concubines

On the sixth day of February, Qi Yunruo got up at four o'clock, and seven or eight maidservants gathered around to put him in a red dress embroidered with gold. Qi Yunruo sleepily opened his hands and let them move. Lu Lan came over with a bowl of Yuanzi: " Master, let's eat a few, I heard that you won't have a chance to eat much until evening."

Qi Yunruo sat down and stretched out his feet to ask someone to change his boots, opened his mouth and ate two meatballs, then shook his head to show that he didn't want to eat.

Today is a day of great joy for him and Li Chen, the whole world celebrates together, looking around, all the people who appeared in front of him were smiling, but he was in a strange trance, like this...Today, he will be with the prince... ...No, it's the emperor, married?

Eighteen embroiderers took his dress for a month and a half. It was so complex and graceful. He stood up and tried it on, but he found it very heavy. After he put on the modified nine-dragon and four-phoenix men's crown, it was already daylight, and the maid They retreated, and an official from the Ministry of Rites came over and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to go out."

Qi Yunruo nodded, the main door of Molian Courtyard opened, the servants knelt down and called out to Qiansui, Qi Yunruo waved his hands, walked on the red blanket, and walked out step by step.

The ancients said that the emperor's wife cannot be called "wife", because "wife" is a homonym for "Qi", and no one in the world can sit on an equal footing with the emperor, so it is called "empress".After Qi Yunruo was canonized as empress, Li Chen ordered to change the title of "Niangniang" to "Jun". Li Chen's concubines will stay in the Prince's Mansion. Except for a few concubines, there is no one in the palace who can be called "Niangniang" master.

After Li Chen made sacrifices to his ancestors, he went to Ci'an Palace to kowtow to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was also wearing a formal dress today. After Li Chen got up, she called him to sit beside her and asked, "I heard that Are you going to go out of the palace to meet the prince in person?"

Li Chen nodded.

The Empress Dowager said: "None of our emperors in Dakang have ever greeted their relatives in person."

Li Chen smiled, "Grandmother, just be a grandson if you really want to go."

The Empress Dowager sighed faintly, with a complicated expression, "Grandson, I know you like him. I never thought that you would do something that an emperor has never done. I even thought about it. You take Qi Yuze to him." When I come to the palace, I will cover it for you."

"Grandmother," Li Chen said seriously, "Xiao Qi's whole life has been lacking in the words 'righteousness'. From his birth to the present, his identity has never been admitted openly. I don't want to wrong him again. I What he didn't have before, should be handed over to him in front of the world."

"Mmm...mm," the Empress Dowager nodded, her eyes softened, "I understand, grandson, you can go at ease. Hey, you are welcoming your relatives at the Prince's Mansion. I didn't realize it before. You are taking Ziyang Bo Where is the government located?"

Li Chen said indifferently: "Xiao Qi has nothing to do with Ziyang uncle's mansion for a long time."

The Empress Dowager did not continue to say anything, she gently pushed Li Chen, Li Chen stood up, and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager again, "Grandmother, after my grandson got married, I ordered my elder sister to return to Beijing to visit my relatives. "

"Yao'er..." The Empress Dowager's eyes were filled with tears.

"The grandson is gone, grandmother."

"Well, from now on, you all live a good life." The Empress Dowager wiped the corners of her eyes and looked at him.

Li Chen was indeed the first emperor to greet his wife in person.In the imperial city, there were not many idlers. When Li Chen rode his horse to the Prince's Mansion, Qi Yunruo was leading the people to the door and was about to get into the carriage. Qi Yunruo heard the voice and saw Li Chen coming from a distance. , couldn't help laughing.

Their dresses are very similar, except that Li Chen's clothes are embroidered with tuanlongs, and Qi Yunruo's clothes are not only phoenixes, but also trees and flowers of various colors representing the queen. It's just that his clothes are made of atmosphere, and there is no trace of femininity in such gorgeous clothes. Qi, the queen's wedding dress was the normative code at the beginning of the dynasty, representing the most noble existence under the emperor of this country.Li Chen also saw Qi Yunruo, and Qi Yunruo's thoughts suddenly went back to six years ago, but it was not Li Chen who went to Ziyangbo's mansion to meet his relatives, and Qi Yunruo's carriage was mixed in Qi Niqun's dowry, and Tassel didn't let him open the curtain for people to see, so No one knew that there was a young man hidden in the carriages.

Li Chen got off his horse and walked towards Qi Yunruo. Qi Yunruo looked at him infatuatedly. This man really gave him everything. He left Ziyang uncle's mansion six years ago, and the trajectory of his life was changed.

Li Chen stretched out his hand, Qi Yunruo handed it to him, the two of them didn't say a word, Li Chen jumped on the horse, Qi Yunruo was pulled by him, sat behind Li Chen, and stretched out his arms around his waist.

