After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

After discussing with Qi Zizhen, Song Yaoxu summoned Zhou Hancai in the imperial study that afternoon. After several inquiries, he finally chose to send him to the northeast county to deal with the snow disaster.

The matter of the snow disaster was put aside for now, and the court continued to be busy with the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor and the succession ceremony of the national teacher, which were getting closer.

Qi Zizhen and Song Yaoxu also moved out of the East Palace together the day before the ceremony, and went to the National Teacher Tower and the Hall of Mental Cultivation respectively, preparing to recharge their batteries for the ceremony on the second day.

Since Qi Zizhen has no trustworthy people with strong enough martial arts so far, the guards will stay in the National Master Tower for the time being, protecting him until he finds the next person who can take over the guard class.

Ning Qingwei originally wanted to keep Lingning in the National Teacher Tower to accompany Qi Zizhen, but Qi Zizhen refused.

Although Ling Ning is used to the life in the National Teacher Tower, every time Qi Zizhen comes to rub his side very intimately, but he also knows that Ling Ning should be more used to the life by Ning Qingwei's side.

He still remembered taking care of Lingning when he was still autistic, but when Ning Qingwei came back from going out, Lingning keenly ran to the roof of the building to find Ning Qingwei.

He is not very good at taking care of small animals, and he has to rely on the cook specially selected by Song Yaoxu to cook for him every day in the National Teacher Tower. It is better not to stay Lingning to accompany him in the National Teacher Tower. .

On the night of the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the inside and outside of the National Teacher Tower were still brightly lit.

The small room on the top floor of the National Teacher Tower had been cleaned up by Ning Qingwei, and it took Qi Zizhen nearly a day to arrange everything he brought neatly.

He looked around the familiar small room, still a little uncomfortable.

From today onwards, this place is no longer a place where Ning Qingwei only stays occasionally when he comes to see him. His daily life will be carried out here.

And also from today, the distance between him and Song Yaoxu is less than half the capital city.

Qi Zizhen took a breath, took out a bag of small incense pills from the rearranged small bookshelf, took out one, broke it into small pieces, put it in the incense burner and lit it, and let the fragrance of orchids occupy the small room faintly.

There are not many incense pills in the small bag. Among them, there are only two of the orchid incense that Song Yaoxu usually uses, and the rest are the calming incense that Song Yaoxu specially prepared for him. I am afraid that he will have nightmares at night like before.

Today is the first day that they will officially separate, Qi Zizhen still can't help but want to use Xiangwan to relieve the discomfort in his heart.

But before he lit the incense, the guard knocked on the door outside the small room: "Young Master Qi, may I come in?"

Qi Zizhen restrained his original thoughts and said in response, "Please come in."

Immediately afterwards, he saw a guard holding a wooden box come in and said, "This is something sent by His Majesty, and it is said that you left it behind."

"Ah." Qi Zizhen responded, took the wooden box and thanked the guard.

The guard was still as carefree as before, Mu Yiyan waved his hands and asked him: "Now this is the place where Mr. Qi lives. If Mr. Qi feels uncomfortable, you can call me at any time. Although I can't do anything. , but it’s okay to chat with you.”

Sensing the care in the guard's words, Qi Zizhen's eyes became gentle, and he nodded, "Thank you, I will."

The guard just waved his hand to indicate that it was a trivial matter, and after a brief chat with him, he took his leave temporarily so as not to disturb him to rest well tonight.

Qi Zizhen watched him disappear into the night behind the door before looking down at the wooden box in his hand.

The surface of the wooden box looked a little dirty, as if it had been placed in a small corner for a long time, but the lock of the box looked brand new.

In fact, Qi Zizhen really didn't have much impression of this box.

Is it for stuff?

Qi Zizhen curiously picked up the key placed on the wooden box, and unlocked the front lock of the box with a "click". After slowly opening it, he found a pair of wooden hammers inside, and there were still star spots on the hammers. blood.

——the pair of violin hammers that came with him from this world.

Song Yaoxu locked the wooden box after he used the hammer before and lost control. Presumably, it was stuffed in a corner before, and he gradually forgot about it.

