Although the main court meeting in the Xuan Dynasty is held every five days, in fact there are small court meetings every day. The emperor Ming Zhao has always been diligent in his duties and has always been in good weather. However, the wedding is indeed a special time. The emperor is also a human being and he also enjoys weddings.
right.
Although it was only three days, it was worse than the social beasts of later generations.
"It's only been three days..." Wen Xiaotu murmured, so pitiful.
Ming Zhao stood up with a smile, walked up to her, scratched the tip of her nose, and said in an ambiguous tone: "If you are reluctant to part with me, I can stay with you for a few more days."
Wen Xiaotu thought of the discomfort last night. Even if the emperor is experienced, he will inevitably feel uncomfortable for the first time, so the experience is not a good one. She quickly showed a professional smile: "The emperor still has to put state affairs first."
Ming Zhao frowned: I don’t like Atu’s appearance.
"By the way, what time is it?" This was her first day as a new wife, so she had to go early to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.
Ming Zhao said calmly: "It's about four o'clock in the morning."
Wen Xiaotu almost burst open. Chen hour is from seven to nine o'clock in the morning, and quarter hour is fifteen minutes, which means it is already eight o'clock!
"Why didn't you wake me up earlier!" Wen Xiaotu was anxious, "I have to go to pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
Ming Zhao smiled and pushed Atu, who suddenly stood up, back to the bed and sat down, "Don't worry, the queen mother hopes that we can go and pay her respects later."
Wen Xiaotu was stunned at first, "We?"
Ming Zhao poked the silly little face: "Atu is my queen now. It's your first time to greet you, so naturally you want me to accompany you."
Wen Xiaotu breathed a sigh of relief. Since we went to greet each other together, if it was late, it would be late for both of them. Even if the Queen Mother would blame her, would she blame her own son? And "I wish I could go later"... Uh.
, she understands the meaning.
"Okay, you change your clothes first, and then I will accompany you to have breakfast. Later, you will receive the gift of the concubine's first audience, and then go to the Yinian Palace. Don't worry, I have already reported it to the Queen Mother.
, said he would go later." Ming Zhao had a slight smile on his face.
Wen Xiaotu nodded. She was indeed a novice when it came to being a queen. If the emperor hadn't reminded her, she would have forgotten that the concubines had to pay greetings to the queen of the middle palace every day.
In the past, there was no queen in the palace, and the concubines were happy and leisurely, but in the future - well, she was not interested in tormenting the concubines every day in the future.
Although she was a newlywed queen, Wen Xiaotu did not dress herself up in a dignified and luxurious manner. She only chose a low-key and luxurious jacket and skirt. However, she still chose a kesi silk mandarin duck jacket. After all, the wedding ceremony was held in the first few days.
There must be something festive about you. Wearing a bun with a bun and a set of golden silk and ruby jewelry looks very expensive.
Looking at her makeup in the mirror, Wen Xiaotu expressed satisfaction, "By the way, when will the concubine come to pay her respects?"
The palace maid Tong Xia, who was putting rouge on her cheeks, said: "If I want to get back to you, the concubines of the Sixth Palace came half an hour ago and are waiting to see you in the corridor outside the palace."
Wen Xiaotu was about to burst into tears in an instant, and it had already been here for an hour! Still waiting in the corridor? Wasn't it like being punished to stand for an hour?!
Her eyes widened: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
Tongxia lowered her head and whispered: "Madams, when I came, you... you were not awake." In fact, they had already reported it to the emperor, but the emperor told them to wait... otherwise they would
These slaves don't dare to ask the concubines of the Sixth Palace to eat in the cold wind outside! Of course, Tongxia would never dare to complain to the emperor, especially when the emperor is sitting nearby and watching! Give her a hundred courages
Nor dare!
Wen Xiaotu:...She glanced sideways at His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting majestically beside him, "Why the hell didn't you tell me earlier?! Even if you didn't wake me up, you should have told me when I woke up!"
Emperor Mingzhao took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I forgot."
