Xianyue hesitated for a moment and said: "If I really give birth prematurely, how sure are you of keeping the child?"
Song Zihua pondered for a long time and said cautiously: "It is almost nine months since the birth of the dragon. If it is premature, Weichen is very sure to save the little brother. In comparison, Weichen is more worried about the empress. Premature birth will hurt the mother's body the most, and the empress's body is...
It’s not very good, so the empress must be careful about her body and never be overjoyed or sad. In addition, I will accompany you to the Temple of Heaven. If your empress feels unwell on the way, you must tell us.”
"I understand." With that said, Xianyue held Jinping's hand and went to the Yangxin Hall with Song Zihua. At this time, the sky was still dark, and the bright moon was still hanging in the sky.
Before reaching the gate of the palace, Jiang Feng was seen running over quickly, giving Xianyue a Qian'er blow, presenting a piece of paper folded in half and saying: "Master, someone just gave this paper to the slave, saying
The slave presents it to his master."
Xianyue took the piece of paper and frowned: "Do you know who it is?"
"As soon as the person came over, she stuffed the piece of paper into the slave's hand and left in a hurry. Because it was dark and she lowered her head deliberately, the slave didn't see clearly and only knew she was a woman."
"Then you can hear her voice, right?" Faced with Jin Ping's questioning, Jiang Feng said awkwardly: "She deliberately spoke in a rough voice, so I..." After that, he knelt down in fear and said: "Please
Master, forgive me."
"Okay, you get up." With that said, Xianyue opened the note with the help of the wind lantern Qi Kuan held over.
After seeing the words on the piece of paper clearly, Xianyue's expression suddenly changed. Jinping was the closest and saw the change in her expression, so he quickly asked: "Master, what is written on it?" As she spoke, she looked closer.
Come over, but at this time, Xianyue has already closed the piece of paper, so that she cannot see the words written on it.
Xianyue put the piece of paper into her sleeve and said calmly: "It's nothing, let's go."
Seeing that she refused to say anything, everyone had to endure their curiosity and followed her to the Yangxin Palace. When they got there, they saw the inner and outer halls were brightly lit, and the palace people were busy inside and outside. After entering the inner hall,
Hongli had already changed into his court clothes and was talking to the Qintian Supervisor. When he saw Xianyue coming in, he waved her to come to his side, then stared at Song Zihua and said, "How is the queen's pulse?"
"Returning to the Emperor, the Queen's pulse condition is quite peaceful except for being a little weak, but she should not be too tired." Song Zihua's words made Hongli hesitate. After thinking about it for a while, he turned around and said: "Queen, why not..."
Xianyue knew what he was going to say and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take good care of myself. Also, Jun has no joke."
Seeing what she said, Hongli had no choice but to take back his words, "I asked Tang Qizhang and he said that today is the most suitable day to communicate with God."
Xianyue turned her gaze to Tang Qizhang, who was standing aside with his hands down. After Ji Changming died, Hongli promoted him to the post of Qintian Supervisor. When the latter saw Xiayue looking over, he quickly raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, Queen, as long as you pray sincerely,
It will definitely be able to communicate with heaven and bring down the sweet rain!”
"This is the best." After ordering him to leave, Xianyue accompanied Hongli to have a few breakfast meals, and then walked to the Meridian Gate surrounded by the palace people. After receiving the ceremony, Hongzhou led the civil and military officials.
Waiting outside the Meridian Gate, when they saw the Emperor and Empress coming out, they all clapped their sleeves and knelt down, shouting in unison: "I see the Emperor, see the Queen, long live the Emperor, long live the Queen; live a thousand lives, a thousand lives, the Queen!"
"Pingsheng!" Hongli glanced at everyone and said loudly: "Today I will go to the Temple of Heaven with the queen to pray for rain. I hope God will take pity on the suffering of the people and send down rain to relieve the people from the fire and water!"
Yunli said respectfully: "I miss you, the benevolence of the emperor and the empress will surely move heaven!"
Hong Zhou stood aside and looked at Xianyue with a complicated expression. He did not agree with Xianyue accompanying him to pray for rain. He had also mentioned this matter to Hongli. Unfortunately, it was Xianyue's own request to pray for rain this time. Hongli
There is nothing we can do.
In the past day or two, Hong Zhou vaguely heard a rumor in the city, saying that the Queen was unlucky. The reason why people died one after another in the palace and there was a severe drought in the capital was because of the Queen.
So, it would be okay if I could pray for rain this time, but if I couldn't... Hong Zhou couldn't imagine what would happen. However, the emperor and empress's prayer for rain had already been announced to the world, and no one could or dared to change it.
, now I just hope that his worries are unnecessary.
When boarding the chariot, Xianyue accidentally saw Xu Rongyuan and said in surprise: "Why is Imperial Doctor Xu here too?"
"I was afraid that Song Zihua would not be able to take care of him alone, so I asked him to accompany me." After saying this, Hongli sighed and said, "I hope that all this is my unfounded worry and the rain will fall from the sky, and you and the child will be fine."
After they got on the chariot, the palace guards led the way, and hundreds of officials and palace people followed the chariot. Along the way, there were officers and soldiers guarding them. Behind the officers and soldiers, there were crowds of people. Most of them looked like they were
They were sallow and thin, but at this moment, they were in good spirits, and everyone's eyes were full of hope.
The people's requirements are actually very simple. They just don't want to fight, live and work in peace and contentment, have work to do, and have enough to eat. However, even if they try their best to avoid man-made disasters, they can't avoid natural disasters; and now, Hongli and Xianyue are their only hope.
When Hongli saw the eyes of those people, his already heavy heart became heavier and heavier. The people placed all their hopes on them. If he could not get rain during this trip, he didn't know how to face these people.
A catkin covered the back of his hand and said softly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this trip will definitely bring rain to relieve the suffering of the people."
Hongli didn't speak, but held Xianyue's hand forcefully. During this trip, he not only carried the hopes of countless people, but also carried Xianyue's safety.
When they arrived at the Temple of Heaven, Hongli and his two men got off their chariots and entered the Temple of Heaven from the Zhaoxiang Gate. Once here, they could no longer take the chariot and had to walk all the way to the Circular Qiu Altar. It was a place specially used to worship Heaven.
Building a house and offering sacrifices to the sky is called "dew sacrifice".
The people who came with the chariots did not disperse, they all gathered outside the Temple of Heaven, waiting to be the first to feel the sweetness and dripping wetness of the falling rain!
The time for offering sacrifices to the sky was seven quarters before sunrise. Because Xianyue was pregnant with Liujia and could not walk quickly, and the Temple of Heaven was larger than the Forbidden City, Hongli deliberately left some extra time until they reached the Circular Mound Altar.
, it can be said that it was seven moments before sunrise. As the official of the Ministry of Rites said "the auspicious time has come," the Zhai Palace rang the bell of Taihe, and the emperor and empress climbed to the Circular Qiu Altar together.
Hongli looked at the hundreds of steps, looked at Xianyue, whose face was a little pale, and said, "Is that okay? If you feel uncomfortable, just rest for a while before going up."
Xianyue took a deep breath, tried her best to stop her breathing and said, "I'm fine, let's go up. It will be bad if we are late."