The corners of Yu Fu's lips slightly raised, "When did you leave the court?"
Tian Yunpo turned to look at her, "Although His Highness is generous, don't you worry that I will overwhelm the Lord with great achievements?"
Yu Fuxian rested his chin on his hands, pretending to be thinking, "The master is overwhelmed by your merits? In the past, there was no master in the court, so you are the master of your merits. Now that I am back, you may not be able to overwhelm the master."
Tian Yunpo couldn't help laughing, "Your Highness is so confident?"
"That's natural."
Yu Fu said: "If I am really not as good as you, I am willing to hand over the position of monarch to you. As long as the subjects of Beili are happy, what is the mere position of monarch worth?"
Tian Yunpo has always heard that the Immortal Valley is a paradise, and the people in the valley are naturally generous, free and easy, and most of all they don't care for fame and wealth.
He didn't believe it before, and he always felt that the so-called lack of fame and fortune was because the fame was not high enough and the profits were not rich enough.
After hearing Yu Fu's words today, he believed that the rumors were true.
He suddenly became serious, bowed towards Yufu, cupped his hands, and bowed in a dignified manner, "My lord, but according to His Highness's arrangement."
Yu Fu smiled, "I'm used to seeing you disrespectful, but I'm really not used to seeing you like this at first."
Tian Yunpo refused to admit defeat and said: "Your Highness, don't be too happy too early. If His Highness becomes incompetent and obsessed with masculinity one day after becoming the throne, just like that little Emperor Ning of Dong Ling - then I will not be so polite as today .”
Other Yufu understands, what does it mean to be addicted to masculinity
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On the first day of August, everything goes well.
Before dawn, Yufu got up to wash and dress up. The enthronement ceremony was no small matter, and Yin Jixie personally supervised everyone in her dormitory to dress up for her.
On the dressing table was a set of rouge gouache newly sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all in a slightly transparent white jade box, arranged in order of size.
Yin Jiyu opened one of the lids casually, and couldn't help but let out a voice of admiration, "This gouache is so fine and delicate, and it doesn't smell at all strange. People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs must also know that Yufu doesn't like miscellaneous fragrances, but only those wild flowers and grasses." aroma."
Yu Fu took a look at her hand, "When I just returned to Beili, Yao Lan said that it is impossible to dress up without makeup, so I used some lip balm. I have never used these rouge powders before, and I can't tell good and bad."
Yin Jiyu looked at her face in the mirror. She had a plain face with whiter skin than snow, unpainted but emerald green eyebrows, and unpainted but red lips. She really didn't need makeup to have such a stunning appearance.
But today...
"Today is different. Today is your enthronement ceremony, so you have to change it. See, that bright yellow dress embroidered with dragons and phoenixes, twelve phoenix hairpins and golden crowns, how can a plain face match?"
Yin Jixiu pointed to the dress hanging on the side and the phoenix crown held in the hand of the maid, and nodded slightly, "That's right, let's melt it!"
Lianzhu puts all her energy into combing Yufu's hair. For such a big event as the enthronement ceremony, there should be a special person sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do the dressing for Yufu, but Yufu insists on letting Lianzhu and the others come.
They have followed me for so many years, leaving them aside at the most critical time, it would be disappointing.
Lianzhu has never taken on such a heavy responsibility, so she is trembling like walking on thin ice.
In order to make her relax, Lianbi laughed softly: "Lianzhu, your hands will be precious after today. Your Majesty used you to comb his hair at the enthronement ceremony. Wouldn't you become the number one hair comber in Beili in the future?"
Lianzhu let out a chuckle, and she really relaxed a bit, "You naughty little hoof, if I am the number one comber in Beili and don't need your majesty in the future, I will find you a good marriage! Let you It's better to talk to the big aunts and mothers-in-law with this mouth!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, Yin Jixie personally put on the powder on Yufu, only lightly swept a layer, and laughed again: "This kind of scene reminds me of the scene of a woman getting married, but the marriage is not as grand as you are today. Dong Ling can wear the nine phoenix hairpin crowns even when welcoming the queen, I don't want your enthronement ceremony to have twelve phoenixes."
