Chapter 977: Conferring the Title and Going to Sea
"But," Gao Yurong said worriedly, "at the previous Imperial Concubine's canonization ceremony, Your Majesty was convicted and demoted because of that incident. Will it be the same this time—"
"I'm not that stupid this time."
Thinking of the time when she was demoted, Wu Wan's face darkened and she snorted coldly, "I won't do it myself."
“…”
"Unless it's absolutely necessary."
"That--"
Wu Wan asked, "Do you think the ministers in the court really had no reaction at all to this enthronement?"
“…”
"Besides," she sneered again, "that imperial concubine was kidnapped. Do you think the people behind her aren't anxious?"
Gao Yurong came back to her senses a little: "Your Majesty, you are talking about the concubine's uncle, the Gu family."
“…”
"I've noticed that the person who most strongly opposed the appointment of Consort Ning was Gu Tingqiu."
"And his protégés."
Wu Wan sneered, patted Gao Yurong on the shoulder, and walked forward, saying as she walked: "Today, let's wait and watch the show. If the venue is good, you might as well sing a few songs."
"I understand."
Gao Yurong also sneered and followed.
After a while, they arrived in front of the main hall.
The ceremony was similar to the last one for conferring the title of Imperial Concubine. A table had been placed in the main hall, on which were placed the imperial edict and seal for conferring the title.
Below the main hall, in the wide square, civil and military officials gathered.
Gao Yurong immediately saw Gu Tingqiu and several of his disciples standing in the crowd. They all had serious expressions, as if they were planning something.
And on the other side is Duke Chengguo.
Although this time, it seemed that someone was going to rush to the front and they could take it easy, but Duke Chengguo's face was not relaxed.
Indeed, I heard that the Duke has been worried about something since returning from the Grand Altar.
The emperor has not been attending court these days, and the dukes and others seem to be very active.
In short, today's enthronement ceremony seems to be much more turbulent than the last one to confer the title of imperial concubine.
At this time, the voice of Eunuch Yu came——
"The Emperor has arrived."
Everyone looked up hurriedly and saw Zhu Feng walking towards them.
Everyone immediately stepped forward, knelt down and said, "Greetings to the Emperor."
The ministers in the hall also knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".
Some ministers, regardless of taboos at this time, subconsciously raised their heads and looked at Zhu Feng who was standing in front of the hall.
It has been a long time since the emperor has appeared in person, and all kinds of rumors are circulating among the ministers.
There was even a rumor that the emperor had been murdered.
However, the empress and the important officials around him kept it a secret in order to stabilize the overall situation. Of course, those who were actually in the court would not believe such words, but they all knew in their hearts that something must have happened to the emperor after the incident at the Grand Altar.
But today, he seems to be fine again.
Zhu Feng's figure was still tall and straight. Standing in front of the hall, he was like a towering pine tree, giving people a sense of reliability.
But everyone could feel that the emperor had lost weight.
And I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the murderous and violent aura brought about by the emperor’s military career seemed to have dissipated a lot. For the first time, the peaceful aura in his eyes overwhelmed his domineering aura.
This is a bit surprising.
Duke Cheng looked up cautiously and immediately lowered his head.
His gray eyebrows furrowed slightly.
In front of the main hall, Zhu Feng calmly waved his hand: "All of you get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
These concubines slowly stood up. In fact, careful people have already noticed that Lipin Fengshu, who was very favored in the harem some time ago, was not among the crowd at this moment.
But Zhu Feng obviously didn't notice.
He had forgotten about this person.
The women in the harem would not ask questions about who suddenly disappeared. Even the imperial concubine could be kidnapped in the cold palace, so it was not surprising that Concubine Li was controlled by the queen's people.
A lot of big and strange things happened during this capital relocation.
Zhu Feng turned his head and looked down at the hall.
Civil and military officials knelt in an orderly manner below, and the entire square was filled with people. In the distance, there were red walls and green tiles extending into the distance.
Looking at it this way, you feel like the earth is right under your feet.
For some reason, Zhu Feng suddenly felt a little dizzy when he saw this scene.
He reached out and gently touched his forehead.
Xu Miaoyin was quick-witted and quickly stepped forward to support his arm: "What's wrong with the emperor?"
“…”
Zhu Feng took a deep breath, turned his head to look at her, then looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground below, feeling a little strange - why did he feel that this scene was familiar at that moment?
As an emperor, seeing his ministers kneeling was of course a very familiar scene.
However, that sense of familiarity was a little strange.
It was not that the familiar scenes came to mind, but that familiar feeling was like a heavy punch, hitting my brain hard, but disappearing in an instant.
Like a hurricane passing through.
Until now, there is still a strong shock in his mind.
