lcionline Chapter 870: Concubine Chen's Enthronement Ceremony
Chapter 870: Concubine Chen's Enthronement Ceremony
On the evening of the ninth day of the seventh month, Nangong Xuanyu personally dispatched officials to the Taimiao and Fengxian Hall to hold a sacrificial ceremony.
On the tenth day of July, the ceremony of enthroning Concubine Chen officially began!
Today is not only an important event for Shen Zhinian, but also a big day that everyone in the harem is looking forward to!
Because Concubine Chen was the only concubine with a title in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Many people thought that it would not be surprising for her to become a royal concubine or queen in the future.
Since Concubine Chen is the future mistress of the harem, they must of course pay attention to her!
Some people believe that if there is a first chance, there will be a second chance. Concubine Chen is a concubine with a title. How can we know that they will not be able to reach this point in the future? It all depends on human effort!
Shen Zhinian got up early in the morning and washed and dressed up with the help of Handan and Fuqiu.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs had already decorated the Zhongcui Palace, which was gorgeous and majestic!
Today, not only is Zhongcui Palace very busy, but the front hall is as well.
The ceremony of enthroning a noble concubine has many similarities with that of enthroning a virtuous concubine, except that the process is more complicated and the scene is more grand!
At dawn, Gu Jinxiao and officials from the Honglu Temple began to arrange the ceremonial case, book case and treasure case in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which were used to place talismans, books and imperial seals respectively.
Officials of the Imperial Guard set up a colorful pavilion outside the cabinet door.
At the appropriate time, Gu Jinxiao and the cabinet officials respectfully brought out the imperial seals, books and imperial seals and placed them in the colorful pavilion one by one.
Afterwards, the captains of the Imperial Guard lifted the colorful pavilion and walked forward, led by umbrellas and the ceremonial guard, all the way to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
When they arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Gu Jinxiao and the deputy envoy placed the imperial seals, imperial decrees and imperial seals on various tables in the hall.
All his movements were smooth and flowing, and it was obviously just a normal thing, but when he did it, it looked pleasing to the eye.
After doing all this, the sky was already completely bright.
A university scholar dressed in court robes stood to the east of the desk.
Gu Jinxiao and the deputy envoy also stood on the east side of the Danbi.
The official of the Imperial Observatory shouted: "The auspicious time has arrived --!!!"
Hearing this, Gu Jinxiao and the deputy envoy walked from the east steps to the left side of the hall and knelt down.
The Grand Secretary took the imperial seal from the desk, walked out of the middle door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and handed it to Gu Jinxiao.
Gu Jinxiao took it with both hands and stood up, and the deputy envoy stood up with him.
The two men and the officials of the cabinet placed the imperial seal, imperial decree and imperial seal back in the pavilion. The imperial guards led them and carried them to the palace of Concubine Chen.
The huge team headed all the way to Zhongcui Palace!
This process was not unfamiliar to Gu Jinxiao. He could even say that he was very familiar with it and he did it with ease.
The inner palace guards also set up a ceremonial guard for the imperial concubine at the gate of Zhongcui Palace.
The eunuchs set up a ceremonial table and an incense table inside the palace. On the east and west sides in the middle were the book table and the treasure table respectively.
……
Zhongcui Palace.
The Imperial Household Department had delivered Concubine Chen's court robes, crown and shoes a long time ago.
Although Fuqiu and the others had carefully checked them the day Hu Zhongcai sent them to Zhongcui Palace, and had not allowed any outsiders to approach them in the past few days, they still checked them again today to make sure there would be no problems.
When the queen was holding the ceremony to confer the title of Concubine Sheng Rou, a bad guy hid a needle in her shoe. The queen's foot was pierced so deeply, but she had to endure the pain to complete the ceremony. Every time Handan and Fuqiu thought about it, they felt terrified and guilty.
From then on, both of them would check the shoes Shen Zhinian was going to wear carefully!
As time passed, Shen Zhinian finally finished dressing up.
The palace servants had never seen the Queen in such a majestic and gorgeous state, and their eyes were filled with amazement!
Handan was even more astonished and said, "I can't believe that you are the one who dressed me up to look like this!"
"This is so beautiful! So majestic!"
Nanny Lin stood aside and watched, tears welling up in her eyes.
The Empress was raised by her breasts, and Nanny Lin never dared to imagine that the Empress would one day be able to rise from an unfavored concubine to the Imperial Concubine Chen, who is above everyone else!
so good!
Although Shen Zhinian had held several investiture ceremonies, the imperial crown worn on the head was heavier than the previous one each time.
Since she was a noble concubine with a title, the crown she wore today was much more gorgeous than that of an ordinary noble concubine.
It had only been a short while since Shen Zhinian put it on, but his neck was already sore from the pressure.
But she enjoyed it.
This noble status and supreme power are what Shen Zhinian has always been pursuing!
At this time, Xiao Zhouzi strode in from outside and said excitedly: "My queen, she is here!"
"The procession for the enthronement ceremony is almost arriving at Zhongcui Palace!"
Shen Zhinian raised his hand and said, "Help me out."
"Yes!"
Handan and Fuqiu immediately supported Shen Zhinian on the left and right and walked towards the gate of Zhongcui Palace.
Side hall.
Concubine Xuan had already been sitting on the couch by the window waiting.
Seeing Shen Zhinian's figure, she said excitedly: "She's out!"
"Zhu'er, Concubine Chen is out!"
"Her outfit today is so beautiful and gorgeous! Just looking at her makes me want to kneel down..."
Seeing Xuanpin's excited look, Zhu'er couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty, today is the ceremony for conferring the title of Concubine Chen, but don't forget that after the confinement period is over, you should also hold a ceremony for conferring the title of Concubine Xuan."
"Aren't you looking forward to it?"
It would be a lie to say that I am not looking forward to it.
Xuanpin smiled and said, "In a trance, I still remember the way Sister Guifei Chen performed the ceremony to confer the title of Concubine Rou. In the blink of an eye, I am also following in the footsteps of Sister Guifei Chen."
"Okay, that's all for the future, let's talk about it later, let's watch the ceremony today."
Shen Zhinian, dressed in gorgeous court robes, stood on the right side of the palace gate to greet them.
The enthronement ceremony has appeared in their sight.
Even though there were many people in the ceremonial procession, Shen Zhinian still spotted Gu Jinxiao in his scarlet official robe at a glance.
The dark patterns on the corners of his robe swayed gently with his steps, and the jade pendant tied around his waist glowed coldly under the sunlight.
He walked in square steps very well, and each step seemed to measure the distance between the square bricks accurately. Even the arc of his clothes sweeping across the blue bricks maintained the same angle.
The morning light outlined Gu Jinxiao's angular face, making it look cool and indifferent. He walked on the solemn and dignified palace road, and every movement seemed to be measured with a ruler, engraving self-discipline and courtesy into his bones.
Shen Zhinian spotted Gu Jinxiao in the crowd at first sight, but she didn't know that she was equally conspicuous to Gu Jinxiao.
They didn't meet often, and most of the time it was on special occasions when she dressed up very formally.
Shen Zhinian was wearing a court crown made of green velvet today, decorated with vermilion hatbands.