amaotonovel Chapter 237 After the closure
Chapter 237 After the closure
Lan Qingwu suddenly came to his senses, "Brother Heng, is there any record of how Empress Zhaoyan woke up?"
"No, it's just that the Human Emperor, under the watchful eyes of the Sunless Heaven, ordered the construction of the Miaoling Palace not far from Qiling Mountain. He also ordered people to find an ice jade coffin made of ice crystals. The Human Emperor placed Empress Zhaoyan in the ice jade coffin for six months. He stayed in the ice jade coffin in the Miaoling Palace for six months before Empress Zhaoyan finally woke up."
Emperor Shenwu recalled and said, "The Human Emperor also did something. He summoned all the minor immortal sects to the Miaoling Palace and ordered them to... um... summon the souls and gather the spirits!"
Lan Qingwu was a little speechless: "Really? Didn't they say that the Human Emperor was wise and powerful? Is this something that has been stimulated?"
Emperor Shenwu, however, understood his ancestor perfectly. "As long as the method works, what does it matter? In my opinion, this small sect, the Samsara Sect, did play a role. Otherwise, how could Empress Zhaoyan have awakened?"
The true circumstances of the past are no longer verifiable, and so many of these speculations are fabricated by later generations based on the events of the past. Lan Qingwu said softly, "That must have been a very exciting world!"
Emperor Shenwu concluded, "Yes! It's a truly wonderful world, wonderful people, and a truly wonderful story!"
"I've finished the story, weak one, I want to give you a gift!"
Lan Qingwu raised his eyes to look at the Shenwu Emperor in doubt, but was gently kissed on the corner of his lips by the Shenwu Emperor: "Ruoruo, I want to marry you!"
Concubine Yi is pregnant again. This is the best time. The former dynasty and the harem have long accepted Lan Qingwu's identity as the leader of the six palaces. They and even the people of the world have been waiting for the best time, and now is the best time.
Lan Qingwu's heart trembled slightly. Was this moment finally coming? After going through so much, after so many years, her eyes unconsciously became moist.
Emperor Shenwu hurriedly lowered his head to look at her: "What's wrong? Are you...blaming me for making you wait so long?"
Lan Qingwu quickly shook her head. "Brother Heng, I'm a little scared. If I become the Queen, will Brother Heng still treat me like this? Is there anything else I need to do?"
Emperor Shenwu couldn't help but sigh: "No! I don't need you to do anything else! It's better to keep it as it is now! Nothing needs to change!"
I don't need you to help me take a concubine, I don't need you to watch over other concubines giving birth for me, I don't need you to be virtuous and ask me to bathe in the six harems with you. What I want from the beginning to the end is that you can accompany me well and never leave!
The Dasheng Dynasty is finally about to welcome its mistress. This is a historical moment that will be celebrated throughout the world and recorded in history.
Because the future empress was in a critical period of health, the regulations submitted by the Ministry of Rites were rejected several times by Emperor Shenwu. Each time, the Minister of Rites thought they were foolproof and perfect, but were rejected coldly by the emperor: "Let's discuss it again! It's not necessary to highlight the empress's supreme dignity, but those lengthy and tedious procedures should be shortened wherever possible! The empress is pregnant now, so comfort must be the priority!"
The Minister of Rites showed no sign of protest and nodded his head, but in his heart he was complaining: "Your Majesty, listen to what you are saying! You want dignity but no formalities. What exactly do you want this old minister to do?"
The Minister of Rites could only revise the regulations for conferring the title of Empress time and time again, and finally managed to satisfy the wise and powerful Emperor Shenwu and pass them.
The day before the empress's coronation, the emperor dispatched officials from the Ministry of Rites to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and the Imperial Ancestral Temple, while the Shenwu Emperor personally went to the Fengxian Hall to perform the ceremony. Kneeling in the Fengxian Hall with deep reverence, the Shenwu Emperor held only one wish: that Lan Qingwu remain here forever! That she would remain by his side for eternity.
On the second day, the Imperial Guards displayed the phoenix carriage outside the Golden Throne Hall and placed it at the foot of the palace steps and outside the palace gate. The Ministry of Rites and Music hung musical instruments outside the Golden Throne Hall. Then, officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple set up tables in the center south of the Golden Throne Hall. The Book Table was located on the left, facing west, and the Jade Table on the right, facing east. Two Dragon Pavilions were located inside the Inner Cabinet Gate. The Eunuchs set up the Danbi Music Table inside the palace gate, and the Festival Table in the center of the palace, both facing south. Tables for Books and Treasures were set up on either side of the palace gate, facing east and west. The Empress's worship position was placed before the incense table. At the auspicious time, officials from the Ministry of Rites placed the Golden Book, Golden Treasure, and the Book and Treasure Inscriptions inside the Dragon Pavilions.
Emperor Shenwu waited quietly on a platform covered in gold foil. The empress arrived in full phoenix carriage and stopped at the entrance of the Golden Throne Hall.
Emperor Shenwu directly ordered the Ministry of Rites to eliminate the kneeling rituals at the Jie An, Ce An, and Yu An, instead having officials directly read the imperial edict and present the golden edict and golden seal. The empress then dismounted from the phoenix chariot and traveled to the Golden Throne Hall, where she and the emperor received homage from the civil and military officials and concubines from the six harems before returning to Fengqi Palace.
Fengqi Palace - the palace where Empress Zhaoyan, the only wife of Emperor Renhuang, lived. Since the first generation of Emperor Dasheng, there has been a rule in the royal family that is unknown to outsiders. All the empresses have lived in Fengju Palace, and only those who have been granted grace by the emperor himself are allowed to live in Fengqi Palace. The difference of one word has a very different meaning!
Lan Qingwu got down from the phoenix carriage. She was wearing a nine-flying-phoenix dress. This palace dress was completely different from the wedding dresses of the queens in the past. There were no unnecessary and dazzling ornaments on it. On the bright red brocade was a flying phoenix woven with gold thread, which showed the queen's dignity without any heavy and redundant decorations.
Lan Qingwu's long black hair was tied up with a Nine Heavens Phoenix Feather Hair Crown, and the long golden tassels fell down, gently blending with the black hair scattered behind her shoulders, complementing each other.
A phoenix feather pendant hung on Lan Qingwu's forehead, making her eyes even more shimmering, bright and noble! The Divine Martial Emperor, standing on the high platform, watched Lan Qingwu slowly approach him, as if witnessing the ups and downs they had experienced over the years: their first meeting, their interactions, their arguments, their separation, their reunion... their constant adjustments, compromises, and understandings!
Lan Qingwu walked closer to Emperor Shenwu step by step and came to his side.
At this time, Emperor Shenwu did something that made all his subjects look at him sideways. His phoenix eyes stared at Lan Qingwu who was walking towards him, and suddenly he walked down the palace steps to meet Lan Qingwu.
Lan Qingwu was only stunned for a moment, then walked towards Emperor Shenwu with determination. Emperor Shenwu walked down the palace steps and stretched out his hand towards Lan Qingwu. Lan Qingwu then offered her hand without hesitation and with great determination.
Emperor Shenwu took Lan Qingwu's hand and walked to the platform again.
On the high platform, the emperor and empress stood side by side, looking down at the ground below, at the civil and military officials, the concubines in the six palaces, and all living beings!
The voice of the ceremonial officer came: "Bow!"
The crowd below the platform shouted, "Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! A thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years, of life to the Empress!"
"Goodbye!"
"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Queen!"