Chapter 455: Pride
This year, Empress Dowager Feng's mourning period has passed for a year.
The emperor does not have to observe three years of mourning this time, so everyone is watching to see who will be promoted to the throne.
On New Year's Eve, Shen Chuliu was very busy, and so was everyone else.
Ancestor worship, banquets, the whole day was busy from dusk to night.
I returned to Cuiyunxuan feeling very tired.
The princes also had a hard day today. They all had to go to the Taimiao to pay homage, then return to the Taiji Palace to accompany their father at a banquet, and also pay a visit to the Empress Dowager.
On the first day of the new year, everyone finally waited for the part they had been looking forward to the most.
First, the emperor talked about Shen Chuliu's title as a concubine and scheduled the third day of March to officially hold her canonization ceremony.
This year her birthday and enthronement ceremony were held together.
Shen Chuliu stepped out and thanked the emperor.
She was naturally dressed luxuriously today, and her makeup was the kind that the emperor always liked to see, exquisite yet somewhat sharp.
Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "My beloved concubine, please get up. Everything in your Yufu Palace is ready. You can move in on a chosen day. You will be in charge of the entire palace in the future."
"I thank the Emperor and Empress for their kindness. I will never disappoint them." Shen Chuliu's voice was clear, without much flattery or emotion. It sounded like it was her duty.
Indeed, it should be.
Her mother's family held military power, her grandfather had military merits, and her father died on the battlefield.
She herself was of outstanding appearance, and she gave birth to the healthy, lively and intelligent Sixth Prince.
She has been in the harem for many years and has never done anything bad.
She should have ascended to the position of consort just like that.
There is no reason why it cannot be done.
Even if the emperor wanted to plot against her or suppress her, he had to ask her to step forward.
She must come forward first, and then talk about other things.
She herself understood this from the beginning to the end, so she was not in a hurry before she ascended the throne of concubine.
Therefore, even though she has ascended to the position of concubine, she just takes it for granted.
This is the vision and bearing that comes from her being born into a prominent family.
It was also those extra memories that gave her confidence.
Of course, no one could tell that she had any extra memories. What everyone saw was a Concubine Jing who was not easily affected by praise or criticism.
She thanked him politely, said what she was supposed to say, and then bowed politely.
Elegant, relaxed, and natural.
When she asked Emperor Qi Yixiu to watch, he felt that the favor he had shown to this woman over the years was not in vain. She really made him appreciate her.
She asked the Queen and the Queen Mother to look at her, and they felt that she was indeed a woman of the Shen family. At any time, she could always embody the four words of grace and elegance to the extreme.
The young Sixth Prince just watched this. He couldn't find so many adjectives, and he didn't even understand how to describe the feeling before his eyes.
I just feel that my mother is indeed the best and most powerful.
Many, many years later, he realized that it was pride.
It is the pride his mother gave him, and also his own pride.
At this moment, his mother was standing in the Taiji Palace and was the most dazzling presence.
Even later, when he grew up, he could understand that the higher his mother's status, the more dangerous it was, but at this moment his mother would not care even if she thought about it.
She wouldn't be timid from the beginning.
Today's Concubine Jing was too dazzling. Even the people of the Shen family had to be convinced.
To the extent that, with Concubine Jing in the front, the several concubines who were promoted later seemed much more obscure.
Approaching is Li Zhaoyuan.
"Li Zhaoyuan has made great contributions in childbearing, so she is promoted to Li Fei. She is granted the right to live in Linhua Palace." Qi Yixiu said.
Concubine Li knelt down to thank the emperor for his grace.
Although she once again caught up with Concubine Jing, it was different after all.
Because the emperor didn't ask her to look after the palace in advance.
"Su Jieyu was promoted to Su Xiuyi and granted the residence in Yichun Pavilion. Yan Jieyu was promoted to Yan Xiurong and granted the residence in Jiyun Pavilion."
"Concubine Yu was promoted to Concubine Yu, Concubine Mei was promoted to Concubine Jie, Concubine Yi was promoted to Concubine Jie, and Xue Xiaoyi was promoted to Talented Lady."
Chu Si finished reading the imperial edict and closed it: "My lords and ladies, please thank me."
Those whose names were called hurriedly knelt down to express their gratitude, while those who were not called did not dare to show too much emotion.
It might be fine for others, but Zhen Chongyi was extremely disappointed.
She thought that even if she was only among the nine concubines, she should still take a step forward.
Even if it can't be the word Zhao, at least it should be the word Xiu, right?
But no, even the three people who had only been in the palace for two years were promoted, and even Bai was above her!
How could she accept this? But when she looked into the emperor's eyes, which were smiling but without any emotion, her heart trembled.
Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "My beloved concubines, please get up. If you need to move, don't worry. Wait until the weather warms up."
Everyone thanked the emperor again with gratitude.
The Queen smiled and said, "It's really nice to see them all together. It's a blessing for the Emperor."
Qi Yixiu took the Queen's hand and said, "It is my blessing, and it is the Queen's blessing. It is because of the Queen's kindness that we have all these four corners."
The concubines stood up and knelt on the spot: "Your Majesty and the Empress have shown great love to us, and we are grateful for it. May the Emperor and the Empress be united forever, and may our Great Yi Dynasty last forever."
Qi Yixiu smiled and raised his cup: "Come, my beloved concubines, please sit down, let's drink this cup to the full." Then he stood up: "Come, my beloved ministers and ladies, I toast to you."
When the concubines knelt, the ministers and imperial edicts behind them naturally did not dare to sit down. At this moment, everyone was drinking a cup of wine happily.
Queen Mother Li drank and sighed, "Thinking back to the past, when my sister was still here, it was so lively. Now, it's been two years since she left. I had a dream tonight, and I dreamed that she didn't look like she was when she was old, but still looked like she was back then. When I first entered the palace and paid my respects to the Queen at Fengzao Palace, I saw how beautiful she was."
"Don't be sad, mother. I'm sure that our stepmother knows about this and is thinking about us in the afterlife." Qi Yixiu expressed his true feelings.
"Well, never mind. It's my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned it."
However, since she said so, the older and more senior ladies and the female members of the royal family should also be mentioned.
It's nothing, it just means that the Emperor, Empress and Queen Dowager still remember Feng's kindness.
At the end, Empress Dowager Li said, "Suxin, I see you have lost a lot of weight. It's not easy. Hanlu, go and give the jade ruyi that I have collected to Concubine Qian Shu. Also, select some good pens, inkstones, and paper for the Second Prince. When your sister was alive, she loved you the most, and I do the same."
Concubine Qian Shu felt a lump in her throat and stood up: "Thank you, Queen Mother. I am fine."
The second prince also hurried out and said: "Thank you, Grandmother, for the reward. I am fine too."
"That's good, sit down."
With Empress Dowager Li's reward to Concubine Qian Shu and her son, everyone couldn't help but look at them a few more times.
After all, within a few years, the fight for the position of crown prince will be imminent. Although Empress Dowager Li misses Empress Dowager Feng to show the royal family's affection and righteousness, the women in the harem are not that simple. Moreover, Empress Dowager Li is the last victorious woman in the previous emperor's reign. She is also the woman with the highest status in the harem now.
(End of this chapter)
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