Chapter 69: Shao Li

On the second day, news came that King Duan led his troops to leave Guanlan.When she came, she was aggressive, and the emperor personally led hundreds of

officials out of the city to greet her.I stroked Yu Jue in my sleeve pocket and sighed faintly.Along with the news of her departure, the imperial decree sent to the palace

was the emperor's permission to suspend me for a ten-year period. After that,

it was my sacred ceremony.According to Dawu's customs, women who have reached the age of eighteen must

hold the Shao Li; the Shao Li of ordinary people is second only to the

wedding. I am a prince, and the ceremony of Shao Li is naturally a waste of

time and carelessness.I heard that the Ministry of Rites had started preparations as early as six

months ago, and even Zongzheng Temple was very busy. It was the time of the

big wedding soon after Gein’s ceremony.Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling melancholy."His Royal Highness, the emperor's move is not good intentions," Yan Ke's

polite admonition suddenly sounded in her ears, shocking me almost

accidentally knocking over the tea cup at hand-taking my attention back, I

turned my face seriously Looking at her, she nodded and said that she was

listening carefully, "She made an order to stop your court meeting for nearly

ten days. This is to cut off your contact with courtiers, weaken your

influence in political affairs, and preempt you to complete the ceremony. To

vacate your power...""Aunt Ke is reasonable." I didn't refute her, but followed her words, and

patted the table with the same enemy, expressing my indignation and

disappointment with Kuang Xiqing, fully taking care of Yan Ke's emotions and

coaxing her. I was so relieved that I went to the front yard to deal with

affairs after only nagging for half an hour.I smiled and watched her leave. When there was no one around, I was relieved

and poured a large cup of tea to relieve my depression.——What does Kwong Xiqing’s intentions have to do with me?Since she is guarding me, let her go...Anyway, I didn't want that position.On the tenth day of the unitary month of the first year of the Yanxi calendar,

it is good luck, suitable for marriage, sacrifice, praying for blessings, and

without restriction.My Shao Li ceremony is scheduled for this day.The first time in the morning before the ** crowed, I was dug out from the

bed by the palace attendant specially sent by Kuang Xiqing. After washing and

combing, I put on the formal prince’s dress on the inner and outer three

floors, and then put on the silk. Putting on the crown, he didn't even care

for breakfast, so he hurriedly got on the carriage and went to the palace, and

went straight to Deqing Palace, where the emperors and kings of the past

dynasties were enshrined.This palace is in the most remote corner of the palace, and outsiders are

never allowed to approach it. Even Kuang Xihan remembers that when he arrived

here, it was one of the few.The first step in performing Shao Li is to be led by the mother to make

sacrifices to the ancestors and inform the seniors. It's a pity that the first

emperor has long been dead, and the eldest sister is like a mother. It is

supposed to be temporarily replaced by King Kuang Xizhao, but as a prostitute,

she is not in Guanlan at this time, so in the end Kuang Xiqing took over this

position.A black emperor's attire, warm and moist as jade, but don't have an aura of no

anger and prestige-when I arrived at the gate of Deqing Palace, Kuang Xiqing

had already led the clan and dignitaries waiting there.Seeing that I was a little nervous, she smiled at me, her close and gentle

smile, which taught me that my nervous heart suddenly calmed down.Following her, walked calmly into the main hall of Deqing Palace, took the

jade silk and coins from the palace attendant, raised her head high, and

respectfully saluted the memorial tablet enshrined in the temple—knee knocked

on the cold marble floor , There was a chill, but the most disturbing thing

was the rows of tablets facing me.If there is nothing weird and chaotic in this world, how can I explain that I

have become the Ling Wang that everyone hates? Could it be that everything in

the past was just my Nanke Yimeng?But if it is true, what will happen to everyone in this class knowing that I

am a counterfeit and not a descendant of the Kwong clan? Did the ancestors

appear to have beaten me so hard, expelled me, and even ended up in a

frightened way?Thinking like this, it feels guilty.When the offerings were presented, it was inevitable that he glanced

suspiciously at the altar-about a hundred tablets, from far to near, in

descending order, to the nearest place, there are only three tablets left,

namely Yuanning. Emperor Kuang Xinyan, Madam Kuang Xinzhuo of Chenghui and

Kuang Xinqi, daughter of King Xi.The first emperor was named Yuanning, and Emperor Kuang Xinyan of Yuanning was

also Kuang Xihan’s mother; and the prince Kwong Xinjue, the first daughter of

Chenghui next to her, was the emperor who disappeared strangely. But who is

this king's daughter? I don't know.Look further back-Wang Xi Kuang Yunfei.King Xi, King Xi...Kuang Xihan doesn’t seem to have this person in his memory,

but looking at her placement, it’s clear that she is the previous generation,

and there are only two tablets in that row—that can be enshrined in Deqing The

tablets of the palace, only the clan and the heirs of the lineages above the

princes of the past dynasties, are so close in generations, there is no reason

to not know them.However, in the impression, the Emperor Xian never mentioned this King Xi, and

even punished her for copying ten pages of scriptures because of the innocent

Kuang Xihan asking casually.King Xi is a taboo; in that case, it is better not to touch it.Many thoughts flashed through my mind, but in fact it was just a dazzling

effort. When I pulled back my thoughts, Zongzheng Temple, who presided over

the ceremony, just finished reciting the long congratulatory speech and

shouted.I knelt on the ground again, bowed a big gift, and then slowly stood up on my

sore knees. As soon as I raised my head, I faced Shang Kuang Xiqing’s worried

eyes and clenched fists and retracted the hands behind them—I couldn’t help

but guess. : Did she help me just now?When she met my eyes, her expression narrowed, and she returned to a gentle

and elegant state of emperor, she seemed indifferent and alienated while

calming down.After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, it was the crowning ceremony.

