Chapter 395: 395 Queen
Chapter 395 Queen 395
The rest of the ceremony went smoothly and nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Gu Jue's first edict after he ascended the throne was drafted in advance yesterday. The content was roughly to inform the world about the new emperor's accession to the throne and change the reign name.
Under the witness of hundreds of civil and military officials, the academicians of the Hanlin Academy stamped the edict with a big seal.
Then, the edict was sent to Chengtianmen by the officials of Honglu Temple. The contents of the edict were first read in public and then announced to the world.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Jue issued a second imperial edict, canonizing the former prince Gu Nanjin as the honored prince, granting him a prince's palace, and granting him permission to serve Empress Song.
The meaning of this imperial edict was very clear. Gu Jue did not intend to put Gu Nanjin and Queen Song under house arrest in the palace, nor did he intend to confine them in the prince's palace.
This kindness shocked all the civil and military officials kneeling below.
Even Gu Nanjin was equally astonished and couldn't help but look up at Gu Jue on the golden throne.
Looking up at Gu Jue from this angle, Gu Jue's handsome face looked cold and distant against the backdrop of the slightly swaying twelve hairs, as if he was in the clouds of the sky.
Gu Nanjin quickly came to his senses, kowtowed sincerely and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
He didn't expect that Gu Jue would be so generous and let him and the queen leave the palace... No, Gu Jue has always been generous.
Gu Nanjin's eyelashes trembled twice, and the lingering scenes couldn't help but flash back in his mind again.
The ministers looked at Gu Nanjin with mixed emotions. In addition, they felt a sense of peace that the dust had settled.
Previously, only the elders had personally heard that Gu Nanjin proposed inner meditation. Now that all the civil and military officials saw Gu Nanjin's surrendering posture with their own eyes, the last trace of doubt in their hearts disappeared.
In addition to Gu Nanjin, several princes of the late emperor Gu Lang were also canonized and made county kings.
Also, Shen Yunmu was named the Duke of Fengguo, and he would wait until he was eighteen years old to ascend the title. This was an honor given by the new emperor to the queen's brothers.
On this day, as the new emperor, Gu Jue issued several imperial edicts, granting titles and rewards. Next, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he also issued a general amnesty to the whole country. It can be said that the whole country celebrated.
When the enthronement ceremony ended, all the officials in the Ministry of Rites secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they could finally get a good night's sleep tonight.
For the people in the capital, this carnival to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne has just begun.
People in the streets were cheering, beating gongs and drums, or setting off fireworks. There were also people dancing lions and dragon lanterns on the streets.
There was an atmosphere of joy throughout the capital.
There is no curfew tonight, and many people in the capital plan to party all night long.
It was very lively outside the palace, and it was equally lively inside the palace.
After the enthronement ceremony, there will be a grand palace banquet in the palace. Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen first returned to Qianqing Palace to change clothes, and then went to the banquet.
The first thing Gu Jue did after returning to Qianqing Palace was to help Shen Qianchen take off the heavy crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes on his head and throw it aside.
The middle-aged chamberlain who was following behind couldn't help but be shocked. The next moment, he saw Jiang Yuan catch the nine-dragon and four-phoenix crown with quick eyesight and quick hands. The gems and pearls on the crown were swaying.
"Are you tired?" Gu Jue asked softly, looking at Shen Qianchen with eyes so gentle that they seemed to be dripping with water.
The middle-aged servant has been in the palace for more than thirty years. He has seen Gu Jue when he was a child and a young man. He also has some understanding of this arrogant master. At this moment, he simply can't remember the young man in his mind. The high-spirited Gu Jue corresponded with the young man with soft eyebrows in front of him, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's so hard for a hero to be a beauty!
"Tired." Shen Qianchen nodded honestly and yawned lazily. There was a burst of physiological tears in her eyes, and the tears made her eyes sparkle.
Without the constraints of the beaded crown, she rested her head leisurely on Gu Jue's shoulder, coquettishly and coquettishly.
The two of them walked towards the palace as they talked.
In fact, the two of them did not move more intimately, but there was affection between each other's brows and eyes, which made the middle-aged chamberlain and the surrounding maids even more frightened.
On weekdays, the people who serve the Emperor and Empress closely are all old people from the Qian residence. Other palace people cannot get close at all. They only know roughly that the Emperor and Empress have deep feelings for each other. It was not until today that they confirmed the new Emperor with their own eyes. How much he values and loves his little queen.
This was all they could see. Once Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen entered the palace, no one else could follow.
Gu Jue felt heartbroken when he saw the little girl wilting from sleepiness.
Originally, his little girl had an unruly nature, and she liked the days when clouds and cranes were wandering around, and the sea and the sky were high. But because of him, he had to drag her into the troubles of this mundane world.
