C48

On the second day, before the sun had risen, there was already a huge commotion outside. The palace maids and eunuchs were in a state of chaos.

Leng Qiyue woke up in a daze. She could vaguely hear the voices of people outside, as if they were saying that Dongfang Haotian was holding the inauguration ceremony. When she thought of Dongfang Haotian, she was immediately woken up. She looked at her child, and as usual, he was sleeping peacefully. Only then was she able to relax.

Leng Qiyue slept for a while longer with the child in her arms, but was awoken by the snowflakes. "Empress …" "Empress …" "You should get up. Today is the Emperor's inauguration ceremony. According to the rules, you should attend as well. Hurry up and get up and dress up."

Leng Qiyue sighed in her heart. She had lost all her martial arts and her alertness had dropped. She did not even know that someone was by her side.

"Empress, please wear this. It looks so good!" Snow Flower pointed at the clothes in Han Liu's hand.

Leng Qiyue glanced at it. It was a set of royal blue clothes, folded together without any pattern, so she nodded her head.

Seeing that Leng Qiyue had agreed to her choice, Xue Hua was very happy, quickly picking up her clothes, one by one, and started to wear Leng Qiyue, the royal blue brocade dress of the palace silk butterfly, together with the same color pleated skirt, covered with a thin layer of blue silk brocade. On the collar and belt, there were a few crystal pearls embroidered, the snow-white pearls speckled on the brocade, it was very breathtaking. The shoes were made of brocade with soft soles and a pair of colorful butterflies were embroidered on them. The embroidery work was very exquisite and looked very lifelike.

Leng Qiyue looked at herself in the mirror and shook her head with a smile. "No, it's too fancy. I don't like it."

The amazement in Xue Hua's eyes was replaced with disappointment. She resentfully said, "The Empress looks so good in her clothes."

Leng Qiyue said to Han Liu, "Help me find something simple and elegant."

Han Liu answered and left, quickly returning with a light blue suit.

Leng Qiyue took a glance at it and nodded. "This one."

Xue Hua glanced at that set of clothes and somewhat unwillingly helped Leng Qiyue put it on. When she finished brushing Leng Qiyue's hair, her eyes revealed a look of amazement.

He was dressed in a light blue dress with beautiful flowers embroidered on the side. On his waist, there was a light blue muslin that was wrapped gently around his waist, revealing his beauty that could topple nations. His face was so beautiful that it was hard to put into words, but his face was covered with a cold expression.

"Empress, you are so beautiful. This servant has never seen such a beautiful woman like you before." Xue Hua sincerely praised.

Leng Qiyue looked at herself in the bronze mirror and frowned. This piece of clothing was much lighter than the previous one, and the bronze mirror did not have that much clarity, so she was really unable to see herself clearly.

"You guys go out first. If there really is a eunuch coming to notify me, then go out." Leng Qiyue said indifferently.

Snow Flower answered and went out the door. Han Liu purposefully slowed her steps and slowly walked to the door, but didn't step out for a long time, as if she had something to say.

Leng Qiyue naturally noticed Han Liu's abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Liu turned around and said, "Empress, I don't know if I should say these words."

Leng Qiyue was startled, asking, "What words?" Say it. "

Han Liu closed the door and said in a low voice, "The Empress wants to call herself 'I' in front of this servant. This is the palace's rule. Currently, the Emperor had three concubines and four nobles by his side. Those four nobles weren't bestowed the title of Minister for the sake of winning him over. However, of the three concubines, Princess Rongrong was the Left Premier's daughter and the Emperor's original wife before he ascended to the throne, so she was the head of the harem. Butterfly Consort was the daughter of General Hua, who held the military power, so she was ranked second. Another lady had met, and that was Imperial Concubine Yu. Her father was also a general. Even though he had returned home, he had yet to hand over the military talisman. The Emperor was rather fearful of these three concubines, so this was the first time the Empress saw them address themselves as' concubines'. "If they allow you to call her elder sister, you can call her that, but I hope the Empress can feel a little wronged."

When Leng Qiyue heard this, her head hurt. She looked at Han Liu and asked, "Why are you telling me these things?"

Han Liu lowered her head and said, "This servant is also thinking for the Empress. The Empress is this servant's mistress. If you have any matters, this servant will not be well."

When Han Liu said this, Leng Qiyue felt relieved. She thought that it was not wrong, if anything happened to her, these servants would definitely be punished, so Han Liu really did care for her, but for her own selfish motives, she knew that she was right.

"Okay, thank you, I... I will try my best not to make any mistakes so that I won't implicate you. " Leng Qiyue said seriously.

Han Liu nodded, bowed and said, "This servant will take his leave."

