Fate with you

After more than a month of separation, for Meng Xiuyi, life seemed like years.

After dismissing those ministers who in Meng Xiuyi's eyes were no different from the bright candlesticks at night, she stared at Mu Sheng.Mu Sheng's eyes were hot and undisguised, and Mu Sheng made her heart feel hot. After a while, Meng Xiuyi laughed.

Mu Sheng looked at her puzzled, Meng Xiuyi said: "I found out, Zhao'er, you have nothing to reward now." They are all Shangqing, sitting on an equal footing with the prime minister, an extremely human minister, and no promotion .What else can the emperor give her?

Fortunately, Mu Sheng is different.

Meng Xiuyi hugged her: "Only the position of empress can hold you." She said, laughing loudly, "Have you seen the appearance of those ministers? They dare not speak out, they can only act Stare."

She was so happy that Mu Sheng also laughed.

"Fortunately, Zhao'er, you are uplifting. You came up with such a good idea, and it's almost useless!" The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that her daughter-in-law was smart. He nodded her nose and praised, "Striving up! It made me look better."

The emperor was in a very bright mood, and Mu Sheng also infected her. She missed her after so many days apart, not to mention receiving a warm welcome from her as soon as she came back, allowing her to feel for herself how much His Majesty needs her.

She had no doubt that they could love each other for a lifetime like this.

On the day Shangqing came back, he stayed overnight in the palace. The ministers didn't know about it before, but now they guessed it.Just thinking about it makes my teeth hurt.His Majesty was resolute at first, but now he might not give in even an inch.

Is there really going to be an empress?For the first time in this dynasty, the ministers didn't feel honored at all for this epoch-making event.

She thought that His Majesty would impatiently bring up the matter of becoming a queen again, but she never thought that this time she would calm down.The Changle incident was wiped out step by step.The chief culprit, Gu Mingzhi, has been brought to justice, but his family members are still there. Except for such a major event, it is impossible not to implicate his family members.Gu Mingzhi's men were all beheaded, and the women were kept as slaves.

Fortunately, the emperor did not spread the disaster to the entire Gu clan, but controlled it within Gu Ming's branch.

Then there are those officials in Changle. Those who have committed crimes and made meritorious deeds will be reduced according to the law; the generals of Changle who only want to be rich and have no regard for the life and death of the people, the emperor is not soft-hearted, and they can do whatever they want.

Those who were dismissed from office, those who were exiled, and those who were executed were executed, all the officials who were guilty of crimes were liquidated.Gu Xingzhi who had lost his aspect was like a toothless tiger, and he was really ashamed to face others, so he simply packed up and took his wife and children back to his hometown.

After this step, the emperor asked everyone to propose a queen.

She directly said that she was the queen. Could the ministers suggest which son?Everyone felt bitter, and some ministers objected, but the arrogance was not as arrogant as before.

Gu Xingzhi, who opposed the most the previous time, was already a thoroughly frustrated person, and the person His Majesty wants to install is a world-renowned benevolence and righteousness. In addition, Jin Yiwei has made meritorious service this time, and he is unwilling to come out alone. wobbled.

After so many tortures, no matter how unyielding the ministers were, they had no choice but to nod. In the end, it didn't matter much whether the emperor married a wife or a man.Anyway, they have strongly opposed it, and the present situation is really due to incompetence.

So, the next thing will look good.

Several clan relatives, Ji An, and Cui Yunji, who is most able to understand the holy will, and others jointly signed the table, and please make Mr. Shangqing as the queen.The emperor gladly accepted it, and ordered the prime minister Ji Ang to draft an edict, and Lord Huai'an, as an angel, went to Bofu to read the edict.

Mu Sheng thus became the quasi-queen.

Meng Xiuyi couldn't wait to turn her into a queen, but unfortunately, marriage has always been cumbersome, step by step, and the wedding ceremony has to be scheduled until next spring.

Next year will be next year, it's just once in a lifetime, no matter what, Mu Sheng can't be wronged.The emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng to just show the highest standard of etiquette.

The ceremony is being prepared, and the imperial edict has already been issued, which means it has already been announced to the world.Naturally, some people scolded those who were immoral, but the emperor even dealt with those ministers, would he still take these low-level remarks in his eyes?As long as she didn't hear it, someone said something louder, and sent Jin Yiwei to arrest Tianwei for the crime of contempt.

Gradually, no one mentioned it anymore. After all, the words that the sky is high and the emperor is far away are very realistic.The emperor's family affairs really have nothing to do with ordinary people.No matter who your majesty marries, they still have to live an ordinary life of firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

The ministers were still upset, and the emperor knew that, so he simply issued an edict to abandon Pang Zhongzhi, who had been impeached by them for more than a year, to show his appeasement.

Pang Zhongzhi, the once mighty Jinyiwei commander, died just like that.

