Bondage

"The Si Shijian has set up the Emperor's Throne in front of Fengtian Gate, Qin Tianjian has also informed the Tiandi Zongshe that the Taimiao has been sacrificed, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites..."

Shen Qianyu waved his hand, interrupting Jirong's words.

He didn't really care about the enthronement ceremony. There were so many capable ministers in the court, how could they not even do such a small thing well?

Ji Rong also understood his intentions, thought for a while and got all the papers about the enthronement ceremony to the end, and then pulled out the papers about the empress seal.

"Taichang Temple has paid homage to the Tiandi Ancestral Temple, and the treasure table in Fengtian Hall, the Caiyu in Danchi, and the Xiangting Pavilion have all been set up."

"The rest is just waiting for the ninth day of the ceremony at the beginning of this month, when the Holy Majesty and the Empress will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and read out the imperial edict..."

"Got it."

Thinking of the day when he would walk into Fengtian Hall hand in hand with Song Wan, Shen Qianyu couldn't help but look forward to it.

Ordinarily, the enthronement ceremony should have preceded the enthronement, but Shen Qianyu used the reason that the treasury was not abundant, and made the enthronement a day.Although some people in the imperial court frankly said that it was not in line with the ancestral system, they were all returned by Shen Qianyu.

He is more dignified now, the courtiers know that the new emperor is not as cowardly as the first emperor, he has a surly temper, and he can still listen to three points of advice from the people on major matters related to the world and society, and the rest he can't bear to be ruled by many people.

Occasionally there is a stubborn person who always wants to be coerced by the old system, but is scolded by Shen Qianyu so many times that he can't hold his head up.

Just like this Empress Ceremony, neither the selection of the queen nor the ceremony was in the courtiers' minds, but no one dared to comment.

It's because Shen Qianyu is an emperor who has really been on the battlefield and has innumerable military exploits.

In this world, he really made it down by himself.

After a long time, those courtiers knew that they couldn't take him, so they could only go with him.

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Shen Qianyu wore the emperor's uniform and took Song Wan with the officials of Honghe Temple to Fengtian Hall. The officials in the court were divided into civil and military ranks. Wait outside the hall.

Above the Fengtian Hall, ceremonial officials recite libretto to communicate with the heavens and ask for their will.

Shen Qianyu listened to the solemn and serious libretto, but his mind flew to Song Wan's side.

He suddenly remembered the day when he first met Song Wan, she said, "The crown prince is born of the emperor, and his blessings last forever."

Shen Qianyu curled his lips into a slight smile, with gentle eyes.

Twelve years as a hostage, he survived a near death.Several bad situations made him never believe in heaven, earth, ghosts and gods, but after meeting Wan'er, he believed that the blood of the emperor is indeed a blessed body.

"My lord, the ceremony is over."

Shen Qianyu nodded, and supported Song Wan's hand as he walked down the Fengtian Gate.

Entering the Fengtian Palace, civil and military officials filed in. Since Jirong had been promoted to be the eunuch in charge of ceremonies, he read the edict of the new emperor's enthronement and the canonization of the empress.

Three days later, the new emperor issued an edict to the world, changed the year name to Tai'an, and granted amnesty to the world, exempted from tax for three years, and even the harem also received his favor.

Those who have reached the age of 25 or have been in the palace for more than ten years, if they want to leave the palace, they can write to the queen, and Jin Shu was graciously released by Song Wan at this time.

After Shen Qianyu ascended the throne, Song Wan moved to Changle Palace, and other people in the East Palace also conferred concubines and palaces.

Right now Jin Shu is kneeling in front of Song Wan, thanking Queen Long En with red eyes.

"Good brocade book, why do you have to do this?"

Softly asking someone to lift Jinshu up, Song Wan said: "I asked Hengzhi to prepare a house for you in Shangjing, and I will live there first after you leave the palace."

Thinking of the box of pearls that Wan Xiao gave her earlier, Song Wan's heart ached.

That box of Pearl Brocade Books was never left behind, it was forced to stay with her, and she had asked someone to return it to Wan Xiao a few days ago, I don't know how Wan Xiao felt when he saw it.

"Can you decide when to get married?"

Jin Shu smiled shyly: "It's summer this year."

"Why did you decide in such a hurry?"

"The servant girl and the husband and son-in-law are both old, and he doesn't want to procrastinate. The servant girl is thinking about what will happen sooner or later, so there is no need to procrastinate."

"Marriage is not a child's play. You have to check it out. If that person has a good character and temperament, it will not be too late to remarry."

"The servant knows."

Jin Shu smiled and nodded, his eyes full of expectations for the future.

Handed the leave document to Heng Zhi, who in turn handed it to Jin Shu.

Jin Shu took it, but his eyes suddenly turned red.

She has been serving Song Wan for many years, Song Wan treats her like a real sister, and never treats her as a servant, now she wants to leave everyone, but she is extremely reluctant to part with her.

"The Queen Mother..."

The little girl's eyes were red, and big teardrops rolled down, which made Song Wan very reluctant to part with it.

"Good Jin Shu, go, if life is not going well in the future, go to the Song Mansion, and I will ask my sister-in-law to take you back to the palace."

Hearing this, Jin Shu burst into tears.

Heng, Zhiheng and Wu were also red-eyed, but they stepped forward and coaxed her out with a gentle voice.

Song Wan took the vermilion pen handed over by the court lady, and continued to approve the requests of other court ladies, female officials and others to leave the palace.

While he was busy, the eunuch outside came to report that it was Concubine Wu asking to see her.

Wu Xixiang walked into Changle Palace and was about to salute but was stopped by Song Wan.

"Since the empress waived the concubine's gift, the concubine accepted it brazenly."

"Sister Wu said that, but she was joking with Wan'er?"

Song Wan smiled softly, and Wu Xixiang also smiled.

After a long time, Wu Xixiang said: "Actually, I came today to ask the Empress about something, please forgive me."

"But sister Wu also wants to leave the palace?"

Wu Xixiang's eyes turned red when she heard this.

She was born with a black and red mark on her face, but her father never regarded her as an unlucky girl, nor was she ashamed of her.

"The concubine's father was clean and honest all his life, and he cared about his family and country. He was born as a commoner and was born in a poor family. Even so, after he became an official, he used most of his savings to help the poor."

"After the concubine's mother passed away, the concubine persuaded my father to marry another wife many times, but my father said that having a concubine and a daughter in this life is enough."

Wu Xixiang raised her hand and touched the imprint on her face that could not be removed for life, and smiled softly.

"It's a pity that I haven't been able to do anything to honor my father in my life."

Although her father was a censor, he lived his whole life with nothing to worry about, and the family could even be said to be struggling. She did odd jobs to supplement the family since she was very young.Fortunately, there are only her father and daughter in the Wu family, plus three old servants, so they can maintain the dignity of the official family.

But it is inevitable that she will be criticized.

"When the people from Dongchang went to their homes and asked the concubines if they would like to enter the East Palace, the concubines were very happy."

"Just because I can finally be proud and proud of my father."

Her difficult marriage has always been a concern of her father, and it was not until she entered the East Palace that her father was relieved.

"The concubine entered the palace for my father, and now he is no longer here..."

"The concubine wants to go out of the palace to visit my father's hometown."

Wu Xixiang looked at Song Wan with tears rolling down her eyes.

"The happiest days of Chen Qie's life are when he was reunited with all the sisters in the East Palace, but now Chen Qie wants to take a look at the great mountains and rivers of Dongning for my father."

"I don't know if the empress can fulfill my concubines?"