amaotonovel Chapter 129: Royal Concubine Ceremony
Chapter 129: Royal Concubine Ceremony
"I wonder when the emperor will arrange my imperial concubine ceremony?"
Nan Xiang suddenly thought of something, opened her eyes wide, and looked at Gu Junshen blinking.
"The epidemic is serious now, and the harem has just stabilized. I will have to bear with you for a while."
"I have ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select a suitable auspicious date for the ceremony for my beloved concubine. The ceremony for a noble concubine is complicated and requires a lot of regulations."
Gu Junshen looked at Nan Xiang and smiled dotingly. His originally cold brows became gentle and affectionate, as if an iceberg that had melted thousands of years ago had melted.
Nanxiang nodded softly after hearing this. She knew that the imperial concubine ceremony was complicated.
When it comes to the level of a royal concubine, it is already a national event and requires sufficient preliminary preparation.
After selecting an auspicious day, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works were assigned to prepare the edict and seal required to confer the title on the imperial concubine.
These two things are related to her future noble status and power.
The Wang family’s imperial edict and seal had been taken back last time, and now a new one had to be drawn up.
When she first entered the palace, Aunt Ruolan briefly explained the process to her. She knew the general procedures, but still needed to listen to arrangements for the specific details.
At that time, you will also need to pay a visit to the Queen Mother.
Given the Queen Mother's personality, she may not be treated well by her. Moreover, she has already threatened the status of the current Queen to a certain extent. She is afraid that she will be targeted by the Queen Mother in many ways in the future.
The ceremony on the day of the ceremony was even more complicated. The day before the enthronement ceremony, officials needed to go to the back hall of the Taimiao to perform a temple announcement ceremony to show respect to their ancestors and pray for a smooth ceremony.
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The next day, after Gu Junshen returned to the Yangxin Palace, he summoned the imperial physicians and told them another use of alcohol.
The imperial physician was surprised when he heard this. They thought alcohol was only used to prevent the spread of epidemics, but they didn't expect that alcohol had such a use.
"I wonder how the emperor knew about this? We should pay him a visit. The pharmacist who can make such a secret medicine must be a rare one."
The chief imperial physician bowed his body, speaking in a humble and respectful tone, as if he wanted to ask for advice.
"You will know in the future. This matter still requires further implementation from you."
Gu Junshen sat on the dragon throne, with a smile on his lips and a clear gaze, emanating the aura of a king.
"Yes!"
The chief imperial physician did not dare to say much. Since the emperor was unwilling to tell the pharmacist, he had no choice but to give up. However, he felt very sorry.
If he could communicate with this pharmacist for a while, perhaps his medical skills would be able to reach a higher level.
"Your main task now is to stabilize the conditions of the patients in the Ministry of Punishment and other places. Don't think too much about other things."
Gu Junshen said this with a serious and cautious look on his face.
We must understand that if the epidemic is not stabilized, everything we say will be nonsense.
"My lord, please obey!"
"Okay, you can leave now. Doctor Wang will stay."
Gu Junshen raised his hand and said casually.
When Doctor Wang heard the Emperor calling him alone, he couldn't help but break out in a sweat.
"Your Majesty, I wonder why you have kept me here?"
Doctor Wang said this with some fear.
"Don't worry, I just want to ask you about Concubine Shu's health."
Gu Junshen locked onto Doctor Wang's gaze, looking at him with deep dignity.
Doctor Wang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. He thought the emperor asked him to stay because he had made some mistake and wanted to blame him.
"Your Majesty! The Imperial Concubine is in good health, the pregnancy is stable, and the baby in her belly is also very healthy."
"As long as you keep doing this, you will definitely give birth to a healthy prince for the emperor."
"That's right! If you give birth to a prince, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
After hearing this, Gu Junshen's stern face showed a faint smile, as if he was extremely satisfied with the words.
A few days later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs calculated an auspicious day for holding the imperial concubine ceremony, which was the Bingshen day on the second day of the seventh lunar month.
Gu Junshen was also very satisfied with this day. The Chinese Valentine's Day was coming in a few days, which was a perfect time for happiness.
He immediately gave orders to inform the entire harem of the news.
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Jingren Palace.
As the empress, Chen knew the date of the imperial concubine ceremony when the emperor announced it.
She had no extra emotions in her heart.
What if she could have a prince and be given the title of imperial concubine?
At this time, Chen's thoughts were no longer about the status in the harem, but only about the royal heir.
It should be noted that if a concubine does not have a prince or princess by her side, she will not be very powerful in the harem.
For example, the current Wang Pin has a princess under her, so her status is different. She has never been demoted below the rank of a concubine, and the emperor has never made her dirty deeds public, which has greatly protected her reputation.
But Chen also knew something about it.
After receiving the emperor's order, she began to instruct the ladies-in-waiting, palace maids and eunuchs to prepare for the ceremony that day.
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Yufu Palace.
Song Wanru's health has improved a lot, but she is still very weak and needs to rest in bed.
Because of her illness, the Queen exempted her from paying respects to the Queen during this period, which made her feel very happy at the moment.
"My lord. You seem to be in a good mood today."
It was rare for Vanilla to see Song Wanru smile.
"Not bad. During the time I was sick, did the emperor take special care of me?"
Song Wanru looked at Xiangcao with anticipation.
It seemed as if she wanted him to confirm her suspicions. If the emperor hadn't taken care of her, how could someone send her medicine from time to time...
Xiangcao shook her head and said, "My lady! It's a guard with a sword. But from what he said, it was arranged by the emperor."
"Ok!"
After hearing this, Song Wanru knew that the person who delivered the medicine was her ex-fiancé.
"Oh, my lady! The Imperial Concubine Ceremony will be held soon. The Emperor has specially notified the harem."
After hearing this, the resentment in Song Wanru's eyes became more obvious.
'Why is Song Nanxiang always so successful? "
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On the first day of the seventh lunar month, officials from the Northern Dynasty gathered and went to the rear hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple to perform a ceremony to wish Song Nanxiang's promotion to imperial concubine a smooth process.
Nanxiang has been bathing continuously for the past three days just to wash away the dust and welcome the new life.
The second day of the seventh lunar month was the day of the grand ceremony.
Song Nanxiang was standing in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. She was wearing exquisite and gorgeous imperial concubine's clothes, a golden headdress, and a peony bun. She looked very noble.
The sun was particularly hot today. Nanxiang was sweating profusely while standing outside the temple. Fortunately, her pregnancy was very stable and she had no problems standing for a while.
However, her big belly and the gorgeous clothes she was wearing made it very heavy for her to walk, and she had to ask Aunt Juping and Aunt Ruolan to support her.
Considering that Song Nanxiang was now pregnant, Gu Junshen decided to reduce a lot of cumbersome procedures and just simply went through the process.
After a series of procedures, the female official in charge guided Song Nanxiang to kneel lightly on the north side of the worship seat with the support of two people, and began to read the imperial edict and the treasure document.
"I believe that heaven and earth are in their proper place, and thus they have the power to support and carry the world. The sun and the moon are in the sky, and thus they are able to rise and rise. Internal governance is the foundation of human relations, and good reputation is the basis of the king's rule. The great rules and regulations are followed, and the ancient rules are followed. Now there is a concubine, Song Nanxiang, whose virtue is worthy of being a role model for the harem, and she is promoted to the title of noble concubine. I specially grant her a decree to honor her virtue."