Chapter 238 Song Zhao is crowned as a concubine! She takes charge of the six palaces
November 15th, the weather was clear and cloudless.
There was jubilation inside and outside the Changle Palace, and Song Zhao finally welcomed the day when she was crowned as a concubine.
She is dressed in gorgeous clothes, with red lips and a natural wealth.
On the way to Kunning Palace, she looked at the mottled red walls on both sides of the long street and the sparse shadows cast by the dead tree branches.
Look back,
Only then did she realize that she had been walking this road for so long.
Outside Kunning Palace, Concubine Chen and the concubines from the six palaces were waiting here early in the morning.
Song Zhao walked forward cautiously, facing their gazes, and stood upright under the podium.
The female official took out the imperial edict from the golden box.
"Please kneel down and receive the imperial edict, Madam Yipin."
Song Zhaogong knelt on the lotus-shaped cushion in front of the table.
The female official then slowly unfolded the imperial edict and said solemnly:
"Now, Song, you are well-mannered, gentle and kind. You are diligent in your duties. You have long been accustomed to the rules of the palace. You wake up early and sleep late, and respectfully serve me for my safety. You keep your promises and are brave and have the virtue of keeping your promises. I hereby seal and confer you the title of Consort Yi. You are authorized to assist in the management of the six palaces and take charge of the affairs of the six palaces. I am honored."
"Your humble servant Song respectfully accepts the grace of Heaven."
Song Zhao placed both hands on his head and took the silver book and seal that symbolized the position of concubine.
These two are quite significant.
But she, Song Zhao, can afford it.
When the ceremony was over and they stood up, all the concubines who were below Song Zhao in rank bowed to him.
"I, your humble concubine, congratulate Her Majesty the Concubine Yi on her great happiness. May Her Majesty the Concubine Yi live in peace and happiness."
Song Zhaohe smiled gently, "We are all sisters, so don't be alienated from me just because of your status. Get up quickly."
After they stood up, they saw Concubine Chen sauntering to Song Zhao, glanced at her with a frown, and said with a sneer:
"Congratulations."
Song Zhao bowed to her and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Concubine Chen said "hmm" indifferently, but she didn't make things difficult for Song Zhao on her big day.
Later, Concubine Ying came forward and said to Song Zhao with a smile:
"The Emperor and the Empress are waiting for you in the palace. Now that we are done with the ceremony, shall we go in first?"
Concubine Ying originally said this to Concubine Chen.
Today is a good day for Song Zhao to be crowned as a concubine. The whole day's glory will definitely fall on Song Zhao.
Once they enter Kunning Palace, Xiao Jingheng's heart and eyes will definitely be filled with Song Zhao, and he will be merely perfunctory towards others.
Concubine Ying and Concubine Chen have never gotten along. Seeing that Concubine Chen was unhappy, she felt happy.
And Concubine Ying did know Concubine Chen very well.
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Chen's face turned gloomy.
She held her waist with one hand and stroked her hair lazily with the other, saying wearily:
"I rushed here early in the morning to attend your enthronement ceremony, and now I am really sleepy. I will return to the palace first, and you can go in by yourselves."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and got into the sedan chair with the support of Liu Yue.
Concubine Ying looked at her leaving figure and spat with great pride.
"Humph, I just don't like her pretentious attitude."
Song Zhao did not respond. As everyone gathered around him, he went into Kunning Palace to thank the emperor and empress.
At that time, Xiao Jingheng was sitting in the first seat, followed by the Queen.
Both of them had warm smiles on their faces, and Song Zhao was also polite. After paying his respects, he kowtowed to the emperor and empress again in the hall.
"I respectfully thank the Emperor and Empress for their grace. From now on, I will behave properly and observe etiquette in the palace, and do my best to share the worries of the Emperor and Empress."
Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite, today is your big day, sit down and talk first."
When Song Zhao stood up, she took a quick look and found that her original seat had been taken by Concubine Yao.
That's right, since she has been granted the title of imperial concubine, there will naturally be a better position for her.
At a glance, the first seat on the left is vacant. That seat belongs to Concubine Chen.
The first seat on the right was supposed to be occupied by Concubine Ying, but she moved back, leaving the first seat vacant.
Song Zhao was in a dilemma for a moment and stood there for a long time without moving.
Then the Queen asked, "Why hasn't Concubine Yi taken her seat yet?"
Song Zhao bowed again and said with a little fear:
"I dare not be disgraced by my high position."
Xiao Jingheng said: "This was originally arranged by the Queen. You are now assisting in managing the six palaces and have given birth to a son for me, so you should be the first among the concubines. You are qualified to sit in this position."
Song Zhao knew it then.
How could the Queen be so kind?
She wanted all the love to fall on Song Zhao.
He also asked the concubines to stab her with the knives hidden in the dark.
Before Song Zhao could say no, the Queen said:
"I know that you, Concubine Yi, don't like to compete, but you truly deserve the title of the first concubine."
Then he looked at Concubine Ying and Concubine Yun and asked politely:
"What do you think?"
The two of them smiled but did not smile, and had to agree:
"I think what the Empress said is very true. This is also the Emperor's wish. Sister Yi, please don't refuse."
At this moment, the concubines' jealousy has been aroused.
Even if Song Zhao pushed for the title of the head concubine, he would certainly not end up well.
This is the power of the Queen.
She always managed to ruin the situation without anyone noticing, and set a trap for Song Zhao with her kind eyes.
So Song Zhao stopped refusing and simply agreed.
She bowed to the queen with a smile, "Your Majesty, I love you so much, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse."
After saying this, she didn't say a word of excuse and sat directly on the position of the head concubine.
The queen's eyes froze.
She obviously didn't expect Song Zhao to take this benefit so openly.
She originally thought that if Song Zhaoruo refused again, she would let Ying Fei sit back in that seat.
After all, how could she be willing to let the biological mother of her son become the head of the concubines?
But now that Song Zhao raised his butt and sat down, the matter became a foregone conclusion.
The queen could only swallow this loss herself.
Later, Xiao Jingheng chatted with the concubines and mentioned that the war was over and the world was peaceful. He was very happy and said:
"Since I ascended the throne, I have never left Kyoto. I thought that when the weather gets nicer in the spring, it would be time to go on a tour to the south and see what the people are like."
When the emperor went on a tour to the south, he would always bring his concubines with him.
But the number of attendants is limited, not everyone can follow.
All the concubines were now secretly complaining, trying to think of a good way to get Xiao Jingheng to take them with him.
Only Huipin didn't think so much, she stood up excitedly and said to Xiao Jingheng:
"Then Your Majesty, please take me with you? I miss my parents so much..."
As she spoke, she pulled at the fur scarf around her neck, her bright cat eyes full of anticipation.
Huipin's mother's family was a wealthy family in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area. It was not surprising that Xiao Jingheng would take her with him on his southern tour.
However, Xiao Jingheng did not agree to her on the spot, but only said:
"This matter has not been finalized yet, and we will discuss it later."
"Oh... okay."
Huipin pursed her lips and sat down sullenly.
When everyone's eyes were on her,
Suddenly, Yunshan cried out in surprise.
"My queen! What's wrong with you?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Song Zhao, who was fine just now, had fainted in his seat and no matter how Yunshan shook him, he did not move.
This sudden accident caused an uproar in Kunning Palace.
Xiao Jingheng rushed to Song Zhao's side immediately, put his arms around her shoulders, and gently shook her, calling her,
"Zhao'er? Zhao'er!"
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