"drive--"

Li Chen once thought, did the first emperor have feelings for the empress Zhou?Empress Zhou was the younger sister of the late emperor, dignified and beautiful. At that time, the Zhou family was not more powerful than the Yuan family. In the end, the late emperor established Empress Zhou instead of the Yuan family. It can be seen that he still had affection for her. After the emperor married Empress Zhou, he secretly encouraged Empress Zhou to marry her. At that time, the Empress Dowager Lan, the conflict between Empress Zhou and Empress Lan deepened step by step, and finally broke out on Li Chen. In the end, Empress Lan closed Ci'an Palace in order to reconcile her grandson with Empress Zhou.Did the late emperor have affection for the Yuan family?The Yuan family is also in their forties, but no matter which young concubine the late emperor favored, he never ignored the Yuan family. Year after year of doting, the mother and son of the Yuan family became more and more confused about their positions. King Qing knew his way back and gave them a way out for their mother and son. The current Yuan family can't be her imperial concubine safely in the palace.

The first emperor was the monarch for nearly 50 years, and he had countless women. After Li Chen ascended the throne, when he moved those young concubines out of the palace, the harem's wailing shook the sky. Some of them were held by the first emperor a few days ago. They were dreaming of giving birth to children for the late emperor, and Li Chen watched them leave one by one in numbness. Those teenage girls would only be accompanied by the ancient Buddha with blue lanterns in the future.

This is the imperial power, which countless people dream of. He doesn't even need to open his mouth, and those riches and women will swarm up to him. With a single word from him, those who shouldn't appear in front of him will be wiped out, but Li Chen feels that this feeling is too cold. It was bitterly cold, and he seemed to be alone on a towering mountain peak, with gusts of cold wind, and if he was not careful, he would be blown off the cliff by the wind.

Qi Yunruo's bracelet was around his waist, its strength was very weak, but it seemed to give him infinite strength. From then on, he could take root on the cliff and stand steadily, without worrying about falling from now on.If Xiao Qi hadn't appeared, what would he be like now?

Maybe Qi Niqun won't die, maybe he will be able to give birth to his legitimate son, Ji Concubine and Wei Concubine won't cause big disturbances in their own suppression, and then he will have more women, every few years, from all over the world They are constantly being sent in, and many children are born. These children will fight endlessly when they grow up. Will I stand by and watch?Li Chen smiled, if it wasn't for Xiao Qi, he might have died in the northwest.

The emperor's big wedding, ten miles of red silk, Li Chen galloped past, Qi Yunruo smiled behind him: "Your Majesty, don't be so fast, the auspicious time is still early."

Li Chen pulled the horse's rein, and when the horse stopped slowly, he suddenly turned around and said, "Hold on firmly."

The surrounding officials were shocked and said, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"emperor……"

Qi Yunruo knew what he was going to do, so he buried his head behind him and laughed loudly. The red brocade at the hem of his clothes was blown by the wind. After Li Chen drove out of the imperial city, Qi Yunruo turned sideways and looked at the scenery on both sides. The people in the outer city were stunned. Looking at them, after a while, those people knelt on the ground and looked up one by one to see Dakang's young new emperor galloping past with his queen on horseback.

At noon, Li Chen led Qi Yunruo slowly into the Taihe Gate, the main entrance of the palace. Qi Yunruo raised his head and looked at the huge plaque. He felt that Li Chen was holding his hand gradually. Passed that boundary - he went to the palace twice before to face the saint, but he didn't go here. After Li Chen ascended the throne, he didn't go to the palace either.After entering the palace, if Qi Yun sat on the shoulder chair, they would salute in the Zichen Hall, kneel three times and nine times in front of the Empress Dowager, and become husband and wife.

The Empress Dowager sat on the main seat and said gently: "Get up."

Li Chen and Qi Yunruo stood up, the Empress Dowager waved and told Qi Yunruo to go over, she looked at Qi Yunruo, Qi Yunruo thought of Li Yao who was in the northwest, and suddenly understood, calling: "Grandmother."

The empress dowager's smile became softer, she waved, and the nurse next to her brought a tray, the empress dowager took off the things on it herself, and handed it to Qi Yunruo, "I'm old, and you are here to do these things , I can also enjoy the happiness.”

Qi Yunruo looked at the hind seal in his hand and nodded, "Grandma, I will not disappoint your expectations."

After the delicate and cumbersome etiquettes were over, Qi Yunruo sat on the dragon bed in Zichen Palace's bedroom, waiting for the palace banquet to end. In the past, the conferred queens were all waiting for the emperor's arrival in Jingyang Palace, but Li Chen greeted them The wedding venue was set in the Zichen Palace, which was exclusively for the emperor.In the afternoon, after Li Chen and Qi Yunruo accepted the worship of all the officials, the palace banquet started, and after a few drinks, the palace people slowly led Qi Yunruo here. Qi Yunruo had told Li Chen earlier that he didn't really want to stay here. Waiting for the banquet to end, although Li Chen didn't know why, he still agreed.

