Three days later, the ceremony of crowning the queen took place.
Before dawn, Jiang Jingyu was called up and the maids in the palace tied her hair and dressed her up. She wore the phoenix crown and bridal robe, looking very dignified and beautiful.
The welcoming team stood solemnly on both sides, wedding flutes were blown, and long strings of firecrackers were lit one after another, making the whole street ablaze with red.
The city was filled with red, with red lanterns and red ribbons hanging on the trees and doors. The crowds of people were surging in an endless stream, shoulder to shoulder, and everyone stretched their necks to watch this once-in-a-century ceremony of crowning the queen.
Emperor Jing, who was tempted by worldly desires, vowed to give Jiang Jingyu the most grand wedding. This was not only a ceremony to crown the queen, but also incorporated folk wedding procedures. He was not only welcoming the new queen Nan Xuan, but also marrying his wife.
The welcoming guards lined up from the beginning to the end of the street, blocking the people to both sides of the street.
"Welcome Her Majesty the Queen—"
The voice of welcoming the envoy came from the palace. The people bent their knees, folded their hands on the ground, and knocked their foreheads heavily on the back of their hands.
"Welcome to Her Majesty the Queen, may Her Majesty live a thousand years—"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Jingyu was supported by the nanny and walked slowly out of the mansion. She was wearing a scarlet phoenix robe with a long skirt that dragged about three feet to the ground. It had gold thread hems and was tied around her waist with a flowing cloud gauze Su embroidered phoenix belt, which perfectly outlined her exquisite figure.
She covered her head with a red satin veil embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns. As she walked, the swaying hem of her skirt rose and fell slightly in the wind, as if surging with endless blood, luxurious and charming.
"Lift the sedan—"
After Jiang Jingyu got on the wedding sedan chair, the endless welcoming team stood on both sides and slowly headed towards the imperial palace.
At that time, the Golden Palace.
The Golden Throne Hall has walls painted with pepper, carved railings and painted thresholds, corridors on all four sides of the hall, and the floor is paved with golden bricks. The hall is supported by many vermilion pillars, each of which is engraved with a swirling, lifelike golden dragon, which is extremely spectacular.
All the civil and military officials in the court stood solemnly and respectfully at the foot of the jade steps. They were all dressed in court robes, with serious expressions, standing on both sides to welcome their new Queen Nanxuan.
Soldiers stood solemnly on both sides of the vast palace road, which extended all the way to the high platform. It was spectacular and majestic, with great momentum. Looking out, one could see no end.
Song Wenjing, dressed in scarlet auspicious clothes, stood quietly in front of the jade steps, waiting for the figure he had been thinking about to come into his sight.
His eyes were calm, but the slightly clenched hands behind him revealed his nervousness and excitement at the moment.
Finally, as the salute sounded, everyone held their breath and looked in the direction of the sound. At the end, they saw the phoenix robe that symbolized their status, as red as fire, and their new queen was slowly walking towards them, supported by palace maids.
The moment he saw Jiang Jingyu's figure, Song Wenjing's calm gaze instantly rippled.
The slightly upturned corners of his mouth softened the lines of his face. He stared at the woman walking towards him without blinking, watching quietly as the distance between them was shortened step by step.
After a long time, Jiang Jingyu walked through the long and narrow palace passage step by step, and finally came to the jade steps and stood in front of Song Wenjing.
The eunuch behind Song Wenjing hurried forward with a wooden tray and bowed respectfully.
Song Wenjing picked up the wedding scale on the wooden tray and lifted the red veil covering Jiang Jingyu's head.
The moment the red veil was lifted, everyone was shocked and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that there really was such a beauty in the world!
No wonder His Majesty was willing to disband the entire harem for the sake of a new queen!
Her eyebrows were lightly dyed black, her lips were slightly red, and she wore a floor-length red phoenix robe embroidered with a lifelike golden phoenix with wings spread out, ready to fly. The morning light cast a faint golden glow around her, making her look noble and dignified.
"The auspicious time has arrived—"
As the ceremonial officer shouted, Song Wenjing stretched out his big hand towards Jiang Jingyu.
Jiang Jingyu raised her eyes to look at him, then placed her slender hand in his warm big palm, and was soon tightly wrapped by his slightly moist big palm.
Witnessed by hundreds of officials, Song Wenjing held Jiang Jingyu's hand, stepped onto the jade steps step by step, and finally stood side by side on the high seat.
Song Wenjing turned his head to look at Jiang Jingyu, his eyes full of satisfaction and peace of mind.
Jiang Jingyu turned her head after noticing his gaze, and their eyes met. Song Wenjing stared at her carefully, and breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see any resistance in her eyes.
He held her hand with a little force, and then they turned together to face the officials.
In front of all the court officials, Song Wenjing handed the phoenix seal to Jiang Jingyu, and then sat on the throne with her.
All the court officials in the hall knelt down with their hands raised above their heads. The embroidery fell to the ground like falling clouds, neatly and warmly.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
"Welcome to Her Majesty the Queen! May Her Majesty live a thousand years!"
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After the ceremony of crowning the queen, Jiang Jingyu was taken by palace servants to Fengyi Palace, where she would live in the future.
With Song Wenjing's approval, Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu also entered the palace with Jiang Jingyu, and continued to serve her in the future.
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu took off the heavy phoenix crown for her and looked at her with distressed expressions: "Are you exhausted today, Your Majesty?"
The palace is different from the outside world. Last night, Jiang's mother reminded Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu several times to be careful and cautious in everything they do in the palace and not to break the palace rules.
Changing their names was the first thing they had to do.
Jiang Jingyu turned her stiff neck and her stomach growled.
Qiu Shuang subconsciously turned around to get some pastries for Jiang Jingyu to fill her stomach, but was stopped by Dong Xu.
Dongxu shook his head at Qiu Shuang, indicating that there were other palace servants in the palace. It was their first day in the palace, and they couldn't let others say that the people in the Jiang Mansion didn't know the rules.
Qiu Shuang hesitated for a moment and retracted her foot before taking a step forward.
The situation is at a stalemate.
A duck's voice came from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
"Your Majesty."
The palace maids knelt on the ground one after another, and Jiang Jingyu also stood up and bowed.
Song Wenjing walked straight to Jiang Jingyu, helped her up, and then took her hand and walked towards the table.
"Are you hungry, Ayu? I've had some food prepared. I wonder if it suits your taste."
The palace servants behind him quickly filled the entire table with food, and Song Wenjing personally served the dishes to Jiang Jingyu.
Jiang Jingyu was extremely hungry, but she didn't refuse and raised her hand to take the bowl and chopsticks handed to her by Song Wenjing.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Ayu, now that you and I are married, you don't need to be so polite to me."
Jiang Jingyu lowered her head and ate her meal silently without responding to Song Wenjing's words.
Unable to unleash her true nature in front of Song Wenjing for the time being, Jiang Jingyu had no choice but to seek help from Dongdongyao in her heart.
"Xiao Dongdong, is there any way to break this deadlock? When will this situation end?!"
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