Dong dong dong--
The crisp sound of gongs and drums was deafening, and the ten-mile long street was red.
The citizens of Yao City rushed to the sides of the street to watch. For a time, the crowd was bustling.
The wide street became narrow.
The gong-sounding troop was like a long dragon, roaring forward. Leading the way were two tall horses. The men on the horses were dressed in black and white. They all wore swords on their waists, and their heroic spirits were cold.
Behind them was a sapphire blue sedan carried by four people, its tassels swaying in the wind. Behind the palanquin, the eunuchs who were blowing horns, gongs, and drums waved their hands to the music. The horns, gongs, and drums were all tied with fiery red embroidery, and the flower ribbons fluttered left and right. Behind the musicians, the palace maids in colorful palace costumes held boxes and moved lightly. The fragrance from their bodies seemed to have intoxicated the eunuchs carrying the wooden boxes behind them. They swayed left and right as if they were dancing.
The royal guards were dressed in military attire and held spears in their hands, looking majestic.
The wind blew and the branches swayed. The sun was warm and the flowers were fragrant.
This magnificent team seemed to be covered in a layer of dazzling light, so gorgeous that it was bubbling. Seeing that the eyes of the commoners on both sides were emitting a golden light, they could not help but whisper and guess what was going on in front of them.
"Move aside, move aside."
A fat figure pushed away the person in front of him. The person who was pushed looked back hatefully. However, when he saw the two fiendish servants beside the fat man, he immediately squeezed to the other side in fear.
"Yo, aren't these people from the Imperial Palace?”Fatty was also shocked when he saw the imperial guards holding spears. However, he was even more curious about where these people from the palace were going. Could it be that the Emperor had taken a fancy to some girl and wanted to send her into the palace as a concubine? Tsk, what a good life. His round eyes shone with envy. His girl only knew how to wander around all day and did not learn from the daughters of those high officials and nobles. All of them were good at playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even if she could not enter the palace to be a concubine, at least being an official's wife was not bad.
"I heard that the second daughter of the Leng family was chosen by the emperor and was conferred the title of empress.”
The manager of the largest restaurant in Yao City was also standing outside his restaurant, looking at the team. Tsk tsk, how gorgeous. The eunuchs found boxes and the palace maids carried boxes. They all looked very precious on the outside. Presumably, the things inside were even more valuable. It might be some rare treasure. No wonder so many royal guards were escorting it.
"Could it be that these people are going to the Leng residence to offer betrothal gifts?”Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Commoner A guessed.
"Maybe." The shopkeeper shook his head. Who knew?
"That's not right." Citizen B raised his eyebrows." Isn't General Leng's second daughter that little witch? She was only nine years old, but her way of doing things was cold and ruthless, not like a child at all.”
"The royal family has to be dignified. How can we let a nine-year-old child be the queen?”Fatty could not help but sneer when he heard their words. If a nine-year-old child could become an empress, then wouldn't he be a retired emperor?
"I also heard it from others. How can we ordinary people understand the matters of the royal family?”The shopkeeper shook his head. Perhaps there was really a mistake. After all, a nine-year-old empress was indeed unprecedented.
The few of them guessed as they watched the team leave.
However, no one expected it. That commoner A guessed correctly that these people were indeed going to the Leng residence to send betrothal gifts.
Leng Peiyuan had led the entire residence to wait outside for the arrival of the people from the Imperial Palace.
Dong dong dong--
The sound of drums and gongs filled the sky, and the figures of the Na Cai team entered his eyes.
The sedan stopped and the beaded curtain was lifted. The Minister of Rites was dressed in a green brocade robe, his black hair tied up. With a faint smile on his face, he appeared in front of everyone.
"General Leng." He cupped his hands and bowed to Leng Peiyuan.
"Lord Wang." Leng Peiyuan returned the greeting.
"The Imperial Decree." The Minister of Rites took the imperial edict from a eunuch and began to announce it.
"I inherited the order of heaven and inherited the great plan. The way of governing the country is based on the righteous family. The relationship between husband and wife is the meaning of heaven and earth. In fact, because of the respect of the prime minister's ancestral temple sacrifice and the sincerity of assisting the emperor's support, the emperor's support is very important, and he only obeys the orders of the Empress Dowager of the Virgin Mary. Send an emissary to hold the festival and choose according to etiquette."
"Long live the Emperor." Everyone knelt down and thanked him.
"Congratulations to the Empress and General." The Minister of Rites handed the imperial edict to Leng Wanwan and sized up the little girl with his deep eyes. She was dressed in a crescent moon dress that was carved out of jade, but did not have a trace of childishness. His eyes were bright and his aura was extraordinary. He exuded a cold arrogance and domineering aura, comparable to the Emperor.
Leng Wanwan nodded lightly.
"Thank you, Lord Wang." Leng Peiyuan cupped his fists.
"Where?" The Minister of Rites waved his hand and pointed at the boxes.
" Betrothal gifts: 5,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, one golden tea vessel, two silver tea vessels, two silver basins, six jade ruyi, ten bushels of South Sea pearls, one black gemstone, 1,000 pieces of cloud embroidered brocade, 20 fully saddled horses…"
The bystanders were dumbfounded. The royal family's recruitment was indeed extraordinary.
Leng Yue 'er looked at the betrothal gifts, her watery eyes revealing envy. Her fair cheeks were flushed red, and she looked very shy. His sister was about to put on the empress's crown, and at the end of the year, he would also be the bride of Zhan.
Leng Peiyuan waved his hand and ordered the servants to help carry the betrothal gifts into the house.
Everyone went in and out as they busied themselves.
Leng Wanwan stood there without saying a word. The spring breeze blew, and his hair and robe fluttered. There was no expression on her pink face. There was neither the joy of being the queen nor the surprise of seeing such a generous betrothal gift. She was alone and indifferent, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her.
The Minister of Rites retreated to the side and secretly observed her. Although he had initially objected to making the nine-year-old girl the empress, he now saw that this child had a calm temperament and was definitely not an ordinary child. His dark pupils flickered, and he couldn't help but secretly guess if there was any special reason for the emperor to make this girl his empress.
"Empress." Several middle-aged female officials walked in front of Leng Wanwan and bowed. Their expressions were calm, as if they were not at all embarrassed to address a little girl who was not even as tall as their waists as Empress.
"What's the matter?" Leng Wanwan opened her mouth and looked at them indifferently.
When the female officials were swept by that gaze, they felt a chill. With her head slightly lowered, the leading female official reported,
"The Empress 'Phoenix Crown has been delivered. I wonder if Niangniang needs us to help you try on your clothes?”Because there had never been such a young empress, the wind crown was specially ordered by the emperor to be made in a hurry. She wondered if it was her size.
"No need." Leng Wanwan refused. That man's eyes were so bright and he had many concubines by his side. She believed that he knew the size of a woman's body like the back of his hand. Although he was still a child, he would not be mistaken.
"Yes." The female official retreated.
"Empress, General, the betrothal gifts are done. I still have to return to the palace to report, so I'll take my leave.”The Minister of Rites bowed and led everyone away.
"Farewell."
In the bustling crowd, a black figure left.
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