The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky took a long time. Aya was afraid that Shihua would be hungry, so she stuffed a lot of delicious food into her small bag.

"Ah~" Shihua yawned, "Mom, why haven't you started yet?"

She wanted to watch the fun, but her little legs were hurting from standing so much and the show hadn't started yet. She kind of regretted coming along.

Since the emperor and empress were not present, all those who participated in the heaven sacrifice, whether male or female, had to stand solemnly and wait on both sides.

Shihua rubbed her tender calves, and it was impossible for her to wait so long.

"Huahua, hold on a little longer. The emperor will be here soon." This was all Yun could do to coax her.

Today, Yun was wearing the imperial crown and robes. The crown on her head alone weighed several pounds. She didn't want to just stand there and wait, but the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, so she had to do this.

Shihua looked at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests with boredom. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests was a three-story building with three floors on the ground. Considering the construction conditions at that time, it was considered magnificent.

The tablets of the Li family of Daliang are all enshrined in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, implying that even if the great grandfathers and great grandmothers of the Li family have passed away, they will still bless Daliang with good weather and good harvests, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment.

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Underground Palace.

It is said that there are rare treasures hidden there. There are even more bizarre rumors that the treasure of Daliang is hidden there. But legends are just legends, and the official royal family has never refuted the rumors.

After each dragon worship ceremony, the emperor would stay in the underground palace for a while. This was a traditional part of the heaven worship.

Moreover, no one except the emperor and the crown prince is allowed to enter the underground palace, otherwise they will be killed without mercy.

Shihua yawned out of boredom again, and while no one was paying attention, she took out the snacks from her small bag and started showing off.

After eating a chestnut, Shihua felt her heart start beating differently, and she even had a slight palpitation.

She covered her chest with her hands. Damn it, this body, could it be that it has a congenital heart disease? Why didn't she find out earlier?

But it didn't look like that! She just felt an inexplicable throbbing.

"Wow, Lord Li, what's that smell? Do you smell it? It smells so good!"

Suddenly, a strange fragrance wafted around the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The fragrance was light, but extremely pure and pleasant to the touch. The officials and women waiting there all began to discuss this wonder.

"Yeah, I smelled it too. It seems to be the scent of lotus, but it is more refreshing and lively than the fragrance of lotus. Where does this come from?"

"I don't know! Could it be that someone is burning incense? But I've come into contact with a lot of spices, but I've never smelled such a fresh and refreshing light fragrance."

"..."

Shihua also smelled it. She frowned, and the feeling of palpitations became stronger and stronger. The strange fragrance seemed to be teasing and tempting her to find it.

When Yun smelled the strange fragrance, her brows slightly frowned.

This kind of light fragrance was not the first time she had smelled it. She had smelled it before when the flowers were blooming. But the fragrance at that time was lighter than this time, and it was fleeting. She once thought it was an illusion caused by being too tired.

When she smelled the fragrance again today, she could be sure and certain that it was not an illusion on the day when Huahua was born, but that there really was a strange fragrance wafting by.

Legend has it that when a saint appears, there will be strange phenomena in the sky, such as hundreds of birds circling, a bright sky, or a strange fragrance filling the city.

Could it be that Huahua in her family is also a saint?

Thinking of this, Yun's frown tightened even more. Saints often come with special missions and will not stay in the world for long. Huahua...

Shihua twitched her little nose and identified the source of the strange fragrance: the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

She slipped away quietly while Yun wasn't paying attention.

All those who attended the prayer ceremony in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, whether they were officials or their wives, wore formal robes with wide sleeves. But a tiny flower moved among them without anyone noticing it.

Yun didn't notice it either.

Shihua sniffed hard with his little nose, following the fragrance, and came to the back of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

As luck would have it, she actually saw a small door ajar between the two huge foundation stones used to build the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Curiosity kills the cat. At this time, Shihua's curiosity also exploded.

She had to find out what that fragrance was today, it made her feel itchy.

I sniffed it again, hmm, the strange fragrance was even stronger.

That’s right, the fragrance was escaping from this small door.

As soon as her fat little hand touched it, the door opened. In front of her was a jade staircase extending downwards.

The little girl, who was planting flowers, stepped over the steps involuntarily and walked straight down, as if under control...

……

"Your Majesty, the Queen has arrived!!"

The eunuch who was the master of ceremonies announced the arrival of the emperor and empress in a sharp and high-pitched voice.

Drums and music sounded, and after a grand procession, Emperor Dewu and the Empress walked side by side on the red carpet towards the Qi Nian Palace.

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is a holy place; even the emperor and empress can only walk there and cannot ride in a sedan chair.

The Emperor and Empress walked slowly on the red carpet, leading the royal family members and officials and their families on both sides of the red carpet. They knelt on the ground in a black mass, calling out.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long, long live the Emperor!!"

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen! Long live ...!"

The emperor and empress did not turn around until they reached the entrance of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests before they raised their hands slightly and signaled everyone kneeling on the ground to stand up.

The ceremony of offering sacrifice to heaven begins.

Two purple-robed Taoist priests, who had been waiting beside the cauldron for offering sacrifices to the heaven, began the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven.

This procedure is fixed.

First, they had to worship heaven and earth, and Emperor Dewu read the sacrificial book. Then they lit incense and burned yellow paper to pray for Daliang, peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and also for good weather and good harvests for the people.

There are also various ceremonies during the process. Anyway, every step is solemn and complicated and cannot be sloppy.

The crown prince also came. After the sacrifice to heaven, he had to accompany Emperor Dewu into the underground palace of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

The prince followed behind the emperor and empress. When he passed by Yun, he glanced at her, but saw only Yun kneeling alone. The little follower was nowhere to be seen.

Could it be that Master didn't come? That shouldn't be the case! That's her...

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens went on as normal. The weather was good, with clear skies today, and even the incense was emitting green smoke.

Generally speaking, it indicates that this year will be a year of good weather, peace and prosperity.

Emperor Dewu's mouth curled up. Daliang was indeed blessed by the blessed girl. It had been so many years, and such beautiful incense had never been burned in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

At the end of the ceremony, Emperor Dewu, accompanied by Crown Prince Li Lang, entered the Qi Nian Hall, and from the entrance of the underground palace, went to the depths of the underground palace to pray again.

The stairs leading to the underground palace extend downwards one level at a time, and every few steps there is an eternal mermaid lamp.

Emperor Dewu and his son walked down the stairs carefully, one step at a time, and it took them a while to reach the center of the underground palace.

But when Emperor Dewu and the Crown Prince took a look at the center of the underground palace, their jaws dropped to the ground in shock.

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