usatvline Chapter 367
Chapter 367
Chapter 367
“Really?!” Empress Wei was delighted and immediately instructed Miao momo, “Miao momo, don’t tell Xiao Jiu about this, this empress and the emperor will give her a surprise.”
Miao momo quickly responded before retreating.
A joyful atmosphere bloomed inside the Fengluan Palace.
The palace maids nearby who were serving Empress Wei inwardly sighed, few of them looked at Empress Wei as an honorable person, but they all knew how difficult it had been for the empress for the past ten years, it was thanks to the emperor putting her into his heart always that she could bear these years.
Seeing Empress Wei happy, the corner of emperor’s lips also curved up as the two of them continued talking about the gift they would give to Qin Jiu that day. The emperor ordered Zhou Xin to open the inner warehouse to pick out some jewelry over to choose.
Empress Wei saw that the emperor was not busy today, so she asked, “Does the emperor want to stay and have dinner with me today? Zhen’er will be leaving school soon, too.”
“I also have not accompanied you and Zhen’er in a meal for a few days now.” The emperor agreed, while speaking, a slight frown could be seen on his face, remembering why he left his imperial study and came to Fengluan Palace, he turned the topic, “Wang Yu after being quiet for a while, had his son and daughter visit the capital, they should be arriving next month.”
Empress Wei slightly frowned. “Are they visiting to pay their filial piety to Consort Fang?”
Before the late emperor passed away, he never forgets his beloved concubine and son. He made sure that nothing happens to them after he was gone, so he made the current emperor swear to heaven on his death bed that he would not mistreat Concubine Fang and her son, he even invited the imperial clan and the cabinet of elders as witnesses, afraid that the emperor would not honor the promise.
Empress Wei was also present at that time, and she could see that the late emperor wanted Concubine Fang to go with Wang Yu, to his fiefdom, however because he already wasted his breath by explaining everything earlier, so before the late emperor could finish this sentence, he breathed his last breath.
At that time, Concubine Fang cried mournfully that she almost fainted, those who didn’t know may think that she had a deep affection for the late emperor and wanted to be buried with him.
The emperor simply detained Concubine Fang in the capital, even after Wang Yu requested three times to take her to Yuzhou, the emperor just plainly ignored him.
In recent years, the Wang Yu has occasionally sent his children to visit Concubine Fang in the capital.
Qin Jiu and Yun Jiao stayed in the side hall, only to hear the clamoring sound coming from the direction of the main hall, a young maidservant came to report happily, “His Majesty the emperor, and empress are here!”
Aunt Empress and Uncle Emperor were here! Qin Jiu opened her eyes wide in surprise, and hurried out of the side hall with Yun Jiao.
A this time the other guests in the main hall saluted to the emperor, one after another. “Greetings, Your Majesty.”
The emperor waved his hand with a smile and said affectionately, “No need to be polite, today Xiao Jiu is the main character, don’t let me steal her thunder.”
Everyone responded, but their expressions inevitably became a little more restrained and their thoughts were complex.
The emperor may said there was no need to be polite, but Old Madam Qin did not dare to treat the emperor casually, and gave her position to the emperor and the empress.
Empress Wei looked at the pot leak on the side and reminded, “The auspicious time is almost here, right?” Today was a good day for her niece, they mustn’t delay the auspicious time.
Immediately after, others also took their seats, Qin Jiu also returned to the side hall.
At the first hour of the auspicious time, a solemn sound of silk and bamboo was heard in the hall, representing the official start of the coming age ceremony.
Under the guidance of Miao momo, Qin Jiu and Yun Jiao walked towards the main hall, there, Old Madam Qin gave a brief speech and announced the beginning of the ceremony.
Followed after, Cui momo opened the bamboo curtain, and Qin Jiu who was dressed in an aqua-colored dress with a double bun on her head, walked into the hall amidst the burning eyes of everyone.
Qin Jiu strode gracefully to the front of the table, smiled sweetly at Empress Wei who was standing in the main guest position, and then bowed deeply to the people who were watching the ceremony today.
The guests were all smiling, but inwardly they were not as calm as they appeared to be.
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