His body was discarded in the street market, and the ministers who hated him so much finally calmed down, and as for His Majesty's wedding, it was up to her.

Meng Xiuyi counted the days with his fingers every day, and when Mu Sheng saw her, he laughed at her: "The more you calculate like this, the slower it will be. Your Majesty might as well be like me. Don't think about it, just pass by."

The truth is that this is true, but the emperor just can't help it, he finally has something to look forward to, like in a dream.Seeing that Mu Sheng was calm, she couldn't help but feel bad: "You don't seem to be looking forward to it at all, don't you look forward to it?"

Seeing her a little angry look, Mu Sheng couldn't help laughing, leaned over and hugged her, and said, "I'm looking forward to it, and I'm looking forward to it too, but I'm not worried at all, because I know that you will definitely marry mine."

For two lifetimes, she gave herself to this person no matter whether she was willing or forced.Just like fate, every time she appeared, she was as strong as a god, and finally let her let go of those knots in the past, and fell in love with her sincerely.

Meng Xiuyi was at a rare loss, and after a while he said calmly, "That is, who else could it be but you?" She hugged Mu Sheng tightly, sticking to her tightly.

Even though Mu Sheng said that, Meng Xiuyi still counted the days with her fingers, she wrote down the remaining days and months, and crossed one out after each day.

Finally, the day came.

On that day, Meng Xiuyi offered sacrifices to the sky first, and then to the ancestors.In the solemn Taimiao, there is a tablet that is not the ancestor of the Meng family.Next to Emperor Taiping's spiritual tablet, there is a tablet of the same specification, which belongs to the founding prime minister Xie Heng.The world does not know, and the royal family also regards it as a secret.In Emperor Taiping's mausoleum, next to her Zi Palace, is Xie Heng's coffin.Xie Heng has no children, so here he is enshrined by the royal family.

As for why they didn't just bury together in one coffin, Meng Xiuyi felt that Emperor Taiping probably felt ashamed to meet the prime minister underground, but he couldn't bear to stay away, so he stayed as close as possible.Obviously such affectionate, what kind of difficult things happened in those years, forcing Emperor Taiping to compromise?

Meng Xiuyi sighed, fortunately, she and Mu Sheng would not be like this.They have also been separated from Yin and Yang, and the feeling of completely losing her is heart-wrenching. Fortunately, fortunately, God has cared for her after all.

The reason why the evening ceremony is called the evening ceremony is that it is carried out at dusk.

Meng Xiuyi showed that everything was carried out according to the most solemn ancient etiquette, and he pardoned the world, raising the standard of the wedding to the level of the grand occasion when she ascended the throne.

That was her cherished woman, and whatever she could give, she didn't want to make her feel wronged in the slightest.

In the evening, Meng Xiuyi changed into a dress, which was black and decorated with bright red piping, dignified and solemn.Put on the crown, put on the sword, and ride on the horse.Habayashi was sent to clear the way, and Meng Xiuyi led a welcoming team to Bofu in person.

It was unprecedented for the emperor to enter the mansion to welcome his relatives, and the ministers have also advised them, but they couldn't persuade Meng Xiuyi, who was extremely firm in this matter. The only solution is to let her go.

As a result, those people who always thought that a woman marrying a woman was not a real ritual, discovered that the grand wedding of the emperor was unprecedentedly solemn.Every step is learned from the classics by the students who have read poetry and books in the Chongwen Museum. From the collection to the marriage, every detail has etiquette to follow, so rigorous that there is no ambiguity.

In particular, the emperor put the empress on an equal footing with her, which no emperor throughout the ages could do.

The emperor riding on a steed has a solemn face, but he can't hide the joy in the corners of his eyes and brows.The people onlookers really felt that this was an unprecedented sacred ceremony. From now on, the emperor and empress will be married and will never leave.

The emperor who finally welcomed the beautiful woman was excited and happy. Seeing Mu Sheng who was also in a black dress, she walked forward quickly.Her face was covered by a beaded curtain, Meng Xiuyi parted the beaded curtain from the middle, her hands were still trembling, the moment she was thinking about finally came, she was both happy and anxious.

The beauty under the bead curtain looked shy, she quickly raised her eyes to look at her, then lowered her head, and called softly: "Zi Pei."

As if her heart was being hit hard, Meng Xiuyi felt a little numb there, she took Mu Sheng, and softly exaggerated her voice, her face: "Zhaoer, I'm here to pick you up."

From today onwards, they can be together openly, everything is justified, and no one can separate them for any reason; from today onwards, they are the closest people, talking about everything, nothing to do, they They trust each other, they rely on each other, they support each other until they are gray-haired and dead.

Meng Xiuyi and Mu Sheng looked at each other and smiled.

Despite life and death, hardships and obstacles, they finally did it.