Chapter 146: Emerging
Here, Xiao Jingheng had just drafted a title for Song Zhao.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already begun to curry favor with him.
Chen Minzhong, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came to congratulate him personally, bowed to Song Zhao several times, and said:
"Your Majesty is overjoyed. The Emperor has personally drafted a title for you."
His men respectfully handed over a scroll of writings.
Yunshan took the scroll and opened it. Song Zhao saw a neat word "Yi" written on it with gold-engraved ink.
"Yi?"
Chen Minzhong nodded with a flattering smile, "Your Majesty is virtuous, and you deserve this title. You are the only one in the palace who has the honor of being personally selected by the Emperor, except for the Empress Chen Fei. This shows that the Emperor values you very much."
Song Zhao quickly declined, saying, "This title is a great honor. I have only been in the palace for a short time and have little experience. How can I be worthy of such a title? Please help me report to the emperor and tell him..."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to belittle yourself." Chen Minzhong interrupted Song Zhao and said:
"The Emperor knew that Your Majesty would shirk her responsibility, so he deliberately told me to tell you that this title is already very modest. If Your Majesty refuses again, then the Emperor will have no choice but to give you a double title."
The so-called "double seal" actually means exactly what it says.
The title was raised to two characters, like Empress Zhaorong and Imperial Concubine Rongde in the past.
Double honor is the highest honor. Generally speaking, it is the concubine's mother's family who made great contributions in the previous dynasty, or the prince's biological mother who will be promoted.
Of course, Song Zhao would not accept this honor which she could not afford now.
So he hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, don't dare to make such a joke."
Chen Minzhong smiled and said, "Then your Majesty should not refuse the emperor's kindness."
Therefore, she reluctantly let Yunshan accept the character "Yi".
Xiao Fuzi showed Chen Minzhong the tea. Chen Minzhong took the teacup but did not drink it. Instead, he chatted with Song Zhao.
"In fact, it was Consort Chen who was in charge of drafting a title for you. Consort Chen first drafted the three characters 'An', 'Shun', and 'Xi' for you. When she presented them to the Empress, she felt that none of these titles were quite appropriate, so she advised the Emperor to draft a title for you himself. That's how the title 'Yi' came about."
In this palace, every word of gossip spoken by the servants of status has a deeper meaning behind it.
For example, Chen Minzhong wanted to tell Song Zhao that
She was able to receive such a favor from the Queen,
The person who was trying to trip her up was actually Concubine Chen.
Listen to what he said.
The Queen persuaded Xiao Jingheng, so Song Zhao was able to have the honor of being personally nominated for a title.
It can be seen that if Song Zhao is willing to rely on the queen in the future, he will get more benefits.
Song Zhao, who understood the hidden meaning, said, "Thank you for telling me, eunuch. The Queen is very kind to the six palaces. I will go to thank her in person for this matter."
Chen Minzhong nodded with a smile, and then said, "The enthronement ceremony is scheduled for February 16th. There are only a few days left. Your Majesty should prepare in advance."
After he left, Yunshan stared at the golden word "Yi" on the tribute paper and said thoughtfully:
"This title is very good, and Yi is also a very honorable title. But if this happens, the queen's favor will be too great, and she will become the target of public criticism."
Song Zhao said calmly: "When the harem knew that I was pregnant, I became the target of public criticism and there was no way to avoid it."
She gently stroked the tribute paper with her soft fingers, her green onion-like nails scratching the gold powder embedded in the words, and looked up at Yunshan and said:
“Sometimes people need to know how to hold back their edge, but when it is too strong to be hidden perfectly, it is better to expose it openly. Let people be afraid of you and learn to be cautious.
This way, even if someone has dirty thoughts about harming me, before taking action, she will have to think twice because of my status and identity."
Song Zhao knew that she would definitely get a good position.
If Xiao Jingheng gave her a title like "Yi" or "Rou" at random,
All her long-term planning was in vain.
Therefore, the word "Yi" is not a burden to her at the moment, but more like her trophy.
But what she was really worried about was something else.
While talking to Yunshan, Xiao Fuzi came in.
He said, "I have inquired and found out that the concubine had a miscarriage on February 16th last year."
"Oh, as expected."
Song Zhao sneered, then slowly closed the scroll.
Yunshan was surprised and said, "Doesn't it mean that the day of the Queen's promotion coincides with the anniversary of the death of the unborn child of the Concubine Chen? The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not be so careless in their work, so it must be that they did it on purpose?"
"Whether intentionally or unintentionally, I am pregnant and the coronation ceremony cannot be delayed. The most auspicious day in the entire month of February is indeed February 16. The coronation day is chosen by the Queen. If she wanted to avoid it, February 15 and February 21 would also be good days, but she insisted on arranging it this way."
Song Zhao felt that Yunshan had grown a lot recently, and was more thoughtful in what she said and did than before, so he raised his eyebrows and asked her with a smile,
"Think about it, what does it mean that the Queen insists on doing this?"
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