Chapter 145: Queen's Ceremony
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Yan Shixu was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
He sat upright on the dragon throne, looking at Xie Zhenrong slowly approaching with a calm gaze.
A complex expression flashed in the depths of his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
Xie Zhenrong walked up to him and bowed.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Yan Shixu helped the person up and said, "Queen, please don't be so polite."
The two stood side by side, and the ceremony of crowning the queen officially began.
The ceremonial officer sang "The imperial robes are ready, and the heaven has given us peace." All officials bowed down and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.
Xie Zhenrong accepted the worship of all the civil and military officials in the court and always maintained the most perfect posture.
She had been preparing for this day for so long that it was impossible for her to make any mistakes.
The complicated and solemn ceremonies were carried out one by one.
The ceremony was successfully concluded when the phoenix seal, which symbolized the queen's status, was handed to her.
At the same time, in Qionghua Palace.
Wen Li'er sat at the desk, quietly painting a row of green bamboos outside the window.
Nanny Qin and the others couldn't help but admire their master's calmness.
Outside, the coronation ceremony was extremely lively, but she was still doing her own thing seriously, as if the noise outside had nothing to do with her.
She showed no jealousy, envy or anticipation.
Just ask, how many women in the harem can do what she does?
At this moment, the eunuch who announced the imperial decree came to the Qionghua Palace.
Wen Li'er finally put down the paintbrush in her hand and knelt down with everyone in the hall to receive the order.
When the eunuch who announced the decree read out the words 'Ms. Wen is virtuous and kind, has made great contributions in giving birth to a son, and has saved the emperor. She is specially promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine and moved to Bixi Palace', everyone in the Qionghua Palace gasped.
Imperial Concubine???!
Oh my God, what kind of master are they following?
Even the carriage is running faster than the master is rising.
Wen Li'er took a while to react before she was sure that she had not heard wrongly.
She actually thought that her position should be any of the nine concubines.
In Dayan, among the concubines in the harem, those with the rank of concubine and above could raise the princes and princesses themselves, and could also be allocated independent palaces.
With her family background, a concubine was the highest position she could get.
She had never even thought about becoming a concubine, let alone a noble concubine...
Wen Li'er was overwhelmed with emotions. She raised her hands above her head and respectfully accepted the imperial edict.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."
After the eunuch who announced the decree left, all the palace maids were smiling happily.
Wen Li'er immediately asked Nanny Qin to reward everyone in Qionghua Palace and have fun together.
Because childhood sweethearts and little bamboo won their bets, they each earned double the money.
Qingmei immediately returned the money she owed to Qingzhu and was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
At this time, Xie Zhenrong was bringing a group of servants to his new residence, Fengyi Palace.
Upon hearing the news that Wen Li'er was promoted to Imperial Concubine, her joy at being crowned Queen instantly vanished.
Xie Zhenrong's fingers tightly grasped the armrest, and tears instantly streamed down her face.
Nanny Zhuang also felt mixed emotions.
Who could have imagined that the emperor would start imitating the previous emperor and do such absurd things as soon as he ascended the throne.
She held Xie Zhenrong's hand with exposed veins, feeling distressed.
"Empress, don't be angry. You are now the mother of a country. Even if she is given the title of Imperial Concubine, she can't suppress you."
Xie Zhenrong gnashed her teeth and said, "Nurse, I am his queen. He didn't even tell me about such a big thing!"
Matron Zhuang said, "The Emperor must be worried about your objection, so he passed you by and went to find the Grand Empress Dowager."
Since the decree to confer the title of Imperial Concubine has been issued, it means that the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager must have accepted it.
Xie Zhenrong quickly thought of this as well.
Her chest rose and fell more violently.
"How could they do this to me? I'm pregnant with the Emperor's legitimate child. Aren't they afraid that I'll get angry and hurt the child?!"
With that, Xie Zhenrong strode out.
Nanny Zhuang and several palace maids hurried to catch up.
"Your Highness, the decree to confer the title of Imperial Concubine has already been issued. Even if you go to the Emperor to make trouble, it will be of no avail. We still need to consider the matter carefully."
But Xie Zhenrong could no longer hear anything at this time.
She rushed all the way to the palace where the new emperor lived - Daming Palace, Zichen Hall.
But the emperor is handling state affairs and has not returned yet.
Xie Zhenrong waited in the Zichen Hall until the beginning of the Xu hour.
When Yan Shixu came back, he saw a eunuch waiting at the Chuihua Gate.
When the eunuch saw the emperor, he hurried forward and saluted.
"Your Majesty, I greet you."
"What is it?"
The eunuch reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress has been waiting for you in the Purple Palace for most of the day, and she hasn't returned to the Phoenix Palace yet."
Yan Shixu nodded and headed towards the Zichen Palace.
Yongtai, who was following behind, was a little worried: "Your Majesty, you haven't had dinner today, how about we first..."
"No rush." Yan Shixu interrupted him.
When Yan Shixu stepped into the Zichen Palace, he saw Xie Zhenrong sitting inside the palace with a gloomy face and eyes full of anger and grievance.
Matron Zhuang and others stood aside, not daring to breathe.
As soon as Xie Zhenrong saw Yan Shixu, he immediately stood up.
She wasn't completely dizzy yet, and she clasped her hands tightly under her sleeves, forcing herself to calm down.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Yan Shixu could naturally guess why she came, but he still asked symbolically.
"The Queen has been waiting for me here for half a day. What's the matter?"
Xie Zhenrong looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, you have appointed Wen Li'er as a noble concubine. It is such a big matter, you should discuss it with me."
Yan Shixu explained to her as gently as possible, "Empress, Wen Liangdi has made great contributions in giving birth to the royal heir and saving the Empress Dowager. It is only natural for me to appoint her as a noble concubine. I have already discussed this matter with the Empress Dowager, and she agrees."
The tears in Xie Zhenrong's eyes fell to the ground.
"It makes sense. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about how I feel? I'm pregnant with your legitimate child, yet you're so partial to Wen Li'er. Where do you think I stand?"
Yan Shixu looked at the emotional Xie Zhenrong and said patiently, "Of course I will not forget you and the child in your womb. You are now the queen and the mother of the country. Don't get angry over these trivial matters, or you will hurt yourself."
Xie Zhenrong was relentless, "A trivial matter? Your Majesty, this is no trivial matter! Wen Li'er is just a woman of humble origin. It's inappropriate to make her a noble concubine."
Yan Shixu's face darkened. "I know my limits, and Concubine Wen won't do anything out of line. You should return to Fengyi Palace and rest assured to take care of your pregnancy until the baby is born."
This is to restrain the Queen's feet.
After saying that, he turned and looked at Yongtai who was standing behind him.
Yongtai immediately understood and took people to "invite" Xie Zhenrong back to Fengyi Palace.
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