Overcoming all difficulties, the princess is reborn to become the empress

The natural fear that arose from the pressure from the emperor frightened many court officials so much that they dared not voice any more protests.

More and more people chose to shut up and bend down again.

Seeing this, several old ministers who had previously formed a united front with King Xu began to back off unconsciously.

They all turned their expectant eyes to King Xu.

Prince Xu didn't even glance at them. He just stared with his back straight at Su Yunxuan who was walking towards the dragon throne.

Seeing Su Yunxuan sitting back on the dragon throne with a dignified demeanor, just when several people thought that Prince Xu would not stand up, Prince Xu finally spoke.

He said loudly and solemnly: "Since ancient times, marriage is a major event that cannot be accomplished without the parents' order and the matchmaker's words. The late emperor is still asleep, and without the late emperor's consent and blessing, this old minister personally feels that this move is inappropriate."

Just as he finished speaking, Su Changfeng walked up to him and said excitedly, "My marriage with Yunxuan was decided by the Empress and my mother when we were children, and the Emperor never expressed any objection. Grandfather, you should have known about this a long time ago."

King Xu turned his head and looked at Su Changfeng with a determined expression.

Su Changfeng leaned slightly towards him and looked at him intently, his eyes full of pleading.

King Xu quickly turned his head to avoid Su Changfeng's gaze and straightened his increasingly aging back.

After quickly closing his eyes and trying his best to suppress the slight pity in his heart, King Xu suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at Su Yunxuan with a firm expression again.

He bowed respectfully, then clasped his hands and said, "According to the ancestral rule of Yunsheng, in addition to the two people being compatible, three other things must be done before the ceremony.

One needs to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth;

Second, we must respect our ancestors;

Third, it is necessary to make it known to officials and people.

Anyone who violates these three items will be considered to be violating natural ethics and disrespecting ancestors.

Your Majesty, you have been away from Yunsheng for many years and have ascended the throne not long ago. I, an old minister, feel it is my responsibility and obligation to remind Your Majesty not to forget the ancestral system and break the rules passed down from generation to generation."

"Yes, this ancestral rule cannot be broken."

"What Prince Xu said makes a lot of sense. Qi Fushan has not come yet and the emperor has not woken up. Even if we have no objection, the marriage between Your Majesty and Su Taifu cannot be arranged at will."

"Yes, yes, the empress's marriage is a major national event, how can it be treated as a joke..."

For a moment, the Yunxiang Palace was filled with voices echoing King Xu.

Seeing the situation was once again one-sided, the old ministers who were counting on Prince Xu were so excited that they prostrated themselves on the ground. One of them knelt down and then stood up and shouted at the head of the emperor: "We old ministers beg Your Majesty to follow the ancestral rules and never hastily marry Su Taifu."

After he shouted, other court officials followed suit.

The lower body knelt down again and bowed.

Su Changfeng watched all this with bloodshot eyes. He staggered back several steps before he could finally stand firm. Then he leaned over in such grief and anger that he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.

Seeing this, Su Yunxuan, who was sitting at the top of the table, instinctively stood up and raised her hand to help.

She rushed forward several steps in great pain, and finally stopped abruptly when she saw Prince Xu hurriedly supporting Su Changfeng. She was awakened by the loud and hoarse voices of the ministers, who were making memorials.

Stopping at the edge of the stairs, Su Yunxuan clenched her fists and lowered her eyes to look at the carved patterns on the white jade steps.

Among those designs were the mandala her mother liked, the Yunxuan flower that represented her, and a detailed painting that reproduced the thousand-year-old osmanthus tree in Fengqi Palace when its branches were in full bloom...

They are intricately and beautifully carved, lifelike, and on this warm white jade, they exude a pure and translucent luster, delicate and soft, not ostentatious or gaudy...

She still remembered when she was a child and she was drawing these carvings with her father, her father told her that white jade symbolizes purity, flawlessness, elegance, and nobility...

He said: White jade symbolizes the virtues of a gentleman, namely, benevolence, justice, wisdom, courage, and purity. The stairs leading to the throne in Yunxiang Hall have been paved with white jade for generations, in order to warn the ruling kings of Yunsheng to possess this virtue, always abide by their duties, and not act arbitrarily...

He said: Yunxuan, thank you for helping father draw these patterns. Father ordered people to carve them on the white jade steps of Yunxiang Hall. Looking at them and stepping on them every day, we will no longer be bothered by boring and complicated political affairs...

He said: Yunxuan, your father hopes that one day he can stand on this high platform and watch you walk up these steps step by step with your beloved one and come to your father. Your father will definitely organize the most grand wedding in the history of Yunsheng for you...

Looking at these steps, Su Yunxuan wanted to shout out:

Is it because she is unwilling to wait for her father to wake up and get his affirmation and blessing?

Is it because she is unwilling to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth and respect her ancestors?

Didn’t she tell her officials and people?

Even if her father wakes up, he won't recognize her anymore...

She was busy fighting the disaster and saving people, and had no time or intention to abandon the refugees. She climbed up the Qifu Mountain, bowing every three steps...

It was these officials who opposed them being together from the beginning...

She is already the empress, doesn't she want a grand wedding?

Doesn't she want the blessing of Yunsheng people?

What she wanted... was just for her and her brother Changfeng to have a simple wedding in three days...

She wanted to turn to the ministers who were still protesting in unison and shout at them: Shut up...

She wanted to tell them loudly: "We don't need your consent, we don't need your blessing, we just want to be together and get married right away."

However, looking at the white jade carvings that she had painted with her father, and the white jade steps, she became damn sober.

Damn, I remembered the sentence "The rulers of Yunsheng for generations should have the virtue of a gentleman, always abide by their duties, and not act arbitrarily..."

Damn, I can't let go of my responsibilities as the Queen of Yunsheng...

Seeing her standing there motionless with a sad look on her face, Su Changfeng pushed away Xu Wang's support and quickly walked a few steps to the platform, looking up and calling hoarsely: "Yunxuan, Yunxuan..."

Su Yunxuan came back to her senses.

She closed her eyes tightly to hide the tears that were about to overflow from them, then she slowly turned around, gave Su Changfeng a comforting look, strode to the center of the platform and said loudly, "King Xu is right, the ancestral system cannot be abolished.

Since the ministers said that it was because I did not follow the ancestral system that they opposed my marriage with Su Taifu, I came to my senses in time and decided to go to Qi Fu Mountain tomorrow to climb the mountain to offer sacrifices to the heavens and worship my ancestors.

I will order people to prepare the sacrifices before dawn and calculate the auspicious time for tomorrow. I have not eaten meat for more than a month, and I have met the requirements of fasting, bathing and purifying the body and mind before climbing the mountain to pray.

Due to the special circumstances, the sacrificial ceremony will be kept simple, and the procession will be omitted. I do not need you to accompany me. I hope you can continue to stick to your posts, perform your duties, and protect the people of the capital and all the Yunsheng people who come to the capital to seek refuge.

I will follow the ancestral rules, bow every three steps, and climb Qifu Mountain, praying to the heavens and ancestors, praying to the heavens to help Yunsheng overcome this natural disaster as soon as possible, and to bring peace and health to the people from now on. "

After saying this, she fixed her sight on King Xu, staring straight at him and said:

"As for my father, he will most likely wake up in the next few days. He will definitely agree and bless me and Su Taifu to get married. If my father is still not awake after I come down from Qifu Mountain after offering sacrifices, then I will trouble Prince Xu to preside over the wedding between me and Su Taifu."