Chapter 618 I'll Still Catch Ghosts
Granny Wang was speechless. The Empress was absolutely right. The Empress of the past never cared how many concubines the Emperor had in his harem; she even actively helped to expand it. Now…
Granny Wang added, "Before Her Majesty lost her memory, she treated the concubines in the harem very kindly."
"What was I like in the palace before?" Jiang Fenghua asked, puzzled.
Jiang Rumeng, Feng Jingyuan, and Zhang Yumo stood by, also eager to know how Jiang Fenghua lived after entering the palace.
To help Jiang Fenghua adapt as quickly as possible, Granny Wang briefly recounted Jiang Fenghua's entry into the palace. Granny Wang only mentioned a few things, but in short, she said, "Her Majesty never bullies others, and naturally, she will not be bullied either. Anyone who dares to plot against Her Majesty will not escape her notice. Her Majesty, just remember that we must not be bullied."
Jiang Fenghua was overjoyed to hear this, "Am I that amazing?"
"Your Highness should refer to yourself as 'this palace'," Granny Wang reminded her.
Jiang Fenghua straightened her back and said in a deep voice, "I will kill gods, demons, and Buddhas if they stand in my way. If any little devils come to cause trouble, I will still catch them."
"That's right," praised Granny Wang. "The harem is a bloody battlefield. If Your Majesty controls it well, you will be the master of the harem."
You can take a man's words of love with a grain of salt, but you can't completely ignore them either. He loves the Empress, and only then can the Empress be the ruler... The Empress can love the Emperor, but she must be clear-headed. If she really takes things too seriously, she will only push the man further away, and might even give others leverage against her...
"Your Majesty must understand, the man you married is no ordinary man; he is the Emperor, the ruler of the world. If Your Majesty can control this man, the world will be yours to command. With the Emperor's backing, even the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager will be above you, as long as Your Majesty uses the right methods."
Granny Wang taught her little by little. She had decided to follow the Empress because she believed that the Empress was not someone who could be manipulated or bullied by others. Therefore, Granny Wang had to teach the Empress that the harem was not a charity, and that tears might just be crocodile tears, and that anyone could harbor evil intentions.
The Jiang family knew that what Granny Wang said was not an exaggeration. They felt sorry for Jiang Fenghua, who had lived such a precarious and cautious life before, and they were also worried that she would not be able to fight against them.
After hearing this, Feng Jingyuan felt that all the grand principles she had taught her daughter, such as being filial to her parents-in-law and being a good wife and mother, were completely useless! If her daughter really listened to her teachings, she would be bullied to the point of being left with nothing.
She said, "Only now do I realize that what I should have taught Ruanruan most was how to protect herself and become strong, instead of always compromising and being bullied because of her kindness!"
Zhang Yumo also said, "Third Miss should live the way Wang Mama suggested, living in the palace, so that she won't be bullied by her wicked mother-in-law and won't even have the power to fight back."
Jiang Rumeng said, "Of course we are grateful to Granny Wang. With Granny Wang by Third Sister's side, Third Sister will not be bullied."
Granny Wang smiled and said, "This servant did nothing. If Your Highness is not capable, we servants would not dare to say or do anything. Your Highness is intelligent. Even if you return to the palace, this servant believes that Your Highness will be able to win the Emperor's heart and secure your position as Empress."
Hearing this, Jiang Fenghua continued, "I understand what Granny Wang means. The fact that the Emperor is now willing to marry me into the palace to become his Empress does not prove that he will not change his mind in the future or be bewitched by other women. Only by using my methods to capture the Emperor's heart can my position as Empress be considered secure."
Granny Wang sighed, "The Emperor's heart is unfathomable! Your Majesty should know that not only your three children are in the palace now, but other concubines have also given birth to princes and princesses. You entered the palace not only for yourself, but also for the princes and princesses, and even the glory of the Jiang family all rests on Your Majesty's shoulders."
Granny Wang witnessed firsthand the grudges and entanglements between Emperor Huijing and Empress Dowager Cheng. Empress Dowager Cheng squandered her advantages and ended up lonely for the rest of her life.
Jiang Fenghua did not disappoint Granny Wang. She memorized and learned all the etiquette that Granny Wang taught her after hearing it only once. A good teacher is very important, but you have to be good yourself to succeed.
This day was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign. The news that the emperor held a ceremony to confer the title of empress and to remarry the empress into the palace spread throughout the streets and alleys, and the entire city of Shengjing was in an uproar.
Since it was only three days until New Year's Eve, no one expected that the Emperor would choose this day to hold the ceremony to confer the title of Empress.
People on the street were talking about it. "The Emperor has not appointed an Empress since he ascended the throne, nor has he held an investiture ceremony for her. Everyone thought that the Emperor had other plans and might not appoint the former Crown Princess as Empress. Unexpectedly, the Emperor will hold a wedding for the Empress again, and she will enter the palace from the residence of Grand Tutor Jiang."
"There have long been rumors that the late emperor issued an edict before his death to confer the title of empress upon the Crown Princess. It's just that the emperor has not yet held a ceremony to confer the title of empress upon her. Even without this ceremony, the Crown Princess is still the empress. After all, it was the late emperor's decree, and the new emperor cannot disobey it."
"No matter what, the Emperor will not appoint another person as Empress. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were a model couple, deeply in love. Jiang was the Emperor's first wife, so she should be the Empress."
"There were also cases where the first wife was divorced, and the woman he married was made empress..."
Another person said, "In short, without a formal investiture ceremony, she is not the empress. With each new emperor comes a new court. The emperor decides who to appoint as empress. What good is an imperial edict from the late emperor? Such things have happened before in history."
Everyone remained silent. What they said was true. There was no grand ceremony to officially recognize her as empress, not even a proclamation to announce it to the world. Who would have known she was the empress?
Xie Shang issued an edict for the whole country to celebrate in order to marry Jiang Fenghua, so that he could tell the world that he would vindicate his empress.
The Ministry of Rites organized an even grander wedding for the Empress, including the entire wedding ceremony to show the Emperor's respect for her, and even personally went out of the palace to the Jiang residence to welcome her.
The emperor appeared at the Jiang residence dressed in a majestic and noble dragon robe, causing the onlookers to kneel down and shout "Long live the emperor!" three times.
The scale and grandeur of the event were unprecedented.
This time, Jiang Fenghua did not wear a veil. Instead, she held an exquisite fan in her hand to half-cover her face. She wore an exquisite and gorgeous phoenix robe, which also showed her noble and majestic status.
The crowd erupted in cheers and shouts of congratulations.
All the officials bowed in unison, "Long live the Empress!"
Jiang Fenghua was not intimidated by the scene. She seemed to have memorized the etiquette that Granny Wang had taught her, and no one knew that she had lost her memory.
Just then, two children, who looked like little fairies, slowly walked towards Jiang Fenghua, led by the wedding procession.
This was also the first time Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongyou had appeared in front of the public.
Everyone's attention was drawn to them; they were such beautiful and adorable children.
Are they the eldest prince and princess? The empress's own son and daughter?
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