Chapter 472: All officials are in uproar, wedding night
When I looked up, I found that there was another person in front of me.
How come the emperor made a mistake at the last moment? !
The officials were in an uproar.
Ji Qingwu almost cried out in surprise.
Emperor Wu Su actually walked down the steps to greet her.
The emperor should stand quietly on the platform and wait for her to stand beside him.
A broad palm with thin calluses appeared in front of Ji Qingwu. In front of all the officials, she could only put her hand on it.
Zhao Mingyan pulled hard, and Ji Qingwu followed his strength and stood on the nine-meter-high platform together.
Li Yuzong smiled brighter than a sunflower and opened the imperial edict in his hand.
"The Emperor, by order of Heaven, proclaims—"
Li Yuzong's voice resounded throughout Jiying Hall.
"I ask you, Ji, you are filial and virtuous, you are gentle and bright, you are the best among mountains and rivers. You are a beautiful and famous family, you are gentle and virtuous, you are elegant and graceful, you are elegant and graceful, you are famous and have a good reputation. I anoint Ji as the Empress Mingde, and grant her the golden sutra and golden seal."
This edict caused great shock among the court officials.
Ji Qingwu only understood half of what he heard. After all, it was too flowery and he didn't know what touched the hearts of all the civil and military officials in the court.
Li Yuzong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Empress, please accept the golden book and golden seal."
Ji Qingwu took the golden seal and the golden book with both hands. The golden seal was a golden dragon button with a yellow ribbon, and the words engraved on the golden book were exactly the edict that Li Yuzong had just announced.
Ji Qingwu read it carefully from beginning to end, and then his eyes stopped on the two words "Mingde".
Her pupils shrank again and again.
Mingde...
bright......
It’s the name of Emperor Wu Su!
Throughout history, the emperor's name has always been avoided and cannot be called or written directly.
But this word "Ming" was directly given to her as a title.
Such unreserved love and respect from the world made Ji Qingwu's hands tremble, and a big warm hand supported her, helping her to steady the thing in her hand.
"You can't let this fall." Zhao Mingyan said with a low laugh.
He raised his chin, and Li Yuzong hurried forward to take the tray containing the golden treasure and golden book.
Then, the rhythm of the ceremony and music suddenly became urgent.
Ji Qingwu was stunned. Has the next step come so soon?
She hasn't even knelt down to express her gratitude.
There were too many things that did not conform to the rules in this wedding ceremony. All the officials were still shocked by the previous title of the queen, and the fact that the queen did not express her gratitude was a small matter.
Zhao Mingyan held her right hand, and the two stood together, facing the court officials at the bottom of the steps, accepting their kneeling worship.
Ji Qingwu saw the expressions of the court officials clearly this time. Prince Yong, who was at the front, was winking at her wildly, but she ignored the fool.
Although Lu Juan was the head of the civil officials, he seemed absent-minded.
Because most of the matters concerning the emperor's wedding were handled by Lu Juan, his back in his official uniform was covered in sweat and he had a severe headache.
He was thinking in his mind, if tomorrow the people from the Censorate started to make a fuss about the emperor being impatient to step down and the empress's excessive title, how would he respond?
Only Duan Mingfeng behaved normally, showing a blessing expression, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
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After the ceremony, a banquet was held in Jiying Hall.
Under the guidance of Aunt Fanghua, Ji Qingwu arrived at the Queen's bedroom, Chenning Palace.
Her tense nerves finally relaxed for a while, and she felt the pain in her waist and back.
What was even worse was that the five-pound phoenix crown on her head not only made her neck sore, but also made her feel like she was wearing a tight hoop, making her head dizzy.
Ji Qingwu lost her graceful demeanor in front of the officials. She sat on the bedside shelf in the bedroom and asked eagerly, "Aunt Fanghua, can I take off the phoenix crown?"
Fanghua laughed and said, "My Lady, you have to wait for the Emperor to come back and drink the wedding wine with you before you can take off your hairpins, jewelry and change out of your wedding gown."
Ji Qingwu said weakly: "Where is the emperor?"
Fanghua smiled and said, "The emperor is still in Jiying Palace, how about I send someone to urge him?"
The emperor was feasting with his courtiers, and the empress sent people to urge them to come, especially since tonight was their wedding night, she seemed extremely impatient.
Ji Qingwu said: "Wait a little longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Dongzi entered the palace and said happily: "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Queen!"
Ji Qingwu perked up and asked, "What's the matter, eunuch?"
Xiao Dongzi said, "I, the servant, have brought over some of the good dishes from the banquet on the orders of the Emperor. The Emperor has been thinking about the Empress and asked her to eat first and not go hungry."
Aunt Fanghua and all the palace maids laughed.
Ji Qingwu's ears felt hot.
Fanghua took the food box and asked, "Thank you, eunuch. May I ask how long it will take for the emperor to come so that the queen can prepare to welcome him early."
Xiao Dongzi said: "The emperor has left the table."
Ji Qingwu asked in surprise: "Where did you go after leaving the table? Will it take a long time?"
Li Yuzong's voice was heard outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived!"
As soon as Ji Qingwu stood up, the emperor had already strode into the bedroom. The jade beads hanging on his waist collided with each other, making a clear sound.
At this time, Emperor Wu Su had changed his clothes, which were the same color and style as Ji Qingwu's wedding robe, except that his was wearing a pattern of coiled dragons and auspicious clouds.
It was the first time that Ji Qingwu saw him wearing bright red. He looked so handsome and elegant that she suddenly felt a little dry in the mouth.
She didn't know if it was because of the reflection of the red silk or because he had just drunk some wine, but she felt that his face seemed to be red and there was also scarlet in his eyes.
Zhao Mingyan waved away the people in the hall, but he still stood by the bedroom, staring at her.
Ji Qingwu's face turned red when he looked at her. She walked to the table where the food was placed and said, "Your Majesty, would you like some more?"
The two of them sat opposite each other at the table. Ji Qingwu only moved his chopsticks once, ate a piece of cake and put it down. The sweetness between his lips faded.
Anyone who was stared at by such a wolf-like gaze would feel uneasy, especially since her head was hurt by the golden crown.
Ji Qingwu stretched out her fair wrist and picked up the wine glass, thinking that after drinking the wedding wine, she could change her clothes.
She was about to hand one of them to him, but she found that the bottoms of the two dragon and phoenix cups were tied with gourd vines made of gold wire.
Zhao Mingyan said: "Come here."
Ji Qingwu walked around the table to his side and put down the dragon and phoenix cup filled with wine.
Before her eyes was a corset woven with a heart-shaped knot and decorated with red jade. Even though she was wearing several layers of wedding gown, she was still too thin to be held in her hands.
Zhao Mingyan's eyes dimmed even more.
Ji Qingwu wanted to coax him to finish the wine as soon as possible, so she pulled his arm around her waist.
She lifted her left leg and sat on his strong thigh without any hesitation.
Ji Qingwu hooked his neck and handed the Dragon and Phoenix Cup to his lips.
"His Majesty."
Zhao Mingyan didn't open his lips, his dark eyes became deeper, as if he was trying to judge how far she could go.
Ji Qingwu rubbed against him, urging him to speak quickly, but he just raised his eyebrows slightly with a smile in his eyes.
Ji Qingwu felt a desire to conquer this hard-to-open golden mouth.
She sat astride him instead, her eyes falling on the rich wine in the glass, and she lightly touched it with her lips.
The bright red lips were instantly wet.
She pressed closer to him and whispered in his ear, "Ming Yan."
“This wine is so sweet.”
"Don't you want to try it?"
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