Jiujiang hussar manor.
Yi Juntian was drinking tea as usual. He had just returned from the imperial court, and he seemed a little tired. Perhaps it was because the complicated political affairs were a little annoying.
At this moment, a servant's voice came from outside the door."The chamberlain has arrived!" After this sound, the sound of leather boots stepping on the ground followed.
Yi Juntian's eyes lit up when he heard this voice. He put down the teacup and stood up to welcome her with a smile."Your Excellency, you are travel-worn. Why have you come to my humble residence?”
The chamberlain cupped his hands, bent over, and said with a smile,"Haha, Lord Marquis is now even happier. Another good thing has come!”
Yi Juntian was stunned and said in a faint voice,""Great Sky is only doing his best for Yu Li, and also to thank His Majesty for his kindness.”He had always been so dedicated and never asked about anything else. It was also because of this that he was given the title of marquis.
The chamberlain smiled and said,"Marquis Yi Juntian of the Flying Cavalry of Jiujiang receives the decree!”The chamberlain was originally shorter than Yi Juntian, but as soon as he spoke, all the servants in the hall knelt down along with Yi Juntian's imposing figure.
"Yi Juntian, accept the decree."
"The imperial edict states that Yi Juntian has a noble character and taught his daughter well. His daughter, Yi Shuimei, is dignified and elegant. She is well-mannered and is specially conferred the title of Consort Yi Shuimei Chen. She is wearing a purple ribbon and is serving the Eastern Palace and His Majesty. I'm honored." The chamberlain looked at Yi Juntian with a smile.
Yi Juntian was very happy, but he wanted to keep his composure. He took a deep breath and said respectfully,"This subject receives the decree to thank you." It was as if he had hidden all his joy in his heart. It was as if he was not happy at all and did not reveal anything. However, the corners of his mouth curled up into a slight smile.
At this moment, the Purple Sun Palace was in a completely different situation.
In the Purple Sun Palace, there were already two ministers kneeling on the ground.
Behind the bead curtain sat the lofty Emperor Yu Li. The beaded curtain was a little blurry, and the emperor's appearance could not be seen clearly.
At this moment, the minister kneeling on the ground trembled and said,"Your Majesty, you can't!"
The person on the golden throne replied coldly,"No? Since the four virtuous and virtuous concubines were present, then what was wrong with being conferred the title of Consort Chen?”His tone was like a rhetorical question, but it was also another question to the minister's question. He was using extreme authority to mock and arrogantly ask why he couldn't do it?
The minister did not care about his own safety and remonstrated again,"General Yi Juntian has just been conferred the title of Marquis of Flying Cavalry. Now, he is going to confer the title of Marquis to his daughter. His daughter has not been selected to enter the palace, so it is fine to confer the title of Concubine. However, he is going to let her dominate the harem and surpass the four Concubines.”
"Hahahaha, what a good one! The General's left and right were still among the lords here. He was conferred the title of Marquis, but he was worthy of the meritorious service he had made over the years. Who I take as my concubine is my own business. Do I need your consent?”His voice was a little angry, but he still tried his best to suppress it.
At this moment, another minister knelt down. That person was even more stupid. He brought out some ancestral system and finally angered the emperor on the golden throne.
"Alright, without Consort Chen, it's not appropriate to add this title, right? Then let's directly make her our empress!" His voice suddenly became much colder, as if the magnificent hall was covered in frost and snow. This time, there was no room for negotiation.
The officials in the hall did not dare to say anything, but there seemed to be some who were unwilling to accept this. They only whispered and stirred up a commotion.
The Emperor smiled coldly and waved his right hand to point at the horizontal board behind him. There were four large golden words," Heart Covers All Directions." He laughed. This time, he laughed mockingly."The heart contains the six directions. This is the ancestor's instruction. You can't even tolerate a refined woman, so how can you talk about being magnanimous?”
