Chapter 436 Desperate to Kill the Prime Minister's Family
Xiao Jingchen suppressed the urge to laugh and immediately ordered the Imperial Guards to drag the entire Shen family to the Meridian Gate for immediate execution.
"Xiao Jingchen, don't you even look at the evidence before executing them so quickly? Aren't you afraid of killing the wrong people?"
Seeing Xiao Jingchen so eager to behead the entire Shen family, Lin Luoxi was genuinely curious.
"Tomorrow is my wedding ceremony with Xingman and my coronation ceremony. There will be a general amnesty at that time. I don't want the Shen family to escape this calamity."
Seeing that Xiao Jingchen was determined to kill the entire Shen family, Lin Luoxi was really curious.
But this was a matter for the royal family, and she dared not inquire; otherwise, curiosity would have killed the cat.
"By the way, how do you know so much about the Shen family?" Xiao Jingchen was very curious about how Lin Luoxi knew about the things the Shen family had done after hearing about them.
"Naturally, it's because I didn't trust my naive senior sister to marry you, so I investigated all the enemies who could threaten her." Lin Luoxi made up a story and used such a lame excuse to fool Xiao Jingchen.
Xiao Jingchen didn't suspect anything. Knowing that Lin Luoxi was protective of her own, he nodded, indicating that he believed Lin Luoxi's reason.
"Since I've already helped you with the wedding dress issue in Shencheng County, I can't help you with that. You'll have to figure it out yourself."
With Xiao Jingchen present, Lin Luoxi simply handed over the matter of the phoenix robe to him to handle.
"Yes, I've already instructed the Imperial Workshop to expedite its production. It should arrive soon."
"Well, as long as you know what's important and what's urgent, that's fine." Sigh, women should worry less, lest they age too quickly. Let men worry about what's important.
After saying that, he went straight to the front yard to eat, and after he finished eating, he came back and went to sleep.
Xiao Jingchen knew that Lin Luoxi's family had traveled all the way from Quanzhou for their wedding ceremony.
Not daring to linger here, he went straight back to the palace to supervise the people in the Imperial Workshop to rush the production of the phoenix robe.
After everyone else had eaten, they all went back to their rooms for a nap.
Lin Xingman was deeply moved, not expecting that Lin Luoxi would do so much for her.
Seeing Lin Luoxi's sleeping face, in order to let Lin Luoxi get enough sleep, she went directly to the outer room and pretended to sleep.
The palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground were taken back to the palace by Xiao Jingchen to be dealt with.
The people in the Palace Imperial Workshop, knowing that the phoenix robes they had painstakingly crafted over half a month had been ruined by Shen Ji Feng, were all cursing her. But upon learning that they had been beheaded, they finally felt a sense of relief.
But Xiao Jingchen and Lin Xingman's coronation ceremony is tomorrow, and everyone wants to live. They wish they had more hands, and they are busy embroidering phoenixes with flying needles and threads.
Not only were the people at the Silk Manufacturing Bureau extremely busy, but Xiao Jingchen, fearing there wouldn't be enough time, had all the famous embroiderers in the capital invited to the palace to participate in embroidering the phoenix robe.
With the participation of over a thousand people, the phoenix robe was finally completed by the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).
When the people in the princess's residence heard that the future empress was to depart from the princess's residence, not a single person in the entire household could sleep.
(Except for Xie Hanchuan and his five little ones who were asleep, everyone else was waiting for Feng Pao to arrive.)
Just as everyone was getting sleepy, good news finally came from the palace: the phoenix robe was finished and was being sent to the princess's residence.
Seeing that it was almost time, after the phoenix robe was delivered from the palace, Lin Luoxi immediately pulled Lin Xingman up from the bed and had the palace maids help Lin Xingman up. She then picked up the clothes and put them on Lin Xingman one by one.
Lin Luoxi wanted Lin Xingman to become the most beautiful woman in the world and amaze Xiao Jingchen, so Lin Luoxi personally did Lin Xingman's makeup.
"Wow, this is the most beautiful bride I've ever seen..."
The most renowned matchmaker in the capital was also waiting inside the house, watching as Lin Xingman, under Lin Xiyue's modifications, became stunningly beautiful, like a fairy descending to earth, so breathtaking that she couldn't take her eyes off her.
"Hehe, that's right. To win the favor of the new emperor, one must naturally be a stunning beauty." The Lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi beside her was also amazed by Lin Xingman's beauty.
After several hours of tinkering, the palace ceremonial guard arrived, and Lin Xingman rode in a phoenix palanquin to the palace.
As soon as Lin Xingman set off, Lin Luoxi and the others also rode in carriages, following behind the phoenix palanquin, heading towards the palace.
Along the way, many ordinary people followed the new empress, hoping to catch a glimpse of her phoenix eyes.
They only separated when they reached the palace gates, while the common people waited outside the Xuanwu Gate to watch the grand sacrificial ceremony of the emperor and empress.
"Heavens, these complicated rituals are overwhelming." As a princess and a member of the royal family, Lin Xiyue felt extremely uncomfortable watching Lin Xingman kneel and kowtow repeatedly.
“Yeah, I think so too…” Xie Hanchuan stood up and chimed in.
Later, when Xiao Jingchen and Lin Xingman went up to the altar to offer sacrifices to the heavens, Lin Luoxi gave Xie Leyao a look.
Xie Leyao nodded and closed her eyes.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
Just as Lin Xingman and Xiao Jingchen stepped onto the altar, many small birds flew in from all directions, including magpies and peacocks. Finally, a red-crowned crane even appeared.
Just then, a golden rosy cloud appeared in the sky, and a crane led a bird soaring under the auspicious cloud. Everyone who saw it exclaimed that it was an auspicious omen.
The entire capital witnessed this spectacle and believed it to be a sign from Heaven that the new emperor and empress had received His Majesty's approval.
Lin Luoxi glanced at the scene in the sky, then at the surprised discussions of the civil and military officials, and a smile appeared on her face.
From this day forward, Lin Xingman's position as Empress will be unshakeable.
Xiao Jingchen was overjoyed at the auspicious sign and granted a general amnesty.
Upon hearing Xiao Jingchen's words, the court officials, recalling the execution of Prime Minister Shen the previous day, no longer dared to underestimate the emperor.
They dared not underestimate Lin Luoxi, the new emperor's favorite; this woman was truly wicked.
If she wanted to know, she could dig out their dirt no matter how well they hid it.
To keep their official hats on their heads, they have no choice but to keep a low profile.
By the end of the day, Lin Luoxi's face was numb and her whole body was stiff.
She hopes that Xiao Jingchen and Lin Xingman will have a long and happy marriage, and be bound together forever. She really doesn't want to go through this experience again.
Finally, the evening banquet arrived, and Lin Luoxi breathed a sigh of relief; her stiff legs could finally relax.
Lin Luoxi planned that tomorrow, she would definitely leave the capital and return to Quanzhou with Xiao Jingchen, without informing him first.
There are too many rules in the capital, she can't handle them!
Just as Lin Luoxi was immersed in her own world, someone was already making a fuss.
"Emperor of the Crimson Flame Dynasty, I've heard that your Crimson Flame Dynasty has produced a female general. I'd like to have a contest with her..."
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