The journey from Jiangzhou back to the palace took about half a month. Along the way, Su Jingyao and Jun Zechen sat in a spacious and luxurious carriage.
The several ministers who came with His Majesty to Jiangzhou this time all showed expressions of surprise when they learned that the queen had "resurrected from the dead."
I always feel that there is something wrong with the fact that the Queen has been away from the palace for five years, but His Majesty takes all the responsibility on himself, claiming that the Queen knew nothing and was just recuperating in Jiangzhou.
Several ministers looked at each other. Even though they still had doubts in their hearts, they did not say anything more.
After all, even if the queen comes back, His Majesty has been determined not to appoint a new queen in the past five years no matter how many court officials have advised him against it.
A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the throne naturally cannot be vacant for a long time, otherwise it will be detrimental to the country's fortunes.
But His Majesty insisted on his own way and turned a deaf ear to the advice of the ministers. The ministers had no other choice but to ask the Queen Mother to intervene before His Majesty allowed a few new people into the harem.
Half a month passed in a flash.
On the day of returning to the palace, Su Jingyao dressed up carefully.
She put on the golden phoenix robe she had chosen. The gold threads on the robe sparkled brightly in the sun, making her look graceful and elegant, like a goddess in the sky.
And today, Jun Zechen also put on a golden dragon robe, showing his dignity and majesty.
Both of them were dressed very formally, solemn and dignified.
The carriage slowly entered the palace from the palace gate, the wheels rolling, making a dull sound, and then drove along the palace road all the way to the inner court.
The Queen Mother, several concubines and court officials had already been waiting outside the Taiji Hall.
When he returned to the palace this time, Jun Zechen specifically sent back a message stating that the ceremony would be held in an unusually grand manner.
Lin Miaoyin therefore works hard on this matter every day.
She was wearing a luxurious imperial concubine's dress today, which made her look more elegant.
Lin Miaoyin was waiting for His Majesty almost side by side with the Queen Mother, with a deliberate dignity. Behind her were the other concubines, all of whom looked reserved.
At noon, the sun shone brightly on the platform.
Lin Miaoyin, standing on the high platform, stared into the distance and finally saw His Majesty's carriage slowly approaching.
The carriage stopped and Jun Zechen got out.
Lin Miaoyin was just about to go down to greet him, but she saw His Majesty stop beside the carriage and extend his hand. After a while, a woman in a phoenix robe came out with her back bent.
She put her hand in His Majesty's and was led off the horse by His Majesty.
For a moment, Lin Miaoyin's eyes were filled with astonishment.
As they were at some distance, neither the Queen Mother nor Lin Miaoyin recognized who the person was. It was just that he was wearing an elegant phoenix robe that startled them both.
Their brows were tightly furrowed, their hearts filled with doubts.
After Su Jingyao got off the carriage and walked up side by side with Jun Zechen, the Queen Mother, Lin Miaoyin and other elders of the Eastern Palace were so shocked when they saw the faces of the newcomers clearly that they could not react at all.
Is this the former queen?!
Or a woman who looks exactly like the late queen?
Lin Miaoyin's face turned pale in an instant.
She originally thought that it would be impossible for His Majesty to go without appointing a queen for the rest of his life. The longer the time went, the more the court officials and the Queen Mother would urge His Majesty to appoint a queen.
In addition, since the Lin family had a concubine, they naturally had to support her vigorously, so they used a lot of money to bribe officials in the capital, and let the officials in the capital secretly ask His Majesty to make the concubine the queen.
Lin Miaoyin also felt that the position of queen would be hers sooner or later, but the scene before her shattered all her fantasies in an instant.
Looking at the emperor and empress walking hand in hand, their intimacy, it was as if I was back in the East Palace, where I could only watch His Majesty favor the empress while I was helpless and could do nothing.
Lin Miaoyin folded her hands in front of her, her thumbs tightly pinching her palms. The slight pain allowed her to maintain her sanity and smile.
Jun Zechen and Su Jingyao walked side by side to the Queen Mother, bowed slightly and saluted, "Your son/your concubine pays respect to the Queen Mother."
Jun Zechen was calm and composed, while Su Jingyao looked dignified.
"Get up, what is this?"
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, and her sharp gaze fell directly on Su Jingyao with scrutiny.
Jun Zechen said slowly: "Mother, the queen did not die five years ago, she was just in a coma. The imperial doctors in the palace were incompetent and could not treat the queen, so I sent the queen to Jiangzhou for treatment..."
His tone was steady, as if he was stating something very ordinary.
Jun Zechen told the Queen Mother the reason he had thought of long ago, and his voice was clearly heard by all the concubines and court officials in the palace.
When the imperial concubine heard this, she staggered and almost fell.
The queen is not dead?
No wonder His Majesty has been unwilling to appoint a queen. It turns out that the queen is not dead!
Now that the queen is back, can she still control the palace?
Is there still hope for her son?
Lin Miaoyin bit her lips tightly with her teeth. She felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, so heavy that she could hardly breathe.
If it were five years ago, Lin Miaoyin might not have had these thoughts, but in these five years, she had a prince and power, and was no different from the queen in the harem, so she had deeper desires.
But now, is all this going to be shattered?
After hearing the emperor's explanation, the empress dowager did not believe it in her heart and her expression was somewhat solemn.
But now in public, she couldn't possibly question the emperor, so she just looked at Su Jingyao with an unfriendly look.
Su Jingyao didn't care, she lowered her head slightly and pretended not to see it.
Su Hongyu, who was standing at the top among the court officials, felt his heart pounding when his daughter appeared, and he was so excited that he could hardly control himself.
His daughter is not dead!
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