Chapter 570 The Day of Enthronement 1
In the evening, Eunuch Tu returned to the palace.
He first went to visit Zhu Feng, told him the general situation of the Si family, and then went to the Ye Ting.
Nan Yan had a rare chance to rest today, but she couldn't relax either.
Because the people from the Imperial Wardrobe and the Imperial Household Department brought all the clothes and jewelry that were specially sewn for her for her to try out.
Only then did Nan Yan realize that the imperial concubine's dresses were layered and there were so many of them.
Wearing it, it felt like a huge rock was pressing down on her body, making it almost impossible for her to breathe, coupled with the hair crown on her head and the heavy gold hairpins and step-shakes.
Her neck was about to be broken.
After finally dealing with these people, she was exhausted and leaned against the head of the bed, groaning.
At this time, the voice of Eunuch Tu came from the door——
"Lady-in-law."
When Nan Yan heard this, she hurriedly got up from the bed and walked over to open the door. She saw Eunuch Tu standing at the door, looking at her with a smile: "Lady-in-law, I am honored."
"Father-in-law, you're back."
"Yes, I just came back from the lady-in-chief's house."
"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
"No, no, it's the emperor's order, I dare not complain."
Nan Yan hurriedly welcomed him in and poured him some tea. Eunuch Tu hurriedly said, "Oh, no, no, no, the female official is about to be canonized. It's extremely valuable. How dare we trouble the female official?"
Nan Yan smiled shyly.
She asked, "Did my father-in-law see my grandmother?"
Eunuch Tu smiled and said, "I saw it. The old man is very energetic."
"Really? Does she know that I'm going to be canonized?"
"I know, I know."
"Did she say anything?"
"Of course, it's to make the lady-in-waiting happy."
Eunuch Tu said with a smile: "It is a great honor for the family for the female official to be canonized as a noble concubine. It is an unimaginable blessing."
Nan Yan smiled.
Eunuch Tu added, "By the way, the old lady also asked us to take this letter to the female official."
After saying that, he took out the letter from his pocket.
Although at this time, the letter had been replaced.
He was completely unaware of this and respectfully handed it to Nan Yan. Nan Yan said in surprise, "This letter—was given to me by my grandmother?"
"Yes."
“…”
"The old lady originally wanted to hand this letter to the female official in person, but the palace has its own rules. The female official's family can only watch the ceremony. If they want to meet, they have to wait until after the canonization."
“…”
"The old lady can only ask our family to do it for her."
"Oh, I see."
Nan Yan nodded and was very happy. After all, this was the first time she received a letter from her family, and it was from her grandmother.
Since she got older and became confused, my grandmother started to speak incoherently and often forgot what she did. How could she write letters or something?
Therefore, although she was alone in the palace, Nan Yan never expected to receive a letter from her family.
Unexpectedly, I received a letter before the canonization.
She happily held the letter to her chest and said to Eunuch Tu, "Thank you, Eunuch."
As he said this, he walked to the other side, took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into his hand. Eunuch Tu said hurriedly: "Hey, it's a blessing for our family to be able to work for the female official. How can I accept your money?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Eunuch Tu, you must have worked hard on the trip. This little bit of silver can be used as tea money for you."
“…”
"Besides, I will need your care in the palace in the future."
Hearing her say this, Eunuch Tu smiled and said, "Look at what the female official said. In a few days, the female official will become the imperial concubine. When that time comes, it will be our family who will ask you to take care of her."
Having said that, he stuffed the money into his arms.
"Our family is greedy for money."
Nan Yan smiled and saw him off.
As soon as he left, Nan Yan hurried back to open the letter and saw -
It turned out to be some words of blessing.
Nan Yan felt a little puzzled. She had thought that her grandmother had specially asked Eunuch Tu to be brought into the palace to tell her something, but in the end, all he got were some insignificant blessings.
Of course, this is also my grandmother's intention.
She read the letter over and over again, thought about it, then carefully folded the letter and put it back into the envelope.
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In a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of May.
Before daybreak, the southern smoke rose.
Today is the day of the enthronement, and there are too many things to do. Last night, under Zhu Feng's personal instructions and Ran Xiaoyu's forced supervision, she went to bed early, so she got up early this morning and felt very energetic.
Go take a shower first.
The bath water with flower petals had a refreshing and pleasant fragrance. Her whole body was made slippery and fragrant. Several palace maids also applied special perfume on her.
One of the palace maids smiled and said, "This fragrant lotion can make your skin moisturized and fair. The emperor will surely love it."
Nan Yan's face turned red with shame.
Then, she put on a beautiful long dress.
This is not the formal dress for coronation, but it is already very gorgeous, as if all the colorful clouds in the sky are embroidered on this dress.
Ran Xiaoyu was by her side, watching her with her delicate makeup.
After a while, he sighed softly: "You are so beautiful."
Nan Yan smiled at herself in the mirror.
Women live to please themselves. This is an old saying that seems far away, but once you fall in love, this feeling will travel through thousands of years and come to you.
Ran Xiaoyu couldn't help but smile, then urged her with a stern face: "Okay, it's time to go."
"Um."
I get up early in the morning, not for anything else, but to go to the great altar and kowtow to my ancestors.
Eunuch Yu led the way all the way, and Ran Xiaoyu stayed by her side the whole time.
The team left the palace gate and traveled smoothly all the way. It didn't take too long to reach the great altar. In fact, because the enthronement ceremony was to take place today, the imperial guards had cleared the streets in advance.
When Nan Yan arrived at the great altar, it was only three quarters past the hour of Mao.
She followed the rules and burned incense and offered wine respectfully.
Then kowtow.
All of this was done very smoothly.
When they came out, the sky in the east was just beginning to turn pale. Eunuch Yu smiled and said, "It's the perfect time. The female official—oh no, your family, your Majesty, will be arriving at the palace soon."
Nan Yan blushed a little and said, "I haven't been canonized yet."
“…”
"Eunuch Yu, it's better not to call so early."
Eunuch Yu smiled and said, "Well, Madam, we should go back."
"Um."
Nan Yan nodded, and with the support of Ran Xiaoyu, she was about to walk out. When she turned around, she suddenly saw a hall on the other side.
Countless candles were lit in the hall.
The candlelight flickered, illuminating the hall, and faintly, one could see the golden light shining inside.
Especially dazzling.
Nan Yan asked curiously, "Hey, what is that place?"
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