Peaceful days always passed quickly.
For three consecutive days, Chu Feng ate and slept. In his spare time, he secretly gathered Huo Qubing to discuss the matter of conquering Huang Taiji.
Now that the overall situation had been decided, once Da Ming was no longer a threat, it would be time to go all out to annihilate the Eight Banners of Manmeng.
Compared to Shengjing City, Chongzhen had not slept for three days.
Empress Yi 'an remarried!
This was the most popular sentence in the capital over the past few days. From the three dukes and nine ministers to the wine shops on the streets, no one stopped talking about this terrifying topic.
However…
Every time someone gossiped, it was as if they were slapping Emperor Chongzhen's face.
Your sister-in-law is going to marry someone else.
Furthermore, she was the emperor's main empress.
How cowardly!
Grievance!
Anxious!
In short, Emperor Chongzhen had no positive energy, but all the negative energy was accumulated in his heart.
Early this morning, the Minister of Rites, Qian Qianyi, did not even attend the court meeting. He walked into the palace and gathered all the officials of the Ministry of Rites to start working on the remarriage of the Empress.
According to the almanac, today was the best day. Otherwise, he would have to wait for more than half a year.
Chongzhen could wait, but Chu Feng might not be able to wait, and the Great Ming Empire might not be able to defend its gates.
The Renshou Palace, which had been quiet for three years, was unprecedentedly lively today. Zhu Youjian's main consort, Empress Zhou, Noble Consort Tian, and more than half of the people in the harem had come.
The eunuchs and palace maids were busy around the carriages, preparing the dowry that represented the highest etiquette of the country.
Empress Yi 'an, Zhang Yan, sat in front of the bronze mirror. A few palace maids wiped away their tears as they dressed her.
She was wearing a bright red phoenix crown and cape, just like when she married the Tianqi Emperor. She was dressed in gold and silver from head to toe.
There was a snow-white white jade hairpin, a golden hairpin with a cloud phoenix pattern, a jade hairpin, a rabbit gold hairpin with a ruby inlaid, a golden buyao with a lotus pattern, and all kinds of exquisite headwear.
Earrings, necklaces, and bracelets were all there, filling up two large boxes.
"Sister…Sister…"
Empress Zhou had been wiping her tears since she came in. She held Empress Yi 'an's hand tightly."The royal family owes you too much. Sister often tossed and turned in bed, but she didn't know how to repay you.”
"Although you and I are sisters-in-law, we are like sisters.”
Empress Yi 'an was the calmest, always calm and collected.""My trip to the outside of the pass will bring the stability of the court and the people. It is truly worth it.”
"Empress Yi 'an is always so understanding, how can we sisters compare…"
Noble Consort Tian also came.
This was the most favored concubine of Chongzhen in history. Whether it was her dress or her bearing, she was much better than the yellow-faced Empress Zhou.
" Imperial Concubine, you are too kind. We are both members of the royal family. We are sharing the burdens of His Majesty and Great Ming. How can there be a difference between high and low…"
Empress Yi 'an calmly greeted everyone around her.
They were about to set off at noon. Other than chatting and improving their relationship, no one would nitpick at this time.
They all knew how much Empress Yi 'an sacrificed for Great Ming. Looking for trouble at this time was no different from seeking death.
Saying it in private did not mean that it could be said publicly.
"Empress, Empress…"
A sharp and loud voice came from outside the hall. From afar, a young girl in embroidered clothes appeared.
Her eyes were swollen from the tears, and she shouted as she ran. It was heartbreaking.
A moment later, the girl rushed in and threw herself into Empress Yi 'an's arms.""Changping doesn't want the Empress to leave. Changping doesn't want to. I'll go and persuade Imperial Father now. I'll go outside the pass, I'll go to Shengjing.”
"Silly girl."
After her ruckus, Empress Zhou cried even harder and Noble Consort Tian's eyes turned red.
Empress Yi 'an couldn't help but tear up as she gently stroked the young girl's head with her fair and soft hands.
"I watched Changping grow up. Although he's not my biological son, he's better than my biological son. How can I put you in danger?”
"Alright, don't cry. I'll come back to see you often in the future." Empress Yi 'an said bitterly.”
"No, I don't want to, I don't want to…"
The young girl was Emperor Chongzhen's biological daughter, Princess Changping.
She was twenty-eight years old and had never been involved in human affairs. Perhaps she had not been raised as a princess since she was young, so her temperament was much more free and undisciplined. It was only in the past two years that she had become the emperor with her biological father that the Ministry of Rites in the palace taught her some etiquette.
"Why did you lie to me? Why did you lie to me?"
The tearful Zhu Xi raised her head and cried like an orphan,""Just now, if it wasn't for the palace maid leaking her words, I…until now, I still wouldn't know that the Empress was going to marry him outside the pass, why? Why?"
The atmosphere in the hall was completely rendered into a nameless and tragic feeling by Zhu Xi Xi.
The palace maids, Xing 'er, Liu' er, and Feng 'er, cried even harder. Although they would also go with the dowry, it was as if they wanted to kill them.
"Changping, don't cry, my child…"
Empress Zhou bit her lips hard, trying her best to restrain her sorrowful emotions. She sniffed and said,"Today is sister Yi 'an's wedding day. It's not good for us to cry here.”
"Mother, who exactly is that Chu Feng? Why was His Majesty, the dignified ruler of a country, unable to do anything?”
Zhu Xi Xi didn't know anything about state affairs. She roared heartbreakingly,""Didn't Chu Feng want me to marry him? I agree, alright? Let Yi 'an stay? She was Uncle's empress, how could Father do such a cruel thing?”
"Alright, Changping."
Empress Yi 'an felt as if her heart was being twisted by a knife. She grabbed Zhu Xi Xi's hands and said,"I was the one who insisted on getting married. It has nothing to do with your Imperial Father. Let me ask you, do you listen to Mother Yi 'an?”
"Listen! Changping will definitely listen…"
Zhu Chenchen wiped her tears and said while trembling.
"Alright, then don't cry."
Empress Yi 'an grabbed an embroidered silk handkerchief with one hand and gently wiped the tears on Zhu Xiaxia's face.""Promise mother that you will listen to father and marry a man of your dreams in the future. After that, you will bring mother back, okay?”
"Yes, yes, yes…"
Zhu Xixi's lips tightened, and she nodded her head vigorously. She clenched her little fists and said through gritted teeth,""Changping must find a husband who can help Imperial Father pacify the world and protect the Ming Dynasty.”
"If this is the case, even if Empress Mother Yi 'an dies in a foreign land, what should we do?”
In the end, Empress Yi 'an still cried. She quickly wiped it off with a silk handkerchief, afraid that it would ruin her newly applied makeup.
"Empress…"
As he spoke, the ceremonial eunuch Gao Qiqian appeared with a horsetail whisk. The old man also had a sad expression on his face, and his usual smile was nowhere to be seen.
A person stood in front of the palace door and said in a low voice,""Just now, the people from the Ministry of Rites said that the auspicious time is about to arrive and it's time to set off.”
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