When Jun Zechen stepped into Zhaochun Palace, Su Jingyao happened to walk out gracefully from the bedroom.
When Su Jingyao saw him, her eyes were immediately filled with smiles, rippling like spring water.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Jun Zechen was also wearing a bright red dragon robe today, embroidered with a golden five-clawed dragon, which looked lifelike and extremely domineering.
He walked towards her under Su Jingyao's gaze, then stretched out his slender hand to help her up.
Before Su Jingyao could even open her mouth to say anything, her eyes were already filled with admiration and appreciation.
"Your Majesty is truly handsome today, with bright eyes and thin eyebrows, and is extremely handsome."
Jun Zechen looked at her with a doting smile on his face.
"Yaoyao is the most beautiful woman in the world, and she is the perfect match for me."
Jun Zechen was stunned at the first sight of her. Her face seemed to have endless charm and he could never get tired of looking at it.
What he saw most often was her rosy face, without any makeup, and every time she dressed up a little, his heart would beat uncontrollably.
She looked so gorgeous, luxurious, and graceful today that he wanted to hide her immediately so that he could admire her alone.
However, when Jun Zechen saw how happy she was, he knew that she had already guessed that he would confer the title on her.
"Let's go to Penglai Palace."
Penglai Palace is the palace where the family banquet of the Flower Festival is held. It is spacious and magnificent, surrounded by water and filled with various colorful flowers and plants, making it extremely suitable for hosting the Flower Festival banquet.
Jun Zechen naturally took her hand, and they walked out of Zhaochun Palace together and boarded his imperial sedan chair.
At this time, all the concubines had arrived at Penglai Palace, but the Queen Mother was unable to attend due to illness.
The eunuch who was reporting beside the imperial carriage shouted in a shrill voice.
"Your Majesty has arrived—
The Queen Consort Chun Shu has arrived——"
When the concubines in the hall heard the voice, they hurriedly stood up from their seats and waited respectfully.
Many low-ranking concubines showed excitement on their faces, with gleams in their eyes. After all, since the newcomers entered the palace, many of them had never seen the true face of His Majesty.
Today's Flower Festival banquet is their first chance to see His Majesty since entering the palace.
When Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao walked slowly to the center of the hall, all the concubines shouted in unison.
"Your humble servant/concubine pays respects to His Majesty, and to the Concubine Chun Shu."
Jun Zechen's majestic and steady voice sounded slowly, "Stand up."
The concubines then returned to their respective seats, while Jun Zechen held Su Jingyao's hand tightly and walked towards the dragon throne together. After Jun Zechen sat down, Su Jingyao also sat elegantly on the phoenix throne beside him.
Ye Ronghua's gaze was fixed on Concubine Chun Shu's attire of an imperial concubine. The darkness in her eyes became darker and darker. She could only lower her eyes as much as possible to try to cover it up.
Has Your Majesty already decided to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Consort Chunshu?
If this is true, then wouldn't Concubine Chunshu be the queen designated by His Majesty?
Ye Ronghua never thought that after entering the palace, she would end up worse off than a noble lady from Jinzhou.
She had been looking forward to competing for the position of Queen, but His Majesty seemed to give her no chance at all.
It is difficult to gain the favor of His Majesty, and her position is so low that she has no access to the affairs of the six palaces, let alone the approval of the Queen Mother.
If Concubine Ling had not given the newcomer such a low position, how could she have ended up in such a passive situation?
Now I can only recuperate for the time being. I must first find ways to gain His Majesty's favor, be promoted to the position of the head of the first palace as soon as possible, and then give birth to a prince.
Now Concubine Chun Shu is very powerful in the palace, and she is completely unable to compete with her now.
Since His Majesty and Concubine Chun Shu entered the palace, Concubine Lin's eyes have never left the hands held by His Majesty and Concubine Chun Shu.
There was confusion and jealousy in his eyes. Why could Concubine Chun Shu do it?
Doesn’t Your Majesty dislike being touched by women?
Or would Your Majesty be able to accept just holding hands?
Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao slowly sat down.
Jun Zechen had a calm expression, and he swept his gaze across the crowd with dignity, and then spoke in a deep voice.
"The Flower Festival is an important festival for the monarchy, and the whole country is celebrating with joy. At present, there is no queen in my harem, and Concubine Chunshu will perform the duties of the queen and manage the harem."
"The Queen Mother and I are both very satisfied with Concubine Chun Shu's abilities. Today, we hereby confer the title of Imperial Noble Concubine upon Concubine Chun Shu."
After saying that, he waved his hand gently. An Shun understood what he meant and took a step forward, holding the imperial edict in both hands.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims:
The Flower Festival is filled with joy.
In my harem, there is Concubine Chunshu Su, who is gentle, virtuous, and talented.
Since she took over the duties of the queen and managed the harem, everything has been done properly and in order, demonstrating her ability to the full.
The Queen Mother and I both spoke highly of him and felt that he was capable of great responsibilities.
Today, I specially confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Consort Chunshu Su, and grant her the title of "Jiayi".
I hope that she will continue to perform her duties conscientiously, be a model mother to the harem, assist me, and jointly safeguard the peace and tranquility of the harem of my country.
So decreed! "
"Your concubine/your concubine pays homage to Imperial Noble Consort Jiayi. May the Imperial Noble Consort live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years, and a thousand thousand years." Everyone said in unison, and their voices echoed in the hall.
Then, Su Jingyao, who was sitting on the Phoenix Throne, raised her chin slightly, with a faint smile on her lips and a gleam in her eyes.
"I have gained your majesty's trust and love, and have been granted the title of Imperial Noble Consort. I will do my best to assist your majesty in managing the harem."
She paused, slowly glanced at the people below, and continued.
“Today we celebrate the Flower Festival together. Your Majesty and I have discussed conferring titles on the six palaces.
Your Majesty is kind-hearted and wants all of his sisters to enjoy this blessing.
From now on, I hope that my sisters will abide by their duties, work together, and assist Your Majesty.
Today's joy should be shared with you all."
As she spoke, she always had a gentle and dignified smile on her face, and her hands were elegantly folded in front of her.
When the concubines below heard this, they all looked delighted, their eyes filled with surprise and anticipation.
In the harem, promotion means different treatment, and the monthly salary is doubled.
"Your Majesty, I thank you. The Royal Concubine is so kind." Everyone bowed and thanked.
Afterwards, Anshun continued to read out the Imperial Noble Consort's decree.
In the end, all the concubines were promoted one level, among which An Zhaorong was promoted to Shenfei, the highest-ranking concubine under the Imperial Noble Consort.
Concubine Lin was promoted to Concubine Lin, became the head of a palace, and was granted the residence of Changle Palace.
Ye Ronghua was promoted to Ye Jieyushi, and Shangguan Meiren was promoted to Shangguan Jieyushi.
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