Mei Ya walked slowly forward, took the dragon crown from Kong Wenmin's tray, leaned forward, and put it on Zhong Mingwei, just like on the day of their wedding, when she personally put the crown on Zhong Mingwei's hair.
"Congratulations, Mr. Zhong." Mei Ya looked at the man in the yellow robe with a smile and said the same words as on the day of their wedding.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Zhong." The man also smiled and repeated what he said that day.
Mei Ya didn't say anything else. She looked at him again and then knelt respectfully beside King Pingxi.
"Long live the emperor!" Prince Pingxi led the shouting.
"Long live the emperor!" All the ministers and soldiers followed suit and cheered, and for a moment the earth seemed to be shaking.
But amidst the cheers of the crowd, there were also some other sounds.
"How can His Majesty let a woman wear the dragon crown for him? This is really against the rules!"
"Yes, judging from His Majesty's intention, he did this on purpose. In the past, His Majesty would never think of wearing a dragon crown until the coronation ceremony."
"Your Majesty is obviously trying to elevate the Empress! I heard that the Empress was born into a commoner family, and both her parents died, and she doesn't even have any siblings. Your Majesty is probably worried that the Empress will be wronged in the future, so he did this on purpose, right?"
"You can't let a woman take the spotlight like this. It's really a disgrace to the royal family!"
"The hen crows at dawn! This cannot be tolerated!"
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A group of ministers were grumbling, and then a gray-haired Taichang Temple Shaoqing who was speaking confidently was about to stand up to report, but he was suddenly pressed on the shoulder by a young general in silver armor who looked no more than 20 years old. The young general didn't use much force, but the old man grimaced in pain. Seeing him like this, the young general loosened his hand, and his eyes wandered over the ministers who had just grumbled, and finally said in a cold voice: "When the Queen was suffering with the His Majesty in Ningguta, where were you, a bunch of sour old ministers? Were you eating meat and drinking in the capital, or were you mocking the His Majesty behind his back? "What's your situation? When the Empress accompanied His Majesty through life and death, where were you? Were you subservient to the traitors or trying to fight against His Majesty? I heard that you used to fawn over the late Emperor, and after Prince Rong forced him to abdicate, you also fawned over him. You are a fence-sitter. Today, His Majesty and the Empress have entered the imperial city, not only did they not care about your past, but they showed some leniency and let you continue to serve as officials in the court and live your life as nobles. But I didn't expect that none of you appreciated it. Haha, this is easy to deal with. Every change of dynasty must involve some bloodshed, right?"
"You... you are so bold!" The old man didn't know whether he was frightened or angry. His face was whiter than his beard. He pointed at the young general with trembling fingers, "You are so rude! We old ministers are loyal to our country and our king. That's why we can't let His Majesty do whatever he wants and let a woman deceive us..."
“Wow!”
The next second, the young general did not speak. Instead, dozens of generals kneeling behind him suddenly drew their swords and looked coldly at the old man with wolf-like eyes. The old man was so scared that he could not speak anymore. Even the old ministers who had been chattering just now suddenly fell silent.
"Dongqing, don't act recklessly. Don't you consider the time and the occasion?" Although the noise here was not loud, it still startled Chen Qingxuan in front. Chen Qingxuan stood up and walked to the young general. He patted his shoulder gently, glanced at the trembling old man, and said slowly, "Is there anything that can't be solved later? Don't spoil His Majesty's fun."
This young general was none other than Hao Dongqing. Hao Dongqing also returned to the capital with Prince Pingxi this time and now worked under Kong Wenmin. All the brothers he brought from southern Xinjiang have now joined the Imperial Guard and become Zhong Mingwei's most trusted personal guards.
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