In the first year of Tianwan, the excitement began on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.
The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is happier than any other day.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the new emperor ascended the throne.
His Majesty, who is sixteen years old, has begun to show the aura of an emperor. His boyish stature has grown. He is wearing black gilded clothes, embroidered with mountains, rivers, sun, moon, stars, giant dragons, etc. His crown has twelve tassels, all made of dragon scale brocade.
Your Majesty will lead the ministers to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices and inform the gods of heaven and earth.
The ceremony had begun in the early hours of the morning and was now in its final stages.
Standing below were civil and military officials, with civil officials on the right and military officials on the left, and on the sides were envoys from various tribes dressed in gorgeous costumes.
At first glance, such a team was almost invisible to the camera. Then, tens of thousands of palace servants and guards stood up and sang along. The scene was grand and flags covered the sky.
But Xie Pei saw Su Wan among the female officials' team without having to look for her.
Everyone else lowered their heads slightly, but she was the only one who was looking at him.
Xie Pei smiled, and when he saw helplessness in Su Wan's eyes, his smile grew even wider.
From the time the country's name was decided until the 16th day of the first lunar month, Xie Pei had not dared to see Su Wan in the past few days. He wanted Su Wan to come to the coronation ceremony, and asked the chief of the Ministry of Food to convey his wish.
Su Wan will never forget the expression on her superior's face when he conveyed the message.
He was even more surprised when he looked at Su Wan.
You have to know that the boss is not the kind of person who shows his emotions easily, otherwise she would not be able to keep her position as a female official.
This makes Shangshisi so outstanding today.
But when faced with such things, I still have this expression.
Su Wan had no choice but to say, "I haven't seen him for several days."
I did see some things, but it seems like he is busy with the enthronement ceremony?
But it was obvious that they wanted to make this a done deal and no one could object.
There are four people who know the truth: the Director of the Imperial Food Department, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, the Minister of Revenue, and the Minister of Rites.
The first two are staunch princelings who had followed Xie Pei before he gained power. Their direct opposition will surely lead to speculation about their intentions from many sides.
With external enemies watching closely and the throne not yet firmly established, people would think too much of themselves if they opposed the country's name, let alone offered a few words of advice.
The Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Rites looked at each other in bewilderment. They had joined the prince's camp later. If they opposed the young man, would they still be officials in the future? Even if this young man was not petty, what about the future?
As for those who don't understand the situation, they don't think there is anything wrong. Occasionally, they ask whether to consider another name for the country, but they are suppressed by the prince.
Everyone knows that the prince is a man of his word.
But Su Wan just wanted to take a deep breath, even now when she was watching Xie Pei ascend the throne, she was taking a deep breath.
How can there be such people in the world?
But such actions are undoubtedly more effective than any promises.
Even if one day she did not enter the palace and left, the one who would be sad would not be her, but Xie Pei, whose country's name would be forever tied to another person.
Even if we take a step back and say that she really married Xie Pei and Xie Pei regretted his decision one day, he would change his mind for the sake of the country's name.
This is the name of the country, and it will accompany Xie Pei throughout his life.
Even if he suddenly had the idea of changing the country's name one day, that would be fine, but wouldn't the former name be recorded in history books?
The two looked at each other from a distance, which made some people realize that something was wrong.
But the two of them quietly avoided the sight, making people think that they were just overthinking.
Probably because she has seen too many big scenes recently, Su Wan is even a little immune to this scene.
But when all the civil and military officials bowed and shouted "Long live the emperor", even though Su Wan was just standing in the crowd below, she felt why everyone wanted to be the emperor.
It turns out that this is the feeling.
The emotion just flashed by.
After the formal ceremony, civil and military officials entered the more formal Huangji Hall in batches to receive messages.
From high to low positions, everyone went to see His Majesty.
Su Wan naturally went in with the chief of the Imperial Food Department and the people from the Ministry of Rites.
When I entered, I found everyone there was familiar.
It was because everyone had good acting skills that they followed the process without saying a word: "Miss Su Wan, you are here? The tea is well brewed today, would you like to try it?"
If His Majesty's previous attitude made everyone think that Su Wan would undoubtedly be the favorite concubine in the future.
Now I'm a little nervous.
