Chapter 679: Consecration
Luo Qinghan then began to ask people to trace the origin of the letter.
Although Xiao Xixi asked him not to look for her.
But how could he not go find her?
No matter why she left, he would find her. He would not leave her wandering around alone.
Luo Qinghan's men put in a lot of effort and searched over and over again, but they still couldn't find out the origin of the letter.
It was as if the letter appeared out of nowhere.
There is absolutely no trace of the sender.
This actually aroused Luo Qinghan's suspicion.
He suspected that someone was helping Xiao Xixi cover up her tracks.
Otherwise, how could Xiao Xixi do things so cleanly by herself?
Luo Qinghan added more manpower to continue tracing the origin of the letter, and at the same time began searching for accomplices who might have helped Xiao Xixi cover up the traces.
Xiao Xixi only knows a few people, and even fewer people can help her achieve this.
Luo Qinghan soon found out that Li Qingyan was the one responsible.
Li Qingyan knew that he couldn't escape anymore, so he simply handed over the remaining 19 letters, and also told them what Xiao Xixi said before she left.
Luo Qinghan no longer remembered how he felt after learning the truth.
All he remembered was that it was snowing and very cold that day.
He stayed alone in Qingge Palace.
The cold penetrated into his bones, almost freezing him stiff.
He read the twenty letters over and over again many times.
It felt like a knife was cutting his heart repeatedly, and the pain was so severe that he almost died.
He really wants to die.
But Xixi had put so much effort into finally pushing him to the throne. If he just died like that, wouldn't all her previous efforts be in vain?
It is actually very easy to die, but it is really difficult to live.
But no matter how difficult it is, he has to persevere.
When the day comes when he can't bear it anymore, he will go down to find Xixi.
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The next morning, as soon as the emperor came out of court, he was called to Changle Palace by the Empress Dowager's people.
When he entered Changle Palace, he found that the six beauties selected yesterday were also there.
They were all good-looking to begin with, and they were carefully dressed up, which made them look even more beautiful. Each of them had her own unique beauty. It was obvious that the Empress Dowager had put a lot of effort into selecting these people.
At this time, the concubines all had shy and timid looks on their faces, as if they wanted to look at the emperor but did not dare to.
Luo Qinghan ignored them and walked straight to the Empress Dowager.
"Grandson pays respects to the Imperial Grandmother."
The Empress Dowager motioned for him to sit down and talk.
Luo Qinghan sat down.
The Empress Dowager pointed at the six beauties and said with a smile, "You were busy yesterday and didn't have time to watch the selection. I carefully selected these for you. Do you think they suit your taste?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "What the Royal Grandmother selected must be good."
The Empress Dowager: "What position do you think should be given to them?"
Luo Qinghan: "Just do whatever you want, Grandmother. I will listen to you."
How could the Empress Dowager not understand what he meant?
He seemed to be filial to her and listened to her in everything, but in fact he just didn't care and didn't take it seriously, letting her do whatever she wanted.
The Empress Dowager couldn't do anything about him so she could only arrange these beauties for him.
"Du, Shao, and Yuan were named ninth-rank ladies."
"Yan and Su were named eighth-rank talents."
"Lu was conferred the title of seventh-rank imperial concubine."
Among these six people, Su and Yan have the most outstanding looks, but Lu has the best family background.
After all, Lu was the great-grandniece of the Empress Dowager, and based on this relationship, she was treated better than others.
So when they heard the result of the enthronement, although everyone had their own thoughts in their hearts, they all showed joy on their faces and expressed their gratitude together.
I hope Lu can do better and make the emperor love her more.
As long as she is favored and with the protection of the Empress Dowager, Lu's status will surely rise quickly.
Six beautiful ladies came forward to receive the emperor's order and express their gratitude.
The last step is to arrange specific accommodation for them.
The emperor stood up and said, "I have things to do. I will come to visit the grandmother later."
After saying that, he left.
Therefore, the task of arranging accommodation was also taken over by the Empress Dowager.
She encouraged everyone to get closer to the emperor and strive to have heirs for the royal family as soon as possible.
The six people felt shy when they thought of the emperor's handsome appearance.
When everything was done, the Empress Dowager felt very tired, not physically but mentally.
The female historian stepped forward to massage her head and said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry too much."
The Empress Dowager sighed, "I don't want to worry about it either. It's just these things... Oh, forget it. I won't say any more. Talking too much will only make me more upset."
There are new people in the palace, six at once, so we must hold a banquet to celebrate.
The Nanyue delegation received the invitation and prepared to enter the palace for the banquet.
There are fifty-two people in the entire delegation, and certainly not all of them can enter the palace. Only four people can be selected as representatives to enter the palace.
Originally, Xiao Xixi thought that Fang Wujiu would enter the palace with her, but Fang Wujiu said that he could not enter the palace.
As soon as he enters the palace, the emperor will recognize him.
Xiao Xixi: "It's okay even if I recognize you."
Fang Wujiu sighed: "If they recognize me, they will doubt your identity. You can't let others know that you are the missing concubine Xiao."
Xiao Xixi: "Why?"
Fang Wujiu: "Once it is confirmed that you are Concubine Xiao, someone will definitely investigate the reason why you left that year.
You were originally placed under house arrest in the Weiyang Palace, and your whereabouts were unknown when the late emperor passed away.
The timing is so coincidental that some people will definitely have doubts about it.
Just because you are gone, they can't find you, and there is no other evidence, so they can't investigate further and can only let it go.
But if they knew you were back, they would definitely track you down and investigate.
If someone finds out something, not only will you be finished, but Luo Qinghan will be finished too."
Xiao Xixi is Luo Qinghan's woman. If people knew that she poisoned the late emperor, others would not think that she acted on her own, but would only think that Luo Qinghan instructed her to do so.
The charge of patricide was too much for Luo Qinghan to bear even though he had ascended the throne and become emperor.
Xiao Xixi's family will also be implicated.
Even if Xiao Xixi didn't like Xiao Lingfeng and Xue very much, she wouldn't want them to die. What's more, there are also Xiao Zhilan and Xiao Qiming. The two are still young and should not be implicated.
Fang Wujiu warned seriously.
"The simplest solution now is for you to deny that you are Concubine Xiao.
As long as you don't admit it, no one can do anything to you.
I have already told Yue Gang and the others.
No matter who asks, they will say that you are the daughter of King Nanyue.
Remember, your current identity is Princess Nanfeng, and you can only be Princess Nanfeng."
Nanyue is located in a remote and isolated environment with high mountains and deep waters. In addition, there is a language barrier, so even if the people of the Dasheng Dynasty wanted to investigate her background, they were powerless.
Xiao Xixi nodded: "I understand."
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The ranks of the concubines in the harem are arranged from the highest to the lowest:
Empress, Imperial Concubine, Concubine, Imperial Concubine, Zhaoyi, Shuyi, Wanyi, Jieyu, Talented Woman, Good Man, Selected Servant
(End of this chapter)
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