So this is what it feels like to be a queen, and this is what it feels like to enjoy everyone bowing down to you.

I have to say, it was her first time experiencing this feeling and Shen Yao found it novel.

I didn't have any other thoughts, I just felt a little light-headed when I walked, as if I was walking on clouds and there was no sense of reality.

Well, I should say it or not. Will I be nervous when I arrive at Taihe Palace and face more people?

Shen Yao still had the mind to think about all these random things, and even thought about the time when Wei Jingyi was still alive.

Now, only a few years have passed, and everything has changed.

I just hope that the road ahead is long but bright, and that everything I do is worth it.

After walking through the long corridor and bypassing the surrounding buildings, the majestic and towering Taihe Palace appeared in front of Shen Yao in the distance.

Slightly different from previous times, today Shen Yao was wearing the queen's court dress.

Although there is no phoenix coronet and bridal robe, there are jewels.

Gongs and drums sounded.

Shen Yao looked at the crowd of people in front of her, and a sense of heroism inexplicably surged in her heart. These would all be witnesses of her ascension to the throne.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps... Shen Yao took every step steadily.

The earlier patterned rug was replaced with a bright red one.

It was the color of entering the imperial palace, and it was also the color that Shen Yao would be able to wear openly and show off at will in the future.

The steps of the Taihe Palace were very long, with palace maids and court officials standing on every step.

Every time Shen Yao passed by, she would enjoy the greetings from others.

Xiao Yanchen was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and standing at the door of the main hall of the Taihe Palace.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shen Yao who was approaching him step by step.

Shen Yao stopped less than five meters away from Xiao Yanchen.

Bowing and kowtow, "Your servant Shen pays respects to His Majesty."

Xiao Yanchen did not let Shen Yao stand up. Instead, he took advantage of this opportunity to smile and recite the words he had given to Shen Yao earlier in full.

The classical Chinese is not very easy to understand, but the content is simple. It is an all-round praise for Shen Yao. Now that she is the empress, you must not let her down.

Shen Yao accepted the order and thanked the emperor again, and this time Shen Yao stood up from the ground as he wished.

Placing her hand on Xiao Yanchen's open palm, Shen Yao took two steps to stand beside Xiao Yanchen.

"Finally, I've been waiting for this."

Regardless of what happened before, Shen Yao was still the one who sat in the queen's seat in the end.

Xiao Yanchen suddenly felt emotional, especially when he could still hear the court officials and concubines bowing and greeting them.

Standing in Taihe Palace and looking down for the first time, Shen Yao looked calm, but there was a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

This was a perspective she had never experienced before. In the past, she had only come here for formalities and to attend the banquet, but now she had become the absolute protagonist of this enthronement ceremony, enjoying everyone's attention. This feeling was hard to describe.

If I have to describe it, it’s just one word: awesome!

Shen Yao came to Taihe Palace and enjoyed the kowtow of courtiers and concubines with Xiao Yanchen. This was just the beginning of the enthronement ceremony. Later, Shen Yao would follow Xiao Yanchen into the main hall to pay homage to the ancestors of the entire Dajing Dynasty.

The times did impose constraints on women, but Shen Yao had now become the queen, and some of the shackles had long since been broken.

Xiao Yanchen was like a patient guide, leading Shen Yao forward.

Shen Yao kept walking in each room, observing the changes in the surrounding environment with his eyes.

It turns out that Taihe Palace is so big. I only knew that it was a place for holding festivals and banquets before. Now I understand the real function of Taihe Palace.

Sure enough, as long as a country exists long enough, even its family tree will be too long.

Finally, Shen Yao arrived at her destination, Fengyi Palace.

Fengyi Palace has been renovated and refurbished by the servants of the Imperial Household Department.

All traces of the previous queen (deposed queen) were erased.

Because of this incident, Shen Yao also heard from Qiuyue that the second prince Xiao Heng had cried and even ran to Taiji Hall to find Xiao Yanchen to complain.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yanchen didn’t think Shen Yao did anything wrong in this matter.

Besides, Shen Yao did not take part in the incident personally. Everything was handled carefully under the joint witness of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng was still dissatisfied with this arrangement, and Xiao Yanchen must be unhappy.

After hearing the news, Shen Yao secretly complained to Qiuyue about Xiao Yanchen's thoughts.

It’s no wonder that the concubines in the harem are trying so hard to protect their offspring. Without their biological mothers around, relying on their biological fathers alone will be of no use at all.

Behind Xiao Yanchen's impartial handling of the matter is the fact that he does not care much about Xiao Heng.

If this happened to anyone else, even any of Shen Yao's descendants, Xiao Yanchen would not be so rational.

The reason why people choose rationality is that emotions are not enough to make them lose their reason.