All I can say is that if Su Wan wants to be the queen, she can do so at any time.
It would be fine if it was any other emperor, but it is different for Your Majesty.
The country's name is Su Wan's name, how can they be the same?
Even the Grand Secretary of the Dongge had an expression that was hard to describe when he looked at Su Wan. He almost said directly, "She looks like a good child, but how come she has the potential to be a demon queen?"
But after thinking carefully about Su Wan's intelligence and foresight, the Grand Secretary of Dongge also admitted that if Su Wan had a good family background, she would definitely be worthy of the throne. She was smart and insightful, and her ideas were always refreshing. Many people did not have this ability.
Just this family background?
Forget it, His Majesty doesn’t mind, so who can say anything?
The Grand Secretary of the Dongge Palace couldn't wait any longer and wanted to see what expressions his old friends would have when they found out what Tian Wan meant.
It must be a million times more exciting than what he is now.
They met outside the Huangji Palace, and the Grand Secretary of the Dongge said, "Your Majesty has ascended the throne, and everything must be readjusted."
"I guess there will be some changes in the positions of various departments. The affairs of the harem will probably be entrusted to you."
Although the officer was standing here, it was obvious that he was speaking for Su Wan to hear.
The meaning of entrusting it to her is to practice first and give her some advice, but it is still different from actually taking charge.
Su Wan frowned, neither refusing nor accepting, she just looked in the direction of the Royal Palace: "Let's talk about it later."
There is a sense of rejection in these words.
Not to mention the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, the commander was also a bit strange.
This basically means that all the power that Concubine Jiang and Concubine Chu had fought for in the past has been handed over to Su Wan. How could she refuse?
Su Wan said, "Is this what you mean, or what he means?"
He was naturally referring to Xie Pei.
Dongge University Scholar was puzzled: "I mean, since we have to practice in the future."
The Grand Secretary of the Dongge thought he had good intentions. After all, all the power in the harem was in the hands of one person, and everyone had to respectfully address him as the nobleman in power.
At the beginning, Imperial Concubine Jiang held the power and was unwilling to let it go even if she died. Concubine Chu took advantage of this incident to gain a lot of power, which shows how important it was.
The Grand Secretary of the Dongge also wanted to do Su Wan a favor. When the palace affairs are redistributed tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, he will bring it up and His Majesty will surely agree.
He said this just to remind Su Wan.
This is naturally seen as selling favors in the eyes of others.
This important official in the court was also open-minded. Since he couldn't stop it, he might as well build good relations with them.
Why do you want to refuse?
When Su Wan heard that this was said by the Grand Secretary of Dongge, she relaxed a little and said with a smile: "Let him tell me, there is no rush."
She said that Xie Pei had never asked her to do anything without consulting her.
It's fine to discuss it, but it's also fine to let others assign it.
It won’t work if Xie Pei is replaced.
Su Wan also discovered that her requirements for Xie Pei seemed to be higher.
It's not that he is arrogant because of being favored, nor is he angry.
But if you find out that he is the same as other people of this era, you will be very disappointed. Although this disappointment cannot change anything, it is just wrong.
Originally, she was a little unhappy because of the country's name.
Xie Pei also knew this, so he avoided seeing her.
If the country is given a title and she is directly "granted" to be in charge of the affairs of the harem, she will probably be disappointed.
Fortunately, it was the Dongge Grand Secretary’s own idea.
This is not like Xie Pei's style.
After the superior took Su Wan away, he looked at Su Wan with a puzzled expression.
But in the end, he said: "Just think before you do anything."
Then he said, "Today is your birthday, why don't you take a day off?"
Su Wan did not refuse and nodded with a smile.
By the afternoon, Guard Xiao Song came over. As agreed before, he took Su Wan to live in a farm on the outskirts of the city. Xie Pei had a lot to say.
This time, Su Wan and Guard Xiao Song were very silent. When Su Wan finally arrived at the beautiful Plum Blossom Manor, he said, "Miss Su Wan, His Majesty also wants to tell you, but I know you will definitely not agree."
"He said that he would come to apologize in a moment. Today is the first day of His Majesty's ascension to the throne, so there are many things to do."
"Would you like to wait in the study first?"
Xie Pei had already said so, what else could she say.