Shen Qianchen suddenly stood up on his tiptoes and kissed him gently between his frowning eyebrows, as if he wanted to smooth out the wrinkles between his eyebrows.
Gu Jue was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He also kissed her forehead, then slowly moved down, kissing her eyelids, cheeks, earlobes, dimples, chin...
He didn't go any further and buried her face in his broad chest.
In response to this, Shen Qianchen tightly wrapped his hands around his thin waist.
The two hugged each other quietly for a while, and Shen Qianchen's muffled voice came from his chest: "I'm fine..."
Because her face was still buried in his chest, her voice was muffled and Gu Jue didn't hear it clearly. Before he could ask, Shen Qianchen had already raised his head and showed him a bright smile, full of energy.
Shen Qianchen wiped away his previous laziness and became energetic. He thought to himself: He is so refreshing, more effective than any panacea!
While she was thinking, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped it between his eyebrows.
Gu Jue didn't know what was going on at first. It wasn't until he saw some red lipstick marks on the frosty white handkerchief in her hand that he realized what was going on. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and there was a kind of light flashing in his pupils. A light of unknown meaning.
Shen Qianchen, who was originally very calm, felt embarrassed inexplicably, and his ears began to feel slightly hot.
She lowered her eyes, cleared her throat and said, "I'm going to change clothes."
There will be a palace banquet in Kunning Palace soon. As the queen, Shen Qianchen will naturally have to attend. She has to quickly change into the Yanju crown and go to Kunning Palace to accept the obeisances of the female family members.
This is also the last ceremony of the Queen's Standing Ceremony.
"Go ahead."
Gu Jue kissed the top of her hair and let her go.
Shen Qianchen obediently went behind the screen to change clothes.
The Yanju crown dress is the queen's regular dress. It consists of a red big-sleeved dress with a yellow mulberry dress and a double phoenix and dragon crown on her head. Compared with Shen Qianchen's daily clothes, this Yanju crown suit is still complicated and cumbersome, but it is much lighter than the formal dress worn at the enthronement ceremony.
After Shen Qianchen changed his clothes, he went to Kunning Palace surrounded by all the maids. As for Gu Jue who did not join her, he was going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to have a drink with the civil and military officials.
Here, Shen Qianchen had just set off from Qianqing Palace; over there, the ladies and princesses waiting outside Kunning Palace had received news that the new queen was coming soon.
There were several curtains set up outside Kunning Palace, and all the female family members were waiting in the curtains. There was tea and snacks here. They were talking and laughing, which meant that they had waited a little longer. They had already waited before the enthronement ceremony started. Entering the palace, we waited all morning.
As the chamberlain said, "The Queen has been promoted to the throne," a commotion broke out in the curtains. People walked out of the curtains one after another and stood up according to their title and rank, all with solemn expressions.
At least half of the female relatives present had met Shen Qianchen before, but in the past she was Princess Chen, but now she was the queen.
There is a world of difference between the two!
A little girl with little reputation, who was born in a poor prince's palace, has become the most noble woman in Daqi before she even has hairpins!
As the sound of ritual music sounded, the female family members entered the main hall of Kunning Palace in an orderly manner.
After being reminded by the chamberlain, they all knelt down to Shen Qianchen on the phoenix throne and performed the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.
"See the Queen, she is thousands of years old!"
Everyone's foreheads were respectfully pressed against the marble floor, which was as bright as a mirror, including Mrs. Mu Guogong, Shen Zhi, Shen Wan and so on.
While they were kowtowing, they couldn't help but look at Shen Qianchen. Their eyes were slightly warm, and their expressions contained relief, joy, and pride.
They were all happy for Shen Qianchen.
Until the end of the kowtow ceremony, on the way from Kunning Palace to Shouning Palace, Shen Zhi's eyes were still sore and the corners of her eyes were slightly red.
Shen Wan noticed it with keen eyes and secretly stuffed a pack of osmanthus candies to her sister, which meant that her niece's life would be sweet in the future.
Shen Zhi held the oil paper wrapped in sugar with a smile on her face.
"It smells so good." An Le's nose moved, smelling the scent of osmanthus sugar, and pulled Princess Jingle's sleeve, "Auntie Huang, do you smell it?"
Compared to the gloomy faces of the other princesses, Anle's innocent face was filled with joy and she didn't know what it felt like to be sad. For Anle, it makes no difference who ascends the throne.
Jingle was looking at Shen Qianchen who was walking at the front with burning eyes, and didn't react for a moment.
"Auntie Huang," An Le followed Jingle's gaze and looked at Shen Qianchen, and sighed happily, "It's great, Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors is the queen!" Jingle then looked back and nodded with a smile, An astonishing light bloomed in his eyes.