Now his state of mind is very different from before, seeing this hammer left him with great emotion.

Song Yaoxu should also know that he let go of that past, so he ordered someone to bring the box and the key to him.

Qi Zizhen picked up the hammer and played with it for a while, and finally locked it up and put it in a corner under the small bookshelf.

With the pair of violin hammers that Song Shi gave him earlier, this pair of violin hammers can only be regarded as a treasure.

After putting away the wooden box, he estimated the time, and it was almost time to rest.

Tomorrow morning's succession ceremony will officially begin at Chen Shi, and he will have to get up and tidy himself up at Mao Shi at the latest.

Thinking of Qi Zizhen like this, he couldn't help but feel sleepy, yawned and stretched while walking to the bed, after taking off his clothes, he fell asleep peacefully with the faint scent of orchids in the room.

At Maoshi the next day, Qi Zizhen was woken up by the sound of the guard knocking on the door. In a daze, he turned sideways and wanted to lie in Song Yaoxu's arms for a while, but when he touched the empty space beside the bed, he suddenly remembered that he had moved to the National Teacher Tower up.

He looked at the clean and elegant white velvet sheets on the side of the bed. After a while, he calmed down and got up. He responded to the door by the way to let the guard know that he was up.

Daily life in the National Teacher Tower is not as convenient as in the East Palace, and Qi Zizhen has to go downstairs if he wants to wash up.

He considered that he would have to change into the cumbersome sacrificial attire later, and the heating in the National Teacher Tower was sufficient, so he simply wore only his underwear and stepped on the furry mat with bare feet to go downstairs slowly.

However, as soon as he walked downstairs, he saw a basin of warm clean water and a bowl of steaming meat porridge on the small table near the dining room.

There was still a scorching heat near the stove. It should be that the cook sent by Song Yaoxu had been to the National Master Tower not long ago to help prepare breakfast.

Qi Zizhen didn't think too much, after simply washing and tidying himself up, he took a spoon and sat down at the table to have breakfast.

But when he took the first bite, he realized something was wrong - the taste of this meat porridge was clearly something that only Song Yaoxu could make.

Ever since his health became unwell, Song Yaoxu would specially add some herbs every time he cooked porridge, so there was always some unique sweetness in his porridge, and this bowl was no exception.

Considering that the temperature of the meat porridge is controlled exactly, Qi Zizhen doesn't believe that the cook sent by Song Yaoxu can be as careful as Song Yaoxu himself.

With a thought, Qi Zizhen picked up the porcelain bowl, and sure enough, he saw a small note pressed on the bottom of the porcelain bowl. There were only three neat words written on the note——

"see you later."

No signature, but a small orchid in the lower right corner of the note.

Qi Zizhen couldn't help chuckling, folded the note neatly and put it away, and then finished the meat porridge in one bite.

Since the succession ceremony is held on the same day as the new emperor and the national teacher, the ceremony will take a little longer, and the breakfast prepared by Song Yaoxu is quite sufficient, as if he is afraid that he will starve people by then.

After Qi Zizhen was full, he went back to the room on the top floor to change his clothes.

According to the previous ceremonial procedures, the new emperor needs to go to the National Teacher Tower to accept the sacrifice and baptism of the National Teacher, and the successor of the National Teacher needs to go to the palace to accept the official appointment of the emperor.

Therefore, for today's enthronement, Song Yaoxu first went to the sacrificial platform in front of the National Teacher Pagoda to accept Ning Qingwei's sacrifice and baptism, and then Ning Qingwei handed over the "Holy Book" to Qi Zizhen, and then sent Qi Zizhen and Song Yaoxu back to the palace for the appointment ceremony.

When Qi Zizhen changed into the sacrificial attire for today's succession ceremony, it happened that Ning Qingwei also came to the National Teacher Tower from the mansion.

Ning Qingwei was still wearing his usual black and gold color scheme, but it was thicker and more formal than the usual simple elegance, and the mask on his face was specially changed to a more delicate one.

As the successor, Qi Zizhen was required to wear a sacrificial uniform with a white background, golden cranes, bright patterns, silver flowers and dark patterns at the succession ceremony.

