Bai Yan chased after him, reluctantly bidding him farewell. The two were deeply in love, and naturally, parting was filled with reluctance…
Bai Ruifeng initially felt like the villain who broke up the couple, but her thoughts quickly changed. He left in the afternoon, and before dawn the next day, he sent someone to arrange the betrothal... What was he planning to do?
Xiao Yan is still a child!
Huo Jin wanted to marry her as soon as possible, so after returning to the palace, he summoned the Minister of Rites and senior members of the Huo clan. They drafted the betrothal gifts overnight, and the Prince of Fu, who was over eighty years old and could be called a perfect old man, was appointed as the chief envoy, while the Minister of Rites was appointed as the assistant envoy.
The imperial wedding ceremony was complicated, including asking the name and accepting auspicious omens, as well as the temple ceremony and the investiture ceremony. Huo Jin's requirements for the Ministry of Rites were speed, an auspicious date, and a grand ceremony... Ideally, it should all be resolved within half a month.
Ministry of Rites: ...
Prince Fu and the Minister of Rites, among others, spent the entire night racking their brains before finally coming up with a plan that satisfied Huo Jin.
So the next day, as soon as the rooster crowed, Prince Fu, who hadn't slept all night, and the Minister of Rites arrived at the gate of the Bai residence in red. This was the first day of the betrothal ceremony.
After hearing the Prince of Fu read the imperial edict, Bai Yan thanked the emperor for his favor and thus agreed to the marriage.
Meanwhile, Huo Jin in the palace had already offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, and also decreed that the wedding year would be exempt from taxes by 30%.
The palace had not seen any joyous occasions in a long time, and was bustling with excitement. An empress was about to appear in the palace, signifying the formation of a new power, and naturally everyone was preparing.
Inside Cining Palace, Chu Xiuning tore all the prayer beads in her hand in half, shouting, "Liar! Huo Jin is a liar!"
He's getting married, he's taking a wife, where does that leave him?
Two lines of tears streamed down Chu Xiuning's face. She had been tormented by his affection all these years, yet she couldn't bear to be ruthless. But had a man's affection really changed so easily?
Chu Xiuning wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She disagreed with some of Yan Jun's actions, but since he was heartless, she didn't need to care about any feelings anymore.
That night, Huo Yanjun went to the Marquis of Boyuan's residence in plain clothes, and summoned Marquis Chen. They discussed the matter all night, and only dispersed at dawn the next day.
So, on the second day after the emperor's wedding ceremony, Song went to the imperial mausoleum with her ancestral tablet and cried, accusing Huo Jin of protecting her future empress and accusing Bai Yan of murder without consequence.
The rumors spread incredibly fast, reaching everyone from high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary citizens in the capital.
The current empress has indiscriminately killed innocent people, damaging her reputation, yet the emperor is protecting her. How can the imperial family and the common people accept this?
Huo Yanjun summoned Bai Shengqi to the teahouse. Listening to the storyteller's words, he chuckled and said, "Even if Uncle Jiu were the emperor, he couldn't silence the gossip. We just need to wait for the right opportunity to reap the benefits."
Bai Shengqi's lips curled up: What good is Bai Yan anyway?
After this incident, she will become a whetstone for the new emperor's ascension to the throne, and she will surely die!
Become an empress? Dream on!
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