Jingming

Chapter 31

Afterwards, a long-drawn-out tribute and order was read out, which meant nothing more than expressing grief, thanking for trust, accepting entrustment, I will take your seat right now, and rest assured.

Outside the Huagai Hall, high-ranking civil and military officials who attended the enthronement ceremony were already waiting on the steps outside the hall, waiting for the deacons of Honglu Temple to show them to the emperor.

After seeing His Majesty, they will go outside Chengtian Gate and wait for the grand ceremony to officially start.

"Your Majesty has already been crowned, and is going to Fengxian Hall, Fengci Hall, and Jiyan Hall."

When asked, they were informed of the emperor's itinerary.

That's right, Zhu Houcong went to Jiyan Palace again, and this time he changed into the emperor's highest standard outfit.

Twelve groups of dragons are all over the body, and the clothes are magnificent and elaborately made with the Kesi technique of passing through the warp and breaking the weft.

Zhu Houcong, who was wearing the Wusha Wing Shan Crown, had a different attitude, and when all the officials were waiting anxiously, he finally appeared in the Huagai Palace again.

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"Is the ceremony about to start?"

In Renshou Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang has already dressed up and waited.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, the time-telling drum rang again. Your Majesty has left the Huagai Palace and came to see you."

After the official enthronement ceremony begins, Zhu Houcong will take another trip in the palace to meet three important figures, go to several places to salute, and then go to Fengtian Hall to ascend the throne.

The news sent back from Xingdian made Queen Mother Zhang furious again, but there was nothing she could do.

Now she was nervous and uneasy, and asked the old eunuch beside her: "Jin Sheng, how many ladies have your subordinates pre-selected in various places?"

The eunuch Yuan Jinsheng, who had served Empress Dowager Zhang for many years, replied: "48 people have been reported from all over the country, and they are all selected by the top. These people will definitely pass the first five rounds and enter the palace. Take care, and among the fifty ladies, three who are suitable for the queen mother will be selected for your majesty to choose the queen."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "We must pick a few more people who are easy to give birth to among the 50 people, not as the queen's choice. Whoever can be the first to give birth to a concubine will be like my own daughter in the future." .Now, this matter must be given a letter from him!"

Yuan Jinsheng knelt down and praised: "The Empress Dowager Long En, I don't know who has this blessing."

How did Zhu Houcong know that he, who was not yet fifteen years old, was already cared about by Queen Mother Zhang, oppressed and even faintly controlled?
Knowing that he doesn't care.

Now, he is finally coming to see the Queen Mother Zhang.

It was she who agreed to let herself be the emperor, but later she backed down and did not ask Zhu Houcong to succeed her.

Entering the main hall, the first thing you see is Empress Dowager Zhang, who has many eunuchs and court ladies kneeling beside her.

At this time, her face was quite old.No matter how good the life in the palace is, the maintenance methods of this era cannot keep her youthful and beautiful at the age of 50.

Seeing the heroic Zhu Houcong approaching, Empress Dowager Zhang vaguely saw her son's appearance from his eyebrows.The son who ascended the throne back then was also at this age.

Empress Dowager Zhang became emotional for a while, her eyes turned red.

After all, he is an elder, and he is the queen mother, so Zhu Houcong paid his respects: "My nephew Houcong pays his respects to the queen mother."

"Get up, get up." Although the Empress Dowager Zhang was helpless when she heard the name nephew, she still laughed, "I heard Heling's wife tell you about the emperor's heroic appearance many times, and I finally saw you today."

Zhu Houcong said with a smile: "My concubine also asked my nephew to say hello to my aunt. My nephew was quite disrespectful in thanking my aunt yesterday, and I wish my aunt Haihan."

"It's all for the Zhu family's foundation." Empress Dowager Zhang sighed, "I heard that the emperor refuted Yang Ting and them in the hall today, and I feel relieved a lot."

She was really surprised when she heard the return.

Now she looked at this nephew again, feeling very afraid of him.

Zhu Houcong saluted again: "Auntie, don't worry, although my nephew has to insist, he will definitely fulfill my filial piety on behalf of the emperor. Just before the emperor's few feasts, my nephew also made a promise to the emperor."

Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be nodding in relief: "The emperor has this kind of filial piety, which is more important than the title. Now the emperor refuses to inherit my name, and the ministers are also in every possible way when they hear that the next son will be given to the emperor's brother." dissuade?"