For women in Dongling, the number of phoenix hairpins they can wear at weddings and other ceremonies represents the status of women themselves. Yin Jizheng was not immune either, her eyes often fell on the golden crown of twelve phoenixes.
Yao Lan said with a smile: "Empress Beili can only wear Jiufeng. It's different if Her Majesty is a female emperor. In the future, His Majesty will also wear Twelve Phoenixes when she gets married. I'm afraid the scene will not be smaller than today!"
Yin Jixie said sincerely: "Yufu, I really envy you."
Yufu looked at Yin Jizheng, "Don't be too busy envious, the second brother is currently training in the army, and I will be officially promoted to the imperial post after I ascend the throne. Your Fengchai will be indispensable in the future, you just ask the second brother to take good care of you." You earn it!"
Gu Jiuge and Yin Jixi lived a happy life after marriage. Hearing this, he couldn't help but blushed, and said to Yu Fu angrily, "You are used to making fun of me. In the future, you and your eldest brother will also get married. Let's see how I laugh at you!"
After dressing up, it was already dawn outside the window.
Everyone has been busy for a long time but they don't feel tired at all. Instead, they are full of joy and look forward to the enthronement ceremony. Yao Lan and others supported Yu Fu to go out, and saw Gu Shubai and others waiting outside the door.
Today is Yufu's big day, they didn't go to the army, they waited outside the door early.
She was dressed in a dazzling costume, with twelve golden phoenixes shining brightly, stepping out of the dormitory and walking towards them.
Even Gu Shubai couldn't help but open his eyes wide after seeing her face that was always devoid of make-up, and was overwhelmed by her bright makeup.
"Yufu, you..."
Gu Wenqing looked at the person in front of her in shock, and could hardly believe that it was Yufu.
Yu Fu smiled at him, his dimples whirled lightly, "Is my makeup too thick? Can Fourth Brother not recognize me?"
This tone is still her.
Gu Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief, and Yin Jixie hurriedly said: "Why is my makeup too thick? The shade is very suitable, what do you think?"
Gu Jiuge didn't even think about it, "Naturally, my wife's makeup is not heavy at all, it is not only the most suitable, but also the makeup that can best show Yufu's demeanor!"
He flattered all the time, Yin Jixie smiled openly, but Gu Wenqing and Gu Xiang gave him a look of resentment.
The eldest brother has Yu Fu, and the second brother has a second sister-in-law. Isn't this intentional to hurt the eyes of both of them
Gu Xiang hugged Gu Wenqing and cried.
"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, it's time to go to the main hall!"
Chen Jingxing, dressed in a solemn Chu red dress, greeted him respectfully, and Yu Fu suddenly stretched out a hand to Gu Shubai.
At such an important moment today, she hopes that the most important person can be by her side.
Gu Shubai smiled slightly, didn't say anything, just stepped forward steadily to hold her hand, and accompanied her down the high steps in front of the East Palace.
The steps of the East Palace are very high, but the steps of the main hall of the Imperial Palace are several times higher than here.
When she steps down here, she will move towards a higher place, the place where he needs to raise his head to look up.
In front of the main hall, the red carpet has been spread over the high steps and into the golden hall.
Civil and military officials dressed in solemn gowns knelt and bowed their heads on both sides of the red carpet to greet their lord.
Gu Shubai held her hand tightly, not without agitation in his heart.
He knew very well that he would hold Yufu's hand and send her to the supreme position, which meant that from now on Yufu was no longer just his Yufu, but also the lord of all Beili's subjects.
From now on, she has to bear more responsibilities and cannot help herself, and what he has to do is to shield her from the wind and rain behind her.
Until the vicissitudes of life, the sea is dry and the stone is rotten.
"Everyone loves you, stay flat."
She was sitting on a high dragon chair, and her luxurious decoration made her face look a little immature, but her eyes were calm and calm. As soon as he raised his hand, all the officials rose up in an orderly manner.
"I was ordered by the late emperor, to inherit the grace of heaven, and to be supported by all officials. I will ascend the throne immediately, and change the title to Tianyuan. In my lifetime, I will fulfill the last emperor's will, unify the rivers and mountains of Kyushu, and return the people to peace!"
