Come on, Your Highness

On the third day before the crown prince canonization ceremony, Prince Guang was entrusted by the emperor to go to the altar in the suburbs of Beijing to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, so that Xiao Hong, who was canonized as the crown prince of Daqi who obeyed the fate, was justified.

Three days later, it was the day of the official canonization.

When the sky was still dark and the morning star was still dark, Nanny Shen and Eunuch Chang entered Xiao Hong's bedroom with a group of servants and maids carrying toiletries, clothes, shoes, socks, head crowns and accessories, and respectfully invited him to get up .

This is because the Ministry of Internal Affairs was in a hurry, and it was only last night that the prince's outfit was delivered. The maids holding these all had smiles on their faces, and they were very honored.

With his shaggy hair on his head, Xiao Hong barely opened his narrowed eyes, and asked in a daze, "What time is it?"

Nanny Shen said: "Your Highness, according to etiquette, you need to arrive at the Hall of Supreme Harmony two quarters before sunrise. The King's Mansion is far from the Imperial Palace, so you have to get up earlier to prepare. It's already ugly time."

"My God, I just lay down at midnight last night..."

The military is busy with daily affairs, so it will be late when he comes back, but after returning to the mansion, there are still officials from the Ministry of Rites waiting for him, and he has memorized the canonization etiquette all over his head, and now his mind is like a muddle.

But complaining is nothing but complaining, he still got up from the bed, if he was late today, his father would probably be furious and punish him to kneel down at the ancestral temple.

Xinrui walked over with the maid, and blessed Xiao Hongfu: "Your Highness, please take a bath and change clothes."

Hot soup has been prepared in the bathroom on one side of the sleeping hall. After Xiao Hong washed his body, the maids changed his clothes and combed his hair, changed into accessories, and put on a tiara...

He stood where he was, looked at himself in front of the bronze mirror, and asked, "Where is Xi Chao?"

As soon as the words fell, He Xichao walked in: "Your Highness."

As a guest of the crown prince, he was accompanying him to the canonization today.

When Xiao Hong turned his head, he saw his little cousin smiling at him with crooked eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and the gradually growing handsomeness that made people unable to take their eyes off.

Xiao Hong's eyes were burning, locked tightly on He Xichao's body, joy and love were about to be revealed from his eyes so undisguisedly.

As soon as Shen Momo saw his expression, she knew that Xiao Hong was going to be stupid again regardless, she exchanged tired eyes with Xinrui, and quickly led people down with Chang Gonggong, leaving only Xiaodunzi and Xiaoxuanzi standing at the door .

Before leaving, Eunuch Chang ordered: "Breakfast is ready, don't forget to remind His Highness the time." After speaking, he shook his head again, "I'd better remind Master Xi Chao to come quickly."

The master insists on going his own way, what can they do, they are really helpless.

"Xi Chao, does it look good?" Xiao Hong wore the prince's crimson gauze robe and accessories all over his body in strict accordance with the rules of etiquette, which was less casual and more solemn, and it was so dignified that it was daunting.

"It's pretty." He Xichao smiled. He didn't step forward to touch Xiao Hong, but stood one step away, "Anything you want to say?"

Xiao Hong thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to He Xichao: "Come here." He stepped aside, revealing the big bronze mirror behind him.

He Xichao didn't move, but Xiao Hong didn't wait for him, he stepped forward and pulled him to his side, the shadows of the two were reflected in the bronze mirror.

"Look, the two people inside are so compatible. A couple who have gone to heaven and earth, they look like husband and wife, don't they?"

He Xichao tilted his head, no matter how smooth the bronze mirror was polished, the faces reflected were a little blurry, I don't know how Xiao Hong could tell the face of husband and wife.

But the one inside him leaned his head on Xiao Hong's shoulder, knowing that the smile was very sweet.

"Xi Chao, one day in the future, I will definitely let you accompany me side by side like this, and accept the worship of all officials together."

After the long horns sounded, bells and drums sounded.

Xiao Hong led He Xichao into the Hall of Peaceful Harmony, passed all the civil and military officials step by step, and stood under Majesty Dan in the eyes of everyone.