But the matter of Tianwan had nothing to do with her after all. Xie Pei could just name the country whatever he wanted.
Just pretend that you don’t know?
Su Wan walked into the study and saw that a charcoal fire had been lit early in the morning. The people in the manor obviously knew she was coming, so they poured her a cup of plum blossom tea and quietly left.
All the documents in the study were on it, just for her to look through.
As I said last time, there will be news about Hu Yanqiang outside the Northwest Pass in the near future, and Su Wan is indeed concerned about it.
These documents are different from memorials from the palace. They are basically sent by Ding’s army. The wording is concise and clear, and most of them are secret letters from the border.
Everything was presented too openly, leaving Su Wan with an indescribable feeling in her heart.
But since I met Xie Pei and gradually became familiar with him, I found that he seemed to have no sense of boundaries with me, especially in the past two years.
I knew he was a prince, and then watched him become the crown prince.
The relationship between the two remains the same.
No, it's a little different.
For example, when the Grand Secretary of Dongge told her about dealing with the affairs of the harem, she subconsciously frowned.
She thought Xie Pei gave her the power to handle the harem as a "reward".
This revealed an expression of confusion in the eyes of the Grand Secretary of the Dongke and his superiors.
After all, for many people, giving you power is a sign of favoritism and dignity.
Didn’t you see how the two people in front were arguing?
But that moment made Su Wan realize once again that there was inequality between them.
When he was a humble prince, he was not necessarily equal.
Then it was the Crown Prince, Your Majesty, that's why she was so sensitive.
Fortunately, it was Dongge Grand Secretary's own idea, otherwise she would not have come here today.
On the way here, I was thinking why I was so smooth when I was persuading Yu Shu, but I was hesitant instead.
Thinking about it carefully, Yu Shu said that the difference in status between her and Chai Huan was too great, and that between herself and Xie Pei was even greater.
Of course, it’s not a question of whether you deserve it or not.
It’s a question of whether it’s feasible or not.
But now she entered Xie Pei's study in the suburban villa, looked at the secret letter and official documents on it, and then looked at the charcoal fire that had been burning long ago next to the utensils she usually used.
Even the guards around Xie Pei knew that Xie Pei's secret letters and official correspondence did not need to be kept secret from her.
This almost frank attitude is like a fierce tiger, but when it is next to you, it turns over its softest and most defenseless belly.
It makes you confused for a moment, wondering whether it is a tiger or a big cat.
It is undeniable that Su Wan likes this feeling.
Xie Pei knew that she was hiding some uneasiness, so he would not force her. However, he was even more ruthless and insisted on tying two people who should have had no intersection at all together by using the country name or any other matter.
Su Wan even felt that even if she ran away and left now, it would still be recorded as a piece of unofficial history in the history books of future generations and in the textbooks of future children.
The name of the emperor of Tianxiang Kingdom was the name of his first love?
Will society die thousands of years later?
What Su Wan liked about Xie Pei was his concessions, but she also knew that his concessions were clearly a way of advancing, which made her look at him involuntarily.
It even shows that I understand you the best, no one else can.
A casual remark made by the Grand Secretary of Dongge today made Su Wan deepen this thought.
Whether she admits it or not, Xie Pei is the person who understands him best in this world and this time and space.
He slowly wove a web just for her based on his personality, his likes and dislikes.
He understands himself, his soft-heartedness and preferences, and even his compassion for others, which is why he lets them off the hook.
Afterwards, you must know it yourself and take credit for it.
When meeting such a person, Su Wan didn't know whether to admire Xie Pei's cleverness or his willingness to go through so much trouble for her.
But she had to admit that she enjoyed it very much, so she forced people who had no connection with her to turn towards him and face his hidden, burning love.
This kind of person is the most domineering at heart, but he still pretends to be a green tea girl, as if he is very pitiful.
But you know he is a green tea, and you also know he won't hurt you.
Su Wan looked at the plum blossom tea in her hand. This was green tea brewed with the scent of plum blossoms, just like Xie Pei’s. It was green tea wrapped in an alluring aroma. Isn’t it still green tea?
Damn, I suddenly have no interest in drinking tea.
