After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

From the central hall to the front hall, Nian Chengyun and Yang Yuerong never stopped talking, asking questions one after another. Nian Susu didn't know which one to answer first. She was caught in the middle, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Zhihua and Jingzhe felt warm in their hearts when they saw such a heartwarming scene, and they followed along with a smile.

Nian Susu stayed at the mansion for dinner as his mother asked. They should have had a happy reunion dinner, but some heavy topics were discussed at the dinner table.

Yang Yuerong accidentally mentioned Qin Junyu's abdication and asked her what the situation was.

Nian Susu didn't want to lie to her mother, but she also didn't want her to worry about herself, so she could only comfort her: "Mom, don't worry, the prince is fine, and I'm fine too. He had the idea of ​​passing on the throne a long time ago, but he didn't say it, so you guys think it's sudden."

Yang Yuerong frowned and shook her head, "It's not the suddenness that's the most important thing. What's important is why he did it."

“Uh…” Nian Susu was stunned by the question.

You can't say that Qin Junyu has ambitions in the world and doesn't want to be the emperor, because if you do that, her father will be so angry that he will die.

Looking up at Nian Chengyun, he had a sullen face and was eating in silence, stuffing his food mouthful by mouthful, as if the dish had a grudge against him.

"Hehe... I don't know. Maybe I'm too tired and my body can't take it..." Nian Susu rolled his throat guiltily, squinted his eyes and smiled, ready to change the subject elsewhere.

She came back this time with something very important to tell them.

"Dad, Mom, after the New Year, the prince and I will leave Shengjing and look around. As for when we will come back, we are not sure yet." Nian Susu's probing eyes moved back and forth between the two of them.

Yang Yuerong immediately slammed down her chopsticks, looking unhappy, "No! You are already married, how can you run away!"

"You've been married for more than a year. It's time to consider having a child while you and Prince Jin are still young and the damage to your health is not so great." As Yang Yuerong was talking, the topic went off track.

Nian Susu lowered his head in embarrassment and stammered, "Mom, we don't plan to have children yet, so don't worry about it. I know my limits."

Whoever wants to have a baby can have one, but she won’t.

Yang Yuerong looked angry and said, "Whether you want the child or not, you can't leave home! Don't you know there are a lot of bad people out there..."

She kept on muttering and cursing for a long time, and finally started crying.

Nian Susu panicked, "Mom..." She pouted and hugged her mother in her arms.

Yang Yuerong's eyes were red, and she cried, "Not only do I disagree, your father certainly doesn't agree either."

The years have become dull.

It's not like she won't come back. She has lived in Shengjing for so many years, walking on thin ice and living in fear. Now that everything has finally settled, she wants to go out and see the world. But this is not allowed?

She could understand her parents' feelings, but she couldn't accept it.

Nian Susu looked at Nian Chengyun bitterly.

Ever since the matter of Qin Junyu was mentioned, he has remained silent and has not expressed his opinion. It seems that he is very dissatisfied with Qin Junyu's abdication, let alone supporting her.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Nian Chengyun said, "Be careful. If you have any problems, write back. Dad will protect you even if he risks his life. Don't let anyone bully you."

After saying that, he choked in his throat and took two mouthfuls of rice, tears falling uncontrollably into the rice.

The atmosphere suddenly became depressing and we didn't have a very pleasant meal.

When Nian Susu returned to Prince Jin's Mansion, Nian Chengyun and Yang Yuerong were reluctant to let her go. They told her to take good care of herself and watched the carriage go away before returning home.

In early December, the coronation ceremony took place.

The weather was excellent that day, an auspicious day chosen by several people from the Astronomical Bureau after observing the sky for half a month.

Qin Wenyuan was wearing a custom-made small dragon robe. Although he was not tall, he exuded majesty and domineering.

He stood on the altar, looking down upon all the officials.

Qin Junyu held a square box in his hand, while Nian Susu held a twelve-tasseled crown, and the two of them walked up the hundred steps together.

As soon as Qin Wenyuan saw them, his eyes softened a lot.

"Royal brother, Royal sister-in-law."