He looked up at the gentle and gratifying emperor on the dragon chair, and couldn't help smiling, then knelt down on both knees, prostrating: "Long live Xiao Hong, my emperor, long live."

After speaking, stand up and stand.

Eunuch Huang took a step forward and sang loudly: "During the Great Qi Dynasty, Emperor Tiangan canonized the National Reserve Hall, and the beginning—"

At this time, the long horns and gongs and drums sounded again, and the majestic nine beeps ended.

"Recite the imperial decree and enshrine the crown prince—"

Elder Xie Ge stepped out of the ranks of hundreds of officials, walked up to Bibi Dan, took down the imperial edict from the imperial case, then walked down Bibi Dan, stood in front of Xiao Hong, and read out the edict: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, The imperial edict said: I tell the spirits of the gods of heaven and earth, the blessings of the ancestors, to inherit the great cause. However, the admiration of the country's foundation should be established as the heir of the country. Today there is the eldest son of the emperor Xiao Hong, who has a great career, wise and respectful, filial and fraternal, and broad-minded. , I have won my heart so much, I am hereby conferred the title of Crown Prince, who will be seated in the East Palace, honor the rule of thousands of years, and secure the hearts of the whole world, I admire this."

Xiao Hong knelt down and kowtowed again, straightened up and raised his hands above his head, received the imperial edict, and shouted: "My son, thank you, father, long live, long live."

"Accepted the crown prince's seal, the ribbon—"

A servant came to Xie Ge's side with a tray, Xiao Hong turned around and handed the edict to He Xichao, kowtowed to thank him, and then took the seal and ribbon from Xie Ge.

"Prince Xie En—"

Xiao Hong handed over the things to He Xichao, and finally knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times.

After the ceremony, Xiao Hong stood up and turned to face the courtiers.

All the civil and military officials knelt down together: "The ministers and others congratulate the emperor for a long life and a thousand years for the prince."

So far, the conferring ceremony in the treasure hall is over.

But this is not over, and the next step is to go to the Taimiao immediately to meet the ancestors of the Xiao family to show that Xiao Hong has been recognized by the ancestors of the past generations.

When he came back from the Taimiao, he went into the harem to meet the empress dowager.

But now that these two are gone, Xiao Hong went directly to Kunning Palace to pay homage to the queen.

Today's Kunning Palace is still the same as it was when the empress was there, a place where noble concubines dreamed of living in, but after Xiao Hong was reappointed as the prince, it was no longer possible for her.

The portrait of the empress is hung in the main hall, and it looks like the inscription was painted by Emperor Tiangan.

Xiao Hong doesn't have any impression of his mother, he can only piece together a gentle and strong woman from the memories of others and the objects left behind from the past.

Xiao Hong prostrated according to the etiquette, offered incense, and performed all the rituals, but suddenly sent everyone away: "I have something to say to the queen mother alone, you all go out."

At such an important moment, the queen is not there. It is indeed a sad thing. It is normal for the prince to have something to say.

The accompanying officials and palace people left one by one, and just as He Xichao turned around, he heard Xiao Hong's voice: "Xichao, you can stay with Gu."

Eunuch Chang waited outside the door with Xiao Dunzi and Xiao Xuanzi.

Inside, Xiao Hong kowtowed to the queen's portrait and said, "Mother, if you have not been reincarnated, you can hear and see me, then you will know that today I am not only re-appointed as the prince, but also bring your daughter-in-law with me." coming."

When He Xichao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help falling on the dignified and generous smiling lady in the portrait.

Although the queen was not there, facing this portrait, for some reason, He Xichao felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

No matter whose son gets entangled with a man, he will be unhappy, so he will try his best to break it up, right?

"Although it's not the same as the relationship between a man and a woman in the world, your son must be him. Our love is stronger than gold, and we will never change until death. Can you understand how hard we have come to the present?" Xiao Hong sniffed, feeling sad After a while, he became happy again, complimented and said coquettishly, "Everyone says you are the most tolerant and kind queen, since you have never scolded me in your dreams, my son is so happy to accept your agreement, thank you for your fulfillment .”