In other words, the person who shakes rationality is not qualified. If other important people are replaced, there will definitely be new ways of dealing with it.

"System, so everything you say is false. If you want your child to live a good life, the presence of a mother is essential."

Sitting on the bed in the inner room of Fengyi Palace, Shen Yao still had a veil covering her head.

Although she was only crowned as queen, it was still a great joy to the emperor and empress.

Xiao Yanchen didn't want the wedding to be too simple, and he wanted to make up for some of the grievances Shen Yao had suffered earlier, which led to the wedding night after the enthronement ceremony.

"The host has a point, but isn't this matter more beneficial to you in the end?"

Xiao Heng has no biological mother and the emperor doesn't care about him. So when Xiao Jin and the others grow up in the future, the resistance they face will definitely be much smaller.

This includes but is not limited to some struggles over the throne, which is inevitable.

Especially now that Shen Yao has become the queen, the children born to Shen Yao have all become legitimate sons and daughters.

It is well known that legitimate sons and daughters have a natural advantage in inheriting the throne.

"It is good, but not absolutely. Even if the emperor still has a father-son relationship with Xiao Heng, Xiao Heng's mother was deposed. So many forces from the former dynasty and the harem are involved. There is a big bomb buried. Would I be afraid?"

How is it possible? Xiao Heng knew at a glance that it was impossible for him to inherit the throne.

Because there are conflicts between biological parents, and even some dirty things between biological father and mother's maternal family.

Once Xiao Heng really comes to power, he will not be a stabilizing factor for either party.

Xiao Yanchen was afraid that everything he did would not be understood by Xiao Heng, and Xiao Heng's maternal family, the Wei family, was afraid that Xiao Heng would learn from Xiao Yanchen and sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice.

From the moment Wei Jingyi chose to sacrifice herself to preserve the entire Wei family, it was already clear that Xiao Heng would not be treated well in the palace in the future. The fact that he could be a rich and idle man was only because Xiao Yanchen was attentive enough. Otherwise, if he were replaced by another cruel person, Xiao Heng would have no choice but to wait for death.

The system felt that what Shen Yao said was a bit absolute, 'There are only enough interests, no eternal enemies.

As long as Xiao Heng sacrifices enough, he may be able to ascend the throne as emperor.'

Give up enough benefits to other forces in exchange for what you want.

Sometimes, fighting for the throne is like this, it requires collective wisdom and efforts, and nothing can be accomplished by relying on one person alone.

The most obvious example is Xiao Yanchen. Xiao Yanchen’s ascension to the throne was inseparable from the dual support of the previous dynasty and the harem.

This is also one of the reasons why Zheng Hongzhuang had been harming his descendants for many years, and Xiao Yanchen was ultimately unable to get rid of her completely.

Ultimately, it was Zheng Hongzhuang’s efforts that made Xiao Yanchen ascend to the throne.

It is impossible for Xiao Yanchen not to remember Zheng Hongzhuang's kindness, even though after so many years, there is nothing left between them except the plastic affection.

After listening to the system's answer, Shen Yao was impressed and felt that the system had become smarter. "You can think of so many things. System, you have really grown."

At least I have heard a lot of gossip over this period of time and learned a lot of conspiracy rules from the previous dynasty.

In the past, there were dry mechanical sounds and various calculations that relied on their own functions.

Now we can finally make various analyses and inferences from a human perspective.

Well, it seems that if it continues to be cultivated in this way, the system may be able to completely possess human thoughts, and then the two of them will definitely be able to communicate more easily and comfortably.

'You are right to remind me, but Xiao Heng will never have such an opportunity.

You know, an emperor must at least ensure his own health and the safety of his offspring.

Xiao Heng? Ha! '

Shen Yao let out a short laugh in her heart. It was no wonder that she did something wrong. It was just that her biological father, Xiao Yanchen, was too powerful. Except for the few royal heirs who were successfully born by Shen Yao with the help of the childbearing system, the others were really worse off than Xiao Yanchen.

'You can get all this information by asking the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Otherwise, why are Concubine Li and her son so safe? Is it really because of the bad luck of the Li family? 'That's only a small part. The biggest source is Xiao Yu's health problem.

Li Yanzhen knew that she had no hope of competing, so she stayed in the palace without any thoughts, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

If only there was a little hope, to see if Li Yanzhen would be as crazy as Sun Churuo.

It can be seen from the ranking of the eldest prince that Li Yanzhen has certain thoughts.

But it didn't take long for him to think about it before he was shattered to pieces.

As for why Shen Yao knew so much inside information, she had to thank Qiuyue for all the arrangements and placement of people everywhere.

For some information, you don't even need to ask for it specifically, someone will deliver it to you.

system:……

Shocked by Shen Yao's questions, the system remained silent for a long time.

Until there was a noise coming from the main hall of the front court, Xiao Yanchen walked in wearing a red brocade suit and smelling of alcohol.