Anle had said this to others before and was often scolded by others. Now seeing that Jingle agreed with her opinion, she was happy and said: "In the future, Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors will also live in the palace. I want to play with her." It’s much more convenient.”
Anle was immersed in her own world, completely unaware that the other female relatives behind her looked at her with strange eyes.
These female relatives had to sigh in their hearts: Anle first escaped the bad luck of marrying Nanhao, and then got on the right team early and made good friends with the new queen Shen Qianchen. Maybe this is stupid luck.
Mrs. Chu also heard Anle's words, but what she was thinking in her heart was that this Princess Anle was stupid, but she knew how to please people.
Thinking about it, a sour emotion arose in the heart of the Madam, which grew stronger and stronger.
Originally, Shen Qianchen should have been recorded in history as "Queen Chu", but now she has become "Queen Shen".
All this should have been the glory of the Chu family, but now it has all been given to Duke Mu's mansion.
Obviously this should be the queen of their Chu family, and it should be their Chu family who should receive everyone's envious looks and compliments.
However, during the two hours of waiting in the curtain in the morning, she, the queen's biological grandmother, was completely ignored by all the female family members. No one came to salute her or talk to her.
They all gathered around the Shen family, and even Shen Wan, who had lost the title of Princess Jingjun, became the target of everyone's fawning.
This is not how it should be!
The madam held her breath in her heart, and felt dizzy in front of her eyes. She was really congested.
The madam fell behind and looked at the people in front of her from a distance. No one cared whether she was following or not.
Shouning Palace has appeared in front, and Shen Qianchen, who was walking at the front, took the lead into the main hall.
Except for Prince Li, Princess Shun and other royal concubines, most of the foreign wives present had never been to Shouning Palace.
Anyone can guess that Queen Mother Yin has not had an easy life in the past few years. Although Queen Mother Yin was known as the Queen Mother, the late Emperor Gu Lang who sat on the throne was not her biological son and was very wary of her. Over the years, Queen Mother Yin was imprisoned in Shouning on the pretext that she was ill. In the palace. Everyone was afraid of displeasing the late emperor, so in the past, foreign women did not dare to hand signs to the palace to ask for an audience with the queen mother.
At that time, Queen Mother Yin was no different from a puppet in this palace.
But these days are different.
"Get up." When Empress Dowager Yin saw Shen Qianchen, she smiled from ear to ear and looked at her up and down.
The red shirt is as red as fire, and the yellow mulberry clothes are as red as dust, like the beginning of mulberry leaves. The colors are bright and bright, reflecting the girl's flawless skin as white as the first snow, which is eye-catching.
The more Empress Dowager Yin looked at her, the more she felt that her daughter-in-law was beautiful. She should wear such bright materials to live up to her natural beauty.
Thinking of this, Queen Mother Yin felt that her daughter-in-law's daily jewelry was still too little. The little girl usually wore just a few pieces. Her son knew how to fight and was too careless. She still had to help take care of it as a mother-in-law. These.
While thinking, the female family members, including Shen Qianchen, sat down one by one according to their status. Shen Qianchen naturally sat at the bottom, closest to the Queen Mother Yin.
Queen Mother Yin asked Shen Qianchen lovingly and considerately: "Qianchen, did you get up at dawn this morning? Are you tired?"
This question was easy to answer, but the moment Shen Qianchen opened her mouth, she couldn't help but think of the gentle kisses Gu Jue had placed on her face when they were in Qianqing Palace.
She blinked her eyes, her eyes gleaming with energy as she looked around, and said with a smile: "I'm not tired."
etc! Shen Qianchen suddenly thought of something: where was the square handkerchief she used to wipe the fat marks on Gu Jue's forehead just now? Did she accidentally fall into the pile of clothes when she was changing her clothes?
"Young people are full of energy. They look nothing like us, but they are already old!" Princess Li laughed and joked.
Princess Shun then said: "Sister, you recognize your old age, but we don't."
As soon as these words came out, the other princesses of the same generation also nodded frequently and laughed happily, and the originally solemn atmosphere became lively.
Even Queen Mother Yin had a smile on her face, and a few crow's feet appeared in the corners of her eyes.
Below, a number of familiar foreign wives quietly exchanged glances, and it was clear that not only the new emperor valued the queen, but also the Queen Mother Yin.
As a result, someone immediately complimented the Queen Mother Yin with a smile on her youth, saying that she looked a few years older than the Queen. They also praised the Queen for being graceful, virtuous, and so on. There were many kind words.
The female relatives gathered around and talked about the same topics, such as clothes, jewelry, marriage, children, etc., so the topic turned to children, talking about their own family and other families.
"My brother Ling is four years old, and he is only a little tall." Princess Chengjun grumbled casually, "I met Yuan Jia today. He is one month younger than my brother Ling, and he is at least taller than him. More than an inch taller.”