Can you still come this way?He Xichao couldn't laugh or cry, but his heart trembled.

"Xi Chao, come here and kowtow to our mother."

Xiao Hong pulled the futon aside, put it beside him, and patted it.

He Xichao took a deep breath, walked over, knelt down without hesitation, and said, "Empress, Xichao is ashamed, and I can't help it. Although the road is difficult, we still want to help you. You are blessed in the sky and point the way. I, vow to protect Xiao Hong to the death, and never leave him forever!"

The two kowtowed together.

At this moment, even though they were only talking to themselves in front of the queen's portrait, but for some reason, the two looked at each other, and they always felt that their hearts were stuck together and could not be separated.

"The Emperor is here—"

The long singing outside the hall was vaguely heard, Xiao Dunzi was afraid that he might not hear it from inside, so he hurriedly reminded at the door: "Your Highness, the emperor is here."

The ephemerality and beauty then disappeared, pulled back to the helplessness of reality, He Xichao quickly got up from the ground, stood aside, and bowed his head respectfully.

Xiao Hongduan knelt upright, thought for a while, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then waited silently for the emperor to arrive.

When Emperor Tiangan walked into the hall, He Xichao knelt down like everyone else.

But Xiao Hong turned his head when he heard the sound, and gave the emperor a pair of reddish eyes and a gaze that was still sad.

"I heard that you hadn't come out in Kunning Palace, so I came to take a look. Hong'er, I've been exhausted for a day. If the Empress sees you like this, she will feel sorry for her."

Xiao Hong said in a low voice: "On the day when my son is happy, mother is not here, and he is going to leave soon. I am afraid that he will not be able to visit her next year, so I want to talk to her more."

Emperor Tiangan nodded, couldn't help stretching out his hand to pat Xiao Hong, then looked at the portrait, and said as if facing an ordinary person: "Jiayi, you should rest assured now, our son is responsible, Blue is better than blue, better than me, you must take good care of him for me!"

After he finished speaking, he rubbed Xiao Hong's head again, and comforted him: "Your filial piety, the queen must feel it, she has a spirit in the sky, and will bless you to come back safely. At that time, come and see her again. "

Xiao Hong let out a "hmm", and then stretched out his hand to the emperor.

Emperor Tiangan glared at him, but he had no choice but to pull this precious son up.

Xiao Hong was grinning as if he had taken advantage of it, and the emperor couldn't help but laugh, but his eyes fell on the futon on the ground...

He Xichao, who had been silent as a statue all this time, looked over feelingly, facing the double rows of futons, his pupils suddenly narrowed, his heart skipped a beat, and his whole body became stiff.

"Father, don't you want to go?" Xiao Hong tugged at the emperor's sleeve, urging in confusion, "My son hasn't eaten well all day, and he's running around, he's starving to death! My God , this canonization ceremony is still a crude version, if all the rituals are completed, wouldn't it be half-life?"

"It is reasonable to go up to the palace wall to be worshiped by the people, gather the three armies, and be worshiped by the soldiers. Now that time is tight, it is all avoided." Emperor Tiangan looked away, turned his head and said: "I know I am tired, but I still stay here. You have to ask me to invite you, what do you think is wrong with you?"

"Oh, don't worry about it. By the way, when the dinner will start, I can eat a cow so hungry. Really, don't believe it."

Emperor Tiangan said with certainty: "No, with your appetite, it's more than enough."

"Why does my son feel that this doesn't seem like a compliment?"

"You are very self-aware, you are the only one I can afford."

Xiao Hong: "..." Isn't it a blessing to be able to eat?

The father and son walked out of the main hall of Kunning Palace talking and laughing, as if nothing had happened.

And He Xichao silently followed behind Xiao Hong, and when he was about to walk out of the hall, he finally couldn't help but look back at the two futons, there were still traces of kneeling on them.

He let out a breath, bit his lips, and retracted his gaze regretfully, but he did not expect that the moment he turned his head to look straight ahead, he happened to meet Emperor Tiangan's gaze.

Cold and full of inquiry.

The author has something to say: He Xichao: I think it's over.

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