Su Wan had just put down her teacup when Xie Pei, wearing a black cloak, walked into the study. His inner clothes were also black, but the cuffs were red with intricate embroidery, and one could tell at a glance that this was also a formal dress.
You didn't even change your clothes?
Seeing her drinking tea and writing a letter, Xie Pei said, "You seem to be relaxed."
"Am I relaxed?" Su Wan looked up. "Am I relaxed?"
The latter sentence is obviously not talking about this matter.
Xie Pei touched his nose, handed the cloak to the guards and asked them to leave first.
Xie Pei and Su Wan were the only ones left in the study room. The rare crackling sound of the fine charcoal fire made the atmosphere even more ambiguous.
When Su Wan was pulled to sit by Xie Pei, Xie Pei stood beside her, as if to apologize: "What did the Grand Secretary of the Dongge say?"
"No."
"Is that the head of the Imperial Food Department? Or two Shangshu?"
"Do they dare?" Su Wan looked up and saw Xie Pei staring at her. She turned away and said, "Don't do this again in the future."
Xie Pei smiled, sat on the stool next to Su Wan, and chuckled again: "Where can we find another country name to use."
This is true.
Su Wan looked at Xie Pei again, wondering how could he be so bold.
But she really couldn't get angry about this matter, because no matter how you look at it, he was the one who suffered.
If it is exposed one day, she can just run away, but Xie Pei will probably be labeled a tyrant.
It’s such a headache.
Seeing Su Wan's expression, Xie Pei poured her some tea to comfort her: "Don't worry, I'm not afraid."
"You know what I want to say, but after thinking for a long time, I realized that there is no point in saying more. You don't just believe in sweet words."
"This is all I can give you."
"Why do you feel more aggrieved the more you talk about it?" Su Wan gritted her teeth, "You are just a little green tea."
green tea?
Xie Pei was puzzled, and Su Wan was too lazy to explain, but seeing that he didn't seem confused, she simply spoke out what was in her heart.
"You like me?"
Su Wan's tone was flat, and Xie Pei nodded directly: "Yes, I like you."
Wait, that's a bit too literal.
Su Wan thought she had been straightforward enough, but Xie Pei's reaction was too quick, without even thinking.
"I've liked you for a long time." Xie Pei emphasized, "I want to marry you."
“Stop, stop, stop.”
She shouldn't have started this!
Su Wan looked at Xie Pei seriously. Who could deny his love for her?
After all, Xie Pei’s love is visible to everyone.
Su Wan's heart beat faster.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not moved, but I'm still a long way from getting married.
"Do you know that there is another step in getting married?" Su Wan organized her words. She had thought of it before she came, and now she said it step by step.
"engagement?"
Su Wan was speechless for a moment: "It's about love."
"Well, let's see if the two of you have a good relationship and are suitable for each other. If you are a good match, then we can get engaged."
Unexpectedly, Xie Pei laughed: "Oh, then we have been in love for a long time."
???
Is this how it is used?
Xie Pei recounted: "We have a very good relationship."
“It’s also very suitable.”
"I like you, and you don't hate me, isn't that a relationship?"
What do you mean by following the routine? Xie Pei is not a person who follows the routine.
Su Wan watched as Xie Pei reached out his hand and held hers. Their fingertips touched slightly, then separated and came together again: "We've been in love for a long time."
You, an ancient person, don't understand anything.
Su Wan looked at Xie Pei who had come all the way here exhausted, and then looked at his sparkling eyes.
Decided to teach him a lesson.
Su Wan smiled with her eyebrows curved: "Not only that, because you can do this when you are in love."
As she spoke, Su Wan leaned forward, covered Xie Pei's eyes, and gently kissed him on the chin, then left.
The soft touch made Xie Pei subconsciously hold Su Wan's waist. He looked at Su Wan with a slightly focused gaze and asked, "Try again?"
What are you trying!
there is none left!
Until next time!
Su Wan smiled and sat back in her original seat. If you like each other, just date. What's there to be afraid of? You can break up if it's not suitable.
What’s the point of thinking so much? Just be happy when you are happy.
She will learn to ride a horse in the spring. The world is so big and there will always be a way out. People should be happy while they are alive.
Xie Pei paused for a moment before looking at Su Wan again and said very seriously, "No, I want to try again, okay?"
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