Chapter 849 Heirloom
Xiao Xixi was woken up by Luo Qinghan early this morning.
By the time the two of them packed up and went out, it was just dawn outside.
Xiao Xixi was pulled by Luo Qinghan and sat in the dragon chariot.
After sitting in the dragon chariot many times, Xiao Xixi was already very familiar with the environment in the dragon chariot. After she came in, she lay directly on the ground and entered sleep mode in a second.
Luo Qinghan skillfully shook out the blanket and covered her with it.
The dragon chariot stopped at the gate, met up with the others, and then drove out of the palace together.
The huge team marched along Zhuque Street and left Shengjing City through Mingde Gate.
Xiao Xixi was catching up on her sleep the whole time and slept very soundly.
The carriage drove for two hours before stopping.
Luo Qinghan woke Xixi up and took her out of the car.
A ceremony to worship the heavens is held every year during the Spring Equinox. Luo Qinghan participates in it every year and is very familiar with the procedures.
However, this was Xiao Xixi's first time participating in such a ceremony and she had no experience at all with this kind of thing.
Fortunately, Luo Qinghan had already told her the whole process the night before. To avoid any accidents, he also arranged for an experienced eunuch to follow her and remind her what to do next at any time.
Xiao Xixi was wearing a royal concubine's dress today. It was a red long dress with wide sleeves and a front opening. The hem of the dress was embroidered with layers of peacock feather patterns. It shone brightly in the sunlight and was breathtakingly beautiful.
The only drawback is the inconvenience of movement.
Luo Qinghan wore a golden jade dragon crown and a dark black robe with wide sleeves. The sleeves and hem of his robe were embroidered with dragon patterns with gold thread. He looked extremely solemn and had the majesty of an emperor.
When he led the imperial concubine out of the carriage, all the concubines, royal family members, civil and military officials, and common people watching from afar, knelt down and shouted in unison, "Long live the emperor!"
Xiao Xixi was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Luo Qinghan.
She raised her head and her eyes met Luo Qinghan's deep black eyes.
Luo Qinghan whispered, "You don't have to kneel to me."
Xiao Xixi's heart moved slightly.
She followed Luo Qinghan's gaze and saw a group of people kneeling on the ground in front of them. They shouted "Long live the Lord" and their voices resounded through the sky.
This feeling of looking down on the world from a high vantage point can easily make people feel as if the world is in their hands.
No wonder so many people try so hard to become emperor.
Which man doesn't want to hold the power of the world when he is awake, or lie drunkenly on the lap of a beautiful woman?
Xiao Xixi felt her hand being held even tighter by the man next to her.
She subconsciously glanced at him.
Luo Qinghan whispered in her ear.
"I want to share this world with you."
Xiao Xixi smiled with her lips curved, her brilliant smile was even more enchanting than the spring sunshine in March.
She didn't know whether this relationship would have a happy ending.
But at least, she was satisfied at this moment.
Everything she did for it was worth it.
She has no regrets.
Luo Qinghan motioned for everyone to stand up.
Then they started to follow the process.
The emperor took his clan members and civil and military officials to cultivate the land.
When Emperor Sheng Yong was in power, tilling the land was done by simply swinging a hoe casually. That was enough, and the rest was left to the princes.
Luo Qinghan has no children, so he can't be lazy even if he wants to, not to mention that he doesn't want to be lazy.
Whatever he did, he had to do to perfection, even hoeing the fields.
The emperor specially asked someone to invite an old farmer to demonstrate first, and then he brought his relatives and officials to learn. If they made a mistake, they had to start over.
Seeing that the emperor was so serious, the people below naturally did not dare to be lazy and they all rolled up their sleeves and worked hard.
Seeing this scene, the people not far away couldn't help but whisper.
They mainly discussed two things:
His Majesty the Emperor is so young and handsome!
The way these adults hoe the fields is so funny!
After hoeing the land, the emperor would walk around the sacred cow, whipping it with a whip.
The so-called sacred cow is a stone statue carved into the shape of a plowing ox. It is hung with colorful strips of cloth and is dressed up in a gorgeous manner.
It is said that every year during the spring equinox, if you whip it, the land will become more fertile.
After turning three times in a row, the emperor handed the whip to the official from the Ministry of Rites next to him.
The people watching from afar knelt down to express their gratitude.
Thank the emperor for praying for their good fortune.
After the emperor and officials left the scene, the people could not wait to stand up and gather around the sacred bull, vying to reach out their hands to touch the sacred bull, wanting to share in the good fortune.
It is much easier for the women.
They don't have to endure the wind and sun, they just need to sit in the house and move the loom.
In the past, when there were no looms, they had to weave cloth by hand. Now with looms, they save a lot of effort.
Last year, Concubine Lao participated in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens. She had already learned how to weave, so she quickly got the hang of it today.
She fiddled with the loom with ease, glancing towards the imperial concubine's position.
It was the first time for the imperial concubine to use a loom and her movements were very unskilled.
In the eyes of Concubine Lao, she looked extremely stupid.
Concubine Lao took the initiative to stand up and walked over, and asked softly: "My Lady, you don't look like you know how to use the loom. Do you need my help?"
Although her voice was soft, there was a hint of contempt in her tone.
Xiao Xixi was just wanting to slack off, but when she heard Concubine Lao say that, she immediately stood up and gave her seat to Concubine Lao.
"Then you can weave for me while I look somewhere else."
After saying that, she walked towards the next room.
Seeing this, the other female members of the family also put down their work and followed the imperial concubine.
They all wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with the imperial concubine.
In a blink of an eye, Concubine Lao was the only one left in the room.
Concubine with tuberculosis: "..."
The provocation failed and he was abandoned by everyone.
This is not the result she wanted!
There are many silkworms in the next room.
The female members all felt more or less uncomfortable when they saw these insects, but Xiao Xixi was the only one who not only did not feel bad, but also stared at the silkworms with shining eyes.
Concubine Li couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of bugs, Madam Concubine?"
Xiao Xixi: "These bugs are so cute. If you coat them in flour and fry them, they will become a rare delicacy. What's there to be afraid of?"
Princess Li: "..."
She shouldn't have said so much!
The female members of the family then remembered that the imperial concubine was from Nanyue. There wasn't much else in Nanyue except for a lot of insects. The people of Nanyue have been living with insects all year round and should have been accustomed to them. How could they be afraid of them?
Xiao Xixi called the peasant woman over and asked her earnestly about the techniques of raising silkworms.
She plans to raise some silkworms when she returns home, so she can have fried silkworm pupae from time to time.
The peasant woman was moved to see that the imperial concubine cared so much about sericulture. She thought that although the imperial concubine was a woman, she cared about people's livelihood. What a good person!
She taught almost everything she knew about silkworm rearing.
Xiao Xixi wrote down everything and gave the peasant woman a handful of silver melon seeds as tuition.
The peasant woman was naturally very grateful and decided to keep these silver melon seeds as a family heirloom when she returned home!
(End of this chapter)
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