Lingwang’s Mansion had already set up the auditorium, and all the guests

arrived at the palace—before leaving the palace, Kuang Xiqing personally sent

me to the gate of the palace, looking at the way I was still talking. As soon

as he raised his hand, it fell a few inches away from my temple, and then he

smiled faintly: "Han'er has grown up." The voice was low, as if he was talking

to himself."Emperor Sister..." I was a little at a loss to meet her complicated gaze.In the end, she said nothing, shook her head mockingly, and turned around

first.After sighing, I also walked outside the palace. I just walked a few steps. I

couldn't help but look back, only to see that the black suit did not go far,

but stopped silently and stared deeply. Looking at my back, when he saw me

turning his head, he blinked in surprise, and then showed a gentle smile.The smile was beautiful, but I felt like a punch in my heart, and my eyes were

hot.I closed my eyes abruptly, turned around and jumped into the carriage quickly,

never daring to look back again.The carriage drove to the palace quickly, and my ups and downs gradually

calmed down amidst the bumps.Entering the door, accompanied by Yan Ke, I met the guests at first sight.

Because of Kuang Xihan’s noble status and notoriously arrogant temperament, I

only need to hold a face and nod in no way. , I didn’t even need to say a

word, and there was nothing wrong with it.I looked around. On such an important day, but Jiang Zhuo didn’t see Jiang

Zhuo, my heart was down, and the expression on my face became a little bit

colder, so that Yan Ke also persuaded a few words while there was no one

around:" Even if your Royal Highness is impatient, you can bear it. Shao Li is

a major event in life. Only once in a lifetime, you can't get tempered."I couldn't laugh or cry and nodded, so I had to bend the corner of my mouth

reluctantly and agreed.When all the guests arrive, the ceremony begins.I put on another dress in the room, and put on a red and black mysterious

crown, returned to the meeting hall, kneeled and sat in the middle, and

Zongzheng Temple gave a speech: "The etiquette is ready, so The month is

auspicious day. The word “er” is announced, and the word “Kong Jia” is “Yuan”.I had passed the anger with Zongzheng Temple in advance, and my word was

"Jianxin". Although they had euphemistically expressed that they had a better

choice, they were all rejected by me. Even Yan Ke expressed surprise at my

firmness. Kuang Xiqing gave a few praises with a chuckle.The name Jian Xin is the past that I can't let go of, and it is also the

bottom line for me to keep alert to myself.Maybe I can’t let people separate me from the maniac Kuang Xihan in the past,

but I still have a delusion — at least when people close to me call me, they

use my real name; it’s as if they were in front of her. People, it's me...and

just me.The ceremony came to an end after the crowning, followed by a toast to the

guests in turn.Although the gate of the Ling Palace is not easy to enter, only a small number

of clan families and dignitaries come to observe the ceremony, but there are

also a dozen tables and seats waiting for me to greet me, even if each table

only has a small cup of perfunctory drink, it will be a little bit. There was

no support; when it was the last table, my cheeks were already hot, and I even

staggered when I walked.Unexpectedly, the main seat of the last table was the person I most didn't

want to see at the moment-Emperor Master Jun Chong.Fu Gongzi, who was married by the imperial edict, is her eldest son."His Royal Highness is weak, it's better to drink less." When I picked up the

glass, she stretched out her hand to block it slightly, and said with a smile."This..." After I had a meal, the wine in the glass almost turned out.Her voice was not loud and her expression was polite, but the table full of

drunk guests suddenly became silent, and then she waved her hands to persuade

me to drink less."Thank you." I grinned, I don't know where I am, but I raised my neck in front

of her and drank a clean drink, and gestured with the bottom of the cup facing

down.After being slapped by me in public like this, Fu Yunchong didn't change his

face, but sighed indifferently: "Your Highness is huge, but don't be greedy.""Haha, the emperor's kindness, this king has taken it with you, you are free,

don't accompany..." It's not easy to tear my face, I suppressed my

dissatisfaction and nodded to her, turned and left the coveted banquet hall.After the task is completed, Yan Ke has to worry about the rest.The uproar continued until thousands of lights in the city were lit up, and

the guests continued to leave.After listening to it finally calmed down outside, I was relieved.I have not seen Jiang Zhuo in the past few days. It seems that she avoided me

intentionally or unconsciously. When asked about Bing San, what she got was

that Jiang Wei stayed by my side in the backyard and never left—then the only

explanation is that She deliberately hid her figure without teaching me to

find out.After unloading the crown and garb, and not interested in counting the

congratulations sent by the guests, Yan Ke and I finished the supper and

listened to her chattering and thinking about that year.Be patient and listen to her reminiscing about the past that even Kuang Xihan

hadn't remembered. She drank one cup after another until she was drunk, and

then ordered the attendant to serve her back to the room to rest.I think she is the happiest person today.Carrying the most of the hip flask left on the table, and waved back the

attendants who were about to follow, I walked down the corridor alone, staring

at the dark night-the moon tonight was covered by the dark clouds, and it was

as dim as my mood at the moment.There is no moon or star, no scenery to appreciate, and the saddest thing is

that there is no one around to accompany you?How can the word "cold" be described."...Huh." He laughed at himself, holding the hip flask about to put his neck

back into his throat, but he taught someone to grab his wrist, "Who?"I turned my head in astonishment, but I faced a pair of eyes that were as

bright as stars-it was Jiang Zhuo.