summer thunderstorm

The day of enthronement is actually not far away. The Supreme Emperor just abdicated and did not pass away. The registration ceremony should have been scheduled for a little longer, but in order to please the new emperor, the people from the Ministry of Rituals only spent one and a half months to set an auspicious day for Huang Chen.

Beichen's sacrificial ceremony is first of all a sacrifice to heaven.

The location of offering sacrifices to heaven is on a specially set up rooftop. The new emperor brings all the officials to worship the gods of heaven; worship the sun, moon and stars; ; Sacrifice all things in the four directions, that is, the small gods.Sacrificing to people and ghosts: offering sacrifices to ancestors and ancestors; offering sacrifices to ancestors and ancestors.

After the sacrifice, the imperial edict was promulgated, and Luo Tianyu, who hadn't seen him for a long time, appeared in front of everyone again. He was obviously not as vigorous as when he was in power. He was standing, kneeling in front of the new emperor, and the attendant beside him was holding a gold plate , which contains the imperial edict and jade seal.

"This story is based on the new emperor Luo Jinglei. I hope you will govern for the people in the future, and be worthy of the sky, worthy of the people, and worthy of Beichen."

"Jinnuo is worthy of the sky, worthy of the people, and worthy of Beichen."

The loud voices of the two reached the ears of all the officials and the onlookers. For a moment, everyone was looking forward to the future and the new emperor would give them a better life, bowed down, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live! "

Luo Tianyu looked at Luo Jinglei who took over the jade seal and the edict with a complicated expression. When he was imprisoned in the deep palace, he thought about all this carefully, but he had to admire Luo Jinglei for his courage.

Luo Jinglei with a calm expression got up and looked down, as if accepting that he was not the one who knelt down and surrendered, and he was not the protagonist today. He was just an outsider, just watching, just...

After that, there is canonization, which is usually the canonization of queens and concubines, but Luo Jinglei has no such intention, so he skips this link, and then, the little eunuch who has already prepared the imperial decree announces the promotion of some official positions according to the imperial decree ( He will not punish officials on this day), appointed Xia Qiuting as Minister of the Household Department, He Xiangchen as Right Minister, and other changes in official positions, the most surprising of which is the marriage of Luo Qinghe, the fifth princess of Beichen, to Nie Jingming.

After that, the world will be pardoned, and the monarch and ministers will have a feast together.

No one noticed that in the corner of the banquet hall, the newly appointed Prime Minister He Xiangchen was talking in a low voice with Nie Jingming, the Minister of Civil Affairs, but others would be surprised if they heard what they were talking about.

"Why didn't you refuse? Why did the emperor make such a decree!" He Xiangchen's suppressed anger came into Nie Jingming's ears, but he still had this faint expression today.

"I went to ask for the marriage." Nie Jingming gave him the answer.

He Xiangchen thought he had heard wrong, how could this be possible? !He followed his emotions and asked, "Why?"

"What's wrong with the male college as a marriage and the female college as a marriage, and then leaving behind children?" With a slight question, he seemed really puzzled.

"No! Heirs?! Nie Jingming! You are fooling me! Isn't Nie Jingfeng your younger brother? Do you need to leave an heir?!" If there were not so many people here, He Xiangchen would have yelled these words out!What kind of heirs, what kind of marriage, they already understood when they were together, those things would never happen, but what did he hear now!Nie Jingming actually raised an heir with him!

Closing his eyes, Nie Jingming said in a calm voice, "That belongs to the Nie family, not my Sun family."

He Xiangchen's eyes were red, and he tried his best to restrain himself and asked him: "The promises we made together before are all fake? Those affections are all fake?" Is it true that I have never loved before!

For a long time, He Xiangchen saw him nodding in silence in disbelief.

What else can he say?Whether it is true or false, if the person you love denies your love for yourself, what words can you use to pursue it!

"Okay." He Xiangchen said this word to him softly, then turned and left with a smile.

At this moment, Nie Jingming wants to keep the person who left before his eyes, but he can't, he can't drag the one he loves down, live, he wants his lover to live well.

Little did they know that this would be the last time they would meet.

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Xiafu.

Xia Qiuyu used the most solemn etiquette, knelt down to the sacrificial altar that he could not see, and whispered three times: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Word by word, he spoke very slowly, even after he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground for a long time before slowly getting up.

"Knock, knock." It was the knock on the door.

Xia Qiuyu opened the door, and sure enough, it was her mother who brought some servants over.

