opened her eyes, she saw the phoenix crown in Xiao Yan's hand: "Brother..."
"Tired?"
Tang Ning nodded, having been busy all day yesterday. At night, she was anxious about her wedding. When she finally fell asleep, she was woken up to dress up. She had been busy since before five in the morning.
She had just wanted to read a book to refresh herself, but she fell asleep after turning only two pages.
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