jdhmnovel Chapter 334 I only want you to hold me
Chapter 334 I only want you to hold me
The enthronement ceremony was held in Yanbo Hall on the west side of the palace.
The palace was built on the southwest bank of Taiye Lake, with red tiles and golden eaves, shining brightly.
Beneath the high jade steps, a spacious and smooth performance venue was paved with bluestone bricks. Not far away, the vast, misty waters of the pond, illuminated by the autumn sun, resembled a piece of fine jade, a sight that was truly captivating.
Fei Wan followed Concubine Yue and accepted the imperial edict and the imperial seal together with all the concubines who were canonized together.
The sounds of rituals and music, brocade robes and gold, pearls and jade complement each other.
The concubines and some court officials who were watching the ceremony knelt down at the steps and shouted "Long live the emperor!"
It was a hasty but extremely grand ceremony.
After all, the Ministry of Rites and the Palace Administration had been preparing for a long time, they just moved the date forward. The general process and scale all met the standards, and were even more grand than before.
The ceremony took more than an hour to complete.
Fei Wan and Concubine Yue were both injured, and it was not easy for them to hold on to the end.
During the period, Concubine Yue rested several times and held purple ginseng in her mouth to invigorate herself, but she was in good spirits throughout and it was obvious that she was in high spirits.
After all, this was the position of imperial concubine that she had been longing for for a long time. Now that she had finally got it, how could she not be happy?
"Your Majesty, please go to Changle Palace and see Concubine Yue. She is the one who was canonized today. You just stay here with me, or someone will gossip."
After the ceremony, Fei Wan returned to Chunxi Palace with the imperial edict, golden book and rewards. Just as she placed the imperial edict in place, the emperor arrived.
I've been staying here and have had lunch, but I still have no intention of leaving.
Fei Wan urged.
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Whoever dares to gossip will be punished by me."
Fei Wan had changed into casual clothes and was lying on the couch recuperating from her injuries. Her beautiful eyes flashed with a smile, "Punishment can certainly make people submit, but it can't make people convinced. Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent monarch. How could you punish people without reason?"
Xiao Yu deliberately frowned, "You're getting bolder. You even dare to criticize the king to his face."
"That's because I know Your Majesty is wise and can listen to honest advice, even if it's unpleasant to the ear."
Xiao Yu laughed out loud, sat beside the couch, and gently stroked Fei Wan's long black hair. "You are always good at flattering me."
"I'm telling the truth, how can that be considered flattery?" Fei Wan tilted her head and smiled gently, her clear eyes filled with tenderness and sweetness. "If Your Majesty thinks this is flattery, then I will flatter you for the rest of my life."
Life is too long.
Being suddenly spoken out in such a warm atmosphere made Xiao Yu's eyes darken.
He held Fei Wan's hand.
Her delicate hands, the injuries she had suffered at the hands of Yu Tingjin, had largely healed under the careful care of the imperial physician. A few shallow scars remained, but they were currently being treated with medication, and they would eventually disappear, leaving her with a fair complexion. At this point, these scars only served to elicit the emperor's pity.
"You've always been very attentive to me." Xiao Yu looked at Fei Wan, "But, when I asked you to accompany the Queen Mother to worship Buddha, don't you feel any resentment at all?"
For a moment, Fei Wan was almost moved by the deep affection and hint of guilt in his eyes.
However, she was keenly aware of his determination and temptation.
Perseverance is his determination to obtain supreme and unrestrained power.
The temptation was just that he had thought of the worst possible outcome of sacrificing her, but still hoped to feel at ease.
"Your Majesty, how could I possibly blame you? You are my god, and a mortal cannot blame a god."
Fei Wan exerted a little force with her hands and pulled the emperor to sit on the couch, resting her head on his legs. A waterfall of black hair cascaded down on his bright yellow robe, brushing lightly against the gold embroidery, looking soft and gorgeous.
She stretched herself on her husband's lap, and there was nothing pitiful about her. Her fair skin, her small chin, every part of her was filled with tenderness.