Her voice fell to the ground, sonorous and powerful, causing ripples in the hearts of the officials.
"May your majesty rule the rivers and mountains of Kyushu, long live my emperor!"
"May your majesty rule the rivers and mountains of Kyushu, long live my emperor!"
As soon as she raised her hand, the voice of Shan shouting long live suddenly stopped, "At the beginning of my ascension to the throne, I issued three decrees. One is to reward the ministers who have made meritorious service in the court and revive the Beili court. The other is to exempt war-torn lands from taxes for three years, It enables the common people to recuperate. Its three great amnesties are for the world, and the heaven and the earth share their kindness."
She looked down and saw that Yao Lan was wearing a female official's uniform, holding the bright yellow decree and reading out with a straight face.
"Add the first-rank Marquis of Wenzheng to Bao Yuqing, the first-rank Taifu, and the eldest son Bao Yuan, who will be hereditary for three generations; The eldest son, Tian Yunpo, is the Grand Master."
Among the crowd who bowed their heads and listened to the order, one head couldn't help but look up at Yufu.
Tian Yunpo never expected that Yufu would be so generous in conferring him the title of Grand Master, making him worthy of the name from being nothing.
He smiled bitterly in his heart, is she so relieved of herself
Taifu Bao stood beside him, tilting his head slightly to look at him benevolently, he was very satisfied with Yufu's arrangement, and even more happy that the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, could return to harmony.
Yaolan read many names, including King Chu and Zhang Jiuque, "... Feng Dongling's son, Gu Shubai, is the second-rank general of the guard, Gu Jiuge is the third-rank general of the left, Gu Wenqing, and Gu Xiang are the fourth-rank generals of the right, Imperial gift mansion."
Yu Fu did not avoid suspicion at all, and the bestowals on Gu Shubai and others were far higher than those in Dongling.
Because the performance of several of them in Ouyang Qi's army is well known, no one raised any objections. All the meritorious ministers in the Manchu Dynasty were rewarded, and it was a time of joy.
After Yaolan finished reading the first will, she continued to read the second and third, and when the ceremony in the palace was over, all the officials gathered around the lord's guard of honor and went to the imperial mausoleum in the suburbs of Beijing to worship the heaven and ancestors.
She was sitting in a carriage with the curtains open, and when she passed the long street in the capital, the people gathered around and waved their hands and shouted long live, all crying for the long-lost monarch of Beili.
They finally have a monarch, and finally they are not abandoned subjects...
It wasn't until the evening ceremony that everything was considered over, and Yu Fu returned to the Hall of Eternal Life, too tired to get up on the couch.
Yaolan and the others took off her shoes and socks and the heavy phoenix crown dress for her. She closed her eyes and let them fiddle with them. Suddenly, she smelled a familiar scent of green grass. When she opened her eyes, she realized that it was Gu Shubai.
He was the one who took off the hairpin just now
While putting her feet into the hot water, Gu Shubai raised his eyebrows to look at her, "What? You can still dress and change in front of Tian Yunpo, but not in front of me?"
Yu Fu laughed with fatigue that could not be concealed, "No, it's just surprise, didn't Yao Lan and the others change my clothes just now? Hiss—"
When both feet touched the steaming water, Yu Fu retreated subconsciously, but was grabbed by Gu Shubai.
"Be patient, you walked too long during the ancestor worship today. If you don't burn it, you will be so sore that you won't be able to sleep at night. Now bear with the heat, and you can sleep peacefully tonight, good boy."
He told her to be good in a particularly doting tone, but she couldn't resist, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and slowly put her feet into the water basin. Gu Shubai wrapped her hands around her delicate feet to prevent the hot water from scalding her all at once.
It wasn't until he felt that Yufu was gradually getting used to the temperature of the water that he put away his hands from the basin, which had already turned red from the heat.
Yu Fu immediately grabbed his hand in distress, "Let me see it, it's burnt like this!"
She hurriedly blew on him to cool him down, Gu Shubai twisted the veil in the copper basin beside him and handed it to her to wipe his face, "It's okay, it just looks red, but it's not hot or painful."
