The tone of Mr. Xiahou's voice seemed to be that Dao had no intention and he was forcing Dao to establish Hongzhu as his queen.
This is also the way that Mr. Xiahou cherishes the sword. He takes such unruly decisions upon himself. If others criticize him, they will criticize him and not the sword.
Dao naturally understood, and the look in his eyes softened a little.
As soon as Mr. Xiahou finished speaking, all the officials agreed: "Your Majesty, I think Duke Ping's proposal is very correct."
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal."
"I also second the proposal."
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For a time, under the leadership of the Xiahou family and Xuanyuan Lin, almost all officials came out to agree.
Dao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded and said: "Since all the dear friends think so, I also think it is feasible. After retreating from the court, the Minister of Rites will draft an imperial edict for the posthumous seal and submit it to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Minister of Rites bowed and replied.
The Minister of Rites acted very quickly, and sent the draft of the edict to the imperial study room one hour after he retired from the court. The reason was that after meeting with Mr. Xiahou yesterday, he had already prepared the draft in his mind.
Dao looked at it, nodded and said there was no problem, then picked up a pen and wrote the edict on the yellow silk...
After finishing writing, he stamped the sword on Yuxi, then looked at the Minister of Rites and said: "After you go back, choose a good and auspicious day as soon as possible and prepare all matters for sealing the queen."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Minister of Rites bowed and replied.
Then, he rolled up the imperial edict with the knife and handed it to Li Yuan next to him: "Go and deliver the edict immediately."
"Yes." Li Yuan bowed, took the imperial decree, and hurriedly exited the imperial study.
The residence of the villagers in Kaoshan Village.
The village chief once again asked people to burn the incense burner and set up the incense table. Then they all knelt on the ground and prepared to receive the order.
Because Hongzhu was unconscious in bed, Father Ge received the order on his behalf.
"The emperor's edict is carried out by heaven: Mo, the daughter of Marquis Jimo, has meritorious service in rescuing the emperor. She is also a virtuous, elegant and dignified person. She is now canonized as the queen, and is the mother of the world. A grand ceremony for the queenship will be held on a selected day. I admire this——" Li Yuan shouted
Read the Tao.
Everyone was completely stunned.
They thought that Hongzhu would enter the palace, but they didn't expect that the imperial edict would come out so quickly. They were just made the princess yesterday, and they were made the queen today. The speed was a little too fast.
And, most importantly...
Not a concubine, but a queen!
Even Father Ge was a little surprised for a moment.
"Marquis Jimo, thank you for accepting the order." Li Yuan said with a smile.
"Yes, I would like to thank you for your kindness. Long live your Majesty." Father Ge's body was trembling a little while lying on the ground, and his voice was also trembling. He felt that everything that happened recently was a bit like a dream.
"Okay, everyone, please get back on your feet." Li Yuan said with a smile again.
After handing the imperial edict to Father Ge, Li Yuan bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Lord Marquis."
"Thank you, Eunuch Li." Father Ge quickly replied.
He gave rewards to the eunuchs who came to deliver the order one by one, and after letting them drink a cup of tea, Father Ge sent them off.
As soon as Li Yuan left, Yun Jingchu, Baili Wushang and Dao arrived with their hind legs.
She felt that Ninth Brother should have appeared today.
Yun Jingchu decided that if he didn't show up again, he would beat gongs and drums all over the world to call him out.
In the past few days, Hongzhu had been sleeping and vomiting, and he had become so thin that he was no longer human-like. However, they could only watch, completely powerless.
As soon as Yun Jingchu entered Hongzhu's room, he saw a man walking beside the bed to take Hongzhu's pulse. Two little maids who had come out of the palace were standing respectfully behind him.