bookcurios Chapter 261: She becomes the queen now?
Chapter 261: She becomes the queen now?
Jing Yunzhang stood tall and straight, with an imposing manner, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. His years of decisive fighting on the battlefield had made him awe-inspiring without even getting angry.
Just now, he had led his ministers to offer sacrifices to heaven, earth and ancestors, and now it was the third stage of the coronation ceremony.
Amid the sound of ritual music, Prince Li, on behalf of the royal family, presented the imperial seal to the new emperor. Then, Jing Yunzhang walked towards the dragon throne and sat down.
All the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live the emperor!" The cheers were like thunder.
Jing Yunzhang raised his hand slightly, signaling the ministers to stand. After issuing the edict of accession, his voice was loud and firm: "My dear ministers, stand up! Today, I ascend the throne as emperor. I will work hard to govern the country and benefit the people, so that our Great Shang Kingdom will prosper and have long-term peace!" The ministers knelt again and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise! Long live our emperor!"
From then on, the coronation ceremony was completed.
The military parade began. Jing Yunzhang climbed up the city wall and reviewed the three armies. He saw the soldiers below the city dressed in neat armor, arranged in neat square formations. They marched in unison, shouted loud slogans, and had high morale. The military flags fluttered and the drums thundered.
These were the 5,000 elite soldiers he brought back from the northern border. In the future, they would officially take over the defense of the imperial palace and become the Imperial Guard.
On the second day, the new emperor got married.
Although the two already had a twelve-year-old daughter, Jing Yunzhang felt indebted and wanted to hold a grand wedding ceremony.
The Ministry of Rites had also made preparations for these things. Inside and outside the palace, there were lanterns and colorful decorations, and red silks fluttering. From the gates of the imperial palace to the corridors of each palace, they were all hung with festive red lanterns, with golden "囍" characters pasted on them.
Zhao Susu was helped by the palace maids to sit in front of the dressing table and they carefully dressed her up.
Her hair was tied up in a phoenix-wing bun, with golden hairpins and pearls and jadeite in it, her eyebrows were as black as distant ink, her eyes were as clear as autumn water. The most eye-catching thing was a phoenix holding a pearl, which was exquisite and noble.
She was wearing a red phoenix robe with exquisite phoenix patterns embroidered on it. The phoenix feathers were lifelike, as if it was about to spread its wings and fly high. The collar and cuffs of the phoenix robe were inlaid with golden silk threads.
She originally had a pretty face, a calm aura, and was dignified and restrained. With this solemn and gorgeous outfit, she looked even more noble and elegant.
Jing Yunzhang's dress was also red, embroidered with golden dragon patterns, which matched Zhao Susu's phoenix robe. A smile rose at the corner of his lips. He was looking forward to this wedding ceremony!
The wedding ceremony officially began under the auspices of officials from the Ministry of Rites.
The ceremony of the emperor's wedding was complicated and detailed. After the wedding, there was a grand ceremony of conferring the title, which was divided into the following steps: sending envoys to confer the title, receiving the title, issuing the golden book and the phoenix seal, and all officials presenting congratulatory letters and visiting the temple.
The emperor also specially introduced their eldest princess Meng Yu.
Although Meng Yu is not yet thirteen years old, her eyebrows and eyes have already grown, and her whole face has fully absorbed the advantages of her parents. Although she is young, her beauty when she grows up can be seen.
What is more noticeable is her temperament.
The whole person is calm and composed, with a profound and majestic demeanor.
Although she was young, when she stood there, her aura was no weaker than Jing Yunzhang's.
Zhao Susu felt like everything was a dream. She had never thought that one day she would become the queen of the Shang Dynasty.
She was unfortunate. She was a rich and well-fed young lady, but she was kidnapped by the kidnapper Zhao Youcai and lived a miserable life. At such a young age, she was treated like a slave and had no food or clothes to eat. Later, she was sold by Zhao Youcai to earn money for his son's schooling.
Learning skills and doing work in the Princess's Mansion was simple, plain and satisfying, but those days were gone when the Princess's Mansion suffered a disaster.
She also lost her most important thing in a dilapidated temple, and was taken to the countryside by Meng Cheng. After a year, she was beaten and scolded. She had to depend on Meng Yu for survival, working on half an acre of barren land for two or three years, and had no food to eat. She was almost killed by the vicious butcher Cao.
Although she and Meng Yu later left Taohua Village, went to the town, and even the county, they started their own business and their lives became better and better. She also found her biological parents and relatives, and her business expanded to Jiazhou.
He even expanded to the capital and the whole country, had his own caravan and business, and opened several trading companies.
Although her wealth continued to accumulate, she was still just a lowly businessman.
Who would have thought that she just came to the capital to discuss a business and meet a few acquaintances, but one day, she met her great benefactor, the young master, who actually said that he wanted to marry her.
She was no longer in the age of youth, ignorant and infatuated, and she considered more.
Love and affection, longing and admiration, are no longer things that she would try hard to pursue at all costs.
But that was the bright moon in my heart when I was young, and he was also Ayu’s biological father.
He also said that there would only be her, and the family of three would live a good life in the future.
Even though times have changed, a momentary sincerity does not mean permanent sincerity, and these words may not last a lifetime, but Ayu gave her unlimited courage.
Why not give it a try?
At worst, she can be herself again!
She had never experienced living with the person she loved, and the dream that was out of reach when she was young was suddenly about to come true. Even if it was only for a month or a year, it was worth a try!
At this moment, being held by Jing Yunzhang's hand and being stared at by his smiling eyes, her face became hot. She had grown in age and experience, but when it came to feelings, she was still completely unfamiliar with it!
After the wedding ceremony of the emperor and empress, Zhao Susu, the Queen of the Shang Dynasty, took office.
Although they have a thirteen-year-old daughter, tonight is their wedding night.
After the ceremony, Zhao Susu was sent to Fengyi Palace.
This is the queen's bedroom.
Earlier, Jing Hengyan had many concubines in his harem, but after he was deposed, Jing Yunzhang granted him a mansion to confine him, and his concubines naturally moved there with him.
There were still several concubines of the previous emperor living in the palace, who were promoted to imperial concubines after the previous emperor passed away. However, Jing Hengyan had asked them to move to the vicinity of the cold palace, and Jing Yunzhang did not disturb them and let them continue to live in their original location. He just added palace servants and food and clothing, allowing them to continue to enjoy their old age!
Now, the entire harem was suddenly empty as Jing Hengyan's concubines moved out.
The Fengyi Hall has been renovated and redecorated, and the ceremonies for the empress are grand, dignified and elegant.
Today, this will be the bridal chamber of the Emperor and Empress.
Meng Yu returned to her own Lanyue Palace and stayed in the palace for a few days. She was already familiar with the palace.
The palace maids in the hall bowed to her one by one. She walked into the inner hall, changed out of her complicated court dress for a lighter outfit, sent the palace maids away, and began her daily training.
I stayed in the small dark room for about four hours.
But when she came out, the time was still the same as when she went in. This was the reward the small dark room gave her after she reached the realm of martial arts and medical masters: time stopped!
No matter how long you stay in the small dark room, not a single second will pass outside.
Hey, today is her parents’ wedding day, and given their status, there’s no one to make trouble in the bridal chamber. Does she want to go and make some noise?