bookcurios Chapter 935: The Seal has been remade (67 reward points plus additional content)
Chapter 935: The Seal has been remade (67 reward points plus additional content)
Soon, Li Changde bent over and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Gu wants to see you."
Nangong Xuanyu said calmly: "Let him in."
"Yes!"
Li Changde walked outside, made a "please" gesture, and said politely: "Master Gu, His Majesty is calling you in."
Gu Jinxiao nodded slightly and walked into the hall.
He was dressed in a scarlet official robe and stood in the center of the hall, like a jade sculpture chiseled out of an ice cellar.
When she lowered her eyes, her eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes, and her dark brown pupils had a distant look.
When the hem of his court robe swept across the blue bricks, even the folds were as neat as if they had been measured with a ruler, and his whole body exuded an old-fashioned aura that kept people at a distance.
"I am here to see your majesty, long live your majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu put down the memorial in his hand and looked up at Gu Jinxiao: "Stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Gu Jinxiao said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the seal of Concubine Chen has been recast. I personally supervised all the processes to ensure that there were no mistakes."
"Your Majesty, please check it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch came forward with a tray.
Nangong Xuanyu glanced at him and said calmly, "I will naturally rest assured when you, Mr. Gu, do the work."
"Now that the imperial seal has been made, the consecration ceremony for Consort Chen must be completed smoothly!"
Gu Jinxiao lowered his eyes and said, "I understand."
……
On the way back to Changchun Palace, Ruoli pouted and said, "My Lady, when Concubine Kang lived in Changchun Palace before, I thought she was very honest. She came to the main hall to pay her respects every day and was very respectful to you."
"I didn't expect that after raising the fifth prince and moving to Chuxiu Palace, her ambitions grew and she came up with many evil schemes."
Concubine Zhuang sat on the sedan chair, lowered her head and glanced at Ruoli, frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Ruoli snorted coldly: "Think about it, His Majesty is in the Yangxin Palace every day, why didn't Concubine Kang go there to deliver things earlier or later, but only when you were delivering chicken soup to His Majesty?"
"It's because Concubine Kang knows that even though she raised the fifth prince, she doesn't have much favor. Even if she goes to the Yangxin Palace to ask for an audience, His Majesty may not see her."
"So Concubine Kang somehow found out that you went to the Yangxin Palace and followed you there on purpose. In this way, wouldn't she be able to see His Majesty thanks to you?"
After hearing this, Concubine Zhuang was not angry, but just shook her head and said, "We are both sisters in the harem. Sister Kangpin is just taking advantage of me. I will not take this matter to heart."
"Besides, I am a consort and she is only a concubine. Why should I bother with her?"
Ruoli shook her head and said, "My Lady, you are always so easy to talk to. No wonder Concubine Kang wants to take advantage of your favor now."
"All right."
Concubine Zhuang said, "I have already said that sisters in the harem do not need to care so much about each other, and you should stop taking this matter to heart."
Ruoli then reluctantly responded "yes".
Not only her, but even Xiao Caizi felt that the Queen was so magnanimous, and to put it bluntly, she truly had the demeanor of a mother of the country!
Ruoli didn't know what she was thinking of, her mood suddenly improved, and she said with a smile: "By the way, Madam."
"Your Majesty drank the chicken soup you specially asked the kitchen to prepare today, and he must have been thinking of you. Do you think His Majesty will turn over your card tonight?"
Concubine Zhuang had a hint of smile in her eyes and glared at Ruoli: "Who your majesty wants to favor is not something I can interfere with. Stop talking nonsense."
Ruoli said "yes" but she was already looking forward to it in her heart.
After all, the more times His Majesty comes to Changchun Palace, the more opportunities she has!
The queen had almost mastered the dance that she asked the dancer to teach her.
……
Zhongcui Palace.
Yuan Bao stood in front of Shen Zhinian, bending over, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I heard from Xiao Huizi today that Your Majesty met with the Minister of Rites, Mr. Gu, who reported to Your Majesty that your seal has been recast."
"It seems that in a few days, His Majesty will give you a grand enthronement ceremony!"
Handan was pleasantly surprised and said, "That's great!"
"I heard that Lord Gu is famous for his meticulous work! This time, he will supervise the casting of the imperial seal, so there will definitely be no mistakes."
At this time, Chu Xiyan came in from outside and announced, "Your Majesty, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to see you."
Shen Zhinian nodded: "Let him in."
"Yes."
Hu Zhongcai entered the inner room and bowed respectfully to Shen Zhinian: "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!"
Shen Zhinian said calmly: "No need to be polite."
"Thank you, empress!"
Hu Zhongcai said directly: "Your Majesty, I am here today to announce the good news to you!"
"The Ministry of Rites has already discussed with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and will hold a ceremony for you on the 23rd of this month!"
Handan asked in surprise, "Twenty-three? That's the day after tomorrow. Is it so soon?"
Hu Zhongcai said with a smile: "The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have already prepared everything needed for the Queen's enthronement ceremony, but there was an accident last time..."
"Except for the imperial seal, all other items for the twenty-third's enthronement ceremony are ready-made, so of course it will be quick."
Fuqiu nodded: "That's good, so we don't have to worry too much."
As long as the canonization ceremony is not completed, she will not be a legitimate imperial concubine. The date was set, and Shen Zhinian felt relieved: "I know."
Receiving her eye signal, Fuqiu immediately stepped forward and handed a purse to Hu Zhongcai.
After Hu Zhongcai took it, he thanked him with a happy face and then left.
……
night.
Nangong Xuanyu was still handling government affairs when a eunuch from the Jingshifang came over with a green card.
Li Changde reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's time to turn over the cards."
Seeing the emperor put down the memorial in his hand, the eunuchs immediately came forward with green cards.
Nangong Xuanyu suddenly remembered that he had not visited the Fifth Prince for a long time, and wondered how the child was doing recently, so he casually flipped over Concubine Kang's name card.
Li Changde immediately sent Xiao Huizi to Chuxiu Palace to report the news.
……
Chuxiu Palace.
The fifth prince is already more than two months old, but because he was born prematurely, his body is much weaker than that of an ordinary baby of this month.
Apart from breastfeeding, Concubine Kang took care of him almost everything herself.
Tonight, Concubine Kang finally coaxed the Fifth Prince to sleep and handed him over to the wet nurse to take him away to rest.
Cai Ju took off the hairpins on Concubine Kang's head and asked nervously, "Madam, do you think His Majesty will turn over your name card tonight?"
Concubine Kang looked at the beauty in the mirror, shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
"I'm just gambling..."
I bet she seldom goes to the Yangxin Palace to seek favor, so when His Majesty sees her today, he will think of the premature and weak Fifth Prince.
But Concubine Kang had no way of knowing what choice His Majesty would make.