The officials below began to kneel and pay their respects without prior arrangement. This practice spread from inside the hall to officials and guards outside the hall, until all the palace staff in the front hall knelt down.
The crowd's cheers began to rise in unison: "Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! Long live Her Majesty the Empress!"
After the officials finished their salutations, Jing Yan and Yue Jiang spoke one after the other, saying, "Rise/Rise."
The order was given, and the officials rose one after another. Today was the coronation ceremony, and state affairs could be put aside for a while, but the envoys from other countries could not be neglected, especially since they were the Empress's family members, who were said to have come with great sincerity.
So after Jing Yan left court, the Ministry of Rites introduced the envoys from the Yue Kingdom. The envoys from the Yue Kingdom were all over forty years old and seemed to hold a very high position in the Yue Kingdom.
Inside the Delin Hall.
Jing Yan and Yue Jiang sat together at the head of the table, while four envoys from the Yue Kingdom stood in a row, bowing respectfully to the two who had become emperor and empress.
"Your humble servants pay their respects to Emperor Jing and Empress Jing."
Jing Yan waved his hand politely, "No need for formalities."
The envoys from the four-month-old kingdom dared not, for they had always been cautious in their dealings with other nations, carefully surviving each time.
Of all the kingdoms that have been destroyed by the Jing Kingdom, only the Yue Kingdom remains. They certainly know that Yue Jiang deserves credit for the Yue Kingdom's continued existence.
But because only Jing Kingdom and Yue Kingdom remained, instead of other kingdoms, how could Yue Kingdom not see Jing Kingdom's desire for unification?
If we were to say which of the several kingdoms was destroyed most tragically, it would be the Jade Kingdom, where the people suffered terribly, a tragedy that has just occurred.
The Moon Kingdom has not yet launched a large-scale invasion, so they must first be sensible and have their representative, the Moon Kingdom envoy, plead for mercy with tears in his eyes.
"Your Majesty," the envoy said, looking intently at Yue Jiang, "now only Jing and Yue remain among the nations. Yue dares not compete with Jing for glory. May Your Majesty, please, Empress, treat Yue well and do not let the people of Yue suffer!"
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