As expected, Shen Yao transformed herself from the criminal concubine who was wanted for death to the new empress of the Emperor of the Dajing Dynasty.

The enthronement ceremony is scheduled for the third day of May this year.

Originally, May was the day when the emperor issued an edict to select concubines, but this time the selection was cancelled in order to make way for the enthronement of the new empress in the palace.

"It's already late April, and the enthronement ceremony is only a few days away. Remember to keep a close eye on the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Don't worry, Madam, I have already arranged for someone to watch over it.

Besides, the emperor has spoken, so I don't think those servants would dare to offend at this time."

Qiuyue looks thinner these days. She is really tired, but she is in high spirits and looks radiant.

There was no other way. Since their master had become the empress dowager, their status in the Weiyang Palace had risen, and they had to curry favor with everyone. It was difficult for Qiuyue to keep a low profile.

Besides, if not busy now, when? Qiuyue was afraid that she would be too idle and delay her master's work.

Shen Yao couldn't help laughing at Qiuyue's words, "We can't always force those servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When appropriate, we should give some benefits. "

If you want the cow to produce more milk, you have to feed it enough grass.

Shen Yao is not the kind of mean master, nor is she the kind of person who likes to speak in a weird tone.

The Imperial Household Department does have a bad reputation sometimes, but the Imperial Household Department is, after all, the royal family's servants. Shen Yao is not the queen yet, and even if she is, she cannot really step on the Imperial Household Department to promote her own reputation.

"During this period, Weiyang Palace is busy, and other places are also busy.

If you are too busy, send someone to help as soon as possible.

All the queens had to live in Fengyi Palace, where many of the previous queen's belongings were stored.

Find an opportunity to have someone clean up the mess, and then inform the Second Prince. Things like this must not be allowed to leak to anyone."

Although the former queen was deposed, the son she gave birth to is still living well in the palace.

Be a man to stay on the line and meet each other in the future.

It was impossible for Shen Yao to care too much about a child, so when dealing with the matter of Fengyi Palace, she naturally had to consider the feelings of the living more.

For example, if the second prince likes some old things that the late queen had used, he can move them away completely. Even if he doesn't like them, he has to pack them up under other people's noses and arrange for people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take them away and seal them up.

The more sensitive the time is, the more careful you have to be to avoid making wrong steps.

Shen Yao is not afraid of trouble, but there is no need to cause trouble for herself.

Originally, she was the empress dowager, so she felt a little sensitive when facing the offspring left by the previous queen.

If some rumors were to spread at this time, it would not affect his enthronement, but it would still not sound good.

Qiuyue nodded repeatedly to assure herself that she had taken note and would never hold her master back at a time like this.

"Don't worry, Madam. I understand."

Even if the Second Prince didn't want to go, she would send people to carry him over.

"Well, as for Xiao Jin and the others, you should give them more instructions recently."

After this busy period, they will be able to relax for a while.

……

Because Shen Yao was in charge of the entire process at Weiyang Palace, it did not seem chaotic despite being busy.

However, other places in the harem were in a state of confusion because of the controversy surrounding Shen Yao's enthronement as queen.

Some people complain, some people curse, some people are happy, and some people are indifferent.

But what people say most is envy!

I'm so envious. Even though she came from a humble background, she managed to climb to the position of queen on her own.

How come such a good fate doesn't fall upon them?

"Tsk, why don't you look at yourself in the mirror first, are you worthy?"

"How can I not be worthy? My heart and eyes are full of the emperor. Your Majesty, why can't the emperor see me?"

"Is this the favorite concubine? Do we have no chance anymore?"

"Opportunity? Where is the opportunity? Now we can only hope that the new queen will be kind and generous, and give us old people some face so that we can live longer."

"Huh? Hahahahahaha..."

In daily conversations like these, the harem appears almost every day.

Everyone tacitly agreed that the future was not optimistic because Shen Yao was not Wei Jingyi.

Wei Jingyi is not favored by the emperor and is only the queen; but Shen Yao is deeply loved by the emperor and is not just the queen.

During the days of waiting for the enthronement, except for the Taiji Hall and the Weiyang Palace, every other place was a torture.

Even because of this extreme repression, there are constant minor frictions in the harem.

They either have a quarrel today or push each other tomorrow.

It wasn't serious, and I didn't dare to tell anyone. I just kept it to myself and didn't tell anyone. But what was going to happen still happened and it was inevitable.

Shen Yao:......

Shen Yao was trying on her queen's court dress. After all, on the day of the enthronement ceremony, she needed to go to Taihe Palace with the emperor and accept the kneeling worship of everyone in the palace.