"There is such a thing. They are nothing more than worried about another big battle in the future. As long as there is no such hidden danger, there will be no problem."

"...Then what is the emperor going to do?" Empress Dowager Zhang stared at him.

"It's not unreasonable for the courtiers to be worried. My nephew thought, if he directly conferred the title of king and went to the vassal, maybe the courtiers would not object."

Empress Dowager Zhang froze immediately. Could it be that Empress Xia took the child to go to the feudal clan first?Does Queen Mother Zhang also want to go with her?

Thinking of this, she was in a bad mood, forced a smile and said: "I know the emperor's intentions, let's discuss this matter later. The grand ceremony is coming soon, the emperor will go to work first."

Zhu Houcong said goodbye with a smile: "Come again at night to say hello to the Queen Mother."

In the morning and evening, Zhu Houcong decided to do this superficial work.

After all, in the Forbidden City, there is no good place to exercise like in the palace.Walking around the palace every morning and evening, that's more or less a lot of exercise.

But if you go to Queen Mother Zhang, you will get great benefits, at least she will have nothing to say with some ministers in the court.

If you do anything in the future, it will be considered as benevolent and righteous.

Children are angry, adults can act.

Coming out of Empress Dowager Zhang, he went to Empress Xia who had moved to Qingning Palace.

The new monarch is about to ascend the throne, and she can no longer live in Kunning Palace.

Living here, the status is naturally no longer comparable to the past.

The conditions here are much worse than those of Renshou Palace. Not to mention the short houses, they are rather cold.It can be seen that it has just been cleaned up not long ago.

Zhu Houcong had met her in several banquet halls before, but now it was more formal and face to face.

Before leaving after the polite greetings, Zhu Houcong said to her: "My condolences to the emperor's sister-in-law. Since I have promised, I will definitely not let the emperor's brother really die."

With this hope, at least the former queen in this palace will not blindly stand on the side of Queen Mother Zhang.

Does she think it's more comfortable to raise the child in the palace, or it's more free to simply go to the feudal clan? Zhu Houcong believes in the latter more.

Empress Xia's eyes turned red, and she made a big salute: "My concubine thanks Your Majesty."

Zhu Houcong smiled slightly, and left for Concubine Shao's residence.

Empress Xia heard Zhu Houcong re-emphasize that promise with her own ears, and a big stone fell to the ground in her heart.

Only with a quick glance just now, she saw clearly the healthy and energetic face of this "cousin".

I heard that Xu is only fifteen years old, half younger than himself.

Empress Xia not only hoped that he would give birth to a prince and heir soon, but also hoped that he would slowly stabilize the foundation, so that the child born in this way should be healthier and more hopeful to grow up...

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Just like their locations, the palace areas of Zhongwai West Road and Wai Dong Road in the harem are inhabited by marginalized women.

After Zhu Qizhen abolished the practice of sacrificial burial, the concubines and concubines of the former emperor and the former emperor all retired here.

Those who had the status of queen during their lifetime would naturally be able to live in places like Renshou Palace and Qingning Palace with better conditions.

Xianzong Zhu Jianshen's imperial concubine Shao Shi could only live in the Yinghua Hall in the northwest corner of the Forbidden City with other concubines of previous generations.

Concubine Wan Gui was the most favored during the Xianzong dynasty, but Concubine Shao was still able to become one of the only two concubines who were named noble concubines. One can imagine the favor she received before.

Zhu Houcong had heard from old Qin that his father Zhu Youcong might have been made the crown prince.It's just that Zhu Youtang's mother Shao Guifei finally backed down, so Zhu Youtang was able to succeed to the throne smoothly.

As a result, by mistake, Concubine Shao's grandson still took charge of the Forbidden City.

Mothers are expensive by their sons, but now Concubine Shao is expensive by grandma and grandson, and now she lives in... Weiyang Palace as the empress dowager.

Zhu Houcong is very strange, why is this name?
Asked Wei Bin, only heard him look left and right, and then he came closer and whispered: "Weiyang Palace is the old residence of the concubine, and her old man gave birth to three princes in Weiyang Palace..."

Zhu Houcong frowned: "Is Weiyang Palace one of the six east and west palaces?"

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