Wen Xiaotu’s black line: Your cliffhanger was intentional!
If there weren't so many palace maids and eunuchs in front of him, Wen Xiaotu would have really wanted to rush up and grab the emperor's clothes and ask him what he meant?! Are you helping me gain hatred?
"This is the twelfth lunar month of winter!" Wen Xiaotu was about to faint. She quickly told Qiu Sang and others: "If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, please come to the palace to have tea and wait!"
The maids and maids looked embarrassed, but the emperor just gave the order...
Seeing that all the palace people were mute and silent, Wen Xiaotu became a little angry. Why, there was a collective rebellion!
At this time, His Majesty the Emperor coughed twice and said, "Follow the Queen's instructions!"
"Yes!" All the palace officials breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed their knees in response.
Wen Xiaotu finally understood that she was the one who was deliberately ordered by the emperor to show power to the concubines in the harem!
Mother Qiu Sang quickly walked out of the warm and pleasant Fengyi Palace. Looking at the ladies and queens in the corridor, whose faces turned blue and white from the cold, she knelt down and said, "The Queen, please come into the palace."
Lin, the highest-ranking concubine in the Sixth Palace, couldn't help but said in a sour tone: "Hey, our queen is finally willing to see us old people!"
Aunt Qiu Sang said seriously: "The Queen is just asking you to come into the palace and wait. At the moment, the Queen and the Emperor are having breakfast in the inner hall."
Upon hearing that the emperor had not left Fengyi Palace, Concubine De immediately did not dare to raise her voice, "The emperor...is still there?"
The virtuous concubine Xin Ruozhi's heart sank to her core. The emperor's presence meant that the emperor knew about it... which also meant that the emperor acquiesced to the queen's power.
Then they could only endure this tone. Xin Ruozhi glanced at Lu Chongyi, and Lu Chongyi sighed, and both of them thought of a sentence: The new official has three things to do when he takes office!
Fengyi Hall is the main hall of Fengyi Palace, with a width of seven rooms. Compared with the specifications of the concubine palace, which is at most five rooms wide, it is really spacious.
The main hall opens to the Mingjian, and twelve large red phoenix-shaped doors open in the center. What is immediately visible is the Mingjianer with the imperial plaque of "You have a phoenix coming". This place is used to pick up guests or accept guests.
Therefore, there is a Danfeng Chaoyang throne under the plaque "You Feng Lai Yi". Needless to say, it is the seat of the Queen in the middle palace.
On both sides of the bottom, there are eight rosewood Nanguan hat chairs lined up with wild goose wings, which are obviously reserved seats for concubines.
However, there was no Queen to speak at this moment, and no one dared to sit down.
Everyone glanced at the closed door next to Wanfu Wanshou on the east side, where the emperor and empress were dining at the moment.
The layout of Fengyi Hall is not surprising, but it is a bit larger. The Ming Room occupies three wide rooms and three deep rooms. On the east side, behind the Wanfu Wanshou door is the Dongnuan Pavilion, where meals can be served again in winter.
Inside Dongnuan Pavilion is the east bedroom, which is also the wedding room.
After inviting all the concubines in, Wen Xiaotu did not eat in a hurry, mainly because there were so many people waiting in front of her, so she had to pay attention to table manners, not like last night.
The breakfast is light and delicious, the chicken and bamboo shoot porridge is very delicious, the sweet and sour lotus root goes well with rice, and there are also non-greasy meat dishes such as chicken shreds, white fungus, shrimp roe and winter bamboo shoots, and steamed wings. Wen Xiaotu chews slowly and has a good stomach.
It's satisfying.
After rinsing your mouth, washing your hands, applying rouge to your lips, and straightening your clothes, you were about to go out to meet your concubines. His Majesty the Emperor on the side asked, "Do you want me to accompany you?"
Mingzhao was very worried that his queen Atu would be bullied by his concubines, so he made his concubines stand in the cold wind in order to frustrate the disrespectful heart of the Sixth Palace.