Therefore, court robes must be absolutely safe and free of hidden dangers. Otherwise, if you lose face at that time, it will be a black history that cannot be erased for the rest of your life.

"Well, the collar is a bit too big here, and the cuffs need to be pulled in.

For neck and shoulder patterns, check if the stitching is missing. "

Pointing out a few obvious problems, Shen Yao stretched out her body and allowed the palace servants to take off her heavy court robes.

"Did you hear all this news yourself?" Shen Yao took Qiuyue's hand and walked to the couch to sit down, then casually picked up a cup of tea and put it to her lips to drink.

The system chirped, like a happy little bird flying, "Host, are you curious? In the end, it's all because of the problem caused by your being banned."

There aren't so many things to do at normal times, but now it's like opening a blind box, everything is popping out.

The system's mechanical voice sounded strangely excited, 'When the host truly becomes the queen, the harem might become even more lively.'

Shen Yao shook her head and put down the teacup in her hand, "When the enthronement ceremony is over, they will all be quiet."

This is just the last madness, the kind that you have to enjoy in advance so as not to have no chance to experience it again.

The system didn't understand what she meant. Seeing that Shen Yao obviously didn't want to explain to it, it just walked away. After all, this kind of thing had no effect on the system.

Beside her, Qiuyue, who had already explained to the embroiderer how to adjust the court dress, returned to Shen Yao.

"Your Majesty, just now Eunuch Wei from the Taiji Palace sent over a batch of tribute brocade."

"We'll pick out some for ourselves, and give the rest to the masters in the palace.

My enthronement ceremony is coming up soon, let's celebrate together."

These days, Taiji Temple has sent a lot of good things. Not only has the warehouse that Shen Yao originally prepared been filled up, but she also opened up two extra rooms as a backup.

There are so many things, some of which will just gather dust if they are not used.

Shen Yao also picked out some good ones and put them in her own small space to keep so that she could use them when she went to other mission worlds in the future.

But considering the exposure issue, Shen Yao did not deal with any of them.

They were just left in the warehouse, and Qiuyue would occasionally take them out to check the accounts. If they were broken or lost, they would be written off directly, and if they were still there, they would continue to be used.

Qiuyue smiled and nodded, not forgetting to compliment her master on his generosity.

"I hope they can remember my kindness and not cause trouble for me during this period of time."

"Your Majesty has good intentions. I'm sure they will understand."

"I hope so. I'm not a mean person." Just because they are living well now, she knows that Shen Yao is not interested in them.

Waving her hand to let Qiuyue go and get busy, Shen Yao stroked the tassels hanging from her bun and gently moved them.

The smooth and translucent round beads make a tinkling sound, like a minor tune, flowing into the heart.

At the same time, the harem

Some who don’t know the answer ask, “Who sent this?”

"Your Majesty, these are all brocades sent specially by Weiyang Palace."

"...It's quite beautiful. Keep it."

Some sighed, "Let someone send it to the Imperial Clothing Bureau. It would be a shame to waste such fine brocade. Since it is a gift from the Imperial Concubine Xi, we should not be so tactful."

There was a flattering one, "Isn't it going to be the Imperial Concubine Xi's enthronement ceremony in a few days? Wearing this dress to attend the ceremony will also be a way of congratulating the Imperial Concubine on her new marriage."

"..."

A simple brocade delivery successfully livened up the repressed harem.

It's like a tense person suddenly relaxes his body and mind, and the previous feeling of oppression disappears.

Xiao Yanchen in Taiji Hall noticed the changes in the harem, and smiled and expressed to Wei Zhu his admiration for Shen Yao's meticulousness.

Compared to Wei Jingyi, Shen Yao is undoubtedly more suitable for pacifying and managing the harem.

This is also the reason why Xiao Yanchen wanted to make Shen Yao his successor.

"Your Majesty has a keen eye. I congratulate you in advance on getting what you wished for."

Wei Zhu smiled as if on her hind legs, her body always slightly bent forward.

Xiao Yanchen waved his hand, "You are cunning. My vision is still far inferior to that of the emperor."

Over the years, if the emperor hadn't constantly pushed him, he wouldn't have grown so quickly.

The feeling of being in full power is indeed good, but the journey here has been extremely thrilling for Xiao Yanchen.

"By the way, did the Emperor Retired say he would come for the Queen's appointment this time?"

Now the only contact between Xiao Yanchen and Yichangyuan is pulse diagnosis by the imperial physician several times a month.

It was because the retired emperor was in poor health that the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau had to run back and forth.

