Fu Cha Langya and Hongli sat on high seats and watched Zimu finish his ceremony, then asked Chunchan and惢心 to help Zimu up.

"Zi Mu, you are not in good health. Your knees will inevitably hurt if you kneel for a long time. Just sit down and be obedient."

Empress Fucha's words touched Hongli's heart deeply, and he was reluctant to let Zimu kneel down and listen to her teachings.

After exchanging a few casual words, Zimu went to the Empress Dowager in the Cining Palace with Hongli to pay their respects to her under the gaze of Fu Cha Lang Ya, who said that their daughter had grown up.

The Empress Dowager is not as easy to talk to as Hongli, nor is she as easy to talk to as Empress Fucha. The Empress Dowager, who had already prepared to intimidate Zimu herself, felt a chill down her spine after hearing a few private questions from Hongli the day before.

So the empress dowager that Zi Mu met was a graceful, amiable empress dowager.

After Hongli took Zimu's hand and returned to Yongshou Palace to change clothes, the empress dowager sighed.

"The Queen Mother?"

"The emperor has really grown up. It is time for me to enjoy my old age."

In order to fulfill her son's promise that her younger daughter would not marry anywhere else, and that she would let her elder daughter return to the court to visit her parents as soon as possible, the empress dowager would take good care of Zimu.

But she saw that Hongli seemed unwilling to let her interfere in the affairs of the harem, and in order to protect her one son and two daughters, the empress dowager had to make no decision.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor seems to have forgotten who put him on the throne."

After hearing what Fujia said, the Queen Mother glanced at her and said, "Don't say such things again in the future."

After Hongli sent Zimu to Yongshou Palace, he went to take care of government affairs. At this time, Lan Cui and Wang Chan, who stayed in the palace, brought Zimu into the palace mysteriously.

Zimu looked at the festive red decorations in the hall and the red dates, peanuts, longans and melon seeds scattered on the bed and felt that Hongli had put a lot of effort into it.

At this time, Li Yu brought people to deliver the things that the emperor had ordered.

"Eunuch Li Yu, does the emperor have any other instructions?"

The purse Lan Cui gave to Li Yu was pushed back by Li Yu: "The emperor asked Master Ling to wear this tonight and be prepared."

"What is this?" Zimu curiously opened the not-so-big wooden box, and what came into his eyes was a set of phoenix crowns worn by Han women at weddings.

The phoenix crown looked extremely surprising and luxurious just by looking at it.

Li Yu smiled and explained: "The emperor said that although Ling Zhuer is a Manchu, his ancestors were Han Chinese. He wanted to give Ling Zhuer a unique wedding night."

"Wedding night?"

"Yes"

As they were talking, a pair of huge dragon and phoenix candles were brought out by the eunuchs and placed in place. At this moment, the main hall really looked exactly the same as when a Han Chinese got married.

"Li Yu, thank you for letting me know."

After lunch, Zimu was coaxed by Suo Xin to take a nap. After all, Zimu still had something busy in the afternoon.

Sure enough, Zi Mu had not slept for long before Lan Cui and the others pulled him out of bed, and threw him into the bathtub to take a bath before he was fully awake.

Even the flower petals used for bathing are the freshest.

After bathing, Zimu was helped to the dressing mirror again. This time, the one who combed Zimu's hair was Aunt Yuhu, who was specially sent by Hongli.

"Aunt"

Aunt Yuhu looked at the soft little girl in front of her lovingly and said softly, "It's getting late, my lady, you should change your clothes and put on makeup."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, aunt."

While combing Zimu's hair, Aunt Yuhu told Lan Cui, "Lan Cui, take some snacks and feed your master. He won't be able to eat anything later."

"it is good"

……

An hour later, Zimu was finally freed after Aunt Yuhu put the last hairpin on his head. In order not to damage his lip balm over a large area, he used a straw to rinse his mouth with a cup of tea.

Finally, Zimu was covered with a bridal veil with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes, and was helped by palace servants to the entrance of the main hall.

Through the veil, she vaguely saw Hongli, also wearing a bright red wedding dress, standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her.

Hongli walked over slowly, and Yu Hu handed the two pieces of red hand-tied clothes to Hongli and Zimu.

Zimu was led by Hongli, and Aunt Yuhu reminded him in his ear. They stepped over the brazier and walked into the new house together.

The room was decorated like a bridal chamber with hanging wedding ceremonies, dragon and phoenix wedding candles shining brightly, creating a warm atmosphere.

After the two of them worshipped heaven and earth under the leadership of Aunt Yuhu, everyone else left in high spirits.

Hongli helped Zimu take off the bridal veil, and they sat opposite each other. Their eyes met, and Hongli's eyes were full of love.

"Zi Mu, from now on you are my wife, and I will only treat you as my wife who was married to me in a formal ceremony and worshipped by heaven and earth." Hongli said softly.

Zimu nodded shyly, a smile different from usual on his face.

Hongli picked up the wine glass and drank it together with Zimu.

Then he leaned over and kissed Zimu gently on the lips.

The room was filled with a strong sweet scent that lasted until dawn, and Hongli even asked for water four times in the middle.

Hongli didn't rest for long and went out to court refreshed when it was time. Before leaving, he asked Jinzhong to stay and wait for Zimu to wake up.

Before Zimu woke up, gifts from various palaces had been delivered. Empress Fucha also specifically instructed Lan Cui that Zimu did not need to pay his respects today.

When Zimu woke up, it was already noon. Suoxin quickly helped Zimu comb his hair and change his clothes.

While helping Zimu put on the hair accessories, Suo Xin said, "My dear, the Emperor told you to have a good rest today, and the Empress has also sent someone to tell you that you don't need to pay respects today."

"The Queen's generosity is not a reason for the concubines to be arrogant because of their favor. It is the rule for the newly promoted concubines to pay their respects to the Empress after they are favored."

"Let me help your master get into the sedan chair." Seeing that Zimu was already dressed, Jinzhong bent down and stretched out his arm.

"Excuse me, Master Jinzhong."

Jinzhong sent Zimu to the sedan chair and returned to the Yangxin Palace to report. He felt really distressed when he saw Zimu's pale face.

Although the concubines who came to pay their respects may have already left, Zimu was still wearing a lotus pink embroidered cloak.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health. May Her Majesty be well with the Imperial Concubine."

Empress Fucha, who was talking to Concubine Hui, looked at Zimu's pale face and said distressedly, "Didn't I tell you to sleep a little longer? You don't have to pay your respects today, right?"

"My lady, this is a rule that cannot be broken."

Empress Fucha shook her head and asked Zimu to sit down quickly.

Concubine Hui shook her head and smiled, "You are so well-behaved at such a young age. If you don't know me, you might think you are a nanny."

"Your Highness, you may have forgotten that my grandmother and mother were both court ladies during the reign of Emperor Kangxi and the last emperor, respectively."

Thinking of this, Zimu curled her lips and continued, "I don't want to, but my grandmother and mother won't let me go."

"Hahaha"

Zi Mu talked with Empress Fucha and Concubine Gao for a while and was then sent back to Yongshou Palace to rest.

Empress Fucha and Concubine Hui were both amused by Zimu's look before he left, which said, "You don't like me anymore, you don't want me anymore."

"Look at her, madam. How is she any different from raising a daughter like us?"

Empress Fucha laughed out loud after hearing this and said, "Xiyue, what you said is indeed true."

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