"Your servant greets His Majesty"

Xiao Yanchen raised his eyes, and his gaze was filled with a hint of warmth when he saw Shen Yao sitting beside the bed.

He waved his hand and asked the others who were guarding Shen Yao to go down quickly.

Xiao Yanchen walked quickly to Shen Yao's side and used a scale bar tied with a red rope to lift the veil off Shen Yao's head.

"emperor"

Shen Yao tilted her head and looked at Xiao Yanchen in front of her. It must be said that Xiao Yanchen, dressed in red and with a tall and handsome figure, was indeed attractive enough.

"Yao'er"

Xiao Yanchen called Shen Yao by a nickname he hadn't called for a long time, and reached out to gently touch her cheek.

Shen Yao just looked up and looked at Xiao Yanchen like this, until Xiao Yanchen pursed his lips and chuckled, then pulled Shen Yao from the bed into his arms.

"Is the Emperor drunk?"

Otherwise, why was he so abnormal today? His behavior and demeanor were totally unlike that of an emperor who was in charge of all strategies. Instead, he looked like a young man who had just gotten married, feeling awkward and a little overwhelmed.

Laughing at the scene she imagined in her mind, Shen Yao stretched out her arms to hug Xiao Yanchen's thin waist, and said coquettishly that the hair accessories she was wearing were too heavy.

"Heavy?"

Xiao Yanchen uttered a word softly, turned around and took Shen Yao to the dressing table.

The dressing table was a brand new tool built by the servants of the Imperial Household Department according to Shen Yao's instructions.

It is much more convenient to use than the previous ones, and the dressing mirror on the dressing table is bigger. After Shen Yao sits down, most of Shen Yao's body can be reflected in the mirror.

"emperor"

Shen Yao sat down in front of the dressing table and turned her head to look at Xiao Yanchen beside her.

Xiao Yanchen raised the corner of his mouth, placed his index finger to his mouth and compared it. Then, he began to help Shen Yao remove the ornaments on her head one by one.

Shen Yao:......

This is the first time I enjoy the personal service from an emperor. To be honest, the experience is quite novel, but if I have a choice, it is better to leave professional matters to professionals.

After having her hair pulled several times, tangled in hair accessories, and finally fumbling to let all her hair down, Shen Yao breathed a sigh of relief, finally surviving.

Xiao Yanchen felt a little uncomfortable, especially his cheeks, which were a little red, more obvious than before.

"Ahem, Yao'er, I'm not good at it, but with more practice, I will definitely be better than now."

Shen Yao: ...Aren't you going to give up this business? Those servants serve us well.

"Your Majesty has such a thoughtfulness, and I am touched."

Shen Yao smiled and held Xiao Yanchen's wrist, then stood up from the stool.

The jet-black hair draped over her shoulders and neck, falling on the wedding dress embroidered with gold thread, creating a sharp color contrast.

Xiao Yanchen stared at her unconsciously. How could he not be moved by the beauty in red who was the one in his heart?

"Yao'er, if I could have met you earlier, I don't think we would have missed each other for so long."

Maybe it was because the atmosphere was so good, or maybe it was because everything seemed just right under the candlelight.

Xiao Yanchen suddenly wanted to say something, and he spoke out all the sweet words that he had hidden deep in his heart and thought he would never say in his lifetime.

Shen Yao looked back at Xiao Yanchen, her eyes were clear and bright, "What Xiao Lang said is what Yao'er thought. Yao'er is already satisfied with the result today."

After saying that, the two smiled at each other, and then hugged each other even tighter.

The auspicious candles with dragon and phoenix characters burned until they were completely burned out at dawn.

……

After a night of silence, Shen Yao opened her eyes and discovered for the first time that Xiao Yanchen had not left.

"Yao'er, are you surprised?"

Xiao Yanchen turned sideways, revealing his beautiful jawline and half of his face.

Shen Yao nodded and shook her head, "I was unable to react for a moment."

Yesterday was the wedding of their emperor and empress, and coupled with more activities in the evening, Shen Yao was still a little tired and exhausted both physically and mentally.

After talking with Xiao Yanchen for a while while lying on the bed, they heard a noise coming from outside the hall, and they had to sit up from the bed, hugging the quilt.

"Niang Niang"

Qiuyue helped Shen Yao down to the ground and carefully put on makeup for her.

When her hair was done and she was about to put a hairpin in and draw her eyebrows, Xiao Yanchen, who had already finished getting himself ready, came over and snatched the job from Qiuyue.

Shen Yao:......

Shen Yao had no choice but to endure Xiao Yanchen, the novice master, demonstrating his skills.

Fortunately, the final product is good, and the pair of willow-leaf curved eyebrows set off Shen Yao's oval face very well.

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