To create momentum, one has to make use of stories about celestial phenomena and the words of great monks.
For example, in the previous dynasty, there was a noble family who wanted to send their daughter to the palace to be the queen, so they spread the news that when their daughter was born, there would be strange phenomena in the sky and hundreds of birds would come to pay homage.
This is a hint to the world that his daughter has the appearance of a phoenix and is destined to be a queen.
For example, if someone wanted to rebel and proclaim himself king or emperor, he would carve an inscription on a stele and bury it underground. After some time, a few farmers would "accidentally" dig it up. The farmers were illiterate, so they would ask a scholar to take a look at it.
The scholar was shocked when he saw it and said: The wind is rising and the clouds are surging, a real dragon has appeared.
He then made up a few more sentences, implying that the real dragon was the one who wanted to raise an army.
Then, that person stood up and followed the will of heaven.
Su Wanti was thinking about what means she could use to create momentum.
Spread the information that you have a rare fertility physique in a century and are destined to have many children. In the process of spreading the information, it is best to add some mystery and a sense of fate.
Just as I was thinking about it, the opportunity came.
One morning, when paying respects, the Queen told everyone in the harem that on the first day of next month, she would lead the sisters in the harem to the royal temple to burn incense, pray for the country, and ward off disasters and seek refuge, and asked everyone to make good preparations.
Hearing this, Su Wanti lowered her eyes and thought secretly.
Royal temples always invite the enlightened Gao Zeng to be the abbot. If the empress goes with the emperor, the abbot must be present.
It would be much more convenient if the abbot could confirm her destiny of having many children and good fortune.
Guanju Palace has not been renovated yet, so Su Wanti is still living in Yufu Palace.
After returning to Yufu Palace, she learned that Qingye had followed the concubines to the royal temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, so she called Qingye to ask in detail and learned the entire process and all the details of the concubines' incense burning.
It was late at night. Rongzhou had not summoned any concubines to sleep with him today, so Su Wanti was happy to be free. She also had time to arrange to go to the royal temple to burn incense in a few days.
"Ye Zi, come here." Ye Zi was on duty tonight, and Su Wanti called her to her side.
"I remember you said your aunt had a son who was very clever and knew some martial arts."
Ye Zi nodded, and under the flickering candlelight, her eyes shone like two little stars.
"My cousin is a very stable man and keeps his mouth shut. Your Majesty, please feel free to tell me what you want."
Now that Su Wanti is favored, Ye Zi, as her personal maid, naturally lives a prosperous life. Her monthly salary has increased a lot, and she will not be bullied wherever she goes. Everyone in the palace is polite to her.
Ye Zi made up her mind to follow Su Wanti steadily, serve her at her beck and call, and hoped to become her confidant.
Today, as soon as Su Wanti said this, Ye Zi knew that the opportunity had come.
The Empress mentioned her cousin, which meant that there were matters outside the palace that needed to be assigned to her.
Ye Zi was extremely alert and listened carefully to what Su Wanti said next.
Early the next morning, Ye Zi left the palace to do some business.
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The first day of July is the day when the queen leads the concubines in the harem to the royal temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.
The royal temple was located in a beautiful place with clear mountains and rivers outside the capital, more than 20 miles away from the imperial palace, and it took an hour to get there by carriage.
So before dawn, the queen set out with her concubines.
When the empress and concubines went out, clean water was poured on the streets and pedestrians kept away.
BMW luxury car, luxurious and gorgeous.
When the Golden Crow rose, the group arrived at the royal temple.
The abbot and the monks had been waiting at the door for a long time.
When he saw the royal procession approaching from afar, he clasped his hands together and waited with a smile.
The empress and the concubines got off the carriage and greeted the abbot with respectful expressions.
The abbot also led the monks in the temple to pay their respects to the queen and the concubines in the harem.
Every year, the concubines would come here to burn incense and pray for blessings.
Therefore, there is already a set of established procedures, and everyone just needs to follow them.
The abbot first led everyone to the main hall and performed a ceremony of burning incense and worshiping Buddha, praying for the country and eliminating disasters for the people.
Then, he let the concubine rest for a while, sat for a while, and drank a cup of tea.
Then they went into the hall and the concubines prayed for blessings and drew lots. The abbot stood by and interpreted the lots for them one by one.
The fortune-telling was also done according to the rank of the people, and the queen was naturally the first to ask for the fortune.
The Queen prayed for an excellent fortune. The abbot looked at the fortune and nodded repeatedly, "Good, good, everything will go well."
The Queen smiled and said, "What a good omen."
Then, the concubines drew lots one by one.
The fortune sticks obtained were all auspicious.
After a stick of incense, it was Su Wanti's turn.
She first devoutly lit three incense sticks and worshipped the gods, then knelt down, closed her eyes, and silently recited her wish.
Then she placed the fortune stick in front of the deity and shook it gently.
With a clatter, clatter, clatter, a skewer jumped out.
Su Wanti picked up the fortune stick and handed it to the abbot. The abbot squinted at first, but when he saw the fortune stick clearly, his eyes suddenly widened and he said in surprise, "Qilin brings a child?"
"Oh, this lady is so lucky! She actually got the auspicious sign of a unicorn bringing a child. Great, great!"
The abbot twisted his Buddhist beads and smiled.
After hearing what the abbot said, the queen hurriedly stood up and looked at the fortune stick in his hand. When she saw the four words "Qilin Delivers a Child", she also smiled, as if she had encountered a good thing that only happened once in a hundred years.
Strangely enough, since the emperor ascended the throne, for more than ten years, every time she brought a group of concubines to pray and draw lots, no one could draw a lot for praying for a child.
Su Wanti was the first one.
"Sister Su is truly blessed. She got this auspicious fortune right away. The Qilin delivering a child is a sign of childbearing. I hope the Buddha will bless you and allow your wish to come true, and give birth to a child for the Emperor."
Hearing this, Su Wanti's face flushed, she lowered her head and said shyly, "Thank you, Queen."
She had her back to the concubines, so naturally she couldn't see the complicated expressions on the faces of the concubines who had entered the palace earlier.
The abbot narrowed his eyes, carefully examining her face, and said, "Your eyebrows are smooth and your earlobes are round. This is a face that indicates good fortune. Madam, could I please read your horoscope?"
Su Wanti hurriedly wrote down her birth chart and presented it to the abbot with both hands.
The abbot took it and looked at it carefully, then did some calculations. His eyes suddenly brightened, "The Emperor has won the Empress. This is truly beneficial to the country and the people!"
The Queen and Su Wanti exchanged a glance. After a moment, the Queen understood and asked, "What does the abbot mean?"
The abbot looked at the queen and nodded.
The abbot continued, "I will write a letter to the Emperor right now. Please ask the Empress to pass it on."
"Okay." There was a hint of excitement between the queen's brows.
Su Wanti pretended not to understand, lowered her eyes and smiled faintly.
On the way back to the palace, the queen was very kind to Su Wanti and took good care of her.
When Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian and others saw how well the Queen took care of Su Wanti, they started talking about it behind her back.
"Can she really give birth?" Concubine Shu curled her lips.
The virtuous concubine rubbed her forehead and said, "Who knows? From what the abbot said, she seems to be destined to have many children and be able to give birth to a son for the emperor."
"We haven't even borne a child for the Emperor, so how can she? I don't believe it. Just wait and see the Queen's wish go unfulfilled!"
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