"The Chief Supervisor has placed the emperor's throne in front of the Fengtian Gate, the Qintian Supervisor has also informed the Tiandi clan, the Ancestral Temple has offered sacrifices, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites have also..."
Shen Qianyu waved his hand, interrupting Ji Rong's words.
He didn't care much about the enthronement ceremony. There were so many capable ministers in the court, how could he not be able to do even this small thing well?
Ji Rong also understood what he was thinking. After thinking about it, he picked up all the information about the enthronement ceremony until the end, and then pulled out the information about the enthronement ceremony.
"Taichang Temple has offered sacrifices to the Tiandi Ancestral Temple, and the treasure collection table in Fengtian Hall, the colorful carriages in Danqi, and the incense pavilion have all been set up."
"All that remains is to wait for the ninth day of the month for the grand ceremony, when the Holy Emperor and the Queen will worship heaven and earth together and read out the edict..."
"Understood."
Thinking that he would join Song Wan and walk into Fengtian Palace that day, Shen Qianyu couldn't help but look forward to it.
Ordinarily, the enthronement ceremony should have preceded the enthronement ceremony, but Shen Qianyu made the enthronement ceremony a one-day event on the grounds that the treasury was insufficient. Although some people in the court came forward to say that they were not in line with the ancestral system, they were all rejected by Shen Qianyu.
He is now more dignified, and the courtiers know that the new emperor is not as timid as the previous emperor. He has a surly temperament, and he can still listen to people's advice on important matters such as the world, the country, and the country. However, in other matters, he cannot bear the control of others.
Occasionally, there are those stubborn people who always want to use the old system to coerce them, but they are repeatedly scolded by Shen Qianyu until they can't hold their heads up.
Just like this ceremony, neither the selection of the queen nor the ceremony were in the favor of the courtiers, but no one dared to comment.
Just because Shen Qianyu was an emperor who had really been on the battlefield and had unparalleled military exploits.
He conquered this world by himself.
As time passed, those courtiers knew that they could not deal with him, so they could only let him go.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Qianyu wore the emperor's official uniform and accompanied the officials of Honglu Temple to Fengtian Hall. The hundred officials in the court were divided into civil and military columns. The civil officials knelt to the east of the royal road, and the military officers knelt to the imperial road. Dao Xingfang was waiting outside the hall.
Above the Fengtian Hall, ritual officials recited lyrics to communicate with heaven and request the will.
As Shen Qianyu listened to the solemn and serious lyrics, his mind flew to Song Wan.
He suddenly remembered the words she said the day he first met Song Wan, "The prince is born from the emperor, and his blessings are endless."
Shen Qianyu curled his lips into a slight smile, his eyes showing tenderness.
After being held hostage for twelve years, he narrowly escaped death. Several bad situations made him never believe in the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, but after meeting Wan'er, he believed that the blood of the emperor was indeed a blessed body.
"Your Majesty, the ceremony is over."
Shen Qianyu nodded, holding Song Wan's hand and walking down from Fengtian Gate.
Entering the Fengtian Hall, civil and military officials filed in. Since Ji Rongji was promoted to the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he read out the edict for the new emperor's enthronement and the canonization of the queen.
Three days later, the new emperor issued an edict to change the reign name to Tai'an, and granted a general amnesty and tax exemption for three years. Even the harem also benefited from his blessings.
Anyone who is twenty-five years old or has been in the palace for more than ten years can write to the queen if he wants to leave the palace. At this time, Jinshu will be forgiven by Song Dynasty and let out of the palace.
After Shen Qianyu ascended the throne, Song Wan moved to Changle Palace, and other people in the East Palace also named concubines and granted palaces.
Now Jin Shu was kneeling in front of Song Wan, thanking the Queen for her kindness with red eyes.
"Good Jinshu, why do you need to do this?"
He gently asked someone to help Jin Shu up, and Song Wan said, "I asked Heng Zhi to prepare a house for you in Shangjing. You will live there after you leave the palace."
Thinking of the box of pearls Wan Xiao gave her earlier, Song Wan felt a little sad.
After all, the box of pearl brocade books was never left behind, but was forced to stay with her. A few days ago, she asked someone to return it to Wan Xiao, but she didn't know how Wan Xiao felt when she saw it.
"Can you decide when to get married?"
Jin Shu smiled shyly: "This summer."
"Why are you so anxious?"
"Both the slave and the husband are old, and he doesn't want to delay. The slave is thinking about things that will happen sooner or later, so there is really no need to delay."
"Marriage is not a child's play. Just check it out. If that person has good character and temperament, it is not too late to marry again."
"This slave knows."
Jin Shu smiled and nodded, his eyes full of expectations for the future.
He handed the documents about leaving the palace to Hengzhi, who in turn handed them over to Jinshu.
Jin Shu took it, but suddenly his eyes turned red.
She has been serving Song Wan for many years. Song Wan treats her like a sister and never treats her as a servant. Now that she has to leave everyone, she is extremely reluctant to leave.
"The Queen..."
The little girl's eyes turned red, and big tears rolled down her face. Song Wan was also very reluctant to let go.
"Good Jinshu, go ahead. If your life is not going well in the future, go to the Song Mansion. I will ask my sister-in-law to take you back to the palace."
Hearing this, Jin Shu burst into tears.
Heng Zhi Heng Wu also had red eyes, but they stepped forward and coaxed her out with a gentle voice.
Song Wan took the ink pen handed by the palace maid and continued to approve other palace ladies, female officials and others' requests to leave the palace.
While he was busy, the eunuch from outside came to report that it was Concubine Wu who wanted to see him.
Wu Xixiang walked into Changle Palace and was about to salute when she was stopped by Song Wan.
"Since the queen exempts me from the courtesy, I will accept it shamelessly."
"Sister Wu said this as a joke?"
Song Wan smiled gently, and Wu Xixiang also smiled.
After a long time, Wu Xixiang said: "Actually, I came here today because I want to ask the Queen about something and ask for your mercy."
"But Sister Wu also wants to leave the palace?"
Wu Xixiang's eyes turned red when she heard this.
She was born with black and red marks on her face, but her father never regarded her as an unlucky girl and was never ashamed of her.
"My concubine's father has been honest all his life and cares about his family and country. He is from a commoner family and is considered poor. Even so, after he became an official, he used most of his savings to help the poor."
"After my mother passed away, I repeatedly urged my father to marry again, but my father said that having my daughter is enough for me."
Wu Xixiang raised her hand and touched the mark on her face that could never be removed, and smiled tenderly.
"It's a pity that I haven't been able to do anything in my life to bring honor to my father."
Although her father was a royal censor, he had a good life, and the family could even be said to be in a tight situation. She had been doing odd jobs since she was very young to support the family. Fortunately, the Wu family only has her father and daughter, plus three old servants, so they can maintain the dignity of the official family.
But it is inevitable that she will receive some criticism.
"When people from Dongchang came to my house and asked my concubine if she would like to enter the East Palace, I was very happy."
"Just because I can finally feel proud and proud, and bring glory to my father's face."
The difficulty in her marriage was all due to her father's worries. Only after she entered the East Palace did her father feel relieved.
"I entered the palace for my father, but now he is no longer here..."
"I want to leave the palace and visit my father's hometown."
Wu Xixiang looked at Song Wan, tears rolling down her eyes.
"The happiest day in my life is when I get together with my sisters in the East Palace, but now I want to go see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dongning for my father."
"I wonder if the queen can make me my concubine?"
