imprinted you in my heart

When the first ray of morning light leaked from the sky, Shi Min, who hadn't slept all night, was already wearing a well-fitting and neat court dress and headed for Yongshou Palace.

After finishing the book last night, she went back to lie down, but her mind was so excited that she couldn't fall asleep, thinking about Bu Qianxue, the current situation, the New Deal, and their future.

To be able to meet someone who likes her here, who she also likes, and get married in a fair and honest way, this is something she never dared to think about in her previous life, but after the joy, she couldn't help but start to worry, because the catastrophe of 40 years old is like A sharp sword hanging above her head will fall down at some point.

She was afraid that she would not be able to give Bu Qianxue a future, and she was even more afraid that Bu Qianxue would be implicated. If she really died before the age of 40, then the Queen Mother and Bu Qianxue would definitely be implicated. This is beyond doubt.

In addition, both the queen mother and the ministers hope that they will give birth to an heir as soon as possible after their wedding, but she is not ready to be a mother at the age of nearly forty, she is afraid that the birth of the child will be divided into Qianxue She pays attention, and is also afraid that she will not educate her children well.

She neither likes nor dislikes children, and she never thought about it in her previous life, because neither she nor her ex planned to have children.

After coming here, she was shocked to learn that she was the child of two women, but after understanding the general environment and history here, she was relieved, because she was not alone, and if there was no hope well, The development here may be the same as in ancient China, becoming an out-and-out feudal society where men are superior to women.

It's not like now that women can also be emperors, women can also be officials, that is, the people at the bottom, whoever is more capable is the boss, and gender is not important, so here is the marriage of women, men and men. Both are protected by law, and men and women are not absolutely strong and the other is absolutely weak.

If she could choose to have children or not to have children here, then she still doesn't want to have children, even if she doesn't have children, because it is easy to have children, but it is difficult to raise children. of.

Obviously, her status made her have no choice. If she had a choice, she would not come here. After all, it is too difficult for an ordinary person to save Da Xia from Jiang Qing.

Before she was with Bu Qianxue, her life was routine, and getting married and having children was considered a task in her life, because as an emperor, she needed the queen to give birth to an heir for her to stabilize the country.

For such an heir, she never thought of teaching her personally, she only planned to fulfill her responsibilities as a mother, so naturally she didn't have any burden.

At that time, the deepest thought in her heart was - as long as she lived past 40 years old, she would not bother to care about the affairs after her death. It would be best if the country was destroyed within a few years after her death!

When she first came here, she was grateful to Sister Fairy, because she was still alive, and her life was still there, but as time went by, another inappropriate thought began to emerge in her heart, which she didn't usually notice.

It would jump out when she wasn't paying attention, and scare her. For example, in a dream, she asked the fairy sister hoarsely in her dream, why did she send her here without her consent?When I woke up, I was in tears.

In the eyes of outsiders, she was the emperor's grandson when Wu Zong was here, the future crown prince, who would be favored by thousands of people, lacking in everything, the real favored child of heaven, but who knew the fear and anxiety in her heart.

Not only have to adapt to this completely strange world, but also try to learn from scratch, but also have to hide themselves, be extra cautious in words and deeds, and always be careful.The most important thing is that she will never see her parents and friends from her previous life. This is her greatest pain and regret.

In addition, the mother here does not wait to see her, and it is unknown whether she can survive until a stable succession.

Behind the visible prosperity and wealth is actually the danger of sinking into the mud or dying at any time.She would never forget those days when she walked on thin ice, and she had strange thoughts because of this.

'Didn't you conditionally ask me to save this damned empire?Okay, then I will try my best to save it and work hard, but as long as I live past the age of 40, I will start to slack off, spend extravagantly, and enjoy myself. I will never stop working until I die! ’ in her silent protest.

But the world is unpredictable, and people's thoughts and perceptions are constantly changing. After ascending the throne unexpectedly and quickly, she discovered that it is not so easy to be an emperor. Shen, let alone live past the age of 40, you may not even see the sun the next day.

Driven by this sense of urgency, she had to work hard, and only after she finally turned the corner did she realize the influence of the emperor on this era. One of her decisions can make the people live a better life, and it can also push the people into a world of prosperity. abyss.

As an ordinary person, she couldn't make fun of so many people's lives. At least when she was in power, she didn't want the people to live worse than when the late emperor was in power. The idea of ​​doing it until death was just an idea. up.

