C218 Ascension Ceremony

The continuous downpour had stopped a few days ago, and Xuanyuan Zhan had also woken up. He took care of all the large and small affairs neatly, and would also be able to help Xuanyuan Mo with the matters of the court and the government. There were a lot of things that he could take care of by himself.

However, in just a few short days, Xuanyuan Zhan had become very familiar with the politics of the empire, and many things were already within his grasp.

Because of this, Xuanyuan Mo was very pleased and felt more at ease to hand over everything to Xuanyuan Zhan. Xuanyuan Zhan had waited for this day for a long time already, and for this reason, he was even more interested in sleeping at night. He told himself in the bottom of his heart that he must let the citizens of the Xiao Kingdom live and work in peace, and not let the war disturb the citizens of the Xiao Kingdom ever again. What he wanted was a peaceful and prosperous world that was more prosperous than ever before.

It was already night time, and Xuanyuan Zhan was still reading some of the documents in the palace. Recently, he had been rather diligent, because he did not understand much about government affairs in the past, he could only rely on hard work and time to fight for something. It was already late in the night, and the ringing of the bells before the city walls seemed to have been going on for a long, long time. It was just that Xuanyuan Zhan had already forgotten everything from when he was crippled.

Before he even had the time to close bedchamber's window, a chilly night breeze blew onto his body. Only then did he faintly feel a trace of weariness, and he immediately laid down on the desk and looked outside at the moon. It had been a long time since he had seen such a moon, and it was covered by half of the pitch-black clouds, revealing a bright color.

At this moment, a woman's face appeared in Xuanyuan Zhan's mind, but after a fleeting moment, he could no longer see her again. He felt as if he had lost something in his heart, and it was empty, which actually made him feel a little flustered.

But subtly, Xuanyuan Zhan could still sense it a little, and suddenly felt a little headache. He then turned around and returned to his desk, intending to finish the rest of the paper.

It was just that the moment Xuanyuan Zhan sat down, he heard the servant girl's voice from outside the palace: "Your Highness, it's already very late."

"There are more important things to do tomorrow." He didn't seem to hear the servant girl's voice, so he asked, "Are you from my palace?"

"No." The servant girl replied softly, then fell silent.

It was unknown why Xuanyuan Zhan's temper was so good today, but after he pushed open the door and asked, he found out that the servant girl was from Xuanyuan Mo's palace, and her name was Lan.

Xuanyuan Zhan let her return to the palace and promised his that he would be there soon to rest.

After Alan left, for some reason he couldn't get rid of the image of a woman in his mind, but he couldn't figure out who she was.

Xuanyuan Zhan felt that he really couldn't remember, so he didn't care about the pile of documents anymore. Thinking that he would have a bunch of things to take care of by himself tomorrow, he got into bed and went to sleep early.

The day of the enthronement ceremony drew closer and closer, so naturally, there were more complicated matters. On that day, Xuanyuan Zhan finally got a break and surveyed the scenery at the city walls, wanting to see the great fortune of the Xiao Kingdom. Furthermore, he had already made his own plans in his heart.

Just as Xuanyuan Zhan was about to turn around and leave, he met Xuanyuan Mo who was walking over. Xuanyuan Mo's appearance had not changed. When Xuanyuan Zhan saw him, he took a step forward to greet him.

"How are you preparing for the inauguration ceremony?" Xuanyuan Mo asked, his tone was sincere, and Xuanyuan Zhan could feel the concern in his voice.

"It's about time. I've basically finished preparing. I just need a few small details." Xuanyuan Zhan replied.

"Yes." Xuanyuan Mo seemed to nod his head in satisfaction, then shifted his gaze towards the scenery outside the city walls.

Then, neither of them spoke any further.

"What do you think of this mountain and river?" Xuanyuan Mo asked, and then pondered for a moment.