Nian Susu personally helped him put on the crown symbolizing his status as an emperor, and after pulling out the beads, she smiled and said, "You will be the king of a country in the future, and you will control the lives of many people. You must think twice before making any decision."

"Follow the instructions of the Emperor's sister-in-law."

Qin Junyu opened the square box, which contained the jade seal, and handed it to Qin Wenyuan, completing the handover of mission, power and responsibility between two generations of emperors, which was also common in diplomatic missions.

"Xiaowu, remember one sentence: put the people first, put the people first, and put the people first."

"I have nothing left to teach you. You must learn to walk your own path in the future. I believe that you will become a wise and virtuous ruler whose name will go down in history."

Qin Wenyuan nodded solemnly, "I will definitely live up to my brother's trust." He clenched the jade seal in his hand.

Qin Junyu and Nian Susu exchanged glances, held hands, and walked down the altar together. They stood in front of the team of ten thousand ministers. Looking up slightly, they could see the little figure with his head held high and chest puffed out on the altar. Both of them had serious expressions.

"The new emperor ascends the throne--" the eunuch's voice was long and loud.

Everyone knelt down and shouted in unison: "Greetings to the Emperor - Long live the Emperor -"

The coronation ceremony lasted a whole day. After accepting the worship, Qin Wenyuan had to go to the previous emperor's tomb to burn incense, where he met Concubine Ning and Li Zhongquan.

The two were guarding the imperial mausoleum and had almost no contact with the outside world. Naturally, they had no idea what was going on. When they saw Qin Wenyuan wearing a dragon robe and being escorted into the underground palace by the guard of honor, they were shocked and subconsciously thought that something had happened to Qin Junyu.

They did not find a chance to talk to Qin Wenyuan because the people of the Guards of the Unicorn kept the people guarding the tomb in the underground palace far away.

Qin Wenyuan offered incense, kowtowed, and burned some paper money under the guidance of the Taoist master. The process ended here.

The emperor returned to the palace.

Concubine Ning and Li Zhongquan were looking forward to it. When Qin Wenyuan reached the exit of the imperial mausoleum, he suddenly stopped, looked back at the two of them, and then said a few words to the guards beside him.

He left the underground palace.

After a while, Concubine Ning and Li Zhongquan were brought over.

Qin Wenyuan briefly recounted what had happened in the past year, and told Concubine Ning and Li Zhongquan that if they wanted to go out, they could do so at any time.

"Princess Jin has something else for me to tell you." He looked at Concubine Ning.

Concubine Ning pointed at herself in disbelief, "Me?"

"Ah."

"Thank you."

Leaving just these two words, Qin Wenyuan left. The guard of honor came with great fanfare and left in a hurry. The underground palace of the imperial mausoleum returned to its former tranquility, as if nothing had happened.

Until her death, Concubine Ning never figured out why Nian Susu said "thank you" to her.

-

Not long after the coronation ceremony, Empress Dowager Chunyi passed away. The whole country was in mourning. The sky was filled with flying snow and paper money, making Shengjing look pale. It was hard to tell whether the things flying in the sky were snow or paper.

Because it was close to the end of the year, the funeral had to be held in a hurry and everything was kept simple. Qin Wenyuan ordered that no firecrackers should be set off and no singing or dancing was allowed within 25 days. Everyone in the palace wore white mourning clothes, and this year was extremely bleak.

In March, all things come back to life and the scene is full of vitality.

The more Qin Wenyuan thought about it, the more adept he became at handling government affairs, and he no longer needed several ministers to wait by his side.

After the court session that day, Qiu Simiao followed Qin Wenyuan back to the Qinian Palace.

"Your Majesty, the candidates who took the imperial examination early last year and passed the list have been transferred back to Shengjing this year. Those who took the examination on the original date have been arranged to take over their posts in various places, but the top three have stayed in the court to serve."

"Ah."

The two of them entered the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests together.

Lin Shoude took the cloak that Qin Wenyuan had taken off and hung it on the rack. He heard Qiu Simiao say, "There is a man named Deng Xiu, the governor of Wu County. His situation is a bit special."