His figure was thinned by the heavy dress, and when he stood with Ning Qingwei, one was black and the other was white, which gave him the feeling of a parent-child outfit.

Ning Qingwei was still holding Lingning in his arms, and seeing that he was almost ready, he went to the sacrificial altar with him.

In the new emperor's sacrifice and baptism ceremony, as national teachers, they still had to wait before the hour of the hour.

At this time, there were already many people around the sacrificial altar ready to watch, and a crowd of people crowded together, which was even more lively than Qi Zizhen's first sacrificial ceremony before.

But when Qi Zizhen and Ning Qingwei walked out of the National Master Tower together, the noisy crowd all quieted down in unison.

Qi Zizhen took a rough look around, and saw Xu Xiaoqi who was standing at the front of the crowd, and Song Shi who didn't know when Xu Xiaoqi was beside him.

He met Song Shi's gaze, raised his eyebrows lightly, and then saw Song Shi make a "shh" gesture, presumably he ran out of the palace secretly.

It's normal for children to be playful, Qi Zizhen didn't intend to say anything about it, he restrained his expression and turned his head away, returning to the inscrutable and indifferent posture exclusive to the national teacher.

He and Ning Qingwei walked to the middle of the sacrificial altar step by step. It happened that it was nearly [-] o'clock at this time, and after a while, they heard a voice coming from the direction of the palace.

"The Emperor is here—"

The eunuch's shrill voice broke the silence near the sacrificial altar, and a bright yellow figure approached surrounded by the crowd.

"Join Your Majesty, Long Live Your Majesty, Long Live Long Live—"

Qi Zizhen knelt down along with the common people, listening to the footsteps near the sacrificial altar that returned to silence after the word "year" fell.

"Retire without courtesy."

A gentle voice sounded on the sacrificial altar, and Qi Zizhen slowly got up with the resonant Xie En, and he met Song Yaoxu's smiling eyes with a glance.

Song Yaoxu wore a bright yellow dragon robe with wide sleeves and a gilt jade crown on his head. Compared with the solemn and solemn appearance in the previous court, he was more vigorous and elegant.

This is the demeanor that a young emperor should have.

Qi Zizhen's eyes turned a little amazed, and soon he restrained all his thoughts, and walked slowly to the stone piano placed on the side to play music.

With the arrival of the new emperor, the sacrificial baptism ceremony will begin.

The process of sacrificing and baptizing is cumbersome and complicated, which not only symbolizes Song Yaoxu's official accession to the throne, but also represents Ning Qingwei's resignation.

This is Ning Qingwei's last sacrificial ceremony.

He was loved and loved in the capital, and many people actually came to see him off.

Therefore, during the baptism ceremony, Qi Zizhen only acted as a supporting role in providing background music throughout the whole process, playing cool and ethereal music to wash away all anxiety, anxiety, and worry, and give the people the purest comfort.

At the same time as the last ethereal tone fell, the first ray of sunlight this morning broke through the thin clouds and poured on the sacrificial altar, casting a hazy and holy halo on the three of them.

Bright yellow, black gold, and plain white, the three figures stand in harmony and harmony.

But at this moment, the guard stepped forward with the box, breaking the original situation.

Ning Qingwei took the wooden box from his hand and solemnly handed it over to Qi Zizhen, which symbolized that he officially took over the position of the national teacher in charge of the "Holy Book" task.

Then he said a few exhortations and blessings as usual, and then formally walked down from the sacrificial altar.

Hei Jin's figure stepped from the morning light into the shadow step by step, leaving only two clean, bright and lively colors on the stage.

This world belongs to the younger generation after all.

Qi Zizhen held the wooden box and looked at Ning Qingwei's figure who was moving away a little bit, and suddenly knelt down straight, and respectfully said: "I send you off, Master Guoshi."

Ning Qingwei was slightly stagnant, looking back at the two kneeling and standing on the sacrificial altar, for the first time he showed a slight smile in front of people, and said softly, "Farewell."

The light words fell on the hearts of the two people on the stage, and even more on the hearts of the older Lingchao people.