Xu Miaoyin looked at his pale face and felt very worried. This was the first time that Zhu Feng's "Taishangwangqing" had taken effect and he had appeared in front of the ministers after forgetting all his past.
Although she and He Yi had made a lot of preparations, there were bound to be some unexpected events in today's situation.
She said carefully, "If the emperor is not feeling well, please return to the palace."
"It's okay, I'm fine."
Zhu Feng shook his head, looked at the ministers in front of the Grand Prince, and said, "Stand up."
The master of ceremonies immediately shouted: "Stand up!"
"Thank you, my emperor. Long live your majesty."
The ministers bowed again and then stood up.
Wu Ding and several of his disciples immediately and cautiously approached Wu Yingqiu and whispered, "Father, what's wrong with the emperor now?"
“…”
Wu Yingqiu didn't say anything.
His eyes were still fixed on the figure in the hall.
Although Zhu Feng was still Zhu Feng, as domineering and awe-inspiring as ever, the events that had occurred in just a few days had already caused too many doubts in their hearts.
Looking at him again, the emotions in his heart were different from before.
"Father, has something really happened to the emperor?"
“…”
"Sister hasn't been able to see him these days. We all thought something bad had happened to the emperor."
“…”
"But now it seems that he is still fine."
"Okay."
Wu Yingqiu said in a deep voice: "We'll have to wait and see if he's fine."
As he spoke, he looked at the group of people on the other side.
Gu Tingqiu and others.
In the previous enthronement ceremony, they were the ones causing trouble, and Gu Tingqiu and the others wanted to suppress the anger. This time, the positions were completely reversed.
However, he was not in the mood to sit back and watch the fire.
In this "long-awaited reunion", everyone had their own thoughts, and his thoughts were obviously deeper.
At this time, the master of ceremonies shouted again: "The time has come, the enthronement ceremony begins."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of magnificent drums and music rang out from the side hall.
In the imperial palace of Peking, the first grand ceremony was held with the sound of drums and music, echoing between the towering red walls and palaces, making it seem particularly magnificent.
And accompanied by the music, a group of people came forward.
Zhu Feng raised his head and took a look, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Concubine Ning Qin Ruolan, dressed in a formal dress, walked slowly towards the ceremony with lotus steps, surrounded by palace servants.
She was wearing an extremely luxurious dress. Although it was not as gorgeous as the queen's phoenix robe, she was already a stunningly beautiful woman, and such exquisite makeup only enhanced her extraordinary beauty.
Even though she was dissatisfied, the concubines around her couldn't help but sigh when they saw her -
She is indeed a stunningly beautiful woman.
No matter how much the emperor doted on the imperial concubine before, at least in terms of appearance, the imperial concubine could not compare to her, and neither could the women in the entire harem.
Wu Wan snorted coldly and thought to herself: It's just a piece of rotten skin. When you are old and ugly, how long do you think you can be proud of it?
In an instant, Qin Ruolan had walked in front of Zhu Feng.
She looked up at him, and there was a glimmer of tears in her bright eyes.
"Your Majesty, I, your concubine, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
After saying this, she bowed down to the sound of magnificent music.
And at the same time.
The carriage stopped at the harbor.
Before getting off the car, I heard the sound of the waves surging, which was like magnificent drum music, which made my heart excited.
Nan Yan got off the carriage, and before she could stand firmly, she was blown back several steps by the sea breeze. Fortunately, Jian Ruocheng also jumped off the carriage and supported her.
“What a strong wind.”
He stood in front of Nan Yan and used his back to block the wind for her.
Nan Yan looked up at him and said softly, "Thank you."
Jian Ruocheng just shook his head lightly.
They turned to look at the sea, but were stunned.
Although the sky was clear and the air was fresh, the sea was not calm. Huge waves surged and hit the shore one after another, stirring up huge waves that were even as high as several stories.
Although she has traveled to many places, this is her first time seeing the sea.
Just, a little scary.
She whispered, "Why are the waves so big when the weather is so good?"
A guide nearby, who was actually a member of the Haisha Gang, sneered when he heard this: "Good weather and big waves are two different things."
“…”
"Even when the weather is good, the Sea Dragon King will still kill people."
These words made Nan Yan's heart sink.
The guide looked out to sea again and murmured, "But today, the waves are indeed a bit bigger. Normally, we wouldn't go out to sea with this kind of wind and waves."
Jian Ruocheng frowned.
He said, "Where is the man we were doing business with?"
The guide said, "The business people are not near the coast. Their ship is anchored at sea. If we don't go today, their ship won't wait for us and will leave."
After hearing this, Jian Ruocheng fell silent.
His eyes were looking at Nan Yan.
Nan Yan also looked at him, knowing that he was worried about her. She took a deep breath and said calmly, "I came with you not to burden you."
“…”
"Let's go."
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