Chapter 175 The Little Queen Whose Wife Was Taken Away by the King (End)
The ceremony of crowning the queen.
On that day, the entire capital seemed to be immersed in an atmosphere of joy and solemnity.
The vermilion gate of the palace was opened early. On both sides of the street outside the gate, guards dressed in bright armor and holding spears stood majestically, like a steel barrier.
Looking along the imperial road, the ground was swept spotlessly clean and covered with thick red silk, extending all the way to the front of the towering palace.
Between the palace's flying eaves and brackets hang colorful silks and exquisite palace lanterns, swaying gently in the breeze, making crisp and pleasant sounds.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites, dressed in gorgeous court robes, moved around solemnly, carefully checking every detail.
The phoenix coronet and bridal robe presented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were made of the finest brocade and embroidered with lifelike phoenixes. The phoenixes' eyes were inlaid with sparkling rubies, and each feather was carefully outlined with gold thread. Under the sunlight, they emitted a dazzling glow.
It is three quarters past four, the auspicious time has arrived.
As the majestic bell rang, Xia Lingxiao, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown on his head, walked slowly towards the hall with steady steps.
At this moment, a smile as warm and gentle as the spring breeze unconsciously appeared on his originally serious and cold face.
At this moment, his face was filled with a spring-like smile, and his eyes were full of pride and satisfaction. He was about to enthrone his beloved beauty as queen, and this joy made him feel light all over.
Behind him was a eunuch holding the seal that symbolized the queen's power. The seal was placed in a brocade box, and the lid of the box was inlaid with a huge night pearl, which sparkled brightly.
Surrounded by a group of palace maids, Qingwu walked slowly into the hall with great grace.
Her snow-white face was lightly powdered, but she was dressed in a phoenix robe, with a graceful figure, and every step she took exuded dignity and elegance.
The beaded curtains hanging from the phoenix crown swayed gently as she moved, adding not only a sense of mystery to her but also revealing a captivating charm.
Finally, when Qingwu walked to the center of the hall, Xia Lingxiao slowly turned around.
At this moment, his deep eyes were full of tenderness and love.
He stretched out his hands and personally put the exquisite phoenix crown on Qingwu, and took the seal from the eunuch and handed it solemnly to Qingwu.
However, just when he was about to say something——
Suddenly, there was a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats.
This sudden sound seemed particularly abrupt in the originally solemn atmosphere, and instantly broke the original tranquility in the entire hall.
Everyone present couldn't help but turn their heads and look towards the palace gate.
Xia Lingxiao's expression instantly darkened, his brows furrowed, a hint of displeasure and vigilance flashing in his eyes.
As the sound of horse hooves got closer, a horse with black fur as shiny as black jade rushed into the palace like lightning.
The man on the horse was wearing armor stained with dust and blood. His figure was as straight as a pine tree. Even though he was exhausted, he still couldn't hide his innate heroic spirit.
When the horse approached the front of the hall, the man pulled the reins suddenly, and the horse under his crotch let out a long neigh, raised its front hooves high, and landed steadily.
Then, the man turned over with a nimble movement, and as his feet touched the ground, they caused a slight vibration.
Only then did everyone see clearly that the person coming was Huo Tingye.
His face was carved more and more resolute by sunlight and wind and sand, and his contours were as deep as if they were carved with a knife.
His sharp gaze slowly swept across the crowd present, and finally stopped at Qingwu, who was wearing the gorgeous queen's court dress.
And at this moment, all the fatigue in his eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by full of tenderness and attachment.
That look was just as pure as when they first met many years ago.
"Awu, I'm back."
Huo Tingye slightly opened his cracked lips and called softly in a slightly hoarse voice.
Completely ignoring the astonished looks from the people around him, he took big strides and walked straight towards Qingwu without hesitation, his footsteps echoing on the stone floor of the hall.
Huo Tingye was the only military officer who had been granted permission by the late emperor to enter the hall with a knife in hand.
Xia Lingxiao knew that the army was returning from the border at this time, but he didn't expect that Huo Tingye would return first on a fast horse alone.
