Chapter 404(1/2)
The enthronement ceremony was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Before the enthronement ceremony, no one could enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony except those who prepared for it, and the Royal Forest Army had three floors outside and inside.
After painting the portrait, Liang Huanqing didn't rest. The maids bathed and changed clothes for Liang Huanqing. They even paid attention to their food. Tomorrow, they would go on stage to worship their ancestors, so they couldn't be careless at all.
That portrait was hung high in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, behind the stage for the enthronement ceremony. In the portrait, the two of them were singing in harmony, and they were harmonious. They looked like a talented man and a beautiful woman. They were a model for couples in the world.
The painter was extremely skilled and could bring their images to life in just a few strokes. Yuebai specially asked people to go to the Academy of Fine Arts to pick up two replicas of the portraits and bring them back, and hung them in the bedroom of Qianning Palace. Add some flair.
"This portrait of your Majesty is so beautiful, dignified and majestic." Yuebai couldn't stop praising her after hanging the portrait up.
Liang Huanqing was so tired that she lay on the imperial concubine's bed and said feebly: "I can't stand it anymore if I want another portrait. I'm too tired."
"Your Majesty, you are already tired. If you wait until tomorrow, you will be exhausted." Aunt Hui squeezed Liang Huanqing's legs and said with a smile.
"My dear, please sleep a little longer, you will have to get up earlier tomorrow!" Tang Xue said with a smile.
The closer to the coronation ceremony, the maids around Liang Huanqing became even more happy. I don’t know why, but they looked much happier than Liang Huanqing himself.
"I am so exhausted..." Liang Huanqing lay on the imperial concubine's couch and said weakly.
"Your Majesty, you don't want to say this word! It's unlucky!" Aunt Hui is an old man, and this is the most taboo word in the palace. Besides, given the current situation, the word "death" is even more taboo.
Liang Huanqing was unwilling to follow this rule, but had nothing to say, so he lay down on the imperial concubine's couch and stopped talking.
Seeing that Liang Huanqing was so tired, everyone looked at each other and then closed the door and left.
At this time, Aunt Yunxi came to Qianning Palace with a group of eunuchs, carrying many gifts. Seeing the white moon, she said: "Concubine Mei is currently eating fast and chanting Buddha in the palace, so I sent my slaves to bring something to the Queen. "
Yue Bai and Tang Xue looked at each other. It's not the time to ascend the throne yet, so wouldn't it be a good idea to call them the Queen?
When Aunt Yun Xi saw them like this, she nodded naturally and smiled: "After the death of the late emperor, the prince will be the emperor and the prince concubine will be the queen. It doesn't matter."
"The Crown Princess is asleep, Aunt Yunxi, please forgive me." Yuebai said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
"It doesn't matter." Aunt Yun Xi waved behind her, asking the eunuchs to put their things down, and then said, "I have brought the gifts, and I would like to inform Miss Wang Yuebai and the Crown Princess."
"Thank you very much, Concubine Mei. Thank you for your help. I'm sorry to my aunt." Yuebai blessed her body and bowed to her in respectful greetings.
After Aunt Yunxi left, Yuebai ordered people to move these things to the inner treasury.
After Tang Xue saw Aunt Yun Xi leaving, she looked at Yue Bai and said, "Concubine Mei has not even left the house recently. It has been almost half a month. She also had the death of the late emperor..."
"Stop talking." Yuebai looked around vigilantly, covered Tang Xue's mouth, and whispered: "Don't say such nonsense."
Tang Xue naturally knew, and nodded quickly.
*
In Yichun Hall, Xia Rongxin has been living in this dormitory where the sun cannot shine for more than ten days.
In the past ten days without seeing the light of day, everything around her was given by him. Everything in the house was given to her by him. Xia Rongxin always felt that Qi Bingyu was still by her side, but she really knew it in her heart.
At that point, Qi Bingyu was gone and he killed him with his own hands.
When she heard that Shen Tuchen was dead, Xia Rongxin felt even more guilty. Facing the menacing loneliness and loneliness, she locked herself in her room. Whenever she saw familiar objects, she would naturally
When I think about this thing, it is no surprise that it is all related to Qi Bingyu.
But when I heard that the enthronement ceremony was coming soon, Xia Rongxin's long-cherished wish was to see her son Qi Jingqin step onto the dragon throne and become the master of the world, so she had to cheer up. Before the country was stable, she must
We must do our best to help Qi Jingqin.
*
At this time, in the Jianwei General's Mansion, after the emperor's death, Liang Fengmian occasionally felt cold and his health became worse and worse, so he left all matters in the general camp to Liang Ji, Wei Shen, and Zhao Zhao, while he stayed with him in the General's Mansion.
's deceased wife.
In the mourning hall of the General's Mansion, only Yang Suying's memorial tablet has been enshrined. As long as no one in the Liang family dies, only Yang Suying's memorial tablet will be worshiped with thousands of incense.
"Su Ying, you left early and missed many stories in later generations." Liang Fengmian rarely picked up a pot of wine and sat in the mourning hall to drink.
He dismissed everyone around him and sat alone in front of Yang Suying's memorial tablet, holding a pot of wine and facing each other in three groups.
"Wine is a good thing..." Liang Fengmian sighed, "I used to be reluctant to drink because I thought it would affect independent thinking and interfere with things. Until one day when I was drunk and saw you, I suddenly realized... this wine
Ah…it seems like it’s not that bad after all.”
"You always have the ability to make me change my perspective on one thing simply..."
"Why do I still love you so much after so many years... Why can't I meet someone like you again after so many years?"