Afterwards, she began to work hard to be a good emperor, to clarify the administration of officials, to open up the way of speaking, and to recruit talents. Then she met Bu Qianxue again in the palace examination. After losing the other thoughts deep in her heart, she found that Bu Qianxue was really very good. Yes, it's just that she looks a bit like a fairy sister, not the same person.

Later, they got together, which was something she never expected at first.The love didn't know where it started, but as it went deeper, she couldn't leave her anymore. Looking forward to their future, she thought about the child.

She just realized that she didn't want to have children right away, even though the empire really needed an heir, because she was ready to teach their children well, but found that she had no experience in parenting.

In addition to the child's affairs, she was also worried about Fang La's affairs. Judging from the current situation, beatings must be done, but how to beat them and how they will be beaten need careful planning.

Moreover, Fang La didn't know when to do it, but he chose to do it before or after their wedding. Shi Min was not afraid of people talking about it, but he had to worry about Bu Qianxue's reputation, so this matter can only be plotted for the time being, and cannot be made public.

The main entrance of Yongshou Palace gradually became clear. Shi Min, who was sitting on the imperial chariot with his eyes closed and dozed off, opened his eyes after hearing a soft reminder from the road outside. Tired, but couldn't cover the bloodshot eyes.

Amidst Lu Guanchu's singing and shouting, Shi Min in court clothes got off the imperial chariot and entered the Yongshou Palace surrounded by internal officials in red gauze, palace servants in red clothes, and internal imperial guards. The red color can be seen everywhere, even the flowers and plants raised by Grandma Huang are hung with big red happy characters.

And the tortoiseshell, which occupies a small pool alone, cannot escape the fate of being decorated. A piece of red silk is tied to the shell of the tortoise. Hearing the sound, he lazily pops out his head and vomits a few bubbles, then quickly retreats into the water, for fear of being caught again. ashore.

When Shi Min came to the hall, festively dressed eunuchs and palace servants stood on both sides, and when they saw her coming, they all began to salute, while Wen Yu, who was dressed in the empress dowager's court dress, sat dignifiedly on the main seat, looking at her with a smile on his face stepped forward.

The court clothes of the empress dowager and empress dowager are not much different from those of the empress, except that the temples of the crowns are slightly different from pearls, gemstones, jewelry tassels, flower tinsel and emeralds. The empress dowager has three temples, the style is similar, but the weight is slightly different. Generally, the more noble the person's crown, the heavier the crown.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager didn't have to participate in the morning court every day, and the number of times they wore court clothes throughout the year was also very small. Otherwise, wearing such a heavy crown every day, not to mention older people, even young people would not be able to bear it.

"May my mother be blessed with golden safety. Today is my son's wedding, and I am here to greet my mother." Shi Min stopped three steps away and saluted respectfully.

In the past, every time he wore court clothes to salute the Queen Mother, Shi Min was very annoyed by the crown on his head. Let alone the bead curtain to block his sight, the head would move down as soon as the gravity was lowered. Impossible, so now she just stands up symbolically, and Wen Yu never said anything.

Wen Yu stepped forward to help Shi Min and took her hands and said lovingly: "Okay, very good, my son has finally grown up and found his lover, if your imperial grandmother and the others know about it, they will definitely smile. ".

Wen Yu knew that Shi Min didn't like the late emperor, and the empress dowager was not suitable to mention it, so he only mentioned Wu Zong.

Shi Min's eyes were red, she missed the imperial grandmother, and also the imperial grandma, it was their preference that made her have everything she has now, and they made her adapt to this world, but she made such a choice, if If life could be repeated, she would definitely not choose that way.

Through the bead curtain, Wen Yu couldn't see Shi Min's eyes clearly, but he could clearly feel her mood swings when he held her hand, and he quickly comforted him: "Today is your wedding day, as a newcomer, you should be happy Yes, don’t think too much, go to Chengtian Palace, where are the ministers waiting for you.”

"I would like to follow the mother's instructions, and my son will leave." After calming down for a while, Shi Min saluted and left again, while Wen Yu watched her daughter leave until she couldn't see her at all, and she couldn't bear to look away.

When Shi Min came to Chengtian Hall, his emotions had been completely put away, and he had returned to the emperor who was not angry and arrogant in the past.

When other people get married, the marrying party comes to ask for marriage in person, even if the other party is as expensive as a prince, but everyone does not include the emperor, because out of considerations of safety, dignity, etc., emperors from ancient times to the present will not go to marry in person. Instead, send someone to marry on your behalf.

Shi Min came to Chengtian Hall to inspect the guard of honor for the wedding ceremony and to confer the envoys as chief and deputy envoys.It is impossible to review in detail. There are many people who go through the motions, and after a few glances, the team is neat and the guard of honor is neat, and they nod one by one.