Xuanyuan Zhan naturally had thousands of things to say in his heart, but how could he tell Xuanyuan Mo what was on his mind? Thus, he maintained his silence.

"That child Dou Dou, after you ascend the throne, he should be the crown prince, right?" Xuanyuan Mo seemed to have thought of something and asked.

"Yes." Even though Xuanyuan Zhan had already lost his memories, he still had a strange and special feeling towards Dou Dou. He really liked that child, and that child was also very cute, especially intelligent. Of course, there was one other person's appearance, but he couldn't recall it. He only felt that it was familiar, but also a little absent-minded. In an instant, someone's appearance became very far away.

Xuanyuan Zhan replied. "I don't know why, but I really like that child."

Xuanyuan Mo thought for a while in his heart, then said: "Dou Dou is very smart, and will definitely be a good emperor in the future."

"You have to nurture him well."

Xuanyuan Zhan nodded.

Xuanyuan Mo stood for a moment longer: "It's getting late, there are still a lot of things to be dealt with and preparations to be made!"

"Let's go." With that, the two of them left together.

The day of the inauguration ceremony was just around the corner, and everything was ready. The Clairvoyant had observed several days of the Celestial Phenomenon, and naturally chose the most auspicious day. Everything was in a state of prosperity. The entire Xiao Kingdom was naturally celebrating the inauguration of the new emperor.

The sky was cloudless, it was extremely bright. The wind continued to blow, and the rows of military flags in front of the hall were also floating in the air, showing off a mighty atmosphere.

The soldiers had also surrounded him in the great hall.

After almost four hours, Xuanyuan Zhan had finished reading all the documents in front of him, all the ministers in the palace could not help but praise him, saying that after Xuanyuan Zhan ascended to the throne, he would definitely be the best emperor.

Xuanyuan Zhan naturally heard all of this. Although he also felt a little gratified in his heart, he naturally knew that what he should do the most was to live up to the affection of the commoners and the expectations of the crowd, as well as his own ambitions.

What he was doing now was naturally not enough.

Once everything was ready, Xuanyuan Zhan walked towards the great hall, behind him was the crowd supporting him, everyone had their heads bowed in respect, although Xuanyuan Zhan had previously imagined this scene, but if he did not experience it personally, what he saw in his imagination made a difference from what actually happened. No, it was too different.

Xuanyuan Zhan had once dreamed of such a moment, and he had been waiting for this day for a long time. He originally thought that he would be very excited, but he didn't expect that his heart was extremely calm, without even the slightest fluctuation.

Because from long ago, he knew that this day would come sooner or later.

Xuanyuan Zhan wore the emperor's robe, that was the symbol of his identity. From this moment onwards, he no longer had any person in the world who needed to submit to him. He, Xuanyuan Zhan, was the emperor of the Xiao Kingdom.

The song started to sound, its sound resonating through the sky, it was extremely inspiring, Xuanyuan Zhan was also a little happy in his heart, he felt that all his efforts before were worth it.

Under the support of tens of thousands of people, Xuanyuan Zhan was bestowed the crown. Xuanyuan Zhan looked at the crowd. He was unable to clearly see everyone's faces, but he had actually managed to catch a glimpse of Xuanyuan Mo with a single glance.

There was nothing strange at all. Not even the slightest trace of anything unusual.

Of course, Xuanyuan Zhan did not feel that it was strange, he thought, perhaps only by truly reaching this position would he know everything about this position. Good, good, bad, everything happened in an instant, and he, also ascended to the throne which was the focus of tens of thousands of gazes in an instant.

There was nothing to be surprised about. Everything went according to plan.

Xuanyuan Zhan secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. But from now on, there was an even more important burden awaiting him.

Everything was done according to the rules and rituals left behind by the ancestors. Although it was complicated, Xuanyuan Zhan knew that it was something that he had to do. These rituals were also a symbol of etiquette, as well as a symbol of status.

All of this required a ceremony to prove.