As for staying in Yichang Garden? There are imperial physicians close to the retired emperor there, but the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau have to report back to the palace on the retired emperor's health condition. This is something Xiao Yanchen needs to know, and it is also something that the retired emperor acquiesces to.

Why has the presence of the retired emperor been low in the past two years? Even after the death of Empress Dowager Zheng and the fall of the Zheng family, the retired emperor did not make any clear moves.

It’s because my body really can’t hold on. If I want to live two more years, I can’t be too reckless.

The situation has changed. If Xiao Yanchen doesn't want to endure it, the harem and the former court may hear the news of the death of the retired emperor tomorrow.

Wei Zhu shook her head. "The Emperor said that he was not feeling well and would not come to the palace to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Xiao Yanchen tapped the table with his fingers, "Well, during this period, let the imperial doctors go to Yichang Garden more often.

As for the Emperor, please try to maintain stability. I don’t want any problems to arise when a new Empress is appointed.”

That would give certain people in the community a handle against them, which would then spread rumors and be detrimental to their reputation.

It's not entirely to protect Shen Yao, Xiao Yanchen is considering the emperor and the empress as one.

"Also, summon several ministers to the palace immediately. I have something to deal with."

"Come on, I'm leaving this servant."

Wei Zhu bowed his head and walked out, then turned around and arranged for the palace servants to go down and notify.

Soon, all the ministers outside the palace rushed into the palace at full speed.

As for what they talked about with the emperor, no one knew. All they knew was that it was already dark when the ministers left the Taiji Hall, and they were escorted out by palace servants holding lanterns in the bright moonlight.

Time flies, and half of the time has passed in a flash.

Shen Yao's daily activities are very monotonous. Apart from trying on court clothes, she takes care of her body and adjusts her spirit.

The enthronement ceremony is coming soon, which is also an important day in her life. Shen Yao must of course be in the best condition to welcome the enthronement ceremony of the new queen.

Qiuyue was still comparing the items she was going to use one by one.

Every single one, even the smallest buttons, earrings and cufflinks.

After checking it carefully, I breathed a sigh of relief when I was sure it was correct.

"My lady, the imperial physician has prescribed a medicinal diet these past two days. I have already asked the kitchen staff to prepare it. Can we eat it normally tomorrow?"

"Well, let's arrange it."

Today is the first day of May, and in one day it will be the time for her enthronement ceremony.

Medicinal food can improve sleep and increase qi and blood, and it is of no harm to Shen Yao.

Since this is the case, Shen Yao did not reject the emperor's kindness and simply accepted it all.

After eating medicinal food for a whole day, the benefits to Shen Yao were almost zero.

Shen Yao still relied on taking advantage of the system and using pills to improve her complexion and adjust her condition to the best.

On the third day of May, the weather was clear and sunny.

After getting up, Shen Yao changed her clothes and washed up with the help of Qiuyue and others.

Shen Yao felt like she was suffering as she put on the heavy court robes one by one.

Fortunately, she was the queen consort, so some steps were omitted, otherwise Shen Yao would have doubted whether she could hold on.

"My queen, please have some soup. I'm afraid you won't have time to rest all day."

The form sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was filled with Shen Yao's itinerary.

From morning to night, there was no rest for a moment, not even time to drink a sip of water.

Shen Yao nodded, took the soup handed to her by Qiuyue and drank it all in one gulp.

The soup doesn't taste very good, but it contains a lot of medicinal herbs that can boost energy.

After drinking, Shen Yao wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, then went out in a serious manner, wearing the headdress that weighed several kilograms.

At the gate of Weiyang Palace, eunuchs delivering imperial edicts were already waiting there.

Seeing Shen Yao coming out, he hurriedly took out the imperial edict, and after Shen Yao kowtowed, he read out the contents of the edict.

"...Your concubine Shen accepts the order and long live the emperor."

With her hands held straight above her head, Shen Yao accepted the imperial decree of enthronement. Then, amid the eulogy of the ceremonial officer, she took the imperial decree and the queen's seal that symbolized her status as queen.

"Your Highness, please move to the Taihe Palace. Your Highness and the other ministers are waiting here."

The eunuch delivering the imperial eunuch smiled and gestured with his hand, trying not to look too obviously servile.

Shen Yao smiled and nodded, signaling Qiuyue to let go, and she walked out calmly alone.

One step, two steps, three steps... Walking on this long carpet covered with patterns, Shen Yao's heart suddenly started beating violently.

Congratulations from the palace servants came from all around her, and wherever Shen Yao went, everyone greeted her.

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