royal palace.

Nangong Xu did not ride in King Xu's special sandalwood carriage today. Instead, he rode a tall maroon horse through the palace gate and directly to the entrance of the main hall.

"I have seen the king."

"Meet the Regent."

"The Prince Regent has arrived."

"..."

All the courtiers turned around and took the initiative to greet Nangong Xu.

"Today the new king ascends the throne. All kinds of preparations and arrangements have been made before. Thank you for your hard work."

Nangong Xu was rare and polite to everyone.

"It doesn't matter whether it's hard work or not, it's all what we, as ministers, should do."

Prime Minister Wen can be said to be a veteran of three dynasties, and the importance of speaking in the court is naturally a top priority.

"Have all the envoys who came to congratulate you been recorded?"

Nangong Xu suddenly looked at Xuanyuan Zhongming, the Minister of Rites.

"Your Majesty, yes, all the envoys who came to congratulate have been recorded, but..."

Xuanyuan Zhongming suddenly hesitated as if he thought of something.

"Ok?"

"Your Majesty, in order to show the magnanimity of our imperial dynasty, in the past half month, the inspection of the imperial capital city gates has not been strict. If someone wants to sneak into the city, it is possible."

Xuanyuan Zhongming's words seemed to be shirking responsibility, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was telling Nangong Xu that "other people" had already sneaked into the imperial capital.

"Well, I understand that if someone wants to come in, even if the city gate is closed, they may not be able to resist them."

"Your Majesty's lesson."

Nangong Xu took his seat, and everyone stood up one by one according to their rank, waiting patiently for the start of the enthronement ceremony.

As soon as the hour came, the chief eunuch began a lengthy recitation, praising the new king Nangong Lin to the heights of heaven and earth.

"Invite the new king to enter the palace..."

The high-pitched voice of the chief eunuch reached directly outside the palace.

Nangong Lin wore a bright yellow dragon robe and a nine-curtain crown on his head. He walked step by step towards the high dragon throne with a calm expression.

"The new king ascends the throne, and all civil and military officials kneel down to worship..."

After Nangong Lin sat down, Xuanyuan Zhongming's voice sounded.

dong~dong~dong~

Nine drums sounded from the Zhentian Drum, and the sound carried through the entire imperial capital, as if the sound was spreading to the sky.

Prince Xu's Mansion.

The deafening drum sound directly woke up Dongfang Li from his sleep.

"Is this... the enthronement ceremony over?"

"Back to the princess, the thunderous drums are ringing, indicating that the ceremony in the palace is over. Next, the new king needs to take the civil and military officials to the Temple of Heaven to worship and pray."

Hearing Dongfang Li getting up, Qiulian, who had been waiting outside the screen, quickly came over to serve.

"It's been half a day since I started writing this, and it's only half done?"

Dongfang Li's eyebrows were raised, her dissatisfaction expressed directly on her face.

"If you don't count the palace banquet in the evening, it's half done."

Qiulian's words directly caused Dongfang Li, who had just stood up, to lie back down again.

"princess?"

"Qiulian, go and prepare some food. I can still lie down for a while."

Dongfang Li pulled the thin blanket over his stomach unhappily and stared at the pillow that belonged to Nangong Xu.

"...The small kitchen has been preparing food. The princess will lie down for a while, and the servants will let them serve it."

"Princess is up?"

At the door of Chaochen Pavilion, Xunyang saw Qiulian coming out and quickly stepped forward to ask.

"Well, I'm up. I see that the prince is not in a good mood. I'll go to the kitchen and bring some food. Please pay more attention."

Qiulian left quickly.

"Princess, my subordinate Xunyang, can you come in?"

"Enter."

After hearing Dongfang Li's permission, Xunyang entered the Chaochen Pavilion and stood outside the screen in a dignified manner.

"Princess, the prince has left a carriage at the mansion. After you have finished your meal, we can prepare for the banquet."

"Ah~ah~ah~ I hate it, I'm unhappy..."

Dongfang Li's depressed complaint really startled Xunyang.

"Princess...are you...ok..."

"It's okay. Qiulian will come back later and ask her to help me change my clothes."

Dongfang Li buried his head in the quilt, and the sound that came out was muffled.

"……Yes."

Because he knew the reason why his princess was unhappy, Xunyang didn't ask too much.

"Qiulian, have I gained a lot of weight? Look... I can't even cover my belly."

Looking at her belly that was still protruding after layers of court clothes, Dongfang Li complained while stroking it gently.

"As the little prince is getting older, your body will naturally change accordingly. This also indirectly shows that our prince is in good health and will definitely be an unparalleled talent in the future."

Thinking that a child would join the palace soon, Qiulian's face became full of expectations.

"Why do you all say he is the crown prince? Isn't the princess bad?"

Dongfang Li, who is unhappy, is simply a bitch.

Will make up for it tomorrow morning

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