Her eyes are as clear as water, so charming and touching.
"In fact, I am very scared. Perhaps it is an illusion. Although the Queen Mother looks kind and treats me much better than before, I am always worried that she will suddenly get angry and order people to beat me like last time. Last time, Concubine Hui saved me. If I leave the palace..."
Fei Wan pressed her head against the emperor's body and hugged him tightly with her arms, as if seeking comfort and security.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that if it happens again, I won't be able to return alive to see you. Your Majesty, I'm leaving the palace tomorrow. Will this be the last time I hold you?"
She sniffed softly, her voice choked with sobs.
She hugged the emperor tighter.
Xiao Yu was silent for a while.
He just used his big hands to gently stroke her delicate shoulders.
Finally, Shenchen laughed.
"Wanwan, no. You worry too much. The Queen Mother is not that kind of person."
"Your Majesty, it's just my imagination. Please don't blame me, okay? I just... don't want to leave you. Your Majesty, hug me."
She clutched the corner of the dragon robe tightly, and her body was shaking slightly because of the force.
The emperor sighed softly: "Wanwan, be careful of your injuries."
"No, I don't feel any pain. I just want you to hold me."
Fei Wan continued to snuggle into the emperor's arms, like a cat clinging to its owner.
The next moment, she was pulled into the emperor's arms and fell into his broad and warm embrace.
"Don't worry, I will protect you for the rest of your life and will never let you come to any harm."
Haven't I suffered enough?
Fei Wan sneered secretly.
It is better to believe in ghosts than to believe in the emperor.
But her nagging finally worked.
The emperor took the initiative to promise to send her another thirty palace guards to protect her all the way to Qingluo Temple.
This is just incidental.
The most significant effect was that Fei Wan realized she had made the Emperor feel even more pity for her, and even more guilty. She was his chess piece, but she wanted to be the most special one, the one he couldn't let go of.
Cao Bin's announcement outside the curtain interrupted their warm time.
"Your Majesty, the clothes fished out of Taiye Lake have been verified..."
The emperor's face darkened. He let go of Fei Wan, letting her continue lying on the couch, and walked to the outer room.
"explain."
"Your Majesty...those are...Prince Rui's clothes."
"Sure?"
"Your Majesty, it's confirmed. Although the clothes have faded from being soaked in water and some of the decorations are missing, we have confirmed that the suit was the new clothes Prince Rui brought into the palace on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. It was a complete set from head to toe, minus... uh, the undergarments. Everyone who served at Xianle Palace on the birthday banquet remembers that Prince Rui initially wore this suit, but then the banquet began and he was late, so when he returned he was wearing a different robe."
After Cao Bin finished his detailed report, he added cautiously, "I investigated quietly without alerting anyone, and the palace maids who testified were also strictly silenced."
Fei Wan was listening in the inner room, with a slight smile on her lips.
Eunuch Cao is still quite capable.
During the enthronement ceremony this morning, several pieces of clothing floated up from the Taiye Lake in the distance, and their origins were discovered just around noon.
Why did the clothes of Prince Rui, a foreigner, fall into the Taiye Lake? What happened on the birthday banquet that made him change his clothes and conceal the real reason?
This is something very imaginative.
In fact, when Fei Wan threw the King Rui's clothes into the pond, she had no idea that she would one day use them to make a fuss. At the time, she just wanted to tease the King Rui and teach him a lesson. She also tied stones to the clothes to make them sink to the bottom of the lake to avoid being discovered.
This time he dug it out and found the right time to present it to people, naturally to give King Rui a fatal powder.
The emperor clearly saw the clothes floating during the enthronement ceremony, but he remained calm and only secretly sent Cao Bin to investigate. This shows that he was extremely attentive.
After all, which man would like to see a man from another country’s home wearing his clothes and suspect that he is cuckolded?
"Prince Xuanrui enters the palace."
After a moment's silence, the emperor's angry command was heard from outside.