The night was a grand banquet. Not only did the royal family need everyone to attend, the imperial court should also come as promised. The singing and dancing rose to the top, and the celebration was extremely lively. Xuanyuan Zhan had always liked peace and quiet, he did not like such a lively scene. He had wanted to deal with it as he pleased, but Xuanyuan Mo consoled him, "This is your most important day, do not take it lightly, treat him well."

After speaking, Xuanyuan Mo actually closed his eyes and called out to him repeatedly, but there was no reaction. Xuanyuan Zhan thought, maybe he remembered the scene on the day he ascended the throne.

"Yes." Xuanyuan Zhan promised him, and did not speak anymore, following that was the foreign dance that was prepared in the hall, the foreign music played around the palace with a bit of music, it was pleasing to the ear, the dance was even more enchanting, the foreign women were also very beautiful, their bodies were dazzling.

"Look, what about that woman?" While Xuanyuan Zhan was seriously watching the dance, he could not help but tease. Although he knew that Xuanyuan Zhan had never been a woman with good looks, he couldn't help but want to go and probe.

Xuanyuan Zhan's expression changed. Towards the girls in front of him, Xuanyuan Zhan's heart naturally didn't have any fluctuations. He also didn't have any feelings for these foreign girls.

There were some ripples in his heart, but he only thought of a woman. To him, she was a stranger and a little familiar to him.

Xuanyuan Zhan couldn't remember the woman's face.

The banquet had finally ended and the crowd had all dispersed. Only Xuanyuan Mo came over to talk to him for a bit, and then Xuanyuan Mo returned to his own bedchamber. On the way back, he suddenly thought of his own child, Dou Dou, and decided to take care of his in front of Dou Dou's hall.

Dou Dou had not fallen asleep yet, but the wet nurse was waiting at the side.

When Dou Dou saw him, he immediately greeted him. It was a childish voice that was crisp, trying his best to make him sound calm.

Xuanyuan Zhan liked this child a lot, so he lovingly explained to him, "It's already so late, why aren't you going to sleep?"

"Tomorrow, we still need to listen to Mister's lecture?"

"Didn't royal father not sleep yet as well?" asked in reply, causing Xuanyuan Zhan to momentarily not know how to reply. He looked at the book and brush in Dou Dou's hands, and felt somewhat gratified and pained.

"If you work so hard at your age, can your body handle it?" Xuanyuan Zhan asked, his tone filled with concern.

"I want to learn from royal father. Since royal father is like this, how could this child dare to relax?" For him to say such a thing at such a young age, it made Xuanyuan Zhan feel especially pained for him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. There was truly no other way out of this situation. Since he was born in the Monarch's family, this was the only way out.

This could also be said to be fate.

Xuanyuan Zhan sighed in his heart, he caressed Dou Dou's head and placed his hand down: "It's very late, go rest."

"Yes." Dou Dou promised. Xuanyuan Zhan turned around and said to the wet nurses beside him, "It's definitely important to learn, but it must not affect your body."

"In the future, we have to let him rest early." Xuanyuan Zhan instructed, and his wet nurse naturally agreed to his request.

Just as Xuanyuan Zhan prepared to leave, Dou Dou called out to him once more, "royal father, you must also rest early."

Xuanyuan Zhan was startled, then nodded his head to agree.

Xuanyuan Zhan's inauguration ceremony had already passed, he was now worthy of being the Xiao Kingdom's emperor.

He was intelligent to begin with, so naturally, he became more and more adept at handling state affairs. Adding to his injuries from before, he thoroughly understood the situation in a few countries and other countries. Xuanyuan Zhan had also done a very comprehensive analysis. Although the countries seemed calm, there were actually undercurrents, and they were all silently accumulating their strength. From there, they formed an invisible long line, waiting for the day it would appear.

Since the day he had fainted, he could feel that every nation was ready to make their move. He knew that he had to make sufficient preparations for the future.