On the first day of the new year, the emperor led the vassal princes, clan members and hundreds of civil and military officials to worship heaven and ancestors.
This is the beginning of the year, and it is also the most important and grandest ceremony of the year. It was the first time for Brother Ji, Brother Lin, and Brother Ting to participate, but the three of them did not attract much attention.
Because, everyone's eyes almost all fell on A Luo.
All the civil and military officials were wearing official uniforms, the lords and princes were wearing formal attires that matched their respective ranks, and the emperor was wearing a dragon robe. In the darkness and solemnity, the slim figure of a girl in crimson palace attire was so eye-catching that it was almost dazzling.
The cold wind was biting, and A'luo's cheeks were slightly red from the cold, and her eyes were shining brightly. Under the spotlight, she was calm and charming, and her grace was compelling.
Even the officials who opposed the most fiercely had to admit it in their hearts at this time.
Princess Duanrou is indeed outstanding.
Not to mention political acumen and natural intelligence, just this calm and confident demeanor already has the style of the future prince of Daqi...
Thinking of this, all the officials felt bitter in their mouths and sighed secretly.
People's hearts are in decline! Women go out to study and work as errands to earn money to support their families. There is also a female general in the court. Now it's good, even Princess Aluo has joined the court to listen to politics.
What will the Da Qi court look like in the future? How will future history books record this period of history?
After all, they were forced by the emperor's power and became sycophants who dared to be angry but dare not speak out...
A Luo followed behind her biological father, ranking second only to the emperor. She did not look back, and she could guess how unwilling and depressed the ministers' eyes were on her.
No problem!
She just walked on steadily and unswervingly.
There will always be a day when they are willing to bow their heads and surrender!
…
Jiaofang Hall.
The noble ladies of Da Qi went to the palace to meet the queen of the palace as usual. However, the New Year of the thirteenth year of Jianye was destined to be different from previous years.
Princess Duanrou, who used to stand beside Queen Xie with a smile on her face, disappeared.
Because Princess Duanrou went with the emperor to worship heaven and ancestors...
Not to mention in Tianjia, even in the homes of ordinary people, only men can participate in ancestor worship, and women have absolutely no chance to show up. Once today's incident reaches the ears of Daqizhou County and the people, I don't know how much shock it will cause.
.How many changes and disturbances will it cause?
Folk customs are never static. Changes come from top to bottom.
What is good at the top must be done at the bottom.
Decades ago, Empress Dowager Yu established the Lianchi Academy, the first women's academy. In just a few years, there were dozens of women's academies in Daqi. Women's reading became a common practice.
More than ten years ago, the emperor was still the king of Shu and established a vassal state in Shu. When Queen Xie was still the princess of Shu, she established a girls' school, opened a women's workshop and a charity hall. After that, Queen Xie moved into the middle palace and set up a girls' school in the capital.
Women's workshops and charity halls are everywhere. It is no longer unusual for women to work to earn money to support their families.
Now, Princess Duanrou has entered the Ancestral Temple to worship her ancestors. Perhaps one day in the future, thousands of women in Daqi will be eligible to enter the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors and stand side by side with men.
As men, all the officials were filled with discomfort when they thought about what would happen in the future.
As women, the imperial ladies secretly have hopes and expectations in their hearts.
Amidst the indescribable and complicated secret joy and restlessness, all the noble ladies entered the palace one by one to pay their respects.
Queen Xie was obviously in a good mood today. She smiled and asked everyone to sit down without courtesy. The palace banquet at noon was particularly rich and delicious, and the singing and dancing were also very lively.
It was not until late in the evening that the palace banquet broke up, and everyone left the palace one by one.
Xie Mingxi had already secretly sent a message, and Lin Weiwei, Yan Zhenzhen, Qin Sihun, and Fang Ruomeng stayed together. All the palace lanterns in the Jiaofang Palace were lit, bright as day.
Xie Mingxi smiled and said to her classmates and friends: "Today is a great day worthy of celebration. You all can stay and have dinner with me!"
Lin Weiwei and others nodded happily.
Everyone had a tacit understanding, and while they were chatting and joking casually, they did not mention A Luo's entry into the court.
All beginnings are hard.
A Luo has taken a crucial step, but this does not mean that the courtiers will surrender. The struggle between the monarch and his ministers is still going on, and A Luo will have to work hard for a long time!
…
Halfway through the dinner, A Luo came back.
After working all day, Ah Luo is still energetic, with no trace of tiredness on her brows. People can't help but sigh, being young is good.
Before Lin Weiwei and others could stand up to salute, A'luo had already taken the lead and gave the junior salute: "A'luo has met all the elders!"
Xie Mingxi smiled and said: "There are no outsiders tonight. You all should be casual and don't stick to any palace rules and etiquette. A'luo is a junior, so it is appropriate to salute and greet the elders."
Lin Weiwei was the first to smile and said: "In that case, I will accept it shamelessly."
Lin Weiwei had a hint of "mother-in-law, the more she looks at her future daughter-in-law, the more she likes her." She looked at A'luo and started to praise her in a series: "A'luo is becoming more and more beautiful. Especially her confidence, calmness and magnanimity, she is like a queen."
When the empress was young, she was not as good as she was."
Xie Mingxi smiled and rolled her eyes at her friend: "Just praise A Luo, don't think about belittling me!"
Then he said to A Luo: "Don't listen to your Aunt Lin's nonsense. You are far worse than my mother when she was young. Don't be arrogant or impetuous. Keep working hard. In another three years, five years, ten years, or eight years, maybe you will be able to
You can barely catch up with me."
A Luo: "..."
In the shameless competition, she really lost completely!
Ah Luo gave up and said, "What the Queen Mother said is that the daughter should continue to work hard and strive to catch up with the Queen Mother as soon as possible."
Everyone was already laughing happily.
Ah Luo walked helplessly to sit next to Sister Fu, and whispered in a low voice: "The queen will bully me."
Sister Fu chuckled. She also had a deep relationship with her mother, but Xiao Yuhan was gentle and talkative by nature, and would never ridicule her daughter like this.
Ah Luo glanced at her and asked softly: "Why isn't Cousin Rong here?"
Sister Fu responded in a low voice: "Second aunt didn't stay, cousin Rong also went back to the palace with second aunt."
Those who stayed in the palace for dinner today were all Xie Mingxi's classmates and friends. Zhao Changqing was very sensible and got up and left early. Sister Rong didn't want to stay too long, so she left together.
A Luo nodded slightly and asked no more questions.
At first, she was quite indignant at Sister Rong's situation. Now that she calmed down, she felt that her mother's slightly cold attitude was the most appropriate.
Others cannot and should not interfere in matters between mother and daughter. Sister Rong's choice is already obvious. Between the budding love between a man and a woman and the love between mother and daughter as brother and sister, Sister Rong chose the latter.
This path was arranged by Zhao Changqing, and Sister Rong chose it herself. From now on, she will have all her happiness, anger, sorrow, and happiness by herself, and she cannot blame others.