They have respected and loved the national teacher for nearly 20 years, and they want to say goodbye to them from now on.

Infected by the atmosphere, countless people knelt down and saluted.

"Congratulations to the master of the country—"

The loud and orderly voice echoed around the National Teacher Tower, and Ning Qingwei's footsteps no longer stagnated, leaving people's sight step by step.

Qi Zizhen watched Ning Qingwei leave before preparing for the next step of the ceremony, and slowly stood up holding the wooden box.

The eunuch on one side recovered from the atmosphere just now, and said loudly: "Get up and go back to the palace——"

The people of the Ling Dynasty came to their senses, and turned to respectfully send Song Yaoxu and Qi Zizhen to the sedan chair.

Due to the particularity of Qi Zizhen's specialty, he specially brought Shi Qin into the sedan chair on the way back to the palace, and began to play the second piece of music specially prepared for today on the way back.

The second tune is similar to the first tune, both of which are based on the theme of purity and tranquility, symbolizing the wish for the peace and tranquility of the country and society.

And on the way back to the palace, the warm morning light was accompanied by the music of Qi Zizhen's sedan chair, covering most of the capital city little by little, which can be called a great spectacle in the history of the Ling Dynasty.

The common people who were somewhat suspicious of Qi Zizhen because of the previous rumors, saluted reverently and respectfully when Song Yaoxu and Qi Zizhen passed by in sedan chairs.

Numerous people saw each other off along the road, stirring them all the way to the palace.

At the same time, a song was played.

Qi Zizhen put down the piano hammer in his hand, stepped out of the sedan chair unhurriedly, walked to the side of Song Yaoxu who was waiting, and walked into the palace side by side with him.

The etiquette in the palace is much simpler. First, Song Yaoxu slowly walked to the dragon chair and sat down to accept the congratulations from all the officials.

Then Qi Zizhen stepped into the hall, knelt upright under the dragon chair, and accepted Song Yaoxu's official appointment under the witness of all the officials.

At this point, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the national teacher succeeded, and the future of the Ling Dynasty will usher in a new starting point.

After the enthronement and succession ceremonies, a banquet was held to entertain the court officials and the people to show that the emperor and the people had fun together.

Before that, Qi Zizhen and Song Yaoxu had a rest time, so they went to a small side hall behind the Jinluan Hall together.

This place was originally a place where the emperor occasionally took a break after dealing with political affairs late, and few people came here.

Song Yaoxu even pushed back the servants in the side hall when he came in, and kissed Qi Zizhen deeply in his arms almost at the same time as the door closed.

Qi Zizhen wanted to refuse at first, but his body quickly accepted it honestly, until he was almost out of breath, he broke away slightly, panting slightly: "There will be a banquet later..."

Song Yaoxu smiled lightly, raised his hand and rubbed his head: "Don't worry, I have a measure."

"There is a measure of fart." Qi Zizhen, who was flushed red from being kissed, muttered in a low voice, and when he looked up, he saw Song Yaoxu's half-smile.

He immediately closed his mouth, as obedient as a quail, but he couldn't help but ask after a short while: "Did something happen to Your Highness? In the past, we just separated for one night... You shouldn't be in such a hurry, right?"

As he asked, he looked away, as if belatedly feeling that the question was strange.

Song Yaoxu didn't hide anything, he played with a strand of Qi Zizhen's loose hair, and said with a smile, "Because I smelled it."

"Ok?"

Qi Zizhen looked at him again in puzzlement, and was suddenly embraced by him again, listening to him whispering in his ear, "You have my scent on you."

Qi Zizhen was stunned for a moment before realizing what he was talking about, and tried to refute in a low voice: "Because I miss you so much."

The light words fell into the bottom of Song Yaoxu's heart, and he finally couldn't help but kissed deeply again.

after that……

Later, the new national teacher missed the next series of banquets on the grounds that he had to return to the national teacher's tower early due to his heavy affairs, and left a good impression of love for work, seriousness and responsibility in the hearts of the people in the capital.

The author has something to say: Qi Zizhen who lost a great opportunity to cook: Your Highness is really measured :)