"Is everything ready? Do you want to bring two more winter clothes?" Mrs. Xia murmured intermittently, and even sorted Xia Qiuyu's package over and over again, but she was still worried.

"Mother," Xia Qiuyu held her mother's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Yu'er will take care of herself."

Mrs. Xia held the youngest son's hand tightly, and the reluctance in her heart became heavier. Although she used to live outside, she was alone, but now she has a body. How can she feel at ease if she insists on not serving others!

"Your father is really too, how can no one arrange for you, no one brings tea and water along the way!" Mrs. Xia, who couldn't change Xia Qiuyu's decision, couldn't help complaining about her husband.

Xia Qiuyu was aware of her mother's worries, but his belly had been three months old and it was gradually showing up. There were less than five people who knew about it. Madam, young master, please see Mr. He."

Ever since Luo Jinglei became the crown prince, he has rectified the name of He Xiangchen, and he is also a popular person around the crown prince, and the people below have also started calling him "Master He", but Xia Qiuyu is a little puzzled, it should be the moment of amnesty for the world, and the feast of the monarch and ministers , Why did he come back, thinking, but already said in his mouth: "Let him in."

Xia Qiuyu noticed something wrong with He Xiangchen at a glance, and immediately apologized to her mother, "Mother, let the boy talk to him for a while."

Mrs. Xia was also very winking, nodded, and left with a group of girls and servants.

"Xiang Chen, what's the matter?" Xia Qiuyu worriedly pulled him to sit on the chair, and handed him a glass of warm water.

He Xiangchen's eyes were bloodshot, heavy sadness and hatred were pressed in his eyes, mixed with red blood seemed to overflow, his hands were still trembling, "Sir..."

His voice was deep and low, as if he called out with great difficulty, but he couldn't utter a word after that, as if he had suppressed his sadness and crying.

"If you want to cry, you can cry, sir is here." Xia Qiuyu sighed, and although she didn't know what happened, she stood beside him and gently embraced his shoulder.In his eyes, Luo Jinglei is his dependent disciple, and He Xiangchen and Nie Jingming also accept his teachings. Watching them grow, he always treats them as children. Looking at him now, he also feels distressed endlessly.

As if finding vent and crying, He Xiangchen lay on Xia Qiuyu's waist without making a sound, but Xia Qiuyu could feel the wetness on her waist, and her trembling shoulders silently expressed sadness.

After waiting for a while, He Xiangchen's mood stabilized. Since he learned that Nie Jingming personally asked Luo Jinglei for a marriage, and since he personally heard Nie Jingming's words from Nie Jingming, he was at a loss as to where to go. , I can only come to my husband, like a child, to get comfort from the husband I have always admired.

"Sir, are you going on a long journey?" He Xiangchen, who was in a better mood, noticed that the package on the table was not fastened. He saw Xia Qiuyu wearing the top clothes, so he asked.

Seeing that he withdrew a lot of attention, Xia Qiuyu also breathed a sigh of relief, let go of him, and tied the package on the table that was opened by his mother again, "Well, I'm going out today."

He Xiangchen looked at Xia Qiuyu's waist wet, and was stunned for a while, then said: "Sir, take me with you, Xiang Chen is tired and wants to go out for a walk."

Xia Qiuyu's hands stopped, he actually didn't agree in his heart, Luo Jinglei just became the new emperor, although there are many trustworthy and capable people around him, but the closest relatives are He Xiangchen and the four of them, but he also knows that even if he doesn't agree now , He Xiangchen was also afraid that he would leave in the future, and sighed: "Forget it, let's go together, do you have anything to bring?"

"Not at all." All the important things are on him, "write another letter and send it to the mansion to explain."

Nodding, Xia Qiuyu asked the servants outside to prepare some clothes for He Xiangchen. Mrs. Xia was very happy when she knew that He Xiangchen was with her. , lest two people are not enough to spend.

After another hour, a carriage slowly left from the backyard of the Xia Mansion.

The outside of the carriage is not big and not conspicuous, and it can't be seen that it came out of the Shangshu Mansion, but the layout inside the carriage is unusual. There are several layers of soft cotton blankets inside, and Xia Qiuyu sits in it without bumping at all. , There is also a secret compartment inside the carriage, and there are some snacks and books in the secret compartment, as well as the medicine that Helian Wuqing prepared for him, half of it is on his body, and the other half is in this secret compartment.

It was He Xiangchen outside the carriage, he drove the carriage slowly, and was told by Mrs. Xia many times, but he didn't dare to say that the carriage was driving too fast.

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