nashuaworldcup Chapter 619: Welcoming the Queen Back to the Palace
Chapter 619: Welcoming the Queen Back to the Palace
Xie Zixian and Xie Hongyou walked up to Jiang Fenghua, bowed respectfully, and said in unison, "Xianxian, Youyou congratulate mother on her wedding, and wish mother and father good luck, wealth from all directions, many children, and good fortune..."
When Jiang Fenghua heard the child's voice, her hands holding the fan began to tremble a little. A sense of familiarity rose from the bottom of her heart, as if she and the child had telepathy.
She slowly moved the fan that was blocking her face. The child in front of her had a sweet smile and a soft voice. She smiled slightly, "Xianxian, Youyou."
The two nodded together. Their father had said that he would take their mother home, and that their family would play games in front of everyone, so they had to behave. The two shouted again, "Mother."
Jiang Fenghua's eyes turned red, and she said in a gentle voice, "My dear daughter, my dear Youyou, I miss you so much."
Even though the two children had practiced many times, they couldn't help but rush over to their mother the moment she said she missed them, "Xianxian, Youyou misses you too."
Jiang Fenghua squatted in front of them and hugged the two lovely children in her arms. It was not because of her second sister's instructions that she wanted to get close to them, but it was a mother's instinct. Even though she had lost her memory, she could still feel that they were her blood relatives.
Xie Zixuan smiled and said, "Father said that Xuan'er is the Queen Mother's little fairy today."
"Youyou is the queen mother's little fairy child. Let's come together to take the queen mother home." Xie Hongyou also said.
Jiang Fenghua's eyes were red and her nose was sour, "Mother will never leave Xixi and Youyou again."
Xie Zixuan leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Mother is the most beautiful mother, you are not allowed to cry. Xuanxuan won't cry either. Father said that if we cry, we will be embarrassed in front of everyone."
Jiang Fenghua indeed got up before dawn today to wash, dress and put on makeup. The delicate makeup on her face made it almost unrecognizable to her original appearance.
She was incredibly beautiful today, and she smiled and said, "My mother will never cry."
She kissed her daughter on the face, then kissed her son, then took her son and daughter's hands, and said, "Mother will take you home."
Xie Shang had been standing quietly aside, watching her take the child and leave. He had a smile on his lips and looked at Jiang Fenghua. She didn't even look at him from beginning to end. What did it mean that so many people were looking at her?
Xie Shang chased after them at a brisk pace, picked up his daughter and held Jiang Fenghua's hand, "I'm here to take you home."
Jiang Fenghua smiled gently and was very considerate. She stared at Xie Shang and him as if she had a thousand words to say, and said in a gentle voice, "Didn't the emperor catch up with us too?"
Xie Shang saw her sweet smile and felt that she had something else to say after hearing her words.
Nanny Wang quickly asked someone to catch up, and the escort team to welcome the Queen slowly moved towards the direction of the imperial palace. The Queen's ceremonial procession included the phoenix carriage, the yellow canopy with nine phoenixes and curved handles, the ceremonial carriage, the ceremonial carriage, etc. There were also Buddhist whisks, golden incense burners, golden incense boxes, golden washbasins, golden spittoons and other items on both sides. Each one was very exquisite and well-made. This was the standard for marrying the Queen.
The streets were crowded with people, and the eyes of many women from aristocratic families were full of envy. Among all the women in the world, only the Queen Mother had such special treatment. The Queen Mother was so lucky as she had both a son and a daughter. The Emperor only had eyes for the Queen Mother.
The Jiang family has become extremely wealthy, and everyone is tired of envy.
Feng Jingyuan and Jiang Huai are still confused. Their third daughter married the same man twice. They still remember that five years ago, when the Jiang family received the imperial decree granting marriage, the Jiang family members were trembling with fear and could not believe it was true.
Now the emperor has brought his third daughter into the palace with the etiquette of the queen. The luxury of this place makes the two old people even more nervous. They don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Jiang Rumeng comforted the two elders, "It's not the first time that the third sister is marrying the emperor, why are you still worried? The more the emperor pays attention to the third sister, it proves that the emperor cares about the third sister more."
Neither of them said anything. Feng Jingyuan didn't know how deep the royal family's waters were before. Now she knows, so she is worried about her daughter.
Jiang Huai analyzed the situation from the perspective of the overall situation. The emperor doted on the queen too much, and his daughter would be criticized by public opinion in the future. She was not marrying an ordinary man, but the emperor. If the emperor acted low-key, others would naturally not dare to criticize him easily. If he continued to be as grand and luxurious as today, it would be detrimental to his daughter's reputation!
Here, the phoenix carriage that welcomed the Queen entered the palace from the main gate of the imperial city, and Xie Shang accompanied her throughout the whole process.
The Emperor did this before the Grand Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Cheng had the chance to meet in private. The two were forced to attend the event in their best attire, and their faces were not in a good mood the whole time. They couldn't say a single harsh word in front of the officials and the Emperor.
Five years have passed. Seeing her son's growing feelings for Jiang Fenghua, Empress Dowager Cheng's resentment has grown. She wanted to slap herself hard. Why did she choose Jiang Fenghua to marry her son? She didn't want a disobedient daughter-in-law who was now out of her control.
The enthronement ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Rites himself, who read out the announcement of Jiang's enthronement as Empress of Emperor Xuanzong. This was followed by a whole set of wedding etiquette. Jiang Fenghua was exhausted, she had no idea that getting married was so tiring and the etiquette was so complicated. She was busy from morning to night before she finished completing the whole process for everyone.
Finally, she was welcomed directly into the magnificent Kunning Palace. When she entered the palace for various ceremonies, Xie Zixuan and Xie Hongyou were taken away by Nanny Wang. Now she just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep.
As soon as she lay down on the bed, Xie Shang followed her in. Jiang Fenghua saw him coming in, "Why are you following me again?"
Xie Shang said, "The etiquette for the emperor to marry the queen is different from when we got married in Prince Heng's mansion. I don't need to invite guests. After the ceremony is completed, I can return to the palace to accompany the queen."
No matter what he said, she didn't want to move. Not only did her feet hurt, but her knees also hurt. It hurt to kneel. The room was decorated festively and magnificently.
Xie Shang had someone bring in some hot water, and then asked them to leave before saying, "Soak your feet before going to bed."
Xie Shang even took off her shoes himself. Jiang Fenghua wanted to refuse. After all, he was the emperor, and it would not be nice to ask him to serve her.
Xie Shang said, "We are more comfortable back in the palace as we are outside."
Jiang Fenghua did not refuse. She was indeed very tired, and she felt comfortable all over after soaking her feet in the hot water.
She quickly asked, "You want to live here too?"
"Although you have lost your memory, we are married again now. Tonight is the wedding night of the queen and I. Ruan Ruan, you will not reject me again!" Xie Shang explained patiently, "In your current memory, we are also husband and wife."
"That's why you're holding this wedding. After all, we've already had a wedding."
"No." He continued, "When we got married for the first time, I didn't go to the Jiang family to pick you up, I didn't go through the entire wedding process with you seriously, and I didn't even accompany you to the bridal chamber properly..."