Qi Yunruo was waiting in the Zichen Palace, and the palace people on both sides stood by. Qi Yunruo looked at the surrounding furnishings, and thought that Li Chen had lived here alone for the past few months, so he couldn't help standing up curiously.

"The Empress..."

Qi Yunruo smiled and said, "I'm going, you don't have to follow."

"Yes."

The Zichen Palace is the third largest palace in the palace. It is majestic and towering. The front hall is used for the emperor's office, and the back hall is the sleeping palace. The terrain here is extremely high, and you can see the four palaces, and you can see everything.Li Chen has lived here for a few months, and the layout has not changed much, but some details have been changed to be the same as in the Prince's Mansion. Qi Yunruo's personal belongings were sent from the Prince's Mansion yesterday, but Li Chen stayed here and did not send them. other palaces.Qi Yunruo found the glass ornament of the twelve zodiac signs that Li Chen gave him a few years ago, and the book he was reading recently.

As night fell, the sound of Li Chen returning to the palace sounded. Qi Yunruo rolled his eyes and glanced at Lu Lan who had entered the palace with him. Lu Lan understood and covered Qi Yunruo's head with a red gauze. Li Chen walked in. Shi was still stunned for a moment, but soon he understood, and asked with a smile: "You came back early, that's why?"

Qi Yunruo said: "I always feel that there are not many rules left, so I can keep this."

"Okay." Li Chen sat beside him.

Two rows of maids brought out the wine, Qi Yunruo and Li Chen each held half a ladle, Li Chen noticed Qi Yunruo was looking at him, and said: "Just now I didn't drink any wine at all."

Qi Yunruo just nodded, and drank half of the wine in one gulp. There is no need for children and grandchildren to eat, and there is no need to use "sitting on the bed" which means many children and grandchildren. Li Chen waved his hand and told everyone to go out. He was curious He asked curiously, "Why did you put on a hijab?" He originally thought that Xiao Qi would dislike others treating him as a woman and performing the same etiquette as a woman.

Qi Yunruo said: "I don't want you to see me as soon as you come in."

"why?"

"No reason."

Li Chen looked at Qi Yunruo, and Qi Yunruo was also looking at him under the red gauze. Li Chen finally stretched out his hand and lifted the red gauze. The lights were shining brightly, and Qi Yunruo's eyes were shining. Li Chen stretched out his hand and pressed the back of Qi Yunruo's head. His face was pressed against himself.

The two kissed each other, Qi Yunruo closed his eyes, and the past scenes reappeared before his eyes—it was just a glimpse on the water corridor, and the time he saw Li Chen seriously was when he got married outside Dongmei Courtyard and opened the window by himself , saw his back, he didn't expect Li Chen to turn around suddenly.Then, on the second day, he was called by Liusu to serve the prince and princess. When he got up, he knelt in front of Li Chen, and Li Chen asked him to raise his head.

He thought of the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus. He drank wine at Ji Huan's place and fell asleep among the flowers. Unexpectedly, when he woke up, he saw the prince. The prince looked at him quietly but didn't say a word. He said he Lost, the prince helped him up and pointed to the way to Dongmeiyuan.

He thought of Qi Niqun hinting that he would serve the prince, and when he thought of his biological mother that time, he couldn't help crying. The prince sat aside and told himself to take a good rest.

He remembered that when Luoxue was behind him, he followed the prince, and the prince first talked about his ambition.

He remembered that the night he went to Renshi, he stayed in Molian Courtyard. He was a little panicked, because the prince seemed angry, but on the bed, the prince stroked his face, and his expression gradually eased. Covering the candlelight outside layer by layer, although Qi Yunruo felt embarrassed, he clearly remembered the scene of that day and the temperature on the prince's body.

He thought of the Northwest Horn, the journey back to Beijing, half a year of keeping a low profile, and the rushing footsteps and knocking on the door that day before dawn.

If I hadn't met him...what would I be now?If Qi Yun thought about it, he didn't know that Li Chen had thought about the same question today, and that Li Chen was also thankful that the heaven and the earth were merciful, so that they met in the vast world.

"Little Qi."

"Ah."

Li Chen rubbed Qi Yunruo's face affectionately. Li Chen pulled Qi Yunruo to stand up and walked out of the palace door. Qi Yunruo followed his gaze and saw fireworks blooming in the sky. On the high place of Zichen Palace, only Li Chen and If Qi Yun is two people, Li Chen said: "In my life, I may be sorry to many people. When you met me, I was also a group of wives and concubines with two children, but from today onwards, all my love will be entrusted to you, Xiao Qi... "Li Chen looked at him.

"I've never regretted it." Qi Yunruo smiled.

The biggest firework bloomed above their heads. Qi Yunruo raised his head and looked at the lights as bright as day. He looked at the man beside him and thought to himself, God will treat me well after all.He leaned on Li Chen and reached out to hug him.

They will stay together until the end of their years.