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Chapter 264: Name given by the eldest son
Overnight, the entire palace was covered in white.Yesterday was a cool and cool mid-autumn festival brought by the golden wind, but today it is as cold and solemn as snow and winter.The palace people didn't sleep all night, and rushed to the court, covering the inside and outside with white flowers and white onyx.

Xie Ruitang transferred Ling Xue and An Qing into the palace as personal guards with swords. Together with him, they guarded the body of the late emperor.Cheng Haitang in the East Palace also did not dare to close his eyes. He also stayed with the palace maids and chamberlains all night. They were not the only ones who were also waiting for someone inside and outside the palace.
Xie Ruitang was afraid that Haitang would be worried, so he came back to wash and change clothes at dawn, and the two of them had a quick meeting.

"We have passed last night, which was full of changes. After today, things will be much easier to handle." Xie Ruitang took advantage of the girl to change into her mourning clothes, freed up a hand, held Haitang's hand, and rubbed her with his fingers. The back of his hand said: "Today we will announce to the world the news of my father's funeral and the edict of the crown prince's succession. This can be considered as setting the tone."

He looked at his wife and said softly: "In the past few days, I have to be busy with a lot of things outside, and I will definitely not be able to take care of you. All subsequent procedures will follow the etiquette department. You are still in confinement, so there is no need for anything. Don’t worry, just take care of yourself and the little tiger.”

At this time, the sleeping tiger on the crib began to groan and twist. Xie Ruitang led Haitang to the bedside. Looking at his son who was about to wake up, overwhelming warmth surged in his heart, gradually dissipating his melancholy of losing his father. .He is surrounded by his beloved wife and their two children, but there is no father in front of him to protect him from the wind and rain. If he is not strong, who else can take his place?
Ji'er came in with some snacks, and Haitang said hurriedly: "Today's ceremony will last all day, and you have to kneel down. Only now can you eat two bites." Seeing that Haitang was not as usual, Xie Ruitang secretly prepared for him When eating, you will know that she must also know the ancestral teaching: no water or food is allowed when kneeling.Haitang, like him, is constantly changing herself.

After eating a few hurried bites, Xie Ruitang left the East Palace and went to the main hall.

The girls put Haitang and Little Tiger into mourning clothes.Little Tiger's xuancloth mourning dress was sewn overnight by Caiqin last night. Tiger was not yet a full moon, and the needlework bureau had not prepared such a small mourning dress.The Xuan cloth was rough, and it might have rubbed his neck a little bit, causing the little tiger to squirm and twist again.

Haitang looked at the little tiger in mourning clothes, and suddenly remembered that after the tiger had been washed for three days, he had taken him to the emperor's grandfather to see him once. However, the tiger had been sleeping with his eyes closed, and even if he opened his eyes now, he could not see him.

After a while, the head of the Ministry of Rites and the chamberlain of the Supervisor of Rites came over and told Haitang the process of today's edict. So Haitang took Shuang'er and Ji'er, the wet nurse held Tiger, and a row of people followed the Ministry of Rites. Behind the principal, walk to the square in front of the palace.

Outside the main hall, none of the princes were in the capital. Several princes, princes, concubines and concubines were lined up in front wearing linen and mourning, followed by the princes and ministers wearing white cloth smocks.Haitang took a glance and found that the Queen was not among them, and Concubine Ji was standing at the forefront of all the concubines.On the steps of the main hall, Guo Kuan stood in the middle holding the imperial edict of passing the throne.

Because the emperor was still awake when he announced the edict, several princes and ministers were present, and everyone had no objections to the edict.Xie Ruitang has been the prince for two years. He is a kind man, has military achievements, and is knowledgeable. Although he does not like to form factions with ministers, except for the Kang Wang Party, the ministers have already regarded Prince Xie Ruitang as their successor. By.

The emperor's funeral and the prince's succession to the throne are natural and logical.

Of course, King Kang's party was full of regrets. After his elder brother Xie Ruitang succeeded to the throne, his younger brother Xie Ruichang's ascension to the throne would be to rebel and usurp the throne, which would be too difficult.If the emperor hadn't taken those two golden elixirs, why would this have happened? !
Xie Ruitang received the imperial edict and emperor Jinbao, and he became the new emperor.Just wait for Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites to pick a suitable date for enthronement to complete the ceremony.Qin Tianjian wrote a few days after a month, but Xie Ruitang did not choose.Go to court on time every day and deal with government affairs, but don't mention the enthronement ceremony.

"Your Majesty, you see, if you don't set a time, we won't be able to make preparations." Qin Tianjian Zhu Jianzheng said with a smile.

The young emperor put down the book in his hand, looked at Zhu Jianzheng and said: "I want the enthronement ceremony to be held on the same day as the empress conferment ceremony. Now the Crown Princess is still recovering from postpartum. You have to discuss with the imperial doctor when the Crown Princess can attend. The grand ceremony for enthroning the emperor and my enthronement ceremony will be held at that time." Li Jianzheng exchanged glances with Wen Shangshu, and then he understood the new emperor's intentions and retreated.

"Oh! Our Emperor is so considerate to the Queen... no, to the Crown Princess! This is rare in ancient and modern times!" Zhu Jianzheng shook his head and sighed.

Wen Shangshu smiled and said: "Look, if we don't seal the queen on this day, we can only call her the Crown Princess. She is the Emperor and the Crown Princess at the same time. The generations are all confused! Since the Emperor said this, let's quickly ask the imperial doctor, Prince. When will the concubine be able to attend the ceremony of conferring the title of queen?"

The time was quickly set, just forty days after the eldest prince was born.Since the enthronement ceremony had not yet been held and the child was still young, Xie Ruitang decided to still live in the East Palace.

"Haitang, come and see, which name is better?" As soon as the emperor entered the door, Haitang saw a piece of paper in his hand.

"These are the names I picked from the names proposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You choose one." Xie Ruitang handed the paper to Haitang and went to the copper basin next to him to clean his hands before going over to tease the little tiger.The tiger was very considerate. As soon as his father poked him with his finger, he grinned, tilted his head and came over, following his finger to find milk.

"My son smiled at me, look at it." Xie Ruitang said with a smile, "He must know that my father is going to give him a name today."

"Yunju!" Haitang saw the word "珵" at a glance and said with a smile: "Looking at the grass and trees, I still haven't found them yet. How can I be worthy of the beauty of "珵"? 'Yun' means honesty and fairness, and '珵' means beautiful jade. Xie Yunjue, this is a good name."

Xie Ruitang picked up the pen and drew a circle next to the word "珵", so his eldest son was named "Xie Yunjue".Chang Xi hurriedly took the paper and sent it to the chamberlain to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Chang Xi is a few years older than Xie Ruitang. He has been with the third prince ever since he was picked up from the cold palace.

Chang Le was young and often followed Xie Ruitang out, but Chang Xi was the minister in charge of the Prince's Mansion and the East Palace.Now Chang Xi has become the number one chamberlain around the emperor. Although the emperor has not assigned official positions to the chamberlains around him, he still has to be the chief minister of etiquette and cannot escape.

In the past two days, wherever Chang Xi went, there were maids and servants who greeted him courteously, and Chang Xi couldn't help feeling a little elated.

That's not true. Who can the emperor stay away from, especially his internal ministers?
(End of this chapter)