Upon seeing this, Ma Jie, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly stepped forward and shouted according to the procedure, and the palace attendant on the steps passed it on again, and passed it on several times.

Shi Min looked again at the gifts piled up on the steps in front of the hall. They were all gifts from officials all over the country. The higher the official rank, the more gifts were placed in the front, especially the officials in the capital. At first glance, the gift boxes seemed to be endless. Ma Jie's report does not seem to include gifts from the vassal states, and Curry still has some left.

Shi Min was very happy to receive so many gifts for the wedding, no matter it was worth it or not, and never thought that someone would dare to go against her will.

After reviewing the guard of honor, Shi Min entered the hall and ascended to his seat, and Shi Sihe was canonized as the official envoy, and the other two royal family princes were the deputy envoys. Some officials from the Ministry of Rites and related officials went to welcome him.

Their mission is to bring the guard of honor to welcome the bride, and they must welcome the queen outside Chengtian Hall before the auspicious hour.

After Shi Min left Chengtian Hall, Shi Sihe led the team to leave, organized the team on the square outside the hall, and set off on time at the calculated time, while the rest of the ministers followed the team to the Sanqing Hall led by the palace servants.

The road from Chengtian Hall to Sanqing Hall was strictly guarded by the internal guards. On both sides, there were five steps, one person and one post, and there was a general at a distance, just to prevent ministers from disturbing the queen mother's tranquility.

Shi Min went back to Fengde Palace and changed into a gown, and started the road of offering sacrifices again, first at the Sanqing Palace, then at the Mingyue Palace, and finally at the Richen Pavilion.

Sanqing Hall, as the name suggests, is dedicated to the Taoist Sanqing. Even the royal family worships the Sanqing, and a hall was specially built to worship it. It is no wonder that Taoism's position in the Hua Dynasty was unshakable.

The Mingyue Hall is the royal ancestral temple. Unlike the Taimiao, it is only dedicated to the emperors of the Hua Dynasty, and besides the tablets, there are lifelike portraits. And so on.

In the Mingyue Hall, every ancestor has to offer incense and worship, which is equivalent to repeating the thing nine times, plus the three times in the Sanqing Hall, which is equivalent to repeating it twelve times, and there must be a sacrifice before each worship. Fortunately, when she arrived at the Richen Pavilion, she didn't have to worship, she just had to burn incense and watch the Minister of Rites to worship.Because it is impossible for the king to worship his ministers here.

According to historical records, the previous emperors had to go to Sanqing Hall and Mingyue Hall to worship once a day. She changed, she went once every three to five days when she was in a good mood, and she wouldn't even go when she was in a bad mood.

When I arrived in Shimin, I was not too interested in this kind of superficial work, and I didn’t have enough time, so I simply settled down in a conventional way. I only went to worship once in three days, and most of them went at night, because it was too early in the morning. It's too late.

In addition to daily sacrifices, there are also sacrifices on big days such as New Years and festivals. Chungeng has to go to the suburbs to sacrifice, but this is only once a year.She caught up with all the grand sacrifices that the emperor only had twice in his life.

Fortunately, she was young. If she was older, she would definitely not be able to withstand such a toss and go back and forth.

The sacrifices were not mentioned in the palace as usual, but on the other side, Shi Sihe had already led the guard of honor, blowing and beating all the way out of the palace, along the way has been martial law by the foreign imperial army, the crowd watching can only be upstairs or outside, and the team has to salute when the team is out of date, but it does not affect them viewing enthusiasm.

Bu Qianxue was no better than Shi Min, she also got up before dawn, and she didn't sleep well last night because she was so excited, as if she was in a dream.

After bathing with petal water, I started to change clothes. I had tried on the wedding dress, and it was just right, but the matching tiara was a bit heavy. Anyway, it was heavier than yesterday's, so I didn't feel comfortable wearing it just now.

By the time Bu Qianxue had cleaned herself up completely under the service of the palace servants and others, the sun was already high, and before she even took a sip of water, she hurriedly went to the main room and the north room to greet Jiang Li and the two elders.

The two elders told Bu Qianxue a lot of words earnestly, their faces were full of joy, but their eyes were full of worries. Bu Qianxue knew their worries and wanted to say something, but in the end she saluted and left.

Because of her, Shi Min chose to give up the life of the Empress Dowager, the less people know about it, the better, otherwise it will be very bad for her and Shi Min, so she won't say it, and it's impossible to say it. ?