Seeing Han Liu leave, Leng Qiyue thought to herself, "This girl is really meticulous. She doesn't seem like a snowflake that has no intentions at all." However, the smarter the slave servant was, the more unreliable she would be. In the future, it was best for her to guard against being sold off and help others.

It was still noisy outside. It seemed that the enthronement ceremony would be held in a while.

The bright star had just descended, and the sun hadn't even risen yet. Dongfang Haotian had already been dressed in a yellow dragon robe with the help of the palace maids. His hands rested on his knees as he waited silently. Today, the Wolong Shrine had already been cleaned and renovated by the palace maids. His gaze was sizing up the familiar yet unfamiliar palace inch by inch. From today on, this entire world belonged to him.

The loud and clear sound of the bell broke the peace of the Imperial City and roused Dongfang Haotian from his thoughts. He heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the hall, and then the eunuch's soft voice announced, "Your majesty, the hour has arrived!"

"Got it!" He took a deep breath and got up. Then, he opened the door and walked out of the palace. The imperial palace was decorated with lanterns and decorations. The entire ceremony was a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere, the music and gaiety drifting through the air. In the eyes of the officials, the new emperor was clad in a golden dragon robe. The nine five-clawed golden dragons embroidered on the robe looked dignified and dignified.

Dongfang Haotian followed the people from the Rites Division and performed the sacrificial ceremony. Praying the heavens and the earth was a necessary ceremony for the new Emperor to ascend to the throne. After that, he had to communicate with the various deities one by one in order to continue the ceremony. After the ceremony ended, Dongfang Haotian walked up the high stairs and entered the Great Hall to take a seat. After he sat down, the civil and military officials who had been waiting outside for a long time all entered the hall to congratulate him according to their rank.

Then, Dongfang Haotian began to read out the written decree to the civil and military officials. The so-called reigning edict was just a set of fixed ceremonies, which was also the final item of the inauguration ceremony.

After he finished reading out the written decree, Dongfang Haotian sat high up in the throne room, and the eunuch beside him shouted: "The new emperor ascends the throne, and all the officials kneel down in salute."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" All the officials cried out loudly as they knelt down.

"Everyone, please rise." Dongfang Haotian waved his hand and the other officials all stood up.

"According to the wishes of the heavens, the Emperor will change the country's name to 'Sheng' and the year's name to 'Chao Yang' on the day of the Emperor's edict." The eunuch read the imperial edict aloud with both hands.

When the ministers once again kneeled down and shouted "Long live!", Dongfang Haotian finally revealed his most moving smile of today, because he knew that this country belonged to him.

At the end of the inauguration ceremony, Dongfang Haotian had to receive the blessings of the concubines in the Peace Garden Hall. If there were especially favoured concubines here, his position would be promoted, such as the empress and imperial concubines. If the concubine was unable to ascend to the throne this time, she would have to make a great contribution or give birth to a prince.

This time, the ones who were qualified to be blessed were Third Consort, Fourth Noble, and Twelve Shuyuan. There were also dozens of servants, including Yu Zhen, Chang Zai, and his aunt who were in charge of various internal affairs.

Rong Fei took the lead and kowtowed to Dongfang Haotian. She loudly shouted, "Long live Martial King! Long live Martial Emperor!"

Dongfang Haotian waved his hand and said, "Rise."

"Thank you, General." The girls stood up and quietly stood to the side. Butterfly Consort stretched her neck as she anxiously looked at Dongfang Haotian, hoping that he would promote her to a higher position. On the other hand, Rong Fei and Yu Fei stood there obediently, neither too lazy nor too impatient.

Dongfang Haotian looked around and said, "Why don't you see my new concubine, Leng Ying?"

Rong Fei took a step forward and said, "Reporting to the emperor, chenqie had already sent someone to invite little sister. I just don't know why little sister delayed for so long."

Dongfang Haotian looked at consort Rong and said: "Oh? "Who did you send?"

Rong Fei replied respectfully, "Reporting to the emperor, it's little Rui Zi."

Just as Rong Fei finished her sentence, she saw little Rui Zi poking his head out of the door. She shouted, "Little Rui Zi, I told you to go ask little sister Leng Fei for help. What are you doing sneaking around the door?"

Rui Zi hurried in and kneeled on the ground. "Your Majesty, this servant went to the Emerald Bamboo Palace just in time to hear esteemed wangfei feeding the little prince and his servant …" "Slave …" How could he dare say that Consort Leng told him to tell the emperor to wait? Who in the world would dare to make the Emperor wait?

"I understand. You may leave." Dongfang Haotian suddenly smiled and said: "You can all leave. I want to go to the Emerald Bamboo Palace to see the little prince, and I also want to confer the title of imperial concubine on Leng Ying." Finished speaking, he ignored the stupefied concubines and left in large strides.