Chapter 264 Sacrifice, this is a good sign!
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Without waiting for Chen Wanrong to get angry, Beigong You stepped forward and together with Lin Miaoyin, they supported the Queen on both sides and left.
Just as everyone took a step forward, two hurried figures arrived late.
Lin Miaoyin looked over and saw that the people coming were Prince Shu and his wife.
Beigong Shu, like several other princes, wore a purple prince's robe, a golden crown in his hair, and a purple ribbon around his waist.
Not only do he look alike to Beigong You, but his temperament is also completely different. Unlike Beigong You's cold and murderous aura, Beigong Shu is more gentle and soft, and there seems to be a piece of warm jade melted between his brows, giving people the feeling of being as gentle as jade and a gentleman.
If she hadn't known that he had attacked his own daughter, she would have really thought that he was a detached and elegant gentleman.
Because of this incident, she couldn't help but take a few more glances.
There was a layer of light mist covering the man's gentle eyes, as if there was an indissoluble sinister aura that completely destroyed that hint of gentleness.
As she was looking at him, the man suddenly looked over.
Those gentle eyes suddenly became sharp, even with a hint of scrutiny.
This sight made Lin Miaoyin very uncomfortable, and she slowly shifted her gaze to Chen Zhimo behind him.
Compared to Beigong Shu's energetic appearance, Chen Zhimo's condition was not so good.
Although she was well-dressed and her black hair was neatly combed, her face beneath her makeup showed deep fatigue, and the dark circles under her eyes could not be concealed. In addition, her snow-white neck was covered with red marks, which were not marks left by lovemaking, but more like marks caused by pinching. Although her robe had a high collar, it was still difficult to hide.
Although her hand was held by Beigong Shu, there was no sign of affection.
Everyone present was a shrewd person. They could tell at a glance that Chen Zhimo had not been happy during these years of marriage to Prince Shu.
In the past, Chen Zhimo relied on her talent and family background to be arrogant and look down on others. Although people would not say anything on their faces, they were dissatisfied in their hearts.
Seeing her like this now, I was first surprised, and then filled with deep contempt.
If time wasn't limited, I would have made some sarcastic remarks.
Chen Zhimo knew that people always liked to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, and to take advantage of others' misfortunes, not to mention that she had lost all her dignity now.
So she endured all those mocking looks.
She looked at the thin figure calmly, but found that he didn't look at her. His eyes were always on Lin Miaoyin, as if he had never seen her at all.
She looked at Lin Miaoyin, her eyes stunned.
The woman was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with skin so white and delicate that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.
The red coat and skirt made her face look even more rosy. Even though she was wearing a thick dress, it couldn't hide her bulging belly. Especially the pair of hands casually placed on her belly, which made her look more pregnant.
Maybe it was because of the pregnancy, her face was round and her cheeks had gained some flesh. She looked very graceful against the backdrop of her gold and jade clothes.
She was almost unrecognizable.
The girl in front of her no longer looked like she did when she was little. Both her looks and behavior seemed unfamiliar to her.
She is no longer the spoiled little girl in memory.
At this moment, she felt mixed emotions.
She wanted to take a closer look, but the other party was too alert.
Lin Miaoyin had just taken her eyes off Chen Zhimo when she noticed her looking at her, so she looked back inquiringly.
Chen Zhimo immediately withdrew her gaze and stared down at her toes.
"Your son greets the Queen Mother and all the queens." She followed Beigong Shu in paying her respects. She glanced carefully at the red figure behind her, her heart filled with anxiety and uneasiness.
At that time, the Queen intended to let her marry Beigong You, but she refused the Queen's request and insisted on marrying Beigong Shu. After that, she followed Beigong Shu to his fiefdom and had no contact with the Queen anymore.
At first, she was too embarrassed to ask the queen for forgiveness, so she took the initiative to cut off contact with the queen. Later, she couldn't get in touch with the queen even after she wanted to.
Since coming to Beijing this time, she has sent countless visiting cards to the palace, but to no avail.
She knew that the Queen absolutely didn't want to see her anymore.
As expected, the queen looked indifferent and only said "Get up" and nothing else.
He didn't even look at her.
She bit her lips tightly and followed Beigong Shu obediently.
When she looked up again, everyone had already left in an orderly manner. At the same time, Beigong Shu's gentle voice came, "It's time to go. What are you daydreaming about, Princess?"
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It was exactly noon when the group arrived at the Temple of Heaven in a grand procession.
At this time, the sky was bright, and a red sun rose slowly from dawn. The morning glow filled the sky, illuminating half of the sky red.
After everyone got off the carriage, they subconsciously looked towards the east.
Ignoring the biting cold wind, I took a deep breath of fresh air, and my mind instantly became clear.
The sun is rising, this is a good sign!
Soon, everyone entered the inner altar from the outer altar in order.
The Temple of Heaven is divided into two parts, the inner and outer altars. The inner altar mainly has the Pillar of Heaven, the Imperial Hall, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests. The Pillar of Heaven is located in the center of the Temple of Heaven, and the Imperial Hall, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests surround it. The Temple of Heaven was built by the previous dynasty. At the beginning of its construction, the Pillar of Heaven was used to communicate with the gods. Later, when the prince of the previous dynasty rebelled and was executed by the old emperor under the Pillar of Heaven, this place became a guillotine for the execution of heinous criminals.
The Huanggan Hall next to it was the emperor's temporary palace in the Temple of Heaven, with a huge space inside. However, the emperors of the Northern Liang dynasties only offered sacrifices and did not stay overnight when they came to the Temple of Heaven, so this place gradually became deserted. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests were where the emperors offered sacrifices, praying for the prosperity of the Northern Liang country and good weather for the people.
The outer altar is divided into the Shenle Office, the Zhai Palace, the Slaughterhouse and the forest area.
The Shenyue Office was a place for practicing sacrificial rituals and training sacrificial music and dance students, but it was gradually abandoned after the founding of Northern Liang. The Zhai Palace was built by the Northern Liang Emperor Gaozu. Although the Northern Liang emperor did not stay at the Temple of Heaven, food was a big problem, so a space was opened up in the outer altar forest area and a dining room was built to be responsible for the vegetarian meals for the sacrifices and others.
In the early years, people were stationed here. In the Ming Emperor's generation, in order to avoid redundant harems, a more flexible system was adopted, and only palace servants were sent here before and after sacrifices to prepare. Usually, there were no people here at all, and it could be said that there was no one living here.
After entering the inner altar, Emperor Ming was surrounded by palace servants and stepped down from the ceremonial sedan chair, with court officials lined up behind him.
As the bell rang, the palace servants lit fires and roasted sacrificial animals. The Ministry of Rites and others respectfully invited the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors of the Northern Liang royal family into the welcoming pavilion. The eunuchs brought a golden basin to wash the emperor's hands and prepare for the sacrifice.
"Burning firewood to welcome the emperor..."
"Beep, beep..." The eulogist had just started singing the eulogy when an urgent alarm sounded in Lin Miaoyin's medical system, even drowning out the eulogist's voice.
She looked around suspiciously and saw a familiar figure in front of her.
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