Princess Chengjun didn't notice the changes in the expressions of several female family members around her. She felt that Princess Chengjun was really brainless. Wouldn't she be embarrassing the Queen Mother by mentioning Gu Yuanjia, the eldest son of Prince Gu Nanjin, on such an occasion?
"Yuanjia is indeed a well-raised child. He is a strong-willed child, and he is also very polite. I heard that he has begun to become enlightened." Empress Dowager Yin said with a smile.
No matter how dissatisfied she was with Gu Lang, she would not take it out on a child and would still smile.
Empress Dowager Yin likes children the most at this age. Although she has not met Gu Yuanjia a few times, she has a good impression of the child. The little baby is well-behaved every time he speaks and salutes, and makes a babyish sound. .
Seeing that Queen Mother Yin was not displeased, many people felt relieved and turned the topic to the age of enlightenment. Some people said that their son started to read when he was three years old; some said that the children did not have much fun in a few years, and their family did not start reading until they were five years old. Please enlighten me...
On this topic, almost everyone could make a few remarks. Princess Zhuang County complimented Queen Mother Yin with a smile on her face: "Queen Mother, you are still good at raising your son."
"I remember that the emperor was literate at the age of three and could recite poetry at the age of five. When he was a teenager, the tutor said that he could take the imperial examination."
At that time, Gu Jue's literary talents were well known throughout the court. Emperor Renzong sent the fourteen-year-old Gu Jue as an envoy to Nan Hao. Many people thought that Gu Jue would be good at literature. No one expected that a year later, Gu Jue would become an envoy to Nan Hao. Then he went to the north to join the army.
Others didn't know why, but Shen Qianchen and Queen Mother Yin knew.
It was precisely because Gu Jue had been to Nan Hao that year and knew that Nan Hao was powerful in terms of military force, while Da Qi valued culture over military force, so he was prepared for danger in times of peace, and resolutely rushed to the North when the smoke started rising in the North.
Gu Jue knew that once the North fell into the hands of the Chidi people, the Nanhao people would probably be ready to take action.
The battle between Da Qi and Chi Di was not only to expel Chi Di, the invader, but also to demonstrate Da Qi's military power and intimidate all parties.
Thinking of Gu Jue, Shen Qianchen's eyebrows softened and he couldn't wait to see him.
She was a little absent-minded, so she didn't pay attention to what the others said next. When she came to her senses, Princess Duanjun's words had already been directed at her: "The Queen is dignified and virtuous, gentle and virtuous, and has both talent and virtue. She is really The empress is worthy!”
As soon as she started, others hurriedly agreed:
"The Queen and the Emperor are even more talented and beautiful."
"I look like a pair born to a god!"
“…”
The married women all nodded frequently, and even those who couldn't say anything nice could nod in agreement.
After a while, Princess Duanjun sighed sadly: "When I came into the palace today, I saw that the palace was much more deserted than before. There still need to be more people in the palace to make it lively."
The atmosphere around her suddenly became a little stagnant. Everyone looked at Princess Duanjun and heard what "deserted" meant.
She was saying that the new emperor's harem was too deserted and it was time to take in concubines.
Anyone with a discerning eye can hear it clearly and can't help but show a thoughtful expression.
It turns out that when Princess Duanjun praised the queen as a virtuous queen, she deliberately elevated the queen to make it difficult for her to refuse to choose a concubine for the new emperor.
Some people were a little unhappy and did not want to get involved in the emperor's selection of concubines, and felt that they were being used as guns by Princess Duanjun; some people were moved by what Princess Duanjun said, and their eyes sparkled.
It was only a matter of time before the new emperor got a concubine. Even at this time, the new emperor was afraid of national mourning and was afraid of being outspoken. He would be able to choose a concubine in about three months to half a year.
If the girls in their mansion can be among the first to enter the palace as concubines, they will have a chance to give birth to the emperor's eldest son.
Every man cares about his eldest son. The status of the eldest son is always different from that of the following princes. Even if it is not as good as the legitimate son, it is hard to say what will happen in the future...
Shen Qianchen: "..."
Shen Qianchen was drinking tea by himself, his movements were elegant and as peaceful as a painting.
Princess Duanjun smiled and added: "The queen is the one who commands the six palaces. Since ancient times, those who can be called virtuous queens, without exception, have a broad mind, are generous and virtuous, and manage the harem in an orderly manner."
Shen Qianchen put down the blue and white porcelain tea cup, without getting angry, and said with a bit of nonchalance in his eyes: "Whether she is a virtuous empress or not is not up to you!"
Her tone was gentle and gentle, and this sentence stopped Princess Duanjun and others from talking.
(End of chapter)