For the next few months, I felt as if my life had been a dream, but I wasn't really that excited about being a queen. All my excitement came from the fact that I was about to have a husband, and that husband was the Son of Heaven. To tell the truth, I have followed my royal grandmother to the palace every festival day of the past few years, so I have seen the emperor, but I have never dared to look up, the emperor's image is still very hazy in my heart.
As the emperor, there can be many concubines, but only the empress can take this name. As for the imperial marriage, the usual etiquette for a hundred families, the imperial family also has to take it. Ever since I took up the etiquette, my heart has never been at peace.
The wedding day was in the ninth month, and now that I think about it, although my memories were vague, the feelings that remained in my heart were still clear. The sky was still dark, and the emperor had bestowed upon me the title of envoy to welcome my marriage. Internal and external governance, and the use of Mao Yong and Yong. The ceremony was ready. The cause of indoctrination. Schirscheli's. She was also the daughter of the Minister of the Interior, the Kalabu Lama. Worldly De Zhong Xiang. Chong Xun Qi Xiu. She was a gentle and mature woman who was taught in the Six Palaces. Chastity holds a bow, should be the mother of all countries. We acknowledge the life of the Empress Dowager. The Queen of Bauer. He still has a reputation for filial piety. Kzin is very diligent. Mauben was like a leaf on a branch. The Temple of Zouzong is the sacrificial offering of Wei Xin. "Nice." After thanking her, the groom presented the red silk embroidered dragon and phoenix robe and phoenix crown prepared for the empress, and the eldest mother helped me change into them. The crown suit was very beautiful and heavy, just like what I felt at the moment when I became the emperor's wife. It was very beautiful, but I felt a great deal of pressure. Looking at her tears, I couldn't help but cry. My relatives laughed and said, "Jiaxu Xiu is going to be the Queen. What a joyous occasion! Why are you crying?"
A red cap covered my eyes.
I was helped out of the mansion and onto a sedan chair with tassels hanging from the four-cornered phoenix that stood at the entrance. I didn't know what I was going to face, I just sat there, not daring to move. I know that I am going to be carried into the palace from the Great Qing Sect. Grandfather once said that only the Son of Heaven can leave the sect, and in addition, only the top scholar, top ranker, and flower scout of the palace will be allowed to go once. And of all the women in the sect, only the Empress can leave when she enters the palace.
I was escorted to the palace and got off the palanquin. I felt a lot of people surrounding me, and someone helped me to walk towards the palace, about at the door, and someone told me that there was a brazier to pass through, saying that it was a sign that there would be a red fire in the future, and behind the brazier were saddles and apples. They all needed to pass through, and it was said that they hoped that life would be safe in the future. I nodded, too nervous to speak.
After a while, the sound of the emperor's driving came from outside, and my heart started to tremble violently. The emperor came in, and I heard that there were a lot of people in the room, and that it was the prince accompanying the emperor, and that the inner court female officer asked the emperor to remove my veil, and the emperor did as he was told, and I felt that my veil had been removed, and the emperor was standing in front of me, but I didn't have the courage to look up at him. At that moment, the inner court female officer asked the emperor to sit with me on the bed of the dragon and phoenix. The copper plate was placed on top of the plate, and the plate was filled with food. This "son of a bitch" is a kind of pasta, is a special kind of small dumplings. After that, we set up a table for the banquet, and the princess and the female officials invited me to sit opposite the emperor. It was at this moment that I finally mustered the courage to look at the emperor. When I saw that the emperor was looking at me, my face reddened and I lowered my head, but apart from a pair of spirited eyes, I was unable to see what the emperor looked like. At this time, in front of the window outside the hall, there were a couple of guards singing a song in mandarin.
After the ceremony, I rode with the Emperor to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The Emperor ascended the throne, and with the support of the palace maids, I walked slowly to the palace. There were ministers reading out the pamphlets and the praises, and I was on my knees listening to the announcement. After I finished reading the jade, I stood up. Two more ministers dressed up and brought the Queen's Treasure and the Queen's Silk respectively. They were received by the Chief Eunuch of the Kunning Palace on her knees and passed them on to the female official, who then carried them over to me. I knelt down to thank the Emperor again, as required. Then the Emperor retired, and I was helped to the throne of the Emperor, where I received the greetings of the ministers, and at that moment I felt the majesty of the Empress, and my grandfather, my Amma, was kneeling at my feet.
After the ceremony at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I was brought back to the Kunning Palace. A female official came up to me and said, "The emperor is going to present a banquet at the Hall of Supreme Harmony to the relatives of the empress and to the officials of the various kingdoms."
I nodded and looked at the bridal chamber for the first time, the red eyes, the painted red walls, the red draperies, the red and gold wooden walls, the gilded red door with the word "Lifesaver" on it, the big "Lifesaver" above it, the golden "Lifetime" beneath it, the red one beneath it, and the two palace lights with the words "Joy" hanging beside it, I had the real feeling of being a bride.
After an unknown amount of time, the Emperor returned. The inner palace's female officials, Fu Jin, and the rest served us with longevity noodles before the miscellaneous people all left. I was led to a tent where the female officials and court ladies helped me take off my clothes and laid me down on my bed. Waiting for the emperor, my heart was pounding. There was a hint of anticipation, but also a bit of nervousness.
Not long after that, the emperor walked in also dressed in plain clothes. I lowered my eyes, still not looking at the emperor, and even now I have not been able to take a good look at the emperor's appearance, but his face has already turned red. I thought of what my first wife had told me about some people. The wife thing.
"Heseli." I heard the emperor calling for me. I gently lifted my eyes to look at the emperor, only to see the emperor's smile reflected in them. "This emperor is really tired today. Let's rest early today." After saying that, the Emperor lay down beside me and closed his eyes. I was a bit flustered and confused. Thinking about it, I was sitting there all day while the Emperor was running around everywhere. Not long later, I heard the peaceful breathing of the Emperor. I must be tired. I fell asleep so quickly.
I looked at the emperor's face through the candlelight. Grandfather had said that the emperor was a year younger than me and wanted me to treat the emperor well, but the emperor next to me looked really nice. Looking at the emperor, I actually felt a hint of sweetness in my heart.