Xia Lingxiao's face turned pale. What were these people doing? They couldn't even stop one person.
But he also knew that if Huo Tingye wanted to leave, no one could stop him.
Nor was he afraid that he would kill him.
——Simply because both of them understood how important each other was to this dynasty, and what kind of strength each of them possessed.
There is no personal affection when it comes to the interests of family and country.
Even when it comes to love, Xia Lingxiao cannot be considered frank, but he is definitely worthy of the world.
But... the most important thing now is Qingwu's attitude.
Xia Lingxiao didn't know how effective all his efforts had been during this period.
He also didn't know what position he held in Qingwu's heart...whether he could compete with Huo Tingye.
The officials around were instantly in an uproar, whispering to each other with shocked expressions, but they did not dare to openly discuss His Majesty and General Huo, who was second only to the emperor.
And at this moment, the key figure at the center of this storm...
The eyes of everyone present were focused on the empress who was dressed in a phoenix robe, with graceful manners and extraordinary beauty.
As expected, just as everyone expected, Qingwu opened her red lips slightly, with a look of joy on her face, and called out in a soft and gentle voice, "Husband."
Her beautiful eyes were full of affection, staring at Huo Tingye without blinking, taking in every subtle change on his face, and she sighed distressedly, "My husband must have suffered a lot."
Xia Lingxiao's face was extremely gloomy, and an invisible pressure was hovering in the hall.
All the civil and military officials in the court did not dare to raise their heads.
As Qingwu's personal female official, Rong Jinxiu was secretly frightened.
Oh my god, this Shura field between the two male protagonists, will this novel world collapse?
Qingwu's words instantly made the giant dragon, which was about to fall into a state of furious roar, lower its proud head.
"Awu, how are you?" Huo Tingye looked at Qingwu's increasingly lively appearance, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down a little.
"It seems that Awu has been having a good time recently."
"I am well, sire—he has been most kind to me."
The dragon that was about to shake the earth suddenly died down. Xia Lingxiao showed a satisfied and complacent smile and put his arm around Qingwu's waist provocatively.
Compared with Qingwu's bright yellow court robe with a dragon and a phoenix on it, it was extremely eye-catching.
"Huo Tingye, you are late. Awu is already my queen."
Huo Tingye sneered. He didn't expect that over the years, the domineering and majestic prince who had the final say would change into such a shameless person.
Shameless and shameless.
However, Huo Tingye chose to ignore Xia Lingxiao's provocation, and his eyes always stayed on Qingwu in front of him.
Huo Tingye slowly approached Qingwu and asked with a slightly trembling voice, "Awu, where is our child?"
He heard that Awu gave birth to a son two months ago.
Counting the days, that was before he left. I didn't expect that Awu was already pregnant at that time.
Huo Tingye felt very sweet. Whenever he thought of this, he felt as if he had endless strength. Even if the road ahead was full of thorns, he would be able to grit his teeth and get through any difficulties.
He turned a blind eye to all of Xia Lingxiao's provocations.
Because he already has something that is absolutely ahead of Xia Lingxiao.
So no matter how arrogant Xia Lingxiao was, he could not shake him in the slightest.
Xia Lingxiao's expression gradually hardened, and he secretly clenched his fists.
Qingwu smiled and said, "I'll take you to see him later."
Within a few months, Chu Ji, who had grown up and whose surname was not known whether it was Xia or Huo, had fair and tender skin, and one could already glimpse the appearance of a handsome young man in the future.
The tit-for-tat confrontation that the civil and military officials had imagined did not occur, and the ceremony of conferring the queen seemed absurd and weird.
No way, it ended peacefully like this?
General Huo didn't have any big reaction to the fact that Your Majesty stole his wife?
Why do I still feel a little disappointed for no apparent reason?
No... a minister suddenly remembered.
The imperial edict that conferred the title of empress on her was referring to the general's wife...
In other words—
Qingwu is still the general's wife, Huo Tingye's wife.
Of course, she is also the queen and Xia Lingxiao's wife.
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