"Su Ying... It would be great if you were alive. When we were outside the Great Wall, I was always afraid of wronging you. You turned out to be a young lady by the Qinhuai River. When we arrived in such a desolate place outside the Great Wall, I was so afraid of wronging you...
…”
"Now my husband has everything. He has a house in Shangjing, a land, and a title. Our daughter is as smart and beautiful as you. I told you last time that she married Prince Jing and became Princess Jing. Now...
…She will become the queen tomorrow.”
"I heard from Huanqing that after she takes the throne, the emperor will posthumously make you the Protector of the Country. I know you don't care about this..."
"Ji'er has grown up too. He handles things in the military camp better than me. He is very much like me when I was young. It's a pity that that boy is not as lucky as me. At his age, I should have met you.
, he hasn’t yet, and I don’t know when he will bring a girl home..."
"Su Ying, what do you think that girl will be like? Will she be as gentle and virtuous as you?"
"No...it shouldn't happen. There is no one better than you."
"Su Ying, now that our two children have grown up, they are very worry-free. I promised you that I don't want anyone except you in this life. Seeing that this life is about to be over, I really don't want anyone.
No need."
"Su Ying, everything is fine now. I miss you so much. Since you passed away, every day in the remaining decades has been like a year. It has been so boring."
"In the remaining decades, I went to court with hundreds of civil and military officials, trained the new recruits, and fought on the battlefield. I listened to many people playing the guqin, but the sound was not as good as yours. In these decades,
, I live with many people, but with you, I have nothing.”
"Suying... are you okay there?"
"Su Ying, when can you answer me..."
"Suying...I miss you so much..."
"Su Ying...I want to see you..."
"Suying..."
Liang Fengmian raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup, then let go of the cup in his hand, which shattered with a sound.
Liang Fengmian raised his head and looked at Yang Suying's memorial tablet, and her portrait after that, with her charming smile and beautiful eyes, which was the most beautiful look of her in his mind.
Liang Fengmian stood up slowly, walked forward, rubbed the scroll with his fingers, and touched Yang Suying's face, imagining that his deceased wife was right in front of him, a strong-willed general who had killed countless people, and actually shed tears...
"Su Ying, I am too tired to live without you..."
The moonlight shines in the mourning hall. Today's moon is big and round. Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony. Qin Tianjian has chosen the best day in this month as an auspicious day. The moon hangs high in the sky. There are countless stars in the sky.
It's good-looking.
The moonlight was as cool as water, and a gust of wind blew by, causing the shadows of the trees to sway.
In the mourning hall of General Jianwei's Mansion, another cup was broken. Liang Fengmian sat under the scroll of his late wife and slowly closed his eyes...
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Uncle Liang couldn't sleep tonight. He tossed and turned. He should have slept well today. Tomorrow morning he would have to dress and wash the general before attending Qi Jingqin's enthronement ceremony.
When the time came for all the nations to come to court, the visit to Beijing would be an unprecedented and grand occasion. Uncle Liang thought, he had been so unlucky for more than half a year, and everything would be fine after the enthronement ceremony.
The new emperor ascended the throne, the weather was smooth, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and the scene of a prosperous Beijing was once again mesmerizing.
Uncle Liang had the good fortune to see Shengjing once, and he believed that in the hands of the new emperor, the prosperity of Shengjing could be recreated.
"What time is it now?" Uncle Liang couldn't fall asleep, so he put on a piece of clothing and walked out of the room. When he met the old watchman doing night watch in the general's mansion, he asked.
The old watchman said: "It's past midnight, butler, why don't you take a rest?"
Uncle Liang shook his head and said, "I don't know what's wrong, but my heart has never been able to settle down."
"You are not young anymore. You should pay more attention to your health. See a doctor tomorrow to see if you have caught the cold." The old watchman said with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern. You have to watch the night so late, so you should pay more attention to your health." Uncle Liang said with a smile and cupped his hands.
The old watchman nodded with a smile and said: "I'm used to it, I'm used to it. I've been doing watch since I was twenty years old. From then on, I only sleep during the day and come out at night. I don't even look like a human being anymore. Hahahahaha."
"Are you joking?" Uncle Liang said politely, "Have you arrived at the mourning hall during your night watch?"
At that time, Uncle Liang accompanied Liang Fengmian to the mourning hall, and was then ordered to come back and have a good rest. He saw the general taking two or three bottles of wine, as if he wanted to have a good drink with his wife.
Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony. The eldest lady of the General's Palace is the empress empress in the world of maternal honors. The empress empress's biological mother Yang Suying will be posthumously named the Protector of the Country. What an honor this is.
Uncle Liang thought that if the general was happy, drinking would not be a problem at all. He thought that the general should be sensible. Tomorrow is an important day and he should not forget it, so he followed the order and came back.
The old watchman thought for a while and said: "There is nothing unusual in the mourning hall today. What do you want to ask, housekeeper?"
The more Uncle Liang thought about it, the more worried he became, so he gathered up his clothes, then patted the old watchman on the shoulder and said, "You are busy, I will go to the mourning hall to have a look."
"Hey..." Just as the old watchman was about to say something, Uncle Liang ran away.
Uncle Liang couldn't let go. He wanted to go to the mourning hall to take a look. He could only feel relieved if he saw it with his own eyes. He didn't know what he was worried about, but if the general was still in the mourning hall, he could help him go back to rest.
There is no one guarding the mourning hall today, and there is no one at ordinary times. Only the night watchers from the mansion will pass by. The general said that if thieves dare to come to the general's palace, it will be unlucky for them to be stolen. Even with his martial arts, he can't stop the thieves.
To be continued...