His Highness's people stopped their commotion, and no one dared to make a sound. The Emperor's voice suddenly rose,""This is a violation of the ancestral teachings and a violation of the will.”
He slowly stood up and looked at the sky outside the hall. The sky was blue and cloudless, but it was clean and looked very different from his black imperial robe. He seemed to ignore the officials and slowly raised his hand, as if he wanted to grab something in the distance. He opened his mouth and muttered to himself or to the beautiful woman who admired him in the distance,"Shui Mei, enter the palace."
On the day Yi Shuimei got married, her bright red wedding dress covered her pale skin. The maid combed her hair into a gorgeous and complicated bun. Seven phoenix hairpins were placed on her soft, water-like black hair, making her look so graceful and noble. However, her expression was so calm, without a hint of joy.
Was it because she was going to marry into an imperial family?
Or was it because her mother couldn't see her getting married?
No one knew what Yi Shuimei was thinking.
Yi Shuimei walked to the sedan door with the help of the woman. She turned around and knelt down to the father who had raised her for eighteen years.
Before she knelt down, Yi Juntian helped her up with a smile. His voice was very gentle, at least one that Yi Shuimei had never seen before."Shui Mei. You have to take care of yourself.”He only said this sentence and nothing else.
Yi Shuimei, who was under the wedding veil, nodded lightly. No one could see her expression clearly. Only she knew that she was neither happy nor reluctant. She told herself that she had just walked out of a deep courtyard, and then she had to hurry to another deeper palace.
However, the moment she stepped on the sedan door, she still cried. Holding back her tears, she tried hard to control herself, but tears still flowed down her cheeks.
There was only a little tear, but it was not enough to wet the layers of wedding dress. No one saw it. At that moment, she was also in a daze. Did I cry?
On the day Yi Shuimei entered the palace, the sky was overcast, and a rumor had already spread that the day Yi Shuimei entered the palace was the day of the assassination.”
The long procession of bridal escorts meandered along the wide streets of Yu Li. There were guards who opened the way, but there were no soldiers who stopped the people. The leader of the group was holding a high banner that read "celebrate together". This was a big character written by Emperor Yu Li himself.
Yi Shuimei sat in the palanquin and could not see anything. She did not secretly lift her wedding curtain and secretly looked at the cheering crowd on the street. As for the unknown future, the cheers of the people on the street sounded like an elegy to her. At least, it was not beautiful.
At this moment, two inconspicuous people standing in the crowd were talking in a low voice.
It was a woman in white. Her white clothes were no different from ordinary white clothes, but they were exceptionally pale. It was not clear if it was because they were old. Beside her stood a handsome man with a slight smile on his face. He seemed to be waiting for the woman to instruct him on something.
The woman did not speak. The man finally couldn't help but say,""Master, why must you see Consort Chen's appearance?”
The woman seemed to be looking at the palanquin, but also seemed to be looking at the clouds in the distance. She slowly lowered her head, and the veil covered her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression clearly. " Hehe, don't call me master," she said slowly." Rumor has it that this Miss Yi Shuimei has entered his heart in an instant. She has been dreaming of her. I also want to see what kind of woman she is…"
The man didn't say anything. He nodded respectfully like a disciple to his master.
The palanquin slowly passed the street in front of the woman. Through the thick crowd, the woman's eyes gradually sharpened and focused on the palanquin's curtains and windows. However, all of this was airtight and she could not see anything.
The woman gently shook her head. The wind rose, and as she softly swore, a warm breeze lifted the window gauze of the sedan chair. Yi Shuimei was startled by the breeze that blew through the sedan chair. She could not help but poke her head out of the window to the right. The wind lifted her veil, revealing only a little of her side profile. This moment, but it was only a short moment. Only the woman saw it. Then, Yi Shuimei sat down again and continued to walk the path of life that she could not control.
The woman who saw her face sighed and said," Xinghe, prepare the medicine."
"Yes, sir."