He carefully wiped off the powder on Yufu's face, revealing the original white and flawless little face, and said with a slight smile: "If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, light makeup is always suitable. I'm afraid Xishi is not as good as Yufu." The good color, with makeup is stunning, without makeup is stunning."
Yu Fu pursed her lips and smiled, leaning lightly on his shoulder, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, Yao Lan led a group of court ladies into the room.
"Your Majesty has been hungry all day, it's time for dinner."
Yu Fu hurriedly raised his head, and saw that in the side hall separated by a bead curtain, twenty or so maids were carrying food boxes in their hands, stepping forward one by one in an orderly manner to place the dishes in the food boxes on the big round table.
The food boxes look big, and each has two layers, but in fact they only contain two dishes.
Even so, after the twenty or so maids placed the dishes one by one, there were forty or fifty dishes on the table.
Yu Fu was slightly surprised, and looked at Gu Shubai, who gave her a reassuring look.
She let out a sigh of relief, after Xin Dao ascended the throne, her life would undergo many changes accordingly, and she had to accept everything that a monarch should have, including this very extravagant dinner specification.
The hot water in the basin gradually stopped emitting white gas, and Yu Fu felt that the soreness in his legs was much better, so he slowly lifted his feet out.
Gu Shubai casually took the handkerchief, and Yu Fu was so frightened that he quickly shrank his feet in front of him, "No need, I'll wipe it myself!"
Seeing this, Yao Lan smiled, stepped forward to wipe Yu Fu's feet, Yu Fu said: "Second brother, have they all eaten dinner?"
Yao Lan said: "Second Young Master and the others are still living in the East Palace for the time being. Today is too late to move to the new mansion. I heard that the dinner at the East Palace has already been announced, but no one came to invite the Eldest Young Master to go back to eat, presumably because he knew The young master will have dinner with His Majesty."
As he spoke, he looked up at Gu Shubai and smiled ambiguously.
Yu Fu put down his dry feet and swayed on his embroidered shoes, "You know a lot, big brother, are you hungry too? Let's have dinner first."
A table of 40 to 50 dishes is only used by the two of them, and they sit next to each other as they did in Guhou's mansion, Yufu is not used to others serving her dishes. Gu Shubai is a master, and he simply brings her every dish she likes.
They have lived together for many years, and they have a complete understanding of each other's habits. He knows exactly what Yufu likes to eat and what he doesn't like.
Although this dinner was extravagant, the two had a great time cuddling together.
After the dinner, the maid served tea, it was completely dark outside, but Yu Fu didn't intend to let him go, neither did Gu Shubai.
Unlike in the East Palace, this time no court ladies felt any strangeness at all. After all, it is only natural for His Majesty to "call" someone or keep someone "to sleep".
Yu Fu sipped his tea and said softly: "Big brother, do you remember when I was in Immortal Valley, I said I would take you to a place when I came back?"
Gu Shubai didn't know why she suddenly brought up this matter, so he just smiled lightly and said, "I remember."
Yu Fu suddenly took his hand, trotted towards the apse of the Hall of Eternal Life, and finally stopped in front of a wall hung with an ink painting of mountains and rivers.
"This is where I said!"
"here?"
Gu Shubai looked at the only ink landscape painting on the wall, walked forward slowly, and suddenly found a protrusion behind the landscape painting, like some kind of mechanism.
He turned slightly, and the whole wall slowly moved sideways, making a heavy friction sound between the wall and the stones, like a landslide.
However, the maids serving in the front hall did not move at all, which shows that this mechanism is not a secret in the palace—at least not in the Palace of Longevity.
The wall was completely removed, revealing the dark secret room behind.
Saying that the secret room is too small, the inside looks very spacious, it looks like a hidden palace.
Yu Fu took his hand and walked in, "This secret room has been passed down from hundreds of years ago. At the beginning, there were only two small rooms, and the mechanism was not so flexible. After the improvement of the mechanism technique of the descendants, the space inside has been expanded a lot. few."
She looked back into Gu Shubai's eyes, "Here lies the secret of my Beili royal family."
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The cutie who has read Yi Ren's last book "The Concubine's Body" should remember this secret room, right