At that moment, a red figure walked out of the palanquin. The complicated Vermilion Grass brocade dress still could not hide her frailty.
Yi Shuimei stood at the foot of the jade steps outside the Purple Sun Palace. She raised her head and saw the forty-ninth level jade steps. At the end of the jade steps stood the king who had fallen in love with her, or rather, the person who had single-mindedly wanted her to enter the palace.
"Wait for Consort Feng Chen Yi Shuimei to arrive!" A distant voice seemed to come from the sky. The atmosphere seemed to become serious, and she finally took a step forward. At this moment, the Emperor's hands were clenched tightly.
She walked up step by step. Her steps were light, but her heart was heavy, or rather, uneasy. However, after taking a few steps, she suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. She paused and said to herself,"It might not be bad. Everything will be fine.”Then, she smiled. Her smile was a little unusual. She smiled confidently and happily.
When she reached the end, it was as if she had walked for eighteen long years again. She used a lot of strength to slowly raise her proud head. Through the veil, she could not see anything. Her vision was not as wide as when she could see the ground just now.
On both sides of the emperor were the virtuous and virtuous four concubines. The four concubines were either dressed enchantingly or luxuriously. They were really jealous. All of them were arrogant and their faces were filled with disdain. They did not even consider that Concubine Chen's title was higher than theirs. They did not even know that she was Yi Juntian's daughter. It was just that everything had happened as the Emperor had wished. It had happened too quickly and suddenly.
The officials on both sides also had dark expressions. Only the Emperor, although suppressing his great joy, knew that he would definitely get this woman.
The ministers only saw her red wedding dress with golden threads. Her long red sleeves gently pulled up the beaded curtain as she tidied her sideburns.
That incomparably graceful figure moved forward slightly. On the red carpet, her thin figure was also filled with red, as if it wanted to merge with the red in the eyes.
Yi Shuimei tidied up her clothes and knelt at the other end of the red carpet opposite the emperor. She opened her red lips and said," Yi Shuimei…" Just as she opened her mouth and was thinking about what to say, she heard a familiar man's voice interrupt her,""Shui Mei, please rise."
She didn't dare to look. She couldn't see, but she could feel the Emperor walking towards her. She hesitated and continued to kneel on the ground.
Suddenly, a wave of heat warmed his cold palm.
"He held my hand…"
The Emperor personally helped her up and slowly lifted the red cover. That handsome face came into view.
"It's him!"
She could see him clearly again. His eyebrows were as black as ink feathers, his skin was fair and delicate, his nose bridge was high, his lips were smiling confidently, and his eyes were deep and filled with affection. It was less romantic and more solemn. It was as solemn as an oath.
In fact, this was the oath of alliance, or perhaps it was just the beginning.
Her hand trembled slightly, but he held it even tighter. She could not help but call out," Your Majesty…" She had only said two words when she was interrupted again. However, this interruption did not make her unhappy at all because the high and mighty Emperor smiled at her and said,""I'm Yu Li's emperor, Jiang Baiqu, but I'm also your husband, Yi Shuimei. Call me Baiqu…"
A moment later, he pulled her to the end of the red carpet, as if they were immortals in the clouds, but he put on a domineering posture. He laughed loudly and said to the officials around him,"Aren't you going to greet Consort Chen?"
"Consort Chen, please accept my worship!”The lords spoke in unison as if they had practiced it before. However, how many of them did not mean what they said?
The purple-robed Senior Prime Minister had a solemn expression. He faintly frowned, and those hidden wrinkles clamored again. He thought,"I haven't even seen her face, but she's already so seductive. No wonder Your Majesty is infatuated with her.”
Many people had such thoughts, but it was a great irony. It only proved one fact. On Yi Shuimei's birthday, almost everyone was busy with formalities with Yi Juntian and the activities of the officialdom. They had all forgotten about her, the real master. Almost none of them had carefully studied this woman's extraordinary arrogance and grace.
The only person who had read her was the emperor of today.
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